[AARA] Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary - MS Special Event
Herman Campbell
Kn5grk at lusfiber.net
Sun May 31 15:44:16 CDT 2015
Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary - MS Special Event
http://www.katrina5h.com/
Katrina 10thAnniversary
Special Memorial Event
For Amateur Radio Operators Worldwide
August 26 through September 2nd
A memorial for the 235+ people that did not survive Katrina’s furry on
the Mississippi Gulf Coast and points north August 29, 2010.
This operating event is being held to honor those who were impacted by
Hurricane Katrina when it struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August
29, 2005.
Many lost everything they owned and many lost their lives. We also want
to honor the hundreds of volunteers from all This operating event is
being held to honor those who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina when it
struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005.
Many lost everything they owned and many lost their lives. We also want
to honor the hundreds of volunteers from all over the country that
poured in to assist us in our time of dire need.
Operating activity will consist of stations along the coast of
Mississippi using special K for Katrina 1X1 calls. Operations will begin
at 00:00z on Aug 26thusing home stations. At 13:00 on Aug 29th, the
time of Katrina impact, all stations will reduce power to 100 watts
except for bonus stations, K5Mand K5T. The reduced power operation will
continue until
23:59 on September 2nd.K5Zat ground zero will be a portable station QRP
set up on the beach using temporary antennas and powered by emergency
power.
4 special certificates will be available for this event:
Worked 7 Katrina 10thAnniversary Memorial Stations
Worked all Katrina 10thAnniversary Memorial Stations
For the following certificates before means stations contacted before
13:00z on the 29 of August. After means stations contacted after 13:00z
on the 29 of August.
Worked 7Katrina 10th Before andAfter Anniversary Memorial Stations
Worked allKatrina 10th Before andAfter Anniversary Memorial Stations.
Bonus stickers will be attached to certificates for those working K5M,
the Katrina Memorial Station for those that lost their lives in Katrina;
and K5T, a special Thank-You station to express our sincere appreciation
to those who came and helped following the hurricane; and K5Z, a QRP
portable station set up on the beach at ground-zero where Katrina made
landfall in Mississippi..
Active Stations Will Be:
K5C AE5JG Harrison County K5O K2FF Ocean Springs
K5G KB5HC Gulfport K5S N5FG Wiggins
K5H AG5Z Hattiesburg Pt. of contact K5T KG5BA Thank-you
Station
K5J AE5SK Jackson K5V K5YG Vancleave
K5L W5MZX Long Beach K5W AB6Z Waveland
K5M W5XX Memorial Station K5Z W5UE Ground-Zero QRP
All logs and QSLs go to AG5Z. Additional information to follow.
Special Thank You to the 599 DX Associationand the Hattiesburg Amateur
Radio Club for their assistancein making this special event possible.
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