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RAOTC Annual on-air QSO Party 2017 - VK4ADC - 08-09-2017
The RAOTC Annual on-air QSO party runs from 06-08 UTC on Saturday Sept 16th.
All licensed Australian Amateurs are invited to participate in the annual Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia’s annual QSO PARTY to be held next Saturday, September 16th.
The event may be treated as a friendly contest or simply enjoyed as a basic contact occasion. If you use a radio that’s 25 years or more old, you get double points, but state of the art rigs are just as welcome.
Brief details are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 16th September, 2017
Time: 0600 – 0800 UTC 4 - 6 pm Eastern, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Central, and 2 - 4 pm Western Time
Bands: 40 and 20 metres.
Modes: CW, AM and SSB.
Suggested Frequencies:
40 metres CW 7020 kHz SSB 7080 - 7110 kHz AM 7125 kHz
20 metres CW 14040 kHz SSB 14160 - 14200 kHz AM 14150 kHz
However, If you intend to join the party, and we certainly hope you will, full details of how to participate, logs and where to send them, and certificates to be awarded can be found on the RAOTC website at www.raotc.org.au
Once again, the RAOTC annual on-air QSO party runs next Saturday from 06 to 08 UTC.
73, Clive VK6CSW
From edition for : SEP 10 2017 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2017-09-10.mp3