WØJH White Rock South Dakota Tri-State Special Event (Sept. 18 – 20)
WØJH White Rock Special Event (Sept. 18 – 20)
Members from the Stillwater, Minnesota Amateur Radio Association (SARA) will set up and operate portable stations from the junction of three states; South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota. Two stations will be operating from White Rock, South Dakota; about one mile from the tri-state marker. Another station will be situated at the marker (counties of Roberts, SD, Richland, ND and Traverse, MN) at Grid Square EN15.
White Rock was once a small but thriving town until the late 1960s when the railroad rerouted away from the town. With a present population of only two residents, Mayor and former ham Rudy Rodriguez, will be on hand throughout the event. We will operate from tents, using generator and battery power.
This year marks the fifth time we have operated from this location; previous events were in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2012.
Schedule
:: Friday, 9/18: ~3:00 – 7:00 pm Central Time (~2000 – 2400 UTC)
:: Saturday, 9/19: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm Central Time (1500 – 2400 UTC)
:: Sunday, 9/20: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm Central Time (1500 – 2400 UTC)
Frequencies
3.860, 7.260, 14.260, 21.360 MHz (Tune +/– 10 KHz)
Modes
SSB is the primary operating mode; but CW, PSK31, etc. may also be used.
WØJH QSL certificates will ONLY be sent via e-mail in PDF format.
To request an 8 1/2″ x 11″ certificate (sent via email only) send an email with the following contact information to: WhiteRock2015@radioham.org.
* Your Call Sign
* Date of QSO
* Time of QSO (in UTC time)
* Band/Frequency
* Mode
* RST you received in the QSO
* The email ADDRESS where you would like the certificate sent if different from the email your request is from.
Any email received without the above information will be returned for clarification.
No QSL Cards or other postal requests please.
(Listing for the event is also in the November issue of QST, listed on the ARRL web site and on the WØJH QRZ web page.)
Sponsorship
Amateur Radio supplier Radio City, Inc. (www.radioinc.com) is jointly sponsoring this SARA event with the Courage Kenny Handiham System (www.handiham.org) by providing radio gear and accessories.