{"id":1174,"date":"2010-07-26T06:21:19","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T12:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2010-07-26T06:21:19","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T12:21:19","slug":"ham-radio-special-event-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/26\/ham-radio-special-event-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham Radio Special Event Stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a good way to learn about <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Ham<\/strong> Radio, meet some operators, or make some contacts for those that are already licensed.  If you check out our local club <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>site<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stillwaterarc.org\/\">Stillwater Amateur Radio Club<\/a> ) the current front page shows the special event done back in May.<br \/>\nAnother good place to find special events for both attendance and contacts is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/special-event-stations\">ARRL<\/a> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>site<\/strong>.  No matter how you do it, get involved, have some fun, learn <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>something<\/strong> about the basis for the event being held. &nbsp;It might be historical! &nbsp;&#8211; WD0AJG<\/p>\n<p>Every weekend there are special event stations on the air, depending what<br \/>\nthey are representing some are on the air for longer than just the week-end!<br \/>\nWith all the new <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Ham<\/strong> Operators that are getting their license, <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Special Event<\/strong><br \/>\nStations are a good way to get their feet wet operating, and also good<br \/>\nexperience.  <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Ham<\/strong> operators that have had their license for some <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> know<br \/>\nthat it is a lot of fun, they get to talk to people they usually do not talk<br \/>\nto.  They probably even learn a little history or facts that they did not<br \/>\nknow before.<\/p>\n<p><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Special Event<\/strong> Stations will send you either a card or <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>something<\/strong> usually on<br \/>\nan 8&#215;10 piece of paper that says you have made <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>contact<\/strong> with them on <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>frequency<\/strong><br \/>\nxxx.xxx, on date mm\/dd\/yyyy, and at what <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> and it may also include some<br \/>\nother verbiage.   To get this (it documents your connection) you must send<br \/>\nthem your QSL card or <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>something<\/strong> with your information, and a self addressed<br \/>\nstamped envelope.<\/p>\n<p>Like I said before, this is very good experience for the new <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Ham<\/strong>.  Some<br \/>\nstations run on multiple frequencies and modes of operation.  They publish<br \/>\nin several Amateur Radio magazines a small block of a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>frequency<\/strong> that they<br \/>\nwill operate on and what mode they will operate.  One of the reasons that<br \/>\nthey say somewhere in this range is that they may have to move up or down a<br \/>\ncouple of KHZ to avoid another station, noise, or a net that may be on that<br \/>\nor nearby <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>frequency<\/strong>.  Some of the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Special Event<\/strong> Stations publish several<br \/>\ndifferent frequencies such as 10, 20, 40, 70\/80 meters along with the blocks<br \/>\nof KHZ that the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Special Event<\/strong> Station will operate in.  The modes can be<br \/>\nupper sideband, lower sideband, or some digital mode.  Some have even been<br \/>\nknown to operate RTTY and Morse Code!<\/p>\n<p>Amateur Radio Operators have used their <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>contact<\/strong> with these <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Special Event<\/strong><br \/>\nStations for years to hone their <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>radio<\/strong> operating skills.  With the flood of<br \/>\nnew Amateur Radio Operators coming into this hobby, <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>contact<\/strong> with these<br \/>\nstations will give them a chance to operate on different frequencies, as<br \/>\nwell as experience operating in different modes on their new radios.<\/p>\n<p>Dave did not change his <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>call<\/strong> sign from KD4YFL to his current <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>call<\/strong> of KS4LI until he was licensed as Amateur Advanced in 1995.  After receiving his Amateur Extra License in 1996 he served with several teams that gave licensing exams from Amateur Novice to Amateur Extra including the Morse code exams that were part of the licensing structure at that <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong>. 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