13 Colonies Special
Event
Once again the annual '
13 Colonies Special
Event' will take place between 1300z, July 1st and 0400z July 7th.
The
theme for 2014 will be "Revolution War Era Colonial Currency".
The certificate is printed on heavy card stock.
Stations working one state or, as
many as all 13, will be eligible for the certificate. A "Clean Sweep"
indicator will be affixed, for those lucky enough to "Q" all 13.
A special
endorsement will be attached for stations contacting their sister operation,
WM3PEN, in Philadelphia, PA, where independence was declared.
New
for 2014, the 13 Colonies have added a second sister event station
W3FT from Baltimore, MD, commemorating the writing of our Nation Anthem, "The
Star Spangled Banner in 1814". The 13 Colonies certificate will have a
Liberty Bell added for a contact with WM3PEN, and a W3FT contact will
have a special 15 star 1812 US flag of the period added to the 13 Colonies
certificate. They will also offer a special QSL card printed just for
this event.
There should be at least two stations from each on the 13
colonies on the air, as well as Super contest stations, multi-operator
Club stations and OM and XYL teams.
The U.S. original 13 colonies are
CT-DE- GA-MA-MD-NC-NH-NJ-NY-PA-RI-SC-VA. Special events stations mentioned
are: K2A (NY), K2B (VA), K2C (RI), K2D (CT), K2E (DE), K2F (MD), K2G (GA),
K2H (MA), K2I (NJ), K2J (NC), K2K (NH), K2L (SC), K2M (PA) and WM3PEN.
All HF bands will be in play except the WARC bands and 60 meters.
2 meters
and 6 meter simplex are encouraged. All modes of operation should be
represented - SSB, CW, RTTY, Digital, and the Satellites.
The mode of
operation is up to the individual colony state station.
For more details
on the stations, suggested frequencies, QSL info and on how to obtain the
special certificate, see:
http://www.13colonies.info
OPDX
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