The Northern
Colorado Amateur Radio Club, in conjunction with the WWV Centennial
Celebration, is planning a 5-day special event operation between September 28
and October 2, with four HF stations operating simultaneously. Operators will
be needed. An application form will be posted on the "operators" page
of the <www.WWV100.com> website as of February 15.
The Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation, better known as AMSAT, was founded in 1969. To mark its
50th anniversary, the organization is offering three anniversary awards, the
Satellite Communications Achievement Award, the Satellite Friends of 50 Award,
and AMSAT on HF 50th Anniversary Award. Details are on the AMSAT website at
<https://tinyurl.com/y8hnplt6>, and we will take a closer look in March CQ's Awards column.
Finally,
"OTA" fans will want to learn about the special 25th anniversary
award being offered by the US Islands Awards Program throughout 2019. According
to the ARRL, chasers will need to contact and confirm 25 U.S. islands
during the year, while activators will need to qualify or activate 25 islands.
At least 15 of those contacts or activations must be new islands. See
<usislands.org> for details.