Special Event Station February 27 and 28, 1999
The club's first Special Event Station-a celebration of the dedication of the new
club station, was a great success. We had DX, pile-ups, first time operators, old
pros, great signal reports, and a lot of very positive feedback on what a great idea it
was to have a club station in a school. The first QSL card was in the mail box
Monday morning. Certificate collectors don't waste any time.
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Bob--KGØZK
Past Club Presidents Brian (KØEOU) and John (WØJGY) during the first operator shift of the Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club Special Event Station. The event celebrates the new club station made possible by the efforts of many club members and the donation of equipment from Syd Peterson, widow of Skip Peterson (KCØNA-SK).
The logging software was set up by Jon (KBØMNM). Jon knows computers very well and is employed by the State of Minnesota in their communications repair shop in Brainerd.
Jim (KBØTXT), operating the VHF portion of the Special Event station. Jim is from Staples, MN and is often heard on the Brainerd repeaters talking to locals and visitors to the area.
Sharon (KBØSQX) and Ken (KAØJSW) operating and logging on the HF portion of the Special Event.
Here, Jim (KBØNDJ) works 15 meter SSB while Paula (WØHA) logs the contacts. Paula is the wife of Club President Mark (WØMH) and is the "First Lady" of the club.
The Special Event
The Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club celebrated the dedication of our new club station. The station is located in the Mississippi Horizons middle school in Brainerd, Minnesota. Mississippi Horizons is a technology oriented middle school on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Much of the equipment we are using today was donated by the family of a former member of the club who is now a silent key. (Skip Peterson, KC0NA)
We issued a certificate celebrating the special event to all stations making a contact and received back a number of QSL cards. Special Event Coordinator, Bob Englund (KGØZK) shows off one.
The Club
The Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club is located in Brainerd, Minnesota in the heart of the lake country of central Minnesota about 120 miles NW of Minneapolis/St. Paul. We have more than 100 members living or spending the summer months in the area. The club has members from age 9 on up and has an active public service program which includes furnishing emergency communication for the worlds largest ice fishing contest, sled dog races, air shows, tour of the takes bike tour, parades, Halloween goblin patrol and a variety of other activities.
Equipment
Kenwood TS-850S running barefoot into a Mosley 4 element tribander up 50 feet.
