Special Event Station W3P
Philipsburg 2009 Heritage Days Event
QSL Information:
David Runk AA3EJ, 887 Decatur St, Philipsburg, PA 16866. e-mail
"aa3ej (at) arrl (dot) net"
To receive a QSL card you must send a SASE.
PARA operated Special Event Station W3P from the Philipsburg Heritage Days street
fair from Wednesday July 8 through Friday July 10, 2009. The station was set up
in a 10 x 10 vendor style tent on Front Street in downtown Philipsburg Pennsylvania
and included a CW station, a SSB station, and a 2 meter band station for local
communications.
In addition to having fun operating the special event station, this event was
also intended to put amateur radio in front of the public. With the stations in
operation at a public event we were able to demonstrate amateur radio to curious
people and even allow them the opportunity to get behind the mic for a hands-on
demonstration. A local commercial radio station, WOKW-FM, was broadcasting live
from the Heritage Days event and PARA member Lou WB3AAI was interviewed on the air
about amateur radio. There were also mentions in the local newspaper about the
W3P special event station and the PARA club. As a result of these efforts, we
collected a list of six people who are interested in becoming licensed amateur
radio operators. PARA will be scheduling a licensing class in the near future
to help prepare these people to pass the Technician Class test.
List of OPS and others:
Dave AA3EJ
Filip AB3HK
Jim N3ONE
John N3SPW
Lou WB3AAI
Jerry WA3GFL
Rich KB3QKR
Nathan (No Call Yet)
Ed K3EDD
Bernie W3BAR
Dean W3GGS (Call expired)
Joe KB3CBN
