To raise awareness of World Autism Acceptance Week (March 27 - April 2), a team of international amateur radio operators will operate eight special event stations from March 25 through April 2, 2023. According to the Center for Disease Control's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects about 1 in 44 children. The special event stations are sponsored by the Ten Mile River Scout Museum Amateur Radio Club, W2TMR, https://www.qrz.com/db/W2TMR in Narrowsburg, New York. Event stations W2A, GB2AA, GB2AAW, GB0AAW, 8A0RARI, 4X0AAW, HI0AUT, and S76A will be joined by more than 40 operators across the US and Puerto Rico and two dozen international operators from 19 countries on six continents. More information and QSL cards are available from the Ten Mile River Scout Museum Amateur Radio Club, W2TMR, at QRZ.com. https://www.qrz.com/db/W2A
AMSAT needs volunteers for the Dayton Hamvention. Amateur radio's biggest event of the year is less than eight weeks away at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. The 2023 Hamvention is May 19 - 21. AMSAT is a major Hamvention exhibitor with different displays, ranging from engineering, operations, educational relations, the AMSAT Store, and much more. In 2022, about 35 people assisted with the AMSAT booth. It was the efforts of those volunteers that made the 2022 Dayton Hamvention a success for AMSAT. The interaction with AMSAT members, satellite operators, designers, and builders make the whole experience a lot of fun. Would you consider helping AMSAT at the Hamvention this year? Whether you're available for only a couple of hours, or if you can spend the entire weekend with us, your help will be greatly appreciated. If you will be attending Hamvention and can help, please send an e-mail to Phil Smith, W1EME, AMSAT Hamvention Coordinator, at w1eme@msat.org.
[A special thanks to Phil Smith, W1EME, AMSAT Hamvention Coordinator for the above information.]
Georgia State Parks on the Air https://gaparks.org/ will be held April 1 - 2, 2023. ARRL member Claude Ray, AC4SH, said all 50 state parks will be involved in this inaugural event. "The objective is to encourage ham radio operators to visit Georgia state parks and experience the fun of Parks on the Air activations. This is a fun contest only, the rules are minimal, the scoring is simple, and the main award is simply the fun of getting on the air," said Ray. The contest period begins at 8:00 AM EDT on April 1, and ends at 7:59 PM EDT on April 2. Operating hours are subject to park rules and times. Every station participating in the event and submitting a log will, upon request, receive a Certificate of Participation indicating the number of parks contacted. "Incredibly, we've had enough interest among Georgia hams that we now have at least one ham signed up at each of Georgia's 50 state parks," Ray added. "Many parks have multiple hams doing activations over both days. The enthusiasm for this event has been remarkable." More information and a complete list of rules can be found at gaparks.org/rules http://gaparks.org/rules.
Source:
The ARRL Letter