[SEDXC] [SECC] Azores Activity

[Rich Arland]

I've wanted to go back to the Azores since I left in August of 1973!!! I was stationed there at Lajes Field (Terceria Island) for 3 yrs. Call: CT2BH, while this was a Portuguese colony. In the mid 70s the Azores got their independence from Portugal. Call sign prefix changed to CU vice CT2. 

Great little place...there were only 9 licensed hams on the entire 9 island archipelago back in the early 70s. Had lots of fun skin diving and hunting there. Of course there was always deep sea fishing!!! Of course you had to work your way around the Russian intel gathering subs off the end of our runway, but other than that it was pretty quite! 

73 
Rich Arland, K7SZ
Editor, "The Learning Curve" (CQ Magazine)

Author, "The ARRL's Low Power Communications, the Art and Science of QRP"

      


> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:04:29 -0400
> From: k4bai at att.net
> To: secc at contesting.com; contest at alabamacontestgroup.org
> Subject: [SECC] Azores Activity
> 
> Here is the text I forgot to paste into my earlier message.  73, John.
> 
>   
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
> Tuesday, 14.08.2012
> 
> 
> 
> ALL NINE AZORES ISLANDS, CU1 THROUGH CU9, ACTIVATED AT ONCE
> 
> Are You Ready to Fly to Azores for Free by Making Nine QSOs?
> 
> Yes indeed, those of you willing to spend 24 hours or less on the radio
> are eligible to participate in an Azores lottery for two all-paid
> packages to the beautiful Azores Islands in the Atlantic, completely
> free of charge. The project is organized by the Azores-Finland
> Friendship Consortium in partnership with the Amateur Radio Associations
> of the Azores Islands and supported by the Azores Promotion Agency (ATA)
> and Azorean Airlines (SATA). Just look at <www.visitazores.com> and make
> up your mind.
> 
> Not many people know that the Azores consist of nine populated islands,
> stretching over a distance of 602 km (305mi) from East to West, next to
> USA and Europe. And it is not widely known that the Azores have their
> own airline (SATA) flying to each island, in addition to many
> destinations in Europe and North America. Each island has its own
> characteristics and its own blend and alone qualifies for your visit
> there. While these islands count for a single DXCC entity, they offer
> three (3) IOTA groupings.
> 
> With this unique AZORES 9 ISLANDS HUNT, an invited international group
> of amateur radio operators together with resident Azores amateurs will
> be activating the nine islands, offering an opportunity to the world to
> contact these islands all at once over one weekend.
> 
> Activity Weekend
> 
> Saturday, September 29, 1200 UTC to September 30, 1200 UTC (24 hours).
> These stations will be active starting Friday, September 28 as soon as
> they become operational.
> 
> Frequency Windows
> 
> CW:  7000-7015, 18080-18090 and 14050-14065 kHz
> SSB:  7175-7195, 18120-18135 and 14250-14275 kHz
> 
> Nine Islands and their Stations
> 
> Santa Maria, CU1ARM;  San Miguel, CU2ARA; Terceira, CU3URA;  Graciosa,
> CU4ARG; Sao Jorge, CU5AM; Pico, CU6GRP;  Faial, CU7CRA; Flores, CU8ARF;
> Corvo, CU9AC.
> 
> Operators and Island Hosts
> 
> Sergio, CU1AAD; Jose, CU2CE; Francisco, CU2DX; Guilherme, CU2IF;
> Domingois, CU3CS; Guilherme, CU4AB; Jose, CU5AM; Jorge, CU6AB; Manuel,
> CU7CA; Claudio, CU8AAE; Joao, CU9AC; Franz, DJ9ZB; Richard, DF9TF;
> Nigel, G3TXF; Michael, G7VJR; Diane, K2DO; Rich, KE3Q; Mike, KI1U;
> Marius, LB3HC; George, N2GA; Martti, OH2BH; Juha, OH8NC; Ghis, ON5NT;
> Carine, ON7LX; Claude, ON7TK; Alex, OZ7AM; Kenneth, OZ1IKY; Yuri, VE3DZ
> and  Ed, VE3FWA.
> 
> Two Hunt Awards
> 
> Those making a QSO with at least 5 different islands will have a
> corresponding number of tickets placed into a lottery for a free trip to
> the Azores (e.g. if you have QSOs with 7 islands, you will get 7 lottery
> tickets). Additionally, the first 25 operators making QSOs with all 9
> islands will be eligible for a second lottery. The free trips are from
> the closest airport served by SATA; including flight, accommodation and
> transfers..
> 
> During or immediately after the weekend, the logs will be posted on Club
> Log to display your band/mode slots. The lottery will be drawn on
> October 15, 2012.
> 
> QSL Cards
> 
> All QSOs will be confirmed through the bureau network with special
> full-color cards.  Direct QSL requests via Jose Melo, CU2CE.
> 
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