K1TTT & Interesting QSL Card Plus VE2MAB Ops & Field Day

Hams on the Internet. Nothing new here but, it's what they do on the net that is interesting. One station that I came across during a contest was K1TTT. To my surprise I noted that David not only has a unique call he also has a unique station. A super station as he calls it. K1TTT is a station that is very active in contests and use of the station is to generate interest in on air activities. The station is open to guest operators most weekends for contesting and special events at no charge. The only request, that operators have a positive attitude and a desire to get on the air. David has also created a very informative and well built site on the net. The site offers info on the station, activities and links to resources for hams.

During my most recent visit to VE2MAB to get some QSL cards we received via the bureau and also to pick up some control cables I decided to swing the beam East and worked some stations out of Europe. One of those stations was TP60CE. The station is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. They were driving quite the pile up but, with a little help from the IC2KL I quickly got a hold of the station. Other stations of note that I worked include SV1PAS in Greece and W4ALL.

There are a number of ways to get the TP60CE card displayed to the left. For info on the event you can go to the web address listed on the card or to the link I have to this site, European World Wide Award.

It's hard to believe that the VE2MAB station will celebrate 30 years on the air but, indeed we are going to be celebrating this milestone. No plans have yet been made on how we will celebrate the event. This is in part due to changes at the MAB/MacKay Rehab Centre. These changes affect our abilities to operate during certain times of the day and week. But, we will be looking to do something to mark our anniversary. Come back soon for more details on this subject.

Field day is coming up real soon. I know two operations that will be taking place during the weekend slated for FD, June 26 and 27. The first is WIARC's event. The coordinator is George VE2NGH. They will be operating from the Morgan Arboretum and the other is being hosted by John VE2EQL out in or shall I say near Lacolle Quebec which is near the US border. Operators are welcome and needed to operate as well as setup and tear down before and after the contest.

To contact George or his assistant Malcolm VE2DDZ. Send email to ve2ngh@rac.ca or ve2ddz@rac.ca. if you wish to join the WIARC team.

To join John VE2EQL in Lacolle send an email to him at jgrow@sympatico.ca

Finally, below is a card from the collection dating back to the first days as VE6TJL. The EQSL confirms a QSO via the VK6UR remote. Note the mountain in the background. This land mass probably made working DX a challenge. But, none the less I was happy to be able to make the contact with Warren.



If you have anything ham radio related that you want to share on this blog or to let me know about special events, or contests let me know via email to va2utc@hotmail..com. Thanks for reading I hope you will come back often.

73s Cliff VA2UTC