LARC’s W8F Special Event operating activity starts November 2!
Every November, LARC, along with the Detroit Historical Society and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, observes the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald that happened 50 years ago, on November 10, 1975 as an amateur radio Special Event.
From November 2 – Nov 15, LARC members can take part in this event. Get on HF and sign as W8F. After Nov. 15, submit .ADIF copy of your W8F QSO log to N8MR so you and our QSO partners can receive a confirmation certificate.
Midway through this Special Event period, on Saturday November 8, from 11AM to 3:30 PM, our club will put W8F on the air from the Dossin Great Lakes Museum at Belle Isle State Park. We’ll need help with antenna raising, and with on-air operations on HF bands, so please join us on the Island! Since Belle Isle is a Michigan state park, our W8F operation will also be a POTA (Parks on the Air) activation, Park # US-1487.
Watch for updates here on the LARC website. For a detailed description of the event, view the W8F Page on QRZ.com
Operator guide and info “script” here on the website.
Help us promote this event among the amateur radio community. Tell your ham friends and post on social media!
