| For Immediate Release: by Monte Tremont |
West Union, WV - As part of the 125th Anniversary celebration for the Town of west Union, a special commemorative amateur "ham" radio station will be on the air during the event, operating form the corner of Main Street and Garrison Avenue.
Amateur Radio Station WU8WV will be on the air" talking with other amateur radio operators nationwide, and issuing a special "QSL" Card and Certificate for all radio operators who make contact with the station during this event on July 22, 2006. These special "acknowledgements of communication" are prized and collected by many hams as a hobby within a hobby, and bring wide-ranging notice to otherwise local events.
Ham operators attending the festival are invited to be guest operators and take their turn at the microphone as ambassadors of the event and the amateur radio hobby.
The station will be on the air from 8 AM to 8 PM. Frequency information can be found on the ARRL website at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html and http://www.westunionfest.org/news/radio.htm
Part of the display will feature free literature about the "ham" radio hobby, area amateur radio clubs and upcoming training classes.
FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
FRANCES STEWART
304 873-3379
info@westunionfest.org
101 MAPLE STREET, WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA 26456
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