This year the Reading Radio Club of Reading, PA is celebrating their 100th anniversary as both as an Amateur Radio Club and affiliation with ARRL.
The Reading Radio Club is conducting a special event station activating their club call – W3BN – on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Details:
The Reading Radio Club in Reading, PA is celebrating its 100th birthday with a Special Event Station – W3BN – on Saturday, September 24, 2022 from 9 a.m. EDT (1300 UTC) – 9 p.m. EDT (0200 UTC).
Look for W3BN on 10, 15, 20, 40 or 80 meters SSB on Saturday, Sept. 24.
You can also check out your favorite DX Cluster to find out where the stations are operating.
Reading Radio Club members will be operating three HF stations from the Reading, PA area for a 12-hour period.
Operators will also be operating a VHF station from Reading’s famous Pagoda atop Mount Penn from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 making contacts on 146.550 MHz (simplex).
To get a personalized, color certificate commemorating the contact and featuring the Pagoda, send your log data confirming the contact in an email tow3bn100@gmail.com. Make sure you include your call sign, band worked, time and date, and your name in the email. CERTIFICATES ONLY.
Learn more about the special event at qrz.com search for W3BN. https://www.qrz.com/db/W3BN