Wednesday, November 11, 2020, is Veterans Day and once again K1USN plans to be on the air to honor those who have served our country.As you might expect during these difficult times, we are looking for an alternative way to get K1USN on the air.
We have decided to announce a 31-hour operating event beginning at 0000 UTC Nov 11th and running through 0500 UTC Nov 12th. The format will consist of two hour shifts and you can use the K1USN call from your home QTH. We will have two hour operating slots available on CW, SSB as well as FT8. Depending on the amount of interest you may need to specify a particular band to operate.
Marty – N1VH is now creating a signup document which we hope to be able to post on the K1USN web page. We will need someone to step forward to offer to handle scheduling for us. They would be the contact person for anyone wishing to operate any shift. Operators would contact you via e-mail and/or text to verify the open shifts.
BTW, the reason for making this a 31-hour operating event is to give us as much opportunity to work DX stations as well as W/VE stations. Our Veterans Day observance on November 11 coincides with Armistice and Remembrance Day in many other countries.
Ordinarily we have a very good turnout at K1USN for Veterans day and enjoy the operating as well the free Starbucks coffee. This year you will have to supply your own coffee at home!
The current list of operators is:
K1VUT – Dave
WA1MAD – Mike
K1RV – Pi
N1DC – Rick
Due to the uniqueness of the current situation it would great if many of you decided to give it a try operating as K1USN. Although we often generate some pretty busy pileups when operating at the K1USN club station, you can set the pace from the comfort of your home station. –K1USN Happenings, November 6, 2020
“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes on November 9, 2020:
We have updated the K1USN QRZ.com page to reflect our plans for Veterans Day 2020. The page lists our operating frequencies as well as all contact details.
We appreciate those who have offered to take at least one shift operating as K1USN from their home QTH. Check out our updated operating schedule to see what shifts may still be open.
Surprisingly we still have a shortage of SSB operators! I thought you guys liked to talk!
Here is your opportunity to get on the air to celebrate Veterans Day and to honor those who have served. You may even generate a bit of a pileup and really have some fun.
The schedule page is here –
http://www.k1usn.com/veteransday2020.html
You need to e-mail Marty – N1VH (n1vh@arrl.net) so that he can add you to the online schedule. There are still open shifts available for all modes.
We also plan to have downloadable certificates for anyone who works K1USN during the event.
Anyone working the K1USN stations on Veterans day can use this link to request a certificate.
https://forms.gle/eUkWe4QviHV1qBRx8