National Wildlife Refuge Week 2009

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2009 NWR Week Registrations1

Operations by Date

Certificate for Working 5 Refuges

Refuge
Activator
Call Sign
Dates/Times/Remarks
Hobe Sound NWR - Florida
 		 Friends United by Amateur Radio N4KK  K4W Fri. October 16 - Sun. October 18 (1400-2100 UTC Friday & Sunday; 1400-0000 UTC Saturday)
Loxahatchee NWR - Florida
 		 SFDXA  W4R Sat. October 17 1400-1830 UTC on 20 & 40m SSB on or near 14.240 & 7.240 MHz. QSL via WA4WTG, with SASE. More W4R info.
D'Arbonne NWR - Louisiana
 		 WC5N  W5N Sun. October 11 - Sat. October 17. Mostly 20m CW.
Seney NWR - Michigan
 		 KC8ULE/Lake Effect ARC
 		 N8W Thur. October 15 1800 UTC - Sat. October 17 2100 UTC. N8W Sched. & QSL
Kirtland's Warbler
Wildlife Mgmt. Area - Michigan
 AB8YO, W8JLT, WD8CJN K8W

Wed. October 14 - Sat. October 17. SSB 10m-80m; 10m CW 28.052; 15m CW 21.052; 20m CW 14.052, PSK-31 14.070; 40m CW 7.052, PSK-31 7.070.
Midway Atoll NWR

 Multinational team K4M

Friday Oct. 9 - Sunday Oct. 18. Note that this is a DXpedition to DXCC entity KH4.
Rydell NWR - Minnesota
 		 WØGJ
 		 WØGJ Sunday, October 11, 12 pm - 6 pm. Will operate SSB 28.440, 21.340, 17.140, 14.240, 7.240 & 3.840 (+/-) depending on conditions.
Mille Lacs NWR - Minnesota
 		 Twin City DX Assn.  NØODK Thurs. October 15, 1500-2200 UTC SSB on 7.240, 14.240 & 18.140 (+/-).
Rice Lake NWR - Minnesota
 		 Twin City DX Assn.  NØODK Wed. October 14, 1500-2200 UTC SSB on 7.240, 14.240 & 18.140 (+/-).
Sandhill Crane NWR - Mississippi
 		 Magnolia DX Assn.  K5W Fri. Oct. 16 - Sun. Oct. 18. Web Site
QSL via W5UE
Great Swamp NWR - New Jersey
 		 New Providence (NJ) ARC  W2R Fri. October 16 1400 UTC - Sun. October 18 2000Z. Activation marks opening of new visitor center. Look for W2R primarily 20m SSB.
Ottawa NWR - Ohio
 		 KD8LDE  KD8LDE Sat. Oct. 17, 8 am to 6 pm; Sun. Oct. 18, 9 am to 12 pm.
Hatchie NWR - Tennessee
 		 KD4KDF
 		 W4H 8 am Sat. October 17 to 5 pm Sun. October 18th. Web Site
Aransas NWR - Texas
 		 W5 NWR ARC
 		 W5NWR Sat. October 17 - Sun. October 18.
Occoquan Bay NWR - Virginia

 K4 NWR ARC & ARPSC K4NWR

Sat. October 17, daylight hours. SSB on 18.140, 14.240 (+/-) (7.240 if possible). QSL w/SASE for color photo K4NWR QSL.
Date/Times/Remarks
Refuge
Call Sign
Sunday, October 11, 12 pm - 6 pm. Will operate SSB 28.440, 21.340, 17.140, 14.240, 7.240 & 3.840 (+/-) depending on conditions.
 Rydell NWR - Minnesota
 		 WØGJ
 
Sun. October 11 - Sat. October 17. Mostly 20m CW.
 D'Arbonne NWR - Louisiana
 		 W5N 

Wed. October 14 - Sat. October 17. SSB 10m-80m; 10m CW 28.052; 15m CW 21.052; 20m CW 14.052, PSK-31 14.070; 40m CW 7.052, PSK-31 7.070.

 Kirtland's Warbler
Wildlife Mgmt. Area - Michigan
 K8W
Wed. October 14, 1500-2200 UTC SSB on 7.240, 14.240 & 18.140 (+/-).
 Rice Lake NWR - Minnesota
 		 NØODK 
Thurs. October 15, 1500-2200 UTC SSB on 7.240, 14.240 & 18.140 (+/-).
 Mille Lacs NWR - Minnesota
 		 NØODK 
Thur. October 15 1800 UTC - Sat. October 17 2100 UTC. N8W Sched. & QSL Seney NWR - Michigan
 		 N8W
Fri. October 16 - Sun. October 18 (1400-2100 UTC Friday & Sunday; 1400-0000 UTC Saturday)
 Hobe Sound NWR - Florida
 		 K4W
Fri. Oct. 16 - Sun. Oct. 18. Web Site
QSL via W5UE		 Sandhill Crane NWR - Mississippi
 		 K5W
Fri. October 16 1400 UTC - Sun. October 18 2000Z. Activation marks opening of new visitor center. Look for W2R primarily 20m SSB.
 Great Swamp NWR - New Jersey
 		 W2R
Sat. October 17 1400-1830 UTC on 20 & 40m SSB on or near 14.240 & 7.240 MHz. QSL via WA4WTG, with SASE. More W4R info.
 Loxahatchee NWR - Florida
 		 W4R
Sat. Oct. 17, 8 am to 6 pm; Sun. Oct. 18, 9 am to 12 pm.
 Ottawa NWR - Ohio
 		 KD8LDE 
Sat. October 17 - Sun. October 18.
 Aransas NWR - Texas
 		 W5NWR 
8 am Sat. October 17 - 5 pm Sun. October 18th. Web Site
 Hatchie NWR - Tennessee
 		 W4H

Sat. October 17, daylight hours. SSB on 18.140, 14.240 (+/-) (7.240 if possible). QSL w/SASE for color photo K4NWR QSL.

 Occoquan Bay NWR - Virginia

 K4NWR

Note that this is a DXpedition to DXCC entity KH4. Watch DX clusters for start date.

 Midway Atoll NWR

 K4M

1Registered through this web site to date. Operating time noted as "am" & "pm" indicates local time.
Intended bands/modes subject to band conditions. Activation information subject to change.