07/08/2016
Special event station W1N will travel from the Texas Motor Speedway to
Minneapolis between July 15 and July 24 to highlight the 2016 Solar Car
Challenge[1]?. Several teams include students and adult advisors who are radio
amateurs who wanted to operate a special event station during the Solar Car
Challenge.
Activity will be limited on July 15-16 but will ramp up July 16-24, 0500 to
2359 UTC.
W1N will be on the air with a portable operation from the Texas Motor Speedway
before the vehicles set off on the road. During the on-the-road event, W1N will
have a mobile station and portable stations active as the cars move north
toward Minneapolis. Mobile activity will be on 20 meters, centering around
14.343 MHz. Operation from portable sites will take place on 6, 10, and 15
meters.
Established in 1993 and hosted by Earth Day Texas[2], the Solar Car Challenge
is aimed at motivating students in science and engineering and increasing
alternative energy awareness.
The calendar[3] provides the event schedule and itinerary. QSL to Steve
McDermott[4], KF5RVR. For more information, contact[5] Fred Varian, WD5ERD.
[1] http://www.solarcarchallenge.org/
[2] http://earthdaytx.org/
[3] http://www.solarcarchallenge.org/challenge/calendar2016.shtml
[4] https://www.qrz.com/lookup/kf5rvr
[5] mailto:fvarian@sbcglobal.net
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