V A 1 S - SPECIAL CALL - Marconi Amateur Wireless Society
Marconi Amateur Wireless
Society
SPECIAL EVENT
CALLSIGN
V A 1 S
:
VA1S OPERATION AUTHORIZED for 1999...
:
The
Marconi Amateur Wireless Society has once again been GRANTED
the special event callsign V A 1 S
to commemorate the 97 th
anniversary of the first transatlantic radio message from North
America to
Europe. The message was sent on Dec. 15, 1902 from the Marconi station
in Glace Bay, N.S. and received at the Marconi station in Poldhu, Cornwall, England.
Authorized M. A. W. S. members will operate V A 1 S on
hf during the month
of December. If you have made contact,
please QSL DIRECT ONLY !!!
QSO's are confirmed by an attractive QSL card
IF DIRECT QSL IS RECEIVED,
including a S.A.E.( with proper Can. postage, or 2 IRC's or one "green stamp").
A special certificate is available for $US 5.00 or 10 IRC's. See samples below...
The qsl manager is:
ALAN LEITH (VE1AL)
846 GEORGE ST.
SYDNEY, N.S.
CANADA
B1P 1L9
SAMPLE CERTIFICATE AND QSL CARD
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