VC9COAL was a special event call sign issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the naming of Minto, New Brunswick.
The station was on the air from December 1 to December 31, 2004.
A special QSL card was available for any contact or SWL Report. QSL via VE9WGS direct with return postage or via the bureau. No e-qsls will be available. This card can also be used to confirm a contact with VE9WGS. If you would like this card just let me know. |
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QSL cards from VC9COAL contacts during December 2004 |
Christmas Special Event Station contacts K9C from the 6th annual Avenue of Lights in Quincy, Illinois. >>>view card WX3MAS by the Christmas City Amateur radio Club in Nazareth, PA. >>>view card W8ZQ from the Winter Festival of Lights in Wheeling, W VA. >>>view card
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Skywarn Recognition Day contacts Skywarn Recognition Day certificate. >>>view certificate VE4WWO from the Prairie and Arctic Storm Prediction Centre in WInnipeg, Manitoba. >>>view card WX1CAR from Caribou, Maine. >>>view card WX4NHC from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. >>>view card N0LD from Wichita, Kansas. >>>view card WX2OKX from Upton, NY. >>>view card W0W operated from Springfield, MO. >>>view card
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ARLHS Christmas Lights contacts GB2NBL from the New Brighton Lighthouse in England.>>>view card K8HLM from the Huron Lightship Museum in Michigan. >>>view card VE3TPZ from the Point Clark Lighthouse in Ontario. >>>view card WA3WSJ from the Turtle Rock Lighthouse in Pennsylvania and the Barnegat Lightship in New Jersey. >>>view card
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Other Special Event contacts VO1AA operated from Signal Hill in St. John's for the 103rd anniversary of Marconi's reception of the first transatlantic wireless signal on December 12, 2004. >>>view card VC3W was operated using low power to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Welland Canal. >>>view card PC100H was commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of coastal station PCH in The Netherlands. >>>view card K6B commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World war II. >>>view card ON60USA from Belgium also commemorated the Battle of the Bulge . >>>view card ON60M operated from the Canadian War Museum in Belgium commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Canadian liberation in Belgium. >>>view card W2W marked Pearl Harbor Day from the Historical Electronics Museum in Maryland. >>>view card OE80XRW was on the air from Austria commemorating 80 years of broadcasting in that country. >>>view card
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Other cards received VE9OY was the only contact to my knowledge who was born in Minto. >>>view card Shortwave Listener WPE2HLK heard VC9COAL in New York. >>>view card VE4RQ was piloting an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Tokyo when he worked VC9COAL. >>>view card VE7SMP sent this nice card to confirm our contact. >>>view card VE1PO contacted VC9COAL from his location in Halifax, Nova Scotia. >>>view card VE3NQK made a contact with both of his calls from Kitchener, Ontario. >>>view cards NN2C sent this card from Long Island. >>>view card VE3AT's QSL card shows the Toronto skyline at night. >>>view card VA3MAH confirmed with this card. >>>view card VE3TMG sent this card showing the skyline of Windsor, Ontario(or is it Detroit?). >>>view card WC6DX sent this card with an aerial view of Monterey, California. >>>view card WD4CNZ from North Carolina sent this QSL card. >>>view card WB0VBW has a picture of Mt. Rushmore on his card. >>>view card M1DDD says his station may be the highest in England. >>>view card MM3JHS was worked from Scotland. >>>view card 9Y4PX was no doubt enjoying warmer weather on Trinidad and Tobago. >>>view card The best DX contact was probably with 3DA0TM in Swaziland. >>>view card
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HISTORY of Minto, New Brunswick.
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