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In honor of the special exhibit "[http://nmih.org/exhibits/dont-touch-that-dial/ Don’t Touch That Dial 100 Years of Radio]" at the [http://nmih.org/ National Museum of Industrial History] in [https://goo.gl/maps/AbXLhVgdmTJgrKcv6 Bethlehem, PA], the 721st Mechanized Contest Battalion will operate the museum's station as special event station on 10/13 from 1400-2100 UTC during the [https://paqso.org/ PA QSO] party as callsign '''N3I'''.
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[[File:Dont-touch-that-dial.png|right|frameless|300px]] '''UPDATE: We had a great time operating N3I !''' We operated for a total of six hours making 167 contacts. That included:
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*35 States
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*6 Canadian provinces
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*5 Pennsylvania Counties
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*and two "DX" contacts: Belgium and Ecuador.
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[https://photos.app.goo.gl/mN1m5QJmjKC5nwz8A Photos of the event can be found here]
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Thanks to the museum staff for being such gracious hosts!
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Thanks also to our operators: KD2HII, N1WFB, KD2JQK, KG2F, K2FN, KA2PBT
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On [https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MzRtMzUzaXA4a2c2NzQ4Z3VyMzhjZDQ5NWQgd2MyZmQubmpAbQ&tmsrc=wc2fd.nj%40gmail.com Sunday, October 13th from 10AM-5PM (1400-2100Z)] the '''721st Mechanized Contest Battalion''' will operate a Special Event station at [http://nmih.org The National Museum of Industrial History].
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[https://goo.gl/maps/JvuciKqHv5UKUQAU9 NMIH is located] on the [https://www.steelstacks.org/ Steelstacks campus] on the former [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Steel Bethlehem Steel] site.  The museum houses over 200 artifacts from across the world, telling the tale of America's industrial might and the evolution of industry over time.
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The year from February until November 3rd the museum has been running a special exhibit "[http://nmih.org/exhibits/dont-touch-that-dial Don’t Touch That Dial - 100 Years of Radio]" The exhibit features nearly one hundred historic radios and radio components, including rare pieces from the Bethlehem Radio Corporation, ephemera from the now-defunct WKAP, one-of-a-kind artifacts from Bell Labs, and more.
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[[File:Nmih-station.jpg|left|frameless]]
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The exhibit also includes a full working amateur radio station. We will operate that station as [https://www.qrz.com/db/n3i N3I] during the event.
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Our event happens to coincide with the [https://paqso.org/ PA QSO party]. There should be plenty of on-air activity.
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[[Media:2019-PAQP-40M.gif|40 Meter Propagation animation]]
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[[Media:2019-PAQP-20M.gif|20 Meter Propagation animation]]

Revision as of 18:59, 18 October 2019

Dont-touch-that-dial.png

UPDATE: We had a great time operating N3I ! We operated for a total of six hours making 167 contacts. That included:

  • 35 States
  • 6 Canadian provinces
  • 5 Pennsylvania Counties
  • and two "DX" contacts: Belgium and Ecuador.

Photos of the event can be found here

Thanks to the museum staff for being such gracious hosts!

Thanks also to our operators: KD2HII, N1WFB, KD2JQK, KG2F, K2FN, KA2PBT


On Sunday, October 13th from 10AM-5PM (1400-2100Z) the 721st Mechanized Contest Battalion will operate a Special Event station at The National Museum of Industrial History.

NMIH is located on the Steelstacks campus on the former Bethlehem Steel site. The museum houses over 200 artifacts from across the world, telling the tale of America's industrial might and the evolution of industry over time.

The year from February until November 3rd the museum has been running a special exhibit "Don’t Touch That Dial - 100 Years of Radio" The exhibit features nearly one hundred historic radios and radio components, including rare pieces from the Bethlehem Radio Corporation, ephemera from the now-defunct WKAP, one-of-a-kind artifacts from Bell Labs, and more.

Nmih-station.jpg

The exhibit also includes a full working amateur radio station. We will operate that station as N3I during the event.

Our event happens to coincide with the PA QSO party. There should be plenty of on-air activity.

40 Meter Propagation animation

20 Meter Propagation animation