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From: Mike Aimone via AmradBOD <amradbod@amrad.org>
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To: wa8ahz@arrl.net
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Cc: evanmmann@aol.com
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Date: 01/22/2023 7:41 PM
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Subject: [AmradBOD] ACC Update Jan, 2nd edition
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">VA Section Affiliated Club POCs, </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Please socialize the opportunity for your Club members to operate as W1AW/4 during the timeframe 0000 UTC Mar 15<sup>th</sup> to 2359 UTC on Mar 21<sup>st</sup>. We really would like to see the entire 7-day period locked down w/ VA Club members filling all the hours. Every state is afforded the opportunity to activate W1AW twice this year. Our other opportunity is in October. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">See details below, and ask your Club members to sign up for one hour time blocks on the on line sign up roster found at the “big blue button” below. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A special thanks to the Sterling Park ARC for their lead on our ARRL VA Section March activation. Help us make this a huge success. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">73,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mike, WA8AHZ</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">ARRL VA Section Affiliated Club Coordinator</span></p>
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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt: 9.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 19.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle;" class="size-183"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; color: #525252; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;">You can operate Phone, CW and Digital modes on all bands except WARC bands. SPARC W1AW/4 operators must use a computer logging program that can export an ADIF file such as N1MM+ or similar and upload the file using an upload utility provided by ARRL. Questions? Contact Evan, KM4SK at <a href="mailto:sterlingparkradio@gmail.com?subject=Questions%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20about%20VOTA">sterlingparkradio@gmail.com</a>. For complete information about VOTA operating and FAQs, go to <a href="https://vota.arrl.org"><span style="color: #1063fe;">vota.arrl.org</span></a></span><br></p>
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