Thursday, October 15, 2009

Flotilla 4 Hits the Air to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary

On Saturday, October 17th, members of Flotilla 4 in Des Moines will join other Coast Guard Auxilarists to hit the airwaves to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. We will be one of over 60 other special event stations on the air. Our callsign will be K0G. We will operate from 1400 - 2100 Zulu (9:00 am to 4:00 pm Central).

Our assigned frequencies are:
• 7.240 Mhz
• 14.345 Mhz
• 21.405 Mhz
• 28.405 Mhz

The purpose of the event is to spread awareness about the Coast Guard Auxiliary and what it does for the community. We will be updating our Flickr photostream, Twitter account and our blog throughout the day on Saturday with updates.

Here are some photos from our special event station last year. To view the whole set go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flotilla4/sets/72157608201481830/

Flotilla 4 on Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/flotilla4

Flotilla 4 on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flotilla4



Roland Newton explains what he is doing to Jeff Towle during the Coast Guard Ham Radio Day in 2008.
(U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo By Doug Jansen)



John Halbrook waits for contacts after calling CQ during the Coast Guard Auxiliary Ham Radio Day in 2008.
(U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo By Doug Jansen)

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Good morning. We are on the air and making contacts. We are currently on 7237.50, 14350.00 and 21405.00 Khz. So far we have logged 20 contacts, primarily on 7237.50.
Our 50th contact was W4Z, an Auxilarist at the Coast Guard Station in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Phil Patterson and Roland Newton making contact this morning as the event got underway. http://twitpic.com/lvh97
We are on 7237.50 and 14339.00 now and getting ready for our 100th contact.
We have made our 200th contact and it was with K3IR who had some scouts with him in Pennslyvannia.
Today we finished with 294 contacts. Not a bad day considering the fight with the bands today. Thanks to all of our operators John, Brandon, Roland, Norma, Doug, Chuck, Gene and Phil. Thanks to Tony (N0NI) for being a great host.

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