Coast Guard Auxiliary Special Event Station Makes 300 Contacts

Today five members of Flotilla 4 participated in a ham radio special event to commemorate the 701st anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. This station was located near Rippey, IA and is designed to accommodate events like this. The station operated primarily on three frequencies and logged 315 contacts from 39 states and 9 countries.

Operators talked to stations in four Canadian provinces, Australia, Belgium, Cuba, Columbia, France, Germany, Italy, Peru and Spain. The purpose of the annual event was to spread awareness about the Coast Guard Auxiliary and what it does for the community.

Photos of the event can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/flotilla4/



Auxilarist Roland Newton makes contact with a station at the ham radio special event to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

(U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo by Doug Jansen)



Auxilarist Roland Newton (left) makes contact with a station while Norma Newton (right) wraps up a contact as Brandon Butters (center) looks on at the ham radio special event to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

(U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo by Doug Jansen)