Starting on Monday, September 16, WWV and WWVH will broadcast a US Department of Defense message to mark the centennial of WWV and to announce the WW0WWV special event from September 28 until October 2 at the WWV transmitter site near Fort Collins, Colorado. The DoD message transmissions will air until October 1.
Kevin Utter, N7GES, a member of the WW0WWV Centennial Committee, recorded the audio track for the announcement. Utter has been an integral part of the Committee and is a highly respected member of the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio community. — Thanks to Paul English, WD8DBY
Source:ARRL
Antenna
FX700 Vector Network Analyzer
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Fan Dipoles
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VHF
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News
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Ham Radio in Games
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ISS SSTV 145.800 FM June 9-10
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App - Mobile
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Review
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