Local PAARA members Stan Towle, WA6ZGI, (with his steady squeeze
Marilyn) along with Al Montoya, WB6IMX and his bride Wendy, KF6CCZ
will be away for over a week during August with the Quarter Century Wireless
Association west coast ham cruise. See below for a list of the frequencies that
they will be using on this maritime ham fantasy boat cruise. You should make a point of working them on this cruise to qualify for a neat QSL card.

The group will be travelling on the m.s. Veendam from 21 to 28 August 2005, and will be operating on these frequencies:

On-Board Ship HF Voice SSB Operations (MHz):
10M 28.300 - 29.300 Near: 28.335
15M 21.200 - 21.450 Near: 21.392
20M 14.150 - 14.350 Near: 14.273
40M 7.150 - 7.300 Near: 7.265

On-Board Ship HF CW Operations (MHz):
15M 21.000 - 21.200 Near: 21.140
20M 14.000 - 14.150 Near: 14.120
40M 7.000 - 7.150 Near: 7.125
80M 3.500 - 3.750 Near: 3.710

ITINERARY
21 Aug Sun. Depart Seward
22 Aug Mon. Cruising College Fjord
23 Aug Tue. Cruising Glacier Bay National Park
24 Aug Wed. Sitka, AK 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
25 Aug Thu. Juneau, AK 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
26 Aug Fri. Ketchikan, AK 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
27 Aug Sat. Cruising The Inside Passage
28 Aug Sun. Arrive Vancouver

Bruce, N6NT, who gave a lecture on building a house on Little Cayman island himself, including a ham shack, doesn’t yet know if his house survived hurricane Ivan, but here is his initial report.
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