Special Event Station W9WZE Callsign Trustee: Duane Fischer W8DBF Official Radio Station of Halligan's Hallicrafters International

1 Jan 2000, "Y2K Hey! Day": Okay, we had nothing better to do to commemorate the new millenium! We talked mostly about how great it was that the lights were still on, patted ourselves on the back for not investing in bomb shelters and expensive generators, and how we were generally pleased that World War III hadn't begun. This was not a W9WZE event (we didn't have the callsign yet), but was the prototype event for the Special Event Station.

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1-2 July 2000, "Fathers Day Event": W9WZE, the callsign of William Halligan, first hit the air as a Special Event Station on the first weekend of July, 2000. The event was a huge success! Follow the links for details.

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28-29 October 2000, "Halli-ween Kids Day": The theme this time was Halloween and the objective was to get kids on the air. Conditions were frightening--propagation was poor and there was an interfering contest to boot. But there were a few checkins earning a nice certificate.

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30 October 2002 marked the return of "Happy Halli-ween". Nothing frightening about band conditions this time! Over 30 checkins, including 4 kids who promised to dress up next Halloween as Amateur Radio Operators.

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27 Mar 2005 and 3 Apr 2005, "Net Control's 1000th Anniversary Net!": Special Event Station W9WZE was activated to commemorate the 1000th consecutive net controlled by Duane Fischer, W8DBF, on 27 March 2005. Due to poor band conditions, the Special Event Station also operated the next weekend, 3 April 2005. The event was a huge success, with 129 total checkins from 40 states, as well as Canada and the Bahamas.

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This page last updated 15 Apr 2005.