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WORKING THE ANNUAL 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT PORTABLE THIS HAM BROUGHT
RADIO EQUIPMENT ON HIS FAMILY TRIP IN ORDER TO CONTACT SPECIAL EVENT
STATIONS WITH A HISTORICAL THEME.  BRIAN D. KARCHER, KG5GJT  FOR 7 DAYS
BEGINNING ON JULY 1, THE ANNUAL 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT WWWR13 COLONIES.
US FEATURES SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS IN EACH STATE THAT WAS ONE OF THE FORMER
13 COLONIES.  EVERY YEAR, IT HONORS THE ORIGINAL COLONIES, AMERICAN
INDEPENDENCE, ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND VETERANS.  THE SPECIAL EVENT
STATIONS CAN OPERATE ON ANY MODE MOST WORK SSB, CW, AND DIGITAL.  THEY CAN
USE ALL OF THE HF BANDS OTHER THAN 60 METERS, AS WELL AS VHF, UHF, AND
AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES.  THE STATIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING STATES
INCLUDE NEW YORK, K2A VIRGINIA, K2B RHODE ISLAND, K2C CONNECTICUT, K2D
DELAWARE, K2E MARYLAND, K2F GEORGIA, K2G MASSACHUSETTS, K2H NEW JERSEY, K2I
NORTH CAROLINA, K2J NEW HAMPSHIRE, K2K SOUTH CAROLINA, K2L, AND
PENNSYLVANIA, K2M.  THERE WERE THREE BONUS STATIONS IN 2022 GREAT BRITAIN,
GB13COL PHILADELPHIA, WM3PEN, AND FRANCE, TM13COL.  THE EUROPEAN STATIONS
WERE FEATURED FOR THEIR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
AND ADDED DX DIFFICULTY.  WM3PEN REPRESENTED THE CITY IN PENNSYLVANIA WHERE
US INDEPENDENCE WAS FIRST DECLARED IN 1776.  EACH OF THE 16 STATIONS HAD A
UNIQUE QSL CARD, AND MOST OFFER A NEW CARD EVERY YEAR.  THE EVENT ALSO
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