Special ham radio stations for Papal visit

CBS Phily TV News reports on plans to celebrate the Papal visit to the USA with special event amateur radio stations



Pope Francis visits the United States September 22–27 and amateur radio will be part of the celebration. Throughout the 6 day event (September 23 0000Z – September 28 0000Z) 6 special event amateur radio stations will be on the air to commemorate the event.



Call signs from the Washington, DC area will be K3P and N4P.

From New York and New Jersey the call will be K2P.

W3FRC/WMF will be on the air from southeastern Pennsylvania and W3P will be on the air in Philadelphia. WM3PEN, also of Philadelphia, will join in Thursday evening at 8 PM EST (Friday 0000 GMT).

Four unique qsl cards will be available along with a certificate to mark this special and historic event. A website is being established for QSL and certificate information. Early information and links can be found on the WM3PEN qrz.com website



Mark Abrams writing for KYW Newsradio says:



When Pope Francis arrives in the United States at the end of next month, a group of amateur radio operators from across the region will be activating special stations to mark the historic occasion.



Ron Sigismonti, a Chester County ham operator whose radio call sign is N3RS, is recruiting ham operators from the Frankford Radio Club in southeastern Pennsylvania, south Jersey and Delaware to take part. Sigismonti says “Frankford Radio Club has a call sign, W3FRC. And, we’ll be working W3FRC portable WMF which is standing for the World Meeting of Families.”



Watch the CBS Phily TV News story at

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/30/amateur-radio-operators-plan-to-celebrate-papal-visit-with-special-stations-on-air/



Celebrate the Pope’s Visit to Philly via Amateur Radio

http://www.epa-arrl.org/popeinphilly/

