Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club

Blue Ridge Bonanza

Welcome to the 2010 Blue Ridge Bonanza.  This event will happen on September 18th and September 19th from 13:00 to 21:00 UTC.  We will have 13 stations spread along the Blue RIDGE Parkway from Mile Post 0 through Mile Post 408.  The object is to work as many of these stations as possible during the weekend.  If you work any Blue Ridge Bonanza station and send us a SASE you will receive a Blue Ridge Bonanza QSL card. If you work 7 or more stations you will receive a Blue Ridge Bonanza certificate.  If you work all 13 stations you will receive a special clean sweep certificate.  The list of stations follows:   Mile Post  Name  40 M  20 M  Sponsor Club  Sponsor Leader  0  Rockfish Gap  7.193  14.228  Valley ARA Ron Ramsey  45  Buena Vista  7.203  14.238  Va Mt ARC  Fred Lawson  61  Natural Bridge  7.208  14.243  Rockbridge ARC  Dave Fletcher  76  Apple Orchard Mt 7.213  14.248  Roanoke Valley ARC   Ray Crampton  86  Peaks of Otter  7.218  14.253  Roanoke Valley ARC  Pat Lewis  100  Roanoke Mountain  7.223  14.263  Roanoke Valley ARC  Dave Kinsey  169  Rocky Knob  7.228  14.268  Franklin County ARC  Stan Reas  189  Ground Hog Mt  7.233  14.273  Roanoke Valley ARC  Floyd Ponton  199  Fancy Gap  7.238  14.278  Roanoke Valley ARC  John Carroll  213  Blue Ridge Music Ctr  7.283  14.283  Franklin County ARC  Bill Bennett  238  Doughton Park  7.268  14.288  Forsythe ARC  H. Heidtman  306  Grandfater Mtn  7.288  14.293  Lenoir ARC  Jerry Cragg  408  Mount Pisgah  7.293 14.298   Western Carolina ARC  Scott McCabe All Virginia Stations will be using the call W4CA.  All North Carolina stations will be using the Call W4NC.  Submit a list of stations contacted including Call Sign, Mile Post, Location Name, Date, Time, Frequency and Signal Report  and an SASE to : AB4YZ Ray Crampton  1670 Catawba Road  Troutville, VA  24175 This event is sponsored by the Roanoke Valley Amateur Club (W4CA) and The Forsythe Amateur Radio Club (W4NC).