Event to be held 1300 to 1900 EST.
Working from the radio room at National Headquarters in Indianapolis, TALARC members will operate Special Event Station K9TAL in celebration of the Legion’s 98 years of service to America’s veterans on Saturday, March 11, 2017, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern.
Ham radio operators wishing to contact Special Event Station K9TAL should tune to 40 meters: 7.225 MHz (+/- 5 KHz) LSB; or to 2 meters: K9DC 147.315 Repeater at Indianapolis; or IRLP Node 9735; or to the EchoLink *CROSSRDS* Conference node.
All operations will be conducted on Saturday, March 11, between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time [1800Z to 2359Z]. All amateur radio operators are invited to check in. American Legion posts with TALARC stations are encouraged to check in from around the country.
A full-color certificate and QSL card will be sent to all amateur radio operators contacting K9TAL, and to shortwave listeners providing signal reports, upon receipt of a 9-by-12-inch self-addressed stamped envelope to:
The American Legion National Headquarters
Attn: TALARC
700 N. Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
HF Relay Operations for the Legion Birthday Special Event
To accommodate those who experience difficulty hearing or being heard by K9TAL at Indianapolis, you may check in via relay through TALARC members:
Everett, WA3DVO, in Maryland, 40M: 7.225 MHz [+/- 5 KHz], or
Bill, KIØCW, in South Dakota, 20M: 14.275 MHz [+/- 5 KHz].
- Ham Radio