FlexRadio 6700 puts W1AW/6 on the map for California

Stu Phillips - K6TU

In the mail today was this plaque from ARRL for my participation in the Centennial celebrations of putting W1AW on the air from every one of the 50 states and for a special W1AW WAS award.

I had a blast putting W1AW/6 on the air for a couple of slots on 10m and 15m last year.  The pile ups were fun and lots of great QSOs with folks both domestically and Internationally.

I hadn't expected anything and this nice plaque with the two Centennial coins is now sitting proudly on my desk here in the office/shack.

Thanks to ARRL and to all the folks who worked & operated W1AW during the events last year.

The Flex 6700 did W1AW proud!  Did any other Flex owners participate in the W1AW activations?

Stu K6TU

Duane_AC5AA

Congrats, Stan!  I went to Hartford for the Centennial last year, and worked a number of the W1AW/# stations for the fun of it.  All with the aid of my 6500 and FlexControl!

Jim Gilliam

Yawn!

Mark Erbaugh

The W1AW portable operations and the Centennial QSO party were a lot of fun for me and really pumped up my on air activity in 2014. I only got my 6300 in October, but I did make most of the contacts after that with it.  As I was reviewing my log, I realize that my first and next to last (at 2356 12/31) were with ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN.

KY6LA_Howard

@Burt
I know you are not in line to win the Ham Curmudgeon of the Year Award at Dayton this year but you clearly are trying to build up a lead for next year's award

Ken - NM9P

I had the pleasure of running about five shifts on 40 SSB each round, and a shift or two on 17 SSB the second round. The 6500 performed well under the biggest pile ups I have ever run.

Ian1

Very nice Stu and thanks again for the Thread on the Pixel Loop. Ian

Ted WA3AER

Congrats, Stu! Always a pleasure to work you on the bands.

DrTeeth

They may abandon the award as the winner would be a given, knowing that nobody else could come close.

KM6CQ - Dan

I went and worked the Comstock Memorial Station W7RN. It was great. Everyone there had a wonderful time.

Dan

http://www.w7rn.com/welcome-to-the-comstock-memorial-station-w7rn/the-comstock-memorial-station/w1aw...

Ernest - W4EG

Stu, 

I do not want to be the last to congratulate you for the Centennial participation.  

I took part in it and place rather high with the number of points and looking forward to receive my award.

And like you, I did it my way  ...  on my F6.7K too.

Steve W6SDM

Good deal Stu.  I got a chance to be W1AW/7 for a while from our club station, a Flex 5000.  It is quite an honor to use Hiram's call sign.

Dale KB5VE

Stu did ARRL charge for the plaque. I was telling a friend and he said you had to pay?

km9r.mike

ha !

Stu Phillips - K6TU

There was no charge - it just showed up in the USPS with a nice note.
Stu K6TU

Ken - NM9P

The ARRL is apparently still mailing them. I just got this in the mail. It was a lot of fun participating in this event, both as a "fox" and as a "hound!"

Ian1

Congratulations Ken. Ian