N8W
National Wildlife Refuge Week 2011
Amateur Radio Special Event
October 8 - 16 2011


National event web: www.NWRWeek-radio.info

And look for these other fine NWR Week event stations on the air this week!

Lake Effect ARC will be operating from the Seney National Wildlife Refuge Friday and Saturday, October 8 and 9 during local daylight hours (per permit).

Seney NWR - Seney, Michigan (EN76ag)
 
About Seney NWR: Established 1935; over 95,000 acres under management, over 80,000 visitors per year. 
  • Refuge is in an area locally known as the Great Manistique Swamp
  • Contains unique patterned bog topography in Wilderness Area
  • Extensive wetland types and deciduous and coniferous tree species
  • Refuge provides habitat for northwoods wildlife including ducks, bald eagles, osprey, common loons, trumpeter swans, river otters, beavers, black bears, moose and gray wolves

Refuge Objectives

  • Provide breeding and migration habitat for migratory birds
  • Provide habitat for resident wildlife
  • Protect endangered and threatened species
  • Provide for biodiversity
  • Provide public opportunities for outdoor recreation and environmental education

Seney NWR web: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=31510

Band Ops Plan:   Note: we are colliding with the Pa QSO Party this year and will probably wind up on 17 m phone and 20 m psk a lot.

  Time Freq / Mode
Saturday, 10/8 00:00z - 03:00
13:00z - 1600z
17:00z - 20:00z
22:00z - 24:00z
Periodically		 14.070
7.220
18.150
14.070
145.410, 146.610, 147.195
Sunday, 10/9 13:00z - 1600z
17:00z - 20:00z
Periodically		 7.240 SSB
14.240, 7.240 SSB
145.410, 146.610, 147.195

NOTE! Times and frequencies are planned, but we'll move to avoid QRM.
Call the operators to sked a contact: 906///869///6621.

Note: we will be moving off refuge property at 20:00z to comply with special use permit requirements.
 

QSL Routing

Lake Effect responds 100% to eQSL contact reports. Lake Effect is Authenticity Guaranteed.

IF YOU WANT A PAPER/PRINTED QSL CARD
   Send $1 plus SASE plus contact info (on a plain piece of paper or your card) to
   Lake Effect ARC / NWR Week
   36 Southfork St
   Marquette, MI 49855

 

 

Collage Photo Credits:
Rick Denomme - loon, eagle, swans (prints are available for purchase in the Visitor Center Bookstore)
Ron St. Germain - chipmunk - 1999 Photo Contest Winner
Lynn Murphy - monarch caterpillar - 1999 Photo Contest Winner
John Kafer - LeConte's sparrow - 1999 Photo Contest Entry
"Bo" Queen  - Refuge Manager Tracy Casselman presents award to participant in Children's Fishing Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo Credits:
Rick Denomme - loon, eagle, swans (prints are available for purchase in the Visitor Center Bookstore)
Ron St. Germain - chipmunk - 1999 Photo Contest Winner
Lynn Murphy - monarch caterpillar - 1999 Photo Contest Winner
John Kafer - LeConte's sparrow - 1999 Photo Contest Entry
"Bo" Queen  - Refuge Manager Tracy Casselman presents award to participant in Children's Fishing Day