AK9F celebrates 50 Years of Amateur Radio during ARRL 160 CW 2003

WB9Z ARRL 160 CW 2003 effort
celebrates 50 years of amateur
radio operating as AK9F.
Congrats Howard!

From www.ARRL.org web 2003 ARRL 160 Meter Contest Soapbox comment

AK9F Celebrates 50 Years of Ham Radio contesting with old friends

KARS members, Will K9FO, Howard AK9F, Jerry WB9Z, Don K9NR and Carl K9CS

The AK9F Multi-S group celebrates another successful ARRL 160 Meter Contest operating from the great station of WB9Z.

From left, Will K9FO, Howard AK9F, Jerry WB9Z, Don K9NR and Carl K9CS. This group has been teamed on 160 meters for over 20 years and consistently places in the top ten. The 2003 effort resulted in 1,353 Q's, 78 US/VE sections and 25 countries for a total of 291,696 points.

This year, we used the call AK9F to celebrate Howard's 50th year in amateur radio. First licensed in 1953 at 12 years old in Iowa, Howard was WNØZYC, then a short time later, upgraded to General and WØZYC.

The station transmits from a 160 foot series fed vertical tower with 120 quarter wave radials and receives with numerous Beverage and pennant antennas. WB9Z is located in the middle of the midwest's "Black Hole" on Jerry's farm near Crescent City, Illinois and is a member of the Society of Midwest Contesters. -- AK9F

w9az.com webmaster comment:

All pictured above are KARS members of many years.

Congratulations to Howard, AK9F.

Congratulations to the group, on another fantastic effort...

Comments to AK9F?
E-Mail Howqard, AK9F
howard@keynet.net
Comments to WB9Z?
E-Mail Jerry, WB9Z
jerry@daca.net
E-Mail KARS Webmaster N9IO, at
webmaster@w9az.com

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