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Tall Ships Race - Special Event Station

Members of the Associazione Radioamatori Marinai Italiani (ARMI) will activate the special callsign II1TS (Italy Italy ONE Tall Ships) during the 2007 Tall Ships Race, July 28-31st.

This international naval event featuring the most beautiful sailing vessels of Europe (among which are Amerigo  Vespucci, the Palinuro and the Italia), in addition to many other ships which are specially equipped training vessels.

For this event, the ARMI will be operational with a team from the Coast Guard Command stationed at the Old Port of Genoa.

Activity will be on HF and on all modes (SSB/CW/FSK).

A special award Diploma has been created and can be requested from Alberto IT9MRM, the award manager, for a cost of 10 Euros. (The proceeds, less printing and postal expenses, will be attirbuted to the ISTITUTO ANDREA DORIA, a charity institution which cares for the orphaned children of Navy personnel deceased in the line of duty or in peace missions.)

During the above-mentioned period, the ARMI operators will also be active on board one of the training vessels using the special callsign II1TS/MM; operations will be in QRP.

The QSL is design by IW1QN. QSL via IZ1GJK, by the Bureau (BUREAU A.R.I. 1601) or direct with SASE (1 USD or IRC
or 1 Euro).

For QSL Bureau requests via E-mail: i1ts_team2007@yahoo.it
QSL via LoTW (at the end of operation).

For more info, visit:
http://digilander.libero.it/assoradiomarinai/tallship/home.htm

 

 
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