W0F Special Event Station - 9/6/18 - Agnes Scott College

9/6/2018 | Agnes Scott College Annual Club Day.

September 6, 2018, 1400Z - 2000Z, W0F, Decatur GA

Agnes Scott College. 7.275 Mhz and 14.275 Mhz. QSL requests with SASE may be directed to Agnes Scott College, Attn Prof Amy Lovell KK4ZII, 141 E College Ave, Decatur, GA , 30030.

Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA, just outside Atlanta, is an outstanding women’s college educating a diverse group of students with a variety of courses, This year the college has the largest incoming class in its 125 year history. To emphasize the fact the Agnes Scott has the only permanent amateur station on a women’s college campus in the US, and the station’s relevance to the college's strong commitment to STEM education of women, Special Event Station W0F will be operating with primarily student operators outside the Bullock Science Center as part of the annual Club Day at the beginning of the school year. The call sign was chosen to emulate the sound that the college mascot, the Scottie dog, might make.

 

I had the pleasure of visiting Agnes Scott College and the Bradley Observatory and ham station (just below the dome) a couple of years ago, thanks to Jim Massara. It was once THE largest university owned telescope....and still impressive by any standard.

 

Thanks. It's still the second largest optical telescope in the Southeast. 30 inch reflector.
The Special Event Station was a last minute idea, but we think it'll get pulled off and generate interest on campus.

 

This will be a fun event. the only women's college with their own armature radio station.