N9D Andrea Doria Special Event

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SS Andrea Doria Sinking 1951. On July 25, 1956, the SS Andrea Doria collided with the MS Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket in heavy fog. The andrea Doria was the pride of the Italian Ocean Liners, nicknamed "The Grand Dame of the Sea." 11 hours after the collision, on the morning of July 26, the Andrea Doria capsized and sank. While no lives were actually lost in the sinking, 46 individuals died from the initial collision. Nathan, KC9HYY will be active as special event station N9D in remembrance of the 64th anniversary of the sinking. Operation times will be July 25 2015 0000 UTC to July 29 2359 UTC. Nathan will be active on HF bands 10-40m, VHF, UHF and 6m operating SSB and various digital modes including PSK31, JT65 and RTTY. A special event QSL card is available to all stations who make a contact. The QSL can be obtained by sending an SASE to: Andrea Doria SES, ATTN Nathan Banks
PO Box 324, Muskego, WI 53150 USA. All QSL's will be uploaded to EQSL, LOTW, and Clublog. All qsl's must be postmarked by September 1, 2015 in order for a guranteed QSL. Cards will be order mid September. Any cards postmarked after September 1 will be responded to in the order they are received while supplies last. All questions regarding the event, and any log/contact problems can be addressed to Nathan via email: KC9HYY (at) arrl.net. Please included Andrea Doria Special Event in the subject of the email to prevent any messages from being marked as spam.