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Blue Ridge Bonanza Special Event

Blue Ridge Parkway

Event History & Significance

The Blue Ridge Bonanza Special Event commemorates the historic beginning of construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway in September 1935. Every first Saturday in September, amateur radio stations are deployed along the beautiful 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway to establish commemorative contacts. This operational award required successfully making contact with every station activated during the month. All stations are jointly hosted by the Forsyth Amateur Radio Club W4NC (established in 1930) and the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club W4CA (serving Southwestern Virginia since 1932). During the month of September 2008, 12 of the 13 special stations were successfully activated and logged.

Station Log: 12-Station Clean Sweep

Contact Location / Station Name Event Call My Callsign Date Time (UTC) Band Mode
1stMabry MillW4CAW8USRSept 27, 200816:17 UTC40mSSB
2ndRockfish GapW4CAW8USRSept 27, 200816:20 UTC40mSSB
3rdBuena VistaW4CAW8USRSept 27, 200816:26 UTC40mSSB
4thPeaks of OtterW4CAW8USRSept 27, 200816:49 UTC40mSSB
5thNatural BridgeW4CAW8USRSept 27, 200817:07 UTC40mSSB
6thGroundhog MountainW4CAW8USRSept 27, 200817:09 UTC40mSSB
7thParkway Station 7W4CAW8USRSept 28, 200813:34 UTC40mSSB
8thApple OrchardW4NCW8USRSept 27, 200817:15 UTC40mSSB
9thLinville FallsW4NCW8USRSept 27, 200817:57 UTC40mSSB
10thMill MountainW4CAW8USRSept 27, 200818:33 UTC40mSSB
11thMount PisgahW4NCW8USRSept 27, 200819:37 UTC40mSSB
12thFancy GapW4CAW8USRSept 28, 200813:34 UTC40mSSB
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