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THE "GRAND-DADDY" OF THEM ALL! -
ALWAYS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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JUST SOME OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS
This endeavor sparked interest in more special events and
through this the formation of a new amateur radio group in Cleveland County.
This group, is called the North Carolina Special Events Group. Many of our
club members were fortunate to participate with this group. The group
organized a once in a lifetime special event, traveling to the Outer Banks of
North Carolina for the First Flight Celebration. Celebrating 100 years of
flight. The radio group operated
In 2008, on June 27, 2008 a special event net was called using the call sign N4C. The special event commemorated over 40 years of emergency nets being called in Cleveland County. The certificate was sent out free of charge and showcased the "yellow boxes" made by Gonset that many Shelby Amateur Radio Club members from the 50's / 60's operated as RACES operators. These are just a few of the special events that we, the Shelby Amateur Radio Club, have participated in over the past 52 years and of course our club members have participated in JOTA, setting up at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds for several years. Some of our members have also set up stations to coincide with motion pictures that feature amateur radio as a way of promoting amateur radio to the general public. THIS WEBSITE IS COPYRIGHT © 2008 SHELBY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC. |
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ARRL SANCTIONED HAMFEST
In
2001, a group of ham radio operators from the Shelby Amateur Radio Club traveled
to Wilmington, NC to participate in a special event commemorating the 60th
anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The radio operators operated out of the Radio
room of the Battleship USS North Carolina. To view photographs from this
awesome special event, please 
out of the Black Pelican Restaurant in Kitty Hawk. The Black Pelican was
the lifesaving station when Wilbur and Orville Wright made their first flight.
This was also the site of the telegraph office that sent the telegram back to
let the world know that they had achieved flight. There were stations
waiting for us to start. Pileups were plentiful and the station operated
24 hours a day for 7 days, ending operation on the Last day of the celebration.
When we weren't working stations from our ham shack on the roof of the
restaurant, we were out on the roof watching all the vintage and modern aircraft
flyover. The group operated as W4B and you can view pictures of this
special event by 
In
2006, The Shelby Amateur Radio Club celebrated its 50th anniversary of the
Shelby Hamfest by having a Special Event station set up at the fairgrounds for
the two weeks prior to the hamfest. The station's call was the club call
W4NYR. The station was set up in the Carolina's medical center building at the
Cleveland County Fairgrounds and was complete with a display which documented
the Shelby Amateur Radio Club's Shelby Hamfest 50 years of history in Cleveland
County. Many friends old and new came by to talk about their experience
with the Shelby Hamfest. Some folks who saw the Brackett Cedar Park pictures
remembered winning the prizes that were pictured. Some pictured from the
the 70's as prize winners came by and posed with their picture. This was
truly a great experience and being able to hear how much the hamfest meant in
each person's life was great. Thanks to everyone who made this very
special event even more special. You can view some photos from this very
special event by 
