Clyde Tombaugh
Eighty five years after Clyde Tombaugh, a 24 year old apprentice astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ used a blink comparator and some photographic plates to discover Pluto , NASA's New Horizons space probe is sending back to earth the first ever up close photos of the dwarf planet.
To commemorate the anniversary of Tombaugh's February 18th, 1930 discovery, the members of the Northern Arizona DX Association (NADXA) are sponsoring a special event station operation from the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Station W7P is operating from inside the Pluto discovery telescope dome, as well as from the homes of some NADXA members. The station will remain on the air until 2400Z on December 13th. Modes will be CW and SSB>
There will also be a special guest operator; Doug Tombaugh N3PDT, nephew of Clyde Tombaugh who will operate for three days during the early part of the event.
Any station who contacts W7P will be eligible for a beautiful glossy commemorative certificate printed on heavy card stock that features a New Horizons image of Pluto, pictures of Lowell telescopes, a brief history of Pluto’s discovery, and a description of the New Horizons communication system.
A QSL card will be included with each certificate request. The certificate is available for $5 for USA addresses and $7 for DX addresses. Single QSL card requests require an SASE or a minimum $2 donation for both USA and DX addresses, Certificate and QSL Card requests: W7P – Northern Arizona DX Association, 6315 Townsend Winona Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
To commemorate the anniversary of Tombaugh's February 18th, 1930 discovery, the members of the Northern Arizona DX Association (NADXA) are sponsoring a special event station operation from the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Station W7P is operating from inside the Pluto discovery telescope dome, as well as from the homes of some NADXA members. The station will remain on the air until 2400Z on December 13th. Modes will be CW and SSB>
There will also be a special guest operator; Doug Tombaugh N3PDT, nephew of Clyde Tombaugh who will operate for three days during the early part of the event.
Any station who contacts W7P will be eligible for a beautiful glossy commemorative certificate printed on heavy card stock that features a New Horizons image of Pluto, pictures of Lowell telescopes, a brief history of Pluto’s discovery, and a description of the New Horizons communication system.
A QSL card will be included with each certificate request. The certificate is available for $5 for USA addresses and $7 for DX addresses. Single QSL card requests require an SASE or a minimum $2 donation for both USA and DX addresses, Certificate and QSL Card requests: W7P – Northern Arizona DX Association, 6315 Townsend Winona Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86004