K2H Special Event Information (updated 22 May 2012-more to come)

K2H is the Thirteen Colonies Special Event call for Massachusetts. The event celebrates the founding of the 13 original US colonies and the American revolution.For 2012, the event runs from 9 AM EDT June 30 (1300Z June30) to 2359 EDT July 5 (0359Z July 6).

The 13 Colonies theme for 2012 is "Colonial Era U. S. Navy Tall Ships".  Additional event information may be found via KU2US on QRZ.COM and at http://www.13colonies.info.

Massachusetts has four clubs participating and using the K2H call:

• Police Amateur Radio Team (PART) of Westford, MA, WB1GOF, (lead club, PART member holds special event call)

• Southeast Mass Amateur Radio Association (SEMARA), W1AEC, Dartmouth, MA

• Raymond Levesque Memorial ARC, K1ZZN, Fall River, MA

• Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association (CAARA), W1GLO, Gloucester, MA (primarily digital modes)

All Massachusetts Thirteen Colonies operators will be using the K2H call. They may be operating from a club station or from their home QTH.

QSL Information

All Massachusetts QSLs for K2H only via:

PART of Westford, WB1GOF

PO Box 503

Westford, MA 01886

QSLs for club or individual calls go to the club or individual, please.

An SASE is appreciated!

About the 2012 QSL and the schooner “Hannah”

The schooner Hannah was the first armed American naval vessel of the  American Revolution and is claimed to be the founding vessel of the
United States Navy. She was owned by John Glover's in-laws of  Marblehead, Massachusetts and was named for his wife, Hannah Glover.

The schooner was hired into the service of the American Continental Army by General George Washington. She sailed from Beverly, Massachusetts
on September 5, 1775, but fled to the protection of the harbor at nearby Gloucester two days later under the pursuit of British vessels. Leaving
Gloucester Harbor, Hannah captured the British sloop Unity.

Hannah's brief naval career ended on October 10, 1775, when she was run aground under the guns of a small American fort near Beverly by the
British sloop Nautilus. Hannah was saved from destruction and capture, but was soon decommissioned as General Washington found more
suitable ships for his cruisers.

Adapted from Wikipedia

2011 QSL Status (as of May 6, 2012)

Hard copy: We have responded to all received QSL cards except possibly very recent stragglers. Any further responses to 2011 cards will need to wait until after the 2012 event and following QSL processing.

Electronic QSL: K2H operation for Massachusetts involved four clubs and over two dozen individuals. We have received, formatted and posted logs from all four of the participating stations, although we believe one log is incomplete.