ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR
Back in 2000, we organized a new special operating event; Route 66 On the Air! to celebrate the highway's
75th anniversary in 2001.
It turned out to be wildly popular and quickly outgrew our small club so
administration
was turned over to the current sponsor,
the Citrus Belt ARC in California. Route 66 on the Air is still an annual
event and has grown from the original 10 stations to 19 HAM radio clubs and 2 Rovers operating from locations
along the length of Old Route 66.
For details on how to participate and QSL information for all the stations, visit the Citrus Belt ARC info page
OR go to the W6T, W6G, and W6S call sign pages on QRZ.COM
The next Route 66 on the Air Special Event is 10-18 September, 2022 (UTC)
The event certificate issued by the NADXA for the FIRST Route 66 On the Air! Event in 2000
2022 NADXA Plans
The 2022 Edition of the special event will begin on Friday September 9th at 5pm AZ time and will go
thru
Sunday
September 18th at 5pm AZ time. The NADXA will again support three call signs for the Route 66 On The Air
Special Event;
W6S (Rover 1),
W6G (Flagstaff),
and W6T (Rover 2)
with
QSL
cards that
when lined up
make a
panorama of Arizona Route 66. This year
W6S
will operate
portable
from different Old
66
locations
East of
Flagstaff.
W6T will operate portable near the
intersection of the '20s, '30s, and '40s
alignments
of Route 66
West of
Bellement
and from the
abandoned
'20s & '30s alignments East of Parks, AZ.
W6G will be operating
from
NADXA
members home
QTHs
in and around the City of Flagstaff, AZ.
2021 NADXA Results
NADXA again supported three call signs for the Route 66 On The Air Special Event;
W6S (Rover 1),
W6G (Flagstaff),
and W6T (Rover 2) with QSL cards that when lined up make a panorama of Arizona 66 (Rand McNally 1926 Junior
Road Map). This year
W6S
operated
from 5 different Old
66
locations
East of
Flagstaff; '40s 66 North of Walnut Canyon,
'20s & '30s 66 East of "Don't Forget" Winona, abandoned '40s 66 SE of Buffalo Range Road, '30s 66 in the AZ Ghost
Town of Two Guns, and '40s 66 West of the Meteor City Trading Post. W6T operated from '40s
Route 66 West of
Bellement
and from abandoned '20s & '30s alignments East of Parks, AZ.
W6G operated
from
NADXA members
home
QTHs in and around Flagstaff, AZ
The bands really hot and cold this year but had more really good runs than in the past.
2021 |
SSB |
DIGITAL |
CW |
Totals |
W6T |
2485 |
1797 |
0 |
4282 |
W6G |
3410 |
1344 |
263 |
5017 |
W6S |
2256 |
0 |
0 |
2256 |
Totals |
8151 |
3141 |
263 |
11,555 |
Total for NADXA: 11,555 contacts, WAS, 39 DX
W6T Coordinator: Ron KG7OH
W6G Coordinator: Jack NT7MM
W6S: David NJ0W (me, myself, & I)
PHOTOS FROM 2021
 W6T Group at Bellemont (with W6S visiting) |
|
 NADXA Trailer near Parks operating as W6T ('20s & '30s 66) |
 Setting up the NADXA trailer at Parks |
 Trailer Route 66 Ramp |
|
|
 W6S in Two Guns ('30s 66) |
 W6S West of the Meteor City Trading Post ('40s 66) |
 W6S on abandoned '40s 66 off Buffalo Range Road |
 Sunset in Two Guns |
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GO TO PAST NADXA ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR ACTIVATIONS