The Father of Country Music, "the Singing Brakeman"
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Special Event Station W5FQ. The Meridian Amateur Radio Club will be operating during the Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival in Meridian, MS from 1800 (2300 UTC) 10 May 2002 until 1800 (2300 UTC) 11 May 2002. We will be operating out of the Caboose of the Memorial Train next to the Jimmie Rodgers museum in Highland Park, 19th Street and 41st Avenue, Meridian, MS. The museum contains the original guitar of Jimmie Rodgers and other memorabilia of his life and career, as well as railroad equipment from the steam engine era. Open year-round 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 - 5 p.m. on Sundays. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
MARC members will be operating on or about the following frequencies: 28.462 / 21.362 / 18.162 / 14.262 / 7.262 / 3.862 / 146.700 / 444.500. Exchange will be Call Sign, RST and Location.
Please send a 9 X 12 SASE to receive your personalized Jimmie Rodgers Special Event Certificate. Please send QSL card to W5FQ at the following address:
MERIDIAN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
7495 HWY 494
LITTLE ROCK MS 39337
Born September 8, 1897 in Meridian, MS. Jimmie Rodgers was also known as America's Blue Yodeler, The Father of Country Music, and The Singing Brakeman. He was the first inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Jimmie passed away in a New York hotel while recording twelve of twenty four songs for an album. He was 35 years old and died of tuberculosis on May 26, 1933. More info on http://www.jimmierodgers.com/
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