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Route 66 On the Air 2025 Stats

This year, there were 22 stations participating with their “one-by-one” callsigns, Barstow Amateur Radio Club was operating as W6E.

Here is the breakdown for W6E, Route 66 On The Air, special event station, from Barstow CA by the WA6TST, Barstow Amateur Radio Club.

Total Contacts: 2745

Approximate by band:

160M: 10

80M: 103

40M: 527

30M: 6

20M: 1397

15M: 526

10M: 481

6M: 6

2M: 4

Approximate by Mode:

SSB: 2512

FT8: 645

CW: 3

2M FM repeater: 2

2M FM simplex with W6Y: 2

At least 5 members also made contact with W6Y, Aeronautical Mobile, as it flew over Barstow. 

Worked all 50 states and multiple countries.

Operators: WA6MTZ, KO6JZH, N6WL, AD6WL.

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Route 66 On the Air: A Ham Radio Journey Down America’s Main Street

The Route 66 On The Air special event will be on the air Friday, September 11, at 5PM Pacific Time (Saturday 0001UTC) to Sunday, September 20, at 4:59 PM Pacific Time (2359UTC) 2026.

The event commemorates the history of RT66 connecting east and west areas of the US from Illinois to California. 2026 is the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road.

There will be 22 stations participating with their “one-by-one” special event callsigns, Barstow Amateur Radio Club will be W6E. W6E will be on the air as operators are available and bands allow. Any amateur band and mode is allowed, including the use of the club’s repeaters. Any member of the club who wishes to participate may do so.

Route 66 On The Air is hosted by the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club. See www.W6JBT.org for more information.

Watch this space and listen during weekly nets for more information as the event approaches.