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Commemorative QSL Cards
Since 1974 the JPL Amateur Radio Club has participated in a number of special events to commemorate significant milestones in the exploration of the planets of our Solar system. Each of the special events were received enthusiastically by radio amateurs around the World and increased the public's understanding of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory role in the unmanned exploration of outer space.
The following links are listed in chronological order. Each has color JPEG images, a short description of the special event and a link to a more detailed recap of the operation in the JPL ARC Journal "W6VIO Calling." Many of the images are high quality, medium resolution, and may take some time to download if you are using a low speed modem or are on a busy circuit.
 | First (WA6DKJ 1968 |
| Apollo 16 1972 |
| Mariner Venus/Mercury Encounter 1974 |
| Viking Mars Landing 1976 |
| Voyager 1 Jupiter Encounter March 1979 |
| Voyager 2 Jupiter Encounter July 1979 |
| Voyager 1 Saturn Encounter 1980 |
| Voyager 2 Saturn Encounter 1981 |
| Voyager 2 Uranus Encounter 1986 |
| Voyager 2 Neptune Encounter 1989 |
| Apollo 11 25th Anniversary Commemorative 1994 |
| W6VIO "Rose" QSL Card 1970 to 2002 |
| Current W6VIO QSL Card |
If you are a Slow Scan TV buff you can access MP3 copies of two sides of each special JPL ARC commemorative SSTV cassette recording here. The Voyager cassette has an introduction by Dr. Bruce Murray and narration by Dr. Al Hibbs.
Updated February 18, 2008