[AARA] International Museum Ships Weekend
Herman Campbell
kn5grk at lusfiber.net
Fri May 31 13:44:24 CDT 2019
*Museum Ships Weekend* <https://www.qsl.net/w/wa2tvs/museum/> will take
place over the June 1 – 2 weekend, sponsored by the Battleship New
Jersey Amateur Radio Station NJ2BB. Radio operation will be from a
variety of vintage and noteworthy vessels. This is not a competition.
So far 75 ships are on the roster to take part. All stations working at
least 15 different participating ships will receive a certificate, if
they send a copy of their log showing these contacts.
While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed, most ships will be
operate in the General portion of the bands. PSK31 operation will be on
14.070 MHz, 10.142 MHz, 18.100 MHz, 21.070 MHz, and 28.120 MHz.
Some ships also may be found on 75 meters (3.880 – 3.885 MHz) and on 40
meters (7.290 MHz) using AM, some using the vessel’s original restored
equipment. Information for International Museum Ships Weekend can be
found here:*The Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station
* <https://www.qsl.net/w/wa2tvs//museum/>
*Activation * <https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/pt-305>*of PT-305
for Museum Ships Weekend
<https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/pt-305> New Orleans, LA*
*On June 1st & 2nd 2019 the Jefferson Amateur Radio Club will activate
PT-305 for the International Museum Ships Weekend. This is our third
time activating PT-305 for the event. Museum Ships Weekend is hosted by
the Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station, www.nj2bb.org
<http://www.nj2bb.org>. Everyone in attendance had a great time once
again. The Jefferson Amateur Radio Club would like to thank the The
National WWII Museum as well as everyone from the PT-305 Boathouse for
another great time activating PT-305. Jefferson Amateur Radio Club
members made approximately 139 contacts to 32 states. Contacts were
made with 3 other museum ships: the USS Nautilus, the USS Lexington and
the Claude Somers. Club members operated HF stations from the PT-305
Boathouse at South Shore Harbor on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
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