[ADXA] Excellent Weekend of Radio

[James Ferguson]

While, I did not have any major free time (blasphemy I know) due to the job that pays the bills being the bulk of my weekend time.  I do recall a store of working the “Museum Ships On The Air” a few years ago.

I made a contact with the USS Yorktown and the operator on the other end when he acknowledge my call sign (N5LKE) replied with “Hey Fred, nice to hear from you after a number of years”. Not only was this a special contact for me having lived previously in the Charleston SC area and enjoying many weekend visiting the Yorktown. It was all the more special making the contact with someone who remembered my Grandfather who was first issues the callsign. A brief contact and back a forth to catch up and explain who I was and how and why I have the call sign, but a special contact that I will keep forever.

Thank you,
J Ferguson

> On Jun 7, 2021, at 12:06, sbranyan at cox.net wrote:
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>>> USS Razorback <<
> Hmm. Missed that one. There were a bunch on I missed but would have liked to get that one. Will keep an eye out next time, Joel. Thanks,
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> Scott
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org [mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org] 
> Sent: Monday, June 7, 2021 11:45 AM
> To: sbranyan at cox.net
> Cc: 'ADXA'
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] Excellent Weekend of Radio
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> Sounds like a great weekend on the radio, Scott !!!!!!!
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> I heard there was also an operation from the USS Razorback, which is docked in North Little Rock on the Arkansas River, but did not hear them on anywhere.
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> ZN
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> On 2021-06-07 06:58, sbranyan at cox.net wrote:
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>    I really enjoyed this weekend on the air.
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>    For Battleships and D-Day Commemoration, I worked:
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>    - N6MSO USS Lucid 20m CW
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>    - NE1PL USS Massachusetts 20m SSB
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>    - N1S USS Nautilus 20 FT4
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>    - K4DSR USS Alabama 40m CW
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>    and
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>    - W2W D-Day Commemoration National Electronics Museum MD (20m FT4 5w)
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>    ATNOs VK8 and JY
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>    I lacked one callsign zone for the mainland of Australia, and I'd been after a VK8 station for a long time (Darwin Northern Territory in the Australian Outback). Finally, got to work Stuie (VK8NSB) on FT8 15m Friday night. He also has the VK100AF (Australian Air Force 10th Anniversary SES) which I also worked with an hour of his other station, also on 15m FT8.
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>    Sunday night the ME (Mid-east) came alive,  and I spent almost an hour chasing ATNO JY5IB on 20m FT8. We finally got a QSO. In the middle of it I thought I had lost him when a Russian station called me and somehow threw my reply exchange off, causing me to send my initial call again to JY. JY stuck with me though as I got back on track with a signal report to him and we finished. He confirmed within an hour or so.
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>    I also heard Bahrain with a stronger signal which I tried to work but did not get.
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>    QRP
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>    Also tried to work OD (Lebanon) and 4Z (Israel) on 5w. But could not get a QSO with them, even though they had strong signals.
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>    However, I did get OE (Austria), YS (El Salvador), GI (N. Ireland), and France, as well as Lanny (K1LEC) in Searcy, all on 5w, hi!
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>    Hope others had some good radio time this weekend too.
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>    73,
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>    Scott/W5AAJ
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