[CW] OT - Amelia Earhart Flies Again

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

What can I say, it's a recently named ship.

I think the USNS Moon over Miami is a much better name.

OK guys, back in the water and give me some CW talk.

73

DR

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> The message was meant to imply the person (committee?) who picked the name
> for this ship was obviously adrift.  See also "tumbled gyro".
>
> __
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> "Just a Boy and His Radio"™
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 8:04 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello Hans,
>>
>> Huh?  "Not under command" day warning, two vertical black balls.  We saw
>> some Greek ships use this far at sea on the North Atlantic during the calm
>> weather of the summer.  It was never done on a USA merchant or USNS ship
>> that I ever saw unless it was part of the signals for anchorage with no one
>> at the wheel.
>>
>> Did I miss something?  I'm only a merchant man sailor who stayed away
>> from the navigation bridge except when them made coffee (which at start of
>> watch!).
>>
>> Did one of the photos show a disaster or does NEAR mean something to you
>> other than the word "near" and the interesting call sign?
>>
>> Inquiring minds want to know.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> DR
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 6:44 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Whoever-is-naming-Navy-ships,
>>>
>>> Your gyro has tumbled.  Show two balls vertically at your masthead.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> __
>>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>>> "Just a Boy and His Radio"™
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:34 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Amelia Earhart Flies Again!
>>>> http://tiny.cc/amelia_earhart_flys_again
>>>>
>>>> i thought this had to do with this flight, but it was our Navy ship
>>>> AMELIA EARHART - nice call sign NEAR.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/369894000/vessel:AMELIA_EARHART
>>>>
>>>> Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Amelia_Earhart_(T-AKE-6)
>>>>
>>>> One of our Military Sealift Command ships - civilian manned - USNS as
>>>> opposed to USS.
>>>>
>>>> US Merchant Marine crew under US Navy command.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>> David N1EA
>>>> ex- USMM Radio Officer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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