[Elecraft] K2 Operating as W6R "Lightship RELIEF" Jul 15-17

[Lisa Jones]

For the Elecraft Event Calendar.  
 
  Museum Ships from around the world invite any and all Hams, especially 
Elecraft users to get on the air July 16-17 to work stations operating 
from onboard over 100 restored museum ships in the US and around the 
world.  Some of these ships like the Lightship RELIEF and Jeramiah 
O'Brien are operational and some are stationary.  Work all the ships you 
can and get a special commerative QSL cards from many of them.  Museum 
Ships Weekend Radio Event starts July 16 at 0000GMT and ends 2400GMT 
July 17.  In the San Francisco Bay Area there are at least six ships 
that will be operating, including the USS Red Oak Victory, Lightship 
RELIEF, USS Potomac, USS Hornet (CVA), Jerimiah O'Brien, USS Pampanito 
(submarine) among others.  You may even work some of them using their 
original radio transmitters.  Mark your calendars and join in the fun.  
KG6ECI (W6R) operating early evening to early AM from the Lightship 
RELIEF will be operating 40 and 20 meters using an Elecraft K2 from the 
original ships radioroom and antennas.  See you there...
 
Questions
Don Hubbard
KG6ECI
criticalert.sbcglobal.net

We will send out a reminder in July too!