[Hallicrafters] OT USS Alabama

[Rodger]

I grew up 70 miles from Battleship Memorial Park (near Mobile) and it is 
well worth the visit to tour the USS Alabama and the Submarine USS 
Drum.  It has been about 10 years since I was there but at that time 
they were in the process of taking care of deferred maintenance and it 
appeared that things were going well.  If you have the XYL along, then a 
tour of nearby Bellingrath gardens will put you back in good graces.

Rodger WQ9E

Larry WA9VRH wrote:
> So is this picking fly specks out of pepper??  So it isn't the CURRENTLY 
> commissioned ship. The CURRENTLY non-commissioned Alabama has real stories 
> and battle scars.... Something the "NEW" Alabama can only hopefully attain 
> some day... However for the rest of us we hope she never get's that 
> chance....
>
> The Alabama will in most peoples mind be the battleship that servered this 
> country well commissioned or not!
>
> 73 Larry WA9VRH
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: "Jim" <jbrannig at optonline.net>; "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>; 
> "W8DBFDuane Fischer" <dfischer at usol.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] OT USS Alabama
>
>
> The USS Alabama, as CURRENTLY commissioned, is an Ohio Class Nuclear
> Submarine - FYI.
>
> The battleship in Mobile Bay is NOT currently commissioned.
>
> Glen Zook wrote:
>   
>> That is news to the people of Mobile, Alabama!  The U.S.S. Alabama is 
>> anchored as a memorial ship in Mobile Bay.  Interstate 10 passes about 100 
>> yards north of the ship.  I have seen the ship numerous times and have 
>> even stopped and toured the ship a couple of times over the years.
>>
>> Now, here is the URL of the special events station W4A on the U.S.S. 
>> Alabama (from the ARRL who issue these 1X1 calls):
>>
>> http://www.1x1callsigns.org/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=4&action=recDetail&recid=5891
>>
>> Glen, K9STH
>>
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