[Hallicrafters] USS North Carolina on the air, Saturday January 15

[Mike Everette]

The Battleship North Carolina, BB-55, berthed as a museum ship in Wilmington, NC, with any luck at all will be on the air this Saturday, January 15 from around 1:30 PM EST till around 5 pm EST.  

Both SSB and CW will be used, most likely on 40 and 20 meters.  

The SSB operation will employ modern gear; but the CW station will consist of genuine WW2 transmitters and receivers, original to the USS NC and used aboard ship throughout WW2, operating in their natural habitat. 

The call sign will be NI4BK, derived from the Battleship's WW2 Navy call sign, NIBK.

Frequencies for the SSB operation are not precisely known; but on CW, the most likely frequencies are the vicinity of 7035 and 14035 KHz.  

The Navy TBM and TDE transmitters, as well as the RBB/RBC receivers, have been restored by members of the Azalea Coast ARC in Wilmington, NC.  These are truly beautiful and authentic restorations.

I, together with a longtime friend from high school days, Roger, AK4RS, will be the guest CW operators.  We look forward to working many of you tomorrow!

73

Mike
W4DSE