[K3CAL] Fwd: Museum Ships 2013

[Bob Sheskin]

Dennis forwarded this to me and I thought some of you would be interested in participating. It looks like it should be fun.
73,
Bob N3PPH


> Rx email below.  Do we want to post it on club website? Dennis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K5HotelMike [mailto:k5hotelmike at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 10:17 AM
> To: 'K5HM'
> Subject: Museum Ships 2013
> 
> Please post this notice on your club reflector or web site.
> 
> The Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club, KK5W is participating in this year’s
> Museum Ships Weekend. June 1-2, 2013.  Our call sign, KK5W will be credited
> as a contact with both WW II Submarine USS Cavalla and Destroyer Escort USS
> Stewart.   representing the USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.  Visit our web page
> for more information, www.bvarcmswe.org.   We will be operating from,
> Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas, NA-143.
> 
> Frequencies as follows:
> SSB
> 7.260 MKHz
> 14.260 MHz
> 21.360 MHz
> 28.360 MHz
> 
> CW
> 7.039 Mhz
> 14,039 MHz
> 21.039 KHz
> 28,039 KHzAmateur radio operators in the Galveston - Houston area are
> cordially invited to participate. You can sign up on the web page if you
> would like to operate KK5W during the event at Seawolf Park.
> 
> KK5W will also host two VHF Nets for Houston-Galveston amateurs to contact
> the local museum ships using the WA5CYI repeater 146.94 (-) PL 167.9 on
> Saturday and Sunday from 11AM - 1 PM Local time.  We are anticipating the
> USS Texas (NA5DV), Elissa (N5E), and the Grandcamp/High Flyer Memorial
> (AC0TX) will be on the net. 
> 
> Operation on OSCAR satellites is planned for daytime passes on Saturday,
> June 1.
> A balloon launch is scheduled for Saturday morning, 
> 
> For the second year, KK5W is sponsoring the Texas Navy Award. 
> This year’s Texas Navy Fleet is expanded to include:
>     USS Cavalla and USS Stewart  – KK5W
>     USS Texas – NA5DV
>     Tall Ship Elissa – N5E
>     USS Lexington – W5LEX
>     SS High Flyer and SS Grandcamp Memorial – AC0TX
>     National Museum of the Pacific War – N5P For KK5W and AC0TX, one contact
> counts for both ships. 
> 
> Provide evidence of two way communication (log extract) with at least four
> of the call signs during MSWE 2013 to earn the 2013 Texas Navy Certificate.
> Work all six to earn the coveted “Clean Sweep” endorsement. Visit our web
> page, www.bvarcmswe.org for information on how to claim the certificate. 
> 
> 73,
> Ron, K5HM
> Event Coordinator
> k5hm.ron at gmail.com
> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm
> 
> 

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