A lot of times areas aren't open to the public to prevent damage/pilfering but if you make a contact with the ship's ham club or radio restorers they will usually welcome an interested person.

I visited the Yorktown a dozen years ago and was told all the radio gear had been stripped out - but since then, a bunch has been found and restored.

Contact Dave Sowers K4SUE d.sowers2@gmail.com

See his page at https://www.qrz.com/db/K4SUE

also see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ProsmHgOJeI

Hope you have fun

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 2:10 PM Gary Hitchner <talgarth@comcast.net> wrote:

While on the subject of museums, has anybody visited the Yorktown in Charleston?
We have scheduled vacation in Charleston this fall and plan to visit. I am asking if the HF radio room is on the tour or is it possible to see?
Reason I am asking, we toured the New Jersey, in Camden NJ and was told the radio room was off limits, not on the tour, even after asking.
Gary
WA2OMY
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