[MOham] Fw: LST Special Event Station

[Ray Brown]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Colston" <kc5fm@juno.com>


> THE WWII LST-325 WILL BE SAILING FROM MOBILE AL ON JUNE 3 FOR A
> 78 DAY CRUISE ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS AS A MUSEUM SHIP
> WITH AN ALL VOLUNTEER CREW. PLANNED STOPS ARE AT VICKSBURG MS,
> MEMPHIS TN, CAPE GIRARDEAU MO, ST. LOUIS MO, EVANSVILLE IL,
> JEFFERSONVILLE IL, PUDUCAH KY, GREENVILLE MS AND FINALLY NEW
> ORLEANS LA. AMATEUR (WW2LST) OPERATIONS WILL BE ON ALL HF BANDS
> USING A FT-757GX. NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS (NNN0CCG) RADIO
> OPERATIONS WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED. THE VOLUNTEER RADIO OPERATOR
> WILL BE TOM PENDARVIS W0MTP/NNN0YNQ OF BALLWIN MO AND POSSIBLY
> RENE STEIGLER K4EDX/NNN0VGW. OF MOBILE AL. TIME PERMITING, THEY
> WILL TRY TO MAKE CONTACTS ON 80/75 AND 40 USING A RESTORED RADIO
> SET TCS-12 ON AM AND CW. THE OPERATIONS WILL BE MADE FROM THE
> JACKSON CARTER MEMORIAL RADIO ROOM, DEDICATED TO THE LATE JACK
> CARTER KC6WYX WHO MADE HISTORY AS WW2LST/MM WHEN THE SHIP SAILED
> FROM CRETE TO MOBILE AL IN LATE YR2000. THE AMATEUR RADIO CALL
> SIGN AGAIN WILL BE WW2LST. ALL QSL'S WILL BE VIA AF2HD WITH SASE
> NO.10 ENVELOPE. A SPECIAL QSL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH FIT S IN A
> NO.10 ENVELOPE AND CONTAINS A PHOTO OF THE SHIP, QSO INFORMATION
> AND A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SHIP. QSL'S WILL NOT GO TO THE NEW
> JERSEY ADDRESS FOR WW2LST LISTED IN ALL CURRENT CALL BOOKS.
> ALL NAVMARCORMARS STATIONS LOCATED NEAR THE ROUTE OF THE CRUISE
> ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE SHIP WHILE IN PORT AND VIEW MANY OF
> THE WWII RADIO EQUIPMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR THE
> RESTORATION OF THE RADIO ROOM.
> 
>  IT IS REQUESTED THAT ANY FORMER WWII LST SHIP RADIOMAN OR
> COMMUNICATION OFFICER CONTACT ME (NNN0PPE(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG) FOR
> INFORMATION ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING AN INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE
> CONCERNING THE RADIO EQUIPMENTS AND OPERATIONS OF THE LST CLASS
> SHIPS DURING WWII.
> 
> Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
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