[MRCA] [MMRCG] BB-62 on RATT net this morning

[Christopher Bowne]

BRAVO ZULU NEW JERSEY!

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> On Dec 23, 2023, at 15:29, Thomas Chirhart <k4ncgva at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Anytime you can get old TTY gear up and running is a major accomplishment. I went to Navy TTY school in 1976 (voluntold) and we had a 50% drop out rate. The 28’s/UGC-6’s were replaced by 43’s- AKA the cassette tape monsters. Thanks to Nick England a couple of us attempted to get the USCGC TANEY up on TTY and Nick located almost every part needed. URA-17’s and Collin’s 651S-1’s. It’s been a few years of political turmoil surrounding the Taney and she’s deteriorating at a fast pace. She may better serve as an artificial reef off Maryland.. but if MSB Baltimore get their act together perhaps NRDT will be back..
> 73
> Tom K4NCG
> USN 73-77 RM2
> USCG 80-96 RMC
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>>> On Dec 23, 2023, at 2:24 PM, Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu> wrote:
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>> 
>> Think they are running Harris R-2368 receivers, don't know about the transmitter.
>> 
>> Ray F/KA3EKH
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>> Definitely a great accomplishment.  Which harris equipment was used,  anyone know? 
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>> Subject: [MMRCG] BB-62 on RATT net this morning
>> 
>> Today, December the 23rd at 9:45 or about this morning NJ2BB the Battleship New Jersey (BB-62) was active on the MMRCG RATT Net.  Other stations participating in today's net included N3KCB, K3TZJ, KA4RSZ, W1AEA, WA3GFZ, K8WXQ, KA3EKH and K4NYW as NCS.
>> First transmissions from the ship were a bit hectic being they were reversed but subsequent transmissions were all Normal and solid, at least at my QTH.
>> Communications originated from the message handing room on the New Jersey using original restored ASR28 teleprinters, CV-2460 and URA-17 encoders and decoders, Harris receivers and transmitters and the ships original antennas.
>> Jeff and the crew over on the ship have completed much work in getting the systems up and running again, a maze of patches and cross connections made difficult by the original ships de-milling process.
>> Think there next project is to get one of the larger “High Power” transmitters on line next.
>> As always I know and maybe speak for some others of us also that we are proud to see anyone go thru this work and get systems up in running that has not been used in decades.
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>> Ray F/KA3EKH
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