[OkHam] LST Special Event Station

[Lloyd Colston]

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
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
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