[SFDXA] Submarines on the AIR -SOTA

Bill Marx Bill Marx" <[email protected]
Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:43:22 -0400


Received today: - Bill W2CQ

WW2MAN - SEEHUND U-5075 Amateur Radio Association for the first time will take part in

"SUBMARINES ON THE AIR" SPECIAL EVENT APRIL 27th 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC APRIL 28th.

For Details see SVARA - Submarines Veterans Amateur Radio Asso.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SVARA/
Over 30 Submarines Worldwide taking part. For the list of Museum Submarines with call signs
See http://www.marinefunker.de/eng/shiplist.html

Frequencies are:

CW 3.5043 & 3743, 7.043 & 7.143,
14.043, 21.043, 21.143, 28.043, 28.143 & 50.043

SSB: 3.843, 3.943, 7.243, 14.243, 21.343, 28.443,
50.143 All +/- 20Khz except 10 & 6 meters +/-40Khz

QSLs for WW2MAN, Stateside via K1VV please with an S.A.S.E., DX via the W2 Bureau.

U-5075 Class: German Seehund Midget Submarine Length: 39 feet; Beam: 5 feet Displacement: 15 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two
21-inch torpedoes mounted externally Propulsion: One 60 hp diesel engine, one 25 hp electric motor; 6 knots

SEEHUND U-5075 is located at the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum Massachusetts Military Research Center 739 Washington
Street Quincy, Massachusetts.

73   Whitey  K1VV
http://www.qrz.com/callsign WW2MAN