[SFDXA] Museum Ships 2013

[Bill Marx]

> 
> The Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club, KK5W is participating in this year’s Museum Ships Weekend. June 1-2, 2013.  Our call sign, KK5W will be credited as a contact with both WW II Submarine USS Cavalla and Destroyer Escort USS Stewart. Visit our web page for more information, www.bvarcmswe.org.   We will be operating from Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas, NA-143.
> 
> Frequencies as follows:
> SSB
> 7.260 MKHz
> 14.260 MHz
> 21.360 MHz
> 28.360 MHz
> 
> CW
> 7.039 Mhz
> 14,039 MHz
> 21.039 KHz
> 28,039 KHz
> Amateur radio operators in the Galveston - Houston area are cordially invited to participate. You can sign up on the web page if you would like to operate KK5W during the event at Seawolf Park.
> 
> KK5W will also host two VHF Nets for Houston-Galveston amateurs to contact the local museum ships using  the WA5CYI repeater 146.94 (-) PL 167.9 on Saturday and Sunday from 11AM - 1 PM Local time.  We are anticipating the USS Texas (NA5DV), Elissa (N5E), and the Grandcamp/High Flyer Memorial (AC0TX) will be on the net. 
> 
> Operation on OSCAR satellites is planned for daytime passes on Saturday, June 1.
> A balloon launch is scheduled for Saturday morning, 
> 
> For the second year, KK5W is sponsoring the Texas Navy Award. 
> This year’s Texas Navy Fleet is expanded to include:
>     USS Cavalla and USS Stewart  – KK5W
>     USS Texas – NA5DV
>     Tall Ship Elissa – N5E
>     USS Lexington – W5LEX
>     SS High Flyer and SS Grandcamp Memorial – AC0TX
>     National Museum of the Pacific War – N5P 
> For KK5W and AC0TX, one contact counts for both ships. 
> 
> Provide evidence of two way communication (log extract) with at least four of the call signs during MSWE 2013 to earn the 2013 Texas Navy Certificate.  Work all six to earn the coveted “Clean Sweep” endorsement. Visit our web page, www.bvarcmswe.org for information on how to claim the certificate. 
> 
> 73,
> Ron, K5HM
> Event Coordinator
> k5hm.ron at gmail.com
> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm