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Held annually in June, the Museum Ships Weekend is an
opportunity for radio amateurs to contact museum ships around
the world. Most ships use modern amateur radio
equipment, and a few use their original
equipment. This event is sponsored by the Battleship New
Jersey Amateur Radio Station, NJ2BB.
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Thanks to Dan NI9Y, you can click below to:
Hear TBK from BB-59 on 40m
The Classic Exchange
(CX)
The Classic Exchange is a really fun event for radio
amateurs to activate older amateur, commercial, homebrew, and
military radio gear. Held twice a year in February and
September, it is really a "blast from the past" where you can
hear Vikings, Heathkits, Collins, and of course WWII Navy
gear. Some friends and I have been making a group
activity of this through the Garden State Topband Club
K2TOP.
Old Military Radio Net
(OMRN)
This net is held every Sunday at 9PM Eastern on 3558Kc. When I have checked in, I have heard stations
from Ohio to New Hampshire to South Carolina, and even
Arizona. These folks are kindred spirits who make their
old military radios come alive!
Straight Key
Night
Straight-Key Night is held annually on New
Year's day, starting at 0000z. Intended as an occasion
to break out the old straight key and ragchew, it brings out a
lot of old equipment, too. It seems to be popular with
veteran radiomen, and in 2005 I had the fortune to work
several.
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