Pearl Harbor Day
Special Military Cross Band Radio Event with Amateur Radio commemorating the 83rd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor from the USS ALABAMA
Attention all Ham Radio Operators!
THE BB60 AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NE4MW
We will be hosting a Special Military Cross Band Radio Event commemorating the 83rd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor from the USS ALABAMA.
STARTS AT 00:00 UTC DECEMBER 6th / 4:00 PM PST DECEMBER 5 and ENDS AT 20:00 UTC/ 12:00 PM PST DECEMBER 8th 2024.
CALL SIGN BEING USED ON MILITARY FREQUENCIES ONLY WILL BE *NEMW*
This is the original call sign of the USS ALABAMA. It has not been used since 1946.
FOR:MILITARY CROSS BAND CONTACT
* MUST BE IN SPLIT MODE OPERATION
* MUST RECEIVE NEMW ON 7.463 MHz or 14.761.5 MHz BOTH ON UPPER SSB ONLY
* MUST TRANSMIT TO NEMW ON FREQUENCY FOUND SPOTTED ON DX SUMMIT https://www.dxsummit.fi/ OR OTHER SPOTTING SITE, or BY FINDING US IN THE LOWER PART OF THE GENERAL PORTION OF THE 20 and 40 METER BANDS. NORMAL HAM RADIO CONTACTS CAN BE MADE ON ALL BANDS USING CW, DIGITAL, AND PHONE. FIND US IN THE GENERAL PORTION OF THE HAM BANDS.
CERTIFICATES WILL ONLY BE SENT TO THOSE THAT SEND SASE WITH YOUR QSL CARD OR SASE AND LETTER REQUESTING CERTIFICATE. starting at 00:00 UTC/ 4:00 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME on December 5th 2024 and running till 20:00 UTC/ 12:00 PM December 8th 2024.
IOWA's NEPM Military-Amateur Cross-Band Activation for Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Activation for Pearl Harbor Remembrance
The Battleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association (BIARA) and the IOWA's Innovation, Engineering and Technology Team (IET) will activate the ship's original NEPM Navy call sign on December 7 and 8, 2024. Hours of operation both days are expected to be from 0700 PST (1500 UTC) to 1700 PST (0100 UTC).
This activation will be in memory of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and all the radio amateurs and aficionados who answered the call taking their skills into the military and civilian war efforts. Enjoy Radio at War and Amateur Radio Before and During WWII to follow what amateur radio operators brought to bear during this period.
For additional information along with transmit/listening frequencies, please see the announcement at 3952khz.net