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CROSS BAND ACTIVATION OF BATTLESHIP IOWA'S NEPM

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2022-12-062022-12-07
TitleCROSS BAND ACTIVATION OF BATTLESHIP IOWA'S NEPM
DescriptionAs the representative of the National Museum of the Surface Navy at Battleship IOWA, the Battleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association (BIARA) will honor the sailors and ships previously home ported in San Pedro who were attacked on December 7, 1941, with a special cross band activation of the IOWA's NEPM on December 6th and 7th, 2022.

When Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th, 1941, seven of the battleships formerly home-ported in San Pedro bay were elsewhere. The Arizona, California, Maryland, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia and Pennsylvania were at Pearl Harbor and absorbed the brunt of the Japanese attack. Of these eight, three sank, one capsized and four suffered varying degrees of damage.

With authority from the Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Office Southwest, we will transmit using the IOWA's NEPM call sign on assigned military frequencies and listen for calls from the amateur radio community in their adjacent bands. NEPM will transmit on 14.375 MHz, 18.170 MHz and or 21.460 MHz on J3E/USB and or A1A/CW. The operator will advise listeners where they are listening. Amateur participants are reminded to NOT transmit on the NEPM military frequencies. Operations both days are expected to be from 1500 to 2400 UTC. QSL procedures can be found at https://biara.org. For specific questions in advance of the event contact w6hb@biara.org.
URLhttps://biara.org
Entered ByW6HB
ContactDoug - W6HB
Emailw6hb@biara.org
Address City State Country
San PedroCALos Angeles