In 2009 the Battleship
USS North Carolina and the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio
Club initiated an agreement to host a guest operator's
station aboard the ship. This allows out of town guest
operators to come and operate amateur radio from the
Battleship.
This is a fantastic
opportunity for hams to operate from Radio Central
aboard an amazing piece of our nation's naval history,
the showboat herself!
We have a SSB station set
up and if the guest would like to operate CW from one of
the ship's original transmitters they should bring their
own key and keyer if needed (*** As of June 2023 we are
waiting for refurbished generators to be re-installed to
power the ship's original transmitters. The original
transmitters will not be available until this work can
be completed. We do still have other transmitters
available on board in the meantime.***).
Requirements:
Guest must purchase a
ticket to board ship. We will give 2 hour time slots but
if time permits we can stay longer.
Contact us by email
to arrange appointment times.
Read about the history of
the Battleship USS North Carolina and efforts to
maintain the ship's radio equipment here.
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