How many QSO’s in your logbook are with a Navy Battleship?
When: December 6, 7, 8, and 9 – 2023
1500 to 2400 UTC (1000 to 1900 EST)
The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Southwest Marine Corps Office, will honor the sailors and ships previously homeported in San Pedro, California, who were attacked on December 7, 1941. There will be special crossband activations of NEPM, Battleship Iowa’s original call sign, on December 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2023.
Using the call sign NEPM, the club will transmit on assigned military frequencies and listen for calls from the amateur radio community on their adjacent bands. NEPM will transmit on 14.375, 18.170, and/or 21.856 MHz on USB and or CW. The club operator will tell participating HAMS where BIARA will be listening. Amateur participants are reminded not to transmit on the NEPM military frequencies. Operations on all 4 days are expected to be from 1500 to 2400 UTC (1000 to 1900 EST).
QSL procedures can be found at https://biara.org