MUSEUM SHIPS ON AIR: AMATEUR RADIO EVENT
The Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum participated in Museum Ships On Air weekend event from June 3-4, 2017. Amateur radio operators broadcasted from the radio shack on board USS Razorback (SS 394) submarine. The first contact was made on Friday June 2, 2017 at 21:58 CTZ with Denver, Colorado. The last contact was with USS Indianapolis in Indiana at 18:13 CTZ on June 4, 2017.
Nine operators made 295 contacts throughout the weekend. These contacts were from 37 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The states contacted included:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
USS Razorback was able to make contact with eight other museum ships.
- USCG Ingham 327
- USS Alabama
- USS Orleck
- Tall Ship Elissa
- USS Stewart/USS Cavalla
- PT 305
- USS Drum
- USS Indianapolis
The operators at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum included two operators out of Kansas and seven operators from Cabot, Arkansas. John Moore, a submarine veteran, and Don Whitney came from the Kansas City Metro area. This is John and Don’s third time broadcasting aboard USS Razorback (SS 394). Frank Stars organized a local group from the Cabot Small Town Amateur Radio Service and Cabot American Legion.
A big :THANK YOU” to our staff member Joseph Mathis for his work and organization of this event!
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Portugal
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United States