Pearl Harbor Day Salute from Battleship IOWA
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBattleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association's NI6BB will be on the air 12/7/17 in recognition of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Operations will start at 1700 UTC on 12/7/17 and end at 0100 UTC on 12/8/17. Bands and modes will be commensurate with propagation and operator signups. Check the packet cluster and or look … Continue reading Pearl Harbor Day Salute from Battleship IOWA
LA Fleet Week
Port of Los Angeles 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSAVE THE DATE! Labor Day Weekend 2018 Los Angeles Fleet Week, LA's 3rd Annual Labor Day tradition, will be returning to the LA Waterfront to celebrate the men and women of our U.S. Sea Services. Guests will enjoy free ship tours, aerial and military equipment demonstrations, educational activities, sports and culinary competitions, live entertainment, and … Continue reading LA Fleet Week
IOWA SALUTES THE BIRTH OF THE US NAVY
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBATTLESHIP IOWA AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION'S NI6BB SALUTES THE BIRTH OF THE US NAVY ON 10/13/1775. OPERATIONS WILL BE FROM 1600 TO 2400 UTC ON OR NEAR 7243 AND 14243 MHZ J3E WITH POSSIBLE OPERATION ON 7043 OR 14043 A1A. IF BANDS ARE POOR LOOK IN THE FT8 WINDOWS. QSL PER INSTRUCTIONS ON QRZ.COM.
IOWA’S I&E TEAM EXERCISES THE LEGACY EQUIPMENT
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBATTLESHIP IOWA'S INNOVATION AND ENGINEERING TEAM'S NE6PM WILL ACTIVATE THE SHIP'S "GRAY RADIOS." OPERATIONS WILL BE FROM 1600 TO 1900 UTC ON OR NEAR 7243 AND 14243 MHZ J3E. QSL PER INFO ON QRZ.COM.
IOWA HONORS VETERANS DAY
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBATTLESHIP IOWA AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION'S NI6BB WILL HONOR VETERANS DAY ON 11/11/18 AND 11/12/18 FROM 1700 UTC TO 2400 UTC. OPERATIONS WILL BE ON OR NEAR 7243 AND 14243 MHZ J3E WITH POSSIBLE ACTIVATION OF A1A ON OR NEAR 7043 AND 14043 MHZ. IF THE BANDS ARE REALLY POOR LOOK IN THE FT8 WINDOWS FOR … Continue reading IOWA HONORS VETERANS DAY
Battleship IOWA Pearl Harbor Day Operations
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBattleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association's NI6BB will honor Pearl Harbor Day with operations from 1700 to 2400 UTC on 12/7/18. Operations will be J3E on 14243 and 7243 KHz with possible A1A operations on 14043 and 7043 KHz. If bands are poor check the FT8 windows as well. QSL per info on QRZ.com and or … Continue reading Battleship IOWA Pearl Harbor Day Operations
Battleship IOWA Honors IOWA Statehood
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBattleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association's NI6BB honors IOWA becoming a state on this day in 1846. J3E or A1A operations will be from 1700 to 2400 UTC on open HF bands on frequencies ending with "43." FT-8 may be active on the usual frequencies. QSL per information on QRZ.com. Visit biara.org for more information.
Battleship Iowa I&E Team to Exercise Legacy Radios
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Battleship Iowa Innovation and Engineering Team will exercise the ship's legacy radios on January 26 from 1700 to 2000 UTC. The call sign activated will be NE6PM, a variant of the ship's Navy call sign NEPM. Operations will be SSB/J3E only as the gear is circa '80's vintage, it not easy operated on CW/A1A … Continue reading Battleship Iowa I&E Team to Exercise Legacy Radios
“IOWA 47” MEMORIAL
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOn 19 April 1989, Battleship IOWA (BB61) was steaming at 17 mph approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. At 0953 local time the number two 16-inch gun turret exploded. The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret itself. Since acquiring the IOWA, the … Continue reading “IOWA 47” MEMORIAL
BATTLESHIP IOWA’S NEPM ACTIVATION
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Battleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association and the IOWA Innovation and Engineering Team will activate NEPM for the annual Armed Forces Cross Band Test on May 11 from 1500 UTC to 2359 UTC. ALL SSB operations are USB ONLY, BOTH TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE. All transmissions from NEPM will be on assigned military frequencies and the … Continue reading BATTLESHIP IOWA’S NEPM ACTIVATION
LA Fleet Week 2019
Port of Los Angeles 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLA Fleet Week® is an annual, multi-day celebration of our nation’s Sea Services held on the LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles over the extended Labor Day Weekend. Free to the public, our event features active duty ship tours, military displays and equipment demonstrations, live entertainment, aircraft flyovers, STEM Expo for kids of … Continue reading LA Fleet Week 2019
NI6BB Veterans Day Special Event from the IOWA
Aboard the IOWA 250 S. Harbor Blvd, Berth 87, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesNI6BB will be on the air from 0800 PST (1600 UTC 11/11) to 1700 PST (0100 UTC 11/12) November 11th.