Remember - Special Events Are Not Contests The Atmosphere Should Be Relaxed
We use the same frequencies for all of our special events.- 14.240,14.050,7.240,7.050,3.940,3.550
Our Talk-In frequency for crew members and guests is always 146.445 simplex
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activated the USS Silversides WWII Sumarine and the USS McLANE Cutter!
This was a Dual 10 hours on the air Special Event using the special call sign N8S
Most of the crew also spent the night on the Sub and Cutter!
We activated the famous Lighthouse "Big Red" on a beautiful day!
Many Hams collect On Air Lighthouses {ARLHS} and they were waiting for us.
The MDXA and ARGYL activated these great lighthouses.
Two Lighthouses For The Price Of One,Yup They Both Count Under ARLHS Rules!
I will never forget that when the "Staccato" sound of our CW came through the speakers
an old Navy Vet came up to us and said "Man that CW is music to my ears"
He was a WWII Navy Radio Op and it brought back many memories to him.
It Offers Points and thus it's a [competition] Not A Special Event.
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