(Left) Dave Compton, K5AMA, is shown on the deck of the Texas attaching a SG-239 Smartuner
(in box on right) to one of the
ship's historic long wires. The ships's long wire, strung between masts, was used for communications during WW2.
The long wire was used for 20 meter ssb contacts during this event. Thanks to Dave for mounting the Smartuner in a
watertight box at his own expense.
Participating Radio Amateur Operators are shown
below. Min Bi, KE5GOK (11 years old)(left)and
Paul Armentrout, KE5GSD (12 years old)(right)
Nick Lance, KC5KBO (left) ..............................
and Bill Stientenroth, K5ZTY(right)
King Waters, KK5LU (left) ..............................
and Bruce Wright, WC5CW (right)
Reid Shipp, WA5ARI (left) ..............................
and Frank Cooper, W5VID/NA5DV Trustee (right)
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(Left) Bill Stientenroth, K5ZTY, erects a vertical for NA5DV 40 meter CW operation.
(Right) Wendell Davis assists in antenna set up operations.
Nick Lance, KC5KBO (far right) with the family of Min Bi, KE5GOK. Min, 11 years old,
(with an arm on his younger brother) had
just received his Technician class amateur radio license. Nick also assisted Paul Armentrout, KE5GSD (pictured below as
an operator) in securing his Technician class license a few days earlier. Nick has helped many young people in passing
amateur radio license exams by regularly teaching an amateur radio license class for gifted and talented students
at Westbrook Intermediate
in Friendswood, Texas.
Nick Lance, KC5KBO (left) Operates 20 meter ssb while Bruce Wright, WC5CW, (right) operates 40
meter CW. The coax was fed thrugh the porthole to the antennas. There was a problem in keeping the vertical antenna
upright because of heavy gusts of wind. The porthole had to be closed at times because of heavy rain. However, the temperature
was in the 70's and quite balmy for a December day.
