BTARS-NA5DV has participated in this event for the past six years. Sixty contacts were made on 20 and 40 meter ssb and cw with various amateur radio stations throughout the United States. The four radio amateurs who operated NA5DV were (in random order) Bruce Wright, WC5CW; Bill Stientenroth, K5ZTY; Frank Cooper, W5VID; and Reid Shipp, WA5ARI. Note the video clips near the end of the page.

A special QSL card is available for those stations who contacted NA5DV. Please send a SASE to Frank Cooper, NA5DV Trustee, 4215 Ravine Drive, Friendswood, Texas 77546.

Ceremony on the main deck

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A group of sea scouts wait their turn to participate.

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Gangplank to the Texas

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Bill Stientenroth, K5ZTY (left), and Bruce Wright, WC5CW erect a vertical with loading coil for NA5DV 40 meter operation.

(Right) The inverted V for 20 meter operation

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BTARS-NA5DV radio room. The radio call of the U.S.S. Texas during WWII was NADV. We applied for and received the vanity call NA5DV.

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Participating Radio Amateur Operators are shown below.

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Reid Shipp, WA5ARI (left) .............................. and Frank Cooper, W5VID/NA5DV Trustee (right)

Click here to see a 31 second video clip of Reid Shipp in contact with KD4NJU

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Bill Stientenroth, K5ZTY (left) .............................. and Bruce Wright, WC5CW (right)

Click here to see a 23 second video clip of Bill Stientenroth operating 40 meter CW

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