Once again, The USS Tennessee BB43 WWII Remembrance Museum will be on the air as a special event station.

In 2024 we had just over 600 contacts due the numerous solar flares. While it made for some nice ‘northern lights’ it hampered our signals getting out. Back in 2023 we had 1198 QSOs and hope to exceed that number in 2025! 

Stations making contact with at least 15 different ships/stations that are approved for the event (we are an approved station) receive a certificate. Stations will submit their logs directly to the event coordinator (Museum Ship Weekend coordinator’s web site at    https://www.nj2bb.org/) and as an activator we submit our log as well. Our logs will also be uploaded to QRZ and LoTW in late June. The NJBB event coordinator will then do the matching process and eliminate any duplicate contacts (even if a different frequency or mode). Only one contact per ship is credited towards their certificate. Working the same ship on different frequencies or different modes DOES NOT count as two (2) ships. Working a ship/museum not listed on their web site will not count. It should be noted that certificates are typically mailed by the Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station in the October/November time frame.

At a minimum, a list of the ships worked, the ship names, their call signs, date, and time of QSO in UTC will need to be submitted for the special certificate. See the Museum Ship Weekend coordinator’s web site at    https://www.nj2bb.org/ for more information and how to request a certificate. We would like to thank the members of the Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station and for the staff at the USS Tennessee BB43 WWII Remembrance Museum for their continued effort to make this event possible.

The U.S.S. Battleship Memorial Museum contains the largest collection of U.S.S. Tennessee memorabilia in the world. The ship was one of the most commended battleships in history, fighting in more battles and firing more volleys than any other ship in WWII. She was one of few ships at Pearl Harbor to return fire during the Japanese attack and was instrumental in the Pacific theatre during WWII fighting at Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Saipan, and the Philippines, just to name a few.

The USS Tennessee BB43 WWII Remembrance Museum is located on the campus of Scott High School in Oneida Tennessee. The museum has a large collection of WWII memorabilia in addition to the largest collection of USS Tennessee artifacts from the actual ship. The ship’s bell is predominantly displayed at the entrance to the museum. There is no charge to tour the museum on days that it is open (see link below for days and hours). The museum WILL be open to the public on Saturday, June 6th. Stop by and say hello!