International Light House / Ship Special Event
Chesapeake Lightship (LV-116), MD / USA 167
A group of EPA QRP Club members operated during the weekend of August 18 & 19, 2001 running QRO power.
We used the call of W3C on board the Chesapeake Lightship in the Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD. The station was a Kenwood TS-570 with 66' doublet running 100 watts. We were on CW and SSB. We made 460 contacts during our 21 hours of operation.
Check out this Chesapeake Lightship web site.
International Light House / Ship Weekend
QSL with a business size SASE to N3EPA for a double sided color QSL and information about the Chesapeake Lightship.
72 & 73 Ron de WB3AAL
National Recognition Ship Compass
Capitan of Special Event, Ron de WB3AAL
(L to R) Bruce, N4JIU / Ed, WA3WSJ / Ron, WB3AAL
(L to R) Len, N2BSC / Ed, WA3WSJ / Ron, WB3AAL
History of Ship 1 History of Ship 2 Ship Intercom
Engineering of the Chesapeake Lightship Beacon
Night time beacon Another night time view
Ship Plaque Closer view of Plaque
Ed, WA3WSJ, says the Torsk sub is dead ahead
Oh no, there is the Torsk! Len, N2BSC, was at the helm
Len finally sees the Torsk Len has a bright Idea
Could this be the beacon on the ship?
1st Engineers Quarters 1st E.Q. room 1st E.Q. room 2
Officers Ward Room Officers Ward Room View
Officers Ward Room View 2 Radio in O.W. Room
Steering mechanism in the O.W. room
Crow Nest Bow View Anchor Stern View
Wheel House Wheel House Inside Wheel House Inside 2
Speed Ahead Chesapeake Bell Chesapeake Bell Close View
Crew Mess Crew Mess 2 Home for the weekend
Bruce, N4JIU, working a pileup with Ed, WA3WSJ logging.
Ed and Bruce having Fun! Ron and Bruce working 40 Meters
Len and Bruce working hard Sunday 40 meter pileup, Ron & Len
W3C station is a Kenwood TS-570 @ 100 w. Key
66' doublet with 350 ohm ladder line
Ron working DL's on 20 meters Pile up of Europeans on CW
Sunday morning VK's on 20 meters Ed making Q's on CW
Who's out there, Ed on CW Len having Fun
