MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND EVENT
sponsored by
The Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station


MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND (0000Z) 06 Jun 2026 - (2359Z) 07 Jun 2026 PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a contest! It is a FUN Event!

2026 TOP OPERATORS
Posted after event ends

Ships wishing to participate should send a note to museum62@nj2bb.org
with the name of ship, callsign, location and contact info for person responsible.

Please read the rules for ships wishing to participate before contacting us.

The K1USN Radio Club has created a special "MSW Filtered Search" for DX Summit spots.
This unique tool will allow Museum Ships Weekend participant "chasers" to have real time capability to see
where all participants are being spotted.

https://www.k1usn.com/index.html

SHIPS PARTICIPATING FOR 2026 - 13 Ships

updated 22 Mar 2026
** Ships with asterisks are new to Museum Ships Weekend
Please QSL each ship directly

You can download an excel spreadsheet with all ships listed by
1) callsign 2) ship name 3) type of ship
about 2 hrs prior to event:

   NAME                                  TYPE OF SHIP                        LOCATION                     CALLSIGN

USS New Jersey                         Battleship                          Camden, New Jersey              NJ2BB 
USS Iowa                               Battleship                          San Pedro, CA                   NI6BB  
USS Wisconsin                          Battleship                          Norfolk, Virginia               N4WIS  
Evelina M Goulart                      Fishing Schooner                    Essex, MA                       W1E    
HMCS Sackville                         Flower Class Corvette               Halifax, Nova Scotia            VE0CNM 
SS Sankt Erik                          Icebreaker                          Stockholm, Sweden               8SØHRA   
RMS Queen Mary                         Ocean Liner                         Long Beach, CA                  W6RO  
USS Cobia                              Submarine                           Manitowoc, Wisconsin            NB9QV  
USS Nautilus                           Submarine                           Groton, CT                      N1S  
USS Razorback                          Submarine                           N.Little Rock AR                N5R   
**USS Cincinnati                       Submarine Memorial                  West Chester, OH                N8HPM                    
USAT LT-5                              Tugboat/Cargo Transport             Oswego, NY                      W2L  
USS Hoga YT-146                        Tugboat                             N. Little Rock, AR              N5H

While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed,
most ships will be operating in the General portion of the bands.

Main modes being used are SSB and CW

Other possible Modes

FT8: Frequencies
3.573 MHz, 5.357, 7.074 MHz,10.136 MHz,14.074 MHz,
18.100 MHz, 21.074 MHz, 24.915 MHz, 28.074 MHz, 50.313 MHz

FT4: Frequencies
3.575MHz, 7.047MHz, 10.140MHz, 14.140MHz, 18.105MHz,
21.140MHz, 24.919MHz, 28.180MHz, 50.318MHz

Some ships could also be on
3880 KHz - 3885 KHz and 7290 KHz Amplitude Modulation
with either their ships original equipment or modern equipment.

MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND EVENT sponsored by The Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station

MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND EVENT
sponsored by
The Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station