BTARS participated in the Battleship Texas December 20th, 2003, "Radio Day" and Christmas Party

BTARS - NA5DV participated in the U.S.S. Texas "Yule Tide 2003" the Battleship's month long Christmas celebration. December 20th was designated "Radio Day." One hundred thirty-seven contacts were made with various amateur radio stations throughout the United States and Canada on 20 meters. Radio amateurs participating in operating NA5DV were Lance Borden, WB5REX; Dale Martin, KG5U; Frank Cooper, W5VID; King Waters, KK5LU; and Reid Shipp, WA5ARI.

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

Four of the five participating radio amateur operators are pictured below. Not pictured is Reid Shipp, WA5ARI.

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Lance Borden, WB5REX (left)and King Waters, KK5LU (right). Thanks King for the donation of the Swan 350 transceiver.

Frank Cooper, W5VID (left) .............................. and Dale Martin, KG5U(right)

Park Manager Jerry Hopkins inspects a Radio Transceiver donated by Earl Patterson to NA5DV. Earl was a radio operator on the Texas during World War II.

Frank Cooper, NA5DV Trustee, displays a cake presented to BTARS for "Radio Day" by the Battleship Staff. Frank waited almost too late to display the cake for the photographer.

Lance Borden (left) and Dave Moore stand in front of a re-creation of the 1933 prize winning Ship's Christmas decoration "Yule Tide." A picture of the original entry is below.

This photograph was taken on Christmas day, 1933. "Yule Tide" was the winning entry of the annual ship-wide Christmas decorating competition.

Reid Shipp (left) Dave Moore and Lance Borden pose in front of the big guns.

Dale Martin (left) and Reid Shipp stand under the 20 meter inverted V antenna donated by Reid Shipp

TO BE CONTINUED