DE NNN0FUL 075 R 302215Z OCT 2011 FM NNN0AS9 AZ TO NNN0ALL REGION NINE INFO NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASE OR NNN0ASE ONE WA NNN0ALR PACIFIC AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION NINE BCST 05/11 1. WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH PURPOSE FOR ISSUING A BCST SINCE JULY, BUT WE NOW HAVE A SUPER REASON. WE NOW HAVE A HAWAII STATE DIRECTOR (EXCL) 2. PLEASE WELCOME NNN0AKD (FORMERLY OF OREGON TO REGION NINE AND HAWAII. TOM HAS A SUPER REGULAR NAVY BACKGROUND AND WILL BE A BIG ASSET TO NMCM IN HAWAII. THANKS FOR TAKING THE JOB TOM. 3. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU WORKED AN UNDERWAY 184 YEAR OLD SAILING SHIP? NOW'S YOU CHANCE. THE STAR OF INDIA (HOME PORTED IN SAN DIEGO) WILL BE UNDERWAY AND HAMMING IT UP ON 12 AND 13 NOVEMBER. THE SCHEDULE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: STAR OF INDIA - NS60I - 1600Z UNTIL 2300Z 20 METERS SSB 14275KHZ(PLUS OR MINUS), ALTERNATING EVERY 2 HOURS WITH CW ON 14035KHZ (PLUS OR MINUS) 10 METERS SSB 28350KHZ (PLUS OR MINUS), ALTERNATING EVERY 2 HOURS WITH CW ON 28025KHZ(PLUS OR MINUS) 2 METERS AND 70 CM VHF AND UHF FM, ALTERNATING BETWEEN MAJOR REPEATERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 4. HMS SURPRISE WILL ALSO BE ACTIVE ON THE HAM BANDS. HER SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: HMS SURPRISE - NS601 (ALSO) - 1600Z UNTIL 2300Z 20 METERS SSB 14265KHZ (PLUS OR MINUS) 10 METERS SSB 28375KHZ (PLUS OR MINUS) 2 METERS AND 70 CM VHF AND UHF FM, ALTERNATING BETWEEN MAJOR REPEATERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NOTE 1: THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE OPERATOR ON DUTY PER VESSEL EACH DAY, SO THERE WILL BE NO CAPABILITY FOR SIMO OPERATIONS ON DIFFERENT MODES AND BANDS. WE ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE BECAUSE OF THE EXPECTED OPERATOR WORKLOAD AND POSSIBLE OCCASIONS OF MAL DE MER ON THE PART OF OUR LANDLUBBER RADIO CREW. THANKS TO J GARZA, AB6RM/NNN0XBQ - AMATEUR RADIO SPECIAL EVENT AT MARITIME MUSEUM SAN DIEGO. NOTE 2: NS6OI QSL CARDS WILL BE SENT TO STATIONS WHICH PROVIDE THEIR QSL CARD AND A SASE. THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR QSL CARDS IS: STAR OF INDIA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB/NS6OI 1492 HARBOR DRIVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 5. REGION NINE, SERVING THE BEST WITH THE BEST. BT NNNN