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 - 1 Ships

updated 06 Feb 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

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