I'm a retired Navy Radioman ( 1982-2003 ). Going into any RadioShack on a Museum Ship is so much fun for me. Brings back so many memories of all the good and bad times in port and at sea.
Had the pleasure of visiting the USCGC Taney -WHEC-37 (NRDT) in Baltimore harbor. They have some cool live transmissions going on in the radio room as you walk around the ship. The smell, the noise, really takes you back. Puddle Pirate RM/TC sends .. 73's
Thanks for giving viewers a look around the Radio room, I have been fortunate to have visited Hawaii three times since 2015 and have toured Pearl Harbour and the Missouri twice! I can't get through the 20 minute film presentation without shedding tears! What a fantastic place to visit, I hope to come again sometime. 73 Alex M0KVA
I served in the Navy from 2006 - 2012. I was stationed in San Diego. On my first deployment heading west we first sailed into Peal Harbor. Standing at parade rest in our dress uniforms while lining the decks, we entered the harbor. The intense swell of pride and patriotism I felt at that moment was unreal. Also, I just earned my amateur radio technician license!
@00:30 Radio rooms normally had posted an access list on who could enter. CO, XO, OPS, Comms officer, ET's (not all had a TS clearance), and of course all the communicators (RM/TC/OS's). There was a 2nd list for the crypto room and if the crypto safe was open, anyone not authorized by the CO (anyone with only an S clearance, had to leave. Though CIC had a similar list, any Redcross calls were patched over and conducted in CIC. Depending on the size of your ship and radio room of course. But the basics were the same about who entered radio. And the curtains were used for more then visual restrictions. We had those on our ship and they were used to block light when the BMOW would stop to return the message board (unclas) the CO might be sending our way.
I was a hospital corpsman on my ship. I had to go into our radio central monthly to inspect and replenish the first aid boxes inside. Typically I'd go to the chief radioman the day before and ask him when was a good time for me to come in and do my thing. I'd show up then, ring the doorbell. and they would have me wait while they double checked for anything laying around, then let me in. I'd open the boxes, inventory and replenish, seal them back up and record it in my book. Someone would be escorting me the whole time, of course. Once in a while I had to come back later, because the box was located right next to one of the crypto machines and it was in use. My dad was a radioman on a destroyer during korean war.
I was PreCom Missouri in San Diego in 85' ill never forget the ride up to Long Beach for the first time. Went through the Main Gate (west end) to pier 14 showed our ID'S to the Sentry and what beheld my eye's was the biggest badest War Ship I had ever seen...the Ship was enormous just like Her reputation. That was the Best Day, the worst day was our first day of Sea Trials 28Jan86
Wow! Thanks for the comment from a former crew member. I hope you get to travel to Pearl Harbor and step aboard someday. Let me know, and I'll buy you lunch.
I'm a retired Navy Radioman ( 1982-2003 ). Going into any RadioShack on a Museum Ship is so much fun for me. Brings back so many memories of all the good and bad times in port and at sea.
I hope you have a chance to see the shack on the Mighty Mo.
Had the pleasure of visiting the USCGC Taney -WHEC-37 (NRDT) in Baltimore harbor. They have some cool live transmissions going on in the radio room as you walk around the ship. The smell, the noise, really takes you back. Puddle Pirate RM/TC sends .. 73's
@@tc1uscg65 Glad you enjoyed being taken back.
Thanks for giving viewers a look around the Radio room, I have been fortunate to have visited Hawaii three times since 2015 and have toured Pearl Harbour and the Missouri twice! I can't get through the 20 minute film presentation without shedding tears! What a fantastic place to visit, I hope to come again sometime. 73 Alex M0KVA
Next time you're on the tour of the USS Missouri, tell the guide you're a ham and ask if the radio shack is available for a tour.
I served in the Navy from 2006 - 2012. I was stationed in San Diego. On my first deployment heading west we first sailed into Peal Harbor. Standing at parade rest in our dress uniforms while lining the decks, we entered the harbor. The intense swell of pride and patriotism I felt at that moment was unreal. Also, I just earned my amateur radio technician license!
I can imagine some intense sweat, to! Congratulations on your license.
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Thanks for all you guys do, keeping the hobby and the ship alive!
73's W1BTR
Thanks for your interest!
@00:30 Radio rooms normally had posted an access list on who could enter. CO, XO, OPS, Comms officer, ET's (not all had a TS clearance), and of course all the communicators (RM/TC/OS's). There was a 2nd list for the crypto room and if the crypto safe was open, anyone not authorized by the CO (anyone with only an S clearance, had to leave. Though CIC had a similar list, any Redcross calls were patched over and conducted in CIC. Depending on the size of your ship and radio room of course. But the basics were the same about who entered radio. And the curtains were used for more then visual restrictions. We had those on our ship and they were used to block light when the BMOW would stop to return the message board (unclas) the CO might be sending our way.
Things were different there.
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This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. 😀😀
Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm not getting audio until 2:29. Not sure if it's some youtube problem or if the first narrator's audio was not recorded?
I'm hearing it all the way through.
I was an RM2 on the Uss Iowa from 87-90. I might be able to help with how we did things in the 80's as it looks very similar to Radio on the Iowa.
Feel free to answer any questions in the comments; I'd appreciate it. We've completed the interviews and posted on TH-cam.
I toured the ship when it was still in Bremerton, WA.
When was that?
@@philip it's been quite some time! I think either just before or after the Gulf War. I moved back to Washington state around 88 from Louisiana.
I was a hospital corpsman on my ship. I had to go into our radio central monthly to inspect and replenish the first aid boxes inside. Typically I'd go to the chief radioman the day before and ask him when was a good time for me to come in and do my thing. I'd show up then, ring the doorbell. and they would have me wait while they double checked for anything laying around, then let me in. I'd open the boxes, inventory and replenish, seal them back up and record it in my book. Someone would be escorting me the whole time, of course. Once in a while I had to come back later, because the box was located right next to one of the crypto machines and it was in use. My dad was a radioman on a destroyer during korean war.
I'm impressed with how tight security was. Thanks for letting us know.
I was PreCom Missouri in San Diego in 85' ill never forget the ride up to Long Beach for the first time. Went through the Main Gate (west end) to pier 14 showed our ID'S to the Sentry and what beheld my eye's was the biggest badest War Ship I had ever seen...the Ship was enormous just like Her reputation. That was the Best Day, the worst day was our first day of Sea Trials 28Jan86
Wow! Thanks for the comment from a former crew member. I hope you get to travel to Pearl Harbor and step aboard someday. Let me know, and I'll buy you lunch.
@@philip that's very kind of you. I was just one member of 1300 that made it work, thank you. Nice comments like this make all worth it.
Nicely done. Would be nice to know the Missouri's Call Sign. USS Midway Museum (NI6IW) ... K6JUN...
Here you go: kh6bb.org/
Thank you for this presentation.
73 Thierry F5PQV
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You guys are doing good stuff. Fly Navy!
Thanks!
73
And to you!