Museum Ships Weekend
This event was held June 6 to 8, 2025 aboard the CSS Acadia and HMCS Sackville.
You can find more general details on this event by visiting the RAC website
Club members activated both ships during this event with great success despite the very poor conditions.
| Ship: HMCS Sackville Callsign: VE0CNM Operators: Dan Matte VA1DAN Brent Chalk VE1ET Mike Costello VE1ANU Ken Asprey VE1PDL 22 Contacts – SSB and CW | Ship: CSS Acadia Callsign: VE0MMA Operators: Stephen Albert VE1SK Patrice Gagnon VE1PAT Bruce Wade VE1NB Ken Asprey VE1PDL 89 Contacts – SSB, FT8, CW |
Members can contact the following to request participation in activating these 2 historically significant vessels.
To arrange use of radio on HMCS Sackville, contact:
Dan Matte, aradio@cnmt.ca
To arrange use of radio on CSS Acadia, contact:
Ken Asprey kasprey@icloud.com
Bruce Wade. bhwade.ns@gmail.com
Stephen Albert ve1sk@me.com
Information on the ships radio rooms
Radio and antenna on the Sackville were donated by Sam Semple, VE1YVN.
The radio on the Acadia was donated by Ken, VE1PDL. The Acadia’s antenna was donated by HARC.
Both radio’s are Yaesu FT450’s… and work very well.
HMCS Sackville: https://www.cnmt.ca/news-stories
CSS Acadia: https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/exhibits/css-acadia