{"id":253,"date":"2021-03-06T22:27:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/n4wis.org\/WP\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T14:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:06:52","slug":"uss-wisconsin-radio-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/n4wis.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"253\" class=\"elementor elementor-253\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d4259 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61d4259\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efdc91c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efdc91c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e6d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2e6d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you for visiting the home page of the <strong>USS WISCONSIN RADIO CLUB, INC.<\/strong>\u00a0 Our web site will provide you with information regarding our Amateur Radio Station <strong>N4WIS<\/strong>, as we participate in \u201cMuseum Ships of the Air\u201d and other special events.\u00a0 Our station is located just aft of the Bridge (Level 03) on America\u2019s largest and last battleship.\u00a0 If you live in or are visiting the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, please join us at one of our monthly luncheon meetings &#8211; or better yet, come aboard when station <strong>N4WIS<\/strong> is on the air.\u00a0 This web site also has information regarding the amazing history of BB-64, including videos that will take you on a below-deck tour and will show the firing of the \u201cWisky\u2019s\u201d 16-inch guns.\u00a0 There is much to explore here, and we hope you enjoy learning all about the USS Wisconsin.\u00a0 We serve as volunteer goodwill ambassadors for the Hampton Roads community.\u00a0 We strive to display our wonderful hobby, Amateur Radio, to the public and to help educate young people about Radio Communication and its usefulness to the U.S. Navy.\u00a0 By means of \u201cHam Radio\u201d many persons throughout the United States and the world will learn about the presence of this great ship in our Historic Seaport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed92bb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed92bb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e1575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e1575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cf3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77cf3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>USS Wisconsin Radio Club, Inc.<\/strong> is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.\u00a0 Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb475b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb475b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af10d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af10d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are located onboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/nauticus.org\/explore\/battleship-exhibits\/about-the-battleship\/\">USS Wisconsin<\/a> (BB-64), which is located at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nauticus.org\/\">Nauticus<\/a> Museum in Norfolk, Virginia.\u00a0 Parking is available in the West Plume Parking Garage, across the street from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nauticus.org\/\">Nauticus<\/a> Museum.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to the USS Wisconsin is available with general admission, which includes self-guided tours of the main deck, crew quarters, and weapons systems. 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