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[A-DX] [WUN] Historic KPH CW Station will return to the air
- Subject: [A-DX] [WUN] Historic KPH CW Station will return to the air
- From: "Thomas M. Rösner" <dl8aam@xxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 22:04:33 +0100
Hallo ! ggf. von Interesse ? 73, Tom DL8AAM >Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 12:00:56 -0700 (PDT) >From: Garie Halstead K8KFJ <khyberpass65@xxxxxxxxx> >To: WUN <wun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [WUN] Historic KPH CW Station will return to the air > >To unsubscribe please visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wun > > --- BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE --- > >> In the fifth annual event that has become known as the "Night of >> Nights", historic Morse code radio station KPH will return to the air > >> in commemoration of the last commercial Morse message sent in the >> United States. >> >> KPH, the ex-RCA coast station located north of San Francisco, will >> return to the air for commemorative broadcasts on 12 July at 1701 PDT > >> (13 July at 0001 GMT), 5 years and one minute after the last >> commercial Morse transmission in the US. These on-the-air events are >> intended to honor the men and women who followed the radiotelegraph >> trade on ships and at coast stations around the world and made it one > >> of honor and skill. >> >> Transmissions are expected to continue until at least midnight PDT >> (0700GMT). >> >> For this fifth annual Night of Nights one frequency for the equally >> historic coast station KFS may possibly be activated. We are working > >> now to repair the antenna needed for the KFS transmission. >> >> Veteran Morse operators, including former KPH staff members, will be >> on duty at the receiving station at Point Reyes, CA listening for >> calls from ships and sending messages just as they did for so many >> years before Morse operations were shut down. >> >> The transmitters are located 18 miles south of Point Reyes in >> Bolinas, CA at the transmitting station established in 1913 by the >> American Marconi Co. The original KPH transmitters, receivers and >> antennas will be used to activate frequencies in all the commercial >> maritime HF bands and on MF as well. >> >> KPH will transmit on 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8 and >> 22477.5kc on HF and 500 and 426kc on MF. >> >> If KFS is activated transmissions will be on 12695.5kc. >> >> These frequencies have been made available through the generous >> cooperation of Globe Wireless, the current owner of the KPH and KFS >> licenses. >> >> Many of the transmitters will be 50s vintage RCA sets. Power output >> will be 4 to 5kW. The transmitting antennas include a Marconi T for >> MF, double extended Zepps for 4, 6 and 8Mc and H over 2s for 12, 16 >> and 22Mc. >> >> Operators will listen for calls from ships on 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, > >> 12552.0, 16736.0 and 22280.5kc on HF and 500kc on MF. >> >> KPH, and KFS if activated, will send traffic lists, weather and press > >> broadcasts as well as special commemorative messages, many of which >> will be sent by hand. At other times the KPH and KFS "wheel" will be > >> sent to mark the transmitting frequencies. >> >> Reception reports may be sent to: >> >> Ms. DA Stoops >> P.O. Box 381 >> Bolinas CA 94924-0381 >> USA >> >> Denice is a former KPH operator and was the first female telegrapher >> hired at the station. >> >> Members of the public are invited to visit the receiving station for >> this event. The station will be open to visitors beginning at >> 1500PDT (3:00pm). The station is located at 17400 Sir Francis Drake > >> Boulevard and is on the route to the Point Reyes lighthouse. Watch >> for a cypress lined driveway on the right about a mile past the entry > >> to Coast Guard station NMC. >> >> KPH is operated by the Maritime Radio Historical Society in >> cooperation with the Point Reyes National Seashore, part of the >> National Park Service. >> >> Further information may be found on the Maritime Radio Historical >> Society Web site at http://www.radiomarine.org or by contacting >> Richard Dillman at +1 415-990-7090 (email: ddillman@xxxxxxx) or Tom >> Horsfall at +1 510-237-9535 (email: wa6ope@xxxxxxxxxxx). >> >> BV ES VY 73 TO ALL, >> >> RD >> >> ====================================== >> Richard Dillman, W6AWO >> Member of the Maritime Radio Historical Society >> http://www.radiomarine.org >> Collector of Heavy Metal: >> Harleys, Willys and Radios over 100lbs. >> ====================================== > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. >http://messenger.yahoo.com/ >_______________________________________________ >WUN mailing list >WUN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wun > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Diese Mail wurde ueber die A-DX Mailing-Liste gesendet. Admin: Christoph Ratzer, OE2CRM http://www.ratzer.at ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Private Verwendung der A-DX Meldungen fuer Hobbyzwecke ist gestattet, jede kommerzielle Verwendung bedarf der Zustimmung des A-DX Listenbetreibers.
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