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[A-DX] Fwd: [Radiomarine] Night of Nights VI - Official Announcement
- Subject: [A-DX] Fwd: [Radiomarine] Night of Nights VI - Official Announcement
- From: "Thomas Rosner" <dl8aam@xxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 11:56:21 +0200 (MEST)
Hallo, sicherlich von Interesse für alle DXer. 73, Tom - DL8AAM PS: Die Amis haben ihre alten Küstenfunkstellen, nicht wie die kulturlosen DLs (...) abgebaut, sondern in "Nationalparks" umgewandelt oder zum nationalen Kulturerbe erklärt, erhalten und regelmäßig in CW auf den alten QRGs in die Luft gebracht. Leider haben wir unsere Chancen damals vertan, als Norddeich et al. dem Erdboden gleichgemacht wurden :-(( Gibt es Österreich die "Küstenfunkstelle" der Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft auf KW noch ? In (älteren) Listen immer regelmäßig aufgeführt, aber seit zig Jahren keine DX-Loggings mehr gesehen, sollten die OEs ihre "Kulturgeschichte" etwas so sträflich vernachlässigen wie wir hier in DL ;-) Aber ich weiss schon, hier im Lande der Esotherik-Freaks sind Funkmasten und Sender wohl kein Kulturgut sondern Töter :-(( --- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --- Von: Richard Dillman <ddillman@xxxxxxx> An: mf_monitors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, radiomarine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ham-Radio-History@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: [Radiomarine] Night of Nights VI - Official Announcement Datum: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:35:10 -0700 (GMT-07:00) HISTORIC MORSE CODE RADIO STATION RETURNS TO THE AIR Former RCA Station KPH Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary COAST STATION KSM WILL MAKE ITS INAGURAL TRANSMISSION COAST STATIONS WLO, KLB, NMC AND NOJ TO BE ON THE AIR In the sixth 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. This year's Night of Nights is special: it's the 100th anniversary of KPH, KSM will appear on the air for the first time and four other US coast stations will be on the air, several of them on MF in addition to HF. Frequencies and reception report information for all stations appear below. 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), 6 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). 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. Many of the KPH transmitters will be 50s vintage RCA sets. KSM will use a 1940s vintage Press Wireless PW-15 transmitter on 12Mc. 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. KPH 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 KSM "wheel" will be sent to mark the transmitting frequencies. 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: rd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) or Tom Horsfall at +1 510-237-9535 (email: wa6ope@xxxxxxxxxxx). BT Station Information follows... ------------ KPH 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. These frequencies have been made available through the generous cooperation of Globe Wireless, the current owner of the KPH and KFS licenses. KPH operators will listen for calls from ships on ITU Channel 3 in all bands. The Channel 3 frequencies are 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, 12552.0, 16736.0 and 22280.5kc on HF and 500kc on MF. 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. ------------ KSM KSM will transmit on 426, 500, 6474 and 12993kc KSM will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies). Reception reports may be sent to: Ms. DA Stoops P.O. Box 381 Bolinas CA 94924-0381 USA ------------ WLO WLO will transmit on 438, 500, 8514.0 and 12660.0kc WLO will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies). Reception reports may be sent to: WLO/KLB 700 RINLA AVENUE MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619 USA Or via email to: wloradio@xxxxxxxxxxxx ------------ KLB KLB will transmit on 6411.0 KLB will listen for calls from ships on 6276kc Reception reports may be sent to: WLO/KLB 700 RINLA AVENUE MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619 USA Or via email to: wloradio@xxxxxxxxxxxx ------------ NMC NMC will transmit on 448, 472, 500, 6383.0, 8574.0 and 17220.5kc NMC will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies). Reception reports may be sent to: COMMANDING OFFICER ATTN ITC ERIC SIMMONS COMMUNICATIONS AREA MASTER STATION PACIFIC 17000 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD POINT REYES STATION, CALIFORNIA 94956-0560 USA ------------ NOJ NOJ will transmit on 8650.0, 12889.5 and 16909.7 NOJ will listen for calls from ships on Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies). Reception reports may be sent to: COMMANDING OFFICER ATTN OSCM WILLIAM KECKLER US COAST GUARD COMMUNICATIONS STATION KODIAK PO BOX 190017 KODIAK, ALASKA 99619 USA BT BV ES VY 73 TO ALL, MRHS ================================= Richard Dillman, W6AWO Maritime Radio Historical Society http://www.radiomarine.org Collector of Harleys, Willys and Radios over 100lbs. ================================= Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Radiomarine/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Radiomarine-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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