Thanks, Ron. I've been trying to work K6KPH on Saturdays, during their "scheduled hours" and following their suggested procedure but so far no luck. I regularly work into that part of the country with my 5 watts and my doublet, so I can only surmise that whatever they are using for an antenna is pointed westward and does not favor New York. That would make sense for a coastal station.
Stan WB2LQF (T200000138) On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > NIGHT OF NIGHTS XIII - SAVE THE DATE > > 12 July 1999 was a sad day for many of us. We knew it was coming but > when > the end finally arrived it was a shock. I was there. > > It was the supposed last day of Morse code. The final sign off took > place at > a remote station on the Pacific coast. Women attending the event were > dressed as if at a funeral. Grizzled, hard bitten old men, the kind > you > wouldn't mess with in a bar room, had tears in their eyes as the last > messages was keyed out to the world at 0000 gmt. And then there was > silence. > It was just beeps in the air. But that's how much Morse code means to > the > men and women who made the profession of radiotelegrapher one of honor > and > skill. > > But the prediction of the death of Morse code was not to be fulfilled. > On > that day the Maritime Radio Historical Society was born. On that day > we > began plans to restore a Morse code radio station - the famous KPH. > One year > later we held the first "Night of Nights" when not only KPH but other > coast > stations appeared once again on the air. Every year since we have > commemorated that date by returning these stations to the air and > thereby, > we hope, honoring the men and women who came before us. > > Join us this year for Night of Nights XIII. See and hear a real Morse > code > coast station in full song. Mingle with the pioneers who were the men > and > women of the airwaves. > > Or, if you can't join us in person, join us on the air. KSM and, we > hope, > KPH and KFS will be in action (to be confirmed - watch our Web site > http://www.radiomarine.org for updates). K6KPH will be open to calls > from > amateur stations. > > When: 12 July 2012 - Doors open at 3:00pm, first transmission at > 5:01pm > (0001gmt) > Where: KPH receive station, 14700 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, past the > oyster > company and G Ranch > Information: [email protected] <mailto:info%40radiomarine.com> or > 663-8982 > > Light snacks will be served. > > VY 73, > > RD > > ================================= > Richard Dillman, WPE2VT > Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM > Maritime Radio Historical Society > http://www.radiomarine.org > ================================= > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
