Commercial CW station KSM in Northern California is currently (2041 Z) running a "code wheel" on 6474kc/s and 12993kc/s.
(1 kc/s = 1 kHz) K2's will tune 6474 kHz and I believe the KX1 will cover the 12993 kHz frequency. KSM is pounding into N.W. Oregon on 6474 at this time. The code wheel sends this message repeatedly: CQ CQ CQ DE KSM KSM KSM QSX 6/12 CH3 OBS? AMVER? QRU? K CQ CQ CQ DE KSM KSM KSM QSX 6/12 CH3 OBS? AMVER? QRU? K KSM WILL FORWARD MESSAGES TO EMAIL ADDRESSES FREE OF CHARGE K Originally they really were motor driven cog wheels with notches that tripped the keying contacts. Many of the newer systems use motor driven punched paper tapes. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
