Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> For you CW buffs who miss SWLing commercial CW stations, copying
> wx reports, etc., the announcement below came from Richard
> Dillman this afternoon. KSM is QSA5 here in N.W Oregon on 6477.0
> on my K2 and on 12993.0 on my KX1.
> Ron AC7AC
For What It's Worth:
<www.radiomarine.org>
The MHRS, with the cooperation of the owner, Global Wireless, and the
Pt. Reyes National Seashore, has restored the site and equipment of the
KPH Coastal Marine Station. With the demise of HF marine
radiotelegraphy in the latter half of the 20th century, the GW-assigned
frequencies were slowly being converted to "more technological" modes.
The MRHS applied for and, wonder of wonders, received the license for
KSM, to be co-located at the KPH Tx and Rx facilities, but with its own
set of assigned frequencies which will thus be preserved. I don't know
for sure, but it has to be the first coastal marine telegraph license
issued in 20+ years, and kind of cool that our otherwise hugely
bureaucratic government can recognize the value of some historical
preservation.
KSM Tx and Rx sites are N of the Golden Gate (in Sonoma County, I think)
on the coast at about 38N or so, and a little over 100mi W of me. 426
Kc (all the OT's use Kc since Hertz hadn't been invented in the heyday
of marine radiotelegraphy) is normally a KPH frequency, and they're
quite strong over here in the Sierra foohills on Sat afternoons, usually
running either press or marine weather. I copied them once after dark
on a "Night of Nights" celebration and they were full-scale on the
S-meter using my flag pole as the Rx antenna [LF is a lot different than
20m :-) ].
KSM will confirm reception reports on authentic marine radiogram forms.
The stations are usually activated on most Sat afternoons, and you can
sent your report to K6KPH (at op position #2) on 7050 or 14050 Kcs. The
last report I sent them read: "2255GMT K6DGW QLB KPH 426 QSA 5/KSM 6477
QSA 5"
73,
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
Footnote: The KPH/KSM Chief Engineer is Steve Hawes. As a 17 yr old
college freshman, I worked with Steve (also about my age) at KPFA in
Berkeley, and he led a crew of us that built the first transmitter site
on Mt. Wilson for KPFK in Los Angeles one summer.
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