[Collins] Sept 2 special event on USS Missouri

[David Knepper]

Pete, on behalf of the over 1,600 members of the CRA, thank you for alerting
us to this special event.

I trust that band conditions will be excellent for communications to Hawaii.

Thank you

David, W3ST
Publisher of the Collins Journal
Secretary to the Collins Radio Association
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----- Original Message -----
From: "pete wokoun, sr." <pwokoun at hotmail.com>
To: <collins at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:41 AM
Subject: [Collins] Sept 2 special event on USS Missouri


> Greetings Collins enthusiasts,
>
> September 2, 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the
Japanese
> surrender papers on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay,
formally
> ending World War II.  The USS Missouri, currently located at Pearl Harbor,
> Hawaii, will be holding extensive ceremonies on board September 2, and the
> ship's club station KH6BB will be on the air as well.   On CW we will be
> using the original Vibroplex key that was used on board in 1945 to send
the
> first news of the surrender signing; the key has been loaned to KH6BB for
> the event by the Maritime Museum of Monterey CA, with permission to use
the
> key on the air.
>
> First operations from KH6BB will take place on September 2 at 0000Z (note
> that this is the afternoon/evening of September 1 in the US), because this
> time corresponds to 0900 September 2 in Tokyo Bay, the time and date that
> the papers were originally signed.  At this time we will re-transmit the
> exact message that was sent from Missouri in 1945 reporting the signing.
> Since Missouri's hull number is BB-63, the primary operating frequency
will
> be 14.063 MHz CW.  Depending on propagation, alternate frequencies will be
> 18.073 and 21.063 MHz.  There may be combined SSB/CW operations on 14.263,
> 18.163, or 21.363 MHz.   Operations will continue until approximately
0600Z
> depending on propagation.
>
> KH6BB will also be operating on September 3 and 4 from about 0000-0600Z
> (Friday September 2 and Saturday September 3 local time in the US),
possibly
> earlier depending on propagation.  There may be operations on September 2
> and 3 around 1600-1800Z, again depending on propagation. Check the KH6BB
web
> page event calendar at <www.kh6bb.org> for last minute details on times
and
> frequencies.
>
> This special event developed so quickly that we were unable to submit it
to
> ARRL for publication in QST which is why we're putting the word out on
these
> mail lists.   So, warm up your boatanchors and look for KH6BB during these
> special event days.
>
> Hope to talk with many of you on the air!
> pete, KH6GRT
>
>
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