[CW] Night of Nights still on
D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
n1ea at arrl.net
Sun Jul 12 22:22:24 EDT 2015
NIGHT OF NIGHTS - STILL GOING ON!!!
MRHS Stations
Notice: At press time we have not received authorization to use the
KPH and KFS frequencies. A special update will be sent when final
information is received.
Sixteen transmitters will be on the air from the MRHS transmitter site
in Bolinas. That doesn't include transmitters held in ready reserve
in case of failure. Members of the crack MRHS Transmitter Department
and the H Set Team will be on hand to assure that all goes well.
> KPH:
Frequency Transmitter Antenna
500/426 Henry MF-5000D Marconi T (Off the air,
antenna down)
4247.0 RCA K Set Double Extended Zepp
6477.5 RCA K Set Double Extended Zepp
8642.0 RCA L Set Double Extended Zepp
12808.5 RCA L Set H over 2
17016.8 RCA L Set H over 2
22477.5 RCA H Set H over 2
The restoration of the H set has been chronicled in past issues of the
Newsletter. It will return to revenue service for the first time in
decades for Night of Nights. See Newsletter No. 38 for information
about and photos of this magnificent transmitter.
> KFS
We want to offer our sincere thanks to Globe Wireless for the help and
support they have provided for our project since the very beginning.
Frequency Transmitter Antenna
12695.5 Press Wireless PW15 H over 2
17026.0 Henry HF-5000D H over 2
> KSM
Frequency Transmitter Antenna
500/426 Henry MF-5000D Marconi T (Off air,
antenna down)
8438.3 Henry HF-5000D Double Extended Zepp
12993.0 Henry HF-5000D H over 2
16914.0 Henry HF-5000D H over 2
Verification card for K6KPH. A similar card is available for KSM.
Both were designed by Paul Shinn
> K6KPH
K6KPH ops will monitor the frequencies below as propagation and the
number of available operators permit.
Frequency Transmitter Antenna
3550.0 Henry HF-5000D Double Extended Zepp
7050.0 RCA L Set Double Extended Zepp
14050.0 Henry HF-5000D H over 2
18097.5 Henry HF-5000D H over 2
21050.0 Henry HF-5000D H over 2
> Reception Reports
Reception reports and verification requests for the MRHS stations
listed above may be sent to:
Maritime Radio Historical Society
PO Box 392
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
USA
> Station Telephone
The receive site may be contacted by phone on 415-669-9646
> Hear about Night of Nights on KWMR
Community radio station in Point Reyes Station will broadcast a
special presentation about Night of Nights on the Epicenter program at
5:00pm Pacific time 8 July. Listen directly to KWMR on 90.5 Point
Reyes, 89.9 Bolinas or 92.3 in the San Geronimo Valley. Not in the
listening area? No problem. Listen on line via the KWMR Website.
Just click on Click to Play. Can't listen at that time? Again, no
problem. Listen to the KWMR archive of the program. Click on the
date, 8 July, and the program name, Epicenter.
USCG Stations
NOTICE!
This may very well be the last time ever that USCG stations can be
heard on the air using A1A (Morse) emission. As new equipment is
installed the hardware and wiring for Morse has been progressively
removed. And the personnel who knowledgeable in the art retire or are
reassigned. So be sure to listen for these stations.
Many USCG personnel at all levels are responsible for bringing these
stations back on the air for Night of Nights 2104. We want to
particularly thank ET1 Mike Leska and Chief Eric Simmons (Ret.) for
taking the lead for this year's project.
NMC/NMQ verification card from Night of Nights 2014
> NMC (Transmit Bolinas, Receive Pt. Reyes)
Frequency Transmitter Antenna
472.0 Nautel ND2500TT/6 173' monopole tower
500.0 Nautel ND2500TT/6 173' monopole tower
6383.0 Rockwell-Collins RT-2200 Omni-directional
8574.0 Rockwell-Collins RT-2200 Omni-directional
17220.5 Rockwell-Collins RT-2200 Omni-directional
NOTE regarding NMC/NMQ/NMW MF transmissions. Only one MF transmitter
will be in service at each station. Morse transmissions will be made
on an as-available basis from each station as USCG operators must also
accommodate scheduled NAVTEX transmissions.
> NMQ (Transmit Cambria, CA, Receive and Control Pt. Reyes)
NMQ Transmitters
Frequency Transmitter Antenna
448.0 Nautel ND2500TT/6 Inverted L
500.0 Nautel ND2500TT/6 Inverted L
> NMW (Transmit Astoria, OR, Receive and Control Pt. Reyes)
Capacitive top hat transmitting antenna at NMW
Frequency Transmitter Antenna
448.0 Nautel ND2500TT/6 Capacitive top hat
500.0 Nautel ND2500TT/6 Capacitive top hat
> Reception Reports
Reception reports and verification requests for the USCG stations
listed above may be sent to:
Attn: OSCS Phil Marsh
USCG CAMSPAC Point Reyes
17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
USA
Shipcom LLC Stations
All thanks to Rene at WLO and CJ at KLB for the work they do each year
to bring these stations back on the air. They are true radiomen.
> WLO
2055.5
4343.0
8658.0
12992.0
16968.5
> KLB
488.0
500.0
8582.5
> Reception Reports
Via email (for both stations) to: wloradio at wloradio.com
> W4WLO
Here's great information just received from Rene Steigler of WLO:
We will activate W4WLO ON 40 and 20 meter CW for Night of Nights. We
are thinking 7055/14055 so as not to interfere with K6KPH.
Be sure to listen for W4WLO and give them a buzz.
> Calling Channels
All commercial and USCG stations listed above will listen for calls
from ships on 500kc and on ITU Channel 3 HF:
4184.0
6276.0
8368.0
12552.0
16736.0
22280.5
Listen on these frequencies if you want to copy both sides of ship to
shore contacts.
On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 10:05 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
> Hear maritime CW again!
> http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs149/1109843077277/archive/1121472370098.html
>
> 73
> DR
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