[CW] ARRL Medium-Wave Experimenters Sponsoring November Special Event

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

ARRL Medium-Wave Experimenters Sponsoring November Special Event

The 107th anniversary of the Berlin Treaty, which created the international
distress frequency at 500 kHz, will be the occasion for a special event
operation in that vicinity of the spectrum. The event, announced by ARRL
Medium-Wave Experiment (WD2XSH) Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, set for the
November 13-14 weekend, will involve experimental operators in the US,
Canadian Amateur Radio stations, and US heritage maritime stations.

"For US experimental ops, this will be a CW event," Raab said. "Some
stations will run beacons with special messages, and some will offer
special QSLs. Other stations will simulate maritime communication. They
will call CQ on a designated calling frequency and then QSY to complete the
QSO. Silent periods will be observed. Some stations will pass message
traffic."

Activity for the special event will focus on 465 to 480 kHz and 495 to 510
kHz, since different licensees have different frequency authorizations,
Raab explained. Designated calling frequencies are 475 kHz for the lower
segment, and 500 kHz for the upper.

Raab said the Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS) will conduct a mini
"Night of Nights" on Saturday night, with special attention to MF
operation. "This will give listeners the best chance of copying their MF
signals by operating during the winter and extending our operating hours
well into the evening Pacific time," Raab said. MRHS Coast Station
operstors KPH will keep 426 and 500 kHz active with messages and will
verify listener reports.

Five Canadian amateurs are expected to operate in the 472-479 kHz band. "In
addition to activities similar to those of the US experimental stations,
the Canadian amateurs will conduct cross-band communication tests with
amateurs operating on 80 and 40 meters," Raab said.

"All stations will either call CQ or send VVV marker beacons while
listening on their respective QSX frequencies," Raab said. Stations will
announce their listening frequencies. Read more
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