[CW] MRD - Maritime Radio Day - Announcement: 14 April 1200Z to 15 April 2200Z

David J.J. Ring, Jr. n1ea at arrl.net
Sun Feb 11 13:53:58 EST 2018


MRD Maritime Radio Day is being held annually to remember to nearly 100
years of wireless service for seafarers. Since its beginning in 1900 it
was the most important communication service until the end of 1998. The
date of MRD should remember to the Titanic-disaster in 1912.
Former Wireless operators of the merchant marine, fisheries and coast
stations are requested to register.

 1.
    Date: 14th April 1200 UTC 15th April 2200 UTC
 2.
    Bands: 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15 & 10m plus WARC
 3.
    Mode: CW only
 4.
    Output power: not limited
 5.
    QSO-Exchange QRK, name, call sign of last or favourite ship / coast
    station / aircraft / maintenance company and additional: travel
    report, msg and/or qtc if you like.
 6.
    Deadline of registering: 1st of April at midnight, deadline of logs:
    1st of May

Certificate of participation (CoP) SWL have to sent a complete log to be
able to verify QSO data by selection. Licensed operators send either a
log as .doc or .pdf, or an e-mail with number of ships, coast, special
and hams contacted. Do not send files with .adi, .txt or .xls


Logs sent by Postcards or letters send to:

Rolf Marschner
Narzissenweg 10
53359 Rheinbach
Germany

Certificate is available only by e-mail!

Results of MRD will be published on MRD homepage "Resultlists of MRD"

QSL cards: Each participant manages his QSL card. There is no QSL manager!

For registering click left on button “Please register” or use following
link: http://....... .seefunker.eu <http://seefunker.eu>

End of registration is April 1st at midnight

*General Comment: *
Coast station- and ship callsigns could be operated only by former Radio
Officers, Operators of Coast Stations and from Radio Technicians worked
in the branch of installation and maintenance of coastal and ship radio
equipment and antennas. Companies as they are RAMAC, DEBEG, SAIT
ITT/MACKAY RADIO-HOLLAND RCA etc.

*Radio amateurs start with Nr. 001*

*Updated Participants List:*

http://www.mrd.seefunker.eu/mrd_pdfoutput.php
<http://www.mrd.seefunker.eu/mrd_pdfoutput.php>*
*

73

DR
N1EA

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