[Elecraft] KPH on New Year's Eve (WAS: OT-Preserving CW memories)

[Mike Morrow]

Ron wrote:

>KPH will be on the air with continuous transmissions on MF
>beginning at 1700 PST/0100 GMT.
>
>Frequencies - Announcements will be made on 500kc. Press,
>weather, and other information will be sent on 426kc. 500kc
>will be monitored for calls from ships at sea. The silent period
>on 500kc will of course be observed.


It's hard to believe that it's only been five years since all this went
extinct.  Even as recently as 15 years ago there was substantial maritime
Morse activity.  I used to keep a Kenwood R-600 on 500 kHz at my bedside at
night.  I miss hearing the Winter night-time MF Morse activity that here in
the eastern U.S. could come from anywhere between the Great Lakes to the
Carribean.  Often the signals were A2/MCW, not A1/CW.

Unfortunately, it's unlikely we'll be able to hear KPH in Alabama, but I'll
try.

73,
Mike / KK5F