[Elecraft] 12 July 2012 NIGHT OF NIGHTS XIII - SAVE THE DATE

[stan levandowski]

Thanks, Ron.  I've been trying to work K6KPH on Saturdays, during their 
"scheduled hours" and following their suggested procedure but so far no 
luck.  I regularly work into that part of the country with my 5 watts 
and my doublet, so I can only surmise that whatever they are using for 
an antenna is pointed westward and does not favor New York.  That would 
make sense for a coastal station.

Stan WB2LQF (T200000138)


On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> NIGHT OF NIGHTS XIII - SAVE THE DATE
>
> 12 July 1999 was a sad day for many of us. We knew it was coming but 
> when
> the end finally arrived it was a shock. I was there.
>
> It was the supposed last day of Morse code. The final sign off took 
> place at
> a remote station on the Pacific coast. Women attending the event were
> dressed as if at a funeral. Grizzled, hard bitten old men, the kind 
> you
> wouldn't mess with in a bar room, had tears in their eyes as the last
> messages was keyed out to the world at 0000 gmt. And then there was 
> silence.
> It was just beeps in the air. But that's how much Morse code means to 
> the
> men and women who made the profession of radiotelegrapher one of honor 
> and
> skill.
>
> But the prediction of the death of Morse code was not to be fulfilled. 
> On
> that day the Maritime Radio Historical Society was born. On that day 
> we
> began plans to restore a Morse code radio station - the famous KPH. 
> One year
> later we held the first "Night of Nights" when not only KPH but other 
> coast
> stations appeared once again on the air. Every year since we have
> commemorated that date by returning these stations to the air and 
> thereby,
> we hope, honoring the men and women who came before us.
>
> Join us this year for Night of Nights XIII. See and hear a real Morse 
> code
> coast station in full song. Mingle with the pioneers who were the men 
> and
> women of the airwaves.
>
> Or, if you can't join us in person, join us on the air. KSM and, we 
> hope,
> KPH and KFS will be in action (to be confirmed - watch our Web site
> http://www.radiomarine.org for updates). K6KPH will be open to calls 
> from
> amateur stations.
>
> When: 12 July 2012 - Doors open at 3:00pm, first transmission at 
> 5:01pm
> (0001gmt)
> Where: KPH receive station, 14700 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, past the 
> oyster
> company and G Ranch
> Information: info at radiomarine.com <mailto:info%40radiomarine.com>  or
> 663-8982
>
> Light snacks will be served.
>
> VY 73,
>
> RD
>
> =================================
> Richard Dillman, WPE2VT
> Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM
> Maritime Radio Historical Society
> http://www.radiomarine.org
> =================================
>
>
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