[Elecraft] OT--TX5P

[Jim Lowman]

K6KPH isn't exactly rare.  They are on the air most Saturdays from 
1700-2300Z, if an operator is available.
Amateurs who visit this interesting site are welcome to operate K6KPH, 
and Richard and his crew of volunteers are most hospitable.

We've been to the receiving site twice; once on "Night of Nights," which 
is the anniversary of the last commercial Morse transmission from KSM/KPH.
Last summer, on the way to Sea-Pac, we also visited the transmitter site 
at Bolinas, and revisited the receiving site.
We were served pastries and orange juice using the plates, forks and 
glasses that still sport the RCA logo.
The trip also included a stop at the Elecraft factory, where Lisa gave 
us a first-class tour.

So, if you have the opportunity to be in the vicinity of Point Reyes on 
any given Saturday, it's well worth a visit.
And if you have the opportunity to hear a presentation by Richard 
Dillman, the Chief op, definitely do so!
He spoke at Pacificon last October.  Sometimes the group also sets up a 
remote to the site during Pacificon.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 4/26/2015 6:55 PM, dyarnes wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> By the way, I had a similar experience the other day just trying to 
> work K6KPH, which had activated the KPH commercial radio site. This 
> was not a split frequency thing, so it was even worse.  You would 
> think North Korea had been activated!  He had all but my last letter, 
> and asked me to repeat. Still a couple of dozen other stations jumped 
> in right on top!  I'm not sure I heard my report correctly, but I just 
> didn't want to fight it.  Absurd!
>
> Dave W7AQK