[Elecraft] OT--TX5P

[Fred Jensen]

Sadly, I have not yet made it however we're in the beginning stages of 
selling our 5 acres to one of our kids and moving to Sparks NV.  Getting 
too old for 5 acres.  So, sometime this summer, we'll make a trip to the 
coast that includes a Saturday, and I'll visit.

The KSM/KPH Transmitter Engineer is Steve, WB6UZX.  Steve and I were on 
the engineering crew at KPFA in Berkeley when we were teenagers, and 
built KPFK on Mt. Wilson in SoCal one summer.  I QSO him most every 
evening on 3533, have yet to shake his hand after nearly a lifetime. 
Those people at KPH/KSM are dedicated, it's preservation of history.

www.radiomarine.org/

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org

On 4/27/2015 3:11 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
> 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.