[Fists] "Night of Nights III"?

[Ralph Sutton]

> FYI, received per favour of Morsum Magnificat magazine
>
> Vy 73 de
>
> Ralph Sutton ZL2AOH
> 12c Herbert Gardens
> 186 The Terrace
> Wellington 6001
>
> Tel: 0-4-473-0847
> Fax: 0-4-473-0848
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> > HISTORIC MORSE CODE RADIO STATION
> >                              WILL RETURN TO THE AIR
> >
> >                   Station KPH To Be Heard Once Again
> >
> > In the third annual event that has become known as the Night of
> > Nights historic Morse code radio station KPH will return to the air in
> > commemoration of the last commercial Morse message sent in
> > North America.
> >
> > KPH, the ex-RCA coast station located north of San Francisco,  will
> > return to the air for commemorative broadcasts on 12 July at 1701
> > PDT  (13 July at 0001 GMT), 3 years and one minute after the last
> > commercial Morse transmission in North America. These on-the-air
> > events are intended to honor the men and women who followed the
> > radiotelegraph trade on ships and at coast stations around the
> > world.  Transmissions are expected to continue until at least
> > midnight PDT (0700GMT).
> >
> > For this third annual Night of Nights one frequency for equally
> > historic coast station KFS will also be activated.
> >
> > Veteran Morse operators, including many former KPH and KFS
> > staff members, will be on duty at the receiving station at Point
> > Reyes, CA listening for calls from ships and sending messages just
> > as they did for so many years before Morse code operations were
> > shut down.
> >
> > The transmitters are located 18 miles south of Point Reyes in
> > Bolinas, CA at the transmitting station established in 1913 by the
> > American Marconi Co.  The original KPH transmitters, receivers
> > and antennas will be used to activate frequencies in all the
> > commercial maritime HF bands and on MF as well.
> >
> > KPH will transmit on 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.5
> > and 22477.5kc on HF and on 500 and 426kc on MF.  KFS will
> > transmit on 17026.0kc.  These frequencies have been made
> > available through the generous cooperation of Globe Wireless, the
> > current owner of the KPH and KFS licenses.
> >
> > Many of the transmitters will be 50s vintage RCA sets.  Power
> > output will be 4 to 5kW.  The transmitting antennas include a
> > Marconi T for MF, double extended Zepps for 4, 6 and 8Mc and H
> > over 2s for 12, 16 and 22Mc.
> >
> > Operators will listen for calls from ships on 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0,
> > 12552.0, 16736.0 and 22280.5kc on HF and 500kc on MF.
> >
> > KPH and KFS will send traffic lists, weather and press broadcasts
> > and commemorative messages, many of which will be sent by
> > hand.  At other times the KPH and KFS "wheel" will be sent to mark
> > the transmitting frequencies.
> >
> > Reception reports may be sent to:
> >
> > Ms. DA Stoops
> > P.O. Box 381
> > Bolinas CA  94924-0381
> > USA
> >
> > KPH is operated by the Maritime Radio Historical Society in
> > cooperation with the Point Reyes National Seashore, part of the
> > National Park Service.
> >
> > Further information may be found on the Maritime Radio Historical
> > Society Web site at http://www.radiomarine.org or by contacting
> > Richard Dillman at +1 415-990-7090 (email: ddillman@igc.org) or
> > Tom Horsfall +1 510-237-9535 (email: wa6ope@hotmail.com).
>
>


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodenbarger" <mrfixit@purdue.edu>
To: <fists@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 1:44 AM
Subject: [Fists] "Night of Nights III"?


> I have heard that KPH will be doin' it again this week, but I've not seen
an
> "official" notification on the MRHS page...I heard the date will be 12
> July, but will that be 12 July GMT, or local? Also, I can't find my list
of
> QRG's from last year.
> I plan to "Aircheck" at least an hour's worth of the best QRG and put it
on
> an audio CD.
>
> 73,
> John WB9OFG
>
>
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