[GreenKeys] Mini Night of Nights for SKN with KSM and RTTY

[Richard Dillman]

K6KPH WILL PARTICIPATE IN STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT

KSM WILL BE ON THE AIR FOR A "MINI NIGHT OF NIGHTS"

KSM RTTY BROADCASTS TO BE ON THE AIR

It's become traditional for the Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS) amateur station K6KPH to participate in the ARRL's Straight Key Night each New Year's Eve.  We'll be on the air again this year but with some added operations on the commercial side as well.  For more information about Straight Key Night see the ARRL's Web site at:

http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/skn.html

This year we thought we'd turn the event into a "Mini Night of Nights" to give folks who can't hear KSM on CW during our normal hours of operation, especially on MF, the opportunity to copy the station.  Several of our classic transmitters will be on the air.  To add yet more interest KSM RTTY broadcasts will be on the air as well.

Operations will begin at 0000Z 1 January 2009.

K6KPH will guard these frequencies for calls:

3550kc 

7050kc (Transmitter: 1950's vintage RCA "L set")

14050kc 

KSM CW operations will be on these frequencies:

426kc

500kc

4350.5kc (1950's vintage RCA "K set")

6474.0kc (1950's vintage RCA "K set")

8438.3kc

12993.0kc (1940's vintage Press Wireless PW-15)

16914.0kc

KSM RTTY operations will be on these frequencies:

8433.0kc

12631.0kc

Two modes of "RTTY" will be used: Baudot and FEC. Baudot transmissions will be at 170cps shift, 45 baud. FEC transmissions will be at 170cps shift, 100 baud.

As always reception reports may be sent to the QSL Mistress at:

Ms. Denice Stoops
QSL Mistress, MRHS
PO Box 381
Bolinas, California 94926
USA

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Have fun and happy new year to all...

VY 73,

RD

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Richard Dillman, W6AWO
Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM
Maritime Radio Historical Society
http://www.radiomarine.org
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