[Hallicrafters] Sept 2 special event on USS Missouri

Thu Aug 25 02:15:36 EDT 2005

Hello Pete, KH6GRT	

First my friend of many moons, let me ask you to express to all of those
involved in this effort to commemorate a truly monumental historical event by
recreating it, my most sincere admiration and deepest respect for their
patriotic and honorable efforts. More work and effort has gone into making this
come together than most of us can ever imagine. What I wish for all of those who
did work so hard, is that their efforts will be rewarded by appreciative
Americans who participate in whatever way they are able to and that each of them
is properly thanked for a job well done! 	

Freedom, our freedom, comes at a price, often the highest possible price, the
lives of those involved. Let "NONE" of us in America EVER forget that! 	

Please tell your compatriots in this most admirable project how appreciative I
am Pete and that I will support them in every way I possibly can. If they have a
special need that perhaps I can help to fill, all they need to do is speak up
and ask. If they need a promotional pitch man, here I am!	

Thank you Peter for letting the subscribers of this list know about this very
Special Event! Hopefully each of them will tell their families, friends and
compatriots in Amateur Radio, or whatever area of the radio hobby they
participate in, about it.           	

I wonder Pete, if they will be selling dated photographs of the USS Missouri? If
so, sign me up for three!	

Even Frogzilla is giving them two webbed feet up!			

Duane W8DBF	
dfischer at usol.com	

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From: pete wokoun, sr. <pwokoun at hotmail.com>
To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Sept 2 special event on USS Missouri
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2005 12:22 AM

Greetings Hallicrafters enthusiasts,

September 2, 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Japanese 
surrender papers on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally 
ending World War II.  The USS Missouri, currently located at Pearl Harbor, 
Hawaii, will be holding extensive ceremonies on board September 2, and the 
ship's club station KH6BB will be on the air as well.   On CW we will be 
using the original Vibroplex key that was used on board in 1945 to send the 
first news of the surrender signing; the key has been loaned to KH6BB for 
the event by the Maritime Museum of Monterey CA, with permission to use the 
key on the air.

First operations from KH6BB will take place on September 2 at 0000Z (note 
that this is the afternoon/evening of September 1 in the US), because this 
time corresponds to 0900 September 2 in Tokyo Bay, the time and date that 
the papers were originally signed.  At this time we will re-transmit the 
exact message that was sent from Missouri in 1945 reporting the signing.  
Since Missouri's hull number is BB-63, the primary operating frequency will 
be 14.063 MHz CW.  Depending on propagation, alternate frequencies will be 
18.073 and 21.063 MHz.  There may be combined SSB/CW operations on 14.263, 
18.163, or 21.363 MHz.   Operations will continue until approximately 0600Z 
depending on propagation.

KH6BB will also be operating on September 3 and 4 from about 0000-0600Z 
(Friday September 2 and Saturday September 3 local time in the US), possibly 
earlier depending on propagation.  There may be operations on September 2 
and 3 around 1600-1800Z, again depending on propagation. Check the KH6BB web 
page event calendar at <www.kh6bb.org> for last minute details on times and 
frequencies.

This special event developed so quickly that we were unable to submit it to 
ARRL for publication in QST which is why we're putting the word out on these 
mail lists.  So, warm up your boatanchors and look for KH6BB during these 
special event days.

Hope to talk with many of you on the air!
pete, KH6GRT

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