[Milsurplus] Fwd: MCMARS - Special Event Notice

[ersmar at comcast.net]

Gents:

     By my watch KH6 is 10 hours BEHIND UTC.  As I read the message below, it appears that the event planners think KH6 is a day AHEAD of UTC.  

     My suggestion is to monitor the freqs on BOTH days (1 Sept and 2 Sept) at the stated times (and maybe someone send a note to KH6GRT.)


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


> Group,
> 
> I waited before forwarding this in case someone else did.  Thought some in 
> the group would be interested.
> 
> In a message dated 8/28/2005 11:10:14 AM Central Daylight Time, 
> mcmars at marinecorpsmars.com writes: 
> > Pete, KH6GRT sends:
> > 
> >   
> > 
> >  Subject: Sept 2 special event on USS Missouri 
> > 
> > Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:43:48 -0400 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  Greetings Museum Ships and Military History 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!
> > 
> >   
> > 
> >   
> > 
> >   
> > 
> >  Semper fidelis
> > 
> >     Dan
> > 
> > 
> 
> 73
> Robert Downs - Houston
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