[SFDXA] Heavy Metal Rally - Santa Claus Watch - Straight key Night Etc

[Bill Marx]

Forwarded From Electric Radio for those into AM, Old Radios and Santa- Bill W2CQ 

Heavy Metal Rally - and some other December 2002 events...

There are many special events for AM and vintage operators. I'm posting what 
information I have at this time because the delivery time for 2nd class mail is totally 
unpredictable. 
Richard, W0BVT, has announced that the annual "Santa Claus Watch" will take 
place on Christmas Eve, December 24th, on 1985 kcs. Net control is Jim 
(WA0FBQ), with assistance by Doug (WB4TFQ), and Dick (W0BVT). Start time is 
7:00 PM C.S.T. (0100Z) and anyone just wanting to stop by and say hello is 
welcome. This is a very informal, just for fun, non-competitive event. They will be 
operating AM, but will make every effort to acknowledge anyone who checks in. 

The annual Electric Radio Magazine sponsored Heavy Metal Rally event will be 
held the evening of December 28th. Bill Kleronomos (KD0HG) is the event 
coordinator. This is not intended to be a traditional ham radio contest, but should 
be considered a night of friendly QSO's using restored broadcast or military 
equipment. We will be using a simple point scoring system this year. Participants 
will receive one point per contact. An additional one point is added if the rig 
weighs over 250 pounds, and another point if it runs the full legal limit. Add one 
more point for each different state worked, and another point for each different 
transmitter per QSO. We are planning on using 1885 kc for East coast stations, 
1900 kc for West coast stations, and 3870 to 3890 kc for 75-meter activity. 40-
meter operation will be on 7290 after the VOA signs off at 0500Z (midnight EST). 
Event operating times are simply dark to dawn. All participants submitting an event 
log will receive an Electric Radio Certificate of Participation. Bill will award the nice 
looking Heavy Metal Trophy to the station that shows up the most in returned logs. 
Send your event logs to: Bill Kleronomos, 5325 Getaway Drive, Berthoud CO 
80513-9600. They may be emailed to HeavyMetalRally@earthlink.net 

Dick Dillman has announced that K6KPH will be active for straight key night. This 
will be a chance for all of us to work an authentic RCA coastal station. Amateur 
station K6KPH, operating from the transmitting and receiving sites of ex-RCA 
coast station KPH, will be on the air for Straight Key Night on New Year's Eve 
2002. The transmitters, receivers and antennas of KPH will be used. Commercial 
station KPH will also be on the air. The K6KPH operating frequencies will be 3545, 
7050, 14050kc. Also 21050 mc will be activated if conditions warrant. 1950s 
vintage RCA commercial transmitters will be Commercial station KPH will also be 
on the air on medium frequency sending Pacific weather and the ARA Free 
Press. Announcements will be made on 500kc. The broadcasts will take place on 
426kc. QSL's and reception reports for K6KPH and KPH may be sent to Denise 
Stoops "DA", first female operator at KPH, at: Ms. DA Stoops. P.O. Box 381, 
Bolinas CA, 94924-0381, USA W0FD, Mike, will likely be running the AMI New 
Year's Day Bash from his station in Gunnison Colorado. 

Other AMI activities are planned for the East and West Coasts. Check the usual 
AM frequencies January 1. 

Electric Radio Magazine will be sponsoring the first annual Dynamotor Night to be 
held later this winter. 

73, Keep those filaments lit! Ray 

FORWARDED from the Electric Radio Forum