MRHS stations KSM and K6KPH will be on the air for extended hours on New Year's Eve. All KSM HF frequencies will be active. We will also make a particular point of keeping 426kc active to give MF monitors a chance to copy us during night time winter hours. Announcements will be made on 500kc, then the MF transmitter will be switched to 426kc for the transmission. See: http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=ksmstation&panel=pab1_2#pab1_2 for particulars of KSM. K6KPH will be an active participant in Straight Key Night as we have in the past. Multiple operators, including guest operators, will man the operating positions. If you'd like to join us please let me know. There's still space available. See: http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=skn2012&panel=pab1_5#pab1_5 and http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=K6KPH&panel=pab1_3#pab1_3 for information about K6KPH and Straight Key Night. QSLs and reception reports should be sent to: MRHS PO Box 392 Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 USA VY 73 and GL for the New Year, RD ================================= Richard Dillman, WPE2VT Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM Maritime Radio Historical Society http://www.radiomarine.org =================================
Utility Planet is the official blog for the column of the same name in The Spectrum Monitor. It replaces Utility World in the discontinued Monitoring Times magazine. Utilities are all VLF/LF/MF/HF (and sometimes low-band VHF) radio communications except broadcasting, CB, and non-emergency amateur. If you understood the last sentence, you know enough to read this blog.