There are some changes. This info comes from the MRHS web site.
KPH:
Transmit: 426 500 4247.0 6477.5 8642.0 12808.5 17016.8 22477.5
QSX: All ships can call on 500 kHz and ITU Channel 3 all bands.
Channel 3 freqs: 4184.0 6276.0 8368.0 12552.0 16736.0 22280.5kc
The KPH/K6KPH receive/operation site is open to the public beginning at 3 PM Pacific (5 minutes ago). Tours to the transmitter site are available for true believers in the benevolent god RF. This building has plenty of that. The transmitter site is remote controlled and quite distant from the receive.
KFS:
Transmit: 12695.5 17026.0
QSX 500 and Channel 3, same as KPH
12695.5 will be on a 1940s vintage Press Wireless PW-15, formerly at the KFS transmitter site in Palo Alto, CA and one of the transmitters on the air on 12 July 1999. 17026.0 will be on a Henry transmitter [commercial grade, and no slouch either].
KSM:
Transmit: 426 500 6474 8438.3 12993
QSX: 500 and Channel 3, same as KPH
(see KPH listing for frequencies).
QSL for KPH, KFS, and KSM:
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
Denice is an ace telegrapher who worked at KPH in its heyday.
WLO:
Transmit: 4343.0 8658.0 12992.0 16968.5
QSX: 500 and Channel 3 (same as KPH)
(No 2 MHz this year.)
WLO is the ShipCom station in Mobile, AL. It still handles HF commercial ship traffic, though not in CW.
WLO QSL:
WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA
KLB:
Transmit: 488 500 (A1 & A2), 8582.5 (A1A)
QSX: 500 8368.0
KLB is the ShipCom station in the Seattle area. QSL is same address as WLO.
KKUI:
WWII Victory ship SS AMERICAN VICTORY will be on the air attempting contact will all the coast stations above. They'll use the best calling frequency for the prevailing propagation at the time but they usually call KSM on 12552.0.
K6KPH:
Amateur station K6KPH will transmit and listen on 3550, 7050 14050 and 21050 for KPH, KFS and KSM reception reports.
Professional operators will be at the key and commercial procedures [see below] will be used. But please don't hesitate to call, no matter what your code speed or experience level may be. We look forward to your call.
[They switch to usual amateur procedure if there's a pileup, which there often is. There's more on the web site.]
QSL: Same as KPH.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
It's Night of Nights Time!
It seems like a long time ago that commercial Morse code vanished in the United States, but even so I can't believe that this is the 11th one of these. Yes, Night of Nights XI is here.
Night of Nights came from the original defiance of a group of skilled Morse telegraphers and maritime radio people who decided they'd be damned before the most perfect communication system ever invented was going to vanish with all the other forgotten technologies. And now it's #11.
It seems almost beyond belief that the grand-daddy of West Coast stations, RCA's KPH, is back on the air, even one night a year. It is now part of the Pt. Reyes National Seashore, and the incredible dedication of these people have made its window-rattling Morse code audible again. (The rest of the year, the call belongs to Globe Wireless at another site, where the only on-air ID is a distinct hex code that can only be copied with special software.)
Every ham dreams of suddenly getting access to a rhombic farm and receive site with miles of antennas. Here is a group that actually did it.
MRHS:
Freqs & QSL info in the next post!
Night of Nights came from the original defiance of a group of skilled Morse telegraphers and maritime radio people who decided they'd be damned before the most perfect communication system ever invented was going to vanish with all the other forgotten technologies. And now it's #11.
It seems almost beyond belief that the grand-daddy of West Coast stations, RCA's KPH, is back on the air, even one night a year. It is now part of the Pt. Reyes National Seashore, and the incredible dedication of these people have made its window-rattling Morse code audible again. (The rest of the year, the call belongs to Globe Wireless at another site, where the only on-air ID is a distinct hex code that can only be copied with special software.)
Every ham dreams of suddenly getting access to a rhombic farm and receive site with miles of antennas. Here is a group that actually did it.
MRHS:
Each year on 12 July the MRHS holds its Night of Nights event on the anniversary of the supposed last commercial Morse message sent in the US. On that night historic stations KPH and KFS return to the air along with our own KSM. Listen on the air or join us at the receive site in Point Reyes, CA.
While MRHS station KSM is on the air every Saturday, on Night of Nights we originate stations KPH and KFS in addition to KSM. We will joined on the air by KLB, WLO and KKUI. See below [next post -Hugh] for details.
You can participate by listening or by visiting the ex-RCA receive site to see the action in person. If you'd like to operate K6KPH just bring your key. No license required!
Here are the details of the event:
Date: 12 July 2011 Pacific time, 13 July gmt
Doors open: 3:00pm Pacific time
On air time: 5:01pm Pacific time, 0001 gmt
Freqs & QSL info in the next post!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Don't Forget Night of Nights XI
I can't believe it's been 11 years since the last stations pulled the plugs on commercial Morse telegraphy in the US.
Be that as it may, this infamous anniversary will once again be marked by several large stations spitting dits and dahs defiantly into the Ether as if nothing had changed. All hail to the Martitime Radio Historical Society for taking the point on this important work.
Period equipment will be used on many frequencies, and ships may call on the receiving frequencies (500 kHz and HF calling Channel 3). KKUI, the restored SS American Victory, has announced its plan to work all stations. They most frequently use the 12 MHz frequency of Channel 3, but others are possible.
The fun starts at the exact time Morse went away, or 0001 UTC on the 13th. Reception reports are welcome, and QSL info is here.
For those in the Bay Area, the receiving station on Point Reyes is open for visitors starting 15 minutes ago. Trust me: it's worth the trip. Directions to the receive site are at the same link. GPS is desirable for navigation, if you have it. The place is really out there.
Here are the frequencies:
KPH
Xmit: 426, 500, 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8, 22477.5
Rcv: 500; 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, 12552.0, 16736.0, 22280.5 (C3)
KSM
Xmit: 426, 500, 6474, 8438.3, 12993
Rcv: Same as KPH
KFS
Xmit: 12695.5, 17026.0
Rcv: HF Channel 3 (same as KPH)
WLO
Xmit: 2055.5, 4343.0, 8658.0, 12992.0 and 16968.5
Rcv: 500; 8368 (C3)
NMC (USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes))
Xmit: 448, 472, 500, 6383.0, 8574.0 and 17220.5
Rcv: HF Channel 3 (same as KPH)
NMN (USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake)
Xmit: 8471.0, 12718.5 and 16976
Rcv: HF Channel 3 (same as KPH)
K6KPH
Simplex 3550, 7050 and 14050 (taking reports)
K6KPH ops use some commercial procedures. DE means about the same as QRZ?
All emission CW Morse telegraphy, and loving it!
Be that as it may, this infamous anniversary will once again be marked by several large stations spitting dits and dahs defiantly into the Ether as if nothing had changed. All hail to the Martitime Radio Historical Society for taking the point on this important work.
Period equipment will be used on many frequencies, and ships may call on the receiving frequencies (500 kHz and HF calling Channel 3). KKUI, the restored SS American Victory, has announced its plan to work all stations. They most frequently use the 12 MHz frequency of Channel 3, but others are possible.
The fun starts at the exact time Morse went away, or 0001 UTC on the 13th. Reception reports are welcome, and QSL info is here.
For those in the Bay Area, the receiving station on Point Reyes is open for visitors starting 15 minutes ago. Trust me: it's worth the trip. Directions to the receive site are at the same link. GPS is desirable for navigation, if you have it. The place is really out there.
Here are the frequencies:
KPH
Xmit: 426, 500, 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8, 22477.5
Rcv: 500; 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, 12552.0, 16736.0, 22280.5 (C3)
KSM
Xmit: 426, 500, 6474, 8438.3, 12993
Rcv: Same as KPH
KFS
Xmit: 12695.5, 17026.0
Rcv: HF Channel 3 (same as KPH)
WLO
Xmit: 2055.5, 4343.0, 8658.0, 12992.0 and 16968.5
Rcv: 500; 8368 (C3)
NMC (USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes))
Xmit: 448, 472, 500, 6383.0, 8574.0 and 17220.5
Rcv: HF Channel 3 (same as KPH)
NMN (USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake)
Xmit: 8471.0, 12718.5 and 16976
Rcv: HF Channel 3 (same as KPH)
K6KPH
Simplex 3550, 7050 and 14050 (taking reports)
K6KPH ops use some commercial procedures. DE means about the same as QRZ?
All emission CW Morse telegraphy, and loving it!
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Updated July 12 Night of Nights IX Information
Each year the Maritime Radio Historical Society commemorates 12 July 1999, the date on which the supposed last commercial message was sent in the US. On that date we pick up the thread, keep the faith and maintain the traditions of maritime radio communications so that the skills and traditions of all the radiotelegraphers who came before us will be maintained.
While MRHS station KSM is on the air every Saturday, on Night of Nights we originate stations KPH and KFS in addition to KSM. Other stations join us on the air, this year including KLB, WLO, NMC and NMN.
Flash! The SS AMERICAN VICTORY/KKUI radio department has advised that they will try to work every coast station on the air for Night of Nights XI. KKUI can most often be heard on 12Mc ITU channel 3 (see KPH listing for channel 3 frequencies) but may use other channels as well. If KKUI contacts KPH, KFS or KSM all the transmitters for those stations will be keyed during the contact so listeners will have a good chance of hearing at least the shore side of the exchange.
You can participate by listening or by visiting the ex-RCA receive site to see the action in person. If you'd like to operate K6KPH just bring your key. No license required!
Here are the details of the event:
Date: 12 July 2010 Pacific time, 13 July gmt
Time: 5:01pm Pacific time, 0001 gmt
Station and frequency information (subject to change):
-----
KPH
KPH will transmit on 426, 500, 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8 and 22477.5kc.
MF and 22Mc will be on Henry transmitters, rest of KPH HF on 1950s vintage RCA K and L sets.
KPH operators will listen for calls from ships on ITU Channel 3 in all bands. The Channel 3 frequencies are 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, 12552.0, 16736.0 and 22280.5kc on HF and 500kc on MF.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
-----
KFS
KFS will transmit on 12695.5 and 17026.0 -
12695.5 will be on a 1940s vintage Press Wireless PW-15, formerly at the KFS transmitter site in Palo Alto, CA and one of the transmitters on the air on 12 July 1999. 17026.0 will be on a Henry transmitter.
KFS will listen for calls from ships on HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports - same as KPH
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
-----
KSM
KSM will transmit on 426, 500, 6474, 8438.3 and 12993kc.
We don't have enough antennas to accommodate the other KSM frequencies when KPH and KFS are on the air. A failure of any of the RCA transmitters may cause a KSM tx to be diverted to cover KPH.
KSM will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports - same as KPH
-----
WLO
WLO will transmit on 2055.5, 4343.0, 8658.0, 12992.0 and 16968.5kc
WLO will listen for calls from HF Channel 3(see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA
-----
KLB
KLB will transmit on 488, 500 (A1 & A2), 8582.5kc
KLB will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and 8368.0kc.
Reception reports - same as WLO
-----
NMC - US Coast Guard Point Reyes, CA
NMC will transmit on 448, 472, 500, 6383.0, 8574.0 and 17220.5kc
NMC will listen for calls from ships on HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing
for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
Commanding Officer
USCG CAMSPAC
17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956-0560
Attn: Operations Specialist in Charge (OSIC)
-----
NMN - US Coast Guard Chesapeake Bay, VA
NMN will transmit on 8471.0, 12718.5 and 16976.0kc
NMN will listen for calls from ships on HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing
for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
Commanding Officer
USCG CAMSLANT
4720 Douglas A. Munro Rd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Attn: Operations Specialist in Charge (OSIC)
-----
K6KPH
Amateur station K6KPH will transmit and listen on 3550, 7050 and 14050kc for KPH, KFS and KSM reception reports.
Professional operators will be at the key and commercial procedures will be used. But please don't hesitate to call, no matter what your code speed or experience level may be.
K6KPH verification reports may be sent to:
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
-----
Remember, this is a public event. If you are in the area you are invited to join us at the RCA receive site, 17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco. If using a computer mapping program add "Inverness" after the address above even though the station is well beyond that town.
Doors open at 3:00pm Pacific time. Snacks will be served. Tours of the transmitting station may be arranged for "true believers" by appointment only.
[Plus you can get a piece of Night of Nights cake! -Hugh]
GL de MRHS
While MRHS station KSM is on the air every Saturday, on Night of Nights we originate stations KPH and KFS in addition to KSM. Other stations join us on the air, this year including KLB, WLO, NMC and NMN.
Flash! The SS AMERICAN VICTORY/KKUI radio department has advised that they will try to work every coast station on the air for Night of Nights XI. KKUI can most often be heard on 12Mc ITU channel 3 (see KPH listing for channel 3 frequencies) but may use other channels as well. If KKUI contacts KPH, KFS or KSM all the transmitters for those stations will be keyed during the contact so listeners will have a good chance of hearing at least the shore side of the exchange.
You can participate by listening or by visiting the ex-RCA receive site to see the action in person. If you'd like to operate K6KPH just bring your key. No license required!
Here are the details of the event:
Date: 12 July 2010 Pacific time, 13 July gmt
Time: 5:01pm Pacific time, 0001 gmt
Station and frequency information (subject to change):
-----
KPH
KPH will transmit on 426, 500, 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8 and 22477.5kc.
MF and 22Mc will be on Henry transmitters, rest of KPH HF on 1950s vintage RCA K and L sets.
KPH operators will listen for calls from ships on ITU Channel 3 in all bands. The Channel 3 frequencies are 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, 12552.0, 16736.0 and 22280.5kc on HF and 500kc on MF.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
-----
KFS
KFS will transmit on 12695.5 and 17026.0 -
12695.5 will be on a 1940s vintage Press Wireless PW-15, formerly at the KFS transmitter site in Palo Alto, CA and one of the transmitters on the air on 12 July 1999. 17026.0 will be on a Henry transmitter.
KFS will listen for calls from ships on HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports - same as KPH
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
-----
KSM
KSM will transmit on 426, 500, 6474, 8438.3 and 12993kc.
We don't have enough antennas to accommodate the other KSM frequencies when KPH and KFS are on the air. A failure of any of the RCA transmitters may cause a KSM tx to be diverted to cover KPH.
KSM will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports - same as KPH
-----
WLO
WLO will transmit on 2055.5, 4343.0, 8658.0, 12992.0 and 16968.5kc
WLO will listen for calls from HF Channel 3(see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA
-----
KLB
KLB will transmit on 488, 500 (A1 & A2), 8582.5kc
KLB will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and 8368.0kc.
Reception reports - same as WLO
-----
NMC - US Coast Guard Point Reyes, CA
NMC will transmit on 448, 472, 500, 6383.0, 8574.0 and 17220.5kc
NMC will listen for calls from ships on HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing
for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
Commanding Officer
USCG CAMSPAC
17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956-0560
Attn: Operations Specialist in Charge (OSIC)
-----
NMN - US Coast Guard Chesapeake Bay, VA
NMN will transmit on 8471.0, 12718.5 and 16976.0kc
NMN will listen for calls from ships on HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing
for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
Commanding Officer
USCG CAMSLANT
4720 Douglas A. Munro Rd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Attn: Operations Specialist in Charge (OSIC)
-----
K6KPH
Amateur station K6KPH will transmit and listen on 3550, 7050 and 14050kc for KPH, KFS and KSM reception reports.
Professional operators will be at the key and commercial procedures will be used. But please don't hesitate to call, no matter what your code speed or experience level may be.
K6KPH verification reports may be sent to:
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
-----
Remember, this is a public event. If you are in the area you are invited to join us at the RCA receive site, 17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco. If using a computer mapping program add "Inverness" after the address above even though the station is well beyond that town.
Doors open at 3:00pm Pacific time. Snacks will be served. Tours of the transmitting station may be arranged for "true believers" by appointment only.
[Plus you can get a piece of Night of Nights cake! -Hugh]
GL de MRHS
Sunday, July 12, 2009
WLO Finally Heard
WLO, Mobile Radio/Shipcom, AL, is now audible here on 8658.0, 12992.0, and 16968.5 kHz CW with a QSX marker. All other freqs are nil here. Meanwhile KPH is running weather (hurricane carlos advisories) with such good signal and keying that even my computer has 100% copy.
Night of Nights X Tonight
CW fans shouldn't forget the yearly Night of Nights, when the end of US commercial Morse code is celebrated (or is it mocked?) by an ether full of the dits and dahs just like it used to be when people communicated with ships instead of machines.
Fun starts at zero zulu (0000 UTC) tonight (or at least night in the USA). Vintage equipment is used, with original wire antennas, and this stuff can put it out. Copy should be possible in all kinds of places.
Full details are here:
http://www.radiomarine.org/non10.html
Fun starts at zero zulu (0000 UTC) tonight (or at least night in the USA). Vintage equipment is used, with original wire antennas, and this stuff can put it out. Copy should be possible in all kinds of places.
Full details are here:
http://www.radiomarine.org/non10.html
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Updated Night of Nights X Frequency List
Dean, W9WGV, was nice enough to assemble all this into a nice table. All frequencies, of course, are good old Morse code in CW or MCW:
MRHS Night of Nights X
Courtesy of Dean Lewis/W9WGV
kHz.......Station.........Ship Calling
426.......KPH, KSM..........500.0
488.......KLB.................4184.0
500.......KPH, KSM, KLB..6276.0
2055.5...WLO...............8368.0
2063.0*..KLB...............12552.0
3550.0...K6KPH............16736.0
4247.0...KPH................22280.5
4343.0...WLO
6474.0...KSM
6477.5...KPH
7050.0...K6KPH
8582.5*..KLB
8642.0...KPH
8658.0...WLO
12695.5..KFS
12808.5..KPH
12992.0..WLO
12993.0..KSM
14050.0..K6KPH
16968.5..WLO
17016.8..KPH
17026.0..KFS (after 0430Z)
22477.5..KPH
* Tentative
KLB might not use HF this year.
-----------
It might also be worthwhile to give a listen for CWA, Cerritos Radio in Uruguay. While this station is not directly participating in Night of Nights, it is one of the few CW coastal stations still taking traffic and sending weather/MSI information (in Spanish).
Morgan, AL0I, reports their active frequencies as:
421.5 kHz, A1A, A2A
4346, 8602, 12750, 17230 kHz, A1A
These are +/- around 300 Hz, and skeds don't necessarily start right on the hour. Listed times for MSI and weather are 0000, 1400, and 1900 UTC.
---------------
US Coast Guard stations will not participate this year.
---------------
Remember, this is a public event. If you are in the area you are invited to join MRHS at the RCA receive site, 17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco. If using a computer mapping program add "Inverness" after the address above even though the station is well beyond that town. (R. Dillman)
MRHS Night of Nights X
Courtesy of Dean Lewis/W9WGV
kHz.......Station.........Ship Calling
426.......KPH, KSM..........500.0
488.......KLB.................4184.0
500.......KPH, KSM, KLB..6276.0
2055.5...WLO...............8368.0
2063.0*..KLB...............12552.0
3550.0...K6KPH............16736.0
4247.0...KPH................22280.5
4343.0...WLO
6474.0...KSM
6477.5...KPH
7050.0...K6KPH
8582.5*..KLB
8642.0...KPH
8658.0...WLO
12695.5..KFS
12808.5..KPH
12992.0..WLO
12993.0..KSM
14050.0..K6KPH
16968.5..WLO
17016.8..KPH
17026.0..KFS (after 0430Z)
22477.5..KPH
* Tentative
KLB might not use HF this year.
-----------
It might also be worthwhile to give a listen for CWA, Cerritos Radio in Uruguay. While this station is not directly participating in Night of Nights, it is one of the few CW coastal stations still taking traffic and sending weather/MSI information (in Spanish).
Morgan, AL0I, reports their active frequencies as:
421.5 kHz, A1A, A2A
4346, 8602, 12750, 17230 kHz, A1A
These are +/- around 300 Hz, and skeds don't necessarily start right on the hour. Listed times for MSI and weather are 0000, 1400, and 1900 UTC.
---------------
US Coast Guard stations will not participate this year.
---------------
Remember, this is a public event. If you are in the area you are invited to join MRHS at the RCA receive site, 17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco. If using a computer mapping program add "Inverness" after the address above even though the station is well beyond that town. (R. Dillman)
Saturday, July 12, 2008
New WLO Frequencies for Night of Nights IX
WLO
WLO will transmit on 2055.5, 4343.0, 8658.0, 12992.0 and 17022.5kc (no MF for WLO this year)
WLO will listen for calls from ships HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA
Full details here
WLO will transmit on 2055.5, 4343.0, 8658.0, 12992.0 and 17022.5kc (no MF for WLO this year)
WLO will listen for calls from ships HF Channel 3 (see KPH listing for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA
Full details here
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