Night of Nights XI - 12 July 2010

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Per Richard Dillman:

Night of Nights XI is upon is upon us!

Each year the MRHS 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, KFS in addition to KSM. Other
stations join us on the air, this year including KLB, WLO, NMC
and NMN.

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 2009 Pacific time, 13 July gmt

Time: 5:01pm Pacific time, 0001 gmt

Station and frequency information (subject to change):

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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

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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 may be sent to:

Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA

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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 txs 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 may be sent to:

Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA

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WLO (to be confirmed)

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

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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 may be sent to:

WLO Radio
7700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA

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NMC - US Coast Guard Point Reyes, CA

NMC will transmit on 448, 472, 500, 6383.0, 8574.0 and 17220.5kc

No reception report information for NMC is available.

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NMN - US Coast Guard Chesapeake Bay, VA

NMN will transmit on 8471.0, 12718.5 and 16976.0kc

No reception report information for NMN is available.

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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

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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.

VY 73,

RD

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Richard Dillman
Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM
Maritime Radio Historical Society
http://www.radiomarine.org
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If you do volunteer work for a museum ship with working HF or MF radio capability, make sure your radio team is aware of this event, as it is basically the only time vessels can contact the U.S. Coast Guard using CW (Morse Code) since the Coast Guard ceased using CW as a communications mode in the mid-1990s.

The SS American Victory/KKUI (a Victory ship) is planning to try to contact all participating coast stations. See the MRHS site for updates.