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Titolo: Per gli amanti del CW - Evento storico

 Historic Morse Code Radio Station Returns To The Air
Former RCA Station KPH Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary
COAST STATION KSM WILL MAKE ITS INAGURAL TRANSMISSION
COAST STATIONS WLO, KLB, NMC AND NOJ TO BE ON THE AIR
In the sixth annual event that has become known as the "Night of
Nights",
historic Morse code radio station KPH will return to the air in
commemoration
of the last commercial Morse message sent in the
United States.
This year's Night of Nights is special: it's the 100th anniversary of
KPH, KSM
will appear on the air for the first time and four other US coast
stations will
be on the air, several of them on MF in addition to HF.
Frequencies and reception report information for all stations appear
below.
KPH, the ex-RCA coast station located north of San Francisco, will
return to
the air for commemorative broadcasts on 12 July at 1701 PDT (13 July at
0001
GMT), 6 years and one minute after the last commercial Morse
transmission in
the US. These on-the-air events are intended to honor the men and women
who
followed the radiotelegraph trade on ships and at coast stations around
the
world and made it one of honor and skill.
Transmissions are expected to continue until at least midnight PDT
(0700GMT).
Veteran Morse operators, including former KPH staff members, will be on
duty at
the receiving station at Point Reyes, CA listening for calls from ships
and
sending messages just as they did for so many years before Morse
operations
were shut down.
The transmitters are located 18 miles south of Point Reyes in Bolinas,
CA at
the transmitting station established in 1913 by the American Marconi
Co. The
original KPH transmitters, receivers and antennas will be used to
activate
frequencies in all the commercial maritime HF bands and on MF as well.
Many of the KPH transmitters will be 50s vintage RCA sets. KSM will
use a
1940s vintage Press Wireless PW-15 transmitter on 12Mc. Power output
will be 4
to 5kW. The transmitting antennas include a Marconi T for MF, double
extended
Zepps for 4, 6 and 8Mc and H over 2s for 12, 16 and 22Mc.
KPH will send traffic lists, weather and press broadcasts as well as
special
commemorative messages, many of which will be sent by hand. At other
times the
KPH and KSM "wheel" will be sent to mark the
transmitting frequencies.
Members of the public are invited to visit the receiving station for
this
event. The station will be open to visitors beginning at 1500PDT
(3:00pm).
The station is located at 17400 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and is on
the
route to the Point Reyes lighthouse. Watch for a cypress lined
driveway on the
right about a mile past the entry to Coast Guard station NMC.
KPH is operated by the Maritime Radio Historical Society in cooperation
with
the Point Reyes National Seashore, part of the National Park Service.
Further information may be found on the Maritime Radio Historical
Society Web site at 
http://www.radiomarine.org
 or by contacting
Richard Dillman at 
+1 415-990-7090
 (email: 
r...@radiomarine.org
)
or Tom Horsfall at 
+1 510-237-9535
 (email: 
wa6...@hotmail.com
).
BT
Station Information follows...
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KPH
KPH will transmit on 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8 and
22477.5kc on
HF and 500 and 426kc on MF.
These frequencies have been made available through the generous
cooperation of
Globe Wireless, the current owner of the KPH and KFS licenses.
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
Denice is a former KPH operator and was the first female telegrapher
hired at
the station.
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KSM
KSM will transmit on 426, 500, 6474 and 12993kc
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
WLO will transmit on 438, 500, 8514.0 and 12660.0kc
WLO will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH
listing
for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
WLO/KLB
700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA
Or via email to: 
wlor...@wloradio.com
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KLB
KLB will transmit on 6411.0
KLB will listen for calls from ships on 6276kc
Reception reports may be sent to:
WLO/KLB
700 RINLA AVENUE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
USA
Or via email to: 
wlor...@wloradio.com
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NMC
NMC will transmit on 448, 472, 500, 6383.0, 8574.0 and 17220.5kc
NMC will listen for calls from ships on 500kc and HF Channel 3 (see KPH
listing
for frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
COMMANDING OFFICER
ATTN ITC ERIC SIMMONS
COMMUNICATIONS AREA MASTER STATION PACIFIC
17000 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD
POINT REYES STATION, CALIFORNIA 94956-0560
USA
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NOJ
NOJ will transmit on 8650.0, 12889.5 and 16909.7
NOJ will listen for calls from ships on Channel 3 (see KPH listing for
frequencies).
Reception reports may be sent to:
COMMANDING OFFICER
ATTN OSCM WILLIAM KECKLER
US COAST GUARD COMMUNICATIONS STATION KODIAK
PO BOX 190017
KODIAK, ALASKA 99619
USA
BT
BV ES VY 73 TO ALL,
MRHS
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Richard Dillman, W6AWO
Maritime Radio Historical Society
http://www.radiomarine.org
Collector of Harleys, Willys and
Radios over 100lbs.
Scusate la copia ... ma troppe righe da tradurre
73 e 72
Mario
 
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Indicando semplicemente questo:
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avresti fatto anche prima...
Saluti.
Tom.
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Una bellissima notizia, anche per gli SWL! Spero sia seguita
anche da altre stazioni sparse per il mondo!
73 e buon dx
Davide
IW2NZR
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