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Posted on 02/25/2006 5:49:59 PM PST by Denver Ditdat
The Maritime Radio Historical Society, in cooperation with the Marconi Conference Center, will return historic Morse code radio station KPH to the air from its original Marin county, CA location on Sunday, 26 February.
KPH, once called the "wireless giant of the Pacific", arrived in Marin county in the early 1920s. With its receiving station at Marshall, CA and transmitters at Bolinas, CA, KPH provided telegram service to ships at sea via Morse code.
Operation at Marshall continued until the beginning of WWII when KPH was shut down for the duration. After the war the receiving station was moved to the Pt. Reyes peninsula. But on Sunday, 26 February, KPH will return to the air from Marshall for the first time since 1942.
Vintage equipment will be used. The transmitters at Bolinas will be operated remotely from Marshall just as was originally done. Messages will be exchanged with historic ships including the SS Red Oak Victory, a WWII Victory ship using its original radio equipment. And radiograms will be accepted from the public for transmission by Morse code and delivery anywhere in the U.S.
On HF, KPH will transmit on 6477.5kc and listen for calls from ships on 6276.0kc.
On MF, KPH will transmit on 500kc and 426kc.
K6KPH will also be operational for handling radiogram traffic from visitors to the event. K6KPH will guard 7050kc for calls.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Ms. DA Stoops
P.O. Box 381M
Bolinas CA 94924-0381
USA
Operations are expected to begin at 1000pst/1800gmt.
The public is invited to visit the receive site at Marshall. For directions to the Marconi Conference Center see:
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Very cool, I'll be listening as well. Thank you.
I used to listen to WLS, KDKA, WBZ...
I don't think many other people do anymore, though.
There's no reason to listen over the air if you you have broadband.
I enjoy both, and will always have a use for good ol' RF radiation.
I'll be listening too. I got a QSL card from HAARP after they transmitted a short message in Morse Code a few years back. Everyone had to copy the message, send their copy in along with a reception report, and they in turn sent along a QSL card.
Have you tried XM or Sirius?
I've signed up for XM, and for $8.95/month, I can't imagine why I'd ever give it up.
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I don't have XM, though I do listen when in a friend's XM equipped car. It's a great service and I have been considering it, though I'd like to listen to Sirius for a while as a comparison before subscribing.
QSM, OM.
Go figure.
As a teenager growing up in eastern Canada the hot station at night ... only at night ... WKBW Buffaaalo, NY ... Buffaaalo, NY!!!
Once upon a time, I used to listen to the marine traffic as a distraction from the radio work I was supposed to be doing. It was very interesting to look for the ships on the calling frequency trying to raise the big shore stations. HF radio is far less interesting now that these marine HF morse code transmissions have ceased.
What have I done!...8-)
I still like radio, too. Heck, I even have some old vacuum tube A.M radios from the '40s that I use for listening to baseball games and Rush.
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