International Marconi Day - K6KPH (MRHS) To Operate

Make a note !!! -KPH wll also be active on the MF/HF shipping freqs.

MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
16 April 2018
BULLETIN
K6KPH Will be Active for International Marconi Day

K6KPH, the amateur station of the MRHS, will be active for International Marconi Day (IMD) 2018 to help celebrate the birthday of the Great Man.


IMD is organized by the Cornish Amateur Radio Club each year on the weekend closest to Marconi's birthday of 25 April 1874. This year the event will be held on 21 April UTC.
Since K6KPH transmits from the original Marconi site that went into service in 1914 it is a registered IMD station. The Cornish Amateur Radio Club will issue an award to stations that contact 15 officially registered IMD stations like K6KPH.
> Date & Time - K6KPH will be in operation Saturday 21 April beginning at 0000 UTC (5:00 pm Friday 20 April PDT). Operations will continue for several hours until our operators run out of steam. See below if you would like to be a K6KPH operator for this event!
> Frequencies - K6KPH will guard these frequencies:
3550.0
7050.0
14050.0
18097.5
> Calling Procedure - Since we will have KPH on the air as well (see below), the operators will be very busy and may not be able to call CQ on each amateur channel. But they will be scanning all the channels. So the best bet is to use commercial procedure when calling K6KPH:
Continue to call on your chosen frequency until the K6KPH operator responds with DE. Then respond with your call sign.
The station can be reached by phone on +1 415-669-9646 if you want to call in a report or arrange a special listening watch. The phone will be answered only when the station is on the air.
> Be a K6KPH Operator - If you would like to be a K6KPH operator for IMD we would welcome your help. Bring your key and 'phones or use ours (but be advised that some modern electronic keys may not work with the K6KPH keying system so bugs and straight keys are encouraged). Show up early so we can familiarize you with the K6KPH equipment and procedures. You'll be using fixed frequency 1.5kW commercial transmitters 20 miles from the receive/control site so operations are a little different from usual amateur practice! For more information please send an email to info@radiomarine.org
> KPH Will Be On The Air - KPH will be transmitting on these frequencies and will of course be listening for calls from ships on 500kc and ITU channel 3 HF.
426
500
4247.0
6477.5
8642.0
12808.5
17016.8
22447.5

VY 73,
MRHS


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Steve / W5BIB (ex-WLO)

 

Thanks to GX4CRC for posting this info. about this annual event.
Good info & at the end; 'A List Of Participating Stations'

http://gx4crc.com/gb4imd/


Steve / W5BIB (ex-WLO)

 

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Pt. Reyes is one of our favorite places to visit. We also enjoy staying at the Steep Ravine Cabins down the coast from Bolinas. I will have to brush off my key and see if I can hear/contact K6KPH on 40 meters.