Ron, this announcement led me to the radiomarine.org site, and from there to
the magnificent on-air recordings of the coastal stations and marine operations.
What a fantastic historical resource - not to mention a superb trove of
real-world (and often hand-keyed) CW that is great for CW practice,
On 6/20/2012 8:20 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> For those of you who have not visited their web site recently, there are a
> series of cool 360-degree panoramic views of the facility at:
>
> http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=kphpano&panel=pab1_1#pab1_1
Cool! Still a little puzzled a
For those of you who have not visited their web site recently, there are a
series of cool 360-degree panoramic views of the facility at:
http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=kphpano&panel=pab1_1#pab1_1
But, warning to OT's who worked around this gear, they will leave you
seriously "ho
I have had the pleasure of visiting both the receive site (RS)
and the transmitter site (BL) on several occasions - the first
of which was an official visit when it was in full operation in
the 1970s.
When the MRHS started I joined up, but distance and other
factors have precluded me
I have had the pleasure of contacting K6kph on 20 and 40 meters for the past
several years on the night of nights. I've also monitored KPH on the various
Marine band frequencies. It is certainly brought back memories of monitoring
coast stations many years ago. In fact, WCC helped me obtain my a
The XYL and I attended last year's Night of Nights at the
receiving station. It was quite the experience.
Richard and the volunteers from the Park Service were
most hospitable, explaining the operation to visitors.
A nice smorgasbord of snacks also awaited us.
I was so inspired by watching Richa
They guard 14050 and 7050 on Saturdays. It is quite common for there to
be only one op and if he's on one frequency, you'll get no reply on the
other.
They have a new op [Mike Payne - MP] who is also opening K6KPH on
Sundays now too. If you're not subscribed, I suggest you go to their
web si
Thanks, Ron. I've been trying to work K6KPH on Saturdays, during their
"scheduled hours" and following their suggested procedure but so far no
luck. I regularly work into that part of the country with my 5 watts
and my doublet, so I can only surmise that whatever they are using for
an antenna
NIGHT OF NIGHTS XIII - SAVE THE DATE
12 July 1999 was a sad day for many of us. We knew it was coming but when
the end finally arrived it was a shock. I was there.
It was the supposed last day of Morse code. The final sign off took place at
a remote station on the Pacific coast. Women attending t
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