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General Radio Discussion / 630 Meter Special Event Tomorrow

« on: November 12, 2016, 0203 UTC »

I was going to post something about Mini Night of Nights and then received this from ARRL:
(KPH and K6KPH will be on. See next comment for frequencies.)

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX016
ARLX016 Reminder: 630 Meter Berlin Treaty Commemorative Special
Event is Sunday, November 13 (UTC)

ZCZC AX16
QST de W1AW 
Special Bulletin 16  ARLX016
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  November 11, 2016
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX016
ARLX016 Reminder: 630 Meter Berlin Treaty Commemorative Special
Event is Sunday, November 13 (UTC)

Participants in the ARRL WD2XSH 630-meter experiment, Canadian radio
amateurs, and members of the Maritime Radio Historical Society
(MRHS) will join together for a special event operation on Sunday,
November 13 (UTC) on 630 meters (the evening of Saturday, November
12, in US time zones).

This event will commemorate International Radiotelegraph Conference,
held in Berlin in 1906 and attended by representatives of 29
nations, which made 500 kc the International Distress Frequency. The
conference produced the International Radiotelegraph Convention, the
forerunner to the ITU Radio Regulations.

US Part 5 Experimental licensees will operate in the 472-479 kHz
band, using CW for two-way contacts and beacons with commemorative
messages. There may also be some operation on 500 kHz.

"Canadian amateurs will also engage in QSOs in the 472-479 kHz
band," said ARRL 630-Meter Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR.
"They will also participate in cross-band QSOs with amateurs
operating on 160, 80, and 40 meters."

Canadian radio amateurs gained 630-meter privileges in 2014. A
proceeding that would grant similar privileges to US hams is still
awaiting FCC approval.

The Maritime Radio Historical Society will activate the KSM/KPH
transmitter in Bolinas, California, for a mini "Night of Nights,"
with special messages and bulletins.

Confirmed Canadian participants include:

VA7MM (Mark) CN89 Coquitlam, British Columbia
Time: 0400-0800 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 475.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 1,801 kHz, 3,574 kHz, 7,062 kHz

VE7BDQ (John) CN89 Delta, British Columbia
Time: 0300-0700 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 474.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,555 kHz

VE7CNF (Toby) CN89 Burnaby, British Columbia
Time: 0300-0800 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 476.5 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 1,836 kHz, 3,558 kHz, 7,031 kHz

VE7SL (Steve) CN88 Mayne Island, British Columbia
Time: 0200-0700 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 473.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,566 kHz, 7,066 kHz

VE7CA (Markus) CN89 North Vancouver, British Columbia
Time: 0200-0700 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 477.5.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 1,820 kHz, 3,550 kHz, 7,048 kHz

VO1NA (Joe) GN37 Torbay, Newfoundland
Time: 2130-0130 UTC (Saturday, November 12/Sunday November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 477.7 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,562 kHz

VE3OT (Mitch) EN92 London, Ontario
Time: 0000-0400 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 477.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,563 kHz, 7,058 kHz
NNNN
/EX

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General Radio Discussion / Pirate TV, Belize and the Cubs

« on: October 30, 2016, 0035 UTC »

Ran across an interesting story about the Chicago Cubs' popularity in Belize. All due to a pirate TV station.
Source: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-strange-story-of-why-belize-is-full-of-chicago-cubs-fans

Quote from article:
"Why the Cubs—and why Belize? Like a lot of stories from this part of the world, it began with pirates. In this case, however, the outlaws were local TV impresarios, not swashbuckling Johnny Depp look-alikes. In the early ‘80s, there were no television stations in Belize, the only country in Central America whose official language is English. (Anyone with a set would use it to watch VHS tapes.) In 1981, however, Belize City business couple Arthur and Marie Hoare began transmitting the famous Chicago television channel WGN-TV via satellite, bringing programming to Belize. Channel 9, the Hoares' bootlegged Belize affiliate of WGN, brought Cubs and Bulls games into living rooms and bars throughout the country, sparking an interest in Chicago sports that has continued—with varying levels of enthusiasm—to this day."

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Huh? / Sun Diving Comet

« on: August 04, 2016, 0118 UTC »

Not radio but cool. Don't know how long this will be there, but there is a cool video near real time of a sun diving comet approaching the sun.
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
Scroll down to Coronal Mass Ejections and play the video. The last frame is 23:54

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General Radio Discussion / Night of Nights 2016 is on the air

« on: July 13, 2016, 0028 UTC »

See radiomarine.org
So far KPH and KSM. Best on the 12 MHz frequencies but copied on 8642 and 17016 in addition to 12808 and 12695. KSM on 12695 is 559 here in SE Fla.

Update at 0045. WLO is 599 here on 8656 and 12992 but go figure, I am in SE Fla. Not so good on 4343.
Another update at 0053. W4WLO copied 599 on both 7066 and 14055.
Now to look for the USCG stations.

0110Z K6KPH 599 here on 14050. No luck on any of the USCG NMC HF frequencies.
Talked to them on the landline just now to give a quick report and tell them thanks for doing this.