[GreenKeys] KSM/K6KPH Schedule 3 October

[Richard Dillman]

Transmitter Supervisor Hawes has been called to duty aboard SS RED OAK VICTORY/KYVM, home ported in Richmond, CA, as part of the Richmond Homefront Festival at the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park to take place on Saturday, 3 October  See:

http://www.nps.gov/rori/index.htm

Steve will of course be at the controls of the Mackay ship's radio console he himself restored.  KYVM will be QRV on 500kc/425kc.  Steve may also test the console with newly obtained crystals for the 4Mc and 6Mc ITU channel 3 calling frequencies on HF.  

For reference, the ITU channel 3 calling frequencies are:  4184.0kc, 6276.0kc, 8368.0kc, 12552.0kc, 16736.0kc and 22280.5kc

KSM will be on the air as usual with these exceptions:  22Mc CW and both RTTY frequencies will be unavailable.

Morning press and weather will be available as usual (with the above exceptions) but keyed from the receiving station (Steve usually keys these transmissions from the transmitting station while we are all consuming coffee and pastry in the Engineer's Lounge during Services of the Church of the Continuous Wave).

When working KYVM (or any other ship) KSM will key all channels, no matter what frequency the ship calls on so that listeners on any channel will be able to hear at least one side of the contact.  If the ship calls on a HF calling frequency and shifts to a working frequency, that frequency will be repeated by KSM so listeners can try to hear the ship as well.  This was contrary to procedure during the heyday of KPH, after crystal control gave way to synthesized transmitters.  You never wanted to give away the frequency you were listening on or other ships would immediately shift there and start calling.  So a simple UP was all that was transmitted.

K6KPH will be available as usual on 3550kc, 7050kc, 14050kc and 21050kc.  K6YVM, using the Mackay radio console, will be on 3545kc.   K6KPH will be QRV for traffic from K6YVM, transmitting on 3550kc.  Thus the amateur service will replicate commercial service by using duplex transmission.

Amateur stations may call K6KPH on any of its working frequencies.  Best results will be had by using commercial calling procedures: call K6KPH repeatedly until the operator replies with a DE, then give your call.  The amateur calling frequencies are in the scan with the commercial calling frequencies so it may take a minute or two for your call to be heard.  It may occasionally take longer for calls to be answered if the one operator on duty is busy with guests, lunch or other essential matters.  If this occurs we apologize and hope that you will wait a few minutes and try again.

KSM and K6KPH will be on the air beginning 1000pdt, 1700gmt.  The Homefront Festival begins at 1100pdt, 1800gmt.

Best regards and happy listening...

RD



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Richard Dillman, W6AWO
Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM
Maritime Radio Historical Society
http://www.radiomarine.org
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