[600MRG] MF night of nights by KSM

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Yes, KSM was on the air this year on HF.

On 426 kHz KSM "gives over" the frequency to KPH once a year for "Night of
Nights" - probably this year since KSM and KPH are both assigned 426 they
co-identified.

This year on HF they're all identifying as KPH / KSM / KFS - I've never
heard them do this before.  Any time I can hear a 3 letter USA call sign on
WT (Morse Radiotelegraphy), I love to hear it.

You understand why when you take over KPH's transmitter and antenna you get
a license for KSM and ask for the same frequency as KPH.

The other frequencies listed use "KFS" transmitters - KFS had one that was
on 22515 that had this great bell shaped note - it was a former Press
Wireless transmitter, Don de Neuf, WA1SPM was president of Press Wireless
and I used to work him above 14,100 - that was the area where SOWP held
it's nets and the old sparks hung out.  Curious, I heard Hank Warner from
Maine - W1HRQ with the same bell shaped modulation on his FT-101 - he put a
1 mfd cap across the key line to make it ring like that.

So KSM was on!

73
DR


On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:20 AM, Radio Station KW1I <kw1i at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Dave,
>
> I copied CW signing KPH/KFS/KSM on 8438.3, 12993, 16914 last night.  They
> were listed as KSM frequencies so wasn't KSM on the air?
>
> Dale
> KW1I
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 12:39 AM
> To: Larry ; 600 meter group SHMRG
> Subject: Re: [600MRG] MF night of nights by KSM
>
>
> Congrats on hearing NMC, I haven't heard them since I sailed the west coast
> years ago.
>
> KSM is off-air tonight because this is "Night of Nights" and KPH and KFS
> are on-air.
>
> You might hear KPH use 500 and 426 as KSM shares KPH's frequencies and
> equipment.
>
> So when KPH is on the air, there is no KSM.
>
> I have only heard WLO on HF - no other signals heard here.
>
> WNE on 472 was weak tonight - WNE is in Stoneham, MA on 472 kHz with
> authorized power of 5 kW.
>
> 73
> DR
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 12:28 AM, Larry <Telegrapher at q.com> wrote:
>
>  Wonder how 448 kc at about 15 wpm (guess).  Now they are almost faded out.
>>  Signal originates from Pt Reyes in Calfiornia and is from a Nautel
>> ND2500TT/6 transmitter and a 173 foot  monopole tower.  Long slow fades.
>>  No signals from KSM though on 426 or 500 kc.
>>
>> Larry
>> W0OGH
>>
>>
>>
>>
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