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  US coast station commemorates Morse  
Maritime Radio Historical Society
   

Each year on 12 July, the Maritime Radio Historical Society commemorates the closing of commercial Morse operations in the USA by returning the coast station KPH to the air. KPH will transmit on 426, 500, 4247.0, 6477.5, 8642.0, 12808.5, 17016.8 and 22477.5kHz. KPH operators will listen for calls from ships on ITU Channel 3 in all bands. The Channel 3 frequencies are 4184.0, 6276.0, 8368.0, 12552.0, 16736.0 and 22280.5kHz on HF and 500kHz on MF. Reception reports may be sent to Ms DA Stoops, PO Box 381, Bolinas CA 94924-0381, USA. You can find out more at www.radiomarine.org.

 
   
 


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