The crack MRHS Transmitter Department under the baton of Transmitter Supervisor Steve Hawes will begin the process of shifting the transmitters to the KPH frequencies. The transmitters now on KSM frequencies still retain their original KPH frequencies so the process may involve "just" throwing a switch on the exciters back to the KPH position, re-tuning the transmitters and re-tuning the antennas. As simple as this may sound we have found by experience that no operation of this size is as easy as it seems. So we expect the unexpected as we progress with the frequency shift. However the Transmitter Department has proven more than once that its personnel are up to any task so it is with full confidence that we anticipate ultimate success.
Plenty of notice will be given of the frequency shift along with a list of the new frequencies. Be sure to watch for following issues of the Newsletter with full details.
> Celebratory Event Planned
We plan to hold a celebratory public event on the scale of Night of Nights on the day that we officially cut over to the KPH frequencies and begin using the KPH call sign. We hope to have as many KPH veterans on hand as possible to participate in this historic event. Keep a close watch on following issues of the Newsletter for full details of the date and time of this event.
> What's This About KFS?
Along with the KPH license, the license for KFS was modified to show an additional transmit location at Bolinas and a control point at Point Reyes. Selected KFS frequencies will be activated as the availability of transmitters and antennas permit. Full details will be given in following issues of the Newsletter.
> What about KSM?
The MRHS will continue as the licensee of KSM. In the event that we are no longer able to use the KPH frequencies (see below) will revert back to the KSM frequencies and continue commercial operations under that call.
> How Long Will This Arrangement Last?
The MRHS does not own or control the KPH and KFS licenses. Ownership and control remains with the licensee, Global WideBandHFNet LLC. They have merely added the Bolinas and Point Reyes sites to their licenses. Should the licenses be sold or should Global find other uses for the KPH and KFS frequencies they, as the license holders, retain the right to withdraw permission for these frequencies to be used from the Bolinas site
. Until then, operations as described above will continue.
> More Riveting Details
Readers of these pages and visitors to the station will recall that the MRHS offers a special license endorsement, complete with official stamp
, for commercial operators certifying that they have "sat the circuit" at KSM and that their service has been found satisfactory. Now we will have new official stamps made up so licenses can be endorsed for operation at one of the most famous coast stations - KPH! If you don't already have your commercial telegraph license contact us. We are one of the very few places authorized to administer the test!
> Help Keep The Banner Flying High
Whilst the latest buzz around here has been all about the impending return of the KPH call sign the vital work of keeping the station on the air continues. As we've reported in earlier Newsletters, our efforts are focused on the antennas thaqt are vital to operations. We have spend thousands of dollars - dollars contributed by
True Believers like you - for the heavy duty hardware needed to keep our antennas aloft. It's hard to believe that the winter season is approaching but it will be here soon - bringing with it all the high winds our antennas must resist.
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Roy Henrichs, boots on, antenna plot plan in hand, about to depart on an antenna repair mission.
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