USS Missouri BB63 on the air
K0HB
Greetings Museum Ships and Military History enthusiasts,
September 2, 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the
Japanese surrender papers on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo
Bay, formally ending World War II. The USS Missouri, currently located
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will be holding extensive ceremonies on board
September 2, and the ship's club station KH6BB will be on the air as
well. On CW we will be using the original Vibroplex key that was used
on board in 1945 to send the first news of the surrender signing; the
key has been loaned to KH6BB for the event by the Maritime Museum of
Monterey CA, with permission to use the key on the air.
First operations from KH6BB will take place on September 2 at 0000Z
(note that this is the afternoon/evening of September 1 in the US),
because this time corresponds to 0900 September 2 in Tokyo Bay, the
time and date that! the papers were originally signed. At this time we
will re-transmit the exact message that was sent from Missouri in 1945
reporting the signing. Since Missouri's hull number is BB-63, the
primary operating frequency will be 14.063 MHz CW. Depending on
propagation, alternate frequencies will be 18.073 and 21.063 MHz. There
may be combined SSB/CW operations on 14.263, 18.163, or 21.363 MHz.
Operations will continue until approximately 0600Z depending on
propagation.
KH6BB will also be operating on September 3 and 4 from about 0000-0600Z
(Friday September 2 and Saturday September 3 local time in the US),
possibly earlier depending on propagation. There may be operations on
September 2 and 3 around 1600 1800Z, again depending on propagation.
Check the KH6BB web page event calendar at <www.kh6bb.org> for last
minute details on times and frequencies.
This special event developed so quickly that we were unable to submit
it to ARRL for publication in QST which is why we're putting the word
out on these mail lists. So, warm up your boatanchors and look for
KH6BB during these special event days.
--
73, de Hans, K0HB
--
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