WCC WNU KPH KFS RO 2359Z 12JUL99

[Richard Ostrowski]

vvv

 

CQ CQ CQ DE WCC WCC WCC = IN 1901, CALLSIGN WCC WAS ASSIGNED TO THE

SOUTH WELLFLEET MASSACHUSETTS WIRELESS TELEGRAPH FACILTY OPERATED BY

GUGLIELMO MARCONI. MORSE CODE SIGNALS FROM WCC HAVE BEEN HEARD AROUND

THE WORLD EVER SINCE. TODAY WILL RETIRE WCC FROM WIRELESS TELEGRAPH

OPERATIONS. WCC WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE MARITIME COMMUNITY IN

ASSOCIATION WITH THE GLOBAL RADIO NETWORK OPERATED BY GLOBE WIRELESS =

DE WCC WCC WCC SK

 

 

CQ CQ CQ DE WNU WNU - 12/2347 UTC JUL 99 BT \PEARL RIVER RADIO/WNU

NOW CEASES RADIOTELEGRAPH SERVICE AFTER EIGHTY-SEVEN YEARS OF CONTINUOUS

OPERATION . WE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE MARINER THROUGH OUR ELECTRONIC

MAIL SERVICE AS PART OF THE GLOBE WIRELESS NETWORK.

73 DE WNU WNU WNU SK

 

 

VVV VVV DE KPH KPH KPH =

 

CQ CQ DE KPH KPH KPH KPH =

WE NOW CLOSE THE RADIOTELEGRAPH OPERATION OF STATION KPH.

SINCE 1904, STATION KPH HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF US ONE OF THE MOST WELL

KNOWN AND RESPECTED CALL SIGNS IN THE THE WORLD, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO

SO AS PART OF THE GLOBAL RADIO NETWORK OF HF STATIONS BT

NW CL DE KPH SK =

 

CQ DE KFS = THIS IS THE FINAL CW TRANSMISSION FROM STATION KFS -

TH LAST COMMERCIAL RADIOTELEGRAPH STATION IN NORTH AMERICA. APPROPRATELY,

WE CLOSE CW AND EMBARK ON A NEW ERA OF COMMUNICATION WITH SAMUEL F. B.

MORSE'S WORDS OF155 YER ? YEARS AGO = NW CL 73 = WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT 

DE KFS SK

 

 

ENDS

WCC WNU KPH KFS RO 2359Z 12JUL99

 

 

 

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

Richard,

Here's a recording of WNU on 478 kHz. I love the bell sound, it reminds me of Hank Warner of Kittybunkport, Maine on 14.113 kHz. He had a Yaesu FT-101 and he put a 1 mfd capacitor across the keyline, it sounded just like WNU 478 kHz.

https://ia903100.us.archive.org/28/items/slidelllaradiownu/Slidell%20LA%20Radio%20WNU.mp3

73

David Ring N1EA 

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[Richard Dillman]

I was there for the event and they even let me send some of the last messages.

https://www.radiomarine.org/incredible-radio-tales/end-of-morse

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