>April 13, 2012
>
>Gentlemen:
>
> The ARRL WD2XSH experimental stations and others
>will be holding a special event on 500 kHz to mark the
>100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
>
> Operations will occur on Friday night 04/13,
>Saturday night 04/14, and maybe Sunday night 04/15.
>Operations will occur in the bands from 472 to 512 kHz.
>
> WD2XSH stations will operate on 472 to 478 kHz
>as well as 495 - 510 kHz. Operations will include
>calling on 500 kHz followed by QSY as well as beacon
>transmissions with commemorative messages.
>
> WA1ZMS (WF9XIH) will transmit a simulation of
>the MGY spark gap on 483 kHz. WE2XGR will also
>make a simulated spark-gap transmission.
>
> Heritage stations WNE (472 kHz, MA) and NWVC
>(512 kHz, OH) will also be operating.
>
>
> Juergen Gerpott DL8PFB sends word of a cross-band
>event. The weather-service station DDH47 in Pinneberg-
>Hamburn will send Morsecode keying from 14th April 22:30 gmt
>until 15th April 02:00 gmt. After a broadcast to all ham
>radio amateurs might contact ddh47 on amateur hf bands and
>have qso with ddh47/dl0swa. During the silence periods of
>former maritime service the names of radio officers will be
>keyed at very low speed ( qrss3 one dot at 3 seconds) for long
>distance and below noise level recognition of signals. Reports
>from US and Canadian stations are very welcome.
>
>http//:www.doese-apprt.de/mrd/titanic.html
>
>
>73 de Fritz W1FR
>Coordinator, ARRL 500-kHz experiment
>
>Frederick H. (Fritz) Raab, Ph.D.
>GREEN MOUNTAIN RADIO RESEARCH COMPANY
>77 Vermont Avenue, Fort Ethan Allen
>Colchester, Vermont 05446 USA
>Tel./Fax.: +1 (802) 655-9670 Home: +1 (802) 862-0997
>E-mail:
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