From KH6GRT


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
--

E=IR It's not just a good idea; it's the LAW!

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