Coastal station KPH – its history, restoration (by MRHS volunteers), and modern operations
Richard Dillman W6AWO via Zoom
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February 23, 2024 @ 6:00PM-10:00PM

Speaker Bio

First licensed in 1958 I'm now a proud founding member of the Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS). We're dedicated to the preservation of the skills, traditions and lore of maritime radio through the operation of coast station KSM, the first new commercial coast station in decades. Our objective to to acknowledge, honor and commemorate the men and women who made the profession of radiotelegrapher one of honor and skill both ashore and afloat.

See also: K6KPH, club station of the Maritime Radio Historical Society http://www.radiomarine.org

Raffle prizes for the Banquet

We had over a dozen prizes for the banquet raffle. Here were the main prizes:

Yaesu FT710 SDR HF Transceiver Outstanding SDR performance. Bandpass filters on every band; High Resolution 4.3 inch color touch display; Full color waterfall spectrum analyzer; Built in high speed antenna tuner; TX 1.8-54 MHz (amateur bands only); Accessories - SSM-75E hand mike; DC power cable.

Nano VNA - H4 4 inch 1.5 GHz VNA - Tuned antennas, duplexers, filters etc. Full touch screen. Latest version includes functions for TDR – time domain reflectometer. Includes cables and full calibration kit.

Tiny SA 4 inch model – 100KHz -5.3 GHz response – 200Hz bandwidth – with built in calibrated signal generator - includes antenna and extra cables and adapters.

uSDX+ QRP HF transceiver Covers 160-6 meters – SSB, CW, digital QRP transceiver. 5 watts CW – 10 watt SSB. Built in CW decoder, full DSP noise reduction. Complete Description of prize.

Radioddity QB25 Quad Mobile 25 watt transceiver. This radio boast 200 memories, full software programmability, great bullet proof front end with 0.25 uV sensitivity, full FM.

ATS-20 Receiver All Mode AM/FM/SSB/CW 100KHz-30 MHz - FM Stereo Receiver.

Baofeng UV5R x3 Tri-band handie talkie; Drop in LiOn smart charge, 1800 Mahr LiOn, battery, belt clip, antenna. Frequency coverage: 65-108 MHz – FM broadcast – receive only 220-225 MHz VHF TX/RX 136-174 MHZ – VHF – TX/RX 420- 520 - MHz - TX/RX; Full CTSS and DCS coding

800 lumen flashlight Mil spec aircraft aluminum LED flashlight with 18650 3000mAh battery and AAA battery adapter.

Retekess Portable radio Covers AM/FM, SW. Built in MP3 player/recorder. Great for emergencies, WWV monitoring. Built in LiOn battery.

40 meter Pixie 500mW CW transceiver completely built and tested. Includes headphone, rechargeable NiMH 9v battery.

Banquet Raffle Prize Description of prize.

Banquet Raffle Prize Description of prize.

[prizes updated 12/20/2021]

Banquet Photos

Photos from the 2024 FARS Winter Banquet:

Photos courtesy Bob Bynum

Banquet Room

Raffle Table

Raffle Prize Winners

Yaesu FT-991 Xceiver

Nano VNA Network Analyzer

Tiny SA Analyzer

USDX+ QRP Transceiver

Digital Oscilloscope

Radioddity GD-73A

ATS-20+ AM/FM/SSB Receiver

Bio Enno LiFePo Battery

Baofeng VHF/UHF HT

Retekess Portable Radio

Centech Power Pack

ARRL Antenna Book

Pixie QRP CW Transceiver

Flashlight

More Photos

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Banquet Sign-ups are Closed

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Banquet attendees are encouraged to wear their club badges to show their club pride. We have stick on name tags for those who don't have or forget to wear their club badge.