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ARLX016 Reminder: 630 Meter Berlin Treaty Commemorative Special Event is
Sunday, November 13 (UTC)

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Special Bulletin 16  ARLX016
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  November 11, 2016
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX016
ARLX016 Reminder: 630 Meter Berlin Treaty Commemorative Special Event is
Sunday, November 13 (UTC)

Participants in the ARRL WD2XSH 630-meter experiment, Canadian radio amateurs,
and members of the Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS) will join together
for a special event operation on Sunday, November 13 (UTC) on 630 meters (the
evening of Saturday, November 12, in US time zones).

This event will commemorate International Radiotelegraph Conference, held in
Berlin in 1906 and attended by representatives of 29 nations, which made 500 kc
the International Distress Frequency. The conference produced the International
Radiotelegraph Convention, the forerunner to the ITU Radio Regulations.

US Part 5 Experimental licensees will operate in the 472-479 kHz band, using CW
for two-way contacts and beacons with commemorative messages. There may also be
some operation on 500 kHz.

"Canadian amateurs will also engage in QSOs in the 472-479 kHz band," said ARRL
630-Meter Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR. "They will also participate
in cross-band QSOs with amateurs operating on 160, 80, and 40 meters."

Canadian radio amateurs gained 630-meter privileges in 2014. A proceeding that
would grant similar privileges to US hams is still awaiting FCC approval.

The Maritime Radio Historical Society will activate the KSM/KPH transmitter in
Bolinas, California, for a mini "Night of Nights," with special messages and
bulletins.

Confirmed Canadian participants include:

VA7MM (Mark) CN89 Coquitlam, British Columbia
Time: 0400-0800 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 475.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 1,801 kHz, 3,574 kHz, 7,062 kHz

VE7BDQ (John) CN89 Delta, British Columbia
Time: 0300-0700 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 474.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,555 kHz

VE7CNF (Toby) CN89 Burnaby, British Columbia
Time: 0300-0800 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 476.5 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 1,836 kHz, 3,558 kHz, 7,031 kHz

VE7SL (Steve) CN88 Mayne Island, British Columbia
Time: 0200-0700 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 473.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,566 kHz, 7,066 kHz

VE7CA (Markus) CN89 North Vancouver, British Columbia
Time: 0200-0700 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 477.5.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 1,820 kHz, 3,550 kHz, 7,048 kHz

VO1NA (Joe) GN37 Torbay, Newfoundland
Time: 2130-0130 UTC (Saturday, November 12/Sunday November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 477.7 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,562 kHz

VE3OT (Mitch) EN92 London, Ontario
Time: 0000-0400 UTC (Sunday, November 13 UTC)
TX Frequency: 477.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3,563 kHz, 7,058 kHz

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