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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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