Monday, January 14, 2013

Last Night of KPH

Having just acquired a mint-condition 63 year old Vibroplex Presentation Bug for my 63rd birthday, I thought it might be appropriate to show how a professional uses one. Thanks to Dick Leining (W7DML) for putting me onto this fascinating bit of history. This video is the last night at KPH - the Night of Nights. The last message was sent at 19:59 hours EST on July 12, 1999 by Denise (Denice) Stoops. KPH was a public coast radio station on the West Coast of the United States. For most of the 20th century, it provided ship to shore communications including telegrams (using Morse code) and marine telex service (using radioteletype).


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