W2FOC(United states) on 20m CW!!!

W2FOC(United states) on 20m CW!!!

W2FOC  USA  NSC VILLAGE STATION, PO BOX 382 NEW YORK, NY 10014-0382 USA [+] Mailing label
Lookups:   8573

20130521 1254UTC 14026.2kHz W2FOC
Date : 21/May/2013 1254UTC
Freq : 14026.2kHzkHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

Wow!!!  Dog-pile!!!

Lookups 8573 (12150) QRZ Admin N2KW Last Update 2013-03-21 08:00:30 Class Club Codes: HVBF Trustee ALLEN M SINGER - N2KW Effective 2013-03-19 Expires 2023-03-19 Grid Square FN30cr Geo Source Geocoded Address US State New York US County Queens Bearing 20.9° NNE (from JJ5IZX) Distance 7014.2 mi (11288.3 km) Long Path 17842.6 mi (28714.9 km) Sunrise 09:33:20 UTC Sunset 00:10:16 UTC GMT Offset -5 hours ULS Record 3457988 FCC page... Other Callsigns Alias Comment KD2DNG + Previous callsign Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

NSC was the first exposure to Morse Code for thousands of Brooklynites. If you tuned your AM radio to the very bottom of the broadcast band, even without a BFO, the rockcrusher signal was there.sending the same text over, and over, and over .

V V V . V V V . V V V . de . NSC NSC . W W W . AR . . . (repeat)

Speculation as to the source of the signal, and it's purpose abounded, but the answer remained an enigma for years, During the Vietnam era, a chance visit to the Naval Air Station, NY (Floyd Bennett Field) solved the mystery. When NASNY had active runways, they ran a pair of navigation beacons, using the assigned call of NSC. There was an "East" and a "West" beacon, but "E" was too low in frequency to tune in on Broadcast band. An airplane would monitor both, and equalize the signals. This was the state of the art in instrument approaches in those days.

Floyd Bennett Field was decomissioned in the Seventies, and is now part of Gateways National Park. It boasts of the only Campgrounds inside NYC, and is a fantastic radio location. (WARNING: It can get buggy at night, don't forget the DEET!) It wouldn't be an exxageration to say that HUNDREDS of telegraphers heard NSC as their very first CW signal.

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the formation of the First Class CW Operators' Club, the callsign W2FOC will be aired by a number of different members during the month of May, 2013. The logs will be uploaded to the ARRL's Log Book of the World(LoTW)at the end of the activitity,

Members tracking Windle points, can determine the operator, from the chart below, all dates are GMT.(May, 2013)

SUNDAY /MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY / SATURDAY

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1) W5ZR. 2) W5ZR.3) N3RS . 4) K2LE

5) K2LE. 6) N2KW. 7) K2SX 8) K2SX 9) W1RM. 10) W1RM. 11) N2KW.

12) W1RM. 13) N9RV .14) W1FJ .15) N2KW 16) W2QM 17) K2QMF . 18) N2NT.

19) N2NT 20) K1JD. 21) W1JR 22) K2LE .23) W8FJ 24) K2QMF 25) W2VT*

26) W2VT* 27) N2KW 28) K1JD. 29) K1JD. 30) W4PM 31) W4PM

PLEASE do not send paper confirmation.

*W2VT will confine his operations to WARC, if someone is serious about doing the contest?

Contact N2KW sooner, rather than later.

Contacts with this station during May, 2013 will count towards theFOC75Award.
Founded in 1938, and with its roots, history and management in the UK, the First Class CW Operators' Club (FOC) promotes good CW (Morse code) operating, activity, friendship and socialising via its worldwide membership of approximately 500. Members are active on all HF bands and the character of the club is best expressed in its motto:
"A man should keep his friendship in constant repair" - Samuel Johnson (1755).
FOC MEMBERS AIM TO….

• Foster and encourage a high standard of CW operating ability and behaviour on the amateur bands.
• Observe the licence conditions and principles of band planning.
• Be considerate to other amateurs at all times.
• Protect the future of the hobby through being active, encouraging newcomers and supporting a national society.

For more information including how to become a member, please visit theClub'swebsite.