several reasons that the station was able to survive decommissioning and make a comeback. First, the equipment was old and not suitable for resale, so much of it was left where it was, with connections to power, antennas and land lines still intact. Second, the real estate taken up by buildings and antenna farms, while desirable, was also unsuitable for resale (especially to the extent that it lay within the Point Reyes National Seashore), meaning that the properties were not bought and redeveloped the way some other stations were. The KPH license and the frequencies assigned to it are made available to the MRHS by the license holder, Globe Wireless. In addition, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the MRHS a new coast station license with the callsign KSM, as well as the amateur radio club callsign K6KPH for communicating with radio hams on amateur frequencies. K6KPH is unusually strong and well-equipped for an amateur station, with its professional grade transmitters, antennas and operators. Operating in amateur radio mode means following a different set of rules (using different frequencies and lower transmitter power levels), but amateurs are not limited in their choice of equipment as long as they stick to these rules. Special events 12–13 July 2009 Tenth annual Night of Nights: Historic coast stations, ships and radio amateurs on the air commemorating the anniversary of the "end of Morse code in America". KPH, KSM and amateur station K6KPH were due to be on air at the KPH site. Coast stations scheduled to be on air included KFS in Half Moon Bay, in Alabama and KLB in Seattle, WA. Ship stations in regular contact with KPH and KSM : a Second World War Victory ship which has been preserved as a museum ship in Tampa, Florida : a Second World War Liberty ship preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco : a Second World War Victory ship preserved as a museum ship in San Pedro, California See also WCC (radio station): KPH's sister station (under Globe Wireless ownership) on the East Coast. 500 kHz: historic calling and distress frequency in the Medium frequency maritime waveband, no longer widely used. International distress frequencies: frequencies monitored by Coast Guard and other authorities for distress calls. References External links KPH Maritime Radio Receiving Station | National Park Service The Marine Radio Historical Society Amateur radio club station K6KPH "DA sending closing