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AUSTRALIE: le 1er février 1999 , les stations VIM (Melbourne) et VIP (Perth) n’utiliseront plus les 500 khz en morse.
Herewith text of very last CW message received on 500 kHz at 0759Z 1st
Feb 1999 (2359UTC/31-01-99)
"THIS IS THE FINAL MORSE TRANSMISSION FROM THE TELSTRA MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. WE CONCLUDE OUR FINAL CW WATCH AFTER 87 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE WITH PRIDE AND SADNESS.
TELSTRA, THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY AND THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WISH ALL SEAFARERS FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS. MARCONI IF YOU CAN HEAR THIS WE SALUTE YOU 73S =
31ST JANUARY 1999 2359UTC + VA

Melbourne:
The following was logged on the East coast, from Melbourne, using a 51S-1 on the 8 Mhz channel and SPR-4 on 500 Khz.
"CQ CQ CQ DE VIM/VIS VIM/VIS/VIT VIM/VIS/VIT
THIS ISTHE FINAL MORSE TRANSMISSION FROM THE TELSTRA MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
WE CONCLUDE OUR FINAL CW WATCH KEEPING AFTER 87 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE WITH PRIDE AND SADNESS.
TELSTRA, THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY AND THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WISH ALL SEAFARERS FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS. ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTLESS SOULS WHO WOULD HAVE DIED BUT FOR THEM, WE SALUTE ALL WHO HAVE SERVED OUR PROFESSION WITH SKILL AND DEDICATION THROUGH THE YEARS.
73S = 31ST JANUARY 1999 2359 UTC .-.-. ...-.-

BELGIQUE, Oostende-radio (NAVTEX):
ZCZC TA28
250754 UTC JAN =
INFO FROM OOSTENDERADIO
AS FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1999 OOSTENDE RADIO WILL NO LONGER KEEP WATCH OVER THE RADIOTELEGRAPHY FREQUENCY 500 KHZ
NNNN

La Belgique quitte le morse.
...has an important position not only among the existing coaststations at the northsea but also worldwide. now the time has come to end our h24 watch on 500 khz on january 31st 1999 at 2300utc. nevertheless ost will
.... appreciate it to continue ...... with you on vhf/mf hf radio-telephony or on radio-telex, rendering a quick and correct service. manager, staff and personnel would like to thank you for your confidence in ost.

BULGARIE:
LZW - Varna Radio, Bulgaria.
CQ CQ CQ de LZW LZW LZW
LZW will stop all morzradio telegraphy operations on 500 kHz - 4350.4 kHz, 8532 kHz, 12940 kHz and 17145 kHz .........this emission is for radio hams too. All reports acknowledged by QSL cards and Varda booklet
73 Varda Radio LZW AR

DANEMARK OXZ Lyngby radio QSO d'adieu sur 500 Hz le 1er février 1999 à 0001 UTC (0101 heure locale).
From Lyngby/OXZ 0020-30z
FRom February 1st 1999 at 0001 utc the gmdss will be the only distress system for shipping = This means that wt is no more a part of the maritime distress system and we therefore close down wt service on 500 khz = This concludes an era of more than 90 years of wt service from Danish coast stations starting in 1909 with Koebenhavn Radio/GRA later OXA and Blaavand/OXB in 1914 = Lygnby Radio started public wt service to ships on hf in 1927 and later took over the wt service on mf from Koebenhavn Radio/OXA = Finally Skagen Radio/OXP was opened in 1945 = Now this service will be closed = we thank all ships and remaining coast stations that may monitor 500 khz or one of our hf wt frequencies for good cooperation through the years = de OXZ.

ESPAGNE: Valentia Radio EJK QSO d'adieu sur 500 Hz le 1er février 1999 à 0001 UTC (0101 heure locale).
From Valencia/EJK 0030-41z
CQ de EJK = This is the last w/t transmission from Valentia Radio
...qrm.. 1914 EJK has maintained a continuous watch on w/t. We are proud to have been of assistance to many vessels over the years as ...... We would like to wish all radio officers and everyone listening to this transmission all the very best for the future. A wonderul era has ended but we continue to operate on 2 mhz and vhf and to offer assistance to all sea farers to the best of our ability. God bless you all. This is Valentia Radio signing off .....

ISLANDE QSO d'adieu sur 500 Hz le 1er février 1999 à 0001 UTC (0101 heure locale).
Reykjavik Radio TFA at 0000 GMT
>From Torshavn/OXJ 0010-13 1st Feb 99.
CQ de OXJ = We now close 500 khz as distress channel. We thank all ship and coast stations for good cooperation through the years. The Faroes got sea cable connection with Europe in 1906 and wireless telegraph since 1917. OXJ will continue with commercial traffic on 500 khz = 73 de OXJ

NORVEGE:
Rogaland: From Rogaland/LGQ 2354/58z 31st Jan 99.
CQ de LGQ/LGT = Since 1919 LGQ has maintained continuous watch on 500 khz for distress urgency and safety traffic. This period in now over.
sri om/yl tks for mni qso and we hope the GMDSS will take care of the security as good as the morse signals have done. We ...ply regret this period .......qrm.......

SUEDE:
SDJ - Stockholm Radio, Sweden:
.....navigational warning 040 followed by:
To all stations closing down today: thank you for good cooperation during the past years Stockholm Radio/SDJ will maintain watchkeeping on 500 kHz until the 1st of February 2001. AR

A quick look around a few hours after 2359utc/31-1, shows CW ID markers still being used by
HLO-HLJ,
XSQ-XSV,
9MG/9WH/9WW,
ZLO,
VRX,
A9M,
ASK,
UAI
but I can't find JOS or JNA.