Speaking Of Classic Radio Stations...

[BossRadioDJ]

I received the following message from Paul Shinn this morning:

While not exactly 'radio' related, it kinda is. At least for those of us who recognise the importance of CW to our radio roots.

I'm going to be keeping about 25 5KW CW transmitters on the air at the exact same time today and tonight. Some are 40's and 50's vintage. For info, see here- http://www.radiomarine.org/non10.html

I will be at the transmitter site for KSM , KPH, and KFS (all in same building [in Bolinas, near Point Reyes]). Should be a lot of fun, and work!

Hope you get a chance to tune around and hear some nice CW 'music'!

"CW" is, of course, continuous wave -- an early radio technology by which Morse code could be sent (not the marginal television network that shares those initials).

If you are interested in the real roots of radio, please take a minute to check out the Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS) website. It's amazing to see the incredible amount of work these dedicated few people have done to preserve an important part of our history:

http://www.radiomarine.org/

 

[DavidKaye]

I received the following message from Paul Shinn this morning:

I'm going to be keeping about 25 5KW CW transmitters on the air at the exact same time today and tonight.

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[BossRadioDJ]

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[Goldilocks94941]

Nice follow ups to the original posts. And it's not even from "dittoheads"!

Otherwise, is this a once a year event? If I get enough advance warning, next time I can try to monitor from Seattle, if the signals will reach northward. Or make a trip down.

As you might tell from my moniker, I used to live in Marin County, and that old radio site is among my 'sacred places.' I recall, maybe 15 or 20 years ago, coming across an old wooden building, about the size of a one-room schoolhouse (or a 7-11, for a more modern comparison), that was located in a field near that site. The remarkable thing was that the one big room inside the building was empty, apart from being completely covered in copper. I think it was somewhere to the left of the road as you drive toward the lighthouse, and not far from the shortwave tower sites. Recognizing what wire thieves will do for copper, I'm wondering if it still exists, and if any of you on this board have ever peeked into the windows of that building?

Last couple of times I was at Pt Reyes, I couldn't find that building, and no one at the visitor center knew what I was talking about. Even tho it was all locked up at the time I did see it, just peeking into the window of an old building whose walls and ceiling were completely covered in copper plating (I understood it was intended to help boost radio transmissions is some way I can't quite grasp) was an amazing site to behold. And, I imagine, a tough job to keep it intact if it's still there.

 

[TimmyWA]

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