The last radio station

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4 жыл бұрын

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Special thanks to Richard Dillman and the Maritime Radio Historical Society
www.radiomarine.org/
Producer / Shooter / Editor: Christopher Gates
North of Silicon Valley, protected by the Point Reyes National Seashore, is the only operational ship-to-shore maritime radio station. Bearing the call sign KPH, the Point Reyes Station is the last of its kind.
KPH is divided between two physical stations: one, knows as the voice, is responsible for transmitting; the other half of the station, known as the ears, was where human operators listened for incoming messages. The voice is located 11 miles north of Point Reyes in the small town of Bolinas, Calif., and the ears reside within the Point Reyes National Seashore boundary nestled in pastures full of cattle and backdropped by the Pacific Ocean.
Stations like this once riddled the California coastline as part of a radio communication network. The operators who ran them were charged with watching over the Pacific Ocean airways, relaying messages to the sailors at sea.

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@kk0dj 4 жыл бұрын

In 1976 when I was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy as a Radioman second class petty officer (submarine qualified) I applied for a job with these folks. It was still a going concern back then. Even though they were still going, I was told that it wouldn't be a good career and that soon the jobs that were there would disappear. Though I had my heart set on pounding brass for a living I had to go elsewhere. I guess I was just too late in the technology passband to be able to do what I loved for a living! I am so glad to see that this site is still being kept as a museum. I lived not far from it in Marin County and would drive out there just to see the building sometimes and think on what could have been. Thank you all for keeping the place open and providing the public with a view of what was. 73! KK0DJ (ex RM2(SS)) SK AR

@mwhiplash1765 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for preserving our history! The young ones don't get taught anymore how this country got to where it is today. 73 W2MIX

@harrybloomberg3079 4 жыл бұрын

As an amateur radio operator, I love Morse and CW. I will try to visit this museum the next time I'm in the Bay area...de W3YJ.

@cannong1728 3 жыл бұрын

Same here...73 de K9ALT.

@HaraldRemmert 4 жыл бұрын

Great story, well told. Looking forward to visiting this gem!

@johnnyeatworld 4 жыл бұрын

Old switchboard operators, hat makers, shoe repairers, tv repairmen, ham operators, travel agents, traditional stock brokers, family doctors that make house calls, etc. they are all a dying breed. Happy to see people keeping their passions alive.

@Me97202 10 ай бұрын

All of those tech “advances” have just helped corporations make more money. But society isn’t exactly _improved_ by the elimination of those skills and professions. In fact, I’d argue it’s worse.