The last radio station
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
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Special thanks to Richard Dillman and the Maritime Radio Historical Society
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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.
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.
Same here...73 de K9ALT.
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
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.
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.
Great story, well told. Looking forward to visiting this gem!
The music starting at 8:23 is great, anyone know the artist/title, please?
a love story indeed, yet a story of love nonetheless. Thank you TechCrunch for documenting this.
Hi ma.miss you love Robert, please pray for me.
Excellent, keep those filaments glowing.
"The last radio station" *me scanning FM and getting nearly 30 signals*
The last _maritime_ radio station would be more accurate.
Life changed this is a life.
Tank you for this great and very emotional story.
73 de dh0nat
awsome video i loved the story. I am a radio ham myself thanks Richard 73s ZL1ANT
I love those beeps and bleeps.
Well done gentleman. Thank you. W7WET
Thanks for preserving our history! The young ones don't get taught anymore how this country got to where it is today. 73
That's BS. People are taught history just as well, and not as whitewashed as it used to be.
WOW - Great job all !! 73 KG5LFK
I BET that until God comes back, us REAL Ham Radio ops will STILL have HAM RADIO!! I KNOW "I" WILL!! GREAT VIDEO!! Mike Hartman Sr. K4MR