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Shortwave "Discone" Antenna, Former AT&T High Seas Radio Transmitter Site, Ocean Gate, NJ, 2009.
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Shortwave "Discone" Antenna, Former AT&T High Seas Radio Transmitter Site, Ocean Gate, NJ, 2009.
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@mattblaze@federate.social @steveyaeger@mastodon.social Here’s info on the receiving station at Pt Reyes, from the NPS: https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-kph.htm
@mattblaze @steveyaeger I recall seeing those antennas as recently as ten years ago, but they had clearly fallen into disrepair even then.
@jgkoomey @steveyaeger There were actually three HF receiver sites at Point Reyes. There was the AT&T radiotelephone station KMI (which was completely razed about 10 years ago), which was next door to the still-alive-and-kicking RCA radiotelegraph station KPH (worth a visit when open). And up the road a bit is the still-active (but remotely controlled) Coast Guard station NMC.
KMI had this spiffy sign, which I'm told was saved and is in storage somewhere.
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KPH still lives on Saturday afternoons. I copy their CW, RTTY, & SITOR transmissions from as far away as the East China Sea on my ship. They also activate K6KPH on the amateur bands. https://www.radiomarine.org/