[GreenKeys] Museums, Camp Evans

[Al Klase]

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Al

On 12/6/2010 12:45 PM, John Nagle wrote:
> On 12/6/2010 9:01 AM, greenkeys-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
>    
>>>> On Mon, 6 Dec 2010, John Foust wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Camp Evans in New Jersey, once a facility connected with Ft.
>>>> Monmouth, is being turned over to various community groups for
>>>> museum and educational purposes. ?It was originally a Marconi
>>>> station. ?There is an antique radio section, and a military radio
>>>> section that I'm aware of. It's very much a work-in-progress.
>>>>          
>      That will give KPH something to work.
>
> 	http://radiomarine.org
>
>       Maritime radio station KPH, in Marin, California, has been
> preserved. This was an RCA marine radio station which was built on
> Federal land, and so the Golden Gate National Recreation Area ended
> up owning it when it shut down.  It's intact, with much of the
> original equipment, most of which has been restored.  There are
> sizable buildings and acres of antenna farm.
>
>       The people doing the restoration applied to the FCC for a
> maritime radio HF station license, and the FCC granted it.  So
> they're a real maritime station, authorized far higher power than
> ham stations, even though there are few stations to talk to.
> They work various museum ships around the world, mostly. They're
> on the air most Saturdays.
>
>       They have a Teletype link with a Model 15 between the transmitter
> and receiver sites, which are miles apart. They also have various
> Morse perforator  devices and transmitters, which they actually
> use.
>
>       So there's a group which might accept equipment donations.
>
> 					John Nagle
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