[K6NCG] 1961-1962

Wed Dec 22 03:40:09 EST 2010

I second Desmond's offer of a tour of the place.  As he point's out below, 
just about all of the buildings we know/knew from those days are gone with a 
few exceptions.  One side of the Brig is a Vodka Distillery and the other 
side is a Winery, one of three on the island now.  No grocery store, but 
three winery's, go figure...

The K6NCG ham shack from the 60's is gone and part of the housing area where 
Desmond lives, just a few blocks away as near as we can calculate.  Anyone 
have a 1960's era map of the island?

The old Eleventh Naval District HQ still stands just inside the gate and 
presently houses the Treasure Island Museum displays.  The displays are 
sorely lacking materials from the Naval Schools Command era of the island, 
any offerings would be appreciated.

The future plans for the island call for an almost complete replacement of 
the existing buildings and converting it to a self contained community in 
the middle of the bay.  The access hasn't improved any and one of the 
proposed plans called for three 30 story apartment towers.  If you recall, 
the island was created out of fill.  Not the best foundation for tall 
buildings, but then again it is now part of the City of San Francisco and 
their politicians are not always known for their clear headed proposals.

Drop a note if you are going to be in the area, we'd be more than happy to 
hook up and conduct tours.
73
...pete...
ETA-School 1963-4
then WA9DTY
now WA6UDU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Desmond Crisis" <dcrisis at desmondcrisis.com>
To: "Discussion of K6NCG" <k6ncg at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [K6NCG] 1961-1962

Clifford,

I'm out here now!  I live in the family housing on the Northwest
corner.  Please let me know whenever you'd like to come visit.  I'm also
happy to sked QSO's from the modest HF shack I have.

As an update.  The club shack from the 70's was demolished around 2003
or so.  There was the old tower base with the callsigns imprinted in the
cement, "K6NCG FOREVER!" but that has since been broken up to make way
for a rugby field.

There are still a number of the other buildings still here, but they're
not going to last too much longer.  There's a major redevelopment
project planned over nearly all of the island.  That's when they'll kick
me out in a few years.

On the other hand,  The old guard shack at the main gate is now a
convenience store!  You wouldn't believe how much stuff they crammed
into that little shack...  The old yacht club is now a public bar and
grill (the yacht club moved into the garage next door and developed that
space.)

They bulldozed the old Chief's Club and replaced it with a permanent
party tent.  You can rent it out for weddings or whatever just like the
chapel and the Casa de la Vista club.  Some other group is running
Nimitz's mansion as a venue as well.

They fixed up the Nimitz Conference Center (the old Officer's Club?)
and it's an event venue for shows and parties.  Megayachts like Paula
Allen's "Octopus" have been using the old battleship pier on the
Southeast corner.

There's a winery operating out of the old reserve center in building
180.  There's another one in a corner of the old exchange.  There's even
a vodka distillery running out of the brig!  (Maybe it's not the first,
hi hi!)

Come on down and we'll show you around.  This is an open invitation to
everyone.  So far only Pete WA6UDU has taken me up on it and now he's a
big wheel at the Yacht Club.  :)

Desmond
KC6VHG
Treasure Island, 1999-Present

More info on the future of TI at: http://www.sftreasureisland.org/index.aspx

On 12/21/2010 08:45 PM, TC Dailey wrote:
> You must have known Frank Mizell (K4DGU SK), Dave Sublette (K9IHG... now
> K4TO), and the whole bunch.  I'm the dorky looking kid with the cans&
> skivvy shirt on, in "The 60's"
>
> Tom - WNØEAJ back then.... now WØEAJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "patentlawyer at ieee.org"<clifflaw at att.net>
>
>
> I operated phone patches out of the station from early 1961 till Feb. 
> 1962.
> Used to work the Pacific bases at Midway, Guam, Hawaii, the atols and
> sometimes Japan and everyone else stationed in the Pacific on 20 m with
> pointing the beam west directly at the Golden Gate.
>
> I do have a photo that I will send for the website.
>
> Clifford Kraft
> K6UAS
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