[K6NCG] 1961-1962

Wed Dec 22 09:03:53 EST 2010

Sure is fun to read the mail here. I can't imagine high rise buildings 
on that landfill base!

73 Art ETA 1961 as KN0WJJ, ETB & EW 1971-2 as WA6CXK
Now K6XT

Allison, Colorado

On 2010-12-22 01:40, petevanp at pacbell.net wrote:
> 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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