[K6NCG] K6NCG Digest, Vol 48, Issue 2
Mike K8AGY
K8AGY at outlook.com
Fri Sep 25 11:24:53 EDT 2026
Glad to hear from some fellow Treasure Islander’s. I attended ETA school in 1969 and spent all of my extra time at K6NCG. I was licensed as WN8ATV at the time. My son took the call sign W8ATV but is now a SK. I am still very active in RACES here in the Detroit area and is licensed as an extra, K8AGY. Would love to revisit TI someday. Thanks for keeping the website going.
Mike K8AGY
> On Sep 24, 2026, at 2:46 PM, k8mp--- via K6NCG <k6ncg at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> Good stuff Bill.Who can forget getting scalded when someone flushed a toilet in those old barracks?
> Joe, K8MP
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM, Bill Gibson via K6NCG<k6ncg at mailman.qth.net> wrote: Thanks Scott for being proactive and reaching out – especially with
>
> suggestions. I’m sorry to hear about Mike Mitchell, W6RW, now a silent key.
>
> I would like to see the list continued if there is someone responsible
> enough
>
> to take over and do a good job.
>
> I will be 80 years old in a few months and dealing with health issues. Many
>
> of us are octogenarians and dealing with similar problems. Hopefully
>
> someone is healthy enough to take over this important job.
>
> I was on TI 1965/66 for ETA and later “C” school. I spent every moment
>
> possible in Building 318, it was like Nirvana! I have been a licensed Ham
>
> since 1961.
>
> I came to visit TI last week (September 18, 2026). I found the exact site
>
> (plus or minus a few feet) for Building 318 from three different aerial
> photos.
>
> Currently the old site is an empty lot because they tore down the apartment
>
> building previously occupying that spot. It was delightful, completely flat
> and
>
> covered in grass! Of course the landfill has compacted and sunk 3 feet since
>
> 1966, exposing the perimeter wall. Nobody noticed but the landfill had
> already
>
> compacted 2 feet by 1966 compared to its original height (14 feet MSL) in
> 1937.
>
> The city of San Francisco has contracted with Lennar to build planned
>
> communities on TI and they are currently spreading and compacting thousands
>
> of cubic yards of dirt starting along Avenue N, North of Building 3 as
> backfill.
>
> It’s nice to know they are preserving Buildings 1,2 and 3.
>
>
> Bill Gibson, K4UC (WB4CEP back then)
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 7:34 PM <k6ncg-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> 1. Re: K6NCG Digest, Vol 48, Issue 1 (ND3Q ND3Q)
>> 2. K6NCG mailing list (William Hughes)
>> 3. Re: K6NCG mailing list (Desmond Crisis)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:41:57 -0400
>> From: ND3Q ND3Q <cqnd3q at gmail.com>
>> To: k6ncg at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [K6NCG] K6NCG Digest, Vol 48, Issue 1
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>> I can Admin the list if needed.
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>> Tnx es 73's
>> Ted ND3Q, PhD Astrophysics
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>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 6:03?PM <k6ncg-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>>> 1. K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list
>>> (Scott Neader KA9FOX)
>>> 2. Re: K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list
>>> (rrcarman at centurytel.net)
>>> 3. Re: K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list
>>> (Dave Sublette)
>>> 4. Re: K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list
>>> (Desmond Crisis)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Scott Neader KA9FOX <ka9fox at qsl.net>
>>> To: k6ncg at mailman.qth.net
>>> Cc:
>>> Bcc:
>>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:34:38 -0500
>>> Subject: [K6NCG] K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list
>>> Hi all! This is Scott KA9FOX from QSL.net / QTH.net. You are a member
>> of
>>> the K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list. The current
>>> list administrator is Mike W6RW. Mike became a silent key last summer,
>> so
>>> the list now has no list administrator. I also noticed that the K6NCG
>>> profile on QRZ is currently managed by W6RW, so it is also now without an
>>> admin.
>>>
>>> For the mailing list, we have a couple of options:
>>>
>>> A) Someone (or a group of people) step up to take over the administration
>>> duties of the list. This would require approving new members (after doing
>>> some basic vetting to be sure the request is legitimate), and helping
>>> current list subscribers with any questions or problems they have.
>>>
>>> B) The list could be deleted. I see that it hasn't had any traffic since
>> at
>>> least 2023.
>>>
>>> Let me know what you think.
>>>
>>> 73 - Scott KA9FOX
>>> https://www.qsl.net/
>>> QSL.net is funded by YOUR contributions
>>> <https://admin.qsl.net/index.php?r=site/donate>. Thanks for the support!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: rrcarman at centurytel.net
>>> To: ka9fox at qsl.net
>>> Cc: k6ncg at mailman.qth.net
>>> Bcc:
>>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:45:33 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [K6NCG] K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing
>> list
>>> Thanks for the e-mail, Scott; sorry to hear about Mike, W6RW (formerly
>>> WB6FCE).
>>> I would like to see the list continued, provided there is someone young
>>> enough to
>>> take charge. I'm 84 years old (a ham since 1955) and I imagine lots of
>>> others are
>>> also approaching octogenarian age or at least septuagenarians. Hopefully
>>> someone
>>> can take over this task, since so many have become Silent Keys - I'm one
>>> of the
>>> lucky ones still around and determined to delay my own funeral as long as
>>> possible - ha!
>>> Thanks for doing this and good luck - hope someone will respond.
>>> Ron, K5CXH
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 2:35 PM, Scott Neader KA9FOX via K6NCG <
>>> k6ncg at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> To: k6ncg at mailman.qth.net
>>>
>>> Hi all! This is Scott KA9FOX from QSL.net<http://qsl.net/> / QTH.net<
>>> http://qth.net/>. You are a member of
>>> the K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list. The current
>>> list administrator is Mike W6RW. Mike became a silent key last summer,
>> so
>>> the list now has no list administrator. I also noticed that the K6NCG
>>> profile on QRZ is currently managed by W6RW, so it is also now without an
>>> admin.
>>>
>>> For the mailing list, we have a couple of options:
>>>
>>> A) Someone (or a group of people) step up to take over the administration
>>> duties of the list. This would require approving new members (after doing
>>> some basic vetting to be sure the request is legitimate), and helping
>>> current list subscribers with any questions or problems they have.
>>>
>>> B) The list could be deleted. I see that it hasn't had any traffic since
>> at
>>> least 2023.
>>>
>>> Let me know what you think.
>>>
>>> 73 - Scott KA9FOX
>>> https://www.qsl.net/
>>> QSL.net<http://qsl.net/> is funded by YOUR contributions
>>> <https://admin.qsl.net/index.php?r=site/donate>. Thanks for the support!
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>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Dave Sublette <k4to.dave at gmail.com>
>>> To: rrcarman at centurytel.net, Discussion of K6NCG <k6ncg at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Cc:
>>> Bcc:
>>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:06:10 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: [K6NCG] K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing
>> list
>>> I will be 85 in December and have been licensed since 1957. I won't
>> object
>>> if the decision is to close the group. The traffic has been light for
>>> years. Perhaps the photos can be transferred to some sort of archive.
>>>
>>> 73 all... K4TO, ex-K9IHG, K6NCG from July 1962 through May 1963. ET 'A'
>>> school #1 graduate and formerly CTM2, USN. KA2KS USNavSecGru Kamiseya,
>>> Japan, June 1963-August 1965.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 3:45?PM Ronald Carman via K6NCG <
>>> k6ncg at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the e-mail, Scott; sorry to hear about Mike, W6RW (formerly
>>>> WB6FCE).
>>>> I would like to see the list continued, provided there is someone young
>>>> enough to
>>>> take charge. I'm 84 years old (a ham since 1955) and I imagine lots of
>>>> others are
>>>> also approaching octogenarian age or at least septuagenarians.
>> Hopefully
>>>> someone
>>>> can take over this task, since so many have become Silent Keys - I'm
>> one
>>>> of the
>>>> lucky ones still around and determined to delay my own funeral as long
>> as
>>>> possible - ha!
>>>> Thanks for doing this and good luck - hope someone will respond.
>>>> Ron, K5CXH
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 2:35 PM, Scott Neader KA9FOX via K6NCG <
>>>> k6ncg at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To: k6ncg at mailman.qth.net
>>>>
>>>> Hi all! This is Scott KA9FOX from QSL.net<http://qsl.net/> / QTH.net<
>>>> http://qth.net/>. You are a member of
>>>> the K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list. The
>> current
>>>> list administrator is Mike W6RW. Mike became a silent key last summer,
>>> so
>>>> the list now has no list administrator. I also noticed that the K6NCG
>>>> profile on QRZ is currently managed by W6RW, so it is also now without
>> an
>>>> admin.
>>>>
>>>> For the mailing list, we have a couple of options:
>>>>
>>>> A) Someone (or a group of people) step up to take over the
>> administration
>>>> duties of the list. This would require approving new members (after
>> doing
>>>> some basic vetting to be sure the request is legitimate), and helping
>>>> current list subscribers with any questions or problems they have.
>>>>
>>>> B) The list could be deleted. I see that it hasn't had any traffic
>> since
>>> at
>>>> least 2023.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know what you think.
>>>>
>>>> 73 - Scott KA9FOX
>>>> https://www.qsl.net/
>>>> QSL.net<http://qsl.net/> is funded by YOUR contributions
>>>> <https://admin.qsl.net/index.php?r=site/donate>. Thanks for the
>> support!
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Desmond Crisis <dcrisis at desmondcrisis.com>
>>> To: Scott Neader KA9FOX <ka9fox at qsl.net>, Discussion of K6NCG <
>>> k6ncg at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Cc:
>>> Bcc:
>>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:03:28 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [K6NCG] K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing
>> list
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> This is Desmond, KC6VHG.
>>>
>>> I am still located on the island though I don't know for how much longer.
>>>
>>> I'm happy to continue caring for the list. Even with multi-year gaps.
>> We're
>>> at least talking now.
>>>
>>> As always, you're welcome to come and see the island, but I'm not sure
>> how
>>> you're going to feel about the changes.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:35 Scott Neader KA9FOX via K6NCG <
>>> k6ncg at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all! This is Scott KA9FOX from QSL.net / QTH.net. You are a member
>>> of
>>>> the K6NCG / Treasure Island Alumni Radio Assn mailing list. The
>> current
>>>> list administrator is Mike W6RW. Mike became a silent key last summer,
>>> so
>>>> the list now has no list administrator. I also noticed that the K6NCG
>>>> profile on QRZ is currently managed by W6RW, so it is also now without
>> an
>>>> admin.
>>>>
>>>> For the mailing list, we have a couple of options:
>>>>
>>>> A) Someone (or a group of people) step up to take over the
>> administration
>>>> duties of the list. This would require approving new members (after
>> doing
>>>> some basic vetting to be sure the request is legitimate), and helping
>>>> current list subscribers with any questions or problems they have.
>>>>
>>>> B) The list could be deleted. I see that it hasn't had any traffic
>> since
>>> at
>>>> least 2023.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know what you think.
>>>>
>>>> 73 - Scott KA9FOX
>>>> https://www.qsl.net/
>>>> QSL.net is funded by YOUR contributions
>>>> <https://admin.qsl.net/index.php?r=site/donate>. Thanks for the
>> support!
>>>> ______________________________________________________________
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>>
>>
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>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:46:31 -0400
>> From: William Hughes <radio.k3rkc at gmail.com>
>> To: k6ncg at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [K6NCG] K6NCG mailing list
>> Message-ID:
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>>
>> Hello I forgot that I was even on a K6NCG mailing list. I am 78 and still
>> an active ham, mostly POTA and CW.
>> Question, How many on the mailing list are current active hams and have
>> spent time at the K6NCG site?
>> I Think I may have a few pictures of inside the shack plus myself at the
>> controls, these would be from around Jan 67 to Jan 68.
>> I can share any photos if anyone is interested.
>>
>> Hello Desmond, As much as I would like to visit, I will have to let Google
>> maps do my traveling.
>> I still have fond memories of TI and Frisco back when Dirty Harry had
>> things under control! LOL
>> Sorry to hear that W6RW is now a silent key. Are you going to manage
>> the K6NCG page at QRZ.com?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bill K3RKC
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:34:16 -0700
>> From: Desmond Crisis <dcrisis at desmondcrisis.com>
>> To: William Hughes <radio.k3rkc at gmail.com>, Discussion of K6NCG
>> <k6ncg at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [K6NCG] K6NCG mailing list
>> Message-ID:
>> <CABLcZ_jzV9nObfa7G71uynOm9oiaAAep+y=
>> jLx8hagc9CiLVng at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>> I'd love to see the pictures that you have. I'm also involved with the
>> Treasure Island museum association. I'd love to do a piece on K6NCG for
>> them.
>>
>> Also, sorry to hear about Tom. Last I heard, he told me that I could use
>> the club call from the island.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 15:46 William Hughes via K6NCG <
>> k6ncg at mailman.qth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello I forgot that I was even on a K6NCG mailing list. I am 78 and
>> still
>>> an active ham, mostly POTA and CW.
>>> Question, How many on the mailing list are current active hams and have
>>> spent time at the K6NCG site?
>>> I Think I may have a few pictures of inside the shack plus myself at the
>>> controls, these would be from around Jan 67 to Jan 68.
>>> I can share any photos if anyone is interested.
>>>
>>> Hello Desmond, As much as I would like to visit, I will have to let
>> Google
>>> maps do my traveling.
>>> I still have fond memories of TI and Frisco back when Dirty Harry had
>>> things under control! LOL
>>> Sorry to hear that W6RW is now a silent key. Are you going to manage
>>> the K6NCG page at QRZ.com?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Bill K3RKC
>>> ______________________________________________________________
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>>>
>>
>>
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>>
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