[MRCA] Interactive Radio Map

[Al Klase]

Hi Mike (and others),

Go ahead and nominate additional sites.  Include links to supporting 
websites.  I can host pictures etc. if they are not already on the web.

If you can work directly in Google Earth, send me a .kmz file.  I'll see 
if i can integrate it into the master file.

Have fun,
Al

On 1/13/2017 12:46 PM, MICHAEL ST ANGELO wrote:
>
> Al,
>
>
> I like it. You may also want to add some historic radio sites on Long 
> Island.
>
>
> Since New York, as well as San Francisco and Miami, were financial 
> centers they built LF and HF stations in the vicinity.
>
>
> The RCA Radio Central Transmitting site was in Rocky Point LI and 
> receiving site in Riverhead LI. RCA moved there after vacating the 
> Marconi site in Wall.
>
>
> ITT World Communications had their WSL receiving site in Southhamption 
> LI and the HF transmitting site in Brentwood. The LF transmitter was 
> at Amaganesett LI. They also had a MF transmitter WSF on top of 67 
> Broad Street in Manhattan.
>
>
> I worked at ITTWC at 67 Broad from 1976 to 1994. When I was there WSF 
> was long gone but the coax was still in place from the roof to the 4th 
> floor. I used the coax to feed the signal from the roof mounted preamp 
> to our LORAN receiver which was used as a time standard.
>
>
> I visited the WSL Southampton receiving station before it closed down. 
> They had upgraded to solid state Watkins Johnson receivers but still 
> used SP-600 receivers with a Northern Electric Oscillator for their 
> remaining HF Point-to-Point circuit; a diplomatic RTTY circuit from 
> the UN Cuban Mission to Havana. The Cubans refused to move to a cable 
> or satellite circuit.  ITT could not close down the station until they 
> found an alternate site for the circuit. I believe WLO in Mobile took 
> it over but don't hold me to this.
>
>
> ITT also housed ARINC HF equipment. While I was Southahmption they got 
> a call form ARINC with a request to adjust the audio level in one of 
> their receivers.  The ARINC station is now located on Route 104 in 
> Riverhead LI.
>
>
> You should include the Telefunken Radio station in Sayville LI.
>
>
> You may also want to add Tesla's transmitter in Rocky Point but I 
> would not consider that a radio (wireless information) but a power 
> transmitter. Maybe that was what attracted the Martians to Grovers 
> Mill NJ
>
>
> One question about NJ stations. I remember in the early 1980's driving 
> south on the Garden State Parkway south of the Driscoll Bridge and 
> spotting HF Log Periodic antennas on a hill to the left. Does anyone 
> know who owned them?
>
>
> Mike N2MS
>
>
>> On January 13, 2017 at 11:43 AM Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> wrote:
>>
>> Gang,
>>
>> Some recent brouhaha concerning the demolition of the AT&T High-Seas 
>> transmitter site at Ocean Gate, NJ reminded me of a slumbering 
>> project of mine.  It's an interactive map, based on Google Earth, the 
>> documents some of the historic radio sites in NJ.
>>
>> If you already have the Google Earth ap on your computer, simply 
>> execute the attached .kmz file.  If not, go *HERE 
>> <http://www.ar88.net/radio_map/>* for instructions.
>>
>> Let us know how you make out.
>>
>> Al
>>
>> -- 
>> Al Klase – N3FRQ
>> Jersey City, NJ
>> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>>

-- 
Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

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