W5AZN Amateur Radio Lighthouse

Port Isabel Lighthouse

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HISTORIC RADIO W5AZN
CELEBRATES 76 YEARS!

Mr. E.J. Bauer was first issued
the callsign W5AZN in 1931.

Vintage QSL Cards

Welcome to our website devoted to Ham Radio and Lighthouses.

There is a strong following of lighthouse enthusiasts around the world and amateur radio makes for an interesting connection.
A lot of ham radio operators served as ship radiomen or worked at maritime coast stations, or did something in their life to do with safety at sea. Then there are those like us who just love lighthouses.

Jim, W5AZN
Patty, W5AZO

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS QSO PARTY
(LCL-2007)

Texas Martime Museum Lighthouse
Lydia Ann Channel Lighthouse
Corpus Christi Lighthouse Historic
Port Isabel Lighthouse
Brazos Santiago Lighthouse (Old)
Brazos Santiago Lighthouse (New)
Brazos Santiago Depot LH Historic

Your ham friendly hosts in Rockport, Texas.
Tell them Patty and Jim sent you.

POINT ISABEL, TEXAS - WIRELESS STATION 1916

The photo to the right was taken atop the Point (now Port) Isabel Lighthouse in 1916. The station was built on 20 acres with two 330 foot triangular steel towers spaced 1250 feet apart. The Point Isabel site was one of three wireless stations strategicly placed by the U.S. Navy to cover the whole of North America. The First New York Cavalry was part of a contingent to set-up the wireless station as seen by the tents and horse-drawn wagons next to the towers. Link to: A Short History of the Beginnings of U. S. Navy Radio Communications and the United
States Navy Point Isabel Wireless Station
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Photo by Robert Runyon (National Archives)

Oklahoma Lighthouse Activation
July 2007

Brazos Santiago - first named in 1523 "El Paso de los Brazos Santiago" or "The Pass through the Arms of Saint James".

The Brazos Sanitago Lighthouse met its demise in 1940 when paint accidently caught fire. While the light was moved to a nearby Coast Guard Station, a radio beacon was restored to serivce on the intermediate platform.