W5AZN Amateur Radio Lighthouse, ILLW, ARLHS

HURRICANE IKE
PHOTOS
Downtown Houston
Seabrook
Galveston p. 1
Galveston p. 2

Hurricane Ike - W5AZN Reports

Bolivar Lighthouse Survives Ike
Satellite View after the storm.

SPECIAL EVENT STATION

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

HURRICANE IKE

SLAMS GALVESTON

Intersection of Seawall Blvd. and 25th Street - Galveston, Texas
Photos by Jim Martin - W5AZN

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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