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CELEBRATES 80 YEARS!
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Mr. E.J. Bauer was first issued
the callsign W5AZN in 1931.


 

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-2011)
December 17, 2011 - January 1, 2012

Purpose:
To promote public awareness of ham radio and lighthouses.
To contribute to the recognition that lighthouses, lightships, and their keepers.
To foster camaraderie within the ham fraternity.
Provide fellowship amongst the members of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
And to just have some fun!

Any and all modes : SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK, FM, SSTV, etc.
Suggested SSB freqs : 1950-1990, 3950-3990, 7250-7290, 14.250-14.290, 21.350-21.390, 28.350-28.390
(Calling on the centered 0.70 kHz on each band — Example: 14.270.
Suggested CW center freqs : 1830, 3530, 7030, 14.030, 21.030, 28.030
Note that these are center calling frequencies. Work 20 kHz or more each side of center.

See Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) website for more details:
http://www.arlhs.com/LCL-2011-guidelines.html

Link to webcam at Texas Maritme Museum Lighthouse
Rockport, Texas
Note: This will navigate away from W5AZN.COM


W5TLH LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVATIONS - LCL 2011

Listen for lighthouse activations from the following Texas Lighthouses beginning
December 26, 2011 through January 1, 2012.

W5TLH ARLHS Member # 1250

Texas Maritme Museum USA- 1247  
     
Lydia Ann Channel / Aransas Pass USA-018  
     
TBA as time and weather permits.    
     
     
     
     
   
     
     
     




Texas Martime Museum & Lighthouse
Lydia Ann Lighthouse
 Corpus Christi Lighthouse Historical Marker
Port Isabel Lighthouse
Brazos Santiago Coast Guard Station & Lighthouse
 Brazos Santiago Lighthouse
Shell Shop Port Isabel
Brazos Island Lighthouse Ruins
 W5AZN Mobile at Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse

Click here for Anthony's B&B
Your ham friendly hosts in Rockport, Texas.
Tell them Patty and Jim sent you.



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Patty on South Padre Island



Jim atop Port Isabel Lighthouse

Patty Martin W5AZO serves as guest host on Sound Bites noon hour radio show in Dallas / Ft. Worth. Wow AM!

Patty on Talk Radio
Patty on KATH 910 AM - Dallas


 

 


Patty Martin - W5AZO Named
2010 Lighthouse Activator of the Year
Patty Martin - W5AZO has been named as the Lighthouse Activator of the Year for 2010. The award recognizes contributions to the fellowship of Amateur Radio and lighthouse enthusiasts in activating the light beacons of the world.

Whenever anyone hears this XYL on the bands radiating with a certain joy and cheerfulness in her voice they know it is Patty- W5AZO. During the pile-ups and between exchanges one will hear distant voices calling “Hello Patty”. Her enthusiasm of what Amateur Radio and activating lighthouses is all about- promoting the history and preservation of lighthouses and remembering the men and women who served as keepers of these light stations- is self evident. When taking a break from operating the radio, she meets and greets curious people passing by. Why is that woman shouting into that microphone, they ask? Patty takes time out to explain “I'm at a lighthouse and this is a ham radio ”. She has met community leaders, chamber of commerce representatives, and museum curators . Sometimes the local hams show-up to see what the hubbub is all about. Newspaper reporters have written stories. Whether on-the-air or on the ground there is always a stir about when Patty is "activating" a lighthouse.

The award is sponsored by the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS).




Republic of Texas Flag on Guadalupe Peak
Wendell Hough (Left), Jim Martin (Right)
Nov. 17, 2010 See News Story


POINT ISABEL, TEXAS - WIRELESS STATION 1916

The photo below 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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Point Isabel Wireless Station
 
 
 


Rockwall Lighthouse
Lighthouse on Lake Ray Hubbard
Dallas, Texas.




 
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