W5AZN Amateur Radio Lighthouse, ILLW, ARLHS

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

W5TLH - Texas Lighthouse Activations
Dec. 25, 2009 - Jan. 01, 2010
Listening 14.260 up, 7.260 via sched.

Operating daily from vairous Texas Lighthouse locations.

Texas Maritime Museum Lighthouse ARLHS USA-1247

Corpus Christi Lighthouse ARLHS USA-1137 (Historic)

Corpus Christi Harbor (Cut B West Range Front) ARLHS USA-1364

Corpus Christi Harbor (Cut B West Range Rear) ARLHS USA-1365

Corpus Christi Cut A East Range Front ARLHS USA-1392

Corpus Christi Cut A East Range Rear ARLHS USA-1366
San Jose Island IOTA NA092, USITX005S

Lydia Ann Channel Lighthouse ARLHS USA-018

Harbor Island Range Front ARLHS USA-1376
Mustang Island IOTA NA092 USITX011S

Harbor Island Range Rear ARLHS USA-1368
Harbor Island IOTA NA092 USITX004S

Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party (LCL-2009)
Dec. 19, 2009 - Jan. 03, 2010
See http://arlhs.com/LCL-2009-guidelines.html for details.

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)