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Bolivar Lighthouse Survives Ike
Satellite View after the storm.




HISTORIC RADIO W5AZN
CELEBRATES 76 YEARS!

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



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Vintage QSL Card
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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Point Isabel Wireless Station
Photo by Robert Runyon (National Archives)
 
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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

 

Click-on the arrow above to see a short video from HamCom 2008.

Activities at HamCom 2008.
Gordon WB6NOA & Patty W5AZO
DX Dinner
Wade KC5MGL & Gary KI5FU Jim W5AZN & Jim W5JBP
 


Rockwall Lighthouse
Lighthouse on Lake Ray Hubbard
Dallas, Texas.