W5AZN Amateur Radio Lighthouse, ILLW, ARLHS

Port Isabel Lighthouse

CURRENT WEATHER

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

International Lighthouse &
Lightship Weekend (ILLW)
August 16-17, 2008

This on-air event begins 0001 UTC Sat. and ends at 2359 on Sun. Not a contest. The basic objective is to promote public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for preservation and restoration, to promote amateur radio and to foster international goodwill. See www.illw.net for details.

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


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Scenes from Texas Coast trip 2007.

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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