The Last Active Morse Code Station in the US - KPH Radio Station

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Before I moved, I visited the KPH Radio Station - the last one in the United States that is actively transmitting Morse Code commercially. It's completely run by volunteers who keep this living museum in excellent condition.
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@ShannonMorse 4 года назад

I've gotten a few comments saying that other stations do still transmit morse code and my title is incorrect and wondering why I didn't mention this. If you read the description underneath the video, and listen to my video in its entirety, I specify about halfway through that this is the last one that transmits morse code COMMERCIALLY. Yes, there are still museums and ham ops that transmit morse code - this I also mention. RU-vid titles only allow for you to use a limited amount of characters, so each one must count. No title will ever account for everything in a video - so please - before commenting to criticize - watch the video. Thanks!

@naikrovek 4 года назад

It's a shame that you had to say this. Logic would imply that one should actually consume a piece of media before they give opinions about it, and some people simply cannot resist the urge to quickly comment and display their approximate and inaccurate understanding to everyone. It's lazy, it's bad, it's extremely common, and it is almost never addressed as the toxicity it is, and it is almost never called out. I mean, it's so much easier to ignore it. So, as someone who has to deal with these type of people frequently, I thank you for taking the step to actually address those comments and call out that ignorance. Bravo.

@ShannonMorse 4 года назад

@@naikrovek thanks :) appreciate the support!

@jj1bdx 4 года назад

Picking up the history of Morse Code stations (especially the commercial ones) itself is so precious and this video is awesome. In Japan, commercial radio stations were all gone by the closure of the last station in Nagasaki called JOS in 1999. So Morse Code operators in Japan, including myself, are mostly military service personnel and the amateurs. I even worked K6KPH twice in 2003 and 2014. So it's really nice to see a video of KPH. Many thanks and keep it up! 73 de JJ1BDX also N6BDX

@merrickcody1692 2 года назад

I realize it's kinda off topic but does anyone know a good website to stream newly released series online?

@echo-hotel 2 года назад

Oh I watch it in its entirety. I’m still here to complain. I don’t care if you have thousands of messages and comments about this. You either made a mistake or intentionally choose the most click bait title. I’m sure plenty have corrected you. Im not just talking about amateurs. This is very false internationally. CW and Morse are used elsewhere commercially and even wide AM and FM are still used. It’s during in the US but it has gotten a huge spike from 2020. My concern is that your video isn’t inspiring anyone to learn Morse maybe even hurting. Anyone reading this please learn Morse and consider getting your amateur (ham) license.

@markbernier8434 4 года назад

You are making me feel ancient. I remember when that sort of hardware was new and shiny. Somewhere in the basement I have a morse practice rig with a hand made tube oscillator. Got that back in the late 60's I think.

@AndreasDelleske 4 года назад

Mark Bernier congrats for being online and even active at that age! My mother is 89 and online but does only write emails.

@mikehollibaugh 4 года назад

The Church of the Continuous Wave. I remember visiting KPH in the early nineties on a junior high field trip -BORING. Recently, I subjected my family to explore its holy grounds and I am True Believer. Thank you to the operators and volunteers that keep this time capsule alive and for featuring a local treasure. 73 from KI6HHJ.

@dane1234abc1 4 года назад

The telegrapher's jingle: Who are we? Who are we? We are the men of the telegraph key. Long on brains, short on cash, three dots, four dots, two dots, dash.

@dickb2128 4 года назад

I have been involved with Morse code since I was a kid. I was a Morse code instructor in the Air Force for three years back in the 60's and also have a general license which I haven't used in eons, WB3EMF. Your little ditty above reminds me of hearing it from a friend of my dad's who was a broadcast engineer in Hartford, CT Thanks for the memories!

@paulsmith6184 4 года назад

Haha! ... .... .. _ As the ship's radio officer I was often called by the navigation officer on duty to help with aldis lamp. They had a great response to ships that wouldn't reply to the callup. ditdahditdahditdah (AAA) A no-reply earned "4Q2"

@caddothegreat 4 года назад

The HS band used to beat this out on the drum coming onto the football field. Of course many did not know the meaning. I learned Morse in 1965.

@w2dsx 4 года назад

That was also part of cadence used by the old signal corps in the Army. Good way to find out who else knew CW when marching. I learned quickly not to do that near aviators, as they were also familiar with CW from chasing Navaids.

@rfrnet1 4 года назад

@@w2dsx Dude! That's too cool! That's how I learned CW initially, by (as you put it) chasing NAVAIDS back in the 80's. Now that I am a ham, I'm relearning CW. 73 de KI4BSW.

@gew9487 2 месяца назад

My Mother was Women's Army Air Corps (WAAC) in WWII. She taught morse code to aircrews. One of her students was Tyronne Power. All her life she sat with her key on her chair listening to TV and doing code. Albeit not actually sending code. When touring a submarine that was in port with Mom when I was as kid, she started translating code coming across their little communication center. The sailor was amazed, he set up a test, and let her send code. He said "you send code faster than I've ever seen". She loved doing code!!❤

@n2kto 4 года назад

I am overwhelmed that that you took the time to support and educate the RU-vid community about Morse code and the the history of DATA transmission. Welcome to the club! N2KTO

@hymatwat9412 4 года назад

David Hubbell MORSE

@nathanw851 4 года назад

@@hymatwat9412 -- --- .-. ... .

@AndreasDelleske 4 года назад

Tory Boy .... . .... .

@BruceNitroxpro 4 года назад

David Hubbell , Back in 1957 when I got my first ticket, CW was da bomb. It still is. de KQ2E

@SteveWrightNZ 4 года назад

Overwhelmed?? Whut?

@deepthought3316 4 года назад

Actually Morse Code was very sophisticated for its day. In the (ideal) Morse code one dash is equivalent to three dots, Morse reasoned the more characters in representing letters the longer the message would take to send so he identified the most common letter in the English language - the letter E = one dot. the letter I = two dots, the letter S =three dots, the letter T = on dash and so on. In our high speed world of 5, 7, 8, 16 and 32 bit code we shouldn't forget the ingenuity of our predecessors....

@finderskeepers5343 4 года назад

My kinda gal! She appreciates things that matter.

@saetmusic 4 года назад

My Dad was a long time ham radio operator. He was really old school, he had his Extra Class License and could send and receive code at 25 wpm. Hearing that sound again really brings back memories!

@rapidcabin 4 года назад

25wpm is darn fast. I copied for the Air Force back in the '70s. Your Dad could copy plain text at that speed, that is impressive.

@buffplums 4 года назад

It’s great to see a young adult with such a passion. This is the last generation of electronics that techies like me used to repair before everything became disposable. Such a shame how money has become the key factor in the way everything is done these days.

@echo-hotel 2 года назад

I’m still repairing new devices. You just have to upgrade from a blowtorch.

@macgyver5108 2 года назад

To me, building things for radio has become a slight addiction! It started with "basic" Bazooka dipole coax antennas I could use portable and coil up easy. Then I was asking a local ham on air about the old school variable air caps I was looking at and if they were suitable for a manual antenna tuner @50w? I'd never even met him and he sent me a MASSIVE and hard to find 1800pf variable air cap as well as a smaller 365pf one! I'd share pics but "ewetube"... Then I made a couple 24' tall quad band collinears, then a "very experimental" VHF 5/4 wave antenna which I screwed up the 4:1 balun on and let the "factory smoke" out of my mobile radioooooo nooo OOPS $$$!!! 😅 Then on to kit radios. I LOVE scrounging for cool old parts that are useful from random electronics.

@robb.1823 4 года назад

Nice presentation video and rememorable equipment to see. Worked 16 years at a Ships Message Relay Centre in Rotterdam Harbour (Netherlands) in the past, where some of it was used (Telex) and we forwarded messages to the Coastal stations worldwide to be sent out to the ships by morsecode. Nowadays morsecode is a nice part of my amateurradio hobby. Thanks for the nice video, PG7M

@PhillipLandmeier 4 года назад

Wonderful. Excellent. Thanks for posting this. Yes, you need an "Elmer" to give a few tips on Morse, like gripping the knob of the key rather than tapping with your finger. ;-) Actually, while Morse is hard to learn with a terribly steep learning curve, if you stick with it, it becomes more fun that you can imagine. The heck of it is that the fun of Morse Code is completely invisible until you get past 20 words per minute. Around 20 to 25 WPM, code becomes like a spoken language. I had no idea this was the case until I got there. Nobody told me. Code was hard and required a LOT of effort but I kept at it because I wanted to contest using Morse. One day, I was working in my radio room, the radio was on and tuned to the CW portion of 40 meters. I was doing something else, building something, paying no attention to the radio, and CW signals were beedling along in the background. Suddenly, words appeared in my mind, as though someone had spoken them! It freaked me out. It was the CW on the radio. I started to hear it like speech, whole words and phrases at a time, with no effort. Then, of course, the problem of speed disappeared. Fast code is actually easier to copy than slow code. The faster the better. So, that's what's waiting for you, if you pursue it. :-) TNX AGN VY 73 DE PHIL, KW2P

@johndecicco 4 года назад

Thanks, Shannon! Good stuff. I got my cw license in 1971.I remember the thrill of working a ham in Bonn, West Germany from my little Heathkit 75 watt station and wire antenna, on a tiny Brooklyn lot! On the east coast, a fun day can be had at W1AW, the ARRL station. I remember thinking as I sat down, that I owned the bands. :) It's fun being on the receiving end of a cw pileup. 73 es 88!

@jimnasium1957 4 года назад

I just came across your channel today and have to just grin. I am an old-timer and seeing your enthusiasm for radio is so refreshing! Most of the new folks want to just bypass the things that started the beginning of our hobby. Thank you for showing me that all is not lost and that even if your last name is Morse, Mores code is the backbone of communication! BTW, you gained a new subscriber today too!

@magnushallegardh 4 года назад

In Sweden we have the World Heritage Grimeton (SAQ) which every year is broadcasting morse code. It was one of few ways for Europe to Communicate with America during WWII

@falcon6622 4 года назад

Wow what an amazing place ,thank you for taking the time to share it with us ,I will do all I can to help support the station in the future .

@jeffb.2257 4 года назад

Fascinating, thanks for this video and amazing tour. I recall I visited the living museum but it was closed. Now I want to return. Very good tour!

@mark7206 4 года назад

Great post. I love KPH! Such a gem in the Park Service.

@w2dsx 4 года назад

Thanks for posting this! And congrats on getting your ticket, it's great to see a YL operator also! If you revisit KPH in video or whatever future endeavors, check out one of the former operators, Denise Stoops, the first YL operator at KPH when it was open. She was very involved is KSM/KPH after the revival, was once the "QSL Mistress" for the station and is usually one of the operators sending on Marconi Day and Night of Nights. There's a lot of other famous YL's in Amateur Radio and some have some great stories to tell also. Good luck with the hobby!

@originalveghead 4 года назад

An amazing story, and that gear is absolutely beautiful!

@terrybush2605 4 года назад

Hello Shannon; Thank you for this awesome video and keeping this Morse Station alive . God Bless you and stay safe. Great job!!!

@ebreevephoto 4 года назад

I love your "geekiness" - and I will definitely plan a visit on my travels up the coast as soon as it's safe to travel again. 73

@stevesfascinations1516 4 года назад

You are such a positive uplifting and well spoken person. I always enjoy watching your videos. Thumbs up and subscribed.

@Rob260259 Год назад

Thank you for posting! Great to see it all. I was a radio-operator in the Dutch navy. Many memories again.

@barreracandres 4 года назад

Thanks Shannon, I really enjoyed your visit to the radio station wow, ham radio an Marconi

@88SC 4 года назад

The building reminds me of another place that has remained largely unchanged over the years - Felts Field, an ancient airport in Spokane, WA. in particular, an Art Deco clock tower, but there are other interesting structures.

@paulsmith6184 4 года назад

Hi Shannon. Great video. It's so good to see a younger person interested in how global communications developed. I was a Radio Officer on British Petroleum (BP) ocean-going tankers in the late 1960's and early 70's. I believe there is nothing like the KPH museum anywhere else in the world. That's a real shame. Please ask if you want some more background on the UK/European scene. S

@fastindy 6 месяцев назад

17:32 I have no idea what this machine is, but I love it. Many satisfying boxes being ticked there.

@adamant6016 4 года назад

wooow this......was....AWESOME!!!!! it was worth every second, i was glued to the screen while watching this im so jealous now. thank you for posting this video.

@georgemallard4120 4 года назад

Wonderful, sadly when I visited it was closed. I peeked through the windows and saw some amazing equipment. The antenna farm is amazing as well.

@Urugami45 4 года назад

7:10 is that a Globe Wireless mousepad? I worked there for a while. I was at the WNU station in Slidell, LA during the big "Last CW Message" ceremony. My boss signed off one of the West Coast stations (it might have been KPH), and the station engineer signed off WNU. They had both been Morse Operators for those stations back in the day. Ah, nostalgia.

@jeffcerniglia5355 4 года назад

"time portal back to the 90s" LOL I have shoes older than that!!

@b3conswj 4 года назад

I was a 'Radioman' in the USN from '72-76. Got my amateur radio license shortly after I got out of the Navy. Those teletype machines and 'ribbons' brought old memories flooding back! Thanks for the nostalgia.

@robertsrodulski9438 4 года назад

Remember the Christmas time Teletype printouts? Very detailed, yards of tape. I operated a communications/facsimile broadcast out of Fleet Weather Central Rota Spain.

@Wa3ypx 4 года назад

KYW 1060 still has the teletype sound in the background

@Korashime 4 года назад

Was a USN Radioman from 90-10, and went to teletype repair "C" school. Seeing those old Mod 28 units still running does my heart good.

@davidmiller5832 4 года назад

My father was a radioman in the navy too. retired in '76 after 20 years. He taught me electrical theory when I was 8 and he had me fix my first tv at 10. He is Amazing. He's still here, just turn 80 on the 15th. I have to show him this video. He''ll cry with joy for sure!

@collieclone 4 года назад

When this is all over we'll be heading back to the west coast of the USA, and this will definitely be on our list of places to visit. Thanks for making this, Shannon, it was fascinating to hear K6KPH in the background sending a CQ and I hope to work them (and you) one day. You have a great radio name, as Shannon Aeradio (also known as Shanwick) is still an important station in international aviation HF communications for cross Atlantic flights. 73/88 from Colin, GM4JPZ/N6OET

@jafinch78 4 года назад

Amazed me when I learned how multiplexing and modulation goes back to the telegraph days in the 1800's. Very neat! Thanks for sharing!

@phoneticau 4 года назад

Information theory was in stone circa 1930s ie Shannon, Hartly and Nyquest it only took silicon 70 years to catch up to the theory 😁😂😃

@adairw 4 года назад

Cool video. Thanks for sharing Shannon!

@batica81 3 года назад

Lovely video! I will start my HAM course in a few weeks, and slowly learning morse, even though I don't have to. And if I ever get to the area I will most definitely visit this place!

@sparkybluefox 4 года назад

Thank you for posting this video on RU-vid. I'm a Ham and remember hearing some Morse code in the background of an old b52's song back in the day..... Turns out it was a “marker” signal from coastal marine station in Canada called CFH . Great fun ! It's great to see someone young interested in how things were done in the past. SBF.

@DanburyDK 4 года назад

Really enjoyed this. Thank you

@neilmarsh1904 4 года назад

Definitely adding KPH to my bucket list. If you make it up north, check out the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention in Bellingham WA - it's right up your alley. Also, the Sunset Amateur Radio Club maintains W7BU in the radio room of the USCG (retired) Lightship Columbia, tied up adjacent to the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria OR. DE W7NRM

@davidmiller5832 4 года назад

From Way Back in the 90s.... Man, you made me feel so old.

@joejamescat4126 4 года назад

I really enjoyed this video. Personally I would like to see more historical videos. Shannon if you can make more historical videos in the Denver area, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for all the work that you do.

@butgod2480 4 года назад

Flat out awesome! Thanks for doing this one. Former Army Radio Operator (1971-74). Loved Morse because, for some reason, I took right to it in entrance testing. I can still send & receive a bit. Excellent video. Well done. Again, thanks. I could tell you a few things about "old" machines. Made me laugh, young lady. Good to see & hear your enthusiasm.

@cheesegyoza 4 года назад

I was a Morse Code operator in the Air Force and the instructor would say: Di Da is Alpha, everything else is different. Basic/Advance Morse school was at Ft. Huachuca in Arizona.

@aurktman1106 3 года назад

cheesegyoza I grew up there in Sierra Vista and didn’t realize Morse code was taught there, thanks for the info!

@Joe-629 2 года назад

I was stationed there for training in 1984 (Army).

@LandNfan 4 года назад

I got a Novice license, WN4BCG, back in 1972. Novices were limited to CW on the HF bands only. I had a beautiful Hallicrafters SX-101A receiver, and built a Heathkit DX-60 transmitter. That was the first year novices were allowed to use VFOs and not be bound to crystals for frequency selection, so I built Heathkit’s matching unit for my DX-60. The guy who got me interested in the hobby was a broadcast engineer for WSM 650 in Nashville.

@juliusojao732 2 года назад

Im a former radiotelegraph operator student and am really amaze what i've seen on this video..thanks for uploading this video..from The Philippines🇵🇭

@joesphmurphy4013 4 года назад

Shannon: Love your spirit and energy describing the old equipment (90's) used by operators taking/transmitting morse code. I am a Army trained morse code operator (1965) serving overseas for 2 1/2 years listening to various operators(China, Vietnam, North Korea, etc) and this video brought back some fond memories. Thanks for being a "true" supporter of the morse code tradition and I wished you could have been one of my instructors back in Ft Devens, Mass., I would have paid attention more. Joe Murphy(05H)

@chuckmorris7043 3 месяца назад

I have visited Pt Reyes receiver site twice and enjoyed looking inside. I am a long time Amateur Radio operator.

@mjrtude 4 года назад

Hey Shannon, i am glad that i came across your channel. Thanks for sharing the video of KPH. You should add to your travel bucket list the Marconi Station on Cape Cod. 73, de K9IC

@nicklouw8420 Год назад

Thanks for sharing this awesome maritime radio history.. 73's Nick ZR6NIK a ham in South Africa

@vpnels 4 года назад

Hi from Pascal AC7N. I have worked k6kph on cw, and heard KPH on the maritime frequencies. Thanks for the great visit video.

@brianjenneson Месяц назад

I used to hear KPH/KFS/KLB on 500khz announcing their traffic list broadcasts! As well as vessels calling them on scanning HF radios! The operators at the commercial CW stations like the above were absolutely top notch! I worked at the coast station in Vancouver VAI! Same type of service but different since VAI was a Canadian Coast Guard station with lots of voice/ SAR traffic!, as well! Anyway, listening to HF CW for 8 hours a day used to drive me mental but it’s cool in a nostalgic way hearing it again!! I used to use a chrome plated Vibroplex bug for sending! Couldn’t stand using a key!!

@mkelleyp7 4 года назад

Shannon, great video! I just found your channel. Great job covering KPH! CW is still alive and well! There are lots of ways to learn CW, and many groups like the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC) and CWOPS among many others that will help you learn CW. Check out some of the Radio Sport contests in Europe. They have competitions in high speed morse that will blow your mind!

@billcrowell5096 4 года назад

Thanks for posting this video! If I'm ever in the area, I'll surely make plans to visit the station. I hold an Amateur Extra license (20WPM) as well as a 2nd Class Commercial Radiotelegraph license. I just received a Kent telegraph key for my home station and it's a joy to use. I've been 'texting' since 1982. DE N4HPG

@johnakaoldguy3158 4 года назад

I learned Morse code in the Boy Scouts back in the 60’s. It’s been decades since I thought of it. Wow, cool video. Thanks.

@mediamannaman 4 года назад

John aka OldGuy - I too learned Morse code as a scout in the 60’s. My dad was a radio operator in the Korean War so he learned Morse code at that time, and taught me when I was a scout. We had a lot of fun making homemade Telegraph keys and sending back and forth from different rooms in the house. I also occasionally listened to ham radios with a short wave receiver back in the 70’s and 80’s and Morse code was very common. Sad to know it is falling out of use. I did not realize that it is no longer required for a Ham license.

@lwoodt1 4 года назад

love this. Thank you.

@MrWmburr7 4 года назад

Hey Shannon Morse, KM6FPP, I'm AA8VA, that was great! I love your unbounded enthusiasm for these these geeky things some of us enjoy.

@lonnieporter8566 4 года назад

All of those paper-punch programs hanging from the shelf @ the 15:30 mark -- I remember setting up cnc machines in the mid-80s that had to have the programs loaded into them using that same kind of tape. Too cool.

@ridesar 4 года назад

Welcome to Colorado. This is a great video, thank you so much for sharing this great content. FYI, many aviation navigation aids still transmit their ID using morse code, even tnough they are primarily use as beacons for radio navigation. Again, great stuff!

@stardust3532 4 года назад

Awesome content, thank you!

@2ballous 4 года назад

This was a great kindness! Thanks for all of this. I do like hearing CW in that two-tone style (Though others might find it annoying). It has a kind of “chime“ quality to it.

@tmatheson54 3 года назад

Shannon that was so fantastic. I love your enthusiasm. I’ve been a Ham since the later part of the 1960s in the Midwest of the U. S. I was first licensed as a Novice as WN9BUA. Then working on my knowledge and my CW speed I finally got my General class license as WB9BUA. In my younger days and practicing with W1AW I worked up to about 30 WPM. It was so much fun. Since I’ve moved west to Arizona and now for the last 25 years or so I am now licensed as an Extra class as WA7PTG in SoCal (some years ago an amateur came back phonetically to me as ‘Push To Gab’ for my PTG call sign). I kind of liked that and will often use it during a QSO. Great work and video. Many thanks and 73s.

@ka4ezy 4 года назад

Great video! Thanks for the tour of KPH. I got my ham license in 1978 when Morse code was still required. So, I have a love for that mode. And welcome to Amateur Radio. Hope to catch you on the air some day. 73, de ka4ezy. Mike

@w2tty 4 года назад

Wonderful video. I’ll have to visit that place. Thanks for sharing. I collect and restore the teletype gear that you were looking at in that station so that was really nice to see. Welcome to Colorado. W2TTY.

@RobMacKendrick 4 года назад

As a brasspounder, KPH's last transmission in 1997 made me cry real tears. What hath God wrought.

@FjHenderson 4 года назад

I just want to say thank you for this, you popped up my RU-vid feed and the title peaked my curiosity. I read something about this back in the 90s in QTH, its been so long I forgot about it. Seeing all of the old equipment was awesome. Thanks again for the history and I think I'm going to sub your channel. I believe it was KM6KPP if not I'm sorry 73 and maybe we will meet on the air de AC8GF

@ShannonMorse 4 года назад

KM6FPP :) thank you for subbing! I usually do tech reviews here but I'm planning to integrate more ham radio videos from time to time

@gliderpilot8882 4 года назад

Very cool! Thank you for sharing. I love doing Morris code on Ham Radio.

@svenonnerstad1494 4 года назад

Tnx fer nice video. Loved to see a young woman interested in ham radio and morse code. This was my internet in the days of yester years making it possible to talk to people from other parts of the world. Happy hamming. 73 de LA1MSA.

@gabrielmiller9854 4 года назад

Not only we share the same Interest on Sailor moon but even on things like these (which I am a oceanliners lover) and until the 20s they didn't have any other method of communication with land or other ships but wireless telegraphy in the form of the historic Marconi system.... Well I'll end it here I assume I know the rest of the jazz U rock just subbed to you even in this channel :)

@edtroicke250 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing.

@swissthun60 4 года назад

Great history - well done!

@johnadkins3231 4 года назад

Great presentation! Thanks. Looking at the "old" printers, computers, etc., definitely makes me realize just how old I am. (And you all will get ! :-) ) All this stuff was state of the art at some time. The old, much used Rolodexes were interesting. Keep up the good work! John W4KV

@AdnanKotoman-bg8zd 6 месяцев назад

In 1982, in the navy, I could write incoming messages at a speed of 140 letters per minute, I am 62 years old and I still haven't forgotten.

@cindytepper8878 4 года назад

Old? Can't be "old". No glow of vacuum tubes coming out of anything. :)

@scvjeff 4 года назад

Cindy Tepper :You mean Thermionic Valves?

@mikemlw 4 года назад

Great videos. Keep them up. I am also a radio ham in the UK. My callsign M3DOV. I like HF SW VHF UHF AM and also SDR radio aswell. I am 31 and got my licence when i was 14.

@duanehendrickson4023 4 года назад

Love this video about the history of this station. - 73's KD9EGI

@ssubaihi 4 года назад

Wonderful , rare , and unique demonstration , Good Job ... Thank U Shannon HZ1-si Amateur Radio Operator from Saudi Arabia

@raybans4980 4 года назад

Shannon MORSE ! So >naturally,< you're at KPH shore station, the brought maritime Morse transmission and some traffic handling back on-the-AIR on Saturdays.I had both my ham and maritime HF license (with Morse endorsement) aboard our home/sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay. It was a blast-from-the-past to occasionally send a message via their shore station Ops as well and chatting on the >ham< bands with some of the Ops who were allowed to operate. Cool stuff, Shannon and THANKS for making this video.

@pat3034 4 года назад

Thanks for taking the time to share this. A visit to the museum is now on my bucket list! If you ever make it to Upstate NY you have to visit the AWA museum in Bloomfield NY. Its an awesome museum dedicated the history of radio. The AWA is a world class act and a "must see". If you cant visit in person, check them out on line. Do you really live in a warehouse? Ha-ha. Dit Dit

@ronaldschatte1383 4 месяца назад

Does it recognize Tesla for his contributions?

@MrPontiac005 4 года назад

Very neat. Thank you for sharing.

@ss442es 4 года назад

Very awesome! Thanks for the info! As a pilot, Morse code is used still to identify Navigation stations.

@tbalcome 2 года назад

Awesome video, also welcome to Colorado!

@goinghomesomeday1 2 года назад

Hello Shannon, great video, thank you for taking the time to make it and upload it. Love your interest in Morse 🙂 Hope to work you some time on CW. 73's de Ger EI6DP

@paulmann1440 4 года назад

Well now you've reached the UK too! Absolutely brilliant on the history and the tour - many thanks! Great to see so much working equipment too - I cut my teeth with teletypes and punch-tape readers on ICL kit back in the 70's. Brings back many fond memories. 73's de Paul / G7OJA

@ShannonMorse 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@ThumperKJFK 4 года назад

Shannon congratulations on your find. You really need to go back there and ask to have a tour of KPH's Transmitter station 20 miles in Bolinas. You were at the receiver site. Back in the day it was part of the RCA Radio coastal communications network. I live on the East coast in NYC. Back in the day RCA Radio Central out East in Rocky Point were the receiver site, and transmitter site, with a control point located right behind the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. I have been to all of them and like you as a young kid got the grand tour when all of this stuff was really in use, 24/7 365. Very High power equipment, And that is what got me on the path that I took to learn the art of high speed telegraphy. Those switches on the blue faced rack just above the table with the mores key, was used to Key the transmitters at the transmitting site. Go get a tour of that site. It seems you really would enjoy that part of seeing just how the signals got out to the world via those big transmitters. Thank you for the video. I really felt your excitement. If you do get an invite, ask for it during Night of Nights, I don't know if they still do that. you will not regret it. you Rock 73 :)

@gregmay9097 4 года назад

The main function of the Maritime Radio Operator was for Safety of Life at Sea, satellite communications spelled the demise of many jobs for the skilled radio operator, both on board ship and coastal radio stations. I was a radio officer with Cunard Line 1977~1985 and so left shipboard life before the end of commercial MF & HF terrestrial maritime radio. Thanks for posting this, I now have to plan a visit to this museum as it was one of the many coastal stations I contacted when I was a Radio Officer.

@Blueyzachary 4 года назад

As soon as I am no longer in corona captivity, I am going to plan a trip there. I was already planning on going to the bay area this summer, so I will definitely go there when I can. Morse Stations and Analog Television stations are so insane!! -N0ZAC

@pedrofalcao3479 4 года назад

I like radio communication and doing setups and experiments, and I'm fascinated by this old equipment, I'm learning the Morse code and I intend to communicate in that way too, thanks for the video ... 73 from PY4VUA, Minas Gerais Brazil.

@roblutz8931 4 года назад

I had the pleasure of seeing both the transmitter site and receiver site for KPH not long ago. It’s good to be a True Believer! 73’s

@vvegas9221 4 года назад

I shared with my USN veteran radio group. I would not be surprised if some of them pitch in to keep this sta. running. Nice Find ! 73 de NB8Z

@cwguy8960 4 года назад

I have a brother in Petaluma - about an hour from KPH - and I visit him most years. Super easy to fly into SFO, rent a car, and drive up there. If you're a radio person, it's totally worth it. I've been to their Night of Nights event, and also got to operate K6KPH for two hours on a random Saturday during a visit. They are very accommodating, and happy to have visitors. Total blast, and be sure to drive out to the tip of Pt Reyes while you're almost out there anyway. And Shannon - I make that trip from here in Colorado! You can too!!

@kajyakuzonik9130 4 года назад

Please do MOAR! Also, cool family name ^_^

@robertbernhardt9228 4 года назад

Beautiful MODEL 28 ASR and REALLY slow 28 KSR. Having flashback to Teletype School at Sheppard AFB in the mid-80's. THANKS

@theladyjaiproject576 4 года назад

I got my ham license in 1963. looking at that equipment, it seems like a pretty modern station to me... LOL AG0Y

@arthurdent8091 4 года назад

Ms. Morse, I must admit I stumbled on your site and am very happy that I did. You raise the "newness" and the wonder of radio in me again even though I'm an extra. BTW If you want to listen/read a good book on radio try, The Network by Scott Woolley and read by Stephen Hoye. A fascinating account of the early days of radio focusing on Major Armstrong and David Sarnoff. I only wish that you were physically closer as I would like to meet you. 73 NO3NO Tom

@leeck5953 4 года назад

Tks for sharing.

@rockyagustya28 4 года назад

Them thumbdowns were maybe too confused seeing all those great collections, they don’t know what to say. Really enjoyed this!

@michaelt.9372 4 года назад

I'm a 25 y/o ham and got my ticket when I was 21. I'm a total radio nerd and none of my friends get it. Lol

@JavierChiappa 4 года назад

"The screen is so old, it's flashing " "Look, there is a floppy disk" Damn, i'm old now

@dbeach4044 4 года назад

So great to see your enthusiasm for the things we love. I’ve been restoring Teletype machines for a few years, and there’s nothing like the smell and sound of that era. Great job.

@ronaldschild157 4 года назад

Oh man . . . I just found your channel and I'm from the S.F. Bay Area. I had no idea this museum existed! I recognize that punch tape @15:20; Baudot 5-bit character, right? I thought Morse code was as dead as a door nail too! Most definitely I have got to go see this.