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Portishead
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A PERSONAL FAREWELL
PORTISHEAD RADIO/GKA, the United Kingdom's long range radio station and one of the world's most famous names in the maritime communications field, closed at 1200z on Sunday 30th April 2000 ending 81 years of service. In the last hour of the station's operation, a final private message was heard to be broadcast by one Radio Officer:- CQ de GKB = This message is from an R/O who has been working into and from GKB since 1963 = krs and 73s = john hocking + |
