Radio Stations KPH / KET / KMI (1972)

Hams from K6NCG Treasure Island, CA visit Point Reyes

WA7GQD, WAØVPK, and WB6GND drove up to visit KPH and KMI on a Friday in early 1972

Earl Brand at KPH ship-to-shore CW traffic operating position #5 . Note the
Heathkit keyer at next posit to the left. Partitioned box (bug rack) at upper-right of
photo (PSN #6) for ops to store their paddles or bugs when not on watch.

Rotating file with pending traffic , in middle of all the CW positions (KPH).
Position #3 (MF) shown with Mod 28 TTY to punch traffic lists and WX bulletins
which were then transmitted through the Fredrick morse convertor.

Antenna farms of KPH and KMI , HF/MF receiver sites adjacent to each other.
KPH West field with KMI in background.

Glenn WAØVPK (now AEØQ) sitting at an Interference Identification posit (KMI).

HF Radiotelephone posit at KMI

Joy Kinney (RCA tech) explaining equipment console to Don WA7GQD RM2 (now NF7R),
and WB6GND at KET (HF Point-to-point station, upstairs of KPH bldg)

Operator Console (KET) . Note Model 15 Order Printer
and the sounder next to the phone.

Racks of HF Point-to-Point diversity receivers (KET) .

KPH (HF/MF Maritime CW) and KET (HF Point-to-Point voice) operated by RCA , shared the
same transmitter site at Bolinas, CA .

KMI (HF Maritime voice) operated by AT&T .

Thanks to KPH ops Jack Martini (DM) and W B Reese (TR) for
helping identify my old slides!!

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