Bonnie, Thanks for posting the video... very interesting. The antenna on Guam was an FRD-10, and hardened to withstand typhoons. I left the station in 1997, but went back for a visit in 1998; all the watch standers had been replaced by a single laptop computer that relayed the signals to another facility for analysis. It was shut down shortly after that. George, K1IG
All the big receiving and transmitting Farms are almost gone now. Most of the big shortwave stations are also history. There's a few commercial shortwave stations with some large antennas and WBCQ is building a brand-new steerable array. I think most hams love large antennas because we know it helps Communications quality. See K0UO on the QRZ call search for some large rhombic and Vee Beam antennas. Old technology still works!!!!
I was born at the Misawa Japan site...my dad did Morse code intercept in the Air Force with the AN/FLR-9.
Some great pictures. I was in NSGA from 1959 to 1983 when I retired from the U.S. Navy as a CTMC. I was stationed in: Karamursel, Turkey Edzell, Scotland (twice) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Pensacola, Florida San Miguael, Philippines Northwest, Virgina Hanza, Okinawa
Great interview George! It was informative, entertaining, and covered a lot of areas of ham radio. Bob W1FDR
We really should set up some sort of HF scheduled net for the old spooks. It was tried by the old ASA ops but there just weren't enough of them to keep it running. Sundays 0200z 7050 khz A1A (CW)?
It was there about 7 years ago when I started working in the area. But now it's gone. You can still see the graded circles on google earth, but it lists a private physical fitness business at the location.
Co D, MSB Tori Station (Hanna) Okinawa Aug ‘65-Aug ‘66 and 2nd Plt, Det A, 1st Radio Bn, I Corp, RVN Aug ‘66-May ‘67. Semper Fi