PORTISHEAD RADIO - GKA
THE WORLD'S PREMIER
MARITIME RADIO COAST STATION
1ST JULY 1928 - 30TH APRIL 2000
THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO THE HUNDREDS OF RADIO OFFICERS WHO WORKED AT PORTISHEAD RADIO - THEY SERVED WITH PRIDE.
The receiving site at Highbridge, Somerset, circa 1948. The masts disappeared around 1983, and the foreground is now covered with houses. The radio station site is now gone and has been replaced by a housing estate named 'Mulholland Park'. A sad end to a once-busy site.
The control room with a metal map of the world on which regular vessels were plotted.
An operating point in the early 1950s
PORTISHEAD RADIO ON YOU TUBE
A short history in photographs can be seen on You Tube. Click on the link to view.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=owTO7RAuPmE
Another short HTV News extract c. 1985 can be seen at:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs-NEO-bxVM
Interviews with the ‘Hello World” Yachtswomen c. 1982 – spot some legendary faces!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=F8jcvhrEgZM
“Listening on 16” BT film featuring GNI
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5PQ77qTj_2g
GKA from the mid-1950s
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr0Z-mtK0Do
And finally - footage of the demolition of the station is at:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gWGL1YCuvW8
THE FORUM
A NEW FORUM FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN PORTISHEAD RADIO AND ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN CREATED. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FORUM.
THERE IS NOW A FACEBOOK GROUP FOR PORTISHEAD RADIO OPEN TO EVERYONE. GO TO www.facebook.com TO REGISTER, AND THEN SEARCH FOR 'PORTISHEAD RADIO'
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATION CLOSURE RE-UNION
An informal reunion has been arranged at the Battleborough Grange, Brent Knoll for FRIDAY 30TH APRIL 2010 - 10 years to the day the station closed. Tickets will be in the region of £10 each (to be confirmed) which will cover a large buffet. Tickets limited to 125, and now fully booked - however I am making a QRY list in case some drop out. E-mail gka@btinternet.com to reserve your place.
GKA BACK ON THE AIR??
Well, not quite - but if you take a listen on the amateur bands during May 2010, you may hear callsign GB10GKA - commemorating 10 years since the station closed. It will be manned exclusively by ex-GKA staff and will predominantly be on HF w/t - however some VHF 2m coverage may be possible from the old station site. More news in due course.
This site was updated on: 01 February 2010 19:43
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