Maritime Coastal Radio StationsThe last decade has seen the closure of most of our coastal MF and HF radio facilities. Ships no longer carry radio operators because maritime radio has moved from the days of CW and complex teleprinting equipment to 'pick up the mike and talk' radios and datacomms systems whose controlling computer runs software resembling an email client. So the volume of traffic has dropped dramatically.Fortunately the life and times of these stations are well documented on the web, and I suggest you look at the following link: Coastalradio Web Site- probably the definitive online work on the subject Return to Radio Heritage front page Return to site index |