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SERVING THE MARINER SINCE 1920 - A FRIENDLY VOICE ON MANY A DARK NIGHT

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  • HOME
  • HISTORY
  • NEWS & ABOUT US
  • THE HIGHBRIDGE SITE
  • THE PORTISHEAD SITE
  • THE DEVIZES SITE
  • THE SOMERTON SITE
  • THE PONTING COLLECTION
  • COLOURISED PHOTOS
  • RELATED STATIONS
  • AERO SERVICE
  • PUBLICITY MATERIAL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • VIDEOS
  • AUDIO FILES
  • LINKS
  • COAST STATIONS
  • HISTORY BOOKS

LINKS

RADIO OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA)

RADIO OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA)

RADIO OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA)

An excellent site for both sea-going and shore-based Radio Officers:


 www.radioofficers.com

RADIO OFFICERS

RADIO OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA)

RADIO OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA)

A useful site for all ex-Radio Officers:


www.trafficlist.altervista.org

MARCONI VETERANS ASSOCIATION

RADIO OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA)

MARCONI VETERANS ASSOCIATION

An excellent site about Marconi and associated Radio Officers


www.marconi-veterans.org

NORDDEICH RADIO/DAN

COAST RADIO STATIONS OF THE WORLD

MARCONI VETERANS ASSOCIATION

An excellent site from our colleagues at DAN:


www.norddeichradio.info

COAST RADIO STATIONS OF THE WORLD

COAST RADIO STATIONS OF THE WORLD

COAST RADIO STATIONS OF THE WORLD

Bob Dixon's site for all things coast radio stations:


www.maritimeradio.pro

SHIPS NOSTALGIA - RADIO ROOM

COAST RADIO STATIONS OF THE WORLD

COAST RADIO STATIONS OF THE WORLD

Forum for ex R/Os (login required):


www.shipsnostalgia.com/forumdisplay.php?f=365

ST. LYS RADIO/FFL

TRIBUTE TO UK COAST STATIONS

COASTAL RADIO STATIONS

Interesting website in French:


www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/le-ccmm-toulouse-lheritage-de-saint-lys-radio 

COASTAL RADIO STATIONS

TRIBUTE TO UK COAST STATIONS

COASTAL RADIO STATIONS

UK site with plenty of VHF/MF information:


www.coastalradio.org.uk 

TRIBUTE TO UK COAST STATIONS

TRIBUTE TO UK COAST STATIONS

MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Some interesting photos of GKA:


www.mrmsw.co.uk/a%20tribute%20to%20uk%20coast%20stations.html 

MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

USA site with loads of information on worldwide coast stations:


www.radiomarine.org 

NEW ZEALAND COAST RADIO STATIONS

MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

NEW ZEALAND COAST RADIO STATIONS

 

Detailed site about NZ coast stations:


www.maritimeradio.org

 

P & O RADIO OFFICERS PAGE

MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

NEW ZEALAND COAST RADIO STATIONS

Fascinating historical site with plenty of photographs:


www.pandosnco.co.uk/radio_officers.html 

AMERICAN RADIO HISTORY

MERCHANT NAVY NOSTALGIA

AMERICAN RADIO HISTORY

A database of hundreds of radio magazines from the early 1900s including many British magazines.


www.americanradiohistory.com

BRYAN RICHARDS WEBSITE

MERCHANT NAVY NOSTALGIA

AMERICAN RADIO HISTORY

The webpage of ex-GKA R/O Bryan Richards.


www.family-richards.org.uk

MERCHANT NAVY NOSTALGIA

MERCHANT NAVY NOSTALGIA

MERCHANT NAVY NOSTALGIA

A  fascinating website about working as a Radio Officer in the Merchant Navy, by ex-GKA R/O Ian Coombe


http://iancoombe.tripod.com/index.html

SEEFUNKER

MUSEUM OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

MERCHANT NAVY NOSTALGIA

A German website with many sound files of worldwide coast radio stations.


www.seefunker.de

MUSEUM OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

MUSEUM OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

MUSEUM OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

USA site with many interesting photographs and historical information.


http://mmncny.org/

RUGBY RADIO STATION

MUSEUM OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

MUSEUM OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

Excellent website detailing the history of Rugby Radio.


http://rugbyradiostation.co.uk/

MARCONI MARINER MAGAZINE

MARCONI MARINER MAGAZINE

MARCONI MARINER MAGAZINE

Link to scanned copies of the virtually complete library of the in-house Marconi magazine.


 http://mimco.pbworks.com/w/page/130268535/Mariner 

CHATHAM RADIO/WCC

MARCONI MARINER MAGAZINE

MARCONI MARINER MAGAZINE

Link to the amateur radio site located at this famous USA Maritime Radio Station.


 https://www.wccara.com/wa1wcc 

STOCKHOLM RADIO

MARCONI MARINER MAGAZINE

STOCKHOLM RADIO

Interesting site with HF propagation forecasts from Stockholm Radio's HF Aero station. It could have been Portishead.....


 https://storadio.aero/ 

BERN RADIO/HEB

RADIOTELEGRAPHY

STOCKHOLM RADIO

Thomas Mader's site with a section on Bern Radio/HEB.


http://swissthomas.ch/rsag-bernradio-heb-berna/ 

RADIOTELEGRAPHY

RADIOTELEGRAPHY

RADIOTELEGRAPHY

Useful website with loads of links to interesting radio-related websites.


 http://www.radiotelegraphy.net/ 

RADIO HOLLAND

RADIOTELEGRAPHY

RADIOTELEGRAPHY

Historical site in English and Dutch with many photographs and audio files. Very comprehensive.


https://www.pdrh.nl/Pagina/start%20EN.htm

SHIPPING HISTORY

OCEAN WEATHER SHIPS

OCEAN WEATHER SHIPS

Another forum with a special 'Radio Room' board for Radio Officers.


https://www.shippinghistory.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9 

OCEAN WEATHER SHIPS

OCEAN WEATHER SHIPS

OCEAN WEATHER SHIPS

Detailed site about the history of the Ocean Weather Ships and the OWS Service which GKA provided in the 1980s.


 https://www.weatherships.com/ 

  • All photographs and website content © Portishead Radio 2025: BT plc, Tom Ponting, Phil Lewis, John Lamb, Robin Hargreaves, Brian Stewart, Ramsay Stuart, Larry Bennett and many others.  
  • Photographs of Devizes Radio courtesy of the Crank family.  
  • Colour photographs of Portishead Transmitter Site © Jim Sulley

 
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