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Portishead RadioLocated on the Bristol Channel coast near Burnham on Sea, Portishead Radio is BT's long-range maritime communications station which has been providing radio communications to ships since 1920! Originally located at Devizes, Wiltshire, the station moved to its present site in 1924 and opened its transmitter site at Portishead, near Bristol, in 1927. Although the Portishead site closed in 1978, the station retained the name and is undoubtedly the most famous maritime radio station in the world.The highly-qualified and experienced staff are well used to handling calls and messages from all types of craft, ranging from the smallest yacht to Royal Naval aircraft carriers! In fact, ever since the early days of yacht racing in the 1960s, Portishead Radio has been providing a valuable service to the leisure market and, despite the numerous technological advances of recent years, is still in demand for the BT Global Challenge. In the best hands! Portishead Radio offers numerous facilities for the leisure market. Besides messaging and voice communication services, it offers:
yachtsmen/women with General R/T certificates; Portishead Radio won the 1995 RYA Service to Industry award in recognition of services to the leisure market - an assurance that communications requirements entrusted to them will be in the best possible hands. For the maritime industry, Portishead still provides a radiotelegraphy (Morse code) service, which is still proving very popular. Tel: 0800 378389 (UK only) +44 1278 772200 Fax. +44 1278 772222 |
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