Railroad museum embarks on ham radio project

The Feather River Rail Society in the USA has begun a new project at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola.

Dubbed the 'Western Pacific Telegraph and Experimenters Society,' the project aims to research and interpret early means of telecommunication on the Western Pacific Railroad.

An integral part of the project will include amateur radio operation from the museum.

"Through public interaction via ham radio, an aura can be created of an old-time telegraph office, to include the transmission of public service messages through the amateur radio service's National Traffic System," says Matt Parker, N7TOD, trustee of the organization's newly acquired amateur radio-club station license.

For more information about the Feather River Rail Society, the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola or the Western Pacific Historical Society, contact the FRRS Web site wplives.org or direct to matt_parker@wplives.org

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia