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The Story of an Old Timer: WWVH
On November 22, 1948 WWVH began at Kihei on the island of Maui operating at 5, 10 and 15 MHz.
The former incarnation of WWVH when it was located on Maui from 1948 to 1971. Notice how close it was to the shore—way too close, as it turned out.
Credit:
NIST Archives
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Created March 28, 2017, Updated August 16, 2022