Abandoned Radio Station in the woods near Clear Creek Ontario wind farm

In the shadow of a 300' wind turbine, I discovered this gem while hiking in search of the best places for photos of the turbines.

This has since been identified by a knowledgable viewer as a DOT Marine radio station.

If ANYONE who actually lives or lived in this area is reading this, I would like very much to speak to you, and would consider hiring a knowledgeable resident as a tour guide of the area for a possible documentary.

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[gell7]

what kind of video camera u using may i ask?

[TwistedlyCanadian]

@gell7 A Canon HF200. Not the steadiest camera, but sharp.

[AlaskaMike72]

If this was indeed a coastal marine station, when it was operational it most likely would have had multiple operating positions for morse code as well as automated weather fax and/or RTTY (radio teletype) transmissions, depending on how automated the station was. It looks fairly small, so it may have only run automated wefax/RTTY.

Great find, and thanks very much for posting it--I love seeing stuff like this!

[TwistedlyCanadian]

@AlaskaMike72 Thanks! I love this stuff too.

[AlaskaMike72]

Exterior footage would have been helpful to see how the transmission line was run to the antenna, although it's probable that it was coax run underground. The antenna(s) would have been very large because this station would have transmitted in the HF bands.

[TwistedlyCanadian]

@AlaskaMike72 All lines were torn out when they brought in the trucks (within a few feet of this building) to put up the wind turbines. There are huge craters in the ground from the trucks that one has to watch for carefully in the summer.

[TwistedlyCanadian]

@bikernut1969 with over 41000 views, 730 thumbs up & 90 comments, it would seem that someone does

[WavyGravyTrain1]

The bathroom is located at 1:42

[inthefrey]

Very cool!

All that is missing from this video are The Combine bursting through the door with a stun-stick followed by a gunship hovering outside!

[woodward3427]

i really want them transmitters

[aspinwallstudios]

@cowcharge

That is a much better idea haha.

[aspinwallstudios]

Wow. I just love seeing this old historical transmission equipment. At the same time it is sad that it was just left behind to rot. Awesome Find!

[eimac4x1]

Hope u can salvage that old transmitter. It deserves to be on the air in the ham bands.

[Burnsmh]

Aliens did it.

[Burnsmh]

Aliens did it.

[Cowcharge]

Too bad the radio station wasn't working and the windmills weren't abandoned.

[maddawg308]

Wow, that's pretty neat!

It's a good thing I didn't find this place - a couple guys, a trailer, and a lot of muscle, I'd do my best to save that equipment and put it all back on the air....

[bulichi]

@okltsply How about some brownish turds ?