Narssak Point

Weather & Radio Station
 


Narssak Point 1957

Station #

Call Sign

Bluie code

Build

Location

No. 28

WXVM-593
Birchwood Radio

BW 2

1944

60°54'N 46°00'W

 

Narssaq Point, a small radio beacon and weather site halfway to BW-1, was evidently not commissioned until June 1944, when it had four men attached; these were easily resupplied from BW-1, and were not really isolated since the station was adjacent to the Greenlandic village of Narssaq. [Christian Hansen]

During 1945-46, Danes also started to use the base (BW-1] for weather training. They briefly took over BW-3 (Simiutak), then moved to BW-2 (Narssaq Point) - [Christian Hansen]

Assigned Year Personnel Units
US Army 1944-46 app 4 men 8th Weather Squadron Detachment
Denmark 1946-? app 4-5 men -

 



Narssak Point - via Julianehaab Post Office to Denmark (5.4.1952)

Name

Postmark

Date

Sender

Note

Narssak Point Julianehaab 5.4.1952 Johs. Lomholt, Narssak Point PR

Danish Weather Station cachet 1951

Postal Service

Post Office

Postmark

Year

Note

APO

N/A 1944-4? US Army
APO N/A 1945- Danish
Greenland N/A 194?-5? Danish

Gallery

Narssak Point
1951

QSL


1951 QSL card from OX3RG with Weather Station cachet.

Personnel

Year

Name

Note

1951-53 Johs Lomholt Danish

External Links:John Lomholt page
 

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