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[IP = 68.231.94.206] -United States 
[IP = 68.192.86.106] -United States
I WAS FIRST STATIONED UP AT SUMMIT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT WAS GREAT.. HAD LOTS OF LAUGHS.. SUMMIT ZOO WAS OUR HANG OUT WHEN WE HAD NO MONEY TO GO INTO TOWN. RALPH BOTTE, JIM COLE, FRANK VOYSCIK, ( HE IS NO LONGER WITH US.. HE WORKED IN THE MINES IN PENN, AND CAME DOWN WITH THE LUNG CANCER.. REALLY GREAT GUY) THERE WERE A FEW MARINES ALSO, TRAINTOR WAS ONE, TOMMY BARROW (CLIDE) WAS ANOTHER... THEN I WAS DOWN IN FAR FAN FOR ANOTHER YEAR... HEY CHIEF HANRAHAN, REMEMBER ME???? I PLAYED 3rd BASE FOR YOU DURING THE 69 SEASON.. WE HAD A GOOD TEAM.. ALSO SPENT A LOT OF TIME UP AT RIO MAR... WENT THERE WHEN WE HAD A 72 ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN WE GOT PAID.. THAT WAS A GREAT PLACE... THEY HAD THE BEST FRENCH TOAST.. AND THE COFFEE WAS GOOD... I CAN TASTE IT NOW... ANOTHER GREAT PLACE TO EAT IN TOWN WAS NAPOLI ITALIAN RESTURANT, RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK FROM THE GOLDEN KEY... IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE WHEN I WAS LATER MAZ
[IP = 190.5.238.243] -Panama 
I was a Shift supervisor at the US Navy Commercial Radotelegraph station, COMLE, located on the ground floor of the Farfan communications station, where a total of 21 US and Panamanian civilians worked on a 24 hour basis.
The mission of COMLE was to provide Private, Commercial, and Panama Canal message traffic worldwide via H/F radio telegraphy utilizing several 10KW transmitters at Summit. The receivers utilized at COMLE Farfan were the famous Collins R-390 mechanical digital frequency readout.
COMLE was forced to close down October 31st 1979 in agreement with the Panamanian government to take control of all Commercial communications in and out of the Canal Zone, at which time I was then assigned to work at Ft Amador, assisting in maintaining equipment with the civilian Mr. Carlson, and assisting the CMS Custodian, Mr.Charley Waller, whom some of you probably remember.
I was then reassigned to NAS Corpus Christy and shortly thereafter was reassigned to the Pentagon DOD main communications center.
Retired from DOD Pentagon and relocated in 1997 to live in Panama City, Panama. Ham Radio Operator, call signs: KZ5AN (FCC) and HP1XRH ( PANAMA ).
[IP = 63.122.231.194] -United States
Stationed at the HQ Building of Navcommsta Balboa from 79-81 and at IANTN Farfan 89-91. Another Guest asked about "Charlie" the bartender at the Cellar Club. Last I saw him he was working at the EM Club (Anchorage Club) on the Rodman Naval Station in the early 90's. I also saw that Warrant Officer Barton had posted. He put in a good word for a knucklehead Seaman at XOI back in late 79 or early 80 and got him off the hook. I still thank Mr. Barton for that today and would say: Roll Tide!
[IP = 76.83.31.54] -United States
Hi Guys- I was stationed at Navcomsta Balboa from June 1966 through June 1968, my time in the Navy and at Navcomsta was a turning point in my life and prepared me for any small amount of success or achievement I have attained since. Lots of memories from that time. Anyone got a box of line feeds, or a roll of three part paper that some how got rolled up wrong at the factory? Still got some purple ink on me somewhere from the ditto machine at the Traffic Desk and sore shins from marching in yet another parade for a two bit South American general. I am retiring at the end of this month, after more than 37 years with the same employer, where I played a major role in the development of automated payment systems, and it all ties back to my training, experience and maturation while in the Navy at at Navcomsta Balboa.
[IP = 75.89.17.232] -United States
IT WAS GREAT TALKING WITH YOU ON FRIDAY, AUG. 7. YOU STATED YOUR PHONE NUMBER WOULD BE ON MY CELL, BUT IT WASN'T, IT SHOWED "PRIVATE NUMBER". PLEASE SEND ME YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: WILLIAME@DOR.STATE.FL.US UNTIL I CAN GET ONE SET UP. GREAT TIME IN 2007 VISITING WITH EVERYONE, LOOKING FORWARD TO 2010 MEETING IN SAVANNAH, GA. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN, WHERE, AND TIME, AND I WILL TRY TO BE THERE. YOUR FRIEND. DAN STANLEY
[IP = 68.50.90.91] -United States
Hi all, I was great to find this website and read what everyone has been doing all these years. My family and I lived on Farfan and I was the chief at the Receiver Site. I retired in 1984 and live in Maryland.
[IP = 72.216.6.158] -United States
It was a real pleasure to find this site, brings back a ton of memories! I was stationed at NCS HQ on Ft. Amador, and lived in housing in the Farfan housing area across the field from the bahia. My whole family loved it there! I was KZ5JB/HP1XMX and KB4WR, mostly on 10M, now inactive. I was initally assigned as Traffic Officer and Security Officer, later took on duties as Circuit Control Officer. Basically was the Division Officer for everyone working on the first floor of HQ building. Retired when I left Panama, finished my BS in Computer Science, and went to work for DFAS TSO in Pensacola as a Systems Engineer for the next 20 years. Retired from Civil Service in '04 and enjoying the heck out of retirement! I would enjoy hearing from anyone who was stationed at HQ or Farfan or Summit during my tenure! I read the comments by Forris Hudkins. RMCS Marcowski got around. He was the SEA at NBA while I was there. Believe he retired in '79. A unique individual was he! We shared an office when I first arrived at NBA.
[IP = 24.8.216.216] -United States
Additional: I was the chop of KZ5USN for two years. I see that Joseph D. mentioned some of the antics prior to the Army / Navy game so I'll relate another one. I was originally in the Army stationed at Fort Amador from 1965 to 1967. One of those years I was part of the group that made off with the big (heavy) bell from in front of 15th ND HQ. I still have the big brass bolt that held the bell in place.
[IP = 24.8.216.216] -United States
RM2 Stationed at Receiver site 78-79 living in the Farfan barracks, then moved to the Transmitter site at Summit for my last 6 months. Now that I'm retired, plan to re-locate soon to Western Panama permanently.
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