THIS photo, taken in 1912, is of the equipment that powered the foghorn at Point Atkinson. The equipment powered type F diaphones, which provided two seconds of foghorn and 28 seconds of silence, a sequence that became known as "Old Wahoo." In 1974 the diaphones were removed and replaced by air chime horns. When the station was automated in 1996, these were replaced by electronic horns and after two years these were removed. From 1888 to 1998 the Point Atkinson foghorn was a familiar part of the acoustical backdrop of Vancouver.
