The tower was operated remotely from Portland, Oregon and was capable of sending telegraph message as far away as Asia and Europe. The eight smaller towers were  from the central tower. Utilizing short-wave radio signals, the station would transmit point-to-point to regional transmitters such as in San Francisco, California or directly to ships at sea.
A communication tower was controlled from Portland, Oregon, enabling distant telegraph transmission to Asia and Europe. Eight smaller towers sprouted out from the central tower. The station employed short-wave radio signals to transmit messages point-to-point to regional transmitters in cities like San Francisco or directly to vessels at sea.