N9CQX Chicago Radio Memories
N9CQX Chicago Radio Memories
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Fighting Crime with Radio
This blog entry goes back to the 1930s which is before the main time focus of this site, but it's worthwhile because it is written by our own resident police radio expert, Harry N9CQX. And chances are good that most readers here spent many hours tuning the police band on an old AM radio or shortwave set, or later with a tunable VHF monitor receiver before scanners wer... READ MORE |
![]() W9RAN 02/16/2023 |
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Mighty Elmac Net for Oct. 19, 2022
A great turnout of Elmac rigs and AC8FL did a fine job as substitute Net Control. ... READ MORE |
![]() W9RAN 11/08/2022 |
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DX-ing the AM Broadcast Band - Then and Now
by Harry N9CQX DXING THE AM BROADCAST BAND THEN AND NOWby HARRY, N9CQX My earliest recollection of hearing a radio actually goes back to when I was 5 or 6 years old. It was 1950-51 when I remember my mother playing the radio while doing housework. I distinctly remember hearing and enjoying some pop tunes at that time, such as, Abba Dabba, Buttons & Bows and Rag-Mop. When I was a couple of years ol... READ MORE |
![]() W9RAN 06/10/2022 |
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GERTRUDE AND ME
by Harry N9CQX One of the top pop songs of 1963, "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto, expanded the awareness many US teenagers had of other cultures. At the same time, others like Harry N9CQX got a first-hand introduction to the wider world, courtesty of Uncle Sam. In this blog, Harry describes his experience in the Coast Guard, and in particular with "Gertrude"... I entered the US Coast Gua... READ MORE |
![]() W9RAN 05/07/2022 |
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Phonevision Testing in Chicago
The origin of Pay TV ZENITH PHONEVISION By Harry, N9CQX Sometime in 1951 I learned that a family who lived on our street had been selected to be part of a television viewing test. The buzz among the neighbors was that the lucky residents, who lived at 1741 W. Nelson Street, on the north side of Chicago, were the recipients of a new Zenith television set and a glistening new rooftop antenna system. Not ever... READ MORE |
![]() W9RAN 04/09/2022 |
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