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Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio Exhibit at Pioneer Village
As a kid growing up in Nebraska, everyone knew about Harold Warp's "Pioneer Village" in Minden, NE from the billboards along every major highway. Harold Warp invented "Flex-O-Glass" whic... READ MORE |
W9RAN 10/286/2024 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Xcelite Tools Company History & Lore
From Park Metalware in the 1920's to "Xcelite by Weller" and present day. ...Xcelite was the first company to make a plastic handle screwdriver, and also the first to coin the term "nut driver". The... READ MORE |
W9RAN 07/185/2024 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
1961 Operation Alert CONELRAD test
Operation Alert 1961 was a full on-air test of the CONELRAD system in which all radio and TV stations either went off the air or switched to transmit emergency information on either 640 or 1240 kc in ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 05/133/2024 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
0:00 / 28:59 2024 AT&T long lines nuclear hardened underground bunker
AT&T built and operated a long distance communications network, the likes of which will never be seen again. In the days before satellites and fiber optic cables, copper and microwave link... READ MORE |
W9RAN 01/07/2024 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radios in the MOVIES!
Do you get excited when you see a shortwave or Ham Radio in your favorite show? Do you watch movies and make fun constantly when the wrong radio is shown in the right scene? Do you watch old movies ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 10/294/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
The End of the Long Dash
on CBC Radio For more than 80 years the beeps and tones of the National Research Council (NRC) time signal have connected Canadians at exactly 1 p. m. ET.But as of Monday,, October 9, 2023, CBC Radio One audience... READ MORE |
W9RAN 10/290/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
W1TP Tom Perera
Disappearing Ham Radio History: Hope for the Future Join world-recognized expert on telegraphy and encryption machines, Tom Perera W1TP, as he describes is 70 year journey through ham radio. CLICK HERE TO WATCH... READ MORE |
W9RAN 09/247/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Rank Bush Murphy - British consumer electronics in the 1960s
RCA, Philco, GE, Admiral. ..these are the big names American hams remember as the leaders in consumer electronics manufacturing in the "mid-century" period that this site is focused on. &n... READ MORE |
W9RAN 08/233/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Phil Weingarten's Fabulous Fakes
Every hobby has its charlatans, but few in the radio hobby come close to the level of subterfuge that Phil Weingarten demonstrated while making fake vacuum tubes, radios, and telegraph keys. &n... READ MORE |
W9RAN 05/129/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
An Afternoon with Jack Mullin (sound recording historian)
The time period after WWII could well be described as "the age of recording". From crude wire recorders and transcription disc cutters that were limited to professional users, the abilit... READ MORE |
W9RAN 05/127/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Jane Barbe / Famous Actress Mashup — Telephone Voice Artist
Jane Barbe had the world's best telephone voice ever! Her warm and graceful, almost musical way of speaking was a joy to listen to! Though her lovely telephone voice was heard everywhere for many year... READ MORE |
W9RAN 04/103/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Where The FCC Tracks & Locates ANY Radio Signal
Big Brother is still listening... Even though the FCC Monitoring Stations of the past were decommissioned or unmanned, remote-controlled monitoring capabilities, including HF, still exist at most. Here's a photo-tour of the hi... READ MORE |
W9RAN 04/95/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
WBCQ 9330 AM - World's Last Chance Radio - Technical Notes with Allan and Angela Weiner
500,000 watt super shortwave station An interview with Allan and Angela Weiner, owners of WBCQ radio - focusing on their massive expansion in conjunction with Worlds Last Chance to build a state-of-the-art shortwave superstation broadcas... READ MORE |
W9RAN 04/91/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
WA4FTY aka "Mr. Harvey Wells"
interview by Bob Heil K9EID Bob Heil met Wayne Frazier WA4FTY through their mutual love of the Harvey Wells ham gear, especially the TBS-50 which was Bob's first transmitter - a gift from his parents on getting his ham license. ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/88/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
MORSE in Pop Music
Sure, everyone knows how the lyrics of "Western Union" by the Five Americans kinda mimicked "dah di dah di" Morse sounds and that Rush's "YYZ" was named after the non-directional beacon Morse ID at th... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/87/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
HAM Radio in Emergency Civil Defense Communications Vintage 1951
Excerpt from a 1951 Civil Defense Public Service film describes the vital role of Two-Way Radio and Ham Radio in Civil Defense, emergency response and rescue situations. Filmed in Syracuse, New York... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/73/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
W3OK Field Day - ca. 1950
Home movie film from the early 1950s Field Day activities at W3OK/3. Mel Snyder who shared these on YouTube says "Found in the attic of my dad, the "real" W3PYF, Clarence Snyder - ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/73/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
W7DK Tacoma Radio Club Field Day - 1955
A fascinating look back in time! This is a digitized version of a 16mm silent film found in the Radio Club of Tacoma archives. There is no direct indication of a filming date but looking at so... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/73/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
I Dream of..a SSB Transceiver!
YouTuber "Mikrowave" takes us on another trip through ham radio history with this video review of the top ten SSB transceviers of the classic radio era, the early to mid 1960s. &nbs... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/68/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
"Expert in a Dying Field" by The Beths
We probably won't be posting many music videos here, but this one deserves a watch. The group is from New Zealand, and the message really is about relationships, but it's well done and t... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/57/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
The Blizzard of '67
featuring ham radio reports via WA9RTP "Kids are skiing down Lakeshore Drive". ..WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago brought it's viewers real-time live reports from ham radio operators around the Chicago area in the aftermath of the histori... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/34/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Occupying A Public Shelter
Civil War era film Everyone who grew up in the 50s and 60s remembers "duck and cover" civil defense drills in school and why there are little triangles marking 640 and 1240 kc on the AM radio dial. W... READ MORE |
W9RAN 01/11/2023 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
The radio man listening to the world from the Arctic
BBC World Service DXing from the ultimate location!Mika Mäkeläinen is a radio enthusiast who listens to stations from around the world in a remote corner of Lapland, 400km north of the Arctic Circle. ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 12/359/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
"School Of The Air" Lessons Broadcast To Outback (1962)
Despite being hundreds of miles from major cities in the Australian Outback, children received individual attention from teachers via shortwave radio. In the 50's and early 60's - AM mod... READ MORE |
W9RAN 08/224/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Crystals Go To War
the origin of quartz crystals This film predates the Novice era by a few years, but shows the important process of making quartz crystals was developed as part of the World War II effort. Many have said that the abil... READ MORE |
W9RAN 07/212/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio Aboard the USS Wisconsin
Museum Ships on the Air - boatanchor style Most of the museum ships of today were still in active service during the DX-60 era, including the USS Wisconsin, an Iowa-class battleship that is presently a popular museum ship at Norfolk, VA. &nbs... READ MORE |
W9RAN 06/160/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Some Pittsburg Hams in the 1950s
Vintage Home Movie Here's something unique - someone's home movies showing the ham shacks of W3NVS W3KYN W3DZP KN3JBS from the Pittsburg area in about the mid-50s, based on the vintage equipment shown. No ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 05/144/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
MARS Global Communications Network
Phone Patching from VietNam Another nice showcase of 1970 ham public service featuring Lenore Jensen W6NAZ at her Collins-equipped station in California. ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 05/144/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
1963 FCC Film
with FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow A rare FCC film showing vintage RADIO and TELECOMMUNICATIONS topics including Ham radio, CB, shortwave, and emergency commmunications involving a Coast Guard rescue of a small boat. Narr... READ MORE |
W9RAN 04/116/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Two-Way Radio & Ham Radio in Civil Defense Emergency Communications Vintage 1951
Produced by General Electric This excerpt from a 1951 Civil Defense Public Service film describes the vital role of Two-Way Radio and Ham Radio in Civil Defense, emergency response and rescue situations. Filmed in Syracus... READ MORE |
W9RAN 04/114/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
"The Old Days of Ham Radio"
G3OJV perspective from the other end of DX Peter Waters G3OJV, principal of Waters and Stanton, takes a visit to the "old days" of ham radio where he longed for an HRO receiver in 1960. Is his theory that the bands were bet... READ MORE |
W9RAN 04/114/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
"THE HAM'S WIDE WORLD"
1960s ARRL Promotional Film This 1960s film from the American Radio Relay League gives viewers a look at the “wide world” of amateur radio, also known as ham radio, a “popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics an... READ MORE |
W9RAN 04/93/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Dream Receivers of the 1960s-1970's
What was your dream receiver? YouTuber MIKROWAVE1 takes us on a fantastic voyage through the radio catalogs and magazines in search of the ultimate shortwave receiver. It may not have been yours - but every receiver was someo... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/90/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
A Visit to the World's Largest Heathkit Collection
More than 1900 Heathkits - Plus more! "youtuuba" takes us on a quick tour of a mind-boggling collection of Heathkits! Heavy on the test equipment side, but the range of products in this collection includes everything from organs and mi... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/89/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Building Transistor Radios in 1955
at Regency Electronics Those who were hams in 1955 were happily using vacuum tube radios but in the middle of the country - in Indianapolis - a revolution was brewing that would upset the entire industry. Regency Electr... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/78/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
" THIS IS HAM RADIO "
1970 AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE PROMOTIONAL FILM ARRL promotional film produced originally by Dave Bell, preserved by Periscope Films. This was before videotape, a 16mm color film.... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/71/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Radio Caroline 1965 documentary "I Love Caroline On 199"
a look at the Pirate Ship broadcaster Technically, 199 meters is medium wave (1506 kHz) but by the original definition of "200 meters and down" being shortwave, it qualifies!Radio Caroline is a British radio station founded in 1964, init... READ MORE |
W9RAN 03/61/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
The Sounds of Shortwave Radio
Radio Shack tape and book from 1972 Radio Shack Tape "The Sounds of Shortwave" (1992) and the cover of the accompanying book "Listening to Shortwave". 22 minutes, starting with an explanation of how radio propagation works, follo... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/53/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Audio Memories from the Shortwave Giants
Interval signals and Musical Signatures A nice collection of shortwave broadcast sounds from deejaysergedc - recorded off the air. BBC Radio, Deutsche Welle, Radio Vaticana, Voice Of America (VOA), Radio France Internationale -- whic... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/53/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Shortwave Interval Signals
from the glory years of shortwave broadcasting Interval signals are used by International Radio stations as identification of their station. Dxer Manto shares many of them in this video along with his collection of vintage QSL cards... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/53/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
The Novice Station - 1960-1975
from Mikrowave A great video from YouTuber "Mikrowave" about what it was like to set up a Novice ham station. ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
My Introduction to Shortwave Radio pgm. 2, 1968-70
by Evan Doorbell, program #2 This is part 2 of Evan Doorbell's wonderful compilation of the sounds of shortwave from the late 1960s. Remember when WWV identified and sent the time in Morse? ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
My Introduction to Shortwave Radio pgm. 1, 1968-70
by Evan Doorbell, program #1 You've no doubt heard of "Phone Phreaks" - the original "hackers" who used their electronics know-how and lots of persistence and curiosity to explore the inner workings of the old long-distance telep... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Hallicrafters "The Amazing World Of Short Wave Listening" (1959)
Alex Drier, Radio-TV's "Man on the Go" This audio is from a 1959 promotional 45-RPM 7" record for Hallicrafters, narrated by Alex Dreier, who is described as "Radio-TV's Man On The Go". ... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
News Report on the Cuban Missile Crisis | October 25, 1962
where were you in 1962> Here's a Universal Newsreel report during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. Footage include segments of Adlai Stevenson's address to the United Nations and military preparati... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
Old Short Wave Radio Broadcasts from the 1960s
thanks to WPE9JPL Hop into the Delorean, set the time dial for 1964 and rev 'er up to 88 miles an hour! Recorded by Short Wave Listener WPE9JEL from Crown Point during the 1960s. Receiver: Hallicrafters SX-110, A... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
"Every Single Minute"
1959 film about Ham Radio Emergency Communications Telling the story of how hams (then and now) provide critical communications during emergencies of all kinds. This was made by the Philmont Mobile Radio Club during the peak of ham radio HF mobile o... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |
Ham Radio History |
"This is Your FCC"
1963 film showcasing our Friendly Cousin Charlie No matter how carefully we managed our transmitters we all lived with a certain fear that one day that black government sedan with a rotating antenna on the roof would stop on OUR street! But who w... READ MORE |
W9RAN 02/51/2022 |
Ham Radio History |