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Disappearing Ham Radio History: Hope for the Future

Ham Radio History 0 Comments 09/247/2023 


Posted By: Robert Nickels (W9RAN)
Posted on 09/247/2023

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


   Here's some information that isn't often needed, but difficult to find:   A. P. Jacobi's Ballast Tube Handbook and Substitution Guide.    Download from the "Attachments" link below....  READ MORE
- Robert Nickels (W9RAN)  Posted: 08/234/2023 
   We've heard there is some confusion about how electricity works.   This should clear things up....  READ MORE
- Robert Nickels (W9RAN)  Posted: 08/214/2023 
   A member of the Long Island CW Group thought he'd give one of those AI chatbot sites a challenge...he didn't expect much but got a real surprise... In a world of signals, hidden and grand,A language of dots and dashes, hand in hand.Morse code whispers, in rhythm and sound,A symphony of messages, profound. With a simple click, a dot appears,A fleeting moment, to the listening ears.Short a...  READ MORE
- Robert Nickels (W9RAN)  Posted: 06/172/2023 
  

The History of the Car Radio

courtesy of Antique Radio Club of Illinois
Category: Looking Back
Seems like cars have always had radios, but they didn't. Here's the story:One evening, in 1929, two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River town of Quincy, Illinois, to watch the sunset. It was a romantic night to be sure, but one of the women observed that it would be even nicer if they could listen to music in th...  READ MORE
- Robert Nickels (W9RAN)  Posted: 06/171/2023 
  

History of the Car Radio

courtesy of Antique Radio Club of Illinois
Category: Looking Back
Seems like cars have always had radios, but they didn't.   Here's the story:     One evening, in 1929, two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River town of Quincy, Illinois, to watch the sunset.  It was a romantic night to be sure, but one of...  READ MORE
- Robert Nickels (W9RAN)  Posted: 06/171/2023