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	Don Taylor of the Yukon, and the Trappers Sched Most of the articles on this site are about hams, or  ham radio.   This one is not about a ham but about a man who built as much a reputation through HF radio as any ham on top of the BPL ever did.    Don Taylor is one of those rugged independent-minded people who thrive on a lifestyle most of us couldn't even imagine - as a trapper in Canada's Yukon wildernes...  READ MORE	ranickels 10/304/2022	Historic
	KYW-KFKX - Linking Broadcasting Stations by Shortwave  Most radio fans know the history of KDKA  but maybe not "the rest of the story".In November 1920 the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company began operation of a radio broadcasting station, KDKA, in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, often described as the "Pioneer Broadcasting Station of the World."  KDKA is generally considered to be the first commercially...  READ MORE	ranickels 09/252/2022	Historic
	AT&T Scranton LongLines tower The microwave network constructed by AT&T Long Lines and other telecommunications companies in the past 50 years were engineering masterpieces using state-of-the-art technologies and some were designed to withstand nuclear attack during that Cold War era.     This is a non-hardened site on top of a mountain in upstate New York that existed long enough for graffiti taggers t...  READ MORE	ranickels 09/251/2022	Historic
	The Elgin National Watch Company Time Broadcasts  Visitors to the Elgin National Historic area along the Fox River in Elgin Illinois may not realize they are at the site of a famous shortwave radio station - W9XAM - the time signal station operated by the Elgin Watch Company.Elgin was the only watch company maintaining an observatory that observed, recorded and broadcasted time from the stars correct to the hundredths of a second. Located a...  READ MORE	ranickels 05/129/2022	Historic
	Robert and Richard Santin - true ham heroes When I was first licensed in the 1960s in Nebraska, two groups of hams were commonly heard on the air before those with jobs got off work - other teens like me and the disabled hams.   Some of my earliest Novice ham buddies were blind students at the Nebraska School for the Blind in Nebraska City, and there were many other visually-impaired hams, all of whom were exceptional operators, e...  READ MORE	ranickels 03/80/2022	Historic
	The William L. Howard Museum LTC William L. Howard amassed a collection and in fact realized his dream of creating a museum that showcased the Army's technical intelligence operations - and a lot more.  The following excerpt was written by Col. Howard and Todd KA1KAQ:William L HowardI first got interested in radio while a Cub Scout back in 1954. I built the crystal radio set and the one tube set with help from an ama...  READ MORE	ranickels 02/49/2022	Historic
	History of the Quartz Crystal Industry Two excellent papers on the history of the quartz crystal industry.1.   A HISTORY OF THE QUARTZ CRYSTAL INDUSTRY IN THE USAWith the aid of many of the people who were involved, this paper is an attempt to record the history of the quartz crystal industry in the USA. Although crystal units were in use at least a decade earlier, the beginning of the quartz crystal industry in the USA can l...  READ MORE	ranickels 02/42/2022	Historic
	Adams-Morgan Co. radio parts catalog from 1915 Fascinating catalog from the "DigiKey of early radio" - the Adams Morgan Co. aka "AMCO" of Upper Montclair NJ.Download from the "Attachments" link below....  READ MORE	ranickels 02/33/2022	Historic
	The way it was We hear a lot about "tech giants" nowadays but there were tech companies back in the 50's and 60's that were run by actual techies...no offence to those today who can write code, but when most of us think "tech" we think of circuits and metal chassis and solder fumes. An interesting example comes from the files of the Hallicrafters SR-2000 "Hurricane" whi...  READ MORE	ranickels 01/02/2022	Historic
	The NBC Chimes Every radio aficionado can recognize at least three notes of music:   G-E-C - the famous NBC chimes!In fact there is so much history about the chimes it deserves it's own website, and someone has put a great deal of effort into creating one: The NBC Chimes Museum A Celebration Of Old–Time Radio’s Most Famous SignatureCLICK HERE TO VISIT THE NBC CHIMES MUSEUMIt is wel...  READ MORE	ranickels 03/79/2021	Historic