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1940 Sears & Roebuck Amateur Radio Equipment Catalog - March 19, 2021"I didn't realize Sears & Roebuck was in the amateur radio business back in 1940. Our Armed Forces certainly had a lot of electronics manufacturing experience behind them to call upon following the attack on Pearl Harbor." - Stu, K4BOV... READ MORE |
![]() UncleBrad 03/19/2021 |
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WorldRadioHistory.Com (from the FAQ)There is so much printed material about radio and television that is becoming harder and harder to find. Libraries are discarding (often to the recycle bin) many titles. Other collections are very limited in access so "the rest of us" can't find information we want.The site began over a decade ago when I found I was often being asked questions I could answer from my o... READ MORE |
![]() UncleBrad 02/22/2021 |
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Arthur Godfrey QSL Card Arthur Godfrey became an icon to us with his success in early 1940s and 50s broadcast radio and television both on NBC and CBS. He was also a very well-known and highly regarded Ham Radio Operator with the station call K4LIB. When he died in March 1983 his much sought after QSL Card seems to have disappeared with him. We know he was heard chatting regularly on the 40 and 80 meter bands. Lots of ... READ MORE |
![]() UncleBrad 10/07/2020 |
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Chevy's 1987 MS-DOS 'Build And Price' Program Was Totally Rad If you go to pretty much any car company’s website in 2020, you’ll find a “build-and-price” page where you can pick colors and options for any model, see how specs look and get an MSRP. That’s been around for ages, but you might not have seen an older example of a digital car configurator than this incredible “Chevtech Disk Drive” MS-DOS program from the... READ MORE |
![]() UncleBrad 07/13/2020 |
Technology |
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Homebrew Hallicrafters HA-7 XTAL Calibrator Having recently scored a vintage Hallicrafters SX-122, one of the best Receivers Hallicrafters ever made, I was dismayed to find it was missing the HA-7 Crystal Calibrator. By themselves, they are very rare, and go for probably as much as the whole radio on Ebay when one does show up.I downloaded the HA-7 manual from BAMA (It was part of the SX-122 manual) and surmised what it would take to buil... READ MORE |
![]() UncleBrad 05/26/2020 |
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