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"W1Z Last Broadcasts from Historic 1921 WBZ Springfield Towers "To commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the 1921 WBZ/Westinghouse Springfield MA towers before their demolition. "Please join us on the radio, Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT for the last signal to be emanating from these towers before their demise. "Special event station W1Z will be operating on "3875...


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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CVnzNNSsdU Dick Van Dyke, Barry Goldwater, Arthur Godfrey and many others extol the virtues of amateur "ham" radio in this vintage film. I converted this old and somewhat damaged 16mm film to video tape many many years ago when the technology to do that was rather archaic. I have now converted those old video reels to digital movies. Not the best quality but still...


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Interview 1981 (Iris and  Lloyd Colvin's S.K. now) Lloyd and Iris Colvin are living a dream that all DX-oriented amateurs have envisioned at least once It's a dream of unlimited travel toward receding horizons, of financial security and international celebrity status. It's a dream of going to the sun, setting up a shack, and, tor once, operating as the hunted rather than the hunter. It's a dream...


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Two "OSCARS" winner Actor Marlon Brando, KE6PZH/FO5GJ, ( 1924 – 2004 ) One of the best-known names in cinematic as well as Amateur Radio circles, actor Marlon Brando, died in Los Angeles July 1 at age 80. Known to hams worldwide as KE6PZH and FO5GJ, Brando is listed on the FCC database as Martin Brandeaux. He was on the air occasionally through the years with his FO5 call sign from his private...


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Many many years ago ... Recently I've opened my photo archives and found some unique old photos ...Scanned and placed in my Picasa Album. Click to picture enlarge YASME visited Russia, Moscow Club Station UZ3AWA (yearly 1980's)


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There is a very interesting article entitled "Soviet Hams Rally Against Coup" by Edward Kritsky {NT2X} (P.O.Box 715, Brooklyn, NY 11230 USA) in the November 1991 issue of QST. (QST is the official monthly journal of the American Radio Relay League, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111 USA.). That issue also contains sidebars on "Meanwhile, in St. Petersburg" by Robert S. Howe {K1MZB} and "The 'White...


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MR. RADIO, W4BPD, and GUS M. BROWNING; three names, one person! Anyone associated with Ham Radio during the years mentioned in the marquee would have known of Mr. Browning. He sailed the seas around the Globe several times setting up Ham Radio stations in remote lands from which few, or no radio transmissions had ever been transmitted. The following articles that appeared in Mr. Browning's DXers Magazine,...


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1975-1979 UA0KCE / UK0KAK (East Arctic) 1989 UA3ASL (1st Harmonic - Antonina) Moscow, Russia (more…)


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