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Wikipedia ImagesIn this article I’ll look at two things that, unless you are a serious ham operator or an absolute radio geek, you probably are unfamiliar with.First, we… -
Photographer Unknown/WLW tour brochurePowel Crosley Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 18, 1886. He would go on to become a leading industrialist and lead a colorful life with many…
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Quite a while back, I wrote Making Pictures Fly Through the Air, Part 1, which dealt with the development of a mechanical form of television. Starting… -
Last month we looked at contributions to the art made by amateur operators, in particular advancements in Amplitude Modulation, or AM, and how it came to…
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Last month we looked at Marconi and his pioneering work in the advancement of wireless communications. In the early days of radio, prior to government…
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It is December, and for any die-hard radio enthusiast that brings Guglielmo Marconi to mind. It was on Dec. 12, 1901 that Marconi claims to have received…
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In writing articles about vintage radio, I try to alternate between the technological and the people who made the technology possible. Occasionally, I…
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Nowadays we take for granted the ability to just turn on our car radio when we want news, music, or entertainment while traveling about. Such convenience…
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In this day and age, we often hear of various programs, either sponsored or encouraged by the U.S. Government, or initiatives taken by private industry to…
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With all of the publicity given to RadioShack, its bankruptcy, and possible reorganization in the past few months, I decided that it was only fitting to…
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I received many comments about last month’s Trans-oceanic article, mostly about the fond memories from past owners of the radios, and a few questions…
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Last month, we took a look at the beginnings of what would be the age of connectivity on the go, the battery portable radio. This month I'll feature a…
