JA3FML Hamshack, circa 1963

JA2BAS Antenna

Hamid (Charlie) Durmisevich, call sign W6DQZ, built his life on a simple idea: voices traveling on invisible radio waves can connect people around the world. In doing so, he became part of something much bigger than himself...

Field Day 1953

Every year since 1925, World Amateur Radio Day has been celebrated on April 18, commemorating the formation of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in Paris. Regardless of the volume of QSOs logged, your participation reaffirms your role in a distinguished community

R-388/URR Collins Radio receiver, mounted in its CY-1260/G military case and shown at the operating position, tuned to Trenton Military VOLMET on 15.035 MHz USB.

Dr, Sam Zuckerman, W7FT Hamshack. Cheyenne circa 1972

PA03MIL Field Operation

Early “homebrew” radio experimenter Mr. Walterio J. Cordo Station "789"
In 1923, at a time when radio was still more experiment than industry, Cordo built and operated Station “789” in Saladillo, becoming the town’s first radio amateur.

The JRC (Japan Radio Company) KY-3A straight Morse key, built for stability and precision. Its metal base keeps it firmly in place during operation, and it comes equipped with a two-conductor cable terminated in a standard 1/4-inch phone plug.

Ham Radio Magazine, April 1981

DJ6ZM Antenna

Thomas Edison At The Telegraph Key

DL6KAI EME Antenna

Church Beam Harlange LX9UN

Jon Postel was instrumental in the development of packet radio and digital experimentation, which were crucial for the evolution of the Internet. In 1981, Postel made a remarkable decision: he assigned the entire 44.0.0.0/8 Class A network to amateur radio.

IZ4BZC Hamshack

SOS at Midnight by Walker A. Tompkins (1985)
A high school senior uses his knowledge of ham radio to save his life and that of a friend, and to break up a ring of gangsters.

DF0UK, Amateur Radio Club of the University of Karlsruhe, KIT

JA1LNZ Antenna

Wireless Hill Museum. The Wireless Station was one of Australia’s first links with radio technology and was used for telecommunications during World War I and World War II. Using Morse Code, the Station communicated with ships off the Australian coast using a mast 112 metres tall.

Arthur A. Collins

In 1919, radio manufacturer Alfred H. Grebe installed one of the earliest known, if not the first, amateur radio stations in a motor car. To achieve sufficient signal radiation, Grebe utilized a 4-wire or 6-wire "flat-top" antenna stretched between two masts mounted on the vehicle.

XE1H EME Antenna

National Field Day, circa 1947

The Collins Discone Antenna at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona

Echo Radio Experiments, circa 1945

OA4KJ Hamshack

Radio Merit Badge Pamphlet, 1965

King's Lynn Short Wave Club, circa 1935