The Fred Hammond Museum in Guelph. Amateur Radio Museum.
MORSE CODE (cw); was a very important part of early radio. The radio transmitter was simply turned on and off and the radio wave was broken into
dots and dashes. Up until a few years ago; you still had to learn the morse code in order to get your amateur radio license. Today; it is no longer a
mandatory requirement. The Fred Hammond Museum has this large collection of keys and bugs that are used to send morse code. The one on the
upper left was active when I visited. The prince Albert can is used as a sounding device to hear the code being tapped at the sounder.
dots and dashes. Up until a few years ago; you still had to learn the morse code in order to get your amateur radio license. Today; it is no longer a
mandatory requirement. The Fred Hammond Museum has this large collection of keys and bugs that are used to send morse code. The one on the
upper left was active when I visited. The prince Albert can is used as a sounding device to hear the code being tapped at the sounder.
Notice the Eveready DRY CELL in the picture!! Its been a while since I've seen one of those! I can remember them from my boyhood days on the farm.
A poster from the early days of radio. The Golden Days of Radio (I guess!). Ahhh... the golden days of radio!! These were interesting
times! The magic of radio was and is STRONG! People who grew up in the days of radio and no TV were very reluctant to let go of the
morse code as a mandatory requirement for getting an amateur radio licence. It was only a couple of short years ago that this changed.
times! The magic of radio was and is STRONG! People who grew up in the days of radio and no TV were very reluctant to let go of the
morse code as a mandatory requirement for getting an amateur radio licence. It was only a couple of short years ago that this changed.
Below is the Crystal Receiving Set display. Back when I was a boy in the mid sixties..you could buy crystal radio sets.
I remember mine was plastic case and blue in color. It was about 8 inches by 6 by 2. Had a coil with a slider and
headphones. Crystal radios need no power. There is enough power in the signals in the air to operate the radio.
I remember mine was plastic case and blue in color. It was about 8 inches by 6 by 2. Had a coil with a slider and
headphones. Crystal radios need no power. There is enough power in the signals in the air to operate the radio.
LOW COST OF $5 or $6! I think that is a
significant sum of money back in the early
days of radio.
significant sum of money back in the early
days of radio.
NOW FOR SOME REAL...HEAVY METAL!!! Collins Style! These are 75A4 receivers! Real old classic Boat Anchors
for sure. All this Collins equipment is highly sought after by collectors. I wouldn't mind having a little corner of my
basement dedicated to a piece of history like this! By the way..these radios (75A4 and the transmitter 32V2) can be
used to work AM. AM (Amplitude Modulation) is not dead! It is quite popular in fact. Now that the phone bands are
wider (especially 80 meters) and 160 meters; you can dial in several AM round table discussions at any given time
on the bands.
for sure. All this Collins equipment is highly sought after by collectors. I wouldn't mind having a little corner of my
basement dedicated to a piece of history like this! By the way..these radios (75A4 and the transmitter 32V2) can be
used to work AM. AM (Amplitude Modulation) is not dead! It is quite popular in fact. Now that the phone bands are
wider (especially 80 meters) and 160 meters; you can dial in several AM round table discussions at any given time
on the bands.
Here I am pretending to tune up one of the old rigs!!
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This radio from the 1930s used to
belong to my great uncle William. I
used to listen to hams on 75 meters
back in the late 1960s on this radio.
It helped spur my interest in Amateur
Radio. Now I am restoring this radio.
You can see more pictures of this
restoration in my web pages.
belong to my great uncle William. I
used to listen to hams on 75 meters
back in the late 1960s on this radio.
It helped spur my interest in Amateur
Radio. Now I am restoring this radio.
You can see more pictures of this
restoration in my web pages.
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