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- Western Electric Type 88A Amplifier Used by Detroit News Station W8XWJ, 1936 -
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Type 88A Amplifier Used by Detroit News Station W8XWJ, 1936
- Western Electric Model 16B Transmitter Used by Detroit News Station W8XWJ, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Model 16B Transmitter Used by Detroit News Station W8XWJ, circa 1935
- Radio Receiver Used in the Piccards' Stratospheric Balloon Ascension, 1934 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. To maintain ground communication, William Duckwitz built this radio transceiver, installing it in the "radio car" that trailed the flight. Duckwitz's call sign, W8CJT, is burned into its base.
- October 23, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Receiver Used in the Piccards' Stratospheric Balloon Ascension, 1934
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. To maintain ground communication, William Duckwitz built this radio transceiver, installing it in the "radio car" that trailed the flight. Duckwitz's call sign, W8CJT, is burned into its base.
- Short Wave and Television, September 1937 - Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. Short Wave & Television (originally titled Short Wave Craft) was a specialty title aimed at amateur radio enthusiasts. These "home experimenter" magazines had a strong DIY ethic, providing information and resources for people eager to build, understand, and experiment with new technologies
- September 01, 1937
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Short Wave and Television, September 1937
Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. Short Wave & Television (originally titled Short Wave Craft) was a specialty title aimed at amateur radio enthusiasts. These "home experimenter" magazines had a strong DIY ethic, providing information and resources for people eager to build, understand, and experiment with new technologies
- Short Wave Craft, Vol. 1, No. 1, June-July 1930 - Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. Short Wave Craft (later retitled Short Wave & Television) was a specialty title aimed at amateur radio enthusiasts. These "home experimenter" magazines had a strong DIY ethic, providing information and resources for people eager to build, understand, and experiment with new technologies.
- June 1930-July 1930
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Short Wave Craft, Vol. 1, No. 1, June-July 1930
Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. Short Wave Craft (later retitled Short Wave & Television) was a specialty title aimed at amateur radio enthusiasts. These "home experimenter" magazines had a strong DIY ethic, providing information and resources for people eager to build, understand, and experiment with new technologies.