Topband: 78th Anniversary of First Ham License

[Paul Christensen]

When Paul was licensed in January, 1937, the 6L6 was just being mass 
produced.  The National NC-101X had not yet been designed and the 
regenerative SW-3 was still being sold along with the new HRO.  Crystal 
control had just replaced Hartley, TNT, and TPTG transmitters.  Television 
was in the early stages of testing and is described by David Sarnoff in the 
publication described below.  The public would have to wait another two 
years before the screen release of "The Wizard of Oz," and "Gone with the 
Wind."  Topband activity included nightly code practice from W9BSP - who was 
responsible for training more than 10,000 operators, many of whom helped us 
win WWII.

To help me get a better understanding of what life was like for the average 
ham in early 1937, I pulled the January issue of "Radio."  This was a 
monthly publication from the same folks who brought us the Frank Jones 
series of the Radio Amateur Handbook.  Here's a link to that issue:

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio/30s/Radio-1937-01.pdf

Paul, looking forward to your upcoming 80th year in radio!

Paul, W9AC

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