The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain.
Nikola Tesla
The mullet has a gizzard like a chicken. Could it be that the mullet is the chicken of the sea?
Sam Timberlake, KF4TXQ
It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so.
Edwin H. Armstrong
Canadian Reginald Fessenden teamed up with General Electric Engineer F.W. Alexanderson in 1906 to develop an alternator that produced a continuous wave that could transmit sound. Hence, amplitude modulation was ushered into the radio spectrum. Let's tip our SAMRC hats to F.W. and Reggie!
Do you know where the dipole came from? It seems that German physicist Heinrich Hertz was the first to demonstrate the existence of radio waves in 1887. He used what we now know as the dipole antenna. The only question that remains is, "Did he tune it up on 3885 k.c.?
If you visit WLW you will be awed by the Blaw-Knox tower. Majestic is the only word that does it justice. But once, WLW ran 500,000 watts out of its RCA transmitter. That was between 1934 and 1939, and was the highest power ever used in the U.S. for domestic radio broadcasting.
The Birth of QST
In December 1915, Clarence Tuska and Hiram Percy Maxim made a bold decision that cost both of the men quite a bit of money and by no means did their decision guarantee success. The newly formed League was faced with a challenge of getting information out to amateurs across the nation. The need for funds was evident and the sale of a station list and member certificates was not going well. Very few were sold. So, Tuska and Maxim decided to fund a bulletin to highlight the League and provide information that would bring amateurs together across the nation. Out of their own pockets, the men produced the publication and distributed the very first QST. Members were urged to send in a dollar to get a station list and to fund the new bulletin. The men put it bluntly in the circular, "...the success of this plan hinges upon whether the membership will send in their dollar right away....and if they will subscribe to QST. If they do, we are all right, and we have a fine future promised to us. If they do not, then the President and Secretary will have lost their money and wasted a lot of hard work." Fortunately the gamble paid off and enough money was brought in for subsequent issues. And so it continues today.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.”
Philo of Alexandria
"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny."
Aristotle
