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Voice of Victory describes the design and construction of Hallicrafters Radio transmitters and receivers and explains how these radios aided our soldiers and allies in World War II. This was a very heavy (and expensive) radio and the first part of the film explores the extensive planning and testing by amateur HAM radio operators that it took to introduce the device to the war front. The second part of the film focuses on the construction and components of the radi... More >>
HAM Radio During World War 2: The Voice of Victory

Tune in the World With Ham Radio

Like antennae, the base, etc...

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Sony ICF-SW7600GR Package:

Listen to the airwaves in virtually any country with the ICF-SW7600GR multi-band world band receiver radio. Features include an AM (LW/MW/SW)/FM Stereo, which provides accurate reception with stereo FM capability over a wide range of frequencies and 10 Key Direct AccessTM tuning, which lets you capture distant stations directly. A sharp LCD display provides digital frequency read-out of the selected station. And you c... More >>
Sony Radio Listeners Kit - ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Radio

I plan to use morse or voice. my goal is to contact a Receiver in tokyo japan, so it needs to be able to Travel at least 13,000 miles.

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To an outsider, the world of ham radio is one of basement transmitters, clunky microphones, Morse code, and crackly, possibly clandestine, worldwide communications, a world both mysterious and geeky. But the real story is a lot more interesting: indeed, there are more than two million operators worldwide, including people like Walter Cronkite and Priscilla Presley. Gandhi had a ham radio, as do Marlon Brando and Juan Carlos, king of Spain. Hello World takes us on a... More >>
Hello World: A Life in Ham Radio

After the huge success of last year’s inaugural World Schools Golf Challenge (WSGC) in New Zealand, this exciting competition for under-18s returns in 2009, in Australia. The five day golf challenge, which is open to males and females, is to be held in Adelaide from 13 to 17 April 2009 and leading sports travel operator, Gullivers Sports Travel is offering official tour packages to schools and colleges for the event. Gullivers’ golf tour co-ordinator, Rob Langley said: “Our WSGC tour packages include sightseeing and activities to ensure the teams enjoy the trip of a lifetime!  It’s not just a unique golfing occasion for schools, but an exceptional educational and cultural experience too, in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. ”Gullivers Sports Travel is offering six nights' stay in 3* Adelaide Shores, return flights and entry into the WSGC from £1650 per person.   For an additional three night stopover in Perth, en route to Adelaide, including two practice rounds of golf there is a supplement of £545 per person. For more information please call Gullivers Sports Travel on 01684 293175, email gullivers@gulliverstravel. co. uk or visit www. gulliverstravel. co. uk. Gullivers is well known for its involvement in major sporting events such as Rugby World Cups and Ashes Tours. Although this is an important part of their business, equally important are the smaller events and playing tours and they pride ourselves on their service and attention to detail whatever the scale of the project. Gullivers Incentives is a specialist department organising corporate conferences and incentive trips overseas. Their operations have included chartering cruise liners in the Caribbean, flower arrangers convention in South Africa, a Welsh speaking convention to Patagonia in Argentina, zoologists to Zimbabwe and Radio Hams to Ohio for their annual "Hamvention". They're happy to take on any challenge that you can throw at them!

During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, ham radio went from being an experiment to virtually an art form. Because of the few government restrictions and the low monetary investment required, the concept of ham radio appealed to various people. More than just a simple hobby, however, ham radio required its operators to understand radio theory, be able to trace a schematic and know how to build a transmitter and receiver with whatever material they might have available...
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