The History and Science of Ham Radio

[Karl W4KRL]

A very detailed account of ham radio. Be sure to listen to the podcast.

 

http://wnpr.org/post/history-and-science-ham-radio

 

On May 18, the American Radio Relay League <http://www.arrl.org/>
celebrated its 100th anniversary. It's the largest association of ham radio
hobbyists in the United States, headquartered in Newington.

WNPR's Patrick Skahill
<http://thebeaker.org/post/86592849397/how-a-spark-in-hartford-ignited-ham-r
adio-across>  has been covering the anniversary for NPR, and joined
<http://wnpr.org/post/conversation-dan-brown-charles-w-morgan-sets-sail-hist
ory-ham-radio>  Where We Live to talk a bit about Hartford's connection to
ham radio history. Listen to the segment here: 

 

https://soundcloud.com/wnpr/the-beaker-the-history-of-ham-radio

 

Skahill said that ham radio was one of the first widely-used wireless
technologies. 

 

73 Karl W4KRL

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