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From the January 1926 edition of Popular Mechanics magazine.

Getting Ready for Winter DX

From the January 1926 edition of Popular Mechanics magazine.

The Development of the Directional AM Broadcast Antenna

The advent of the directional antenna made it possible for co-channel stations to operate in close proximity John SchneiderRadioWorldJune 2019 This article originally appeared in…

What’s in the Air? A Radio Hunt

Westbury Enthusiast’s Catch: America, Sydney, New Zealand “What’s in the air?” This question by one Westbury wireless enthusiast to another provoked a radio hunt on…

Australian Radio Calls 1926

Sam Dellit writes: G’day Guys I scanned this little publication at the National Library on Saturday & thought you may like to see also. Two…

Chinese Local Radio in the 1930s

The Orient opens its heart to radio and in the footsteps of the American listening public, succumbs to the appeal of native amateur hour artists….

California Radio Dial 1928

by David Ricquish It’s hard to imagine that within living memory, California once had only a little over 50 radio stations on the air. There…

The Voice of Australia

AWA’s VK2ME Sydney and VK3ME Melbourne by Dr. Adrian Peterson The almost forgotten anniversary! September 5, 1927 It was just 75 years ago that the…

Early Radio In India

This article was originally aired over Adventist World Radio’s “Wavescan” program and now forms part of the Radio Heritage Collection ©. All rights reserved to…

The First Venezuelan Broadcaster

This article now forms part of the Radio Heritage Collection ©. All rights reserved to Ragusa Media Group, PO Box 14339, Wellington, New Zealand. This…

America’s First Floating Broadcaster

This article was originally aired over Adventist World radio and now forms part of the Radio Heritage Collection ©. All rights reserved to Ragusa Media…

The Forgotten Story

Australia’s Longwave Stations This article was originally material for a broadcast of “Wavescan” via Adventist World Radio in August 2001, and now forms part of…

It Was Merrygoen for 2XT in 1926, when….

Eric Shackle is a retired journalist whose hobby is searching the Internet and writing about it. His work has been published by the New York…