AWA Latest News Archive
This page is to support archived news items, after they are not posted on the "In the News".
Radio Club of America 2016 Fellows and Awards
2016-09-09 - Radio Club of America has announced that Robert Hobday N2EVG, Antique Wireless Association Deputy Director, and James Kreuzer N2GHD, Museum Librarian and Assistant Curator, have been elected Fellows in Radio Club of America for 2016. In addition, Marc Ellis N9EWJ, AWA Journal Editor, will receive the prestigious Radio Club of America 2016 Ralph Batcher Award for significant work in preserving the history of radio and electronic communication. Recognition of their years of dedicated service is well deserved and AWA offers our congratulations. The recipients will be honored at the 107th Banquet and Awards Presentation Friday, November 18, 2016 in New York City.
Antique Wireless Association was formed in 1952 and is an educational non-profit chartered by the State of New York. AWA operates the Antique Wireless Museum in Bloomfield, New York dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of technology used to communicate and entertain from the first telegram to today’s wireless text messaging.
Radio Club of America was formed in 1909 and is the oldest radio club in America.
Antique Wireless Association was formed in 1952 and is an educational non-profit chartered by the State of New York. AWA operates the Antique Wireless Museum in Bloomfield, New York dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of technology used to communicate and entertain from the first telegram to today’s wireless text messaging.
Radio Club of America was formed in 1909 and is the oldest radio club in America.
AWA Museum Library Receives Gift
2016-04-02 - Thorn Mayes Jr. has generously donated the Thorn Mayes Sr. Tape Library consisting of 99 cassette tape recordings of famous people, events, and sounds of early radio history to the Antique Wireless Association in Bloomfield, New York outside of Rochester, New York. Details here.
Dr. Max Bodmer Death
2016-03-28 - AWA is very sad to report that a wonderful and generous friend of AWA Dr. Max Bodmer has passed away. We remember with great fondness when he was here for the opening of the Dr. Max Bodmer Media Center. He was a delight and great gentleman.
Generous Gift of Museum Buildings
I am very pleased to announce that the Antique Wireless Association has received a gracious and generous anonymous donation of the three museum campus buildings and property south of Route 5 & 20. Prior to this donation, AWA leased the Antique Wireless Museum, Media Center, and Staging Buildings under a long term lease. This very generous donation means AWA now owns the entire 4 building, 5 acre AWA Campus in Bloomfield, New York as our permanent home.
Robert Hobday, Deputy Director
February 26, 2016
Robert Hobday, Deputy Director
February 26, 2016
AWA Museum Open Days and Hours Changes
2015-09-17 - Beginning October 1, 2015, the AWA Museum's opening days and hours are being adjusted to accommodate the demand for public visitation. The Museum will no longer be open on Sundays. Additionally, the Saturday hours are being expanded to between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Tuesday hours will remain 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. As previously, the AWA Museum will be closed on holiday weekends.
Please check the Museum Hours page for visitation information. Click here.
Please check the Museum Hours page for visitation information. Click here.
2016-04-27 Expanded Spring Meet Auction List
An expanded list of items for the AWA Spring Meet Equipment Auction has been posted here.
2016-04-02 Spring Meet Auction Items
Initial listing of items for the Spring Meet Auction have been posed here.
Preliminary Spring Meet Info
2016-03-16 - Preliminary information about the Annual Spring Meet and Auction on May 7, 2016 has been updated. As equipment lists become available, they will be posted as well here.
2015-05-06 AWA Museum Policy Manual
The AWA Museum's Policy Manual has been posted here. The Manual provides a complete view of the Museum's operating policies and accession activities.
2015-05-05 Spring Meet
A photo slide show of the 2015 AWA Spring Meet has been posted here.
2016-03-16 Changes for Spring Meet
The 2016 Spring Meet Auction will be held at the Veteran's Park Annex Building this year. Details will be posted as they develop. Check Here.
Ham Fair Being Held
2015-06-23 - The Clark County Amateur Radio Club is holding a Ham Fair on Aug 22nd, 2015 in Vancouver, WA. See details on their website http://www.w7aia.org/hamfair.htm.
2015 Edition of The AWA Review
2015-04-29 - The 2015 edition of The AWA Review (Vol. 28) is being readied for publication. A preview look at its contents is available here.
2015 Annual Convention Info Posted
2015-04-21 - The 2015 AWA Annual Convention will be held August 11-15, 2015 at the RIT Conference Center. The activities will begin with the opening of the AWA Museum's Phase II space on the morning of Tuesday, August 11at 10 AM. Full details for the event can be found on this website's 2015 Convention pages, here.
2014-12-16 Phase II Fundraising
The AWA website's Museum pages have been reorganized and expanded to support the Phase II expansion efforts. Included is a reprint of the AWA Gateway Summer story regarding the VOA Delano Station 250KW transmitter to become part of the Museum's Phase II expansion. Click here for that AWA Gateway article. Donation information to support the Phase II efforts can be found at the bottom of that page.
2014-11-28 Bruce Kelley QSO Party Updates
Update to the information for the Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO event have been posted here.
2014-11-17 AM QSO Details Posted
Further details regarding the February 7-8, 2015 QSO Party has been posted here.
2014-11-16 - Holiday Hours Posted
As with holiday periods, the AWA Museum has posted its 2014-2015 holiday closure days here.
2014-11-01 - Autumn 2014 Gateway
The Volume 4, Number 3 (Autumn 2014), issue of the AWA Gateway has been posted here.
2014-10-22 - Women in Radio
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 the AWA Museum will present the first of its Women in Radio performance series. See Latest News for details here.
2014-09-24 - On-The-Air Update
The Bruce Kelly 1929 QSO Party updated here.
2014-09-07 New Donate Menu Choice
The ability to make on-line donations to AWA has been added as a main menu choice.
2014-09-01 The AWA Review page
The AWA Review page has been revised to contain elements of the 2014, Volume 27 issue here.
2014-08-30 - AWA "On-the-Air"
The end of 2014 and 2015 schedule has been posted here.
2014-08-29 - AWA Museum Store
The AWA Store page has been revised and is available here.
2014-08-17 - 2014 AWA Convention Photos
A set of photos from the 2014 AWA Convention have now been posted, starting here.
2014-08-10 - 2014 Summer AWA Gateway
The Summer 2014 AWA Gateway has been posted here.
2014-07-29 - 2014 Agenda Posted
The 2014 AWA Convention detailed schedule has been posted. Go Here
2014-07-02 - Specific AWA Convention Activities Added
New specific AWA Convention activities posted here.
2014-06-26 - AWA and CCA Announcement
AWA to display Model 821A-1 megawatt level transmitter. Full press release under Latest News
2014-06-25 - AWA Awards
The details related to AWA's Annual Awards efforts have been added to the site. Specifics for this year are available on the Annual Convention Details page, here.
2014-06-18 Links Added
The AWA now has Facebook and Twitter pages. (2016-11-10 Twitter page no longer utilized.) The link to these is available at the top of each page of this website.
2014-06-03 - Latest Convention Info Posted
The latest news and info regarding the AWA 2014 Convention has been posted. Full contest rules are now available on-line.
2014-06-02 - Spring 2014 Gateway
The Spring 2014 AWA Gateway has been posted here.
2014 Spring AWA Journal Highlights Posted
The highlights for the Spring 2014 AWA Journal have been posted here.
2014-05-03 - Spring Meet Held
Photos for the 2014 Spring Meet has been posted here.
2014-03-26 - 2014 Convention Registration Open
The 2014 AWA Convention registration pages are now available. Start Here
2014-03-17 - New Building
This website has been updated to show the newly acquired Building #4 Conference Center and Storage Facility. Click here to review the facility's resources.
2014-03-15 - Spring Meet Details
Under AWA Events, the details for the 2014 Spring Meet are now available. Check here to review.
2014-02-18 - Updates to Journal and Dues Info
Updates to the Journal page to reflect Winter 2014 issues have been posted. News regarding future dues increase has been posted here.
2014-02-03 - 2014 Convention Info
Initial details for the 2014 Annual Convention have been posted here. Registration will open in late March.
2013-12-14 - AWA Leaders Added
A new page and images for AWA Leaders has been added to this web site.
To begin the review of these new items, click here.
To begin the review of these new items, click here.
2013-12-02 - Latest New Posting
2013-11-15 - Web Site Updates
Museum Building Sign Installed
Click Here for Virtual Tour
Our Museum building now has an attractive sign on the front of the building. The sign is a three dimensional version off the Museum logo. To see the full building's appearance, use this link to our virtual tour.
New AWA Website
This site has been constructed to provide a modernized environment to host AWA's virtual tour of the Antique Wireless Museum as well as provide a platform upon which to grow our exposure to the world of the web. Just as the Museum is designed to implement in phases, this web site is also designed to be implemented in phases.
Note that the site contains two uniquely different logos. The logo at the top and left of the Antique Wireless Association title is our organizations logo and has existed from many years. To the top right of this page (and all pages associated with the Museum, is a logo designed to represent the Museum's focus on wireless communications and its early history.
Note that the site contains two uniquely different logos. The logo at the top and left of the Antique Wireless Association title is our organizations logo and has existed from many years. To the top right of this page (and all pages associated with the Museum, is a logo designed to represent the Museum's focus on wireless communications and its early history.
New Logo
To the right you see the new logo for the Antique Wireless Museum. It has been designed to represent the Museum's to encompass wireless technology from its early beginnings to today's cell phone capabilities.
2013 Convention and Antique Wireless Museum Opening
The “once in a lifetime” dedication of the Antique Wireless Museum was held August 20, 2013 in conjunction with the 2013 AWA
Convention.
The Museum itself can be seen on our Phase 1 Opening pages, accessible by clicking here.
The 2013 AWA Convention photographs are accessible by clicking here.
Stay tuned for the Fall issue of the AWA Journal's review of the event.
Convention.
The Museum itself can be seen on our Phase 1 Opening pages, accessible by clicking here.
The 2013 AWA Convention photographs are accessible by clicking here.
Stay tuned for the Fall issue of the AWA Journal's review of the event.
Initial Preview of Antique Wireless Museum (May 4, 2013)
Bare Building (November, 2012)
The photo to the left was taken in the fall of 2012, as planning proceeded for the renovation of the space. The windows, visible in the center of the photograph, shows the area where the Main Entrance and Store will be located. See Phase 1 Layout for the details of this initial renovation design.
On Saturday, May 4, 20013, the Antique Wireless Museum began to present preview access to the new facility on Routes 5 and 20 in Bloomfield, NY. The contractor had just turned the building over to the Curator, Bruce Roloson. Bruce provided a personal tour of the Phase 1 facilities and narrated what displays will be installed this summer. A photo tour of the opening days appearance is available the following link: Preview Photos.
Renovation Underway (January 2013)
Initial renovation of the front portion of Building #1 has started. Wall framing, restroom facility installation and electrical wiring activities are now underway in AWA's Building #1. Current plans and schedule are focused on having a public opening ceremony on August 20, 2013. A "Spring Preview" is anticipated during the Spring Meet, on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Photos of this early activity can be seen here.
Our New Home Grows
This page is dedicated to providing access to the lateness news regarding the Antique Wireless Museum, as it evolves. Initially, the focus will be the physical layout and on-display artifacts from our extensive collection. In support of the various Museum displays, information regarding significant items placed on display, new Museum acquisitions and changes to the Museum displays will be presented.
The entries below are arranged in reverse chronological order, with the newest entry at the top for those wishing to periodically check recent new entries. A review of all the entries provides a sense of the enormous effort of the Museum staff leading up to the formal Museum opening.
The entries below are arranged in reverse chronological order, with the newest entry at the top for those wishing to periodically check recent new entries. A review of all the entries provides a sense of the enormous effort of the Museum staff leading up to the formal Museum opening.
New copy of The AWA Gateway (Autumn 2013, Vol. 3, No. 3) is now available.
Get your copy at:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-gateway.html
Autumn AWA Journal Mailed
The latest copy of the AWA Journal (Vol. 54, #4) was mailed the week of November 11th. The Table of Contents and Curator’s Column are posted on the AWA Website here:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-journal.html
Also available is a copy of the 2013 Auction summary here:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/auction-reports.html
February QSO Party Info Posted
The link below is to the “On-the-Air” page of our web site. The entire yearly schedule as well as
specific event info and log sheet download links are provided.
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-on-the-air.html
New AWA Logo Merchandise in Web Store.
For those that visited the new AWA Museum store, they saw several items of AWA Logo merchandise available for purchase.
The following web site page provides the ability to view some of these items and if desired, purchase a number of shirt
options:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/museum-store1.html
Get your copy at:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-gateway.html
Autumn AWA Journal Mailed
The latest copy of the AWA Journal (Vol. 54, #4) was mailed the week of November 11th. The Table of Contents and Curator’s Column are posted on the AWA Website here:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-journal.html
Also available is a copy of the 2013 Auction summary here:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/auction-reports.html
February QSO Party Info Posted
The link below is to the “On-the-Air” page of our web site. The entire yearly schedule as well as
specific event info and log sheet download links are provided.
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-on-the-air.html
New AWA Logo Merchandise in Web Store.
For those that visited the new AWA Museum store, they saw several items of AWA Logo merchandise available for purchase.
The following web site page provides the ability to view some of these items and if desired, purchase a number of shirt
options:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/museum-store1.html
WOMEN IN
RADIO – HEDY LAMARR - ANTIQUE WIRELESS
MUSEUM
2015-04-08 - On Tuesday, May
12, 2015 at 7 pm, the Antique Wireless Museum will sponsor the second of its
Women in Radio series.
Guests will be treated to some of Hedy Lamarr’s most memorable moments. Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian and American inventor and film actress. After an early and brief film career in Germany, she fled her husband and secretly moved to Paris. During her film career, Lamarr co-invented the technology for spread spectrum and frequency hopping communications with composer George Antheil. This new technology became important to America's military during World War II because it was used in controlling torpedoes. Those inventions have more recently been incorporated into WiFi, CDMA and Bluetooth technology, and led to her being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.
Hollywood history expert Kay Noske will present highlights of Lamarr’s Hollywood career as well her little known significant technology inventions. This fascinating program will begin at 7 pm at the Museum, 6925 State Route 5, Bloomfield, New York 14469.
Guests will be treated to some of Hedy Lamarr’s most memorable moments. Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian and American inventor and film actress. After an early and brief film career in Germany, she fled her husband and secretly moved to Paris. During her film career, Lamarr co-invented the technology for spread spectrum and frequency hopping communications with composer George Antheil. This new technology became important to America's military during World War II because it was used in controlling torpedoes. Those inventions have more recently been incorporated into WiFi, CDMA and Bluetooth technology, and led to her being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.
Hollywood history expert Kay Noske will present highlights of Lamarr’s Hollywood career as well her little known significant technology inventions. This fascinating program will begin at 7 pm at the Museum, 6925 State Route 5, Bloomfield, New York 14469.
BIG AWA Auction
2015-03-11 - The annual AWA Spring Meeting and auction details are now available. The 2015 event will occur May 2, 2015 and this year been expanded with an afternoon auction of AWA surplus and duplicate items.
The event will open with a Flea Market and other morning activities including an AWA Museum visitation period. However, the auction has been moved and is schedule for the afternoon.
Details for the day's events can be found here.
The event will open with a Flea Market and other morning activities including an AWA Museum visitation period. However, the auction has been moved and is schedule for the afternoon.
Details for the day's events can be found here.
Museum Phase II Fundraising Initiated
2014-12-16 - Indiegogo fundraising effort has been initiated to support the AWA Museum's Phase II expansion efforts. A key component of that expansion will be a 250,000 watt from the Voice of America's Delano Station.
After nearly 6 decades of service to freedom, the Delano California Voice of America was scheduled to be sold for scrap. Just as happened to the dinosaurs, extinction was eminent. As a tribute to the legacy of the VOA as the “world’s Voice of Freedom”, the AWA in alliance with the Collins Collectors Association has rescued the station control room and one of the 250,000 watt transmitters for a unique display in the Antique Wireless Museum in Bloomfield, New York.
The Museum, now in its 62nd year, has an amazing artifact of communication history to display and with it, an awesome responsibility to tell the powerful VoA story of its history and continuing positive impact on freedom throughout our world. In addition, the VoA display and other Museum improvements will provide enhanced opportunities for AWA to present science related programming via our developing STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) initiatives.
It will cost $404,100 to complete the next phase of the Museum including the new VOA display.
The Museum, now in its 62nd year, has an amazing artifact of communication history to display and with it, an awesome responsibility to tell the powerful VoA story of its history and continuing positive impact on freedom throughout our world. In addition, the VoA display and other Museum improvements will provide enhanced opportunities for AWA to present science related programming via our developing STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) initiatives.
It will cost $404,100 to complete the next phase of the Museum including the new VOA display.
Please consider a donation, no matter the size, to support our efforts. Click on the https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/awa-museum-voice-of-america-250-kw-station-display link to donate.
Women In Radio- Agnes Moorehead - AWA Dinner Theatre
2014-10-22 - Tuesday, October 28, 2014 the AWA Museum will present the first of its Women in Radio performance series.
The Holloway House, 29 State Street in Bloomfield, NY will be transformed into a studio from the Golden Age of Radio and, following dinner, guests will be treated to some of the late Agnes Moorehead’s most memorable moments. Moorehead may be best remembered as Endora (Elizabeth Montgomery’s mother) in the TV series Bewitched. However, Moorehead was also an early radio pioneer, originally with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater. She became known as "The Queen of Suspense" and is a 2014 inductee into the Radio Hall of Fame. Hollywood history expert Kay Noske will present highlights of Moorehead's illustrious radio and film career, dressed in era-appropriate costume..
Dinner will begin at 6:00 and Ms. Noske’s multimedia presentation will follow
Reservations can be made by calling Bill Tolan at 624-3646 A choice of three entrées – sliced tenderloin of beef ($40), broiled salmon ($39) or roast turkey ($36) – is being offered.
The Holloway House, 29 State Street in Bloomfield, NY will be transformed into a studio from the Golden Age of Radio and, following dinner, guests will be treated to some of the late Agnes Moorehead’s most memorable moments. Moorehead may be best remembered as Endora (Elizabeth Montgomery’s mother) in the TV series Bewitched. However, Moorehead was also an early radio pioneer, originally with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater. She became known as "The Queen of Suspense" and is a 2014 inductee into the Radio Hall of Fame. Hollywood history expert Kay Noske will present highlights of Moorehead's illustrious radio and film career, dressed in era-appropriate costume..
Dinner will begin at 6:00 and Ms. Noske’s multimedia presentation will follow
Reservations can be made by calling Bill Tolan at 624-3646 A choice of three entrées – sliced tenderloin of beef ($40), broiled salmon ($39) or roast turkey ($36) – is being offered.
NEWS FLASH
2014-06-25 - Largest Collins Radio AM Shortwave transmitter saved from extinction. – The development of satellite communication, the internet and social media over the last 4 decades has dramatically changed the way information is disseminated around our globe. The fate of many of the grand high power AM shortwave transmitters of the mid-20th century has followed the fate of the dinosaurs. Extinction is eminent.
The recent turnover of the large Voice of America broadcasting station in Delano California to the General Services Administration (GSA) for disposal potentially sealed the fate of the last compete Collins 250,000 watt ( 1 Megawatt PEP) Model 821A-1 HF Autotune transmitters in the world.
In February of this year the Collins Collectors Association and the Antique Wireless Association formalized an alliance that had been functioning effectively for over a year. This alliance, the Collins Radio Heritage Group (CRHG) – working also in cooperation with members of the Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association (AACLA) in Cedar Rapids, had been raising money and supporting archival efforts related to the history of Collins and Rockwell Collins.
Hearing of the potential loss of the last of the Model 821A-1 megawatt level transmitters, the CRHG (the CCA and the AWA) – working in cooperation with members of the AACLA – went to work to save some of the significant historical artifacts related to the VOA transmitter site in Delano.
In December of last year, a proposal was submitted to the VOA and the GSA to recover, preserve and display one Collins Model 821A-1 250,000 watt transmitter and the Analog Studio Control board from the Delano site prior to its planned destruction. In May of this year, that proposal was approved and recovery began.
We are proud to announce that the recovery is now complete, and that the transmitter, the studio board, associated remote controls and studio and site ambiance have been removed from Delano and shipped to the AWA Museum in Bloomfield New York where they will be displayed.
It is noteworthy that this transmitter, as installed, weighed in at over 22 tons, stood over 20 feet tall, occupied two rooms (three counting the remotes in the studio) totaling over 1000 sq. ft. and that the studio equipment occupied another approximately 400 sq. ft. The 4CV100000C vapor phase cooled PA and modulator tubes weigh in at 95 pounds each. Plate and modulation transformers weigh in the range of 4-6000 pounds apiece!
The future vision includes coordinated displays in both Bloomfield, NY and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, streaming video and audio linked to these displays, and to the CRHG website. The presentation of this beautiful piece of engineering will serve as a tribute to the VOA, the Collins Radio technologies and the people who made it happen.
The first several chapters of a great story can now be shared. You can now come along and share the ride as we write the final chapters and build out the displays that will present these artifacts and stories for your enjoyment.
Stay tuned here and in the CCA Signal Magazine for future developments. This project is like an iceberg and you are just seeing the tip. If you would like to help, please contact one of the people below.
For further information, contact:
Robert Hobday, Antique Wireless Association Deputy Director, Bloomfield, NY (585) 314-7310
William Carns, President Collins Collectors Association, Wimberley, TX (512) 618-2762
Also see our websites:
AWA http://www.antiquewireless.org/
CCA http://www.collinsradio.org/
CRHG http://www.collinsradioheritagegroup.org/
The recent turnover of the large Voice of America broadcasting station in Delano California to the General Services Administration (GSA) for disposal potentially sealed the fate of the last compete Collins 250,000 watt ( 1 Megawatt PEP) Model 821A-1 HF Autotune transmitters in the world.
In February of this year the Collins Collectors Association and the Antique Wireless Association formalized an alliance that had been functioning effectively for over a year. This alliance, the Collins Radio Heritage Group (CRHG) – working also in cooperation with members of the Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association (AACLA) in Cedar Rapids, had been raising money and supporting archival efforts related to the history of Collins and Rockwell Collins.
Hearing of the potential loss of the last of the Model 821A-1 megawatt level transmitters, the CRHG (the CCA and the AWA) – working in cooperation with members of the AACLA – went to work to save some of the significant historical artifacts related to the VOA transmitter site in Delano.
In December of last year, a proposal was submitted to the VOA and the GSA to recover, preserve and display one Collins Model 821A-1 250,000 watt transmitter and the Analog Studio Control board from the Delano site prior to its planned destruction. In May of this year, that proposal was approved and recovery began.
We are proud to announce that the recovery is now complete, and that the transmitter, the studio board, associated remote controls and studio and site ambiance have been removed from Delano and shipped to the AWA Museum in Bloomfield New York where they will be displayed.
It is noteworthy that this transmitter, as installed, weighed in at over 22 tons, stood over 20 feet tall, occupied two rooms (three counting the remotes in the studio) totaling over 1000 sq. ft. and that the studio equipment occupied another approximately 400 sq. ft. The 4CV100000C vapor phase cooled PA and modulator tubes weigh in at 95 pounds each. Plate and modulation transformers weigh in the range of 4-6000 pounds apiece!
The future vision includes coordinated displays in both Bloomfield, NY and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, streaming video and audio linked to these displays, and to the CRHG website. The presentation of this beautiful piece of engineering will serve as a tribute to the VOA, the Collins Radio technologies and the people who made it happen.
The first several chapters of a great story can now be shared. You can now come along and share the ride as we write the final chapters and build out the displays that will present these artifacts and stories for your enjoyment.
Stay tuned here and in the CCA Signal Magazine for future developments. This project is like an iceberg and you are just seeing the tip. If you would like to help, please contact one of the people below.
For further information, contact:
Robert Hobday, Antique Wireless Association Deputy Director, Bloomfield, NY (585) 314-7310
William Carns, President Collins Collectors Association, Wimberley, TX (512) 618-2762
Also see our websites:
AWA http://www.antiquewireless.org/
CCA http://www.collinsradio.org/
CRHG http://www.collinsradioheritagegroup.org/
AWA now on Social Media
2014-06-15 - The Antique Wireless Association now can be found on the Facebook and Twitter social media sites. Links to these sites are available using icons at the top right hand side of our web site pages.
2013 Ralph Batcher Memorial Award to AWA Curator
2013-12-02 - Bruce Roloson, AWA Curator, has been awarded the prestigious
2013 Ralph Batcher Memorial Award by the Radio Club of America at the RCA 104th
Annual Awards Banquet in Orlando held November 23rd. Each year, the Ralph
Batcher Award is presented to someone who has assisted substantially in
preserving the history of radio and electronic communication. The award was
presented in recognition of Bruce's lifetime commitment to history, especially
the history of radio, and for his 46 years of membership and leadership in the
AWA. Bob Hobday, AWA Deputy Director, was honored to be able to present
the award to Bruce.
Summer 2014 AWA Gateway Released
2014-08-11 -
The Summer
edition of The AWA Gateway is now
available for viewing on the AWA web site here. With this issue we begin a new
series "Collecting Radio Peripherals," which will cover the parts,
literature and accessories needed by every serious radio collector and
restorer. Part 1 focuses on radio servicing literature, especially the indispensable
manuals by John Rider. The “Play it Again” series concludes with an overview of
a systematic method for troubleshooting the circuitry of a.c.-powered receivers,
and this installment of the recently introduced “Communications History at the AWA
Museum” series describes the remarkable radio inventions of Edwin Armstrong.
Also included is a history of Scott Radio in “Company Chronicles,” a discussion
of classic kid's adventure programs of the 30s and 40s in “Enjoying Antique
Radio,” and a review of David Rutland's "Behind the Front Panel." Finally
our “Radio Reflections” series discusses radio developments during the latter
part of the 1920s.
2014 AWA Review Going to Press
2014-06-01 - The 2014 Volume 27 issue of the AWA Review is going to press. The contents include:
–A biography of Hugo Gernsback; –GE's production of transistor radios; –100 years of Radio Club of America proceedings; –Hallicrafters Sky Buddy series; –Wireless in disaster detection;–History of W.W. Grant; –History of Clarence Tuska; –Perspectives on national design differences in broadcast receivers; –Patents of Edwin H. Armstrong 100 years on; –Otis Moorhead and the tube tangle; Evolution of the AM dial.
–A biography of Hugo Gernsback; –GE's production of transistor radios; –100 years of Radio Club of America proceedings; –Hallicrafters Sky Buddy series; –Wireless in disaster detection;–History of W.W. Grant; –History of Clarence Tuska; –Perspectives on national design differences in broadcast receivers; –Patents of Edwin H. Armstrong 100 years on; –Otis Moorhead and the tube tangle; Evolution of the AM dial.
AWA Journal Status
2013-11-15 - The Autumn Journal was mailed out last Thursday, November 7th, its lateness caused primarily because I have been the sole caregiver during my wife’s difficult recovery from knee replacement surgery. As usual we mailed using the non-profit organization rate, so it will be awhile before it reaches all of your mailboxes.
In the meantime, I’m trying to get the Winter Journal back on the time line that was originally established for last Summer's issue — which we mailed about three weeks early in order to give members plenty of time to make plans for the convention. And so the contributors’ deadlines remain as established then — which for the Winter Journal issue is about 10 days from now November 25th).
Marc Ellis
In the meantime, I’m trying to get the Winter Journal back on the time line that was originally established for last Summer's issue — which we mailed about three weeks early in order to give members plenty of time to make plans for the convention. And so the contributors’ deadlines remain as established then — which for the Winter Journal issue is about 10 days from now November 25th).
Marc Ellis
2014 Annual Convention Dates
The theme for the 2014 Annual Convention is Hallicrafters.
The dates for the Convention are Tuesday, August 12 to Saturday, August 16, 2014. Watch the Convention website for the program's details as they are developed.
The dates for the Convention are Tuesday, August 12 to Saturday, August 16, 2014. Watch the Convention website for the program's details as they are developed.
AWA Review Editor to Continue
The following is a message from Bob Murray, AWA Review Editor
I resigned last year as Editor of the AWA Review and the AWA put some effort into searching for a successor. The search came up empty, and the AWA then asked me to continue as Editor. They agreed to direct additional resources in support of this role. I want to notify AWA members therefore, that manuscripts for the Review should be submitted to my address as usual. The address is located on the inside cover of this Journal. I will be pleased to receive your articles.
Robert Murray, PhD
Editor, AWA Review
I resigned last year as Editor of the AWA Review and the AWA put some effort into searching for a successor. The search came up empty, and the AWA then asked me to continue as Editor. They agreed to direct additional resources in support of this role. I want to notify AWA members therefore, that manuscripts for the Review should be submitted to my address as usual. The address is located on the inside cover of this Journal. I will be pleased to receive your articles.
Robert Murray, PhD
Editor, AWA Review