Archive of selected AWA Journal articles, mostly published as part of the Old Timers Bulletin (OTB)
Each item below is composed to two line. The first is the article with author indicated, while the second line (in italics) is a “topical” look at the articles topic.
• Building a 1929 Style Hartley Transmitter by Scott M. Freeberg, WA9WFA
Need a transmitter for our 1929 QSO Party? Build it in one week-end!
• Herbert Metcalf and the Magnavox Type A Tube by P.A. Kinzie
A Short-Lived Scheme to Circumvent deForest
• Television by Richard Brewster
Five-Inch Sets of 1939
• Television Reception in the 1950s: A Coming of Age by Ronald R. Thomas
When a Dipole Antenna on Your Roof Was a Status Symbol
• Breadboarding by Richard A. Parks
More Adventures With Transistors
• Restoring an AR-1375 Radiola Concert Receiver by Eric P. Wenaas
Undoing a Factory Mod to Recreate A Classic
• A 1920s Style Colpitts Broadcast Receiver by Mike Bittner
Made From Junkbox Parts, It Has A Handsome Period Look
• Breadboarding by Richard A. Parks
Extreme Breadboarding; The Work of Claude Paillard
•The Mallory Bias Cell By Jim Cook, W0OXX
A Short-Lived Replacement for Cathode Bias in First Audio Stages
•The Vacuum Tube by Ludwell A. Sibley
Tube Bases and the Asbestos Hustle
• Marconi and the Telegraph Companies By Ivor Hughes
A Visit to a Historic Site Resurrects the Clash Between Wired and Wireless Interests
• Equipment Restoration by Ken Owens
Rust Removal–Minimizing Soldering Residue–Replacing a 262 kHz I.F. Transformer
•A Powerizer Mystery by Dick Parks
Did it Convert Selected AK Battery Sets to A.C. Operation?
• Television by Richard Brewster
The 2007 Early Television Convention
• The 1896 Magnetic Detector of Lord Ernest Rutherford by Robert P. Murray
Constructing a Replica of a Classic Experiment
• Breadboarding by Richard A. Parks
D Cell Power Revisited
• Maclite Radio by Merrill Bancroft
Personal Papers Track the Demise of a Little-Known Radio Manufacturer
•The Vacuum Tube by Ludwell A. Sibley
Far-Away Tubes With Strange-Sounding Names
• Breadboarding by Richard A. Parks
D Cell Power
• Restoring an Atwater Kent Model 84 by Al Smith
It Looked Great, But Then Some Pesky Problems Turned Up
• Restoration of Shellac Finishes on Older Radios by Lane Upton
Don’t Strip That Old Finish–Save it Instead
• A Journey to the Birthplace of Trans Atlantic Communication by Ivor Hughes
The Author’s Pilgrimage to Some Fabled Cable and Wireless
• A Structured Approach to Fixing Up Those Nice Old Radios by Bill Fizette, W2DGB
Preserving The Clough Brengle Model 87 Transmitter
Part 2—The Restoration by Ron Lawrence, KC4YOY
• Alignment and Neutralization of the Early AC TRF & Neutrodyne Receivers by Lane S. Upton
A Methodical Approach to a Much-Misunderstood Procedure
• Equipment Restoration by Ken Owens
Odd Fuse Strategy – Crosley Book Condenser Adjustment – Useful Jeweler’s Tools
• Report From Radio Central by Ralph Williams with Marshall Etter, Bob McGraw and Chris Bacon
We Continue the Story of RCA’s Communication Branch–An Antique Radio Gazette Reprint.
• The Vacuum Tube by Ludwell A. Sibley
Celebration of Tube Brands
• Amateur Radio in the 1950s: Romance and Reality by Ronald R. Thomas
A nostalgia trip for the old-timer; an eye-opener for the newbie.
• The Communications Receiver by William Fizette, W2DGB
A Depression-Era Receiver For The Beginning Amateur
• The Beginnings of Radio Central by Ralph Williams with Marshall Etter, Bob McGraw and Chris Bacon
Ever wonder exactly how RCA got started?–An Antique Radio Gazette reprint.
• Key and Telegraph by John Casale, W2NI
Centennial of the Martin Vibroplex
• Station SAQ Makes UNESCO World Heritage List by Bengt Svensson
The Last 200 kW Alexanderson Alternator is Lovingly Preserved
• Television by Richard Brewster
The Original Television Girl
• A Christmas Trip to Cortlandt Street by Mel Comer
Visiting “Radio Mecca” in the early 1920s–An Antique Radio Gazette Reprint.
• Television by Richard Brewster
Columbia is Telecasting
• Two Rich Minds-One Poor Invention by William E. Denk, W3IGU
Pupin and Armstrong lay an egg–An Antique Radio Gazette reprint.
• Equipment Restoration by Ken Owens
A Solid-State Filter Choke or Field Coil Replacement
• Experiences in Early Broadcasting by Al Smith (Silent Key)
A decades-long career in broadcast engineering began with 1920s “3-dialers.”
• Breadboarding by Richard A. Parks
Working With Crystal Control: A “Part 15” Broadcast Band Transmitter
• Television by Richard Brewster
The Philco Mystery Control: Forerunner of the TV Wireless Remote
• Designing a DX Crystal Set by Mike tuggle
Careful Engineering Pulls in Stations Half a World Away
• Television by Richard Brewster
Early Chicago Television by William N. Parker
• Substitutes for the WD11 by D.K. Owens
Some Practical Replacement Strategies for this Very Scarce Tube
• The Communications Receiver by William Fizette, W2DGB
The 1945 Hammarlund HQ-129X By Jim Hanlon, W8KGI
• Did Marconi Receive Transatlantic Radio Signals in 1901? – Part 1 by Henry M. Bradford
If he did, it might not have been on the wavelength he thought
• Did Marconi Receive Transatlantic Radio Signals in 1901?–Part 2 by Henry M. Bradford
If he did, it might not have been on the wavelength he thought
• A Structured Approach to Fixing Up Those Nice Old Radios by Bill Fizette, W2DGB
Repairing a Depression-Era Economy Radio Receiver
• Oliver Lodge: Almost the Father of Radio by James P. Rybak, W0KSD
He Had His Eye on the Science, but not on Securing His Fame
• Key and Telegraph by John Casale, W2NI
Horace G. Martin–Part One: The Telegrapher
• The First Wireless Time Signals to Ships at Sea
The Dominion of Canada Ushers in a New Era of Marine Navigation
• An Unusual Artifact from the Tidewater Wireless Telegraph Company
Amazing What One Can Learn From an Advertising Blotter
• A 1929 Amateur Radio Station for the New Millenium
Part 2 – A Final Amplifier for the 1929 Hartley
• A Historical Review of Continuous Wave Radio Frequency Power Generators
Below 535 Column, Feb, 2002
• On The Air From The USS Albacore’s Radio Room
Rehabbing the communications gear of a 1950s high-tech sub.
• The Vacuum Tube
The Acorn Tube
• Equipment Restoration
Plug-in forms; Doctoring a 1R5; Replacing Resistor Line Cords
• Putting the Navy OS-8 to Work
Modifying a handy surplus scope for continuous duty.
• The Vail Register
Alfred Vail’s Telegraph Register.
• The Rejuvenation of Vacuum Tubes
By popular demand–a reprint of an old classic.
• Radio As It Used To Be by Paul Bolander, W3VVS
Paul shares boyhood memories from the 1920s and 1930s.
• Dr. Ralph “Doc” Muchow 1917-2000 by Art Bilski
The famed museum is dark, but “The Doctor” won’t ever be forgotten.