HAM Shack Creation

The Antique Wireless Association (AWA) has always had three types of interests centered around the organization and its activities.

Naturally, those interested in the use and application of radio to personal and organization communication with HAM operators being the core of these people. However, two other interest areas have also been part of the AWA’s followers. Those are those that are interest in the technology or the physical equipment and technologies that support communications via electrical devices as well as the historians that follow the personalities and business relationships that have facilitated the research and experimentation which has supported the evolution of the technology and its use.

The founding of AWA in the 1950s was the initial effort to collect historical radio technology as well as actively study it use and operation. Long before the creation of the current AWA Communication Technologies Museum, the licensed members of the association were invested in the use of amateur radio and the services it provides. Presented below are the design and construction information regarding the HAM Shack being added to the side of the AWA Museum.

The results of this effort can be seen here on this website.

Design Plan

Below is a diagram of the HAM Shack being added to the eastern side of the Museum display facility. To get a view of this overall layout visit this website here.

Construction Photos

Below are a series of photo galleries showing construction progress. Check back periodically to monitor the facilities creation. Newest Photo sets at the top of the dated sets.

Photo Update – September 13, 2022

The AWA Museum’s Hamshack addition is complete, so now it’s time to furnish it. Some of the real boat anchors, like the James Millen Station and the BC-610 will require movers to get them relocated from the Gauss Road building over to the museum, while other, lighter weight pieces can be moved by the Tuesday crew. Antennas will be nice. A zoning variance along with the combining of two separate properties into one deed will be needed before we can install our crank-up, tilt over tower, so Brad Mitchell, N8YG, Rich Place, WB2JLR, Pete Schuch, WB2UAQ and Steve Sykes, KD2OM built a fan dipole today to get the ball rolling.

Photo Update – July 6, 2022

Photo Update – May 22, 2022

Photo Update – June 9, 2022

After postponing the groundbreaking of the Museum’s ham shack addition in order to accommodate a design change, our contractor broke ground this week, formed up the footers and concrete is being poured now.