
Youthnet NEWS 012 12/ /94
Jennie S. Finch N9SAK
Alexis M. Leynes N9KYJ

Topics:
Communication Museum Review: Antique Wireless Association
Dayton Amateur Radio Association Scholarship awardee's are... 
Santa Ham on the bands this holiday season
Fox Hunting Supplemental
International Packet Youth Forum on AMPRNet still meets
CQ Magazine Celebrates 50th anniversary

Antique Wireless Association

     In Bloomfield, NY, in a building built over a hundred and
fifty years ago, the Antique Wireless Association has a museum.
One that tells the story of the discovery and  development of
radio and television. The association houses thousands of other
related items in their annex building, also located in
Bloomfield.
     The Antique Wireless Association was founded in 1952 by Mr.
Bruce Kelly and two other gentlemen. It was founded to preserve
the history of the use, discovery, and improvements of
television, radio, and other communications equipment. It is  a
non-profit organization, and is one of the few museums in the
world to preserve so much radio and T.V. history. The Antique
Wireless Association now has almost 5,000 members worldwide.     
The collection for the museum started out as a tube
collection Mr. Kelly had acquired. After World War 2, he became
the chairman for a hamfest, and took his collection, which
consisted of a lot of tubes and a few radios, to the hamfest.
People were extremely interested in them, and donations of old
equipment came rolling in. The museum building was a schoolhouse,
built in 1838. The museum opened to the public in 1972.
     The museum contains priceless and rare pieces. One of these
pieces is a complete Marconi ship transmitter/receiver set like
the one that was on the Titanic. They also have a replica of a
1926 radio store, complete with stock items and displays. A part
of the first Armstrong FM transmitter is also there, as well as
the first portable camera, made by RCA in 1936-37. There are two
facsimile machines from 1938-39, one made by RCA, and one made by
a man named Finch in New Jersey. Also there is an old spark
transmitter (It's very loud!!). The museum owns two old spark
transmitters, one at the museum, and the other one at the annex.  
  The museum annex, a warehouse building near the museum, is the
headquarters for the museum. This building contains the library,
a key room which contains hundreds of old and rare keys,
including the key that sent the message from Johnstown right
before the flood, and hundreds of old radios. The key room also
houses a morse code typewriter, which sends code as you type the
keys. For example, if you hit A, it would send a dot and a dash.
The library is climate-controlled, and some books and magazines
are quite old. There are ARRL Handbooks dating back to 1926, and
a complete set of QST Magazines from 1929-1968. Also there are
repair books, catalogs, and other similar books. The annex is
also the home of over 60,000 vacuum tubes! 
     The annex also houses military radios. They have World War 1
airplane transmitters, a World War 1 trench radio set, and a
World War 2 spy transmitter, used by men dropped behind the enemy
lines. The annex houses the largest receiver in the world, which
is 7 feet by 7 feet. It was made for RCA. The A.W.A. owns the
only existing one.
     The annex and museum are used for shows. Ken Burns (PBS
documentary maker. He made Baseball and The Civil War.) uses the
A.W.A. library and equipment for research and sounds. Books are
researched there, as well as magazine articles. Pictures for the
books and magazines are also taken here.
     Mr. Kelly said the 99% of the items the museum owns are
donated. Most were donated back in the 50's when old radio
equipment did not have the value it has now. The museum loans
equipment to several museums, including the Ford Science Museum.  
  School groups do tour the museum, mostly 5th graders. Mr. Kelly
said that most weren't interested in the history, just in seeing
how things worked. He said that teen hams visit sometimes,
usually with their parents. He also said the teen hams are more
interested than other teens.
     The museum is located in Bloomfield, NY, and is open from
May to October on Sundays. It is extremely interesting, and I
would recommend that anyone who lives around here or is coming to
visit around here make time for the Antique Wireless Association
Museum. Also, it's free! 
     I would like to thank Mr. Bruce Kelly, W2ICE, for his time
and help about the museum and A.W.A., and I would also like to
thank Mr. William Finch (my dad), AA2SW, for his time, help, and
chauffeur services!

Written by Jennie S. Finch N9SAK 
Founder Youthnet NEWS

     Dayton Amateur Radio Association Scholarships

     Last June, The Dayton Amateur Radio Association had awarded
8 young hams across the nation with its scholarship. The DARA
Scholarship program is open to any FCC licensed amateur radio
operator from High School in 1994 or any current DARA scholarship
recipient. There are no restrictions on the course of study
planned by the student, nor do they need to be planning on a four
year baccalaureate degree. However the schools awarding associate
degrees or any technical institution selected must be accredited.
Applications for the DARA scholarship may be requested by sending
a self addressed stamped envelope to DARA Scholarship committee,
45 Cinnamon Court, Springboro OH 45066-1000. Applications should
be returned no later than May 15, 1994. The 1994 recipients are:  
     Dwight A. Harris, Jr. N0NTM. Dwight is from Fairfield, Iowa
and attends Maharishi International University. Dwight holds a
Technician class license. He is studying in the areas of Biology
and Biochemistry.
     Jerry A. Hensley, Jr., N8HUT, Jerry is from New Paris, OH
and attends Wright State University. Jerry holds a general class
license and will be studying in the areas of rehabilitation
education and adaptive technology. Jerry received the Charles G.
Frye Memorial Scholarship.
     Stefnee S. Lindberg, N0ONP. Stefnee is from Kansas City,
Missouri and plans to attend the University of Missouri at
Columbia. Stefnee holds an Advance class license and will be
studying computer engineering.
     Sadie A. Pairitz, KB9CGX. Sadie is from Walkerton, Indiana
and will attend Ambassador College. Sadie holds a General class
license and will be studying in the area of computer
informational systems.
     Douglas P. Regulinski, N2QAN. Douglas is from Stony Brook,
New York and will attend Cornell University. Douglas holds an
Extra class license and will be studying in the area of plant
sciences. Dave is the recipient of the Dave Beam Memorial
Scholarship.
     Samantha L. Sheffield, KD4AMZ. Samantha is from Trenton,
Tennessee and will attend the University of Tennessee. Samantha's
area of study is pre-law.
     Erik J. Shook, KF8DF. Eric is from Jackson, Michigan and
plans to attend Michigan State University. Eric holds an Extra
class license and will study electrical engineering. Eric is the
recipient of the Robert F. Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship.
     Congratulations to this years recipients of the DARA
scholarship, and good luck.

     Santa Ham is on the bands this season

     Lou Hoekstra, W1TRB, better know as Santa Ham is on the air
this weekend. He has been firing up his multi band radio for the
past 11 years at this time of year to speak to anyone who wants
to talk with Santa. His signal originates from Christmas,
Florida. He will be active from December 22 to 24 this year on
the following frequencies:
7.225 to 7.300; 14.225 to 14.300; and 32.330 Mhz and up all USB.
Lou, I mean Santa likes it when he talks to children who aren't
able to go home this holiday season (like if they are stuck in
the hospital). And as a closing, last year, Santa Ham was able to
contact stations from Bethlehem and Nazareth, PA. 

     Fox Hunting Supplemental

     Last YN report (number 011), I sent out a bulletin on
fox hunting. From the last few hunts I went out the past few
weeks; I came up with these additional pieces of advice. Bring
another set of clothing, you will never know when you'll get wet
or very dirty. A whistle in case you are stuck in an awkward
position. Test your equipment before going off to a hunt.
Remember where you or your companion parked the car, and the most
important of all, know that Murphy's laws are in effect at all
times during a hunt. If you have any more additional things to
say, send it to us and we'll post it here.

     International Packet Youth Forum

     Yes, the International Packet Youth Forum (IPYF) Still meets
on AMPRNet channel 14, but at a new time of Monday 0200 UTC
(Sunday 9:00 pm Eastern Time). We will meet unless there are any
node problems at our end or at the N8FOW node. I would like to
take this opportunity to thank Richard KF9VP for being net
control of the IPYF for the past few weeks during my absence or
through node problems.

     CQ Magazine celebrates 50th anniversery in '95.

     World renowned amateur radio magazine CQ will be celebrating
its 50th anniversery next year. Complete information will be in
edition 013 (later this week).

     Final Note:

     If you are wondering why the frequency of Youthnet NEWS (YN)
posting is not as frequent as it was, you are not alone. YN
survives from reports I receive and bump into. Unfortunately, not
a lot of people has been sending in any articles or info. The
purpose of Youthnet NEWS (YN) is to keep other young (and old)
hams informed on ham radio and related topics that affect them or
of interest. YN is about ham radio related news and topics. For
YN to survive, we need your input. I become very worried if
nothing arrives on my mailboxes (packet, snail mail, and E-mail)
after I send out a YN article or report. If you want to become a
part of YN please send me or Jennie a message. Also I would like
to thank the many hams who download these YN reports from packet
and the Internet Usenet Newsgroups and transfer it, to their
local BBS's or news letters. If you are doing this, please send
me a message.

73's DE Alex, Jennie, Richard and thanks to those who have
contributed to Youthnet NEWS in the past 6 months. 
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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