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Scope Testing Modulation On The Retro 75 Transceiver W1UJR 692 views January 30, 2011 - Building The Small Wonder Labs Retro 75 AM Transceiver Been as busy as a beaver over the last few weeks with radio kits, and have more coming this week! ...
Larry NE1S's Homebrew Tesla Coil W1UJR 375 views
1939 Radio Hams W1UJR 764 views An RKO Picture, well worth watching!
The Secret Radio Life of W1UJR - 1995-2009 W1UJR 589 views KB2VKJ, then KG2IC and finally W1UJR. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the s...
Irb W2VJZ - A True Patriot W1UJR 725 views Irb's Obit Attrib: JohninJersey Irwin Richardt was a modern-day Don Quixote. The 76-year-old maple farmer's 22 acres of woodland and ponds is surrounded by $750,000 home...
Gross Radio - Eagle Regen Receiver On CHU Time Station W1UJR 777 views 1930s vintage Gross Radio Eagle regenerative receiver and RCA horn speaker. Tuned into the Canadian shortwave time station CHU.
An Afternoon with W1FPZ - Part 3 of 3 W1UJR 796 views Part 3 of the interview with John W1FPZ. In this final installment John discuses his early days in radio, his first transmitter and receiver, provides us with a tour of his...
An Afternoon with W1FPZ - Part 2 of 3 W1UJR 2,057 views Part 2 of the 3 part interview with John W1FPZ. Begins with a continuation of the tour of his hamshack and his wonderful home brewed radio sets. John then shows one of his ...
An Afternoon with W1FPZ - Part 1 of 3 W1UJR 3,324 views An interview with John Rollins W1FPZ, a member of the Antique Wireless Association, a very well known amateur radio operator, and home builder of radio receivers and transm...
W1FPZ Speaks About The Gross Radio CB-25 Transmitter. W1UJR 1,056 views This is the rig which formally belonged to Bill Orr W6SAI, the well known author and a former editor of the "West Coast Radio Handbook". Bill Orr had a special place in...

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Nov 26, 2011

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Jul 26, 2007

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I was first licensed in July 1995, and became an extra class license holder a short time later.
My interest in radio is not new however, but dates back to my teenage years.

The fascination with radio began quite early. My first real radio was old vacuum tube RCA console from which I would listen to WBZ in Boston late into the night. The idea that I could not only hear and know what was happening in another city, or around the world ignited a passion that I have to this day, what I like to call the "magic of radio"!

Like commercial broadcast stations, amateur radio operators throughout the world are identified by their call sign. Each call sign is issued by the amateur's government, in the United States the agency is the Federal Communications Commission, and is unique throughout the world. One's call sign can quickly become more identifiable than one's own name! I moved to Portland, Maine in January of 2001 and hence replaced the KG2IC call with a suitable old buzzard "W1" call to reflect the call district. In memory of my elmer, W2UJR, I took the "UJR" suffix.

My primary interest is the preservation and operation of vacuum tube ham gear from the 1920s to the 1940s, and much of my "radio time" is spent in the documentation and restoration of such gear. Early prewar gear, often homebrew, holds a special place, as my interests have shifted significantly to favor anything with a black wrinkle finish and glowing filaments. I am a lifetime member of the Antique Wireless Association (AWA), you can find out more about the AWA at www.antiquewireless.org, and I also belong to the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), located at www.arrl.net.

In my spare time, I amuse myself by writing and photographing my efforts, be sure to check my Restorations page on my website, www.W1UJR.net, to see some my past work, the current projects are listed on the left menu bar. For my efforts on documenting radio history, you find some of my past works at the Written Word page.

In case you have far too much time on your hands, and you're wondering what projects I'm currently working on, see Bruce's Bench to find out how I have been burning the midnight oil. Previous years of Bruce's Bench can be found on the top of the left menu. I should also mention that I am also a fan of the 1950s military T-368 transmitter, 750 lbs of pure boat anchor! If you have one of these gems, be sure to check the T-368 site.

I'm always on the lookout for vintage radio parts as well as restorable rigs, mostly early pre-WWII vintage. Please send me an E-mail if you have anything you'd like to part with. I'm particularly interested in finding anything by National, Collins, Utah and Gross Radio, as well as an early spark transmitter. Feel free to contact me at W1UJR@arrl.net with comments or questions.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my page, I hope to catch you on the air!

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