W3OK Field Day Circa 1950

Found in the attic of my dad, the "real" W3PYF, Clarence Snyder - a short piece of 8mm film of a Delaware Lehigh Amateur Radio Club Field Day from, I am guessing from the cars, 1950. I recognize my dad's 1950 Dodge as one of the "shacks." The heavy-set guy is the "real" W3OK; my father is the guy running around in the undershirt. I recognize Bill Werner and the faces of a few others. Hope you all enjoy seeing what ham radio was like in the war surplus era; you could buy a pair of "Command" sets for about $10 back then on "radio row" in NYC where the World Trade Center once stood (you could buy them for less at hamfests, if the original owner screwed them up).

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[MelSnyder]

On May 6, I will be giving a presentation of photographs and memories of the Delaware Lehigh Amateur Radio Club at the Nancy Run Fire house. Please contact the club website for more information. I will attempt to put a narrated PowerPoint of my presentation up on YouTube

[MelSnyder]

Does anyone know W3NNT (call on helmet of truck driver)? QRZ says its Douglas A Morick in Richardson, TX - no indication of whether he might be the original call holder. I'd welcome any IDs the club can offer on who's in the film

[Froggy19510]

Ah! Back when men smoked and wore fedoras, when you had to know radio theory to get a license, when antennas were home made and the voltages in the equipment could kill you. SSB was not widely used, and all radios used tubes.

There were no computers in ham shacks, and you could get an ARC 5 for 3 or 4 bucks.

[batterymaker]

Wow, a BC-312 in operation! Love it....

[NcalBiker]

There was an Arc-5 there on the table as well. Great clip. 73deKF6AAR, Denver.

[zappatx]

Someone there has a lot of class - saw a 49-50 Studebaker Commander parked in the background!!

[MarksCoffeeHouse2]

Great video. I love ham radio history and the old rigs. Thanks for posting this! 73, WA5VQM

[NW7US]

Amateur Radio / Field Day - Rocks!

[NW7US]

Amateur Radio / Field Day - Rocks!

[holsonbake]

Great super 8 of the old days. Looking forward to June 26 of 1020.

KE5EGH

[RadioHamGuy]

Saw the link to this in QST, this is fun to watch, thanks for adding it!

Looks like things are still a lot the same, haha.

[Puzzler4879]

Looks like a fun time, and thanks for sharing this super neat footage! Best 73's!! John WA2UWE in Brookyln, NY.

[WA5MUF]

W3PYF de WA5MUF.....great film from 1950 ARRL field day (and the upside-down at the end). Also, a great photo from page 20 of the June 2010 issue of QST!

73, WA5MUF