American Shortwave Conferenc

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American Shortwave Conference

• DRM NASB
• Elkhart Indiana
• May 10 11, 2007
• In Appreciation
• to
• HCJB Global

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American Shortwave Conference

• 2006
• AWR HQ
• Silver Spring MD
• 2007
• HCJB Engineering
• Elkhart

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Adventist World Radio
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Dr. Adrian M. Peterson

• Ph.D International Radio
• Monitor VOA, RA, DW,
• BBC, BBCWS, FEBA
• Director AWR-Asia
• 1,200 DX Programs
• Historic Radio Archives
• Honorary Life Member ARDXC
• Honorary Citizenship
• India

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Adventist World Radio

• Inaugurated 1971
• 70 languages
• 1500 hours week
• KSDA Guam - 5 Units
• SW Relay stations
• Germany, Holland, UAE,
• South Africa, Austria,
• Madagascar, Taiwan

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Radio World - Articles

• Sep 13, 2006
• Isle of Dreams
• March 1, 2007
• VOA California
• Next
• W3XAU CBS
• Philadelphia

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Worlds Oldest Radio Kards WORK

• Early Postal Cards
• 1871 1875
• Lichtensteig Terre Haute
• Switzerland Indiana USA

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1850 (1914) Early Picture Postcards 1893 1860

1914
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Worlds Oldest Radio CardMarconi Ogden Card
1901
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Radio Humor Card English Lizard to Newfoundland
Dog, 1903
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Marconi Poldhu - 1904
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Before the BBC Empire Broadcasts

• Gerald Marcuse
• 2NM 1924
• Empire Broadcasts
• on Shortwave 1927
• BBC Empire Broadcasts 1932

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Experimental Broadcasts from the Eiffel Tower in
Paris
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Listening to the Eiffel Tower Broadcasts - 1919
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Germany on Shortwave Konigswusterhausen
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Wireless Telegram - Ship Blucher Hamburg
Harbour 1910
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Holland Italy PCJ 2ROBelgium Iceland
ORK ISBS
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Radio Budapest on Shortwave

• International shortwave service inaugurated in
  1937 with one transmitter at 5 kW on two channels
  with separate callsigns, HAS HAT.

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Radio Nations Geneva SwitzerlandShortwave
Antennas Posted Sep 16, 1941
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Americas First Wireless Station

• Marconi Station
• South Wellfleet
• Cape Cod MA
• 1903
• Inaugurated
• Jan 18, 1903
• 1906

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Government Competitive Station

• Highland Light Station
• North Truro
• Cape Cod MA
• 1906
• Poor performance
• Later deleted
• 1909

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Avalon Catalina Is, Los Angeles CAPostcard dated
September 2, 1904
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Experimental Wireless Station Father Murgas 1907
Postcard
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United States Navy Station, NAAArlington
Virginia - (NAA Time)
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Communication Stations in use also as Amateur
Experimental Stations
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Early Amateur Stations USA - 1922
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Exhibition Radio Stations1904 St Louis, De
Forest 1915 Frisco, Herrold 1939 Frisco, KGEI
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It all began with KDKA!

• Inaugural Broadcast November 2, 1920
• On MW as KDKA
• On SW as W8XK
• Photo postcards dated 1924

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Worlds Tallest Radio TowersWNAX Yankton SD
WSM Nashville TN
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Early American MW Stations

• WJZ Newark NJ WIAR Paducah KY
• 1922
  

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KFGZ WEMC WKZO 1922Andrews University,
Berrien Springs, Michiana
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Westinghouse on ShortwavePittsburgh W8XK WPIT
Boston W1XK WBOS
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WCAU W3XAU PhiladelphiaStudios -
Philadelphia Transmitters - Newtown Square
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America on ShortwaveW9XAA Chicago, W2XGB Long
Island, W4XB Miami
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Voice of America Wayne Brentwood
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General Electric InternationalW2XAD W2XAF WGEA
WGEO Schenectady NY
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Granted International SW Callsign
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Treasure Island San Francisco
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Voice of America Belmont CA
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A Voice Across the PacificW2XAF WGEO KWID
KSBU KFBS KWIX DZF FEBC
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Voice of America Bolinas Dixon CA
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Voice of America - California
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Voice of America - California
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Voice of America Boundbrook, NJ
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On the Air in Boston

• W1XAL Boston University of the Air
• WRUL Hatherly Beach, Scituate MA
• Forerunner to WNYW New York
• Heritage background for Family Radio WYFR

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Voice of America - Mason, Ohio
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WORK Canada - WORK1905 Marconi Wireless
Station Glace Bay, NS
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Transmitters Studios CJRO CJRX Winnipeg MB
Canada
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Canada Lightning Flash, Rimouski PQ Worlds
Narrowest Building, Vancouver BC
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Canada Our Oldest Dated QSL Card VAW, High
River, AB, March 22, 1922
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Caribbean Islands - Cuba
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Caribbean Islands Puerto Rico Martinique
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Central Americas - Mexico Panama
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Latin AmericaGuatemala, Argentina Ecuador
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Africa Morocco Congo
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Africa - Ethiopia, Nigeria Azores
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Asia - Japan
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Asia - Pakistan (British India)
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Asia Vietnam, China Indonesia
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Pacific Hawaii Calls From KGU KGMB Honolulu
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Pacific Pitcairn, Hawaii Saipan
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Pacific VPD2 ZJV Suva
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On the Air in New Zealand
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Pacific Radio New Zealand
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The Early Days in Australian RadioCommercial,
Experimental, and The Black Pirate
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Australia on Home Service Shortwave The Early Era
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Australia on Shortwave Internationally The Early
Era
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Australian Radio The War Years
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Awatea Kanimbla SeattleNZ
1936 Australia 1937 USA
1925
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South Pacific Papua New Guinea
New Zealand Australia
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So, What Are Our Oldest Radio Cards?

• Marconi Cards
• 1901 Marconi photo
• 1903
• Marconi Wireless Station
• South Wellfleet MA

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So, What Are Our Oldest Radio Cards?

• 1903 March 18
• Radio Humor
• (Postmarked)
• 1904 September 1
• Avalon Wireless Station
• (Postmarked)

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So, What Are Our Oldest Radio Cards?

• 1910 August 3
• Wireless Message
• 1919
• Experimental Broadcast

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So, What Are Our Oldest Radio Cards?

• 1922 March 22
• Oldest QSL card
• 1925
• QSL Card from Ship

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So, What Are Our Oldest Radio Cards?

• 1927 March 6
• Pirate QSL Card
• 1930 November 3
• American SW Station
• QSL Card

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• THANK YOU!