Fwd: W9CHA Ham Station Circa 1920 More likely somewhere in Chicago

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From: Kent Castle <kent.d.castle@hotmail.com>
Date: August 25, 2013 5:32:42 PM GMT-06:00
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Subject: FW: W9CHA Ham Station Circa 1920 More likely somewhere in Chicago

 

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Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 18:54:00 -0400

 

 

 

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From: Tom
Sent: Thu, Aug 22, 2013 10:08 am
Subject: Fwd: W9CHA Ham Station Circa 1920 More likely somewhere in Chicago

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Subject:	W9CHA Ham Station Circa 1920 More likely somewhere in Chicago
Date:	Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:10:08 -0400
From:	KJ4AN
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                              This is only a preview postcard, open the 3Mb picture attached, Zoom in and note the Open type AC coming from the first floor

                              above behind the speakers. Also note the open type antenna line from the output on the side of the RFampmeter box above

                              the antenna tuner. Also the antenna tuner has a ground wire running up at an angle attached to what looks like a gas line in

                              the basement ceiling. Looks like CW only station with straight key. Very interesting picture contrast to today's equipment.

 

                              I still have a homemade tuner/ matchbox that I made in the 60's using parts from an old Navy 10K low freq TX,

                               Obtained though Navy M.A.R.S. surplus ceramic band switching with silver contacts and Weston thermo couple type RF antenna amp meter.

 

 

1920 Ham Station W9CHA