Marconi R1155 Radio Receiver | Military Communications, circa 1940

OH1EB QTH

In a student workshop for electrical engineering, “Young Pioneers” build with their hands, and tune into the invisible world of waves and frequencies. Students learned the skills and knowledge needed to build their very own radio receiver. East German Radio, 1956.

Public operation at high school amateur radio club. JA1ZOT (1980's)

Listening to Sputnik I radio signals, ham radio operators Dick Oberholtzer and wife in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, hear beeps every second, October 1957.

The Judica-Cordiglia brothers, radio amateurs and pioneer utility listeners of Turin, Italy. In the late 1950s the brothers set up their own experimental listening station just outside of Turin, a place they named Torre Bert, in a disused German bunker. Working with... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

In the fall of 1964, the Scottsdale Beaver, Scottsdale High School’s student newspaper, ran a feature on one of the school’s most exciting extracurriculars—the Radio Club. The photo that accompanied the article showed two young operators at the controls. The student... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

October 1946 issue of Popular Science, where beginners were shown how to get on the air with a compact 80-meter code transmitter. Built around a single 7N7 dual triode, this little rig was simple but capable. The article reminded newcomers, though: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

I2OLV QTH Buccinasco, Italy

Bald Eagle Amateur Radio Society, Field Day 2001

OH2BC, 8 x 7el X-pol LFA Yagis on 10m booms

VHF Contest on 144 MHz - Contest crew PI4KML, September 1990

DU1SPG Mobile Station

CW Field Day 1971

VHF Contest Station LZ2SQ/LZ6R | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) 2025

OP crew with Type D, Mk V Field Telephone instrument near Potenza, Italy. September 24, 1943. Type D, Mk V Field use: 1) Calls by buzzer 2) Responds by bell to magneto generator calling and by aural indication to buzzer calling 3) Speech communication 4) Morse communication by buzzer and key

Seiichiro Handa, operator of J-1 DM, Japan, 1929

In September 1934, Douglas Walters (G5CV) and fellow amateur radio operator George Jessop (G6JP) carried out a groundbreaking ultra-shortwave (56 Mc/s) radio experiment from a glider over Dunstable Downs, England. Their goal was to prove that reliable radio... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

Ukrainian Club Station UR7DWW

Morse code keying station combines both a straight key and iambic paddles, mounted together on a solid base. It is a custom-made setup designed and built by DF9JL.

Shortwave Listener SP-003KN Electronics Training 1987

OY6FRA, Faroese Amateur Radio Club Station

KG4EQ - MARS Station. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 1971

Home made HF Magnetic Loop antenna for 20-12m — G8GRL

JP3IGU QTH Kyoto, Japan

Receivers: BC-312-M (lower) and BC-348-R (upper). | Transmitter: VFO home-built in a TU-5B case. | PA stage: 807 with classic plug-in coils. SM5AOP Radio Station, circa 1949

First Moon Probe. Soviet scientists listening for radio transmissions from Luna 2, the first space probe to reach the Moon, on 13 September 1959. Luna 2 was launched on 12 September. It carried a variety of instruments to study the space environment near to and far... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

The British Amateur Television Club (BATC)

LZ2KLP Radio Station, circa 1952

Sheffield Amateur Radio Club (SARC)

“Yes, radio is part of my morning routine, like breakfast. You have to listen to know what’s going on in the world.” ~ Otto Knüppel Otto Knüppel first attended the radio school in Flensburg, where he was taught the basics of “beep-beep-beep.” Then came Radio... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

K1GDH Home Brewed Radio Station

YO9KPB Municipal Radio Club

ZE1FX Radio Station, circa 1979

W9VKX Radio Station, circa 1940

Ham operator George Moss relays vital communications for survey crew members, linking them to U.S. phone patches from his Antarctic station during an exploratory mission. September 1957

Superintendent M.R. Brennan of the New York Police Department’s Telegraph Bureau stood beside part of the city’s newly installed radio transmitting system, known as WLAW. This pioneering setup marked the world’s first police broadcasting station, capable of reaching... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

Schenectady Museum, New York — Members of the Amateur Radio Association, left to right: Bob Panalse (WD2AKM) and Ray Montgomery (KJZR). The printout on display shows an image of Saturn. August 31, 1981.

DL7HZ Homebrew Station, circa 1964

The Hilltop Transmitting Association (HTA) - W3ZGD QTH (Felton, PA)

The Granite Hills High School (El Cajon, California) K6ZMZ Radio Club, circa 1962

Austrian Military Radio Society (AMRS) - YK/OE5GML Station

HB9VZ Radio Station, circa 1959

SN0RV Mobile Station

Navy’s strategic radio hub relaying critical signals to the admiralty and the fleet. Located in the heart of New Zealand’s North Island, HMNZS Irirangi; the station brought together the skills of the Navy, Air Force, and civilian radio specialists... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

JI1CJJ Antenna

ON6JN Radio Station

The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) in the Netherlands. Built in 1970, it features 14 parabolic dishes aligned east–west, operating together as an interferometer. Ten dishes are permanently fixed, while two at the eastern end ride on rails, allowing for... whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

Donghyun, DS5KXJ Radio Station

Two Marines put their radio skills to work in Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria. Lawrence F. Felgemaker powers up the transmitter, while Noel L. Soos (right) monitors the receiver with headphones, checking signal clarity. Operators kept communications alive in remote parts of the world. August, 1954