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Last update - Feb 25, 2012
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Features

Alumni Notes - Reminisce with Club Alumni, 1934-2009

Ham Shack Time-Line - Equipment list, 1926 - 1973

Silent Keys - In memory of club members no longer with us

QSL Card Gallery - Recently received QSLs

The Heights Today - Heights Campus photos, August 2007

W2NYU Memorial Page - In memory of Arnold H. Rand, 1928-2009

1920s - Washington Square

NYU RC downtown - The 2CCL era (1924-30) (10 kb)

2CCL QSL Cards - (175 kb)

1930s - The Heights pre-war era

    Rebirth of NYU RC - June 1932 QST announces W2DSA "on the air" (220 kb)

    W2DSA QSL Card - (39 kb)

    The 1935 Heights Yearbook - description of club origins (140 kb)

    W2DSA Ham Shack, 1935 photos by Ladd Sajor (118 kb)   SILENT KEY 2/10/2009

    The 1936 Heights Yearbook - (140 kb)

    The 1937 Heights Yearbook - (140 kb)

    Abba Messe, W2DRG, Chief Op, c.1937 (120 kb)    SILENT KEY 8/17/2005

    View of the Heights Campus, 1937 (162 kb)

    The 1938 Heights Yearbook - (145 kb)

    The 1939 Heights Yearbook - (150 kb)

1940s and 50s

    Old MacCracken Hall, in the late 1940s (34 kb)

    The 1948 VIOLET Yearbook - Radio Club members (65 kb)

    Collins 202BTA Autotune Transmitter - 1950-1955 (220 kb)

    Early 1950s Ham Shack - 1950-55 (100 kb)

    W2DSC License and Renewal - 1955, 1957 (76 kb)

    Official Relay Station Certificate - 1955, signed by Harry Dannals   (50 kb)

    Voice of America Interviews NYUARC Pres  - 1956 (50 kb)

    NY State Civil Defense Lends us a Xtal  - 1956 (30 kb)

    Club President's Letter - advice to the incoming Prez in 1956 , 4 pages (60 kb each)

    Key to MacCracken Hall - request to Prof Greenstein   (42 kb)

    Antenna Work on MacCracken Hall Lawn  - 1956 (35 kb)

    Civil Defense Letter of Thanks  - 1957 (60 kb)

    W2DSC QSL Card - 1958, K2IRS opr.   (60 kb)

(Special thanks to Merv MacMedan N6NO for contributing most of the 1950s items in this Museum.)

1960s and 70s

    Mystery QSL - circa 1960 (75 kb)

    Heights Ham Saves Life - 1965 (75 kb)

     Manhattan Skyline - from Silver dorm, 1966 (126 kb)

    Club ID Cards - 1968, 1971 (20 kb)

    Quadrangle - NYU's Engineering magazine, 1969 (80 kb)

    The People's Radio - 1970 (70 kb)

     DXCC Certificate - 1970 (230 kb)

    Sweepstakes Club Award - 1970   (88 kb)

    Region Net Certificate - 1971   (92 kb)

    W2DSC QSL Card - Field Day 1971, WB2DZZ opr. (85 kb)

    Heights Campus Sold to CUNY - Heights Daily News, May 4, 1972    (150 kb)

    Washington Square Daily News - September 20, 1973 (150 kb)

    Revisiting the Heights - WSDN Sept 20, 1973   (175 kb)

21st Century

W2DSC License - the Club Reborn, 2000 (55 kb)

Executive Committee - August 2005 (210 kb)

    School Club Roundup Certificates - 2006-08 (575 kb)

    Our New W2DSC QSL Cards - 2006 (215 kb)

    ARRL Club Affiliation - 2006 (80 kb)

    MacCracken Today - Aug 2007 view (25 kb)

    Bill K2EK and Dan K2UL - Jan 2009 (115 kb)

   Permission to Acquire W2NYU - Apr 2009 (50 kb)

    NYU ARC Dinner - aka Class of 71 Reunion, May 6, 2009 (75 kb)

   W2NYU license - May 2009 - (60 kb)