| Vintage QSL Cards | ||
11/20/04 |
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In the early 2000's I started
collecting vintage QSL cards from the 1920's and 1930's.
They are incredibly interesting to look at for the information
they contain about ham radio at that time. Since
everything was home made, the hams usually listed the tubes used
in their transmitter, the type of transmitter like TNT,
TGTP, MOPA, or Hartley, and the plate voltage
and plate current, so we can figure out the efficiency and the
output power they might have been running. On the receiver
side, they usually specified the receiver tube lineup in detail
so I can tell if they had a tuned front end, a detector, how
many stages of audio, if it was a TRF or regenerative, so
we can figure out what level of performance they may have been
getting from the receiver. I also enjoy looking at the
date and time of the contact, if it was morning or night or
really late at night, the band, and the conditions. The
notes are fun to read also. In 2020 I sold the entire
collection of several hundred cards to one collector. I
recently found a few cards stashed away in a drawer and have
them framed an on the wall. I encourage you to purchase A
FEW 1920's and 1930's QSL cards for their wonderful
nostalgia. Just don't go crazy like me and get several
hundred :) 73, Scott WA9WFA
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