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Title: A Newsletter Called "The Oscillator" 1921, Any Leads? ARS 8UP Post by: AB3L on January 22, 2008, 09:03:34 PM I became the owner of a Spark QSL card from Pittsburgh. Call was 8UP to station 3QW. 8UP is pushing a newsletter or something called "The Oscillator", 1 yr for $1.00, 3 month trial for $.25........
Does anyone have a callbook to get his name or has anyone heard of the publication? I did a search for the 8UP call but got a listing for a 1928 station operator named Chenoweth. My guy's last name is Weir but can't make out the first name. Thanks, Bob Title: Re: A Newsletter Called "The Oscillator" 1921, Any Leads? Post by: W1UJR on January 23, 2008, 07:27:37 AM Sounds cool Bob, those old amateur pubs were very interesting indeed!
I've included a scan of a couple I have below. How about a high resolution scan of the card? What was the year of the QSO, you mention 1928, but that seems late for King Spark. If I know, I can check some old call books. Title: Re: A Newsletter Called "The Oscillator" 1921, Any Leads? Post by: AB3L on January 23, 2008, 07:54:35 AM The card was dated 1921. Location: Squirrel Hill Sta. ( I take it as "Station"). Maybe they just referenced the closest Post office for the addresses back then..........
Title: Re: A Newsletter Called "The Oscillator" 1921, Any Leads? Post by: W3FJJ on January 23, 2008, 08:35:30 AM Bob, in the 1926 call book station 8UP is listed as
Merril Charles Kent, Monessen, PA Station 3QW is listed as Linwood G. Lessig, Pottstown PA Just realized way back when, 8 land was pa :) I became the owner of a Spark QSL card from Pittsburgh. Call was 8UP to station 3QW. 8UP is pushing a newsletter or something called "The Oscillator", 1 yr for $1.00, 3 month trial for $.25........ Does anyone have a callbook to get his name or has anyone heard of the publication? I did a search for the 8UP call but got a listing for a 1928 station operator named Chenoweth. My guy's last name is Weir but can't make out the first name. Thanks, Bob Title: Re: A Newsletter Called "The Oscillator" 1921, Any Leads? Post by: AB3L on January 23, 2008, 09:57:15 AM This is getting confusing.........three guys with the same call within seven years.
Thanks for the lookup. Title: Re: A Newsletter Called "The Oscillator" 1921, Any Leads? Post by: AB3L on January 23, 2008, 07:50:54 PM Thanks to Rod Dinkins, AC6V, I have a correct name. It was James W. Weir from the 1921 Callbook. I got a scan of a page and it shows a listing for Henry Ford 8XD, Westinghouse Electric 8XK, and Carnegie Institute of Technology (CMU) 8XN among others. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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