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Author Topic: A Newsletter Called "The Oscillator" 1921, Any Leads? ARS 8UP  (Read 4589 times)
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« 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
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« Reply #1 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.




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« Reply #2 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..........
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« Reply #3 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 Smiley




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
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« Reply #4 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.
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« Reply #5 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.


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