Visit to Antique Wireless Museum - 2019

[@robertphillips6296]

Does anyone else remember when Radio Shack used to sell radios and radio parts to repair them or build your own?

[@A3Kr0n]

I remember that and going there with my dad to test TV tubes.

[@pnkflyd66]

That’s when MTV played videos

[@MrBOB39]

Though RadioShack was Often known as RatShack.. If you were friendly with them. You often could get free or near free equipment.. I used 4 RadioShack's for just that reason

[@patricksaxon3983]

Yes, I had built many kits from that store, and my very favorite is the Realistic 65 in one, where you had spring loaded to connect the wires to the electronic component.

[@robertphillips6296]

@@patricksaxon3983 I had that one also.

[@A3Kr0n]

I like the sign at 00:55 that says "Danger! 99,000 Ohms"

[@williamfulgham2010]

As an old timer and broadcast engineer from the 1960s to today, designing and building18 full powered FM and AM stations, I'm glad to see you guys keeping the museum. I would like to make one request. Has anyone there in the museum contacted the Lynchburg Virginia Museum, to get documented info concerning Dr. ( Dentist ) Mahlon Loomis, who demonstrated the first known wireless in the mid 1800s, from 2 mountaintop locations 14 miles apart, before Marconi was even born? Loomis held several patents including the one covering the wireless. He had a working relationship with the US Navy and they were working out details to advance the designs, but then a big depression hit and everyone forgot about it. Dr.Loomis died broke at his brother's residence, but he made a closing statement that can still be read in that museum, where he predicts the advancement of wireless communication far into the future. He predicted what Marconi and professor Hertz proved to be possible. Bill K5EYS

[@glennsage2881]

After a few minutes watching your fine video, I realized I was grinning ear-2-ear seeing many old electronic and mechanical friends, and thinking about all the fine innovators who built them. It was very pleasing to see the obvious hard work and caring of the museum staff and members. I would be happy to lose track of time there some day!

[@K7AGE]

It is a great place, enjoy

[@wayneparris3439]

The Stromberg Carlson at 16:30 is a one year only manufacture, 1956. As to the question of "how would you like to own one?" I do and it is a nice radio indeed!

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

I have two Zenith world radios but this one is beautiful.

[@everydaypatriot1083]

I love seeing the old vintage equipment. Thanks for sharing.

[@jasonwalding9402]

If I had money, I would go to this museum. Thank you for making it.

[@normjacques6853]

Simply wonderful!! I can actually remember working on some of the equipment, back in the late '60s - early '70s. The Navy hung onto a lot of that old Collins stuff, and we got to keep it alive and useful! Another spot that i have to visit....and this one is actually near enough to get to!! :-) 73 KC1MGW

[@freestonew]

there must be over a thousand museums all around the countryside. Many are little known, often maybe a one-room museum in a house. Why my little home town of Interlaken, by, has an old farm tool museum. I lived there in the 90s when They just opened it. Who knows today how to use a scythe?! If the end times ever come, the survivors might find such museums very useful.

[@lomgshorts3]

I was a member of the AWA and worked in the museum when it was in town in the 70's I was a friend of Bruce Kelly W2ICE and several others I do not remember. I am old now, 67 years but this museum got me going to get my Novice license in 1978. I think I was 18 then, just beginning to get out on my own. Radio, not TV was fascinating to me back then. I used to stay up and listen to Larry Glick on WBZ Boston, what a wacky character. I also knew Jack Slattery from 1977 on WHAM in Rochester NY then. "World's Tallest Midget" he styled himself. I used to listen to WHAM on my crystal radio - no batteries. My friends would say "where are you hiding the batteries"? I would pick up the board when they were listening to show them that here were no batteries at all. Great days, those were!

[@Kritiker313]

I love this stuff, old and new! I think I could live there in the radio museum, never getting tired of the wonder and nostalgia. While I appreciate and marvel at the tiny (SMD) components in today's radio gear, I miss the old through-hole components because they were big enough for me to build with. It's a good thing those spark gap transmitters didn't coincide with the era of modern television. Thanks for the tour. I'm looking forward to a return, in-person visit to the museum in 2023!

[@flyingdutchman28]

Thank you. I just dived into a 20 minute rabbit hole researching spark gap radio transmission technology. I did not know this is how we started transmitting radio waves. Fascinating subject. I plan to visit the museum as soon as it is practical and possible. Hope they stay alive through COVID.

[@K7AGE]

Learn new things

[@n3bruce]

If you haven't already, you should visit the National Electronics Museum in Linthicum, MD which is close to BWI airport. A lot of the exhibits focus on the development of Radar as the museum is focused on Military electronics. Many years ago I got a chance to visit it with my Ham Radio Club, but it is currently closed due to Covid.

[@K7AGE]

I have worked those guys on the air. Got the cards. Probably never get there. I have been to the NSA museum.

[@n3bruce]

I will have to get down there . 73 de Bruce N3LSY

[@johnsanborn7339]

I am just fascinated with this old equipment, I could spend hours if not days in a place like that just looking in awe of how they were made and used.

[@mikesharp4033]

Thank you this is fascinating. My uncle was one of the early marine radio operators on the White Star Line. The equipment in his basement, recovered after up-grading, stimulated my interest. At 13 I designed and built my first H.F. receiver. Thereafter, travelling Europe and Africa working. It was the finest career.

[@albertschreuder7648]

Thank you so much for the video. Great to see these historic equipment being preserved, 73

[@bairdswestciv9542]

At 4:24, your "WWI Field Station" is actually an interwar/early WWII SCR-178 radio. Designed in the early 30's, it was built until 1942 but used almost exclusively for training since by 42, the Army had the better SCR-284.

[@K7AGE]

Thanks

[@DonaldDrennan]

My dad, W2EBF, donated his old Ham radios to this museum. He had a radio from a WWII bomber that was new and still in the original packaging that we donated. I'd be interested to see that.

[@jgaffney6]

The Hallicraft was my go to radio and watching the tubes glow while listening to Radio Moscow and BBC in the fifties Thank You really enjoyed Jim K4YNA

[@mikeklemens8970]

It is amazing how far radio and communication had come. Now we have a pi-zero that weighs a few ounces and can communicate from local to around the world........................ Mike N6IMY

[@af4od02]

I’m going to visit the museum one day.

[@simplywonderful449]

Years ago, my uncle built a wire recorder during WWII, and had it into the 60's when I was a young boy. It was fascinating to see and was actually quite a good machine with high-quality audio. Another uncle worked for Teletype in Skokie, IL, back in the day, assembling these machines. Notice that the speaker grills in that console around 15:00 have "Realistic" - Radio Shack's brand - on them!

[@robertjonasson2527]

Hello from Bob Jonasson WB6JRY.I am a retired television engineer.I worked at KSBW-TV in Salinas,California from 12-9-1968 until 5-2-2019.Television technology changed tremendously during my tenure there...from film,slides and video tape to digital server...Harris automation talking to Nexio server!

[@craigmonteforte1478]

very awesome tour and narration its neat that not only does the mueseum have so much restored but its working as well ive been a boater my entire life so i was very interested in the Marine radios and the related displays i also found it interesting that you had personal knowledge and relationships with some of the staff and personel

[@K7AGE]

It is a great place

[@crankyoldcoot7212]

Thanks very much for this Randy, Great video and a great museum. Well done all those involved.

[@Shastasays]

Thank you for the tour. We used teletypes until the very early 90's at the Chicago Police Dept. Brought back some fond memories. Thank you.

[@jeffreyyoung4104]

I love the radios you have! I have a few in working order, and a few that need work. Once I get them working, you may hear them on the air!

[@egbertgroot2737]

Wow ... what a great collection! Great trip back to the good old times. Thanks for sharing

[@andrewmcfarland57]

I vote the rotary spark transmitters as the coolest item in truly awesome collection. 🙂

[@TheGuitologist]

Amazing place.

[@JR-lx8nn]

Sweet - nicely done video tour. Now I gotta plan a trip and see it, myself !! JR

[@craign8ca]

Video brought back so many memories. My first receiver was a BC-348, then a Drake 2C when I was a novice. I've either owned or used much of the ham gear shown. Thanks, N8CA.

[@PKPorthcurno]

Loving the sparks.

[@PhG1961]

Waw, so much beautifull things ! I had a collection myself, which I donated to a local radio museum. It's nice to see that people take care of this kind of heritage.

[@SlyPearTree]

Very interesting, thanks for recording that and putting putting it on KZbin. Is there more information about that Bell Labs transistor radio and what were the bottles at 17:00?

[@alphabeets]

It’s really great that they have so many of those devices still working. I need to get out there and visit that place.

[@lesallison9047]

Great video, thanks for showing us around.👍🇬🇧

[@No7Dumb]

You know I almost blew past this but then I realised how important it is the people like you do content like this so I thought I would stop come back and show my support

[@vvdvlas8397]

Чудовий Музей! Wonderful Museum!

[@francoisayella6009]

Magnifique merci pour la visite 😊 73 a vous

[@user2C47]

Fun fact: Intentionally misadjusted regenerative receivers were used in early IFF systems.

[@XE1GXG]

I used to decode CW with a regen and heterodyning with a second RX

[@ericpullen524]

I have a 1919 S19 Edison Diamond Disc player that has been passed down in my family. Its a prized possession of mine.

[@josephconsoli4128]

Nice vid. There's some seriously valuable sets there. The 1936 RR series RCA mirror-in-the-lid TV and the Zenith Z1000 were my top picks. RARE!

[@duanetrivett750]

I really enjoyed your video , i hope to see it in person some day . Thanks a lot !

[@Nightcloudmama]

I used to live in Bloomfield and never knew about this place! Jeeze Louise!

[@N6QW]

I would love to own that 1KW rotary Spark Gap Transmitter. A perfect fix for a neighbor problem I have. He plays his Boom Box way too loud! A bit of Spark RF should fix the problem. Great video and a trip down memory lane. Fun to see some of the rigs I have owned way back when, 73's Pete N6QW

[@nickg3yqg]

Fantastic collection congratulations

[@jptucsonaz8503]

Fantastic! Thanks Randy! One thing, I don't envy their electric bill!

[@RadioHamGuy]

That was great Randy, thanks. Next best thing to being there, I bet you had a great time there!

[@Dallas88888]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@lazyfox1954]

Thanks Randy. I visited the museum several years ago, just before they moved to the new location. It's a great improvement over the old place. Shlomo 4X4LF

[@billvet6]

Well done Randy!

[@clarkturner7484]

Randy, Thanks for the video. If you have the opportunity visit the Marconi Site and Info Age museum. Also in NJ. My Uncle used to volunteer at the museum. I really enjoyed my visit. You can even stop by and see what is left of the original Marconi towers.

[@MrBOB39]

You know.. Marconi did NOT invent radio.. He intruded upon another's patents.. ( remember whose ? )

[@chris_hayes]

Hi Randy, Brilliant film, would love to see some more in depth videos from the museum if you revisit. Thank you so much, I now want to own a teletype! Best regards 2e0xch.

[@K7AGE]

I don't if or when I'll ever get back there.

[@Flyboy737]

Great Video Randy! I remember seeing Bruce Kelly with his AWA display at the annual Rochester NY Hamfest when it was at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. Vince NY5AR ex WB2FYZ

[@ShiftingDrifter]

Ohhh all those Collins KWM-2s! Wish I had a dollar for every hour I worked on one! I was in an Air Force mobile FACP and we were still using them in the 80s - which was a major chore because they were designed for fixed installs and not for mobile combat comm bouncing around in the field, so lots of maintenance hours went into them. Still we kept them working.

[@ojjenkins7110]

Thanks Randy. I wish you had more time there.

[@JFG95]

K7AGE; Thanks for the tour, it brought back some good memories seeing the vast depth of equipment they have acquired. 73 de N4UJU.

[@reginaldb.campbelljr.2492]

Thank you for the history of the cell phone tour

[@maryrafuse3851]

The transmitter looks like it is from a Lancaster Bomber. I don't know if the same rig was used with the Halifax Bombers. A very good collection well worth visiting. Reverend Peter Rafuse, Sydney Nova Scotia.

[@tsbrownie]

My brother has a Zenith very similar to the Stratosphere, but the lower cabinet bows out and not in.

[@HAMRADIOJOE4178]

VERY COOL RANDY, THANKS

[@hokep61]

Wow! CQ on a rotary sparkgap. Didn't think I would ever hear that.

[@DanielGlover]

Nice video Randy. Had the lot on. shows the place without it being to long!. So much stuff given. A popular place to donate things. In 80 years the stuff we bought today will be like this. People say "What some old big looking stuff, anologue things", Not by then :) All I have got is a Yaesu Handheld, new. (4 weeks) and some cheap chinese thing in the car 4 years. SDR dongle in computer to outside Diamond antenna as well

[@gladeamatoren7106]

100 year old tech, and I simply cannot wrap my head around it..

[@alexkalish8288]

I will make the trip this year - what a collection ! 73's w5yb

[@mike95826]

Another museum you may want to check out is the National Electronics Museum near the Baltimore Airport.

[@K7AGE]

I have worked their ham station. I have been to the NSA museum near there.

[@hemi350hp]

Outstanding video, so well done. It was a pleasure to host your visit.

[@RobertJacobson]

Super cool. I would love to come and visit someday.

[@temporarilyoffline]

This is great Randy, thanks for sharing!

[@K7AGE]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheTheo58]

Great video so much history to see, from the early days and how technology evolved over the years. I remember several of the Heathkit test gear shown.

[@RapperBC]

Seeing that Titanic radio room reconstruction was really something. The fact that the Titanic Marconi operator could actually *select frequencies*, even crudely, is a bit astounding to me. I had no idea there was anything approaching that sort of technology at the time. I suppose that truly was "bleeding-edge" in 1912. Regarding that disaster, it occurs to me that a completely factual headline of the time could have read: "Over 700 Survivors Saved by Wireless in Titanic Disaster", as the Carpathia did in fact receive the distress call, but was two hours away. Even so, without the wireless, the survivors of the sinking would likely have succumbed quickly to the elements, stranded in the middle of the icy Atlantic.

[@RonJohn63]

21:26 I remember tube testers. They disappeared in the early 1980s.

[@RussMcClay]

Amazing tour. Thanks K7AGE.

[@Bulletguy07]

3:49 $13 ebay bargain......just goes to show the stuff that ends up on there. One mans junk is another mans gem! As a teenager of the 60's my parents bought me a transistor radio for my 14th birthday. A Fidelity Comet. Made mostly of plastic apart from a thin aluminum speaker grille, it had four bands MW/LW/SW and a BS on Radio Luxembourg. The volume and tuning knobs were also plastic finished in chrome.....very 60's! I loved that radio but after I got married it just disappeared. Years went by and I often thought of that little radio. I spent many years scouring junk shops all to no avail. Then I put in a permanent search for one on ebay. More years went by until one day.....bingo! One appeared. I HAD to have it no matter what. It was advertised as working and in good condition so I put a crazy proxy bid on it but nobody else bid so I got it for the asking price £20 ($27.70). The seller lived less than one mile form me and when I went to collect it I was staggered........it was brand new still in the original manufacturers box with shop price tags!

[@bullicamper4645]

Thats a nice collection!

[@hankfacer7098]

What an amazing tour, thank you. from Australia

[@johnwest7993]

I expected to see some of my station gear there, gear I bought, and kits I've built over the last 60 years. I did, about 5 pieces of gear I still use. I figure if it works it belongs on the air, not in a museum.

[@RapperBC]

Ahhh, so that's how wireless telegraph tone transmission started: sychronous motors pulsing the arcs to save carbon rod wear. AHA!!

[@raymiles691]

Thanks for spitting this out🤗

[@K-Effect]

The somewhat annoying door chime sound in the background reminds me of going to a RadioShack store back in the day when you walk in/out of the store

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

When we are permitted to travel I definitely have to go visit. Most of the old ham equipment I have used or owned.Even down to the Gooney box mine was for 6 m. I didn’t see a national 300 or 303 which I had. WA3FUJ

[@HD7100]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. Gary W9TOF.

[@firewalker1372]

When I started in the fire service we used VHF radios. Once Motorola came in and narrow banded everything. It got to the point you couldn’t even talk on the radio way out in the county. The paid Dept. I am on, we went from VHF to a digital 800 system last year. It’s amazing how clear those radios come in. Only downfall. The hand held’s would run you around 4 to 5 grand. Get the shoulder mic with the bigger battery it’s even more plus you have to pay a yearly subscription. I couldn’t go back to a VHF system, love the digital and they don’t use repeaters so that’s another upside to the system.

[@_The_Worst_]

Very, very fascinating, and soooooo awesome...👍🏼💯✔

[@rfmonkey4942]

very nice indeed, regards from VK3

[@PE1JAS]

Incredible! What a collection.... Thanks for sharing! The military aircraft radios are nice! 73 PE1JAS

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

The British set with the multicoloured knobs is a Marconi T1154. This type was used in Avro Lancasters and other larger aircraft during and after WW2.

[@reginaldb.campbelljr.2492]

Yeah I grew up and Hall of New York in the projects called the programs and New York and had a friend whose mother had one of them big screens in front of the TVs then where the good old days

[@greggaieck4808]

K7ag me and my cousin are going to a Swap meet in September 11 Sunday morning at 8 am in Milwaukee 2022

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

👍Great video. Thank you. I really would like to visit the museum. Brilliant that some of the exhibits are working and the condition of the equipment looks amazing. BTW, some of those "museum" rigs are still in use in my shack - not the spark gaps though. 😀

[@heru-deshet359]

I have a table top version of the Zenith console radio.

[@Old_Foxy_Grandpa]

Gosh, how do I feel? All my ham gear is displayed in that museum. Maybe they should stuff and mount me because I'm an antique that belongs in a museum. How about a Benton Harbor lunch box. I'll bet they have one of those.

[@Elfnetdesigns]

Just think, people used to build their own radios like people build their own computers now.

[@wb8yjf]

I saw the iRL FSK-1000, but didn't see a FSK-500 terminal unit. I worked for iRL in the 70's and most likely built the FSK-1000 (I was their only employee). Let me know if you want a FSK-500 to add to the collection. I'll be glad to donate it. 73 WB8YJF

[@glynnhm0lsg308]

Great video thanks for sharing it randy

[@badbanano]

Have you ever seen a Mercury Arc rectifier tube? Quite the wonder ours oddity. Some still function in the bunkers under London.

[@EdEditz]

What a cool museum! I would happily live there :)

[@lads.7715]

Those old Victrola gramophones can be ridiculously loud! Hard to believe it's strictly coming from a needle, disk and a funnel - no electronics involved.

[@Geoduck.]

That was fascinating thanks for sharing K7AGE.

[@LoneWolfZ]

Why does that place have to be on the wrong side of the US?

[@theotherwalt]

22:40, that radio is from the Syracuse area.