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This week, we surf into radio's past and visit a Web site dedicated to telling the early radio history in the United States.

The United States Early Radio History Web site is a great destination for finding interesting stories about early radio.

I guess you can call me a "history buff." (Call me anything you want, but just don't call me late for the last supper.) I always enjoy reading something new about the old, especially histories of things that interest me. Early radio is one of those things that interest me and there is a Web site that I often visit when I am in a radio history mood. The site is Thomas H. White's United States Early Radio History Web site. (Thanks to Bruce Corbett for reminding me about this Web site.)

On his Web site is an eclectic compilation of articles that Mr. White has written and collected. For example, some of the topics covered on the Web site are Pioneering Amateurs (1900-1917), Fakes, Frauds, and Cranks (1866-1922), Amateur Radio After World War One (1919-1924), Audion and Vacuum-tube Receiver Development (1907-1916), and Big Business and Radio (1915-1922). Original articles include Mystique of the Three-Letter Callsigns, Battle of the Century: The WJY Story, and Extraterrestrial DX Circa 1924: Will We Talk to Mars in August?

Other U.S. radio history Web sites of interest are Jeff Millers' History of American Broadcasting Web site, which covers AM, FM, and TV broadcast history. Have you ever wondered what became of TV channel 1? Or what was the first broadcast station in the U.S.? You will find the answer to those questions here and lots more.

Until next week, keep on surfin'.

Editor' note: Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, is so old that he is history himself! To discuss cobwebs, dusty radios and other neat old stuff, e-mail Stan.

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