Category Archives: History

A personal milestone and a look back

Posted on 03 Nov 2018 by Nate Bargmann 1,960 views

35 years ago on November 4, 1983 a somewhat nondescript government envelope arrived in the mail box.  It was from the FCC and was the fulfillment of a dream.  It was a Novice class amateur radio license issued in my … Continue reading →

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My first introduction to amateur radio

Posted on 17 Dec 2016 by Nate Bargmann 3,064 views

It was early 1977 as I recall, probably just after New Years, I was 13, CB was big in the popular culture and I wished to be able to take part but a CB at the time was just too … Continue reading →

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Hams we are!

Posted on 10 Jan 2013 by Nate Bargmann 3,806 views

An oft asked question, particularly from newcomers to amateur radio, is the origin of the name ham as applied to our hobby. Many explanations have been offered over the years but none have been as credible to me as this … Continue reading →

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Kansas Weather Net: 55+ years and going strong!

Posted on 23 Dec 2012 by Nate Bargmann 5,997 views

I was looking through the July 1957 issue of QST (my local archive from QST View) and found the following in the Kansas Section News (I rarely look in this area of the old issues) on page 116: “[W0]LXA, of … Continue reading →

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Kit building, a journey into amateur radio

Posted on 16 Dec 2012 by Nate Bargmann 10,664 views

Amateur radio has a long history of building.  Whether from the earliest days of the hobby where nearly every component had to be constructed or modified slightly to convert a landline Morse component into wireless service all the way to … Continue reading →

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Another tale on my entry to amateur radio

Posted on 18 Jul 2011 by Nate Bargmann 3,578 views

Looking for something unrelated I ran across this post I made to eHam.net back on 8 December 2007.  I’ll add more of such posts as I find them scattered about the Web.

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The Novice license turns 60!

Posted on 07 Jul 2011 by Nate Bargmann 3,519 views

The Novice Historical Society has been created to celebrate 60 years since the creation of the Novice class license in the USA.  The Novice became the pathway into amateur radio for the next 40 years until the Morse exam was … Continue reading →

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