Category Archives: History

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

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 →