"Retro" Amateur Radio Related Artwork

[Omega-TI]

A cat's whisker, no doubt.

One of these days I'm going to build one. I'm sure parts are available. The one shown below is a work of art (IMHO).

 

[KG4DCX]

Snoopy

 

[Omega-TI]

I'm going to be real busy tomorrow and will probably not get a chance to log in, so tomorrows today!

Norman Rockwell is real art... right?



Some of those old radios were really stylish...



She says, "Size really does matter!"



I debated on posting this one...



Another one for our resident lady...



Another radio that is a work of art...



Enjoy!

 

[6079smithw]

Radio Babes have have always been a hit

I have that very radio in photo #1--an Atwater Kent... works beautifully still...

(The picture above I use in my RR Forum profile.... she was quite the girl !---- note the gas lamp over her table... any guess's how she is powering her spark transmitter if the house was plumbed for gas ? )

Lauri

Maybe a few dozen wet cells under the table, maybe some knob and tube wiring as another poster suggested.. either way
let's hope that gas fixture is either valved off or lit while she's transmitting!!

 

[6079smithw]

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And here's my contribution today... might bring back some nostalgia for some. This is Art Bell, longtime radio host of Coast to Coast AM, an overnight radio show syndicated around the world. He lived in a compound in the County of Nye in Nevada where he had a large antenna Farm.

Many a night when I rotated shifts and worked a 12 to 8, I would listen and enjoy his shows. Actually many a night when I worked day shift I would listen to him all night.

The show is still on today with George Noory (snorey) but I rarely listen as I find it boring and the topics unimaginative. I will listen to some of the guest hosts on the weekend as they're all very interesting and follow more closely to the theme of Art Bell.

He has passed on now for a number of years but I hope this brings back memories and interest.

Art Bell and Larry Glick (WBZ-AM Boston) got me hooked on late-night talk radio way back when. Two legends.

 

[ladn]

From 1950, when General Electric still made electric things:

 

[ladn]

And this one, also GE, from 1961 with a cute kitty:

 

[AK9R]

Folks, let's keep this thread limited to retro artwork related to amateur radio.

 

[Omega-TI]

Well since photography is art, today we'll start off with some 1920's era rigs.

 

[Omega-TI]

A guys having a DX QSO...

 

[Omega-TI]

Oh, I almost forgot,the OBLIGATORY lady...

 

[jimvm]

Did not see this one, so here it is

 

[Token]

Did not see this one, so here it is
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I owner who modified this image? The original cover, sans young lady and cigars, is from March 1947 Radio News. While the cigars are added, the original did have the listener with a cigarette in his mouth.

T!

 

[jimvm]

I owner who modified this image? The original cover, sans young lady and cigars, is from March 1947 Radio News. While the cigars are added, the original did have the listener with a cigarette in his mouth.

T!

Thanks for the update, Token. I use your Kiwi SDR often.