We open our meetings with introductions by attendees. Here President Mack WB4MAK herds members through the exercise.

Mike AD4MC provides information on the October 25 SET

Librarian Cathy KI4SBK and our library book of the month. Check with Cathy if you need to borrow something from the library.

Mack announces that the club is now a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations to NFARL are tax deductible.

Walt introduced our presentation on "The History of Amateur Radio" by Jim W4QO, Wes W3WL, and Jimmy W4VRX

Wes (shown here), Jim, and Jimmy did a great job of bouncing the presentation back & forth, mixing the history lesson with personal reminescences related to radio's history.

Jimmy told the club about his radio experiences in the twenties and thirties.

Jim and Wes hold a radio similar to one used by Jimmy in the nineteen twenties

Wes demonstrates how Tesla coils were used at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair to provide lighting.

Dan KI4YDJ soaks up the history lesson.

Jim demonstrates his regen receiver

Wes tuning the rig used to demonstrate the broad bandwidth of cw spark transmissions.

Wes closes the presentation with a reading from Clinton DeSoto's "200 Meters and Down: The Story of Amateur Radio"

Walt thanks the speakers with our prestigious speaker's plaque.

Mack spent the past several months doing a chassis-up rebuild of Jim's first radio in thanks for Jim's support of Mack and NFARL. Here he presents the final result to Jim.

Jim thanks Mack for the great gift.

Jim seems blown away by the gift.

... is that really mine?

The radio belonged to W9PLO, Jim's first mentor.

BC312 was used in COMM VANS during WWII.

Jim couldn't wait to begin using it!

Mark, KJ4JEY tries his hand at tuning.

My Favorite Martian. Steve KS4KJ & Wes clown around after the meeting.