Papers of Grote Reber > Photographs Series > Ham Radio Unit

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Reber – Ham radio
Description: Reber with NRAO-Charlottesville ham radio operators, Green Bank, spring 1995. Left to right: Mike Balister, Bill Lakatosh, Dave Brown, Rich Bradley, Reber, Hein Hvatum, Jim Condon, Ken Kellermann, Fred Schwab
Start Date: 1995

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Reber’s ham radio equipment, ca. 1928-1931

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Reber’s ham radio antenna on roof of Wheaton house, ca. 1928-1936

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Reber’s grid dip meter , ca. 1928-1936

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Portion of Reber's QSL card display, with ARRL award cup for 1931 communicaton with Macmillin Laborador Expedition, ca. 1931-1936

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Reber’s ham radio set-up, Wheaton, Illinois, ca. 1928-1936

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Reber’s ham radio set-up, Wheaton, Illinois, ca. 1928-1936

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Reber’s ham radio set-up, Wheaton, Illinois, ca. 1928-1936

Reber – Ham radio
Description: Grote Reber’s original ham radio license, call sign W9GFZ, issued December 3, 1928. The call sign is now registered to the NRAO Amateur Radio Club.
Start Date: 1928-12-03

Reber – Ham radio
Description: American Radio Relay League award for communication with MacMillan Labrador Expedition, Schooner Bowdoin, summer 1931
Start Date: 1931-12-15

Reber – Ham radio
Description: 1931 award ceremony for ham radio communication with Macmillan Laborador Expedition; Reber at far right
Start Date: 1931-12-15

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