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I'm not into HAM radio. I thought about getting into it for emergency commination in a SHTF scenario. But only unlicensed. I'm underground and not much of a license person. Of course, I'm not underground in everything I do, just some things. A big reason I never got into HAM is; it is not conducive to being able to use it by just picking it up to use with no training. It takes some dedication and $$ to be a HAM. Another reason I didn't get into HAM was, in WW2 the gov jammed / outlawed HAM radio due to national security. So, no doubt in a SHTF world, TPTB would shut down all Wi-Fi, cell phones and probably ham radio as well. And to put all that time and $$ into something that would be outlawed is not worth my time or budget. Still, I can have an interest in HAM, radio and early TV without actually being into it. QSL postcards were an early area of interest for me, as they were postcard related, which is a big area of collection for my Archive. In fact, that is how I found out about them...via postcard collecting. The HAM radio operators would send QSL postcards back and forth after they talked on air with each other. Here is the scoop... QSL card - Wikipedia Looks like fun, but I'm not one for chewing the fat much. Too much GD work! Here are a couple from the risqué QSL collection... Here are a couple from the non-risqué collection... Pimpin takes $$ and looks like Rev. Jones has a nice stack on hand... Yes, radio was the big deal back in the day. Too bad my dad or a relative was not into it. I could have picked it up by osmosis! I have a huge audio archive of old radio shows as well as related paper / ephemera. Fascinating time capsule stuff. Although, I still like film best! <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography
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Some sellers on eBay say they have thousands of hours of radio broadcasts on CD. Are there radio archives where you can download for free? Some have old country from the 40's. Others rock and pop from the 70's. Here are 2 samples: https://www.ebay.com/itm/193199877919 https://www.ebay.com/itm/130358456455 Dr. Demento has an archive where you can stream for $2 a show. (I think.) I got a R/R tape the other day in an eBay lot that had a Dr. Demento show that was previously on the reel but title had been scratched out and audio copied over with garbage. I had forgot about Dr. Demento. I used to listen to him in the 70's / 80's in my darkroom in L.A. Seeing the R/R tape reminded me of him.