[ARC5] Early aviation radio history

[Robert Nickels]

Since the development of aviation and radio were so closely related, I 
thought maybe others would enjoy this first-person history written by 
the daughter of an Airways Keeper in the Lighthouse Service of the US 
Department of Commerce in the 1930s.   Her father was one of three 
full-time staff at what would later become known as a Flight Service 
Station, including maintaining the four-course radio range.  There's not 
a lot of technical detail but the historic documents and photos provide 
a glimpse into the life of a civil service worker and his family in a 
bygone age.   I've pulled a few pics out to show the radio and tty 
equipment but the whole pdf document (link is at bottom of the page) is 
worth reading.

http://tinyurl.com/w9mtekg

73, and HNY!.

Bob W9RAN