{"id":5861,"date":"2023-01-26T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2023\/01\/26\/the-electrical-experimenter-a-treasure-trove-of-inspiration\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:02:54","slug":"the-electrical-experimenter-a-treasure-trove-of-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2023\/01\/26\/the-electrical-experimenter-a-treasure-trove-of-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Electrical Experimenter” — A Treasure Trove of Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oh this is really phenomenal. Nick “the Vic” M0NTV is on the mend from some routine surgery. While mending he found this 1915 issue of Hugo Gernsback’s “The Electrical Experimenter.” I just spent a few minutes quickly going through it and I can see that this is a treasure trove that could keep us — the modern day electrical experimenters — busy for a long time. <\/b><\/p>\n

— We see Signor Marconi in Italian military uniform (I never saw that before). <\/b><\/p>\n

— There is mention of successful DX reception of the station in Arlington Va. (just down the road from me). <\/b><\/p>\n

— There is a an article about the radio station of T.O.M — Hiram Percy Maxim. <\/b><\/p>\n

— There are detailed maps of Mars, complete with the canals. <\/b><\/p>\n

And there is a lot more. <\/b><\/p>\n

Above all, I think what stands out from this magazine is the homebrew spirit, the notion that we can and should build our rigs ourselves, and seek to understand them. <\/b><\/p>\n

Below is the whole magazine. Please take a look and use the comment section below to point us to passages of interest to the electrical experimenters of today. <\/b><\/p>\n

Thanks Nick. Your e-mail came during a discouraging period filled with a few “tales of woe.” The magazine really lifted my spirits. <\/b><\/p>\n

Here it is: <\/b><\/p>\n

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