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The George Batterson 1935 QSO Party
15 December 2024 | by  |
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After the most recent running of the AWA’s Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party, a group of dedicated ‘29 enthusiasts and builders were hoping to see a second Spring edition to provide another opportunity to use these wonderful vintage designs on the air. They might sound pretty awful by today’s standards but for the average ham, these were considered state-of-art in 1929.
We approached the AWA regarding a second BK, but for a number of reasons, were turned down. All was not lost however, when Contest Coordinator, Joe Fell (W3GMS), suggested that we pursue a slightly different angle … something that would honor the third original AWA founder that had yet to have his memory honored in the form of a contest … the late George Batterson, W2GB
The three of us, Lou (VE3AWA), Gary (W8PU) and myself (VE7SL), immediately took Joe’s suggestion to heart and got busy building a contest!
The final details for the spring running of the George Batterson 1935 QSO Party can be found in the link below. It is an event similar to the BK but with a couple of exciting new opportunities … any tubes that were available before (and including) 1935 may now be used.
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Any commercial transmitters for the same time period may also be utilized. And unlike the BK, crystal controlled transmitters may also be used, something that was very popular in the 30’s.
It is hoped as well, that the QSO Party will catch on quickly and encourage some new homebrewing activity among AWA members and others. With the flood of new tubes and circuit designs, the 30s was an exciting time to be a radio amateur!
Please pass the word out (or the link to this blog) to fellow hams that might be interested ... start searching designs, warm-up those soldering irons and hit the workbench!
Hope to see you all in the “GB”.
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