[SSDN] A Surprisingly Good Movie from the Late 1960s: "The Ham's Wide World" (Video)

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A Surprisingly Good Movie from the Late 1960s: "The Ham's Wide World"
(Video)

Posted: 24 Jul 2022 03:42 AM PDT
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-surprisingly-good-movie-from-late.html


I found this movie to be surprisingly good. Narrated by Arthur Godfrey, it
features Barry Goldwater, and a lot of other hams. There is a homebrewer
too! Lots of old rigs we know and love: a Drake 2-B, a couple of Galaxy
Vs, a Benton Harbor lunchbox, Heathkit SB-series rigs, many Swans, and was
that an HQ-170 that I saw in there? There are also many cool antennas,
including a 15 meter quad set up by a bunch of Southern California
teenagers.
Near the end, when they visit ARRL Headquarters, we briefly see
none-other-than Doug DeMaw, W1FB! FB!
Please take a look at this video and post comments about the rigs,
antennas, and radio amateurs that you see in the film.