In the early years of the ARRL, co-founder and first President Hiram Percy Maxim occasionally penned editorials in QST magazine using the pseudonym “The Old Man.” These “rants” became legendary. As part of the ARRL Centennial celebration, we have been re-publishing a number of The Old Man’s observations.
Rotten Weather Relays (originally published in the April 1920 QST)
By The Old Man
It certainly…
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Rotten Air
In the early years of the ARRL, co-founder and first President Hiram Percy Maxim occasionally penned editorials in QST magazine using the pseudonym “The Old Man.” These “rants” became legendary. As part of the ARRL Centennial celebration, we’ll be re-publishing a number of The Old Man’s observations throughout the year.
In this missive, Maxim mentions his beloved “Old Betsy” transmitte…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
In the early years of the ARRL, co-founder and first President Hiram Percy Maxim occasionally penned editorials in QST magazine using the pseudonym “The Old Man.” These “rants” became legendary. As part of the ARRL Centennial celebration, we’ll be re-publishing a number of The Old Man’s observations throughout the year.
In this “letter” to ARRL Headquarters, The Old Man recounts a raucous club m…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
In the early years of the ARRL, co-founder and first President Hiram Percy Maxim occasionally penned editorials in QST magazine using the pseudonym “The Old Man.” These “rants” became legendary. As part of the ARRL Centennial celebration, we’ll be re-publishing a number of The Old Man’s observations throughout the year.
Rotten QRM (January 1917)
By “The Old Man.”
Say, fellows, here’s the old man …
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