The Old Man: Rotten Air

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…

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