Ham radio operator Phil Shea may have just gotten lucky to get such a cool callsign, but more than likely it’s a vanity callsign he specifically requested. And why not? He did live in Massachusetts, after all, less than an hour from Salem. Also, take note of the fact that Phil was l33t before the [...]
This is a QSL card which, in ham radio, is an acknowledgment from an operator that they have received your report of having heard their transmissions. This particular card was sent to Bill Seaback of Tacoma, Washington, on 16 May 1960, all the way from Mike Nelson of Kakaha, Hawaii. Bill was apparently a ham [...]
This is what’s known as a QSL card, which is how ham radio operators acknowledge receipt of their transmissions. QSL cards are usually about the same size as a standard-size postcard, and in fact most of them are sent through the mails. In this case, it doesn’t appear that the card went through the postal [...]
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