• Miracles in Trust b y t h e P e r h a 1n F o u n d a t i o n RESTORATIO;-\ A:-.!D PRESERVATION OF EARLY RADIO C a f o r n a H s o r c a R a d 0 s 0 c e y CHRS Officers and Staff About CHRS Steve Kushman Dale Sanford AJan Voorhees 4233 25th St. I 07 St. Thomas Way 10809 Mcintyre St. The CaHfornia Historical Radio Society San Francisco. CA 94114 Tiburon, CA 94920 Oakland. CA 94605 (CHRS) is a nonprofit corporation chartered in (41 5) 821-7671 (415) 435-6131 (510) 562-3235 the State of California. CHRS was formed in [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1974 to promote the restoration and preserva­ PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WEBSITE CHAIRMAN tion of early radio and broadcasting. Our goal MAIL PICK-UP/ HOTLI E MAILING CHAIRMAN is to provide the opportunity to exchange ideas Stephan Ponek and information on the history of radio, partic­ Lee Allder Mike Adams 945 Linda Mar Blvd. ularly in the West, with emphasis in collecting, Box 6785 112 Crescent Ct. Pacifica, CA 94044 literature, programs. and the restoration and San Rafael. CA 94903 Scotts Valley. CA 95066 (650) 355-1550 display of early equipment. (4 15) 499-9228 (408) 439-9544 BOARD MEMBER The Jou ma/ of the Society is published and VICE PRESIDENT/ [email protected] furnished free of charge to members. Yearly PUBLICITY EMAIL CHAIRMAN Stephen Sutley membership dues are $20 (U.S. funds). Box 1094 Submissions for the Joumal are always wel­ Russ Turner Larry Oark Pacifica, CA 94044 come. Typed copy is preferred, submitted on a 414 Liberty St.. 438 York Dr. (650) 359-7787 3.5 inch IBM or Macintosh diskettes in ASCH San Francisco. CA 94114 Benicia. CA 94510 [email protected] or Microsoft Word format. Send all material to (415) 824-8367 (707) 745-9132 BOARD MEMBER Stephen Sutley and include your name. SECRETARY TECHNICAL ADVISOR/ address. and phone number/Email. You write LIBRARIAN JOURNAL STAFF: about radio and we'll print it. Will Jensby Stephen Sutley 645 Giannini Dr. Hal Layer © California Historical Radio Society. All Santa Clara. CA 95051 Box 27676 Contributors: rights reserved. No part of this publication may (408) 296-607 l San Francisco, CA 94127 Mike Adams be reproduced in any form, or by any means, TREASURER (415) 366-5060 KK6HY Paul Bourbin without prior written permission from CHRS, MAILING LABELS Charles Kittleson except that you may make "fair use" of quota­ Bart Lee Steve Kushman tions of text fully attributed by you to the 88 Kearney St.. #1310 Norm Lehfeldt Bart Lee source (this Journal) and the author. San Francisco, CA 94 I 08 757 Guerrero St. Don Koijane (415) 956-5959 San Francisco, CA 94110 Roy and Kathryn Tucker CHRS GENERAL COUNSEL (415) 285-0643 Alan Voorhees P.O. Box 31659 NAME BADGES Hal Layer San Francisco, CA 9413 1 Don Steger Charlene Hunter 415 821-9800 4821 Rockland Way Mike Simpson Fair Oaks. CA 95628 21818 Via Regina CHRS on the Internet: (9 16) 967-4630 Saratoga, CA 95070 http://www.antiqueradios.com/chrs/ SACRAMENTO CHAPTER (408) 867-7315 [email protected] 1899 Event website: Paul Bourbin MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN www.perham.org/l 899.html 25 Greenview Ct. San Francisco, CA 94131 (41 5) 648-8489 The Perham Foundation [email protected] I01 First Street, Suite 394 CHRS Welcomes the Perham Foundation in ON SITE EVENT Los Altos, CA 94022 this issue of the journal as we commemorate CHAIRMAN (408) 734-4453 the centennial anniversary of the first practical wireless transmission in America. Perham's (408) 736- 2685 (FAX) proposal of a Consortium of Bay Area [email protected] Technical History Museums and their displays www.best.com/-perham/herrold.html of electronics history at Fry's Electronics store Cover Art moves us closer to fulfilling the dream of a by Kent Leech Donald F. Koijane permanent site celebrating the legacy of our President technological achievements. (650) 473-6467 (650) 473-6468 (FAX) 2 C a f o r n a H s 0 c a R a d 0 s 0 c e y CHRS 1999 Schedule Asof7t3l/99. COMMEMORATION- Steve Ku shman 100 YEARS OF RADIO IN SAN FRANCISCO Here is the rest of this year's schedule. You pie who will be attending, so we will know WHAT- must be a current member to sell at our how much lunch we should provide. ! OO•h ANNIVERSARY OF events. Please, no activity before the start Thanks to Paul Bourbin. RADIO: AUGUST 23, 1899 S.F. time. Check the CHRS HOTLINE, 415- (Watch your speed through town.) WIRELESS SUCCESS WITH A 821-9800 for the best and latest informa­ SPARK COIL ON THE LIGHT tion. October 2nd, Saturday, 9AM - Pismo SHIP SANFRANCISCO Beach - Oceano Airport. 561 Airpark Dr. ANNOUNCING BY WIRELESS August 7th, Saturday, SAM - Los Altos Joint meet with SCARS. Campgrounds THROUGH THE FOG TO THE Hills, Foothill College, Lot "D". Take the available. Take this opportunity to fly your CLIFF HOUSE THE ARRIVAL El Monte Rd. west exit off 1280. Right into plane to the event. Working on reduced OF THE TROOPSHIP SHERMAN campus. Right at tee. Seller's fee applies. hotel rates. See www.aircamp.com TO THE WAITING REPORTERS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO Meet I Auction. (events) for map and details. Our meet will CALL NEWSPAPER. be Jive on the Web! Open House to follow August 28th, Saturday, BAM - San at Bob's Radio and TV, 238 Ocean View, WHERE- Francisco - The Cliff House. Pismo Beach. Questions? Call Dan Steele CLIFF HOUSE, SAN FRAN Commemoration of the first wireless trans­ at 805-773-8200. Thanks Dan! And thanks CISCO, POINT LOBOS AT mission from the Lightship San Francisco to Thurston Armstrong of SCARS. OCEAN BEACH to the Cliff House, August 23rd 1899. In conjunction with The Perham Foundation. November 6th, SAM - Los Altos Hills, WHEN- See "News and Information" for all the Foothill College, Lot "D". Take the El AUGUST 28, 1999 AT 11 AM, details. Monte Rd. west exit off I280. Right into and LUNCH campus. Right at tee. Seller's fee applies. September 4th, Saturday, 9AM - Meet I Auction. SPONSORS- Fairfield. At The Western Railway CALlFORNlA HISTORICAL Museum on State Route 12, between December - Nothing yet. How about a RADIO SOCIETY. Fairfield and Rio Vista. Swap Meet and Holiday party and mini-swap? Who will PERHAM FOUNDATION. Picnic. It's more than a radio swap meet. organize it? Please let us know. We ask this MARITIME MUSEUM, It's trains. It's antique electric streetcars question every year. Will this be the year NATIONAL PARK SERVICE and interurban trains. Take rides on this his­ that somebody steps up? AND THE U.S. COAST GUARD toric rolling stoc k. Bring the whole family. CHRS will provide a barbecue lunch for Sacramento Chapter - Meets the 3rd WHO- members and family. It's a great location Tuesday of every month. 7pm at the SMUD YOU ! RADIOMEN, COAST for a meet, on the lawn beneath cooling building, comer of Elkhorn and Don Julio GUARD, NPSVOLUNTEERS shade trees. The kids may enjoy seeing the in Sacramento. All members are invited to AND STAFF, HISTORIANS, ducks on the pond. Your battery radios and attend. AND THE PRESS : RADIO NEWSPAPERS, and TELEVI windup phonographs are welcomed. SION Vintage entertainment is always appreciated. Tube Collector Association EVENTS- There is no seller's fee. Eve1Jone must SPARK RADIO EXHIBITS pay a special reduced Museum admission PO Box 1181 Medford, OR 97501 (707) 464-6470/ [email protected] AND DEMONSTRATIONS, price for CHRS of $5. Children under 12 LECTURES, DEDICATION OF also have a special reduced price of $2.50. New group of collectors and historians dedi­ cated to radio/wireless vacuum tubes and SITE, COMMEMORATIVE This fee is an all day pass for the grounds BROADCASTS AND PUBLICA related histories is now into their fourth issue: and includes the train rides, the car barns, TIONS, OPERATION OF COM gift shop. and you might get a private tour To aid interaction between MUNICATIONS CIRCUITS, by one of the Museum volunteers. From the collector-historians LUNCH Bay Area, take 180 east, take State Route To provide a forum for new 12 towards Fairfield. As you see Travis discoveries in tube history CONTACTS- AFB, in the distance, the road veers right. To conduct ·'rube" meetings in PERHAM FOUNDATION You will then go over three hills and at the conjunction with national radio­ 408 734 4453 bottom of the third hill, look for the collector events CHRS 415 821 9800 Western Railway Museum on your right. Dues are $20 per year. Please contact the MARITIME MUSEUM Please RSVP on the HOTLINE, 415-821- Association for membership information. 415 556 0532. 9800 or Email me, with the number of peo- 3 C a f o r n a H s o r c a R a d 0 s 0 c e y CHRS News & Information ... from the President Steve Kushman 3120199 About this issue· This special edition of the The Commemoration Event· On consist of any ads from last year that were CHRS Journal is mainly devoted co the com­ Saturday, August 28th, in a joint effort with requested to be held over and ads submitted memoration of the first practical use of radio the Perham Foundation, CHRS will com­ with renewals. We will run your ads until you in America- 100 years ago. The date was memorate the IOOth anniversary of radio in ask us to cancel them.