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The legacy of "Old Time" Ham Radio Operators can be found in the QSL Cards they left behind. This Website is dedicated to those Old Time Radio Operators. I have a Collection of Old (US and Canadian) Ham Radio QSL Cards dating from the early 1920s.  A complete list of Old QSL Cards now totaling 23 THOUSAND can be accessed by clicking on the Old QSL Cards Master File Link below. Over 1700 Online Scans are also available by clicking on the required Scan Link. Improvements and updates will continue to be made, as the Collection grows and I learn more about this WEB PAGE DESIGN "stuff", so check back often. |
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Old QSL Cards are an important part of Ham Radio History that need to be preserved. It is my goal to save as many of these Old QSL Cards as possible to keep them from ending up in the Land Fills of America. Please help me with this important project. I appreciate all donations including Old QSL Cards (1920s - 1970s), and Old Radio Amateur Call Books especially from old Silent Key Estates. Send me that shoe box full of Old QSL Cards that you've been wanting to get rid of. If you are looking for an old HAM friend (Elmer), relative, or just searching for a card from the former holder of your new "Vanity Call", check my database then email your request (by CALL SIGN). I will make scanned copies of any QSL Cards I have, and make them available to you. I have hundreds of Novice Old QSL Cards listed as well. I can also Search old Radio Amateur Call Books from years 1933, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 58, 62, 65, 69, 73 and 78 for old call sign information. I also have a 1976 QCWA Call Sign Directory. HELP ME PRESERVE AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL ARTIFACT OF HAM RADIO HISTORY. " If you turn on an old dusty tube type receiver, listen very carefully using an old pair of headphones and tune the receiver ever so slowly, you can still hear their faint signals off in the distance ..... " BOB GREEN W8JYZ P.O. Box 306 HORSE SHOE, NC 28742 www.w8jyz.com Rate My Page via My Email and Guestbook EMAIL to: w8jyz@arrl.net Share your thoughts and suggestions via my Guest Book. I appreciate all the positive comments left in my Guest Book by you the Ham Community. Please e-mail any problems with loading the page or bad links. I have archived my guestbook to make more room for your comments. Click on the Archive Link to read more Guestbook entries and comments. Sign Guestbook     View Current Guestbook Guestbook Archive You are Visitor No. Since October 2004 A "Special Thanks" to the following who have made donations to assist me in the development of this website: N4XO - Dave Rawley W8WWV - Greg Ordy WDX9KHY (SWL) - Greg Harris HE9ZKU - Greg Vaucher Switzerland.EU W5GXV - Gene Von Dohlen W3HF - Steve Melachrinos K7SO - Doc Khalsa WA4TOG - Danny Mellard W4FLW - Harry Chandler W4HFO - C.P. Hurk Chandler K4KOA - Bill Olendorf K3FEN - Taylor Bell W6KBT - Keith Johnston WB8UUJ - Tom Root K8KSN - Jim Foote W4BSB - Jay James K1LKP - Carmen Drogo W1OHM - Bill Ohm W8CXO - Bill Fleckenstein KZ1X - Steve Jackson K4DRX - Roy Plunkett K9KFR - Bob Johnson N0VLF - Rick McMorran KP4CW - Efrain Bonilla W2VRK - Tony Ricicki AK4RB - Dick Battle W4IHK - Dean Craft WB4FDT - PHIL SAGER Steve Miller, Wheeling IL Mrs. Patricia Oettmeier, Griffin, GA YL of W4LSN (sk) Kim Fisher of Wichita, KS from the sk estate of Marshall Macy W7YKR Sheila Nickel of Roswell, GA. from the sk estate of Floyd Roof W0PNN Thank you to Peter Chiavaro KC4QHV for his hard work and guidance with the development of a Database to help me manage The Collection. And a VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to Bob Balantine W8SU for his continued Articles, Contributions, and Guidance. The Story of two QSL Cards Early Short Wave Listeners should be remembered for their efforts If you were an active Short Wave Listener SWL before you got your ticket, you might find your old SWL Card listed on the SWL Page !! From SWL to Ham Radio by W8SU SWL Cards SWL Scans ARRL Radiogram from 1930 50s looking for that rare DX SWL's Hard at work 60s SWL's Listening Post "Gone, but Not Forgotten"     contributor w8su The original W8JYZ   After reading about the old "Spark" transmitters of the early 1900s have you ever wondered what they really sounded like? Watch Bruce Kelley(sk) W2ICE demonstrate these old "Spark Gap" transmitters. Click here and watch the Video. "Living Hams who have made Notable Contributions to our Hobby"       contributor w8su "Old QSL Cards from   Famous Hams"     contributor w8su More of my Favorite Old QSL Cards W9EIL Notice the hand drawn face W9AGK 1932 30s design not seen in todays cards W1DDC This is a hand painted card VE3AY   VE6LL   W1BGZ VE4ACR   VE4ID   W0UPT W8IER W9UIQ a special card W6DWQ W7DDU W6ACN 1st CA. Ham License Plate 1954 W5BQU Tex Burdick "Big Quick and Ugly" 1955 W1NCX This QSO was made during the Silent Period of WWII?? WA4AZZ and WA4BMC This 1970s station has a lot to look at!! 1929 Los Angeles ARRC Convention. Were you there? 1936 Great Lakes Expo in Cleveland OH June 27 -Oct 4   1936. Ya we missed that one too. Two old Friends of WNC Ham Radio 1954 GCRC   W8ATB and W8GJH |
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Old QSL Card Links
Master File I have created a new Excel Master File in PDF format listing Old QSL Cards in the Collection by Call Area. W1 Scans W2 Scans W3 Scans W4 Scans W5 Scans W6 Scans W7 Scans W8 Scans W9 Scans W0 Scans VE Scans Once Upon a Theme... we had again!! and his gift to Ham Radio Otto Eppers 8EA their disabilities Owners News and Updates This Page was last October 21, 2009 (600 new cards added to the database on Sep 2 ) New scanned QSL Card pages are Updated Daily !! View these 1930s photos Link If you are familar with this group or these photos and can share some insight please email. I received these from K5FNG Dave McCombs in Spring, TX. The W8PJB old QSL Card is part of my "QSL Cards from the Past" collection. Thanks to Google and their new Web Based Photo Album Picasa, I now have WEB SPACE to show more scans from Old QSL Cards. There are over 1500 scans now ONLINE. Please visit by clicking on the scan links above in the required call area and just below that under " Once Upon a Theme ". Leave a comment in my guest book if you like the scans or email me for a special scan request. Now go SCAN AROUND and enjoy... In case you missed this, "Thank you" Stan Horzepa WA1LOU for your "Surfin" review of my website. This article appeared during the week of Jan 4, 2008 on the ARRL Website. Click Here to read the REVIEW Thank you Paul Huff N8XMS for your "Radio Roots" Story. If you missed it on the ARRL site Click here to read the Radio Roots Story. eHam Link - If you like the "Old Time" Shack Pictures and want to leave a comment, click the link to this eHam Elmers Forum and tell us your thoughts. Some good comments and all are appreciated. Read about ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings SWLer (sk). View my YouTube 3 clip video from 1986. Click here New full 30 minute Peter Jennings 1986 video Click here Read the pdf file above before playing this video Calypso The Research Vessel and her Song... Ka-imi-loa The Kaimiloa Expedition 9DAX  Leon Faber and his grandson Bryce ARRL's Tribute to Hendersonville's own Harry Mills K4HU (sk) NOTICE !! Old DX QSL Cards are for sale on eBay!!. Read about 14 year old Erwin T. Holcomb 6CCY and see his 1923 and 1924 Licenses along with his ARRL Certificate. W6ANF Rick McMorran has scans from his two Grandfathers 6CCY and W6ANF now listed online Link These are a must see. Thanks Rick. 9AHX  and College Football Star "Red Grange" Watch this 1939 Promo Movie "Radio Hams" A Pete Smith Specialty!! Read the W9IWE" QSL Story!! Historians and WWII Vets: Please review my W9KDJ QSL Card listed below left and click the link to the PEARL HARBOR PAGE  and leave me your Guestbook Comments W8QCS  Bruce Batchelor's brush with History in the summer of 1937 U.S.C.G.C. Mackinaw WAGB-83 NRKP  The Story behind this Picture Telegraph Road If you've ever spent time in Detroit, then you've probably drivin on Telegraph Road. Some of my Favorite Old QSL Cards Click  to read the story behind this magical card!   Looks like he took a night off from his busy Presidential Campaign having received the Nomination just a few weeks earlier, to relax and �Chat with his Ham Radio friends��. "ARRL's" Tribute Bulletin to Barry Goldwater!! Some "Old Time" Radio Shacks Response to "Old Time Radio Shacks" has been very good. If you have a favorite picture and would like it posted on this page, please email the picture to me in jpg format. I will make room here for all good pictures of "Old Time Shacks". CLICK Here for MANY more SHACK PICS. Wireless Operator about 1910 Operator Harold   BEV 1915 5CU 1920s W3CXE 1930s W1CTK 1932 W9GET 1932 W4BPQ 1932 W8PGL 1937 W6NXW 1937 W6FFW 1938 W6PST 1940 W9KTQ 1940 W9UKW 1940s W9ADC 1948 W7LVR 1949 W6YTG 1950 W8RHZ 1950s K2MGR 1950s KN4YAW 1950s W4AA 1950s Shack 1950s W1FMW 1950s W4HHK 1950 W8LHK 1953 W4AD 1953 W5TLY 1953 W8HNX 1954 W9OMD 1954 W4AWM 1956 W9GME 1956 KN5HYB 1957 KN8AEH 1957 K8IPS 1957 KN3CJD 1958 W1JFG 1958 K2LEM and K2UTS 1958 K4IUG 1959 W3DYY 1960 K9UMV 1960 W6CBA 1960s K8HTM 1961 W0BXI 1961 K5HLE 1962 W2RGU 1962 WA8AYB 1962 K4YYR 1960s Mobile WB8IQO 1977 W6AM MY LINKS: Rate my page on eHAM.net Click --> HERE |
The Purpose of this Website is to SAVE as many Old QSL Cards as possible and
to get them back into the HANDS of the People they mean the MOST to.
Thank you for viewing my Website and
Don't forget to leave your comments in the Guestbook.
Bob Green
W8JYZ
Now let's take a ride back to the TOP shall we!