All,
I am almost positive there is a ham station at the museum of American
History. I have never seen it operational but it is there for sure. They
have a club call as well NN3SI.
Ed, W9EJB
Here is their blurb from QRZ:
NN3SI has been on the air from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum
of American History, formerly the National Museum of History and Technology,
for 30 years. For most of the three-million visitors to the Museum annually,
it is the first -- and possibly only -- Amateur Radio Station that they have
ever seen. The volunteer amateur operators of NN3SI are quick to point out
to them the value of Amateur Radio as a national resource for emergency
communications, trained operators, technicians and engineers as well as an
outstanding hobby.
NN3SI was originally located in an exhibition called A Nation of Nations
that helped celebrate the 1976 Bi-Centennial of our Country. The Federal
Communications Commission co-operated with the Smithsonian by issuing call
sign NN3SI, an unusual one for that time. The station has since been
situated in several different exhibitions. It currently resides in the
former Information Age awaiting relocation to a new exhibition.
The Amateur Radio control operators that keep the station on the air are
volunteers from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. They are on
hand from 10am to 3pm most days. The station is near the Washington
Monument, the White House and FCC Headquarters. The station antennas are on
top of the 6-story Museum building, about 80 feet above the National Mall.
They consist of a log periodic rotatable beam, two HF verticals, a 40-meter
and an 80-meter dipole. The VHF antenna is a 2-meter vertical.
The amount of space allotted to the station at its present temporary
location is a bit crowded by its two HF transceivers, a multi-mode 2-meter
transceiver, a dual band 2-meter/70-centimeter FM transceiver plus a
personal computer and a display of several pieces of vintage equipment. The
HF equipment consists of a Ten Tec Omni IV and a Kenwood TS-450. The
multi-mode transceiver is a Kenwood TS-711 and the dual band FM transceiver
is a Kenwood TS-733A.
Any licensed amateur operator may be a guest control operator of NN3SI. A
copy of your license, a photo I.D., and an appointment are required. To
schedule an appointment or to find out more about becoming a regular
volunteer control operator, please call
----- Original Message -----
From: "rbethman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Pete,
I agree! However, WE do NOT know whose hands WHAT passed through and
WHEN.
This is an unfortunate path that "small" museums deal with. They may well
NOT have gotten what was "originally" on display at the factory.
Unless someone decides to dig deeper or the current museum folks are
willing or even able to fill in the blanks!
Personally, I'd LOVE to see the Smithsonian pick up the banner! They
manage to pull off things in a VERY spectacular fashion. You'd "think" it
would interest them, BUT, alas it doesn't seem to be. I've been there
enough times to tell you that I have NEVER seen Amateur Radio in ANY
display there. I've lived withing 30 miles of there since 1984. I've
also lived within that radius on two "other" periods of my life and did
NOT see it then either.
One can only hope!
Bob - N0DGN
Peter Markavage wrote:
That's probably true but, from an earlier e-mail, it sounded like this
museum originated at the Johnson factory and then was later moved to its
present location. One would have thought they would have retained at
least one production model or a preproduction model.
Pete
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:17 -0400 rbethman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
Finding ANY museum of decent content and quality regarding ANY Amateur
manufacturer, or a "specific" owner of such a company is remarkable in
and of itself.
To go picking on NOT seeing two or three "particular" offerings from the
past is NOT surprising!
Pete - Try doing this by YOURSELF. Create a museum, let's say for
Hammarlund, let's see what ALL you can manage to locate, get restored,
OR find in museum quality condition.
Any museum has great difficulty getting the display items, much less
sifting through JUNK that is unsuitable for display.
Bob - N0DGN
Peter Markavage wrote:
The Thunderbolts (all 3 models), the Adventurer, the Avenger, the
Navigator, and the Pacemaker weren't captured in any
picture.
--
Bob - NØDGN
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