According to Wikipedia, Herbert Hoover was working as a mining consultant from 1908-1914, and did not become Secretary of Commerce until the Harding Administration took office in 1921. He had a strong interest in regulating radio, principally broadcasters, but hams had been around for a long time by then.
73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 4/12/2012 10:51 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2012 12 Apr 20:20 -0500, kevinr wrote: >> Too bad Pete Hoover is no longer with us. He could describe how his >> grandfather helped form amateur radio service in those days after the >> Titanic sank. > It has been some time since I read it, but isn't a lot of Herbert > Hoover's actions with regard to amateur radio as Commerce Secretary > recounted in '200 Meters and Down'? No question, the radio amateurs of > the early days had a great friend and asset in the person of Mr. Hoover. > > 73, de Nate, N0NB>> > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
