A little over 10 years ago, I wrote a blog so appropriate to this week's prompt that I cannot resist referring to that post again. Please click the link below to discover the truth about the birth of the BBC ;-) https://patmcast.blogspot.com/2014/11/why-bbc-came-into-being.html.For more revelations, please see the Sepia Saturday site.
I remember as a little girl looking in the back of the first radio my family had and seeing glowing tubes. I don't think or know if they were "ideezet" tubes, I remember my dad turning the radio off and watching the glowing tubes slowly 'die'. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post and perfect for the prompt. Thanks for sharing! Your story of Hans beaming radio across the seas reminded me of my teen years in upstate New York when, at night, I could hear radio stations in New York City, Boston, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh — and even abroad on short wave. Amazing the impact radio had — no wonder so many people in England turned out to hear the broadcasts.
ReplyDeleteThat was indeed a perfect match for a Sepia Saturday radio theme. Surely Idzerda deserves to be better remembered for his contributions to radio technology, not to mention his tragic end. My dad, born in 1929, was part of the radio age generation. When the army sent him to fight in Korea he used his lieutenant's meager salary to buy a Zenith Trans-Oceanic shortwave set. I have fond memories using it to explore the world. He kept that set for many years even after it stopped working, but sadly sold it in a yard sale to another collector. However I think I may have some of its extra radio tubes!
ReplyDeleteThere are vintage Zeniths for sale on eBay!
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