October 4, 2023

This Week in Amateur Radio

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Via the ARRL: W8LT – A History of Amateur Radio at Ohio State University

W8LT is the call sign for the Amateur Radio and RF Club at The Ohio State University (OSU).

The university club has a long history, and archive records indicate that 1926 was the year it officially became a club, likely making it the oldest one on campus. W8LT is just 3 years shy of celebrating its 100th anniversary.

In the early 1920s, the call sign started out as 8LT, until the Radio Act of 192…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/w8lt-a-history-of-amateur-radio-at-ohio-state-university