Early Police Radio Pioneer Helps Cedar Rapids Deploy Crude System
In the early 1930s Cedar Rapids police adopted rudimentary radio gear to dispatch squads. Nemec, a longtime radio enthusiast, spread parts on his car seat and later became the department’s radio engineer for two decades. Detroit’s early one way radio and the 1978 upgrade to UHF are noted, as is Nemec’s clash over a patent and his influence on local amateurs Collins Chandler and Bukacek.
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Early ham radio pioneers and the birth of modern two way radio
Nemec recalls hamming days before World War I when parts were scarce and builders improvised. After the war he reestablished his unit and sparked neighborhood interest with a disruptive spark transmitter. He later sold a vacuum transmitter to Collins who used it for a year. Collins notes the FCC era began with a radio license test in 1923. Today's world features police two way radios and ubiquitous CBs, but Nemec avoids having a CB in his car.
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Nurses and Health Workers Attend Kirkwood Assertiveness Workshop
An assertiveness workshop for nurses and allied health workers is scheduled for Wednesday at Kirkwood Community College. Drake University instructors Marie C Wilson Hedy Fritz and Linda Banks will lead, focusing on differences between assertion and aggression and developing assertiveness skills. The program begins at 9 a.m. in the Glitter Room Iowa Hall with a $22.50 tuition. Call Marilyn Birch at 398 5564 to register.
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Marie C. Wilson
Drake University
Hedy Fritz
Linda Banks
Drake
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood
Marilyn Birch
Ridge to head Iowa Broadcast News Association
Steve Ridge of WMT Cedar Rapids was elected vice president president elect of the Iowa Broadcast News Association at the spring meeting. Jay Jones of WDBQ Dubuque and Debbie Ely Lawrence of KCAU-TV Sioux City were chosen as at large directors for radio and television. Regional directors include Cliff Brockman KAYL Storm Lake John Lytle Drake University Jim Davis WMT-TV Cedar Rapids and Mark Shearer KCII Washington. Jeff Martin KWPC Muscatine becomes president by automatic succession.
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Steve Ridge
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Broadcast News Association
Association of Broadcast Journalists
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WDBQ
Dubuque
Debbie Ely Lawrence
Kcau-Tv
Sioux City
Cliff Brockman
KAYL
Storm Lake
John Lytle
Drake University
Des Moines
Jim Davis
Wmt-Tv
Mark Shearer
KCII
Washington
Six Week Bike Repair Class Starts Thursday
Kirkwood Community College sponsors a six week bicycle repair class meeting Thursdays from 7 to 9 pm at the Kirkwood KEY Auto Shop. Bill Vosdingh will teach topics include safety, gears from 10 to 18 speeds, wheel trueing, chains, brakes, lubricants, and basic repairs. Call 398-5435 or 398-5628 to register.
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Kirkwood Key Auto Shop
Rockford Road
Bill Vosdingh
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