Amateur TV pioneers Spencer and Happ stage Cedar Rapids special
Two Cedar Rapids men Thomas Spink and Herman Happ Jr. used their own TV station WOTS to broadcast from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 11 and 12 in the first international amateur slow scan television contest. The event reached 68 viewers in a dozen countries and was sponsored by 73 Amateur Radio magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Area
Thomas Spink
Herman Happ Jr
Cedar Rapids
Johnny Carson
Spink
Eighth Ave
Marion
Happ
Evergreen NE
WOTS
United States
73 Amateur Radio” Magazine
Herman Happ
Tom Spink
Amateur television contest highlights ham radio history and gear
The article covers an international slow scan TV contest featuring Happ and Spink, Iowa operators using computer help and a 70 foot antenna. It outlines the origins of terms like CQ and 73, explains SSTV transmission, equipment costs, licenses, and the hobby’s appeal as a window into operators and their lives.
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G.M. Dodge
Spink
Happ
WOTS
Iowa
KZOL
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Collins Radio
Safety sensor prevents spills in Amoco truck loading
In Whiting Indiana a Fiber optic sensor from Honeywell’s Micro Switch division is installed inside Amoco Oil Co. truck compartments to shut off gasoline flow when tanks fill. The beam is bent by rising liquid level, avoiding moving parts and dangerous electricity inside tanks.
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Whiting, Ind
UPI
Honeywell
Micro Switch Division
Amoco Oil Co
Rare Communist art exhibit to open in Washington May 3 8
Officially endorsed art from the Soviet Union Poland and Bulgaria will be shown at ART 78 an international fair May 3 8 at the National Guard Armory. It marks the first official display in this country of contemporary art from these states. Russian Images Pittsburgh will handle U S distribution. The event is open to the public and targets fine art dealers galleries and publishers from 15 countries.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Poland
Bulgaria
Eli Fellus
National Guard Armory
Pittsburgh
U.S
Fellus
Floating Through Europe offers European waterway travel services
New York based Floating Through Europe Inc claims to be the first American specialist in European inland waterway travel. It runs four hotel barges in Britain and Holland, provides information and bookings, and represents excursion steamers and self drive boats. Founders Stanley and Jarrett Kroll along with photographer Stanley Rosenfeld also completed a book on the topic. A 64 page catalog covering Britain, Sweden, France and more is available for $1. Mail order address is 501 Madison Avenue, New York 10022.
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Floating Through Europe Inc
Europe
New York
Britain
Holland
Stanley
Jarrett Kroll
Stanley Rosenfeld
Sweden
France
Madison Avenue
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United Press International
Amateur Radio Relay League
National Telegraph Review
Dodge
Theodore A. Edison
Louise Ramsey Moreau
Marconi Company
Linn
Honduras
Argentina
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Venezuela
New Zealand
Italy
West Germany
Canada
Germany
Mars Lander
Glenniece
Dachau
New York Times Service
First National Financial Center
Third Ave
Mac
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