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Newsletters

The following SPARC newsletters are online in PDF format.

IssuePrinciple Articles
May 2006
  • "THE RED-LETTER DAY" Our first radio (in 1927!) (Part 1) -- by Henry C. Poegal
  • MUSEUM HAPPENINGS AND ACQUISITIONS.
  • - our editor: Bruce Winter.
Jan 2005
  • STATION BREAK -- "A 'Tape Guide' ...Reel-to-Reel Basics" -- by Peter Trill
  • THE WIRELESS HALL OF FAME: Radio's Early Pioneers -- Donald L. Hings -- by Bruce Winter
  • TUBE TALK -- The Special Tubes and their Circuits (Part 1) -- with Neil Sutcliffe
  • FROM THE TELEVISION GALLERY -- The 1954 RCA CT-100 Colour Television -- by Peter Trill
Jul 2003
  • STATION BREAK -- "Early Broadcasting in Vancouver" -- by Jack Watson
  • THE WIRELESS HALL OF FAME: Radio's Early Pioneers -- Marconi -- by Bruce Winter
  • CANADIAN RADIO PIONEER PASSES ON: Jim Spilsbury -- with Bruce MacMillan
Oct 2002
  • My War in "Y" -- "Hurry Up and Wait: Leading up the the Invasion (Overlord)" -- by Brian Lagden
  • TUBE TALK -- The Multi-grid Tubes, Part II -- with Neil Sutcliffe
  • The Miracle of the Age -- A 100 years ago: the story of the Pacific Cable -- with Bruce MacMillan
  • STATION BREAK -- Remotes and Reminders: The Story of Broadcasts from Remote Locations -- by Peter Trill
Jul 2002
  • My War in "Y" -- "Back in England" -- by Brian Lagden
  • TUBE TALK -- The Multi-grid Tubes -- with Neil Sutcliffe
  • STATION BREAK -- The Broadcast Tape "Cart" Machine (No, it's not an 8-track!)
Apr 2002
  • My War in "Y" part 2-- by Brian Lagden
  • TUBE TALK -- The Ubiquitous Triode -- with Neil Sutcliffe
  • "The All-Red Route" -- The Transpacific Cable and our "Bamfield" collection
Jan 2002
  • My War in "Y" -- by Brian Lagden
  • TUBE TALK -- The humble rectifier -- with Neil Sutcliffe
  • STATION BREAK -- Tape Recording comes to Broadcasters... a post-war history
Oct 2001
  • Call to Build a Spark Gallery
  • TUBE TALK -- Tube Testing, concluded - Eye Tubes; Power Supplies: Solid-State vs. Tubes
  • STATION BREAK -- Broadcast Control Room Operations



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