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On back: "Earlier this year, through the efforts of a number of people, amateurs all over the country sent greetings on his 85th birthday to Dr. Lee de Forest. At the ARRL National Convention the Potomac Valley Radio Club collected hundreds of personal, signed messages which were forwarded to the doctor. W8BAH suggested a campaign of birthday greetings on QSL cards and subsequent to a WIAQ bulletin hundreds of QSL's were delivered to Dr. de Forest. A 30 minute tape was recorded by Dr. de Forest, thanking amateurs for their thoughtfulness on his birthday. On the tape Dr. de Forest also recounts many of his early experiences in radio. We have the master copy here at the Headquarters, and it is simply fascinating to hear. This tape is available from our training aids section to all affiliated clubs-it will be interesting to old-timers and newcomers alike. The actual recording was done by W6MBD, recording supervisor at 20th Century Fox. In the photograph below Dr. de Forest is sitting before some other thousands of QSL's and messages that he received for his 85th birthday, cards that meant a great deal to him."
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
4DBA2B8B-6EC7-4CBC-880B-683644731281 2003-59-187
Subject
Birthdays QSL cards Amateur radio stations (LCSH) Radio operators--Societies, etc Amateur Radio Relay League De Forest, Lee
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