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Title
Ralph Heintz 33-meter short-wave transmitter and generator
Date Created and/or Issued
1925/ /
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Featured on page 85 of Morgan's "Electronics in the West" with this caption: "Heintz's 33-meter short-wave transmitter and wind-driven 400-cycle alternating-current generator which sent messages for seven hours from the Dallas Spirit flying toward Honolulu until the moment when the plane, in a tailspin, crashed into the sea."
Type
Image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
D4A8A71E-D663-43EC-9B44-761814377940
2003-35-400
Subject
Ships--Electronic equipment (LCSH)
Radio--Transmitters and transmission (LCSH)
Shortwave radio (LCSH)
Electric generators--Alternating current (LCSH)
Radio in aeronautics (LCSH)
Heintz, Ralph M., Sr

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