[AWA] Best of the "century"?

[Edward Swynar VE3 CUI]

Hi gang...

...Season's greetings! Here's my 2-cents on the subject at hand:

-Most important radio person of the century: EDWIN ARMSTRONG.

-Most important radio (period) of same: the ALL AMERICAN FIVE (and
derivatives thereof), for it made radio affordable and readily available to
the masses.

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ



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> From: Ron <kc4yoy at trellis.net>
> To: TCA <tubecollectorsassociation at egroups.com>; CC-AWA Reflector
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> Subject: [AWA] Best of the "century"?
> Date: December 23, 1999 4:49 PM
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> Hello & Happy Holidays to all lovers of Ol' Radios and Radio history.
>
> What with just a little more than a week left in 1999 and dawning
> of 2000 (I'm not going to say anything about the millenium since
> I still don't agree that the 20th Century ends with 1999).
> There has been a lot of discussion lately in the popular press
> and media about the "Best, most important" person, development, etc.
>  of the century.  I got to thinking about "Who" and "What" were the most
> important person and Radio in the 20th century.
> I think in aviation circles the Douglas DC-3 is considered the most
> important airplane ever built. Well what was the most important "Radio"
> in the 20th century? And why?
> Also, who was the most important person in the field of radio in the
> 20th century?
>
> I'm still thinking about which radio was the most important, but I
already
> know who I believe was the most important person in radio, I think
> it has to be Edwin Armstrong the inventor of the regen detector, the
> Super-Het and FM.
>
> I really like to from you, I will attempt to boil all the responses down
> and post them back ton the lists. If there enough comments I'll
> do a "Top 10" of radio.
>
> Again, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, and Happy Collecting
>
>
> 73,
>
> Ron
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