{"id":16133,"date":"2015-12-12T08:04:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T12:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16133"},"modified":"2015-12-12T08:04:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T12:04:47","slug":"kcur-interview-us-amateur-radio-during-the-great-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/kcur-interview-us-amateur-radio-during-the-great-war\/","title":{"rendered":"KCUR Interview: US Amateur Radio during The Great War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16134\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16134\" class=\"wp-image-16134 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WWI-Battleships-Hochseeflotte_2.jpg\" alt=\"WWI-Battleships-Hochseeflotte_2\" width=\"680\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WWI-Battleships-Hochseeflotte_2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WWI-Battleships-Hochseeflotte_2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Battleships of the Hochseeflotte, 1917. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/kcur.org\/post\/impact-world-war-i-ham-radio#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\">KCUR<\/a> via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southgatearc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When America declared\u00a0war on Germany in 1917, most radio stations came under government control, reserved for war efforts. On this edition of <a href=\"http:\/\/kcur.org\/programs\/date\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Up To Date<\/em><\/a>, \u00a0we learn why HAM radio operators were prevented from broadcasting during The Great War.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jonathan Casey<\/strong> is the Edward Jones Research Center Manager at the National World War I Museum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Herb Fiddick <\/strong>is the amateur radio voice of the National World War I Museum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This weekend, the National WWI Museum will host special event station WW1USA. The station will be manned by amateur radio operators for 31 consecutive hours, beginning Saturday, December 12 at 10 a.m. through Sunday at 5 p.m. The event is free. For more information go to <a href=\"https:\/\/theworldwar.org\/visit\/upcoming-events\" target=\"_blank\">theworldwar.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kcur.org\/post\/impact-world-war-i-ham-radio#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to listen to the interview on KCUR.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: KCUR via the Southgate ARC) When America declared\u00a0war on Germany in 1917, most radio stations came under government control, reserved for war efforts. On this edition of Up To Date, \u00a0we learn why HAM radio operators were prevented from broadcasting during The Great War. Guests: Jonathan Casey is the Edward Jones Research Center Manager [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[545,3,288],"tags":[4509,3202,4508],"class_list":["post-16133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-radio-history","tag-kcur","tag-wwi","tag-wwi-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4cd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41769,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/radio-waves-new-bbc-ham-russian-propaganda-rotators-usb-continuity-and-a-moment-of-silence\/","url_meta":{"origin":16133,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: New BBC Ham, Russian Propaganda, Rotators, USB Continuity, and a Moment of Silence","author":"Thomas","date":"January 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio\u00a0 Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019sRadio Waves, a collection\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34518,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/1917-first-wireless-transmission-from-new-zealand-to-london\/","url_meta":{"origin":16133,"position":1},"title":"1917: First wireless transmission from New Zealand to London","author":"Thomas","date":"October 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: New Zealand History\u00a0via Andrea Borgnino) First trans-global radio transmission to London From the family sheep station in Shag Valley, East Otago, amateur radio operator Frank Bell sent a groundbreaking Morse code transmission received and replied to by London-based amateur operator Cecil Goyder. 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