{"id":54060,"date":"2022-09-10T07:06:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T11:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=54060"},"modified":"2022-09-10T07:06:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T11:06:30","slug":"awa-radios-and-the-the-disappearance-of-amelia-earhart-and-fred-noonan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/awa-radios-and-the-the-disappearance-of-amelia-earhart-and-fred-noonan\/","title":{"rendered":"AWA: Radios and the the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_54061\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Amelia_Earhart_in_Darwin_on_28_June_1937.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54061\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54061\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Amelia_Earhart_in_Darwin_on_28_June_1937.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Amelia_Earhart_in_Darwin_on_28_June_1937.jpeg 466w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Amelia_Earhart_in_Darwin_on_28_June_1937-233x300.jpeg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earhart and Noonan by the Lockheed L10 Electra at Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who shares the following video presentation by the Antique Wireless Association:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Radios and the the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan<\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Today, when GPS provides astounding levels of absolute position accuracy, it can be hard to appreciate the navigational challenges that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan experienced on their around the world flight in 1937. Radio played an important part in in their success, and possibly in their failure. AWA member Brian Harrison, KN4R, takes a deep dive into the role of radio in Earhart&#8217;s last flight, it&#8217;s possible role in her disappearance and how a group of dedicated researchers are recreating Earhart&#8217;s and Noonan&#8217;s original transmissions using the same type equipment to help solve the mystery of their disappearance, and possibly locate their Lockheed Electra 10E.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RP5F-7S5yVc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RP5F-7S5yVc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who shares the following video presentation by the Antique Wireless Association: Radios and the the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan Today, when GPS provides astounding levels of absolute position accuracy, it can be hard to appreciate the navigational challenges that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_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}},"categories":[3,305,288,304],"tags":[5715,8181,9203,9954],"class_list":["post-54060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","category-videos","tag-amelia-earhart","tag-antique-wireless-association","tag-awa","tag-fred-noonan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-e3W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22804,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/december-15-and-16-amelia-earhart-research-broadcast\/","url_meta":{"origin":54060,"position":0},"title":"December 15 and 16: Amelia Earhart research broadcast","author":"Thomas","date":"December 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been sent this message from a number of sources. 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Based on WB6RQN's flight path, almost everyone should have an opportunity to put WB6RQN in the logs! The following excerpt has been copied from the Project Amelia Earhart\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\/2017\/06\/WB6RQN-QSL-Card-.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WB6RQN-QSL-Card-.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WB6RQN-QSL-Card-.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54766,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/awa-presentation-a-history-of-british-broadcasting\/","url_meta":{"origin":54060,"position":2},"title":"AWA Presentation: A History of British Broadcasting","author":"Thomas","date":"November 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Antique Wireless Association\/Museum recently posted another excellent presentation on YouTube; this time taking a look at the history of British Broadcasting. Here's the description followed by the video: Radio broadcasting in the UK followed a much different path than it did in the US, and there's more to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BBC-World-Service-Bush-Ho-007.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":48080,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/photos-from-an-antique-wireless-association-meeting-in-2000\/","url_meta":{"origin":54060,"position":3},"title":"Photos from an Antique Wireless Association meeting in 2000","author":"Thomas","date":"March 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David, who shares the following random photos he recently inherited and scanned. These were taken at an Antique Wireless Association meeting (AWA) from 2000. Click on images to enlarge: Thank you for sharing these David!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Antique-Wireless-Association-Photos-2000-21-200x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Antique-Wireless-Association-Photos-2000-21-200x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Antique-Wireless-Association-Photos-2000-21-200x300.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Antique-Wireless-Association-Photos-2000-21-200x300.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43845,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/radio-history-videos-are-a-serious-benefit-of-social-distancing\/","url_meta":{"origin":54060,"position":4},"title":"Radio history videos are a serious benefit of Social Distancing!","author":"Thomas","date":"June 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Hemphill (WD9EQD), who shares the following guest post: Benefits to Social Distancing I have discovered that there is a positive side effect of social distancing.\u00a0 With so many organizations using Zoom and other video methods for their meeting, the volume of great videos\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56925,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/awa-video-hcjb-high-in-the-andes\/","url_meta":{"origin":54060,"position":5},"title":"AWA Video: HCJB &#8220;High in the Andes&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"May 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who writes:\u00a0 Good Morning Thomas, The Antique Wireless Museum has just released a video of a presentation by AWA member Rich Place about his time working at HCJB, The Voice of the Andes. 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