1943: AMATEUR RADIO IN HAMILTON DURING WWII

I HAVE POSTED A NUMBER OF GRAPHICS ON ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS, AMATEUR RADIO. BACK IN THE EARLY 1970'S WHEN I OBTAINED MY WA2RVU CALL SIGN, I AND MANY OF MY FELLOW NEWCOMERS TO THE HAM FRATERNITY WERE SCORNFULLY REFERRED TO AS "APPLIANCE OPERATORS." TECHNICALLY, THE CHARGE WAS TRUE. THOSE OLD TIMERS BUILT THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT, WOUND THEIR OWN COILS AND ASSEMBLED THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT. AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE ACCOMPANYING ARTICLE, THOSE "OLD TIMERS" WERE READY, WILLING, AND QUITE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO THE WAR EFFORT,