Monthly Archives: March 2018

Something of the life of a “one-time” DX Champion from the Dunedin Area and some early NZ Radio station cards.

Posted on March 29, 2018 by | 5 comments

This article relates to a Mr Frank W. A. Barnett owner of 4ZO Dunedin and builder of its transmitter. It has been scribed by Bill Marsh (Jnr) with all historical background information supplied by Frank’s son Bruce formerly of Wanaka and now of Taieri Beach near Dunedin. It is a small world as it is understood that Frank introduced my dad Bill (Snr) to the hobby of DX around 1935 and when I was restoring my dad’s first ever DX receiver chassis (1934 Patterson 185AW) it was son Bruce who was able to supply a missing cabinet and knobs along with a spare chassis. This first meeting between Frank and Bill (Snr) most likely had some connection with the Dunedin Branch of the NZDXRA.

This is a preview of Something of the life of a “one-time” DX Champion from the Dunedin Area and some early NZ Radio station cards.. Read the full post (987 words, 20 images, estimated 3:57 mins reading time)

5 Comments

Posted in History

Some early “Insights” into Dunedin’s “B” Stations.

Posted on March 28, 2018 by | Comments Off on Some early “Insights” into Dunedin’s “B” Stations.

A GRATUITOUS SERVICE

From the “Otago Daily Times”, 3 August 1935, page 22.

FILLING THE SILENT HOURS

WORK OF THE  B  STATIONS

This is a preview of Some early “Insights” into Dunedin’s “B” Stations.. Read the full post (1547 words, 1 image, estimated 6:11 mins reading time)

Comments Off on Some early “Insights” into Dunedin’s “B” Stations.

Posted in History