Box 41
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Messages sent, 1966-01-28 - 1966-02-04
File — Box: 41
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
From January 9 to February 4, 1966 the Chicago Tribune collected and forwarded messages from friends and relatives to Chicago area servicemen in the Far East, a promotion conceived by Hughes following the December 29, 1965 FCC announcement that restrictions on third-party amateur radio traffic to Viet Nam were to be removed. It was the first instance in which direct service by amateur radio was made available from a public location. During the 21-day period, 2,587 radiograms were sent to...
Dates:
1966-01-28 - 1966-02-04