Thursday at 9 pm EST, Jack Dominic, the Executive Director of the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting, will be here to talk about a new feature at the museum: virtual tours. Get a taste of what the museum has to offer, even when the doors are closed due to the pandemic. Hear stories of how the radio signals from VOA Bethany Station impacted countless lives. Tune into Ham Talk Live! Thursday night at 9 pm EST (Friday 0200Z) by going to hamtalklive.com. When the audio player indicates LIVE, just hit the play button! If you miss the show live, you can listen on demand anytime also at hamtalklive.com; or a podcast version is on nearly all podcast sites a few minutes after the live show is over. Some sites include Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, SoundCloud, and iHeart Podcasts; and it's also available on YouTube. A replay is also broadcast on WTWW 5085 AM on Saturday nights at approximately 3:30 pm Eastern. Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.
I got to tour the Bethany Station VOA site several years back -- before VOA shut it down. It was open for tours on a Sunday afternoon of Dayton Hamvention weekend. It was mind-blowing!
Im another who enjoyed the tour and also enjoyed a tour of Drake. But the Crown Jewel was a tour of Wright Patterson AFB thanks to my officer son Brian who was stationed there while going for his MSEE at the AFIT. Carl
I donated several items to their displays as I find it a very interesting and worthwhile museum. And the ham club there has quite a nice station.
If you are at all interested in radio, not just ham radio, a visit to this museum is a must. I don't think most folks understand that this is not a government sponsored or funded museum - it operates on donations. And they've done a wonderful job and are fully deserving of our support. If you grew up in the time when VOA dominated shortwave in Europe, then you'll find this place fascinating. And don't forget, there a huge dose of Crosley history in there, AND they inherited the Drake 'museum' (factory product showcases), so if you are a Drake fan this place is a must see.
