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VOA Museum of Broadcasting

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  1. K3CQR

    K3CQR Ham Member QRZ Page

    The following press release is from the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting:

    The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in conjunction with the West Chester Amateur Radio Association announce expanded hours for the museum during the 2025 Hamvention.

    We will be open for the following;

    • Thursday May 15th from 12:00 to 9:00 PM
    • Friday May 16th from 12:00 to 9:00 PM
    • Saturday May 17th from 12:00 to 9:00 PM
    • Sunday May 18th from 12:00 to 5:00 PM
    Admission is $10.00 at the door. Our Amateur Radio station WC8VOA will be on the air to operate. The museum is a short drive from Hamvention down either Interstate 75 or Route 42 from Xenia. GPS use Crosley Blvd. New exhibits include a dedicated room for vintage Amateur Radio and shortwave equipment. See the first transmitter for the VOA from 1942. Amateur Radio shack with state of the art equipment from Yaesu, Icom and Elecraft. Docents and ARS operators will be available to enhance your visit to the museum. The museum has recently undergone a major renovation with many upgrades to our galleries including a newly paved parking lot.

    For further information you can visit us at voamuseum.org or wc8voa.org on the web. You can also find us on Facebook at National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting. Our regular hours are Saturdays and Sundays 1:00 until 4:00 PM.

    We are located at 8070 Tylersville Road, West Chester, Ohio 45069. Phone at 513-777-0027.
     
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  2. K0UO

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    A must see if you go to Hamvention

    Look at this page, a lot of photos and info about the the 1944 VOA site north of Cincinnati, OH next to Crosley's WLW broadcast location.

    See
    https://www.k0uo.com/post/voa-bethany-ohio


    73 from, Steve
    The K0UO " Rhombic Antenna Farm" miles of wire in the Air & On the AIR daily
     
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  3. K2ENF

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    Strongly suggest this video article from Dave Casler, KE0OG.

     
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  4. WB9QLR

    WB9QLR Ham Member QRZ Page

    I visited this VOA site some years ago, when the current museum was in its infancy. Well worth the time if you're in the area. We flew the National Model Rocket Championships from the old antenna-farm field.

    - WB9QLR
     
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  5. WB9QLR

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    Back when I owned a 5 acre lot (260 x 850 feet more or less) I seriously considered building either a rhombic or a DDRR...never got around to either one.
     
  6. K2ENF

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    Be fair to yourself here. Both literally and figuratively that's a big project
     
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  7. K0UO

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    5 Acres may not be enough for an adequate HF rhombic farm.
     
  8. WB9QLR

    WB9QLR Ham Member QRZ Page

    In retrospect, probably only for a 14-28 MHz rhombic. I also considered a 6-element phased array of verticals for 7 - 21 MHz but never got around to building that either.
     
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