# History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/Walter Francis Maxwell Howden/Graphics
## VK3BQ QSL Collection & Related
### 1920s

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#### 1925
##### 1925 01
##### 1925 03

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* 16 Sutherland Road, Armadale, Victoria, Australia
* To Radio 3BQ 3.3.1925
* Wireless Institute of Australia A3LM American Radio Relay League
* Your card, CW, ICW, Phone recd here at 23.30 GMT, on 28.2.25
* Strength 7/9 QRM — QRN 2/5 QSS —
* Melbourne 10 hours ahead of GMT
* EQUIPMENT AT 3LM
* TRANSMITTER RECEIVER
* Circuit Coupled Hartley
* Valves UV202 - Circuit Low Loss Det & Audio
* H.T. Supply 600 volts Rec'd A.C. - Aerial Single wire 40ft by 15ft hi
* Aerial Current .65 amps on 84 lambda - Earth same as transmitter
* Aerial 6 wire vertical cage 27ft long
* Earth Buried plates & water service - REMARKS - None -
* QRK 3LM? Pse QSL by Card (signed) B. Jermyn Masters Operator
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#### 1926
##### 1926 01

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##### 1926 02

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##### 1926 05

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##### 1926 12
#### 1927
##### 1927 03

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| 21 NORTH PARADE, TORRENSVILLE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA | | |
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##### 1927 05

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* 82 Beavers Road, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
* To Radio OA3BQ Ur CW & Phone Sigs Wrkd Ere on 7/5/27
* at 13.33 G.M.T. calling OA3LF Aud CW R7 Phone R6
* QSB DC QSS Nil QSSS Nil QRM Nil QRN Bad
* RECEIVER:- 3 Coil Det. and 1 Audio
* TRANSMITTER:- UX210 Tube in Mod. Colpitts Ckt.
* Input 10 Watts 375 Volts Chem. R. A. C.
* Aerial Current .25 Amps on Fundam. Q.R.H. 36M. (approx)
* Aerial Single wire 28 ft long 24 ft high. semi-vert.
* Cntpse Single wire 28 ft long 2 ft high
* Remarks Vy psed qso om es hope
* c u gn om Cheerio
* DX Xmitter OA 3, 2 4; Rcvr OA, OZ, OH, OP, NU, NC, NA
* EG, AQE, KDKA 73's J. F. T. Baker Owner OP.
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#### 1928
##### 1928 12
#### 1929
##### 1929 12
### 1930s
#### 1931
##### 1931 01
##### 1931 02

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* "VK CANBERRA 2LE"
* "A. J. RYAN, KINGSTON, CANBERRA."
* "To Radio" VK3BQ "UR" (blank) "Wkd on" (blank) "at" (blank) "SMT"
* "QSA" (blank) "R" (blank) "QRM" (blank) "QRN" (blank) "Band" (blank) "QSS" (blank)
* "Remarks" Tnx fer rept of 1/5/30 in "Listener In." OB.
* "Xmitter" Hartley w/210 Heising Mod w/250 DC fm 2/2810 es filt Input 12 watts
* "Receiver" 1 scrgrid (aper) Det es 2 audios
* "Vy Best 73's OM Pse Qsl" a. j. ryan "Own. Op."
* (over)
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| Dear 3BQ, | B |
| Have been on fone fer past | Have been on telephony for the past |
| month but wked on cw up till | month but worked on telegraphy up until |
| then. Heard ur Fb stuff | then. Heard your fine business stuff |
| often on cw but never caught | |
| U calling CQ. Am off air no | |
| fer short while. Hv to earn | |
| living in spare time Hi. Will | |
| live to give u a | |
| shout yet. | |
| vy 73 | |
| j. | |