Alpine, New Jersey–My Recent Visit…

  W2XMN–Armstrong’s original transmitter building built in 1937, 2010 November 6   W2XMN–Interior of building, 2010 November 6     I had the great pleasure of venturing out to Alpine, New Jersey this past Saturday. I was honored to receive an invitation from Dave Amundsen, the Director of Engineering for CSC Management (the organization who […]

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Radar…

Alpine, NJ–Modulator, Transmitter Mixer, Keyer A and Keyer B (left), Receiver (right), undated When the second World War started in 1939, the United State Signal Corps approached Armstrong for assistance as they wished to use frequency modulation for mobile-military communications. Mobile FM was invaluable during the war and Armstrong allowed the US military use of his […]

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