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- Marconi vs Tesla: Who REALLY Invented Radio?
A mad scientist and a savvy businessman walk into a bar… haha, just kidding, but this line is a great opening for the Tesla vs. Marconi saga in the quest for wireless radio wave transmission. So, who really was the inventor of radio, and who owns the patent? That’s exactly what we set out to learn in Ham Radio Gizmo’s video to uncover the story and grab some answers for… Read more: Marconi vs Tesla: Who REALLY Invented Radio? - Wings to Waves: Heathkit’s Surprising Origins to a Ham Radio Revolution
The remarkable legacy of the Heath Company and its famous Heathkit DIY electronics ‘kits’ revolutionized how people learned about electronics by offering clear instructions and hands-on projects that made it fun, accessible, and educational. As a surprise to many Heathkit-loving Ham Radio builders, the first kits were for building Airplanes! And yes, I mean full-size flying machines, at least until a Heath Company founder (literally) crashed on a new plane’s… Read more: Wings to Waves: Heathkit’s Surprising Origins to a Ham Radio Revolution