[Cartoon about ham radio operator]

Object detail

Accession number

04/001/025

Description

Captioned "The first amateur had his troubles, and DX work was almost impossible on account of local QRM." One of the cartoon speech bubbles has been altered to refer to Les reading, "Les are you never coming to bed?" Cartoon shows cavemen caricatures with one operating a makeshift radio device. Cartoon drawn by Jack Scan. Unknown what publication printed in.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

1 leaf : illustration (black and white) ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Record level

Item

Collection

Leslie Birch Collection

Credit line

1930s. [Cartoon about ham radio operator], 04/001/025. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Cartoon Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject: all levels

Amateur radio stations Radio operators Caricatures and cartoons

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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