"Wes Schum: Amateur Radio’s Unsung Hero definitely deserves a place on every history-loving Ham’s bookshelves!"

Interference is Everywhere Today’s public safety radio communications are marvels of technology. Where in the past radio users were...

Introduction Owners of complex trunked radio networks face a set of conflicting requirements: the need to maintain efficient and reliable...

Introduction The procurement of public safety radio systems by municipal, county and state agencies is a rigorous process governed by...

There have been many articles and technical standards written on how best to verify a freshly upgraded or totally new radio system meets...

The procurement and implementation of public safety radio systems has grown in cost and complexity as radio systems have evolved over the...

In the course of his career promoting the virtues of single sideband as well as his company, Central Electronics, Wes Schum tirelessly...

Zenith had hoped that Joe Batchelor’s broadband coupler concept would find a home somewhere within the United States Armed Forces.

Zenith electronics and manufacturing was gradually transferred to Central Electronics to take advantage of the cost-savings of a non-union.

Why Zenith and Central Electronics have become such an important part of amateur radio history and the development of single sideband radio.

Bob Heil interviews the legendary Wes Schum; Schum, W9DYV, says Hello to Ham Nation! First-Annual W9DYV Boat Anchor Field Day is in the...