1AW 1924 Hartford, CT.

Notice Hiram Percy Maxim's signature and hand writing!
Hiram Percy Maxim was an American radio pioneer and inventor. He was co-founder of the American Radio Relay League in 1914.
Hiram seen the need for relay stations to pass messages via amateur radio. The relaying of messages allowed them to be sent farther than any single station could do.
He held the amateur call signs SNY, 1WH, 1ZM, 1AW, and later W1AW, which is now the ARRL Headquarters club station call sign.
His rotary spark-gap transmitter "Old Betsy" can be seen at ARRL Headquarters.
Hiram had many patents, wrote books, and hosted many lectures.
Born: September 2, 1869, Brooklyn, NY, SK on February 17, 1936, La Junta, CO

SWL Report to 9DCR, Clayton Hensley Tanner, of Champaign, IL; held no other calls, Silent Key (1903-1994).
Clayton was interested in photography and won awards given by Camera Craft magazine.

QSL K8CX Collection
Info courtesy of Wikipedia, W5KNE