1AWE 1923 Providence, Rhode Island

The operator was Norman Horace Miller, W1AWE, ex-1AWE.
In the 1930s he owned a radio service/repair business.
He was born June 10, 1904 in Rhode Island and died July 10, 1980 in Rhode Island.

I just discovered one of my Elmer's QSL cards on hamgallery. I met Norman when I was eleven years old, one of the first hams I ever met. Shortly afterwards he gave me a stack of about two dozen QST's to read and I devoured every page, over and over.. I last saw him when I was twelve years old. I never knew he was licensed in the 20's, nor did I know that he was a DXer in the 20's. I always smiled when I heard him on the bands. He was CW only, and strictly a DXer.  He always sent his call as  W1AW E  with an extra space before the E.
Norman was also a member of my first radio club -- the Providence Radio Assn, then 1LI (1925) and now W1OP. Norman was only 19 years old when he sent that 1924 QSL printed on a post office penny post card, probably not unusual for that era. He was living with his parents in the house where lived his entire life since birth. W3LPL

Member of the Providence Radio Assn, the longest continuously active amateur radio club in America.

QSL from the estate of 9DCR
K8CX Collection
Info courtesy of W5KNE, W3LPL