Electrical Transcription Disc Project Is Up!
The electrical transcription disc project, cataloguing and encoding the CHRS collection of 16" recordings is now up. Please visit the project page to learn more.
The Society Of Wireless Pioneers Merges Into CHRS
April 2, 2012, Berkeley, CA. The California Historical Radio Society ("CHRS" -- by Steve Kushman, its President) and the Society of Wireless Pioneers, (SOWP), are pleased to announce the merger of the Society of Wireless Pioneers into CHRS. The Society…
Society of Wireless Pioneers
CLICK HERE FOR ARCHIVES OF SOWP JOURNALS Here are CW net times/frequencies on the web for benefit of CHRS members who enjoy CW. Code speed on all of these nets will be adjusted to accommodate the slowest speed station. Thursdays 8 AM…
Mike Adams Presents Lee de Forest
Author Mike Adams talks about his research and his book, "Lee de Forest, King of Radio, Television, and Film" (Springer Science 2012). He presented this before the California Historical Radio Society of which he is the Board Chair. The nice…
CHRS Hi-Fi Clinic & Special Presentation
Extra Volunteer Day at KRE - 9 AM, this Saturday...Then next Saturday, April 7th 9 AM... It's Radio Activity Day At KRE - Featuring for the first time our Hi-Fi Clinic & A Special Presentation. We will again host our increasingly…
CHRS in Citrus Heights Saturday – 3/3/12
Vintage Radio Swap Meet this Saturday, March 3rd, 9 AM. Load up the car with radios and come up to Citrus Heights, CA (North Sacramento) - for the CHRS Sacramento Chapter Vintage Radio Swap Meet, at the Sylvan Oaks Library…
February 24, 2012 News
From the President: March 3rd: The CHRS Sacramento chapter hosts their annual vintage radio swap meet! Load up the car with radios and come up to Citrus Heights, CA (North Sacramento) – for the CHRS Sacramento Chapter Vintage Radio Swap Meet, at the Sylvan…
The CHRS Collector’s Spotlight
Welcome to the page for CHRS vintage radio collectors and their unique collections. Do you have a vast collection of vintage radios, televisions, or test equipment? Ham radios, military gear, or transistor radios? How about unusual vacuum tubes? Share photos…
Welcome to the New CHRS Website
This is the new, full featured CHRS / BARM Web Site. Click around and explore. Click on the main tabs above and on each of the pull down tabs. You can renew and donate on line and pay with PayPal…
The Charles D. ‘Doc’ Herrold Award
Each year CHRS/BARM presents this prestigious award to people who exhibit "Outstanding Achievement in the Preservation and Documentation of Early Radio." Learn about Charles Herrold: For 2013, the CHRS Herrold Award goes to John Staples, PhD and W6BM, for his…