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July 2006: We've been fortunate to assemble a virtual treasure trove of early radio- and technology-related film clips. Lots of footage of radios and electronics dating back to the twenties and thirties, and lots of radio-related WWII military footage too! We'll be posting this video here for your viewing pleasure. Please check back often. There's lots more come!

These clips require a broadband connection. If you don't have a fast enough Internet connection, remember that the entire video library is available on VHS and DVD with free borrowing privileges for all members. See Phil Vourtsis at any meeting to sign out videos.

We've had great success using Google Video to stream our programs. We also have clips in the Windows Media Video format at approximately 300kbps. All of these videos will play nicely on a cable modem and should stream on most DSL connections. Plus, remember that you can always download a high bandwidth clip and play it from your hard drive regardless of your actual connection speed (even dialup!)

Windows Media Video files play reliably in Internet Explorer. If you're using Mozilla Firefox as your web browser, you may experience problems. There is information readily available on the web on how to get .wmv files to play correctly when using Firefox.

Please let me know if you experience any problems, have any preferences or other comments that will help us to make this area of the website as enjoyable and usable as possible. I'll appreciate any feedback on this. Thanks. Dave Sica

Radar Moonbounce at Camp Evans: Project Diana

Project Diana: Radar Makes a Round Trip to the Moon

This film, produced by Universal Studios in 1946 shows actual footage of the Project Diana radar moonbounce tests conducted at Camp Evans, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey – the current site of our club's Marconi cottage museum at the InfoAge complex!

In Project Diana, army engineers bounced radar signals off the moon for the first time. Shots include: the base installation, instrument panels, the antenna and closeups of the radar signal on oscilloscope screens. At the end of the film project supervisor Colonel John DeWitt discusses the experiment and speculates on the future.

Radar Secrets Revealed

Radar Secrets Revealed

Universal Studios, c. 1945

Miracle of radar revealed”. Ground detectors and direction finders. Radar antenna on plane can find shoreline or entire convoy. Directional equipment on ground can spot enemy and friendly planes.

Big Da-Dit-Da Class Graduated


Big Da-Dit-Da Class Graduated

Universal Studios, 1941

Noroton, CT: Several hundred enlisted men complete a course in radio engineering at the U.S. Navy school here and graduate as radio operators. Listen to them as they learn their 'Da-Dit-Das'. Includes some sound of Morse code.

(I know this was deadly serious stuff during the war, but this film cracks me up! --ed.)

Back of the Mike

Back of the Mike

An insider's view of the 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects.

Spot News

Spot News (the story of wirephoto transmission)


This 1937 film presents an overview of the then-new technique of sending photographs over the telephone wires.


Wirephoto transmission was one of the early forerunners of today's fax machine. (The story of the Teleautograph in the New Jersey Antique Radio Club's video library tells about an even earlier ancestor of the fax machine!





Collective Intelligence: Antique Radios

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Collective Intelligence: Antique Radios

A television program about collecting antique radios. Much of the program was shot at our 2006 Spring Swapmeet in Parsippany, NJ and several of our members are featured. While a few small factual errors and a couple of questionable opinions sneaked into the program, on the whole it painted a very nice picture of the antique radio collecting hobby.


How Vinyl Records Are Made

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A video demonstration of the process of cutting and pressing vinyl records.

A Promotional Spot for the First Annual Early Television Convention DVD

The First Early Television Convention was held in the spring of 2003 at the Early Television Foundation and Museum in Hilliard Ohio.

This video clip summarizes the presentations made at the Convention as an introduction to the DVD which offers full documentary coverage of the event.

(NOTE: A copy of the DVD is available for viewing through the NJARC video library.)

Radio Contest November, 2003


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Radio Contest

Diplays, judging and awards for the 2003 Radio Contest.

November, 2003 NJARC meeting.

(Running time: 35 minutes)

NJARC "Show and Tell" Meeting October, 2003


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Show and Tell

This is a copy of the full-length video documentation of our member "Show and Tell" presentation at the October 2003 meeting. (Running time: 51 minutes)

Cablevision's coverage of the Dover Swapmeet

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Cablevision's coverage of the Dover Swapmeet

Cablevision of Morris County covered our Dover swapmeet. See the feature story first aired on September 15, 2004.

Danny Stiles

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Danny Stiles' Presentation at December 2003 Meeting

Legendary radio broadcaster Danny Stiles joined NJARC at our 2003 Holiday Party. His presentation can be viewed here.

Vintage Theremin Demonstration

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Scott Marshall plays a vintage RCA Theremin

Theremin artist and NJARC member Scott Marshall plays an original RCA Theremin from the 1930s at the "Hands on History" day at the David Sarnoff Library.

NJARC's 10th Anniversary Video

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A brief history of the New Jersey Antique Radio Club

Plus the Best of 10 years of Show and Tell.

(Originally produced for our 10th anniversary holiday party, December 2002.)

Nikola Tesla: You're a Man Out of Time"

Nikola Tesla: You're a Man Out of Time"

A music video produced as a tribute to Nikola Tesla by Paul and Stephen Hone of Force H studios.

"NJ's Disappearing Army Bases"
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"NJ's Disappearing Army Bases"

WNYC feature story, originally broadcast June 21, 2005. Features an interview with Fred Carl of InfoAge.

Read the full story on WNYC.ORG

NPR Interview with Princess Mary Elettra Elena Anna Marconi

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NPR Interview with Princess Mary Elettra Elena Anna Marconi
January 17, 2003

An interview with Marconi's daughter on the 100th anniversary of his first radio telegram.

Promotional Spot for the DVD of the First Annual Early Television Convention

Broadband MPEG-4 (Quicktime) streaming

The First Early Television Convention was held in the spring of 2003 at the Early Television Foundation and Museum Early Television Foundation and Museum in Hilliard Ohio.

This video clip summarizes the presentations made at the Convention as an introduction to the DVD which offers full documentary coverage of the event.

(NOTE: A copy of the DVD is available for viewing through the NJARC video library.)


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