If you're a ham radio operator, you probably have your own personal history of ham radio, and in this video Tom Perera, W1TP, tells his story of ham radio. From shopping for used parts in Manhattan's Radio Row, installing a tower single handedly to the inevitable scaling down of the parts inventory, Tom relates his over 70 year history in Amateur Radio.

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