The Antique Wireless Association (AWA) is chartered as a non-profit educational organization in New York State and is an IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation based in
Bloomfield, New York
Bloomfield is a village in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2010 census.
The Village of Bloomfield is in the Town of East Bloomfield and is west of Canandaigua.
History
The village was part of the Ph ...
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It was originally established in 1952 by Bruce Kelley, George Batterson, and Linc Cundall for operators and collectors of radio equipment.
The association currently has more than 1300 international members.
[ It is a member of the ]American Association of Museums
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.[ It hosts an annual meeting in August.][ The association runs the Antique Wireless Museum.][
The association publishes two journals, the quarterly ''AWA Journal'' (known as the ''Old Timer's Bulletin'' from 1952 until 2004) which focuses on history and preservation efforts, as well as the annual ''AWA Review'', established in 1986, which features more extensive discussions. Since 2017, the museum has a quarterly newsletter called ''Museum Sparks''.
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References
Further reading
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External links
*{{Official website, http://www.antiquewireless.org/
History of radio
Amateur radio history
Organizations established in 1952
1952 establishments in New York (state)