Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) 1
Edward Redekopp
Joan Ingoldsby (?)
Lloyd George Carefoot 1
Menno Boldt 1
Mike Deimuth Jr 1
Edward "Ed" Redekopp fonds
001: Photocopies of pictures: Drawers with the QSL Cards in them and during the interview 002: Letters 003: QSL Cards and 1 photograph 004 – 014 QSL Cards 015- Certificates including The American Radio Relay League, Inc Operating Achievement Award WAS (1960)
Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of radio frequency spectrum for non-commercial exchange of messages. The activity was subject to international regulations and standards and required a license. A ham radio operator was required to obtain a call sign to legally identify oneself on air. Individuals sent personalized QSL cards to one another after they had made radio contact. A QSL card is a written confirmation of either a two-way radio communication between two amateur radio stations or a one-way reception of a signal from an AM radio, FM radio, television or shortwave broadcasting station. QSL cards (1950- 1962) were collected by Edward "Ed" Redekopp as a ham radio operator. Redekopp was interested in electronics and radio servicing and he was fascinated by the ability to contact other amateur radio operators around the world, including operators who didn't speak English. At first, he communicated by key code (Morse code) and later by microphone. When asked about his hobby and its abrupt end in 1963, he said, "I had a family to look after, a job during the day, and it was too much – I spent too much time on the air, on the radio. I'd be up sometimes in the night, very rarely, but up to four in the morning sometimes, talking to Australians and New Zealanders. Well, as a working man, I had a family to look after, they needed attention." QSL cards were donated in drawers. Cards in Drawer 1 are in files 2017.1045/008-014. Cards in Drawer 2 are in files 2017.1045/003-007. For more information about Edward "Ed" Redekopp and his hobby please refer to interview – P20180010001-006
Newsletters Of Lethbridge Flying Club
One file with 55 newsletters
"Updraft" was the name of the Lethbridge Flying Club Newsletter. It was written to present a picture of the club's progress, welcome new members and pass along good wishes and congratulations to those who had "made the grade." The club was formed on Jan. 18, 1946 and dissolved April 4, 2015. Flying lessons were offered to members for pilot qualification and members had regular outings and social events. The club billed itself as "South Alberta's University of the Air" and operated out of Lethbridge's Kenyon Field.