Illustrated Reference Menu

Wireless & Radio

A single gateway to the spark, thermionic, and broadcast-era material hosted here, together with a short operating desk for present-day radio use.

The older entry pages are now gathered into one illustrated front page. The apparatus pages themselves remain in place; this index simply gives them a more unified period presentation and now includes the magnetic detector and Dubilier condenser research files.

Principal Pages

Representative WirelessArchive apparatus photograph
Wireless Apparatus Archive Caloia Gallery

The live multi-page gallery archive under /caloia, covering spark-era apparatus, Marconi instruments, and related wireless material.

Portrait of David Edward Hughes
David Edward Hughes Research Page

Hughes' induction balance, microphone work, and his place in the prehistory of wireless communication.

Marconi magnetic detector instrument
Marconi Magnetic Detector Instrument Dossier

A full instrument dossier for serial no. 14880, covering the operating principle, developed forms, shipboard service, spring-motor repair, Butterworth provenance, Kreuzer appraisal, and the SS City of Salisbury research lead.

Face of the Marconi MP4 wavemeter
Marconi MP4 Wavemeter Instrument Notes

A close look at the M.P.4 wavemeter, its markings, internals, and open questions about period use.

Early Marconiphone V2 receiver
Marconiphone V2 1922 Broadcast Receiver

The early V2 set before routine BBC-era regeneration fitments, with photographs and period documentation.

Collections & Side Paths

Operating & Research Desk

HF Propagation & Solar-Terrestrial Data

A compact starting point for daily HF conditions and band forecasts.

DX Maps

Real-time band activity maps for operating and propagation checks.

QRZ Callsign Lookup

Fast callsign reference for present-day amateur work.

FCC ULS Search

Direct federal license lookup for United States stations.

Fahie Index (1901)

A useful historical doorway into early wireless literature.

Oxford Marconi Collection

Reference material for identifying and comparing Marconi instruments.