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Conrad Home–Station Was Above Garage On Left

Conrad Home–Station Was Above Garage On Left

1st KDKA Phone Transmitter–Conrad Took Requests for Songs To Play

1st KDKA Phone Transmitter–Conrad Took Requests for Songs To Play

Westinghouse–Tall Building In Center Had KDKA on its Roof

Westinghouse–Tall Building In Center Had KDKA on its Roof

Early KDKA Shack and Antenna

Early KDKA Shack and Antenna

Famous Westinghouse Photo of First Broadcast

Famous Westinghouse Photo of First Broadcast

KDKA Transmitter Mic and Turntable

KDKA Transmitter Mic and Turntable

Stairway To Rooftop Tent Studio

Stairway To Rooftop Tent Studio

Very Early Rooftop Tent Studio

Very Early Rooftop Tent Studio

2nd Transmitter May-Oct 1921

2nd Transmitter May-Oct 1921

Burlap Studio With Heavy Rugs For Acoustic Control

Burlap Studio With Heavy Rugs For Acoustic Control

Glow Discharge Microphone–3KV

Glow Discharge Microphone–3KV

3rd Transmitter 1KW December 1921

3rd Transmitter 1KW December 1921

Mr. Vestinhhouse Must Be A Smart Man

Mr. Vestinhhouse Must Be A Smart Man

New Studio December 1922

New Studio December 1922

4th Transmitter 20KW Water-Cooled

4th Transmitter 20KW Water-Cooled

Experimental Short Wave Relay Station

Experimental Short Wave Relay Station

Hill Station–KDKA After 1924

Hill Station–KDKA After 1924

Hill Station Control Room

Hill Station Control Room

Hill Station–Broadcast and Short Wave

Hill Station–Broadcast and Short Wave

Water-cooled Rectifiers

Water-cooled Rectifiers

Marconi at KDKA

Marconi at KDKA

160 Meter Relay Transmitter

160 Meter Relay Transmitter

QST Conrad Station Cover

QST Conrad Station Cover

Frank Conrad Working On TV Deveopement In The Late 1920s

1925 Crystal Control Comes To KDKA

Speech Amplifiers

Motor-Generator Sets and Power Controls

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Brentwood Presbyterian Church
3725 Brownsville Road, 15227

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