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sis ad_layout 1 5/18/10 6:28 am page 1 awa is a not-for-profit association dedicated to preserving and documenting for posterity the history of electronics communication including wired wireless radio and television we are the oldest and largest u.s organization of its kind with an international membership of over 2,000 collectors academics and historians of all ages and from all walks of life the collections of our electronics communication museum located near rochester new york represent the past 150 years of scientific and technological development included are over 25,000 artifacts and more than 150,000 vacuum tubes the museum library contains some 100,000 books catalogues magazines rare documents slides and photographs as well as a definitive collection of original rca vacuum tube manufacturing specifications we receive over 2,000 visitors and more than 100 research requests annually currently our museum campus is being expanded to include world-class storage maintenance and exhibit construction facilities the awa annual world convention this year offers four-and-a-half days of total immersion in wireless and radio lore among its many features are presentations and seminars competitive contest displays featuring radio equipment and history a book fair and a round-the-clock flea market our association publishes the awa journal a quarterly magazineformat bulletin that is a venue for member-authored feature articles and columns a sister publication the awa review contains longer scholarly member articles this peer-reviewed publication is published once a year recent review topics of interest to scientific instrument collectors include history of galvanometers restoration of scientific electrical apparatus restoration of early electric motors lord kelvin and the atlantic cable and history of the edison medal membership in the awa which includes a subscription to the awa journal and currently a free copy of the annual awa review is open to all interested persons annual dues $25.00 per year u.s $30.00 elsewhere visit www.antiquewireless.org for more information about awa a membership application or to join immediately via paypal awa 2010 world convention · august 17-21 www.awaconference.com

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