Random one of Grandpa's #QSL Cards:
Card from 8DNV
1924-12-01 0630 CST (1230 GMT)
9DPR (Superior, WI) <> 8DNV (Cincinnati, OH)
received through interference.
1 step audio frequency amplification.
Low loss circuit.
10 Watt Transmitter.
1.1 amp total current.
Antenna: 4 wire cage 37 ft. long. 42 and 30 ft. high. Counterpoise 7 wire fan 6 ft. above earth.
Note: PSE QSL crd to give me some dope on ur tuner OM. Mine no good. Ur my best DX OM. On a good rec I culd get u QSA.
#ham #hamradio #vintageham
Translations not guaranteed.
@SETIEric maybe hope not dope?
@jmons Maybe. I looked at that one for a long time before settling on dope. "Straight dope" was apparently a horse racing term in the late 19th century. The "straight dope" on a horse would be all the info, including whether it was being doped. So I can believe dope as a synonym for information existed in 1924, especially with mob culture/speakeasy influences during Prohibition.
@SETIEric It is quite jolting seeing a lot of slang in it that I'ld associated from txt speak of early 00's - a lot more OM's and 'ur' / 'u' then Il'd have expected. But the letter in question does look very similar to the d in 'good' and 'crd'.
It's a beautiful card.