For the amateur radio enthusiast a hundred years ago, summer vacation didn’t mean a vacation from radio, and the August 1921 issue of Science and Invention contained some pointers on bringing the station along. Even if the method of getting there was canoe or motorcycle, the station shown here would prove very suitable. The transmitter-receiver combo is built into a compact case, with extra storage room for extra tubes, pencil, log, and whatever else was needed.

The kite antenna proved most suitable, and for much ordinary work, just a wire tossed over a tree would prove adequate.

A century later, the same general concepts apply, but the equipment looks a little different.  For some ideas, see some of our earlier posts about outdoor operating.