Photo courtesy WØHXS

Home Brew transmitter, built in 1937
A kilowatt flowed from the pair of 814 amplifier tubes

Marshall H. Ensor (1899-1970) Marshall,W9BSP, the only son of Jacob and Ida Ensor, lived his entire life on this farm. However, he earned his living as a public school teacher in Olathe. Marshall began teaching industrial arts in 1915 and except for a period during World War II, he taught at Olathe, High School until his retirement in 1965. Marshall and his sister were both very active in amateur radio and operated a ham radio station for fifty years. In 1940, Marshall received the Paley Award. Each year, William S. Paley, the president of CBS radio, would honor one ham radio operator. Ensor became Paley's third and last winner for his efforts in teaching code lessons over his station for ten years, and for helping more than 10,000 listeners become proficient operators. The radio transmitter is still in the farmhouse kitchen as it has been since 1937. Visit The Marshall Ensor Memorial Organization ARC for more pictures and information.