Signals Museum

09/02/2026

08/21/2026

Stop by our booth at the Hamfest! We have something for everyone!

08/20/2026

Thank you to the wonderful group from Church Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America for visiting this morning! We hope you enjoyed your visit as much as we enjoyed having you!

08/19/2026

We’re getting ready for our Huntsville Hamfest visitors!

The ham shack is getting tuned up, the radios are ready and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to SIGNALS.

08/07/2026

Come find your love for the history of information at the Signals Museum in Huntsville, Alabama!
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08/06/2026

If you hear a weird, squeaky sound coming from the back rooms of Signals, it might just be our volunteer docent Lyn working on Edison cylinders. Most of our cylinders are from 1900 to 1920 and the core material is plaster. Over time, that plaster absorbs moisture and can expand so much that they won’t fit on the mandrel that turns the cylinder. In this case you have to use a reamer to hollow out the cylinder so it can be played again. So if you hear that obnoxious squeak on a visit, now you know!

07/31/2026

If you’re looking for Signals’ founder Dr. Marc Bendickson, and he’s not in his office or walking the museum, you’ll likely find him in one of his favorite hideaways - “the lab” as they call it. Last week he spent much of an afternoon restoring a beautiful stamped metal Atwater-Kent radio from the late 1920s, with volunteer Don Bertram providing some assistance. That distinctive machine is working like new - and sitting prominently in one of the radio displays in the event room. Come take a look!

07/30/2026

GRANDPARENTS CAMP: FINAL CALL!

Before the grandkids head back to school and your house gets quiet, bring them to SIGNALS for one more adventure!

Because summer may be winding down, but there’s still time to make one more connection!

07/26/2026

Good job, Dr. Bendickson and Haven(our intern at the time). We loved seeing you both on camera! Thank you to Simply Southern TV for highlighting SIGNALS!

07/23/2026

We were thrilled to welcome a group from The Wallace State Lifelong Learning Institute (Walli)! Thank you for spending the morning with us and exploring the history of communication. We hope you had a great visit!