World Map for the Radio Amateur

Hit the waves (radio, that is) on this world map by Trio Kenwood.

This charming map of the world was published around 1990 (Namibia, but no Cambodia) by the Trio Kenwood Corporation (today’s Kenwood) of Japan. It was designed as a reference guide for amateur radio enthusiasts – a primary consumer group of Kenwood’s radio sets.

Country Codes and ITU Zones, important for international ham radio operators, are shown in red ink. The ship above the company logo is the USS Susquehanna, a steam frigate and the flagship of Commodore Matthew Perry’s fleet when he first entered Edo Bay in 1853.