The World of Ham Radio, 1901-1950: A Social HistoryMcFarland, 28.01.2015 - 292 Seiten During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, ham radio went from being an experiment to virtually an art form. Because of the few government restrictions and the low monetary investment required, the concept of ham radio appealed to various people. More than just a simple hobby, however, ham radio required its operators to understand radio theory, be able to trace a schematic and know how to build a transmitter and receiver with whatever material they might have available. With the advent of World War II and the increased need for cutting-edge communications, the United States government drew upon the knowledge and skill of these amateur ham radio operators. This book explores the history of ham radio operators, emphasizing their social history and their many contributions to the technological development of worldwide communications. It traces the concept of relays, including the American Radio Relay League, from contacts as close as 25 miles apart to operators anywhere in the world. The book highlights the part played by ham radio in many of the headline events of the half century, especially exploration and aviation "firsts". The ways in which these primarily amateur operators assisted in times of disaster including such events as the sinking of the Titanic and the 1937 Ohio River flood, are also examined. |
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... Disasters Amateurs on the Home Front: ¡940–¡945 Amateurs at War and Beyond: ¡94¡–¡950 Epilogue Appendix A. Morse Code Alphabet Appendix B. Q Signals and Other Abbreviations Appendix C. Common Abbreviations in Amateur Morse Code Chapter ...
... disaster. The great airship slams onto the ice pack. One man dies. Six members of the crew drift o› in a separated ... disasters when other means of communications were down. They are terribly important, locally, nationally, and ...
... disaster. We read of the battles to maintain amateur rights in Congress and in the world at large. We are present at the creation of the International Amateur Radio Union. We highlight a few of amateurs' defenders, most notably Hiram ...
... disasters at sea. Two examples of many will su‡ce.17 The first began at 6:¡5 a.m., January 23, ¡909. A dense fog encompasses the Marconi Company radio shack at Siasconset, on a spit of sand extending into the Atlantic from Nantucket ...
... disaster that saved hundreds of lives.” A photograph of Binns reveals a quiet, rather good-looking young man of average height. He later turned to writing, became a champion of amateur operators, and even wrote an introduction to the ...
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2 Hiram Percy Maxim and the Relay Concept | 24 |
3 Amateurs During the First World War | 40 |
4 Amateurs Between War and Peace | 53 |
5 Surviving the Broadcast Revolution | 64 |
6 Relays DXing Strange Languages and Clubs | 80 |
7 Amateurs as Experimenters and Adventurers | 101 |
Phase Two | 169 |
Amateurs in Emergencies and Disasters | 181 |
19401945 | 200 |
19411950 | 211 |
Epilogue | 231 |
Appendix A Morse Code Alphabet | 237 |
Appendix B Q Signals and Other Abbreviations | 238 |
Appendix C Common Abbreviations in Amateur Morse Code | 240 |
8 The Olympics Worlds Fairs Trans Radio Press Service and
International Radio Conferences ... | 116 |
9 Adventurous Amateurs at Sea and in the Air | 130 |
The NC4 Byrd the Dolebirds the Lindberghs and Others | 140 |
Phase One | 154 |
Chapter Notes | 241 |
A Bibliographic Essay | 261 |
Index | 273 |
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