At 09:15 AM 06 07 2007, AD3F wrote:
> Along these same lines is <200 Meters & Down> by Clinton B.
> DeSoto of ARRL. Written in the early 30s, I believe (can't find my
> copy in the shack), this is an account of the early days of
> wireless communications and the initial efforts of Congress to move
> those pesky Hams to the shorter wavelengths where they won't harm
> the Navy's communications circuits. Fascinating history of how
> Hams' hobby was able to push the then-state-of-the-art in radio.
>P.S. The book has photos of towers in it.
Published 1936. Paperback $1.00 postpaid! Gene is right, wonderful
book. My copy has no pictures.
73,
Hank, W6SX
Mammoth Lakes, California
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