[CQ-Contest] Good Book for a Teenager?

[Dale L Martin]

Eric, 

In tenth grade, I was in my second ham year.  I was reading W6SAI's 
Radio Handbook (dreaming of the stack of single-band 813 amps in my 
shack), ARRL's Handbook for Radio Amateurs, ARRL's Antenna Handbook 
and Hint & Kinks, to say nothing of QST and 73 magazines.  

How about the ARRL Operating Manual as an entry level book about 
amateur radio?  It's well-written and won't be talking down to him. 
 It contains descriptions and requirements for most all varieties of 
ham radio activities, a few/some/many which may spark his interest 
further.  

If nothing else, he loses interest in the idea of becoming a ham and 
you get the book back. 

73,
dale, kg5u

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:45:46 -0400
  Eric Rosenberg <wd3q at starpower.net> wrote:
>My 10th grade nephew is interested in ham radio, and I'm trying to 
>help
>him along. 
>
>I'm looking for an appropriate book for him to read for background. 
>The
>ARRL  kids books and comic books and the Icom comic books are for too
>young an audience. 
>
>Is Ward Silver's book appropriate for a 16 year-old? 
>
>Any help is appreciated. 
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Eric W3DQ
>Washington, DC 
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