Author: Irving Johnson
Publisher:
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Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Irving Johnson
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton
ISBN:
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1260

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Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals July - December)

Author: Richard A. Bartlett
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476612609
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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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.

Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2568

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.

Author: Donald C. Starr
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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On the first day of summer in 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, Donald Starr and six friends set out in an 85 foot Alden schooner named Pilgrim for a voyage around the world. Setting a course for the South Pacific and beyond, they spend some 28,500 miles on a journey that included naval bureaucrats, beautiful women, expatriates, cannibals, pilots, sea-going felines, and geriatric hula dances. This is Donald Starr’s first person account of that adventure.

Author: John Carl Parish
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 570

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Vols. 1- include Proceedings of the 27th- annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association.

Author: Joseph Chamberlain Furnas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600

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