Quoting from http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10967
"Hundreds of thousands of amateur radio operators..... built and operated two-way radios for recreation in mid twentieth century America."
"...many men adopted the technical hobby of ham radio from the 1930s through 1970s and how the pastime helped....."
"Ham radio required... " "hobbyists developed... " "Outsiders viewed... " "employers recruited... " "electronics manufacturers catered to... "
Why is everything written in the past tense? Is the whole book written that way? Doesn't anybody do ham radio now, in the 21st century?
Any mention of ham satellites in the book?
Dan Schultz N8FGV
Quoting from http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10967
"Hundreds of thousands of amateur radio operators..... built and operated two-way radios for recreation in mid twentieth century America."
"...many men adopted the technical hobby of ham radio from the 1930s through 1970s and how the pastime helped....."
"Ham radio required... " "hobbyists developed... " "Outsiders viewed... " "employers recruited... " "electronics manufacturers catered to... "
Why is everything written in the past tense? Is the whole book written that way? Doesn't anybody do ham radio now, in the 21st century?
Oh, yes Dan, a lot of us do, but we sure need an HEO to REALLY get a lot of us out of the woodwork!!!
73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...
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