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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Possibly of interest to both radio amateurs and non-hams who like history, I just finished this book last week. It is available on order from any Polk County or Lakeland Library: <a href="http://bookflavor.com/world-ham-radio-19011950-a-social-history-richard-a-barlett-0786429666">http://bookflavor.com/world-ham-radio-19011950-a-social-history-richard-a-barlett-0786429666</a> Read the reader reviews near the bottom. Here is the intro by the publisher:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:27.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The World of Ham Radio, 1901-1950: A Social History<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>by <a href="http://bookflavor.com/#!Richard-A.-Barlett"><span style='color:black'>Richard A. Barlett</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";display:none'>world-ham-radio-19011950-a-social-history-richard-a-barlett-0786429666</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>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 considerable knowledge and skill of these amateur ham radio operators, validating the fact that ham radio was here to stay. 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 headlined 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.<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786429666?tag=boofla-20"><span lang=EN-US style='text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786429666?tag=boofla-20"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:blue'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CC2EAF.BA702D10" alt="http://bookflavor.com/images/amazon.png"></span></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";text-decoration:none'>View on Amazon</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> George Mann [mailto:gwmann@verizon.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 19, 2011 5:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'LakelandARC@yahoogroups.com'<br><b>Subject:</b> A great book review for radio books of all sorts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Give this site a quick view: <a href="http://bookflavor.com/#!radio">http://bookflavor.com/#!radio</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see everyone at field day, if only to drop by for a quick “eyeball” visit to see how we are doing!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>73 de George KJ4UW<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>