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Author:   Lewis Coe
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9780786426621

ISBN 10:   0786426624
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   22 February 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      List of Illustrations      Preface      1. They Called It Wireless      2. Marine Radio      3. The Broadcast Boom      4. Amateur Radio      5. Point to Point      6. Potpourri      7. On the Move      8. Military Radio      9. Cellular and Satellite Telephones      10. Wireless Transmission of Power      11. Television      12. Police Radio      13. The Morse Code      14. The Vast Continent      15. Radar      16. Collecting      Epilogue      Glossary      Appendices      1. Biographies of Radio Pioneers in the United States      2. Marconi's Yacht      3. Radio Organizations      4. Radio Publications      5. FCC, January 9, 1942      6. FCC, January 9, 1942      7. Order Closing Amateur Radio Stations, April 1917      8. Phonetic Word List Used in Radiotelephony      9. International “Q” Signals Used in Radiotelegraphy      10. Radio Museums      11. Citizens Band Frequencies      Select Bibliography      Index     

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this book has a special ring of authenticity about it that can be given only by one who was present as history unfolded...informative...recommended --Choice; interesting...a good read...well worth reading --Contact Magazine.

"""this book has a special ring of authenticity about it that can be given only by one who was present as history unfolded...informative...recommended""--Choice; ""interesting...a good read...well worth reading""--Contact Magazine."

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Lewis Coe of Crown Point, Indiana, is also the author of The Telephone and Its Several Inventors (1995) and The Telegraph (1993).

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