[ARC5] SigCorp WW2 Books, WAS (AN/CRD-5)

[GDM]

Actually I did not intend to supply any links.   Most people are quite 
capable of typing  ABE BOOKS into a search engine such as GOOGLE.

On a more helpful note,  there are about a dozen copies of "A Race on 
the Edge of Time"  on ABE Books. Four or five of them are priced at $1.00.

http://www.abebooks.com

W9OAK


On 1/6/2013 5:43 PM, Sandy wrote:
> Did you mean to supply the links?
>
> 73
> Sandy W5TVW
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: GDM Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 
> 3:30 PM To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [ARC5] SigCorp WW2 
> Books, WAS (AN/CRD-5)
> Since the inquiry about the books was posted earlier today,  a few 
> more more have popped up on ABE Book site.  Coincidence or reaction?
>
> Some one mentioned earlier today that the third book is some what 
> "radar centric."   However, that doesn'tsurprise me.  The SigCorp had 
> CW and AM  prior to WW2.  Yes, they developed better equipment but the 
> two basic modes remained the same. Radar, on the other hand, was a new 
> gee-whizz, superhigh freq thing. Imagine:  You could see aircraft at a 
> distance in any weather (except for certain frequencies and certain 
> weather!), night or day. We take radar for granted today, but in early 
> WW2,  radar bordered on magic.
>
> There's another book called "A Race on the Edge of Time." Its about 
> the development of radar during WW2. Reads like a novel and shows how 
> radar saved the Allies bacon.
>
> I would expect the SigCorp to show case radar. It was a major, major 
> accomplishment. (Not to forget the Brits developing the magnetron.)
>
> W9OAK
>
>
> On 1/6/2013 2:14 PM, Gordon White wrote:
>> These green books are part of the huge U S Army history of WW II. 
>> Maybe a 20 ft shelf. Could be a whole lot better on
>>  commo
>>
>>  - Gordon White
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