[CW] Books that talk about CW

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Often people buy books for themselves or others during the holidays -
or even for the new year!

Here are some that are available either new or used (some are out of
print) that have RADIO - and Morse Code as part of the story.

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SOS Korea 1950

by Raymond B. Maurstad (one of our list members)

They were there then and write about it now. Eyewitness accounts of 
Americans in South Korea when the North attacked.

Moving recollections of the fateful first days of the war in Korea,
June 1950.

Beavers Pond Press, Inc.
7104 Ohms Ln, Ste 216
Edina, MN 55439-1465
PH: 952 829-8818

Cost: US $16.95, Canada: $26.95

1-931646-91-0

http://www.bookhousefulfillment.com/index.cfm?criteria=detail&id=1-931646-91-0
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QTC I have a message for you"
Radio Officer's scrapbook

by Ray Redwood - Out of print

but one is available on eBay right now or try www.abebooks.com

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North To The Orient
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne and her husband Charles chart the unflown polar route over
Northern Canada and Alaska to Japan.  Anne becomes "crew" and gets
both her pilot's license and her 3rd class radiotelegraph license -
and her job is to be the Flight Radio Officer on this trip.

Used and New
try www.abebooks.com
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Ida Was a Tramp and Other Reflections
by E. J. Quinby, Cdr.

>From his first assignment on the "New York" and "New Jersey" pilot
boats to his assignments on tramp steamers, work for RCA and Navy, Ed
tells a great story.  He was an excellent telegrapher and in the
1980s had a line from the last Morse land line stock exchange line in
his converted fire house home in NJ.

Used - try www.abebooks.com

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THE NYMPH & THE LAMP
by Thomas H. Raddall

A fiction based based on Sable Island (called Marina in the book)
where Raddall worked as a spark operator station VCT (Under Marconi
it was MCT).

Someone has nicely added some of the extract that I typed out last
year to you here on her web site.  It looks rather nice:
http://www.bytenet.net/titanicimprint/raddall.htm

It saves me from typing more.

Used - try www.abebooks.com

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Practical Wireless Telegraphy - A Complete Text Book
by Elmer E. Bucher

For us who were too late to use Spark except on the Emergency
Transmitters some found on older ships, here is a great book for
filling in what later is glossed over.

Mr. Bucher was the instructing engineer for Marconi Company and this
book is wonderful for explaining some of the details about wireless
in general and specifically the theory and operation of the
particular Marconi receivers and transistors.   Chapters on Receiving
Circuits, Detectors, Tuning Apparatus; Motor Generators; Aerials for
Antennae and much more. Great old photos and illustrations of vintage
equipment. (I think he also covers the new fangled "audion valve" but
I'm not sure, it's been a while since I've read this gem.)

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History of Communications-Electronics in the United States Navy
by L.S. Howeth

A book detailing the electronics, operations and politics of Radio
and electronic warefare up until and a bit after WW2.

Has information on spark, arc, and vacuum tube oscillator r.f.
transmission and reception and also electronic warefare and
countermeasures.

Used only

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THE SECRET WIRELESS WAR The Story of MI6 Communications 1939-1945

by Geoffrey Pidgeon

German codebreaking and evesdropping at Bletchley Park, Whaddon Hall
and other sites.  Recently declassified, comes well recommended.

New issue

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There are more - and I'm sure that those in the UK and Europe and
elsewhere can mention some of their local authors, but this should at
least get some interested in searching out a good book.

73

DR