[CW] Fwd: Book Review: Radio History Ship Shore

[Walter - K5EST]

What a bargain...only 7.99 on Kindle!

Thanks for the heads up, David.

Walter, K5EST ⚓

On Mon, May 22, 2023, 8:37 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:

>
> *Radio History Ship Shore*
> by Spurgeon G. Roscoe
> <https://books.friesenpress.com/store/search?q=Spurgeon%20G.%20Roscoe&match=author>
> Highly recommended by Marine Radio Historian, David J. Ring, Jr., N1EA
>
> https://amzn.to/3BTPNNO
>
> From flags and pennants to Morse code and complex telecommunications,
> Radio History Ship to Shore is a treatise on the navigational aids vessels
> have used over the centuries. Author Spurgeon “Spud” G. Roscoe takes the
> reader on a journey through the evolution of communication systems
> globally, from the days of Columbus to modern times.
>
> Roscoe also mines his first-hand experience as a radio officer who sailed
> on a dozen ships, including a reproduction of the ill-fated HMS Bounty. Now
> in his eighties, he has been meticulously collecting the content for Radio
> History Ship to Shore for more than five decades. The result is a hefty
> tome in which Roscoe shares his encyclopedic knowledge and unyielding
> fascination with communications systems. The book includes all the vessels
> in the RCMP marine section (and, later, marine division), the RCAF marine
> squadrons, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Government Merchant
> Marine, and the Canadian Coast Guard, including the weather ships, and
> icebreakers.
>
> Radio History Ship to Shore is complemented by a wealth of historic photos
> of everything from warships to Canada’s famous Bluenose schooner.
> ------------------------------
>
> Spurgeon G. Roscoe has been fascinated with living the life of a radio
> operator since the age of seventeen. In fact, he became so enthralled with
> his work, one year he was at home for only six weeks. Although he
> officially retired years ago, Roscoe’s interest in the navigational aids
> and communications systems used by ships has never waned. He belongs to a
> number of organizations, including the Halifax Amateur Radio Club, American
> Radio Relay League, Radio Amateurs of Canada, The Nova Scotia Lighthouse
> Preservation Society, and the California Historical Radio Society.
>
> Spurgeon G. Roscoe lives with Joan, his beloved wife of 61 years, in
> Halifax, Nova Scotia.
>
>
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