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

Tue May 23 12:23:34 EDT 2023

The book is extremely heavy and well made especially the hard covered copy
which I have. The price reflects that cost. Fortunately the book is
available in ebook format.

The publisher sells it in Digital format and after you purchase, you can
download any and all PDF, ePUB and Kindle formats, with the PDF being the
highest resolution and largest file size. I have both the hardback which
was a personal gift from my longtime friend, Spud, VE1BC and the digital
copy I bought at this link.
https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000255727505/Spurgeon-G.-Roscoe-Radio-History-Ship-Shore

The physical book is very heavy but is very enjoyable to hold and flip the
pages as I read it, but the electronic books offer word search which I find
is extremely valuable for research type of reading which is what I mainly
do nowadays.

DR

On Tue, May 23, 2023, 10:38 Steve WD8DAS via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

>
> Unfortunately, this book seems quite expensive in printed form...
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> Steve WD8DAS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter - K5EST <walter.k5est at gmail.com>
> To: CW Reflector <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Mon, May 22, 2023 10:40 pm
> Subject: Re: [CW] Fwd: Book Review: Radio History Ship Shore
>
> 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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