[HBR] RE: [AMRadio] Book WANTED...!

Tue, 02 Dec 2003 08:59:02 -0800

Hi,  can't resist this opportunity to say that I read this book held by our city library and really enjoyed it,  especially since I'm a displaced Californian.   I like to know more about early radio buffs - wish there was a book like this about more of them,  many  less well known but many just as avid.   There was a guy down in Enterprise Oregon ,  O.M. Heacock 7ZH (SK) , south of me just a bit,   who participated in the first trans US relay to the Northwest by hams in the teens
(I think).  He was a voice in the wilderness if you note where Enterprise is.  He's listed as a "Special Station 7th District"  in 20's lists I've seen,  though I don't know what qualified a station to have this status.  There were about 50 such stations in the 1924 listing I have.  He liked to build receiving sets,  and engraved in cursive his name and model on the panels.  I've seen about 6 of these so far,  all different.  As far as I know,  only radio collectors know of this
aspect of his radio life.   The highest serial number I've seen is 11.   I've yet to see one of his transmitters but am hopeful one will turn up.  Happy reading,  it should be an easy book to find,  the other Merz,    Dan Merz

Merz Donald S wrote:

> I purchased this book earlier this year and have really enjoyed it. I am about 90% through it. The only negative comment that I will make is that some references in the book are not accurate. At one point, the author talks about a photo of Don's RME receiving stuff on the inside front cover of December 1957 QST. I looked for this and couldn't find it. I checked several years in both directions and I looked for RME in the advertiser's index and found nothing. So maybe it was CQ?
>
> The other error I noticed is that the author talks about the Berlin Airlift taking place in 1961--oops--it was actually 1948.
>
> But these are small nits. Any ham will enjoy this book. It would make a great Christmas gift for a ham friend who likes to read.
>
> Last I checked, Ham Radio Outlet was still carrying this.
>
> 73, Don Merz, N3RHT
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Eddy Swynar
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:48 AM
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> Subject: [AMRadio] Book WANTED...!
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> As Christmas fast approaches, all this AWA 1929 QSO Party stuff & homebrew
> retro-superhets has me waxing for a nostalgic, good read over the coming
> holidays...
>
> To this end, I wonder if anyone might have a good, reasonably-priced copy of
> Jan Perkins' book on DON WALLACE (W6AM) available for sale at this time...?
>
> >From what I've heard, 20's radio buffs like yours truly can absolutely
> WALLOW in the stuff of Jan's treatise---what better way to spend Christmas
> holidays than to curl up alongside the wood-burning stuff & indulge in one's
> passions like that...?!
>
> Well...there probably ARE better ways, I'll agree!...but I'd sure like a
> copy of this book for my library just the same, IF I can find one.
>
> Thanks, all...!   :>)
>
> ~73!~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
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