Re: [IRCA] [Tvfmdx] Google Book - DX related

[Mike Hawkins <michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

I checked for this article and the issue is a "snippet view".  This means it
is copyright-protected and they give you tiny bits of it.  Until they can
eliminate the snippet view in favor of full viewing (which is in the works),
you can't get it from Google.  Also, snippet views are usually useless if
you put in multiple search terms (as you did), because it gives you a
snippet of the first instance of any of the terms that you entered.  You can
sometimes get more by getting to the book you're interested in, then
trimming the search terms down for the search inside that book only.

Mike Hawkins

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:12 AM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS <
DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If you all recall, a few weeks back, I mentioned Google Books.  Many
> folks replied and set me straight on what you can and can not do with
> them (mainly you can only fully read the ones marked "Full View").
>
> I was Googling +DX +Radio on Google Books the other night and saw an
> article on TV DX'ing from the Nov 1954 edition of Popular Mechanics.  It
> is a good piece, to me and talks quite accurately about VHF DX'ing.  I
> did not include a direct link since you have to have a Google account
> (Gmail or other) and thus the link may not work.  If you search for
> Popular Mechanics from Nov 1954, you should get it.  It is on page 158.
> The author and apparent DX'er is Max Tharpe.  Does that name ring a
> bell?
>
> Off topic, I LOVE the ads in front of the magazine about learning new
> trades such as auto, TV and radio and appliance repair.  I love the idea
> of raising giant frogs, for profit!
>
> 73,
> Dave Hascall
> Indy
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