[IRCA] Haring, Ham Radio's Technical Culture

["David Hochfelder" <xxmugginsxx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Colin and IRCA'ers,

Yes, Kristen Haring's book is great at capturing the social aspects of ham
radio as a hobby, its relation to family life, etc.  I was on a prize
committee sponsored by the IEEE and we awarded her the prize for an article
based on the book.   I also read her dissertation that the book is based
on.

As an outsider, I think she "gets" the radio hobby in ways we might not.  A
good supplement to "200 Meters and Down."

Also, I recommend Susan Douglas's "Listening In." It's a great book dealing
with radio from the listener's perspective, and she talks a lot about hams
and broadcast DXers as being crucial to the development of the medium.  She
understands the thrill of DXing.

Dave
Highland Park, NJ

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> Just bought the book:
>
> Ham Radio's Technical Culture (Hardcover) by Kristen Haring
> Have given it a quick flip through.
> Will do a thorough read and pass along my sentiments.
>
> In my brief, in-book store scan, I found the book to
> be amusing, compelling and somewhat poignant.
> I think the author, a gal, had a dad who was an
> Amateur and she totally pegs the social-psychological
> aspects of the hobby in the 60's and 70's -
> and how, in some ways, we Amateurs and radio hobbyists
> are the grandfathers(mothers) and greatfathers(mothers)
> of this 21-century geek generation.
>
> A good read I believe it will be, yes!
>
> ------------------------------------------
> Editor/Creator www.dxer.ca
> ------------------------------------------
> --
> Colin Newell - in Victoria B.C. Canada
> Creator www.coffeecrew.com | www.dxer.ca |
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