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Early Radio - in
Marconi's Footsteps |
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Peter R. Jensen |
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If you are in to Radio
History, this book make a very interesting read. It is written along the lines of a modern
travelogue combining Radio History on route. |
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The author describes his
journeys and visits to several sites used by Marconi during his early exploits into radio
and communication. Each of these visits is illustrated with photographs of the sites as
are today. |
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In my opinion however, the
best part of this book is the latter half, Peter Jensen not only describes the equipment
used by Marconi in his early experiments, supported by photographs and circuit diagrams,
but includes working and scaled technical drawings produced by himself along with his
experiences of producing replicas of many of the items. |
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These drawings along with
some basic workshop tools would enable an enthusiast to make a magnetic detector or a
crystal set, a coherer, a multiple tuner and jigger, a spark arrestor, a Rhumkorff or
induction coil and a Leyden jar. |
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A very good book for the
technically orientated as well as for those preferring a radio orientated travelogue style
of book. |
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Early Radio by Peter R. Jensen |
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Hardback 176 pages 11 x 8 1/4 in. |
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