Description Ham Radio is Alive and Well, as reviewed in QST Magazine by Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, is the expanded edition of what you might see under ham radio in Wikipedia.
As the subtitle suggests, Drasch's compendium offers the largely traditionalist view of a ham radio Rip van Winkle of sorts, who, after being first licensed at age 12, broke away from the hobby for several decades when school, family, and career took precedence, and then, roused by a ham radio friend, dove back in about a decade ago as he concedes, not quite where he left off all those years ago.
So, Drasch is at once a veteran radio amateur and a relative newcomer, although his intervening career involved electronics.
After establishing that hams are still doing that, Drasch's narrative incorporates a bit of then-and-now comparison and contrast that veteran radio amateurs will be able to relate to.
His overarching emphasis is on conventional HF operation, from DXing and contesting to popular operation modes.
One useful resource for newcomers is the one that explains Ham Radio Speak, defining some of that confounding jargon we OTs (old timers) have been using among ourselves for decades when chatting about the latest DXpedition over coffee or, perhaps a couple of 807s (beers).
He includes as well a list of abbreviations that one would use on CW or perhaps on some digital modes, and a few Q signals.
Black-and-white photographs are sprinkled liberally though out the book's chapters, to illustrate a point or just to complement the content.
Something in Ham Radio is Alive and Well will appeal even to veteran hams, although I'd see the primary readership as newcomers, especially, those whose Amateur Radio arc was interrupted mid-course, but then, like Drasch, got back into Amateur Radio rather late in the game.
About the Author Gary Drasch acquired his radio amateur Novice license in 1960 at age 12 and his General class license at 13.
After graduating from high school, he attended the Milwaukee Ar.
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