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Re: The WW2 Radio Shack
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2021, 1549 UTC »
Hi everyone, some more updates, Google has miraculously changed my website address, updates are now at

https://sites.google.com/view/ww2-secret-radio-station/refurbishment

for those who are interested.
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« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2021, 2109 UTC »
Quite the labor of love. Spectacular landscape, too!

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« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2022, 1043 UTC »
I have added some updates on the WW2 radio shack athttps://sites.google.com/view/ww2-secret-radio-station/refurbishment for those who may be interested.
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« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2022, 1356 UTC »
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Re: The WW2 Radio Shack
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2022, 0158 UTC »
Fascinating project and historical details...Thanks for sharing!

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Re: The WW2 Radio Shack
« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2022, 0156 UTC »
I've got a 1942 ARRL handbook that was put out for troops getting prepped for war after Pearl Harbor. A lot of the transmitters could get today's pirates in a world of trouble. Some of the receivers look pretty interesting, though. Everything from crystal sets to superhets.

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« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2022, 1622 UTC »
Sounds interesting, is there a pdf version of the book available? Perrhaps you can scan it?
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« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2022, 2353 UTC »
Sounds interesting, is there a pdf version of the book available? Perrhaps you can scan it?

I suspect the ARRL would have it in their online archives.

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« Reply #23 on: August 21, 2022, 1324 UTC »
Sounds interesting, is there a pdf version of the book available? Perrhaps you can scan it?

It is available here:

https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Handbooks/The-Radio-Amateur's-Handbook-ARRL-1942-Defense-Edition.pdf

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« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2022, 2350 UTC »
That's it. I bought mine at an estate sale. There must have been a pile of 20 of them. The odd thing was there was nothing else radio related in the house.