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Shortwave Receivers Past & Present: Communications Receivers 1942-1997 Paperback – April 1, 1998

by Fred Osterman (Editor)

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"Shortwave Receivers Past & Present' is your comprehensive guide to over 770 shortwave receivers manufactured int he last 55 years. Tabletop (non-portable) general coverage, amateur, shortwave and specialty receivers are featured.

Print length

473 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Universal Radio Research
Publication date

April 1, 1998
Dimensions

8.5 x 1 x 11.25 inches
ISBN-10

1882123077
ISBN-13

978-1882123070
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Universal Radio Research; 3rd edition (April 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 473 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1882123077
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1882123070
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1 x 11.25 inches

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Tom Stiles (hamrad88)

This is a must have book for shortwave hobbyist

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015

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If you are into old shortwave radios this is the book for you. It has tons of technical information on 100s of radios. It even gives you the original cost of the radio and expected prices (at the time of the publication of the book). The author is well know for his great books in this hobby including amateur radio. The is a new version of this book. I don't have the newer version but I would guess that the newer version including everything in this book and information about newer radios. It recently did a review of this book on my YouTube channel (hamrad88) which will give some details of what is in the book. This is a must have book for shortwave hobbyist.

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Thomas Smerk

If you love old radios, this book is a must

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014

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Most of you who are looking for this book already know that it has become difficult to find since it has gone out of print. Be careful, as there are two versions. This 1942-1997 version is 473 pages long. The 1945-1996 version is usually less expensive, but is only 351 pages long. I would rather spend the extra money to get the more complete book. The information in this book will entertain and enlighten you for hours on end, day after day! Highly recommended! I might buy a few more of these for gifts becfore they disappear completely from the market!

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Harry McCall

This book is a must for anyone who collects and ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017

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This book is a must for anyone who collects and restores old shortwave receivers. Using this text, one can evaluate collectable shortwave receivers offered on EBay and have facts to distinguish reality from fiction and seller's hype. I have both the 2nd edition and now the 3rd edition and the latter greatly expanded edition is the only one to buy while this out of print volume last of an era in in the history of communication electronics now past.

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LarryO

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019

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As advertised, on time, nice deal.

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William Bowen

An EXCELLENT reference volume

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2008

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Fred has done an excellent job of cataloging a wide range of shortwave receivers from the early WWII "boat anchors" up through the modern integrated-circuit PLL synthesized high performance radios of the 1990s. He not only covers the usual radios such as Collins, Drake and National but also the more obscure like the beautiful Gelosos from Italy (I DROOLED over those in catalogs in the '50s).

I guarantee you this book will raise your appreciation for the radios created by the gifted engineers (and the "dogs" created by some NOT so gifted ones) - these wonderful devices not only entertain and educate us but help save lives at sea and keep our conuntries safe.

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Seventies Berlin

Some receivers are missing, but you can help

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 1999

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Yes, this is a catalog of base receivers, 1945-now. Osterman provides many useful informations, and if it may be true that some informations may not be useful to an european reader (e.g. the 'used' prices), you wil not find a so comprehensive guide elsewhere. Another book will be dedicated to portable sw radios. Osterman is not God, so many data are provided by the readers: it's the way the informations flow in the scientific communities, why not here? If you are an european reader, and you know something Osterman does not, write him. I've done so, and a new chapter in this edition was added with the informations I retrieved.

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Geets Romo

great!

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2014

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Classic book!

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Glenn J. Saylor Jr.

The encyclopedia of SW radios

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2011

This massive volume of almost 500 pages, covers 770 shortwave models from 1942-1997. There are only two things wrong with this book: 1. it stops at 1997, and 2. it is no longer in print.

However those two complaints are now in the process of being satified. According to the Universal Radio website, a new and updated 4th edition is in the works and is scheduled to be released late 2012.

Highly recommended.

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