CQ Book Review: Radio History - Ship Shore

Maritime radio evolved alongside amateur radio, sometimes involving the same cast of characters. Marine radio historian (and former ship’s radio officer) N1EA takes a look at a history of ship-to shore radio penned by another radio officer/ham.

Spurgeon G. Roscoe, DAVID J. RING, JR.

From flags and pennants to Morse code and complex telecommunications, “Radio History: Ship Shore“ is a treatise on the navigational aids vessels have used over the centuries. Author Spurgeon “Spud” G. Roscoe takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of communication systems globally, from the days of Columbus to modern times. Roscoe also mines his first-hand experience as a radio officer who sailed on a dozen ships, including a reproduction of the ill-fated HMS Bounty. Now in his eighties, he has been meticulously collecting the content for “Radio History: Ship Shore“ for more than five decades. The result is a hefty tome in which Roscoe shares his encyclopedic knowledge and unyielding fascination with communications systems. The book includes all the vessels in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police marine…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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