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Synopsis
To an outsider, the world of ham radio is one of basement transmitters, clunky microphones, Morse code, and crackly, possibly clandestine, worldwide communications, a world both mysterious and geeky. But the real story is a lot more interesting: indeed, there are more than two million operators worldwide, including people like Walter Cronkite and Priscilla Presley. Gandhi had a ham radio, as do Marlon Brando and Juan Carlos, king of Spain.
Hello World takes us on a seventy-year odyssey through the world of ham radio. From 1927 until his death in 2001, operator Jerry Powell transmitted radio signals from his bedroom in Hackensack, New Jersey, touring the world’s most remote locations and communicating with people from Greenland to occupied Japan. Once he made contact with a fellow ham operator, he exchanged postcards – known as QSLs cards – with them. For seven decades, Powell collected hundreds of these cards, documenting his fascinating career in amateur radio and providing a dazzling graphic inventory of people and places far flung.
This book is both an introduction to the fascinating world of ham and a visual feast for anyone interested in the universal language of graphic design.
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About the Author
Danny Gregory lives in New York City.
Paul Sahre is principal of his own design firm. He lives in New York City.
Review
"A beautifully designed love letter to...the critical but unsung role radio hams have played in service to our country." -- Amy Fusselman, author of The Pharmacist's Mate
"Danny Gregory and Paul Sahre broadcast a life in ham radio in HELLO WORLD." -- Vanity Fair, April 2003
"Excellent! An intriguing story that's finally been told." -- Jim Haynie, W5JBP, ARRL President
"[In the HAM radio world] identifying yourself is mandatory... Now that's an altogether different kind of network protocol." -- Wired, April 2003
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- PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 156898281X
- ISBN 13 9781568982816
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