plaws reviewed 200 Meters & Down by Clinton B. Desoto
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3 stars
Interesting book.
Very definitely an ARRL-centric version of history but given that the author was secretary of the ARRL and that they published the book, I suppose that is to be expected.
Two of the last three chapters could well have been appendices given that they were just exhaustive lists of expeditions that took amateur radio along or emergencies where radioamateurs helped out. The last chapter was kind of an anti-radiotelephone (vs radiotelegraph) plea (not a manifesto, exactly) and sadly, some 75 years later, there are still those stuck in that mode!
Nonetheless, if you are interested in old radio, it's worth the read.