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Title: Marine SSB Radio for "Idi-Yachts" by Marti Brown, Martin Brown, Captain Marti Brown ISBN: 0-9715640-0-0 Publisher: Cruising Companion Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 Format: Spiral-bound Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific book on how to USE your Marine SSB radio
Comment: This is NOT a book to help you understand HOW a marine radio works. Rather, it is a book that helps you learn HOW TO USE your marine SSB radio and is written in easy to understand language.
Most folks who are cruising or preparing to cruise (on a boat)need information on where to find net frequencies, weather and how to make phone calls through their Marine SSB radio. They don't need or want to learn about all of the technical aspects of how the HF radio works! Just how to use it to stay safe and informed about weather and the like. If they wanted to learn about the nuances of how HF radio works they would sell their boats and enroll in an engineering college.
If you are a landlubber or a coastal day sailor without a marine SSB radio and no interest in cruising on a boat you won't have a clue about the value of this little gem--read the next review for a good example of a land lubber without a clue...
If you've just installed or are preparing to install a Marine SSB radio and go cruising on a boat and wish to learn how to use the radio then this is the book for you.
For reviews on this book from people that are cruising on boats see this web site: http://www.idiyachts.com
Cheers!
Rating: 2
Summary: Overpriced brochure
Comment: There are a few tidbits of information and a few tables in this book that are informative, but overall the book is worth about $6.95 not $20. The title idi-yachts -presumeably a spin on the "for dummies" series- is really a leap this book is really for idiots.
Let me quote from the opening paragraph. "Very simply put, the SSB radio receives and transmits energy in the form of radio waves. When you transmit, these 'waves' move out of the radio, up through the antenna and out through space at the speed of light (300 million meters per second) which is pretty darned fast! Up in space these waves interact with layers of ionized gas. Like a mirror, the charged or ionized gas reflects the waves back at different angles.....You've experienced ocean waves under the keel...Now your getting into radio waves that travel through speace. Isn't cruising the most interesting thing? Never a dull moment."
She later 'explains' simplex and duplex frequencies where after 3 rather uninformative sentences she reassures the reader with "Don't get too hung up on this part. You'll rarely if ever use half duplex frequencies....You could amaze your friends in a trivia game with this knowledge but thats about it."
With regard to choosing frequencies she writes "All SSB frequencies are Upper Sideband (USB). USB is a mode of High Frequency (HF) radio reception that demodulates AM signals by processing that portion of the recieved signal above the transmitters carrier frequency. Whew! How about that? I think the only folks that will know what that means are electrical engineers." Well clearly the author doesn't understand it enough to do anything but quote back someone elses one-liner.
Not much help with explaining concepts though there is a nice reference card in the back of the book - so if you want to toss out $20 for a reference card thats your choice. But if you are looking for a book that explains shortwave radio in laymens terms you should look elsewhere.
Rating: 5
Summary: Solid information, very useful
Comment: This is an excellent book and those are hard to find on this subject. I write for several magazines and I've never seen a better book on the subject.
Dave Wheeler
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Title: Understanding Weatherfax by Mike Harris ISBN: 1574090313 Publisher: Sheridan House Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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Title: HF Radio E-Mail for "Idi-Yachts" by Marti Brown ISBN: 0971564019 Publisher: Seaworthy Publications Inc. Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: A Boater's Guide to VHF and GMDSS by Sue Fletcher ISBN: 0071388028 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 29 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0070096120 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: How to Read a Nautical Chart : A Complete Guide to the Symbols, Abbreviations, and Data Displayed on Nautical Charts by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0071376151 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 05 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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