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Ham radio's technical culture / Kristen Haring.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haring, Kristen.
- Series:
- Inside technology.
- Inside technology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amateur radio stations--History.
- Amateur radio stations.
- Radio operators--United States--History.
- Radio operators.
- Hobbies--Social aspects.
- Hobbies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 220 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A history of ham radio culture: how ham radio enthusiasts formed identity and community through their technical hobby, from the 1930s through the Cold War.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Prologue
- 1 - Identifying with Technology, Tinkering with Technical Culture
- 2 - The Culture of Ham Radio
- 3 - Equipping Productive Consumers
- 4 - Amateurs on the Job
- 5 - Hobby Radio Embattled
- 6 - Ham Radio at Home
- 7 - Technical Change and Technical Culture
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Series List.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-214) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-09781-4
- 9786612097812
- 0-262-27496-5
- 1-4294-5533-0
- OCLC:
- 84840094
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