LEARNING CURVE

Our avocation encompasses so many disciplines and facets that I could argue that the sum of ham radio’s parts does indeed exceed its whole. That’s the beauty of ham radio, there’s a niche for anyone. All it requires is an interest. With time and experience, that interest will deepen into a rewarding and lifelong hobby that contributes not only to personal development, but to the community as well. Ham radio has so much to offer; yet it can be daunting as to where to begin. And once on that path, what suggestions are there for continued growth within our hobby?

There are a lot of publications available to inform and guide prospective and fledgling ham radio operators into the hobby. All of them are very good, but “ ” by H. Ward Silver NØAX, excels (). The “” series, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is well known and respected for taking complex subjects and managing them into fun-to-read, easily understandable bites, and NØAX’s book is no exception. In fact, Ward Silver’s book excels in briefly