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Circuit building for Dummies
By Ward Silver, N0AX

Written by well known radio amateur Ward Silver, N0AX this book is a great and easy way to start building circuits for projects. If you have you ever wanted to build your own electronic device, put together a thermostat or repair a microphone cable, this is the book for you!

Inside you'll find the tools and techniques you need to build circuits, with illustrated, step-by-step directions to help accomplish tasks and complete projects. As you work through the tasks throughout the book, you'll construct many projects while learning the key circuit building principles and techniques. Find out about measuring and testing, maintenance and troubleshooting, cables, connectors, how to test your stuff, and much more.

This book includes
* The tools you need and how to use them
* How to make sense of schematics and printed circuit boards
* Basic techniques for creating any circuit
* How to make and repair cables and connectors
* Testing and maintenance procedures

With over 400 pages this book is great for everyone interested in electronic circuit construction and provides the ideal introduction to this fascinating topic.

Size 203x254mm, 408 pages, ISBN: 9780-4701-7342-8

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Robot Builder's Bonanza

By Gordon McComb, Myke Predko

Robot Builder's Bonanza

The Best and Biggest Robotics Book on the Block
Gordon McComb has partnered with fellow robotics enthusiast Myke Predko and together they've produced the ultimate guide to building your very own robot. Inside Robot Builder's Bonanza you'll find detailed plans for constructing robots that walk, see, feel, talk, listen, think and more! Best of all, this book will make you want to build a robot and show you how you can! Projects vary in complexity so everyone from novices to advanced hobbyists will find something to inspire and advance robot plans.

Included there are fully illustrated plans for 99 amazing robots with hundreds of great illustrations and customizability added to every project. You will also find details of materials and tools you can use to build your robots. The book covers state-of-the-art advances and developments in remote control through to help with microcontrollers for the beginner. There is information on turning toys into automatons, advanced locomotion, high-tech sensors, even suggestions for robotics competitions and competing and 75% fewer bad jokes

The 766 pages of Robot Builder's Bonanza are packed with enthusiasm, fascinating science titbits, field-tested projects, and modular organization to make it easy to invent and build your own designs. This best-seller puts it all together for anyone with the slightest curiosity about this fascinating hobby.

Paperback, 766 pages © 2006, McGraw Hill
ISBN 9780-0714-6893-0
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The Story of Enigma CD

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By Prof. Tom Perera, W1TP
The breaking of the Enigma Codes in World War II was one of the defining actions of the whole war. This CD looks at the Enigma machines themselves in amazing detail and brings to life how these machines were made and used. This CD also looks at the development of Enigma machines made by other countries after the war and detail is included of Russian, Swiss and American versions. In sixty sections you will find 5 videos, over 1400 photographs, schematics, nine Enigma books & manuals and two Enigma simulator programs. This CDcovers a huge array of detail from operating instructions,assembly and details of Enigma machines captured during the war and their value to Allied efforts. The CDgoes beyond the Enigma machines of WWII andcontains material on various derivations of these fascinating encryption devices. There are details of the American M-209 cipher machine including a 30-minute training film on its use. There is information on the FIALKA which is a recently discovered Russian Enigma machine, along with the Swiss pocket cipher machines. The CD is presented in an easy to use HTML format so any computer with an internet browser can use it easily. Some items on the CD do require other software to run and this has been included in the form of Mozilla Firefox (a web browser), Adobe Acrobat and Real Player (all PC versions).

At 697MB there is far more on this CD than we can hope to cover here. This is simply a gold mine of material for anyone interested in the subject of Enigma machines. This CD is thoroughly recommended as a remarkable resource for those researching the Enigma saga or anyone just interested in the topic.
ISBN 9781-9050-8622-1

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Perera's Telegraph Collectors Reference CD

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By Prof. Tom Perera, W1TP
This CD edition of his famous Telegraph Collectors Guide is the most comprehensive guide to telegraph keys available. Containing an amazing 7000 photographs and a vast array of descriptions, prices, books, maps, videos and lists, this CD is a goldmine of fascinating information. The Telegraph Collectors CD is really easy to use and requires no installation or hard disc space, being HTML it should run equally well on PCs or Macs. It starts with a historical background of telegraph keys and discusses the types of keys available from the earliest years through to the present day. The reader will then find a breakdown ofthe various categories of keys, from the earliest 1830 varieties through the introduction of Morse code keys,spark & wireless keys, military keys from around the world and radio keys. There is also a wide range of material covering practice sets, semi-automatic keys (or "Bugs"), electronic keyers, paddles, home-made keys and even novelty items. A wide variety of pictures and diagrams aid identification of the various models and the author has included extensive lists of the various manufacturers, their model numbers and codes. There are even tips on restoring telegraph keys and their use along with a comprehensive index of the material. Even if you are not interested in the dollar value of telegraph keys this historical reference work is fascinating look at telegraph and Morse keys since their very inception.
ISBN 9781-9050-8623-8

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ABC Air Traffic Control (9th Edition)

By Graham Duke

This new and fully revised ninth edition again gives the reader a comprehensive account of contemporary air traffic control practice. Fully illustrated with both photographs and line drawings, abc Air Traffic Control remains an essential guide for all those interested in the operation of modern civil aviation. Since the eighth edition was published in 2001, the major new ATC centre at Swanwick, a project that had been much delayed, has been commissioned. Also significant has been the demise of Concorde operations at the end of 2003, and the cessation of the special air traffic control regulations that controlled the world's only supersonic airliner. At a time when the level of air traffic flying through UK airspace continues to grow apace and when the incidents of recorded 'near misses' are also on the increase, the subject of air traffic control remains important. Simply put this book is an excellent pocket guide for anyone interested in matters aeronautical.

ISBN: 071103074X, 184mm x 120mm 112 page paperback.

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Air Band Radio Guide

NEW 6TH EDITION

By Graham Duke

For many thousands of aviation enthusiasts part of the fascination of their hobby is the ability to listen in to the radio transmissions made by the Air Traffic Controllers and the aircraft under their control.

First published in 1992 and with new editions and additional impressions regularly since then most recently the fifth edition in 2001 - abc Air Band Radio Guide is an indispensable handbook for all aviation enthusiasts which has already become one of the most successful titles in Ian Allan’s popular series of aviation ‘abc’ titles. The book examines in detail the technology involved, the equipment available, airfields, radio frequencies and much else.

Individual chapters within the book examine topics such as the legal position, the nature of the transmissions that can be heard, the features of the equipment available and what to look for when seeking to acquire such equipment, antennas and high frequency radio. In addition, the book also includes comprehensive appendices that provide an airfield directory (which lists all the up-to-date frequencies for each of the airfields covered), the ICAO four-letter airfield codes for British and major overseas airports, the ATC reporting points and radio navigation aids, airline call signs and much else. All essential information for the enthusiast keen to get the maximum enjoyment and knowledge from their hobby.

Size: 184mm 120mm, paperback, 112pages
ISBN: 0 7110 3075 8

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White Star Line in Picture Postcards

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By Robert McDougall and Robin Gardiner
White Star Line in Picture Postcards contains the images from over 200 postcards from the collection of Robert McDougall, detailing the history of the White Star Line and its fleet. Although Titanic was undoubtedly White Star's best-known liner, she was but one of many vessels operated by the company. Titanic's sister ships, the Britannic and the Olympic, were joined by several hundred other vessels which the company owned, chartered or loaded. Those even remotely interested in sea travel in the 19th and 20th centuries will find this book engrossing.
Size 215 x 252m , 128 pages , ISBN: 0-7110-2986-5

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Hijacking Enigma

By: Christine Large

The theft from Bletchley Park in 2000 of the legendary Enigma machine, the device used by the Allies to decode German messages during World War II, was an altogether novel and frightening twist on recent history. Closely followed by the British media, the theft of the Enigma machine was later revealed to be part of a well-orchestrated hate campaign against Bletchley Park's new director, Christine Large. Hijacking Enigma is her story, a harrowing insider's look at what's it's like to be at the centre of a complex cat-and-mouse game and media frenzy.

ISBN: 0-470-86347-1, Paperback 302 pages

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The Man Who Changed Everything
The Life of James Clerk Maxwell

By Basil Mahon

This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public.

Maxwell changed our perception of reality and laid the foundations for many of the scientific and technological advances of the last 150 years. By discovering the nature of electromagnetic waves, he made possible the development of radio in its many forms and uses. Maxwell's first academic paper was written at the age of 14 and his contribution to Science has been tremendous. He was to go on to make great contributions to colour theory and perception and derived the first-ever statistical law in physics - the Maxwell distribution of molecular velocities. After this, it was not long until 'Maxwell's Equations', in a form now known to all physicists, appeared. He continued to work on the statistical theories of gases, and observation of the governor on a steam engine led him to write On Governors, the first mathematical analysis of control systems, covering negative feedback, stability and damping.

Not only is this book an excellent read, it is one that provides insight into the life of one of the great minds of science and is highly recommended to all who want to know more about this fascinating character.

ISBN: 0-470-86171-1, Paperback 130 x 215mm, 246 pages

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