I'm not sure that I follow you, Mike. I as able to look at the entire Nov 1954 issue (p. 81 had an article on the USS Forrestal (too big to go through the Panama Canal), p. 51 had an ad on a career as a TV repairman, part of p. 111 had a small piece on slim TV's that may be hung from the wall (!) and so on).
Still exploring the whole site. I love old roads and maps and such and back in the 30's and 40's, Roosevelt's WPA had a "Federal Writers Project" with books on most of the states including road trips, travelogues and such. I found those books on Google Books, too although not the Indiana guide (I found my hard copy at Half Price Books). Thanks for your previous help on Google Books, too. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Mike Hawkins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 3:27 PM To: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Tvfmdx] Google Book - DX related I checked for this article and the issue is a "snippet view". This means it is copyright-protected and they give you tiny bits of it. Until they can eliminate the snippet view in favor of full viewing (which is in the works), you can't get it from Google. Also, snippet views are usually useless if you put in multiple search terms (as you did), because it gives you a snippet of the first instance of any of the terms that you entered. You can sometimes get more by getting to the book you're interested in, then trimming the search terms down for the search inside that book only. Mike Hawkins On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:12 AM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS <[email protected]> wrote: If you all recall, a few weeks back, I mentioned Google Books. Many folks replied and set me straight on what you can and can not do with them (mainly you can only fully read the ones marked "Full View"). I was Googling +DX +Radio on Google Books the other night and saw an article on TV DX'ing from the Nov 1954 edition of Popular Mechanics. It is a good piece, to me and talks quite accurately about VHF DX'ing. I did not include a direct link since you have to have a Google account (Gmail or other) and thus the link may not work. If you search for Popular Mechanics from Nov 1954, you should get it. It is on page 158. The author and apparent DX'er is Max Tharpe. Does that name ring a bell? Off topic, I LOVE the ads in front of the magazine about learning new trades such as auto, TV and radio and appliance repair. I love the idea of raising giant frogs, for profit! 73, Dave Hascall Indy _______________________________________________ This is the Official WTFDA TV/FM DX mailing list with 190 users. Tvfmdx mailing list To Post: [email protected] Your Info Page and Tvfmdx List Archives: http://lists.wtfda.info/listinfo.cgi/tvfmdx-wtfda.info Check out the WTFDA forums at http://www.wtfda.info Upload and view audio, photos, even video. Register first. The official WTFDA website is http://www.wtfda.org _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
