outdated info?

[johnsquirrels]

I recently inherited a bunch of cb and ham stuff. I've been playing with cb and like it so I'm studying and thinking about going to get my tech liscense. The online study stuff helps a lot and I think I can pass on that alone in a month or so. But I have the radio amatuears handbook 31st edition 1954. And I've been reading it to get a better grasp rather than just knowing the answer to test questions.....but am I screwing myself? How much has this changed? I know if I read a surgeons book from 54' I would be in trouble.

 

[ecps92]

Ohms, Volts and Amps are the same today as they were years ago.

Rules, Regs and Freq allocations are another matter

I recently inherited a bunch of cb and ham stuff. I've been playing with cb and like it so I'm studying and thinking about going to get my tech liscense. The online study stuff helps a lot and I think I can pass on that alone in a month or so. But I have the radio amatuears handbook 31st edition 1954. And I've been reading it to get a better grasp rather than just knowing the answer to test questions.....but am I screwing myself? How much has this changed? I know if I read a surgeons book from 54' I would be in trouble.

 

[johnsquirrels]

The book is really cool none the less. But I have been studying frequency locations in it. I'll have to stop that I guess .

 

[cmdrwill]

It IS very interesting to see how the Ham community has evolved.

" the radio amatuears handbook 31st edition 1954." was considered 'the bible' when I started out my adventure in electronics and two way radio in that same year.

 

[k6cpo]

Another way in which amateur radio has evolved is the price of the handbook. I have a 1957 edition with a price of $3.50, a 2001 edition with a price of $32 and when I bought my 2014 100th Anniversary Commemorative Edition it cost over $75. Of course, it has my name, call sign and copy number Gold embossed into the cover.