Ray F. Lowry, Editor
New York: Editors and Engineers, 1941
First edition, first printing. Hardcover.
The “Radio” Handbook
Published in 1941 on the eve of American entry into World War II, The “Radio” Handbook is a substantial technical reference aimed at serious radio operators, engineers, and advanced amateurs. Edited by Ray F. Lowry, the volume compiles circuit design, transmission theory, component specifications, and construction techniques during a period when radio communication was both a civilian hobby and a strategic military technology.
Unlike introductory hobbyist manuals, this handbook reflects a higher technical level, addressing signal behavior, modulation, vacuum tube theory, and transmitter construction in detail. It captures the transitional moment when amateur radio culture intersected with wartime technical mobilization.
Editors and Engineers publications are known for their practical orientation and dense technical diagrams. Early 1940s issues are particularly interesting given the rapid wartime evolution of communications engineering that followed.
Notable Features
1941 first edition
Pre–U.S. entry into WWII publication
Advanced amateur and professional radio reference
Illustrated with technical diagrams and schematics
Editors and Engineers technical imprint
Condition
VG-
Eighth Edition; First Printing 35,000, October 1941, as stated. Cloth binding with moderate shelf wear; interior clean; no dust jacket present; no ex-library markings observed.
Why This Book Matters
Radio handbooks from the early 1940s document a pivotal phase in communications history. They reflect the technical knowledge base that underpinned both civilian amateur radio culture and wartime signal operations. As artifacts of pre-war engineering practice, they occupy an important place in the history of applied electronics.
Ray F. Lowry, Editor
New York: Editors and Engineers, 1941
First edition, first printing. Hardcover.
The “Radio” Handbook
Published in 1941 on the eve of American entry into World War II, The “Radio” Handbook is a substantial technical reference aimed at serious radio operators, engineers, and advanced amateurs. Edited by Ray F. Lowry, the volume compiles circuit design, transmission theory, component specifications, and construction techniques during a period when radio communication was both a civilian hobby and a strategic military technology.
Unlike introductory hobbyist manuals, this handbook reflects a higher technical level, addressing signal behavior, modulation, vacuum tube theory, and transmitter construction in detail. It captures the transitional moment when amateur radio culture intersected with wartime technical mobilization.
Editors and Engineers publications are known for their practical orientation and dense technical diagrams. Early 1940s issues are particularly interesting given the rapid wartime evolution of communications engineering that followed.
Notable Features
1941 first edition
Pre–U.S. entry into WWII publication
Advanced amateur and professional radio reference
Illustrated with technical diagrams and schematics
Editors and Engineers technical imprint
Condition
VG-
Eighth Edition; First Printing 35,000, October 1941, as stated. Cloth binding with moderate shelf wear; interior clean; no dust jacket present; no ex-library markings observed.
Why This Book Matters
Radio handbooks from the early 1940s document a pivotal phase in communications history. They reflect the technical knowledge base that underpinned both civilian amateur radio culture and wartime signal operations. As artifacts of pre-war engineering practice, they occupy an important place in the history of applied electronics.
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