Is this the book you are talking about?
All about Ham Radio
Helms, Harry, AA6FW. Read by Dave Jackson. Reading time 10 hours .
Hobbies and Crafts
Helms argues that the elimination of the Morse code requirement for amateur
radio licensees should encourage more people to take up his hobby of ham 
radio
. After dispelling the mythical deterrents such as equipment costs, complex 
tests,
and operating difficulty, Helms discusses the pleasures, the new lingo, the 
regulations,
and the technology involved in speaking with other
ham operators around the world.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Babcock
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 8:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: a few questions

a very good book that explains all of this is on bard, do a search for =
"ham radio" and you'll find a good book that comes up!
On Jun 22, 2012, at 8:00 AM, Lou Kolb wrote:

> QSL means confirmation.  If someone asks "QSL?" with a question in his =
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> The same is true for CW.
> Lou Kolb
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> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: a few questions
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>> They are looking for your call, your state and your class.  If you
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>> Hope this helps.
>> Pat, K9JAUAt 09:35 AM 6/22/2012, you wrote:
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