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A guide to marine radio communications for small boats. The author gives information on: licensing procedures for VHF, amateur radio, CB and HF, compatibility with generators, echo sounders, satnav and autopilots - antenna positioning - and earthing requirements.
First published in 1986, and now revised and brought up to date, this is a practical introduction to radio controlled model boating. All the simple procedures involved are explained and trouble-shooting provided for technical problems likely to be encountered by a newcomer to the hobby.
A detailed description of how to make and operate a range of small scale radio control boats. There are nine model projects including: a Thames tug boat; a fishing trawler; a US Navy self-propelled derrick; an RNLI lifeboat; a racing speed boat; and a Vietnam War US landing craft.
This long-established book answers all the questions likely to be asked by the unsuspecting newcomer to radio control. If you follow the simple procedures which are clearly explained, you will undoubtedly be on the road to success in this fascinating hobby. The latest edition brings you right up to date with the latest technology and developments.
A guide to making radio-controlled model boats, which includes instructions, scale model plans and various projects, such as adapting kits for radio-control. The author has also written Model Aeroplanes of World War II and Radio-controlled Models. This book will appeal to model-makers and radio-control buffs.
THE BBC RADIO TWO BOOK CLUB PICK A hugely charming, uplifting story that shows it's never too late for new adventures - for fans of HAROLD FRY, DEAR MRS BIRD and THE LIBRARIAN. 'Full of grace and humanity' SUNDAY TIMES 'Life-affirming and funny' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Meet Eve, who has departed from her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children; and Anastasia: defiantly independent narrowboat-dweller, suddenly vulnerable as she awaits a life-saving operation. Inexperienced and ill-equipped, Sally and Eve embark upon a journey through the canals of England, guided by the remote and unsympathetic Anastasia. As they ...