wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (05/28/85)
Regarding our recent discussion about the World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) and the prices thereof: I just got a new catalog from ye olde Publishers Central Bureau, only the fifth or seventh this year so far (:-), but this is a "special sale" catalog (where have I heard that before...), with some of their books marked down to a lower price. (What hurts is that I bought some at the higher price! The knife of self-recrimination twists slowly in the gut...) Anyway, one of the items on sale is newly-listed (I've never seen one of these listed in a PCB catalog before); the 1984 WRTH! For $6.00, which is probably about what it's worth, but is much lower than other sources of back issues (like Century Print Shop). The stock number is 446235. If you don't have a WRTH, getting last year's for this price is probably worthwhile. As I mentioned in an earlier posting, the 1985 frequency listings are already nearly obsolete, so the unchanging or more-stable data (like station addresses, interval signals, etc.) is probably good enough in the preceeding year's issue to be useful. Another radio-related book, marked down on special sale, is a real bargain. It is the 1979-80 issue of JANE'S MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS, one of the authoritative Jane's series of guides to military equipment. It is marked down to $7.98 (original list $99.50) [I had bought my copy at around $15, sob!]. The stock number is 391562. This is a good guide to then-current military electronics gear, which might show up on the surplus market, or fall into your hands whilst strolling through Central America, and could be helpful in identifying this or that odd piece of surplus stuff you happen to get ahold of. A few notes about ordering these, if you are interested: 1) You must mention "special sale department #345". 2) Offer is good through Labor Day, '85. 3) There is a per-order shipping charge of $2.60, no matter how much you buy -- I recommend you ask co-workers for recent catalogs or check you local or work libraries, so you can see if there is other stuff you want to add to ordering just one or two books. 4) These people always stick you with a "credit voucher" if you pay by check and stuff is out-of-stock, and back-orders take forever, if they ever show up. I tried asking for a refund check instead of a credit voucher with my just-sent-in order; we'll see if they pay attention... Here is their address: Publishers Central Bureau One Champion Ave., Dept 345 Avenel, NJ 07131 (Any of you New Jersey netters happen to know if they have a retail outlet where you can just go and buy this stuff at the catalog sale prices?) Usual disclaimer -- I've been buying from these people for years, but really don't like them much. I certainly have no interest or connection with them. Will Martin USENET: seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin or ARPA/MILNET: wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA