Various Resources

AFM 100-5 - 1950s vintage Air Force Manual on Radio Receivers. Very nice!

Electronics Source List - A list of electronic parts dealers in Connecticut and nearby states that have a walk-in stock. Perhaps not complete, but 100% confirmed.

The Dystonaut - My latest newsletter.

Musings of a Man in Black: Prometheus - My latest book.

FM Transmission and Reception by Rider and Uslan. A 1950 text on Frequency Modulation RF systems. Admittedly older than most who will download it, but the theory remains the same regardless.

Radio System Fundamentals and Point-to-Point Digital Microwave Radio Systems - A somewhat older text from the USDA Rural Electrification Administration. Still useful to print out and keep in the reference library.

AIR FORCE MANUAL 33-274 ON-HOOK TELEPHONE SECURITY GUIDELINES - An excellent text on securing telephone systems against eavesdropping, complements of the US Air Force.

FM 34-60 - Counterintelligence - This is one of the more useful military manuals that should be in your library.

FM 34-3 - Intelligence Analysis - Another very useful military manual.

This little gem originally appeared in Cybertech under the title "On Playing the Game", by 1LT Charlie Holmes. Can you guess who originally wrote it? A very good piece that many people just don't get.

Memetic Engineering, Modern Political Warfare, and Terrorism in a New World appeared in Cybertech during the mid 1990s. Another example of stuff that was way ahead of its time.

The late Bill Cheek's Scanner Data Decoder FAQ - This is one of those handy references for those of you who want to decode various forms of digital radio signals. Another one of those handy old-school text files.

In 1990, British scanner hobbyist Nigel Ballard wrote an awesome series of textfiles that was considered required reading. While some of the more specific information in the series is now outdated, there are a few that still bear reading.
A Journey Through My Scanning Triumphs And Disasters
RECEIVER HUNTING USING THE 'I.F.' PRINCIPLE
A LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
ADVANCED SIGNAL ACQUISITION FOR PRIVATE SCANNER OPERATORS

Spectrum Use Summary 137 Mhz. - 10 GHz. - A good summary of what's where in the VHF/UHF/Microwave Spectrum

The Consolidated Frequency List - If you've read my material on hobbyist COMINT/SIGINT, you know what this file is.

Ham and Electronic Links

Northeast Weak Signal Group - Radio Amateurs with an interest in VHF, UHF, and microwave "weak signal" operation.

GEMOTO - Hams who work with surplus commercial LMR gear.

NEAR-Fest - New England's largest ham radio swap meet

The Repeater Builder's Techncial Information Page - Lots of info on building VHF/UHF repeaters and converting surplus commercial LMR gear to ham use.

The AM Window - Ham radio operators with an interest in AM mode operation.