Sinophone Radio Studies
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Radio Periodicals 1928-1949
Introducing China HAM Radio Periodicals, 1928-1949
1928-1949 中国业余无线电珍贵刊物集锦
What Is It?
A collection of 22 kinds of DIGITIZED periodicals about HAM radio (and the more general radio world) that were published in China between 1928 and 1949.
How to Get It?
The public version (about 11 GB) is OPEN ACCESS at the website of the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC) 中国无线电协会业余无线电分会, a member society of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). CLICK HERE to go to the download page.
Note: The files are hosted on Baidu Wangpan 百度网盘, a cloud service provided by Baidu, Inc. in China. To download, you will need the link and password available on the CRAC website. If you are a paid user of Baidu Wangpan, downloads should proceed smoothly. For non-paid users, download speeds may be significantly slower due to the large file sizes. Please know that we do not own these files or control the download links, and therefore cannot guarantee their reliability, safety, or security. We encourage users to exercise caution and follow standard internet safety practices when accessing these files.
For access to the restricted version, please contact CRAC directly.
Who Built It?
Remember this name: Tong Xiaoyong 童效勇 (Call Sign: BA1AA). Mr. Tong collected these periodicals over decades, not for himself, but for the HAM community. CRAC digitalized these materials and made them available to the public in April 2015. To learn more about the stories behind this collection, read these three articles that we have translated into English:
Tong Xiaoyong (BA1AA): “Notes on the Content of this Digital Collection” 关于本套光盘资料内容的一些说明
Chen Ping 陈平 (BA1HAM): “On the Production of the Digital Collection” 资料光盘制作后记
What Materials Does It Contain?
This collection contains 22 kinds of periodicals. (Not all periodicals are complete; we will point to alternative sources for the missing contents, whenever possible.) It also has an appendix about Zhu Qiqing 朱其清 (1898–1973), one of the radio pioneers in China.
We are working on writing annotations to each of the periodicals. Click the images above for more information.
How to Credit It?
In addition to citing individual sources according to standard academic practices, we encourage scholars to acknowledge CRAC for making this collection publicly accessible in any publications that benefit from its use. We also encourage other users to provide the same acknowledgment when repurposing materials from this collection.