JK George was interviewed by Sinclair Noe regarding his new book, "Contact Sport: A Story of Champions, Airwaves, and a One-Day Race Around the World." The book not only chronicles the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship in New England, but spins a mystical tale about the allure of radio waves and the mystical romanticism of…
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Scientific American Review
"Contact Sport" was recommended/reviewed in the February issue of Scientific American. On page 72, the "Recommended" page, written by Clara Moskowitz, includes four books. "Contact Sport" is in there right along with books on the last volcano, the rise and fall of the Super Collider project in Northeast Texas, and a book describing how "habitat…
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Status Update: The Book Takes Shape
My last blog, dated way back on the Fourth of July (which seems ages ago) announced a publishing contract for an international competition. Much has happened since then, and to the mega (okay, I exaggerate a bit) dedicated readers of this esteemed chronicle, here's an update. As I mentioned "way back then," a publishing house…
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A New Book Contract … to Cover an International Competition
Every four years, much of the world of amateur radio pauses to follow the results of an intense, twenty-four hour struggle to determine the best radio-sporting team in the world. This year, the competition will be held in the northern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts following a week of team meetings, referee consultations, general comings-together of…
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