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List Of Amateur Radio Magazines
This is a list of magazines that focus on topics related to amateur radio. It is not complete by any means. Notes and references {{Telecommunications Amateur radio magazines, Lists of magazines, Amateur radio Amateur radio-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. Definition In the technical sense a '' journal'' has continuous pagination throughout a volume. Thus ''Business Week'', which starts each issue anew with page one, is a magazine, but the '' Journal of Business Communication'', which continues the same sequence of pagination throughout the coterminous year, is a journal. Some professional or trade publications are also peer-reviewed, for example the '' Journal of Accountancy''. Non-peer-reviewed academic or professional publications are generally ''professional magazines''. That a publication calls itself a ''journal'' does not make it a journal in the technical sense; ''The Wall Street Journal'' is actually a newspaper. Etymology The word "magazine" derives from Arabic , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CQ VHF Magazine
''CQ VHF'' was a magazine that served the ham radio operators whose operational and technical interests lie above 50 MHz. The magazine focused on radio technology, products, and activities that exist on 6 meters, 2 meters, 440 MHz and above. CQ VHF covered a broad range of skill levels, from the new Technician to the Extra Class microwave experimenter, and included operating, technical and construction articles. ''CQ VHF'' was published by CQ Communications, publishers of ''CQ Amateur Radio'' magazine, '' WorldRadio'' magazine, and ''Popular Communications ''Popular Communications'' was a magazine with content relating to the radio hobby, including scanners, shortwave radio, CB, amateur radio, AM and FM broadcast band listening, radio history, and vintage radio restoration. The magazine existed be ...'' magazine. In late December 2013 CQ Communications announced that they would cease publication of the printed version of ''CQ VHF Magazine'' and ''Popular Communica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur Radio Magazines
An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History Historically, the amateur was considered to be the ideal balance between pure intent, open mind, and the interest or passion for a subject. That ideology spanned many different fields of interest. It may have its roots in the ancient Greek philosophy of amateur athletes competing in the Olympics. The ancient Greek citizens spent most of their time in other pursuits, but competed according to their natural talents and abilities. The "gentleman amateur" was a phenomenon among the gentry of Great Britain from the 17th century until the 20th century. With the start of the Age of Reason, with people thinking more about how the world works around them, (see science in the Age of Enlightenment), things like the cabinets of curiosities, and the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Fun (USA)
''Radio Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic paper that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with ''Buster''. The comic strips included the uncredited work of industry regulars such as Roy Wilson and George and Reg Parlett. The format of the humorous strips was to pack in as many gags and slapstick situations as possible. Publication history ''Wonder'' merged with it in 1953. The title became ''Radio Fun and Adventures'' towards the end of its run. ''Radio Fun'' ran for 1167 issues. Strips The comic mainly featured comic strip versions of radio and film stars, including: * Arthur Askey * Benny Hill * Bernard Bresslaw * Charlie Chester * Petula Clark * Charlie Drake * Clark Gable * Tommy Handley * Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss * Tom Keene * Sandy Powell * Jack Warner * Norman Wisdom In its last few years, it ran a '' Superman'' strip abridged and reformatted from DC Comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WorldRadio
''Worldradio'' was a monthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in Sacramento, CA, United States from July 1971 to January 2009. The magazine was published in English and drew its subscription base primarily from the America and Canada, although it had subscribers around the world. The staff of the magazine had an Amateur Radio club that was assigned the call sign WR6WR. This magazine is unrelated to a magazine called "World-Radio" published in the United Kingdom before World War II. Sale to CQ Communications, Inc. On November 12, 2008, CQ Communications, publishers of ''CQ Amateur Radio'', ''CQ VHF Magazine'' and ''Popular Communications ''Popular Communications'' was a magazine with content relating to the radio hobby, including scanners, shortwave radio, CB, amateur radio, AM and FM broadcast band listening, radio history, and vintage radio restoration. The magazine existed be ...'' announced that they had purchased ''Worldradio'' magazine from the founder and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
73 (magazine)
''73 Magazine'' (also known as ''73 Amateur Radio Today'') () was a United States-based amateur radio magazine that was published from 1960 to 2003. It was known for its strong emphasis on technical articles and for the lengthy editorials in each issue by its founder and publisher, Wayne Green. The magazine title, ''73'', (Morse: −−••• •••−− ) means "best regards" in amateur radio lingo. History The first issue of ''73'' was published in October 1960 from Green's business offices in Brooklyn, New York. A major contributing editor was Ken Sessions, K6MVH, who wrote a column called "The Chronicles of 76", a reference to the FM transmitting frequency of 146.76 megahertz. Sessions also authored many books on the subject of amateur radio, and designed many of the how-to projects included in the magazine. Another contributing editor was Jean Shepherd, K2ORS. According to the ARRL Letter, "''73'' was a pioneer promoter of SSB, FM, solid-state, easy constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio News
News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or television studio newsroom, or by a broadcast network. It may include material such as sports coverage, weather forecasts, traffic reports, political commentary, expert opinions, editorial content, and other material that the broadcaster feels is relevant to their audience. An individual news program is typically reported in a series of individual stories that are presented by one or more anchors. A frequent inclusion is live or recorded interviews by field reporters. Structure, content, and style Television Television news programs inform and discuss current events via the medium of television. A "news bulletin" or a "newscast" are television programs lasting from seconds to hours that provide updates on events. Programs can vary thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Contest Journal
The ''National Contest Journal'' (also referred to by the acronym ''NCJ'') is a bimonthly magazine published by the American Radio Relay League, with an independent volunteer editor. The magazine covers topics related to amateur radio contesting. The magazine is published in English and draws its subscription base primarily from the United States of America and Canada. History The ''National Contest Journal'' was founded by Minnesotan contester Tod Olson, K0TO. In his editorial for volume 1, issue 1 (January/February, 1973), Olson described the motivational purpose of the publication: "We believe that a genuine desire exists for more information about Radio Contests. Most of us have an interest in learning about other stations, operators, etc that we find in competition with us."Luetzelschwab, Carl K9LA, ed. ''We Hear from Former ''NCJ'' Editors". ''National Contest Journal''., vol. 35, no. 5, Sep/Oct, 2007, p.14. Olson relied upon the National Traffic System to gather cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Electrics
''Modern Electrics'' was a technical magazine for the amateur radio experimenter. The magazine existed between 1908 and 1914. History and profile ''Modern Electrics'' was created by Hugo Gernsback and began publication in April 1908. The magazine was initially intended to provide mail-order information for radio parts and to promote the amateur radio hobby, but it later became a vehicle for technology-based fiction stories. The first fiction appeared in the April, 1911 issue, and the series of 12 installments by Hugo Gernsback would later be published as the science fiction novel ''Ralph 124C 41+''. The circulation for this magazine increased rapidly, starting at 2,000 and increasing to 52,000 in 1911. In 1908, the magazine announced the "wireless registry", a listing of radio owners, their call letters, and the type of equipment they owned and how it was operated. The magazine was sold in 1913, and ceased publication in 1914. It then merged with '' Electrician and Mechanic'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K9YA Telegraph
The ''K9YA Telegraph'' is a free, monthly, general interest amateur radio e-Zine first published in January 2004. The journal of the Robert F. Heytow Memorial Radio Club, the ''K9YA Telegraph'' is distributed to subscribers in over 100 countries via e-mail Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic (digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant ... as a PDF file. Issues comprise original articles written by authors drawn from its subscriber base. Notable among those authors was contributing editor, Rod Newkirk (SK), W9BRD/VA3ZBB, former "How's DX" columnist for '' QST'' magazine; Wayne Green (SK), W2NSD, legendary publisher of ''73'' and other popular electronic hobbyist magazines; and Don Keith, N4KC, best-selling and award-winning author. The ''K9YA Telegraph'' describes itself as unique in offering the amateur radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
