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Practical Wireless
''Practical Wireless'' is a British amateur radio magazine, published monthly by Warners Group Publications. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1932 (as a supplement to ''Hobbies'' magazine) by F.J. Camm of George Newnes Publishers. It became an independent weekly in that year, then monthly in 1940 (due to wartime paper shortages). Camm was editor until his death in 1959: it was often referred to affectionately as one of "Camm's comics." ''Practical Television'' was a supplement to the magazine for a short while before the war and became a separate publication in 1950. Clive Sinclair was a freelance contributor who wrote articles for ''Practical Wireless'' since his school days. His company, Sinclair Radionics, also advertised their products extensively in the magazine. The magazine mainly covered topics such as constructing radio circuits, but also related subjects such as electronics, instruments and audio. From the November 1980 issue, ''Practical Wireless'' be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick James Camm
Frederick James "F.J." Camm (6 October 1895 – 18 February 1959) was an English technical author and magazine editor. He founded several radio and electronics titles, including ''Practical Mechanics'', ''Practical Motorist'', ''Practical Television'', and ''Practical Wireless'', some of which are still in circulation. Biography Camm was born in Windsor, England, the second child of twelve. The eldest, Sydney Camm, became a famous aircraft designer. He shared with Sydney an early interest in building model aeroplanes and this led him to move to London in 1918. Here, he became a technical editor for Benn Brothers in aviation and engineering. From there he worked for Pitmans Publishers and moved eventually, with his friend Molloy, to George Newnes. It was there that he was to produce the ''Hobbies'' journals. In 1932, his supplement to ''Hobbies'' magazine, ''Practical Wireless'' was launched as an independent title, with F.J. as editor. Thus began a highly productive period, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio User
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves, and received by another antenna connected to a radio receiver. Radio is very widely used in modern technology, in radio communication, radar, radio navigation, remote control, remote sensing, and other applications. In radio communication, used in radio and television broadcasting, cell phones, two-way radios, wireless networking, and satellite communication, among numerous other uses, radio waves are used to carry information across space from a transmitter to a receiver, by modulating the radio signal (impressing an information signal on the radio wave by varying some aspect of the wave) in the transmitter. In radar, used to locate and track objects like aircraft, ships, spacecraft an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
