73 Magazine is, or was, a great shortwavers magazine, and I accidentally found out that it's posted in full color, page by page, at
73 Magazine is, or was, a great shortwavers magazine, and I accidentally found out that it's posted in full color, page by page, at
Just type "73 Magazine" into the search box
As a new ham in 1971, I found QST
and CQ first.
However, a guy in our high school
brought in a lot of issues of 73.
There were a bunch of us, all trying
to find out as much as we could about
ham radio.
I remember two things about 73 in that
time. The editor, Wayne Green, was a
real character. (I don't remember his
call sign... W2NSD (????)
Wayne Green would write long long editorials
under the title of "Never Say Die!" A lot of
people loved them. A lot of people hated them.
But, EVERYBODY knew who Wayne was. The 2 meter
FM repeater bands were still not crowded, and we
could actually hear one of Wayne's repeaters down
here in Connecticut. (He was in New Hampshire.)
Also, the cover art of 73 was unusual in the early
70s. There would be a picture of a really pretty girl
on the front holding, say - for instance, a ham radio
handie talkie.
I think a lot of guys bought the magazine because of
the girl on the cover, only to find out it was a
ham radio magazine. It was pretty funny!
I'll have to check this out.
Thanks Carl!
Bruce, DOGRADIO STUDIO 2
I always enjoyed 73 more than QST or CQ. It didn't take itself as seriously, and I found the articles aimed at the general hobbyist, rather than the theorist. In its heyday, the personal computer market was just starting to boom (late 70s/early 80s) and Green also published Byte (at least, I think that was the magazine's name).
In any event, they had some practical construction projects that I felt I could actually build. I remember a series of transmitter/receiver/vfo projects that were deliberately designed to use then Radio Shack parts. I still regret not attempting to build those.