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December 1973 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from
Popular Electronics,
published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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Yes, it's only Tuesday
when this was posted, but at least it's not Monday. Electronics-themed comics appeared
regularly in vintage trade magazines, like this 1973 issue of Popular
Electronics. Some of the older ones require a knowledge of the norms and practices
of the era. I'm not quite sure whether in the page 16 comic the beast impaled himself
on the antenna, or is merely perched on it. Regardless, it is a welcome occurrence
by the enthusiastic Ham radio guy. Maybe the field interruption adjusted his beam
right where he needed it, or maybe he planned on his aerial doing double-duty as
a fowl hunting (as opposed to fox hunting) device. RF Cafe officially does not recommend
that anyone try using the temporary solution for a too-short antenna cable shown
in the one comic, especially if the rig will be transmitting anywhere maximum legal
output power.
Comics with an Electronics Theme
"Get out the wild rice, Mary! Another one just came in on the
beam."
December 1973 Popular Electronics Comic (p16)
"Do you mean it will be Monday before you can buy more lead-in
wire."
December 1973 Popular Electronics Comic (p77)
Posted March 5, 2024
(updated from original post
on 12/29/2017)
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines.
I personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized
some). 235 pages as of 6/28/2024
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