July 1960 Radio-Electronics
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Electronics,
published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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A lot of people had
love-hate relationships with their television sets. Even high end models could
be fussy, but the low end ones like the ones my family had could be a constant
pain in the posterior. We were doubly cursed with being in a relatively poor
reception area, with a lousy rooftop antenna to boot.
Mayo, Maryland was a tad
southeast of midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore (~25 from the
nearest broadcast tower). A public TV station was in Annapolis (~5 miles), but
what youngster wanted to watch anything they had to offer? Anyway, I can relate
to many of the comics that appeared in the 1960s and 1970s electronics
magazines, like these from a 1960 issue of Radio-Electronics. I have
personally tested vacuum tubes in drug stores, and have contorted myself in the
front seat of a car whilst installing an AM/FM radio, tape player, or CB radio
into or under the dashboard. What I have not done, though, is hide in the back
of a console type TV in order to sneak a smoke.
Electronics-Themed Comics
![Electronics-Themed Comics (p109), July 1960 Radio-Electronics - RF Cafe](images3/technical-theme-comic-radio-electronics-july-1960-p109_small.jpg)
"Ours is broken." Page 109
![Electronics-Themed Comics (p122), July 1960 Radio-Electronics - RF Cafe](images3/technical-theme-comic-radio-electronics-july-1960-p122_small.jpg)
"I've found out, ma'am, why your set's been smoking lately."
Page 119
![Electronics-Themed Comics (p119), July 1960 Radio-Electronics - RF Cafe](images3/technical-theme-comic-radio-electronics-july-1960-p119_small.jpg)
"Joe's been on car radios too long!" Page 122
Posted August 7, 2023
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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