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When I saw this first electronics-themed comic in the May 1959 issue of Electronics
World magazine, my thought was how most people today probably cannot
relate to the task of installing and adjusting a rooftop antenna for televisions.
Ditto for FM antennas. Most people who still watch TV use cable, although some have
satellite TV. Then I thought about how Ham radio operators are the last vestige
of civilians who rely on antennas and over-the-air radio communications (other than
the world's nearly 5 billion
cellphone users who don't realize their phones are radios). Television antenna
design and installation was never a high-tech sport for typical homeowners as it
is for Amateurs; it was just a necessary nuisance. That one TV in the April 1960
comic looks like it could be my 1990s-era Packard Bell computer. I took the
liberty of colorizing the comics.
It occurred to me than
for a growing number of Hams (much to the chagrin of "real" Hams) the Internet (e.g.,
WinLink) is playing an important
role in long distance message exchanges. Maybe the mode should be dubbed Cable Access
Ham Radio (CAHR), akin to Community Access Cable Television (CATV, aka cable TV).
I think I heard
Hiram Percy
Maxim rolling over in his grave as I finished typing that ;-)
Electronics-Themed Comics
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May 1959 Electronics World
Table of Contents
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from
Electronics World, published May 1959
- December 1971. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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"OK, Joe. That's perfect, tighten her up!"
May 1959 Electronics World (p110)
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April 1960 Electronics World
Table of Contents
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from
Electronics World, published May 1959
- December 1971. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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"I'd like to see something that requires smaller payments."
April 1960 Electronics World (p113) "
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
256 pages as of 4/18/2025.
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