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November 1965 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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This handful of
Ham-related comics appeared in the November 1965 issue of Popular Electronics. One of
them has an operator using "oboe" as the
phonetic
alphabet version of the letter "O." Having never seen that before, I did a search
and learned that the British Forces in World War II uniquely used "oboe" for the
letter "O." Maybe the artist, Walt Miller, was either a member of the British Forces
or hung around (or served in the military) with someone that was. For that matter,
using "able" for the letter "A" is also a British thing. This
Silent English phonetic alphabet is interesting. I guarantee you'll appreciate
the others as well, or double your money back.
Comics: The Ham... As Seen by Walt Miller
"WA6OXX mobile, this is WA6ZRG mobile. You've got an extremely strong
signal. What's your QTH." (p56)
"William Able 6 Oboe Zebra Zebra? I pictured you quite differently!"
November 1965 Popular Electronics Comic (p56)
""???" November 1965 Popular Electronics Comic (p56)
""Will it bother you if I vacuum in here?" (p56)
""Oh, forget it. I can get a new suit any time." (p56)
Posted May 17, 2018
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
250 pages as of 1/31/2025
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