Zero Retries Guide to Archived Media
(Zero Retries Interesting Media)
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Zero Retries Guide to Interesting Technical Newsletters / Blogs / Magazines
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To be listed here, the (admittedly subjective) criteria are:
Relating to Amateur Radio or a subject area adjacent to Amateur Radio,
Written with an “sharing out to an audience” perspective (not just an individual reporting out their activities),
Generally, technical, in nature,
Regularly published,
Reasonable amount of the total content is publicly available (IE, not behind a paywall).
Archived Publications
73 Magazine Archive
Published from 1960 - 2003, 73 was the most “hands-on” of all the US Amateur Radio publications. Now online via Internet Archive and Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications project of IA.
Ham Radio Magazine Archive
Published from 1968 - 1990, Ham Radio was the most technical of all the US Amateur Radio publications. Now online via World Radio History.
Packet Radio Magazine Archive
Published 1986 - 1987, Packet Radio Magazine was a US (and some international) magazine that consolidated individual packet radio club newsletters into a single publication. Now online via Internet Archive and Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications project of IA.
Popular Electronics Magazine
Published 1954 - 2003, Popular Electronics was hugely influential to the rise of hobby electronics (that wasn’t Amateur Radio), such as electronic projects, general background on electronic systems, and most notably in January 1975, the unveiling of the MITS Altair microcomputer kit.
73 Magazine Archive
https://archive.org/details/73-magazine?sort=-date&tab=collection
73 Magazine (also known as 73 Amateur Radio Today) was a United States-based amateur radio magazine that was published from 1960 to 2003. It was known for its strong emphasis on technical articles and for the lengthy editorials in each issue by its founder and publisher, Wayne Green.
ZRI: Although it’s now been out of publication for two decades, there is much technical content that’s still relevant in the ~516 issues of 73 available online at the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications (DLARC) project of the Internet Archive (IA). All issues can be downloaded as searchable PDF files.
Ham Radio Magazine Archive
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Ham_Radio.htm
Ham Radio was an Amateur Radio magazine founded in 1968 and the first issue appeared in February of that year. The June 1990 issue of Ham Radio was the 268th and final issue published.
ZRI: Although it’s now been out of publication for three decades, there is much technical content that’s still relevant in the 268 issues of Ham Radio available online at the World Radio History project. All issues can be downloaded as searchable PDF files.
Popular Electronics Magazine Archive(s)
World Radio History - https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm
Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/popular-electronics?sort=-date
ZRI: Though long out of print, Popular Electronics was a “hobbyist” (as opposed to “engineering”) perspective of electronics. The articles were highly readable (well-edited) and often serialized across multiple issues. The World Radio History version is a complete set of issues in its various re-titlings and mergers with other magazines. All issues can be downloaded as searchable PDF files.
Hot Iron - “Journal of the Constructor’s Club”
https://www.w4npn.net/hot-iron-directory/
Our wonderful hobby includes participants with a great deal of electronic knowledge as well as those just beginning their journey. Our quarterly newsletter tries to publish a little something for each!
ZRI - Delightful, small-scale labor of love newsletter with technical tips and pointers to useful resources.
television guy
tom
Hot Iron “Journal of the Constructor’s Club”
Popular Electronics Magazine Archive
Radio Electronics Magazine Archive
Modern Electronics
TAPR Packet Status Register Archive
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