On 29 Feb 2004 04:01:26 GMT, (Michael Black)
wrote:

Dick (LeadWinger) writes:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:56:12 GMT, wrote:

FWIW, I have a July, 1988 73 magazine. On the masthead, it
shows -- Editor in Chief - Wayne Greene, W2NSD/1.

That has been true since the beginning of 73 magazine. I still have
the January 1965 issue that contains a noise limiter I "designed." In
those days, 73 was a great ham radio magazine full of good articles.
Wayne had a good run, but nothing lasts forever.

Dick - W6CCD

Actually, there was that period in the eighties when Wayne had sold the
magazine (well he sold his magazine empire to one of the computer magazine
publishers who wanted the computer magazines) and was not in charge of it.
He kept writing editorials, so I never gave it any thought until they stopped,
and the editor or publisher mentioned that Wayne did not have his heart in it.
The magazine was healthy in that period, but I really think it lead
to the magazine's ultimate downfall. It was being run as a business, not
something coming out of a hobby interest, by people who were not hams.
Wayne eventually got the magazine back, for the simple reason that the
publisher really did not know much about it. I'm pretty sure they wanted
to kill it, but gave it back to Wayne instead. The real decline did not
come for some years, but I think the magazine stalled in those years,
losing subscribers and old time writers, so the downward spiral began.

Michael VE2BVW

Now that you mention it, I do seem to recall something along those
lines. Haven't kept up with 73 or CQ for a number of years because of
the ridiculous price of magazines in general. I still remember when
Life Magazine was 10-cents. Now magazines in general are $5 and up!
I refuse to buy any.

Dick - W6CCD

On 29 Feb 2004 04:01:26 GMT, (Michael Black)
wrote:

Dick (LeadWinger) writes:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:56:12 GMT, wrote:

FWIW, I have a July, 1988 73 magazine. On the masthead, it
shows -- Editor in Chief - Wayne Greene, W2NSD/1.

That has been true since the beginning of 73 magazine. I still have
the January 1965 issue that contains a noise limiter I "designed." In
those days, 73 was a great ham radio magazine full of good articles.
Wayne had a good run, but nothing lasts forever.

Dick - W6CCD

Actually, there was that period in the eighties when Wayne had sold the
magazine (well he sold his magazine empire to one of the computer magazine
publishers who wanted the computer magazines) and was not in charge of it.
He kept writing editorials, so I never gave it any thought until they stopped,
and the editor or publisher mentioned that Wayne did not have his heart in it.
The magazine was healthy in that period, but I really think it lead
to the magazine's ultimate downfall. It was being run as a business, not
something coming out of a hobby interest, by people who were not hams.
Wayne eventually got the magazine back, for the simple reason that the
publisher really did not know much about it. I'm pretty sure they wanted
to kill it, but gave it back to Wayne instead. The real decline did not
come for some years, but I think the magazine stalled in those years,
losing subscribers and old time writers, so the downward spiral began.

Michael VE2BVW

Now that you mention it, I do seem to recall something along those
lines. Haven't kept up with 73 or CQ for a number of years because of
the ridiculous price of magazines in general. I still remember when
Life Magazine was 10-cents. Now magazines in general are $5 and up!
I refuse to buy any.

Dick - W6CCD

Dick (LeadWinger) writes:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:56:12 GMT, wrote:

FWIW, I have a July, 1988 73 magazine. On the masthead, it
shows -- Editor in Chief - Wayne Greene, W2NSD/1.

That has been true since the beginning of 73 magazine. I still have
the January 1965 issue that contains a noise limiter I "designed." In
those days, 73 was a great ham radio magazine full of good articles.
Wayne had a good run, but nothing lasts forever.

Dick - W6CCD

Actually, there was that period in the eighties when Wayne had sold the
magazine (well he sold his magazine empire to one of the computer magazine
publishers who wanted the computer magazines) and was not in charge of it.
He kept writing editorials, so I never gave it any thought until they stopped,
and the editor or publisher mentioned that Wayne did not have his heart in it.
The magazine was healthy in that period, but I really think it lead
to the magazine's ultimate downfall. It was being run as a business, not
something coming out of a hobby interest, by people who were not hams.
Wayne eventually got the magazine back, for the simple reason that the
publisher really did not know much about it. I'm pretty sure they wanted
to kill it, but gave it back to Wayne instead. The real decline did not
come for some years, but I think the magazine stalled in those years,
losing subscribers and old time writers, so the downward spiral began.

Michael VE2BVW

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:56:12 GMT, wrote:

FWIW, I have a July, 1988 73 magazine. On the masthead, it
shows -- Editor in Chief - Wayne Greene, W2NSD/1.

That has been true since the beginning of 73 magazine. I still have
the January 1965 issue that contains a noise limiter I "designed." In
those days, 73 was a great ham radio magazine full of good articles.
Wayne had a good run, but nothing lasts forever.

Dick - W6CCD

The ham magazine was 73. Would you believe that back in the 60's you
could get a life membership to 73 for $73? Would have been a good
deal until the magazine went belly up last year.

Dick - W6CCD


On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:48:39 -0500, "Edward A. Feustel"
wrote:

I believe that the founder of CQ was Wayne Green (W2NSD) who then went on to
found Byte magazine and
another ham magazine.
Ed, N5EI

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:48:39 -0500, "Edward A. Feustel"
wrote:


"Thierry" To answer me in private use
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry/post.htm wrote in message
...
Hi,
In order to complete a long article about the history of ham radio I would
like to know :

- QST vs CQ, what magazine gathers today the large audience ? Some states
it
is CQ.
- Who created CQ in 1945 ?
- Could someone provide me some electronic picture showing the first
covers
of QST 1920 and CQ 1950 ?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry




I believe that the founder of CQ was Wayne Green (W2NSD) who then went on to
found Byte magazine and
another ham magazine.
Ed, N5EI

FWIW, I have a July, 1988 73 magazine. On the masthead, it
shows -- Editor in Chief - Wayne Greene, W2NSD/1.

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 23:11:58 +0100, "Thierry" To answer me in private
use http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry/post.htm wrote:

Hi,

In order to complete a long article about the history of ham radio I would
like to know :

- QST vs CQ, what magazine gathers today the large audience ? Some states it
is CQ.
- Who created CQ in 1945 ?
- Could someone provide me some electronic picture showing the first covers
of QST 1920 and CQ 1950 ?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry

It may be easier to contact the publisher for this. They may
have a reference collection of all covers.

"Thierry" To answer me in private use http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry/post.htm wrote in message ...
Hi,

In order to complete a long article about the history of ham radio I would
like to know :

- QST vs CQ, what magazine gathers today the large audience ? Some states it
is CQ.
- Who created CQ in 1945 ?
- Could someone provide me some electronic picture showing the first covers
of QST 1920 and CQ 1950 ?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry

I think the first qst was dec 1915. I had a repro somewhere in a dec
1955 qst. "40 year reissue" The first cover was fairly plain. I'd
have to double check, but seems to me I have some of the first issues
of cq in 1945...My oldest "real" qst's are back to 1935.
They went back quite a bit farther than that though. A friend of mine
had a bunch of 20's issues, but they were stolen out of a
mini-warehouse...At the time, they weren't that much of an issue,
being they also stole all his gear..."Including not one, but 3 henry
consoles, "one each for 2m,6m,and 70cm"
MK

"Thierry" To answer me in private use
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry/post.htm wrote in message
...
Hi,

In order to complete a long article about the history of ham radio I would
like to know :

- QST vs CQ, what magazine gathers today the large audience ? Some states
it
is CQ.
- Who created CQ in 1945 ?
- Could someone provide me some electronic picture showing the first
covers
of QST 1920 and CQ 1950 ?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry




I believe that the founder of CQ was Wayne Green (W2NSD) who then went on to
found Byte magazine and
another ham magazine.
Ed, N5EI