73 (magazine)

Infobox Magazine
title = 73

| image_size = 200px | image_caption = "73 Amateur Radio" September 1975
editor = Wayne Green
frequency = Monthly
circulation =
category = Amateur radio
company = Wayne Green Inc
firstdate = October 1960
country = United States
language = English
country = USA
website =
issn = 1052-2522
finaldate = September 2003
finalnumber = Issue 514

73 Magazine (also known as 73 Amateur Radio Today) (OCLC|22239204) 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.

History

Green, a former editor of "CQ Amateur Radio" magazine, published the first issue of "73" in October, 1960. At that time, the magazine was headquarted in Brooklyn, New York. Among contributing editors was author and radio personality Jean Shepherd, K2ORS.

The magazine was a pioneer promoter of SSB, FM, solid-state, easy construction projects, and the marriage of personal computing and amateur radio. His interest in microcomputing led Green to found several of the early personal computing magazines, including "Desktop Computing", Kilobaud Microcomputing, and 80 Micro, among others. Green was involved in the founding of Byte Magazine, another early and influential microcomputer magazine, later published by his wife, Virginia Londner Green.

Since the summer of 1962, "73" was based in Peterborough, New Hampshire. At the peak of its popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, individual issues of "73" totaled more than 300 pages of advertisements, articles and commentary. Heading each issue was Green's editorial column, "Never Say Die", in which he often criticized the American Radio Relay League and his magazine's competitors for their perceived shortcomings. The title "Never Say Die" was a backronym for Green's amateur radio call sign, W2NSD.

After completing 43 years of publication, "73 Amateur Radio Today" magazine ceased publication in October, 2003. [http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/10/10/6/?nc=1 "73 Magazine Says '73 and QRT'"] , American Radio Relay League web site. Oct. 10, 2003.]

Trivia

*The magazine title, 73, means "best regards" in amateur radio lingo.

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