73 Amateur Radio Magazine, now uploaded to Archive. (Good!!!)

[ThaDood]

https://archive.org/search?query=collection%3A73-magazine&sort=-publicdate    One of the best MAG's, in my opinion, for INFO in Amateur Radio, and electronics, was Wayne Green's, 73. As a teen, I had a leaving B.O.C.E.S. electrical instructor give me a whole box of these in 1985. (I still have them.) Going through these is what started my education in electronics, radio, & antenna, theories. I still enjoy thumbing through these, albeit it is kind of sad to see advertised all the companies that are now gone today. Say what you want about Wayne Green, but he knew his stuff. And, if he didn't, he knew the people who did.  Enjoy!!!!

[Magic65]

Yup I always liked 73 Magazine, subscribed in the early 90s. They had plenty project stuff and Wayne was a trip! He was a guest and friend of Art Bell, you can download that somewhere on net. I downloaded a bunch of 73 magazines onto my phone for some reading when time permits.

[Robot Matrix]

Awesome find! I'll be downloading all those to my laptop later. I still have quite a few of these and other publishers to this day.

I actually built the 5 element 2m yagi from the Sept. '92 edition (my first antenna build) in 1993 and put it on a 40' pole outside my bedroom window when I was 19 (I'm 50 now). I was shocked that I could kerchunk a couple repeaters in Springfield, MO, about 120 miles south of me, with nothing but a Realistic HTX-202, my first rig, after I passed my novice and tech exam, with a mere 6W. Granted, it was usually at night in the summer when the temps drop and cause a little ducting, but none the less I was blown away. But, I regularly checked in to various nets in the area from within 60 to 120 miles away with that antenna and 6W. My 40W RF amp was in my car and permanently installed. Turned out I didn't need it with that yagi like I did with the 5/8 wave antenna on my car.

Being a rag time music fan, Wayne would visit my town every other year, if not every year for a while, for the Scott Joplin Music Festival. I'm pretty sure he created a rag time music label since there was none,  for aspiring younger players.

I too, heard him on Art Bell's show back then. Even bought some of his recommended books (like "Dead Doctors Don't Lie" by Dr. Joel Wallach, who was also on Art's show) and traded them with friends.

Great memories!