_(cover).png) 73 Amateur Radio September 1975 | |
| Editor | Wayne Green |
|---|---|
| Categories | Amateur radio |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | 1960 |
| First issue | October 1960 |
| Final issue Number | September 2003 Issue 514 |
| Company | Wayne Green Inc |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 1052-2522 |
73 Magazine (also known as73 Amateur Radio Today) (OCLC 22239204) was aUnited States–basedamateur radiomagazine 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. The magazine title,73, (Morse:−−••• •••−− ) means "best regards" inamateur radio lingo.
The first issue of73 was published in October 1960 from Green's business offices inBrooklyn,New York. A major contributing editor was Ken Sessions, K6MVH, who wrote a column called "The Chronicles of 76", a reference to the FM transmitting frequency of 146.76 megahertz. Sessions also authored many books on the subject of amateur radio, and designed many of the how-to projects included in the magazine.
Another contributing editor wasJean Shepherd, K2ORS.
According to theARRL Letter, "73 was a pioneer promoter ofSSB,FM,solid-state, easy construction projects, and the marriage ofpersonal computing and amateur radio."73 headquarters moved toPeterborough,New Hampshire in 1962. Average issues of73 totaled more than 300 pages in the 1970s and 80s.[1]
73 was known for its editorial column, "Never Say Die", in which, along with Sessions, Green often criticized theAmerican Radio Relay League. The title "Never Say Die" was abackronym for Green'samateur radio call sign, W2NSD. Green later foundedmicrocomputing magazines such as "Desktop Computing",Kilobaud Microcomputing, and80 Micro, and was involved with the founding ofByte Magazine.
After completing 43 years of publication,73 Amateur Radio Today magazine ceased publication with the September 2003 issue[2] (#514). A combined October/November 2003 issue was planned, but never appeared. Publisher Wayne Green cited financial pressure from reduced advertising revenue as the prime reason for shutting down publication of the magazine.[3]