Wireless World Magazine from decades ago; renamed years ago, archives?

[Murray]

Hello:

There was a English electronics design magazine dating back to 1945 or
even earlier, called Wireless World. They changed their name at some
point, and now "Wireless World" has been re-used by a Florida-based
publisher, probably related to Cellular/PCS/Networking.

Does anyone know the 'new' name, if it's still published, and if
archives of old magazines (1970's) are available anywhere?

I think a local (50 mile drive) university has them, but if a CD has
been produced, that would be great.

They had alot of analog circuit apps , like Design Ideas etc.
currently published in another magazine.

Thanks

Murray

 

[Bob Stephens]

Hello:

There was a English electronics design magazine dating back to 1945 or
even earlier, called Wireless World. They changed their name at some
point, and now "Wireless World" has been re-used by a Florida-based
publisher, probably related to Cellular/PCS/Networking.

Does anyone know the 'new' name, if it's still published, and if
archives of old magazines (1970's) are available anywhere?

I think a local (50 mile drive) university has them, but if a CD has
been produced, that would be great.

They had alot of analog circuit apps , like Design Ideas etc.
currently published in another magazine.

Thanks

Murray

Didn't it become "Radio Electronics and Wireless World"?

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Murray <[email protected]>
wrote (in <[email protected]>) about
'Wireless World Magazine from decades ago; renamed years ago,
archives?', on Mon, 5 Jan 2004:

Does anyone know the 'new' name, if it's still published, and if
archives of old magazines (1970's) are available anywhere?

Electronics World. Try http://www.ewmag.co.uk. This site is run by
Softcopy, an electronic archive specialist. The magazine's own web site
is still not on line.

 

[Paul Burridge]

Hello:

There was a English electronics design magazine dating back to 1945 or
even earlier, called Wireless World. They changed their name at some
point, and now "Wireless World" has been re-used by a Florida-based
publisher, probably related to Cellular/PCS/Networking.

Does anyone know the 'new' name, if it's still published, and if
archives of old magazines (1970's) are available anywhere?

I think a local (50 mile drive) university has them, but if a CD has
been produced, that would be great.

They had alot of analog circuit apps , like Design Ideas etc.
currently published in another magazine.

ITYF it's now called 'Electronics World' and is still in business
AFAIK.

 

[Paul Burke]

Hello:

There was a English electronics design magazine dating back to 1945 or
even earlier, called Wireless World.

Does anyone know the 'new' name, if it's still published, and if
archives of old magazines (1970's) are available anywhere?

I think a local (50 mile drive) university has them, but if a CD has
been produced, that would be great.

They had alot of analog circuit apps , like Design Ideas etc.
currently published in another magazine.

It's called "Electronics World" now, you can find them here:

<http://www.softcopy.co.uk/mag/>

Paul Burke

 

[Henry Kolesnik]

"Electronics World" and you can get it at Borders.
hank wd5jfr

 

[Roger Johansson]

Didn't it become "Radio Electronics and Wireless World"?

See this site http://hjem.get2net.dk/helthansen/ww.htm

" The name was changed twice from October 1983 it became The
Electronics and Wireless World and later in 1990 it was Electronics
World + Wireless World."

 

[Michael Black]

ITYF it's now called 'Electronics World' and is still in business
AFAIK.

And not to be confused with the Ziff-Davis magazine of the same name
from the sixties that was merged with the original Popular Electronics
in 1973.

I seem to recall the UK magazine went through a period when they
called themselves "Electronic and Wireless World". But checking the
last issue I have, from last year, there's no sign of the wireless bit.

Michael

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Michael Black

) about 'Wireless World Magazine from decades ago; renamed years ago,

archives?', on Mon, 5 Jan 2004:

I seem to recall the UK magazine went through a period when they
called themselves "Electronic and Wireless World".

"Electronic_s_ and Wireless World"

But checking the
last issue I have, from last year, there's no sign of the wireless bit.

Yes, they eventually dropped it, not without continued protests from us
old subscribers (since 1952 in my case). Just when IR etc. has
*reintroduced* the 'wireless' concept.

 

[Paul Burridge]

I seem to recall the UK magazine went through a period when they
called themselves "Electronic and Wireless World". But checking the
last issue I have, from last year, there's no sign of the wireless bit.

It seems to have continually dumbed-down since the late 1960s, IIRC.
It used to be aimed at professional broadcast people back then but has
now become almost hobbyist.

 

[Michael Black]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Michael Black

archives?', on Mon, 5 Jan 2004:


"Electronic_s_ and Wireless World"


Yes, they eventually dropped it, not without continued protests from us
old subscribers (since 1952 in my case). Just when IR etc. has
*reintroduced* the 'wireless' concept.

I was just thinking the other day that a good portion of the population
are using radio for two way communication these days, more than at any
time in the past. Except, they call them cellphones and it's seen
as a phone conversation rather than a two-way radio conversation.

And then of course, we are seeing "wireless" everywhere now.

Michael

 

[Paul Burke]

Yes, they eventually dropped it, not without continued protests from us
old subscribers (since 1952 in my case). Just when IR etc. has
*reintroduced* the 'wireless' concept.

Just when did the "wireless" become the "radio"? I mean in domestic
broadcast applications. Our big old walnut Sobell, with Hilversum and
Saarland on the dial, was definitely a wireless, and I can (just)
remember the booming tones of Jack de Manio with the second edition of
Today over my breakfast. But the maroon plastic tranny was a radio just
a couple of years later, and it swallowed big blue batteries.

Paul Burke

 

[John Woodgate]

(in <[email protected]>) about 'Wireless World
Magazine from decades ago; renamed years ago, archives?', on Tue, 6 Jan
2004:

Just when did the "wireless" become the "radio"? I mean in domestic
broadcast applications. Our big old walnut Sobell, with Hilversum and
Saarland on the dial, was definitely a wireless, and I can (just)
remember the booming tones of Jack de Manio with the second edition of
Today over my breakfast. But the maroon plastic tranny was a radio just
a couple of years later, and it swallowed big blue batteries.

The 'radio' came into common use slowly after WW2. Your Sobell was a
pre-war product, but the maroon portable was obviously post-war (a
Kolster Brandes Rhapsody?).

 

[Michael Black]

Just when did the "wireless" become the "radio"? I mean in domestic
broadcast applications. Our big old walnut Sobell, with Hilversum and
Saarland on the dial, was definitely a wireless, and I can (just)
remember the booming tones of Jack de Manio with the second edition of
Today over my breakfast. But the maroon plastic tranny was a radio just
a couple of years later, and it swallowed big blue batteries.

Paul Burke

Probably they finally got it all switched over to "radio" just in
time for computers to come along and bring back "wireless".

Michael