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Old 7th Oct 2014, 9:08 am   #21
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Very nice to have access to the earlier WW mags, which I don't have, so thanks for the link from me too - better get a thicker cushion for my chair!
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Old 7th Oct 2014, 1:01 pm   #22
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Really interesting site, thanks very much for posting this.
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Old 7th Oct 2014, 3:10 pm   #23
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Thank you for encouraging me to try again! It was the actual one that I downloaded that had a very low resolution. I tried another and that was much, much better.

I have fond memories of a couple of bound books which I found in the Seventies in a second-hand shop, a collection of a couple of years of Wireless Worlds from the Fifties, which I no longer have, and have often wished to read them again. This site offers the possibility.
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Old 7th Oct 2014, 4:54 pm   #24
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Thanks for this link. I've only looked at a couple of them so far but found them very interesting. Just found out that in April 1913 a message was transmitted between two continents, namely South Africa and Australia by being relayed via a ship on route between the two, allowing the governor of South Africa and the Governnor of Australia to exchange greetings. We take the Internet for granted these days!
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Old 8th Oct 2014, 7:41 am   #25
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Absolutely brilliant! There's several years missing although I'd imagine they'll be included in the future.

Many thanks for bringing this to our attention.

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Old 8th Oct 2014, 2:20 pm   #26
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Have I done something odd whilst downloading one of these pdfs? I find the scan resolution to be so poor that the print is largely unreadable.
The first I looked at was January 1948 and I find that hard to read. Others in 1948 are similar, but one in 1949 I looked at is fine. The scans may well have come from different sources / people etc.
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Old 18th Nov 2014, 11:30 am   #27
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What does a compulsive hoarder do with old mag's? Can't bear to throw them away,too good to burn! Wireless world Feb 1947 to late 60s. What Satellite from before No1 (it was a give away with Ham Radio) until late 90s. Acorn User, Radio Constructor, What Video,etc. I love looking at old mags & old ads but at 80 I don't have, and never will have the time. That's not mentioning the books that I still keep buying!
Should you tire of keeping those Wireless World issues, www.americanradiohistory.com would love to have them. I'm David Gleason, the webmaster of the site and I am very interested in completing the collection.

If you are interested, contact me and we can make suitable and satisfactory arrangements!

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Old 18th Nov 2014, 8:31 pm   #28
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The first I looked at was January 1948 and I find that hard to read. Others in 1948 are similar, but one in 1949 I looked at is fine. The scans may well have come from different sources / people etc.
If any of the issues seem hard to read, check the FAQ on the site at http://www.americanradiohistory.com/...istory-FAQ.htm for some suggestions. Most of the problems come from using the PDF rendering engine that is part of some versions of some browsers. I hope this helps!
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Old 1st Dec 2014, 12:05 am   #29
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Wow! What a find.. there's a link I'll be keeping!
Thanks for letting us know about it
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