Practical
Wirelessis
a British radio andelectronicsmagazine,
The magazine was founded in 1932 (as a
supplement to "Hobbies") byFJ
Camm, ofGeorge
NewnesPublishers.
It became an independent weekly in September
of that
year, then became a monthly in 1940, due to wartime
paper shortages. Camm was editor until his
death in 1959.
Practical Televisionwas
a supplement to the magazine for a short
while before the war and became a separate
publication in 1950. In January of 1935,
Practical Wireless absorbed "Amateur Wireless"
magazine by means of a merger.
"Practical Wireless
Service Manual"
Editions
3rd Edition
1941
6th Edition 1944
7th Edition 1946
8th edition
1949
Practical
Wireless Encyclopedia
7th Edition
1939
8th Edition
1941
11th Edition
1946
13th Edition
1954
Practical
Wireless Special Edtions
Aerial Data
Pocket Guide
1965
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Credits
Issues
courtesy of Mitch Buchman, Jim Jobe,
Peter Merriman, Aarion Lee, Dave Moll,
Arthur Missira and Alex Hiley
Major revisions and additions by David
Andrews
23-01-1932
Practical Wireless began as a supplement
inside "Hobbies" magazine.
24-09-1932
First issue of Practical Wireless (as a weekly magazine)
09-12-1933
First appearance of Practical Television as
a supplement
in Practical Wireless, becoming weekly from
20-01-1934
01-09-1934
Supplement in Practical Wireless becomes
Amateur Television
Sept. 1934
Practical Television first published as a separate
monthly(?) magazine*
26-01-1935
Practical Wireless becomes Practical and
Amateur Wireless
16-02-1935
… and Amateur Television added to the title
18-09-1935
Last supplement of Amateur Television, but retained in title until
at least 28-09-1935
?? 1940
Practical Wireless reduced from weekly to
monthly**
??
Practical Television ceases publication**
March 1949 Practical Television restarts as
a supplement to Practical Wireless
April 1950
Practical Television restarts
as a separate magazine
Nov. 1964
First issue of Practical Electronics magazine
Oct. 1970
Practical Television drops the “Practical”
to become just Television
Nov. 1992
Practical Electronics merges with Everyday
Electronics to become Everyday Practical
Electronics
May 2008
Last issue of Practical Television magazine before it ceases publication
From the first issue
Practical Wireless makes its debut in the
confident belief that it will receive a
hearty welcome from the large and
ever-growing circle of wireless
Enthusiasts, more particularly those
interested in home construction and the
experimental side of wireless. Although in
the brief space of a very few years the
knowledge
of this fascinating new world of the ether
has grown to large proportions, we are still
little more than on the threshold of the
intriguing possibilities the future holds
forth. Rapid as the advances have been, the
near future will bring forth new
discoveries, new ideas, and new techniques
just as certain as day follows night, and
every wireless enthusiast, if he is to
derive
full pleasure and interest from his hobby,
will require as an absolute necessity that
this knowledge be kept right up to date.
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1932 Weekly
1933 Weekly
1934 Weekly
Began
Publication
9/24/32 From Jan 1932
to Sept 17
was supplement in "Hobbies"
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