CQ Amateur Radio: 75 Years and Counting!

RICH MOSESON

Welcome to CQ’s 75th anniversary issue! Amateur radio has undergone incredible changes since it came back to life after World War II, and CQ has been there every month to chronicle its progress and, frequently, lead the way. Here’s a look back at highlights of the past 75 years of amateur radio as viewed through the lens of this magazine. The end of World War II marked many new beginnings in the world, including a new beginning for amateur radio and for a ham radio magazine that traced its roots to 1917. Pacific Radio News was launched that year in San Francisco, even as amateur radio itself was shut down for the duration of World War I. Initially, the “Pioneer Journal of Western Radio News and Development” covered all aspects of…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2020

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