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Ham Radio (magazine)

Ham Radio (magazine) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ham Radio (magazine) rather than just read about it. In short: Ham Radio (HR) was a monthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in the United States from November 1967 to June 1990. History and profile Ham Radio was founded in 1967.

Key takeaways

Ham Radio (magazine) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Ham Radio (magazine) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Ham Radio (magazine) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Ham Radio (HR) was a monthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in the United States from November 1967 to June 1990.

History and profile Ham Radio was founded in 1967. The first issue appeared in November 1967. The editor was Jim Fisk W1DTY, who had previously edited 73 Magazine. The publisher was Thorvald "Skip" Tenney. It was based in Greenville, NH. At the 1990 Dayton Hamvention, it was announced that Ham Radio had been sold to the publishers of CQ Amateur Radio. The magazine published a newsletter, HR Report, founded by Joseph J. Schroeder Jr. The June 1990 issue of Ham Radio was the 268th and final issue published where subscribers were told of the sale and that they would receive CQ in the future. The magazine was published in English and drew its subscription base primarily from the United States of America and Canada. Ham Radio Horizons Magazine was a VHF and newcomer emphasis magazine printed by the same publisher as Ham Radio Magazine. It existed from March 1977 to 1981, with the last 7 issues that were incorporated into Ham Radio Magazine in 1981.

See also List of amateur radio magazines

References

External links Online article index (seems to be missing first issue) Archived October 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ""Ham Radio" magazine, years 1968-1990". archive.org. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ham Radio (magazine)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ham Radio (magazine) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ham Radio (magazine) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ham Radio (magazine) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ham Radio (magazine)

In research: Ham Radio (magazine) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ham Radio (magazine) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ham Radio (magazine) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1967 establishments in New Hampshire, 1990 disestablishments in New Hampshire, Amateur radio in the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ham Radio (magazine) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Ham Radio (magazine) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Ham Radio (magazine) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Ham Radio (magazine) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ham Radio (magazine) in simple terms?

Ham Radio (HR) was a monthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in the United States from November 1967 to June 1990. History and profile Ham Radio was founded in 1967.

Why does Ham Radio (magazine) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ham Radio (magazine)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Ham Radio (magazine).