Electronics-Themed Comics
June 1940 QST

June 1940 QST

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These articles are scanned and OCRed from old editions of the ARRL's QST magazine. Here is a list of the QST articles I have already posted. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

Take a break from the workaday doldrums and enjoy a few vintage Ham-themed comics. Artist Phil Glidersleeve (aka "Gil"), W1CJD, created hundreds - if not thousands - of such comics for QST and other technical magazines during his multi-decade career. These appeared in the June 1940 issue. Most of these particular comics accompanied monthly columns and have a theme related to something within the text. However, I did not feel like processing all the text of those columns since it is not necessary to enjoy the humor depicted in the comics.

Electronics Themed Comics

"What's a Heaviside layer look like, Ralph?"
(Page 37)

"What is it - an Orson Welles broadcast from outer space?"
(Page 57)

"He must have thought that really funny - he's actually laughing"
(Page 58)

"We QSL 100%"
(Page 67)

"Faster - Jeeves, faster! This field doesn't last forever, you know!"
(Page 80)

Posted September 15, 2022
(updated from original post on 6/29/2016)

These Technically−Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).

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Electronics-Themed ComicsJune 1940 QST

Electronics-Themed Comics
June 1940 QST