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RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a nice lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...

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Electronics-Themed Comics
December 1949 Radio-Electronics

December 1949 Radio-Electronics

December 1949 Radio-Electronics Cover - RF Cafe[Table of Contents]

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Radio-Electronics, published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

Here are a few examples of what was considered cutting-edge technology humor back in 1949. These three tech-themed comics appeared in Radio-Electronics magazine. The first one won't mean much to anyone who has never watched a television with a cathode ray tube (CRT), but only on an LED or LCD screen. The next comic is a bit corny and plays off the confusion some people had with the name assigned (actually the spelling thereof) to the lower audio frequencies. The last is a pun on the extreme measures sometimes needed to pull in a TV broadcast station before the days of cable and satellite service.

Electronics-Themed Comics

Electronics-Themed Comics (p60), December 1949 Radio-Electronics - RF Cafe

Suggested by Arthur A. Henrikson. Chicago. Ill. "See dear! I told you our television set would payoff!" (p60)

Electronics-Themed Comics (p82), December 1949 Radio-Electronics - RF Cafe

"John likes a speaker that gives lots of bass." (p82)

Electronics-Themed Comics (p60), December 1949 Radio-Electronics - RF Cafe

Suggested by Robt. W. Glueckstein, Menominee Falls. Wisc. "Sure we're a hundred miles from the TV transmitter and we pick it up easily." (p93)

 

 

Posted October 7, 2020

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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