Free Ham Publications

Archive of past, free ham radio publications in PDF form.

Any questions or concerns can be directed to N5DUX.

  • 73 Magazine
  • World Radio Online
  • HamMag
  • Flying Pigs Bacon Bits

  • 73 Magazine

    No collection of free amateur radio publications would be complete without mentioning the huge stash of 73 Magazine, aka Amateur Radio Today.
    73 was published from 1960 until 2003. It was a perennial favorite in the amateur radio community during it's run. It is now available online for all to reach at archive.org.

    This collection is available from the non-profit Internet Archive:
    73 Magazine at Internet Archive

    World Radio Online Archive

    In late 2011, WorldRadio Online stopped producing their free online publication in favor of a paid model (not surprising to fellow paper WorldRadio subscribers, but nonetheless disappointing).
    I have collected the free PDFs and archived them here for the ham community.

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    All files:
    WRO.zip

    540 Mb

    HamMag

    HamMag is another now-defunct free publication. Produced in Europe, this was a very grass-roots publication that had a wide range of topics and columns.

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    All files:
    HamMag.zip

    38 Mb

    Flying Pigs QRP Newsletters

    The Flying Pigs QRP Club, International is a laid-back, fun loving group of QRP enthusiasts. Over several years the FPQRP "Bacon Bits" Newsletter was published in PDF format.

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