Practical Wireless is a British radio and electronics magazine, now published monthly by PW Publishing of Broadstone, Dorset. The current editor (2009) is Rob Mannion.
The magazine was founded in 1932 (as a supplement) by FJ Camm (brother of Sydney Camm), of George Newnes Publishers. It became an independent weekly in that year, then monthly in 1941 (due to wartime paper shortages). Camm was editor until his death in 1959: it was often referred to affectionately as 'Camm's comic'.
Clive Sinclair (later Sir Clive Sinclair) was, for a period, the assistant editor for Practical Wireless, after writing articles for them since his school days. Note from present Editor Rob Mannion G3XFD/EI5IW: Although Clive Sinclair was associated with PW (he advertised his products extensively in the magazine) there is no evidence of him ever actually being on the staff. Despite extensive enquiries, including writing to Sir Clive (no reply to my letter) I have not been able to confirm that he worked for IPC Magazines (who took over from George Newnes the original publishers).
The magazine covered mainly wireless (radio) topics. In 1964, the non-wireless articles were 'spun off' as a separate magazine Practical Electronics (now published as Everyday Practical Electronics by Wimborne Publishing Ltd, Ferndown, Dorset). In the early 1980s, Practical Wireless became dedicated entirely to amateur radio.
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