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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.

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1: Madrasdub

Over the following days, Arjun listened to the file repeatedly. Each time, he noticed something new. A hidden rhythm buried in the bass. A voice that seemed to speak just below the threshold of comprehension. Sounds that shifted depending on what time of day he played it — or at least that's how it felt. At night, the track felt darker, more claustrophobic, the reverb stretching endlessly as if the recording had been made inside a cave beneath the city. In the morning, it felt lighter, almost playful, the temple bells brighter, the train horns carrying a strange optimism.

The walls sweat with the humidity of a thousand bodies. The speakers don't just play music; they pulse like a second heart. madrasdub 1

They called tonight MadrasDub 1 because it was the first night they had said, aloud, the name that felt like a promise. It was the first time they would try to hold South Indian streets and Caribbean bass in the same breath — to let mridangam loops sit beside a wobbling sub-bass, to let a nadaswaram sample cut through a dub delay. Over the following days, Arjun listened to the

While dub originated in Jamaica with pioneers like King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Errol Thompson, it quickly spread worldwide. Artists began infusing local sounds and instruments into the traditional dub structure. The Influence of Madras (Chennai) A voice that seemed to speak just below

While "MadrasDub" is largely linked to movie piracy, the name also resonates with Chennai’s (formerly Madras) vibrant music scene:

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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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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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