This month Rob G3XFD explains how his plans for a special series in PW have been brought forward by a colleague. This month, readers are getting a taste of what's to come in 2007 - PW's 75th anniversary year

As I've already explained in this issue's Keylines, for the entire production schedule of this PW I've been either in hospital or recovering at home and a number of decisions had to be taken in my absence. As I could not write Radio Basics, another article had to take its place.

Knowing that I've helped and supported the 'Looking Back' pages in our new sister title RadioUser, Roger Hall G4TNT decided to introduce a similar feature in this month's PW. I had already planned a series on the same theme to run throughout the 2007 publishing year and this gives me the ideal opportunity to appeal to readers for their feedback.

The series, reproducing selected articles/adverts/news items and even projects from the archives, will appear in the January 2007 issue and will run for the rest of the year.

• Your Input is Important!

The very first edition of Practical Wireless Magazine

For this special series, 'History and Heritage', your input is important because I would like this unique series to reflect our readers' wishes. Of course, I have my own special ideas - the Second World War is particular interesting to me, especially as old and well-preserved issues from that period are very rare. Because of this, I feel that the spring of 2007 would be a good time to mark this very difficult period when PW played its part in flying the flag and winning the 'propaganda war', It was freely available in neutral countries and it was often easier to get PW in Portugal, Spain or the Republic of Ireland (then the Irish Free State) than it was at home!

Indeed, as many readers who've heard my old club visit talk entitled 'PW Past, Present and Future' will know, several readers from Ireland who served in the British Forces during the War, often collected their PWs on returning home on leave. The only trouble they ever had was getting the magazine back into England on returning from leave, because, even though it was printed there it was viewed with suspicion as it was a specialist radio magazine!

I've no doubt at all, many stories will be published in our letters pages during 2007, along with by some splendid ideas for this series. I'm also planning to offer some special prizes for 'Star Letters' published on the topic as further encouragement.

As usual with this type of series, I end by urging you to get writing, E-mailing and chatting to me at club visits, shows and so on.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Rob, G3XFD

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