From the MAKE blog:
In the 50s and 60s, John T. Frye, W9EGV/Popular Electronics published a series of fiction stories called “The Carl and Jerry Stories.” In each story the pair acquired new skills, got their ham radio licenses, and used their knowledge of electronics to get out of a jam or solve a mystery. There isn’t a complete collection of all the stories that I know of, but there are some scans/text online. The stories are entertaining, fun, and I can imagine how many engineers, scientists, and makers got their start from reading these wonderful tales.
I seem to have missed these stories. My dad did not start subscribing to Popular Electronics until shortly after after they stopped publishing them in December 1964.
Ed says
Shades of “The Mad Scientist Club”
Not formative in my youth, but very fun reading, and encouraging my direction as a Mad Scientist QRP builder.
http://www.madscientistsclub.com/books.html
George M. Ewing, wa8wte says
Jeff Duntemann, K7JPD, has legally reprinted all 119 original C&J stories
in 5 paperback volumes available from Lulu.com, and also posted many free stories
to be downloaded check out copperwood.com, and follow the links…