The Evolution of the Antennas and Propagation Magazine: A Tribute to Ross Stone

The IRE Antennas & Propagation Group first published a newsletter in 1958. This Group was the precursor to the present Society when IEEE was created. Previously, the Transactions had carried a section called ‘News and Views’. The Newsletter continued to be published under distinguished editors until 1990. In January 1984, W. Ross Stone took on this role in January 1984 when the annual count of the Newsletter was about 224 pages. The finances of the Society were tightly controlled at the time due to limited sources and the Newsletter suited to Society. However, in the 1980s a more substantial publication was proposed and finally in February 1990, the Antennas and Propagation Newsletter became the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Magazine with Ross becoming the first Editor-in Chief (EiC). He remained in this role until December 2014 when each issue of Magazine had a page count of over 300 pages per issue. $\backslash$

The IRE Antennas & Propagation Group first published a newsletter in 1958. This Group was the precursor to the present Society when IEEE was created. Previously, the Transactions had carried a section called ‘News and Views’. The Newsletter continued to be published under distinguished editors until 1990. In January 1984, W. Ross Stone took on this role in January 1984 when the annual count of the Newsletter was about 224 pages. The finances of the Society were tightly controlled at the time due to limited sources and the Newsletter suited to Society. However, in the 1980s a more substantial publication was proposed and finally in February 1990, the Antennas and Propagation Newsletter became the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Magazine with Ross becoming the first Editor-in Chief (EiC). He remained in this role until December 2014 when each issue of Magazine had a page count of over 300 pages per issue.