Seventy years ago this month, the August 1955 issue of Popular Electronics didn’t contain any articles specifically related to this cover illustration. But the painting was just to good not to use. All we know for sure that the painter was Ed Valigursky. The gentleman with the radio was probably a ham, and probably using six meters. He undoubtedly saved the town by directing the other gentleman to add a few more sandbags at this critical spot.