 እስከ 1950 ድረስ ይህ መስክ ሬዲዮ ቴክኖሎጂ ተብሎ ይጠራ ነበር ምክንያቱም ዋነኛው አተገባበሩ የሬዲዮ አስተላላፊዎች ፣ ተቀባዮች እና የሽንት ቱቦዎች ንድፍ እና ጽንሰ-ሀሳብ በመሆኑ ነው።
Until 1950 this field was called "radio technology" because its principal application was the design and theory of radio transmitters, receivers, and vacuum tubes.