month~year~title~page October~1960~Audio Booster - A three transistor amplifier that hooks across the mike to give you more talk power for SSB or AM without distortion~K5JKX/6~8 October~1960~Something New in FM - Using the new Varicap as an FM modulator~W7CSD~10 October~1960~Bantam Converters - Two tube VHF converters for 50-108-144-152-220 mc bands~W9DUT~12 October~1960~Risky Hobby - How to fall off your tower for fun and profit.~K9AMD~16 October~1960~Tubeless Electronic Key - Just uses some relays. Also tells how to convert your bug~W1TUW~18 October~1960~Digest of Surplus - Short lecture tour through your local surplus emporium~W1MEG~20 October~1960~Direct Reading Capacity Meter - Two transistors. You've got a lot of resistance if you can keep from building this gadget~W6EAW~22 October~1960~Gotta Patch? - Instructions for phone patching and avoiding trouble~W6KNE~24 October~1960~Three-Way Power Supply - 6, 12, 120 volt supply using kit-available parts~W3UZN~26 October~1960~Shock - New facts on electric shock, or what to do until rigor mortis sets in~Bates~28 October~1960~Propagation Charts - What bands what time to where probably~K2IGY~30 October~1960~Three Tubes, Five Watts, Six Meters - How to get on Six in a hurry~K8NIC/5~32 October~1960~How To Be An Amateur - For adults only. Children under 16 not admitted~W2ZGU~34 October~1960~Testing the Heath GC-IA - Well, well! A transistorized communications receiver!~73 Staff~38 October~1960~Modulation Fundamentals - This is our big technical article for the month~W0TKU~42 November~1960~Transistorized 10 Meter Converter - Not only that, but it uses a printed circuit you can make~W3BUL~9 November~1960~Four Band Crystal Converter - 20-15-10-6 Meters using the new International Crystal converters~W3UZN~12 November~1960~FM VFO Exciter - Butchered BC-459 for 6 and 2 Meter FM or NFM operation~W1TUW~14 November~1960~Mobile Power - How to put some beef into that mobile signal~K5JKX/6~16 November~1960~Cardboard Chassis - Building on the kitchen table - how easy can we make it?~K5JKX/6~18 November~1960~Stop That Noise - This is our technical article of the month : Noise Clipping, etc~73 Staff~20 November~1960~Measure Your Modulation - Overlay for your 'scope to get modulation percentage~K5JKX/6~25 November~1960~Some Hard Facts About Echo - The Moon makes a better reflector~W6MMU~26 November~1960~Improving Performance of the Communicator III - A new front end tube that improves the S/N considerably~W1MCA~28 November~1960~VHF Tri-Mode Receiver - AM-CW-SSB tuner to go with last month's Bantam Converters~W9DUT~30 November~1960~Toroid Coils - Quickie think article plus an idea on mounting 'em~Paffenberg~37 November~1960~$5 Frequency Counter - Two transistors and it reads 0-300 cps, 1 kc, 3 kc, 10 kc, 30 kc~K5JKX/6~38 November~1960~Wabbit Ears - 20 Meter dipole, compacted slightly~W6EHY~41 November~1960~Propagation Forecast - What bands, what time, to where, probably~K2IGY~42 November~1960~Equipment Manuals - Special article for manufacturers~K2DHA~44 November~1960~Finding True North - How to zero in your beam on the North Star~W5LFM~49 December~1960~Transistorized 220 mc Converter - Crystal controlled too~W3HIX~8 December~1960~R-F Sniffer - Snooper sensitive RF detector which you will build~K5JKX/6~11 December~1960~SSB Dynamic Demonstrator - Teaching SSB calls for some tricky stratagems~W2UQB~12 December~1960~Capacity Meter - Two ranges : 0-40 mmfd (resolves 1 mmfd) and 0-900 mmfd~K8ERV~14 December~1960~Station Control System - Even if you don't build this one it will give you ideas~W1TUW~16 December~1960~The Multivibrator in VOX Circuitry - Technical article ending up with a corker of a VOX circuit~Paffenberg~18 December~1960~The Fine Art of Transistorizing - Changing your tube circuits to transistors~K5JKX/6~22 December~1960~Simplify Your Log Keeping - Just an idea which you probably won't like anyway~Staff~25 December~1960~Perfect Squelch - Our big technical article for the month, all about squelching~Staff~26 December~1960~Low Noise Two Meter Converter - The newest, the latest, the hottest 417A converter yet~ZL1AAX~32 December~1960~Surplus Frequency Standard - Simple conversion or the VO-4 oscillator. You'll like it~Paffenberg~40 December~1960~Simple Phone Patch Herb Brier - This one is pretty simple and effective. Next month a simpler one~W9EGQ~42 December~1960~New Tube Base Coil Forms - OC3W, 5R4WGA, etc., bases make splendid coil forms~Paffenberg~44 December~1960~Propagation Forecast - What bands, what time, to where, probably~K2IGY~50 January~1961~Nuvistor Converters for Six and Two - 417A performance without 417A cost~K8ERV~8 January~1961~Down With Drift - Step by step stabilization of your receiver~K5JKX/6~12 January~1961~6N2 Completed - Eico, Heath and Johnson kits add up to 100 watts on Six and Two~W3UZN~14 January~1961~1296 mc - Secret confessions of a UHF addict~K2TKN~16 January~1961~Goblin Patrol - Hams team up with cops to louse up Halloween for the kids~W8UCY~18 January~1961~Lost in a Tunnel - Pioneering frustrations of a diode spelunker~K5JKX/6~20 January~1961~8 mc Crystal Modification Kit - For thee who art long on 8 mc rocks~W3UZN~24 January~1961~Transistorized Frequency Standard - Think of all the advantages~W7OE~26 January~1961~Suction or Whoosh - One is better, but you'll never know which unless you read the article~W6JAT~28 January~1961~Transistorized Communications Receiver - Just to show you what you can do if you really want to~OZ7BQ~30 January~1961~Vertical Radiator - To warm the ether, not your shack~W7OE~36 January~1961~A-M Detectors - Our big technical article for the month. Guaranteed both interesting and informative~Staff~40 January~1961~Switch from the T-17 - The fine art of surplus scavenging~Paffenberg~51 January~1961~Propagation Forecast - What bands what time to where probably~K2IGY~52 January~1961~Spot Frequency Operation of VHF Nets - How to herd everybody on to the same channel~W0HKF~54 January~1961~See-Saw Bleeder - Save power and get better regulation this away~KV4CI~56 February~1961~Rolling Your Own - We're determined that you're going to build something~K5JKX/6~11 February~1961~Amplifier for Varicap Modulator - More for gain for the modulator in our October issue~W7CSD~16 February~1961~World's Simplest Phone Patch - Average construction time: five minutes~K5JKX/6~17 February~1961~Two Meter Pip-Squeak - Complete phone rig using only three 6CX8's~K6BP~18 February~1961~Squawk - Guaranteed Houser. We should needle Ken into writing more like this~W7IDF~20 February~1961~Six Meter Converter - For the car, .operates with only 12 volts on the plates~K5JKX/6~22 February~1961~Heath Phone Patch - Heath does it again. Works fine for SSB also. Hey Heath, where's the ads?~K2DHA~24 February~1961~Life Insurance for Transistors - These little rascals are delicate, so watch your step~K6EAW~26 February~1961~Beat Generation - Big technical article on SSB and CW detectors~Staff~28 February~1961~Updating the Absorption Wavemeter - Real handy piece of test gear, and easy to knock together~W3FQJ~34 February~1961~Interference Chaser - Easy way of getting audio break-thru out of TV sets and things~K5JKX/6~35 February~1961~Getting the Most Out of Your Mobile Whip - How to make the best of a miserable situation: a short vertical antenna~W4API~36 February~1961~How Modern is the VFO? - Not very~W7OE~38 February~1961~EICO Grid Dip Oscillator - Our Associate Editor is still building up kits and liking 'em~W3UZN~42 February~1961~Power for the Pro - Super-Pro owners, take note~K5JKX/6~44 February~1961~Differential Switching - Using polar relays for sensitive switching- at different current levels~Paffenberg~46 February~1961~Propagation Charts - What time, to where, on what bands, probably~K2IGY~56 March~1961~Translating Technical Journals - You'll read this one to anyone who will listen~K5JKX/6~9 March~1961~Transistorized Grid Dip Oscillator - Severing the ac umbilical cord with a transistor~W3KET~10 March~1961~Curing Ignition Interference - Step-by-step assassination of the noisy car gremlins~W8UCG~13 March~1961~Superregenerative Receivers - Ten rules for getting good results from a super-regen illustrated~W5WGF~14 March~1961~Decreasing Debugging Time - How to get things back east when they go west, in a hurry~K5JKX/6~16 March~1961~Top Loaded Whip - Why not make your own mobile whip?~W2IHW~18 March~1961~CW Transmission with Teletype Equipment - Simple conversion of RTTY or that hated CW identification by TT tape~Paffenberg~20 March~1961~All Band Antenna - You've been waiting for someone to adapt that Log Periodic Antenna~K5JKX/6~22 March~1961~Double Your Power Supply Voltage - Not difficult with a couple silicon rectifiers~W4API~24 March~1961~Impedances of Surplus Equipment - Input and output impedances for most popular surplus gear~Paffenberg~25 March~1961~Patch Patch - Quick method of hooking your phone patch in and out of the telephone line~K2DHA~26 March~1961~432 mc Transistorized Converter - Good night! How high will they go with transistors? Crystal controlled too~W3HIX~27 March~1961~Two Meter Transmitter - Slight modification of the 6M rig from October issue of 73~K8NIC/5~29 March~1961~Squawk Box - Transistorized loudspeaker amplifier~K5JKX/6~30 March~1961~Up Front - Rather thorough look at receiver front ends, our big technical article~Staff~32 March~1961~Don't Bug Me Dad - Our cover artist also writes. Instructions for new bug owners~W6NKE~38 March~1961~Varicap Tuning Device - Helps the blind ham to tune up his rig, or anyone else for that matter~W7CSD~42 March~1961~Noise Clipper, Semiconductor Style - Tiny clipper for insertion in car radios, including transistor sets~W2IHW~43 March~1961~Working 80 Meter Phone DX - WAC in one night when you know where to listen~W1FRR~44 March~1961~DC Transistorized Meter Amplifier - Get amazing sensitivity out of normal meters with this amplifier~K6EAW~46 March~1961~Motorola Test Set - Ham-banding the old Motorola mobile transceivers is popular, this helps~W9HKA~48 March~1961~Propagation Charts for March - What time to where, when, probably~K2IGY~54 March~1961~Names, Sines and Handles - Why "YB" calls himself "YB"~W7OE~56 March~1961~Save, Learn, Have Fun - It really is cheaper to build than buy~W8VVD~62 March~1961~How To File Your QSO's - More ideas on card files for contacts~OH2YV~68 April~1961~Six Meter Nuvistor Converter - Two 6CW4's in cascade give a fearfully low noise figure~K8BYN~9 April~1961~Power Meter - Another valuable piece of test gear for the ham shack~K8ERV~12 April~1961~Surge Protection in Reverse - Protect your silicon diode power supply from destruction by shorting~Paffenberg~13 April~1961~Let's Modulate, Not Crepitate - Getting good modulation out of a Heising Modulator~K4ZGM~14 April~1961~A New Noise Limiter - Get out the soldering iron, this one'll go in your receiver~K5JKX/6~16 April~1961~Calibration - Why we haven't got it, how much we need it, and how to get it~W4WQT~18 April~1961~Big Cannon - OK, here's a 20M KW amplifier, now stop bothering us for that~W6VVZ~20 April~1961~Tennessee Indians - The public relations side of taming those Indians~K2SJN~25 April~1961~Half Wave Feedlines - One resonant feedline for several bands? Yup~W9HOV~27 April~1961~Automation - You didn't think we'd pass up April without one feature, did you?~K5JKX/6~28 April~1961~Audio Boosting the Command Receivers - Turns out to be ridiculously simple once you know how~K8HDR~30 April~1961~Pick Up the Droop - Your beam been saggy lately?~W7OE~31 April~1961~40 Watt Transistor Modulator - Great for mobile rigs~KL7DLC~32 April~1961~Testing the Heath Twoer - You will no doubt be flabbergasted to find that Don likes the Twoer~W3UZN~34 April~1961~R-F Noise Suppression - Technical treatise on how to exorcise the noise demons from your car~K2TKN~38 April~1961~432 mc Transistorized Converter - Part II (ahem) the schematic diagram~W3HIX~40 April~1961~Take Your Pick - Big technical article: IF selectivity and the devious means used to gain it~Staff~42 April~1961~Propagation Charts for April - What time, when, to where on what bands, probably~K2IGY~54 April~1961~Writing for 73 - How to get rich beyond your wildest dreams~Staff~56 May~1961~G4 Zed Smith - A tri-bander without loading coils or traps; can be tuned from the shack!~W8VVD~9 May~1961~Feedline Economy - Open-wire line just may become popular again after you read this one~W9HOV~18 May~1961~Propagation Special Feature - Taking a look at sunspot numbers with an eye to predictions~K2IGY~20 May~1961~Testing the KT-200 Receiver - Next month we have some of Bill Orr's ideas for modifying this receiver~K2DHA~22 May~1961~Ham Calendar - Just what we've been needing. Should go nicely with a 35 hour clock~K4YNO~25 May~1961~Build a Vary-Volt - A piece of test equipment that is worth its weight in something or other~W2WYM~26 May~1961~Moonstruck- Eyewitness account~W8GUE/6~28 May~1961~Moon Chart - How to get radio signals back from the moon, reduced to a chart~K2TKN~31 May~1961~Sideband Exciter - What with Turret construction and a simple circuit you may try this one~W2NQS~32 May~1961~Testing the Knight GDO - Porsche-pushing ham tests Knight GDO, likes it, tells all~W2OKU~35 May~1961~Propagation Charts - What time, to where, when, on what bands, probably~K2IGY~36 May~1961~Custom Resistors - How to move precision resistors to the value you need~Paffenberg~38 May~1961~AC Calibration of your VOM - We'll be giving you more and more on precision and calibration~Bentley~40 May~1961~Ohms by the Yard - This ties in with the precision resistors on page 38~K5JKX/6~41 May~1961~Blowers - What size blower you need to keep a cool rig~W3KET~42 May~1961~How Low The Fi - Our technical article: examining the audio stages of your receiver~Staff~44 June~1961~Abe Lincoln - Two meter antenna for mobile or fixed. Looks awful, works great!~K2TKN~8 June~1961~75M Transistorized Converter - Nice little one evening construction project~WA6DZL~12 June~1961~Precision Capacity Measuring - Right down to a fraction of a mmfd~K6BJ~14 June~1961~Propagation, Part II - When the sunspot null will really come and what it will be like~K2IGY~16 June~1961~73 Tests the M-100 Modulator - Just how good is that gate modulator put out by Electrotone?~W4API~20 June~1961~AM Modulation Monitor - A bit complicated, but great for perfectionists~W5SUC~24 June~1961~Modifying the KT-200 Receiver - Bill claims this is a real good deal with these few changes~W6SAI~30 June~1961~Pandapting Adaptor, Part I - Moderately simple device connects your receiver to your 'scope~W6AOI~33 June~1961~Automatic Drive Control - Transistor device keeps you from over modulation. Clever~W5IUR~38 June~1961~Dear Sir - On writing to manufacturers about your miseries~K2DHA~39 June~1961~FCC Notice - Thought you'd get a kick out of this bit of antiquity~W8ONL~41 June~1961~Do-It-Yourself IBM - Punch a few holes and get some real mileage out of a card file~K5JKX/6~44 June~1961~Power House Pros - Part I, all about power supplies~Staff~51 June~1961~Propagation Chart - DX men please note that this is the most accurate forecast in print~K2IGY~54 June~1961~The DX Hunter - Do's and don'ts or DX hunting~W6NKE~56 July~1961~A Tinker-Toy for Two - Two meter antennas made out of aluminum tubing and a Tinker-Toy set~K8LFI~8 July~1961~Ready-made Emergency Antenna - New, improved type mobile antenna. Really works out!~W7CSD~12 July~1961~Two Meter Line Amplifier - Nuvistor pre-amplifier - for hottening up your two meter converter~Bullock~14 July~1961~Amplitude Modulation Systems - Review of A-M systems with special reference to an oldie you'll like~W7CSD~18 July~1961~Globular Calculations - How to find out how fur it is from anywhere to a anywhere, great circle route~K5RPB~26 July~1961~An S-Meter for Your Sixer - Or your Tenner, or your Tower. What? You don't have one? Heath advertises~K5VMC~28 July~1961~VLF-Very Low Frequencies - A converter for the 10 / 100 kc band~W3QA~29 July~1961~Little NIC Six Meter Converter - Quite wee transistorized converter. You'll like. Real quick project for you~K8NIC/5~31 July~1961~Panadapting Adaptor, Part I! - Construction and alignment details~W6AOI~33 July~1961~Plate Modulate Your DX-40 - How to hook in an external modulator or more output from the DX-40~K6UGT~39 July~1961~Socket for the 4-1000A - The tubes are available surplus, but the sockets ouch ! Here's an answer~W4API~41 July~1961~Frequency Measurement - Measuring frequency with simple equipment~Henry~42 July~1961~From My Side of the Counter - Confession from the heart of Radio Row in New York City~W2BNW~44 July~1961~Transistor Biasing Simplified - The problem, the solution~K6EAW~45 July~1961~Powerhouse Pros, Part II - Designing a power supply instead of throwing it together~Staff~48 July~1961~Propagation Chart - What bands when, to where~K2IGY~56 July~1961~Band Edge Marker - 3.5 mc oscillator gives band edge marker for all ham hands~K1NFE~58 July~1961~Transformer Action Demonstrator - Very handy for schools and theory classes~W8KTJ~64 August~1961~Frequency Deviation Meter - Another little gadget to build from the brain of one of the top hams of all time~K6BJ~6 August~1961~Noise Limiter - For the car. Transistorized, printed circuited, and the board is available~W3BUL~8 August~1961~SSB vs. AM - Year by year count of band occupancy by SSB and AM.(SSB is winning)~K0AXY~12 August~1961~Square Antenna - The Bi-Square is easy to build and works out beautifully~W8GUE/6~14 August~1961~The Drake Receiver - 73 rushes you info out the new Drake 2B. Amazing receiver, as you will see~Merritt~18 August~1961~RTTY Converter - Transistorized, printed circuit. Board available. Best yet~W5SFT~24 August~1961~Two Meter Nuvistor - Cascade Converter - If one Nuvistor is good, why obviously two are better, Obviously~WA2INM~28 August~1961~Versatile Control Techniques - Using those concentric TV controls in your ham rigs and receivers~W4WKM~32 August~1961~Impedance Bridge - A whopper construction article. Details on building "professional" equipment~K6CRT~33 August~1961~Propagation, Part III - Antenna height and angle of radiation importance during the coming minimum~K2IGY~42 August~1961~Simple as A-B-C - Clarification (?) of the classes of amplifiers~K5JKX/6~44 August~1961~The Romance of Dixie Dan - One of the better ham poems from our Renaissance man~W6NKE~46 August~1961~Propagation Charts for August - What time to where, when, on what bands, even inside the US, maybe~K2IGY~48 August~1961~Four Kinds of Ham - A general discussion of stuff you've read before. The Golden Rule again~K5JKX/6~50 August~1961~Mobile Power Converters - Transistor supply using filament transformers. Very clever, and cheap~W2BXE~54 August~1961~73 Tests the Finney 6 & 2 Meter Beam - Interesting invention. You'll want one if you read. Beware~W3UZN~56 August~1961~New Look At Old Ideas About Antennas - The old timers really knew what they were doing, we can learn a lot~K5JKX/6~ August~1961~Hiss, Sputter or Crash - Different types of noise and what to do about each of them~K5JKX/6~66 August~1961~Portable KW Transistor XMTR - Newly released (early April) transistor makes shoe box KW simple~K2PMM~72 September~1961~Silicon Rectifiers - How not to pop 'em, a lesson for hams and engineers alike~W1OOP~6 September~1961~Tuning Bypass Condensers - How to make a bypass bypass at the VHF's~K5JKX/6~8 September~1961~Simplescope - Perchance the title may give this one away. You need one. Build it~W0OPA~10 September~1961~VFO Chirp vs. 6AU6 - Several VFO's use a 6AU6. Lousy choice, try a 6AH6 instead and see~K3KMO~20 September~1961~Console - If you're going to be obstinate enough not to buy an Alden Hambench, then build this~W9HKA~22 September~1961~Class B Modulators - We'll print anything~WA2INM~28 September~1961~Eye for Resonance - How confounded simple can a GDO get? This is how simple, that's how~K6EAW~30 September~1961~Break-in A la Transwitch - Complete station control unit, transistorized~W7AXJ~33 September~1961~Environmental Testing - Be nice to surplus gear, it has been through a lot~W2WYM~36 September~1961~Band Edge Marker - A 3.5 mc crystal calibrates your receiver on all ham bands~WA2HZR~37 September~1961~Tell The World - Ham radio needs publicity, here's how to go about it~K5JKX/6~39 September~1961~Zero Shift Keying - A new idea, presented first in 73. You'll be hearing more about this~K5JKX/6~42 September~1961~Cross-Polarized Beam - A new approach to diversity transmission and reception~K6CT~48 September~1961~Crystal Oscillators - This is the Big Technical article. You'll find interesting~Staff~50 September~1961~Propagation Charts~K2IGY~64 September~1961~Why a 73 Page Magazine Is Impossible - or: further developments of the KW Transistor Transmitter~K2PMM~72 October~1961~Six Meter Linear Amplifier - 90 watts AM, 360 watts PEP SSB, 2-1/2 watts drive to pair 7378s~W2LPC~6 October~1961~Simple High Stability, VFO - 5763 osc., 5763 buffer. Colpitts circuit~W2RWJ~14 October~1961~73 Tests the Central 200V - It works~Staff~18 October~1961~CQ de 73 - Converting the ARA-26 surplus keyer for ham work. Inexpensive, and lots of fun~W2WKM~22 October~1961~Like New Mixer Circuit - New way to improve sensitivity and stability of your receiver~Staff~32 October~1961~Two Meters the Easy Way - The MRT-90 packset, available surplus, makes a terrific two meter transceiver~W2WKM~36 October~1961~Useful Accessory for the Shack - You can't get along without this wavemeter/field strength meter/monitor~W2WXH/6~38 October~1961~Inexpensive Vertical - Easy to put up, tunes 80-40-15 meters, and works out fine~W6NKE~40 October~1961~Dual Diversity Beam - This, we predict, will be a very popular DX'ing antenna~K6CT~42 October~1961~VFO Circuits - Good and bad features of all known circuits. Our big technical article~Staff~46 October~1961~Obtaining that DX License - Gus divulges his secret tactics which will soon give him a reverse DXCC~W4BPD~58 October~1961~Sequential Electronic Switch - Key VFO and final screens in sequence for clickless spark-free keying~KV4CI~62 October~1961~Propagation Charts - What time to where, on what band probably. For world and U.S. short path~K2IGY~64 October~1961~Send-Receive Ground Switch - Antenna switch for simple ham stations. Also keeps lightning out~Pyle~66 October~1961~Maximum Utilization from Variacs - Very useful devices. They're available surplus if you hunt around. Even new they're worth it~W4CAG~72 October~1961~Construction Do's and Don'ts - Rules of the game. Read please~K5JKX/6~76 October~1961~Emcar 6 - Why you should get a Porsche to go with your mobile rig~W3JXT~82 October~1961~Little Thief - Li'l one tube CW rig powered from your receiver~W3FQJ~84 November~1961~Linear for Sunspot Lows - Do-It-Yourself F2 layer. A kilowatt six meter linear for SSB~K6QQN,W6QMN~6 November~1961~Transistor Mike Pre-Amplifier - Outboard pre-amp to make up for audio deficiencies of your rig~K6PZT~10 November~1961~Transistorized RTTY Audio Oscillator - Printed circuit, generates mark and space tones for RTTY~W5SFT~12 November~1961~Have You Met These Characters - TVI brings out some remarkable characters~K3HNP~15 November~1961~TV Tuner Receiver - The Standard Coil Tuner makes a wonderful basis for a fine inexpensive home made receiver~W0RQF~16 November~1961~Solid Power - What diodes to use for what voltage power supply~K5JKX/6~20 November~1961~Phasing For Audio Selectivity - Simple gadget makes the 80M Novice band sound almost vacant~K5JKX/6~24 November~1961~Quick and Simple Mobile Rig - CB is good for something! Convert those CB rig's to 6-10-15-20M featured here~K5JKX/6~30 November~1961~Single-Sideband Transceiver - All band, 200 watt PEP, VOX, etc. Everything you could want in a transceiver~W6BUV~33 November~1961~A Quad for Six - The quad works excellently on six meters too, and is awfully easy to build~W3TBF/0~48 November~1961~Evolution of Antennas - Short history of the early ideas in antenna design and how they grew~W7OE~50 November~1961~Propagation Charts for November - What time, to where, when, on what bands, maybe. Including short haul inter U.S~K2IGY~58 November~1961~Two Uses for a Birdie - 1) Super accurate alignment of I-F's. 2) Substitute for xtal standard for bandsetting~K5JKX/6~62 November~1961~Horn Antennas - 1296 mc requires an entirely different approach to antennas and feedlines~T12NA~64 November~1961~Audio Hither & Thither - Connecting the tape recorder and phone patch into your rig and receiver~W3KBM~66 November~1961~Rewinding Relays and Transformers - Rewinding for different voltages or in case of failure under the smoke test~K0RRM~70 November~1961~Surplus Utilization - General discussion: where to buy, what to buy, and how to best use it after you have it~W4WKM~72 November~1961~Testing the Gonset Communicator TV - Thorough rundown of this popular piece of gear~W4API~80 December~1961~Write Your Congressman~K7HDB~6 December~1961~Ten Meter Midget Rig~K5JKX/6~8 December~1961~Versatilizing Meters~W2WYM~12 December~1961~Regenative Detectors~W5WGF~16 December~1961~Another Two Meter Conversion~W4WKM~22 December~1961~Economical Custom Construction~W4WKM~33 December~1961~Avoid Precise Inaccuracy~K5JKX/6~37 December~1961~Wayout Measurements~Henry~41 December~1961~On Soldering~K3HNP~43 December~1961~Two Meter Transceiver~WA2INM~45 December~1961~Capacitor Substitution Box~W6AOI~50 December~1961~Antenna~K5JKX/6~52 December~1961~73 Test the Knight R-55 Receiver~W3UZN~58 December~1961~RTTY in The United Kingdom~G2UK~62 December~1961~Propagation Charts~K2IGY~64 December~1961~73 Reviews the QX-535 Receiver~K3KMO~66 January~1962~Kilowatt Sideband Transceiver - Single band rig, but amazingly compact~W6JAT~8 January~1962~Rotate That Tower - Instead of just the antenna~K2LZF~14 January~1962~73 Tests the Alco GDO - It works fine~W4WKM~18 January~1962~Rotors - Why TV rotors usually fail as beam twirlers~K2TKN~20 January~1962~Speakers for Command Sets - Making use of midget speakers for built-in sound on the ARC-5 receivers~W4WKM~24 January~1962~Chase That Dampness - Cure the number one blight to good radio equipment~K4ZGM~28 January~1962~Transistor Analyzer - Sure cure for unmarked transistors. Also checks out marked ones~W6EUM~32 January~1962~Simplified Break-in - As applied to the Heath Apache~W4HBO/2~36 January~1962~Amateur Moonbounce on 1296 - More discuss ion, not much action yet~W6MMU~40 January~1962~Stabilizing Mobile Oscillators - Zener diodes again. Works~W6FIR~46 January~1962~Hanky Box - BC receiver, 45 watt transmitter and converter combo for the car~W3GSC~50 January~1962~Eye-Catching QSL's - What kind of bum doesn't have any QSL cards? Shame!~W2AAA~54 January~1962~Investigating the 2NI69A - Like to have some fun? Give this a try~K6BIJ~57 January~1962~Propagation Charts - what time to where, when on what bands, maybe Sunspot chart~K2IGY~58 January~1962~QRN - How to track down noise sources. Explicit~WA6IVM~62 January~1962~Save Your Screen Grids - For class-C amplifiers. No relays involved~W9IHT~68 January~1962~Ham TV - Get on the air for under $50! This makes you read our new book~W0KYQ~72 January~1962~Calibrating the BC-221 - Uncalibrated 221's are a lot cheaper and aren't difficult to calibrate~Henry~78 January~1962~A Sensible Attitude - There is such a thing as too much, even with ham radio. For some people~K2ENU~80 January~1962~Pole Pig Picking - There's a lot of meat in those bones. How to find and choose a pole transformer~K2LZF~86 February~1962~V-Loop Beam - Angie claims this thing works out. Looks easy to build, give it a try~W2NQS~8 February~1962~Final Tanks - It's about time someone did a through job on this subject. Technical article~W6JAT~12 February~1962~Converting 6 Volt Radios to 12 Volts - Basic conversion for car radios, Motorola and Link transceivers , etc~W4OHM~20 February~1962~Rx for the RTTY Bug - Nice TT converter, complete with scope~W0RQF~26 February~1962~A Page from a Designer's Notebook - Heising Modulator Design~W5SUC~28 February~1962~Sideband the Easy Way - Using the Wes Schum 10A exciter to drive almost anything you have on hand~W9EGQ~30 February~1962~The BC221 as an Accurate Audio Generator - How to generate precise audio frequencies with the 221~W0OKH~35 February~1962~Which Way is Up? - Proof positive: we'll print anything~K6EAW~36 February~1962~Silicon Rectifiers, Continued - By the time we through you will be au expert on silicon diodes~WA6QFD~38 February~1962~73 Tests the LW-51 - And makes L-W Labs very, very happy~W3UZN~42 February~1962~Surplus Frequency Synthesizer - Incredible surplus buy for people who want to get their feet wet up to here in hamming~W4WKM~44 February~1962~Convert the URC-4 - Cute little surplus Handi-Talkie which hits 2M and 220 mc~K7ILP~50 February~1962~Continuity and Power Transformer Checker - This little test set is really invaluable around the shack~W5EHC~52 February~1962~Modifications of the HE-35 - No matter how good a rig is there is always some joker who wants to change it~WA2INM~54 February~1962~Dress It Up - It doesn't take much extra effort to make it look nice. Here's some ideas~W4WKM~59 February~1962~PNP-NPN CPO - We have to print a code practice oscillator now and then, don't we?~K6EAW~62 February~1962~32 on 2 - Sneaky way to work two directions at once~K8ERV~68 February~1962~Propagation Charts - When the bands will open to where, probably~K2IGY~72 February~1962~Economical Antenna Tower - 30 foot tilt-over which Home-Brews for about 0.012 kilobucks~~74 March~1962~Printed Circuit VFO - Extreme stability and simplicity of construction in this 50 mc VFO may bug you to build~W5UB~6 March~1962~Regulated Bias Supply - Great for Linears, Develops - 20 to - 120 volts at 0-70 ma and presents only 6 ohms to grid~W5IUR~12 March~1962~Check Transistors with an Ohmmeter - Here is the simplest test for transistors yet, and it's safe and works~W9QKC~14 March~1962~Radar Detector - All you 2500 mc SWL's (UNFL's?) will appreciate this mobile receiver~W6JAT~18 March~1962~Ham TV Survey - Ham TV is sprouting up all over. This will bring you up to date on its spread~W0KYQ~22 March~1962~Blind Fasteners Aid Construction - Using explosive rivets to hold things together~W4WKM~24 March~1962~Half-Wave Transmission Line - This gets around a lot of your antenna problems~W2KPE~26 March~1962~50 mc, No Crossmodulation - Six meter converter designed for high signal density areas~K6RNQ~28 March~1962~Page from a Designer's Notebook - Transistorized carbon mike pre-amps~W5SUC~30 March~1962~Brew or Buy? - Brew~W4KOC~32 March~1962~500 Watt Linear Amplifier - Not 811A's again? Well, er, they're cheap!~W0RQF~33 March~1962~The Strings the Thing - We'll print anything. What a kookie magazine!~W7CSD~35 March~1962~Nostalgic V-Beam - Think piece~W2RWJ~37 March~1962~The Tiny Terminator - 50 ohm 20 watt dummy load built in Canada Dry Cola can. Too bad if this is not your brand~K5JKX/6~38 March~1962~Old Vikings Never Die - Little hints to improve the Viking rigs. Might work on the DX-100 too~W4AWM~40 March~1962~73 Tests the Knight T-60 Transmitter - Here's another rig we can recommend. 80-6 meters, 60 watts, CW-AM~W4WKM~42 March~1962~Antenna Protection and Switching Unit - Built outdoors, where it should be. Keeps lightening out~W5EHC~46 March~1962~Is Marconi Like Spaghetti, Daddy? - Saga of the visiting amateurs, as reported from England~Margolis~50 March~1962~Faithful, Long-lasting, Signal Booster - It also works well and is simple to build~W9ZDN~52 March~1962~Evolution of the Bug - Historical aspects of this oft used, little mustered device~W3WRE~54 March~1962~Cure that Angry Band - Audio's selectivity with the FL-8 surplus audio filter~W4THU~57 March~1962~BCI in your QSO? - Keeping BC stations out of your receiver~K2DHA~58 March~1962~73 Tests the Viking Ranger II - Johnson has nicely updated their most popular rig~W4API~61 March~1962~High Level Mixer - You can mix the full output of your exciter to any band you desire~W5EHC~66 March~1962~Zero-beatnik - More fun with transistors~K6BIJ~64 March~1962~Modulation - Our big technical article - This will make you an expert~Staff~70 March~1962~Propagation Charts~K2IGY~74 April~1962~Six Meter SSB Exciter/Transmitter - Since Sideband is going to be the big thing on 6, you'd better start soldering~W5JSN,K8NIC~6 April~1962~Field Strength Meter for Ten and Six - Using a midget loaded whip to improve the sensitivity of your F.S.M~W3YZC~9 April~1962~Forty Meter ZL Special - As the sunspots go, so go the higher bands. Try this 40M amplifier~W4AXE~10 April~1962~73 Tests the Poly-Comm 62B - Pollytronics has really done it: six and two in one li'l package~W4WKM~12 April~1962~Ham Radio in Finland - On the spot reporting~OH2YV~18 April~1962~Dot Maker - Great for people who are short on dots~W6VAT~20 April~1962~An Accurate S-Meter - "You're 80 over nine here, OM!"~K5JKX/6~22 April~1962~LCU'S Michigan Long Wire - Interesting 80M antenna. Somebody's always thinking up something new~W8LCU~24 April~1962~Station Control Unit - Contains speaker, transistorized electronic key, break-in circuit, etc~W7AXJ~28 April~1962~Universal Antenna - Works on all bands from 160 Meter to 10M and in between too~W6AOI~30 April~1962~One Tube Vox - Now you, too, can learn to talk steadily to keep the rig on the air~K8AOE~37 April~1962~Quartz Crystal Checking - Wee gadget to check frequency and activity of your quartz chips~W0CGA~38 April~1962~Before the Breadboard - Basics of circuit design, simplified~Staff~40 April~1962~Transistorized Cathode Modulator - Kilowatt transistorized modulator. Let us know if it works~K2STV~46 April~1962~AGC for the Swan Transceiver - A small improvement for this terrific little SSB transceiver~K6SHC~51 April~1962~160 Meter Mickey Mouse - 18 watt for 160M. Let's get more activity up there. And more frequencies~K9PAL~52 April~1962~Improve Weak Signal RTTY Reception - We may eventually run a new TT converter every month. This one looks good~W7CJB~54 April~1962~Pre-Amp Curve Shaping - Getting a lot more punch out of the crystal mike pre-amp,~W5SOT~56 April~1962~BC453 Conversion - Makes a fine and inexpensive signal slicer~K6JHJ~58 April~1962~Linear Scope Monitor - Linears are hard to adjust sometimes, this sure helps~W0MWJ~62 April~1962~FM to AM - Quick conversion for surplus FM gear~W4WKM~64 April~1962~The Band Warmer - Another good idea for use of the KY-65/ARA-26 surplus keyer unit~W0RQF~66 April~1962~Propagation Charts~K2IGY~68 April~1962~Precision Measurement for the Amateur - Hints of getting lab gear and reconditioning it~W4WKM~72 April~1962~W2SKE/ MM (Mobile Motel) - Hard learned ideas on fast setting up for travelers~W2SKE~78 April~1962~73 Tests the Heathkit IM-10 VTVM - Nice~W3UZN~81 May~1962~Two Meter Tank and Coupler - Part I on a marvelous two meter rig~W9DUT~6 May~1962~Simple Antenna Mast - 22 Feet for $4.00~K3LTB/5~8 May~1962~6M Double Sideband-AM Transmitter - Uses circuit board. Whole bunch of fellows are getting on with this simple rig~K8AOE,K8MSB~10 May~1962~Twoer Modifications - AC/DC power supply, new osc. circuit. Applicable to 10'er & 6'er too~K2ORY~16 May~1962~73 Tests the Telco 201 Converter - This six meter Nuvistor converter is amazing~WA21NM~18 May~1962~ARC-5 VHF - Inexpensive surplus rig auto-tunes to 6, 2 and 1-1/4 meters~WA2FHC~20 May~1962~73 Tests the Clegg 99'er - Everybody probably already knows that this rig is great~WA2HVK~22 May~1962~7077 Two Meter Converter - 73 is first again with an application of this new ceramic tube~WA6EWV~24 May~1962~Four Layer Devices - Keeping you abreast of fast moving developments in solid state gadgets~K4CPR~30 May~1962~A New Broom - Sweep generator for aligning filters and stuff~K6JHJ~32 May~1962~All Band Linear - Using four EL-34's (those Hi-Fi tubes). 300 watts~W9CJS~34 May~1962~FSK Without Relays - Diode keying unit replaces polar relays for the RTTY group~W5QJR~38 May~1962~Do Hams Have Fun? - You'll have fun with this one~W4WQT~40 May~1962~Receiver Prices - Original prices and dates on old receivers. Nostalgia, Inflation!~W0HKF~46 May~1962~The 85 B.14 Receiver - This receiver should keep you out of trouble for this month~Bernard~50 May~1962~Vacuum Capacitor Traps - Surplus vacuum condenser units for multi-band traps~W4API~60 May~1962~Budget VTVM - Easy to build gadget. Get out the soldering iron~W7INX~62 May~1962~Notes on Silicon Rectifiers - We'll have to start a silicon rectifier department soon~K5IPY~66 May~1962~73 Tests the Heath HA-10 Linear - Another Heath rig proves out FB~K3KMO~68 May~1962~Complete Fire Insurance - Or, how to keep your transistors out of the garbage~W6VAT~70 May~1962~73 Tests the Knight RF Z Bridge and Pocket VOM - For $5.85 and $9.95 you sure don't go wrong~WA2INM~74 May~1962~73 Tests the Hallicrafters HT-40K - New kit from Hallicrafters~W3UZN~76 May~1962~Propagation Charts - What time to where, when, on what band, probably~K2IGY~78 May~1962~RF Q Multiplier - More fun with the 2N169A~K6BIJ~80 May~1962~High Power Antenna Switching Unit - Using one of the ART-13 antenna switching units to good effect~W4WKM~82 May~1962~A Cheap, Simple, Plate Modulator - The surplus Command Set MD-7 is cheap and works fine~WA2PGX~86 May~1962~Keep Your Key from Crawling - Without bolting it to the table~Pyle~89 June~1962~Echo Deluxe - Two meter transmitter with a commercial appearance~W9DUT~6 June~1962~The Friendly Frequency - 52.525 mc~W9YCB~14 June~1962~Six and Two Meter Nuvistor Pre-Amplifiers - Preamplifiers are easier to build than converters~K9ARA~16 June~1962~Milliwatt RF Power Measurements - For those low power transistor rigs and transceivers~K4UWX~18 June~1962~Noise Limiter for the NC-300 - Rate-of-change type limiter~W8IQN~20 June~1962~Six Meter Transistor Converter - Runs directly from your 12 volt system~W3HIX~22 June~1962~Simple Tuner for Long Waves - Explore these long-forgotten frequencies~K0VQY~24 June~1962~A KW/ SWR Power Meter - You can leave it in the line if you want~W6VAT~26 June~1962~Selectivity Plus - Putting a mechanical filter in the Home-Brew receiver~W9OFD~30 June~1962~Overload Relay - Beats fuses all hollow~W0OPA~34 June~1962~73 cent Noise Clipper - A good price. Connects between receiver and headphones~K0WML~36 June~1962~Tape Recorder on SSB - Use tape loops for those long, long CQ's~KZ5SW~38 June~1962~Phase Inversion - Hi-Fi on the hambands? Forsooth!~W4JKL~40 June~1962~Electronic Keyer - Cheap, simple and effective. Get cracking!~K3KMO~42 June~1962~Pop Box - Now you can generate your own ignition interference. Make friends with the neighbors~K8ERV~44 June~1962~Selected Circuits - Looking at the RF Communications Assoc. sideband transceiver~W4WKM~46 June~1962~Diathermy - If it isn't too late you might grab any available units~W4WKM~50 June~1962~160 Meter Converter - Lots doing down on 160, but maybe your receiver doesn't cover the band~W1OOP~52 June~1962~Crystal Control for the DSB-100 - For nets, Novices. etc~W2BZN~54 June~1962~Break-in CW with the 20A - Or any other imitation of the 20A~K2ISP~58 June~1962~73 Tests the Knight Kit Code Practice Oscillator - Inexpensive and works fine~WA2INM~56 June~1962~Seneca Modulation and Keying - Couple of modifications for Seneca owners~WA2GCF~60 June~1962~How Is Your Ham Image? - Martin makes some good points~K7NZA~62 June~1962~Calibrate Your Antenna System - Getting some mileage out of your SWR meter~K2DHA~64 June~1962~The Perfect Setup - Some improvements on overall station setup~K0OFB/2~74 June~1962~A Review of the NC-190 and the NC-155 - They're OK~Staff~69 June~1962~Propagation Charts - Goodbye ten meters~K2IGY~78 June~1962~A Crystal Diode Noise Generator - Exceptionally handy for tuning up receivers. Builds in minutes~W5TEV~80 June~1962~Receivership - Ray has had his problems~W2TAM~82 June~1962~Values, Etc - Some basic discussion on parts values. Read~K5JKX~86 July~1962~The 420 mc Band - Inside dope on this interesting band by real expert~W4HHK~6 July~1962~Six Meter Nuvistor Converter - Designed to plug in Drake receiver, but will work with anything~K8NIC/5~12 July~1962~VHF Construction - Heed well this article and you may save yourself a lot of misery~WA2INM~14 July~1962~The Eico 720 on Six Meters - You just add a separate pi-net coupler and there you are~WA2KTJ~18 July~1962~Finding True North - Handy if you are lost in the woods~KH6BW~20 July~1962~Modifying the HE-35 - Revisited~WA2INM~22 July~1962~All Band Nuvistor Preselector - This little gadget makes quite a difference~K8AOE~22 July~1962~Transistorize that Meter - Making VTVM's out of those VOM's~Henry~26 July~1962~Rambunctious Radiations - It's the location that counts, not the antenna~W4KOC~30 July~1962~The Windom - Resurrected and placed carefully on a pedestal~W4WXY~34 July~1962~The Whistler - Or how to use an island as an antenna~W2SKE~38 July~1962~Power Booster - Replace that 6146 with a 6DQ5 and watch the signal increase~K5JKX~42 July~1962~The Engineer and the Transistor Radio - Humor~Rodgers~46 July~1962~Vermin Traps and Dragon Eggs - How to keep the bugs out when you are building that rig~W2TBZ~50 July~1962~Selectivity Plus - 105 cycle selectivity with a simple audio filter~W6EUM~58 July~1962~Propagation Charts - What time to where, in all probability~K2IGY~62 July~1962~An Old Friend In A New Suit - The ARC-5 rides again~W7CSD~64 July~1962~Dear Friend - Keeping those Indians on the reservation~K0OFB~66 August~1962~Coaxial line UHF Pre-amp - 420 mc Nuvistor preamplifier, pretty important at these frequencies~W9SEK~6 August~1962~Improving the CC50 - Blow the dust off and bring it up to date~WA2INM~7 August~1962~VHF with RDR - Navy surplus conversion. Covers 220 mc band rather well~W2VCG,W2TAM~8 August~1962~Six Meter Coaxial Antenna - Not for DX'ing, but it is simple, inexpensive and omnidirectional~W6KVO~12 August~1962~The UNI - Code practice oscillator~W2VSP~14 August~1962~More on Crystal Oscillators - Part II of the crystal oscillator article in September 1961~W6LWE~18 August~1962~Of RTTY and Transistors - Attention all RTTY bugs~W3TUZ~22 August~1962~Crystal Ball - Measures crystal activity overtone activity, frequency spotting, etc~K5JKX~28 August~1962~Quad Mode Monitor - An ultimate sort of receiver~W9DUT~31 August~1962~Mobile Scope - Why not?~K9DYS~36 August~1962~More Fun from a Receiver - General coverage ham-band-only receivers~W2LLZ~38 August~1962~TT-180 Five Bander - Transmitter~W2RWJ~42 August~1962~Instantaneous Dissipator Tube - Medium power final amplifier with unusual power supply and interesting voltage regulator~W7CSD~49 August~1962~Management Terminology - Ha~W4WKM~54 August~1962~CW Man's Monitor - One 6C4 and a simple circuit~W6EUM~56 August~1962~T-60 Modifications - Break-in and push-to-talk for the Knight T-60~W4WKM~58 August~1962~Panel Markings - Professionalizing home brew gear~K5JKX~62 August~1962~Potato Face - Fiction~Margolis~66 August~1962~Mounting the BC-625 - The 522 will never die~WA5MLI~74 August~1962~Surplus Coaxial Switch - Motor driven~W4WKM~76 September~1962~Synchronous Detection - A breakthrough article reading signals 40 db down in the noise~K2TKN~6 September~1962~73 Tests the Maverick Filter - Really picks off those six meter Indians~WA2INM~10 September~1962~What's A Vidicon? - It is the amateur's answer to live TV~W2RWJ~12 September~1962~Twin Cavity Two Meter Filter - It's what's up front that counts. A thinking man's filter~W3TUZ~18 September~1962~Treasures From the Junk Yard - Car radios can be easily converted to 110 vac~W5VOH~22 September~1962~Low Current, Sliding Bias, Modulator - 40 watt transistor modulator~VE7QL~24 September~1962~How's My What? - Ken has a good answer for our June article on How's Your Ham Image?~W7IDF~28 September~1962~Western Ham - Sense of humor test. 10 points if tears come to your eyes~Rodgers~32 September~1962~Improved Grounded Grid Operation - How to make your exciter load into the final about the same as into an antenna~W6JAT~34 September~1962~Rate-of-change Limiter Revisited - Using crystal diodes in the noise limiter from the April 1961 issue of 73~K5JKX~36 September~1962~Quad Mode Monitor - Part II. All band super-magnificent home built receiver~W9DUT~42 September~1962~73 Tests the Waters Universal Hybrid Coupler - A very compelling article. You'll probably be coupling after you read this~K2CM~54 September~1962~Propagation Charts - W6AM complained that we left these out last month. Bet you never noticed~K2IGY~60 September~1962~Full Break-In Keying - You can get along without it, but there is nothing like it~W4MLE~64 September~1962~The Frequency Response Argument - It's what's on top that counts. Keep the highs high~W5SUC~68 September~1962~Keying Surplus Transmitters - Getting some code speed out of old relay controlled surplus rigs~W4WKM~76 October~1962~VHF'ing with the Standard Coil Tuner - The cheapest really hot VHF converter yet published~W4WKM~6 October~1962~50 Watts on 50 mc in 50 Seconds - Starting with the Heath DX-20~K9STH~10 October~1962~20 Meter SSB Exciter - Completely transistorized to boot~W5FRC~12 October~1962~Four Layer Semi-conductors - Self completing automatic bug and other adventures of these new gadgets~K8AOE~16 October~1962~Improved Base Clipper - Eliminates all signals below a given adjustable amplitude~Ives~20 October~1962~This May be the Cause of your Chirp - If you've been chirpy lately~K7MSL~22 October~1962~73 tries the Irving Preverter - Two and six meter preamplifier.Boyoboyoboy!~Staff~24 October~1962~Tone Modulated Crystal Standard - Standardizes you up to 225 mc and you don't need a BFO either~W9DUT~26 October~1962~Transmitter Design - Big technical article for the month. Passably interesting or better~K5JKX~30 October~1962~Are You Being Lied to, OM? - SWR bridges can be big liars~KZ5SW~42 October~1962~How to Scrounge a Deluxe Junkbox - Without having to work for a parts distributor~K9AAI~44 October~1962~The Local Net - 29,560 kc. Many other groups are using 52.525 mc FM. Etc~W4MLE~50 October~1962~Modernizing the VF-I - Stabilizing this fleet-footed sprinter~W2RHD~54 October~1962~Mobile Whip - Har!~Rodgers~60 October~1962~Control Circuit for RTTY - Why use ten switches when one will do? Laziness, that's why~W0PHY~62 October~1962~Simplescope, part II - Part I was back in September 1961. Great gadget~K8AOE~63 October~1962~V-Beam - They stand up to the gales remarkably well~G3BID~64 October~1962~Metallic Rectifier Circuitry - Sort of a supplement to our article on power supplies in July '61~K9MYZ~66 October~1962~Imagination - A call for the trial of new ideas~W4API~70 October~1962~On the Use of the Amateur Bands - Someone is always proposing a new division of the bands~KZ5SW~72 October~1962~The AN/ARC-2 - Stop writing in for this conversion, here it is~W4WKM~82 October~1962~FM Rejecting Stub - In case you don't like FM birdies in your receiver~W8HOA~90 October~1962~Converting the BC-652 - Inexpensive 2-6 mc surplus receiver~W1MEG~92 November~1962~Solid State 1296 mc Converter - Transistors on 1296? Good grief, what next? Sensitive too!~W3HIX~6 November~1962~Deluxe Your Transceiver - The Lafayette HE-35A, for example. S-meter, spotting switch, etc~K6UGT~10 November~1962~Junction Checks - Quick way of making sure the junctions are still good on your transistors~K2OPI~16 November~1962~The Continental Six - Six meters SSB with this low cost high performance transmitting converter~W1PYM~18 November~1962~Build Your Own Mobile Mike - Transistorized mike preamplifier for more mobile punch~K5JKX~20 November~1962~73 tests the Gonset 220 mc Communicator - Commercial equipment comes to the 220 mc band!~W4API~24 November~1962~In Defense of the Operator - A weak defense is better than no defense at all~W0OBF/2~26 November~1962~Catch All - Ha, ha~Rodgers~28 November~1962~Of RTTY and Filters - Book length feature~W3TUZ~32 November~1962~Premium Tube Replacement Guide - Equating all those four numbered tubes to better known tube numbers~W4WKM~46 November~1962~73 tests the Lafayette Starflite - Inexpensive all-band rig. Eighty dollars, ninety watts~W1MEL~50 November~1962~Complicating the Simplescope - Modifications and improvements of the Sept .1961 article~W0OPA~52 November~1962~ 73 tests the Heath IM-30 - Transistor analyzer kit for $54.88 really does a good job~W5SJN~58 November~1962~Simple Squelch - Squelching that communications receiver used with a VHF converter~K4UWX~60 November~1962~Good Old Charlie Queen - Can this be fiction?~W1QUE~64 November~1962~Spotting Simplified - Getting those "spot" switches to really do the whole job~W4MLE~66 November~1962~Coax vs Open Line - Coax doesn't fare so well, we'll warn you~W9HOV~67 November~1962~Inverted Vee-Beam - Works out like a bandit. Replace guy wires with a very effective antenna~W8DLU~70 November~1962~Choke Evaluator - Test equipment for the shack, not the car~Ives~72 November~1962~Those Different Diodes - Big technical article~Staff~80 November~1962~A Good Five Cent QSO - George fights a losing battle with the lids~W4MLE~90 December~1962~Two Meter VFO - Very stable and uses one tube. Dandy bandspread~W6TKA~6 December~1962~Modifying the Sixer - For a 50% power increase~K4ZQQ~9 December~1962~Modifying the HE-45 - Improving the modulation & power output meter for this nice rig~WA2INM~10 December~1962~The Irving Hiverter 50 - Six meter SSB converter tested at HQ by W1MEL.Works~Staff~12 December~1962~Alternators - With mobile SSB coming at us in a rush we will be needing these~K8ERV~16 December~1962~432 mc Antenna Tuner - Pictorial article~W1TQZ~18 December~1962~Auto Analyzer - Not very hammy. Tachometer, dwell angle meter, battery VM, temp. indicator~Henry~20 December~1962~Coaxial Baluns - Open wire is the lowest loss, but how do we get from coax to open line?~WA2INM~26 December~1962~Selectivity Plus - The CW man sometimes goes to great lengths for selectivity~W6EUM~28 December~1962~The Heath HR-20 - 73 tests the Heath mobile receiver~W4WKM~36 December~1962~AM Oscilloscope Patterns - You've been wondering what your scope was trying to tell you?~W0OPA~44 December~1962~Briefcase Twins - Complete portable CW station~W2TBZ~50 December~1962~The Heath Warrior - Full kilowatt linear amplifier by Heath~W6EUM~60 December~1962~Joe's Other World - Fiction~Margolis~66 December~1962~Transistorized Squelch - Squelch is very handy and this circuit is so simple you have no excuse~W1TUW~74 December~1962~The Waters Q-Notch Filter - For the KWM and 758 Collins owners that want something better~K2CM~74 December~1962~The R-45/ARR-7 - This is practically an SX-28.Surplus conversion~W5UOZ~86 December~1962~Constant Voltage Power Supply - A real gem is available in some of those old TV sets~W4WKM~92 January~1963~Nu 1-1/4 Meter Converter - Three 6CW4 Nuvistors in a sensitive 220 mc converter~WA2INM~6 January~1963~RF Controlled Break-in - Automatic send-receive controlled by the key~W8MQW~8 January~1963~NTSC Signal for Ham TV - Ham-TV'ers will want to read this one~K2HQY~10 January~1963~73 Tests the WRL Tech-ceiver - Works fine. Six meter transceiver~Staff~18 January~1963~Linear Amplifier - 3-1000Z kilowatt~W6JAT~20 January~1963~73 Reviews the PMR-8 - Fine little mobile receiver by Elmac~W6FNG~26 January~1963~Transistorized Audio Frequency Meter - No test bench is complete with a good audio freq meter, is it?~W1TUW~28 January~1963~Tale of a Dark Night - Introduction to the author~W3MFA~30 January~1963~SSB or AM - Solution : run both~G3BID~32 January~1963~Transistorized Mike Adaptor - Pep up weak surplus mikes with this one~W4WKM~34 January~1963~Six Band Ground Plane - James claims that it works out just fine~W6WAW~36 January~1963~75 Meter Transverter - Good mobile band, simple rig and converter for car radio~WA6FPG~40 January~1963~73 Reviews the Knight-Kit T-150 - 80-6M, 150 watts, CW-phone, out or Allied in Chicago~K9PWT~48 January~1963~Scopes - Technical article for this issue. Read please~Staff~52 January~1963~The Heath Cantenna - 73 gets out the can opener~W3UZN~62 February~1963~6M SSB - Pros, cons, and the gear to do it with~W2NSD~10 February~1963~432 mc Gallon - Legal now~K2TKN~14 February~1963~Mountain Topping for Blood - An old pro doesn't answer ones~K1CLL~20 February~1963~Simplified 8JK Beams - The twin-three really puts out a signal. Really~W6WAW~24 February~1963~Double Sideband - DSB has some decided advantages, you might as well read this and face it~W3PHL~28 February~1963~Crystal Oscillator - How to get the stability required for moonbounce on 1296. It ain't easy~K2TKN~27 February~1963~Stutterless VOX - Helps to prevent speach impediments~W0OPA~37 February~1963~Ballast for the NC-300 - Dang things are always blowing out. Transistorized replacement~K6GVB~38 February~1963~Modules - Pep talk on ham modulizing~W5WGF~40 February~1963~The RK-715B - Great little inexpensive surplus tube bargain~K6BIJ~44 February~1963~The DX-40 with the SB-10 - Sideband for peanuts~K0PGA~50 February~1963~How to Build a Junkbox - Take one pile of junk, some boards, nails~Eslick~54 February~1963~Mobile Alternators - Converting six volt units to 12 volts, plus general discussion~W5VOH~56 February~1963~73 tests the Johnson Messengers - Boy, are they fun!~Staff~60 February~1963~Station Time Panel - When a ham builds a clock, he really builds a clock~Ives~62 February~1963~Remote Antenna Tuning Unit - Particularly valuable for mobile applications~W8HOA~68 February~1963~Recipe for Cooked Ham - ZZZzzzzzaaaaaap !~W6NKE~70 February~1963~Cartoon - Ha ha I hope. Or did your sense of humor get shot off in the War?~Rogers~72 February~1963~A Hidden Lab - Or how to get along with a fussy wife~W3BNS~74 February~1963~Like New RAX - Surplus gem~W7IDF~84 February~1963~Precision Frequency Standard - Another surplus gem. Great~W4WKM~88 March~1963~Two Meter Pre-amp - Two Nuvistors, built by a perfectionist~W9DUT~8 March~1963~Portable Ragchewer - Low power rig and small receiver. Eminently portable~K6LJY~14 March~1963~Infinite Impedance Match - New type of matching system for beams. Looks good~W6NAT~20 March~1963~QRP Transmitter - 1S4 peanut whistle~W1MEL~22 March~1963~Let's Regulate - Voltage regulated power supplies for transistor circuits and filaments~W2RWJ~24 March~1963~Amateur TV Transmitter - 432 mc rig with 832A in final~W0RQF~28 March~1963~A Six and Two Portable - Complete bandswitching transceiver~K8KDX/6~32 March~1963~Mode Switch for the Eico 720 and 730 - Phone-CW switching system for this popular combination~W0DSU~38 March~1963~Nuvistor RF Pre-amp - Brings up signals on all of the less expensive receivers~W6SFM~40 March~1963~Receiver Buying Guide - Pictures, prices, and basic data on all postwar receivers~W4WKM~44 March~1963~Measure L & C - Using: an audio signal generator~K6AI~60 March~1963~Surplus Crystal Calibrator - Real good deal. 500 kc~W4WKM~66 March~1963~Plug-In Cans in Amateur Construction - Those surplus cans can he used for a lot of handy building~W4WKM~68 March~1963~CW Sidetone Oscillator for SSB Rigs - Most of 'em have no provision for this important function~K6CYG~82 March~1963~The Eico 723 - $49.95 60 watt rig. Does a fine job~W3UZN~84 March~1963~The New Look in Surplus - A lot of new stuff is hitting the surplus market~W4WKM~90 April~1963~Adjustable Regulated Power Supply - Playing around with transistors ? Then have: one of these~W1ISI~8 April~1963~Diode Noise Generator - Simple test instrument to tune up converters, receivers and stuff~Thomas~15 April~1963~Selected Circuits - Polar relay test set great for the RTTY group~W4WKM~18 April~1963~Decibels - What they are, how to use 'em, complete with a monograph~K1MRK~21 April~1963~Vector VFO - Simple, stable oscillator for 80 meters. Great for DX-60 and the like~W7IDF~24 April~1963~Wee Birdcage - Restricted space antennas are always of interest~K3LNZ~26 April~1963~Protect your Investment - How to modify your gear without disastering the resale value~W4WKM~30 April~1963~A Survey of Mobile Transceivers - There are quite a few~Staff~32 April~1963~Cartoon - Ha !~Rodgers~49 April~1963~Dress Up Home Made Gear - It doesn't really have to look like you made it in the cellar~W0OPA~50 April~1963~Find the Common Ground - Some suggestions which may improve the interest of your contacts~K4ZQR~52 April~1963~Controlled Carrier Screen Modulation - Putting it into perspective~K3LNZ~54 April~1963~Compact VFO Dial - Using turn counting dials for multi-turn coils, PTO's, etc~W4WKM~56 April~1963~Making Etched Circuit Boards - Full instructions for a not very hard process~W1ISI~58 April~1963~Oversight - Simple addition of a choke which keeps dc off your antenna and you off the floor~WA2HYS~62 April~1963~All About Sideband - Well, almost all, anyway~Staff~66 April~1963~Junk Box Station - Shows how easy it really IS to build up a station out of stuff~W4MLE~70 April~1963~The NCX-3 - 73 test report~W2NSD~78 April~1963~Solving the Bird Problem - Plaintive plea for cleaner signals~W5HJV~80 April~1963~How Low can you Go? - Tuning from 10 to 500 kc~K4ZGM~82 April~1963~High Efficiency Switching - For that custom final~W4WKM~88 April~1963~The SW-240 - 73 test report~W2NSD~90 April~1963~Stimulus in the Space Age - Amateur telemetry mit balloons und all that, ya~W1WQH~92 April~1963~Waters Switches - For antenna switching, etc. Coax switches~K2CM~98 April~1963~Inexpensive Coax Connector-Adaptor System - Inexpensive and flexible way of piping small amounts of VHF around~W4WKM~102 April~1963~Plot your Skip Zones - Do it yourself propagation system~W9QKC~104 April~1963~One Ham in a Million! - Well, one in 350,000 anyway. Story about 5X2JKO in Nigeria~K9AMD~106 April~1963~What is a Ham? - Permission granted to reprint this in non-ham magazines, etc~K7GPZ~108 April~1963~The Heath HX-30 - Test report submitted by 73 reader on Heath six meter SSB transmitter~W3WTO~112 May~1963~Six Meter Transceiver - Cute little five transistor hand-held unit. Parts kit available~K3NHI~8 May~1963~6DJ8/ECC88 Converter - Six meters down to 14 mc using really hot front end tube~WA2HVK~11 May~1963~Simple T-R Switch - For the CW man who wants full break-in without TVI~W4MLE~12 May~1963~All Band Linear Kilowatt - Using the new Amperex 8179 you've been reading about~W2LPC~16 May~1963~Reducing Receiver Noise - Read this one, it is really important, no kidding~Gabus~24 May~1963~The Mark IV - Nice six meter rig, 6146 final~K2HQY~30 May~1963~Multi-channel Pre-amp - Feed several rigs from one mike and preamp~W9CWG~38 May~1963~A Challenge to the Antenna Experimenter - Quads: tri-band , five band. two-three-four element, etc~W4AZK~42 May~1963~Panoramic Spectrum Analyzer - Build your own~W0BMW~52 May~1963~Shielding the Breadboard - Some ideas on neat breadboarding~W1ISI~58 May~1963~Coax Folded Dipole - Broad bands things~W3HJR~62 May~1963~Getting into Electronics - It's a good business too~W6JAT~66 May~1963~Selected Circuits - Altec Lansing Modular transistorized audio components~W4WKM~71 May~1963~Diode Modulators - Big technical article~Staff~74 May~1963~73 tests the Knight-Kit P2 - A new SWR meter kit~K6UGT~80 June~1963~Instant 220 - The AN/DM Q-2 is a snap to put on 220~W2TQS~8 June~1963~More Selectivity for the RT-91/ARC-2 - Great transceiver, covers 40-80~W6BJI~11 June~1963~PE-97A? What's That? - 12 in, 250 at 100 ma out. Just right for Twoer, etc~W4DWU~14 June~1963~Bandspreading the BC-348 - Curing one of the few drawbacks of this great surplus receiver~W5EUL~18 June~1963~Lazy Man's Coil Evaluator - Nice little piece of test gear you'll want to build. 73 Kit~W0QWY~20 June~1963~Converting the BC-230 & BC-430 - Inexpensive surplus rig which can easily cover 160-10M~W5EHC~24 June~1963~Ecdysiasm - RT45/ARQ-l demonstrates stripping for fun and profit~W4WKM~30 June~1963~A Beginner's Receiver - BC-453 plus converter, product detector, etc~K6JHJ~32 June~1963~Power Tuning - Motorizing receivers with surplus drive units~Ives~40 June~1963~Beam Rotor - Putting one of those surplus motors to work~K1SDR~43 June~1963~CW Monitor - One transistor ten minute construction job.73 kit, naturally~WA2WFW~44 June~1963~Antenna Relay Unit - Uses BC-442 unit from ARC-5~W4WKM~46 June~1963~ Function of the Loading Coil - In mobile antennas~W9GCQ~52 June~1963~Propagation Charts - What bands, to where, when, maybe~Nelson~54 June~1963~More Selectivity for the Twoer - Nice rig, but you have to admit that it could use some selectivity~K6CJN~56 June~1963~The ART-26 TV Transmitter - Don't forget to subscribe to the ATV Bulletin, $1 per six issues~K6MIO~58 June~1963~Special Surplus Section - Thirty-three solid pages of surplus bargains. Have fun~W2NSD~65 June~1963~A Bargain Receiver for 220 - The R-48/TRC-8.Easy conversion~K3IUV~100 June~1963~Three for the ARC - You didn't think we'd pass up some ARC-5 conversions, did you?~W7ATK~102 June~1963~The ARC-5's - Did you?~W4WKM~104 June~1963~Still Another 2 Meter Conversion - ARC- 3 Transmitter~W4WKM~106 July~1963~Sizzling Six - Super sensitive six meter converter. Kit available~W9DUT~8 July~1963~Chemical City TU - One of the best RTTY converters to come along so far~K8IQJ~14 July~1963~Low Ebb in the Sunspot Cycle - "Humph, that's science fiction" said Tom astoundingly~K2TKN~17 July~1963~Two Banding the Swan One Bander - Cinch~W8DZH~18 July~1963~Six Meter Transmitter - 2E26 output. Kit available on terrific tuning-indicator~K6GKU~22 July~1963~Two Meter Antenna Coupler and SWR Bridge - Very important item for VHF'ers~W6TKA~32 July~1963~Field Day - Eimac hams get out for this annual event~W6JAT~28 July~1963~Replacement Power Transformer - What to do when caught without a replacement~W5PPE~36 July~1963~The Visitor - Parable~W2CRR~38 July~1963~Paco GDO - A good little dipper you may have overlooked~W5SUC~46 July~1963~The Cubical Quad - How they work~W4YM~48 July~1963~Two Band VHF Quad - Six and two meters~W6SFM~50 July~1963~Putting a Quad up - With a minimum of money and manpower~K2AAC~58 July~1963~Three Band Three Element Quad - Now that you know how great quads are, here's how to make one~W9AIW~62 July~1963~Propagation - What time to where, maybe~Nelson~65 July~1963~Active SSB Modulators Big technical article. Guaranteed understandable~Staff~66 July~1963~New Look in RF Ammeters - Do it yourselfing ammeters~W4WKM~72 July~1963~Knight-Kit R-100A - Checking out this inexpensive receiver~W6EUM~76 July~1963~Heath Monitor Scope - Long needed product. Works~W4WKM~78 August~1963~Dry Cell Rigs - QRP mountaintop special for six meters~K1CLL~8 August~1963~Diode Noise Generator - 73 Kit. Zener diode voltage regulated job~K9ONT~15 August~1963~Video Modulation - For the ham-TV contingent~W8VCO~16 August~1963~Magic T-R - Best Tee-R yet for VHF with no loss of sensitivity~K5JKX~20 August~1963~Saturn 6 - Soup up your halo with this tuning method~K5LPE~22 August~1963~Utopia Break-in - Hear through your own sending and keep track of the frequency~W4MLE~24 August~1963~Practical Vee-Beam - This is like a small V-beam handbook sort of thing~K1MRK~30 August~1963~Coax Cable Losses - Or why serious VHF men use open wire line~K5JKX~36 August~1963~The ON5-PA9 Operation - Details on the Verviers Rally~G3BID~38 August~1963~RF Wattmeter - Cardboard mailing tube plus lightmeter - Slick~W7CSD~46 August~1963~Transmitting Tubes - Specifications on all popular transmitting-tubes~K5JKX~48 August~1963~Propagation - What time to when, from where, maybe~Nelson~52 August~1963~Power Supply - Tubeless, general purpose~W7OE~54 August~1963~Confessions of an Electronic Genius - How to become one~K6UGT~58 August~1963~Squelch for the Twoer and Sixer - Nawthin to it~W0TWP~61 August~1963~$25 Cheap - Towering up the hard way~W1MEL~62 August~1963~Add-O-Circuit - International Crystal rings the bell~W2NSD/1~66 August~1963~SWR Meter - More info on using this baffling test equipment~W8JWP~68 August~1963~Vertical Antennas - Theory and practice. Learn~W9EGQ~70 August~1963~Further on the Windom - Darned good all band antenna~W3AFM~76 September~1963~Cast Iron Balun - Using ferrite core inductors.73 parts kit available~W4WKM~8 September~1963~CW Noise Limiter - Or have you noticed that your noise limiter turns off on CW?~W6SFM~10 September~1963~Errorless RTTY Converter - Well, almost errorless~K5JKX~12 September~1963~Bourbon S-Meter - As contrasted with the more popular Scotch S-Meters. Parts kit on this~W6TKA~18 September~1963~Cartoon - Har de har~Rodgers~20 September~1963~Towers - Compendium~K1APA~22 September~1963~VHF Receiver - Module type construction, tuner for VHF converters~W0RQF~26 September~1963~Heliwhip Tuning - It is kind of foolish not to have your mobile whip tuned~W2IAZ~34 September~1963~Propagation - What time to where, maybe~Nelson~38 September~1963~UHF Cavity Design - Maybe you aren't on 6M or up, but you can learn something anyway~K5JKX~40 September~1963~Dual Antenna System for Mobile - For multiband operation. The XYL will have a fit~W2IAZ~48 September~1963~73 Tests and HX-20 - Mobile sideband for us paupers. Works fine~K6KGS~52 September~1963~Variable Inducer - Remote controlled antenna tuning~WB2CQM~56 September~1963~AM Quiz - Maybe you need to sit down and read some of our technical articles~W5EHC~60 September~1963~Rotten CW - Right~W1GQJ~62 September~1963~Monitor Scope - If you haven't bought one, you'd better build one. This is easy~W5JSN~66 September~1963~Q-5'er Reborn - Should never have died~W4WKM~70 September~1963~Code Master - Take one phonograph, add ingenuity~K6OKX~76 September~1963~Save that Mil - Efficiency pointers for mobile work~K1JWU~75 October~1963~Do It Yourself WBFM Transceiver~K5JKX~8 October~1963~Why Johnny Ham Can't Hear~W6VAT~12 October~1963~Why Fight Ohm's Law?~K5HPT~16 October~1963~Tri-Element Remotely Tuned Yagi~WB2CQM~22 October~1963~Rules of Thumb~W5IUR~28 October~1963~Combination Antenna Coupler~W3WPV~30 October~1963~The Minute Motor~W3WPV~36 October~1963~Filament Transformer Conversion~W5VOH~40 October~1963~144 mc Nuvistor Converter~W9DUT~44 October~1963~The Portable HE-35~W3IKH~50 October~1963~Buyer's Guide~Staff~56 October~1963~Product Detector~K5JKX~76 October~1963~Mobile Transceiver Construction~K5MWH~78 October~1963~A Novel Type High Capacitance VFO~YU1FR~86 October~1963~Radio Astronomy~WA2BWQ~92 October~1963~The Big Switch~W4STX~94 October~1963~Double Power for CW~W2EZJ~96 October~1963~Panadaptor Converter~K6VNT~98 October~1963~Compact Transistor Circuits~Pullman~100 November~1963~Another Approach to TVI~K5JKX~8 November~1963~432 mc Converter~W5AJG~16 November~1963~The Perfect Match~VE3DGV~24 November~1963~SWR/PWR Meters~W2KPE~28 November~1963~All Band Conical Antenna~W5VOH~32 November~1963~Tool and Workshop Section~W2RWJ~40 November~1963~AC Adaptor~W5KKB~42 November~1963~Come-a-longs~K4FQU~44 November~1963~Of RTTY~W3TUZ~48 November~1963~73 tests the Hallicrafters SK-140K~W3UZN~62 November~1963~The Amateur's Cope Canaveral~K2YIH~64 November~1963~Listen, Fellow Radio Amateur~W6SAI~69 November~1963~Communicator IV on CW~W9SEK~75 November~1963~Propagation Forecast~Nelson~80 November~1963~Premium Tubes, continued~Gardiner~81 November~1963~73 tests the B&W 6100~W2NSD/1~84 November~1963~The Battle of the Century~W2AAA~86 November~1963~Shocking, but True~WA2GCF~98 November~1963~Slow Scan Vocoder Transmission~W2AOE~100 December~1963~Some Guys Make It~K2ORS~6 December~1963~QRP Kilowatt~WA4DQS~8 December~1963~50 mc DSB~~16 December~1963~Six Meter Transceiver~WA2INM~11 December~1963~VHF Contest Special~K9SGZ~20 December~1963~The VR Tube~Lyman~24 December~1963~432 mc Exciter~W5AJG~32 December~1963~Cartoon~W5IMJ~38 December~1963~Sideband Linears~Staff~42 December~1963~Barney and the ZDO~Margolis~46 December~1963~Antenna Fact and Fiction~K6CTV~49 December~1963~How to Fill a Box~W7CSD~56 December~1963~Four Bands with the KWM-1~K6GHU~60 December~1963~80 Meter Dipole~W6LVT~65 December~1963~The Drake 1B~W5VOH~68 December~1963~Noise Reducer~W5SOT~72 December~1963~Better Results with AM~VE3AZX~76 December~1963~An Answer to "Listen, Fellow Radio Amateur"~W8COG~82 January~1964~Transistorized Receiver~W3HKX~18 January~1964~Receiver Deceiver~W2RWJ~30 January~1964~Let's Keep It Simple~VE2AUB/W5~36 January~1964~Going RTTY~W4RWM~39 January~1964~Well Grounded~K4ZGM~42 January~1964~The Beginning~W1KSZ~52 January~1964~How Good Is Your Receiver~WA4EPY~55 January~1964~Effective Filtering~W2OZY~58 January~1964~Two Element Phased Array~W7RTP~60 January~1964~Europe on $2000 a Day~W2NSD/1~64 January~1964~Heath HW-22~WA2TDH~74 January~1964~Automobile Gauge Noise Elimination~W2BZN~78 January~1964~Do It Yourself~W5EUL~84 February~1964~Two Meter SSB Rig~WA2IKL~6 February~1964~Heath Warrior Tip~W2DOR~12 February~1964~Simplified Receiver Design~WA2INM~14 February~1964~Making an AC Capacitor~K5JKX~23 February~1964~Heat Dissipating Tube Shields~K2ENN~24 February~1964~More on the Magic TR~K5JKX~23 February~1964~Miniature AM Tuner~K6AI~30 February~1964~Loud Speakers and Enclosures~W1JKX~28 February~1964~Transistor CW Transmitter~W2RHD~36 February~1964~Quieting Small Cooling Fans~Ives~39 February~1964~Unusual Receiver Circuits~W1OOP~ February~1964~A Long Look at Test Equipment~K5JKX~42 February~1964~Practical Ground Systems~WA6BSO~52 February~1964~BFO~K1YVB~62 February~1964~ZL Special for Forty~Scharpf~64 February~1964~Rx Audio Probe~W5VOH~66 February~1964~Neutralization~K5JKX~68 February~1964~Comments on "Incentive Licensing"~KZ5LC~78 February~1964~Still More on "Incentive Licensing"~W2AOE~80 February~1964~Cartoon~Rogers~95 March~1964~The Little Punch on VHF~K5JKX~6 March~1964~Transistorized RTTY Converter~W1JJL~14 March~1964~Modulation Measurement~K5JKX~16 March~1964~144mc Transistorized Converter~W3HIX~18 March~1964~Biasing Tubes~W2BDG~20 March~1964~Six Meter Transistor Receiver~W5JSN~22 March~1964~Speech Compression for Mobile~W7SMC~28 March~1964~Mobile Power Supply~K6BIJ~30 March~1964~Neatness Does Count~WA2BWG~32 March~1964~3/4 Meter TV~K2OPI~35 March~1964~Swan Transceiver Modifications~W5TOC~36 March~1964~Mobile Rig~K5JKX~40 March~1964~Transmission Lines~W5EUL~44 March~1964~Modularization~K5JKX~46 March~1964~Transceiving High-Level Mixer~W2KPC~48 March~1964~Electronic Filter Capacitor~W2RWJ~53 March~1964~More Gain for the SX-140~W2HTN~54 March~1964~Rig Hr Is Home-Brew, OM~W5HJV~57 March~1964~Superhet or Regen~K6BIJ~58 March~1964~Getting Publicity~W4WUQ~60 March~1964~More Comments on RM-499~~62 March~1964~Aldabra~VQ9HB~64 March~1964~IoAR Tour - part II~W2NSD/1~74 March~1964~Outstanding Amateur~~95 April~1964~Los Angeles Six Meter Repeater~K6VWM~6 April~1964~1296 mc RF Pre-amp~I1LOV~14 April~1964~Our Man in Washington~W2DUD~18 April~1964~Under the Noise~W2NSD/1~20 April~1964~The Hallicrafter's SR-160~W8GTT~24 April~1964~An Armstrong Sweeper~W2EMF~26 April~1964~The Man-key~WA60HD~28 April~1964~IF Spotter~W5WGF~34 April~1964~The Naughty Pi-Net~K5JKX~38 April~1964~60 Watts on 75~VE1IC~42 April~1964~Pushbutton Control~K5JIC~48 April~1964~Waveguide Simplified~K5JKX~52 April~1964~New Ones from Old Ones~K5FUP~58 April~1964~Voltage Regulation~K5JKX~60 April~1964~What Every Amateur Should Know~W2DUD~72 April~1964~The Vertical J~K5JKX~82 April~1964~Propagation Forecast~Nelson~96 May~1964~Flying Noise Lock~K2TKN~6 May~1964~Matching VHF Antennas~K5JKX~12 May~1964~Where Have our Bands Gone?~W2DUD~16 May~1964~The Quad Quad~W8HHS~20 May~1964~Class D Amplifier~K5JKX~26 May~1964~12 Volts from 6~K6BIJ~32 May~1964~Single Tube Oscillator-Multiplier~K5JKX~34 May~1964~SSB, DSB, AM, etc~K6HJH~36 May~1964~Inboard Calibrator for the NCX-3~WB2MAH~42 May~1964~Push-to-Talk for the HT-37~W2ZBS~46 May~1964~Gardner Modulator Revisited~WA2AKK~50 May~1964~Now Hear This, Fellow Amateur~W4ICY~54 May~1964~Frequency Standard~W2YLH~60 May~1964~More on the Vertical J~K5JKX~62 May~1964~Big Brother and How He Grew~K4ZJF~64 May~1964~Amateur Radio Emergency Service~K7KYG~68 May~1964~Correspondence from the Members~~69 May~1964~TVI~K6BIJ~76 May~1964~Novice Transmitter~K1WXY~78 May~1964~H.S.T.~XYL-G3NMR~80 May~1964~Hobbyist? Write!~W1MEG~83 June~1964~T-51/ARQ-8, 6 Meter AM and SSB Transmitter~W5AJG~6 June~1964~Nickel Cadmium Storage Batterys~W4VGS~14 June~1964~ARB Aircraft Receiver~W1MEG~16 June~1964~ARR-1, Adding SSB~W6BHR~18 June~1964~TV-10 - A: 220mc Transverter~W5AJG~20 June~1964~ARR-15~W1MEG~24 June~1964~R44/ ARR-5 Receiver~Ives~26 June~1964~Surplus Find~Gardiner~30 June~1964~Propagation~Nelson~31 June~1964~Really High Gain~K5JKX~33 June~1964~Smaltz for Semiconductors~Kidder~34 June~1964~Surplus Circuit Breakers~Paffenberg~39 June~1964~IP-69/ AlA-2 Panoramic Indicator~W8DMR~40 June~1964~Telechrome 1462-A1 XMTR for 220mc~W5AJG~47 June~1964~T-28/ APT-1: 2 Meter AM and SSB XMTR~W5AJG~52 June~1964~Correspondence from the Members~~58 June~1964~Using 416B and 8058 Tubes on 432mc~W5AJG~66 June~1964~Regulated Power Supplies~K5JKX~76 June~1964~The BC-348~K8ZHZ~88 June~1964~TS-118A/ AP Wattmeter~W1MEG~123 June~1964~Radar Principles~Gardiner~125 July~1964~The 432'er - Outboard RF Stage~K1CLL~8 July~1964~The 432'er - RF Amplifier~K1CLL~10 July~1964~The 432'er - Tuned Trough Line Mixer~K1CLL~14 July~1964~The 432'er - Local Oscillator Chain~K1CLL~16 July~1964~The 432'er - First Evening of Listening on 432~K1CLL~20 July~1964~The BH-2~K5JKX~22 July~1964~2300 mc Wavemeter~K7YJF~26 July~1964~VHF Tunable Oscillators~K0CZD~36 July~1964~Six Meter VFO~WA6CDO~42 July~1964~VHF Yagis from TV Antennas~W6TKA~44 July~1964~Semiconductor Schmaltz~Kidder~50 July~1964~The Ever Useful T-Pad~K5JKX~58 July~1964~Symmetrical Latching Relays~Ives~62 July~1964~ARRL Motives: A Closer Look~W9AIY~68 July~1964~Working New Countries via Moonbounce~OH1NL,W6DNG~73 July~1964~VHF Buyer's Guide~WA4HWH~78 July~1964~Ham's View of the Alaska Earthquake~KL7CKQ~84 August~1964~Two Band Transistor Transmitter~QZ7BQ~6 August~1964~Two Meter Transistor Receiver~K6TOV~14 August~1964~Stripping Transistor Radios~K8YCH~20 August~1964~UHF Beacon~W6GGV~22 August~1964~Squelch for Transistor Receivers~Geisler~28 August~1964~Those Fragile Transistors~K4CPR~29 August~1964~Transistor AM-FM VFO~WA0HQA~30 August~1964~Transistor Final for Forty~W0TKX~34 August~1964~Minute KW Power Supply~K8IKA~40 August~1964~The Signal Helper~W3WJN~44 August~1964~Transistorized Receiver~Morgan~46 August~1964~Simplified Transistor Biasing~W2HQY~54 August~1964~Transistors for Ham Use~WA4HWH~63 August~1964~Vanguard Modifications~K0VQY~64 August~1964~Heath SB-300~WA2TDH~66 August~1964~Time for a Change~W7ZC~68 August~1964~Moonbounce News~W2NSD/1~72 August~1964~Correspondence from the Members~~74 August~1964~Another Keyer~K9SGZ~76 August~1964~Design Hints: Transistors~K0VQY~82 August~1964~Beast for Ten~WA2WYJ~84 August~1964~Propagation~Nelson~96 September~1964~Linears for the Two'er~K1CLL~6 September~1964~Linear for the Sixer~K1CLL~11 September~1964~Portable Six Meter Station~W1OOP~16 September~1964~Now That You Ask Me~W7IDF~29 September~1964~More on the 6DQ5~K5JKX~32 September~1964~SJS Receiver~K5JKX~34 September~1964~Another Antenna of Note~W2RWJ~40 September~1964~Tuned line Tank Circuits~WA4EPY~42 September~1964~Six the Easy Way~WA9CZQ~50 September~1964~Simple Squelch~K5JKX~53 September~1964~Souping the TCS~K7CJJ~54 September~1964~Varicap Phase Modulator~W7CSD~56 September~1964~Friendly Silicon Rectifiers~W2RWJ~58 September~1964~Moonbounce in Switzerland~HB9RF~62 September~1964~The Heath SB-400~K1RPB~64 September~1964~Save Ten?~WA4HWH~66 September~1964~SB-10 and the ARC-2~W6PDD~68 September~1964~RF Hazard~W2QCI~70 September~1964~How to Raise a Beam~W2RWJ~72 September~1964~Power for DC Motors~W4WKM~76 September~1964~Gonset Sidewinder~W2NSD/1~82 September~1964~Rubbish Wire Long Sky~K5HVZ~84 September~1964~Bagpipes and the Phone Men~W1JKZ~87 September~1964~Propagation~Nelson~96 October~1964~A Ham In the White House?~K3SUK~6 October~1964~Compact Full Size 20 Meter Beam~W3PMV~10 October~1964~160 Meter Transmitter~W4MLE~13 October~1964~432 mc Preamp~K6MIO~18 October~1964~The SJS Receiver, part II~K5JKX~26 October~1964~The P&H 2-150~K6LOP~30 October~1964~The 432'er Transmitter RF Section~K1CLL~32 October~1964~The 432'er Modulator~K1CLL~44 October~1964~The HP-23 Powers the Swan 100~K6LOP~47 October~1964~Modulated Calibration Oscillator~Ives~48 October~1964~Tener to Six~K6GKU~51 October~1964~Varactor Tripler to 432~W6ORG~52 October~1964~Blow up that Meter~W1ISI~56 October~1964~City Life~WA2WYJ~62 October~1964~Crystal Refrigerator~K3HTB~64 October~1964~All About Noise Figure~K5JKX~66 October~1964~APX-6 to 1290 mc~I1LOV~76 October~1964~IoAR News~WA4PDX~87 October~1964~New Amperex Tubes~WA1CCH~90 October~1964~NCL-2000 Linear~W1ALU~92 October~1964~Propagation Charts~Nelson~96 November~1964~VHF Log Periodic Beam~VE3AHU~6 November~1964~SSB VFO~K9ALD~10 November~1964~Color the Grommet Gone~K7IDF~12 November~1964~Cartoon~Rogers~14 November~1964~Tuneable Antenna for 432~K1CLL~16 November~1964~On the Air on 432~K1CLL~18 November~1964~Precision Audio Attenuator~K9QYI~22 November~1964~6 meter VFO Transmitter~WA2GCF~24 November~1964~Sterba Curtain for Two~W2ZBS~30 November~1964~Electrolytic Saver~W0HMK~31 November~1964~KWM-2 Voltage Regulator~WA4NXC~33 November~1964~80-40 Vertical~WB2CQM~34 November~1964~Transistor AFSK~K9MLD~36 November~1964~2 Meter Mobile~W2CJN~38 November~1964~Mobile Phone Patch~W2LNP~40 November~1964~KWM Operating Notes~WA4NXC~44 November~1964~SJS Part III~K5JKX~46 November~1964~UHF Transistor Circuitry~K1CLL~48 November~1964~Mobile Noise Limiter~K0POX~60 November~1964~Amateur Radio Operating, FCC Version~W5EHC~62 November~1964~Designing Phase Shift Network~K5JKX~66 November~1964~The Easy Way~K3LNZ~68 November~1964~Failsafe Power Supply Control~W3CJM~70 November~1964~Incremental Tuning for the NCX-3~K2DXO~72 November~1964~Lawrence Modification Kit~K1TVD~74 November~1964~IoAR: The Amateur Radio Position~W2DUD~76 November~1964~SB-33 and MP-l0~W6VAX~79 November~1964~Amplidyne 621~K0CER~80 November~1964~Return to the Art~K3DSQ~82 November~1964~Heath Applications Series~K8AJD~84 November~1964~Kentucky DXpedition~~90 November~1964~Propagation~Nelson~96 December~1964~SSB Mobile Receiver - Lots of nice ideas in this one~W3ZFJ~6 December~1964~Cheap pair of socks - Simple linear using inexpensive new tube~W6NKZ~10 December~1964~28 Volt Supply - 10 amps at 28 volts for $10~K6VNT~12 December~1964~Weather Detector - Don't let a tornado suck you up~K5JKX~14 December~1964~14 Elements on 432 - Simple yagi for 70 cm~K1CLL~16 December~1964~Miniature Multiband Tuner - Very clever and useful~W6SFM~18 December~1964~Bamboo Birdcage - Thanks to G4ZU and the Boomless Quad~W6WAW~22 December~1964~Going RTTY - Part II - Part I was in January~W4RWM~24 December~1964~Sixer to the N'th - Some small changes for operating convenience~K1GHO~26 December~1964~Two'er Talk - These simple changes improve performance significantly~W8HHS~28 December~1964~High Level Modulation for Ham TV - Series modulator for improved results~W7CSD~30 December~1964~That Elusive SWR - Why throw away those watts? By our Paramp author~WA6BSO~32 December~1964~Short Folded Dipoles - How about a 33 foot antenna for 80 meters?~W6WAW~34 December~1964~VFO Construction Techniques - Solid for stability. Like the U.S.S. Missouri~W4WKM~36 December~1964~Two meter double sideband - The Phantom rises again~W6TKA~40 December~1964~When Good Losers Get Together - Non-technical. In fact, funny~WA5EFL~46 December~1964~Evaluating Receivers - Just in case you're in the market for a fancy Christmas present~K5JKX~52 December~1964~RK 715B on 6 Meters - Old 5D21's never die; they just turn into quarts of RF~K2ZEL~58 December~1964~Testing the Clegg Venus - In case you wondered: it's tremendous~~64 December~1964~SSB With the 6N2 - Curious, huh?~K5SGP~68 December~1964~Unit Power Oscillators - More useful UHF test gear in Bill's inimitable style~K1CLL~78 December~1964~Repair that Mike - Fix up that old mike with an inexpensive new cartridge~W4WKM~82 December~1964~Heath Tunnel Dipper - A very useful piece of gear~W3UZN~84 December~1964~The Autotransformer - For maximum power supply versatility~W1ISI~96 December~1964~Bandpass Coupler Design - Or maybe you like to twiddle knobs~K5JKX~102 January~1965~120 Watts Mobile on Two - With a well - modulated 5894~K5JKX~6 January~1965~AM, the Ham and Transistors - It's not too easy to get linear modulation with transistors~Geisler~12 January~1965~Diode Controlled Break-In - A very clever scheme for easy clean switching~VE2AUB/W5~16 January~1965~Calibration and How to Get It - By one of the greatest hams~K6BJ~22 January~1965~Tuned Feeders Forever - Nasty black snake~W5DWT~24 January~1965~Pegboard Panacea - Clean up your messy workshop~K6UGT~27 January~1965~Low Cost GDO - For those of you who don't like transistors~W7CJB~28 January~1965~Transistor Amplifier Design - It's not hard at all~K5JKX~30 January~1965~Heath Cantenna for UHF - Bet you didn't know that it's good on 432~K6MIO~34 January~1965~I'd Like to See - All sorts of clever inventions~W2LLZ~36 January~1965~Ham X-Word - Wear out your brain~WA2BWQ~37 January~1965~Conelrad, No. EBS, Yes! - Simple monitor for your local BC station~K3RKX~40 January~1965~Automatic Load Control - If you're on SSB, you need ALC~K5JKX~40 January~1965~Solid State Noise Clipper - Simple way to get rid of that racket~K6MVH~48 January~1965~Take Full Advantage of your Halo - Simple gadget for easier matching~WA2DJU~52 January~1965~Is Your Investment Protected? - Insure your expensive gear~K9UTN~56 January~1965~Converting the RDZ Receiver - From 400 to 60 cycles - K1VDX~~66 January~1965~So We Bought a Spiralray - And found a lot of interesting features~WA4EPY~6 January~1965~Two'er Linear - To give you more practical information on inexpensive linears~K1CLL~70 January~1965~40 Watt DC-to-DC Converter - It operates on 6 volts and uses a common transformer~W3UWV~76 January~1965~Heath SB-200 - Very nice~WA2TDH~78 January~1965~How to Fish for DX - From a ham who ought to know~5Z4ERR~82 January~1965~Propagation - Conditions aren't too bad~Nelson~92 February~1965~The Ham and TVI - With clever cartoons by K3SUK~WA6OQP~6 February~1965~Coffee Can VXO for Oscar III - Be ready for QSO's to Europe on two~W7SMC6,W6HEK~10 February~1965~Transistor, Hi, Hi - A few interesting notes on Nipponese transistors~K6QKL/KH6~11 February~1965~Multiband Vertical Antenna - A simple high frequency antenna for hams with space problems~W3UWV~12 February~1965~Let's Go Ham TV - The details of getting on the air~K3DSM~18 February~1965~Solid-State SSB Power Supply - With same vital information as well as construction details~W1VIV~24 February~1965~Handy Dandy Zeners - An interesting article in spite of the title~W0GJB~28 February~1965~Cooling Notes on the 4-1000A - Keep it cool for long life~W6VFR~30 February~1965~120 Watts on Two: Part II - The first part of this fine mobile rig was in January~K5JKX,W5PPE~32 February~1965~More on That Simple TR Switch - Published in May 63~W4MLE~38 February~1965~The Disguised Twist - A V-H beam for 2~WA6LUM~40 February~1965~The Backward-Upside-Down Halo - Unconventional mounting for improved results~WA41NJ~44 February~1965~VHF-UHF Mixers - Detectors and mixers using helices, strips and semi-cavs~K1CLL~46 February~1965~UHF Signal Generator - A generator for 432 and 1296~K6MIO~52 February~1965~Just a Piece of Wire? - For VHF constructors~K5BLF~56 February~1965~The Ham and CD Emergencies - Are you doing your share of PS?~W5CZ~58 February~1965~Brussels International Mobile Rally - See what fun reciprocal licensing can be?~G3BID~62 February~1965~The Callbook Game - It doesn't take much imagination to extend this one~WA2TDH~66 February~1965~Plate Modulation with Controlled Carrier - Interesting idea from a great 73 booster~W5EHC~68 February~1965~Audio Bandpass Filter - Something for the CW ham~Hansen~70 February~1965~Correcting Errors in the "Errorless RTTY Converter" - Fine tit le, that~K5JKX~72 February~1965~The Swan 350 - A fine new piece of gear~WB6KEH~82 February~1965~The Lafayette HE-45B - For inexpensive 6 meter contacts~K3VHK~8 February~1965~The SB-33 on AM - The title is self explanatory~W7L1A~9 February~1965~Caveat Emptor - Have you sent in your ad this month?~~92 February~1965~Propagation - With some thing new~Nelson~96 March~1965~Dual VHF Converter - Combination 14 4/ 2 20 mc Nuvistor converter~W9DUT~8 March~1965~Two Band Collinear Antenna - For 40 and 15 meters, by George~W7CSD~10 March~1965~The Parametric-Transistor Multiplier - A new development in electronics of great interest, no doubt~W6GXN,W6QUD~12 March~1965~Improving the Garden City TU - Don't let the title fool you, its a complete TU, whatever that is~W7CJB~16 March~1965~The Ham - Don't miss this one. It hurts. Illustrated by K3SUK~Pirolo~22 March~1965~Oscar III Orbit Computor - Be ready for the bird to fly~W7SMC/6~20 March~1965~Converting the CB-1 to Six Meters - Don't let those old CB rigs go to waste. Most are~WA2INM~26 March~1965~The Big Bang - A Grounded Grid 813 linear~W4BV~28 March~1965~A Better Converter - Six meters, four transistors, two conversions~WA0HQA~32 March~1965~Hints for Microwave - To inspire you to get to work~K7ZFG~34 March~1965~A New Power Tube - The 8236 in an AM modulator. The tube is good for SSB, too~W1KSZ~36 March~1965~Hybrid 432 mc Exciter - Get on 3/4 meters with only two tubes and a varactor~W9SEK~38 March~1965~5/8 Wave Vertical for Two - For people who live in backward, vertically polarized areas~K4DJG~42 March~1965~Printed Circuits-Almost - An effective method of attractive const ruction~W3ITO~44 March~1965~Scope Pix Trix - Take pictures of your scope traces~K6UGT~48 March~1965~Easy Higher Power - Using the 6146B~K9FWF~50 March~1965~AC Transceiver Supply - Our SSB power supply for this month~K4PNJ/4~52 March~1965~Understanding Mixers - You won't understand this article~W6BUV~54 March~1965~Electronic Antenna Control - Or how to point your beam the way your indicator points, or something~WA4GTA~60 March~1965~DC'izing Scope - Just what you've always wanted~K5JKX~62 March~1965~The Missing Link - A short discussion of the many troubles that beset our readers~K9AMD~66 March~1965~El Toro - Mosley's limited space antenna that you can use anywhere~W7OE~68 March~1965~Heath GR-64 - Every ham should have a general coverage receiver. Here's a good bet~W3UZN~72 March~1965~Understanding Schmidt Triggers - If you want to understand Schmidt triggers, this is a good article for you. You probably don't~K5JKX~74 March~1965~Waters Mobile Antenna - As used on the block behemoth~W2NSD/1~79 March~1965~UHF Dummy Load - More UHF experimenteringistic gadgetry~K1CLL~82 March~1965~Improved Halo Mount - Fine for hams who send their cars to car washes instead of having the XYL do it~K3JZH~84 April~1965~Europe on Two? - Get ready for Oscar III~W7SMC/6~3 April~1965~Letter from Gus - Beginning 73's monthly letter from the DX King~W4BPD,AC5H~4 April~1965~1 KW PEP - 811's in a small box~W9EWL/0~6 April~1965~6 Meter Heterodyne VFO Transmitter - A simple, stable, easy-to-build transmitter from Bill~K1CLL~10 April~1965~Kostless Keyer - Well, maybe not kostless, but klose to it~W8MQW~14 April~1965~Double Hula - A small new antenna. Looks like a halo, but good for HF~K2ICF/6~16 April~1965~Propagation - Looks like an interesting month~Nelson~20 April~1965~Special SSB Transceiver Section - All the dope on all the HF SSB transceivers~~22 April~1965~IoAR News - What's new with the Institute~WA4PDX~32 April~1965~Versatile Code Monitor - Transistorized with p.c. board, yet~W8GXU~34 April~1965~432 mc Noise Generator - So you think your converter has a noise figure of 3db?~W6GXN~38 April~1965~KWS-1 on VHF - It adopts easily for use with transmitting converters~W4API~44 April~1965~Amateur, Spare that Meter - And a chuckle with K3SUK~W8BPY~48 April~1965~Transistor RF Power Amplifier Design - This month's technical article is a first in the ham field~WA2DJU~52 April~1965~Some Worthwhile Seneca Modifications - To improve its fine performance~K6VNT~56 April~1965~Two Meter Low Noise Transistor Converter - From our European correspondent~Rohde~62 April~1965~A Novel AFSK Oscillator - For the VHF RTTY'er~K8ERV~66 April~1965~Signal Generator for VHF and UHF - You'll have to turn to page 70 for the real title~K1CLL~70 April~1965~Converted Converter - Turn that old converter into a receiver~W3ZFJ~74 April~1965~73 Tests the Galaxy V - And is happy with it~W2NSD/1~78 April~1965~Unusual Philological Diversion - Sometimes known by other names~K2PIJ~80 April~1965~Caveat Emptor? - Send in your ad now. CE works!~~92 May~1965~432 mc Converter - Easy-to-build converter to get you on 70 cm~K6MIO~6 May~1965~A New Approach to Phasing - Not all SSB transmitters use filters, you know~W8HXA~12 May~1965~The Big Bomb - Runs a gentleman's gallon~W0SYK~18 May~1965~Two for Two - Some antennas for our western hams~W6TKA~22 May~1965~The Trouble with Fred - A fetching tale illustrated by K3SUK~Margolis~26 May~1965~A Versatile Oscilloscope - Every ham needs a scope. This one does a lot, but doesn't cost it~W0OPA~30 May~1965~Constant Gain Audio System - Pretty clever. Take a look~Pullman~36 May~1965~A Cool KW - Another approach to the inexpensive power supply~K5YWJ~38 May~1965~Beer Can Cavities - For use on two. Low noise transistor converter included~WA2INM/1~40 May~1965~Four Element Rhombus - Yeah, that's right~K2IRK~44 May~1965~Power Decade Resistor - Or is it, "Decade Power Resistor?"~Lyman~48 May~1965~Improve Your GDO - If it suffers from the common GDO maladies~K5JKX~70 May~1965~Six Meter Junk Box Station - The title sounds vaguely familiar~K3VLQ~54 May~1965~Design of Log Periodic Antennas - A 73 technical scoop~VE3AHU~62 May~1965~Gus: Part I - This is it: The beginning of Gus' life and DXpeditions~W4BPD~66 May~1965~73-A-Phone- Yeah, it's a stupid title, but what do you expect from an editor of S-9?~K5JKX~70 May~1965~The 1215'er - Hoisington sure makes 1200 mc easy to reach~K1CLL~72 May~1965~Total Boredom - But not to read~W71DF~80 May~1965~Oscar III Highlights - What happened~K0CER~82 May~1965~Davco DR-30 - Review of a remarkable new receiver~WA1CCH~86 May~1965~Litts Code Snitcher - Code monitor-oscillator. Good to at least 16 wpm~WA6UVS~90 June~1965~A VFO with FSK Provisions - A stable VFO for the SSB-RTTY man~W6TKA~18 June~1965~Shoulder Strop Portable - An easy-to-build 6 meter rig for portable operation~K1CLL~22 June~1965~Superimposing 6 meters on your Tribander - The ideal match for a transmitting converter~W4API~25 June~1965~The Waters Cadax - A very fine all - purpose electronic key~WA2TDH~26 June~1965~73 Tests the Henry 2K Linear - An Imperial Gallon~W2NSD/1~28 June~1965~Gus, Part II - In which a country boy from South Carolina finds true happiness~W48PD~30 June~1965~Interlaced Sync Generator for Ham TV - A reply to the anguished cries for more TV information~W1JJL~34 June~1965~Fixed or Mobile - Some notes on hamming for the handicapped~WA9AFI~36 June~1965~A Compact DC-to-DC Converter - Especially useful for that one tube in a transistor rig~W6GXN~38 June~1965~Oscar Round-up - Who was worked and who was heard~K0CER~40 June~1965~A Surplus Sleeper - Here's one you may have overlooked~W9SLM~44 June~1965~The Kitchen Heat Sink - We try to get the best titles~W0CGQ~46 June~1965~Converting the R-508/ARC - A modern surplus receiver for 11 8- 148 mc~W4WKM~48 June~1965~Using the 416B on 220 mc - In the CG-50ABM~W5AJG~52 June~1965~High Power with the ART-13 - Souping up an old reliable~K4PFK~5 June~1965~Converting the ARC-4 - A versa tile 2 meter transceiver with little work~W4WKM~60 June~1965~The CV-253/ALR Converter - A useful receiver for 38 to 1000 mc~W1KSZ~66 June~1965~220 mc Converter from the ARC-27 - Tunable to get rid of the trash and birdies~W5AJG~68 June~1965~Adding GDO Features to the TS47A/APR - Every VHF-UHF ham needs a GDO. Here's an easy one~W5AJG~74 June~1965~A Surplus Gold Mine - More specifically, the R105A/ARR-l5~W4WKM~78 June~1965~432 mc Preamplifier from the TD2 - Uses a 416B~W5AJG~82 June~1965~Fantastic Surplus Catalog Section - Needs no explanation. Just drool and order~~91 July~1965~A Two Meter Transistor Transceiver - To give you a little encouragement to go portable on VHF~I1SLO~6 July~1965~A Simple Two Meter Collinear - Build your own CushCraft collinear~W5GVE~14 July~1965~220 Converter Number 9 - The last tube converter Hank built, but a good one~W1OOP~18 July~1965~Reviewing the CushCraft Squalo - It works~WA2ZCH~20 July~1965~20 WPM-or Bust! - You might call it a forest of 5763's~WA6VTL~42 July~1965~2C39 Amplifier for 1296 mc - Get yourself a respectable signal on the band~WA8CHD~26 July~1965~A Varactor Tripler to 1296 mc - The perfect mote for the 2C39 amplifier~W6ORG~30 July~1965~The CPO-CWM - Translation: Code Practice Oscillator-CW Monitor~W1JJL~32 July~1965~A VHF Flashback - A few dewy-eyed memories for the old timers~W6SFM~34 July~1965~Silver-Plated 417A Converter for Two - Of Course, you don't have to silver-plate it~K2KTV~38 July~1965~Testing the Galaxy Rejector - A useful accessory for your SSB gear~WA2TDH~41 July~1965~20 WPM-or Bust! - Hints on getting the Extra Class License from an Edison Award Winner~WA6VTL~42 July~1965~The Gonset Six Meter Sidewinder - Transistorized sideband on six~~50 July~1965~Converting the Swan Monoband to Two - A bargain two meter SSB transceiver~K9EID~52 July~1965~How's Your VHF Antenna Working? - Not the ultimate, but a useful method of checking gain~WA2INM~59 July~1965~A Potpourri of VHF Hints - Four short articles that can be applied to VHF and HF~~62 July~1965~The Design of VHF Tank Circuits - Don't let the math scare you away; the graphs give the answers~W6GGV~66 July~1965~Gus: Part III - More hints on DX from the DX King~W4BPD~76 August~1965~This One Sounds Good! - Like a Transmitter Should - A fancy name for an article a bout a 20 watt six meter AM transmitter~W2BHT~6 August~1965~Going RTTY: Part III - The scope monitor~W4RWM~12 August~1965~Imagineering with Meters - Put those miscellaneous meters to good use~W8BPY~14 August~1965~The EHS Portable Dipole - Works from 80 to 6~W9FQN~16 August~1965~Some notes on Grounded-Grid Linear Amplifiers - And some interesting ideas in a 8072 linear~K4ZZV~18 August~1965~Simplified Solid State - Simple, easy-to-use, practical ham transistor circuits~WA2INM/1~24 August~1965~All Band Tuning for the Drake 28? - Easier and harder than you think~K9ITD~26 August~1965~When Standard Switches Won't Fit - Making and using odd-ball switching arrangements~Ives~28 August~1965~A CHU Time Receiver - In case you don't have a watch~W2LYH~30 August~1965~Switching with Diodes - It's easy, and very useful~K1SDX~3 August~1965~Improving the Paco GDO - And other tube - type grid dip meters~K1AMN~41 August~1965~Another Way to Measure Noise Figure - Hmmm. What's the other way~K5JKX~44 August~1965~The Big Sail - The neighborscaring-ist 432 mc antenna you'll ever see~K6MIO~50 August~1965~Gus: Part IV - Now what's he up to?~W4BPD~62 August~1965~The SB-34 - Sideband Engineers improves their already excellent SB-33~W8QUR~68 August~1965~A DC Dummy Load - Here's a use for those tubes you were going to use for lamp bases~Lyman~70 August~1965~Quick and Easy Add-On Neutralization - In case, unlike most hams, you don't plan a head~K1CLL~72 August~1965~Polar versus Solar Beam Orientation - Personally, I use my Boy Scout compass~W6TAQ~7 August~1965~Parallel Resistance Nomogram - Now all you have to do is find this article when you need it~WA2BWQ~76 August~1965~An RF Amplifier for 432 - Not exactly a 3 db noise figure, but~K1CLL~7 August~1965~The National HRO-500 - Sigh~W2NSD~80 September~1965~Der Kleiner Keyer~WB2KPE~6 September~1965~QRM on 432!~W2NSD/KP4~14 September~1965~Practical Meteor Scatter~K/CER~20 September~1965~A Simple DX Antenna~W6WAW~24 September~1965~The Ultimate in Transmitter Control~WB2CCM~28 September~1965~DSB Circuits~W6TKA~34 September~1965~The Zorch-Proof Connector~W4WKM~36 September~1965~A One Filament Transformer Bridge~W5NGX~38 September~1965~The Cheap SWR Bridge~WIJJL~42 September~1965~Simplified Tuning for the Drake 2B~W7ZC~44 September~1965~W2NSD in Hungary~W2NSD~46 September~1965~Two Meter Transmitting Converter~K1CLL~50 September~1965~Why Use Fuses?~W4WKM~52 September~1965~Writing for 73~W2NSD~54 September~1965~A Gold-Award SOS~W2AAA~56 September~1965~Gus: Part V~W4BPD~66 September~1965~The Heath Ham Scan~WA2TDH~70 September~1965~The Sub-Antenna~W8ADV~72 September~1965~Passivating Aluminum Alloys~Kidder~74 September~1965~A Surplus SWR/Power Meter~K9SOA~82 September~1965~A UHF Signal Source~K1CLL~84 September~1965~Light Bulbs for Dummy Loads~W8QUR~86 September~1965~VFO Stability~W6BUV~88 September~1965~Low Cost 6-10 Mobile Antenna~W3GSC~94 September~1965~How to Screen Modulate~K5JKX~96 September~1965~Surplus Switching~W4WKM~104 September~1965~The Evolution of a Transistor Transmitter~W6WFH~106 September~1965~Build or Buy?~W7OE~114 September~1965~Let's Go Up or Down~W8VVD~118 October~1965~2 KW Mobile - PEP, of course~W2DMK~6 October~1965~Meterama - Get some good use from those old air-speed indicators~W5GWF~12 October~1965~Six for Six - Six elements for six meters~WB2CQM~18 October~1965~A State-of-the-art Converter - Integrated circuitry comes to hamdom~W3HIX~22 October~1965~Hamfest out on a Limb - A little step toward international hamming~Margolis~26 October~1965~Are 20 Cent Transistors Coming? - Apparently so~W7SMC~30 October~1965~The Lowly Coax Fitting - A little picture article~W5VOH~34 October~1965~An Expedition to UJ8 - 20,000 feet up~UB5UG~38 October~1965~A Junk Box Power-SWR Meter - In case you missed the two SWR meters last month~K4QYC~44 October~1965~The Design Industries Diplomat - A fantastic new piece of gear~W2NSD~48 October~1965~A Ham Crossword Puzzle - Unfortunately, we didn't have room for the solution~K1CLM~50 October~1965~Two Meter Transistor Transmitter - Get two watts out of a 2N107 on two~K1CLL~54 October~1965~A Reliable Audio Source - A 7 lb generator that works as well as a two ounce transistor one~Ives~62 October~1965~Improving the Heath Mohawk - Pepping up the RF and audio~W9EGQ~68 October~1965~Gus: Part VI - Gus in Prague~W4BDP~76 October~1965~The National NCX-5 - An amazing rig~W5DWT~84 October~1965~Testing the Heath KW Kompact - The Little Bomb~WB6KEH~88 October~1965~Improve your Monoband Swan - For better stability and class C~K6LGW~90 October~1965~That Unwanted Sideband - Another in the 73 Sideband Series~K5JKX~92 October~1965~DC Transformers - Need 28 volts in your car?~W6ANU~102 October~1965~Getting the Most from your Two'er - A few more changes for one of the most popular pieces of ham gear~WA2QZH~111 November~1965~We Got Across! - Catching up with the past: No. 3~W2AAA~6 November~1965~An Audio-TV Transmitter - Broadcast sound and video on the same carrier~W8VCO~14 November~1965~Hybrid Phone Patch - Of course, we don't really approve of phone patches~KH6IJ~18 November~1965~A Coax Antenna for Twenty - Or fifteen or ten~W2NQS~20 November~1965~Six Solid Watts an 160 - We keep telling you that tubes are obsolete~K9IAH~22 November~1965~Half Rack Panels - Sure beats those orange crates for mounting~W2DXH~26 November~1965~A Novel ALC Circuit - Why didn't someone think of this before?~W2KAK~30 November~1965~The Nuvistatectar - Clever product detector for your old receiver~K9EID~32 November~1965~Transistors for Hams - Which inexpensive transistor to use where~WA6BSO~34 November~1965~The Flex Match - Perfect for feeding a coathanger~W3ZVT~38 November~1965~Adding ALC to the Swan 240 - There are lots of old 240's around~K5JKX~40 November~1965~A TV Converter - Use your TV camera with a normal TV set~W9SEK~44 November~1965~Crystal-Controlled Transmit with the KWM-2 - Works with other transceivers, too~HB9TL~46 November~1965~Lovers Lane - Hmmm. Drawings by K3SUK~Lattak~48 November~1965~A Modern Frequency Standard - Not expensive or complicated, either~W5NUW~50 November~1965~The Baffling Totem - Keep the kids out of your shack~W7PXE~54 November~1965~432 Solid State Local Oscillator - A more modern LO for the 432'er~K1CLL~56 November~1965~Six Meter Transmitting Converter - Twenty in, six out~K0AHD~62 November~1965~The VHF Newcomer - Our VHF editor gives you a few hints~K0CER~66 November~1965~Gus, Part VII - What happens when a South Carolina Baptist visits the Vatican?~W4BPD~70 November~1965~The Heath 58-110 - Single sideband on six to match the SB-Line~WA1CCH~78 November~1965~Transcam's SBT-3 - There ore a lot of interesting ideas in this one~W2NSD~86 November~1965~Evolution of an Antenna Tower, Florida Style - How about a 70 foot telephone pole in your yard?~K4FQU~88 November~1965~Slippery Six - A VFO-heterodyne battery rig for six~K1CLL~94 November~1965~A Light Wattmeter - Trying to improve an old idea~Henry~98 November~1965~VFO Control of SSB Receivers~W0CGA~110 December~1965~Solid State 432 Exciter - Puts out 8 watts on 4 32 mc. A ham scoop~W9SEK~6 December~1965~8058 Nuvistor Preamp for 432 mc - Complete plans and layouts~I1LOV~10 December~1965~UHF/VHF Dipper - 50 to 50 0 mc with no work~WAICCH~11 December~1965~Transistorized FSM - Printed circuit board available for this one~W1JJL~1 December~1965~Ham Christmas Gifts - Ho, ho, ho ! It's that time again~~16 December~1965~RF Measurements - Build a Q meter and impedance bridge~K5JKX~20 December~1965~A New Two Meter Heterodyne Exciter - Use a suppresser balanced mixer to get on two~WA2JAM~28 December~1965~Licensing in the Belgian Rallies - A report on the 1964 rallies~G3BID~24 December~1965~A Regulated Solid State Supply - Here's the supply for the 432 exciter on page 6~W9SEK~34 December~1965~Transistor Twenty - A tunable twenty meter converter~Scott~38 December~1965~Frame Your Awards - A few hints on showing off your prizes~W7OE~40 December~1965~Lazy Man 's Phone CQ'er - A voice controlled relay~WA2MTB~42 December~1965~The 1215 Transistor Superhet - Part I: The Mixer~K1CLL~46 December~1965~The Solid State Slippery Six - A transistorized heterodyne VFO~K1CLL~50 December~1965~A Crystal Controlled Front End - Put that old preselector to work~K1QIM~52 December~1965~Field Effect Transistor Primer - Another ham scoop. FET's are mighty useful~WA6BSO~54 December~1965~A Doll for Serifino - Reminiscences of an old ship sparks~W7IDF~66 December~1965~Build a 4-1000A Socket - The tubes can be cheap, but the sockets!~W7CSD~70 December~1965~An Audio Frequency Standard - Transistorized, of course~K8ERV~72 December~1965~A Bumper Mount for "Impossible" Cars - If one won't do it, why not use two?~W7SMC~78 December~1965~Gus, Part VIII - Gus descends on Lebanon, Egypt and the Seychelles~W4BPD,et al~84 December~1965~Two through Twenty Field Strength Meter - Tunable and transistorized, too~W7OE~9 December~1965~A Low Power Standby Transmitter - AM on HF?~W7CSD~104 December~1965~The Full Wave Tripler Myth - We don't like to rush things~W6LWE~100 December~1965~The Three-in-One Birdcage Beam - For 10, 15 and 20~ZS3NZ~110 January~1966~The Space Monitor - Now, here's a real construction project~W9DUT,W9JFW~6 January~1966~A Unijunction Keyer - Build a modern keyer for less than $20~WA6TSA~12 January~1966~Two-Element 20m Vertical Array - Get 3 db gain and 15 db front-to-back ratio~W6TKA~16 January~1966~They Said It Couldn't Be Done - What? A female build a rig??~WA2YTK~18 January~1966~Simplified RF Measurements - Measure impedance and power easily~WA6BSO~20 January~1966~A Six Meter Peanut Whistle - Every ham wants a walkie-talkie; here's Larry's~WA2INM~24 January~1966~A Visit to the CN8's - Edgar tells a little about his trip~G3BID~28 January~1966~The Pot Box - Any experimenter needs one~K6UGT~32 January~1966~A RTTY Signal Generator - Good for SSB and AM, too~W8GXU~34 January~1966~This is Fine Day - The first intercontinental ham QSO~W2AAA~38 January~1966~Transistor Meter Amplifiers - Need a 10 microammeter?~WA6BSO~44 January~1966~The Twixer - Add six meters to your Two'er~W0HMG~46 January~1966~A Line About line Noise - Maybe that power blackout was caused by a mad ham~W4NJF~50 January~1966~Assembling the Sideband System - The conclusion of our SSB series~K5JKX~54 January~1966~Gus: Part IX - Agalega, here I come!~W4BPD~6 January~1966~Build the OTC - A one transistor converter for VHF. Build one~WA4SAM~74 January~1966~The Eico 753K - Eico's really scooped with this one~W3KET,W3TND~76 January~1966~The Drake R-4 Receiver - A very versatile receiver for your money~WA2TDR~78 January~1966~73 Tests the Knight C-577 - Audio compression works~WA1CCH~8O January~1966~VFO Stability, Part II - Transistors are better than tubes~W1KNI~82 January~1966~73 Tests the Coveya 6 - Heh, heh. The neighbors don't know it's for six~WA1CCH~84 January~1966~Twelve cm Heathscope - It's the Heath IO-12~W7IDF~86 January~1966~The '1215' Transistor Superhet - Part II, the local and other oscillators~K1CLL~90 January~1966~Vibrator Checker - It's a stupid subject, if I say so myself~WA1CCH~95 January~1966~Low Noise UHF Transistors - Don't read this if you're a tube man. It'll make you cry~W1OOP~96 January~1966~IoAR News - News from the new IoAR Secretary~~98 January~1966~What's Your Mobile Strength? - Simple FSM adapter for your car antenna~W9NTP~102 January~1966~Why Instruction Books? - Why indeed?~W70E~10 January~1966~Improve the NF of Old Receivers - Soup up the ol' hearin' aid~WA4EPY~108 February~1966~An 8163 Linear - An all-band 2 kw linear~W6OVW~6 February~1966~And Then There's Phasing SSB - Discussion and a simple practical exciter~WA6KLL~10 February~1966~Better Selectivity for Your Transceiver - CW selectivity makes CW operation easier~Roanhaus~16 February~1966~A Crystal-Controlled Front End - Stable high frequency reception on your old receiver~W1QIM~20 February~1966~The Key to Peaceful Coexistance - Between six meters and channel two~K6MVH~22 February~1966~Breadboarding - Excellent discussion of experimenting~W2DXH~24 February~1966~Noise Considerations in a preamplifier - Necessary information for UHF hams~WB2EGZ~28 February~1966~Transistor Receiver - VU Style - Scrounging wins!~VU2NR~30 February~1966~The Astro Ten - Simple ten meter transmitter-converter for mobiling~W3YZC,W3IXL~34 February~1966~Improving RTTY Reception - Good hints for the teletype fan~W4EHU~38 February~1966~Quick and Easy Bias Supplies - Steal a little bias without fuss~K5JKX~42 February~1966~A Word about Crystals - And not on encouraging one, either~K0JXO~44 February~1966~The Design of Parabolic Reflectors - Now, how do you make them?~K3PBY~46 February~1966~Transistor CW Adapter - Especially for the SB-33~W5JSN~50 February~1966~Give and Take - History of international radio conferences~W2AAA~52 February~1966~The Zero Meter Band - A bit of fine fantasy~WA2TDH~58 February~1966~Automatic Tuning for the ARC-5 - This one's a real thriller~W4WKM~62 February~1966~Boasting Talk Power - In ALC type transmitters~K2IKZ~64 February~1966~Seeing Your SWR - Clever scheme for antenna work~K5JKX~66 February~1966~The 1215 Superhet, Part III - The final article: if, of and assembly~K1CLL~74 February~1966~Put Your SB-33 on CW - A scheme totally unlike that on page 50~WA6PGA~78 February~1966~73 Tests the Tunaverter - A quick look at a tunable transistor converter~WA1CCH~80 February~1966~How to Be a First Class Lid on Phone - Without really trying~WA5DEL~82 February~1966~Some Ideas on Noise-free CW Reception - Why listen to all that trash?~K4DAD~8 February~1966~The Crystal Decade - Full frequency coverage with crystals~W4ATE~90 February~1966~Hero of Ham Bands - Deke put Nokomis on the map~K9AMD~96 February~1966~Amateur Frequencies - Wonder where forty went?~Schmeling~98 February~1966~Semi-Modernizing Vibrator Power Supplies - Get more power from those old vibrapacks~W6TKA~102 February~1966~Use Your GDO and Z-Meter - They're very useful, as this article indicates~W0BMW~104 February~1966~The Care of Storage Batteries - At least lead-acid types~W5SOT~108 March~1966~Circular Polarization - Use CP for moonbounce, trop, and OSCAR~K6MIO~6 March~1966~Solid Stale Sixty - A 60 watt regulated power supply for and with semiconductors~K3LCU~12 March~1966~Crystal Oscillators - Tube, transistor and FET. This is a good one~W6GXN~1 March~1966~Slaying the Monster - Or: Why fear TV?~W0EDO~1 March~1966~Diary of a DXpedition : VP2VD - So you think it's just a matter of sitting by the pool and operating?~K4IIF~20 March~1966~Unmodifying the S-38 - Have you ever met a ham who hasn't had an S-38 once?~WA5MCU~26 March~1966~Vector Vector - Vector boards are sure useful~W2DXH~28 March~1966~Cathkey - Is this the simplest automatic keyer?~K2UOC~32 March~1966~All Solid State - Another interesting one from one of (y)our favorite authors~W1OOP~3 March~1966~QSL Here is Home-Brew, OM - Home brew QSL's?~WA2ZKR~36 March~1966~The 88 cent Varactar - Who says they're all expensive?~WA6BSO~38 March~1966~12 Volt Beetle Juice - Even the Fastbacks are 6 volts. Rah for VW~DJ2UL~48 March~1966~The HD-10 - Heath's new electronic keyer~W2JDL~50 March~1966~Solder and Soldering - Make your soldering stick~K4CPR~52 March~1966~The Rhombic Antenna - A round-up of information on these almost-legendary antennas~W0SII~54 March~1966~The Vacap Tester - Here's a tester that sings at you~W0BMW~60 March~1966~The Feedline Argument - A little more fuel for it~W0OPA~66 March~1966~Letter from Jail - Stuffy readers: skip this~W6GTC/jail~70 March~1966~Improving the HX-20, HR-20 and HP-20 - Who could improve on this title ?~K0LFA~74 March~1966~The Walky-Nosy - A portable emergency communications receiver~K6EDX~78 March~1966~Our Friend, the R.I. - Maybe a little more appreciation of the FCC is called for~W7IDF~82 March~1966~Those Good Old Ham Bands - They're getting mighty thin~W7ZC~88 March~1966~Low Pass Audio Filters - The full story, he says~K5JKX~90 March~1966~Gus, Part 10 - I think I'll take a plane and leave the bus to Gus~W4BPD~98 April~1966~Barefoot and All That Jazz~W7IDF~6 April~1966~A Simple Six and Two Amplifier~K1CLL~8 April~1966~That Pretty Anodizing~W8BPY~12 April~1966~The Bee Eliminator~W8VVD~14 April~1966~The Six Meter Jewel~K3PXT~16 April~1966~The Ascendency Curve Yagi~K6EDX~20 April~1966~The Uhfit~WA1CCH~26 April~1966~Six to Two Transmitting Mixer~K9EID~40 April~1966~A Slotted Line for 1250 mc~WA8CHD~42 April~1966~A Short Look at Current Propagation~Nelson~46 April~1966~Diddleboxes~W2DXH~48 April~1966~Modernizing a 432 mc Converter~W1OOP~54 April~1966~Power Control Through Magnetic Beaming~W2OLU~58 April~1966~A Look at Antennas for DX~K6ZGQ~68 April~1966~Someone Should Do Something About~K3BNS~74 April~1966~The Tranx Circuit~K7VMV~76 April~1966~A Semi-Switchless Directional Coupler~VE2HE~80 April~1966~Two Buck Monitor~WA6KLL~82 April~1966~Controlled Audio AVC System~EI4R~84 April~1966~One-Way Dual Battery~WA0AIY~86 April~1966~Multi-Channel Transistored Pre-Amp~K9SGZ~100 April~1966~Ferrite DF~W1DFS~101 April~1966~Gus : Part 11~W4BPD~102 April~1966~Built-In Speaker for the TR-3~K5SGP~112 April~1966~Diode Checker~K8ABR~112 May~1966~New VHF Circuits for Transistors - 6m converter and filter from Frank Jones~W6AJF~6 May~1966~RF Applications of N-Channel FET's - Very important article, a 73 scoop, of course~WA5KLY~12 May~1966~Size is Impressive - A little humor to brighten the day~K3VMZ~14 May~1966~FSK Principles - How to transmit RTTY on HF~W4EHU~16 May~1966~VHF-UHF Panoramic Reception - Now you can watch that empty band~W5NPD~20 May~1966~UHF Grid Dipper - Excellent dipper - even if it does use tubes~WA6BSO~24 May~1966~PY2USA - Fostering good relations through ham radio~PY2CUB~32 May~1966~W2USA/TV - Good publicity for hamming at the '39 World's Fair~W4DKJ~34 May~1966~12 volts on 6 meters - Ed doesn't like semiconductors, I guess~K8ADG~38 May~1966~432 the Easy Way - Cheap, too~WB2FYB~40 May~1966~Dealing with the Information Explosion - In a blood thirsty way~W2DXH~42 May~1966~Regulated DC-to-DC Converter - Put in 6 to 24 volts and get out 12!~W6GXN~46 May~1966~How Much Capacitance for that SSB rig? - Beat the high cost of microfarads~W4VRV~50 May~1966~The Mini-Supply - A simple, inexpensive regulated power supply~WA6BSO~54 May~1966~Origin of the Code - An interesting sketch of hi story~W2AAA~58 May~1966~Understanding AVC - A very thorough article~K5JKX~66 May~1966~Why Work the World Now? - Complete rules of 73's new WTW DX certificate~W4BPD~78 May~1966~A Private Listening Speaker - For mobiling~K5BEC~80 May~1966~A Solid-State Product Detector - The semiconductor answer to pentagrid mixers~W6GXN~84 May~1966~HW-22 on CW - Takes a bout 10 minutes, too~W7UXP~88 May~1966~Transistor Power Supply - Simple, quick and cheap~WA2TOV~90 May~1966~Ham with a Heart - K7SML, a multiple sclerosis victim~K7NZA~92 May~1966~Fuses - What fuse to use where~W9ZZH~95 May~1966~Confession - An SF thriller~W0HMK~96 May~1966~Low Voltage Gonset Super Six - Throw away that HV power supply~W0BMW~100 May~1966~HX-50 on MARS - Very simple procedure~K9CZI~104 May~1966~Improving Der Kleiner Keyer - A few correct ions and improvements~W4BRS~106 May~1966~More Contacts from Within - Simple indoor antennas for high frequency use~K3RXK~108 May~1966~For Those Who Have Given up Code - Encouragement for novices and technicians~WA8BJK~110 June~1966~The Micro-Ultimatic - 73 scoop: integrated circuits in a high-performance keyer~W1CFW~6 June~1966~A Transistorized Scope - Another ham scoop: use transistors for deflection amplifiers~K8ERV~14 June~1966~50 watts on 50 mc for $50 - This project should prove popular~K1CLL~18 June~1966~Two meter Transistor Converter - Cheap, simple and works well~W6AJF~24 June~1966~220 mc Transistor Converter - Grounded emitter or grounded base, too~W6AJF~30 June~1966~432 mc Transistor Converter - Four 50 cent transistors give you a 4 db converter~W6AJF~34 June~1966~Standard Time and Frequency Transmissions - What time did you say it was?~W6JTT~38 June~1966~A Simple Two-Tone Test Generator - Find out your true power output in PEP~WA6BSO~42 June~1966~BC-348 Crystal Filter - Improve the filter in your BC-348~K2ZZF~46 June~1966~APA-2 Preamp for Two - Of course, a transistor works better, but~W5LTR~48 June~1966~Modernizing an SCR-522 - That's what I need, a modern SCR-522~WA6BSO~50 June~1966~The First and Last Q-5'er - A little history of Command Sets~White~60 June~1966~The Stoner RT-1 RTTY Converter - A transistorized RTTY receiving adapter~WA6BSO~64 June~1966~Five Band RDZ - Marry a RDZ to a Standard Coil tuner~K3HIL~66 June~1966~Gus: Part 12 - See where our South Carolina boy is now~W4BPD~68 June~1966~Surplus Conversion Guide - Find out where to find that conversion~WA1CCH~74 June~1966~220 mc Receiver from the ARC-27 - A good use for the guard receiver~K3CES~78 June~1966~BC-453 Series Receivers - The simplest conversion~K1EUJ~82 June~1966~Do You Want a Law Suit? - $100,000 is a lot~W7OE~96 July~1966~MARS HF Mixer and Amplifiers - Also good for putting your triband rig on 15 or 10~WA4KIH~6 July~1966~Two Element Weeping Willow for 15 - Perfect for novice Dx'ers~WA8MVR~12 July~1966~Frequency Measurements for Hams - Receive VLF, too~W6BLZ~14 July~1966~VHF Parametric Transistor Multiplier - Experimenters must read this one. A scoop, of course~W6GXN~20 July~1966~How to Get Your Extra Class License - Here's the easiest way to do it~W5TOM~26 July~1966~A Transistor Analyzer Using FET's - It checks h11, h12, h21 and h22~K3LCV~30 July~1966~A Field Effect Voltmeter - Here's a real transistorized VTVM: 22 M input resistance~K3LCV~34 July~1966~An FET Audio Compressor - Use FET's for high input impedance~K3VNR~38 July~1966~The Kindly Keyer - This IC keyer uses a commercial PC board~WB6AIG~46 July~1966~Save That Transistor! - Defective transistors as zeners and varactors? Sure!~K9VXL~50 July~1966~Lambda Lines - Scraps of twinlead a make good lecher lines~W2DXH~54 July~1966~Designing Transistor RF Amplifiers - Good info for the serious experimenter~Thorpe~58 July~1966~A 75 Watt Twoer Linear - It uses Bill's favorite Compactron~K1CLL~66 July~1966~A Better Sideswiper for Electronic Keyers - Your cat will like this one~W6BLZ~70 July~1966~Replace Your 811's with 572B's - The right way~WB2EPG~72 July~1966~UB5UG's Five Band Vertical - It's pretty clever - and simple, too~W8FAZ~74 July~1966~Don Miller DXploring - The life of leisure on a lush tropical island~~76 July~1966~Gus: Part 13 - Gus keeps rolling along~W4BPD~78 August~1966~More Power on Six - Drive this linear with your AM or SSB exciter~WA9JGU~6 August~1966~James Dandy Mixer - A very simple-yet-useful-test instrument~W2DXH~12 August~1966~A Poor Man's 220 Transmitter - It puts out half a watt; good for local work~WB2EGZ~14 August~1966~Another Solid State 2M Transmitter - With very inexpensive transistors~VE2DG~20 August~1966~The Mini Monitor - Every ham should have one~W3UZN~22 August~1966~Audio Test Amplifier - This is very useful, too~W9SEK~24 August~1966~The Chicken Method - But aren't we all chicken?~K4ZZV~26 August~1966~A Tubeless VFO for VHF - An old idea, but a good one~W1DFS~28 August~1966~A Toroidal Multi-Band Tuner - MBT's have hundreds of uses~W6SFM~30 August~1966~The Perfect Squelch - Very simple tone-control Squelch~W5VCE~36 August~1966~A Digital Readout VFO - It's linear within 2 kHz and designed for 5-5.5 MHz~WA9AXX~38 August~1966~A 50 kHz Calibrator - Fine for those old surplus receivers~W6GXN~42 August~1966~Junk Box Preamplifier - Perk up your old receiver at no cost~WA4ZQO~46 August~1966~The Heath SB-100 - Heath's new HF transceiver works very well~K2EQB~50 August~1966~High Frequency Power - Don't throw away that 400 Hz generator!~WA6NIL~54 August~1966~Tech Schools for Ham Training? - They're good for commercial training, too~W0RA~58 August~1966~The Knight TR-106 and V-107 - Knight's new 6M transceiver and VFO make a nice pair~WA1CCH~62 August~1966~A Curtain Going Up - Why not use a Bruce curtain and work more DX?~W2EEY~66 August~1966~Another look at the Like-New Circuit - A few changes make this good circuit even better~W2DXH~72 August~1966~Gus: Part 14 - Gus goes to Aldabra- and around the U.S.A~W4BPD~76 August~1966~Coaxial Connector Handbook - Special Book Feature - Part two of WA6BSO's series on coaxial systems discusses the types and uses of coax fittings~WA6BSO~93 September~1966~Compact Six and Two Transmitter - Here's a very clever 60 watt rig; easy to build, too~K6RIL~6 September~1966~Poorboy Mark II Quad - A simple, light, three-band quad~K4USK~14 September~1966~5dB Gain an 75m Mobile - Increase your mobile signal at low cost~W3BTQ~20 September~1966~Accurate VHF Frequency Measurements - Use your BC-221 for high accuracy on two meters~W5WGF~22 September~1966~Add SSB AGC to Your Receiver - It's not hard or expensive~W1OOP~26 September~1966~Ultimate Station Control - You mean you're using a 89 cent knife switch??~W2AJW~30 September~1966~Match Box Tuner - W6BLZ's version of a Johnson antenna tuner~W6BLZ~38 September~1966~Two Transistor Testers - One simple, the other simpler. Both work well~W6AJF~4 September~1966~Transistor Voltage Regulator - Need 9 to 28 V at 10A?~WB6MOC~46 September~1966~A Visit to The R.L. Drake Company - A short tour of their factory~W0PEM~50 September~1966~Try Home-Brewing Now - It's not hard or expensive~WB2JQC~5 September~1966~Diodes for OT's and Beginners - There 's no reason not to understand them~W2DXH~54 September~1966~Two Meter Repeater - Even if you don't need a repeater, this is interesting~W5KPZ~58 September~1966~Complete Overload Protection - This one's pretty original~W4ZUS~66 September~1966~Heathkit HM-15 SWR Meter - Ken likes it~W7IDF~68 September~1966~A Pox on Your Junk Box - Maybe some people shouldn't build~WA6JNI~70 September~1966~Drafting for the Ham Writer - This article contains charts of our schematic symbols~K0EFC~72 September~1966~Lafayette HA-650 Transceiver - Six meters - portable and carefree~WA1CCH~78 September~1966~Conar 800 TV Camera Kit - Like to get on ham TV inexpensively? This'll help~W3WTO~82 September~1966~Gus, Part 15 - Gus continues his visit to the Seychelles~W4BPD~86 September~1966~Coaxial Accessories Handbook - Special Book Feature - The third part of Jim's series on coaxial systems covers antenna tuners, baluns, switches, relays, dummy loads, SWR bridges and attenuators~WA6BSO~93 October~1966~Integrated Circuits - How will they affect you?~WA1CCH~4 October~1966~EI Marrinero - An inexpensive eighty meter SSB transceiver~W6BLZ~6 October~1966~Two Tubes for Two - SSB on two with two tubes and a twenty meter transceiver~K9EID~16 October~1966~432 MHz Transmitting Converter - Not too expensive or hard to build~K6RIL~18 October~1966~A Two-Meter FET Converter - Low noise, low cost and low cross modulation~K6HMO~22 October~1966~Electronic Thermometer - Make sure that your linear doesn't cook~K5ILG~26 October~1966~Controlled Avalanche Silicon Rectifiers - There's no need for those shunting capacitors and resistors~W9EGQ~26 October~1966~Telegraph Keys - Look what's happened to them~WA6CEZ~30 October~1966~220 MHz Receiver - A super regenerative receiver for poor folks~WB2EGZ~38 October~1966~Ham TV, Let's Get Going - Part I: Theory, testing and receiving. Part II next month~K3ADS~42 October~1966~The Multical - A multi-purpose crystal calibrator~K9VXL~48 October~1966~Connectors for Surplus Tubes - Use those 2C39'5 and 4X150'5 you got so cheap~K2ZEL~50 October~1966~DX Vertical - Very simple, very cheap, very effective~W0IFY~52 October~1966~The Humidivox - Here's a new idea for avoiding citations~WA2IKL~58 October~1966~Gus, Part 16 - After you read this, you'll won't to move to Aldabra~W4BPD~60 October~1966~WTW and You, Mr. DX'er - And the WTW Countries List~W4BPD~66 October~1966~The Future of the 10-Meter Band - It'll be coming to life in not too long~Nelson~70 October~1966~The WRL Duo-Bander - Ralph likes it; two bands for 50 cents per watt~W8QUR~74 October~1966~The RF Discriminator - It's little-known to hams, but very useful~K7DEP~78 October~1966~AM vs. the Carrier - Here's proof that a carrier is not affected by AM~W7CSD~82 October~1966~Propagation - How do you like our new propagation charts?~Nelson~88 October~1966~Zener Diodes - Here's an excellent article that explains zeners in detail. Tells you how to check and use surplus ones, too~W2DXH~108 November~1966~80 Watts on Two Meters - A worthy successor to Bill's 50 watts for 50 meters~K1CLL~6 November~1966~The Novice Class - Then and Now - How it's changed over the years~W7OE~12 November~1966~Tuning the RTTY Signal - You can't receive teletype if you can't tune it~W4EHU~16 November~1966~A WWV Receiver for $5 - Convert a simple transistor set to receive 2.5 MHz~W2DXH~20 November~1966~Streamlined Transistor Modulators - You can fully modulate without a transformer~Thorpe~24 November~1966~Ham TV, Part II - The conclusion of this excellent article~K3ADS~26 November~1966~High Voltage Power Supplies - An individualist's thoughts on transceiver power~K6ZGQ~30 November~1966~VHF Antennas - Useful hints from one of VHF's most respected hams~W6AJF~38 November~1966~The Minican - A soup can version of the Cantenna~W6JTT~44 November~1966~A Stable VFO for VHF or HF - Simple, inexpensive and effective Transistorized, of course~K6RIL~46 November~1966~The X Beam - Two small V beams give a rhombic-like pattern~W4TDI~50 November~1966~Remove the Drudgery from Ham Radio - Clever, but facetious, I think~WA2IKL,WA2ZCH~54 November~1966~The Humidivox - An original scheme to avoid certain FCC trouble~WA2IKZ~58 November~1966~A Disappearing Antenna - Now you see it; now you don't~W6DFT~62 November~1966~Custom Decals - A real thriller~W9SLM~66 November~1966~A Simple C-R Bridge - Every ham needs a capacitance - resistance bridge~WB6AFN~68 November~1966~Down Range-AFETR - Life at missile-tracking stations doesn't sound bad~WA4NXC~70 November~1966~The Second Requirement - Are you getting full output from your transmitter?~WB2HAL~72 November~1966~Heath SB-400 Modification - Use the SB-400 and SB-300 more effectively~W4NJF,K4ASU~74 November~1966~The Heath GR-54 SWL Receiver - It's a nice inexpensive general-coverage receiver~W3UZN~78 November~1966~Healthy Ham Clubs - Improve your club - it's not hard~W6DDB~80 November~1966~Gus: Part 17 - Gus continues his visit in the Indian Ocean islands~W4BPD~94 November~1966~Ham Microwave Propagation - Important information for the ham interested in experimenting in our fascinating microwave bands~WA6PZR~98 November~1966~WTW Progress Report - When are you going to join the growing list of WTW Winners?~W4BPD~106 December~1966~Transistor Power Supplies - Useful information on low voltage dc supplies~W6GXN~10 December~1966~The Sideband Escalator - Have you tried SSB speech clipping?~W6TAQ~16 December~1966~A Ham Electronic Counter - Determine your frequency the modern way~K7UDL~20 December~1966~The Novice Pair - Build a practical, modern Novice station~W1JJL~28 December~1966~A Lab-Type Power Supply - Regulated low voltage output; PC construct ion~W6GXN~38 December~1966~QRZed the YL - The frustrations of a YL's husband~WA6JNI~42 December~1966~Climbing the Novice Ladder - Part 1: the Novice Bug Bites~W7OE~46 December~1966~A Simple HF Linear - It's not fancy, but it works well~W7CSD~50 December~1966~The Heath SB-610 - Jim likes Heath's new monitor scope~W1DTY~54 December~1966~An IC Calibrator - Here's a modern marker generator~W6GXN~58 December~1966~LORAN - The Interloper on 160~W2IKZ~62 December~1966~PAK - The Portable Automatic Keyer~K3QKO~66 December~1966~Make the Most of Magazines - Bind your ham magazines yourself~W6DEG~70 December~1966~Cheap DC-to-DC Conversion - Six gives you twelve~WA2IKL~78 December~1966~A Coax Coax Antenna - Here's a practical coax antenna~W1DCG~74 December~1966~Storage Batteries - Use storage batteries properly~W6JTT~82 December~1966~Return to Navassa - Photos from Don's recent DXpedition there~KC4AF~86 December~1966~Parabolic Antenna Design - Extensive discussion of parabolas and illumination~K6MIO~90 December~1966~Gus, Part 18 - Gus visits the Chagoes~W4BPD~98 December~1966~AM to FM Conversion - Use your Gooney Box on FM~WA5CJG~100 December~1966~Goad Hand Sending - Some good tips from an old CW hand~VE7CT~102 December~1966~Now You See It - An invisible mobile installation~WA6DLI~102 January~1967~An IC Crystal Calibrator - 10 and 100 kHz markers output; costs $13~K1DCK~6 January~1967~Transistor Converter Notes - Some new developments in Frank's popular VHF converters~W6AJF~10 January~1967~A kW with the Amperex 6KG6 - A very straight forward SSB grounded-grid linear~W7CSD~14 January~1967~FET Transconductance Tester - A simple, yet effective checker; a scoop~W1DTY~16 January~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part II - Joe starts a Home-Brew project~W7OE~20 January~1967~The QRZ Machine - Something for the DXers~W6MUR~26 January~1967~Ham TV Converter - Three transistors are all you need~PA0BVO~30 January~1967~A Silect Six Meter Converter - It uses an FET RF amp and etched circuit construction~W5SJN~32 January~1967~Autostart RTTY Gear - A generator and converter for VHF use~W6AYZ~34 January~1967~VOM Transistor Tester - It uses about five components~Thorpe~38 January~1967~Low Power Attenuator for Ham Use - They're cheap, yet useful to 450 MHz~WB6AIG,WA6RDZ~40 January~1967~An FET S-Meter - Another good use for inexpensive FET's~W6GXN~42 January~1967~Unwanted Feedback - A lucid discussion from one of 73's top authors~W2DXH~46 January~1967~Equipment Protection - Are you taking adequate steps to protect your gear?~K5JKX~50 January~1967~Etched Circuit UHF Dipmeters - 130-480 MHz; very clever~W1JJL~54 January~1967~Hamming VK9-style - Like to go DXpeditioning on a far island?~VK9TG~58 January~1967~SINPO and SINPFEMO - Another approach to signal reporting~DJ0HZ~62 January~1967~432 MHz Antenna Filter - A coaxial filter for the 70 cm band~W6AJF~64 January~1967~Six Meter Final Amplifier - A useful 100 watt amplifier for low power rigs~K9EID~65 January~1967~73 Reviews the Drake 2-NT and 2-C - A good 100 watt CW transmitter and hybrid receiver~W1DTY~66 January~1967~A Simple Voltage Calibrator - Jim tells why your meters aren't perfect, and how to live with them~W2DXH~70 January~1967~The Link - A signal grabber for two~W6HGX~78 January~1967~Techniques in Tone Signaling - Tones can be very useful for hams~WB6MOC,K6YTY~82 January~1967~The Vanguard 501 Camera - It 's an excellent quality, inexpensive TV camera~WA1CCH~86 January~1967~The Shackcom - A simple ham intercom~W8MQW~87 January~1967~Gus: Part 19 - Is a flat Coke better than none?~W4BPD~88 January~1967~A Little About Noise - A technical article for those who really want to understand noise~K6ZGQ~92 January~1967~The Knight-Kit KG-640 YOM - A fine, taut-band VOM at a good price~W1DTY~102 January~1967~The Motorola HEP-Line - Good, available, inexpensive transistors at the corner radio store~WA1CCH~104 January~1967~The Knight-Kit TR-l07 - Knight's new two meter transceiver looks good~K1RA~105 January~1967~What's New For You? - 73's new monthly technical column~~109 February~1967~Getting Acquainted with Integrated Circuits - Here 's practical information on using inexpensive IC's~Thorp~6 February~1967~Using Low Cost FET's on Six - Two $1 FET's and a cheap PNP give 2 dB NF and high overload resistance~W6AJF~11 February~1967~Low Cross-Modulation on Two - A $ 1 FET makes an excellent mixer on two~W6AJF~14 February~1967~The 30P1 linear amplifier - A peasant's 30L1 : Four 811A's~W1DBN~18 February~1967~An Improved Multiplier for UHF - Get enough local injection on 1296 MHz~W6OSA~22 February~1967~A Broad-Band 80 Meter Vertical - 3.5 to 4 MHz wit h no adjustments~VE1TG~26 February~1967~A Reliable UHF Directional Coupler - Here's a UHF bridge you can trust~WA6SXC~30 February~1967~A Solid-State Antenna Relay - Fast, low loss, high power and efficient~K2IYC~34 February~1967~Video Camera Tubes - There are lots of different types~WB2GYS~38 February~1967~A Semi-Precision Variable Capacitor - It's accurate to 1 pF and uses a component that's in almost every junk box~W1DTY~42 February~1967~Down with the Rotator - A cheap, useful scheme for small beams,~W3BTQ~47 February~1967~Mobile Logs-Personalized - Save time and trouble in mobile logging~WB6KFI~48 February~1967~Add A Crystal Filter to Your Receiver - For less than $ 10~W1USM~50 February~1967~A Reactivator for the Semiconductor Activator - In other words, a battery charger~K6EAW~52 February~1967~The Ancient Marriner - An antenna tuner for coax-fed beams~W6BLZ~54 February~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder - Part III~W7OE~56 February~1967~Portable Operation without Tears - Useful hints for the prospective portableer~K3LNZ~60 February~1967~Practical Tips on Transistor Transmitters - You won't want to miss this one unless you're an AO~K0CJF~64 February~1967~UHF-Microwave Phased - Locked Oscillator - Stable within less than 1 Hz at 6 GHz!~K3OJK~68 February~1967~73 Tests the Eicocraft CPO - Eico's new line of inexpensive kits looks like fun~~78 February~1967~100 Watts on Two with Compactrons - Uses two 7894's in push-pull~K1CLL~80 February~1967~The Poor Man's Occasional Antenna - Cheap, dirty and effective~W7CSD~84 February~1967~Rewinding the Power Transformer - It's not hard, as this artic le explains~WB2PTU~88 February~1967~The Drake L-4 Linear Amplifier - Drake's new linear is very nice~W1DTY~90 February~1967~The Carrier Again - Part II of "AM vs. the Carrier"~W7CSD~94 February~1967~A Simple Current Controller - Very simple and cheap~K5JKX~96 February~1967~Equalizing AFSK Tones - Some notes for RTTY'ers~K8ERV~96 February~1967~The International Crystal SBX-9 and SBA-50 - SSB exciter on 9 MHz and mixer to six meters~W1DTY~100 February~1967~The National 200 - National's inexpensive new transceiver is attracting much attention~W1DTY~104 February~1967~A Universal Code Monitor - A clever idea for a simple monitor~K9VXL,K9CLH~108 February~1967~Gus: Part 20 - A crisis in the Indian Ocean!~W4BPD~110 March~1967~A Digital Identification Generator - Send your call automatically with no moving parts~K6ZCE~6 March~1967~SSB Proof of Performance - How does your station perform?~K6YKH~14 March~1967~A Non-Tiring CW Monitor - Pure single sine waves are monotonous. Try this instead~W1DCG~18 March~1967~Seven Elements on Twenty - On a 60' boom~WA4WWM~20 March~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder - Part IV : The code is almost conquered~W7OE~24 March~1967~Going RTTY: Part IV - Frequency shift keying~W4RWM~30 March~1967~A Solid State Product Detector - Uses two cheap transistors~WB6CHQ~32 March~1967~AMCOM: Amateur Mobile Communications - The Phil-Mont Radio Club's emergency stations~K3CEE~36 March~1967~The Slide Rule Made Easy - It is easy, too~W1MEG~40 March~1967~How to Make Better Panels - Jim's suggestions work. I tried them~W2DXH~46 March~1967~An IC Keyer - Here's a different integrated circuit keyer~W5FQA~50 March~1967~Edison: The Fabulous Drone - Was Edison really a great genius?~Elkhorne~52 March~1967~A Simple RF Voltmeter - Make a very useful piece of test equipment. It's low in cost~W1DTY~56 March~1967~SDRAWKCAB Power Supply - Guess what this is?~K1UBA~62 March~1967~A Panadapter Converter - It helps you get decent patterns on your panadapter~WB2CCM~64 March~1967~73 Useful Transistor Circuits - Special Book-Length Feature Article- If you're a builder, you'll like this one .It's a fantastic collection of useful, simple circuits using transistors for all sorts of receiving, transmitting and test equipment. It's 32 pages long~W1DTY~65 March~1967~The Importance of Being Grounded - It is important~WA6KLL~98 March~1967~Gus: Part 21 - This month, Gus visits darkest Africa~W4BPD~100 March~1967~The Waters Dummy Loads - One is plain : the other a wattmeter~W1DTY~106 April~1967~The Super Duper Super - It may not be a super, but it's sure super duper~WN1ECCH~6 April~1967~A Toroidal VFO - An excellent VFO with many interesting mechanical features~W4BRS~10 April~1967~Transceiver CW Filter and Monitor - Improve your transceiver's CW capability~W1DCG~14 April~1967~Dreadful Ham Cliches - Special for April~K3SUK~16 April~1967~The Converter Converter - Stick it between your UHF converter and your low frequency receiver~W1OOP~18 April~1967~The Ratnick Twoer - It's a simple transmitter for local contacts~WA2RAT~22 April~1967~The Clinic - More first of April nonsense~K3SUK~24 April~1967~Cardboarding - An interesting approach to experimenting and records~W6FTA~26 April~1967~Buried Antennas - They don't work too well, but they may be the best you can do~W1DCG~34 April~1967~A Transistor Wien Bridge - 20-2 00,000 Hz with a simple , easy-to-build circuit~W6GXN~36 April~1967~Ham vs. Ham - We hope these things don't make you MAD~K3SUK~40 April~1967~Air Mobile - Like to try operating from an airplane ?~W3ZP~42 April~1967~FM Subcarrier Generator - A simple way to add sound to your TV transmissions~W6ORG~46 April~1967~James Dandy Diode Tester - Check your diodes very quickly with this simple instrument~W2DXH~50 April~1967~Some Commandments for DXing - CQ's new DX editor offers some excellent hints~K4IIF~58 April~1967~High Frequency Single Side Band Transceivers, Receiver, Exciters, and Linear Amplifiers for Hams - Here's a complete listing of all high frequency SSB gear by comparison table. This special section also includes a photograph and description of each unit~W2DTY~64 April~1967~Ferromagnetic Beads - Tiny ferrite beads can make excellent chokes from plain wires~W6SFM~84 April~1967~A Canadian Assault on FP8 - A DXpedition vacation to Ste. Pierre~VE1ADH~86 April~1967~The Clegg 66'er - Squires-Senders mate to the 22'er~W1DTY~90 April~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder : Part V - A stroke of luck for Judy~W7OE~98 April~1967~Gus : Part 22 - If you enjoy this series, you should get the DX'ers magazine~W4BPD~106 May~1967~The Quad Quad Quad - Sixteen quads on a single mast for 144 and 432~VE3DNR~6 May~1967~The Expanded Quad - More gain and directivity on 10, 15 and 20~WA5KXY~16 May~1967~An Inexpensive DX Antenna - A low-cost two-element quad for DXer's~WA6WUI~20 May~1967~The Miniquad - A practical small size quad for twenty meters~WA2APT~23 May~1967~A Full Size 7 MHz Rotary Cubical Quad - For hams with big backyards~K6DDO~26 May~1967~Experiments with Quad Antennas - Optimum designs for HF and VHF quads~IIRR~32 May~1967~The Half Quad Antenna - Half a quad is better than none~W0SII~35 May~1967~The Three Element Quad - For cracking DX pileups on 20 meters~K8YIB,K8DYZ~38 May~1967~A Light Four Element Quad for 20 Meters - Lightweight but potent~K0UKN~41 May~1967~Tilt That Quad at A Dollar a Foot - Forty feet for $39.75~W7UXX~46 May~1967~An Easy-to-Erect Quad - The "Down-Under" approach to building quads~VK5BI,VK5VB~50 May~1967~Quad Bibliography - Twenty years of quad antennas~W1DTY~53 May~1967~An FET VFO for 80 Meters - High stability with FET's~W1DTY~56 May~1967~Tube Symptom Troubleshooting - If you must use vacuum tubes~WA0NEA~61 May~1967~A 200 Watt Dummy Load for $2 - For low-interference tuning~W2OLU~66 May~1967~The Easy Way to Decibels - But not completely without math~K3PXT~69 May~1967~The Highflyer - A Complete Home-Brew receiver for 80 through 10~W6BLZ~72 May~1967~Geometric Circuit Design - Designing complex circuits with a ruler and protractor~Bradford~82 May~1967~A Field Effect Transistor Converter - Low cross modulation on 10, 15 and 20~K6DQB~86 May~1967~WWV on the Mohawk - Without a lot of work~K8KWQ~89 May~1967~High-Pass Receiving - Antenna Filters - Eliminating spurious signals in HF receivers~K6KA~90 May~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part VI - Joe end Judy take the code test~W7OE~97 May~1967~The Heathkit HW-32A 20 Meter Transceiver - One of Heath's new single-banders~W1DTY~102 May~1967~Gus: Part 23 - A hot trip through darkest Africa~W4BPD~106 June~1967~The Whole of the Doughnut - Toroidal coils for kilowatt amplifiers~W4BRS~6 June~1967~A 1296 Grid Dipper - 1050 to 1320 MHz with a converted APX-6~W1DTY~16 June~1967~Using FET's in the Command Set Transmitter - Results in a very stable VFO~K3LCU~23 June~1967~The Dichotomy of a Tube Man - Putting on FET in the BC-906 frequency meter~W5SOT~26 June~1967~Converting the Swan 120 to 6 Meters - Be prepared for the six-meter openings this fall~K6RIL~28 June~1967~Military Quartz Crystals for the Radio Amateur - A survey of surplus crystals~W0HYB~36 June~1967~Converting the BC-728 - A fine superhet for 160, 80 and 40 meters~~38 June~1967~Photographing Your Electronic Gadget - Must reading for authors~VE3DAN~42 June~1967~Panoramic Display from the AN/APA-38 Indicator - Low-cost panoramic reception~W6JTT~46 June~1967~RDR Receiver Conversion - Crystal controlled channels on 220 MHz~K3HIL~48 June~1967~Build a 40-Meter Rotable Dipole - Maximum effectiveness on 40 meters with a shortened dipole~WB2GZL~50 June~1967~Operating the BC-611 Walkie-Talkie - Great for short distances over flat terrain~W1MEG~55 June~1967~A Poor Man's Transmitter Cabinet - Using old TV cabinets~WA4RHT~56 June~1967~Micro-logic for Non-logical Users - How to use digital integrated circuits in ham projects~W6GXN~58 June~1967~Proportional Transistor Control of AC Circuits - Solid-state replacement for a variable transformer~Ives~66 June~1967~Phone Patching - More Light in a Gray Area - From the legal point of view~K8BLL~69 June~1967~The Heathkit SB301 Receiver - One of Benton Harbor's newest releases~W2JDL~76 June~1967~Face-Lifting the TS34/AP Oscilloscope - A great scope for less then twenty dollars~K6GKX~110 June~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part VII - Judy and Joe take the written test~W7OE~111 June~1967~Ham Public Service and Broadcast Stations - Another approach to better public relations~K4HKD~117 June~1967~Gus: Part 24 - Sir Gus tours ZS-land~W4BPD~119 July~1967~North of the Border - Amateur radio in Canada~VE1TG~6 July~1967~Suppressed Carrier Amplitude Modulator - Double-sideband adapter for AM rigs~VE7PQ~10 July~1967~A Home-Brew 50-Foot Tower - Low-cost, self-supporting, tilt-over construction~VE6KS~12 July~1967~Simplified Transistor Design for the Ham - It's easy when you know Ohm's Law~VE1ADH~14 July~1967~VE0 Ahoy - Canadian maritime-mobile stations~VE1TG~22 July~1967~World's Fair 1939 - And the W2USA radio club~~30 July~1967~Plain Ground Plane: Antenna - An economical antenna for working DX~VE7BBM~36 July~1967~The Hybrid G4ZU Superbeam - A very effective three - band beam for 10, 15 and 20~VE3AHU~38 July~1967~A Slow-Scan Television Monitor - An economical design using surplus components~W9VZL~42 July~1967~FET Preamplifiers for 144 and 432 MHz - 2.5 dB noise figure on 432~W6OSA~48 July~1967~A 30 MHz IF Strip Using Integrated Circuits - 85 dB gain in a small package~W7AKS~52 July~1967~An Un-Guyed Vertical Antenna - Very useful for small backyards~W6JTT~56 July~1967~Two Cheap Crank-Knobs - Great arm savers for wide tuning ranges~VE3BUE~58 July~1967~The Tri-Amp - Versatile audio test unit~K6UGT~61 July~1967~Wide-range VHF-UHF Dipper - 130 to 1300 MHz with transistors~K1CLL~64 July~1967~A Few Tower Hints - Protecting your rotator against the weather~WA1ABP~70 July~1967~Monitoring with an Oscilloscope - Check the quality of your transmissions~W0OPA~72 July~1967~The Basic Desk - A neat operating desk for the itinerant operator~W0QOJ~76 July~1967~Is Rock Bounce Practical? - Mobile experimenters take note~G3BID~78 July~1967~Moonray - Amateur radio on the moon~W1DTY~80 July~1967~Transmit control with the 32S-1 Receiver - Without modifying the receiver~W6EUV~82 July~1967~Project: High School Amateur Radio Club - How to get one going and maintain it~WA0NDV~84 July~1967~Heath HR-10 Modifications - Increased sensitivity and selectivity~VE3FYL~86 July~1967~Glub, Glub, I'm Drowning - In a sea of noise~WA0NQL~88 July~1967~The Galaxy V, Mark 2 - A review of Galaxy's newest transceiver~W1DTY~94 July~1967~The Heathkit SB401 Transmitter - Benton Harbor's new companion to the SB301~W2DJL~98 July~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part VIII - Judy and Joe approach the pinnacle of achievement~W7OE~102 July~1967~Gus: Part 25 - Capetown, South Africa~W4BPD~108 August~1967~Push-pull Class-B Grounded-Grid Linear - An unusual, if not new, approach to high power~VE3AAZ~6 August~1967~A Frequency Calibrator for the VHF Man - Finding yourself on 144 and 432 MHz~W6GXN~12 August~1967~The Semi-RTTY System - Solid-state AFSK oscillator and terminal unit~K0JXO~20 August~1967~Mobile Power - The Alternator - Their use and abuse~W9NLT~24 August~1967~Visual Monitoring of Remote Carriers - What does your CW signal look like?~W3RMI~30 August~1967~Power Losses and High SWR - SWR and its side effects~K2DXO~34 August~1967~Using Toroids in Ham Gear - How to wind toroidal inductors and use them~VE1ADH~36 August~1967~Solid-state Alternator Regulator - High performance at moderate cost~K6UAW~40 August~1967~The Great Dipper - Transistor emitter-dipper for the VHF'er~WA0AYP~42 August~1967~A 20-amp Power Supply - 20 amps for 20 dollars~WA4SAM~48 August~1967~X Marks the Spot - A simple "no-holes" mobile antenna mount~WA3AJD~50 August~1967~Go-Go-Mobile - A low-cost mobile antenna for 40, 20, 15 and 10~W6IEL~52 August~1967~The Front-to-Back Ratio of an Automobile - Radiation patterns of different antenna mounts~G3BID~56 August~1967~Beginner's Beam for 10 Meters - Get ready for the band openings this winter~VE1TG~60 August~1967~Simplified Printed Circuits - Making printed circuits at home~K5IRP~65 August~1967~Designing Transistor Oscillators - If you've been having trouble designing transistor oscillators to fit your requirements, this article may be the answer. Most of the math has been eliminated by several labor-saving nomographs~W1DTY~66 August~1967~Gus: Part 26 - Tristan de Cunha~W4BPD~84 August~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part IX - Judy and Joe receive their licenses~W7OE~102 September~1967~The Synchronous Detection Process - If you must use AM, get the most out of it~W3DUQ~6 September~1967~A 160-Meter Sidewinder - A sideband package for the low band~W6JTT~12 September~1967~Building Blocks - A 12 to 18 MHz receiver for VHF converters~WB2EGZ~17 September~1967~VSWR Supreme - A compact VSWR unit that can be built into your rig~W4BRS~20 September~1967~Dual-Band Use of Single-Band Beams - Get the most use out of those antennas~W2EEY~26 September~1967~Grounded-Grid Filament Chokes - How to design and wind your own~W6RET~30 September~1967~200 Hertz CW Filter - Maximum selectivity with telephone coils~K7UDL~34 September~1967~Observations of Note by a VHF Addict - Hilltopping in Southern California~WB6JLC~37 September~1967~Getting a Start in Amateur Television - Off on the right foot~WA2EMC~40 September~1967~A Compact Linear Amplifier - 500 watts in a small package~VE2AES~44 September~1967~Cathode Keying Filter - Getting rid of key clicks~W6BLZ~48 September~1967~A Simple Resistance Bridge - Precision resistance measurement at low cost~VE3AHU~51 September~1967~Compact Heat Sinks - Using copper pipe caps for cooling semiconductors~Ives~52 September~1967~Evaluating Antenna Feed Systems - Using time domain reflectometry~W7QAG~56 September~1967~Cheapskate's "On the Air" Sign - Eliminating in-shack interference~WN3EWV~62 September~1967~Relay Energization in Fixed and Mobile Equipment - Just what the title says~VE4RE~64 September~1967~How to be a Ham-By Really Trying - It isn't hard if you try~VE3GLX~66 September~1967~Do-It Yourself Mobile Mount - Nice looking but simple floor mount~W6APE~68 September~1967~Washing Out Your (Antenna) Shorts - Keep road salt and water out of your mobile antenna~W3RZD~70 September~1967~A Polarity Sensitive Meter for the Sightless - Used for checking diodes , capacitors and resistors~WA2BCX~72 September~1967~Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part X - FN offers Judy and Joe some sage advice~W7OE~74 September~1967~Trindade Island DXpedition - The DX-capades of PY2BZD/PY0~PY2BZD~82 September~1967~Gus: Part 27 - Gough Island~W4BPD~84 September~1967~DX'ing - How to get the most out of chasing DX~W2NSD/1~88 September~1967~The Knight-Kit KG-663 Low-Voltage Power Supply - An excellent power supply for the ham shack~W1DTY~94 September~1967~Heathkit SB630 Control Console - Handsome mate to the SB301 and SB401~W2DJL~96 October~1967~Incentive Licensing~~2 October~1967~The 2Q Receiver - 22 transistors; FET's in the front end~W5ETT~8 October~1967~The Really Rugged Rotator - For big arrays in bad weather~VE1TG~14 October~1967~Designing Permeability-Tuned Coils - Simple and accurate~Marovich~20 October~1967~A Fet Converter for 40 and 160 - Beats vacuum tubes~K6DBQ~26 October~1967~West Coast VHF Antenna Measuring Contest - At the 1967 VHF Convention in Fresno~W1DTY~30 October~1967~A Slow-Scan TV Picture Generator - Another simple approach to slow-scan~K7YZZ~34 October~1967~VHF Log Periodic Antennas - Plus a fully designed LP for 432 MHz~K4GYO~40 October~1967~The Dual Gate FET - Using the 3N126 in a SSB generator~W1OOP~48 October~1967~Getting the Most out of Your Receiver - Read and heed~W0HJL~50 October~1967~The Silent Shepherd - Emergency at mid night~W6OQY~52 October~1967~Torticollis and All That Jazz - A simple pain in the neck!~WB6QOT~57 October~1967~All Band Rotatable Dipole - 80 through 10 with one rotatable antenna~WB2WIK~60 October~1967~Simple Gamma Match Capacitor - Not a new idea, but a good one~K0UTX~64 October~1967~Personalized QSL's for Greater Returns - Are you having trouble getting the QSL's for WTW?~W6NIF~66 October~1967~Pioneer DX - Chasing DX in the early days~W7OE~70 October~1967~DX'ing - The right approach helps~W2NSD~74 October~1967~Gus: Part 28 - Sir Gus lands on Bouvet~W4BPD~85 October~1967~The Knightkit T-175 6/10 Meter Linear - High performance for the band openings this winter~W1DTY~90 November~1967~Integrated-Circuit Frequency Counter - A 100 kHz counter for less than $50~W0LMD~6 November~1967~2 Kilowatt PEP for Six Meters - A complete transverter for 50 MHz~K6RIL~12 November~1967~A Pulse Generator for the Amateur - Versatile test equipment for the shack~W6GXN~20 November~1967~Mighty Four on Six - Low-cost transistor transmitter for six meters~K9VXL~24 November~1967~Incentive Licensing - Complete story on our new regulations~W1DTY~28 November~1967~Feeding the Cat Underwater - Experiments with underwater radio propagation~K6BIJ~34 November~1967~Mobile Antennas for the Non-Mobileer - Using the ring-radiator antenna~W2EEY~38 November~1967~Why Abuse Semiconductors? - The care and feeding of transistors and diodes~VK7RG~42 November~1967~DC VTVM - A sensitive, high-impedance VTVM of simple design~W2DXH~53 November~1967~220 Wavemeter - Find your way around the forgotten band~WA2TOV~60 November~1967~Choosing accessories for the Novice Ham Station - What do you need besides a transmitter and receiver?~W7OE~62 November~1967~Trim for Ten - Adding band spread to your loading capacitor~DL5AF~68 November~1967~The Longest QSO - A new world's record~WA3GEV~70 November~1967~Death of Amateur Radio - Food for thought~WA8FVS~73 November~1967~Spook Up Your Club's Civic Activities - Goblin patrol~K4HKD~76 November~1967~Simple Modifications for the HW-12, 22 and 32 - Greater frequency coverage~DL4XO~80 November~1967~Project Milk Wagon - You two can form a club~3C3FKY~82 November~1967~The Drake MN-4 Matching Network - Great for multi-band operation with single-band antennas~W1DTY~88 November~1967~The Omega-t Antenna Noise Bridge - A new approach to antenna impedance measurements~W1DTY~90 November~1967~The Comdel CSO-11 Speech Compressor - More punch in the pileups~K1RA~94 November~1967~Six Hours with Blintz' DXpedition - Journey to Jordan~4X8HW~98 November~1967~Gus: Part 29 - Bouvet Island~W4BPD~103 December~1967~250 kHz to 29.75 MHz Stabilized Converter - A phase-locked receiver with 500 kHz bands~K5LLI~6 December~1967~Some experiments with Stacked Beams - Getting more gain out of your array~VE1TG~14 December~1967~Simple Antenna Mount for Satellite Work - An el-az antenna mount using two rotators~W4HJZ~20 December~1967~Strong Signal Interference - AGC modifications for imp roved cross-mod performance~K6KA~22 December~1967~Charging Dry Batteries - An approach to longer-lived primary cells~WA6NIL~26 December~1967~A Forty-Meter Vertical Array - Lots of gain for 7 MHz DX'ing~K8DOC~30 December~1967~Hamateur Acoustics - One man's sound is another men's noise~W3RZD~34 December~1967~A Workbench Clutter Filter - Get rid of that mess on your work bench~WA6UVS~38 December~1967~General Information About Amateur RTTY - What it's all about~WA0OBJ~42 December~1967~Computer Card Construction - Use those surplus printed-circuit computer cards~K1EUJ~48 December~1967~Station Accessory Control Unit - Put all your station controls in one neat box~K6ZHO~52 December~1967~A True Parasitic Monitor - A no-power CW monitor~K4FQU~56 December~1967~The Mini-SWR Bridge - Perfect for tuning up antennas~W2EEY~60 December~1967~Yes, Old Timers, There is a Santa Clause - I'd mark that true on a true - false test~W0HJL~62 December~1967~The Contest Caper - How to win contests~K8KFP~66 December~1967~Jean Shepherd, WB4DOH - The piano protege~Roberts~79 December~1967~Bmmmfff! - The information explosion~G3KPO~83 December~1967~The Waters Bend-Adder Antenna - 20, 15 and 10 with a 75 meter mobile antenna~W0HJL~84 December~1967~Hallett Signal Saver - Top-notch shielded ignition system~WB6KFI~86 December~1967~Gus, Part 30 - Return to South Africa~W4BPD~91 January~1968~IC Square-Wave Generator - Getting Acquainted with Integrated Circuits~WA4ZQO~6 January~1968~Tuning In on Bonadio's Satellites - Strange noises on the air~W2WLR~10 January~1968~Sideband Filters - The least understood pert of sideband gear~WB2GYS~14 January~1968~The Two-Meter Groundplane as a Gain Antenna - Gain where the action is~K6MVH~18 January~1968~RF Insertion Amplifier for Two Meters - More drive for the final~KICLL~20 January~1968~2 Elements Spaced a Quarter-Wavelength - Simple beam antenna for 15 meters~W2EYY~22 January~1968~Wide-Band Baluns the Easy Way - Multiband balun~K4ZZV~24 January~1968~Hamming - The Navy Way - Deluxe Morale booster~K6GKX~26 January~1968~Fire in the Hamshack - Are You Ready~~34 January~1968~Diode Circuits Handbook - Special insert- 28 pages of diodes~WA1CCH~1A January~1968~RTTY In Holland and Belgium - Europe on RTTY and where to look~PA0VDZ,ON8NC~64 January~1968~The Wolverine - 100 Watts on all bands~W6BLZ~66 January~1968~A Homebrew Operating Desk - A place for everything~WB2WYO~74 January~1968~Novice Data - Do's and Don'ts handbook for beginners~W6DDB~88 January~1968~Gus : Part 30~W4BPD~114 February~1968~An Integrated Circuit Electronic Counter - A useful piece of ham gear~W1PLJ~6 February~1968~How Come? - A good question~W4YM~14 February~1968~An Amateur Tries IC's - The uses of integrated circuits~VE3DAN~16 February~1968~100 KHZ Thin-line Pulse Generator - Frequency Standard with ICs~W2DXH~24 February~1968~The Nurture and Care of a Junk Box - Selective collecting~W0HMK~30 February~1968~How to Plan Your Own DXpedition - DXing in style end comfort~W4PJG~34 February~1968~How is Your Club Paper-Good or Bad? - Make the readers notice~K6GKX~38 February~1968~High Quality Hybrid Receiver - Restoring the lost art of Home-Brew~VE1TG,VE1ADH~42 February~1968~Tips for the CW Contester and DX'er - From one of the great CW contesters~KH6IJ~50 February~1968~How to Publicize Your Club - Getting activities into print~K4HKD~54 February~1968~Technical Aid Group - Where to look for help~~58 February~1968~The Quartenna - How to shrink a Cantenna~WA6OBH~64 February~1968~Hydronics or Radio? - Underwater propagation~VE7BS~66 February~1968~Electronic Temperature Measurements - Determining temperature rise in components~K6EAW~70 March~1968~Narrow Band Frequency Modulation - Using Voltage Variable Capacitors~WB2CPG~6 March~1968~Transmitter Keying with Transistors - Solid State project for the CW hound~W6HEK~14 March~1968~The Mini-Mitter - The smallest transmitter?~W7OE~18 March~1968~Receiver Front End Protection - Protection for the transistor receiver~W6AJF~20 March~1968~A Regulated DC Voltage Divider - Reducing voltage while maintaining regulation~W5NPD~24 March~1968~QSL Manager - How to a lien ate your Postman~W4NJF~26 March~1968~160 Meter Flat Top Antenna - Long antenna on a short lot~W3WPV~30 March~1968~Go Ahead-Run Away to Sea - Make a vacation pay~K4UDP~32 March~1968~Operation Deep Freeze - 10 years in the Antarctic~W6GKX~38 March~1968~Crystal Shopping - Double duty for X'tals~WA4UZM~44 March~1968~Witching for Better Grounds - One for the skeptics~W7CJB~46 March~1968~The Ham - A view from the XYL~Day~50 March~1968~Getting the Most out of Link Coupling - From the VHF point of view~K1GBF~54 March~1968~More on More Contacts From Within - Antenna hints for apartment dwellers~K3RXK~54 March~1968~S-9-Manship - How to put a man down~W6DFT~56 March~1968~The RF Patch - Patch panel solution to an old problem~W6JTT~58 March~1968~73 Certificates - You'd be surprised how fast they move~~60 March~1968~Transceiving with an Outboard Receiver - Making the most out of the receiver~WA2APT~62 March~1968~A Ham 's Shack is His Castle - Wanna Bet?~W6LNG~64 March~1968~Converting the TA-33 Jr. to a Full Sized 15 Meter Beam - A solution to the Sun Spot cycle~K4ELB~78 March~1968~The Scientific Method - Whoo-Boy, that smarts~Foster~82 March~1968~Getting Your Higher Class License - Part I - A new approach to studying theory~Staff~92 April~1968~The Vidicon Minicamera - Using low cost high quality semi-conductors~W8TYY~6 April~1968~The Little Gem Fuse Tester - There's still time to use this one April 1st~W7CSD~15 April~1968~Methods of Transceiver CW Switching - Six circuits to achieve easy CW operation~W1DCG~16 April~1968~The Polar Key - Home-Brew keyer using inexpensive polar relay~K4YWS~20 April~1968~Checking Your VSWR Indicator - Are you sure your SWR bridge is trustworthy?~W5EHC~22 April~1968~Video Mixing Amplifiers - Producing a good composite video signal~W8VCO~24 April~1968~A Solid Dead Man - Don't let the wind get your tower down~WA1ABP~30 April~1968~VHF Operation by Remote Control - Q5 S9 from any location~W6MVH~32 April~1968~An Invisible Antenna - A New Antenna theory~W1EMV~42 April~1968~Using Your Electromagnetic Wave - Communication as it should be~WA5HPV~44 April~1968~ITV Got You Down? - Getting rid of the Buzz-Saw~WA7CSK~46 April~1968~The YF Fights Back - If you can't lick 'em, join 'em~WA6SPT~48 April~1968~A Career in Electronic Engineering - Areas where engineers are needed~W6JTT~50 April~1968~What is Your "Amateur Q?" - How well do you know the FCC regulations?~K3STU~52 April~1968~And They Called "Mother Shipton" Crazy - Remarkably prophesy from 500 years ago~K4FQU~56 April~1968~Recovering "Lost" QSLs - Helping the Post Office help you~K6UMV~58 April~1968~Project MOONRAY - Amateur radio on the Moon in 1970~~60 April~1968~Audio SSB - A new use for an AFSK oscillator~K6ICU~64 April~1968~Installing a Transceiver in a Rented Car - Wonder if Hertz would approve?~G3BID~66 April~1968~Preventive Maintenance - Curing problems before they start~K3KMO~70 April~1968~You Can Pass The Extra - Or so the man says~K6YA~73 April~1968~Use of Q-Multiplier to Increase Intelligibility of Received Voice Signals~Ives~74 April~1968~Crystal Etching Tips~W4AYV~76 April~1968~Take Uncle Alf's Advice - Uncle Alf talks about coax baluns~W6NIF~86 May~1968~The UFO Network - Setting up to track the whatevertheyares~W2NSD/1~2 May~1968~Practical Miniature Antennas for 80-10 Meters - Only 80 inches for 80 Meters!~W8VVT~6 May~1968~The Diamond Array - One element 40M quad which also works on 20 and 10~W6LLN~10 May~1968~Why Not? - Why not put a VHF yagi beam on your low band boom boom?~W6HGX~11 May~1968~Do It With Wire - A wire antenna fed with twinlead that works all bands~K3QKO~14 May~1968~Durable Gamma Match - Clever idea by one of our DX newcomers~K4IIF~16 May~1968~How To Hang a Dipole - Including a haywire bridge to get it right~W2DXH~18 May~1968~Matching Stubs - SWR depends on matching the antenna to the feedline~WA5STM~24 May~1968~Ten Meter Dipole - Simple, effective, wide band vertical dipole~W6BLZ~30 May~1968~Duo Vee Beam - 10 and 15M beam on one boom with no interaction~K1UFQ~32 May~1968~Computer Design of Beam Antennas - Great for those of you with a nice computer handy~WA4WWM~34 May~1968~A Primer of Basic Antenna Theory - This should count towards the Advanced Study Course~W6ZGO~40 May~1968~73 Hamfest for July 6th - Come on up to New Hampshire end have some fun with us~W2NSD/1~49 May~1968~Triangular Loop Beams - 40 through 10 meters. These may become very popular~W6DL~50 May~1968~The Selcal - An RTTY stunt box using IC's~K8ERV~58 May~1968~Hardware Store Groundplane - Flanges, nylon pipe, aluminum tubing, it is all there~WA4UZM~71 May~1968~Are Phone Patches Legal? - If we tell you here you won't read the article~K6MVH~72 May~1968~Amateur Radio and Public Service - Getting set up on 7255 for emergency traffic~W2CFP~74 May~1968~Microfilm Your Magazines - How to do it~WA4HRX~76 May~1968~Advanced Class Study Course Part II - Simple way to know your theory instead of memorizing answers~Staff~82 May~1968~Technical Aid Group - These fellows will answer your technical questions~Staff~92 May~1968~A New Quad - The Reginair 321 quad~WA1BUN~98 June~1968~Transformer Tricks - 15 uses for odd transformers~W4LLR~6 June~1968~The ARC-5 Transmitter/Receiver - A new slant on an old favorite~WB6BIH~10 June~1968~Modifying the BC1206 - Using a Japanese Transistor Radio~W6GXN~14 June~1968~APS-13 ATV Transmitter - Tail-End Charlie rides again~W6ORG~16 June~1968~Varsatile Variable Power Supply - A Simple bench supply~W6SLP~18 June~1968~Low-Cost Conversion of Surplus Oscilloscopes - Using the IP/69/ALA-2~W8JZI~22 June~1968~Crystalize that FM Rig - Where to find the right xtal!~K9STH/5~24 June~1968~The Dollar-Fifty Super Nifty - A nifty CW filter~W3KBM~30 June~1968~Restoring Old Equipment - or making the family think you got a bargain~W9NLT~32 June~1968~New life For an Old Work Horse - The 75A-1 isn't exactly surplus, but~K9STH/5~40 June~1968~Modification of the TRA-19 - Amplifier cavity to 432 MHz~K6RIL~44 June~1968~Salvage those old Transistor Radios - Tricks with radios and recorders~K0VQY~46 June~1968~Counter Connections - How to use a counter once you get one~W3GKP~50 June~1968~Labels for Home-Brew Gear - Making use of your typewriter~W4LLR~48 June~1968~Review of the Amphenol Millivolt Commander - A fine new voltohmmeter~W1EMV~56 June~1968~Poor Man's Mil Specs - Identifying Military Spec Numbers~W4WKM~58 July~1968~Let's Build a Tower - Sturdy wooden construction~VE1TG~6 July~1968~Why Not a Tilting Tower - With this method, why not?~W6DL~12 July~1968~40 foot Non Conducting Sky Hook - Making the most of a phone pole~K7VBQ~16 July~1968~Burn Prevention - a safe place for the hot soldering iron~VE3BUE~21 July~1968~The Beam Pole - Another phone pole idea~W7GBJ~24 July~1968~Tilt that Tower - Using the house for leverage~W2AJW~28 July~1968~Panel Gap Filler - Another idea to fill the holes~Ives~33 July~1968~IC Audio Amplifier and Oscillator - ICs are here to stay~W7AKS~34 July~1968~The New Tower - Battling the building inspector~WA2GXT~37 July~1968~New 160 Meter Allocations - Easy to read chart to give all the information on the new rules~Staff~39 July~1968~Some Audio Thoughts - Versatile Modulator unit~W3KBM~40 July~1968~DB - Wait 'til you see the illustration~WB2PAP~42 July~1968~More on Xtal Etching - Using readily available chemical~K6GKP~50 July~1968~Writing for Service Information - Communicating your problem~K2PTS~52 July~1968~Care and Feeding of a Ham Club - Part I of a new series~W5NQQ~54 July~1968~Photographic QSL - Do-It-Yourself QSLs~W3RZD~60 July~1968~WTW Report - Gus gives full listing of awards~W4BPD~62 July~1968~UFO Net information~W2NSD~64 July~1968~73 Subscription Premiums - Lots of goodies free~Staff~70 July~1968~The Anatomy of a Pile-up - DXing~G3BID~74 July~1968~Advance Class Study Course - Part IV-Transmission lines and SWR~Staff~76 August~1968~Terminated Grid Linear Amplifier - An extremely Stable Configuration~W1DIS~6 August~1968~A Unique Transistorized Transverter - Using a conventional transformer~WA4JVE~12 August~1968~Photographic Printed Circuit Process - Printed circuit etching made easy~W6AYZ~14 August~1968~A Simple Method of Double Sideband Conversion - If you must go DSB, this is as easy as any~K5LLI~18 August~1968~Basic HF Receiving Converters - Getting more from your HF Receiver~WA4UZM~22 August~1968~3 on 20 for 15 - $15 dollars, that is. A 20 meter beam~WA4YVQ~24 August~1968~The Mini-Boom Quad - An efficient Quad with Spider array~VE6FS~26 August~1968~The Collinear Resurrected - End fire array without sacrificing performance~WA1DVB~28 August~1968~A Microphone Preamp-Clipper - More speech power without distortion~W2EEY/1~32 August~1968~Review: The Heath IM-17 VTVM - A versatile piece of test equipment~W2TQK~34 August~1968~Hamwriting - A veteran writer tells how~K6MVH~36 August~1968~A Grounded Grid Linear Amplifier - 3.0 through 38 MHz in five steps~WA6WUI~42 August~1968~Displaying QSLs - A unique display method~VE3BUE~48 August~1968~Care and Feeding of a Ham Club - Part II- A series to save the club~W5NQQ~50 August~1968~Advanced Class Study Guide - Part V- Receiver operation~Staff~54 August~1968~A $2.00 Phone Patch - Inductive coupling makes it legal~W6TRU~64 August~1968~Trapping Strong Signals - Making the most of your receiver~K6KA~68 August~1968~Review: The Hustler 4BTV Vertical - An Antenna for small space~W6AJZ~70 August~1968~Hi-Quality Hybrid Postscripts - More on this fine receiver originally shown in February 1968 issue~VE3GFN~72 August~1968~How to Pass the Extra - By Learning - Overcoming the psychological block~WB6BIH~74 August~1968~A Military Career for the Ham - The Armed forces is looking for you!~G5ACY~76 August~1968~I Rode With the CB's - How the CB'ers are steeling our thunder~K4HKD~78 August~1968~Transit Time So? - A just noticeable difference~K9UYA~80 August~1968~Pilot Lamp Life - How to prolong the life of the lamps~WB6ZOA~84 September~1968~Going VHF-In the Mobile~W9HDF~6 September~1968~Communicator Reborn~W6HCX~14 September~1968~432 MHz Amplifiers~W6AJF~16 September~1968~Quick Converters~W9NLT~20 September~1968~So You Think You're on Frequency~K6MVH~27 September~1968~Parallel T Network Design~Kyle~30 September~1968~Starting Off on VHF~WA1GEK~32 September~1968~Learning- the Radio Code if You 're Over 30~W1EZT~34 September~1968~A Review of the Heathkit SB-110A~Matthew~60 September~1968~1296 Megacycles - 1968~K2TKN~42 September~1968~The VK3ATN Moonbounce Rhombic~W2NSD/1~44 September~1968~K2US: 1968 Ham Radio Expo~WB2DLW,K3AFW~48 September~1968~Appliance Operators - Please Turn Page~WA4WAI~59 September~1968~Six Meter Transceiver~W2AJW~62 September~1968~Rejuvenating Old RTTY Ribbons~W5AQN~67 September~1968~Two Sidebands From The Tower~W4KAE~70 September~1968~Getting Your Higher Class License - Part 6. Transmitters~Staff~74 September~1968~The Care and Feeding of a Ham Club~W5NQQ~86 September~1968~Tables Of Electronic Symbols For 73 Contributors~~94 October~1968~A Collection of Thoughts on Receiver Design - Tips for the builder~WB6BIH~6 October~1968~3 Tube Super Het Short Wave Receiver - Performs like 6 tube hearing aid~W6ELJ~14 October~1968~The MO Receiver - This one will have you burning the midnight oil~K5WYG~30 October~1968~Project Facsimile Antarctic - Morale booster in the cold Continent~K6GKX~28 October~1968~A High Performance Receiver for 2 Meters - A VHFer's dream receiver~W2HUX~30 October~1968~Ham Workshop - The bare essentials to work on the gear~W0PEM~38 October~1968~New Life for an Old Circuit - Reviving the Yackar VFO~Thorpe~40 October~1968~VHF RF Noise Suppression - Mobile noise, good tips for HF too~K6ZFV~44 October~1968~Reviewing the SR-400 - Hallicrafters la test transceiver is great~W2NSD/1~48 October~1968~FET Converter for 50 MHz - 6 Meter converter that works~WB6YVT~52 October~1968~Neutralization - What's neutralization all about~K6EAW~56 October~1968~Advanced Class license Theory Course - Part 7 - More on Transmitters~Staff~58 October~1968~More on Receiver Blocking - The Pro does a follow up on a previous article~K6KA~72 October~1968~Regenerative Detectors - How they work~W1EZT~76 October~1968~The Q-Q Meter - The measurement and importance of "Q"~WB6IBS~82 October~1968~Save That Cordless - An untapped source of parts for the shack~W3GKP~88 October~1968~2 Meter Ground Plane - Never underestimate the ground plane~WB6BIH~91 October~1968~Improving Stability in Older Receivers - Good tips on making them solid~W6NIF~94 October~1968~Care and Feeding of a Ham Club - Port 4- Public Opinion~W5NQQ~98 October~1968~6 Meter Ground Plane - Novel construction idea~W8JZY~102 October~1968~VHF Monitor - Keeping in touch with the group~W4KAE~104 October~1968~Simplified db Leveling - ALC-AGC Circuits~W2DUD~106 October~1968~FMing a VFO - FM doesn't have to be crystal~WA6UFW~110 October~1968~FET Preamplifiers - Boosting receiver performance~W2EEY/1~112 November~1968~Computer Card Transmitter - Plug in components~K1EUJ~6 November~1968~Crystal Filters - The heart of SSB~W3RET~12 November~1968~Trouble Shooting Solid State - Modern day problems solved~K3PBY~16 November~1968~IC Frequency Counter - Easy to build counter for ham applications~WB6IBS~20 November~1968~C.V. Transformers for Ham Applications - Keeping the voltage constant in the shack~WA9CQN~28 November~1968~A Space Communications Odyssey - It isn't going to be easy to keep in touch!~K6BW~32 November~1968~Surprise in the Skies - Pulsars, what are they?~W1EZT~36 November~1968~Using Thin Wire Antennas - Fooling the Landlord~W2EEY/1~42 November~1968~A 7 MHz Transistor Transmitter - An all transistor rig for 40~WA6JND~50 November~1968~Double Conversion of the BC348M - Surplus receiver made over for SSB~VU2TV~54 November~1968~The Gentrac - A do-all test set for receivers~W6AJZ~58 November~1968~Harness your Wiring - A professional wiring job for Home-Brew~K5LLI~66 November~1968~Copper Wire - The forgotten component~W1EZT~70 November~1968~Who Says You Can't Take it with You? - College days are here again~WB6ABM~76 November~1968~The Thermistor - Temperature measurements~WB6BIH~78 November~1968~Using SCR in RTTY Series Wound Motor - A short-short story~W8NSO~82 November~1968~New Hi Voltage Transistors - A list with properties~K3VKC~84 November~1968~Project Facsimile Antarctic Part 2 - Choosing Miss Antarctica~K6GKX~86 November~1968~Are You Really Ready for the Next Emergency? - A series of tornados strike~W0DDW~88 November~1968~Advance Class License Study Course - Part 8- Transistor Principles~Staff~92 November~1968~Ipecac Works on LIDS - Whoo-boy, that smarts!~K1YSD~102 November~1968~Instant Drilling Rig for Grounds - Water power drill~WA4VQR~108 November~1968~Care and Feeding of a Ham Club - Part 5 - more on money raising~WSNQQ~118 December~1968~Using the First Ham Integrated Circuit - Includes several useful circuits~W6DNS~6 December~1968~Mouse Tunnels - Hiding the wiring~K6HKB~12 December~1968~Circular Modulation Monitor - A new Scope~WA9IGU~14 December~1968~The Mini-Square - Square Wave in miniature~WB6BIH~16 December~1968~Add On FM Test Set - Simple to complex in easy stages~K9STH~18 December~1968~The Elusive H Parameter - Not so elusive now~WB6BIH~20 December~1968~Zero Temperature Coefficient VFO - Sure stability~W6WQC~24 December~1968~75 Meter DSB Rig - A step in the right direction~W3KBM~28 December~1968~A Novice FET Converter - A good building project for the Novice~K6DBQ~36 December~1968~Transceiver Review - Photos and information about the transceivers now available for Christmas~Staff~40 December~1968~30 Watt Transistor Transmitter - All Transistorized!~W5PAG~46 December~1968~Care and Feeding of a Ham Club - Part VI - Do something interesting~W5NQQ~52 December~1968~Getting Your Higher Class License - Part IX - More on transmitters~Staff~56 December~1968~Christmas Gifts for Hams - Gifts under $25~Staff~72 December~1968~Three Black Boxes - What constitutes a station~W5EHC~82 December~1968~Facsimile and the Radio Amateur - What is Facsimile, and how to do it~K6GKX~84 December~1968~Why SSB? - Required reading how SSB is different~K3PUR~86 December~1968~Limitations on Antenna Reciprocity - The answer to one way skip?~WA4UZM~92 December~1968~Index to Articles appearing in 73 in 1968 - Annual index. Where to find it~73 Staff~98 January~1969~The Suppressor Compressor - The neglected grid~W3KBM~6 January~1969~Putting the HW-12 on 160 Meters - With the new rules this is important~W8FGB~12 January~1969~Tuning a Parasitic Beam - This can really be fun~W1EMV~16 January~1969~Does Your Linear Need Help? - This could solve the problems~W9VEY~22 January~1969~Some Thoughts on Voltage Control - A subject of some importance~VE4RE~24 January~1969~Solid State Monitoring - A Heath modification of merit~W6JDD~26 January~1969~The Two Meter Transistor Transmitter - Plus one tube~K5WOR~28 January~1969~The Yasme World Wide DXpeditions - Starting with Danny~~32 January~1969~The LC Power Reducer - Power reduction under same load~W2EEY/1~38 January~1969~Why Ham RTTY - Verrry Interrresting~WA8DCE~42 January~1969~Panadaptor/Spectrum Analyzer - How to lose friends by being honest~W6DTR~44 January~1969~The Six Net - Transistorized receiver~W5JSN~48 January~1969~The Operating Console - A place for everything in its place~W6GDP~52 January~1969~RTTY Auto-Start - Why monitor?~W6ORG~56 January~1969~Oscillator Frequency Shift Calculations - Calculating drift~WA6DPD~58 January~1969~A 10 Minute 40 meter Rig - On the air in a hurry~WB2YOJ~62 January~1969~UFO Interest - Not restricted to hams~K6MVH~70 January~1969~Quad and Easy QRP - Low power can be fun~WB2YRQ~72 January~1969~Full Sequential Switching - Using simple relays~G3KPO~74 January~1969~Orale R4A and T4X - Not new, but still great~WB4EFA~76 January~1969~Operating the Two'er - Some hints for making it better~W6BLZ~78 January~1969~The S.O.B.- Sightless Operator's Bridge~WA5SWD~82 January~1969~Getting Your Advanced Class License - Part X-The last of this series~Staff~84 January~1969~Care and Feeding of a Ham Club - The last part of this series~W5NQQ~96 January~1969~European VHF - They use the bands too~DL5QN~100 February~1969~A Fast Scan Vidicon in Slow Scan Camera - More on ATV~K7VZZ~6 February~1969~A Cheap and Simple Linear Amplifier - More watts per dollar~WB2PTU~10 February~1969~The Beatnote Basher - A selective audio filter~WB6JXU~12 February~1969~The Unijunction Transistor - What they are, and what they do~VK3ZRY~14 February~1969~What's Out There - Probing the universe for life~W1EZT~24 February~1969~Velcro - A new material with ham potential~K3AQH~32 February~1969~TVI Suit - Ham sued for one million~Staff~36 February~1969~Nikola Tesla - The master of electrical energy~Elkhorne~38 February~1969~Go Mobile - Some pointers for new mobileers~WB6ACM~58 February~1969~Getting Your Extra Class License - Part I - AC/DC Theory~Staff~60 February~1969~Is it Cold Down There? - A common question in the Antarctic~K6GKX~74 February~1969~Ampheham - Building project for odd connectors~Staff~76 February~1969~Be a Good Ham, Not a Bad Egg - The fine art of lending end borrowing~W5NQQ~80 February~1969~73 Visits FAA Center - The electronic complex for aircraft control~Staff~82 February~1969~CW Only Here, OM - CW can be fun~W6EKN~90 March~1969~Modifying the TCS Transmitter - A useful piece of surplus gear~K3UUL~6 March~1969~A $4 Compressor Preamplifier - More speech for less money~W2EEY~10 March~1969~Reactance or Impedance - Answers to a lot of old questions~K9ZPZ,K9DRB~14 March~1969~Weather Snooper - Eavesdropping on the aircraft WX frequencies~K6ZFV~18 March~1969~The Charmin' Keyer - The solid state keyer~W9HXM~22 March~1969~Amateur Radio Knows no Borders - Saving a life across the iron curtain~Staff~32 March~1969~A Better Balanced Modulator - A good project~WA1FRJ~36 March~1969~Adjustable Power Supply - A must for building projects~WA0ABI~40 March~1969~Save Your Money - Salvaging transformers~K6GKX~42 March~1969~Transistor Oscillators - A variety of circuits, old and new~W9ZTK~44 March~1969~Heath HW-18 Review - 160 meter transceiver~W8QUR~50 March~1969~Cool It - Blowers to cool the tubes for UHF~K9CNN~54 March~1969~A New Support for that Beam - Using phone pole~K1MYV~56 March~1969~The Case for the Half Wave Feed Line - Care and feeding antennas~W5QRJ~58 March~1969~Putting Creativity to Work - Making household articles work in the shack~VE3BUE~62 March~1969~The Lamb Dyer - An amusing story~WA1ABP~64 March~1969~IF Alignment - A simple chart method~K8ZHZ~65 March~1969~Charlie's Broken Dream - Don't be a " Charlie"~WA8VST~66 March~1969~Kluge Tube - Resurrecting an old power amplifier maybe~Staff~68 March~1969~For Those Who Think Small - And other tips~WA4VQR~73 March~1969~Surplus Conversions - Where to find conversion information~Staff~96 March~1969~Surplus Advertising Catalog~~97 March~1969~Getting Your Extra Class License - Part 2: Amplifiers~Staff~128 April~1969~Dual Channel Oscilloscope Preamplifier - Convert your scope to a $ 1000 dual channel job.Save money~W3ZZY~6 April~1969~Simplest RF Preamplifier - Simple, new, very effective. Works , too~W1EZT~10 April~1969~Education and Ecstasy - Reprint from Look Magazine re. the "magic" of ham radio~Leonard~14 April~1969~Push to Talk - Converting the Twoer for this valuable function. Beats LSM FT~VE3ETJ~16 April~1969~Variable DC Load - For testing power supplies and things like that .You never know~W2AJW~18 April~1969~Single Side SWR Bridge - Complete with plan for etched circuit board~WA5SWD~22 April~1969~100 kHz Marker Generator - Used to mark frequencies up to the 144 and 220 MHz bands~W7CJB~24 April~1969~One Technique to Avoid That Routine QSO - Desperately needed information for many phone and CW ops~W6EUV~28 April~1969~Minimum Cost Silicon Semiconductor Survey - Long article, but transistor buffs should flip over it. Flip~Zaranski~30 April~1969~Heath SB-610 Monitor Scope Modifications - Makes a good piece of gear even gooder. You need one~K6SDE~42 April~1969~VHF FM Station Control - Switches two channels in each of two bands~WA7EVX~46 April~1969~A Simple Portable Rig for Six Meters - Two transistors and one IC modulator and head for the hills~WB6BIH~48 April~1969~Using FET's in Burst Generators - Now what in the devil is a burst generator?~K3VKC~50 April~1969~Two Meter Converter - For the Swan 250, or any other receiver or transceiver~K3VLQ~52 April~1969~VSWR, An Outmoded Parameter - Adding fuel to the fires of controversy? Or calling troubled waters?~VE2AXQ~55 April~1969~Testing the Drake VHF Converters - The new Drake converters for six and two are grrrreat!~W1EMV~56 April~1969~About Loading, Which Loads What? - Can an antenna really load a rig? Or does the rig load the antenna?~~58 April~1969~0 Cycle Filter - The ultimate in selectivity~LX5SM~60 April~1969~Camp Albert Butler - You've read the ads, here is what it is all about~W4UF~68 April~1969~Extra Class Study Course Part 3 - Part 3 of 10 parts. Good luck~Staff~70 April~1969~Learning The Morse Code - A new and much faster approach to the code~K9AAU~85 May~1969~Who's Who in Amateur Radio - Celebrities in our ranks~W8GI~4 May~1969~Stacked Gamma Matched Turnstile - About 10 db on 2M, omnidirectional~WA9LPC~8 May~1969~VHF Vacation Special - 2M slot antenna made out of aluminum fall~W2ZRX~10 May~1969~S-Unit Attenuator - For calibrating S-meters and antenna gain~WA5SWD~14 May~1969~In The Beginning - Not for serious amateurs or heat patients~K1YSD~20 May~1969~Don't Kill Your Generator - Just wound it a little, maybe~W1EZT~24 May~1969~Working DX Without Six Elements - Persistence and sneakiness substituted for power~K5PAC~26 May~1969~The Short-Vee Antenna - 10-15-20M, 56' on a leg and it works~W3FOJ~28 May~1969~The Little Wonder - 80-10M antenna, looks a lot like the Joystick~W5ZBC~30 May~1969~Easy Tuning of the Quad - Multi-element quads can be awfully difficult~W4AZK~32 May~1969~The Antennascope - An Effective Tool - It's okay if you know how to use it~VE3CEA~36 May~1969~Two on Top - 80M vertical which tunes both ends of the band~W6AJZ~40 May~1969~Measuring Antenna Gain - You don't just ask around for signal reports~W2EEY~42 May~1969~QRP - A New World To Conquer - Where 1.000 watts is a full gallon~W6TYP~46 May~1969~Report on The Galaxy 550 - Great new transceiver, read all about it~W6AJZ~48 May~1969~Feeding & Tuning Three Band Quad - Boomless quad, novel approach, etc~WA4VWY~52 May~1969~To Patch or Not To Patch - Here's the latest news on patching~W5LHG~56 May~1969~Direct Reading SWR Indicator - Tired of switching back and forth? Lazibones~K3WRW~60 May~1969~Asymmetrically Feeding Long Wires - Strange things happen when you move the feed around~W2EEY~62 May~1969~Tests the James Research Units - And finds them outstanding and mild~W1EMV~13 May~1969~Compressed Vertical for 160 - If you have room for a 120' tower pass this by~W6FPO~70 May~1969~Class A Transistor Amplifier Design - Seven steps to total and complete success. Probably~WA5SWD~72 May~1969~$4.98 Novice Special - Why spend more for a nice 15M antenna? Why not?~WA7CSK~74 May~1969~How To Fly Your Kite - Simple 160 Meter antenna for Field Day or expeditions~EI4R~77 May~1969~In Search of a Better Angle - Angle of radiation is of critical importance. Read~K9YOE~78 May~1969~FSK Exciter - Another bone for the RTTY fiends~W4LLR~84 May~1969~Telephone Beeper - Handy gadget for the new phone patch laws~W6BLZ~88 May~1969~KW Dummy Load Cheap - Start using this instead of your antenna~WB2PTU~92 May~1969~Mini-Bomb - Another of his little 10 kw linear amplifiers, almost~W0SKY~94 May~1969~DX From DL Land - What's it's like over on that end~DL4BR~96 May~1969~Phonetics for the Pileups - How to get your call letters through the mess~KH6IJ~98 May~1969~Extra Class License Course - Part 4 of the Extra Class Study Course. Learn~Staff~100 May~1969~Economy Chronometer - Some hams are pretty doggone cheap~W0EDO~118 May~1969~4x150 Socket - Another Shortcut for the cheapskate ham~WA3AQS~120 May~1969~All Band Curtain Array - 160-10M and only 112 feet long~VK4SS~122 May~1969~How To Tune A Circuit - Figuring capacitance, and parallel capacitance~K5LLI~123 May~1969~Mobile Antenna for Vacation USA - Not much trouble and works slickeydoo~WB2WYO~130 June~1969~New Ways of Generating Microwave Power - New Solid state devices yo u should know about, probably~K3PBY~3 June~1969~Modification of VHF Transmitters for CW Operation - Moonbounce? Aurora? OX? You may need to use CW~K1OYB~ June~1969~Mondo Hamme - Read slowly, this may be injurious to your health~K1YSD~14 June~1969~Straightforward SSB for 6 Meters - Build this little beauty next week~VE4RE~18 June~1969~The 432'er Solid State - Bill Hoisington gets you on 432 the fast easy way~K1CLL~24 June~1969~34 Six Meter FET Converter - You are not still using tubes in your converter? Reform~W6RET~ June~1969~Complete AVC - Showing how much can really be done to improve AVC systems~W8RHR~36 June~1969~Leaky Lines - Random thoughts by a random thinker~K2AGZ~38 June~1969~Field Day Fever - Your Field Day should only work out as well~VK4SS~40 June~1969~A Field Day to Remember - Field Day can be loads of fun, give it a try this year~W8BVU~44 June~1969~Sunspots? Who Need's 'em for Six Meter DX ? - OK , so you can work 'em without sunspots too~K7ALE~48 June~1969~DX Desk - DX ramblings, WTW news, and other rot~K2AGZ~54 June~1969~Whipping Two Mobile - Make your own whip for two meter mobile~K6ZFV~58 June~1969~Design of UHF Tuners Using Silicon Transistors - Some good ideas for you UHF'ers~Sir~60 June~1969~Review of the Heathkit IT-28 Capacitor Checker - Heath does it again, as usual~W0HMK~64 June~1969~How To Convert Your Receiver for Six Meters - Nice little converter for the 75A2....or any other receiver~W8RHR~66 June~1969~Forty, Twenty and Two - Nice simple vertical antenna using dielectric pipe unions!~WA8IYL~70 June~1969~Review of the Caringella Compressor-Preamp - We like it when readers review new equipment~W2EEY~71 June~1969~ATV Video Modulator - One transistor is all it takes~W6ORG~74 June~1969~VHF, FET, More of - Preamps for 144 end 432 mhz, like for ATV, you know~K6KTP~76 June~1969~Simple Scope for RTTY Monitoring - Good news for all you ratts~W6JTT~78 June~1969~Curtain Roads, Coat Hangers and Control Links - VHF and UHF antennas from the closet~K9STH~80 June~1969~Facsimile and the Radio Amateur Part II - Answers to Questions about fax~K6GKX~84 June~1969~Extra Class License Study Course - Part 5. We try to make it easy for you to get that ticket~Staff~86 June~1969~Soft Solder Construction of Cavities and Lines - Makes those VHF machining jobs a cinch, almost~WA9VFG~102 June~1969~Police Converter - Enjoy the thrill of listening to police calls, if it isn't illegal~K0VQV~104 June~1969~The Neglected Mini Vee Beem - Small, and works like crazy on 10-15-20 - You read it here~W0LBV~106 June~1969~Modifying a Tube Converter for FET - Makes a great improvement and doesn't cost much~W6OSA~114 June~1969~A Variable Resistance VFO for 6 and 2 - Transistors, pc board, and tuned from afar. Also very stable~K9ALD~124 June~1969~VHF Band Scanner - Watch the VHF bands with the ALA-10~WA8OIK~127 June~1969~Simple Converter for Slow Scan TV and Facsimile - Ridiculously simple, if you want to know. Let's get going~W2LNP~130 June~1969~Confessions of an Appliance Operator - How to ad lib in spite of the state of the art~W3ETQ~133 July~1969~Confessions of an Appliance Operator - This article is not for those of precarious health~K1YSD~2 July~1969~The Ancient Modulator - AM? Yes, indeed, for 160M, 2M , etc. PP 1625 mod~WB6BIH~14 July~1969~A Slow Scan Television Signal Generator - Things are really happening on SSTV. Now you can join the fun~K7YZZ~16 July~1969~Six Meter Linear Amplifier - One kilowatt for 10 cents a watt. Why not be heard ?~WA0ABI~20 July~1969~A New Way to QSL - Simpler, less expensive, faster~ZE7JV~24 July~1969~Kilowatt Amplifier for 420 MHZ - Sneaky water-cooled final that perks away as you talk~W2CLL~27 July~1969~4 Thirty Twoer - Converter and transmitting converter for 432~WA3AQS~32 July~1969~CW Can Get Your Goat - Rettuesnesnon~K7TTA~36 July~1969~Rio O'Oro - DXpedition to EA9, complete with incredible frustrations~W4QCW~38 July~1969~Trouble Shooting Antennas - Clever ways to find out what's wrong from the ground~W2OLU~44 July~1969~Six Meter IC Converter - Two IC's, some tuned circuits and a crystal~K2ZEL~46 July~1969~Radio Control Revisited - Model airplanes and their modern sophisticated control~W1OLP~49 July~1969~Long Range Propagation Forecasting - Our expert explains his magic system~Nelson~62 July~1969~Simple and Effective RTTY Terminal Unit - Two IC's, two tuned circuits, and not a lot more!~W6JMM~65 July~1969~Facts and Fads - More history uncovered with negligible reverence~W1USM~68 July~1969~An IC Audio Notch Filter - One IC, some resistors and pots, and presto~W2EEY~72 July~1969~Converting the VRC-19 for VHF FM - Another attempt to boost the FM population explosion~W6JTT~76 July~1969~The Greatest DX of All! - Solar flare detector~K5JKX~80 July~1969~Intelligent Tube Substitution - Lovely article for tube fans~K3LNZ~88 July~1969~Passive Reflectors for Amateurs - Most of us have wondered about this. Here is the info~W7EEX~91 July~1969~Modification of the Heath HW18-3 VFO~W8QUR~100 July~1969~Whip Antenna Add-Ons - VHF mobileers can get more go in and directivity~W2EEY~104 July~1969~Two Meter Transistor Exciter - All transistor~W6AJF~108 July~1969~Extra Class Study Course, Part VI - The new license is a snap with this series~Staff~112 July~1969~A Stable HF VFO - Transistorized PC VFO for the DX-40, or any other rig~WB6BIH~128 August~1969~Listen In on Two-Meter FM Repeater - Two little ole transistors in this simple monitor receiver~K0VQY~4 August~1969~An FET Regenerative Receiver for 3.5 mhz and Up - Or use two FET 's and have a ball on the low bands~W6OSA~6 August~1969~Multi-Channel FM Operation - Adding relay crystal switching to commercial FM gear~WA7EVX~12 August~1969~The Case for the 5/8 wave Vertical - John makes a very good case indeed for this antenna~W2EEY~14 August~1969~The Genesis of Radio Reception - History Lesson~W1USM~22 August~1969~An Introduction to Integrated Circuits - Let's hope that an intimate relationship results~WA1FHJ~26 August~1969~RTTY Tone Generator - Now you can mark and space up a storm~W7FLC~32 August~1969~General Purpose Good-Bad Transistor Tester - Use less if all your transistors are in excellent shape~W0KKA~41 August~1969~A Compact Two-Meter Transmitter - 2E26 output, phone~W4UOY~42 August~1969~Measuring Surplus Transistors - There are some enormous bargains around~WA1FRJ~46 August~1969~Skylines for 160, Made Simpler - 160 Meter antennas, from A to exhaustion~W1EZT~49 August~1969~The Triac - New gadget you should know about. Wot next?~K8TSQ~59 August~1969~430-470 khz Sweep Frequency Generator - That's khz, not mhz. This is for aligning I-F strips~WA5SWD~62 August~1969~What Do You Think? - A special 73 metaphysical feature~K1OXK~64 August~1969~Leaky Lines - Grumbles by Sam, err, Dave~K2AGZ~66 August~1969~Magikey - for Automatic Didahs - Another automatic key and a good one - 2 transistors~W3SGV~68 August~1969~FM = Fun Maker - Say, are you missing out on the FM bandwagon?~K2PTS~72 August~1969~The SB100 on Six Meters - It's possible~WB4CXL~74 August~1969~Measuring the Frequency of Unmarked Crystals - Different simple ways of doing this~K1EUJ~76 August~1969~Extra Class Study Course. Part VII - There is no excuse for failing the test if you read this~Staff~78 August~1969~Now You Too Can Have A Deviation Meter - Don't deviate too much~K9STH~96 August~1969~Two Transistor 1500 Mile Transmitter - 1/4 watt super QRP rig for some excitement~K0VQY~98 August~1969~Long Circular Quads - Our cover feature for moon bounce work~WA4KAE~101 August~1969~Measuring FM Receiver Noise Figure - Taking the mystery out of this for FM receivers~W8BBB~112 August~1969~Would You Like To Be A Broadcast Engineer? - No~K2ULR~117 August~1969~Distress : The Amateur and the Coast Guard - What happens when an amateur passes along a distress call~WB6UKX~122 August~1969~A Transistor Parameter Tracer - Useful, unless tubes come back again~K3PUR~128 August~1969~What Are We Here For? - Sometimes, as we tune the bands, perhaps we wonder too~W8RHR~134 September~1969~A DX Curtain for 15 Meters - An easy 3-4 db gain for you~VE1TG~4 September~1969~Tunnel Diodes-Theory and Practical Application - Including a one transistor solar powered transmitter~K8TSQ~8 September~1969~The Magic T - Method for running RF transistors in parallel~Thorpe~14 September~1969~Uncle Will and News from the Poudre Valley - In dialect yet~K0DVI~19 September~1969~Basic Soldering Outfit - Good Lord! Another article on soldering!~W1EZT~20 September~1969~Light Naturally Runs Down - A special Scientific American type feature~K1CLL~24 September~1969~Cable Pickup and Shielding - Keeping interference to an absolute minimum~W2EEY/1~36 September~1969~WWV-Pioneer in Standards Broadcasting - Perhaps you've heard the catchy tune they play~WA1AAU~39 September~1969~Basic Theory and Application of Transistors - Something you have always wanted to know~WA1FHJ~42 September~1969~Series Gate, Solid State - Clipper~K6ZFV~50 September~1969~Improving NC-300 SSB Reception - It was good but it can be very good~W1OOP~52 September~1969~AFSK Generator - Crystal controlled, using digital IC's no less~W1ESH~53 September~1969~Transistor Transmitter Aspirin - How to keep from westernizing your transistors~K0VQY~64 September~1969~Improvement of Phone Intelligibility by Base Clipping - Discussion of base clipping~Ives~68 September~1969~Measurement of Meter Resistance - Making it possible to versatilize your meters~WA6NIL~72 September~1969~Diode-Stack Power Supplies-The Easy Way - Instant operation of the Henry 2K and other rigs~K6KA~74 September~1969~Transistor Testing Techniques - Testing with a VOM without destruction~W9KXJ~76 September~1969~2 1/2 W Transmitter - Work the world with this three transistor rig~K0VQY~78 September~1969~Neutralizing the HX-10 - Simple way to stabilize this rig~W2PQG~80 September~1969~More Taylor Modulation - Remember that AM is still going strong on VHF~DL5KS~84 September~1969~An Audio Sinusoid Generator - Two IC's~W5FOO~88 September~1969~Capacitor Usage and Electron Flow - Where to use what capacitor and why~W0HMK~90 September~1969~What About FM? - We'll have you on FM within the year~W9VZR~96 September~1969~A Primer on Radio Propagation - If signals really do bounce, this is how it works~WA1GEK~98 September~1969~Measurement of Percentage of Modulation - Of AM transmitters~Granger~106 September~1969~Extra Glass License Course, Part VIII - Let's get cracking~Staff~108 September~1969~Big Signal-Good Looks - 3-400Z kilowatt linear~WA7AIA~124 September~1969~A New Vidicon Camera for ATV - Isn't it time you tried your hand at ham TV?~W8VCO~129 September~1969~Two More Transistor Testers - Handy if you buy your transistors by the bag-full~W9DJZ~133 September~1969~The FET Compressor - Audio compressor using two FET's~WA0IOC~139 September~1969~The Mike Mixmaster - Just like a broadcast station~WA2YRF~140 September~1969~The T-60 Works Just Fine - Part XVII of our Novice Instruction Manual~WA1GEK~142 September~1969~Leaky Lines - Not to be confused with columns in other magazines~K2AGZ~144 September~1969~A Unique RF Plate Choke - Actually it isn't really all that unique~W6RET~147 September~1969~Modification of the ac Input on the SB-200 - Published by popular demand~K3KMO~148 October~1969~A Super-Gain Antenna for 40 Meters - Nine db on 40 meters might be called "super"~W4NVK~8 October~1969~DX Corner - WTW reports and other DX jazz~K2AGZ~12 October~1969~FET Chirper - Signal source for peaking converters for optimum signal/noise~K6QKL~20 October~1969~The Inside Info on Alexander Graham - Or how the telephone really works~W2FEZ~24 October~1969~Leaky Lines - Similar to "Grumbles", but by a licensed amateur, not a CB'er~K2AGZ~28 October~1969~Scope Calibrator - Gadget you can build to improve your scope~W1OLP~32 October~1969~Vidiots That Have Known Me - Sense of humor test. If you flunk, go back to 11 meters~K1YSD~34 October~1969~The Protector - Protects your gear from sudden line voltage surges and interruptions~WA0HKC~40 October~1969~Slower Tuning Rates for Older Receivers - Just like band spread~W4RNL~42 October~1969~Positive Identification of Calibrator Harmonics - Keeps you off 6950 and other poor DX bands~K5LLI~46 October~1969~Adapting AM Transmitters to FM - Good Heavens, is everyone going on VHF FM ?~WA4UZM~50 October~1969~CB Sets on Six - No need to junk that CB rig when you get your Tech ticket~WB2FHW~52 October~1969~Proportional Control Crystal Oven - You need this sort of thing for moonbounce work and such~W2CLL~54 October~1969~A Crystal Filter Phasing Control - Look at the I-F response in Fig. 10 and be amazed~W2LT~58 October~1969~Grounded Grid Filament Chokes - You need these for linear amplifiers~W2IK~62 October~1969~Equipment Cabinets with Style - Make it look commercial~W2OLP~64 October~1969~VHF-FM: Part I - Advantages and practices. When are you going on FM?~WB2AEB~66 October~1969~Bring Back the Q Multiplier - Invaluable for CW, notches out AM carriers, etc~W8RHR~68 October~1969~Activation in VP2 - Anguilla Island activated~VP2AC~70 October~1969~The CR Beam - Two meter corner reflector beam~WA4FDQ~73 October~1969~The ARRL Board and Amateur Radio - An ex-ARRL Director evaluates the latest board meeting~W7ZC~76 October~1969~A Cheap and Easy Power Supply - For a sideband transceiver~K4FQU~83 October~1969~Extra Class License Course, Part IX - Modulation. We'll have lots of arguments on this one~Staff~86 October~1969~Ham Jamboree - Scouts hit the ham bands every October~WB6IZF~108 October~1969~Operation Cat's Paw - Whimsy~W7ZC~116 October~1969~Knight V-l07 VFO for Six and Two Meters - Test report by a happy user~K6GKX~123 October~1969~Careers in the FAA - Get on the government payroll~W6JTT~124 October~1969~Youth Forum - Teenagers, arise!~WA1GEK~132 November~1969~An Approach to Six-Meter SSB - Using an NCX-3 or other SSB transceiver~WA1FRJ~6 November~1969~IF Notch Filter - For the last word in selectivity for your transceiver~W2EEY~14 November~1969~Calibrate That Home-Brew Dial - Accurate calibrations on any band~K9STH~18 November~1969~Slow Scan Color Pictures - Using additive synthesis~WA2EMC~20 November~1969~A Remote VFO for the HW32A - Split frequency operation simplified~AP2MR~22 November~1969~Cheap and Simple for Six - Three transistor PC board converter~WB6BIH~25 November~1969~The Mismatched RF Transmission line - High SWR makes no difference at all, hardly~W5JJ~28 November~1969~BKX Bridge - RF bridge modeled after the General Radio bridge~W8BKX~32 November~1969~Religion, Politics or Sex - And other QST-approved QSO topics~W1DIS~40 November~1969~VHF-FM: Part II, Mobile Installations - Another chapter in our effort to get you on FM~WB2AEB~44 November~1969~The Umbrella Antenna - Efficient antenna for 40-80-160 Meter~W2EEY~46 November~1969~Solid State 432'er Transmitter - Three transistor converter~K1CLL~50 November~1969~Fascinating Fundamentals I: Electrostatics - Elektron is Greek for "amber."~W2FEZ~56 November~1969~Apollo TV & Radio - Details on the radio end of the moon trip~W1FJE~58 November~1969~The Receiver - The Overlooked Piece of Test Equipment - Handy~K1ZJH~60 November~1969~A Voltage Sextupler Power Supply - QST would never publish anything this Sexy~W5NGX~62 November~1969~The Unikey - If you are a CW man, this'll get you~K9MLD~66 November~1969~Transistor Power Supplies - Robbing power from the rig or receiver~K6KA~72 November~1969~Bias Design Without Curves - Transistors just won 't make it without the right bias~WB6BIH~74 November~1969~FM Receiver Tweeker - Alignment gadget for FM receivers~K6UAW~80 November~1969~A Mate for the Swan 350 - Adapting the Swan TCU unit to the 350~WB2MPZ~82 November~1969~The Ball of Wax - A Calibrator - 200, 100, 50, 25 khz calibrator on PC board~W6GXN~84 November~1969~Electronic Variac - Using a Triac~K9JSC~88 November~1969~SB-33 Modification - Adding a Calibrator, CW coverage, etc~W4MNW~90 November~1969~Call Lettering Lunacy - Being about broadcast station call letters and such~Moshcovitz~94 November~1969~Extra Class License Course, Part X - You should be able to pass the exam by now~Staff~98 November~1969~SBE Improvements Made Easy - Bunch of ideas for the SB-34 owner~W6JDD~122 December~1969~Quick, Easy, Dependable Transistor Diode Checker - For those who like checkered diodes~W6ICC~6 December~1969~Did Samuel Morse Really Invent the Telegraph? - Telegraph? What 's that?~W2FEZ~10 December~1969~Combination Dummy Load/Attenuator Network - Also doubles as a hot plate for your coffee warming~W2EEY~14 December~1969~Tuned Filter Chokes - The Easy Way - Can your filter chokes carry a tune?~W2OLU~18 December~1969~ Hey OM - You've Got Carrier There - "Drop dead, you knit-picker."~W4NVK~22 December~1969~Bandswitching the Swan-250 and TV-2 - For both six and two meter operation lickety-split~K3LNZ~26 December~1969~Cheap and Easy Selectivity - A CW audio filter for under $10. Cheap enough~W5INU~28 December~1969~VHF-FM - Part III : Hand Held Portables - Part 3 in our effort to brainwash you in to trying FM~WB2AEB~30 December~1969~Sunspots and the Ham - If you can't beat 'em, join 'em~WB2VFX~32 December~1969~SSTV - Lecture at the International Congress of Amateur Television~SM0BUO~34 December~1969~Amateur Radio in the Classroom - Drives the kids right out of their everlasting minds~K0HUD~40 December~1969~The Galaxy RV-550 Remote VFO - Test Report from an excited and happy user~W6AJZ~48 December~1969~Calculation Made a Little Easier - Stuff our dumb high schools should have taught~W1EZT~50 December~1969~Universal Dual-Frequency Crystal Calibrator - Using those new IC circuits~W2EEY~58 December~1969~Versatilize Your Transceiver - Adding incremental tuning, a blessing in no disguise~VE3ECU/W0~62 December~1969~Transistor Class B and C Power Amplifier Design - Slide rule lovers, arise and rejoice - an article for you!~VK3ZRY~64 December~1969~Two for Mobile - Power supplies, not a love story~K6ZFV~70 December~1969~Amateur Microwave Frequency Meter - 1 to 10 Ghz - Simple, but necessary test equipment for Ghz tinkerers~K1CLL~72 December~1969~Audio Organizer - Nice companion unit for the station transceiver~WB2WYO~77 December~1969~Converting a CB Transceiver to Six Meters - What else can you do with them?~WB6BIH~78 December~1969~Extra Class License Course, Part XI - Oscillators~Staff~82 December~1969~Topographical Maps for the Radio Amateur - For transmitter hunts, and other hammy applications~W9VZR~102 December~1969~Fascinating Fundamentals III : Magnetism - An irrelevant dip into history~W2FEZ~10 January~1970~Single Sideband AM-FM Modulation System - Using easily available filters~W2BSP~4 January~1970~The Transceiver Companion - Does everything but change the baby~W6AJZ~10 January~1970~A Simple Bench Power Supply - For those readers with simple benches~ZL2AMJ~22 January~1970~Slow Scan Color Transmission - See cover for illustration of results~Tarr,W4UMF~28 January~1970~Fascinating Fundamentals : Volta and His Piles - Zap!~W2FEZ~36 January~1970~The Manuscript Game - Another construction article flushed out~K6MVH~40 January~1970~Base-Tuned Center-loaded Antenna - Vertical antennas are not basically bad~W2EEY~42 January~1970~Quazar QRP 40 Meter DSB Transmitter - Solid state to boot~WA5WWN~46 January~1970~Simple Compact Six Meter Bandpass Filter - Cuts down your channel 2 DX~WA5SWD/6~48 January~1970~Low-Cost Electronics: Japan's FM Invasion - FM Changes from surplus to imports~K6MVH~50 January~1970~Mobile CW - On the freeways, no less!~K6RA~54 January~1970~Extra Class License Course, Part XII - Semiconductors. Last chance to learn this~Staff~57 January~1970~A Preamplifier for Ten-Meter Bands - Also works on CB, but don't tell anyone~WA3HMN~76 January~1970~Proper Use of Silicon Rectifier Diodes - Diode poppers, arise stamp out this stuff~K3DPJ,WA3ACL~77 January~1970~Converting the 4CX1 000A into a Lamp - Excellent application for your spare tubes~K3QKO~80 January~1970~Facsimile and the Radio Amateur - Are you missing out on FAX fun?~K6GKX~82 January~1970~Tunable Solid State IF - 28-30 MHz I-F for use with UHF converters~K1CLL~88 February~1970~Fascinating Fundamentals - The Terrible Jar at Leyden~W2FEZ~14 February~1970~18 in. Dipole on 15 Meters - February Fool article? Heh, heh!~K9LGH~24 February~1970~High Performance Converter for 6 - 73 drags its heels into the 70's with a tube~WA9HES~30 February~1970~From Breadboard to Printed Circuit - The Easy Way - And it is easy, for once~K1AOB~36 February~1970~The Camper : Mobile and Portable - Enradioifying the VW bus~WA9EHE~40 February~1970~So You Think You Have Troubles? - Cutting blind ham's antennas for fun~W1EMV~43 February~1970~Frequency Synthesis - The Modern Way - Special book-length feature for FM fiends~W2EUP~44 February~1970~Encoding and Decoding in FM Repeaters - An exercise in FM esoterica. - Part I. Encoders for Subaudible, Tone-Burst, or Whistle-On Use~W6ZCI~72 February~1970~Encoding and Decoding in FM Repeaters - Part II, Tone Decoder for Remote Switching Applications~K6MVH~80 February~1970~Encoding and Decoding in FM Repeaters - Part III. Setting Up the Tone-Burst System~W6TEE~82 February~1970~How to Visit Foreign Countries - Using ham radio to make travel funner~W2NSD~84 February~1970~The DX-35 Revisited - Exciting development for chirp haters~W2AOO~86 February~1970~Panoramic Receiver for VHF - For 2 meter busybodies~I1SLO~88 February~1970~Variable Impedance Mobile Mount - Out, damned reactance!~W1EMV~96 February~1970~Lossy Transmission lines - A shorty short~KH6IJ/1~97 February~1970~Extra Class Study Course, Part 13 - RTTY, FSK, filters and other such trivia~Staff~98 February~1970~New Linear IC's for the Ham - Cheap-new-hot-have fun~WA4KRE~115 February~1970~The Glop Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out! - Watch out!~W2ELU~126 February~1970~DX as seen by - Cartoon feature~W6EIF~130 February~1970~The Micromitter - World 's cheapest rig~WA3GGH~131 February~1970~A Simple Integrated Circuit Q-Multiplier - Makes the CW band ten times wider~W2EEY~134 February~1970~Quick Stop and Reversing for Antenna Rotors - Whipping antenna whip~PY2AUC~137 March~1970~Extra Services From Your Grid Dip Oscillator - Like checking crystals, tuning FM receivers and such~WA4UZM~18 March~1970~Reverse-Current Charging - Turns out you really can recharge flashlight batteries!~K8YUC~20 March~1970~A Poor Man's Frequency Meter - Combines surplus from two services~W6YAN~24 March~1970~Professional PCs From Roll-Your-Own Negs - Eliminates drafting, camera work, and darkroom entirely~K6MVH~29 March~1970~How I Read The R.O.'s Handbook & Found Happiness - Instant profundity~Johnson~36 March~1970~A Look At Amateur FM Standards - Or how do we get out of this mess?~WB6DJT~38 March~1970~An Inexpensive RF Wattmeter - Surplus meter for those too cheap to buy a regular wattmeter~WB4MYL~43 March~1970~A Remote Multifrequency Oscillator For Surplus FM Units - Drive people crazy on lots more FM channels with this~W2ACM~44 March~1970~Add Spotting to Your VFO - If your VFO is unspotted~K8BYO~49 March~1970~Towards an Ideal Solid-State I-F For Amateurs - Closing in on the state of the art with Bill Hoisington~K1CLL~50 March~1970~Ham Exchange - Visiting foreign amateurs makes trips more enjoyable~WA2ELA~58 March~1970~Super Sixer - Heath wouldn't recognize it~WA3AQS~60 March~1970~Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along - Special April feature article. Well, it's almost April~K1YSD~62 March~1970~The Dip Light - A grid-dip meter with no grid and no meter~VE3ECU~68 March~1970~73 Checks Out The Kris Scanning Receiver - Snazzy~Staff~70 March~1970~Two Conversions For The Motorola 41 V - Part 1: AC Power Supply~K9PKQ~72 March~1970~Two Conversions For The Motorola 41 V - Part 2 : 6 to 12V Filament Conversion - Here's the surplus, if you want to make an issue out of it~W6YAN~74 March~1970~A CW Monitor - Using a 98 cent audio module, you cheapskates~WB2GQV~76 March~1970~The Logical Approach To Surplus Buying - Here's your key to fun with those surplus logic circuits~Kyle~80 March~1970~Converting The Sonobuoy to a 2W FM Rig - Two meters. Why not have some fun with this one?~W1BYX~96 March~1970~Easy Diode Testing - Checking out those bargain diodes~K4JK~97 March~1970~Turning The AN/GRC-9 Into a Novice Rig - 2-12 MHz transmitter-receiver~W6JTT~98 March~1970~Extra Class Study Course, Part XIV - Measurements~Staff~104 March~1970~VHF-FM And You - Part of our Encyclopedia of FM; a good part~K9STH~118 April~1970~A Noise Blanker That Works - As opposed to that crummy one in Brand X that doesn't work. And can be added to your present receiver easily~W8RHR~17 April~1970~Hot Carrier Diode Mixer Converter - This is not an April Fool article~WA6NCT~20 April~1970~Examining FM Repeater Operation - History of repeaters. ARRL involvement, and legal problems~WB6DJT~28 April~1970~A Repeater Controller - Tone generator, timer, identifier, the lot~WA4YND~34 April~1970~Understanding the Carrier Operated Repeater - Some of them take a good deal of understanding~K6MVH~41 April~1970~Evaluation : Standard 2M FM 12 Channel Receiver - Okay~W6QGN~46 April~1970~7/8 Wave Mobile Antenna for 2 Meters - Why have a puny signal when you can have a mediocre signal~W2EUP~50 April~1970~How Do Ham Stores Decide Their Trade-In Figures? - $200 for your S-38?~W2CFP~55 April~1970~Beryllia-The Lethal Refractory - Worse than cyclamates~WB2PAP~58 April~1970~Getting Your Extra Class License, Part XV - Spurious radiation is covered~Staff~62 April~1970~A Work Session On The Wichita Repeater - If anything can go wrong~W0DKU~78 April~1970~In expensive Semiconductors for the Ham - Giant Motorola ad that we pa id for~WA7KRE~81 April~1970~Renovating Surplus Meters - Making new scales for meters, calibrating, and like that~WA0ABI~84 April~1970~A Bias Regulator for Linears - Simple gadget makes Class B linears practical~ZL2ANG~86 April~1970~High Performance I-F and AGC System - Particularly for CW and SSB~ZL2BDB~89 April~1970~Single Sideband on the All-Wave Radio - One transistor BFO, and no connections~W7CSD~94 April~1970~Vacuum Tube Load Box - Invaluable for testing power supplies. Invaluable~Ashe~96 April~1970~Repeater Directory - Special book length feature with photos, coverage maps, and access data~Staff~99 April~1970~A Word About Repeaters - A special featurette~WB2AEB~100 April~1970~The Fine Points Of FM Operation - Getting on frequency and other fine points~WB2AEB~121 April~1970~How To Megger Your Antenna - It's not dirty~W2EEY~125 May~1970~73 Comments on FCC's Proposed Repeater Rules - Passage as proposed could be catastrophic~Staff~20 May~1970~What Will Become of CW? - What became of the passenger pigeon?~W5TOM~30 May~1970~FM-AM Transmitter/Receiver Aligner - Two transistors, any band HF or VHF , simple, useful~W3JKL~34 May~1970~5/8 Wavelength Verticals - Twice as good as a Quarter-wave~WA0NGV~36 May~1970~The Intelligent Use of Two Meters FM - It is possible~K1ZJH~40 May~1970~Plus 10 dB - The October '68 article was better illustrated~W2OLU~46 May~1970~A Ham-Style Burglar Alarm for the Car - First take two sticks of dynamite, then~K2JLD~48 May~1970~Power Supplies From Surplus Components - Cheapskates power supply manual~WB6BIH~50 May~1970~RF, Riviera Style - Quieting Buick 's super noise generator~K9BDJ~58 May~1970~Keep 'em Cool In KPO Cans - Cheaper than blowing your cool~G3KPO~60 May~1970~Towards The Ideal Solid-State I-F, Part II - Filter, Converter, AVC - State-of-the-art for VHF~K1CLL~62 May~1970~Epoxies for Electronics - Cold solder joints become respectable at last~W9KXJ~73 May~1970~FET Preamplifiers For VHF Operation - 20 dB gain = 100 times the power!~WA4WDK~74 May~1970~Educated Idiot Lights - Like the oil light indicating your engine just burned out~Holford~78 May~1970~Postage Stamp Transmitter for Six - Shades of Dick Tracy~K1CLL~80 May~1970~Getting Your Extra Class License, Part XVI - RF power amplifiers~Staff~88 May~1970~The 27-Minute Mobile Noise Limiter - If you build it right, it may last even longer~W7SOH~102 May~1970~A Low - Band Police Monitor - For emergency, CD, or SOS use~W6JTT~106 May~1970~A Mobile CW Transmitter - Gives a driver something to do with his two free hands~W6BLZ~108 May~1970~An FM "Best Buy" - You have an FM editor and you have FM articles~WA7EMM~112 May~1970~Science Fairs: Science Education - By the Science Editor of Radio Today~Staff~116 May~1970~The Wichita Autopatch - Telephone through a 2m FM repeater (while you still can)~W0DKU~118 May~1970~London's Science Museum Demonstration Station - GB2SM~Ellison~125 May~1970~Try Bigger Knobs For Better Operating Performance - Tiny knobs cramp your style, and fingers~WB2ICV~129 June~1970~A Practical DDRR Antenna - Expensive, difficult-to-build mediocre antenna~W6WYQ~20 June~1970~VFO Circuit - In case you are tired of crystal control~K0HVK~36 June~1970~The Low-Noise Antenna - High noise you're looking for?~WB6JNI~39 June~1970~Experimental Remote SWR Indicator - Experimental means we think it might work~W2EEY~41 June~1970~The Little Wonder: Mark 11 - Proving again that almost anything will radiate~W5ZBC~46 June~1970~CW Can Be Fun (With the Ord DK-1) - if you know the code~Staff~48 June~1970~Two Receivers From One Antenna - Without suckout (tsk)~WA6UFW~49 June~1970~Factors in Coaxial Cable Loss - Like temperature and frequency~W9KXJ~50 June~1970~Improving Trap-type Vertical Antennas - By adding an element~W2EEY~52 June~1970~Measuring Incident and Reflected RF - It 's the difference that counts~VE7BS~56 June~1970~Government Surplus Straight from the Horse's Mouth - Hay, Hay !~WA9ANW~58 June~1970~QRP - 40m with 40 mW~WA3JBN~62 June~1970~Ground Support for the Powder Puff Derby - Public service and politics~W7ZC~64 June~1970~Coax Adapter VHF to BNC - For 75 cents~W9MEV~73 June~1970~The Sly Beam - 32 elements on 2 meters~ZL4TAH~74 June~1970~Three Unrelated Articles; Installing the Swan 250-C Noise Silencer; Measuring RF Output; Useful Cable Clamps~WA6CPP~80 June~1970~1/4 Wave Top-Loaded Mobile Antenna - For 20 meters~W5AZE~83 June~1970~11 Element 2 Meter Circular Quad - 9 dB forward gain~W4KAE~86 June~1970~The 633 - For 10, 15, & 20 meters~ZL2ASJ~92 June~1970~73 Tests the Grundig Satellite Receiver - Tunes in CW, SSB, FM , and everything!~Staff~97 June~1970~De-RF Your VTVM - Works better~WA0FFJ~104 June~1970~Getting Your Extra Class License, Part XVII: Conclusion - Now go!~Staff~105 June~1970~Special Antenna Catalog Section - For your reference pleasure~~117 June~1970~More Accuracy on Microwaves - Improvement on December wavemeter~Goldstein~142 July~1970~Improved Color Slow-Scan Television - Using Polaroid films~W4UMF~18 July~1970~Worldwide ITU Prefix/Call Area List - Call prefix allocations~W1SWX~24 July~1970~The Super Autopatch - Telephoning from your FM mobile~K6MVH~26 July~1970~How to Build a Keyer - And still retain your appliance-operator status~W9KXJ~36 July~1970~A 2-Channel Search - Lock for FM Receivers - Listening to two repeaters at once~W3DTN~38 July~1970~A Look at Allied's Portable FM Receivers - Under $20~K9STH~44 July~1970~450 MHz Mighty Mite - One transistor superregenerative receiver~K9VXL~46 July~1970~Cheapie 6 Meter Half-Gallon - Use 811A's and be heard~K1CLL~48 July~1970~A High Performance Power Supply - Using an IC voltage regulator~K0ECF/7~54 July~1970~A Soldering Gun Tip - New SCR-522 conversion article~WB6PKA~59 July~1970~Latham Island DXpedition - This Zanzibar isle is for the birds~5H3LV~60 July~1970~Study Guide For Your General Class License: Part I - Okay Techs, here it is!~Staff~66 July~1970~DB to Power~WA3JBN~85 July~1970~Protection For Grid Dipper Coils - Low-cost insurance policy~WA0ABI~88 July~1970~Mobile CW Receiver - But where do you mount the code mill?~W6BLZ~90 July~1970~QSLing, Ham Radio's Own Con Game - Not for pecuniar interest, eh?~VK4SS~96 August~1970~Mount That Mobile Right! - There are a lot of ways of doing it wrong; just ask most mobile ops~K4IPV~14 August~1970~Amateur Wattmeter for $3.85 - Unless you'd rather shell out umpteen bucks for a Bird wattmeter~K1CLL~20 August~1970~The Consummate Console - Be the envy of every ham in town. Even your wife might warm just a little~WB2FBF~22 August~1970~An Impedance Multiplier for the VOM - How to make your VOM read like a VTVM or such~K6DQB~27 August~1970~Repeater Audio: Time Out for Quality - Hi-Fi on FM? We sure can use it in place of that pilot-to-bombardier quality we hear so often now~K6MVH~31 August~1970~ATV: Getting a Better Picture - Improving antennas, feeders, and converters~WA6BJV~34 August~1970~That Contest Craze - Fiction?~VK4SS~40 August~1970~Log Periodic Antenna Designs for UHF/VHF - Cover feature~W3DUQ~45 August~1970~Ham Radio Chess - One hundred chess games on one frequency generate less QRM than one lid reciting his stupid "lineup"~W0BMW~48 August~1970~Knight Kit KG-696 RF Generator Kit Review - Reader test report~W9KXJ~52 August~1970~A VHF AM Transmitter - Using low-cost transistors~Brubaker~54 August~1970~Raising a Rhombic - First take an acre or so of land, add one rhombic, etc~W8DYF~60 August~1970~TVI From An Antenna Rotator - What next? What next?~W3URE~65 August~1970~The ICmitter - AM or CW on 20 / 160 meters~Goldstein~67 August~1970~General Class Study Course, Part II - Reactance exposed as resistance in disguise~Staff~68 August~1970~Perkins Radio Club and K1TPX - Radio club for the blind~Champagne~87 September~1970~Integrated Circuit CW ID Generator - Automatic identification for your station~W7PUG~16 September~1970~Six Volts From Twelve Volts - Six buck solid state voltage dropper~K3GSV~26 September~1970~The Indicating Oscillator - Another dipper circuit, 1-400 MHz~KH6AF~29 September~1970~Tuning VHF Receivers - Clever infinite attenuator and oscillator unit~K1CLL~32 September~1970~Code Practice a la Baby Talk - Everybody's doing it~W9PXA~35 September~1970~Using Those Bargain ICs - Three testers will test most ICs you will encounter~WA2IKL~38 September~1970~Repeater Antenna Separation - One of the easiest ways to improve repeater range~K6MVH~45 September~1970~Diode Stacks - Replacing those high-power rectifier tubes~W2BDG~54 September~1970~Deluxe Receiver Gain Control - Using one transistor and a zener~VU2JN~56 September~1970~A New Approach to Communications Equipment - A call for manufacturer standardization~K9ALD~60 September~1970~Reed Relays for Coaxial Switching - Work very well for UHF low-power applications~W7CRV~64 September~1970~File Box Resistance Decade - First in a series of file box test gear~WB4ITN~66 September~1970~The DyComm VHF-FM RF Amplifier - Transistorized , 15 watts out~Staff~70 September~1970~General Class License Study Course - Part II , Alternating Current~Staff~74 September~1970~What Really Happened to Hamdom? - The horrible truth about CB~W9HBF~82 September~1970~Beer Can Two-Meter Coaxial Antenna - Drink you way to a good signal~WA0RWO/6~86 September~1970~Converting 24V Relays to 115 VAC - using a couple of cheap diodes~Douglas~88 September~1970~Versatile 2m MOSFET Converter - Low noise, high gain, ultra stable~WB6VVT~90 October~1970~Understanding ICs - Nice National Semiconductor ad~W6DNS~16 October~1970~ICs for Amateur Use - Nice Amperex ad~K1CLL~22 October~1970~IC Regulator Circuits - Nice RCA ad~WB2EGZ~32 October~1970~Camouflage - Cutting down on fur coat money~K9AZG~40 October~1970~Phase-Locked Loop - Does every thing better than Mr. Clean~K5JKX~42 October~1970~Function Generator - .01 Hz to 4 kHz generator~WA2IKL~58 October~1970~Toning Repeaters - How, why, and the gadget to do it~K6MVH~64 October~1970~IC Power Source - Simple regulator~W1RAN~69 October~1970~Solid-State Timer - Ten minutes~WB4MYL~70 October~1970~Four-Wire Inverted Vee - Better than average antenna~WA6COB~72 October~1970~IC Marker Generator - 200 - 100 - 50 - 25 kHz~K4BBC~75 October~1970~Improving Regulation - In solid-state high voltage supplies~K6BW~77 October~1970~General Class Study Guide - Part I II - Power~Staff~78 October~1970~DXing In Romania - Peking behind the iron curtain~YO2BO~96 November~1970~Differential J-FET Preamplifier - Now hear stations before they come on the air!~W4KAE~16 November~1970~Dual Gate MOSFET - Rendering single gaters obsolete?~WB2WYO~22 November~1970~Remote Quad Tuning - From the shack~W6AJZ~27 November~1970~Two-Watt Six-Meter Transmitter - Using the crystal- heterodyne VFO~K1CLL~30 November~1970~Semiautomatic FM Channel Scanning - What, another FM article? Yup!~WA0QPM~38 November~1970~Low Cost Automatic Keyer - An excellent " first project."~WB4MYL~42 November~1970~AC Switching with Self-Powered ICs - Clever zero voltage switch~W2FBW~48 November~1970~Pioneer Radio on the Prairies - What it was like 45 years ago~W6CXC~54 November~1970~SST-I Solid State Transceiver for 40 Meters - Now here is a real fun project~W9ZTK~64 November~1970~A Low-Cost RF Wattmeter - Novice simple, Generally useful, Extra accurate~WA3AJR~72 November~1970~Calibrate That Calibrator - Thus rendering it even more useful~W2KPE~77 November~1970~General Class Study Guide: Part IV - Impedance matching, etc~Staff~80 December~1970~Solid State Exciters - For the build-don't-buy crowd~W6YUY~16 December~1970~Solid State Control for SSB Exciters - For really smooth tuning~W4NVK~28 December~1970~Hams Are A Funny Bunch of People - Except me and thee~K3KMO~31 December~1970~A 2 Meter Minitransmitter - Hand portable for FM repeaters~WB6BIH~32 December~1970~Receiver Offset Tuning for the HW100 - For tuning in old timers who can't stay on frequency~WAZEAW~39 December~1970~The Little Gate Dipper - 1.7 - 225 MHz GDO with no G~W5ETT~44 December~1970~Clinks In A Vacuum - The wife's view of amateur radio~Derfler~48 December~1970~Your Second Linear - Using the fabulous RCA 3 - 5 00Z~W4AYI~51 December~1970~General Class Study Course - Vacuum tubes, remember them ?~Staff~75 December~1970~Yipes, it Talks - Startle your friends~W2FEZ~94 December~1970~Regency - An FM Late Starter - Wow!~K6MVH~96 December~1970~Transi-Test - Transistor tester, simple~W6QPP~101 December~1970~Two Terminal Current Limiter - Most have three, so this is a step ahead, right?~Beene~107 December~1970~Index to Articles in 1970 - Ridiculously detailed yearly index~~108 January~1971~LX for Leisure - A relaxed DXpedition to Luxembourg~G3BID~18 January~1971~Try DXing the World the HARD WAY! - Around the world in 90 frustrations~K6KA~22 January~1971~Split Phones - A DX Operating Aid - You've got two ears? Why not use them both?~GW8PG~30 January~1971~Can Ham Radio Manufacturing Survive? - Maybe~Staff~35 January~1971~Heath Tener Modification - Bigger fuse~K8JLK~45 January~1971~Testing the RP Electronics Compressor - Cheapest way to double your power~Staff~46 January~1971~For the Love of a Ham - Show this to a wife (your own, preferably)~WB6AOF~48 January~1971~Duty Cycle Duty Factor - It is your duty to read this~W2OLU~50 January~1971~Repeater Zero Beater - An FM article? You bet!~W1IRH~52 January~1971~Getting Hep to ICs - Pun intended~K6MVH~56 January~1971~Voices from the Past - Ten, thirty, fifty years ago today~Staff~62 January~1971~Basics of Surplus FM - Another FM article? What else?~WB2AEB~64 January~1971~A Parabolic Beam for 10, 15, or 20 Meters - Big~WA2SJZ~66 January~1971~The Galaxy PM 210 - Even more FM? Right! U.S. made, too~K2ULR~69 January~1971~Lightning as it Affects Ham Radio - It affects, believe us, it affects~Patzsch~73 January~1971~IC Receiver Accessory - Our old friend Select-o-ject in I.C.~W2EEY~76 January~1971~Inverted Attic Antennas - TVI from the mystery neighbor~W2SF~81 January~1971~Double Balanced Mixers - The heart of SSB~K2PUR~86 January~1971~A Quick and Permanent Tool Marker - Tom Swift and his Electric Pencil~K5JKX~91 January~1971~There is a Santa. But! - Think before you pray~W6LJZ~92 January~1971~A New Start from Washington - An insider refutes QST December editorial~W8GI~94 January~1971~Amateur Study Guide Supplement - Q & A special with no A's~Staff~98 February~1971~New Approach for the Metal Locator~W6HDM~10 February~1971~Practical Circuit Applications Using That Strange Diode: The Varactor~Mengel~16 February~1971~A Clean AFSK Unit~WB4FMP~22 February~1971~An SSTV Patch Box~W4UMF~26 February~1971~Amateur TV Easy~K2OJL~30 February~1971~A Tuning Indicator for RTTY and FAX~W1OER~34 February~1971~Two Simple Tone Units For Repeater Use~VE2BZK~36 February~1971~On Efficiency Organization and Magazines~WA3BKC~40 February~1971~220 MHz Converter for FM Pocket Receivers~K1CLL~42 February~1971~Magnetic Deflection for SSTV~WB2ZIV~46 February~1971~Build an 8 Transistor Code Oscillator With Just One IC~K6MVH~53 February~1971~The Beeper~K1ZJH~56 February~1971~Study Guide - General Class License - Part VI - Gazintas and Gazoutas~Staff~62 February~1971~Phone Patch Level Adjustments and Manproofing~W4NVK~78 February~1971~Wouldn't You Like To Get Into RTTY?~WB2TCC~81 February~1971~Perf-Board Terminal~K5LLI~83 February~1971~Tuning All-Band Vertical Antennas~W5QKO,AI4QKO~85 February~1971~The Low-Ohm Meter~W3YZC~87 February~1971~A Cheap and Easy Gus Watcher~W9SDK~92 March~1971~Integrated Circuit Audio Filter - Clean up that dirty audio with a filter~W2EEY~12 March~1971~Integrated Circuit Six Meter Converter - Not for bigots with six unconverted meters~WB4KMB~16 March~1971~Trap-type Vertical Antennas - Adding stubs for two meters. FM article~W2EEY~18 March~1971~Resurrecting Granddaddy - Fun with a 1925 parametric amplifier~K6BIJ~22 March~1971~Digital Counters - Five digit~W0LMD~26 March~1971~Identifying Surplus Electronic Equipment - Military marking system~W6DDB~37 March~1971~The Horizontal-Output Linear - A $50 kilowatt amplifier?~W2AOO~40 March~1971~DX America First - DXpedition to Maine~K1OXK~43 March~1971~Phone Patch: No Cost, No Wires - Phone patching is illegal in Rwanda. Too bad~WA2EAW~49 March~1971~Mt. Snow: To the Repeater - On Skis - Our cover feature. An FM article~K6MVH~54 March~1971~Repeater Audio Mixer - Another great FM article~W1ELU~57 March~1971~Something New in PC Construction - Building with scissors~WA1EJU~61 March~1971~Switching Remote Linears - Like in the car~W0HFK~65 March~1971~Digital RTTY Accessories - Regenerative repeater, stunt box, speed conversion~K5ZBA~66 March~1971~The Coathanger Groundplane - Two meters (FM!)~K6MVH~72 March~1971~General Class Study Course - Part VII. Power and how to get it~Staff~74 March~1971~Reading 5 Code RTTY in Binary - Just what you've been waiting for~WB2MPZ~93 March~1971~Petitions to FCC - 220 MHz proposals~Staff~118 April~1971~What's Really Different About FM? - A lot, a whole lot!~K6MVH~12 April~1971~Aftermath: A Noise Blanker That Works - The author returns to the drawing board~W8RHR~18 April~1971~FM Intermodulation on 2m - Chart for locating interference sources~W6YAN~20 April~1971~Hotroddinq Motorola's Hybrid HTs - A commercial bid for the 450 market~W7PUG~28 April~1971~Stability Without Crystals - Introducing the Sentry Modcom, whatever that is~Staff~30 April~1971~Switching Remote Linears - or local linears~W0HKF~32 April~1971~Using Microwave for Repeater Links - Microwave propagation for any purpose, really~Lenkurt~34 April~1971~IC Repeater Identifier - It will also identity any other station~WB6BFM~49 April~1971~Testing the National NCX 1000 - And enjoying every minute of it~W2NSD/1~58 April~1971~Build Your Own 2M FM - Build this little hand transceiver~K1CLL~60 April~1971~Repeater Directory for 1971 - Every open repeater in North America listed here~Staff~78 April~1971~National FM Standards - FM channels on the VHF and UHF bands~W6YAN~100 April~1971~The FM-Marketplace - Buyers' guide to 2m FM transceivers~Staff~102 April~1971~Meter Evaluator - New, and much better, way to measure meter resistance~Marovitch~116 April~1971~A Simple Varactor Modulator for Going FM - Changes AM rig to FM~WA9TFY~121 April~1971~FM Fun With a Scanner - Listening to eight channels at once~Staff~122 April~1971~Low Cost Signal Source - 1.8 to 450 MHz for tuning your receiver~VE3GFW~124 April~1971~Even More on Touchtone - Answers to your questions on Touchtone~W1IRH~126 April~1971~A Solid-State Preselector - Tubes you're expecting? Read brand C magazine~W5JJ~128 April~1971~The Transistor 12 Watter for 10 - Three transistors and a barrel of fun~W5PAG~131 April~1971~A Slice of Nippon Culture - How did an SWL article get into 73? Lordy!~Staff~135 April~1971~Ten Tee Receiver Test - Nice new portable receiver~WB2MYU~138 April~1971~Getting Publicity for Ham Radio - And, boy! Can we use it!~K0YTI~140 May~1971~A Big Signal on 75M, Mobile - Only 54" long!~W6MOG~14 May~1971~A Dual Gate FET Preamp for 2 Meters - Do it yourself preamp for those too lazy to buy~WB6BIH~20 May~1971~A Neat and Novel Receiver Accessory - 73 finally invents the crystal calibrator~WA6CPP~24 May~1971~The Hartley Oscillator Story - Invented in 1914, and still with us~K2SKV~28 May~1971~The Widening World of Instant Replay - To videotape or not to videotape~Staff~30 May~1971~Design Concepts for Low-Power Amplifiers - Using some new transistors~Campbell,Westlake~36 May~1971~The Price of 10 Extra Feet - An epic in trivia~K9PYY~39 May~1971~A Transistorized 10 Meter DSB Transmitter - Four transistor rig~K4EPI~40 May~1971~Reviewing the 1971 Radio Amateurs Handbook - It's okay~WB2MYU~42 May~1971~On the Spot - Report on LaBalsa ham-raft~VK4SS~46 May~1971~FM Walkie-Talkie Transceiver Directory - Prediction: Walkie-Talkies will be very popular~Ralston~52 May~1971~Advanced Preamp Compressor Clipper - Can also be used by Generals~VE3GSP~56 May~1971~The transistorized LM Freq Meter - 1971-izing this WWII goody~W5SOT~60 May~1971~Ham Radio, the Bible and Peru - Ham radio in the interior~OA8V~66 May~1971~450 Remote Site Transmitter - Solid-state rig~WA1HVG~69 May~1971~The S-Derived Filter - For cw audio filtering~W3KBM~74 May~1971~Electronic Health - A cure for cancer?~Moore~76 May~1971~Experimenter's One-Tube $10 2-Meter Transceiver - If you like tubes~W9HBF~78 May~1971~Questions, Questions, Questions - And answers~W9EGQ,KHD6961~80 May~1971~Understanding Your Amateur Radio Operator - XYL's ham dictionary~WA6JLJ~82 May~1971~High Power Surplus for 2M FM - Very reasonably priced dB's~K6MVH~85 May~1971~Evaluation of Swan's 6 and 2 Meter Antennas - They work good~WA6CPP~90 May~1971~General Class Study Course: Part VIII - Transmitters~Staff~94 June~1971~Driven Versus Parasitic Antenna Elements on Two Meters - Are they really better?~W6AJF~12 June~1971~3 Squares for Two - Humdinger Quad~K8CFY~18 June~1971~I Can't Learn the Code - Too bad. See you on eleven meters~W0FEV~22 June~1971~Covering Additional Frequencies With Dipoles - 40/15m, 80/10m, etc~W9EGQ~26 June~1971~Weather Balloon Verticals - The only way to go is up~K4EPI~32 June~1971~Squelch Addition for the Pocket Pager - You don't have a pocket pager?~WA8PIA~34 June~1971~VFOing the Twoer - Drive your friends off two meters~WA3WHI~40 June~1971~Transmitter Tuning of Mobile Antennas - Loading coil final tank circuit~W2EEY~44 June~1971~I Built a Counter - The Heath. It works~Sessions~48 June~1971~Low Cost Transistor Power Supply - Also powers high cost transistors~W8AVR~52 June~1971~Don't Trust the Ground Wire - Particularly if it is over 30~W5FQA~54 June~1971~The File Box Capacity Decade - Handy~WB4ITN~56 June~1971~A Practical 40 Meter DX Antenna - 4 honest, not to be sneezed at, dB!~W7JLU~60 June~1971~A Commercial Bid for the 450 Market - Meet the Alpha 100W amplifier~Staff~63 June~1971~Modification to HW Transceivers - Adding headphones~WB2WYO~65 June~1971~CW Selectivity - For the sideband receiver~ZL4OK~68 June~1971~General Class Study Guide: Part IX - Putting the "Tell" in "Tele"~Staff~80 July~1971~An IC Audio Processor - Two IC Project~W2EEY~16 July~1971~Audio Signal Generator - Wein bridge reinvented~W3SGV~20 July~1971~Questions, Questions, Questions - Answers, answers, answers~W9EGQ~24 July~1971~A Filter Box for CW Ops - Mind boggling CW selectivity~K8TSQ~26 July~1971~Duals - Think piece for this month. Think!~WB2PAP~34 July~1971~Miniature Add-On Oscillator for 2M FM - Little P.C. unit~WB6BIH~40 July~1971~Collinear Gain Antenna for VHF/UHF Repeaters - Vertical beam antennas?~K6MVH~42 July~1971~Invitation to Transmit - This is women's lib?~Thurmond~43 July~1971~FM Directory - Everything you always wanted to know~Staff~49 July~1971~Desktop Base Stations from Motorola G Strips - Another FM article in 73?~W9VZR~56 July~1971~Camouflage Extra Class - How to sneak a 40m beam past the XYL~W4CWB~63 July~1971~File-Box Transistor Beta Tester - Are your transistors really adequate?~WB4ITN~66 July~1971~2 KW From Heath - Heath does it again! SB-220~W6BMK~77 July~1971~General Class Study Guide - Part X - The listening post~Staff~80 August~1971~DXpedition to the Laccadives - Another rare one de-rared~VU5KV~16 August~1971~Facsimile for the Radio Amateur: Part I - Scan these facts~Dean~22 August~1971~You Can Take it With You - Camper portable~K5PAC~28 August~1971~Diary of a DXpedition - KD2UMP dumps on DXers~KD2UMP~32 August~1971~"TINY TIM" Linear Amplifier - All bands 600 watts~WA6VLI~38 August~1971~Four-Tube Station - For 40 and 80 meter CW~W5LET~48 August~1971~All's Well in Amateur Radio? - Not on your ARRL tintype~W8GI~54 August~1971~A Digital Readout for Your VFO - You might call this Signal Two~WA2IKL~56 August~1971~15 Meter Signals from Jupiter - You don't need the Arecibo dish~K6MIO~66 August~1971~General Class Study Course: Part XI - Antennas and feedlines~Staff~75 August~1971~The Pink Ticket Rejector - Wales amateur invents the wavemeter~GW8PG~90 August~1971~DX From the Stars - But does it count for DXCC?~WN4ONW~93 September~1971~Transformerless Power Supplies - Theory and six practical circuits~K3SVC~14 September~1971~Build a Solid-State Module TV Camera - And amaze your friends~W0KYQ~18 September~1971~An Experimenter's Guide to IC Substitution - Getting HEP to IC's~K5JKX~28 September~1971~Microwaves and Microsounds - How to see underwater~K1CLL~38 September~1971~RF Power Measurement with Hot Carrier Diodes - RF wattmeters for up to 450 MHz~W6AJF~42 September~1971~IC/Photocell Compressor/AGC Unit - With no noise buildup problems~W2EEY~47 September~1971~The Theft Stopper - Booby trap for the car~K4EPI~52 September~1971~A Marketing Man's Approach to Ham Radio - Ham radio is a product~WB8CDU~53 September~1971~Multi-Channel Operation with the Motorola HT-200 - HT-200 modification~K8YQH~59 September~1971~Facsimile for the Radio Amateur: Part II - Scan this thriller continued from last month~Dean~66 September~1971~Man-Made Interference - Its causes and cures~WB5DEP~78 September~1971~A Linear Stable VFO - Better a VFO than a UFO~W8RHR~86 September~1971~General Class Study Guide XII - Some general questions on TVI, etc~Staff~89 September~1971~Effective Heat Sinking - Preventing fried germaniums and silicons~K5ZBA~101 September~1971~The Spider - Interfacing your transceiver and linear~W4RIZ~104 September~1971~"Say Coo, Say Coo, Day Eckees" - Some hams don't speak English~W7OXD~107 September~1971~An IC Pulser for the Amateur Experimenter - For the many unpulsed IC's around~W6GXN~112 September~1971~A DC Isolator for Phone Lines - Keep out of trouble~Weinstein~117 September~1971~New Hope for Learning the Code - Learn the code in two hours~WA1KWJ~119 September~1971~73 Tests the Gonset Super Scan Receiver - Minding 8 FM channels at once almost~W2NSD~122 September~1971~New Mark Products $30 Battery-Boost Regulator - Works from 11 volts up~Brown~124 October~1971~Wide-Range RF Milliwattmeters Using HCD's - Using Hot Carrier Diodes!~W6AJF~15 October~1971~Signaling Through Space Without Wires - How it all got started~K1CLL~23 October~1971~An Instant FM Repeater for Emergency Use - Two FM rigs one repeater~K2OAW~29 October~1971~It's the Real Thing - Power supply not using transformers~VE3GSP~31 October~1971~Meteor Showers: On Prediction Accuracy - WAS on two meters? Why not?~W5KHT~37 October~1971~Simple Digital Remote Control Circuits - Doing lots with few wires~W1EZT~41 October~1971~How to Be An Amateur - A good amateur is ignorant, egocentric, etc~W2ZGU~49 October~1971~A Simple Reverse Current Battery Charger - For recharging flashlight batteries~W6FPO~55 October~1971~It's In the Bag - Almost~WB6JLC~59 October~1971~Passive Repeaters - And you can rent out the front for a billboard~W7EEX~61 October~1971~Converting the AC/DC for WWV - Keep WWV at hand to check your calibrator~W3JJU~75 October~1971~Fail Safe Switching - Infallible sequential switching~W7CJB~77 October~1971~Back to Mother Earth the Easy Way - Installing a 10' ground pipe, easily!~WA1FHB~79 October~1971~3 dB for 3 Bucks - Audio tailoring for SSB~W2EEY~81 October~1971~The Ham's Publicity Primer - Spreading the word~WB2FBF~85 October~1971~Some Notes on the Swan 350 - Six improvements for a great rig~K1KXA~101 November~1971~A Big Three Element Beam - Three elements on 75m - ZOWIE!~W4AXE~13 November~1971~Remote Tune Your Groundplane - This is a real screwed up antenna~W2AOO~17 November~1971~How to Build an Economast for Under $50 - Towerless is powerless in working DX~WB2FBF~21 November~1971~A Gain Vertical Antenna for 2 Meter FM - 10 dB = 10 X power, transmit and receive!~K9STH~25 November~1971~Photographing Radio Equipment - Maybe we can have better pictures in 73?~W2EEY~29 November~1971~Biasing the Transistor Audio Amplifier - Who among us is without bias?~W5JJ~37 November~1971~The Split Site Repeater - Greatly improves repeater coverage~K6MVH~39 November~1971~The Art of T-Hunting - Have you been missing this fun?~WB6IQS~45 November~1971~An Ultra-Simple Selective Audio Filter - Ideal for the CW op, moonbounce, etc~W8RHR~49 November~1971~Transistor/Diode File Box Tester - Better lay in a supply of file boxes~WB4ITN~51 November~1971~Crystal Tester - Two transistor go/no go tester~K6VCI~55 November~1971~A Compact Kilowatt for Six Meters - Think of the TVI records you can set with this!~K1ZJH~57 November~1971~The 3-4-6 Quad - "The first stateside signal of the day..."~K2MNJ~63 November~1971~Let's Revise the Morse Code - Isn't it really about time?~W7OXD~79 November~1971~A Pie-Net for Transistor Finals - Specifications for all bands 160 - 6m~W5PAG~85 November~1971~Changing the 75S3 into a Better CW Performer - Using a $58 Collins mechanical filter~OA4KF~93 November~1971~Why Coax? - Twin lead is cheaper and has less loss~G3BID~95 November~1971~Communications Yardsticks - dB, dBm, dBmc and other erotica~Lenkurt~101 November~1971~Metalphoto Your Nameplate - This will really fake out the visitors~W6BLZ~107 November~1971~Amateur Radio and the Disabled - Great hobby for the shut-in~WA2CGA~109 November~1971~Solid State Microwaves for Amateurs - Crystal control on 2300 MHz~K1CLL~113 November~1971~Those Funny Looking Cards - A Washington lobby? Who needs it!~WA1GFJ~123 December~1971~Convert Your 7 MHz Cubical Quad to All Bands - Everybody's doing it~K6DDO~13 December~1971~The Indoor Quad - How to cram a quad into an apartment~K9RJO~17 December~1971~Getting to Know Tee Squared Ell - This is a very logical article~Thorpe~19 December~1971~More Power From 6146's - Getting more power without disaster~W2YW~27 December~1971~Radio Direction/Range Finder - Think Piece~K6BIJ~29 December~1971~Curtis CW Identifier - For repeaters and remote base stations~K6MVH~31 December~1971~Morse Memory - 30 letter memory for ident, contests, etc~WA6ATT~37 December~1971~73 Tests the GLADDING 25 FM Transceiver - 25 watt $250 FM transceiver~Staff~49 December~1971~73 Tests the GAM TG-5-S Gain Vertical - Why we use it for our repeater~Staff~77 December~1971~SCR Mobile Theft Alarm - Burglars please do not read this article~W1BHD~80 December~1971~DX QSO's or Contacts - The human side of DXing~G3BID~81 December~1971~Code Shorthand - Toward speedier copying~K2EE~83 December~1971~VHF Double Sideband - Sideband? On two meters?~W4KAE~85 December~1971~73 Tests the 270 Automatic Alarm - And likes it, and likes it!~W2NSD/1~92 January~1972~RTTY Art - A new art form is born~WA6PIR~13 January~1972~The TT-63A As A Display Generator - Surplus conversion for RTTY~K2BEH~17 January~1972~Television Monitor - All solid-state except for the tubes~K0MOC~21 January~1972~73 Tests The Icom IC-21 Transceiver - Twenty-four channels - holy moly!~K1NUN~27 January~1972~73 Tests the Regency Transcan FM Transceiver - Listening to 8 repeater channels at once~W2NSD~29 January~1972~73 Reviews The Allied AX-190 Ham Receiver - New solid state receiver for $250~Staff~30 January~1972~Phone Phreaks vs Ma Bell - How people get caught cheating TPC~WB8LBV~31 January~1972~AFSK Revisited - or, how I learned to stop worrying and love teletype~WA3AJR~35 January~1972~Tuning Indicators for SSTV Monitors - The sooner you try SSTV the better for you~K7YZZ~39 January~1972~Designing Diode Matrix Units - For automatic ID~WA0ZHT~45 January~1972~Circuits, Circuits. Circuits - Circuits~Staff~53 January~1972~The Making Of A Modern Day Receiver - Why some are better than others~W2FEZ~57 January~1972~Simultaneous Multi-Band Transmissions - In case you want to imitate W1AW~W2EEY~61 January~1972~A Pre-Novice Transmitter - A fun way to learn code~WA8OIK~67 January~1972~The Problem of Inversions - The logic of USB vs. LSB on SSB~K3WNX~69 January~1972~A Medium Frequency Converter For High Frequency Receivers - Tuning 400 - 1000 kHz on your 80m receiver~VK3IQ~73 January~1972~Easy End - Feed Z Match - End-feed antenna 80 - 10m~G3OGR~75 January~1972~Coathanger Antenna For 2 Meters Revisited - The improved coat-hanger~Gelsinger~77 January~1972~73 Uses The Simpson Model A - Well designed, well built~Staff~79 January~1972~73 Reviews the CT Power Amplifiers - Tiny mobile rock crusher~Staff~85 January~1972~Optimal Vertical Antenna Loading Techniques - A vertical can be satisfying~W2EEY~87 February~1972~Tuning Mr. Morse's Key - Six whole pages on adjusting a key? Ridiculous!~W6AJZ~15 February~1972~CW as seen by - Social Commentary~W6EIF~20 February~1972~A Solid State High Frequency Regenerative Receiver - EI cheapo receiver using one IC~W6JTT~23 February~1972~Headsets And Ham Radio - Why you should throw away a lot of money on good headphones~W6DDB~25 February~1972~The Perfect CW Signal - Eliminate keying transients~W6YBP~31 February~1972~Tips For Raising Your Code Speed To 20 WPM - Extra, here we come !~W7OXD~35 February~1972~Why Not Try QRP? - Win the 1000 mile per watt award~WA8MCQ~41 February~1972~VHF Dummy Load Wattmeter - But will it ever replace the antenna?~K9STH~46 February~1972~An Experimental Sweep Oscillator - Replace your VFO with this gem!~W9ZTK~49 February~1972~Who Can't Learn The Code? - Anyone, anyone at all can learn code~W0HFK~53 February~1972~The Greater Dipper - 13 - 200 MHz simple dipper~WA0AYP~55 February~1972~CW DX On 1/2 Watt - Enjoy QRP with this 1 watt rig~KL7FSX~57 February~1972~20-60W 1-4 Band TX - Two tube CW transmitter. Tubes?~G3OGR~59 February~1972~A Look At Oscillator Kits - You can still buy a lot for $2.95~K1CLL~63 February~1972~The Saga of Mikes And Earphones - Fascinating fundamentals~W2FEZ~70 February~1972~Quick And Easy PNP-NPN Transistor Sorter - Why sorter gadget is this?~W2EEY~73 February~1972~Self-contained Reflected Power And CW Monitor - Two gadgets in one unit~W2AOO~75 February~1972~Using & Improving The Ten-Tee Transceiver Modules - Ten-Tec, oh Ten-Tec, where are your ads?~W2EEY~77 February~1972~Ham Hospitality a la Latin - The brotherhood of amateur radio~WB4SNC~85 February~1972~General Class Questions and Answers: Part I - More up to the minute questions for the FCC study course~K5JKX~89 February~1972~Circuits, Circuits, Circuits - Circuits~Staff~97 February~1972~Modified Heathkit HW-16 CW Transceiver - Making a good rig even better~WA3PRV~101 February~1972~The Automatic Transmission Line Tuner - Takes four transistors~K3QKO~107 February~1972~Keyboard Morse Generator - Be the first on your block with one~W5VFZ~113 March~1972~Converting The T-278/U Transmitter To 2m - What would a surplus issue be without a surplus article?~W6JTT~15 March~1972~Converting The ART-13 - The supposedly dead resurrected~W2ISL~19 March~1972~Improving Your HR-2 - Better selectivity. FM article~WA1KJI~23 March~1972~Twelve Channels With The Regency HR-2 - Tsk, another FM article!~WA1KJI~24 March~1972~Morse Centennial - Morse died in 1872. His code hasn't yet~Milligram~25 March~1972~Updating An Old Receiver - Like for instance a 75A2~W8RHR~27 March~1972~Learning From Emergencies - Los Angeles SCM report reprinted~W2NSD~31 March~1972~Solid State Tunable I-F: Part II - 1650 kHz, better than 455. Much better~K1CLL~33 March~1972~Checking Zener Diodes - Using a voltmeter~WA0ABI~37 March~1972~General Class Questions & Answers - Practice questions. You read the book~K5JKX~39 March~1972~Technical Aid Group - An old 73 feature reborn~Staff~48 March~1972~Putting The ARC-3 On Two - Superbargain 2m rig~WA4NAI~49 March~1972~Blown Fuse Indicators - For AC or DC fuses~W0EDO~59 March~1972~Nonlinear Resistors - Such as light bulbs, thermistors, etc~W6GXN~65 March~1972~Constant Current Charger For NiCads - They're expensive so be nice to them~K6MVH~69 March~1972~The ESM/l Transceiver - Solid state pocket CW surplus rig~WB6BIH~73 March~1972~Low Cost Transistor RF - With typical transmitter circuits~WA8ZEL~75 March~1972~Updating the W1PLJ Counter - From Feb.68 issue of 73~W6GXN~101 March~1972~Circuits. Circuits. Circuits - Circuits~Staff~109 March~1972~Simple Diode Controller - "Dimmer" for soldering iron~W2OLV~113 March~1972~Low Pass Filter In Action - Take that, TVI!~VE3GSP~115 March~1972~Overseas Patching - Mars does our public service for us~K6GKX~121 March~1972~Confessions Of A Surplus Hound - Neil is an old friend of Wayne's~W2OLU~125 April~1972~200 Watt 2m Amplifier - Now you can be unpopular in six counties~W4RIZ~17 April~1972~Using the Drake TR-22 - Does more than DU2~W4FQM/1~25 April~1972~An Auto-Bandwidth Selector Unit - Using two ICs~W2EEY~27 April~1972~"Break" - A typical day on 2m FM~K1NUN/1~31 April~1972~AFSK-MCW-CPO IC - Prizes if you can translate that~K9MRL~36 April~1972~Using the LM373 - I-F amplifier IC projects~K4DHC~37 April~1972~Repeater Site Alarm - Hear your gear being stolen or vandalized~K6MVH~45 April~1972~T44 Base Station Conversion - Getting on 450 MHz for $30 - $50~K0MOC~49 April~1972~The HR-2 as a Base Station - Power supply, deviation meter, etc~WB6BHI~51 April~1972~FM Repeater Guide - World 's most complete list of repeaters~Staff~55 April~1972~Electronic Symbols & Abbreviations - Just what you've always wanted to know~Staff~86 April~1972~73 Tests the Comcraft - Tunable receiver shakes FMers to core~W2NSD/1~93 April~1972~The Florida Repeater Mess - Bad, but California leads again~WA4RLG~95 April~1972~Ross & White Transceiver - With tone burst built in, yet~W4FQM/1~99 April~1972~Ionospheric Effects of Thunderstorms - Perturbations occur~WN5COZ~101 April~1972~FM as seen by - If the shoe fits~W6EIF/4~104 April~1972~Circuits, Circuits, Circuits - Build, build, build~Staff~107 April~1972~Extra Class Questions and Answers - Are you ready for the $9 questions?~Staff~109 April~1972~Poor Man's FM Base Station - Is FM for under $75 low enough?~WA4UZM~117 May~1972~SSTV Monitor - Built from a kit~WA4VAF~17 May~1972~6 Meter Mobile Transmitter - 40 watts of FM~Martens~21 May~1972~Quick Band Change Mobile Antenna - With output indicator~W4LLR~27 May~1972~Audio IC - For modulators, receivers, etc~K1CLL~32 May~1972~73 Tests the Larsen Antenna - Very effective 5/8 wave mobile FM antenna~W2NSD/1~36 May~1972~How to Get the Stuff into the House - Sneakily~W2OOJ~37 May~1972~Anti-CW RTTY Autostart - 73 is Not anti-CW~W4FQM/1~39 May~1972~Extra Class Q&A - Hedge that $9 gamble~Staff~45 May~1972~A Modern VHF Frequency Counter - Can be built for under $100~K2OAW~53 May~1972~OSCAR Mariner on Mars - This should have run last month~W7DXX~62 May~1972~TV Sync Generator - Using ICs~K9AAC/7~65 May~1972~Radio Astronomy - Redeeming value science feature~W4ZBE~74 May~1972~The Past is Prologue - FCC's Prose Walker addresses QCWA~W3UCT~85 May~1972~Noise and Receiving Antennas - Noise, alas, is the limiting factor~W2EEY~93 May~1972~The Sewerpipe Antenna - 2m FM, of course~W7PUG~100 May~1972~73 Tests Pickering Keyboard - You still have to learn how to type~K1NUN~103 May~1972~Circuits, Circuits, Circuits - And more circuits~Staff~109 May~1972~Signal Reporting - Clever RST system devised~W0HKF~113 May~1972~Real Cheapie Freq. Meter~K6EAW~115 May~1972~Simple Car Ammeter - All solid state~W6WDF~118 June~1972~Six Elements on Twenty Meters - Eliminate QRM~VE3GEJ~17 June~1972~Slow Scan Television - Basics~G5ZT~21 June~1972~Beaming the Vertical Antenna - On the low bands~W6AJE~27 June~1972~Active Filter Design and Use - All kinds of filters Part I~K3PUR~36 June~1972~Antenna Party - Simplified erection~W0BMW~45 June~1972~Radio Astronomy for Amateurs (Part II ) - Projects for amateurs to tackle~W4ZBE~51 June~1972~Patenting Your Invention - Why not? Why?~Hunter~61 June~1972~20 dB Beams - Design and construction of VHF antennas~K1CLL~67 June~1972~Converting the Progress Line - FM featurette~WB9CXE~75 June~1972~Phasing Multiband Verticals- Ten thru eighty meters~K0WF~85 June~1972~Ham TV and Public Service - PR the name of the game~W9JER~89 June~1972~Modified Suction Cup Antenna - Not too modified~WZEE4~93 June~1972~300 MHz Frequency Scaler - Extends frequency counters to VHF~K2OAW~97 June~1972~73 Reviews the Savoy Antenna - Two and three band with vacuum traps~W4FQM/1~101 June~1972~Care and Feeding of Tape - RTTY featurette~WA6PIR~109 June~1972~Circuits, Circuits, Circuits - And more circuits~Staff~111 June~1972~RTTY Filters - Elliptic function filters~W5EZM~115 June~1972~Step On the Klutz! - Bob Manning rides again~K1YSD~123 June~1972~Trouble Shooting For the Novice - You don't have to send it back~WA8OIK~129 June~1972~Low Cost CD Ignition - It has advantages~W1KNI~133 June~1972~Lightning! - Its cause and cure~W2FEZ~139 June~1972~73 Tests the Regency Amplifier - 2m amplifier for FM is a beaut !~W4FQM/1~145 July~1972~Modern VHF Counter - Part 2 of 3 .This will be followed by a frequency synthesizer as part of the system~K2OAW~5 July~1972~Solid State VHF Amplifier - FM again? Well, actually any VHFer should enjoy building this experimental amplifier. Looks ideal to beef up the new International Signal rigs~W9ZTK~15 July~1972~The Phased-Lock Loop - Hey, read this and snow everyone on 3999 with your tremendous technical knowledge. The P-L-L is here to stay so you might as well come to terms with it .The terms are easy~K4ZFD~19 July~1972~VHF Converters - Dual gate Mosfets, the best thing since DUZ?~W8RHR~23 July~1972~Add $15 T-Power - Vibrators are out, right? So here's a replacement to help you get that old kluge FM rig on the air~WB2BJN~31 July~1972~1296 MHz Mixer - Don't sneer, odds are you'll be looking back on this article in a year or so when you start thinking 1296 seriously~WB2YVY~33 July~1972~Thick Film R-F Preamplifier - For any band, really - but great for FMers~K9STH~45 July~1972~The Heath IB-102 Prescaler - The 73 Tech Ed checks it out .Likes~W4FQM~63 July~1972~The VHF Specialists FM Amplifier - Ten in, fifty out for 2m FMers~K1NUN~69 July~1972~71 Meteor Shower DXing - Real easy way to work 50 states on 2 meters. Haw!~W5KHT~ July~1972~Tone Decoder and Carrier Relay Circuits - Using the 741 op amp. Face it fellows, the 6SN7GT is no longer state-of-the-art and you might just as well start reading these op amp and phased lock loop articles without gnashing your teeth~K2OAW~83 July~1972~Flying Spot Scanner for SSTV - Solid state unit, simple, relatively. Are you going slow scan right now or going to wait and miss a lot of fun you could have had?~WB8DQT~89 July~1972~Active Filter Design, Part II - Another chapter in the exciting "Filters Can Be Fun" series. Don't miss the madcap ending next month~K3PUR~97 August~1972~Navassa - The intimate inside story of KC4DX!~W2NSD/1~4 August~1972~Slow Scan Television - Introduction and general principles~W9NTP~16 August~1972~Premodulation Speech Processor - Get a 1 to 2 S-unit increase in signal~W6AJZ~28 August~1972~Two Buck Signal Generator - For 2m FM and stuff like that~WB4MYL~33 August~1972~Transmitters, Then and Now - History~W2FEZ~35 August~1972~Practical Amateur FM Repeaters - Next month impractical FM repeaters maybe?~K9STH~41 August~1972~El Cheapo Test Probes - Cheapskate use for old marking pens~WB4MYL~58 August~1972~Prog Line Power Supply - Actually this will power any surplus FM rig, getting you on FM for beans~K6VBT~60 August~1972~Random Access Switching - Some push-button control circuit ideas~W9SEK~62 August~1972~Diode Receiver for 432 MHz - Also receives radio signals - like FM~K1CLL~65 August~1972~The Taming of the HHRW - Why have the wife hate amateur radio when she can be induced to grudgingly coexist with it ?~K7TCU~73 August~1972~ $5 Preamp Compressor - It really does make a difference~VE3GSP~15 August~1972~Push-To Talk For The Sixer - Plus other modifications for this and the Twoer~WB2YWO~77 August~1972~Audio Distribution Panel - And phone patch, plus other goodies~K3PUR~81 August~1972~Voltage Multiple. Supply for Scopes - A 300 volt transformer can generate 1500 volts thisaway~K2BEH~87 August~1972~VFO Operation for the Twoer - Using the Heath HG-l0, Should work with the Sixer too~WB6FVW~89 August~1972~MM Maneuvers - Wherein our hero fixes a marine rig, answers a QRR and gets into deep trouble~VK4SS~91 August~1972~The Sun and Radio - Science feature!~W4ZBE~91 August~1972~Poor Man's Transcanner - Mating a scanning receiver to an FM transceiver, the Regency HR2 and TMR-8 in this case. Result : an inexpensive transcanner~WB9FOP~105 August~1972~SCR Regulator for KW Power Supplies - More flexible than one of those old great big expensive Variacs and voltage regulators to boot! Your HV supply will be obsolete without this~W3HXO~101 August~1972~The Ideal Crystal Oscillator - For that 1296 MHz rig you are going to build~K1CLL~115 August~1972~The HW-16 on Phone? - Simple modification~WN2REW~117 August~1972~FM Adapter - FM gadget for low band receiver so it will work with those VHF converters and let you listen to all the repeaters~W1LE~119 August~1972~Electric Timer - Turns things ( like rigs ) on, off, or whatever you want~W6LM~127 August~1972~Circuits, Circuits, Circuits - Enough data for experienced builders to make do and references for beginners to get more info~WA1KGO~129 August~1972~GDO Coil Extension - For short GDO's~WA0ABI~139 August~1972~50 MHz DXing - The band is open a lot more than you suspect. Here's how to get more DX out of it~WA6CPP~141 August~1972~Home and Auto Burglar Alarms - Are you waiting to get ripped off before you put in an alarm?~K6ZFV~158 September~1972~Plumbicon SSTV Camera - Cheapskate approach to slow scan~K7YZZ~10 September~1972~WWVB Receiver - 60 kHz comparator receiver~W7LHL~16 September~1972~Audio Signal Generator - A tube circuit? Yes, cigar tube~WA6QVQ~27 September~1972~The CW Excavator - Remarkable audio filter~W2GOM~30 September~1972~Exploring the Microwaves - Antenna and test receivers for 1296, 2300 and 3500 kHz~K1CLL~38 September~1972~Balun Up or Balun Down - Advantages, disadvantages, and how to use~G3BID~49 September~1972~Another Solid State Power Supply - Think piece with practical project resulting~K7HKL~52 September~1972~IC Six Meter Receiver - Using only three IC's~K1CLL~57 September~1972~FM-AM Demodulator - Phase-lock loop application~VK4ZFD~64 September~1972~Active Filter Design, Part III - Mentholated or plain~K3PUR~76 September~1972~VHF Frequency Counter - Part III, at long last~K2OAW~89 September~1972~FM Frequency Synthesizer, Part I - Under $100 and works with almost any rig~K2OAW~99 October~1972~Frequency Synthesizer for 2 Meter FM Part II- For any 2m rig~K2OAW~15 October~1972~A Big New Voice in Chicago - September cover feature at last~W9NLT~25 October~1972~Solid State 6 Meter Crystal - HET - VFO - Solid State - the Works~K1CLL~29 October~1972~The FET Voltmeter As A Nano-Amperemeter - For checking FET 's~ZL2AMJ~37 October~1972~Time / Frequency Measuring System Part I - Station clock and frequency counter~K5OUS~39 October~1972~Active Filter Design and Use : Part IV- Movie rights for this thriller available~K3PUR~43 October~1972~Transmission-Limit Timer for Repeaters - For shortwinded FMers~K6MVH~49 October~1972~Extra Class License Study Guide - Questions & Answers Part III~Staff~53 October~1972~A Simple and Inexpensive Auto ID - Just what you need for the mobile rig~WB6BIH~64 October~1972~Adjustable Time Delay Relay Circuit - For power supplies and such~W0MQB~71 October~1972~Petition to the FCC - Some interesting ideas and comments~W9JT~79 October~1972~Power Lead Filters for 432 - Makes things work a lot better~K1CLL~83 October~1972~Portable 110 - 90 and 200 watt supplies~K3QKO~89 October~1972~Hot Carrier Diode Converter - For 15m~W5LET~96 October~1972~RTL - Decade and Driver - With numeric readout even~W9SEK~99 October~1972~A Power Supply - For linear ICs~W6GXN~103 November~1972~The Traveling Ham~G3ZCZ/W3~5 November~1972~Solid State Power~W6EI~15 November~1972~TTL SELCAL for RTTY~W9ZTK~20 November~1972~An IC TRF Receiver~W6DNS~29 November~1972~The Mark II Electronic Keyer~W6JJI~ November~1972~Emergency Power for home QTH~WA8OIK~37 November~1972~High Power Mobile~W9NTP~42 November~1972~220 MHZ Front End Using FETS~K1CLL~45 November~1972~Double Delta Antenna~W2EEY~52 November~1972~FMP Review~Staff~57 November~1972~A Simple Converter for Beginners~WA8OIK~59 November~1972~The Third Hand, Tester~WB4MYL~65 November~1972~Lumped Line Oscillator VFO~W5HDM~69 November~1972~A Mobile Base Station~VE3ADI~75 November~1972~Ten-Roger~K4YKB~78 November~1972~Synthesizer for 2M FM Part III~K2OAW~81 November~1972~Counter Corrections~K2OAW~92 November~1972~Gravity Abecedarium~W0HLZ~92 November~1972~Low Noise Economy Preamp for 2M~K6MVH~120 November~1972~2m Crystal Correlation Chart~W2NSD~126 November~1972~Extra Class Q&Q - Part IV~Staff~127 November~1972~Indestructible Voltmeter~W9DTW~134 November~1972~Who Was Tesla?~Quinby~141 November~1972~A Simple VHF SWR Meter~W2EEY~154 November~1972~Transistor Regenerative Receivers~VK3IQ~157 November~1972~Antenna Measuring Contest~WB2HJD~159 November~1972~SSB on 432 MHz~WA8VHG~163 November~1972~A 185 Amp Arc Welder~W9IMS~170 November~1972~Solid State Breadboard~VE2DQ~178 November~1972~Want Your Own Computer?~WA7SCB~183 November~1972~The Minimod~G3ZCZ~202 November~1972~Update Your Heath HR-10~VE4RE~205 November~1972~10 Meters Solid State~W6OSA~207 November~1972~A Husky 40m Ground Plane~VE1TG~212 November~1972~One Converter into Two Receivers~W1OOP~216 November~1972~ICC Logic~W3KBM~217 November~1972~Protect Those Diodes~WA4CMQ~222 November~1972~Solid State Overload Protection~WA0ABI~223 November~1972~IF/RF Sweep Generator~K4DHC~226 November~1972~Amateur Radio in Yugoslavia~YU3BH~249 November~1972~Radio Amateurs in Poland~SP5HS~251 November~1972~Amateur Radio in the G.D.R~DM2HGO~253 November~1972~APC~WA0ABI~257 November~1972~A Professional Digital Counter~WA5LFN~259 November~1972~Repeat It - The Long Way~W9CGI~271 November~1972~Interested in Antennas?~K1CLL~275 November~1972~All About Lasers~W2FEZ~283 November~1972~Put 'Em All in One Box~G3KPO~285 November~1972~Circuits, Circuits, Circuits~Staff~296 November~1972~An Aural Transmitter Tuning Aid~W1KPN~305 December~1972~AFSA IV SSTV Analyzer - Also works for RTTY~W0LMD~17 December~1972~Single Conversion 2m FM - No 455 I-F needed - honest!~K1CLL~23 December~1972~Miniature Tone Encoder - Fits inside the mike~WA9CGS~29 December~1972~Tone Burst Decoder - For repeaters and such~W3JJU~33 December~1972~Universal I-F Amplifier - Like for a 2m panoramic receiver~DJ1SK~38 December~1972~Touch-Tone Connections - For repeaters~K3DSM~43 December~1972~Simplest Audio IC Yet - Six parts and a battery!~W6YBP~49 December~1972~Using Varactors - Everything you were afraid to ask~W2EEY~51 December~1972~18 Watts on 2m - Amplifier for FM~WB4DBB~63 December~1972~Sideband Sniffer - Monitor~G3OGR~65 December~1972~Crystal Checker - Wretched rock detector~W4AYV~68 December~1972~10 Amp Power Supply - Variable, yet!~WB6TOX~73 December~1972~Using Transmission Line Sections - Pretty useful, actually~VE4RE~79 December~1972~Radio Astronomy - Do it yourself~WA3CXG~83 December~1972~Henryometer - In case you're choked up~WA8MLP~88 December~1972~20m Transverter - For 75m transceivers~W9IDP~89 December~1972~LED Primer - Expensive Christmas tree lights~WB6JNI~96 December~1972~40m FET Preamp - Hop up a crumby receiver~W6BLZ~101 December~1972~Waterproofing - Liquid plastic system~W2AOO~104 December~1972~Super CW Filter - One IC~W6AGX~107 December~1972~Novice VFO for 40 Meters - The Clapp isn't all that bad~W9ZTK~112 December~1972~New Novice Regulations - Everybody gets VFO's~FCC~129 December~1972~2m Preamplifier - FET vs MOSFET?~W0IPB~134 December~1972~3rd Party Regulations - Two and a half pages of No-No's~FCC~138 January~1973~Obscene Commission Petition - That hints of sedition and of coition~W2NSD~29 January~1973~Minds Will Boggle When You Add - This Handy-Talky Touchtone Pad~W1ODI~31 January~1973~A Widespaced Beam - Is the DXer's dream~VE3CFK~33 January~1973~To Visit Yaesu, You Should Plan - When next you travel to Japan~WB6IZF,YB8AAP~37 January~1973~Chances Are That You're Boun'ter - Love this IC KC counter~KL7GGB/4~39 January~1973~Speech Processing Gives More Power - To transmit nonsense by the hour~W0YBF~47 January~1973~Try This Tricky Two Tone Test Set - It's not the worst, it's not the best set~W6GXN~53 January~1973~The Sunspot Cycle From 1750 - Tells us when DX is going to be nifty~VE3CEA~60 January~1973~An FM Tester and Frequency Meter - Will put you right into your local repeater~VE7ABK~65 January~1973~New DX Award Announced - For ops who try, but then get trounced~K9AZG~71 January~1973~A Tilt-over Tower, Simple and Neat - For chickens who panic above 20'~W2ANT~73 January~1973~The New J-License Apparently Can - Give ham supremacy to Japan~WB5EBC~77 January~1973~A Simple Kit for $18 - Makes a converter for 6m scholars~K1CLL~79 January~1973~The Ham Content's - The wife's laments~Lamonica~83 January~1973~Kick Heterodynes in the Crotch - With a tunable filter notch~G8ABR~85 January~1973~One KW P.E.P. - To help you make DXCC~WA9JMY~89 January~1973~High Power Silicon, Theory and Practice - Proving that Beta can often be fractious~WB4LVA~97 January~1973~An I.C. Ten Meter Tuner - Build it not later, but sooner~K1CLL~99 January~1973~A Sturdier Quad in Unusual Form - To defy the wind and even a storm~WB2HYW~110 January~1973~Two Small Changes You Can Make - To slightly improve your 4A Drake~VE6TW~112 January~1973~Behold a Dandy Noise Defier - Double diode rectifier~EI4R~113 January~1973~An Improved AGC Conception - For better CW and SB reception~ZL2BDB~115 January~1973~Let Your Transformer Toil - In a bucket of oil~WA0ABI~121 January~1973~Having More Fun - With the HAL ID-1~W3GHZ/0~126 January~1973~Build a Slow Scan Picture Taker - From a Polaroid 230 Copy Maker~K4PRT~130 January~1973~Build the Ferrous Wheel CW Key - And pump your way to satori~K6QKL~133 February~1973~PC-IC-ID - For FM, RTTY, etc~K2OAW~27 February~1973~The Evolution of Spectrum Management- Radio Club of America Talk~W4BW~31 February~1973~Phased Lock Loop Decoder - For continuous tone systems~WB6BIH~36 February~1973~Toroidal Quadreture Antenna - New wideband antenna~W4KAE~40 February~1973~Active Filter Applications - RTTY~W1SNN~45 February~1973~Frequency Measuring System - II - Design theory and clock~K5DUS~49 February~1973~Repeater Keying Line Control - Squelch tail and time-out~WB6BIH~60 February~1973~SSTV Circuits - A raft of popular circuits~W9NTP~63 February~1973~Two Meter Converter - For a BC FM receiver~WB6CDU~80 February~1973~All Purpose Metering Circuit - Use one meter for the whole rig~WA0ABI~83 February~1973~Are FET's Really Biased? - Understanding FET's~K9VMH~86 February~1973~If Your Counter Input's Low - Here's an IC way to go~K4EOE~89 February~1973~TR-22 Modification - For higher output power~W8FJA~91 February~1973~Transistor RF Power Amplifiers - Theory - Part I~W9EGQ~97 February~1973~Light Bulb Power Indicators - El cheapo~WB2GQY~102 February~1973~Economy Filters for 75A4 - Still an excellent receiver~W0IQI~105 February~1973~Capacity Measurement - By frequency shift~W3HTF~108 February~1973~Keyer Adaptor - For outdated transmitters~W1JSS~116 February~1973~Gonset Linear Modification - Gonset 201~W6HGX~118 February~1973~A Time for Everything - A discussion of time~WB6KFI~125 February~1973~IC Protection - Second guess your power supply~W4ATE~142 March~1973~A Fast Scan Facsimile System - Use it with SSTV~W6WMI~20 March~1973~Six and Two Meter High Power - Using a $25 surplus amplifier~K4EPI~31 March~1973~Solid State Repeater Control - Timers, ID, etc.~K2OAW~35 March~1973~A Digital Tape Distributor for RTTY - Are you still using motors? Tsk~K4EEO~45 March~1973~The Ample Amplifier - All band, 1200 watts~K9PYY~50 March~1973~Popular SSTV Circuits - Part II - 19 more slow scan circuits~W9NTP~55 March~1973~The Can Scanner - World's cheapest SSTV camera ?~K4TWJ~69 March~1973~Improving the Indoor Antenna System - Using copper foil~W2EEY~73 March~1973~Updating Sorenson "A" Nobatrons - Low voltage power control~W6GXN~77 March~1973~FM Deviation Meters - Gay lib special~VE7ABK~81 March~1973~Time Frequency Measuring System - Part III - Counter~K5DUS~85 March~1973~Another Use for 400 Cycle Transformers - Another use is badly needed~W0NVM~91 March~1973~Bandpass Filter Design - An engineer's delight~WB6NWQ~101 April~1973~Low Cost FM Deviation Meter - Lest you deviate from the path of righteousness~W9HD~21 April~1973~Taming Those Hot 500 MHz FETS for 2m FM - Shrews you what you can do~K1CLL~27 April~1973~Two More Two Meter Amplifiers - Louder is better - right ?~WB4DBB~31 April~1973~"Mini" Repeater Control System - Part I - This is the mini - the maxi is a whole book~WA0ZHT/1~35 April~1973~Getting Your Repeater Licensed - Difficult - but possible~W2NSD/1~51 April~1973~Low Temperature Techniques for Radio Amateurs - Talk about solid state~W1GNZ~55 April~1973~Choosing Your FM Rig - Stop missing all the fun~W2NSD/1~59 April~1973~Europe on 2 Meters a Day - Europe is rife with repeaters~W2EEY~63 April~1973~Scanning Adapter for FM Transceivers - Hear all - know all~WA4WTX~73 April~1973~The RCA CMU 15 FM Transceiver - Getting on 450 el cheapo~WB6BIH~79 April~1973~2 Meter FM at 14,000 Feet - How to be hated in six states simultaneously~W7DXX/1~83 April~1973~Simple Lightning Detector - Undetected lightning is bad stuff~K2OAW~85 April~1973~Citizens Band Alignment Aid - Is this an April Special?~WA5SWD~87 April~1973~Heath Desk Top Calculator - How did we ever do without it ?~WA9FPP/1~90 April~1973~Transistor RF Power Amplifiers - Part II - Only way to go~W9EGQ~93 April~1973~Repeater Economics - All that nice stuff costs money~K4ADL~105 April~1973~International Signal's 100 Milliwatt Rig Revisited - Hey, let's have more articles on this gadget !~WB6QAM~109 May~1973~Mobile Burglar Alarm System - Belt beeping burglar baffler~WA4SAM~19 May~1973~The Burst Box - A real tone-ic for the FMer~WA7NMO~25 May~1973~Power Inverter w/Sine Wave Output - For people with short extension cords~W7OXD~29 May~1973~450 MHz Preamp - 10 dB gain on the receiver is a lot easier than on the transmitter~WB6BIH~33 May~1973~Roof Mounted VHF Whips - Phacts and phallacies~WB6HYD~39 May~1973~LED Readout Crystal Switch - Make everyone green with envy~WA3AJR~47 May~1973~Voltage limit Sensor - Car battery warning light~W4UXJ~53 May~1973~Build a Digital Clock with 19 inexpensive ICs - Is that round clock doomed ?~WA6QVQ~55 May~1973~Portable Use for the HR-2A - Judi Repeater approves of this~W2KPE~61 May~1973~Fixed and Mobile 2m Antennas - How to make your car look ridiculous~WB8HEE~63 May~1973~Two Meter FM Transmitter - Roll your own~WB6BIH~65 May~1973~Mini-Repeater Control System, Part II - Have you read the book yet?~WA0ZHT~71 May~1973~Audio Boost for Mobile Transceivers - Mobile audio booster IC~W2EEY~81 May~1973~6 Meter 5 Watt Amplifier - For the kitchen table builder~K1CLL~83 May~1973~Hand Transceiver Madness - Got yours yet ?~W2NSD/1~89 May~1973~QRP on 180 kHz - Tried 1700m yet?~W5SOT~93 May~1973~Solid State Automobile Burglar Alarm - Blows horn or siren~WA1KON~97 May~1973~Circuits , Circuits, Circuits - Keep 'em coming~WR1AAB~105 June~1973~Simple Generator for 222 MHz - This three transistor oscillator and attenuator will enable you to tune up a 222 receiver or antenna and measure the sensitivity. There are still new worlds to explore - try 222~K1CLL~23 June~1973~Miniature 80 and 40 Meter Antenna - Brand new idea for the experimenter - don't , say there isn't anything new that amateurs are working on .Get cracking~W2EEV~29 June~1973~UHF Output Meter - Accurately measuring RF power at 444 MHz is a problem~K2EE~37 June~1973~FCC-Approved Repeater Application Info - Makes nice reading on a sunny afternoon~FCC~46 June~1973~Color Slow Scan Television - A system for direct viewing of color slow scan. What next?~K4TWJ~49 June~1973~RTTY Autoswitch - Great for two meter RTTY~K2YAH~51 June~1973~40 Meter Transmitter - Hybrid rig for inexpensive fun on 4 0 CW. Good Novice rig~WB6BIH~55 June~1973~Polar Mount for Moonbounce - Don't all rush to make this up, okay?~W4KAE~59 June~1973~The Urban Quad - Tribander you can make good performer~K3MNJ~63 June~1973~Understanding Reflected Power - Oddly enough, very few engineers understand it. Read and confound the experts~W5JJ~65 June~1973~The K2OAW Counter Improved - Improved accuracy, timebase check, burnout protection , etc~W9CGI~70 June~1973~The Perfect Summer Job - A 73 work-ethic special. Combine hamming with a vacation and get paid for it~WA8MLG~75 June~1973~Double Coaxial Angenna - Get Increased bandwidth with this all coaxial folded dipole~W2EEY~79 June~1973~Non-Falsing Tone Decoder - A circuit that keeps illegal transients from tripping your COR~W1ELU~83 June~1973~Calibrated Signal Strength Meter - Did you calibrate your antenna to the meter or vice versa?~VE3CES~85 June~1973~Portable FM Battery Pack - An easy way to fake , it if you can't afford a hand unit~K4YKB~87 June~1973~An In-Circuit Ohmmeter - Tackle squeamish circuits with this low current device~W6HDM~91 June~1973~Amateur Rules and Regulations, Part I - Who will bet that they'll change while we're in midstream?~FCC~95 July~1973~Tuneable Oscillators for 2m FM Receivers - ICs are a lot cheaper than crystals~K1CLL~21 July~1973~Basic ATV System - A T-44 transmitter strip does most of the work~WB0FQF~29 July~1973~High Performance Small Yagis - Mount a supercharger on that 2 element beam~WA3CXG~33 July~1973~Multiple Output Frequency Standard - Lets you calibrate your receiver in .0625 Hz increments~W4HSA~37 July~1973~Digital Identification Unit - Be ready when you're asked to produce your papers~K1OZS~39 July~1973~Topographic Repeater Maps - Docket 18 8 03 forces us to run a free ad for the government~USDI~50 July~1973~DX Mobile Installation - Add horsepower to an otherwise low octane signal~K4TWJ~53 July~1973~450 MHz Power Divider - Easily constructed matching system for stacked arrays~WA3AXV~57 July~1973~The Role of the FCC - Does it serve and protect, or unnerve and reject?~W2NSD/1~59 July~1973~CW Filters, Bared and Compared - Complete with scope traces and bandwidth specs~W6AGX~65 July~1973~85 dB Gain 2m Antenna - Don't submit this one to the FCC~K1TKJ~71 July~1973~Compromise Multi-band Antennas - Do you expect to work all bands without compromising?~W2EEY~75 July~1973~Spinoffs from NASA - Our undercover agents are stopped by nothing~WB2ICV~83 July~1973~Grid-Dip Tuning the Quad Antenna - Something to do on a hot afternoon~VE3GSP~87 July~1973~Amateur Rules and Regulations, Part II - This month Jason and the Argonauts battle seasickness in the Aegean~FCC~91 August~1973~Single Band Log-Periodic Antennas, Part I - Easier than falling off a tower~W4AEO~21 August~1973~Squeaker for Tone Burst Entry - Any tone, any time, one tiny chip~K9KIC~27 August~1973~VHF Power Amplifier Design - If you remain unconvinced about building that amplifier, maybe you 're holding the magazine upside-down~K6RAD~31 August~1973~220 Goes CB - A new game plan : Upgrade the Mississippi Blacksnake to Class E~FCC~37 August~1973~The Amateur's Intercom - For duplex QSOs with the kitchen~K1CLL~39 August~1973~Novel 160 Meter Antenna - A wraparound antenna remember the hula hoop?~W2JKI,K2EE~43 August~1973~Solid State SSTV Monitor - Features magnetic deflection , noise immunity, tuning indicator-here's the monitor you've been waiting for~WB8COT~45 August~1973~Low Cost Frequency Counter - A counter like any other, but this one is cheap~Harper~57 August~1973~VOM Design - A simple VOM with cheap available parts~WA3JBN~63 August~1973~QRP Transmitter - Get that 1609.344 kM per Watt award with this simple two transistor rig~WB6BIH~65 August~1973~The Numbers Game: DXCC - Where do you fit in the charts?~WA9VGS~69 August~1973~Solid State Exciter for 450 MHz - K1CLL rides' again~K1CLL~71 August~1973~Talk Power and FM - Don't forget to give a ten count while you read this article~W2EUP~79 August~1973~Amateur Rules and Regulations, Part III - This month the Ancient Mariner fearfully eyes the 220 Albatross on page 37~FCC~87 September~1973~73 Visits Jordan - Wayne smuggles in the dynamite Mideast dope~W2NSD/1~12 September~1973~JY Amateur Listing - A pre-callbook item~JY1~26 September~1973~Repeater Logic System - Another Step toward the sentient repeater~WA1OMS~27 September~1973~Single Band Log Periodic Antennas. Part II - Assembly details, installing trees etc~W4AEO~37 September~1973~2m Calibrator and Alignment Aid - Handy if you've built a tuneable adaptor for your FM rig~K1CLL~43 September~1973~How to PLL - Look where you're going first~W9KXJ~47 September~1973~The Patch Pad - Soften the job for a hard-working working repeater~K4MOG~51 September~1973~S-Meter for the HW-7 - The HW-8 unveiled!~WA6QYU~53 September~1973~OSCAR 6 Inverted Doppler - Possibly related to the inverted duplet~W0MJS & W0LER~57 September~1973~L'eggs Injector Antenna - An Easter egg hunt in September?~W1SNN~61 September~1973~2m Converter - One more factor for your conversion table~WB6BIH~65 September~1973~An IC Keyer - For the properly spaced-out CW freak~VE3GSP~69 September~1973~Measure Antenna Impedance - With a modified SWR bridge~W2AOO~73 September~1973~Potentiometers - How to vary a variable resistance~Centore~77 September~1973~Easy Antenna Pruning - Ever break your leg falling off of a graph ?~W3GAT/2~79 September~1973~73 Visits Sentry Crystals - A visit to Fort Knox~W2NSD/1~81 September~1973~Amateur Rules and Regulations, Part IV - This month Ahab finds that he has wandered into a local bait shop~FCC~85 September~1973~The QSL Manager - and how to handle him~W4NJF~91 October~1973~Converting the G.E. Pocket Mate - Transform a pocket transceiver into a pocket transceiver!~WB4DBB~13 October~1973~Frequency Measurement at Microwaves - Be prepared for equipment with tiny knobs~WA9VFG~17 October~1973~2m Front End Using One IC - A high performance 6 transistor design~K1CLL~21 October~1973~Instant Replay for your Tape Recorder - A tape recorder is a must for Slow Scan~W6FPO~29 October~1973~2KW PEP Building-Block Linear - Module design leaves room for improvement~W2EEY~31 October~1973~Yet Another Wattmeter - Did you build your first one yet?~K5CXN~39 October~1973~Metor Legerdemain - Pull a rabbit out of a broken VOM~WB2PAP~43 October~1973~Europe's DX Repeater - Is 2m WTW a future possibility ?~W2EEY~49 October~1973~Two Band Balanced Dipole - Another high-wire act for your backyard~W2OZH~57 October~1973~A Digital "HI" Generator - Even a Chevrolet can learn CW~WA6JMM~61 October~1973~Oscillating Ring Counter - October foolishness~Weinstein~67 October~1973~Frequency Multiplication with Transistors - Bill Hoisington turns down his thumb at the standard circuits~K1CLL~69 October~1973~Amateur Rules and Regulations, Part V - This month the watertight compartments of the Titanic are explained in detail~FCC~77 November~1973~Getting Started On 450 MHz - Hurry before someone proposes a Class F!~K1CLL~21 November~1973~Getting Started On ATV - Simple circuits for the beginning ATVer~WA7NMO~26 November~1973~NI-CAD Battery Life-Saver - Insures cold starts~K2ETN~35 November~1973~The Heath GR-110 Scanning Receiver - A plus for Heath~W3WTO~39 November~1973~Is Your Autopatch Legal? - Or are you just pretending~W3YVV~49 November~1973~Frequency Aperture Modulation - FAM makes another appearance~W2BSP~53 November~1973~VOM Range Extender - You can do more than just lengthen the test leads~W2EEY~59 November~1973~AC Power Supply for Portable Rigs - You can't operate portable 100% of the time!~WA3EEC/1~63 November~1973~A Radiating Loading Coil - An indoor antenna that might pass as a weird lamp~W0FEV~65 November~1973~Peak/Notch Audio Filter - A worthwhile addition to your rig~W6AGX~69 November~1973~Power Failure Protection - Make sure brown out doesn't spell burnout~Ives~73 November~1973~160 Meter Antenna Coupler - An improper antenna is no longer an excuse for staying away from 160~W2LT~75 November~1973~HT-100 - 1 Watt, PL and Touchtone - Buy your way to happiness~K6VGP~77 November~1973~Independent Sideband - SSTV/SSB - Narrate your Slow Scan program~W9NTP,WB8DQT~83 November~1973~The Elusive 100 Countries - This month's tale of International intrigue~VE3CEA~87 November~1973~Complementary-Pair Audio Amplifier - Transistors get lonely too~W5SOT~93 November~1973~Amateur Rules and Regulations, Part VI - This month the Bounty sets its sails to the south hoping to find breadfruit~FCC~103 December~1973~IC Code Speed Display - Check the FCC's code machine with this one~VE1BU~25 December~1973~2 Meter Linear Amplifier - In case you want to try Moonbounce~W4KAE~29 December~1973~A Simple IC Keyer - Nice 3 IC Keyer~K2BLA~37 December~1973~Precision Waveform Generator - Sine, square and sawtooth waves from one IC~VE3GSP~41 December~1973~Helical Resonators - Rise from the depths of QRM~W0PSF/2~49 December~1973~Sensitive RF Voltmeter - Check out your rig's emotional problems~WA6NIL~53 December~1973~The Greenie - The first half of a possible Christmas article~K1YSD~63 December~1973~Rapid Receiver Control - Using touch switches~W2EEY~67 December~1973~Increase SSB Efficiency - With this simple mic preamp~WA6QJU~71 December~1973~Identifying Unmarked ICs - Cash in on surplus bargains~WA6IGU~73 December~1973~The QSL From BY Land - QSL QRT~KA6IX~79 December~1973~Sequential 2-Tone Decoder - For the bust repeater that needs more than single tone access~W3JJU~81 December~1973~A Satisfying Minimum Regulator - A throw together regulator for quick projects~KL7EVO~87 December~1973~Take-Apart 2 Meter Beam - Folds down like an aluminum Christmas tree~W1BHD~89 December~1973~Making The Most of Auto ID - Autocall anyone?~K6HKB/1~91 December~1973~Choosing and Using an Electronic Calculator - Some outlets carry 10-15 models!~K2OAW~97 December~1973~Optimum Design of CW Filters - Electronic and physiological factors~W6AGX~107 December~1973~Amateur Rules and Regulations, VII - This months a crowd gathers to witness the sailing of the Spanish Armada~FCC~117 January~1974~Wide Range Audio Oscillator - Cheapskate special - uses one 50 cent IC~W2EEY~25 January~1974~Another ID Generator Circuit - Mobile, fixed for FM, SSB and RTTY~W9DTW~29 January~1974~Expanded Range Line Monitor - 110 - 120V ac full scale metering~WA0ABI~34 January~1974~Oscillators on 432 and 1296 MHz - Inexpensive UHF experimenting~K1CLL~35 January~1974~Simple Active Filter - For CW, SSB, RTTY, etc~W6AGX~41 January~1974~Video Tape Recorders - Better 'n movies~WB8HEE~43 January~1974~Inexpensive Decimal Counting Unit - For all those uncounted decimals~VE3CWY~47 January~1974~Whistle up a QSO - With tape cassettes~K1YSD~55 January~1974~10 Meter Tuner - Beginners' construction project~K1CLL~57 January~1974~FAX Converter Using IC's - More Fax facts~K6LJY/7~63 January~1974~Simple Touchtone Pad - Using the 1035C3A pad~WA3EEC/1~13 January~1974~The $1000 Antenna System - Conservatively estimated~WA6CPP~77 January~1974~Special Considerations for Digital Design - Line noise, spurious signals and crosstalk problems~K3VKC~83 January~1974~Selectable Voltage Power Supply - Beginners project which will be useful for years~WB6BIH~81 January~1974~Three Wavelength Loop for 20M - 4 dB gain~G2BZQ~89 January~1974~Visiting Regency - With a look at the HE220!~Staff~91 January~1974~A Versatile Code Practice Oscillator - Two IC's~Wilson~93 January~1974~Wiring Harnesses Made Easy - In jig time~VE4RE~97 January~1974~How to go Mobile - Though compact , imported or married~WA1GNX~101 January~1974~Unbreakable Antennas for the TR-22 - For when you break your whip~K9KIC~105 January~1974~Leading Zero Suppression for Digital Displays - Getting rid of nothing~W1DMU~107 January~1974~Automatic Touchtone Dialer - Using tape cassettes~K4TWS~111 February~1974~Understanding the Slow Scan Monitor - It's awfully simple, really~K4TWJ~20 February~1974~Integrated Circuit Audio Amplifiers - IC Audio Amplifiers Handbookette~Kenney~25 February~1974~A Simple Sweep Generator for Monitor Scopes - Very, very simple~WA2HNJ~32 February~1974~New Regulations (1938) - A dated article~K2PMM/F8~34 February~1974~Quick 'n Easy 15 or 20 Meter Vertical - Using el cheapo TV masts~KH6HDM~37 February~1974~Telephone Control and Monitor System - Operate your rig by phone~K1CLL~41 February~1974~Modifications to Heathkit GC-l005 Digital Readout Clock - You 're out of luck if your day has only 23 hrs and 56 mins in it~WA0KHV~50 February~1974~Cook a Better Circuit Board - Don't forget to use a dash of cardamom~WB4MYL~52 February~1974~A Variable Q Audio Filter - For CW~WA4DCN~54 February~1974~Another Blown Fuse Indicator for Low Voltage - Using an LED~K6HKB/1~57 February~1974~Building with Ten-Tec Modules - A 20/40m QRP transmitter using modules~WB2WYO~60 February~1974~Simple Audio Preamp - How to increase your intelligibility and live a fuller and more useful life~W6JDD~69 February~1974~An Integrated Circuit SWL Receiver - Hey, here 's an easy and fun project!~W1GOG~71 February~1974~432'er Final Assembly, on the Air - At last!~K1CLL~77 February~1974~Transistor Keying Circuit - You'll never use relays again~K6OLG~90 February~1974~Low Cost Seven Segment Readout - Interfaced with Nixie driver~WA2AOO~95 March~1974~The Sensuous Cavity - An easy way to cure spurious emissions and a host of other ailments~K8JNE~17 March~1974~Sexton's Laws - From the First Book written in the Second Epoch~WB6CHQ~25 March~1974~Constant Current Sources - Question of the month : What should the ideal op amp have?~K3VKC~29 March~1974~Easy Calculations - (Let's see, 2 + 2 = 5, ed.)~K6TXR~31 March~1974~The World of X-Band - Starring: Ray Milland, Diana Van Der Vlis and Harold J. Stone~K1CLL~33 March~1974~An IC Preamp That Doubles as a Tone Generator - Read about this startling identity crisis~W6GXN~45 March~1974~Increased Speed for the K2OAW Counter - As if it weren't fast enough already~W4CUG~49 March~1974~ABI Notes - Tip, Tip, Tip, Tip, Tip, Tip, Tip, Tip, Tip, Tip~WA0ABI~53 March~1974~A Six Meter Transceiver - You can convert the June 1973 (page 12, 73 Magazine), CB construction project to 6m using this article~W5QWY/0~61 March~1974~Macro-IC-Ology - A Blowup of an article~W3KBM~67 March~1974~How the Communications Receiver Began - Overnight success hasn't gone to its head~Moore~69 March~1974~The Truly Great Ham - (Ahem, recognition at last, ed.!)~Sargent~75 March~1974~Initial Generator - This does not necessarily have to be your first generator~W8JIX~77 March~1974~Regulated Oscillator Screen for the ART-13 - A surplus article~WA9IHV~79 March~1974~Estimating Power Transformer Ratings - If you 're really finicky don't read this article~W6FPO~80 March~1974~The Quiet Maker - Shhhh!!!~W2EEY~81 March~1974~Frequency Netting of the Older Motorola FM Units - Go out and buy an old Motorola FM unit so you can read this article~WA0GUD~85 March~1974~The AM 1187/TRC on 450 MHz - Better buy one of these while you're at it~K3ZKO,AFA3ZKO~91 March~1974~Using the Drake R4B Receiver as a 2m Signal Generator - Wow!!!!~W5ACK~93 March~1974~FM Conversion of G.E .Low Power Industrial Transceivers - Get out your checkbook for this one, too~WB4MYL~95 March~1974~Amateur Rules and Regulations, VIII - This month finicky Balboa sets sail to discover the Specific Ocean~FCC~98 April~1974~Delayed VOX for Repeaters - Kachunker filter~WA3VXH~17 April~1974~FM Autostart - Will start you, a recorder, or all Hell~WB2VRW~21 April~1974~New Breed on 2m FM - Make big money as a license consultant~K2PMM~25 April~1974~Black Box Frequency Converter - MARS, CAP, etc. - all with your ham transceiver? Yup!~W5JJ~35 April~1974~How to Make the How-To's Work - Big news for flaccid brains~W4RMD/9~51 April~1974~2m Hybridized Transmitting Converter - VHF SSB the easy way?~WA0PFL~55 April~1974~Testing RF Properties of Some Common Insulators - How to fill up some time~KH6IJ~62 April~1974~Operating From a Sauna Bath - No sweat, you say? Balderdash!~WA4NXC,W4YYF~63 April~1974~Control Panel for your Scanning Transceiver - Giving your scanning transceiver some head~WA4SAM~67 April~1974~CBer's Glossary of Amateur Terminology - 73 likes to help CBers in every way~K4ADL~74 April~1974~A Tuning Hint for RCA FM Equipment - By the numbers~WA9FGP~77 April~1974~Rock Solid Subaudible Tone Generator - Using a crystal and dividing down~WA8YDC~79 April~1974~Amateur Rules and Regulations, IX - Dramatic Conclusion: At long last our journey over the high seas has come to an end. Where 's the port ?~FCC~87 April~1974~First U.S. Licensed Remote Controlled Repeater - See the cover then read this story~K6BIG~93 April~1974~1974 Repeater Atlas of the World - The entire world in 5 pages of small print~Staff~ May~1974~ICs Upgrade the CD Ignition System - A B+ article~W1KNI~17 May~1974~Adding dBs to the Audio Compressor - Expanding upon new ideas~W2EEY~21 May~1974~Finding a New Home for the Mobile Rig - Some hams will go to any lengths~WA8QNR~27 May~1974~Interference Suppression for Amateur Boat Owners - Let us not forget our Maritime Mobile friends~DL5KS~31 May~1974~Heath HW-202 - Review of a very popular rig~W3WTO~37 May~1974~Simple Mobile Alarm System - There's beauty in simplicity~K6SUB~39 May~1974~Reducing Mobile Noise - Stop turn signal noise - drive in a straight line~VE3FGS~41 May~1974~Newtronics CGT-l44 Antenna - Try one of these and gain a good antenna~K4TWJ~43 May~1974~Another Burglar Alarm - Add this one to your car, too - be safe in case your other one is stolen~WA2OJT~45 May~1974~Two High Grain RF Stages in One IC for 2m FM - Two for the price of one!~K1CLL~47 May~1974~OSCAR Special Converter - Build it quick - last chance to hear OSCAR 6~W2EEY~53 May~1974~Toward Mobile Security - You pays your penny - you takes your choice~WA1JOS~59 May~1974~Improving the Pearce-Simpson Gladding-25 Bimini VHF - It's not what you do - it's the way how you do it~WA4DXI~61 May~1974~Putting Yourself on TV - Overnight stardom can be yours~WB8HEE~65 May~1974~Catching the 2m Streaker - Another route to stardom~WB0FKZ~67 June~1974~Poor Man's Quad - The Adventures of George, The Antenna Maker~W6SUN~17 June~1974~Reconciling the Long Squared Quad - Developing a new type antenna~W4KAE~27 June~1974~Antenna Load Indicator - Whoops, there goes another swisher!~W5JJ~ June~1974~Matching - The poor little match girl and her coathanger~WB2PAP~37 June~1974~Remotely Tunable Antenna Coupler - Watch out, Johnson~W2EEY~45 June~1974~A Practical Ground System for 160 - Makes a difference!~W6FPO~51 June~1974~Wide - Range Antenna Tuner - For wide range antennas~VE1TG~55 June~1974~Old Antennas and New Baluns - Build a double Zepp~W2EEY~59 June~1974~A Multiband Ground Plane - 10-40 meters~WA8IYL~63 June~1974~Mod Quad for Frustrated Cliff Dwellers - The old hidden antenna game~WN3QBK~65 July~1974~Modern 4-1000A Linear - At last - a use for that 4-1000A lying around in your junk-box~K8UIR~17 July~1974~"Free" Batteries for TT Pad Power - 73 lands another great article~W3WTO~ July~1974~The Scotch Transistor - Hoot Man, you don't have to throw it away after all~WA9UFG~31 July~1974~Poor Man's Universal Frequency Generator - Only after you build it~W2EEY~33 July~1974~Universal AFSK Generator - An article of cosmic importance~K6IQL,N0ZIP~37 July~1974~Cheap 10 minute Timer for the Shack - Price does not necessarily indicate shoddiness~WB2VRW~47 July~1974~Low Frequency Phased Array - Here 's one to satisfy all you 80m buffs~W2OZH~49 July~1974~DC Isolation of RF Amplifiers and Modulators - Another great one from Bill~K1CLL~55 July~1974~Little Bill - A neat little transmitter~W9WBH~63 July~1974~3000V DC Supply - Here's something to do after you finish your~~41000AK8VIR July~1974~Diagrams - At long last, an easy way to tell the difference between a resistor and a tube~WB2PAP~73 August~1974~Directional Wattmeters and Novel SWR Meter - Build every thing in this article and give your retflectometer a rest~G3PDM~17 August~1974~FETS on 450 MHz - Nobody can build an RF amplifier like Bill~K1CLL~27 August~1974~GDO To Find C - A unique 1000pF reader~G3OGR~35 August~1974~Super Trimline for 2 - Maybe no one will notice if you borrow the extension in the bedroom for a while~K4TWJ~37 August~1974~R-390A Modifications for Improved Performance - A great buy - if you can get it~W6ONL~39 August~1974~R-392 On The Air- A great buy - if you can get it (sounds familiar)~W7UGV~47 August~1974~Super Selective CW Tracking Filter - You'll flip over this one~W2FSO~49 August~1974~An Audible Voltmeter - Here's one you'll really enjoy~WA0AQC/9~55 August~1974~Midland 2m Base or Portable - A review of interest~WB4MYL~61 August~1974~Cheap and Easy 230V AC Power Supply - A must for everyone~K5LLI~64 August~1974~Universal Power Supply - Five power supplies for the price of one~Calvin~65 August~1974~Review of Grounded Cathode Linears - Learn all about the mysterious class X amplifier~W7CSD~67 August~1974~7 2 Slide Rule Rules - After reading this 10 to .1 you'll no longer have to guess about where to put that decimal point~K8GOU~72 August~1974~SSTV Scan Converter - Sensational Article - Don't Miss It!~W0LMD~73 August~1974~House Cleaning The Logical Way - Perspicacity all the way - that's what I always say~W3HPX~85 August~1974~ID Timer - After you build it you'll probably sit and watch it for hours~WB4MYL~95 August~1974~Fail Safe Switching Improved - Get out your October 1971, 73 - here's an update~Hunt~97 September~1974~MOSKEY - Part 1 - Win contests with this programmable keyer~W3HPX~19 September~1974~A Severe Weather Warning Net? - Why not with this monitor?~W9DTW~27 September~1974~A Agitable - Make better p.c. boards~WA0ABI~41 September~1974~LXpedition - Peripatetic Edgar Bently's to Luxembourg~G3BID~43 September~1974~Six Meter DXing - You can make WAS on 50 MHz~WA6CPP~49 September~1974~Questions - 2m quad feed - SX101 - GS680~W9EGQ~51 September~1974~Heath 10-103 Mods - Ten more calibrated sweep speeds~McCarthy~55 September~1974~Mono Reproducer - Absolutely foolproof circuit~K9VXL~57 September~1974~6m QRP Transmitter - Using an OSC module~WA8DEB~59 September~1974~RF Speech Clipper - Inexpensive, yet effective~W2EEY~61 September~1974~Lecture Beamed to Class - Another use for amateur radio~Lemert~67 September~1974~My Favorite Band - 80m - What's yours?~W0SII~ September~1974~The Audio Bishop - Bishop noise limiter circuit~W6AJZ~71 September~1974~A Visit to 4U1ITU Geneva - You too can be rare DX - just bring your ticket~WA3KEY~73 September~1974~Measure Your Voltage Rating - Set arc gaps and stuff~W9SIA~76 September~1974~120V Variac on 220V - Simple, when you see how~W4GD~78 September~1974~Weather Satellite on Your SSTV - With a converter~WA8DQT~79 September~1974~Do Something About - Now you can read it again~K3BNS~85 September~1974~Nostalgia - 40 and 50 years ago!~WB6JNI~93 September~1974~A Universal IC Tester - Almost~WB4MYL~95 September~1974~Making It Small - Emphasis 2m~K1CLL~98 September~1974~An Easy Tower - Build it Yourself~W4VUO~103 September~1974~Infinite Attenuator - Low-cost VHF test unit~K1CLL~107 September~1974~Lightning in a Bottle - Electronic flash tubes~W2FEZ~109 September~1974~Modernizing The Select-o-ject - Still one of the best CW filters~WA6KPG~114 September~1974~Profile - W5RU - A very famous DXer~K6GKX~121 September~1974~It Happened in Mexico - And it was worse than Montezuma's revenge~W9CNW~127 October~1974~The FCC As Seen By - The old Roshoman bit~W6EIF~20 October~1974~Introduction to Micro Transistors - Build this 6m transmitter~K1CLL~24 October~1974~Build a 2m Frequency Synthesizer - Part I; the theory~W8KBC~31 October~1974~Repeater Government Guide - Laws and by-laws~W5OJZ~37 October~1974~The Heath HWA 202-1 : Any Good? - Reader test report - did he like it?~W3WTO~41 October~1974~Simple Power Supply for Digital Work - Actually, it's complicated~K2OAW~43 October~1974~Flood Emergency ! - Hams save the day, as usual~VE1AIL~45 October~1974~The GDO, the VOM, the XYL - Each has its place when repairs are called for~W5ZKL~50 October~1974~Selective Calling Via Repeaters - With this touch pad decoder~W5LCT~51 October~1974~How To Stop Antenna Ripoffs - Removable mobile VHF antennas~K2PMM~55 October~1974~Two Meter Lids - Exposed! - Not thee or me - right ?~WB8JYR~61 October~1974~Two Meters Ain't Twenty - How to lose friends - easily~VE3FEZ~64 October~1974~Mighty Motorola Meterer - Those 80 D's are cheaper 'n rice boxes~K4HHI~65 October~1974~AM on Repeaters? Holy Moly! - Heresy in San Mateo~K6QFO~67 October~1974~Water pipe Antennas for 2m - Correcting alotta bum dope that's out~WA1KJU~69 October~1974~Is Your Deviation Wrong? - Well, set it right - simply~VE3FGS~75 October~1974~Get More Zap With This 2m Antenna - The wonders of the coaxial dipole~VK2BAU~77 October~1974~Build This Two Transistor I-F Strip - Use it with HF and VHF converters~K1CLL~79 October~1974~San Francisco: A Big Moment! - Repeater history is made~WA6AXV~86 October~1974~Win CW Contests With Moskey - Part II - Memory better than an elephant~W3HPX~89 October~1974~You Can Tune Oscar 7 - On 3 bands with one receiver!~W3HUC~98 October~1974~Exciting New Carbon Mikes - High output with excellent quality~K2PMM~99 October~1974~Kill The TVI Demon - With this low pass filter~WB4MYL~102 October~1974~How To Say It In Ham - Primer for XYLs~W4SCF~104 October~1974~A Foreign Language! - New zest for your QSOs~WA1GFJ~108 October~1974~Make 6m Come Alive - With this simple pre-amp~K9VXL~111 October~1974~Are You Wasting RF Output? - Anode vs. power output tuning~G3BID~114 October~1974~WWV Time With Any AC / DC Radio - 10 / 15 MHz with this one-tube converter~K3SCW~116 October~1974~Can Your Extension Cords Start A Fire? - Handy guide to overload prevention~W6DDB~117 October~1974~Prevent NCX-5 Burn out - Simple mod and tube replacement~WA1FBE~119 October~1974~An "Invisible" Antenna That Works - For apartment dwellers and travelers~G3ZCZ~121 October~1974~Fast On The Trigger SSTV - Automatic vertical trigger circuit~W9HTF~124 October~1974~The HT-144B: Is It Really Good? - Reader report on new HT kit~W1HCI~126 October~1974~Cover : First Beefeater Ham - May manufacture gin poles~G3LEX~130 November~1974~Dipole Antenna Tuning~WA4RSX~20 November~1974~Latest Counter Update~K2OAW~26 November~1974~Who Needs A 5V Supply?~WA0ABI~36 November~1974~How To Win A Big Contest~VK4SS~37 November~1974~Digital Wind Direction Indicator~W2AOO~40 November~1974~Build A 2M Frequency Synthesizer~W8KBC~44 November~1974~Experiment in Terror~WA9VLK~66 November~1974~A Wind-Proof 20M Beam~VE7DKR~67 November~1974~Tones and How to Touch Them~K1NUN~71 November~1974~The Double Stub Matching System~WA6CPP~73 November~1974~How You Can Teach Novices~WA9NJZ~75 November~1974~Build This Digital SWR Computer~W6OTG~80 November~1974~A Real Hot Front End For Six~K1CLL~88 November~1974~Build A Basic Bridge~WA0ABI~95 November~1974~MOSKEY - Part III~W3HPX~97 November~1974~August 73 Converter Update~W0LMD~105 November~1974~Beep - Beep - Beep - Beep, You're High~W2OC~108 November~1974~What's Really Inside The Regency HT?~W2WTO~116 November~1974~Would You Believe 187,000 Phone Patches?~K7NZA~124 December~1974~Making NiCads Behave~K2OAW~24 December~1974~Zillions of Parts For Nothing~WB9MQY~36 December~1974~C31 or Bust!~DK8SQ~39 December~1974~Wind Indicator For Your Shack~W5ZG~41 December~1974~Modified Weather Satellite~WB8DQT~48 December~1974~A Logical Keyer?~K2QKO~53 December~1974~The Perils of Novicehood~WA1SNG~58 December~1974~Can FM Simplex Be Solved?~WA6CPP~65 December~1974~Meters And Their Faces~W5IUR~70 December~1974~Slow Scan Tape Secrets~K2ULR~73 December~1974~Simple Probe Logic Check~WA3SWS~76 December~1974~Public Service Band Converter~W9DJZ~78 December~1974~Tuned Diode VHF Receivers~K1CLL~81 December~1974~Automatic SWR Computer Part II~W6OTG~86 December~1974~El Cheapo Tower~W7OXD~89 December~1974~Hamshack Goodies~W3WTO~94 December~1974~Hamfest Wheeling And Dealing~Flint~96 December~1974~Rhombics And Their Worth~WA6CPP~100 December~1974~DX Chasing~W4GKF~104 December~1974~Heathkit GR-78~W9KXJ~109 January~1975~Using The W.U. Desk Fax~K7QXL~25 January~1975~How to Find the Satellite~WB8DQT~31 January~1975~RTTY Secrets~W3JJU~42 January~1975~The 432 Receiver~K1CLL~46 January~1975~The AN/GR R-5 Receiver~W6JTT~64 January~1975~TTL as a Decoder Mode~W9CGI~57 January~1975~Simplifying Satellite DXing~WB5ASA~77 January~1975~Blow a Bundle on TTLs~K2OAW~81 January~1975~The R-511, A Real Surplus Bargain~W6JTT~86 January~1975~How Not to be a Loser~W9KXJ~91 January~1975~The Versatile Transistor Checker~W5WGF~94 January~1975~SSTV Video Analysis~WB8DQT~99 January~1975~An All-Band VHF Receiver to Build~WB2AGJ/2~105 January~1975~Keep Amateur Radio a Secret~K4ADL~113 February~1975~Sneaky Fast Scan Monitor for SSTV~W2FJT~26 February~1975~Behold! - Super Key~K6ZN,W6GXN~31 February~1975~What Time is the Next Satellite?~WB8DQT~46 February~1975~CQ OSCAR 7~W3HUC~54 February~1975~How to Find a Satellite~WA4WDL~62 February~1975~Measuring Heating Oil Usage~K2OAW~65 February~1975~Mod Squad Hits the SB-102~WA2KHK~68 February~1975~FM vs. AM - which is really better?~VE3DNR~70 February~1975~Build Your Own Repeater - for only $365~W1HCI,W2EDN~76 February~1975~The Heath SB-103 ?~K9WQY~90 February~1975~Get into a Grey Mood - Generate~W2FJT~93 February~1975~Instant Neutralization~WA0ABI~96 February~1975~Phoenix Hams Show How It's Done~K7NZA~99 February~1975~Oh, the Lost Art of Diplomacy~WN7KUD~108 February~1975~Further Adventures of the Bounceless Switch~W6GXN~111 February~1975~Is Automated CW Possible?~DJ0HZ~115 February~1975~100 Countries on SSTV~W8YEK~120 February~1975~Joys of the One Night Stand~W7CSD~123 February~1975~KOX for CW~WA5KPG~129 February~1975~Quick Capacitor~W2BJB~137 March~1975~Can a 7 foot 40m Antenna Work? - The small loop~W0PJG~33 March~1975~The Secret of Antenna Gain - (Shhh - it's capture area!)~K2OAW~39 March~1975~Twinlead Phased Array - Two elements on 40m - or any other band~WB2NQT~47 March~1975~The Incredible Capacitive Antenna - Now: an 18" all-band antenna~W0KGI~49 March~1975~An 80m Phased Array - Switchable directivity~W2OZH~52 March~1975~A Coax Amplifier for 450 MHz - 6 dB stacked collinear~W5GDQ~58 March~1975~Invisible Antennas - Why ask for trouble?~WA8BHR/5~61 March~1975~Another Look at the Swan Beam Antenna - Testing, again~WB6PDN~66 March~1975~City Dweller 's Multiband Antenna - An inverted Windom?~W4ATE~69 March~1975~40m Inverted Vee Beam- Satisfying~WA7OET~72 March~1975~The Unofficial Standard Standard - Quack, Rot, Vice?~W7IDF~74 March~1975~The Mystery of Antenna Radiation - Is it still a mystery?~VE3DDS~81 March~1975~The Double Inverted Vee - A remarkable wire beam~VK6IZ~91 March~1975~A Short and Sweet 160m Antenna - Build this simple portable topbander~W2NYU,WA1JJV~93 March~1975~Pete's Dipole - A better method of feeding~WA4NWM~95 March~1975~The Magic of the Log Periodic - Special Book Supplement~W4AEO~97 March~1975~Avoiding Traps with Antennas - Three great multiband designs~Staff~126 March~1975~A New National Amateur Radio Society for Canada - Introducing C.A.R.F~VE3VCA~129 March~1975~Mobile SSTV Breakthrough - 73 discovers the cassette recorder~W2NSD/1~139 March~1975~Yet Another Etching Technique - Something fishy here~Anderton~143 April~1975~Build This $50 HT~WA5RON~17 April~1975~Proof of the Extraterrestrial Repeater~WB6IQS~21 April~1975~Scanning with a Synthesizer~WA0AQO~23 April~1975~Poor Man's BFO~WB9BNF~36 April~1975~The Torrid Toroid~Harding~37 April~1975~Voltmeter Switch Quiz~WA0ABI~38 April~1975~WR3ABC - The Inside Story~K3BEQ~42 April~1975~Eight Function Repeater Controller~W3JJU~46 April~1975~NiCads - A Shocking Expose~WB6JPI~51 April~1975~Preamp for the TR22C~WB4SNC~53 April~1975~Ma Bell vs. Foreign Attachments~WB2PAP~56 April~1975~Buyer's Guide to HTs~Staff~61 April~1975~The Two Dollar Amplifier~W8DYF~71 April~1975~Lifting Ma Bell's Cloak of Secrecy~Whipple~76 April~1975~The Identalert~K2PMA~89 April~1975~Try Attache Case Mobile~W3WTO~94 April~1975~Two Metering a Hustler~W3HTF~96 April~1975~Can Those Split-Split Channels Work?~WA6ITF~101 April~1975~Saving the 15m Quad - By Converting it to 20m~Staff~105 April~1975~The Rime of the Ancient FMer~K1NUN~108 April~1975~A 2m Collinear You Can Make~K4NOC~111 April~1975~Do You Know This Man?~WB4UAN~113 April~1975~A New Q5er - The R-l1A~W5SOT~116 April~1975~Now - A 5/16 Wave Antenna?~K3VNR~117 April~1975~ICOM, The New VHF Giant~Staff~124 April~1975~New Life for the SX-111~W1HEO~139 April~1975~Try 160 CW With This Transmitter~W6JTT~142 May~1975~IC Call Sign Generator~VE3GSP~10 May~1975~Faxing SSTV~K6IGC~15 May~1975~Fat Nixies for Chronometer Nuts~W2AOO~23 May~1975~Latest K2OAW Counter Update~WB2UKP~30 May~1975~How to Become a Famous Author~K2OAW~33 May~1975~Playing with Power on 432~K1CLL~40 May~1975~More Fun with the IC-230~WA6VJR~45 May~1975~Does Ether Cause Gravity?~W6NLB/7~49 May~1975~Mother's Day Special : The Violet Tester~W2AOO~52 May~1975~The TT-63A Regenerative Repeater~WB4APC~55 May~1975~Oscaring Your FM Rig~WA4VUH~58 May~1975~Inside Ma Bell~Whipple~ May~1975~Getting Your Canadian License~VE3ZS~71 May~1975~In Pursuit of the Perfect SSTV Picture~W2NSD/1~ May~1975~AC Power for the HW-202~W2AOO~79 May~1975~Now What Have I Done?~VE3FEZ~81 May~1975~A Hefty 12 Volt Supply~Anderton~81 May~1975~ICM Kit 2m Converter~K1CLL~90 May~1975~Updating the Pocket Mate~WB4DBB~97 May~1975~You Can Work 75m DX~WA6CPP~101 May~1975~The Postage Stamp Squelcher~K6JM~103 May~1975~The T-278/U, Surplus Gem~K0DAS~108 May~1975~Disaster in Honduras~Staff~114 May~1975~Buyer's Guide To 2m FM Transceivers~Staff~120 June~1975~Me Friend~W7IDF~17 June~1975~Home-Brew this SSTV Monitor~WA9MFF~22 June~1975~EI Cheapo Superbeam~WA6NLQ~31 June~1975~The Smart Alarm~WA6KBL~37 June~1975~An Intimate Look at 160 Meters~W2NYU~43 June~1975~RF Power at 432~K1CLL~48 June~1975~The Minirepeater~WB4DBB~55 June~1975~Inside Ma Bell~Whipple~67 June~1975~Dirt Cheap Tunable I-F for Converters~K0VQY~81 June~1975~6m IC Rx~K1CLL~85 June~1975~All Band Frequency Marker~W1KNI~88 June~1975~Protect Your Gear with a Latching Relay~Ives~93 June~1975~A Case for CW~W0FEV~97 June~1975~ID Timer~WB4MYL~108 June~1975~Build an 11 dB Coatrack~WB0HKB,WB0DQC~111 June~1975~Front Burner for Six~WB4DBB~115 June~1975~A Digital Dial for Your Receiver~W2AOO~119 June~1975~Three on Fifteen~WA5CNG~123 June~1975~More Weather Satellite Pictures~WB8DQT~128 June~1975~Solid Gold PR: Washington!~K4SHE~135 June~1975~Tit for Tat and Others~W4ATE~139 June~1975~Presto! Transistor checker from VOM~W8WLM~144 June~1975~Easy BFO Project for All Wave Receivers~WB4KTY~148 June~1975~How to Put on a Professional Slide Show~WA3AJR~155 July~1975~Rare DX via Oscar?~W1FTX~18 July~1975~Antennas for Oscar - What Really Works?~W3HUC~25 July~1975~An Oscar Preamp that Works Wonders~W3TMZ~31 July~1975~Shoot Oscar with a Satellabe~K2ZRO~33 July~1975~Oscar - A Certificate Hunter's Paradise~K2QBW~47 July~1975~Where's Oscar?~W3HUC~51 July~1975~Oscar RTTY Converter~K9PVW,K9HUI~53 July~1975~How You Can Take Oscar's Temperature~W3HUC~57 July~1975~Really Zap Oscar with this Helical~WB4VXP~59 July~1975~Automating Satellite Reception~WB8DQT~76 July~1975~Eskimo Pie~W1BNN~90 July~1975~FM Alignment Oscillator~WA3ETD/2~93 July~1975~Master Sync Generator~W0LMD~96 July~1975~The Audio Synthesizer for RTTY, SSTV and whatever~W0LMD~98 July~1975~Ham Radio in the Arctic - 1925~Douglas~103 July~1975~Pack Rat Moonbouncing~W3HMU~107 July~1975~Gee, What's a Zepp?~W3WLX~111 July~1975~How Gates Work - A TTL Primer~WB2NEL~113 July~1975~Bargain Audio Frequency Source~WA2CXD~118 July~1975~Vertical Antennas for the Novice~W8HXR~119 July~1975~Do Textbooks Prevent Learning?~Mocking~119 July~1975~A Visit to the CB Store~VE3FEZ~129 July~1975~Preventing Regulator Carnage~Anderton~132 July~1975~The Ultimate in Variable Selectivity~Staff~135 July~1975~Phone Patching - A Public Service~W8HXR~139 July~1975~An S-meter for your Swan-250~WB4DBB~156 August~1975~The Oscar Zapper~WB4VXP~12 August~1975~Identalert C~K2PMA~22 August~1975~Digital SWR Computer~K2OAW~25 August~1975~RF Feedback, The Experimenter's Curse~K1CLL~36 August~1975~Surveying the DVM Scene~W9KXJ~42 August~1975~How About a Weather Satellite Monitor?~WB8DQT~45 August~1975~The QRP Accu-Keyer~WA5KPG~58 August~1975~Catenary Suspense~W1BNN~62 August~1975~Copper Rip-Off~W7SHY/6~69 August~1975~Better Results from those Sweep Tubes~K4TWJ~70 August~1975~The Best Logic Yet~WB5IRY~73 August~1975~How to Compact Multiband Dipoles~VE3GSP~80 August~1975~Don't Feed the Bears!~Michigan Radio Doctor~92 August~1975~The Wonderful Mini-Chronometer~W2AOO~95 August~1975~An Accessory VFO - The Easy Way~Staff~103 August~1975~Modern Non-Morse Codes~K8BFH/1~111 August~1975~Build This Amazing Function Generator~W6GXN~121 August~1975~Charge that KP202~VK3OM~141 August~1975~So You Want Front-to-Back Ratio?~K7PVZ~147 September~1975~The Calculating Counter~Johnson~22 September~1975~A Satellite Fax System You Can Build~WB8DQT~39 September~1975~Where is your simplified, sensitive millivoltmeter?~G3JQQ~49 September~1975~Three Button TT Decoder~WA0EDA~52 September~1975~Underground Radio is Dirty Business~WA3AQS~57 September~1975~What's Wrong with my SSTV?~K4TWJ~62 September~1975~Queen Roger Papa from Hotel Whiskey Seven~W7IDF~69 September~1975~40m DX Antennas - the Easy Way~W8HXR~78 September~1975~The Oscar Zapper~WB4VXP~83 September~1975~Digital SWR Computer~K2OAW~91 September~1975~Full Break-in at 60 wpm?~WB6OMT~97 September~1975~Odd Problems with an Old Antenna~W2JTP~100 September~1975~The Alligator Squelcher~WB8EQQ~103 September~1975~You Don't Have a Power Failure Alarm?~W9DJZ~105 September~1975~Portable QRP Power Unit~W8CHK~110 September~1975~You CAN Fix It!~W0HMK~118 September~1975~Precision +10.000 V dc Voltage Reference Standard~WA6VVL~124 September~1975~Building a 135 kHz I-F Strip~K1CLL~127 September~1975~A True Tale of the Faked Fist~W4ZBE~133 September~1975~Adapting Telephone Handsets to FM Transceivers~WA8LEM~137 September~1975~Atlanta 1975~W6LJU~140 September~1975~ATV on 450 with a T44~K0MOC~143 September~1975~0-60 MHz Synthesizer~Calvin~145 September~1975~Bridging the Information Gap~K3DSQ/4~155 October~1975~Build a Deluxe TTY Keyboard~K7YPG~22 October~1975~Op Amps: Basic Primer~WB2NEL~33 October~1975~Computers are Here - Are You Ready?~W2NSD/1~40 October~1975~0-60 Hz Synthesizer~Calvin~50 October~1975~A Satellite Fax System You Can Build~WB8DQT~60 October~1975~Dispelling the Mystery of Regulated Supplies~W1HCI~69 October~1975~Digital Logic - Down Through the Months~WB0DWV~87 October~1975~Megger For Peanuts~Bach~102 October~1975~Say, OM, Are You a Computer?~W2IAT~109 October~1975~Digital Clock Time Bases~W2AOO~114 October~1975~Fast Dive on Five~W1BNN~119 October~1975~Introducing the Opdesk~W8LWS~129 October~1975~The 432er Goes Power - Like 1100 Milliwatts~K1CLL~132 October~1975~Ham PR vs. Chaos~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~160 October~1975~Busy Hams Benefit Baja~Patterson~166 November/December~1975~Flip Flops Exposed~WB2NEL~30 November/December~1975~Breakthrough in Fast Scan ATV~WB4YTU~37 November/December~1975~Strobing Displays is Cool~WB4DCV~49 November/December~1975~The Sensuous Tuned Lunch Box~W2FEZ~52 November/December~1975~Loudest Signal in the World ?~W0SYK~57 November/December~1975~Build a Deluxe TTY Keyboard~K7YGP/7~63 November/December~1975~Eyes for Your Shack~W0ACR~74 November/December~1975~Predicting Third Order Intermod~WA2OKZ~95 November/December~1975~Feedline Primer~WA1SNG~103 November/December~1975~Caught "Spying" by the Gestapo~W1BNN~117 November/December~1975~Why Tubes Haven't Died~WA5RON~125 November/December~1975~Instant Circuits~WB5DEP~133 November/December~1975~K2OAW Synthesizer PROM-oted~W7JSW~138 November/December~1975~Computers are for Hams!~WA1PAZ~145 November/December~1975~The Unzapper~WB5DEP~151 November/December~1975~A $1.00 Strip Chart Recorder!~W6NLB/7~157 November/December~1975~Display Yourself in a Big Way~W4LLR~186 November/December~1975~Fun City 's Surplus Scene~Bach~191 November/December~1975~Looking Back - Looking Ahead~WA6ITF~199 November/December~1975~Updating the Heathkit IB-1101~WA5OKA~214 January~1976~Clocks - Really Simplified!~WB2NEL~22 January~1976~De-Strain Your Ham-M~K6BW~26 January~1976~Hot Carbon~W1BNN~28 January~1976~An Automatic Dialer for the Deluxe Mobile~WA4SAM~49 January~1976~Zapping Dead NiCads to Life~K20AW~62 January~1976~Plugboard Extender for Under $3.00~W3WTO~65 January~1976~Eyes For Your Shack~W0ACR~66 January~1976~Build This Digital Capacity Meter~Chladek~70 January~1976~The Computer QSO Machine~W1HAB~80 January~1976~The Solder Master~K6JM~92 January~1976~Stack Your ICs - And Pot 'Em~W4CUG~94 January~1976~Build This $5 Timer~VE3FEZ~129 January~1976~A $50 Self-Powered Counter~WA7SCB~130 January~1976~How to Become a Troubleshooting Wizard~K4IPV~138 January~1976~Module Kits - A Low Cost Home-Brewing Break through~W1HCI~144 January~1976~What's All the Noise?~W2DNY~154 January~1976~Ham Quiz~W5UOJ~156 January~1976~Saving Ham Radio~WA4BDW~162 January~1976~Patching Tales~WBHXR~166 January~1976~Work a Novice~W2OLU~171 January~1976~Capacitors Unmasked~K6HKB/1~172 January~1976~Why Fight It?~WA0KKC~173 January~1976~Greetings, You Have Been Selected~K0CBA~176 January~1976~Save Money on Coax~W8HXR~181 January~1976~How to Pass Exams~W8HXR~182 January~1976~County Hunting~W2SDU~192 January~1976~99 Cent IC BFO~WB5MJT~201 January~1976~Empty State~~202 January~1976~The "Little Log" for 40 to 20m~VE4GS~211 January~1976~Using a Bargain Surplus Keyboard~W6OXP~212 January~1976~Improve Your SSTV with the FRAMER~W2FJT~218 January~1976~The Experimenter's Dream Card~K9AIY~222 January~1976~Run the Legal Limit with One Shoe~WA7IEO~226 January~1976~"We Must Abandon Ship - Help!"~WB4SNC~230 February~1976~Trekkies. Build this Starfleet Communicator!~WA3AJR~18 February~1976~A Synthesized IC Frequency Standard~Plavcan~22 February~1976~You Can Make Photo PC Boards~Harrington~30 February~1976~Adding an Ammeter to Your Car~WB5DEP~34 February~1976~Really Soup Up Your 2m Receiver~W9ZTK~40 February~1976~How's Your Speech Quality?~Staff~44 February~1976~A Transmission Line Matcher~W5JJ~46 February~1976~ASCII to Baudot Converter~W6OXP~52 February~1976~The Sound of Random Numbers~WA1GSF~60 February~1976~What Do You Want to Count?~WA7SCB~66 February~1976~RTTY Autocall - The Digital Way~VE6BV~76 February~1976~Believe Me - I'm No Expert!~W2NSD/1~86 February~1976~Night DXing on 10 and 15~WN2UGO~95 February~1976~60 Hurts Per Second~WA8GDW~98 February~1976~Catch Big Ones - Fishpole Mobile~W4RHZ~100 February~1976~Glitchgate~WA8WTE~102 February~1976~Switch It Off First~VK3IQ~108 February~1976~Improving the FT-101~K6ANG~112 February~1976~Put Your SB-10 On 160m~WA2ECI~121 February~1976~WH6DBF - K1OXK - W6LZJ~W6LZJ~124 February~1976~Maintenance Musts~WA6CPP~132 February~1976~Alarm Foil Antennas~WB2NEL~136 February~1976~Alarm! Alarm! Alarm!~WB4MYL~138 March~1976~Adventure~Bach~16 March~1976~Tunable FM Receiver Strips~W1SNN~24 March~1976~Surplus Circuit Boards - A Gold Mine of Parts~W0FEV~28 March~1976~The Perils and Pleasures of Surplus Shopping~Thompson~30 March~1976~Space Age Junque~W9CGI~34 March~1976~A PC Board Bonanza~WA4LZM,W5SAY~38 March~1976~Government Surplus: Is It All Gone?~WN5NBE~40 March~1976~Inherit the Wind~W2AOO~44 March~1976~Stereo - A New Type of CW Filter~W8KZM~48 March~1976~160m Solid State Receiver~VK3ANY~52 March~1976~Tubes Are Not Dead!~WA6ITF~56 March~1976~Put a Pin Hole in Your Cadillac's Roof~Staff~60 March~1976~What's A Computer?~W1HCI~68 March~1976~The IC See-er~WB4FDQ~72 March~1976~Build This Exciting New TVT~K7YZZ~76 March~1976~Magic Fingers for RTTY~W9CGI~86 March~1976~What's That In Binary ?~W3KBM~92 March~1976~The Smart Power Supply~WA4SAM~96 March~1976~Adrift Over Your C's?~G3OGR~106 March~1976~How to Use Surplus Pots~WB0NPN~108 April~1976~Yes, You Can Build This 2m Receiver!~WA7SCB~18 April~1976~A Reprogrammable ID~WA3MSW~28 April~1976~Put That AM Rig on FM~WB6FVW~34 April~1976~A Carrier Operated Relay (COR) for Your Receiver~W7JSW~36 April~1976~A $5 100 Watt Amplifier~VE6OB~38 April~1976~Build A 220 MHz Repeater~WA1UFE~40 April~1976~Carrier Indicator for Your Regency~WA1SNI~42 April~1976~Long Distance Call Eliminator~W7JSW~44 April~1976~Repeaters in Paradise~W3EAG~48 April~1976~Simple New TT Decoder~W7JSW~52 April~1976~One IC Tone Burster~WB6ZUA~55 April~1976~The Tuna-Two Traveler~W1RHN~56 April~1976~The Mighty TR-22/15~WB4MYL~60 April~1976~Inexpensive HF-VHF Frequency Standard~WA5KPG,WA5QZM~62 April~1976~Computers Are Ridiculously Simple!~Wadsworth~68 April~1976~A Versatile TTY Generator~WA6JMM~90 April~1976~Chariots of the Hams?~WB0FKZ~98 April~1976~The PLL - EXPOSED!~WB2NEL~102 April~1976~The Two-Timer~Deeds~106 April~1976~How Accurate Is Your Counter - Really?~W6YUY~110 April~1976~Gray Matters~W9CGI~122 April~1976~TR-22 Tips~K9POX~126 April~1976~A New Fashion in Hats for the Fun Mode?~W8FJA~130 April~1976~Copper Clad~W6HGX~134 April~1976~Bicentennial Seconds~WA1DFL~136 May~1976~The Magnificent Sevens Microhelix~Jacoby~16 May~1976~An All band Inverted Vee~WA5FGC~22 May~1976~Squaring the Conical~Staff~24 May~1976~Secret Antennas for Cliff Dwellers~WA6PXY~26 May~1976~The Novice Inverted Vee~W8HXR~30 May~1976~Closed Loop Antenna Tuning~WA5KPG~32 May~1976~The 75-80m Broadbander~K2VGD~34 May~1976~The Magic of a Matchmaker~W1CEJ~38 May~1976~How to Coax Your Antenna~W6AGX~40 May~1976~40m DXing - City Style~K8ANG~42 May~1976~The Secret 2m Mobile Antenna~Staff~44 May~1976~An Inverted Vee for 160/80m~K8ANG~46 May~1976~The Dipole Dangler~PY8ZAC,W8VOH~48 May~1976~Amateur Weather Satellite Reception~W88DQT~52 May~1976~Scan Your HR212~K9EEH~66 May~1976~Computer Languages - Simplified~WB8TUR~70 May~1976~Very Cheap I/O - the Model 15~Whipple,W5CUD~77 May~1976~Code Converter Using PROMs~K7YZZ~84 May~1976~A Nifty Cassette-Computer System~Staff~88 May~1976~Is Digital All That New?~WA9VFG~94 May~1976~The Ins and Outs of TTL~W1EWL~96 May~1976~Build a CW Memory~WA6VVL~102 May~1976~AM is not Dead - It Never Existed at All~WA1WDS~110 May~1976~Is Extraterrestrial Communication Possible?~K6BW~114 May~1976~5/8 Wave Power for Your HT~W8KUT~118 May~1976~Strobing: Gone in a flash only to return~W9CGI~120 May~1976~It Happened to Me~WB2HJD~132 May~1976~555 Timer Sweep Circuit for SSTV~W8KZM~134 May~1976~Tech Manuals~K4ORT~140 May~1976~RF and Mod Monitor~K5JRN~142 May~1976~A Failure to Communicate~WB4YDX~143 June~1976~Super COR - digital, of course!~WA0BMP,WB0JHS~16 June~1976~Touchtone Decoder - using a calculator readout~W2AOO~26 June~1976~Simple Amateur TV Transmitter - at a QRP price~WB4YTU,WA9GVK~28 June~1976~Amateur TV Receiving System - some of what you wanted to know~WB4YTU,WA9GVK~33 June~1976~Glass Arm - the dreaded CW man's disease~Bach~38 June~1976~Mobile Autodialer - six preprogrammed numbers~WB9LTA~44 June~1976~Autocall '76 - using a touch tone decoder~WA6JMM~52 June~1976~Build This Lab Type Bridge - and measure transformer impedances~WB4FDQ~56 June~1976~How Those Triangle Things Work - a sort of op amp handbook~K7YGP/7~60 June~1976~Phone Patching '76 - automatic single frequency patch~WA1RTD~67 June~1976~Two Finger Arithmetic - how computers figure~W1HCI~84 June~1976~Those Exciting Memory Chips - RAMs, ROMs, PROMs, etc~Fowler~96 June~1976~A Morse to RTTY Converter - using a microprocessor~WB6SQU~106 June~1976~Number Systems - a brief history~W6PZV~112 June~1976~ASCII /Baudot with a PROM - for ribbonless RTTY on computers~W9LNY~114 June~1976~Aim Your Beam Right - with a programmable calculator~WB4GVE~122 July~1976~Handy Dandy Soldering Iron Cooler Offer~WB4FDQ~18 July~1976~Perfect CW - drive 'em crazy with the Keycoder I~WA9VGS~20 July~1976~The Mini-Mite All-band QRP Rig - runs a mighty seven Watts~WA7SCB~30 July~1976~A Fun Counter Project - an invaluable test instrument for under $50?~Plavcan~36 July~1976~Build a FAX from Scratch - then get satellite pictures and other things~W4NK~44 July~1976~Der Repeatermeister - repeater control, with ID~WA1UFE~58 July~1976~Lightning and Thunder and Other Stuff - can J. Bach be a relative of P.D.Q. Bach?~Bach~64 July~1976~Behold the Giant Nixie Clock - using a minimum of new parts~W4LLR~70 July~1976~Creative SSTV Programming - how to put pizzazz into your show~WB8DQT~76 July~1976~Don't Build This Project - watch for my next~W8LWS~79 July~1976~CW Regenerator/Processor - also has TTL output for digital work~W6GXN~80 July~1976~Dependable Timer - for darkroom, repeater, etc~W1HCI~84 July~1976~What's Up on 156 MHz? - meet the marine world above 2m~K3RXK~88 July~1976~Oops ! There Goes the Power - keeping digital clocks going anyway~W4CUG~92 July~1976~TT Pad for the Wilson HT - and a belt clip mod, too~WA1LOU~94 July~1976~Power Supply Testing - to save your digital circuits~Tenny~112 July~1976~A RTTY / Computer Display Unit - Baudot, ASCII, TTL , RS232, etc., etc~Roloff~118 July~1976~Your Computer Can Talk Morse - even a computer can learn the code!~Whitfield~133 July~1976~Inexpensive Paper Tape System - using 5 level tape with computers~Whipple,W5CUD~145 July~1976~Gain for Your HT - a half wave whip?~K3VNR~149 July~1976~The Super Transmatch - match almost anything!~Staff~150 July~1976~Simple VHF Monitor - converter for a transistor radio~W6JTT~160 August~1976~How Do You Use ICs? - fundamentals~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~24 August~1976~Surprising Miniature Low Band Antenna - the DDRR low noise antenna (part I)~Boyer~28 August~1976~MINI-MOS - The Best Keyer Yet? - nothing Mickey Mouse about this one~WA6EGY~38 August~1976~The Skinflint's Delight Breadboard - cheap imitation of a commercial IC DIP board~K7YGP/7~52 August~1976~More PLL Magic - like low frequencies for RTTY~W9ZTK~56 August~1976~The Logic Grabber - selected interval logic tracer (S.I.L.T.)~WA3TCO~60 August~1976~Global Calculations for the DXer - using a hand calculator~W2IAT~68 August~1976~Instant Counter Calibration - using your TV set~K9POX~70 August~1976~Super Simple 450 MHz Rig - go ATV with a $42.50 module~WB4YTU,WA9GVK~72 August~1976~The First Computer-Controlled Ham Station - Grand Prize winner at the WACC!~WA8VNP~82 August~1976~The Which Chip Dilemma! - 4, 8,12, or 16 bits: pros and cons~Pittman~90 August~1976~Meaningful Conversations with your Computer - what those mysterious "languages" are all about~WB2ZCF~98 August~1976~A Baudot Monitor / Editor System program listing for the 8080~Whipple,W5CUD~102 August~1976~A Logic Probe You Can Hear - good not only for the blind~WA6HWJ~106 August~1976~How Computer Arithmetic Works - do-it-yourself experiments~W1HCI~108 August~1976~Satellite Orbit Predicting - using a pocket calculator~W1ODI~113 August~1976~The Death of Negative (IBM) Logic - some fundamentals of logic design~W6KYP~116 August~1976~And on the Other Side - binary and octalization of decimals~W3KBM~120 August~1976~Build the Safari RTTY Terminal - an active filter modem from Africa~DL2SX,ZS6GG,ZS6JR~122 August~1976~Never Underestimate the NAND introducing the 7400 quad NAND gate~WB0JHS~128 August~1976~EI Cheapo Signal Tracer - test gear for the cheapskate~WB8EQQ~148 August~1976~FSK with the SB-401 - simple way to get on RTTY~WA3AJR~150 September~1976~Balloon to Balloon! - another 73 first~W2NSD/1~20 September~1976~The Surprising DORA Low Noise Antenna - part II~Boyer~34 September~1976~Ultrasimple Regulation with New IC - power supply design greatly simplified~WB0JLS~48 September~1976~Can An Indoor Antenna Work? - making the best of a bad bargain~Staff~56 September~1976~12 Inexpensive Volts for Your Base Station - parts right out of your local Radio Shack~WA8WVF~60 September~1976~A Test Lab Bonanza - using a transistor radio~WA7SCB~64 September~1976~Protect Your VHF Converter - with a novel antenna relay~WB2NTP~68 September~1976~Ridiculously Simple RTTY System - get on the air in one day~W3KBM~70 September~1976~How to Catch a CBer - practical hints~Fields~74 September~1976~A 450 MHz Transceiver for Under $130 - bringing 450 within everyone's reach~W1HCI,K1ELT~80 September~1976~Space Age Junque II - updating the 348 by 30 years~W9CGI~84 September~1976~PROM Memory Revisited - getting back to May's CW blockbuster~WA6VVL~92 September~1976~What's When - timing diagrams~Craig~104 September~1976~Eight Trace Scope Adapter - test accessory for digital timing~Johnson~108 September~1976~The PROM Zapper - build this simple PROM programmer~WA1UFE~112 September~1976~Sneaky Baudot - with an ASCII keyboard!~W3KBM~115 September~1976~Simple Graphics Terminal - using inexpensive surplus equipment~K1MRK,Ciarcia~116 September~1976~Counters Are Not Magic - They 're Simple - getting right down to basics~WB2NEL~126 October~1976~Build a Weird 2 Band Mobile Antenna - fantastic parking lot car locater~W6AAQ~20 October~1976~Build a Counter for Your Receiver - updating receiver fun~WA3YGJ~28 October~1976~How Do You Use ICs? - part II~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~38 October~1976~QRP Fun on 40 and 80 - have a real ball with just 5 Watts!~K5JRN~44 October~1976~The Hybrid Quad - has low windload, expense, hassle~WB8VCS~48 October~1976~Frequency Detector for Your Counter - sounds alarm when set frequency occurs~W2AOO~50 October~1976~Programmable CW ID Unit - for RTTY, repeaters, mobile, etc~WA6JMM~52 October~1976~New IC, for the Counter Culture - simpler counters with less used power~W4CUG~54 October~1976~Is My Rig Working or Not? - build an effective radiated field meter and know!~K8VIR~56 October~1976~Quickie Collinears for 15 and 10 - satisfaction guaranteed~K8ANG~58 October~1976~500 MHz Scaler - PC boards are available~K2OAW~62 October~1976~Build a Super Standard - goes right down to 1 Hz~WA7VVC~66 October~1976~The Incredible Lambda Diode - you can even make it yourself!~WB5DEP~70 October~1976~Mechanical RTTY Buffer - using a tape punch and a clock~K5UAR~74 October~1976~Have You Used a Triac Yet? - nifty solid state ac relay gadget~WB9JSE~76 October~1976~Another CW Keyboard Keyer - CMOSed for ultra low power consumption~WA9VGS~78 October~1976~RTTY/uP Flexibility - Baudot / ASCII serial/parallel I/O~Roloff~96 October~1976~Blowtorch Your ICs - a bonus from computer surplus~VE3FEZ~101 October~1976~How to Interface a Clock Chip - Baudot, BCD or ASCII conversion~G8KWR,DC0GK~102 October~1976~Hey, Look What My Daddy Built! - six TV game chip can make you a hero~Ciarcia~104 October~1976~A TTL Tester - great for unmarked bargain ICs~WA9VFG~110 October~1976~How to Check Memory Boards - use this simple program~VE3DWC~114 October~1976~The New Ham Programmer - making those confounded UPS work~W2HBY~118 October~1976~The Soft Art of Programming - getting started with BASIC~Didday~124 October~1976~BASIC? What's That ? - the basics of BASIC~WA1GFJ~128 October~1976~Is It the Band or My Receiver? - the microvolter will tell!~Staff~132 November~1976~Cordless Iron Tips - when you're up against the Wahl~K9POX~26 November~1976~Bicycle Mobile - cover feature~WB4SNC~30 November~1976~Build a Simple "Lab" Scope - costs less than $70!~K8JWR~32 November~1976~Get on Six with Surplus - the el cheapo RT-70 is a natural~WA5HLE~40 November~1976~The Beam Saver - rotor memory system~W6YUY~46 November~1976~Updated Universal Frequency Generator - extremely versatile test unit~K3EZ~50 November~1976~Who, me ? A Pioneer? - some fantastic frontiers are wide open~W5WGF~54 November~1976~The Shirt Pocket Touchtone - auto-patch from your HT or car~K4TWJ~58 November~1976~Put Your Name in Lights - giant nixie message display~W4LLR~60 November~1976~Liquid Crystal Display Guide - for low, low, low power consumption~WB5DEP~62 November~1976~Self-Powered Mike Preamp - when you need to SPEAK UP~WA5KPG~65 November~1976~See the World and Get Paid ! - merchant marine radio officers: part I~Hargett~75 November~1976~The Wind Counter - the digital wind sock~W9CGI~84 November~1976~The S38 Is Not Dead! - a tale of resurrection~W6GXN~88 November~1976~ID with a PROM - and program it yourself~W7JSN~90 November~1976~The Amazing Inverted L - antenna for 20, 40 and 80m~K8ANG~94 November~1976~Battery Chargers Exposed - more than you probably wanted to know~W6GXN~98 November~1976~How Do You Use ICs? - part III~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~106 November~1976~Thirty Years of Ham RTTY - from the Model 12 to the microprocessor~W2NSD/1~110 November~1976~Big Noise Burglar Alarm - lights flashing, horns blaring~WA3SWS~114 November~1976~Dandy Digital Dial Decoder - to control whatever you want~W9CGI~116 November~1976~Weather Satellite Display Control - integrating CRT and FAX displays~WB8DQT~122 November~1976~Ham Time-Sharing is Here for You! - via a repeater~WB4YTU,WA9GVK~134 November~1976~The Soft Art of Programming - part II~Didday~140 November~1976~OSCAR Orbits on Your Altair - the software you've needed~G3ZCZ~146 November~1976~ASCII / Baudot Converter for Your TVT - series or parallel to boot~Roloff~150 November~1976~The Smoke Tester - power supply checker outer~W7RXV~159 November~1976~The Coffee Flipper - and executive decision maker~WA3VXH~162 November~1976~The Man Who Invented AC - Tesla, the greatest pioneer of them all!~Goldman~164 November~1976~Baudot to ASCII - you want to learn programming?~Borgerson~172 November~1976~Baudot and BASIC - an interpreter for a Baudot computer~W5CUD,Whipple~174 November~1976~Toward a More Perfect Touchtone Decoder - Ma's system can be made to work well~WA3VXH~178 November~1976~Using a Wireless Broadcaster - two good ham uses~WA9VGS~184 November~1976~The Quiet Spy - amateur uncovers spy ring in U.S.!~Matlack~188 November~1976~The Benefits of Sidetone Monitoring - and how to do it~Staff~191 November~1976~Paolo~W7IDF~258 December~1976~Go Tone for Ten - simple subaudible encoder~WB6GON~22 December~1976~World's Simplest Five Band Receiver? - using an AM transistor radio~K3QKO~28 December~1976~How Do You Use ICs? - part IV~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~36 December~1976~Hamming 101 - another Cabrillo College pioneering program~Inman~40 December~1976~A Super Cheapo CW IDer - for FM repeaters and RTTY~K4EEU~46 December~1976~The ZF Special Antenna - double-D "beam"~ZF1MA~51 December~1976~CT7001 Clockbuster - the ultimate clock / calendar (for now)~WB5DEP~52 December~1976~Saving a CBer - a new resource for hams~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB,JY9KS~62 December~1976~A Ham's Computer - CW/RTTY the easy way~K7YZZ~78 December~1976~What's All This LSI Bunk ? - an ostrich's eye view of the microprocessor~Leventhal~84 December~1976~The Soft Art of Programming - part III~Didday~92 December~1976~Getting By the Friden-8800 Communications Gap - interface made easy~VE3DWC~100 December~1976~New Improved Repeater Monitor - 2 transistors~WA5RON~106 December~1976~Put Snap in Your SSTV Pictures - using a $20 freq standard~W2FJT~112 December~1976~What's All This Wire-Wrap Stuff? - talk about cold solder joints!~K2STV~116 December~1976~Exploding the Power Myth - to set the record straight~W9IK,XE1ZX~120 December~1976~Exploding the SWR Myth - to set the record straighter~G3OGR~122 December~1976~Bring a Dead Band to Life - beacon CQer~WB8BEL~125 December~1976~The IC-22 Walkie - portabilization with NiCads~WA1UQC~126 December~1976~The Latest in Counters - an inexpensive modularized 50 MHz system~WA1UFE/8~140 December~1976~The 5 Minute COR - simplest yet?~WA3SWS~152 December~1976~See the World and Get Paid! - part II~Hargett~154 December~1976~Watch DX with a Spectrum Analyzer - seeing is believing~Dewey~162 December~1976~DXing with a Weather Map - a new 6m DX technique~W9CGI~166 Holiday~1976~Build This Inexpensive 400 Watt Amplifier - a pair of shoes never hurts~W7SCD~22 Holiday~1976~How Do You Use ICs? - part V~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~24 Holiday~1976~Mobile Smokey Detector - 10.5 GHz: - use it or lose it~W1SNN~32 Holiday~1976~Get a Kid Off the Streets - and into ham radio~WA1GFJ~35 Holiday~1976~Add RIT to Your Transceiver- a must for CW operators~Staff~36 Holiday~1976~Coronaries for Burglars - with this cheapo car alarm~WB6QDS~38 Holiday~1976~Power Supply - versatile~WB4EHG~40 Holiday~1976~DXpedition: Memories for a Lifetime reflections of HK1TL~K3JJZ~44 Holiday~1976~Secret PC Layout Method - simple and inexpensive artwork~WA9VFG~46 Holiday~1976~Design Your Own QRP Dummy Load - useful beginner's project~WA1SNG~ Holiday~1976~Failsafe Super Charger- multi-rate, too!~WA3KKM~49 Holiday~1976~The Amazing 18" Antenna for 160m get on topband simply~W2NYU,WA1JJV~52 Holiday~1976~A Great Way to Lay Out PC Boards new use for shirt cardboards~WB4TTY~53 Holiday~1976~Replacing the Knife Switch - simple TR system for the Novice~WA1SNG~54 Holiday~1976~$25 for a Connector? You're Crazy! Do-It-Yourself 7/8" coax connectors~W9DOR~56 Holiday~1976~Now You Can Synthesize - the VHF Engineering approach to 2m happiness~WB8STQ~58 Holiday~1976~IC Audio Frequency Meter - another use for the 555~WA5KPG~61 Holiday~1976~Hutchinson's Remedy - the chirpless CW machine~VE3CWY~62 Holiday~1976~The Mod Squad Does the Pocket Scanner - Radio Shack PRO-4 updated~WB0KZV~66 Holiday~1976~TR-22 Mod Squad - king of the modifieds?~WA2AJO~69 Holiday~1976~What Computers Can and Can't Do - a look at amateur 'radio's future possibilities~WB6OBS~80 Holiday~1976~A Ham Shack File Handler - program in BASIC for QSLs, repeaters, etc~W4BO~82 Holiday~1976~Print Your Own Log Book - on your nearest computer~W0TBL~84 Holiday~1976~The Bit Explosion - 8 vs. 12 vs. 16 vs. ?~WB2GFE~86 Holiday~1976~Backward Branch the Easy Way for the 6800~Hunter~90 Holiday~1976~Superprobe - modern replacement for the scope~WA6JMM~92 Holiday~1976~The Frumious Hexadecimal - for 16 fingered folk~W3KBM~94 Holiday~1976~V-V-V LF Generator - the lowdown~Hileman~97 Holiday~1976~Shoeing Your HT - semi-ideal mobile setup~WB5HSK~100 Holiday~1976~$22 for a Regulator? Never! - a simple car voltage regulator~WB9JSE~103 Holiday~1976~Cash In on the CB - installation for fun and profit~WA4WOC~104 Holiday~1976~Surplus Headset Mod - no tanks needed~K2EE~107 Holiday~1976~Am I Really Transmitting? - red and green LEDs for the TR-22~WB81MY~108 Holiday~1976~Dear Gabby - exasperation explained~W7IDF~109 Holiday~1976~The Smart Charger - auto shutoff and all that~WA5KPG~110 Holiday~1976~Simple Remote Ammeter - using a bus-bar shunt~W7RXV~111 Holiday~1976~Micrometers for Microwaves - the art of delicate measurement~Kehl~112 Holiday~1976~Tuning Those Big Antenna Coils permeability~W6AGX~127 Holiday~1976~The 2m Mod Squad Tackles the Weatherradio - and wins!~W2OSW,W2UJR~128 Holiday~1976~Design Your Own PC Boards - the Styrofoam solution~Adsit~130 Holiday~1976~Hamming by Laser - modulating them isn't easy~WA7NMO~134 Holiday~1976~A 60 Foot Antenna on a 20 Foot Lot - solving a 40m Novice problem Collector and Emitter~~138 Holiday~1976~Dual Voltage Power Supply - about as simple as they come~W6WQC~146 Holiday~1976~Kints and Hinks - for money savers~VE3FEZ~147 Holiday~1976~An Autopatch Busy Signal - when the phone's already in use~WA1RTD~148 Holiday~1976~Catch Standing Waves - with a tunable trap~W6AGX~151 Holiday~1976~Inside the GLB - a gutsy look at a synthesizer~WA6CPP~154 Holiday~1976~Three for Two - antenna forum~K4TWJ~160 Holiday~1976~How to Bug an Automatic Keyer putting new life in an old bug~WB9BNF~162 Holiday~1976~A 450 Duplexer - that fits in your car!~W7JSW~164 Holiday~1976~Turn Signal Reminder - setting things straight~K5AR/7~166 Holiday~1976~Do-It-Yourself Ceramics - for tube sockets, insulators, etc~WA9VFG~168 Holiday~1976~Tubes? - VFO project for nostalgia buffs~W5JJ~172 Holiday~1976~The Hellbox All-Purpose Keyer - keys, mutes, T/R, the works~W5JJ~192 Holiday~1976~Will Silver-Zinc Replace the NiCad? portable power with a punch~W6JTT~204 January~1977~SSTV Test Generator - invaluable diagnostic tool~WA6VVL~22 January~1977~How Does Your Rig Perform? - an example using the HW-1~W6AGX~28 January~1977~Art and the PC Board new uses for copperclad boards~W7RXV~32 January~1977~The "New" 88 Channel IC-22 - add two switches and flip~WA6OAZ~36 January~1977~A No Hands Telephone Dialer - mobile accessory using a ROM~WA1PNG~40 January~1977~What 's the Best Antenna for 160? - the inverted vee compromise~W5USM~44 January~1977~Ten Meters : Dead or Alive? - a user's report~K2HTO~48 January~1977~200 lb. Cookie - microwave repeater control~WA6ITF~57 January~1977~Weather Satellite Simulator - Do-It-Yourself satellite?~W9CGI~58 January~1977~An Automatic Thermostat - saves 10% on your fuel bill~W1HCI~62 January~1977~Mod for the Heath IO-102 Scope - faster warm-up~WB4MYL~65 January~1977~The UFO Connection - that was somebody fooling around, wasn't it?~K8NQN~68 January~1977~Go Forth and Multiply! - the space age approach~W1HCI~76 January~1977~How to Find a Forgetful Memory - diagnostics for a thoughtless computer~VE3DWC~80 January~1977~A Super Log - a program for the ham shack computer~WA7SCB~83 January~1977~Short On Memory ? - build this 2K board for your 6800~WB2ZCF~90 January~1977~A Software Replacement for the Muffin Fan - IC cooling program~WA1FEF~96 January~1977~1,000 WPM Morse Code Typer- for the bionic brass pounder~WB2DFA~100 January~1977~It Works! The First Time ! - the Seals Electronics memory board~WB4WRH~104 January~1977~The New Improved TT Decoder Updated - better~W7JSW~107 January~1977~The Polarity Changers - plus to minus~Staff~108 January~1977~Repeaters in New Zealand - quite a few~ZL2AMJ~110 January~1977~A VFO for Sidebanders - 5-5.5 MHz~VK3XU~116 January~1977~Practical Solar Cell Power - great for remote repeaters~W2EUP~118 January~1977~A Simple RC Substitution Box - using a matrix~Staff~120 January~1977~The Compactron Audio Driver - three tubes in one~WA5SWD~122 January~1977~The Junk Box as an Art Form - new use for blown capacitors~W8GI~126 January~1977~The Mod Squad Goes 220 - pub-serv receiver for pocket 220~WA6JMM~128 January~1977~Double Sideband: Something New? one for voice, one for SSTV~K7YZZ~130 January~1977~Carbonize Your Crystal - a return to the carbon mike~WB6MXD~134 January~1977~How Does Sideband Really Stack Up? - the SSB solution?~WB6JNN~136 January~1977~Son of the Overload Relay - if you can't buy 'em, build 'em!~W2OLU~140 January~1977~No-Wire Antenna Switch - a clever remote system~WA0NUX~142 January~1977~The Beeper - NASA-type beeping~WB8VQD,WB8MHG/3~144 January~1977~Ham Phone Answering Service - leave messages~W6GUU~148 January~1977~Dear Good Buddy - the perils of radio~W7IDF~152 January~1977~SWR Myth Exploded Again - how does SWR really affect signal strength?~WA1JFU~156 January~1977~Dirt Cheap Regulation - virtually freebee~W3GAT/2~158 January~1977~A Vest Pocket QRP Rig - if you have a big one~K5JRN~160 January~1977~Where You Can't Solder or Weld - joining dissimilar metals~WA4VWY~162 January~1977~Exciting New Touchtone IC - make phone calls with your HT~WA0CKG~164 January~1977~Revisiting the COR - improvements on the April 76 model~W7JSW~166 January~1977~The Mighty Magnet Mount Antenna the price is right: zilch~WA1PDY~168 January~1977~A 15.75 kHz Oscillator - simple TV test unit~XE1CMB~170 January~1977~Behavior Mod for the HM-l02 - pretty simple~W3VT~172 January~1977~Antenna Magic - good advice on antenna fundamentals~WB0HAF~174 January~1977~See Yourself Talk - build a sideband monitor scope~VK5YH~178 January~1977~The Hidden Charger - simplest charger yet~WB8IMY~180 January~1977~IC Compressor-Expander - why go only halfway?~Staff~182 January~1977~Measure Your Wasted Power - how much are you losing in your feedline?~Staff~184 February~1977~Give That Professional Look to Your Home Brew Equipment - win prizes~McClellan~28 February~1977~You Already Have an Atomic Frequency Standard - here's how to use it~WD8ASL~32 February~1977~Give The Hamburglar Heart Failure - car alarm system~WA5KPG~36 February~1977~Contest Special Keyer - has short but adequate memory~WA2KUO~38 February~1977~The Chintzy 12 - a junk box wonder~W1OOP~40 February~1977~You Can Sound Better With Speech Pre-emphasis - a simple circuit which will work wonders~Staff~42 February~1977~Are You Really Insured ? - time to read the fine print~W9KXJ~44 February~1977~Getting a Patent - Is It Really Worthwhile? - how to do it, if you really want to~W2WLR~46 February~1977~Keeping The Wind Down - timer for your mobile rig~WB8AZP~50 February~1977~SSB: The Third Method - bet you can't even name the first two~WB0JXY/0~52 February~1977~The TTL One Shot - another digital building block~WB8YJE~56 February~1977~DVMs Get Simpler and Simpler - wait'll you see the MC-1405!~McClellan~60 February~1977~Instant PC Boards using new Color-Key technique~Minchow~64 February~1977~72 Computerized Satellite Tracking - the needed software~WB0JHS~72 February~1977~Building The Polymorphics Video Board - the voice of experience~WB6JKM~78 February~1977~RTTY Goes Modern - using microprocessors~WB6QFA~82 February~1977~How to Use Those Old Teletypes - computer operation with a 60 mA machine~K7YZZ~88 February~1977~Drive More Safely with a Mobile Dialer - hold 4 or 8 phone numbers in a PROM~W7JSW~102 February~1977~Talk About DX WOW! - you just never know~W7IDF~112 February~1977~An Automatic Be Squelch - another use for your 2m Squelch~Minchow~114 February~1977~Tune Up a Random Wire - world's simplest antenna for 80-15~VK6DX,VK6ZEH~124 March~1977~Pitcairn Island~VR6TC~28 March~1977~How Do You Use ICs? - Part VI~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~36 March~1977~Low Voltage Power Supply~VE3CWY~38 March~1977~QLF? Not With the Great Lakes Sideswiper!~W6VX~44 March~1977~The Capacitor Comparator~WB4MYL~49 March~1977~Logical Storage for Logic~Stanfield~50 March~1977~CB Can Do Some Things Better~Norman~56 March~1977~A New Breed of Voltage Regulators~WA7ABV~62 March~1977~High Quality Video Display~WABVNP~72 March~1977~Save Time with a Micro OS~Ferguson,Ferguson~90 March~1977~PROM Message Generator for RTTY~WB4EHG~94 March~1977~FCC Approved Microprocessor~K8NQN~100 March~1977~How Counter ICs Work~WB5IRY~106 March~1977~Inexpensive Variable DC Supply~W9VZR~110 March~1977~The History of Ham Radio - Part 1~W9CI~112 March~1977~Remember the Windom~W8HXR~118 March~1977~The Agonies of Tower Raising~WA2CGA~126 March~1977~The Speedy Audio Counter~W4JYW~130 March~1977~Versatility Plus for the HW-202~W1JLI~132 March~1977~The Boomless Microbeam~Staff~134 March~1977~Making Your Own PC Boards - Part I~Smith~136 March~1977~Announcing the PCF~WA6PTM~148 March~1977~The HAPPY FLYERS~WB6CQW~164 March~1977~10 and 11 Meter Predictions~Nelson~168 April~1977~Shoot the Moon!~K3BPP~44 April~1977~Frustrating The Thieves~WB0GGT~46 April~1977~Automatic Autopatch Release~WA1RTD~52 April~1977~Emergency 911 System~WA2RXQ~54 April~1977~The Downspout Vertical~K8ANG~55 April~1977~RTTY? What's That?~WA6CPP,WA7PEI~56 April~1977~Do-It-Yourself Photosensitizing~KL7AE~57 April~1977~Making Your Own PC Boards - Part II~Smith~58 April~1977~Curing Mobile Noise Miseries~G3BID~64 April~1977~An Intelligent RTTY Station~K7YZZ~72 April~1977~Interrupts Explained!~ZL1TRM~76 April~1977~CW for the 6800~WA4TMZ~80 April~1977~The Super Clock~WA1UFE~86 April~1977~Add Class to Your Mobile~WB8HEE~90 April~1977~The Final Feeder~WA9OZC~91 April~1977~What About Surplus NiCads?~W9JTQ~92 April~1977~The History of Ham Radio - Part II~W9CI~96 April~1977~Wind Your Own~K8VIR~100 April~1977~Discriminator Output for the HR-2A~W2KPE~101 April~1977~The Phantom Exposed~Bach~102 April~1977~Retire to Ham Heaven~K0WTM,OA6CV~106 April~1977~Hamming the Buggy Sweepstakes~WA2UDS~114 April~1977~Taming the Wild Beta~W3KBM~118 April~1977~A Combiner for Your 2m Whip~ZL2AMJ~119 April~1977~Tile Carbon Marvel~W1SNN~120 April~1977~The Minicom Receiver~K4DHC~136 April~1977~Those Illegal CB Channels~K8ANG~150 April~1977~The Real Truth About SWR~WB5IAM~155 April~1977~Improving the Dipole~Staff~156 April~1977~The 60 WPM Conversion~WB2MPZ~158 April~1977~Digital Autopatch~W4VGZ~166 April~1977~Harness the Wind~WA1LET~173 May~1977~Build the World's Simplest Keyer - uses 555 timers~Ring~46 May~1977~Stop That Autostart - mods for the ST-6 circuit~WA5EVH~47 May~1977~Predict the Weather! - a complete satellite receiver~WB8DQT~48 May~1977~Learn A New Language - try CW~WB0KTH~52 May~1977~The History of Ham Radio - part III~W9CI~54 May~1977~The Oily Resistor Wattmeter - how to put 20 W into a 1 W resistor~WA1PDY~57 May~1977~SSTV Slalom Game - you don't need a sports car~K4TWJ~58 May~1977~Computer-Controlled Thermometer - take OSCAR's temp with a micro~WB9LSS~66 May~1977~Computerized RTTY Takeover! - Digital Group cassette to TU conversion~K7YZZ~70 May~1977~Let BASIC Control Your Next Contest! - with Extended Tiny BASIC language~Whipple~76 May~1977~Satellite Zapper - effective antenna for weather birds~WB8DQT~82 May~1977~VHF Noise Snooper - track down annoying pulses~WA6CLZ~84 May~1977~Understand Your Pet Rock - tips on crystal oscillators~K1CLL~86 May~1977~TTL Techniques - bypass those glitches~WB5IRY~89 May~1977~Sending HI - on the hooter~W8LWS~90 May~1977~Build a DDRR for Your Mobile - this one won't blow off~W5UKL/0~92 May~1977~Headphone Jack Adapter~WA0VHX~94 May~1977~Automatic Taping Unit - for repeaters, logging, etc~ZL2AMJ~98 May~1977~Let 's Use English - for a change~WA1GFJ~99 May~1977~The Ham Radio Classroom - sure beats study hall~W4LLR~100 May~1977~CB to 10 - A Legal Alternative - part I : bandplan and crystal info~W4NVH~106 May~1977~Save Your Old Speakers how to remove the beehive~Miller~109 May~1977~Beware the Compressor! - some pitfalls to avoid~WB5QGI~110 May~1977~Matching Output Transformers - sort out unknown impedance taps~Miller~111 May~1977~Stop Timeout! - build this 10 minute ID timer~K3VTQ~112 May~1977~Have You Tried Television ? - it's easier than you think~WB4KTY~116 May~1977~Quick Vertical - for 20 and 40~WB0KTH~117 May~1977~Try Power Saver Logic - a guide to CMOS applications~WB5DEP~118 May~1977~HF Bands Expander! - eliminate splatter to gain operating room~Staff~126 May~1977~Fight Inflation! Build It Yourself! - tips on planning construction projects~W3KBM~144 May~1977~Wilson HT Mods - heavy duty p.s. required~K4MKX~148 May~1977~Try These IC-230 Mods - improving a popular transceiver~WB6GTM~152 May~1977~CB to 10 - A Legal Alternative - part II: conversion data~W6RCL~162 May~1977~All-Electronic SELCAL - uses a UART for versatility~WB2MPZ~166 June~1977~Two Meter Scanner - for the IC-230~K3JML~46 June~1977~Try the Mini-Timer - prevents HT timeouts~WA2UMY~48 June~1977~High Frequency Utility Converter - handy test rig for any shack~K4DHC~50 June~1977~RTTY Scratchpad Memory - after this, try a UART~VE3GSP~54 June~1977~Build This CW Filter - darned good~VE3EXA~55 June~1977~The London Bus Tuner - effective for short antennas~Staff~56 June~1977~The W1BB Story - a visit with the king of 160~WB1ASL~58 June~1977~Ten Watts on 2 - it's possible with this rock crusher !~WA6NCX/1~64 June~1977~UHF SWR Indicator - 1296, anyone?~W8DMR~68 June~1977~At Last! A 10m Band Plan - requires a CB radio~WA4MFT~71 June~1977~Event Timer With Memory - double check gravitational laws~WA3VPZ~72 June~1977~Sheet Metal Brake - build microwave components~W6QIR~76 June~1977~The Easy Ammeter - current news~VE3FEZ~78 June~1977~Try a Conduit Vertical - low angles are great for DX~WB9DVV~80 June~1977~The IC-PC Connection - convenient and cheap~WA6OAA~81 June~1977~An 82523 PROM Programmer! - now build those projects using one!~WB2CZL~82 June~1977~Practical PS. Design - do it right this time~WA6JMM~84 June~1977~Yaesu FRG-7 Impressions - take note, SWL fans!~W5JJ~96 June~1977~SSTV Meets the SWTP 6800 - modulate video with a micro~K6AEP~98 June~1977~Aim Your Antenna With a Micro - beam heading BASIC program~W4PWF,WA2TMT/4~108 June~1977~Regulated NiCad Charger - don't cook 'em!~K7HKL~117 June~1977~Complete Repeater Control System all that's missing is the computer~W4VGZ~118 June~1977~Transmission Line Primer - in case you don't know everything~Murphy~124 June~1977~Things Remembered - ever heard of an 807?~W8LUX~126 June~1977~Digital Bargain Hunting - tips on surplus computer goodies~W8KBC~148 June~1977~More Channels for the IC-22S - using dip switches~WA4VAF~152 June~1977~Try a Scandie-Talkie - build a scanning HT~WA6NCX/1~156 June~1977~Current-Saver Counter Display - multiplex those LED's!~K7YGP~174 June~1977~Instant QSO Recall System - gaining peer respect~W4GKF~177 June~1977~New PC Techniques Unveiled! - dig out your old chemicals~WB5DEP~178 June~1977~How Do You Use ICs? - part VII~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~184 June~1977~Uncle Sam's Surplus List - and how to get on it~~192 July~1977~Motorcycle Mobile~WA4LWY~40 July~1977~Inside the Bird~W6YUY~44 July~1977~Introducing Autotrak!~W9CGI~46 July~1977~A Battery Voltage Monitor~Hawkinson~52 July~1977~The Morse Clock~WA1MXV~54 July~1977~Hunting Noise~W6RVP~58 July~1977~CMOS Oscillators~WB5DEP~60 July~1977~A Dial for the FM-DX~W2PQG~63 July~1977~Robot 400 Scan Converter Details~WB8DQT~64 July~1977~Bounceless TT Decoder~WA5ACA~71 July~1977~Hams Profit From CB~Norman~72 July~1977~Patch Up Your 101~K7VUA~76 July~1977~The History of Ham Radio - Part IV~W9CI~78 July~1977~Dipole Designer Program~K7SBK~82 July~1977~Software Control~WA8VNP~88 July~1977~QSL Tips~Barrack~97 July~1977~CB to 10 - Part III~VE7CHI~98 July~1977~CB to 10 - Part IV~WB4EQU,Norman~101 July~1977~CB to 10 - Part V~K5UKH~104 July~1977~World's Smallest Continuity Tester~Miller~105 July~1977~Open New Frontiers!~WB6JNN~118 July~1977~Digital Synthesizer~W9CGI~124 July~1977~Selecting a Frequency Counter~McClellan~128 July~1977~Build A Multiplying Prescaler~K3JE/2~132 July~1977~Phone Patch Tips~WB6MXD~138 July~1977~Impedance Matching~WB5HEQ~140 July~1977~Digital Clock Fail-Safe~WB6HJQ~168 July~1977~Interest in Mail Order?~Anderton~170 August~1977~Dual Rhombic for VHF-UHF~W8DMR~24 August~1977~Microwave Waveguide Details~Moak~28 August~1977~Centerfed Specials~K4MDK~30 August~1977~Recycle Your Receiver~W9VZR~32 August~1977~Build a Double Bazooka~K4KI~36 August~1977~Dirt Cheap Directional Array~WA4BKO~40 August~1977~Instant PS Regulation~W3MR~41 August~1977~Take Cover!~WB5ASA~44 August~1977~Introducing the Intenna~Norman~46 August~1977~The Zeppy Vertical~K5GP~47 August~1977~A Cure for Antenna Self-Destruct~W9TKR~48 August~1977~Quick Antenna Insulators~WB9JXU~49 August~1977~Raising A Tower?~WA7URL~50 August~1977~Remote Rain Gauge~K9EEH~51 August~1977~Super Loop Antenna~W2FEZ~52 August~1977~Rock Bottom 2m Antenna~W8FX~54 August~1977~Antenna Gain Facts~W5OBR~55 August~1977~The 8JK Array Revisited~W3ZVT/4~56 August~1977~Tower Installation Techniques~W9JT~58 August~1977~An Ultimate Invisible Antenna~WB8MSV~59 August~1977~Mountaintop Special Antenna~W9VZR~60 August~1977~Fiery Endfed~WA6NCX/1~61 August~1977~Build A Vacation Special~W8FX~62 August~1977~Apartment Antenna Specials~WA2ALT~64 August~1977~Build a Unique Timer~WA3AJR~66 August~1977~Cooling Your Relays~K8ANG~71 August~1977~A Look At Soviet Test Gear~W6JTT~72 August~1977~Surplus Goodies Are Still Around~Moak~74 August~1977~The Touchtone Connection~WA4BZP~75 August~1977~Build a Phone Exchange~Moore~76 August~1977~Build A Brute Power Supply~WB4QLW~78 August~1977~Drake Touchtone Review~WA1JGG~79 August~1977~Marine Radiotelephone Conversion~K8EXF~80 August~1977~Solder Soldier~W1ZOA~82 August~1977~When the Lights Go Out~WB5ASA~84 August~1977~Ten-Tec Mods~KL7IBQ/8~96 August~1977~Computer Logger~WA1UOU~100 August~1977~Troubleshooting A Micro~WB4KEO~102 August~1977~Super DVM~WA5VQK~108 August~1977~Build a kW Linear~W6DL~112 August~1977~Build A $2 Drill~K7AGI~120 August~1977~Unique Power Supply Tester~W9HDA~122 August~1977~Instant Spares~W4ATE~123 August~1977~Light Up Your Bench~WA3VGT~124 August~1977~Hang Ten~K8ANG~125 August~1977~Using the Atlas Transceiver~Staff~146 August~1977~PC Layout Tips~WB9LUI~152 August~1977~Radio Equipment Insurance~WA9PDS~154 August~1977~Information Management System~K4MDK~156 August~1977~CW Keycoder Improvements~WB0QFR~159 August~1977~Heath HW-2021 Review~K4JEM~160 August~1977~The First Step~W2FEZ~166 August~1977~All About SCTS~K6LUA~168 August~1977~Rotary Autopatch Dialer~WA1MXV~172 September~1977~A FAAR-OUT DXpedition~WA6YOB~25 September~1977~So You Want to Get Into RTTY?~W9IF~28 September~1977~Design An Active RTTY Filter~K2OAW~38 September~1977~Moving Display RTTY Readout~WB8SWH~44 September~1977~RTTY SWLing~WA2MOT,WT2AAG~52 September~1977~RTTY Local Loop~WB5IRY~59 September~1977~Try the RTTY Reader~W3JJU,Cannon~60 September~1977~Organize Your RTTY Pix~W2PSU~66 September~1977~Build A RTTY Message Generator~WB9CNE~74 September~1977~FSK for the Drake~WB8DMC~78 September~1977~Baudot to ASCII Converter~VE4CM~80 September~1977~Digital Group RTTY Micro~K2AOU~98 September~1977~RTTY Test Station~W2FJT~104 September~1977~The World's Cheapest Calibrator~W9SS~108 September~1977~RTTY With the KIM~K4GCM~110 September~1977~Build A Meter With Class~WA4LJL~112 September~1977~FSK for the FT-101~W6OJF~113 September~1977~Build A Drift-free T.U~VE7DBK~114 September~1977~Noise Rejector~WB6ZYK~116 September~1977~RTTY CRT Tuning Indicator~W9IF~118 September~1977~Cassette-Aided CW and RTTY~Staff~122 September~1977~A Practical 2m Synthesizer~WA3SYI~146 September~1977~Buying Surplus~W2OLU~151 September~1977~RTTY RKB-l Revisited!~W9IF~158 September~1977~Mobile Antenna Tips~W2FEZ~160 September~1977~Super Wilson~K4TWJ~164 October~1977~Communicate On 10.25 GHz - with a simple transceiver~WA3ETD~26 October~1977~Home Brew Tilt-Over - the water pipe special~W4MEA~30 October~1977~Minimize Feedline Loss - UHF buffs, front end center!~W2STM~32 October~1977~How About 6 FM? - it's easy with a modified HE-50~W3KBM~34 October~1977~W.A.S.- Easily! - catching the last few~W7FGD~38 October~1977~Fool the Wire Wizard - a computer would have helped~Simmons~42 October~1977~Ultra Simple Diode Checker - for grab bag specials~K4GOK~44 October~1977~Beat the PC Shortage - build (glue) your own!~Stanfield~48 October~1977~Identify That Transformer tips for using boat anchors~Tenny~51 October~1977~Subaudible Tone Encoder - access those closed machines~W4NFR~52 October~1977~Build A ComCoder - versatility for the IC-22S~K5UBM,WB5WSG~60 October~1977~Attache' Case Portable - Bond would like it!~N4AL,WB4SCN~66 October~1977~Build A Beeper Alarm - if staying in touch is important~WA4SAM~68 October~1977~Try Your KIM-1 On RTTY - CUL on your computer~WA5DXP~88 October~1977~S.D. Sales Z-80 Review - quality at a good price~WA2INM~94 October~1977~Title Your Pix With A Micro - a useful SSTV accessory~K6AEP~96 October~1977~Mastering Network Operations - everything you need to know!~WB4EZM~104 October~1977~Try A Trapped Dipole - save copper and coax!~K4IFH~107 October~1977~Liberate Your Wilson HT - who needs NiCads?~K2HUF~108 October~1977~Novice Antenna Specials - tips for that first antenna~W2FEZ~110 October~1977~Sound Operated Relay - for the ultimate security system~WB8DQT~114 October~1977~Traffic Handling Explained - a lost art?~WB2YKG~118 October~1977~The Third Hand - how many times?~Miller~120 October~1977~Vehicle Security Systems - protect your rig~WB5DEP~122 October~1977~One Cent Channels for the IC-22S inflation fighter!~WB2CBC,WA2HGQ~150 October~1977~The Missing Length - phantom IC-22S channel~KL7IEP/1~151 October~1977~Design A Circuit Designer! - with special plug-in boards~Staff~152 October~1977~Sensitive Meters Saved~W6GXN~153 October~1977~Big Burt In Amarillo - bootlegger nabbed!~Staff~154 October~1977~Right Way, Wrong Way, Navy Way - or the 73 way~K6DZY~156 October~1977~Living With the Family Ham - planning births, etc~WA4WZL~158 October~1977~Add Jazz To Your Tempo - with a few simple mods~WB8ZBJ~160 October~1977~Interested In Television? - how to get started~WB8DQT~164 October~1977~Simple Electronic Siren - it's loud!~K4DHC~176 October~1977~Digital To Audio Decoder - for the blind operator~Pacholok~178 October~1977~Synthesize Yourself! - practical experiments~W1HCI~182 November~1977~Build The Omni-OSCAR!~K2OVS~24 November~1977~Get Set For OSCAR 8~W3HUC~28 November~1977~Build An OSCAR 2m Transverter~W2GN~32 November~1977~Predicting OSCAR Propagation~G3IOR~34 November~1977~Try OSCAR Mobile~W2GN~40 November~1977~Tic Tac Touchtone~W9CGI~44 November~1977~Visual OSCAR Finder~WB2BWJ~50 November~1977~Cheap Ears For OSCAR~W9CGI~54 November~1977~Track OSCAR With Your SR-52~W6UIX~58 November~1977~Try A T-R For OSCAR 8~W9CGI~62 November~1977~Track OSCAR In Real Time~W9IJ~64 November~1977~Logical Thoughts About OSCAR~OA6AD~66 November~1977~OSCAR DX~W3TMZ~72 November~1977~OSCAR Frequency Relationships~W1ZAW~76 November~1977~Calculate OSCAR Orbits~VE7BGX~80 November~1977~CB to OSCAR~W9CGI~82 November~1977~Track OSCAR 8!~K2ZRO~86 November~1977~Build A 2m Power Amp~W4MNW~96 November~1977~Build A General Purpose Preamp~W4NVK~98 November~1977~Straining the Wind~Staff~135 November~1977~Remote Monitor for Your Scanner~K1CCK~174 November~1977~Electronics Study Guide~Wilson~176 November~1977~Low Cost Tone Decoder~WB0VSZ~178 November~1977~Hufco Counter Kit~WA2LPB~182 November~1977~A Single Tone Can Do It~W7JSW~184 November~1977~Receive CW With A KIM~WB3GCP,WB8VQD~100 November~1977~Build This SSTV Pattern Generator~K7SBK~106 November~1977~Super Baud Bumper~WB4GXE~116 November~1977~QRZ - P-K4!~W9CQD~120 November~1977~Digital Timer Goes Mobile~K7QCM~122 November~1977~Find That Meter Resistance~N2RG~136 November~1977~VE6 DXer Tells All!~VE8NS~144 November~1977~Remote Speaker Mike for Your HT~W2DNY~170 November~1977~Split Your IC-22S~WA6OMH~172 December~1977~Inside Ten-Tec - QRP innovators~K4MDK~34 December~1977~The History of Ham Radio - part V~W9CI~38 December~1977~Try BCB DX! - when you're tired of twenty~WB2BJH~42 December~1977~Build An Engine Analyzer - use your scope!~WA6THG/KH6~46 December~1977~More Repeater Control Devices - control unit/audio interface~W7JSW~50 December~1977~How Do You Use ICs? - part VIII~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~56 December~1977~Finally! A Practical Discriminator! - metering system, that is~K4GOK~62 December~1977~A Kilowatt Alternative - try a gain antenna~WB0KTH/4~66 December~1977~All About Transceivers - Novices, take note!~WB5ASA~68 December~1977~German Amateur Procedures - and repeater information~W8CM/5~72 December~1977~The DA4FB Story - American repeater in Germany~WB4EWX,DA1KD~78 December~1977~Decode Morse - with an 8080~WB9KPT~92 December~1977~Futureshot - Just around the corner~K9KIC~98 December~1977~Try A Micro Contest Logger - the 6800 does it all~KH6GMP~102 December~1977~Computerized Global Calculations - finding the best way to Pago Pago~VE3EKR~106 December~1977~Micro Meets JANET - meteor scatter, anyone?~W5HK/9,WB9WXM~108 December~1977~Run, Sheila, Run! - real-life radio control~WB0IFF~114 December~1977~CB to 10 - part VI: antenna suggestions~K5UKH~120 December~1977~CB to 10 - part VII: convert a TRC-11~WB8CLF~122 December~1977~Battery Backup for Digit al Clocks - don't miss a second~WA2EJT~123 December~1977~Roll Your Own QSL Cards - originality for rare ones!~G3WDI~130 December~1977~Glide On Six - radio control primer~WB3BQQ~134 December~1977~More IC-22S - add a programming switch~K0HPF~138 December~1977~Amplitude vs. Frequency - poor man's spectrum analyzer~Staff~140 December~1977~How About An Auto CQ? - generate some 10m activity!~K4TSY~142 December~1977~SSB For the "Frog" - tame the croak~W5JJ~144 December~1977~Beat the Books - study hall special~WB9YKR~145 December~1977~Clocking Those Clock Kits - check out the MK-03!~W6SWZ~148 December~1977~Digital Signal Source - TTL signals for counters, micros~K7HKL~150 December~1977~Regenerated CW - CW: as you like it~Staff~152 December~1977~High-Band Your KDK - monitor the other half!~W2PMX~177 December~1977~The Rescue - real-life drama~WA6LJL~178 December~1977~Welding Rod Special Antenna - for seamless contacts~WA5TSJ~179 December~1977~Tanks A Lot! - inductor calculation program~WA9GVK~182 December~1977~Build the EI Sapo Tester - for hams with spare time~Staff~184 December~1977~Finally! A Simple PROM Burner ! - for the 8223 and 82S23~W7JSW~186 December~1977~Try A Topical CQ - for special interest groups~K4GRT~188 December~1977~Call Letter Gouger - adds class to any shack~WB6JYK~189 December~1977~Adjustable Bench Supply - would you believe 1.2-37 volts?~Staff~192 December~1977~Test Instrument Saver - an old phone is required~Miller~193 December~1977~Photoelectric Bench Accessory - when you need an extra "eye"~W3KBM~196 December~1977~Inside the SR-52 - calculator doubles as micro~WA6THG~198 December~1977~Boost Your TR22! - with a mini rock crusher~WA2INM~200 December~1977~QRM on the Moon? - yep, on all bands~W4NVK~204 December~1977~Filcher Foiler Car Alarm - car door operated~WB6THJ~206 December~1977~Quick Deviation Meter - for the IC-22A~WA1UUK~207 December~1977~Build a Noise-free Power Supply - avoid spikes with sine waves~K4DHC~208 December~1977~Surplus Goodies - are they really for you?~Villastrigo~210 December~1977~Try A New Mode! - don't let boredom strike~N4KC~214 December~1977~Build A Useful HF Receiver - Novice special~Staff~216 December~1977~Wake Up A Dead Repeater! - with these new Q signals~K9AZG~218 January~1978~The Go-first-Class Digital Tester - build this outstanding in-circuit logic monitor~W7BBX/4~24 January~1978~The Unbeatable Base-Loaded Three-Element Rotary Vertical~W3KBM~22 January~1978~Negative Numbers On A $9 Calculator~WB6IXT/7~32 January~1978~Sideband Exposed! - the mysteries of SSB unveiled - why not understand it once and for all?~W2FEZ~34 January~1978~IC Timer Review~W3HB~40 January~1978~Forget Ohm's Law~Stanfield~46 January~1978~Brew Up A Signal Generator~Staff~50 January~1978~Reprogram Your IC-22S~W6UTE~54 January~1978~Try The ID VIP Method~Hargett~58 January~1978~Build A Deluxe QRP Transmatch~WB4VIQ~61 January~1978~Dodge That Hurricane!~WB4IXK~62 January~1978~Guilty? Or Not Guilty?~WA6HDK~69 January~1978~Transformers for Purists - have fun designing and building your own transformers~WA7NEV~70 January~1978~Simple Scanner For the IC-22S~KH6EM~74 January~1978~Cool It!~K4KI~78 January~1978~How to Get Better Satellite Pictures - improving weather satellite recording systems~W3KH~82 January~1978~To Err Is Human~WB2TOC~86 January~1978~The $500 Egg Timer - how to use your computer for practical around-the-house things~Mickle~92 January~1978~You'll like SOL!~WB6JYK~94 January~1978~How To Keep Your Computer Happy~WD9DDV~98 January~1978~It's Super Clock - software to enclockify your computer~W4CQI~102 January~1978~Improve the AX-190 Receiver~WA3TLD~106 January~1978~Hooking the Kids~DiBlasi~114 January~1978~Tune Your Tower To 80/160~K9SOG~118 January~1978~Clean Up Your Act~Staff~136 January~1978~Where, Oh Where~W2XQ~138 January~1978~Power Supply Regulation~WA3TLD~140 January~1978~The Op Amp Encyclopedia - part I of a lonnnng series~K4IPV~142 January~1978~How to Build a Bionic Elephant! - and have it smell like a rose~WB6IQS~146 January~1978~Transistor Primer~K1UZ~149 January~1978~I Love My GTX-1~WA4HVH~150 January~1978~How It Was~W6LM~152 January~1978~Build This FM Signal Generator~W9HDA~154 January~1978~"I Must Have One of Those Somewhere" - confessions of a junk box junkie~WB7CTH~158 January~1978~Is It Glass Or Iron?~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~160 January~1978~Build A Simple Capacitance Meter~W8DCC~164 January~1978~Simple Sequential Decoder~W7JSW~166 January~1978~PC Techniques~Staff~168 January~1978~Space Age Junque III~W9CGI~170 January~1978~The Ham CBer~WA4BBU~172 January~1978~Laying Our Your Shack Scientifically - human engineering comes (at last) to amateur radio~W3ZVT~174 January~1978~Hands-free Mobile Mike~W9KXJ~178 January~1978~Heath HT Goodies~WA1IZS~180 January~1978~Try A Sensor Keyer~WB4TED~184 January~1978~Logical Logic~N6WA,WA6JMM~188 January~1978~Pulses Galore!~Plavcan~194 February~1978~Inexpensive EKG Encoder~WA3AJR~20 February~1978~What Are They Showing On SSTV?- have you been missing something?~K4TWJ~24 February~1978~Build A Better Phone Patch - hybrid, op amps, the works~Poirier~28 February~1978~Drake TR-4CW Review~K4TWJ~30 February~1978~Build A 3-1/2 Digit DVM~WA5VQK/5~40 February~1978~Clean Up Your Touchtone Act~WA6THG~44 February~1978~The Tempo 2020 - satisfaction tells all~WA2KOK~48 February~1978~Repeater Procedure~WB4NAY~52 February~1978~Tighten Up Your SB-102~W2POG~53 February~1978~QRP Hints~N2MW~54 February~1978~Brass Pounding Simplified~K6JM~58 February~1978~UHF Propagation~KL7IEP/1,W1KIQ~62 February~1978~Tune-Up Aids For the Blind~WB1FFQ~64 February~1978~KIM-l Can Do It!~W4CQI~68 February~1978~A Secret Weapon For Road Rallies~K9PTI~72 February~1978~Looking For A Micro! - consider the KIM-1~O'Reilly~76 February~1978~Fiendish New QUBIC Program~Bishop~78 February~1978~Put An ELF In Your Keyer - sneaky computer strikes again~WB9MQY~82 February~1978~Try HCAI~Hughot~84 February~1978~Raid !~W8JJO~88 February~1978~See Q, See Q~VE3FLE~90 February~1978~Measure Periods With Your Counter~K6MWM~92 February~1978~Super Siren - it's loud!~~96 February~1978~CB to 10-part VIII: the Publicom I~WB6LQE~98 February~1978~Coming of Age~VE3FLE~100 February~1978~Put A Sony In Your Shack~Staff~102 February~1978~How To Compete With An HT~VE7AQS~110 February~1978~S.A.S.E~W9CGI~112 February~1978~A Ham's Life Cycle~VU2JS~114 February~1978~Antennas~K4SE,WA4DBG~116 February~1978~The $5 Magnetic Mount - cheap and sticky~WA2UMV~118 February~1978~Versatile Transistor Tester~WA5TFK~122 February~1978~Autopatch Digit Suppressor~K4FFW~124 February~1978~Surplus Adventures - pound foolish!~W9HDA~126 February~1978~TS-700A Calibrator~K9POZ~128 February~1978~Keeping the Zap Out of the Shack~W7RG~130 February~1978~Painless Touchtone Adjustment~W3HT~146 February~1978~The Overkill Stall Warner~W9CGI~150 February~1978~Try 220, You'll like It!~K0OST~154 February~1978~How To Dissipate 200,000 Megawatts - fool Mother Nature~W4NKV~158 February~1978~Can A Miniature Antenna Work? - relief for the cliff dweller~W6AQM~160 March~1978~The New, Improved "Best Keyer Yet" - updating MINI-MOS~K4JEM~22 March~1978~The Powerful Grounded Antenna - thrives on poor soil~W0SII~26 March~1978~How To Cut Costs On Power Supplies~W9HDA~28 March~1978~You, Too, Can Go Digital~K2RB~32 March~1978~Old Receivers - A Hidden Gold Mine - updating those '405 receivers~W6GXN~36 March~1978~Old Rigs Can Live Again!~K41PV~40 March~1978~Novices, Paddle Your Way To Happiness - super deluxe Novice keyer~W0OGX~44 March~1978~How Many pF is That Capacitor, Really?~WA0ZCR~48 March~1978~Exorcising Power Supply Demons~K41PV~52 March~1978~Meet the Plastic Wonder~K0OXB/5~58 March~1978~Don't Miss the Excitement of QRP~K9SGZ~62 March~1978~Is Your Repeater Up-To-Date?~W4VGZ~66 March~1978~1220 MHz - Use It Or Lose It !~K1CLL~72 March~1978~New Protection For Your Car - simple force field system~WA4GIM~76 March~1978~The Great cover-up~W4FXE~78 March~1978~The World Of Tone Control~K3JE/2~82 March~1978~Solve Those Parallel Problems~N3IE~88 March~1978~At Last! An RFI-free Computer! - the Cromemco Z-2~WB6JYK~92 March~1978~Programming Coil Design~K7SBK~98 March~1978~If You Want To Know Where You Are~Burhans~108 March~1978~Do Biorhythms Really Work?~W4KFT~110 March~1978~From CB To Amateur Radio~WB4POH~114 March~1978~Improve Your HW-2021~K1WXK~130 March~1978~How Much Power Does It Draw?~Fowler~131 March~1978~Surprisingly Low-Cost Lab Supply~W6GXN~132 March~1978~Wireless Monitoring For the Bionic Ham~W8FX/4~134 March~1978~Flash Project For Camera Fiends~WA6UNK~140 March~1978~Kerchunk Counter~W6NUI~143 March~1978~The Solar-Powered Ham Station - one hundred Watts, yet!~W5VBO~146 March~1978~The Cheaper Chip~W7JSW~150 March~1978~The Go Pro HT Mod~W8FX/4~152 March~1978~A 2m Antenna for the Perfectionist - with considerable details~WB2AWG~154 March~1978~Are You Afraid To Build?~W4RYO~156 March~1978~A Brass Horn For X-Band - simple 10.5 GHz antenna~W1SNN~164 March~1978~A Cheapskate's Circuit Board~WA1BVD~168 March~1978~Good Grief, Not the 225 Again? - yes, even more flexibility~WB2LEI~172 March~1978~Avoid An Overvoltage Catastrophe~W7RXV~176 March~1978~The Amazing Zener Sweeper - big deal gadget tests zener diodes~WB4YOD~178 March~1978~How To Use A Varactor~W6JB~182 March~1978~Can A Diode Replace A Relay?~Staff~184 March~1978~Shock the Car-Burglar~W1DIS~185 April~1978~Ecstasy In Multimeterland - build this autoranging marvel~WA4AIH~24 April~1978~How To Succeed On 1296 - cat-food can 50-Watt amplifier~W4UCH/2~32 April~1978~How Do You Use ICs? Part IX~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~44 April~1978~You're Still Using Tubes? Yeccch !~W6HPH,G5AWI~50 April~1978~The Challenge Of 10.5 GHz - use it or lose it to Smokey~W1SNN,WR1AFE~60 April~1978~In Search Of the Ultimate - an incredible counter calibrator~W6YUY~66 April~1978~Super Deluxing the TR-33~WA6JFP~72 April~1978~Feeding A Hungry Microcomputer~W6GXN~76 April~1978~The Exterminator~Lasher~84 April~1978~At Last! A Use For Your Computer! - RTTY filter design program in BASIC~Stewart~88 April~1978~Now Anyone Can Afford A Keyboard~Eaton~92 April~1978~Godbout Strikes Again - ECONORAM: an outstanding value~WA7NEV~102 April~1978~The Klingons Are Coming!~WB9LSS~104 April~1978~The Experimenter's Dream Calculator~Reid~114 April~1978~Toward A More Perfect Weather Picture~Cawthon~116 April~1978~Is TTL Already Obsolete? - CMOS vs. TTL~WB5IRY~120 April~1978~Simple CW Interference "Filter" - diode code regeneration~W8FX/4~132 April~1978~How Sunspots Work - basics for the Novice~WA4FDE~136 April~1978~Schottky: A New IC Generation~McClellan~158 April~1978~Use Noise To Tune Your Station~W6DOB~160 April~1978~The Double Whammy Mobile Clarifier - tune out the wife and kids~K8JS~168 April~1978~Danger! Microwave Radiation! - just how much is dangerous?~WB6JPI~170 May~1978~A Keyer? Who Needs Another Keyer? - would you believe a $2 keyer?~W6APZ~ May~1978~Official FCC RFI Report - curing radio and TVI~FCC~30 May~1978~Hey, Old-Timers! The Breadboard Is Back! - jiffy up those IC circuits~WA7NEV~46 May~1978~Fake 'Em Out With Remote Control - TT-operated control unit~W4VGI~52 May~1978~Now A Digital Capacit-Meter! - simple construction project~W3KBM~58 May~1978~DMM Survival Course - all about using digital multimeters~McClellan~62 May~1978~What Happened To SSTV? - is it dead or alive?~K4TWJ~72 May~1978~Build This Excitingly Simple Receiver~K4DHC~76 May~1978~Can Hams Counter Police Radar? - electronic warfare: another step~WA4WDL~80 May~1978~Why Not Go First Class? - FM, RTTY, ID, PL, TT, etc.!~W9CGI~84 May~1978~Diary Of A Survivor - cyberosis victim tells all~WA6PPZ~92 May~1978~How Good Is the North Star Disk? - and why is it getting so popular?~Bosen~100 May~1978~Pseudorandomness Is Just Not Good Enough - true random happiness with a Z-80~WA1PTZ~103 May~1978~Beethoven Need Not Fear - a little night music on the micro~G8HBR~106 May~1978~Hex Converter for True-Blue Octalists - BASIC program~Dolinear~110 May~1978~The Cheaper Beeper - "Bell" for your CRT RTTY~VE2BVW~111 May~1978~Semi-Instant Program Loading - bauding up the SWT 6800~WB4GXE~112 May~1978~The Super Select-o-ject - kill rotten QRM with this filter system~W8FX/4~116 May~1978~The IG-102 Goes Transistor! - tubeless portability for this Heath signal generator~Rossnick~120 May~1978~The Miser's Delight Repeater Controller - the very ID!~W2PMX~124 May~1978~Another Ten Minute Timer? - yup~N9MX,K9MX~128 May~1978~Make Antenna Tuning A Joy - instant SWR bridge~K5QY~134 May~1978~If You Want To Know Where You Are - Loran-C receiver: part: II~Burhans~146 May~1978~Home-Canned Dummy - cheap half-gallon load~WB2BWJ,WA2JZR~154 May~1978~De-Zap Strap - so you can MOS around~W6SWZ~156 May~1978~No, Not Another 22S Mod? - yes, another Icom 22S mod~VE2TM~158 May~1978~Scare the Hell Out Of Burglars - ham shack alarm systems~WA6WUI~160 May~1978~The COR Goes Solid State - turning two Midland rigs into a repeater~WA6ILQ~162 June~1978~Happiness Is Being A Ham Manufacturer - 73 visits CushCraft~W2NSD/1~30 June~1978~Extended Double Zepp - old-timer's delight still works~W6TYH~34 June~1978~New Dipole Feeder - tuned feeders, yet!~AA6AX~38 June~1978~The Cliff-Dweller's Delight - how to operate from an apartment~WA2UVC~40 June~1978~Wait Till You Try 16 Elements! - 15dB gain on 2m is a real kick~WA8FCA~42 June~1978~Working 15m With A 20m Beam - by adding three more elements~W8ZCQ~46 June~1978~A Better Feedthrough For Cables - the $2 solution~WA8FCA~50 June~1978~Resurrecting The Beverage Antenna - try this 55-year old, low-noise, low band antenna~W5USM~52 June~1978~How To Hang A Longwire - without a catastrophe~W5GN~58 June~1978~The "German" Quad - six bands with one antenna~WD4CPK,DF3TJ~60 June~1978~Mobile In Disguise - the invisible 3/8 wave 2m antenna~K9MLD~62 June~1978~Better Than A Quad? - try a delta loop~WA4NWW~64 June~1978~The Perverted Double Vee Antenna - double your pleasure from 40m through 10m~W5VSR~66 June~1978~Creeping Crud Got Your Signal? - pollution is slowly destroying your system~K4TWJ~72 June~1978~Towering Low Band Antennas - berserk mathematician figures impedance~K3OQF~74 June~1978~The 80 Meter Pile Crusher - the ultimate vertical?~W2OZH~76 June~1978~Phased Verticals For Easy DX - and under $20~W1ZY,LA0BP~82 June~1978~Modernize The Matchbox - increased capability for a classic coupler~W8FX/4~84 June~1978~The Miserly Magnetic Antenna - make this sausage-can magnetic mount~W2AZD~86 June~1978~The 75m DX Chaser Antenna - the 5/8 wave works on 75m as well as 2m~N4VD~88 June~1978~The Invisible Allband Antenna - works DX, too~WA4FYZ~92 June~1978~Who Says Verticals Don't Work? - the four-band phased-vertical bomber~W2LFJ~96 June~1978~Low-Cost Keyboard-II - software for the April keyboard~Eaton~100 June~1978~Computerized Loop Antenna Design - in BASIC~WB2IPD~108 June~1978~Hey! Wail For Me! - slowing computers to reading speed~WA3MWM~111 June~1978~Morrow's Marvelous Monitor - reviewing the Morrow front panel~Eigsti~114 June~1978~Enjoy All Bands With A Remote Tuner - motorized marvel~KL7AE~118 June~1978~New Use For CB Antennas - converting 'em for ham use~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB,JY9KS~122 June~1978~Confessions Of A Vertical Fanatic - careful, he's looking for converts~KH6HDM~134 June~1978~Novice Guide To Phased Antennas - part I~W8HXR~136 June~1978~The 21-Element Brown Bomber - 2m beam with sadistically strong signal~W9CGI~140 June~1978~The Towerless "Tower" - new grounded-rotor design~K4FK,N4OG~146 June~1978~The Two Hour, Two Meter Beam - simple five-element loop yagi~WB9TNW~154 June~1978~Now Try 1296 MHz - simple discone antenna~WA4WDL,WB4LJM~158 June~1978~The OSCAR Boppers - turnstile antennas for 145 MHz and 432 MHz~G3ZCZ/W3~160 June~1978~CushCraft Does It Again! - their new tribander is a winner~K1OPQ~166 June~1978~The S-Meter Bender - W7DND's magic antenna~W8HXR~170 June~1978~Amazingly Simple Log Periodic Antenna - an 8-lb, mini LP for 20m~K1QAR~174 June~1978~Disguised Birdhouse Vertical - give the birds a hot foot with this secret antenna~K5LUW~178 July~1978~Enjoy All Five Bands - with this novice no-trap antenna~W8FX/4~32 July~1978~Reincarnating Old Test Equipment - a 1942 capacitance meter is born again~W3BM~40 July~1978~Finding Radio Pests - basics~WA1UUK~42 July~1978~Video Magic For Your Home - to make boredom disappear~K4TWJ~44 July~1978~Novice Guide To Phased Antennas - part II~W8HXR~48 July~1978~Can A $20 FM Rig Work! - testing the VHF Engineering TX150 2m xmtr~WB4LJM,WA4WDL~52 July~1978~Hiss Exterminator - an ear-saver for the TS-700A~K9POX~54 July~1978~Instant Engraving - to protect your equipment~W7RXV~58 July~1978~The New, Improved Automatic Thermostat - adding a night thermostat~W9YBU~60 July~1978~Give 'Em A Break - with a cheaper repeater beeper~WB6JPI~62 July~1978~It's Flora Clock! - and all is well~W8FX/4~64 July~1978~Build Your Own Digital Dial - great update for your receiver~W1OOP~66 July~1978~The FM Rebroadcaster - flexibllity for the FRG-7~W8FX/4~72 July~1978~J.B. Fields, Radioman - now it's the Navy's turn~WB7SZC~74 July~1978~Counter Accuracy For Perfectionists - updating the K2OAW counter updates~K0KDT/5~ July~1978~The New Op Amps - better, lower cost~WA0UVX~78 July~1978~22 Remote - outside programming for your IC-22S~W8FX/4~80 July~1978~Handling Ole George - is amateur radio ready~K5GNZ~84 July~1978~The IC-22S Scanner - still another 22S mod~W9LIJ~86 July~1978~Computerized Capacity Meter - cost $1 plus a computer~Eccleston~88 July~1978~A Much Needed Micoder Power Supply - beets that lily-livered battery~K3MPJ~90 July~1978~Your 'Scope Can Be Improved - simple calibrator~N5KR~92 July~1978~How About SSB CB Conversions? - no strain~W4GMM~96 July~1978~The Universal Notcher - easy as pi~W9CGI~98 July~1978~The $5 Memory Keyer - for lazy cheapskates~WA1EBY~100 July~1978~Should Repeaters Use Subaudible Tones? - theological argument~K9XI~102 July~1978~RAMmed By Morrow - ECONORAM III lauded~Hallen~110 July~1978~Six Said His First Words Today! - and you taught him how~WA3MWM~112 July~1978~The 22S Programmer Program - diode selection in BASIC~W6OVP,K6MAR~114 July~1978~The Occult Computer - test for ESP with a micro~WA6VIY~116 July~1978~A Baudot Program For Your Micro - simulated Vegas visit~Fricke~118 July~1978~VHF Notch Filter - rejection can be beautiful~WA4WDL,WB4LJM~123 July~1978~Yes, You Can Build A Synthesizer! - 220 MHz synthesizer for under $50~K2DVQ~124 July~1978~Beat the Microphone Blahs - more oomph for FM audio~KlHQW/4~134 July~1978~Forbidden Contacts - 19 countries off limits to 4X4 amateurs~Nobel~136 July~1978~A Darn Good IDer - repeaters get smarter every day~K5OM~142 July~1978~Pick A Frequency, Any Frequency - ultra-flexible crystal calibrator~W8FX/4~146 July~1978~Sometimes A Kit Is Best - Bullet power supply kit exposed~W6SWZ~150 July~1978~Coming In Out Of the Cold - power supply for your mobile rig~W6GXN~154 July~1978~Roy Rogers Special: Triggered Sweep - lab scope performance for less than a gigabuck~Renaud~156 July~1978~VHF Transverters and the FT-l0l - quickie FM conversion~W6OJF~ July~1978~Instant Paddle - cheap, too~W3IHA~170 July~1978~Watch the Wind! - with this junk box anemometer~WA4FWR/5~172 July~1978~The War Against Rust - some good news for radio towers~K8AO~176 August~1978~Radio Row Revisited - it's alive and well in Tokyo~W8JJO~26 August~1978~How To Work Europe With An HT - hint: requires trans-Atlantic plane fare~WB9PYM~28 August~1978~What? CB Repeaters?! - perfectly legal, too~WA4EOX~34 August~1978~A Complete X-Band Transmitter - easy to build~W1SNN~38 August~1978~Shock!!! - what to do when Thor's hammer falls~McAlister~44 August~1978~The PVC Portable - a "go anywhere" 2m ground plane~WA6RJK~48 August~1978~The Amazing Mobile life Preserver - simple, but effective~W2EVM~51 August~1978~Power line DX - (almost) wireless remote control~N2CX~52 August~1978~Ruddy Good Show! - 2 meters in the Mother Country~G3WDI~58 August~1978~Rock Steady - touchtone! stability for Heath's HW-2021~WA5RON~60 August~1978~In the Eye of the Beholder - ugly transformers make beautiful power supplies~WB6JYK~64 August~1978~The End of RF Feedback - here's how the pros do it~K4TWJ~72 August~1978~The Heavyweight - a keyer base that stays put~K9MX~74 August~1978~Sleight of Hand - getting 12 V from 24-V transformers~K4SE~76 August~1978~CD to 10 - part IX: a pair of Radio Shack rigs~WB2UYI~78 August~1978~In Search Of Stability - temperature-compensated crystal oscillators~Burhans~80 August~1978~On Your Mark! - RTTY tips for the TS-820~WA4KIL,K4FK~82 August~1978~A WWV Primer - become a calibration freak~W8FX/4~84 August~1978~The Swiss Fork Special - half-a-beam space saver~Staff~90 August~1978~The End of the Rat's Nest - a sensible operating console~WB9FRM~92 August~1978~2001 - 3 - a ham odyssey~WA5SNZ~94 August~1978~The Kalculating KIM-l - calculator versatility for any KIM~Lasher~100 August~1978~A No-Cost Digital Clock - use your programmable calculator~N8RK~ August~1978~The BASICs of L-Network Design - your micro makes it simple~K7SBK~108 August~1978~Hung Up On Autopatch? - build this frustration fighter~WA6THG~112 August~1978~Updating the Wilson 1402 - making a good rig better~WA9RAQ~114 August~1978~Quick Check For TT Pads - test for flea market bargains~K3BPP~115 August~1978~The Op Amp Beam Heading Indicator - modernize your antenna system~K0BV~ August~1978~Super Charger - keeps NiCads up to snuff~WA7YGB~120 August~1978~HW-101 Owners, Check This! - RIT mod for the good old HW-101~HB9BLU~126 August~1978~Sidetone Is A Must - improves your fist enormously~VE3EKR~128 August~1978~The Tiny Tone Repeater Saver - super-small tone burst system~W4VGZ~132 August~1978~Dispense It Right! - simple tips for wire and cord~W4RVO~141 August~1978~Ham Radio Is NOT A Rich Man's Hobby - another myth exploded~WA6NCX/1~142 August~1978~The Toggled 22 - simplified program for your IC-22S~Fletcher~148 August~1978~Custom-Make Your Key Paddle - the iambic Zephyr~W6JB~150 August~1978~Don't Let Your Battery Die - extend its life with this simple timer~WB8TXG~151 August~1978~New Life For Double Sideband! - awake, ye pioneers, and get cracking~K1IO~152 August~1978~Time And Tide - Digitally - march to a different drummer~WA1TNG~156 August~1978~The Sneaky J - for cliff dwellers and other unfortunates~W8FX/4~160 August~1978~The End of Autopatch Embarrassment - don't get caught with your Micoder down~W4CUG~168 August~1978~The "Do It All" Digital Clock - it's even programmable~K6UGT~176 August~1978~More CW Fun With Break-In Keying - how it works~WB0KTH~180 August~1978~Poor Man's Cruise Control - better than the commercial jobs~W9CGI~184 September~1978~Four-wheel Frenzy!~K6WS~26 September~1978~T-R Erotica~W4VGZ~32 September~1978~The Autodialer Revisited~W7JSW~34 September~1978~Watergate Special~HB9BLU~36 September~1978~CB to 10, Part X: Realistic's Mini 23~K5LUW,K5SA~38 September~1978~Another IC-22S Scheme~WA1ZMO~44 September~1978~Improving the SWTPC UDI~K3MPJ~46 September~1978~Graduate to a Better Operating Desk~WB6EKO~48 September~1978~The SWL Bible~W2XQ~50 September~1978~The Mobile Dream Machine~K9SQG/8~58 September~1978~Be A Surplus Survivor~WB4APC~62 September~1978~Tracking the Wild Turkey~WA8BHR~64 September~1978~High Q Antennas~K4KI~68 September~1978~When In Doubt, Improvise!~W6LTV~72 September~1978~Relief for the Rockbound~WB2EQG~74 September~1978~Power Supply Magic~Burt~78 September~1978~DVM Scrapbook~McClellan~82 September~1978~Meet Mr. Blizzard~K8YQH,AA8P~88 September~1978~The Blizzard Of '78~W8HXR~92 September~1978~How Do You Use ICs? Part X~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~94 September~1978~Relax and Unwind~WA4TJJ~98 September~1978~RAM Checkout's A Snap~WA7NEV~112 September~1978~The Case of the Missing Offset~K3JZD~118 September~1978~What Do You Do With A Timekube?~Staff~122 September~1978~Gourmet Guide To Capacitors~W5JJ~126 September~1978~The ARC Tuner~K9QLL~128 September~1978~Home-Brew Circuit Boards~W9IWI~132 September~1978~Reveals Bias !~W5JJ~136 September~1978~Kerchunk, Kaboom!~N5KR~140 September~1978~Be Mr. Clean!~WB4FXD~142 September~1978~Build the Triple Threat Keyer~W8FX/4~144 September~1978~The Ten Meter AM Antenna Special~W6RCL~146 September~1978~Buddy, Ya Got A Match?~K4KI~152 September~1978~Another Trick for the 22S~WB7SHW~164 September~1978~"Stop Timeouts!" Revisited~WB3ELV~168 September~1978~Maintain Control~Stanfield~170 September~1978~CB to 10- part XI: Hy-Gain's PLL rigs~WB5BSG~172 September~1978~Active Voltage Divider~PY1AQL,CT1EM~174 September~1978~Charge!~W4VGZ~201 September~1978~MiCoder Magic~K4BJF~214 September~1978~Build the IC Experimenter~Leonard~220 September~1978~A New Type of 10 GHz Receiver~Kopeika,4Z4TJ~222 September~1978~Two Meters At the Summit~W6FJT~224 October~1978~DXpeditioning - a "how to" guide~WA2VMS~26 October~1978~VHF On Your Frequency Counter - an easy-to-build prescaler~WB0KLH~34 October~1978~The KM1CC Story - hams celebrate Marconi's miracle~WA1JWD~38 October~1978~Good News! - easy autoranging for your counter~Lassagne~44 October~1978~Mighty Mods for the 820S - more power and convenience~K4FK,WA4KIL~48 October~1978~Improving Heath's HT - a half-dozen swell mods~WA6TLK~54 October~1978~Total Control - a versatile TT system~WB2MPZ~60 October~1978~Oddball Splits and the IC-22S - work any repeater~W6YUY~64 October~1978~The History of Ham Radio - part VI~W9CI~68 October~1978~Reusing Coax Connectors - worthwhile salvage job~W0FEV~72 October~1978~Building From Magazine Articles - the breadboard/wire-wrap way~WA7NEV~74 October~1978~Super Simple TT Generator - uses almost no components~WA6AFX~78 October~1978~Microstrip - magical PC technique explained~N6TX~80 October~1978~Low-Pass Filler Primer - tells all~K2OAW~98 October~1978~Hello Hamdom! - a Cber makes the switch~WN3NNY~102 October~1978~More "Coming Of Age"~VE3FLE~103 October~1978~Rejuvenate A Pawnee! - put it on 2~K4GRT,W4IEV~104 October~1978~High Seas Adventure - Ham Style - Part I~WA6FEI~112 October~1978~Build A Better Beeper - variable time-interval generator~W3QVZ~122 October~1978~DMM Buyer's Guide - expert tells all~McClellan~126 October~1978~Triple Threat - Microlog's RTTY, Morse , and ASCII system~K3CMY~130 October~1978~The Ultimate T-Hunt - repeater jammer foiled again~WB6JPI~136 October~1978~Two Meter HT Survey - data on 21 rigs~K5XY~142 October~1978~Interrupts Made Easy - for 8080/S-100 users~WB6LOA~146 October~1978~Use A Computer? Who, Me? - yes you!~WB2HJD~154 October~1978~Bird Watching in BASIC Land - another use for your micro~K6EW~156 October~1978~Computers and the Real World - practical D/A and A/D conversion~W1FZA~161 October~1978~World's Cheapest QSLs - BASIC program keeps your log too~WA7VZR~166 October~1978~The Long-Term Effects of Working with ICs - learn the five warning signs~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~182 October~1978~The Lady Saw Red - if the shoe fits~WB4ZVZ~184 October~1978~The Frugal Alternative - Home-Brew an HT charger~W8FX/4~186 October~1978~PLL Techniques - a practical guide~Earnshaw~188 October~1978~Build A TTY Tester - works for TTL-compatible printers too~K7YZZ~198 October~1978~It's A Ham's World - show this one to a non-amateur~K2HTO~210 October~1978~Attention.Weather Watchers! - advanced circuitry for WEFAX processing~Cawthon~218 October~1978~Interchangeable Test Leads - individuality has limits~K2MPJ~249 October~1978~Happiness Is A Smart Scanner - mods for the PBM/AWE FMSC-l~K8JS~250 October~1978~Tweaking Your Linear - the right way to tune it~W5VSR~252 October~1978~CB to 10 - part XII convert a Kraco PLL rig~W1PI~254 October~1978~Tuned Circuits In Your Junk Box - making do with what's on hand~W3KBM~256 October~1978~Support Your Local Fire Chief - hams and the safety services~W1FYR~258 October~1978~Improved Scanner for the VHF/One plus - a $4.00 mod does it~W7AAY~262 October~1978~A Perfect Power Supply? - well, almost~WB3BUU/8,K8UR~268 October~1978~Mobile Security Blanket - remote control for older rigs~WA1RTD~270 October~1978~Further Adventures of the IC-22S - our hero gets offset flexibility~W6WUT~274 October~1978~Antenna Design: Something New! - controlled-current distribution~W4FD,W4ATE~282 October~1978~Build An Audible Transistor Tester - it's a CPO, too~WB7NZG,DA1DB~291 November~1978~Electro Sculpture - be a radio Rodin~VP2DN~32 November~1978~The SUMSUE Method - determining code speeds, accurately~K1RH~36 November~1978~The UART Gear Shifter - for multi-speed RTTY~KB8CE~38 November~1978~Silence Groaning Refrigerators - check your house wiring~K4KI~42 November~1978~Bargain Preamp - multiple uses for this one~W5REZ~44 November~1978~Murphy's Masterpiece - the lost weekend~WA6PPZ~48 November~1978~How About Some Holm Shack Safety? - don't be a statistic~W7FGD~52 November~1978~Head 'Em Off at the (High) Pass - improved filter design~WB6GNM~56 November~1978~555 Basics- And More! - get to know this versatile IC~WB4CEO~60 November~1978~Educate Yourself - an almost painless method~WB1AHL~64 November~1978~Novel RTTY Autostart - we could write a book~K2OAW~68 November~1978~The Easiest Offset Ever - a treat for 2~K4GOK~74 November~1978~The Chip Switch - a digital troubleshootmg triumph~WB2QEL~78 November~1978~Automatic Repeater Offsets - it's all so logical~N2YK,WB2NYK~82 November~1978~CB to 10 - part XIII: the Lafayette Telsat SSB-75~DF1SP/W2~86 November~1978~The History of Ham Radio - part VII~W9CI~90 November~1978~Build An FM Tweaker - simple deviation meter~W3QVZ~94 November~1978~Another Surplus Treasure - convert the R-648/ARR-41 receiver~McClellan~96 November~1978~Pffft - Zapped Again! - front-end protect your test equipment~WA6THG,KH6JSA~100 November~1978~One Meter, Many Jobs - an introduction to shunts~Fletcher~102 November~1978~Who Uses All Those Frequencies? - the competition for radio spectrum~WB6JPI,WB6HDB~104 November~1978~MDS: What Is It? - and what's in it for you~Edwards~106 November~1978~FM Calibration on a Budget - why pay more?~W9HDA~108 November~1978~Build the $80 Wonder - a deluxe frequency counter/standard~W3HB~112 November~1978~Add-A-Scanner - for any synthesized rig~N2YK,WB2NYK~116 November~1978~CB to 10 - part XIV: a Realistic PLL rig~K0QLC~120 November~1978~No More Excuses! - get on RTTY with this simple demodulator~WB4MBL~124 November~1978~The Junk Box Station - ham ingenuity does it again~WA4DQN~126 November~1978~R-X Bridge + Calculator = VSWR - antenna tuning without QRM~WB5ILK~130 November~1978~High Seas Adventure - Ham Style - part II~WA6FEI~ November~1978~"Look What Followed Me Home!'- a PET of your very own~Lilie~142 November~1978~A Hex on Your 8223 - space-saving magic~Schneider~148 November~1978~The Micro Maestro!~K6EW~150 November~1978~SSTV Meets SWTPC: Part 1 - micro-enhanced pictures~K6AEP~168 November~1978~Squelchifying Cheap Receivers - junk-box project~WA1PDY~182 November~1978~Try FM On 29.6 MHz - no, it's not a CB channel~WA7WYF~184 November~1978~Build the Brute - unique heavy-duty power supply~N9KV~186 November~1978~The Multifunction Scan Can - another IC-225 goodie~W1IBI,W1HZH~192 November~1978~Be A Weather Genius - eavesdrop on GOES~WB8DQT~198 November~1978~Happiness is a DMM Kit - Sabtromcs makes a gem~W7AAY~208 November~1978~Vintage Receiver Mods - new life or hamfest bargains~W2OLU~210 November~1978~Deep, Dark Secrets of the TR-7500 - exposing hidden talents~WB9SEQ~212 November~1978~The TTY Lifesaver - saves money, too~Sergo~216 November~1978~Build the "Version Three" - simple RTTY TU does it all~Colby~218 November~1978~Heath's GR-88 Gets Religion! - convert it to 2 meters~W2AOO~222 November~1978~Four Terminals Are Better Than Three - using the new voltage regulators~W1SNN~226 November~1978~CB to 10 - part XV: a Realistic HT~K5UKH~238 November~1978~The Circuit Board Aquarium - no fish story~WB9QZE~240 November~1978~Build A Decent Dummy - no oil, no light bulbs, no hassle~K4IPV~244 November~1978~Who Needs Transistors? - you do!~W5JJ~250 November~1978~A Junk Box Load Simulator - for battery testing~W5JJ~252 November~1978~Blockbuster RTTY Article! - Selcal and W-R-U on a budget~W9IF~254 November~1978~Automatic Autopatch - safeguard your health~W6GJS~266 November~1978~Using Bargain Muffin Fans - a keep-cool idea~K4SE~276 November~1978~Loran-C as a Frequency Standard - is 3 cycles a week good enough?~WA4EID~278 November~1978~Ham Help! - a telephone aid for the blind~N4AL~286 November~1978~An Experimenter's Delight - a lab bench with style~WA1WLW~288 December~1978~A DXer's Dream Vacation - try sunny Montserrat~WB6JPZ~30 December~1978~Close Encounters - the eyes of Texans are upon them~K8NQN~36 December~1978~The Schizophrenic Triangle - a split personality radiator~WA4JTJ~44 December~1978~From CW to Computers - a digital modulation primer~N6RY~48 December~1978~A 28 Cent Touchtone Mod - something for (almost) nothing~W9CGI~56 December~1978~Space Age Surplus - your own Saturn V?~Endress,Endress~60 December~1978~An X-Band Transceiver - more 10-GHz fun~W1SNN~64 December~1978~SSTV Recorder Controller - replaces your index finger~K3JML~82 December~1978~Receiver Diseases - and how to Cure them~K4IPV~90 December~1978~Autophasing for WEFAX - preserve your mental health~Cawthon~96 December~1978~The Lunch Counter - eat it up~WA4PIN~105 December~1978~Confessions of a Stripper - confirmed junker tells all~K5GNZ~114 December~1978~Tuned Feeders and Other Good Stuff - who needs coax?~W0VM~118 December~1978~Build a Realistic S-Meter - "you're S9 + 40,OM!"~DJ3NW~126 December~1978~Wow! A Good Portable Receiver! - thanks, Panasonic!~WA2EJT~130 December~1978~The XITEX Video Terminal - a quiet alternative to your Model 15~AH6AQ~132 December~1978~Light Up Your Life - the 2036 glows digital~WA4NUE~136 December~1978~High Seas Adventure - Ham Style - part III~WA6FEI~142 December~1978~Whither Microcomputers? - a pro looks ahead~WB2HJD~148 December~1978~SSTV Meets SWTPC: Part 2 - micro-enhanced pictures~K6AEP~152 December~1978~A Multi-Memory Morse Machine - using a Motorola micro~WA8TIW~160 December~1978~"This is Your Computer Speaking" - how to dial up your micro~Sorrels~164 December~1978~RTTY with the KIM - one more step~VE1AKL~170 December~1978~DX Delight - a do-it-all program~WA4VQD,N3NN~174 December~1978~Big Max Attacks - it's W2DU vs. K4KI, in the battle of the bazooka~W2DU~182 December~1978~The Packet Radio Revolution - pioneers, take note!~VE2PY~192 December~1978~This Voltage Standard Is Precise! - and makes calibration a snap~WB6NTR~200 December~1978~The 22S Goes Digital - add 7-segment displays~KH6IEL~206 December~1978~WARC '79 Preview - showdown in Geneva~WA9MZS~212 December~1978~The "Flim-Flam" Factor - another biased article~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~216 December~1978~Build the Flexi-Filter - a very active device~W3QVZ~222 December~1978~The Klassic Kilowatt - four 811A's do it~K4TWJ~226 December~1978~Ham Radio Goes to School - 10-year-olds love it~N2CF~230 December~1978~What's Your uF? - a six-digit answer~K5BTV~234 December~1978~Fail-Safe - protecting repeater batteries~WA7DPX~250 December~1978~Code-Practice Oscillators - an exhaustive report~W6GXN~256 December~1978~PCs Are Easy - step-by-step details~VE3CGE~270 December~1978~The Games People Play - why not hams?~WB3EUG~274 December~1978~An Improved HV Tube Socket - easy modification~Miller~287 January~1979~The Italian Freq Generator - from Bologna to you~K7YZZ~24 January~1979~Happiness is a WE-800 - proud owner loves his Wilson~K3JML~28 January~1979~Explore the World of VLF - with this simple converter~W3QVZ~32 January~1979~The S.H.A.F.T.-special tuning gadget for sightless hams~K5CW~34 January~1979~A Remotely-Tuned Matchbox - ultimate operating ease~W4PSJ~38 January~1979~Diodes of the Dead - eavesdrop on the great beyond~K5JRN~44 January~1979~Building an Economy Receiver - junk box, here I come!~WB8NEX~46 January~1979~The ST-5 Plus - improvements on a favorite TU~K5QY~50 January~1979~Build a $10 Digital Thermometer - hundreds of uses~McClellan~52 January~1979~CB to 10 - part XVI: a CW conversion~W4GBB~56 January~1979~Try a little KISS - you'll love it~K8AO~58 January~1979~Autotrak II - chase OSCAR with ease~W9CGI~62 January~1979~The Twofer - double-duty IDer logic~K3JML~78 January~1979~Adam-12 Revisited - a scanner unscrambler~N8AMR/4~80 January~1979~Digital RTTY Is Simple - easy as 01, 10, 11~WB5NYX~84 January~1979~Take the Pledge - a no-compromise console~K3MPJ~86 January~1979~Two Meter Tone Alert - keep everyone on call~WA3ENK~90 January~1979~Sneaky Car Security System - an alarming article~WB8SWH,W8VL~94 January~1979~Design-a-Notcher - automated filter values~WA4HUU~100 January~1979~The Cosmac Connection: Part 1 - computerized CW~VE3CWY~102 January~1979~Noise Bridge BASICs - computer-optimized radiation~N6RY~108 January~1979~The Morse Master - convert your computer friends to hamdom~WB9TNW~114 January~1979~The MINI-MOUSE Key - perfect companion to the MINI-MOS keyer~WA6EGY~120 January~1979~One Step Further - PTTR instead of PTT~Staff~124 January~1979~Hooray for LC Filters! - simplest is sometimes best~Ogushwitz~126 January~1979~The Soft Touch Keyer - send CW with no moving parts~WA3PKU~128 January~1979~SOS! Ship in Trouble! - life and death on 20 meters~W1BNN~132 January~1979~Minicontests - get 'em involved!~Stocking,W0VM~138 January~1979~Are Your Op Amps Opping? - try this IC helpmate~W3KBM~139 January~1979~Major League TT Controller - 15 digits, 40 devices, 100 bucks~K3NCL~140 January~1979~CB to 10 - part XVII : SBE and Pace rigs~K3SZN~156 January~1979~Electronics Education by Mail Order - Successful student reports~N6UE~172 January~1979~Time-Domain Retlectometry - to check out your transmission lines~Staff~178 January~1979~High Seas Adventure - Ham Style - part IV~WA6FEI~184 February~1979~Five-Chip Auto IDer - in case you forget~Bartholomew~28 February~1979~The Vacationer - B&W's portable antenna~WA2ALT~29 February~1979~Tone Decoder Improvements - another step toward perfection~WA1LMV~30 February~1979~The All-Wrong Power Supply - works in spite of itself~WA3EEC~32 February~1979~The Hardhearted RF Detector - insensitive to harmonics~N4ES~33 February~1979~Custom-Designed Power Supplies - try the 723~K2GEJ~34 February~1979~A Touch of Class - nifty $35 operating console~WA4CUD~39 February~1979~How To Bury Coax - the garden cultivator technique~W4MEA~40 February~1979~Mobile Antenna Ingenuity - cheap HF radiators~WA8ATE~42 February~1979~Impedance and Other Ogres - another look at SWR~Staff~46 February~1979~The Active Filter Cookbook - review of Lancaster's treatise~VE2BVW~50 February~1979~A Rock-Solid AFSK Oscillator - hooray for stability!~WB4MBL~52 February~1979~Pulser Plus - a one-shot with more~VE2BVW~54 February~1979~Oh, My Poor Quad! - measuring wind speed~K2CL~56 February~1979~A Self-contained, Fully-automated, Transistorized Fuse Tester - amaze your friends~G3TAI~58 February~1979~Don't Get Burgled! - build this simple alarm~Fletcher~60 February~1979~Power x 2 - dual auto batteries~Miller~61 February~1979~Experimenting with Tones - fun with functions~W2FPP~62 February~1979~Synthesize Your Ash Tray - article for non-smokers~WB9VWM~64 February~1979~Attention, Satellite Watchers! - a solid-state monitor for GOES~WB8DQT~66 February~1979~Batteries Dead? - take preventative measures~Staff~78 February~1979~How to Nab a Jammer - another use for 220~WB0CMC~80 February~1979~This Station Plays Beautiful CW - with a Morse keyboard~WB9WRE~84 February~1979~The Cure for Migraines - a low-pass CW filter~Harper~92 February~1979~An 8080 Repeater Control System - part I, an overview~N3IC~94 February~1979~The Cosmac Connection: Part 2 - meeting Mr. Morse~VE3CWY~106 February~1979~Learning the Code - a better way~Waldie~110 February~1979~Books for Beginners - you have to start somewhere~WA7NEV~116 February~1979~The 2 Meter ECM Caper - James Bond , move over!~W2JTP~118 February~1979~"I Love My Ten-Tec!" - a look at the 540/544~WA0JIH~120 February~1979~A $5 Phone Patch - the darn thing really works~WA6RJK~122 February~1979~The Filcher Foiler Revisited - vehicular protection~Davis~136 February~1979~Build An Economy Zener Checker - versatile test rig~W4RBL~137 February~1979~Alaskan Adventure - stalking the elusive KL7~WB5WDG~140 February~1979~The Last DXpedition - "QTH hr is Purgatory"~K3FDL~142 February~1979~An Audio Morse Memory - got a tape recorder?~WB6WQN~144 February~1979~The Amazing Active Attenuator - can you find a use for it?~VE2BVW~146 February~1979~A Single IC Time Machine - amazing clock~K6SK~148 February~1979~Car Battery Charger - junk box special~W1DWZ~156 February~1979~Immortality for Vacuum Tubed - build a solid state tube saver~K5KXM~160 February~1979~The Hot Mugger X1 - coffee drinkers, rejoice~WB9QZE~163 February~1979~Build the Mini-Probe - its only logical~Rister~164 March~1979~RAM Scan Your KDK - amazing flexibility for $30~WB2JHN~26 March~1979~The NCX-Match - build something useful~WA6NCX/1~32 March~1979~The Memorizer Goes to MARS - expanded frequency coverage~KH6JMU~38 March~1979~Build a Hybrid Capacity Meter - digital circuitry, analog display~WA4HUU~40 March~1979~Power Plus! - a 20-Amp, adjustable, regulated dc supply~W6YUY~42 March~1979~Reaching for the Top - why stop with the General ticket?~N1PL~46 March~1979~Universal Alarm Circuit - detects heat, light, moisture, you name it~Staff~50 March~1979~Exercise Those Unwanted Frequencies - try coaxial stub filters~Staff~54 March~1979~10 cent: Mod for the 225 - extra channels for $.00455 each~K5XT,WB5SXT~56 March~1979~The 10-GHz Cookbook - monster article~K6IQL~60 March~1979~Legalized ASCII! The Quad-S System! - even the FCC approves~W2FJT~80 March~1979~Brew Up a Beam for Two - double-barreled design~VE3BSM~88 March~1979~Keyboard Serialization - when parallel isn't enough~Bosen~90 March~1979~Ignition Noise and 2m FM - one ham's cure~W3QG~94 March~1979~An 8080 Repeater Control System - part II: hardware~N3IC~100 March~1979~DX Fantasy - a moment in the sun~VE3FLE~109 March~1979~Try a Log Periodic Antenna - with a computerized design~WA1ZAC~110 March~1979~New Coax Cable Designations - watch for them~W5JJ~112 March~1979~The Micro Magic Pi Designer - figure networks with a minimum of fuss~Boelke~114 March~1979~A Better Micoder - no more battery woes~KG6JIF~116 March~1979~Winning the QSO Name Game - sure beats 3 x 5 cards~WA3MWM~118 March~1979~A New Approach To NiCad Care - charges up to ten at a time~W0LM~119 March~1979~On the Razor's Edge - it could happen~W5WY/1~122 March~1979~Tips for VOM Users - current topics~Staff~128 March~1979~Chamber of Horrors - a true story~WB6WFI/LB~144 March~1979~An Intelligent Scanner for the HW-2036 - it's programmable~WA9TAH~150 March~1979~Trickle-Cost Trickle Charger - junk-box project~W5JJ~163 April~1979~A Speedy Spinner Mod - 5,000,000 Hz per minute~W2RZJ~40 April~1979~A Variable Bandpass Active Filter - extremely simple design~W3KBM~42 April~1979~What About an Active Antenna? - here's a look at one~W5JJ~44 April~1979~Help for the Hearing-Impaired - don't miss another phone call~W4VRV~56 April~1979~Try a Bi-Loop Antenna - gets you coming and going~W7CJB~58 April~1979~Simple RTTY IDer - uses five ICs~G3MEJ~60 April~1979~Tales of Speech Processing - including a practical design~WA4JHS~62 April~1979~PTT For Ten-Tec's Linear - no more "aahhh" and "uuhhh"~DA1NF,WD6AXL~68 April~1979~Disaster Preparedness - it can happen here~N4AL~74 April~1979~Comfort Mods for the Mark II - invert your duck~WA4HUZ~78 April~1979~An 8080 Repeater Control System - part III: software~N3IC~82 April~1979~The Micro Duper - for small contests~WB2MIC,WA2RZR~96 April~1979~An 8080 Disassembler - written in BASIC, yet!~Raskin~98 April~1979~Antenna Bonanza for 10 - CB is good for something~W6LVT~102 April~1979~Lightning! - a case history~W8HXR~104 April~1979~Build a CW Memory - fun!~WA1ZFW~106 April~1979~Wire-Wrap on a Budget - Home-Brew your tools~K4LPQ~108 April~1979~Compact Continuity Tester~Miller~116 April~1979~Who Needs SSB? - using your FT-101 on 10m AM~K8JS~118 April~1979~12 Volts, 5 Amps, 3 Terminals - what could be simpler?~WA4FYZ~120 April~1979~Has Anyone Seen OSCAR 7? - find it with your SR-56~Mayse~122 April~1979~Tricky QSK - a treat for CW~Blasco~124 April~1979~Make Life Easier - with a workbench speed control~W4CQQ~126 April~1979~The Heath/Kenwood Connection - RIT for the 104~WB5QGI~128 April~1979~An 8-Element, All-Driven Vertical Beam - super array for DX~W1DBM~132 April~1979~CW with a Nordic Flair - new life for the Viking I~K2VJ~146 April~1979~House Hunting for Hams - caveat emptor!~WB9URA~150 May~1979~CB to 10 - part XVIII: several PLL rigs~K9PS~30 May~1979~PROM IDer for Longer Callsigns - don't be caught short~W4VGZ~34 May~1979~The W7GAQ Key Collection - 250 museum masterpieces~K7NZA~38 May~1979~Proper FM Transceiver Adjustment - good club project~VE3AVY~44 May~1979~Dual-Band Smokey Detector - Super Scooper does it all~W1SNN~48 May~1979~The DXer's Secret Weapon - costs you nothing~W6BKY~64 May~1979~Foiling The Mad Kerchunker - frustrate him with this circuit~K5MAT,N5EE~66 May~1979~Trends in Surplus - it's not what it used to be~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~68 May~1979~An 8080 Repeater Control System - part IV: addenda~N3IC~72 May~1979~RTTY Transceive for the KIM-1 - requires video terminal and AFSK generator~WB8VQD,W83GCP~78 May~1979~Keyboard Konvenience - simplify entry of BASIC programs~WA7NEV~86 May~1979~DXCC in One Sitting - know your prefixes~WA4FYZ,N2CR~88 May~1979~A Low-Cost Circuit Board Holder - price tag: 45 cents~Steele~92 May~1979~User Report: the IC-245 - good things come in small packages~W8YA~96 May~1979~The History of Ham Radio - part VIII~W9CI~100 May~1979~Improving the Sabtronics 2000 - make a good DMM even better~N8AMR/4~138 May~1979~Turn Signal Timeout - eliminates two-wheeled embarrassment~K1OTW~142 June~1979~Add Digital Display for $50 - 100-Hz accuracy~K4IQJ~28 June~1979~High-Performance Receiver Add-Ons - aren't ICs wonderful?~W5DA~32 June~1979~A Solution to the Home-Brew Housing Shortage - building a box for your next project~W0IHI~38 June~1979~How Do You Use ICs? - part XI~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~42 June~1979~Customize Your HT144B - some nifty mods~W2KGV~46 June~1979~Ultra-Simple CMOS Logic Probe - a single IC does it all~WB9PHM~50 June~1979~"The Voice of Wolf Creek" - the KGCX story~W6CK~54 June~1979~CB to 10 - part XIX: Lafayette SSB rigs~WB0LLP/5~60 June~1979~At Last! A Really Simple Speech Processor - 5 dB for $10~W9UT,WB9OEC~64 June~1979~New Life for Tube-Type Dippers - simple circuit reads out on your frequency counter~K4LJA~66 June~1979~You Ought To Be in Pictures - here's what the guys on 14.230 are doing~K4TWJ~68 June~1979~How to Toot Your Own Horn - and stay on key~WA4CLG~72 June~1979~A Junkbox HT Charger - power to the portables~WB9JLY~76 June~1979~Protect Your Home-Brew Panels - no more spraying~VE2BVW~80 June~1979~Now You Can Possess Instant Recall - don't tell 'em the computer helped~WB5UTJ,N5AUX~86 June~1979~Calcu-Trip - a program for the open road~Lutz~92 June~1979~Charging Up the WE-800 - a convenient alternative~K7CMS~94 June~1979~Where Have All the kHz Gone? - are the ham bands an endangered species?~W8GI~96 June~1979~The Ramsey 2m Amp Kit - has a high Watts-per-dollar ratio~N8RK~100 June~1979~An Improved Display for the TR-7400A - very sensible~WA6AVJ~108 June~1979~Inexpensive Scope Tuner - "budget here is QRP, OM"~VE7CGK~110 June~1979~The Resistance Substitution Box - a ham's forgotten friend~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~112 June~1979~Vodka Amongst the Penguins - hamming with the Russians in Antarctica~W1FK~126 June~1979~Protect Yourself with a GFI - before it's too late~WA6PEC~138 June~1979~Poor Man's CW Memory - works even with a straight key~WB0RYN~142 June~1979~Power Up for Mobile Operation- adding an auxiliary battery~WB9SKX~146 June~1979~Project Update - doubled capacity for K2OAW's repeater IDer~K2OAW~148 July~1979~A Visit to Antenna Specialists - Wayne tours the test range~W2NSD/1~30 July~1979~Secrets of Guyed Towers - put 'em up and keep 'em there~WB3BQO~34 July~1979~Death-Defying PL Mod for the KDK 2015 - not for the squeamish~W8GQL~40 July~1979~Feed-Horn Mounting Made Easy - solution to a pesky problem~WB8DQT~44 July~1979~Antenna Tuning Joy Revisited - remember the Tektronix 190B?~W9CGI~48 July~1979~Modern Solid-State Equipment Design: A Better Way - sorry, tube fans~W4RNL~52 July~1979~Shortened Antennas for 75 and 80 - designs which fit your QTH~W4AEO~58 July~1979~Build This Simple 220 Yagi - 3 elements, 6 dB~N8AJA~66 July~1979~Beware of the Dreaded Phantom Ground - exorcise those antenna gremlins~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~68 July~1979~A Close Encounter With Voyager I - the W6VIO story~K6PGX~70 July~1979~GIANT Wire Antennas - impress the neighbors~WD8CBJ~72 July~1979~Microcomputer RTTY, a Software TU - use your 8080 and very little else~N1AW~78 July~1979~Baudot Hard Copy For Your SWTPC - noisy, but cheap~K4HBG~84 July~1979~The 9-Element Duoband DX Attention-Getter - when you call, they listen~K4FK,N4OG~92 July~1979~Here's a "Twist" - an OSCAR antenna with a difference~K4TWJ~96 July~1979~A Fortified 2m Whip - won't bend in the breeze~W9AMM~98 July~1979~Ageless Wonder: the Collinear Beam - sure beats a dipole~W1FK~100 July~1979~Three Baluns for a Buck - go find yourself a junked TV~W6SJQ~102 July~1979~So You Want to Raise a Tower - do it safely, do it right~WA7DPX~104 July~1979~The Revolutionary Organic Antenna - product of NASA research~Gaddie~118 July~1979~DDRR Dipole for VHF - experiment!~W6VX~126 July~1979~Tennamatic: An Auto-Tuning Mobile Antenna System - works all of 40 and 75~W6TWW~132 July~1979~Add Solid-State Braking to the T2X - a worthwhile improvement~WB2DTY~140 July~1979~Compact Beams for 20 or 15 - build these when your quad bites the dust~W8HXR~144 July~1979~"Weeping Willow" Vertical for 40 - go out on a limb and build one~WA6OYS~150 July~1979~Marine-Band Activity - a complete guide~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~154 August~1979~You Can Watch Those Secret TV Channels - a complete MDS receiving system~K0JB,K0FQA~32 August~1979~Simple Dual-Voltage Supply - power for many projects~W4VCZ~44 August~1979~Bargain Zener Classifier - Novice project~WD8AAM~46 August~1979~What the Hell is a Decibel! 1/10th of a bel, of course~WA5EBB~48 August~1979~Frosting for the FT-901DM - simple improvements for Yaesu's superb performer~K4TWJ~50 August~1979~Mods for the Mark - desirable extras for your Wilson HT~K9EID~52 August~1979~The History of Ham Radio - part IX~W9CI~56 August~1979~Add-On Keyboard for Your Keyer - the "a la carte" design~K4BZD~60 August~1979~Little Extras for the Century 21 - easy add-ons~KN4JJG~64 August~1979~The Many-Talented 723 - how can regulated supplies get much simpler?~WB0SKX~68 August~1979~One-Chip Tone Decoding - how simple can it get?~WB0VGI~72 August~1979~Computerize That Mailing List - club secretaries, this is for you~WB5UTJ,N5AUX~78 August~1979~More Power to You - 12-V supply has current limiting, over-voltage protection, the works~K9MLD~90 August~1979~Hit the Panic Button! - a kill-switch system protects you and your ham shack~AA6C~94 August~1979~A Powerful Plus For Your TR-2200A - improved supply/charger is a first-rate addition~W6RON~96 August~1979~Build a Wide-Range RF Resistance Bridge - with a multitude of uses~K4KI~100 August~1979~Try the Potted J - a 2m antenna impervious to the elements~Staff~106 August~1979~Testing the DSI 3600A Frequency Counter - as much accuracy as you'll ever need~WA6ITF~108 August~1979~The Tri-Polarlzed VHC Antenna - should be a killer for VHF~K8UR~116 August~1979~The One-Note Pipe Organ - CW never sounded sweeter~WB7CMZ~120 August~1979~A Better Heathkit "Cantenna" - improved metering circuit for an old standby~W5ZG~124 August~1979~The 80 Meter Coax L - compact design really works~AA4AG,DA1KV~126 September~1979~Power Line DXCC (Distant Control Circuit) - the ac lines are a already there, why not use 'em for remote control?~W9CGI~34 September~1979~Blueprint for Biofeedback Experimentation - fertile ground for pioneers~WD5BNL~42 September~1979~The History of Ham Radio - part X~W9CI~44 September~1979~Maximum Security for the 22S - remote control puts your Icom in the trunk~K8KW~48 September~1979~The Big Blinker - a visual signal for the deaf~AD5X~50 September~1979~Morse Converter for DMMs - super gadget for blind hams~WA6AXE/3~52 September~1979~How to Home-Brew Your Own Crystal Filters - the series-string method~Staff~56 September~1979~Four Bands on a Bamboo Pole - try a Chinese vertical slanter on 10 through 40~W0VM~60 September~1979~The Triton IV Goes QRP - simply and efficiently~W1FK~64 September~1979~Experimenter's Corner: The MM5369N - how many uses can you find for this one-chip crystal oscillator?~Patten~68 September~1979~Digital Readout Rotator Control - can the microcomputer connection be far behind?~K8TMK~72 September~1979~Build the KIM Keyer - with a 3-message memory~K0EI~80 September~1979~No More TR5-80 Cassette Woes - E-Z loader does the trick~WA9PUL,K9POX~96 September~1979~The Incredible Shrinking Transceiver - build it on two tiny PC boards~K4DHC~100 September~1979~In Quest of Perfect Break-In - well almost perfect~WB7CMZ~106 September~1979~The Amazing Audio Elixir - this limiting amp is a cure-all~N6WA~116 September~1979~No More Rotary Switches - gadget freaks will love these solid-state replacements~WA2FPT~118 September~1979~Confessions of a Teenage HFer - the world between channel 40 and 28 MHz~Peter~122 September~1979~70-Wall Shoes for the IC-502 - put some punch in that 6m signal~WA1PDY~128 September~1979~The Big Bopper - a 5-band phased vertical array~W0VDJ~ October~1979~Extremely Low Frequency Radiation: Cause for Worry? - studies on ELF are inconclusive, but the battle is joined~WB2NEL~34 October~1979~An LED Display for the HW-2036 - eliminates unwieldy thumbwheel switches~WA4BZP~36 October~1979~It's a Wattmeter, It's an SWR Bridge, It's Swattmeter! - a super Home-Brew project~K4LBY~42 October~1979~The Double-Sawbuck QRM Annihilator - 3-IC circuit yields perfect CW~WA5QAP~50 October~1979~Center Insulator for your Next Antenna - do it yourself with PVC~AC5P~52 October~1979~Another Approach to Repeater Control - uses 7516 chip for low parts count~W7JSW~54 October~1979~Yes, You Can Build this Synthesizer! - keep your crystal rig~WB2BWJ~58 October~1979~Analog Telemetry Techniques - while designed for medical signals, these circuits work with any analog data~K4IPV~68 October~1979~The MICROSIZER: Computerized Frequency Control - a synthesized VFO replacement for most HF rigs~N4ES,W4BF~74 October~1979~CW Fans: Give Superior Selectivity to your Atlas Rig - this mod uses an inexpensive MFJ filter~WB9WWM~90 October~1979~A Sensible CMOS TT Decoder - presented by popular demand~N6WA~98 October~1979~DTMFR for your Repeater - state-of-the-art TT decoding~K4ALS~102 October~1979~Freedom Fighters on Forty - SWLing the anti-Castro clandestines~KA5M~108 October~1979~The Miserly Mobile PVC Special - radiates a very economical signal~AA4RH~112 October~1979~FSK Fix for the 820S - the RTTY relay remedy~W1PN~114 October~1979~Einstein Was Wrong! - this story has a Mobius twist~Phenix~116 October~1979~An 8-Bit DPDT Digital Switch - many uses~W1SNN~130 October~1979~Get a Piece of The Rock - a DXpedition to Gibraltar~W9JVF,ZB2CS~136 October~1979~Easy-to-Build 220 Transverter - simple hookup to any synthesized 2m rig~WA7SPR~142 November~1979~New Rig for 10 FM - a review of the Comtronix FM80~K4TWJ~38 November~1979~The Black Art of Antenna Design - shedding some light on the workings of vertical whips~Reynolds~40 November~1979~Introducing the 2m/220 Connection - give crossband operation a try with this inter-connection scheme~WB4HXE~48 November~1979~A Fresh Start for your Old Tx - modernize it with grid-block keying~KE4Y~52 November~1979~An Inflation fighter for 220 - join the fun inexpensively~WA3HWG~54 November~1979~Building Long Yagis for UHF - some pitfalls to avoid~W8DMR~56 November~1979~Working with FETs - Part I~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~60 November~1979~The MARC Success Story - your club can do it, too!~K9EID~64 November~1979~Want to Upgrade? Take a Tip from a Ham Who Did! - previewing the new code test~KB8FC~66 November~1979~A Microwave Primer - waveguides, x-band, and other fun stuff~W1SNN~68 November~1979~CB to 10 - part XX: converting the Royce 1-655~N8AMR~72 November~1979~Something New: the MVM - "most versatile meter" measures capacitance and frequency~Ogushwitz~74 November~1979~Amplify Your 6-Meter Fun - a cheap but effective linear~N4QH~80 November~1979~CB to 10 - part XXI : the Johnson Viking 352~WA6OYS~82 November~1979~Exploring Uncle Sam's Bookstore - what's for you at the GPO~WB3DRF~84 November~1979~Computerized Slow Scan Revisited - further enhancements for the K6AEP system~K6AEP~90 November~1979~Son of Keycoder - an even Simpler CW typewriter~W4RNL~106 November~1979~Sloppiness will Get You Nowhere - organize your coax~WA5TDT~116 November~1979~The Satellite TV Primer - thousands watch satellite TV every day, here 's how they do it and what they see~W5KHT~120 November~1979~A Three-Digit Timer for TTL Illiterates - c'mon, tube fans, give it a try~K3VTQ~136 November~1979~Sound for the CMOS Logic Probe - keeps your eyes on your work~WB9PHM~138 November~1979~External Relay Control for Converted CBs - switch anything with this setup~W5JJ~140 November~1979~Preserve Your Sanity with this Midland 509 Mod - why put up with rotten noises?~WA6MPG~144 November~1979~Touchtoning Your Memorizer - Yaesu's made it easy~AD1B~146 November~1979~The Small But Mighty Arboreal Aerial - tree-hanging triband vertical~K5JRN~148 November~1979~What Do You When Your Rotator Dies! - you fix it like this~W5JJ~149 November~1979~Beams vs. Linears: Which Should You Buy First? - get the most bang for your buck~N4OE~156 November~1979~The Chicken Delight Beam - a tasty morsel for 10~K8SD~158 November~1979~The TR-7500 Goes Inverted - see you on the flip-flop~WA2JKN~160 November~1979~Ready for the New Repeater Subband? - your FT-221R can be~WA6FWQ~162 November~1979~"Hey! That Sounds Like .01 uF! " - intended for the blind, this audible multitester is great for everyone~W4KIX,W4RYY~170 November~1979~The W4HCY Antenna System - give this new design a try~W4HCY~178 November~1979~A 3-Band Mast-Mountable Miniquad - a quad need not be monstrous~WA6UHU~182 November~1979~Bargains in Remote Antenna Switches - watch for these surplus gems~W5JJ~185 November~1979~A No-Nonsense Operating Table - basically, it's a flat surface on legs~Anderson~186 December~1979~New Product: Swan's Astro 150 SSB Transceiver~WB8BTH~32 December~1979~Low-Cost Receiver for Satellite TV - this modular design uses readily available technology~N6TX~38 December~1979~A Simple 2m/10m Crossband Repeater System - work the world with an HT!~K9EID~44 December~1979~Audio Booster for Mil-Surplus Receivers - a must for headphone haters~McClellan~50 December~1979~Working with FETs - part II : experiments with gain and supply voltage~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~54 December~1979~Build this $50 Mini-Counter - three-IC design goes to 135 MHz~McClellan~58 December~1979~A Versatile, variable Active Filter - de switching and 8-pole response make this one a winner on RTTY or CW~WA8HEB~66 December~1979~Variable Tuning for WEFAX Receivers - why be rockbound?~N6TX~70 December~1979~Ham Radio Marriage Manual - a YL and her understanding spouse~WB5YVE~76 December~1979~The Space-Saving Square Vee Antenna - a directional radiator for cramped quarters~W7DJB/6~80 December~1979~License Upgrading - A Plan of Attack - you need not fail!~WB2RVA~84 December~1979~Muffin Fan Mania! - a compendium of knowledge about electromechanical air movers~WA6NCX/1~88 December~1979~Are Repeaters Ripping Us Off? - some thoughts about open access to scarce frequencies~KB2JN~92 December~1979~My TR5-80 Is Here. Now What? - first steps in programming your computer~W3KBM~96 December~1979~Teaching Your Micro to Count - two methods for adding counter capability to your 6502 machine~K6EW~104 December~1979~Operation Santa! - spread holiday cheer with this super club project~WD8LPN~118 December~1979~Tools and Techniques for Wire-Wrapping - an excerpt from 73's new book~W6SWZ~126 December~1979~Working with Transistors - useful knowledge begins where gobbledygook ends~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~132 December~1979~A Digital Clock with Analog Readout - this is progress?~W9IEA~138 December~1979~Turn Off Repeater Windbags - HT mod brings welcome relief~WD5HYQ~144 December~1979~Build a $5 Coax Switch - why pay more?~W8HXR~146 December~1979~Hamdom's Evangelical Crusade - born-again ops, arise!~WB8TCC~148 December~1979~The Memorizer Flies Inverted - something Yaesu never told you~W1WUO~150 December~1979~Double-Duty Decoder Project - listen to SCA and tune in RTTY~WA1UFE/5~152 December~1979~Build a Simple HT Charger - doubles as a 12-V supply~W6SMJ~158 December~1979~Do-It-Yourself Carrying Case for Wilson HTs - save $14.88~K2GMZ~160 December~1979~Come On In - The Viewing Is Fine - an update on trends and developments in SSTV~K4TWJ~168 December~1979~Rack 'Em Up - glass jars and orange crates are "where it's at" for parts storage~VE2BVW~172 December~1979~Gadzooks! A variable 0-260 V Ac Supply! - junkbox delight~WB8JCQ,LU1AKO~174 December~1979~Scrounger's Special: Used Dental Tools - your DDS throwaways make dandy PCB drills~WA7OYX~176 December~1979~First Look at Latest Radio Laws - the official work~KB5AO~188 December~1979~The Induction Relay: Self-Powered Switching - this unusual actuator doesn't require a separate control voltage~K6DZY~192 December~1979~The Further Adventures of Keycoder - simplified wiring for the toroidal cores~AD9K~196 December~1979~All About Ground Rods - getting connected to Mother Earth~Staff~200 January~1980~NBVM: Dawn of an Era or Promotional Hype? - - the performance and politics of Narrow Band Voice Modulation~N8RK~30 January~1980~Frequency Counter Survival Course - use that gadget wisely~McClellan~36 January~1980~DX with a Difference: the Utility Stations - when the ham bands get frustrating, give SWLing a try~WA3EOP~40 January~1980~How to Write a RTTY Program - machine language is easier than you think~WA4FMZ~46 January~1980~The Perfect Morse Machine - send and receive CW with a dedicated micro~WA5VQK~53 January~1980~Microcomputers and Your Satellite Station - part 1: calculating orbital crossing data~WB8DQT~63 January~1980~A Brasspounder Improves Heath's HR-1680 - add a crystal CW filter, bfo, noise blanker, and more~KA5N~76 January~1980~The Dollar-Saver DVM - 3 1/2- digit unit features autopolarity, auto-zero, and a $30 price tag~McClellan~83 January~1980~Personalize Your Repeater with a Voice ID - low-cost design uses 8-track decks~K9EID~92 January~1980~The Nearly Perfect WE-800 - add an on-board charger, a TT pad, and~K1OTW~96 January~1980~How to Make Your Own Crystal Filters - requires considerable patience, but very few bucks~Staff~98 January~1980~The Procrastinator's Special: A Simple Six-Band Antenna - this 10-160 endfed vee goes up in a jiffy~W6TKA/0~106 January~1980~They Don't Make 'Em like They Used To - Home-Brewing a hard-to-find neutralizing cap~W2OLU~108 January~1980~The Europa-B Two Meter Transverter - work OSCAR and 2m SSB with this British import~G3ZCZ~110 January~1980~Zero In on Zero Beat - an easy-to-make vernier for your tube-type oscillator~W2OLU~112 January~1980~CB-to-10 FM - best conversion yet?~K1DCS,N1XN,W1WRO/N2XN~117 January~1980~Home-Brew Holders for Icom Portables - keeps your IC-502, - 202, or - 215 on the level~KH6IAA~131 January~1980~Catch You on the Flip-Flop - add a handy repeater reverse switch to your Memorizer~K7ACN~132 January~1980~Personality Plus for your Repeater - this low-budget voice IDer will really wow 'em~K9EID~136 January~1980~A Better Overvoltage Protection Circuit - the original was good, this version is better.....~W7RXV~140 February~1980~CB-to-10 FM Continued - another way to join the fun on 29.6~WB2EQG~42 February~1980~Sunspot Predictions for 1980 - whither propagation?~WA3NKP~47 February~1980~An End to Dials and Meters? - nope, but discrete LEDs make an interesting substitute~Staff~50 February~1980~The Paper, the Station, and the Man - a brief history of the New York Times radio stations~W3CFC~54 February~1980~QRP from Canton Island - proving all things are possible~KH6GB~63 February~1980~In Search of Power line Interference - how to find it and get it stopped~W4PZV~66 February~1980~Hard Copy from your Xitex Terminal - when a video display isn't quite enough~W5SBL~70 February~1980~Excavation Litigation - don't dig a hole without your lawyer~Hecht~72 February~1980~Noise Rejector II - an exciting sequel~WB6ZYK~74 February~1980~Trouble-Free ID Timer - for repeaters~WA8HEB~76 February~1980~So You Want to Build a Beacon? - here's how~K9EID~78 February~1980~Working with FETs - part III : the source follower~WA2SUT/NNN0ZVB~82 February~1980~Microcomputers and Your Satellite Station - part II : ground station antenna bearings~WB8DQT~86 February~1980~Design Practical PLL and Timer Circuits - program generates standard R and C values for 567s and 555s~N2RG~92 February~1980~DUPECALL, for Your Next Contest - let your SWTP do the duping~K4TSY~96 February~1980~Add 'Em Up: An IC-22S Programmer - select a frequency by adding the settings of three switches~AA4RM~103 February~1980~The Oscilloscope Survival Course - the finer points of scope usage~McClellan~106 February~1980~6m Fun with the FT-625RD - six is hot, so why not?~W6OJF~114 February~1980~Albert and his Momentous Theories - a layman's look at Einstein~Lutus~116 February~1980~Go-Cart - wheels for your test equipment~W4MEA~134 March~1980~Good-Bye to Autopatch Hassles - low-cost remedies to common problems~WB2LEI/4~30 March~1980~Baudot-ASCII Converter Follow-Up - add a FIFO buffer for typing ease~VE4YD,VE4CM~34 March~1980~CB to 10 - part XXII: more talk power for the TRC-11~N4APN~38 March~1980~The L With It - an alternative to the variable inductor~K4KI~40 March~1980~Future Rig and Rigamarole - are you ready for faster-than-light propagation?~W6HDM~44 March~1980~Gone But Not Forgotten - supermods for the HW-2021~AD5X~48 March~1980~The History of Ham Radio - part XI~W9CI~54 March~1980~CB to 10 - part XXIII : the Sears Roadtalker 40~W6SZS~58 March~1980~Neat Readout for the 2036 - displays frequency on S-meter face~K3GRX~62 March~1980~Modernize That Boat Anchor! - older tube rigs are more fun when you give them the solid state treatment~AD5X~66 March~1980~Ham Shack Numerology - a gentle introduction to electronic math~W6HDM~70 March~1980~COMPULOG: A Multi-Purpose Record Keeper - whither the paper logbook?~WA1ZSE~74 March~1980~Computer System I/O Interface - handles RS232, 20-mA loop, and KC Standard conversions~VE3CAF~78 March~1980~Number Fun on your Micro - explore mathematical curiosities with your TRS-80~W3KBM~80 March~1980~Baudot Message Formatter - In BASIC~W6RLL~82 March~1980~Lab-Quality Hi I Supply - part I~McClellan~88 March~1980~A Do-It-Yourself Speech Compandor - let's experiment!~W6TNS/7~96 March~1980~Morse Converter for Frequency Displays - another break through for blind hams~WA6AXE/KH6~107 March~1980~On the Trail of the Hamburglar - retrieving ripped off radios~W0EX~116 April~1980~Sunspots. What Do They Mean? - your guess is as good as mine~G3WDI~32 April~1980~More on Jammer Nabbing - hints on equipment and strategy~WB0CMC~36 April~1980~Cheapy Scanner for the Memorizer - is $5 cheap enough for you?~WA2ORU~38 April~1980~Back to School - we can still learn a thing or two about basic electricity~W6HDM~40 April~1980~Moving Display ASCII Readout - works with UARTs, keyboards, and micros~W8VL~46 April~1980~Lab-Quality Hi I Supply - part II~McClellan~54 April~1980~A Better Car Regulator - improved reliability~Gelsinger~58 April~1980~Test Gear Bargain from Heath - a multi-purpose RCL bridge~Staff~62 April~1980~Semiconductor Test Gadget - use with your scope~Truesdale~64 April~1980~Shoes and Socks for the IC-502 - when your vacation ends, you'll appreciate this amplifler/PS combo~N4QH~66 April~1980~Hams on The Trail of UFOs - the Army's "flying saucer" movie, did you see it?~K8NQN~68 April~1980~Hi-Fi CW for the TS-820 - the SSB filter copes with numbing noise~K3HBP~70 April~1980~Going 2m All-Mode with Yaesu's FT-225RD - not just another pretty face~W6OJF~72 April~1980~The PL-259 Connection - reducing adapters need not try your patience~AC5P~73 April~1980~A Micro-Controlled Ham Station - TRS-80 does It~W4UCH/2~76 April~1980~CW and the TRS-80 - send Morse with a Level I~WB7TUG~80 April~1980~A Solid-State RTTY Keyboard - with auto-shift~K2BLA~88 April~1980~SWLing? Try This Souped-up SSR-1 - digital readout and more for Drake's fine receiver~G3WDI~92 April~1980~Off to MARS with the S1 - mod is also useful for odd-ball repeater splits~K5EDS~96 April~1980~Field-Strength Fever - this simple meter eases antenna tuning~W6DOB~98 April~1980~CB to 10 - part XXIV: Penny's SSB rig~WA4UUV~100 April~1980~Build an Audio VOM - and keep your eyes where they belong~AC5P~104 April~1980~Sound-Sensitive CW Sender - for hands-free Morse~W2GZ~106 April~1980~A Tightwad's FSK Demodulator - using the 567 PLL~WA5WPQ~108 April~1980~Measure Frequency on your DVM - this 3-chip circuit works to 10 kHz~W3HB~115 May~1980~Home-Brew RF Impedance Bridge - indispensable tool for antenna fans~WB6BIH~30 May~1980~Rotary Beam for 10 or 15: the LB-2 - eliminates nasty matching problems~W6TYH~36 May~1980~The 20-Meter Double Bobtail~W8HXR~44 May~1980~Simple Switcher - a remote antenna switch with no control wires~WB5SFB~48 May~1980~Taming the Monster Quad - a four-element blockbuster you can build~WA4JQS~50 May~1980~For Cheapskates Only: A No-Frills Tilt-Over - requires a friend with a welding rig~W9YFG~52 May~1980~VHF Signal Diffraction - why the highest antenna may not be the best~W5GFE~56 May~1980~Wear Your Halo with Style - Mork would love it~W9NMX~58 May~1980~Curtain Raiser - simple Sterba curtain antennas~W2JTP~60 May~1980~Who Needs a Rotator? - how to do without~W8HXR~61 May~1980~A Tribander for the Attic - work 10, 20, and 40 with this compact antenna~W4UCH~62 May~1980~Hurricane! - when David ravaged Dominica, hams were at their best~8P6KX,9Y4JW~68 May~1980~A "Short-Yard" Antenna for 40/75 - fits where others won't~W9CRC~78 May~1980~Antenna Fans: Try The Skeleton Slot - an improved driven element for VHF/UHF~Staff~80 May~1980~The Capacitive Coaxial Ground Wire - could this be the end of TVI?~DA1TM,WD9HBB~82 May~1980~Stick 'Em Up - install this 2m Bi-Loop anywhere~W82MYT~83 May~1980~Old Fishermen Never Die - they just learn to raise dipoles~WA4LLE~84 May~1980~Breakthrough! A Computerized Antenna Rotator! - KIM-l can do!~K3LF,WB3CTZ~86 May~1980~Antenna Engineer - predict performance of phased arrays with a TRS-80~K8UR~96 May~1980~SWTP/H14 Get-together - a driver routine for the Heathkit line printer~WA8GTG~100 May~1980~Hustler Minibeam: the Mobileer's Secret Weapon - two-el beam fits in your trunk~K4TWJ~104 May~1980~The Pope Comes to the Cornfields - and Iowa amateurs provide the communications~WD0AKB,AK0Q~108 May~1980~Confused About Phased Arrays? - educate yourself with this simple model~W5JJ~118 May~1980~A Beam for Less than a Buck - have a ball for eighty cents~KA8CGE~122 May~1980~The California Crank-Up - most convenient mast around~W6WDF~131 May~1980~The Beachside 2-Meter Beam - stands up to salt spray~K1QPS~132 May~1980~Double Duty Mag-Mount Antenna - it's a portable GP, too~K4IQJ~134 May~1980~A 40-Meter Quad for $20 - assuming you own two towers~WA4JQS~136 May~1980~A Dirt-Cheap Tower Base - you can take it with you~WA5TDT~138 May~1980~Triband Dual Delta - here's an attic antenna that works~WB6MMV/7~146 May~1980~Try a Fox and Hare Special - antenna for DF operations~SV0WX~148 May~1980~The IC Outener - remove soldered-in chips~WA4WDL,WB4LJM~150 June~1980~One Step at a Time: Designing Your Own Ham Gear - part I~W4RNL~28 June~1980~Down with Interpolation - a digital display for the Triton and others~W4FQ~36 June~1980~Hooray! An AFSK Auto IDer! - a clean and legal ending for RTTY transmissions~K3IJ~42 June~1980~Let's QSY to .52 - ah, technology~WB2RVA~44 June~1980~Five Test Equipment Bargains from Heath - the 5280 series features plenty of measuring power per dollar~W2QFC~46 June~1980~The Phoenix Fix - an alarming analog-to-digital conversion for out-of-time clock-radios~WA3AJR~48 June~1980~QRQ, QRS - By the Numbers! - a digital CMOS code-speed indicator~W7BBX~50 June~1980~Adding a Scanner to Your 2m Rig - here's a method that works with many scanner/transceiver combos~WA8HEB~54 June~1980~Digital Transistor Checker - a "hands-on" project~W4QBU,PY2ZBG~56 June~1980~CB to 10 - part XXV: using those surplus 40-channel boards~AF8B~58 June~1980~The Stolen Rig Retriever - built-in gadget automatically sends your call with every transmission~WB6KBM~60 June~1980~Constructing QRP Dummy Loads - useful and inexpensive~W1OLP~64 June~1980~The IC-211 Cookbook - mods and tweaks to improve performance~K3VGX~68 June~1980~Talk a Hike - backpacking with an HW-8~K4FD~74 June~1980~Tuning Antenna-Mounted Preamps - do it without additional wiring~Staff~78 June~1980~PC Artwork Made Easy - lift layouts from the page with transparent contact paper~W3HIK~80 June~1980~Electronic Dice - a Family Pleaser - Las Vegas, look out!~W7BBX~82 June~1980~Fun with Foozle~W7BBX~84 June~1980~The Demise of Component Stores - parts places are past their prime~VE3FLE~88 June~1980~Priority Frequency Power-Up for the FT-227R - the right place every time~WA1AUM~90 June~1980~Computerize Your Contest Paper-work - two BASIC programs do it all~WA8WIA~94 June~1980~Emulate an Elephant - but let your micro bear the burden~VE6BB~98 June~1980~Prefix Challenge - try this while you're waiting for the band to open up~AG6P~104 June~1980~Check Chirp with a Choke - get 599 every time with this quick fix~WA2MEL/6~111 June~1980~Reawaken that Sleeping Rx - first steps in receiver alignment~Sara~112 June~1980~Rubber Thumbs and Pilot Lamps - if you're all thumbs, enlighten yourself!~K3MPJ~114 June~1980~Tempo S1 2-Meter Portable - 800 channels, to go!~WB9HRV~118 June~1980~A Proper Pedestal for PCBs - handy holder eases circuit board construction and repair~Staff~120 June~1980~Surplus Treasures - assemble a quality ham station for less than $200~K1VIC/2~122 June~1980~Listen in Secrecy with a Giant Inductive Loop - monitor your rig anywhere in the house - without wires~ZL2AMJ~124 June~1980~Those Hamtronics Kits. How Can You Use Them? - an in-depth look at some electronic bargains~WA4PYQ~130 June~1980~10 Meters for the SB-221 - add the "missing" band~WA2KSM~134 June~1980~Another Place, Another Time - working the paranormal band~Anon~136 June~1980~Who Needs a $40 Soldering Iron? - here's why you may want to invest in one~Staff~144 June~1980~Outboard Power for the 820 - it's easy to connect a second set of ears to the Kenwood transceiver~KL7GRF/6~146 June~1980~CB to 6 - convert a 49 MHz HT into something~W9CGI~148 June~1980~Digital Boat Anchor - using pencil, paper, and a frequency counter for receiver readout~WB1ASL~152 July~1980~The Rites of Spring - Dayton does it again~N1AUI,WB8BTH,KA1HY~30 July~1980~One Step at a Time: Designing Your Own Ham Gear - part II~W4RNL~36 July~1980~Top-Banding the DX-60B - put a classic rig on a classic band~WB1ASL~44 July~1980~Forward into the Past! - a solid-state restoration project for a vintage BC receiver~W5JJ~48 July~1980~ADDSCAN - now you can be two places at once~WB9FSC~52 July~1980~Flat Cells are No Fun! - build a battery status monitor~WA3ENK~56 July~1980~When Plus Goes Minus - a 555-based negative power supply~Minchow~58 July~1980~Depolarize that Power Supply! - positive or negative grounds won't bother you anymore~AA6C~60 July~1980~Transform Noisy Fluorescents - "temporary" solution~W2OLU~64 July~1980~Early Radio Detectors - A Backward Glance - pulling RF from the ether was (and is) no easy trick~WSJJ~66 July~1980~Sheathe Thyself - a cheap trick to pull on old rubber duckies~WA8WTE~70 July~1980~CB to 10 - part XXVI: the Cobra 132~WA1UQC~72 July~1980~FT-227 Update - more mods for the Fox-Tango set~WA1GPO~74 July~1980~"That's the Way It Was..."~K2VGV~78 July~1980~All About Coordinated Universal Time - GMT has become UTC, but the reasons for using it are as valid as ever~WA7NEV~80 July~1980~Don't Be a dB Dummy! - use a pocket calculator to deal with decibels~McMahan~82 July~1980~The Sweet Sounding Probe~W7BBX~84 July~1980~Silence is Golden - reassemble noisy transformers to eliminate hum~Powell~91 July~1980~Welcome to the '80s - Radio Shack and Macrotronics make computerized operation a reality~K3PUR~92 July~1980~The Multi-Media Bench Tester - this audio/visual device will test your diodes, SCRs, transistors, and more~WD4KFF~106 July~1980~CB to 10 - part XXVII : new life for SSB CB rigs~N6SD~108 July~1980~Build the ZL Paddle - brass with class~ZL2GA~118 July~1980~Repeater Time-Out Warning - put time on your side (relatively speaking)~KA6A~120 July~1980~CB to 10 - part XXVIII , double your channels in SSB conversions~WB2EQG~122 July~1980~Ham Economics: Selling Used Gear - be wily~K5CA~124 July~1980~A Final Solution - make life easy for your filaments~W4ANL~125 July~1980~The NMX Relay Deceiver - pull in those 24-V relays with a mere 12 V~W9NMX~128 July~1980~Who Needs SSB? - using your FT-101 on 10m AM~K6JS~130 July~1980~Like to See My Etchings? - chemical technique keeps your property at home~W60JJ~132 July~1980~A Low-Life Antenna - tune in on the life below 500 kHz~AB5S~134 July~1980~The Don Nobles Descramblers - listen to what you're not supposed to hear~WA4PYQ~148 August~1980~The Soft Mount - mobile mounts enter the space age~W2QFC~32 August~1980~Notes from Big Sky Country - the further adventures of Dr. Hess~W6CK~36 August~1980~Meet the Little Giant - everyman's sheet-metal tool~K4JHN~46 August~1980~On Ten FM - home of the free, land of the brave~WB2EQG~52 August~1980~The Rains of Morvi - duty in disaster for Indian hams~VU2ST~60 August~1980~Those Fabulous Fifties - an era in retrospect~W1FK~64 August~1980~Trash All Your Worries - Baron Von Rhonstead and the RFI caper~WA5TUM~70 August~1980~Two Dollars a Tone - an inexpensive subaudible generator based on the S2559~K8SCL~74 August~1980~The World Above 430 - part I: getting there is easier than you think~W9CGI~80 August~1980~Over There - notes from Kilroy~W9IWI~86 August~1980~Busman's Holiday - combine hamming with pleasure on your next vacation~K4BKK,VP1RS~96 August~1980~A Soft Approach to Logging - electronic data base management for hams~Minor~100 August~1980~RTTY with the H8 - a Heath-based RTTY system~W5IFQ~106 August~1980~A Different Kind of Charger - take a Gel-cell to lunch~WB6MXD~115 August~1980~"No Problem, No Problem" - tales of DX contesting with VP2KC~W4LVM~122 September~1980~In Profile: Dick Bash KL7IHP - the father of The Final Exam speaks out~N1AUI~40 September~1980~That Mysterious Mode: 10 FM - an examination of propagation phenomena~WB2EQG~44 September~1980~The World Above 430 - part II : next stop, 1296~W9CGI~52 September~1980~Bridge Over Troubled Audio - another method for driving speakers~K4IPV~56 September~1980~Load a Lawn Chair - even if you can't carry a tune, you can build this matchbox~WB5PPV~60 September~1980~The Penultimate CPO - a nondiscrete LSI device~N6HI~62 September~1980~Get Out and Vote - a grass roots project for this election year~WA9FDP,WR9ACD~64 September~1980~A Wider Windom - broadbanded sans transmatch~WA4PYQ~68 September~1980~RYRYRYRY - an electronic torture test for RTTY systems~Minchow~70 September~1980~Goin' Mobile - equipment for air-conditioned gypsies~KL7IPE/DA1SM,DF7NM~76 September~1980~Inside Radio Shack's Digital Receiver - SWLing with the DX-300~W4PGI~80 September~1980~The Two-Meter Monkey - not just another linear~KL7GLK~84 September~1980~RTTY QSK - break in to RTTY operation with a KOR~CT1EM,PY1AQL~88 September~1980~A Programmer's Potpourri - fifteen practical programs for hams~K2OAW~90 September~1980~CB to 10 - part XXIX: put that Hy-Gain CB board to use~W1BG~102 September~1980~Old Receivers Never Die - but occasionally they do get sick~W4ANL~111 September~1980~The Battery Minder - a real turn-on for chargers~K4GOK~112 September~1980~Working in Wood - tilt-over Home-Brew for $2 a foot~WB3ICL~116 September~1980~The Two-Hour Audio Amp - quick to construct, easy to use~K7HKL~118 September~1980~Power X 2, Plus! - an improved two-battery auto electrical system~WA5TDT~122 September~1980~The Little Thinker - a quick puzzle project~WB4RXB~126 September~1980~A Conversion with Gusto - throw your weight around on six~WB2WIK~130 September~1980~The Confidence Builder - a CW speedometer~WB4TYL~134 October~1980~Escape from Mt. St. Helens!~W7WFO~34 October~1980~Sheila Ran! - a sightless sprinter's triumph is one of ham radio's finest hours~WB41IFF~38 October~1980~The First Man in Space Was a Ham - UA1LO remembered~W1QMS~42 October~1980~NASA Satellites You Can Use - with permission, of course~K40VK~50 October~1980~Undertones - a fractional frequency oscillator~W4FEC~56 October~1980~The Arcane Art of ATV - the transverter approach to fast-scan television~WB8DQT~60 October~1980~How to Make a Good Scanner Better - a bevy of useful mods~WA4PYQ~68 October~1980~Win Friends for Your Club - PR is the name of the game~WA5TUM~76 October~1980~Field Strength for Free - a Home-Brew conversion~Staff~82 October~1980~The QRM Killer - antenna alternative for 40~W9HBF~88 October~1980~PC Boards- A Photographic Method - it's easy when you take it step by step~WB5HGR~104 October~1980~Free CMOS Timers - build one-shots from spare inverters~WD5DDR~113 October~1980~Late Check-Ins Come Now - zero-beat on this computerized NCS system~N8AD~120 October~1980~A Computer-Controlled Talking Repeater - Part I: Introduction~WA6AXX~124 October~1980~Murphy's Own OSCAR Tracker - simple pointer for satellite antennas~K8BG~132 October~1980~Counting with Class - build this SOD-MHz LSI frequency counter~WB4EKB~134 October~1980~A Transistor for True Believers - tubes forever? Not with FETs!~WB7CMZ~142 October~1980~Stay Cool with TM - use thermostat modulation to lower your heating costs~WB2EQG~144 October~1980~One Man's Magazine: Twenty Years of 73~N1AUI~146 October~1980~How To Be An Amateur~W2ZGU~156 October~1980~Some Guys Make It - and then there's us~K20RS~168 October~1980~The 40 Meter Band Blaster - this antenna works, but why?~W9HBF~179 October~1980~Gilding the Lily - FT-101 mod for the crazy purists~WB4HLZ~188 October~1980~Mike Mods for the KDK-2016A - improved scanning~WB9WNU~190 October~1980~Clock Blocks - a compendium of TTL and CMOS oscillators~K4IPV~192 October~1980~Build a Better Battery Tester - test 'em under load~Staff~196 October~1980~Getting the SB-220 to Idle - a final-saving mod for Heath's popular linear~W9RY~197 October~1980~Egad! An Easy-to-Build Synthesizer!~N4CEY~210 November~1980~VSWR, Automatically! - simplify antenna matching with this tune-up aid~WB0GWP~42 November~1980~Welcome Back, Barry! - the Scottsdale RC's most famous member~K7NZA~52 November~1980~Return to Shangri-la - a visit with 9N1MM~W1QMS~58 November~1980~Direct Conversion lives! - excitingly simple receiver project~ZS6UP~64 November~1980~Hams vs. Hurricane Allen - 73 aids St. Lucia relief efforts~N8RK~70 November~1980~Tune In the Wind - a Do-It-Yourself hot-wire anemometer~VE7DKR~80 November~1980~Direct Printing FAX - get photographic-quality reproduction for 6 cents a copy~WB8DQT~90 November~1980~Breadboard Signal Generator - sell your HP stock once you build this project~K3QKO~100 November~1980~The Odd Couple - CASEY/1 tackles OSCAR's telemetry~WA9LRI~110 November~1980~PL Tones from a KIM-1 - a real time wasting project~WD8CHH~112 November~1980~A/D Converters Explained! - another enigma unraveled~WB4UHY~122 November~1980~A Computer-Controlled Talking Repeater - Part II: microcomputer details~WA6AXX~132 November~1980~The Radio Spectrum at a Glance - from VLF to UHF, SWLing is fun~WA4PYQ~142 November~1980~Be Prepared! - 30 meters for the FT-101B~KB8NO~156 November~1980~Automated Operating Comes of Age - Microlog's ATR-6800~K3CMY~170 November~1980~New Weather Eye in the Sky - a primer on NOAA's TIROS~WB8DQT~176 December~1980~Who Really Invented Radio? - the twisted tale of Nathan B.Stubblefield~WB2NEL~36 December~1980~In Search of the Elusive SES - track solar activity with this simple VLF receiver~WA3UER~42 December~1980~An Even Better IC Timer - better than what?~WAOPBQ~46 December~1980~Direct Printing FAX - Part II: constructing the facsimile recorder~WB8DQT~52 December~1980~A 600-MHz Universal Counter - you'll freq out over this one~W4VGZ~58 December~1980~Top-Banding the DX-60B - Part II: a companion VFO~WB1ASL~64 December~1980~An Amp for QRPp Addicts - build this resistive step attenuator for low, low power work~WA0RBR~68 December~1980~The Center-Fed Bizarre - would you believe an indoor antenna for 80?~N6RY~72 December~1980~Clean Sweep for the FT-221 - don't miss the action~WB0LLP~82 December~1980~A New Frontier - weekends were made for 10 FM!~K4TWJ~84 December~1980~Scanner Magic for Heath's 2036 - grab your October 79 issue for Part I of this project~WA4BZP~88 December~1980~HV Power Rectifiers - amplifier builders should read this one~WB2WIK~92 December~1980~Cheap Connectors for Half-Inch Hardline - at your neighborhood hardware store~WD4LWC~100 December~1980~The Microwave Midget - this WEFAX converter features something different - an active mixer~W3KH~106 December~1980~The Amazing Bobtail - Our Readers Respond - more ideas for using and modifying this easy-to-build antenna~W8HXR~110 December~1980~Single-Tone Paging for Wilson HTs - simple circuit should work with many rigs~W4BF~112 December~1980~Teletext and Viewdata: Are You Ready for the Information Boom? - coming soon to a living room near you: video data services~WB9KPT~120 December~1980~Double-Duty CW Keyboard - helps you on receive as well as transmit~K1GN~126 December~1980~Sixteen Channels of Digital Delight - Do-It-Yourself data acquisition~WB4UHY~132 December~1980~A Computer-Controlled Talking Repeater - Part III: interfacing to the microcomputer~WA6AXX~138 December~1980~Make a Microcomputerist Smile - build him this EPROM eraser~AL7G~148 December~1980~Build a Talking Digital IDer - K20AW redesigns his IDer at last~K2OAW~162 January~1981~Emergency Tone Alert System~WB5UVC,WB5ASA,WB5PRD~42 January~1981~WWV-to-80.Meter Converter~N7BH~48 January~1981~Cheap and Simple - your basic 13.8 Volt, 25 Amp power supply~WA9VIK~50 January~1981~Direct Printing FAX - Part III; testing and operation~WB8DQT~54 January~1981~Unplug It, Dummy! - safety for the traveling ham~WB9SKX~58 January~1981~Power Plus for the Omni - Improving on Ten-Tee's power supply~WA4IQQ~60 January~1981~Oddball Offsets for the KDK-2015R - make a good rig better~WB6MYF~ January~1981~The Strange Predicament of Walter Hann - OE8WHK did the right thing - and suffered the consequences~WA4PYQ~66 January~1981~Put "the Rep" in Your Repeater - an automatic autopatch dialer~K4ALS~68 January~1981~Quick and Dirty Line Noise Suppressor~WA4PYQ~76 January~1981~Over the Hump and into History - the last flight of #42-107270~Ritchey~78 January~1981~Rx and Cx - easy-to-build substitution boxes~WD5CDJ~84 January~1981~Don't Be Sunk by Heat Sinks - a painless introduction to heat-transfer physics~WA4OSH~86 January~1981~Tracker - The Ultimate OSCAR Finder~WD8DRK,K8UR~88 January~1981~You Still Haven't Built a Logic Probe? - try this one~Vergona~96 January~1981~VHF Contesting - a magnificent obsession~N8RK~100 January~1981~Sell 'Em with Slides - A/V shows can fire up enthusiasm~N8BPI~104 January~1981~The Power Waster - adjustable electronic load for power supply testing~K6IQL~108 January~1981~QRZ Sunshine - building solar-powered repeaters~WB1HXY~114 January~1981~Transmitter Tune-Up for Blind Hams - an audible indicator for power out~WA4LBX~120 January~1981~Installing Subaudible Tone Encoders - do it right~WA7IMO,N6XB~126 January~1981~Four-Band Mobile Antenna - looks like a weird hat rack~K5PTC~129 January~1981~Computers and HF - a discussion of alternatives~W9JD,DA1FE~130 January~1981~Ned Novice and his Capacitance Meter - you too, can build one~W4VGZ~132 January~1981~Daze of Whine and Noises - intoxicating information about alternators~K2PMA~146 February~1981~Winter Olympics Torch Run - a one-year perspective~KA2CNN/AAR2DE,KA2DBW~36 February~1981~New Life for Old Klystrons - tips for microwave experimenters~WA4WDL~46 February~1981~Add RTTY to Your Repeater - voice operation is preserved~WB4EMI~48 February~1981~A Patch for the TS-120s - add phone patch compatibility~W5JJ~50 February~1981~Successful Ham Classes - a guide for club organizers~WB1FOD~56 February~1981~How FCC Rules Are Made - a labyrinthine tale~WD4DAZ~62 February~1981~A $10 Phone Patch - CQ Ma Bell~N1II~68 February~1981~Two Stations on One Antenna - Impossible? Guess again!~WA4RRB,WB41NC~70 February~1981~Build a 60-Hz Frequency Monitor - keep the power company on its toes~K0YMJ~72 February~1981~Feelin' No Pain - expedition to Luckenbach~W5QJM~74 February~1981~Operating Overseas - licensing facts for traveling hams~A2CPS~78 February~1981~Stalking the Elusive Ground Fault - a real-life adventure~W5OS~82 February~1981~An operating console with Class - customize to your heart's desire~W8GI~84 February~1981~Add-On Capacitance Meter - works with your counter~W4FEC~86 February~1981~Better Pilot Lights - LEDs are the "in" thing~K4ZHM~89 February~1981~Caution: Solid-State Finals - Learn to live with no-tune radios~N1II~90 February~1981~Under Software Control - a repeater control system with minimal hardware~WD8CHH~94 February~1981~The Fun-Mitter - A Goof-Proof RF Project - fail-safe QRP rig uses Radio Shack parts.......~WA0RBR~100 March~1981~The ZL/DF Special - your next T-hunt could be a hare-raising experience~AD6Z~40 March~1981~A 49-MHz Repeater? - fun project~KL7CLK~44 March~1981~TR-7400 Behind Bars - something new in S-meters~WB3ATP~46 March~1981~The Last PL Generator - this synthesized unit is the last one you'll ever need~WB2BWJ~50 March~1981~An End to Repeater Time-Outs - with the IC-211~VP2EZ~53 March~1981~The History of Ham Radio - part XII~W9CI~54 March~1981~Half a Loaf - charger for 6-volt batteries~Nordgren~60 March~1981~The Great Aluminum Cover-Up - how to paint the stuff~WB0YTH~62 March~1981~Home-Brew X-Band Wavemeter - indispensable test gear for microwave mavens~W1SNN~64 March~1981~The Real-World Connection - add up to four I/0 ports to your TRS-80~K6EW~68 March~1981~Practical AF and RF Speech Processing - using modern ICs~Staff~72 March~1981~LOR: A Light-Operated Relay - handy circuit has many uses~PY2AUC~76 March~1981~The Calibrator Gater - so you can find yourself~WB5PPV~78 March~1981~The Flexi-Plane Antenna - this "scrawny ducky" will boost your HT's signal~N1PL~80 March~1981~CB to 10 and beyond - getting excited at 432~WB3CDE~84 March~1981~Three-Way Power Supply - ideal for CMOS, TTL, op-amp projects~W3HB~86 March~1981~Home-Brew in the Real World - victim tells all~WB1GVU~87 March~1981~DXing the Past - a visit to Signal Hill~VE3CXL~88 April~1981~The History of Ham Radio - Part XI1 I~W9CI~46 April~1981~Build a Frequency Counter - That TALKS! - state-of-the-art for blind hams~WA0OHO~52 April~1981~In the Stack - R/Cers, don't be grounded by control channel congestion! Put your ship on six!~WB3BQO~56 April~1981~All the News that Fits - make your club newspaper a winner!~N9YL~60 April~1981~My Infernal Tower - tales of a flying fiasco~KC7M~64 April~1981~Apples: Five Bits or Eight - Tired of "Space Invaders"? Then turn your Apple II on to RTTY!~WB6MEP~66 April~1981~Rotator Rescue Mission - prevents sudden stops~K4COK~74 April~1981~The Racer's Edge - it was ham communications at Derby days in Akron~WD8JOI~84 April~1981~Perfect Parabolas - use some solar technology on your next dish antenna~W4UFT~90 April~1981~Help for the HW-2036 - hum mods for Heath-equipped hams~K8KUZ~96 April~1981~The Honeymoon is Over - hints and kinks for ham husbands~HR1ADF~98 April~1981~CB to 10 - Part XXX: the Midland 13-866~Grant~104 April~1981~The NiCad Conditioner - help your NiCads lose their memories~W2KPE~106 May~1981~Two-Meter Antennas: Facts and Fables - the truth about omnidirectional antennas on two~W1IS~12 May~1981~The 440-MHz Curtain - hang this broadbanded two-bay collinear on your tower and get 22 dBi to play with~WA9OZC~22 May~1981~The Plumber's Parabolic Mount - a first-class hydraulic system~WD4MR,KA4JYD~28 May~1981~The History of Ham Radio - Part XIV~W9CI~36 May~1981~The Skeptic's Multiband Ground Plane - This antenna flies in the face of accepted theory. Do you think it will work?~W1CV~38 May~1981~Dish It Out - Home-Brewing a parabolic reflector, with the focus on cost~W4NK~42 May~1981~The Earth Mover - would you believe that this antenna changes its height aboveground without moving?~W8HXR~46 May~1981~Sailing the Triband Sloper - put some half-waves among your halyards, matey!~W8KXW~50 May~1981~Touch-Tune - tactile frequency determination for visually handicapped hams~AA3S~54 May~1981~Stay Tuned - three tuner projects with no commercial interruptions~Staff~58 May~1981~Review: Kenwood's New 830s - evolution, not revolution~WB8BTH~66 May~1981~Review: Azden's PCS-3000 - the 2-meter rig of the future is available now~WA2JSR~68 May~1981~Battlewagon - tales of a mini-expedition to the USS Texas~WD5ICY~72 May~1981~Inside Coax - know what you're buying in quality and construction~WB6MMV/7~78 May~1981~The "No Antennas" Antenna - a coaxial dipole is one woman's solution to problems with pesky landlords~WA9BBX~82 May~1981~Slow-Scan in Bits and Bytes - microprocessors and plugin cards can give you flexibility on SSTV~K6AEP~84 May~1981~Review: CushCraft's Skywalkers - performance through computer-aided design~WB8BTH~98 May~1981~Review: Avanti's 10-Meter Quad~AE3S~99 May~1981~Review: VoCom's Collapsible Whip for HTs - 518-wave from 144 to 450 MHz~W8FX~100 May~1981~Review: Kreco's SC-15OA 2-Meter Collinear - a commercial-quality antenna built to take it~W8FX~110 June~1981~Repeater at 102,000 Feet! - Canadian hams go up, up, and away~VE4FK~12 June~1981~Digital Control for the Ham Ill Rotor - good-bye manual switching!~WA0PBQ~18 June~1981~Review: The Doppler Systems DDF-3003 - a review of the latest in direction-finding equipment from Doppler Systems~KA1LR~28 June~1981~DF Breakthrough! - the "turkey" tracker we've all been waiting for~W7BEP~32 June~1981~The History of Ham Radio - Part XV~W9CI~48 June~1981~Review: The VoCom Two-Meter Monkey - 30 Watts out from a mighty small package~N1BEJ~52 June~1981~The Solid-Copy RTTY TTL - state-of-the-art performance you can afford~K1VIC/2~54 June~1981~Review: The CES Simplex Autopatch - some hot new hardware for two~KA1LR~62 June~1981~About the Beverage - when you say longwire, mean it. Use the remarkable beverage!~W2XQ~68 June~1981~Design-a-Dish - produce a proper Home-Brew parabola with this BASIC program~W3KH~72 June~1981~Mayday! - help locate downed aircraft with your local repeater~W2FJT,K2IXU,K2UZS~78 June~1981~An 820s Remote VFO - using the rig's counter and display~VE5PZ~84 June~1981~Maximize That Multimeter - add a few features the manufacturer forgot~Staff~88 June~1981~Review: Amateur Radio, Super Hobby! - a breezy new intro to the world of hamming~KA1D~96 June~1981~Review: A Guide to Amateur Radio-book review of an English import~N1BEJ~97 June~1981~Review: Get Your Shack Together~K4TWJ~98 June~1981~Plain Talk on Plain Language Rules~N8RK~125 June~1981~Review: A Timely New Product - the MFJ-102 digital clock~WA4PYQ~130 July~1981~Dayton Dilemma '81 - which new gear do you buy?~KA1LR~22 July~1981~The Fun-Ceiver - easy-to-build companion to February's QRP Fun-Mitter~WA0RBR~32 July~1981~Review: The Kenwood TS-130s - a good rig done better~KA1LR~38 July~1981~Review: The NCG-15 SSB/CW Monoband Transceiver - moving tale of mobile hamming~KA1LR~42 July~1981~The Incredible Shrinking Antenna - give your vertical a top hat~W1GV/4~44 July~1981~Review: The Micro Control Specialties Mark 3CR - a hassle-free repeater that does it all~KA1LR~46 July~1981~Review: Radio Amateur's License Manual - don't memorize, learn!~N8RK~48 July~1981~The CCD Antenna - Another Look - theoretical justification and answers to some frequently asked questions~W4FD,W4ATE~50 July~1981~The History of Ham Radio - Part XVI~W9CI~58 July~1981~Review: The Radio Amateur's Conversation Guide~KA1LR~65 July~1981~Aerial Heirlooms - towers from the past~AK0Q~66 July~1981~Amateur Telemetry - monitor your repeater's vital signs with this simple system~W2FPP~72 July~1981~Rallying the HP-55 - gentlemen, start your calculators!~Lutz~80 July~1981~Icing on the IC-2A Cake - nonstandard offsets for Icom's hand-held~WA4TEM~84 July~1981~Flexible Couplings - for every project there is a reason turn, turn, turn~WB6CZW~90 July~1981~The Bobtail Curtain: Round Three - wherein this author turns two previous articles upside down~W6RCL~92 July~1981~The Micro-Generator - this diminutive device has a price tag as small as its size~WA3RJS~94 July~1981~Grandma Packs a Seabag - lady ham takes to the high seas~K7NZA~102 July~1981~Review: The Datong ASP Speech Processor - will this give you a British accent?~W8YA~118 August~1981~Wild Turkeys 1, FBI 0 - another foul-up from the feds~WA7UDO~12 August~1981~Sailplanes on Six - these thermal-hunting hems have an edge on the competition~W636QO~20 August~1981~The Supernova Station Organizer - in this project, four into one will go !~W3BYM~26 August~1981~Kenwood's TR-9000 - the multi-mode 2-meter rig that's making SSBers out of VHFers~WB86TH,N8RK~30 August~1981~Butternut's HF5V-1II Vertical - this one really does work equally well in all directions~KA1LR~34 August~1981~The Meterless Ohmmeter - an audible continuity tester~WB7NEZ~36 August~1981~QRM-Free Antenna Tuning - with this inexpensive noise bridge~Staff~40 August~1981~IC-2A Accessories the Cheap Way - build 'em yourself and save~AD5X~44 August~1981~Solar-Powered Alignment Tool - using Old Sol to find true North~K6BW~48 August~1981~The DX Primer - low power plus low antennas plus good technique equals 300 countries~W8YA~50 August~1981~A Flier's Guide to the Airwaves - off we go into the wild blue yonder~WB6BHI~58 August~1981~Cybernet Ten-Meter Offset - If you've gone CB to 10, why not go all the way? Add the repeater offset, too!~K3NXU~66 August~1981~A Stout Heart for a Simplex Autopatch - put your KIM-1 to work~WD8CHH~70 August~1981~The Bearcat 350 Programmable Scanner - a first-class act from Electra~WA4PYQ~78 August~1981~The Calectro Multi-Tester - a full-size, lab-type multimeter for fans of analog operation~W8FX~80 August~1981~How To Defend Yourself Against Radar~N8RK~85 August~1981~Guide to RTTY Frequencies~K8DIU/4~87 August~1981~The History of Ham Radio - part XVII~W9CI~88 August~1981~The Robot 800H - a specialty terminal for RTTY/Morse/SSTV and you~WB9PKD~92 August~1981~The Better Vertical - elevated feed means low angle of radiation~WD9AHH~94 August~1981~The TET SQ-22 Antenna - walking the dog with a two-meter quad~KA1LR~99 August~1981~Newcomer to NiCads? - you'll get a charge out of this informative overview~W6OIF~100 September~1981~10,000 Contacts from Easter Island - four Minnesotans make a dream come true~K4ESQ~12 September~1981~A Very "Special" Weekend - hams help New York's Special Olympics run smoothly~WB2CMB~22 September~1981~Getting Ready for the Real Thing - emergency preparedness that works~WA3RE~26 September~1981~Review: The FRG-7700 General-Coverage Receiver - a first-rate rig for the shortwave bands~KA1LR~30 September~1981~Two Meters Getting A Little Boring? - maybe you need to try crossband DXing~WA3REY~34 September~1981~A Lot of Hot Air - keeping balloons aloft~WB6JBI~38 September~1981~Review: The DS2050 KSR RTTY Terminal - top performance at a bottom price from HAL~KA1LR~42 September~1981~Review: The Welz SIP-300 SWR and Power Meter - a little digging for this meter is worth the effort~KA1LR~46 September~1981~Free PR for Ham Radio! - how to cooperate with the news media~WD4NEK~50 September~1981~Tricking-Out the FT-9011/902 - some competition mods from the Fox-Tango racing team~W4ZCB,N4ML~54 September~1981~That They Might Communicate - one group's efforts to get the vision and hearing-impaired into hamming~K7NZA~66 September~1981~A Cost-Effective Approach to OSCAR - sources and suggestions for getting started~KA5EIM~70 September~1981~DX Program Roundup - for the SWL with DXitis~Peterson~84 September~1981~TRS-80: Your Electronic Brasspounder - automated CW for Level I owners~N0AGX~90 September~1981~Phase III and Beyond - the down-to-earth satellite service~N8RK~96 September~1981~Review: You Can Scan with the Iscan - memory scanning for the TR-9000~WB8BTH~100 October~1981~Contesting from VP5 - the other end of the pileup and how to get there~WB8BTH~12 October~1981~In Profile: Ted Gamlin, A Contester~KA1D~18 October~1981~Review: The Kenwood TS-530s HF Transceiver - sophisticated performance at a not-so-sophisticated price~KA1LR~26 October~1981~Folded Unipole for 160 - Top-banders, take notice! Here's a top-loaded radiator with the government's seal of approval~WB6ZYK~28 October~1981~Review: The VIZ WD-747 Digital Multimeter - lag cost plus high performance equals success~WA4PYQ~36 October~1981~The Winning - days in the life of a contester~WA3FUV~40 October~1981~Review: The GU-1820 Ac Generator - 100 pounds of portable power from Heath~AC9V/1~42 October~1981~Radio Rehab - how ham radio helps young offenders~WA6VIP~44 October~1981~Heath's HA-202 Goes to 220 MHz - power up with this simple mod~WA5VJB~48 October~1981~Review: The Mirage B1016 Two-Meter Linear Amplifier - for those times when you have to be heard~KA1LR~50 October~1981~More Punch for the Hot Water 101~K5SE~52 October~1981~Review: Gunnplexer Cookbook~N8RK~54 October~1981~The Green Gallon - an HW-101 look-alike (except for those four 811A's)~W3BYM~56 October~1981~Controlled Chaos - getting the most out of state QSO parties~W2XQ~62 October~1981~Review: The General Electric Programmable Clock Radio - sweet dreams for the broadcast DXer~W8FX~66 October~1981~Propagation Prophecy - you, too, can calculate the MUF~AK0Q~70 October~1981~Keyer Magic - unravel the mystery of TTL circuits~N5DY~80 October~1981~The Contest Cookbook - basic strategy and tactics~N6OP~92 October~1981~The $50 Sweeper - build this audio function generator and sweep your troubles away~K3LF~100 October~1981~New Horizons for the HW-8 Transceiver - a dandy mod to expand frequency coverage~W1PQ~112 October~1981~New Frequencies for the IC-2 - for MARS members only~KS4B/NNN0BKS~113 October~1981~The Digital Defender computerized ham shack security~W7CRY~116 October~1981~Diode Doctor - the P-N diagnoses~N1II~131 October~1981~In Profile: Lloyd and Iris Colvin, The DXpeditioners~KA1D~132 October~1981~Ringo Ranger Redux - add those radials for better performance~W1HHF~137 November~1981~The Satellite TV Challenge - 73 magazine's answer~N8RK~14 November~1981~Space Spinoffs for Amateur Radio - the makings of a communications revolution~WA1DCP,W2IKQ~18 November~1981~How Big A Dish? - Satellite central, part 1~Gibson~20 November~1981~Satellite Channel Guide - Part 1~WESTSAT~24 November~1981~Satellite TV Receivers - is there a better way?~K4TWJ~26 November~1981~Spread Spectrum - a report from AMRAD~WB3KDU~32 November~1981~A Visit with SV0AY - the road to paradise~N1BEP~36 November~1981~Review: Reviewing Daiwa's New Meters - fiddle free SWR measurement~KA1LR~40 November~1981~Ham Shack Design for Beginners - Novices take note~N1II~42 November~1981~SSTV Signal Analyzer - simple and inexpensive even~K7YZZ~46 November~1981~More for Less - this tune-up procedure gives more RTTY output, less heat to dissipate~WB4PWC~50 November~1981~Review: Inside the Palomar Preamp - big ears for your receiver~W8FX~52 November~1981~Review: Four New Books for the Experimenter~N8RK~54 November~1981~CB to 10 - part XXXI, simplified offsets~WA7ZGP~57 November~1981~An X-Band Swept-Signal Source - one for the road~W1SNN~60 November~1981~Battery Check! - do your NiCads measure up?~PS7ZAD~64 November~1981~Review: Investigating Icom's 730 - quite a rig~K4TWJ~76 November~1981~Review: The Complete Idiot's Guide to DX~AG9V/1~80 November~1981~Eyeball QSO with Radio RSA~Peterson~82 November~1981~Review: Micronta's New Multimeter - an LCD DMM from T-RS~K6UGT~92 November~1981~Mods for the Clipperton-L - smooth sailing ahead~K4JW~94 November~1981~The Traveling Ham's Allband Antenna - in this ultimate portable system?~W3JIP~100 November~1981~KIM's Magic Fingers - RTTY transmit program~VE1AKL~112 November~1981~AX-l90 Upgrade - Collins components can make the difference~VE7DLU~118 November~1981~Extra Accuracy for Heathkit Clocks - a synchronous solution~N5AEN~124 November~1981~The 160 Winners! - W8LRL, and W4CN take top honors~KE7C~156 November~1981~Cartography for Kerchunkers - making repeater maps~W4FXE~156 November~1981~Ten-Meter lunch Hour - ham radio for school kids~WA8WTE~158 December~1981~Cold Comfort - an HT to the rescue at fifteen below~KA1D~12 December~1981~Review: The Rex Bassett TLM-2 Mobile Mount - banish your fear of flying~KA1LR~18 December~1981~Update Your CW Music Keyboard - play it again Sam~K5KL~20 December~1981~Review: The Kenwood TR-7730 Transceiver - Let's get small~KA1LR~26 December~1981~Joe Ham: The Consumer - do you fit the mold?~N6AVU~32 December~1981~Bob Cooper: Profile of a Pioneer~N8RK~38 December~1981~Satellite Channel Guide - part III~WESTSAT~44 December~1981~Satellite Television Glossary - Part I~Satellite Television Handbook~46 December~1981~TVRO Receivers: The Inside Story - Satellite Central, part II~Gibson~54 December~1981~Review: The Ace Portable Synthesized VHF Receiver - for those times when listening is enough~W8FX~68 December~1981~Beginner's Guide to Antennas - not just for Novices~N1II~74 December~1981~Review: The Daiwa Infrared Wireless Microphone - is the mike cable obsolete?~K41WJ~82 December~1981~What's It All About, ASCII - RTTY technology update~W4RI,WB4APR~90 December~1981~Review: The Radio Shack Pro-2002 Scanner - a look at the Snack's latest~N3BAH~96 December~1981~An Easy L-Meter - you'll need a frequency counter~W5JJ~100 December~1981~Review: A Quad for Two Meters - the Palomar portable power picker-upper~W8FX~104 December~1981~"Chopstick" Helical for 432 - satisfies your Phase III appetite~9M2CR~116 December~1981~The Code Pet - a Morse tutorial for Commodore's computer~AA0G~126 December~1981~No More Two-Tone Sidetone- modify your AEA keyer~KA1LR~128 December~1981~Monodes - harbinger of a new age~Corner~130 December~1981~Breaking the Decibel Logjam - how to cope with nothingness~Sara~136 December~1981~Less Drain Is Your Gain! - power saving mods for the Wilson II and IV~KA3W~138 December~1981~A Positive Supply with a Negative Chip - one Way to solve the parts problem~K9MLD~142 January~1982~Egad! A Nine-Tube Linear - results from the W7CSD test bed~W7CSD~12 January~1982~Drama on Mt. McKinley - ice, snow, and amateur radio~W7KUF~18 January~1982~The Simplex Autopatch - a telephone interface for everyone's two-meter rig!~WA7VZR~26 January~1982~The Cheapskate - a checker for bargain diodes~K9QLL~30 January~1982~Constant Current from a Voltage Regulator~WA4WDL~39 January~1982~The Hesitator: A Windshield Wiper Control - a rainy day project~N4UH~40 January~1982~TVRO Signal Source - tuner-based test gear~N1BEP~46 January~1982~Satellite Television Glossary - Part II Satellite Television Handbook~~54 January~1982~Going Bird Hunting? - Satellite Central, part III~Gibson~60 January~1982~Micro-Programmed Controllers - bridging the gap between TTL and microprocessors~K2OAW~68 January~1982~Messages from Station Charlie - when wireless meant life or death~Phenix~88 January~1982~The Great Compromiser - Henry Clay, eat your heart out~W5JJ~104 January~1982~Touch-Tune with Thumbwheels - cast away darkness~ZL4LM,VK3CIT~110 January~1982~Put Talking Time on Your Repeater - a sharp idea~WA4VYR~116 February~1982~The Fun-Oscillator - a simple, goof-proof VFO for your QRP transmitter~WA0RBR~12 February~1982~Build this Antennalyzer - you'll need a weekend~W1BG~16 February~1982~Police Freqs for the TR-2400 - a sleepless night for the mod squad~N9AKX~26 February~1982~Those Amazing Bobtails - the current-fed connection~W1XU~30 February~1982~Shoot the Moon! - visual tracking for your EME array~W9CGI~34 February~1982~CQ MARS de IC-2A - work new worlds~WD8JLW~46 February~1982~The Father of FM - the tragic story of Major E.H. Armstrong~Hammond~50 February~1982~The Art of Listening - audio accessories explored~W8FX~64 February~1982~A Dish Antenna Anyone Can Build - no hyperbole, just a parabola~W8DJY~88 February~1982~Job's Own LNA - rolling your own takes patience~WA4CVP,WA4OSR~92 February~1982~Microwave Master - you might not need a mountaintop~WB4APC~96 February~1982~CW interface - let your computer do the copying~W9JD~104 March~1982~The Porta-Peater The Instant Communicator - quick and easy does it~WA2BHB,AC2A,WA2UNN~12 March~1982~Amateur Television's Stripper - a Home-Brew star~VE3CYC~20 March~1982~Polishing Kenwood's R-1000 - a gem in the rough~K9EUI~34 March~1982~Peaking and Tweaking Surplus CB Boards - the untold story~WB0NPN/8~38 March~1982~OSCAR Pathfinder - a colorful way to track the satellites~WB6NQK~46 March~1982~Which TVRO Antenna Is Best? - Satellite Central, Part IV~Gibson~52 March~1982~Home-Brew a TVRO Downconverter - works with last month's LNA~WA4CVP,WA4OSR~58 March~1982~TVRO Q & A - advice from WB0POP~WB0POP~62 March~1982~Indian Hams Rejoice - import restrictions lifted~Rama~64 March~1982~Licensing for Americans Overseas - classes help, but our government doesn't~KA3B,DA2AL~68 March~1982~The Masher - son of The Amazing Audio Elixir~W5VSR~76 March~1982~Innovation or Consternation? - recent patents dealing with radio~AK0Q~78 March~1982~Let's Go Shopping - bagging the used gear bonanza~WD4SKH~88 April~1982~Watching the Weather - a cheap and easy conversion~KA9GDL~10 April~1982~The Sinkhole That Ate Winter Park - hams vs. hole~KA4RUL~18 April~1982~Operation Skywarn - tracking tornadoes with two meters~WB5ZAM~24 April~1982~Measure Ohms with Your Calculator? - yes, and accurately, too!~Johnson~28 April~1982~Scanning with the IC-280~N7AAD~36 April~1982~Detect Killer Tornadoes - use an ordinary TV set~K2VJ~50 April~1982~TVRO Dish Selection Tactics - Satellite Central, part V~Gibson~54 April~1982~Taylor Howard: TVRO Trailblazer~N8RK~60 April~1982~TVRO Q & A - advice from WB0POP - part II~WB0POP~62 April~1982~VHF Converter - easy to build, yet state of the art~Edwards~68 April~1982~Compugrams Are Here - BASIC message handling~WA6ZZL~76 April~1982~Flash and Crash 101 - how to weather the storm~K1NYK~94 April~1982~Stormy Weather - to be forewarned is to be forearmed~W9CGI~102 May~1982~Pacific Odyssey - the Kingman/Palmyra adventure~KB7NW~12 May~1982~Top-Notch for Top Band - super antennas for 160~N3BEK~26 May~1982~The Fun-Amp - 20 Watts out~WA0RBR~32 May~1982~The CCD Antenna Revisited - does it measure up on 40m?~W4ANL~40 May~1982~Antenna-Raising: The Good-Neighbor Policy - sidestepping civil war~AK5Q/4~42 May~1982~'Lite Receiver IV - Part I: building it is a breeze~WA40SR,WA4CVP~48 May~1982~TVRO Sound Decoders - Satellite Central, part VI~Gibson~58 May~1982~Omni-Gain: A Collinear for 70 and 23 Cm - coax comes alive~WA6SVT~64 May~1982~Fighting Air Pollution - why you need a tuner~W2AET~68 May~1982~Americanizing the German Quad - the world's best antenna?~WA3GWY~76 May~1982~Zepp and Sons - an end-fed, 1/2 wave antenna~W1CV/4~96 May~1982~Surviving the Unthinkable - part I: the ham's role~AK0Q~110 June~1982~Build This Digital VFO - a microprocessor makes it simple~WA5VQK~12 June~1982~Surviving the Unthinkable - part II : some practical ideas~AK0Q~30 June~1982~A Split Personality for the KDK FM2015R~K0BV~40 June~1982~Building for Beginners - happiness is a hot soldering iron~N1II~42 June~1982~Coping with PC Boards - it's not easy to be virtuous~KC7M~48 June~1982~'Lite Receiver IV - the second half~WA4CVP,WA4OSR~52 June~1982~TVRO Transducer - waveguide-to-coax transition~WA4CVP,WA4OSR~58 June~1982~The MTV Music Box - Satellite Central, part VI I~Gibson~60 June~1982~Tune In the World's Tinderbox - SWLing from Cairo to Kuwait~Peterson~66 June~1982~Are You Ready for 900 MHz?~WB4LNM~74 June~1982~Crime-Stoppers' Textbook - rules of thumb for would-be gumshoes~Diefenbach~84 July~1982~Log of the Colorado Queen - wet, wild Field Day fun~K3PUR~12 July~1982~CB to CW? - converting the Hy-Gain board~W1BG~18 July~1982~Hands Across the Water - CW lives on historic Cape Cod~KAID~38 July~1982~A Three-Piece CP - battery not included~WB5WAF~46 July~1982~Coherent CW for VHF - will it work?~W3QVC,VE3DPB~48 July~1982~Electric Health via Negative Ions - combating an invisible menace~WB0GX~52 July~1982~The Very, Very Best CW Filter? - costs under ten bucks~WB4TYL,AG5G~56 July~1982~The True-Blue Keyer - its speed readout doesn't lie~W3BYM~60 July~1982~Touch-Type CW - with your TRS-80~K8TT~64 July~1982~CW - The Air Force Way~Metzler~72 July~1982~TVRO: Georgia Style - one man's junk is another man's antenna~N8RK~96 August~1982~Poor Man's Spectrum Analyzer - another 73 breakthrough~WB5IPM~10 August~1982~The AC4YN Story - a Tibetan adventure, circa 1936-1937~G5YN~32 August~1982~"Smart" Squelch for SSB~W9MKV,W9YAN~44 August~1982~The Ultimate Fuse - ac overload protection~W2OLU~52 August~1982~Multi-Purpose Peak Adapter - don't settle for being average~K9EUI~54 August~1982~The $100 TVRO Receiver - Satellite Central, part VIII~Gibson~60 August~1982~VUM: Volume Units Meter - makes measuring decibels easy~W4MLE~72 August~1982~Analog Isn't Dead - don't be LED astray by the digital revolution~WB6AFN/9~76 August~1982~Line Voltage at a Glance - at last, a useful gadget~W4RNL~84 August~1982~Confessions of a Counter Evolutionary - the best circuit yet?~WA2FPT~100 September~1982~Micro Modem - a RTTY TU designed for computers~WA4CKQ~10 September~1982~F1 for the Hot Water 101 - all the way with FSK!~K0JH~20 September~1982~No-Frills RTTY - $2OO and you're on the air~WA4STO~24 September~1982~Incredibly Simple RTTY - receive it on your TRS,40~WQXI~28 September~1982~The RTTY/Tribander Marriage - enjoy the 100% duty cycle~K0ARC~32 September~1982~Confessions of a Counter Evolutionary - part II~WAZFPT~38 September~1982~Double Trouble 0n 50 MHz - Home-Brew Contest runner-up~KL7CLK~58 September~1982~The $100 TVRO Receiver - Satellite Central, part IX~Gibson~60 September~1982~Digital Basics - Part I~K4IPV~72 September~1982~The Vertical Deuce - 40 and 75 meters~W9CRC~80 September~1982~The J-Pole Love Affair - not for CB~WB5AOX~84 October~1982~The Splattometer - visual overmod warning~W1BC~10 October~1982~Digital Basics - part II~K4IPV~20 October~1982~Dissertation Upon Roast Pig - the ultimate in surplus?~N6TO~28 October~1982~Got an Apple? Want RTTY? - try this hard-core interface~WB6FBN/4~34 October~1982~The Pleasures and Perils of Crankup Towers - don't lose your head!~K4TWJ~40 October~1982~The Incredible Antenna Mark 2 - a complete HF allbander in a very small space~KL7ISA~44 October~1982~The Amazing Beam reader - point it with your Pet~WA4NAG~46 October~1982~Try the GHz Getter - a marvelous microwave antenna you can build~WA4WDL~50 October~1982~The Multiband Vertical - an aesthetically pleasing antenna with a punch~W1GV/4~54 October~1982~The Campbell J - a little antenna that "can"~W4YVY~60 October~1982~Avoid an Electrical Nightmare - sidestepping ground faults~N4UH~64 October~1982~Fine-tune Your IC-280 - 15-kHz step rate got you down?~KS4B~68 October~1982~A Gem of an RIT - customizing the receive on the 56-104~KK5R~70 October~1982~Protect Your Pass Transistors - the crowbar connection~K8JL~76 October~1982~All Tied Up in Knots? - the twisted tale of Thomas J.O' Harra~KC7M~78 October~1982~The Coax Matcher - it may be all the tuner you need~W9PJF~84 November~1982~A Perfect "10" - Timer, counter, logic probe - 10 functions in all. That's the Multi-Board One and you can build it~WA2BHB~10 November~1982~Remote Control Your IC-701- Simpler than commercial controllers, this Home-Brew circuit nevertheless features push-button band changing and frequency selection scanning, and expanded coverage~N2GW~14 November~1982~Automatic Beam Aimer - Here is the scoop on adding set-and-forget convenience to your rotator control. Works with most common control boxes~K9AZG~22 November~1982~Life Support System For HTs - At home or in the car, this Do-It-Yourself charger and accessory box could be the best friend your handie-talkie ever had~WB6BHI~26 November~1982~What? Another Audio Filter Project? - Yep. And even the most modern receivers benefit from this QRM-crusher~W4MLE~32 November~1982~A Tuner For Antenna Fanatics - Anyone experimenting with antennas needs a darn good tuner. Construct this one and save your finals~Staff~42 November~1982~Digital Basics - This is no time to be a digital illiterate. Part III reveals the secrets of multivibrators, shift registers, and other notorious devices~K41PV~46 November~1982~The Money-Maker Power Supply - Need 12 volts for your transceiver? Save half the cost of a commercial unit by assembling this 25 Amp monster~WA6TTY~56 November~1982~TVRO Q & A: Part III - LNAs are expensive, but rolling your own is a losing proposition~WB0POP~64 November~1982~The Sound of Silence - Beep!! Your TS-180 is off the air, Charlie~HB9BLU~70 November~1982~Build the Re-Fuser - It's a self-replacing fuse. Why blow one when you can blow two?~K5CN~72 November~1982~No Smoking in the Ham Shack - Overvoltage kills solid-state finals Protect yours for $1.00~N7JJ~74 November~1982~Tempo MARSer - Get the S-1 off those crowded ham channels. Expand your coverage above and below the amateur band~WB6IQN~76 November~1982~CW and the Apple II - The simplicity of BASIC plus the speed of machine language equals a near-perfect Morse keyboard~N5MR~84 November~1982~Everyman's Audio Amplifier - Make this one chip amp a permanent part of your test bench. It's an easy project for beginning experimenters~W3KBM~90 November~1982~Award-Winning Program - Certificate hunters, cut your paperwork down to size. Let your Pet track your quest for excellence~WB2GFE~94 November~1982~Speed Demon - How fast was that? Find out with this wpm display for Heath's 1410 keyer~K4ZHM~102 November~1982~Keyer on a Shoestring - Hams are cheap and so is this keyer. Big spenders will build the deluxe, two-chip version~WB5PPV~104 November~1982~I Got My Ticket! Now What? - A look at what Elmer forgot to tell you~N1II~106 December~1982~The Hangman's 2-Meter Collinear - Make your tower do double duty. Drop this array from the top and get 6-dB gain~W1CV/4~10 December~1982~Deep-Six Squelch Tails - Kerchunks take a dive with the addition of this audio delay~WA2NYE~14 December~1982~Build Yourself A Paralyzed Beam - Go from east to west In less than a second with this 2-meter array. And put your rotator out to pasture~WB2WIK~24 December~1982~Taming the 2-Meter Linear - It lives In the forest of spurious oscillations and answers to the call of the correct bias. Catch one for yourself~VE3LMP~28 December~1982~The Frugal Floppy Bazooka - This 2 - meter antenna coils up into a small package, but it shoots a straight signal~N7BCZ~32 December~1982~Taking It Higher - Raising a repeater's antenna is the way to wider coverage, right? Wrong~W4MLE~36 December~1982~Dial-A-Frequency - Let your fingers do the walking with this remote control. All you need is a spare telephone~K1WGN~44 December~1982~Improving God's IDer - Put more flexibility the K2OAW circuit and save the advantages of the original~K9XI~51 December~1982~The Bunesti Caper - The two British agents needed a power amp, fast. Could the American ham build one?~W9PJF~56 December~1982~The Tube Returns - Move over, ICs This receiver is easy to build cheap, and works like a dream~W1BC~64 December~1982~The Program That Knows It All - Repeater info, third-party agreements, you name it - this TRS-80 BASIC program knows it~W8XW~72 December~1982~Berserk Direction-Finding - Zero In on transmitters in seconds with this TRS-80 program It will tell you how to get there, too~WD8CBE~76 December~1982~Shack from Scratch - Building a ham shack in a new home can be a breeze. Just plan ahead~W2XQ~84 December~1982~Winning the Coax War - The electrical length of feedline depends on its velocity factor. Don't get caught short~W9PJF~90 December~1982~Red-Hot and Ready to Go - Anyone who has ever soldered knows that the cord gets in the way. Find freedom with this Home-Brew cordless iron~W7RXV~101 December~1982~Cutting Current to Size - Measuring large ac currents can be difficult unless you know a trick or two. W7CRY explains how~W7CRY~108 December~1982~Construct This All-American Audio Signal Generator - The perfect project for starting a test bench or rounding one out~WA2SUT~116 December~1982~Maximum Modulation for CB Conversions - Many CB rigs lack the gain for full modulation. This preamp will help~AJ0P~122 January~1983~Action Machine for 20 - Are Home-Brew rigs a lost art? No yet! Here's an SSB transceiver you can build~WB5IPM~12 January~1983~An Alarming Procedure - This false-proof repeater emergency alert won't tie up expensive equipment~WA1LCF,K1FNX~24 January~1983~Trimming the Fat from ATV - Why use 3 MHz when 500 kHz will do? WB6FHD proposes a way~WB6FHD~32 January~1983~The Forgetful Autodialer Puzzle - Even Sherlock couldn't figure out how to make an autodialer that reprograms with no hardware changes Elementary, says dear Babe~W7BBX~40 January~1983~My Own Silver Mine - For W1FLP, reclaiming silver from photographic fixer is cheap, easy and profitable. King Midas should have had it so good~W1FLP~46 January~1983~Fun-Equipment Revisited - Here are higher-band versions of the ever popular Fun-Mitter and Fun-Amp. They are based on the Fun-Philosophy: cheap and simple~WA0RBR~48 January~1983~The Ultimate Breadboard - There used to be two styles of prototypes - rat's nest and cramped. Now there is a third style: simple~N6BW~52 January~1983~Beating the Untraceable Buzz - Man-made Interference doesn't have to destroy reception. Not when you use W1GV's buzz-beating antennas~W1GV/4~56 January~1983~The Care and Feeding of Optoelectronics - There are many ways to make these devices earn their keep Here is one~K3VDB~62 January~1983~International Success Story: The BBC - From its battery of transmitters, the BBC fires a dally salvo of news and entertainment around the world No commercials, either~Peterson~68 January~1983~Active-Filter Design Made Easy - Using this BASIC program, if you don't like the design, then scrap it. All you lose is a few seconds~WD4HPC~78 January~1983~The Cornerstone of Equipment Failure: Heat Damage - The proper heat sink will preserve transistors Learn how to keep your circuitry from resembling a core meltdown~Shamburger~84 January~1983~Your January Home-Brew Project - No frills - just a solid $10 SSB exciter for HF. Who says hams don't build anymore~VE7DOD~92 January~1983~King of the Pulse Generators - One-shot or a train, TTL or CMOS, this generator will fit the bill. It's just what your test bench always wanted~WA3RJS~10 February~1983~Unleash the TS-900 - A rig like this deserves more room than 2 Meters can give. Get on HF (including WARC bands) with this transverter~W4BF~10 February~1983~Four-Tone Audio Oscillator: A Potent Troubleshooter - For any test that requires a tone, this oscillator does the job It can also be computer-controlled~W7BBX~20 February~1983~Superman's Repeater Control System - This simple system offers four independent on/off outputs. Just duck into any phone booth to use it~K3IJ~32 February~1983~Up and Coming: Direct-Broadcast Satellites - The only thing not up in the air in this business is the satellites, so this budding technology is not just pie in the sky~N8RK~38 February~1983~Work the Russian Robot Ops - The robots aboard Russia's two new satellites are cantankerous and challenging. Here are some tips on how to work them~K4TWJ~44 February~1983~Ham Radio Hits the '82 World's Fair - When the gates In Knoxville opened, would WA4KFS be ready? Here's the inside story of the World's Fair station~N4AQI~50 February~1983~Beef Up Your CB-to-CW Conversion - A good BFO will bring your receiver performance up to par. This one is easy to add on~W1BG~56 February~1983~The Denali Connection - Disaster struck these two hams in the back-country of Alaska. Only a tenuous radio link to civilization could save them~KL7RD~60 February~1983~Error Protection for Your Digital Transmissions - Block coding can make your signal 100% error free~W9JD/2~64 February~1983~Drive-Time SWLing - This simple car radio converter will open up a whole new world of driving~AG9C~70 February~1983~Stop That Heist! - What would you say about an alarm that's portable, inexpensive, and goes off when a thief just touches the doorknob? We say build it~WD5JWY~72 February~1983~Get the DX Edge! - There are ways to stand out in the pileups for Spanish-speaking stations. One is to speak their language~KB9SP~76 February~1983~Power-Line Protection: The Weak Link - Solid-state equipment may be extremely reliable, but just microseconds of overvoltage can change that~N8ADA~83 February~1983~Higher Voltage, Less Weight - A voltage quadrupler that weighs ounces? You bet, and cheap surplus capacitors make it possible~W7CSD~84 February~1983~Make Room for More AGC - Automatic gain control is useful In many applications. With this simple circuit, you'll never have to be without it~N7APE~86 February~1983~You Can Troubleshoot Mobile Noise - K5CA tells what to do when a signal IS 5-7 and the noise is 5-9~K5CA~88 February~1983~Electronics vs. Creepy Crawlers - Build this ultrasonic oscillator and drive pests crazy. Your pet hamster, too~K7YZZ~90 February~1983~Slimming and Trimming the R-1000 - In crowded conditions the 6-kHz filter may not cut the QRM. Here's the way out~5Z4CL/K5PAW~92 February~1983~Add a Touch of Class to CB Conversions - Converting a Hy-Gain board to 10 meters is only half the story Try adding a digital readout and scanning capability~N2DS~94 March~1983~RTTY Tuning: The New Solution - This simple tuning indicator whipped the competition and took first place in 73's Home-Brew II Contest~WB2OSZ~10 March~1983~Uncover Equipment for OSCAR Phase III - lurking in flea markets and junk boxes is everything you need to work OSCAR. K6KLY tells what to look for and how to make it work~K6KLY~18 March~1983~Up and Coming: Direct-Broadcast Satellites - Part II looks at the technical problems with communications at 12 GHz, which may be a offset by the advantages~N8RK~26 March~1983~The Fun-Vac: A Synthesis of Old and New - This one-tube transmitter combines the circuits of the fifties With the technology of the eighties. It also keeps your coffee warm~WA0RBR~32 March~1983~Adventure in Sarawak - Two DXpeditioners journey to the land of headhunters - and send a signal to the rest of the world~VK9NL~42 March~1983~Put 2 Meters in Your Shirt Pocket- Radio Shack's Pocket weather radio makes a dandy 2-meter receiver. A few quick modifications will get it right on target~K3PJG~46 March~1983~The Secret Telemetry of OSCAR 8-Do those numbers from the sky mean anything? You bet~K5OM~52 March~1983~Scandinavia: The 2-Meter Dream Vacation - Licensing frequencies, and procedures. It's all here. All you need is a plane ticket~WA6OGW~58 March~1983~Twisted Remote Control - This circuit is easy to build and easy to use. The twist is that you probably own the most important part~WD5JWY~64 March~1983~Take Your IC's Temperature - Like people, solid-state devices get sick if they get too hot. W3KBM provides a way to answer the burning question, "How hot is hot"~W3KBM~70 March~1983~The Q-Master Cavity Filter - A high-Q filter that uses no copper and no silver-plating - just coffee cans and some ingenious thinking~KB6AL~74 March~1983~Push Your Radar Detector to the limit - Without this simple modification, you won't know what you are missing - until it's too late~W5LFM~86 March~1983~Personalize the M600 RTTY Program - Now you can design and save your own version of this popular software package. All it takes is a POKE or two~VE4AFO~94 April~1983~Pedal Power: A Perfect Field-Day Generator - This bicycle-driven power source is easy to build and guaranteed to get you in shape. No heavy breathing into the mike, please~KN6H~12 April~1983~No-Crash Autopatch - Dialing and driving don't mix. Build this autodialer and let its fingers do the walking - not yours~W3ZC~20 April~1983~Turn Mobile-Rig Whine into a Whimper - From brute-force filtering to solid-state regulation, K4AJQ has the answers to mobile noise~K4AJQ~30 April~1983~Exploit the Hidden Interfaces of the TRS-80 - Sound synthesis, a programmable - timed on-off switch, and a CW keyer are all hidden in the TRS-80 You just have to look in the right place~WB9EGA~32 April~1983~New England's NiCad Per-Charger - Build this and get state-of-charge readout, automatic shutdown, and charge maintenance for your HT. This could be the gift of life for your battery pack~K1QPS,WA1UNU~38 April~1983~Immortalize Your IC-2AT Battery Pack - Why waste your NiCads when you're in the car? Build this miniature power supply and your batteries will last forever~KP4AQI~40 April~1983~Unlock the New Electronic Mailboxes - MSOs are at the forefront of amateur radio's vast communications revolution. WB7QWC shows you how to tune in, log on, and not drop out~WB7QWC/9~44 April~1983~How E.T. Really Called Home - If it were not for an inventive ham, E.T. might still be trying. In this exclusive article, the designer of the little guy's communicator unveils its Inner workings~K2SSQ~52 April~1983~Buyer's Guide to Dayton - From securing accommodations to planning your expenses, WA4BPI helps you make the most of your Hamvention buck~WA4BPI~56 April~1983~The Best Way to Mount Your Mobile Rig - If you have a van and HF gear, this is what you need to put them together - including a movable mount~KE7X~64 April~1983~The Florida T-R Switch - Get your 2m amplifier out of the way - without a relay~W4HJW~83 April~1983~Build the Deadeye Dish Controller - Tired of taking potshots at satellites? With the flick of a switch this easy-to-build rotator will hit the bull's-eye every time~W5JG~84 April~1983~The Ultimate Protection Plan for Your HT - Bangs, bumps, scrapes, and crashes make life tough for HTs. Make these modifications to protect your investment~K2YKE~92 May~1983~Construct This Classic Transmitter - From the era of the tube comes this ageless design runner-up In 73's Home-Brew II Contest. It's perfect for a first project or as a backup rig~W1BG~14 May~1983~Build the Revolutionary Parastat - After some rule-bending and wire-straightening, N6LM discovered the parastat antenna It has gain when you want and a null when you don't~N6LM~24 May~1983~Talk Softly and Load a Big Stick - Turn a six-foot stick Into an antenna that will ramrod your signal into the ether. And when you're off the air you've got a coat rack~KC2NT~26 May~1983~Build This Cornerless Quad for 2 Meters - Here's an antenna that you can cut corners on All you lose is high cost~K6KTS~30 May~1983~Tuned Feeders for Oddballs - To get that good DX you've been missing, add some versatility and multiband capability to your wire antennas~W0VM~38 May~1983~Condo Secret Agent - The word at many condominiums is "no antennas allowed." Here's how one ham survived~KBRECI4~44 May~1983~Make the Icom 720A Work for You - This rig knows when you change bands, so why not let it switch your antennas? Build this simple add-on and let your voltage do the work~N4BL~46 May~1983~The New Communications: VHF Mailboxes - Join the growing wave of hams using digital techniques to get their message across. AF2M describes the (log) ins and outs of mailbox systems~AF2M~48 May~1983~The Morning Beverage Antenna - If you are a coffee drinker and you work 2 meters, you'll love this antenna. W4FXE shows you how to get wide bandwidths and small size at low cost~W4FXE~54 May~1983~Try Out a Low-Level Lazy Loop - It may be only 10 feet up, but this aerial is no worm-burner. Better still, it will fit almost anywhere~W1XU~56 May~1983~Gin Pole for Peanuts - Ever pull yourself up by the bootstraps? Build this gin pole and let it do the same for your tower~N4UH~58 May~1983~Coax Connector Workshop - Tracking down feedline-related problems can make strong men cry. By starting out right you can avoid hassles~N1BLH~60 May~1983~Make Your Noise Bridge Even Better - Use these shortcuts for easy calibration and give your transmitter 1:1 vision~K4KI~64 May~1983~Antenna Refinishing the Easy Way - When a vertical begins looking like a rusty downspout it's time for some maintenance. Here's how K6EW saved a hamfest special~K6EW~70 May~1983~73 Cents for a Voltage-Transient Detector - Forget those expensive and complex Insurance policies. Here's the best protection you can get and the cheapest~WB8OWM~83 May~1983~Build the Armchair Satellite Tracker - Simple and cheap, this setup will follow OSCAR around like a dog. Put it together, lean back, and let this control system do the work for you~K3LF~84 June~1983~D'Arsonval Dossier - How these meters work and how to make them work for you is no mystery. Discover the inner machinations of the D'Arsonval movement for yourself~W1OLP~20 June~1983~Save Money on Used Meters - Does it work or doesn't it? This simple tester spots real hamfest bargains~W3QOM~19 June~1983~Live, From Across America, It's Field Day! - The Corpus Christi Amateur Radio Club had helicopter TV coverage of its activities. Club member WB4EMI unveils the secret behind their success~WB4EMI~22 June~1983~Construct the Cyclops Dip Meter - W4ATE's unique single-coil design captured an Honorable Mention in 73's Home-Brew II Contest. Now you can build this award-winning circuit for yourself~W4ATE~26 June~1983~Be the First on Your Block with a 2-Meter Dipole - A few safety pins, some wire, and a little rod stock will make a portable antenna perfect for the traveling ham~W9HD~30 June~1983~Two Meters for the Price of One - The oft-ignored shunt principle will turn an everyday junk-box meter into a surprising supermeter. The key is a piece of solder~KB2JN~34 June~1983~Strangle QRM with Your TS-830s - Simple filter modifications will help your Kenwood choke out Interference KA2R gives you the lowdown on how to do It~KA2R~36 June~1983~Smart Meters: The New Movement - Turn your passive meters into active error-correction systems. W4RNL's innovative circuits make it a snap~W4RNL~42 June~1983~A QSL Assembly Line of Your Very Own - The problem: a stack of QSL cards as high as Mt. Everest. The solution: a program that will make your TRS-80 climb the mountain~WB8JEY~48 June~1983~Get Accurate with the Digital-Grid Power Meter - Your final input power is instantly accessible with this easy add-on~N1II~50 June~1983~Diary of a Partially-Sighted Ham - Eyesight is not a black and white issue. Here are some tips for hams in the grey area~WA6CNN~54 June~1983~Hot-Spot Metering-Automatically! - Here are money-saving designs that will let one meter do the work of several. Keep in control and keep your change, too~W4RNL~56 June~1983~Build the Weather-Grabber - Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky? With this simple converter, you can listen to National Weather Service forecasts on your 2-meter rig and find out~N1II~84 June~1983~Kill Power-Line Interference - You don't have to be a big-game hunter to find the source of that annoying noise. All you need is your rig and your good hamming habits~K3UK~92 July~1983~You Can Build This Code Trainer - More than a mere code-practice oscillator this CPU-controlled trainer features burned-in practice groups Flick a switch and you have a keyer~K7ZOV~12 July~1983~The True Story Behind Heard Island - Fighting bad weather, shady ship owners, and bad press, the H1DXA expedition forged its way to the DXer's dream. But getting there was only half the battle~VK9NL~20 July~1983~More Stable Than a Rock - An Honorable Mention winner in 73's Home-Brew II Contest, this 10-MHz generator is a sure cure for the drifting frequency blues~DJ3NW~32 July~1983~Build the Billboard Keyboard Keyer - Get perfectly-tuned CW without a buffer. Then join the crowd at 60+ wpm~KD7S~44 July~1983~Construct the Lead-Foot Key - If you like your CW In the fast lane, you'll love this key And it is guaranteed not to slip any speed~W5LQE~48 July~1983~The $2 Infinite-Memory Keyer - Take a break Your cassette recorder will send any message for you~W0XR~50 July~1983~Apple, Morse, and You - Simple software and cheap hardware make for a great CW keyboard recipe Just add one operator~AF2M~54 July~1983~Micro McElroy - Is Pet BASIC fast enough for solid CW copy? You bet-and this program will work miracles with a sloppy fist~VK3BHM~56 July~1983~QRP Keyer for Misers - Get machine-perfect code with this keyboard. All it costs is 30 mW and a few dollars~VE7DHD~58 July~1983~The Easy FIFO Keyboard - First in, first out means you type as fast as you want to. It will send at the speed you set~N7BH~64 July~1983~Down-Under Depth Sounder - Get your feet wet with this Australian construction project We promise that you won't get in over your head~Harleck,Dawson~82 July~1983~The ROM-less, RAM-less CQ Sender - Automatic CW can be yours for the price of a few diodes. And you can reprogram without spending a dime~VU2VIZ~90 July~1983~Yaesu and the Call of Abu Ail - It was just a speck in the Red Sea, but it created pileups as big as a mountain~W6KC,W6QL~94 August~1983~Construct This Customized Power Supply - Whether you want 5 Amps or 30 this supply can give it to you. But you only pay for what you need~W9ODK~8 August~1983~VisiCode: The VIC 20 Way to Extra Class - First you get random practice groups Then you get the answers~W7LTH,KA7AQA~14 August~1983~Running Scared at Spratly - Only steel nerves and luck stood between the 1979 DXpedition and disaster~KB7NW~20 August~1983~The COR of a Reliable Repeater - Carrier-operated relays are the most-used circuits In any repeater. Use this simple design to get maintenance-free operation~WA7SPR~24 August~1983~Precision Speed Control for the Billboard Keyer - Get more for your money by addling this circuit to last month's project~KD7S~26 August~1983~PC Boards for Penny-pinchers - Get picture-perfect circuit boards without buying a darkroom~W2HCQ~30 August~1983~Faultless SSTV Picture Preservation - The dynamic duo of computer and printer helps save those perfect moments. Just add this program~KF9X~38 August~1983~Save Your Signal with Forward Error-Correction - In a hostile signal environment, you need all the help you can get~W9JD/2~44 August~1983~A Colorado-Style Battery Monitor - Texas has its barbecue and Chicago its pizza. Colorado's claim to fame is this near-perfect device~Wilson~48 August~1983~The Totally-Modified 2000 - Take Azden's popular 2-meter rig and add all the extras you ever wanted~W1GV/4~50 August~1983~Send Your TR-7800 to Obedience School - This Kenwood rig has some interesting habits, such as a slow scan rate. Can you retrain it in one easy session?~KE6VK~54 August~1983~Do You Know Where Your Signal Goes? - it doesn't just sneak off your antenna and hide. Find out where your lobes are and what they look like with this simple procedure~N4UH~56 August~1983~Cheap Scanning for the IC-701 - Here's a device that's stingy in cost but generous in benefits~AG9D~64 August~1983~To Go Where No Ham Has Gone Before - Sealand! - An enterprising team of DXers takes to the high seas to work S1, the smallest country In the world~DF2AO~84 August~1983~1001 Uses for the 9400 - Experiment WI-5 this cheap chip Ifs the IC you've always wanted, with applications you've never dreamed of~W3KBM~88 August~1983~Propagation Explosion on 220 - This theoretical inquiry into the properties of 220 MHz yielded unexpected results. Find out when and why your signal will be at its best~W9MKE~90 August~1983~18 kV with No Transformer - You need high voltage, but surplus transformers can't turn the trick. Try this solid-state solution~WA4WDL~94 September~1983~"10...9...8..." - Be ready when the Space Shuttle Columbia carries aloft the first astro-ham. Here's the best way to contact this historic DXpedition~WA6ITF~8 September~1983~Join the Packet-Radio Revolution - Get error-free, high-speed communications - Packet radio's chief architect, WA7CXD, explains what it is and how it works~WA7CXD~16 September~1983~Be a RTTY Rembrandt - Put that award-winning shine on your RTTY pix with these tips from a RTTY artist's sketchbook~WA2OQJ~28 September~1983~How to Increase Your QSOs - N6HYK's seasoned advice will add spice to your CW contacts, even if you aren't a Novice~N6HYK~34 September~1983~Home-Brew an Apple Computer and Save! - In this 73 exclusive, KB2CA reveals the secrets of Apple construction From key board to motherboard, it's all here~KB2GA~40 September~1983~Build This Super Switch - The only thing this switch won't do is brew your coffee It's the lazy mans delight~K4YS~52 September~1983~The Amazing Cylindrabola - This microwave antenna is easier to build than a dish But it works just as well~WA4WDL~54 September~1983~Colorful RTTY: An Advanced System for the TRS-80C It's all here - a TU program, and modem to turn your CoCo into a professional-quality RTTY terminal~K6AEP~58 October~1983~Six Antennas from Three Wires- With these modified Beverage antennas, you double your directions without doubling your cost~K1VR,N1RC~10 October~1983~Join the Packet-Radio Revolution- Part II - Warm up your soldering irons. This part offers the nuts and bolts of building your own TNC~WA7CXD~20 October~1983~Become a Low-Band Pioneer - Where does an audio transistor become a good RF amp? On 1700 meters, of course~KL7GLK~34 October~1983~The Phantom Antenna of Possum Hollow - The boys needed a good antenna fast, before winter set in. Thurman's mysterious story was the solution~W8VFT~40 October~1983~Your Enemy, Feedline Loss - Let your SWR meter stop this demon before it creeps up on you~K3CSV~42 October~1983~PVC Meets VHF - Flush high cost down the drain and build these cheap antennas. The gain is free~WA2NUB~44 October~1983~A 10-MHz Antenna for $10 - If you're still on 30 meters, the Hanging Helix may be your last chance~K9AZG~46 October~1983~Slaughter's Sway-Bar Forest - Are trees an antenna hindrance? Or are they the means to the best antenna collection you ever had? It just depends on your outlook....~K9AZC~50 October~1983~The Phase-Shift Oscillator Goes Hollywood! - This circuit can be the star of your audio designs. All it needs is a tweak here and a taper there~Goodson~54 October~1983~Build the Harmonic Zapper - When the TV starts sounding like Donald Duck, you need this 20-meter trap~W2YW~56 October~1983~The Anti-Gravity Antenna-Erection System - Now you can put your wire antennas as high as you want, maybe~W0YBF~58 October~1983~Your Own Beam-Bruiser - Muscle your beam around from anywhere with this local control box it's perfect for serious tower work~WB4FXD/1~62 October~1983~Put Together the Shawnee Logic Probe It's better than a tomahawk when you're on the warpath against glitches~Roth~66 October~1983~Take the Drudgery Out of Contesting - Let your Radio Shack computer dupe the log while you relax~WB0NFX,W0CZ~84 October~1983~World's Fair Super Squelch - With this two digit DTMF decoder, a perfect club project, you hear only calls meant specifically for you~WA4TEM~86 October~1983~Defuse RFI - A clean signal starts with a good earth ground. Make yours better with some coax and capacitors~W0WUZ~88 November~1983~Construct the Callsign Power Supply - KAIQZ put together aesthetics and electronics to produce a power supply that gives you more than good regulation~KA1QZ~10 November~1983~The Magical Audio Filter - A variable frequency notch filter plus a peaking circuit will do wonders for your reception. And this project will almost build itself~W6QIF~14 November~1983~Keyboard Your Way to Happiness - If happiness is perfect Morse, then this project is pure heaven. Special construction tips make putting it together as much fun as using it~N7ACK~20 November~1983~Reveal the Receiver Behind the Specs - Here's a program that will make sense out of all those numbers~N6RY~36 November~1983~Terrific Top-Band Conversions - Jump up to 160 meters and beat the coming sunspot drought. Surplus gear will get you there cheaply~K9QLL~40 November~1983~Cardsoft: The Transportable QSL Generator. - If your machine runs Basic, it can run this program~WB5LLM~46 November~1983~The Six-Meter VFO That Won't Quit - This hybrid has the best of both worlds. It's as steady as a rock and has broadband tuning~N7APE~48 November~1983~Foolproof Logging - KL7CRF designed a logbook program that any TRS-80 owner can use. And if manages your QSLs, too~KL7CRF~58 November~1983~The Program No Net Control Should Be Without - Every net generates lists. Keep yours up to date with this TRS-80 Basic program~WA4VLE~62 November~1983~The World's Cheapest Modification - All you need to put the FT-101 on 30 meters is three pieces of wire. What could be cheaper than that~WB9DDF,W0UR~70 November~1983~A Two-Tone Squelch to Solve Your Scanner Woes - Selective listening is the key to success This squelch will help you cut the chatter~WA3REY~84 November~1983~Electronic Mail Comes of Age - These mailboxes may be thousands of miles away, but they're instantly accessible~K0VKH~86 November~1983~Octal Ingenuity - It's an old radio. You can't find a replacement tube Now what do you do~W9SIA~88 December~1983~Code Practice: Have You Seen the Light? - This simple CPO is the best weekend project under the sun - or bulb~Davidson~10 December~1983~Unlimited Guarantee for Power Supplies - Plan for the worst and you'll get the best, says KC0EW.He might be right~KC0EW~20 December~1983~PC Boards in a Flash! - Make circuit boards without expensive equipment. All you need is a light and a fast switch hand~KA1FJR~28 December~1983~'We've Been Boarded!" - When the Lorelei strayed into Nicaraguan waters, hams came to the rescue. Here, the net results................:~W9UUC~32 December~1983~A Good-Buddy Power Booster for Converted CBs - KE4VP turned an illegal amplifier into a law-abiding citizen. You can, too~KE4VP~36 December~1983~TVRO Troubleshooting - Get your Earth station off the ground with these signal-enhancing hints~N8RK~40 December~1983~Streamline the IC-25A - Add a dual-speed VFO and remote control. You can do it in a few easy steps~W2PQG~48 December~1983~A Perfect Match for the HW-8 - Heath's little rig is the QRPer's dream come true. So is 30 meters. Join them with this super-fast mod~WA6BJH~52 December~1983~Don Wallace: Superham Meet W6AM, the Grand Old Man of amateur radio~W6CK~56 December~1983~Courage for Would-Be Hams - Here's the inside story of how a worldwide network of hams is helping handicapped people get their licenses~Norgard~70 December~1983~Micro Power for the DXer - This TRS80 program will help you cure tat DXCC fever~WO4L~77 December~1983~Warning: Your Time's Up!-Don't get taken by surprise. This timer add-on will tell you when to ID before it's too late~N7BH~78 December~1983~Babysit Your Battery - This intelligent charging circuit will pamper your emergency power system It's what every repeater needs~WA4TEM~86 December~1983~Make a Good L-Meter Even Better - Give the N5CC design a boost. Tack on this two stage buffer and dodge those sneaky loading problems~WB1HKU/6~94 December~1983~Ironclad Repeater Control - With 12 outputs and tamper-free access, you can keep a firm grip on your repeater's operations. And this circuit keeps the price from getting out of hand~WA7SPR~100 January~1984~Breakthrough in Boston: The Birth of Crosslinking - W1UKZ built this box.It's small and it works. The question is whether you're ready for it~W1UKZ~10 January~1984~Grenada Log - With a body-bag rig and gas from a bike, a ham hustled home the news. Here's history happening~K1XR,N8RK~20 January~1984~Instant Pane Relief - This is the only notch filter for windows we've ever seen. If you can figure it out, you'll beat the feedline flu~KC8UD~22 January~1984~Sound Off! - Here's the perfect S-meter add-on for the repeater that has everything. The higher the beep, the better the signal.~K3JML~28 January~1984~Some Alarming Techniques - These burglar-proof circuits will stump second-story men and amaze possible thieves, as well as you~WA4CCA~32 January~1984~Join the Packet-Radio Revolution-Part Ill - Don't mess up. Packet protocols and procedures are all-important, says WA7GXD, and he's been right so far~WA7CXD~36 January~1984~The CW Stationmaster - Regeneration turns the worst signal into a CW symphony. And that's not all you get when you build this station accessory~W4RNL~46 January~1984~Top Drawer, Micro-Style - Building circuits is fun, but drawing them isn't. Let your Apple do the drafting~K3LF~56 January~1984~Trade Secrets of Mobile Installation - Mounting a rig in your car is not as hard as it seems. Find out how the pros do it~K4TWJ~64 January~1984~Around and Around and Around - There's got to be a better way to wind your coils to specs. Build the Q-meter and get the exact inductance you need~N7APE~70 January~1984~On the Move with 10 FM! - These modifications for Comtronix and Azden rigs will get you on your feet in a hurry~W7AR~84 January~1984~Thank You for Listening - Build this simple speech expander and stop shouting. Your DX friends will thank you and the QSLs will roll in~VE1BZJ~86 January~1984~Secrets of NiCads - NiCad batteries will save you money. Or will they?~WB2FYW~88 January~1984~The Edison Effect - American inventor Thomas Edison is remembered for his array of electrical firsts. But lesser known is his invention of the first wireless telegraph~WB2MVK~90 February~1984~This Antenna Is Too Good To Be True - It's cheap. It works well on all bands. And it radiates a super signal~W4HDX~10 February~1984~Construct the Minuteman Timer - As faithful as a grandfather clock. This timer tells when to ID - and when not to~KA8QBQ~14 February~1984~The Secret of Remote Control - In Inside those miniature planes lie some sophisticated circuits~WB3BQO~18 February~1984~Calculate Your FT-101 - Here's how to treat your trusty FT-101 to a truly automatic digital display and get a frequency counter in the same box-at the flick of a switch~VK8DE~22 February~1984~Strictly for FM Deviates - Ever wonder how the modulation is on your FM rig? Try this simple deviation meter and find out~KA8OBL~36 February~1984~Build a Better Hamfest - The hints from 25 years of experience will help make your event a success~Housholder~40 February~1984~Caveman Radio - With underground inductive transmission, 300 feet is almost DX~W9MKV~42 February~1984~Here's the Split-Second Timer - In the darkroom or the shack, this beeper has 1001 uses. Its simplicity makes it the perfect beginners project~WA3REY,WA3PTU~54 February~1984~Peak Your Picture with Home-Brew SSTV Gear - Go from gray scale 10 color bars with these simple generators. No monitor should be without them~Cikas~60 February~1984~Op Art - Include the ubiquitous op amp in your next circuit KC0EW tells how~KC0EW~62 February~1984~Put the DX World on a Screen - Everything you need to know about a country can be at your fingertips, you need is CI VIC-20 and this program~WB7RIX~69 February~1984~Convert the Oddball Hy-Gain Board - Some of these boards have two crystals and some have three. Now you can put them all on 10 meter FM~N2DS~77 March~1984~In Search of the Shuttle: fun, frustration, fatigue - From Maine to Hawaii, our special correspondents gave W5LFL their best shots. Thank them~~10 March~1984~W5LFL report, Burbank, California~K6DUE~10 March~1984~W5LFL Contacts~ARRL~11 March~1984~W5LFL report, Saugus, California~WA61TF~12 March~1984~W5LFL report, Westbrook, Maine~K1EFZ~14 March~1984~W5LFL report, Nashua, New Hampshire~WB1BRE~16 March~1984~W5LFL report, Lansing, New York~KO2X~20 March~1984~W5LFL report, Jacksonville, Florida~N4UF~22 March~1984~W5LFL report, Stone Mountain, Georgia~KA4AKQ~21 March~1984~W5LFL report, Tucker, Georgia~K4LDR~28 March~1984~W5LFL report, Dallas, Texas~KD5JO~28 March~1984~W5LFL report, Texas City, Texas~WB5ASA~30 March~1984~W5LFL report, Dayton, Ohio~WB8IFM~31 March~1984~W5LFL report, Stevensville, Michigan~KC8JX~34 March~1984~W5LFL report, Bloomfield, Indiana~W9HD~36 March~1984~W5LFL report, St. Charles, Illinois~WD9GIG~31 March~1984~W5LFL report, Wheaton, Illinois~KO9G~38 March~1984~W5LFL report, Buena Vista, Colorado~W8FK~40 March~1984~W5LFL report, Encino, California~KB6WT,KD6VG~42 March~1984~W5LFL report, Portland, Oregon~KZ7T~45 March~1984~W5LFL report, Portland, Oregon~N7AXC~49 March~1984~W5LFL report, Anchorage, Alaska~KL7FKO~50 March~1984~W5LFL report, Hilo, Hawaii~KH6B~52 March~1984~W5LFL report, Kaneohe, Hawaii~KH6HHM~52 March~1984~W5LFL report, Some Final Thoughts~WA6ITF~53 March~1984~Switch Tricks - Ever had trouble setting up switching? No more. The Minnetonka Master makes it easy~KA0QSC~54 March~1984~LED's You Have Never Seen - What are these little lights? What do they do? This is the book~W5LFM~58 March~1984~Take the Two-Tone Challenge - Does your transmitter put out a clean signal? Build this two-tone audio generator and find out~W8DCC~84 March~1984~Build the NASA Beeper - space-wise communicators use this device for one good reason: clarity~KQ4G~88 March~1984~Sky Power - If you're a meteor-shower expert, don't read this. Otherwise, learn~WB4CHZ~90 March~1984~Wet Battery Quiz - And you thought you knew it all~VE3AZX~92 March~1984~Another Antenna Approach - This Timex/Sinclair program goes to great lengths~AD1B~96 April~1984~Doing It At Dayton - This unofficial Hamvention handbook helps attendees and dreamers alike~WA4BPI~10 April~1984~Me and My Stupid Old PMOS Converter - At last, there's an easy way to get - 12V from a +5-V power supply. Who said "trial and error"?~WB1HKU/6~14 April~1984~Watch That Signal! - Haul out old oscilloscope and turn it into a signal monitor. The conversion is easy and the price is right~W4RNL~20 April~1984~Digital Design: How to Interface ICs - Connect ICs to the outside world with these hints from the author of "Digital Basics."~K4IPV~30 April~1984~Emulate an EPROM Elephant - The portable RAM-faker never forgets. Well, hardly ever~McCarthy~40 April~1984~Crystal Microwave - "Eavesdropping" on this part of the spectrum is up to you. Here is a simple way to start~WA4WDL~42 April~1984~Take A Trip to Europe - These tips from the world's top SWL make it possible~Peterson~48 April~1984~Four Bands, One Whip - Quadruple your mobile operating pleasure, please, but don't blame us~K3OF~56 April~1984~The Conlog Solution - What's the key to winning contests? Put an Atari and this program at the helm of your station and find out~N5ATD~62 April~1984~Ishmod's journal - What happened in 1963 finally surfaced in 1983. Was he a fool?~Whipple~64 April~1984~The Terminal Terminal Unit - Build this variable-shift TU. Its performance will knock you dead~K3PUR~70 April~1984~Wheeling and Dealing with Preamps - For a switch, from the remote hills of West Virginia comes a great antenna idea~W8PMS~84 April~1984~How to Have a Sunny Field Day - When Michigan hams turned to solar power, they got more than they bargained for. Does success mean anything?~W8YZ~100 April~1984~Painless OP-Amp Filter Design - Custom applications can be easy. Just follow this step-by-step guide to a perfect op-amp filter~W4RNL~102 May~1984~From Base to Beams - Home-Brew from the ground up - Here's haw to build a tower and top it off with performance-proven antennas~W6TYH~10 May~1984~A Little Gem for QRP - The T2FD antenna thinks it's a full-size rhombic. Feeding is believing~W8VFT~26 May~1984~"The Tops of the Palm Trees" - 20,000 QSOs, Coral Sea, Banyandah~VK2BJL~28 May~1984~How to Gain with PVC - This could be history's cheapest quad.· Try water pipe on 2m~WB6BHI~37 May~1984~Helicoids - Few people understand haw to build these versatile whips. This article takes care of all the its, ends, and butts~K2KSY~40 May~1984~The Big-Car Break-Down Beam- Try two-meter luxury the easy way~N3BEK~46 May~1984~Simple Parabolic Theory - With a little bit of math - presented here - you can understand, design, build, and enjoy these effective antennas. Hopefully~OA4KO/YV5~52 May~1984~Control Your Mobile Power - Can commuting be a daily QSO party? Yes, with this no-payment installment plan~KBSQZ~56 May~1984~Virginia's Antenna Farmer - From Falls Church comes a simple message to fellow hams: Simple antennas work!~WA4BLC~60 May~1984~Throw in TV - Why not? This helix-building experience includes everything else~WA4WDL~64 May~1984~'Yagi Fear' - Forget it. Whether for construction or comparison, this Atari program zaps every design problem~W6WTU~84 June~1984~Easy Berardi Building - You can count on this simple frequency counter from Arizona~Berardi~10 June~1984~Don't Grope in the Dark! - Let a simple card-file box be the brains of your own emergency lighting system~W7RXV~16 June~1984~Flying High with Two - Here's how a hand-held makes for some ultralight Michigan madness~WB8DQT~20 June~1984~Creason's Do-It DVM - The more Sam builds, the more smart people pay attention~K6EW~26 June~1984~Meeting Ends Make - These ten tips will better your club. Are you friendly or frigid?~N6HYK~30 June~1984~Tester Project: England '83 - Wherein you flash-chance transistors, chap~Penfold~34 June~1984~Sounds Good to Me - Two Texans put together "73 Morse RIT." It's the best Basic VIC-20/C64 code program you will ever see~W5VKC/1,WB5AYD~38 June~1984~Piggy-Bank Repeater Project - Set it and forget it. This inflexible controller doesn't bend the budget~KT2B~42 June~1984~Not-So-Famous Garriott Words - In one of his first post-STS-9 appearances, W5LFL spoke at Foothill (CA) College. We record his dedication to amateur radio~N6BIS~48 June~1984~Better the R-70 - At your own risk, you can soup up one of Icom's super receivers. How to do it was not read here~KE4AQ~54 June~1984~Elegant Rotating - K9AZG did it right. W4RNL makes it better. For sightless and sighted hams alike, this update to a 1982 article will be revealing~W4RNL~60 June~1984~Requiem for the Tube - This pleasing project is perfect for pentodes. It could be the last time you use them~WA2EWT~68 June~1984~New Orders for the R-109 - Two bucks and ten minutes are all it takes to reenlist a vintage receiver~K8AXH/7~70 June~1984~Try Quality Code - Using this Mod Ill update is much simpler than saying its title twenty times~K6APW~78 July~1984~Shoot at Will - KK2Y's Dayton mandate was to capture things on film. He did it. Enjoy a slice of Hamvention~KK2Y~10 July~1984~Secrets of Cordless Phones - Is privacy sacred and range not? Maybe some hands-on research can help you decide~Haas~20 July~1984~Modern-Eyes the S-Meter - Here's how to de-strain your baby blues by adding a simple LED readout~Patterson~24 July~1984~Title Unknown~AD0K~26 July~1984~Part II: How 10 take and pass FCC exams~K0HW~30 July~1984~Son of NiCad Conditioner - This intelligent discharger knows when to stop and tells you how much time it took~W1GSL~36 July~1984~Perfboard and Soldertail? Definitely. What is commonly done never written up (until now) but always appreciated~W4RNL~42 July~1984~Watch a Warhorse Work - With a new tank circuit, the SB-221 does great things for 160 and 10~W3JIP~48 July~1984~Random VIC - Code - loving Commodore addicts asked for this. Ye shall receive~WB7RLX~66 August~1984~Top-Notch Tuner Time - Can't get your signal out of the backyard? Build KC2NT's antenna matcher and hear what you've been missing~K2NT~8 August~1984~Cheap Power Ploy - This rugged supply will give you more power than you ever dreamed possible. Have we gone too far this time?~K9QLL~10 August~1984~Penn's Two-Tone Gadget - Clue one: We're talking about lab quality. Clue two: Get your junk box~W1BG~21 August~1984~Yaesu, Icom Graft Revealed - Splice Icom's headset to Yaesu's talkie and discover handle happiness~K2OAW~32 August~1984~Stare-Way to Heaven - At the Arecibo observatory, the sky's the limit.Who said size doesn't matter?~AJQN~34 August~1984~Counter-Productive Basics: Part I - Digital needn't be difficult. Let K41PV guide you through the fundamentals of frequency counting~K4IPV~40 August~1984~Messing With Heath - This 101 control mod proves fun and easy with frequency. Your rig deserves it~AI7C~46 August~1984~AMTOR How-To-FEC? ARQ? Don't panic. Timely advice from the father of AMTOR takes the confusion out of our newest mode~W2IUP~62 August~1984~Picture-Perfect Audio Filters-Throw away that antique breadboard and scope. Let your Apple II peak and tweak a soft circuit instead~K3LF~66 August~1984~Top-Band Power Punch - Sick of 5-2 reports on 160? Build this knockout kilowatt amp and make it 59 every time~WA0VNY~70 September~1984~Counter-Productive Basics: Part II - How hard can counting be? K41PV tells us where the errors occur and how to fix them~K4IPV~8 September~1984~Elementary, My Dear Watts 'n SWR - Stop guessing. Build this no-nonsense VHF/UHF wattmeter and save your hard-earned cash~KT2B~14 September~1984~Perfect Timing - Proud of your repeater? Construct this multi-talented identifier and tell the world your who, what, and where~VE2DWG,VE2AO~22 September~1984~Quick Qwip Conversion Fax - Seeing is believing. A few dollars and a weekend will turn this surplus unit into a reasonable facsimile~KA9CDL~28 September~1984~No-Etch Circuit Boards - Produce quality PCs with N6JH's cut and-pry technique~N6JH~34 September~1984~Disco Duckie? - Try some dirt-cheap headphones for your HT~N6CSI~36 September~1984~Ntty Grtty RTTY Tomorrow, tomorrow, is too late. Build this easy Timex/Sinclair interface today and be on the air tonight~WB6CTM~38 September~1984~Easy FSK for the IC-730 - Don't settle for less than complete. Four dollars gives you the RTTY the factory left out~WA4TTO~48 October~1984~Find Fault with Your Coax - Is your cable really doing its job? Find out with this elegant detective method~K4IPV~10 October~1984~The Aussie Parasol Beam - What has twelve corners, three bands, and uses 140 feet of wire? Hint: It's not a quad~W6TYH~20 October~1984~The Incredible Broadband Bowtie - Truly designed for solid-state finals, this 75m antenna features 50 Ohms at the feed, and less than 1.5:l SWR across the band~KC3HW~26 October~1984~RX for Ailing Antennas - Maximize your system's performance with this easy-to-construct noise bridge. It's just what the doctor ordered~K41PV~28 October~1984~Ryan's Vertical Ecstasy - Warning: Graphic description of vertical antenna array patterns. Explicit CoCo language. May incite construction frenzy~WB5LLM~32 October~1984~Try Low and Behold - Here's a shock: You've been wasting money on towers and poles.W1GV explains why low antennas may outperform high-altitude aluminum~W1GV/4~38 October~1984~A No-Holes Barred Beam- What to do when the lease says "no antennas": Turn your entire house into a broadside dipole~WA4WDL~44 October~1984~Another Eggbeater - Don't be a VHF weakling. Pump up your performance with this simple 2m omni~WD5DNL~48 October~1984~A Tree-Mendous Vertical - Build an 80m DX-getter that really grows on you~KS4B~62 October~1984~When Darkness Calls - On 160m, success means diligent planning. These tips on gray-line propagation are your key to Top Band DXCC~VE7BS~66 November~1984~Color Computer SSTV: Part I - Turn your CoCo into a complete SSTV terminal How? First, build this high resolution display system~K6AEP,WB8DQT~10 November~1984~Wrap Up TVl! - Can you endure another evening without transmitting? Use this simple cure to choke out television interference forever~KR7L~26 November~1984~But I Know How To Solder! - Anyone can dribble hot metal over a joint, bit it takes an artist to really solder. Are you a Picasso or a pig?~WD4S~28 November~1984~Free-Form Filter Design - Build the ultimate audio filter: high-pass, low-pass, bandpass, notch, variable Q and cutoff frequency, all in a single circuit. Circuit? Sorry, that's a single chip!~KA4QVK~34 November~1984~Your Own Optoelectronic Anemometer - Light control and car-top calibration make this project cheap to build, easy to align, and extraordinarily accurate~K3VDB~42 November~1984~Rampant RTTY - Create the ultimate mailbox! K0WVN describes a system that operates from 45 to 1200 baud with dual shifts, automatically~K0WVN~50 November~1984~Decode Soviet Space Messages - As you read this, mysterious signals are being beamed into your shack. What do they mean? Where are they coming from? Use WD0BCI's satellite-telemetry reading program to uncover facts~WD0BCI~53 November~1984~The End of the Line - What's the point of sending power up the coax if it never reaches the antenna? These tips on connector installation and care will help maximize your station's signal~WB5LBI~56 November~1984~A Useful Present You Can Build - How about a high-tech holiday gift?~WB4YOD,PW8ZAF~58 November~1984~Ham Over Fist - Here's a VIC-20 CW program with a twist: Its real-time display lets you watch your dits and dahs dance across the screen. But be forewarned, you may not like what you see!~WD8BHH~64 November~1984~Homemade Defroster Shutoff - This simple gadget has nothing to do with amateur radio, but its a neat little project anyway~KB2WM~68 December~1984~A Times Square Data Display - Build this scrolling touchtone decoder for your favorite repeater. What you see is what you hear~WA4TEM~8 December~1984~Color Computer SSTV: Part II - Complete the picture by adding weather-satellite facsimile to your new color SSTV system~K6AEP,WB8DQT~18 December~1984~Transistors: A Biased Approach - In Part I, KC0EW takes the mystery out of solid state with clear talk and practical examples~KC0EW~34 December~1984~Yikes! Spikes! - You paid good money for that computer system Now spend a few hours building an insurance policy against voltage spikes~W1UO~40 December~1984~Give Your Micro the World - There's no voodoo involved in analog-to-digital conversion In fact, here's a project for your TRS-80 that uses only two chips!~A1OZ~44 January~1985~Eight Mods for the IC-730 - Customize your ICOM! Snip here, solder there, and enjoy perfection~N6HI~10 January~1985~VIC RAMification: Part I - Here's how to turn 3 ICs and half an hour into 24K of extra VIC-20 memory~Brefini~18 January~1985~VIC RAMification: Part II - W6LOB fills the 3K gap of Part I with a quick piggyback RAM expansion~W6LOB~22 January~1985~Transistors: A Biased Approach - In Part II, we evaluate base current and gain and use this information to design a working transistor circuit~KC0EW~26 January~1985~Automate the FT-757 - Ready for robot radio? An inexpensive micro is all that you need to computer control your Yaesu~KA61FQ~30 January~1985~That Glorious Gonset - With 300 Watts on 2 meters, the Gonset 972 thumbs its nose at solid state. Rebuild one and be heard!~KT2B~34 January~1985~A Space-Saver Seven Megger - Stuffing full-wave 40m loops into tiny places is W8TYX's specialty. We finally got him to tell us how he does it~W8TYX~44 January~1985~Shoestring RTTY - Build a commercial-quality computer interface for under $30~W9ODK~46 January~1985~Is Your Repeater Dying? - With this 16 channel telemetry encoder, you have a remote chance of finding out~WA4TEM~50 January~1985~How Good Is Six? - Try 50 MHz with a transceiver you've built from scratch. There's no greater pleasure than saying, "I did it myself!"~KL7GLK~57 February~1985~VIC RTTY Resource - Is your VIC-20 ready for RTTY? Make it happen with N5ALE's foolproof software!~N5ALE~12 February~1985~Satellite Supremacy - Sometimes 15 Watts just doesn't cut it with OSCAR 10. The solution? Use W2GEF's 60-Watt uplink amp - stripline construction makes building it a snap!~W2GEF~18 February~1985~CB to Six - Why stop at 10 meters? KB5LF's Hy-Gain conversion will take you to VHF just as easily~KB5LF~22 February~1985~Future Schlock - The strange tale of the KA5S experiment. Was he a genius or a madman?~KA5S~30 February~1985~SWR: A Modern Myth? - From rig to radials, noted expert W6YUY reveals the path to a perfect antenna system. Be ready for a few surprises~W6YUY~32 February~1985~Ollie's Folly - Circular polarization on HF? A forty meter helix with oil-drum forms? W1ZB's signal runs rings around the rest. Folly, indeed!~W1ZB~42 February~1985~Build a Better Box - Most hams cram their circuits into any old case that's handy, but a little planning can turn a so-so project into a master- piece of packaging~W4RNL~44 February~1985~Super Surplus Surprise - It's super: 50 Watts on 160,80,40, and 30 meters! It's surplus: That means inexpensive! It's the GRC-9: Still surprised?~K9RLF~54 February~1985~The Texas Trans-Tester - Here's how to measure small-signal gain with a transistor checker you've built from scratch~KG5B~60 March~1985~TVRO Trivia - To those would-be satellite enthusiasts wondering which way is "up," W6SMJ offers the comfort of his years of experience in home satellite TV reception~W6SMJ~14 March~1985~All This and PCII! Would you like a fully-programmable Morse keyboard that will balance your checkbook and play Sousa marches? Then read on!~W4FXL~26 March~1985~Do Volunteer Examiners Work? A 73 Special Report - National VEC W5YI says yes. He should know~W5YI~28 March~1985~The Incredible Digiohm - How to put ten million resistors in the palm of your hand? Build the ultimate substitution box~Rich~34 March~1985~Speech! Speech! Here's a talking repeater controller that you can build in no time at all. It gives a whole new meaning to the word "VOX"!~WA4TEM~38 March~1985~So Why Do They Call It Wireless? One easy antenna. Five hot bands. Need we say more?~WA8JXE~44 March~1985~Cheap Heath Help - Is your HW-101's offset off? Try this four-dollar fix. Without it, you're being cheated out of QSOs~K6YB~48 April~1985~Dateline: Dayton - It's almost here! Take an inside peek at the what, when, and where of ham radio's biggest bash of the year with 73's annual Dayton Hamvention sneak preview~WA4BPI~12 April~1985~Hear, Hear! - Stop settling for second-rate signals from OSCAR. You've really no excuse. W6I0J's low-noise preamp is easy to build and includes all the circuits necessary for alignment. So do it!~W6IOJ~20 April~1985~Ishmod's Journal - What really happened on that lonely, uncharted rock? And what was the eerie glow?~Whipple~24 April~1985~Don the Dayton Hat-tenna - Put a cap on your communications problems with a rubber duck that's heads above the rest~WB3CQA~26 April~1985~Zounds! Grounds! - Here are the down-to-earth details you need to install a perfect ground system~K4IPV~30 April~1985~Build the Dixie Whistler - Adding two-tone SSB analysis to your test repertoire is as easy as one, two, tweet~WB5IPM~36 April~1985~In Search Of: RTTY - Experience the mysterious world of RTTY beyond the band edge, but beware! Its allure's too great for all but the stoutest of heart~WA0MRG~48 April~1985~Take A Hike - Combine a regulated power supply with a lightweight rechargeable battery. Add a smart control system. The result? Incredible versatility!~N3BEK~54 May~1985~Construct This Classic Transmitter - From the era of the tube comes this ageless design runner-up in 73's Home-Brew II Contest It's perfect for a first project or as a backup rig~W1BG~14 May~1985~Build the Revolutionary Parastat - After some rule bending and wire straightening, N6LM discovered the parastat antenna. It has gain when you want and a null when you don't~N6LM~24 May~1985~Talk Softly and Load a Big Stick - Turn a Six-foot stick Into an antenna that will ramrod your signal into the ether. And when you're off the air you've got a coat rack~KC2NT~26 May~1985~Build This Cornerless Quad for 2 Meters - Here's an antenna that you can cut corners on All you lose IS high cost~K6KTS~30 May~1985~Tuned Feeders for Oddballs - To get that good DX you've been missing, add some versatility and multi-band band capability to your wire antennas~W0VM~38 May~1985~Condo Secret Agent - The word at many condominiums is "no antennas allowed." Here's how one ham survived~K0REC/4~44 May~1985~Make the Icom 720A Work for You - This rig knows when you change bands, so why not let it switch your antennas? Build this simple add-on and let your voltage do the work~N4BL~46 May~1985~The New Communications: VHF Mailboxes - Join the growing wave of hams using digital techniques to get their message across. AF2M describes the (log) ins and outs of mailbox systems~AF2M~48 May~1985~The Morning Beverage Antenna - If you are a coffee drinker and you work 2 meters, you'll love this antenna. W4FXE shows you how to get wide bandwidths and small size at low cost~W4FXE~54 May~1985~Try Out a Low-Level Lazy Loop - It may be only 10 feet up, but this aerial is no worm-burner. Better still, it will fit almost anywhere~W1XU~56 May~1985~Gin Pole for Peanuts - Ever pull yourself up by the bootstraps? Build this gin pole and let it do the same for your tower~N4UH~58 May~1985~Coax Connector Workshop - Tracking down feedline-related problems can make strong men cry. By starting out right you can avoid hassles~N1BLH~60 May~1985~Make Your Noise Bridge Even Better - Use these shortcuts for easy calibration give your transmitter 1:1 vision~K4KI~64 May~1985~Antenna Refinishing the Easy Way - When a vertical begins looking like a rusty downspout it's time for some maintenance. Here's how K6EW saved a hamfest special~K6EW~70 May~1985~73 Cents for a Voltage-Transient Detector - Forget those expensive and complex Insurance policies. Here's the best protection you can get, and the cheapest~WB9OWM~83 May~1985~Build the Armchair Satellite Tracker - Simple and cheap, this setup will follow OSCAR around like a dog. Put it together, lean back, and let this control system do the work for you~K3LF~84 June~1985~Tune In the TU-1000 - Has your RTW budget hit bottom? Then dust off that soldering iron - K9EUI's no-nonsense terminal unit gives store-bought performance at a build-it-yourself price....~K9EUI~14 June~1985~Secrets of Telehamming - When the bands are dead, try trading your transmitter for a telephone. Operators are standing by~K9EI~24 June~1985~CoCo's Counter - Use this dirt-cheap method to tune up your AFSK generator~KG4Q~26 June~1985~Is Ham Radio Baking Us? - What damage occurs when human bodies are subjected to electromagnetic fields is not fully understood. Here, an expert in biostatistics examines the problem from an amateur's perspective - and offers some practical preventative suggestions~VE3KSP~28 June~1985~AFSK, And Ye Shall Transceive - A sine from heaven is what you'll get when you build the AFSK-1020~K9EUI~32 June~1985~Through the Looking Glass - If you could peek at a RTW signal through magic audio glasses, what would you see? You'll find out with KN4L's Apple opus. a program that whispers. "Run me."~KN4L~34 June~1985~Perfection Plus - It's not often a prize-winning package can be improved. Here's a new look for a popular RTTY tuner~W1PDI~36 June~1985~Speak-NO-Evil RTTY - This tiny routine is all you need to transform your Heath H-8 into a RTTY receiving demon!~WA6NHC~40 June~1985~On the Flip Side - Here's how to add reverse shift to your Kantronics Interface~K1QPS~ June~1985~Quash QRM - Add a "RTTY Narrow" position to your TS-520's mode switch-you'll never copy hits again!~KA4MTO~44 June~1985~The D-Day Demodulator - When the CV-89A joins forces with your micro, you'll take the RTTY bands by storm!~WB5LLM~46 June~1985~Slick VIC Trick - Here's the cheapest way we know of to add a printer to your VIC-20. First, find a Model 33~KW9L~50 June~1985~QSK for Your Vintage VFO - All it takes is an hour~KA3GCQ~54 July~1985~Faces of Dayton '85 - ~KW1O,WB8BTH~8 July~1985~ICOM's Extended Play - Ten minutes with a Phillips screwdriver gives your IC-751 transmit capability from .1 to 30 MHz!~KS4B~12 July~1985~America's Dream Array - Twenty-seven dishes in a twenty-one-mile pattern make for some serious DXing at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Galactic DXCC, anyone?~AJ0N~18 July~1985~WARC for the FT-101E Here's how to join the fun on our new 12-meter band. And you'll be ready for 18 MHz, too!~ZS2RH~22 July~1985~The Dayton Downlink - Optimizing your OSCAR downlink system can be frustrating. Use this easy method to measure your improvements and know just when to stop~W9JD/8~ July~1985~The 30 Meter Plus Receiver - Explore the world of 10 MHz with a solid-state receiver you've built yourself! We've come a long way since oatmeal boxes and cats' whiskers.~N4EY~30 July~1985~The Incredible Inducto-Gauge - Measure coils with impunity! Better yet, measure them with this weekend project: a Do-It-Yourself inductance meter~Ketchledge~34 July~1985~The Peerless Power Pack - Simplicity is the key to this rugged 12-volt, 5-Amp supply. If you're looking for quick energy, here's the answer~KO2G~38 July~1985~What You See Is Where You're At - Tired of guessing your frequency? Resolve your problem to 100 Hz with this add-on digital display,~WA8YKN~40 July~1985~There and Back Again - Add band-scanning to your TS-930s for under $20~KC7O~44 July~1985~Home-Brew the Blockbuster - In a heroic effort, WB2WIK has created the ultimate 6-meter amplifier. Its single 4-1000A delivers over 2 kW with only 20 Watts in. The power supply alone weighs 120 pounds. When this monster talks, people listen!~WB2WIK~50 July~1985~Broken Ox Blues - The grid-dip oscillator is a stellar performer, but missing coils can mean big headaches. Avoid frustration by winding your own~W7RXV~56 August~1985~The Downunda Project: Part I - Stone the crows! This fair dinkum 2m transceiver from Australia really scores a six!~Simpson~14 August~1985~Harmonic-Free QRP? - Avoid an FCC pink slip by measuring second-harmonic power with the ZS6UP reactance load~ZS6UP~29 August~1985~World War Wireless - What can you do with a pencil, a razor blade, a paper clip, and a hank of wire? Why, build a radio, of course!~W1BG~32 August~1985~Instant ATV! - W8CHK breaks through the mystique surrounding fast-scan television. You won't believe how easy it can be!~W8CHK~36 August~1985~Modification Mania! - Here are not five, not ten, but fifteen ways to perk up your HW-401~AI7C~42 August~1985~Hunt the Auto-Fox - Has your transmitter-hunting gone sour? DFers will love chasing this wily box, and its variable skill levels give them a run for their money~WB6GTM~48 August~1985~Surviving the Unthinkable: Part III - WA8YKN outlines simple precautions that will allow your radio equipment to survive an electromagnetic pulse~WA8YKN~52 August~1985~Scope That Signal - Are you over-modulating? Is your linear linear? Find out with a station monitor you've built from scratch...~KD6VP~56 August~1985~A Scavenger's Radio - Using it is easier than building it~KA0UMT~66 September~1985~Again, the CCD - The continuing story of ham radio's most amazing antenna~KC8BN/7~ September~1985~The Downunda Project: Part I1 - How to assemble and align the DSE 2m transceiver described last month~Simpson~17 September~1985~Fighting Fire With Wire - If 15m is hot and your antenna's not, try the V-bomb array~W6TYH~26 September~1985~Brew a Coffee Ground Plane - No cream, no sugar - just a 440 antenna that really percolates~WA2OVG~30 September~1985~Takin' It to the Streets - Part I - Work the world from your HT! Crossbanding expert WA6AXX explores the how-to of remote and auxiliary operation~WA6AXX~32 September~1985~Build the Broadband Bow Tie - It's every ham's dream: An 80m antenna with a flat SWR of 1.5:l from 3.5 to 4.0 MHz. And it couldn't be simpler~WD9ELG~38 September~1985~Don't Fall for SWR Fraud - Your feedline may be swindling you. Find out how much power you are losing and how to stop it~W1GV~40 September~1985~Whip the Competition - Improve your 2m HT's "mileage" with this custom antenna from Datsun!~N3DRW~42 September~1985~Exponential Potential - The problem: A broadband antenna fed with coax exhibits narrowband response. The solution: Use this exponential line matching system~W6TYH~44 September~1985~Wheatstones Are Not Crackers! - Here's the slickest application of the Wheatstone circuit yet devised. The Nuller Bridge is the only instrument you'll need to adjust your antenna matching unit to peak performance~K4KI~50 September~1985~A New Angle for Dipoles - Stand them on end! Sounds odd, but WlGV presents an excellent case for HF vertical dipoles~W1GV~54 September~1985~Six for Two - Get range-tested 12-dB gain for under $5! K.C. Jones engineered this 2m delta beam for maximum bang per buck~KA8RCJ~58 September~1985~Dr. Frankenstein's CB Beam - Ravage the countryside with ten-meter RF! Create your antenna with refuse from the Citizen's Band graveyard~KA3JOM~62 October~1985~Silver Eagle Awards - ~Editors~18 October~1985~Talk Is Cheap Good news: Now you can afford a speech synthesizer! You have our word on it~WB6NQK~22 October~1985~Takin' It to the Streets - Part II - Last month's discussion was only half of the story - now discover what remote control can do when the ShackMaster's power is unleashed!~WA6AXX~32 October~1985~Above Intercept - It is cramped and dark and freezing cold, but the Allies need information, Has Britain's secret radio fallen into enemy hands?~Layton~36 October~1985~Build a 1296 Stripper - Join the fun on 1296 MHz with WB61GP's stripline down-converter~WB6IGP~40 October~1985~Looking East - Silver Eagle award-winner Bill Pasternak recalls his 25-year relationship with W2NSD and 73~WA6ITF~46 October~1985~Old Tubes Never Die! - Discover the romance of glowing filaments~W6HDM~50 October~1985~Give Your Disks a Physical - Are you getting what you pay for? Use this simple technique to quality-inspect your valuable floppies~Kraska~56 November~1985~"Just Leave Me Here To Die!" - In June, 1985, two VHF contesters trudged 4200 feet to the top of Slide Mountain. Fifty-pound packs, wet weather, and pernicious porcupines were simply a part of the fun~KT2B~14 November~1985~Toss Out Your Tubes! - Replace them with high-performance FETs, OA4KO shows you how~OA4KO/YV5~ November~1985~Improve Your Audio Report - Are you tired of lying to your fellow amateur? Try the QRI signal reporting system. Let him know what he really sounds like~W2OZH~28 November~1985~Conjure an RF Genie - 73's Weekend Special: A 3-22-MHz signal generator / I-F aligner you can build in under two hours~K1BQT~32 November~1985~Operate OSCAR on 10 Meters? - It's a snap - all you need is this versatile satellite converter!~W6IOJ~36 November~1985~A Gentleman's Antenna - The solution to an age-old problem: How do you fit a 160m wire onto a 40m lot?~WA4BLC~44 November~1985~Probe the Unknown - Looking for an easy way to measure RF? Use the "electric pen," a no-load active probe with real flair!~Bailey~46 November~1985~It's a Dangerous Obsession - Growing up and learning about electronics is like driving a car before you can reach the brake pedal, KB4YJ tells how he lived through it~KB4YJ~50 November~1985~Convert and Converse - Transform your C-64 Basic programs into Hamtext-readable sequential files~WB9AOU,WD9ADZ~52 December~1985~FM Your IC-730 - Put the icing on your ICOM and discover why the 10M FM craze is sweeping the nation!~N9DBX~18 December~1985~Join the SWOT Team! - 2m FM is fun, but using a repeater won't challenge your skill. Turn the switch to SSB and find out what ham radio is really about!~KA3B~26 December~1985~One-Chip Facsimile - We all talk about the weather, now you can see it on your Atari. You'll be amazed at how simple it is~WB8TPD~38 December~1985~NOAA'S 2m UFO - Your weather radio is a great signal source on 145.8 MHz K9POX explains why~K9POX~42 December~1985~Secrets of Cellular Radio - Take a guided tour behind the scenes of our newest repeater~N1BLH~44 December~1985~The Santec Spectacular - Is your Santec becoming forgetful? Are its batteries going soft? No more! Here are two quick mods that bring your hand-held to within an inch of perfection~W2IVS~50 December~1985~Saga of the Willie Wand - W5RRH learned a new technique while building this 6-element 2m beam. It's called cut and try and try and try~W5RRH~52 January~1986~More Cheap Talk - Here's the beginning of the end of your sanity - a text-to-speech algorithm that lets your computer speak its mind!~WB6NQK~12 January~1986~Try an Inverted-Psi Wire - Get the DX edge on 80m with a radiation angle that's almost too low!~W1GV/4~22 January~1986~Selcal and State Machines - WA7NBF takes the mystery out of this powerful technique with a hands-on selective-calling project~WA7NBF~28 January~1986~Little or No Resistance - Explore the strange world of superconduction, where current flows forever and a picosecond is an eternity~AJ0N~36 January~1986~Run Silent, Run Beep - Is your FT-227RB scanning? You won't have to guess with this easy add-on~PY2AUC~40 January~1986~A Better Money-Maker - WA6TTY stiffens up his original power supply to deliver a solid 13.8 volts at 20 Amps. The cost? Under three bucks!~WA6TTY~42 January~1986~The Commodore Cable Caper - Need a printer cable? Strapped for cash? Don't just sit there - build the darn thing!~KE4PC~44 January~1986~The Perfect RTTY Filter - Its tunable shift covers 80 to 1160 Hz with a flat gain and Q. And you can build it for less than ten dollars!~WA0MRG~46 January~1986~Double Your Computing Power! - Try "parallel processing" with a second CoCo keyboard~NO8M~50 January~1986~Working 2ICTU - Can RTTY get any simpler?~WB8QMK~ February~1986~Razor-sharp CW - Here's a filter for fanatics, or is 80 Hz too wide?~N6HI~10 February~1986~New Bands for Old Rigs - Internal or external, converter or transverter, here's how to add three WARC bands to your favorite radio~GW3SB~16 February~1986~Razzle-Dazzlin' Your Azden - Some sleight-of-hand with a fistful of parts will make your PCS-2000 a 2m star!~K7UKW~20 February~1986~VIC RAMification: Part III - Thank W6LOB for the memories~W6LOB~26 February~1986~Yesterday's Circuits Today - Remember tubes? W6HDM does. He's resurrected a half dozen of his favorite circuits and updated them with semiconductors~W6HDM~28 February~1986~Up, Down, and All Around - Fit your KDK 2016A with this ten-dollar Scan Can~WA2AXO~36 February~1986~Build a Dynamic Duo - Add a speaker/mike and a 12-V adapter to your HT~VE1VQ~40 February~1986~Scanning the TR-2400 A simple mod for lazy hams, push the button and it scans!~WB8IKO~42 February~1986~The RIT Stuff - Clarify your FT-101E's reception with this five-component modification~K1NYK~44 February~1986~Rebirth of the Eico 221 Turn this flea-market regular into a super-sensitive voltmeter. Then count the money you saved~W5VTJ~51 February~1986~Super-Selectable Bandpass Filters - PASSE uses extraordinary methods to craft the ultimate I-F filter~PA0SE~54 February~1986~Curious About Code? - Learn (or improve) Morse from your TRS-80! You'll never find a more patient teacher~Lewart~60 February~1986~WARC, Rest, and Play - Adding 10-MHz capability to your Yaesu FT-101E is a simple step-by-step process. In just a few hours, you can join the fun on our newest amateur band~K7KQ~ March~1986~Japan's Hush-Hush Rushbox- These units were ordered destroyed after WWII, but a few fell into the hands of collectors .Now, after 40 years, PA0SE analyzes the Imperial Army's secret radio~PA0SE~9 March~1986~Halt That Hum! - That annoying ac hum is robbing you of pleasure. Fix it in an hour with WA4WDL's seven-piece filter~WA4WDL~17 March~1986~Faster Than A Patch, It's Speed Dialer - Dial home while driving by simply pushing a single button on the microphone~K7UKW~20 March~1986~Don't Be A Kamikaze! - The Hara-Kiri Box is an improvement on the suicide cord that's still dangerous, but it's a lot safer than the cord~KA4J~30 March~1986~132 Extra Memories for Your FT-107M - At three cents a piece, why not?~LU2HP/ON6JC~32 March~1986~Inside CoCo's ROMpak - Store your favorite Color Computer programs in ROM, and never type "Load" again~WB8IKO~36 March~1986~Build A Digital IC Trainer - A great helper for testing components, as well as experimentation and circuit development~WB4YOD,PW8ZAF~40 March~1986~Get Organized Today With Argo's Helper - If your present QRP station is comprised of a half-dozen black boxes interconnected with several cables, then this may be the construction project for you~W3BYM~44 March~1986~Instruction Instructions - Discover hidden savings in the last place you'd ever look - the instruction manual~N6HYK~50 April~1986~The Dayton Hamvention '86 - The center of the ham radio universe~WA4BPI~20 April~1986~Your Bridge Over Troubled Antenna Tuning - Is your antenna less than ideal? Put more fire in the wire~W3MT~24 April~1986~Stretch the GP Antenna to the Max - This, the simplest of all antennas, has much to recommend it~GW3SB,G3SB~27 April~1986~The Care and Feeding of a Curved Linear Array Antenna System - For low cost, very low maintenance, yet acceptable performance, try this antenna system for use in high-frequency amateur radio operations~N6BIS~30 April~1986~Stacked Vee-Beam Arrays - If 15 meters sounds dead, you're not using the right antenna!~W6TYH~32 April~1986~The Match Maker - Everyone knows that antennas and transmitters should "match." But what exactly is that? And how is it achieved? Here are the answers~VE3LMP~38 April~1986~Antennas Should Be Heard, Not Seen - Ham radio meets interior decorating! KC3HW's 2m J-Pole wins the prize for unobtrusiveness~KC3HW~42 April~1986~A Connoisseur's Microwave Converter - Brent Harry set out to build not the cheapest, but the best downconverter possible. Serious microwave enthusiasts will thank him~Harry~45 April~1986~Get With the Program and Speed Up Your Code - Here's your opportunity to increase your code speed without QRM, QRN, or QSB!~KA2QOU~54 April~1986~The Potabilities Are Endless! - Dunk your next project into icky goo and discover why potting a circuit is even more fun than building it~KA7AWD~57 April~1986~The Basics of Computer CW - Here's a twist: W9ODK preprocesses Morse to make life easier for his VIC-20.The result? A Basic program that copies code from 5 to 50 words per minute~W9ODK~59 April~1986~Terminal Teletype - The last RTTY program you'll ever write for your H-89~W3RWU~62 April~1986~Malley's Manchester Monitor - Listen in on the world's finest conversationalist, you!~K1NYK~66 April~1986~Easy Digital Circuit Analysis - Learn the basics of Boolean algebra while you design an electronic keyer. Then use K5VKQ's techniques to give your project a "software smoke test."~K5VKQ~68 April~1986~Rock Solid RF - Get pinpoint precision with this PLL-based frequency synthesizer~Ociepka~74 May~1986~Lousy Inconsiderate Dummies - Lids we love to hate~W2NSD/1~28 May~1986~Speed-Charge Your PB-21 Is your TH-21 spending more time on your desk than on your belt?~WA8IZV~32 May~1986~Army Surplus CW - Revamp the CIA's secret CW sender~W8MFL,WL7AKZ~36 May~1986~The Day the Aliens Landed in Limerick, Maine - The ultimate eyeball QSO~W1ROM~38 May~1986~The Hula Hoop Loop Revisited - A new twist in deep-null receiving antennas~W6QIF~42 May~1986~Are Sine Waves Sacred? - Plug your toaster into a trapezoid~W6HDM~44 May~1986~Transmitter Hunters: Here's Your Ammo For Tracking - Be the first on your block with a 2m paint can~WB0CMC~50 May~1986~What You See Is Where You're At: Part II - Add a digital frequency display to your favorite radio~WA8YKN~54 May~1986~Total Solar How to turn sunshine into sine waves~WB8VGE~60 May~1986~AGC, PDQ - A real ear-saver, and cheap to boot~KX6E~66 May~1986~Radio to Go - For the ham whose mike is grafted to his lips: a strap-on, carry-out radio~WB0WPY~68 May~1986~Remote-Controlled Everything - The lazy ham's dream - just point and press!~WB6VYN~70 June~1986~Never Say Die - Nine full pages of W2NSD/1!~~4 June~1986~A Walk Through the VHF/UHF Spectrum - Is there life after 40 meters?~KT2B~26 June~1986~Hams In Space - W5LFL & W0ORE talk about the past, present, and future of ham radio~KW1O~34 June~1986~Two to Ten - A quick way to get on 10 FM with a big signal~WB5IPM~38 June~1986~Some Guys Make It - Classic humor from 73's cellar~K20RS~46 June~1986~Digital Simplex Repeaters - New-wave ham radio - a marriage of packet and digital-voice technology~K4YKZ~48 June~1986~Messing With Microwaves - Wonderfully cheap, and incredibly fun!~Neal~52 June~1986~They Threw What Away? - Our favorite uncle is dumping his UHF SWR bridges~WA8WTE~58 June~1986~Those Tantalizing Twos - Guess what? Your IC-2AT or IC-02AT is also a versatile scanner!~AL7DS~60 June~1986~Computer Rotor Control - The first step toward an automatic shack~WB2UVU~64 June~1986~Head to Head - ICOM's IC-471A versus Kenwood's TS-811A~KT2B~20 June~1986~MFJ's New Packet TNC - The MFJ-1270~N1BLH~24 July~1986~Dayton '86 - Capture the excitement (and the exhaustion!) of the Dayton Hamvention in pictures~Staff~16 July~1986~How to Build A Great Ham Club- Fatherly advice on how to strengthen even the wimpiest of groups~N2NSD/1~26 July~1986~Roll A RTTY Scope - A project for the purist - this tuning indicator has a built-in CRT~WA0MRG~28 July~1986~Bozo And the B-Hunt - Light a fire under your repeater group! Send them off on a wild goose chase!~WD6R~36 July~1986~HAMS Against Drunk Driving - How your club can aid in the fight against drunk drivers~KB6HQS~38 July~1986~The Piggy-Bank Patch - In this follow-up to "The Piggy-Bank Repeater Project," you'll discover how to build an add-on autopatch for the original controller~KT2B~40 July~1986~Future Hams of America - Find out what happens when 8,000 people are introduced to ham radio all at once!~Azzalina~44 July~1986~Publish Or Perish - From what to put in to where to put it, here's your guide to publishing a club newsletter~N1BLH~48 July~1986~Genius Brings Home the Bacon - Seven years later, the Mobius antenna takes on a new twist~Phenix~52 July~1986~Administering the Novice Exam - The simple steps to take when bringing a Novice into the fold~WF6P~56 July~1986~Troubleshooting With the DMM - A step-by-step guide to tracking down rotten transistors and diodes using a digital multimeter~Davidson~58 July~1986~Kit Corner: the DSE Radio Direction Finder - An introduction to the art of kit building~Swain~64 July~1986~C-64 S-s-s-tutter Fix - This is a guaranteed, sure-fire cure for key-bounce~WA4BLC~70 August~1986~A Packet Primer - For the totally bewildered - learn the mechanics of packet without having to ask embarrassing questions~W1BEL~28 August~1986~How To Make Friends At 1200 Baud - Answers the question "What do I do with it?" that you asked after reading the primer. This article explains the operating side of packet~W2JUP~34 August~1986~Precision Packet Tuning - Complete plans for building what could be the world's best packet/RTTY tuning indicator. It's all digital and has a resolution of 10 Hz!~WB2OSZ~40 August~1986~Seeing Packet Radio With Different Eyes - How a blind ham copes with an inherently visual mode~N7FDS~48 August~1986~So You Want To Be A Sysop? - You may change your mind! Learn the secrets of a successful packet bulletin board station~WB2MNF~50 August~1986~Birds 'N Bauds - Amateur satellite builders from three countries discuss what's in store for packet radio in space~NK6K,JA2PKI,DK1YQ,DB20S,DJ0HC/KE6MN~58 August~1986~Connect Alarm! - A simple add-on for your TNC that screeches when someone connects to your station. This is a one-hour project (we're timing you!)~K7YZZ~66 August~1986~Survival Training For Mountaintop Digipeaters - The amazing story of a club with a purpose: to blanket the state of California with digipeaters~WB6RAL~68 August~1986~Beyond Level Two - The philosophy of networking and the future of amateur packet radio. Read only after successfully completing pages 1-73~KA9Q~74 August~1986~Lightning Never Strikes - These simple precautions can save your rig, or your life~W0WUZ~79 August~1986~And If That Isn't Enough - If you're still totally bewildered about packet, join this question-and-answer round table~NK6K~80 August~1986~On The Shelf A bibliography of the seminal works in packet radio~NK6K~86 August~1986~73's Packet Buying Guide - At-a-glance comparisons of everything on the packet market (complete with prices)~Staff~88 August~1986~Kit Corner: The DSE 500-MHz Frequency/Period Counter - ~KW1O~90 August~1986~A computer on a Drive - Ampro's CP/M Little Board~WA8WTE/4~24 August~1986~Driving the Computer - Hamcom terminal software from AEA~AE5V~26 September~1986~A Rotatable What? - How to spin 90 feet of crank-up tower on a lazy susan~WA2VUN~28 September~1986~HF Antennas: All Bands, All Wire - Another round in the crusade against coax - these three 9-band doublets contain no artificial ingredients~W0VM~32 September~1986~Watts My Line - Coax, parallel feeders, or microstrip, this Basic program lets you design your own custom transmission line~K4IPV~36 September~1986~Scaling the Wet Noodle - Antennas in one-quarter time: Experiment with your favorite 160-meter ludge on 40 meters~W5RRH~40 September~1986~The Missing Link - Control your entire HF station from the convenience of your HT's tone pad~WB2REM~42 September~1986~Dishing It Out On 10 GHz - Microwave feed systems and antennas that really cook~WB6IGP~46 September~1986~High and Dry - You'll literally go through the roof over this beam mounting scheme~WA2OLZ~50 September~1986~The Ramada Radiator - It fits in a suitcase, covers all bands, and costs under $10 to build~WA8WVF~52 September~1986~Texas Tango Antenna - Get two bands for the price of one with a tuned-coaxial-stub dipole~K5BTV~54 September~1986~An Amazon Aerial In the jungle, there are no Radio Shacks. Here's how to Home-Brew your own traps~WB4YOD,PW8ZAF~56 September~1986~Resonate Wire Antennas - Amateur radio's roots: Take a piece of wire and stick it in your rig. (Well, it's a little more complicated than that)~W0VM~60 September~1986~Lazy U Dipole - Here's what happens when a dipole gets the bends~VE7BS~64 September~1986~CoCo's Compu-Charger - Could this be the world's smartest NiCad conditioner?~K2OAW~70 September~1986~Does All - ICOM's IC-1271A VHF/UHF multimode transceiver~KT2B~22 September~1986~Tells All: The Heathkit HO-5404 station monitor~N1BLH~24 October~1986~Just the FAX, Ma'am - Check out NOAA's eyes in the sky with this one-chip weather FAX decoder for your C-64~WB8TPD~24 October~1986~Make the Switch to PIN Diodes - Unbelievably fast, PIN diodes can drag your tube-bound transceiver into the 80s with silent switching~OA4KO/YV5~28 October~1986~Shoestring Shortwave - Remember when rigs were built on pine bases? Try K1CLL's converter for old time's sake~K1CLL~34 October~1986~The End of the Rope - Some days you just want to mail your license back to the FCC~K9AZG~38 October~1986~A Simple Way to Measure SSB PEP - Sure, anybody can do it on CW, but what about that dancing voice envelope~W5VSR~40 October~1986~Microwave Building Blocks: The I-F Amplifier - What used to take a rack of tubes can now be done on one tiny chip~WB6IGP~42 October~1986~The DXer's SCF - It's deadly sharp, doesn't ring, and needs no alignment. Is this switched capacitor filter the ultimate station accessory~NB9K~46 October~1986~One Band, One Transistor - Carry your 75m net around in your pocket~WB2EUF~54 October~1986~On the road: The DSE 440-MHz mobile transceiver~WB6PHE~18 October~1986~See the band: Heathkit's HOA-5404-1 Pan Adapter~N1BLH~20 November~1986~A Power Supply Primer: Part I - First part of the last word on those big heavy things~K4IPV~26 November~1986~Born-Again Bargain Boards - Put surplus (cheap!) printed-circuit boards to work in your shack~Thompson~30 November~1986~Defuse RFI - The answer to the question, "What's a coaxial ground?"~W0WUZ~32 November~1986~Commodore's RTTY Riot - Super-simple way to put your C-64 on RTTY~W8CHK,WB8YOB~34 November~1986~Transistors On The Bias - The straight scoop on how to build a transistor amplifier, complete with a free Basic program~W6WTU~40 November~1986~No Free Lunches - Step into the middle of a raging debate - can we get energy from nothing?~W6HDM~42 November~1986~Subaudible Snooping - Figure out what frequency everyone is using for subaudible access on their repeaters. Endorsed by the Radio Police~KE6VK~48 November~1986~A Pedal-Pushing Power Plant - Work on your weight while you power your station~WA8WTE~50 November~1986~73's Annual Holiday Shopping Guide~Staff~54 November~1986~Head-to-Head 220 bricks - Alinco's ELH-220GF versus Mirage/KLM's C22 A~KT2B~20 November~1986~Another brick for the wall - Dick Smith's 100 Watt VHF amp~WB6PHE~22 November~1986~Heath Power - Heathkit's IP-2760 Battery Eliminator~KW1O~24 December~1986~Make The Switch - Add WARC to your rig's band switch in a few hours - but you'd better get a pair of tweezers~WB2JJX~26 December~1986~A VOX In A Box - This is the SSBer's answer to memory keyers - a tape-loop CQer!~K1NYK~34 December~1986~Split That Audio! - Listen in on one of contesting's best-kept secrets-and add precious points to your next multi-single effort~K1NYK~38 December~1986~Nobody Died - Three courageous amateurs battle the contesting masses on six and two~KT2B~40 December~1986~Everybody Equalize! - Get more talk power out of your rig by tailoring its audio response~K9EID~44 December~1986~This Pileup's For You! - Be the hottest thing on the air since the Hindenburg!~K2SDD~46 December~1986~Narrow-Minded Filtering - This single-chip switched-cap filter goes together in a snap, and has skirts so tight that you'll only hear the dits!~WA3IAC~48 December~1986~1987 World SSB Championships - Results of the 1986 160- and 75-meter tests, plus rules for 1987's edition~KE7C~50 December~1986~Vox contesti - The DVK-100 digital voice memory keyer~WB8BTH~20 December~1986~Multi-mode marvel - AEA's PK-232 PAKRATT~KW1O~22 December~1986~Every ham's computer - Heathkit's HS-148 PC-compatible~KW1O~22 January~1987~ANNOUNCING: 73 Magazine's DX Dynasty Award - We decided that it was about time someone started DXCC over from scratch! Here's how you can join in the frenzy of DXing's newest and hottest award~Staff~27 January~1987~A Power Supply Primer: Part II - Now that you've rectified the wall socket's ac, you've got to do something about all of those crazy ripples~K4IPV~28 January~1987~Operators Aren't Standing By - Solve your remote-control problems once and for all with this under-priced, over-featured DTMF decoder~Piechocki~34 January~1987~The Glue Ribbon Solution - Here's one you haven't thought of: Create your own conductive epoxy to make low-resistance bonds to just about anything~WB0NRU~38 January~1987~Microwave Building Blocks: The Solfan Special - Complete plans for building your own microwave rig - you'll be on the air this weekend!~WB6IGP~40 January~1987~World SSB Championships - Results of the 1986 40-meter fracas, rules for the 1987 tests~KE7C~53 January~1987~Inside ICOM - What's really different about the IC-751A?~N1BLH~20 January~1987~144-MHz Antenna Test - Three For Two CushCraft vs. Tonna vs. CushCraft~KT2B~22 January~1987~Top SCORE - MJC's Sweepstakes Contest Operating Results Enhancer software for the PC~KWIO~24 January~1987~Beginner's luck: Heil's handbook for the rank amateur~KA1MPL~26 February~1987~Secrets of Silent Switching - It's time to say farewell to chattering, sticky relays~OA4KO/YV5~28 February~1987~PC Infernos - Ah, the sweet smell of flaming phenolic! Before you throw out that burned PC board, consider doing a little micro surgery~WB4YOD~32 February~1987~Shoestring Software - Forty-five baud on a budget: This amazingly simple software will boot your Commodore up on RTTY in under an hour~W9ODK~34 February~1987~The Talking Teletype - K9EI's Basic RTTY-to-voice system turns your computer into an electronic mother-in-law....................~K9EI~36 February~1987~Micro Morse - Finally, a solution to the "how the heck do I connect my computer to my rig" problem. This interface fits just about any machine~WB8DQT~40 February~1987~You, Too, Can Be An SOB - Join this elite society of ham radio operators~K9AZG~44 February~1987~Tap, Tap, Tap, Clunk - Yes, it's another VIC-to-Teletype printer article! It's still unbelievably cheap~N1II~46 February~1987~KOKO - The Kids' Own Kode Oscillator - Get the little ones started early in ham radio. (Hint: Tell them not to touch Daddy's oscillator.)~K5JRN~48 February~1987~Cosmic QRN - As if you didn't have enough to worry about, you've now got to think about hidden messages lurking in the static!~W6HDM~50 February~1987~1986 15 / 20 Meter SSB Championship Results~KE7C~101 February~1987~The new Top Band? - ICOM's 1.2-GHz IC-120~KT2B~20 February~1987~If there only was a 40-meter version - The Mirage/IKLM 1.2-44 LBX 44-element 1.2-GHz yagi~KT2B~21 February~1987~On target: Telex/Hy-Gain's model 218S OSCAR antenna system~N1EJF~22 February~1987~Mellifluous Morse - The R.A. Kent brass CW key~KW1O~24 February~1987~Hot it's not - Sony's AIR-8 hand-held programmable scanner~N1BLH~26 March~1987~40 Meters In A Nutshell - This clever 7-MHz transceiver slips right into your pocket (you may have to enlarge your pockets a bit)~KG5B~26 March~1987~C-64 Slow Scan - Use your Commodore for something other than playing Space Potatoes - explore the exciting world of slow-scan television~WB9LYH~34 March~1987~The Calibrated Drake - Avoid FCC pink slips with this simple calibrator for your Drake 2-line~K9ARZ~40 March~1987~The Cap Checker - Clear your junk box of all those unmarked capacitors - build this simple analog capacitance meter~VE6BGL~42 March~1987~DX Dynasty Award - If you were hibernating when the word got out in January, check out 73 's new DX award-over 390 countries and still growing~Staff~44 March~1987~Including the kitchen sink - ICOM's IC-275A 2m Multi-mode~KT2B~20 March~1987~Long time coming - Microwave Modules' MMT 220/28 220-MHz Linear Transverter~KT2B~22 March~1987~New on two - Alinco's ALR-206T 144-MHz FM Mobile Transceiver~KT2B~24 April~1987~Dayton Digest - If you haven't been to the Dayton Hamvention, you haven't been to a hamfest~WA4BPI~32 April~1987~QRP Antenna Farming - Work the world from a small lot with a few Watts~W0VM~36 April~1987~The Cellular Phony Antenna - A two-meter mobile antenna with a twist~WA2AJQ~38 April~1987~Weatherproofed Antennas - Stop ripping apart your antennas every year in the name of "maintenance."~KD5UJ~40 April~1987~Tube Terror - "Before you can leave, you must find an application for every tube in the warehouse."~Thompson~42 April~1987~The Ducky Doctor - Heat-shrink tubing is a flexible fix for your cracked rubber ducky~W6APZ~44 April~1987~Tuner Transformation - Make the Heath SA-2500 antenna tuner truly automatic~Ferrand~46 April~1987~Super Sommer - DJ2UT XP706 Multiband Beam~N1EJF~20 April~1987~No vertigo - Glen Martin Engineering Ml85A Tower~N1EJF~21 April~1987~Table for two? - Kenwood TS-711 A, 144-MHz Multimode Transceiver~KT2B~24 April~1987~220 amps - Tokyo Hy-Power Labs HL-22V and HL-102V 220-MHz Power Amplifiers~KT2B~26 April~1987~On the bench - OPTOelectronics 1300 H Frequency Counter and Wenzel Associates Counter-Mate Frequency Standard~KT2B~27 April~1987~Novice rig - Heath HW-99 Transceiver~KA9HCC,KN2F~30 May~1987~Repeater Renaissance - Digital audio technology will bring your repeater into the information age~WA6AXX~26 May~1987~Packet RATS - This Resume-After-Transmit Scanner lets your IC-27A do double packet duty~WA3DNM~30 May~1987~The Fakeroo - Can this kid really copy RTTY by ear, or is someone pulling the old fakeroo?~K9AZG~32 May~1987~Semi-Rapid HT Charging - Give your ICOM HT an eight-hour charging option~K3NXU~34 May~1987~Revive A Dying Swan - Haul up your boat-anchor Swan 250 and give it new life with a Home-Brew VXO~WA4UZM~38 May~1987~Six-Meter marvels - Microwave Modules MMT 50/144 and MMT 50/28S 50-MHz Linear J Transverters~KT2B~18 May~1987~It's more micro - ICOM IC-i2AT Two-Meter HT~WB2MIC~20 May~1987~Good 'n cheap - Dick Smith Electronics Function Generator Kit~KA1MDA~24 June~1987~A Guided Tour of 1.2 GHz - The 23-cm band is Novice Enhancement's least-understood allocation - come on up and see what you've been missing~KT2B~24 June~1987~The Digital Novice - Jim Grubbs leads you through the basics of a ham's digital world - from Sam Morse through packet~K9EI~28 June~1987~Tune In 220 - Convert the GE MASTR-PRO receiver to 220 MHz - it's as easy as winding a few coils~W3DTN~32 June~1987~Novice Enhancement Buyer's Guide - Everything and anything that the "enhanced" Novice might want or need for the new bands and modes~Staff~34 June~1987~220 Toss-up - ICOM's IC-38A and Kenwood's TM-3530A 220-MHz Mobile Transceivers~KT2B~18 June~1987~Homely on HF - Com-Rad's Hi-Rizer Antenna~N1BLH~20 July~1987~The National Championships - Finally, there's a contest where the "Little Gun" has a chance, where guile wins out over gigawatts~KE7C~30 July~1987~The Two-Meter Transverter Project - Build this VMOS transverter and use all of your Kenwood TS-940's bells and whistles, on two meters!~W6YUY~32 July~1987~Big Time Packet - With the help of a mainframe computer, KITE can control a packet station from his desk - or from around the world~K1TE~44 July~1987~New Life on Two - The Yaesu FT-290R II 144-MHz Mobile/Portable Transceiver and the Tonna F9FT 9-Element 144-MHz Portable Yagi~KT2B~18 July~1987~First in Filtering: AFtronic's SuperSCAF~W4THU~22 July~1987~Reverse Phone Patch?: The 5000A Phone Remote~N1EJF~24 July~1987~Move Fast - The Stone Mountain Engineering QSYer~Z21EI~26 July~1987~Digitize Your Dial - Torrestronics' Universal Digital Frequency Display~WA1WMZ/2~27 July~1987~Talk on Water - Sailing with Ham Radio~KA1MPL~28 August~1987~Super Six-Meter Team - The Yaesu FT-690R II Multimode Transceiver and the Tonna 50/5 5-Element Yagi~KT2B~18 August~1987~HW-8 Replacement - Heath issues the HW-9, their third-generation QRP transceiver~WB8VGE~22 August~1987~Future Packet - The author predicts packet radio of the future, using today's technology!~K2TKN~24 August~1987~Packet AI - Hook up with KE5L and speak with TRON, the computer program that simulates a live operator~KE5L~29 August~1987~Packet Directory - Get into a packet digipeater or PBBS anywhere in the country with this directory~K4NGC~33 August~1987~PCBs From TEC-200 Film - Making your own PCBs is a breeze with this new film!~K3OF~43 August~1987~The External PTT - Now you can get on packet with one of the most popular hand-helds, the ICOM IC-2AT~WB5WSV~49 September~1987~Radio At Green Bank - This remote site in West Virginia is home to one of the most impressive collections of radio antennas in the world~AJ0N~16 September~1987~A Foldover Cheapie - Convert scrap water pipe to a 40-foot fold-over antenna tower!~KF4BI~19 September~1987~Out-of-the-Ordinary QTH's - Here are some ideas to help you gel out on your portable antenna - when you really need to~K4IPV~22 September~1987~Non-Etched SWR Bridge - This five-dollar afternoon project will measure SWR to better than 1:1 from 7 to 435 MHz~W6IOJ~24 September~1987~220 MHz Portable Pocket J-Pole - A low-cost quickie with more db gain than ducks or pullouts~KB6MIF~27 September~1987~Horseflies and Grid Squares - A true tale of truly amazing VHF/UHF DXing!~KT2B~33 September~1987~General Purpose VHF/UHF Antenna - Build a discone for a fraction of the cost of its commercial equivalent~WA1GPO~38 September~1987~The Li'l Fixer - The ultimate in simplicity~W9THN~40 September~1987~440-MHz Repeater Antenna - Now you can build one of the most widely used antennas in the public safety and commercial spectrum~WB2EDV~41 September~1987~The HF Half-Sloper - A directive low-angle radiating wire antenna that fits in a small city backyard~W8DYF~43 October~1987~Microwave Building Blocks - The Doubly-Balanced Mixer - Enjoy superior performance over the singly-balanced mixer with this project~WB6IGP~20 October~1987~Everyman's Microwave Amp - Minimal modification of a microwave cavity gives a 100 watt amp on 1.2 GHz~KT2B~24 October~1987~Linear ICs - Bewildered about ICs? Check out this primer~K4IPV~26 October~1987~Gunn and IMPATT Devices - WB6IGP shows safe methods of testing these microwave diodes~WB6IGP~30 October~1987~Satellite TV Receiver Components - A collection of circuits for 23cm~KD4MDR~34 October~1987~TV Tuner Scanner Converter - Got a junk TV? Let its tuner and a scanner receive 800-900 MHz with this afternoon project~W6WTU~40 October~1987~Troubleshooting Tips - Tricks for testing leakage, opens, shorts, audio distortion, and ICs~W9NGP~45 October~1987~Dry Cell Tester - A practical and useful project for the technical greenhorn~W6WTU~48 October~1987~Cadillac of HF Rigs - The ICOM IC-761 Transceiver~WA4BLC~12 October~1987~Know the Fax - The Alden Weatherchart FAX Recorder~WB8DQT~16 November~1987~Tesla High-Frequency Transformer - Build this spark-excited, transformer and create your own lightning~VE7JON~12 November~1987~Signal Strength Reporting - Read this and know what you mean when you say "S-9 OM"~W2OZH~15 November~1987~Holiday Buyer's Guide - A cornucopia of shopping tips~~20 November~1987~Cubic Inch Keyer - Iambic keying on the HW-8~WB2EMS~32 November~1987~Repeater Controller PC Board- Repeater on the fritz? Build this inexpensive repeater board and get right back on the air~KA3AAQ~34 November~1987~VIC-20 Beam Rotor Interface - And yet another interface project for your VIC-20!~N1II~44 November~1987~The Greenie - An account of a brief and tempestuous contest~K1YSD~55 November~1987~Great Little Dipper: - Electronic Equipment Bank 's DM-4061 Dip Meter~WA4BLC~10 November~1987~Novices Take Note: - The Ranger AR-3300 10-Meter Mobile Rig~N1BLH~28 December~1987~Welcome, Newcomers! - A "read-this-first" for budding hams~KA1HY~5 December~1987~History of the ICOM 2AT - The world 's most popular handheld~KT2B~18 December~1987~ICOM BP-4 Charging Adapter - Our technical editor beats the system~WB9RRT~20 December~1987~Yaesu FT-209 Modifications - Expanding your HT"s horizon~KD2WA~26 December~1987~Buyer's Guide to Handhelds - A little help from your friends at 73~NA5E~28 December~1987~History of Hand-Held Communications - Their place in western civilization~2MFM~30 December~1987~Mobile Extender Using VOX Control - Wire up your transceiver to jump over mountains~K6YDW~44 December~1987~Make VIC Talk - This little chip offers big benefits~WA4DSO~50 December~1987~Battery Charger - A handy NiCad power project~N0FNF~52 December~1987~Remote Base Control - Work DX from your HT~K9EID~106 December~1987~EXTRA! EXTRA! - Frequency Privilege Chart~~103 December~1987~DX Prefix list~~104 December~1987~The Kenwood 215-A Handheld - High-class hand-held hamming~N1BLH~13 December~1987~The Kenwood 205A - Affordable personal communications~NA5E~14 December~1987~The Alinco ALX-2T Mini-Handheld - A big contender in the featherweight class~KA1HY~16 December~1987~ICOM's 12AT - Breaking new ground on 23 cm~KT2B~22 December~1987~The First Dual-Band HT - A look at the Yaesu FT-727R panel by panel~KA1HY~24 December~1987~Power Play Comparison - RF Concepts' RFC 2-23 and the Tokyo Hi-Power HL-37V, 30-Watt 144-MHz Power Amplifiers~KT2B~34 December~1987~The Banker - A memorable accessory for the Kenwood TS-940S/AT~NA1A~42 January~1988~Welcome, Newcomers! -Let's talk about it!~KA1HY~4 January~1988~Working the World Fast - Heed this advice and you can't miss~N6HYK~11 January~1988~W87PAX: DXing from the Pan American Games - A record-breaking success~KA9OIH~14 January~1988~Troubleshooting Tricks #1 - The road to repair is easier than you think~Harshbarger~26 January~1988~The Colvins - DXing is the life for Lloyd and Iris~N6HYK~28 January~1988~DX with QSL Cards - Tips to improve returns~N8FU~31 January~1988~A Case for DX Nets - Skill and discipline make hams valuable~NO8M~32 January~1988~Digital Accuracy for Yaesu FRG-7 - Making a hard-to-beat receiver even better~WA9RDE~35 January~1988~DX Nets to Check Out: DX gatherings around the clock~~39 January~1988~73 Dynasty Award Announcement~~41 January~1988~DX Country List: 400—Ours is bigger and better~~42 January~1988~The Winners- 75 stop 100~~43 January~1988~DX Newsletters: Essential reading for serious country hunters~~46 January~1988~A Session on the Commodore 64/128 Accurate predictions of DX band openings~KD5EA~48 January~1988~Skis across the Pole: An impending historic Canadian/Russian trek~NA5E~72 January~1988~Traveling Abroad? Here's how to DX as you go~~78 January~1988~Novice 10-meter DX C'mon and join the fun!~VP2ML~102 January~1988~IC-475A Reaching for the top— 70cm in style~KT2B~21 January~1988~Heil Boomset BM-10 A great bit of magic from Sound Wizard Heil ....... N8EFG~25 February~1988~Welcome, Newcomers! - Low power isn't always a disadvantage~KA1HY~4 February~1988~Hamming Around- High tech trekking~KA8OVA~11 February~1988~1750 Experimenters Band - Fun VLF transverter~WD4PLI~20 February~1988~The Winners (Who says there's no action at 23 cm?)~~27 February~1988~20 meter Mini Receiver - Super small superhet~K1BQT~28 February~1988~Intro to 1750 meters - The lowdown on license-free fun~W2IMB~31 February~1988~Drifting Along the Telegraph Trail Landline brass pounding—looking back~W6CK~34 February~1988~License-free Transmitter Share the broadcast band with the big boys~W4THU~44 February~1988~Helping HW-9 - Making a good rig even better~W0WUZ~50 February~1988~AEA 10-meter Handheld - CQ DX with an HT~WB8VGE~15 February~1988~TR 751A Kenwood - This 2-meter multimode has smarts~N1BLH~18 February~1988~Commodore 64 Power Supply - Use your C64 in the field~NA5E~19 February~1988~Tone Gen Software - The C64 becomes a workbench asset~NA5E~32 February~1988~International Radio's Filter Test - Two ways to improve reception~W4THU~46 February~1988~Two Circuits Texts~WB9RRT~42 February~1988~LF/MFScrapbook~WB9RRT~47 March~1988~Welcome, Newcomers! - Why just VHF antennas~KA1HY~4 March~1988~Winnebiko - A close look at Winnebiko's 2meter lifeline~N4RVE~12 March~1988~10 meter Beam -With a little money you can gain a lot~N0BLX~14 March~1988~Heath SB-200/220 Mod - More mileage out of a workhorse amp~VE5XZ~20 March~1988~Ten Meter Meteor Scatter - DXing with a difference~WB5KYK~22 March~1988~Mobile Antenna - Two meters on a broadcast band antenna!~W4JC~28 March~1988~Antennas in the Spring - Spring cleaning above the roof line~WA4BLC~34 March~1988~4 Element Yagis - Beams in the balance—both are for you~KT2B~35 March~1988~Telegraph Trail, Part 2 - A telegraphic trip through time~W6CK~50 March~1988~Down East Microwave - Two loop yagis for the hard-to-please~KT2B~11 March~1988~Create an X-209 Yagi -This 9-element rates a 10~KT2B~16 March~1988~Larsen HT Antennas - HT antennas for every occasion~W7XU~26 March~1988~Book Reviews - Something for everyone~WB9RRT~27 March~1988~Comrade Untenna and Power Booster - This package packs a punch~KA1HY~31 March~1988~Book Review - Transmitter hunting~KA9KAF~37 March~1988~Datong Direction Finder - High-tech transmitter tracking~WA4BLC~38 March~1988~MAXCOM - The name says it all~W7XU~42 April~1988~Welcome, Newcomers! - Hams were meant to serve in the public interest~KA1HY~4 April~1988~Ham Radio at Its Best - The IARN: A shining example of service~KA1PZV~11 April~1988~San Salvador Earthquake - Volunteers, please step forward!~W9ELR~12 April~1988~The BEARS Project - An innovative middle school radio program~KZ1Z~14 April~1988~Universal Power Supply Module - Your power problems arc solved with this project~K1BQT~20 April~1988~Emergency Packet - Definitive portable packet for troubled times~WA1FHB~25 April~1988~Bicycle-Mobile Packeteering - The Winnebiko and AX.25 were meant for each other~N4RVE~41 April~1988~Drifting Along the Telegraph Trail - Part 3: It's nice to be wanted~W6CK~50 April~1988~4 + 1 Decoder - Build this double-duty DTMF decoder~WA3LTJ~55 April~1988~TR-110 Transceiver - The tops on ten from Amp Supply~K1BQT~25 April~1988~Kenwood TS-140 - The little big rig~WA4BLC~30 April~1988~ICOM IC-900 Multi-band FM Transceiver System - Fantastic FM from the future~KT2B~34 April~1988~AEA FAX Software - Innovative PC facsimile program for the PK-232~WB0QCD~38 April~1988~Stop, Look, and Listen! - Armchair travel made easy with Passport to World Band Radio~NA5E~37 May~1988~Why Do Satellites? - More reasons than you can argue against~N5BF~11 May~1988~UoSATS - Space science from Surrey~N5AHD~20 May~1988~OSCAR History - Project OSCAR is nearly 30 years old~K6LFH~27 May~1988~Hamsat Awards - Set your sights high~WB5RMA~30 May~1988~Hard-Line Connector - A little work saves a Lot of money~W5PFG~32 May~1988~Uncle Wayne's Ham Shack Winners - The happiest hams of the month~~34 May~1988~Winnebiko Power Supply - New technology in a practical package~N4RVE~38 May~1988~1987 World SSB Championship Contest Results - Better late than never~~41 May~1988~FAX Program for PK-232 - PC graphics for fine facsimile~WB0GAI~49 May~1988~Dayton Schedule - Flash! The latest guide to Dayton happenings~~55 May~1988~Armed Forces Day 1988 - Make the most of military contacts in May~Delperdang~47 May~1988~Ten Tec Paragon - Born in the USA~NX2C~14 May~1988~ICOM IC-R7000 - Sophisticated scanning like never before~K3RVN/G0EZZ~44 May~1988~Definitive DXing and Practical Antennas - Two timely topics from the League~W7XU~ June~1988~Flip-Flop/Latch Circuit - Welcome to digital electronics~W4RNL~11 June~1988~New York City School Program - Carole Perry's kids learning with radio~WB2MGP~14 June~1988~Digital X-Y Oscilloscope - Handy tuning scope project~WA9TYU~20 June~1988~Care and Feeding of PBBS - Etiquette and protocol for packeteers~WA1FHB~22 June~1988~UoSATs Part ll - Fascination and fun with these British birds~N5AHD~29 June~1988~Buyer Beware - Sensible advice for buying second-hand gear~WD8RCL~32 June~1988~A Pulsed Bi-Phase Communications System - 19.2kB in less than a kilohertz!~WA1FHB~34 June~1988~Telegraph Trail Part IV - Our final chapter~W6CK~38 June~1988~Briefly Speaking: RS-232 - The straight story on what it means~W5PFG~40 June~1988~Bicycle Mobile R&D Lab - Small is beautiful~N4RVE~42 June~1988~Digital Voice Compression - Let's talk about it~WA3YQY~51 June~1988~Voltage Sampling with a Computer - Practical A /D conversions~Magee~54 June~1988~Ramsey D-5100 Digital Auto-ranging Multimeter - A top flight tool for the bench~WB9RRT~18 June~1988~ICOM IC-375A 220 MHz Multimode Transceiver - A rig worth waiting for~KT2B~26 July~1988~Code Test Sure Shot - Pass 5wpm without learning code!~KA0NTK (SK)~10 July~1988~Sequential Two-Tone Encoder - Easy encoder project~WB7CPT~14 July~1988~Novice Band Nets - Check in and upgrade, too~W6DDB~18 July~1988~How To Improve Code Speed - Learn from others' hard work~W9NGP~21 July~1988~Direction Finding Loop - T-hunt antenna in a can~WA4UZM~22 July~1988~Morse Code Motivation - Pointers for teachers from a teacher~KZ1Z~24 July~1988~Hornblower Two - Unlimited control flexibility~W5PFG~26 July~1988~You Will Upgrade! - A system for written and code exams~K0HBQ~34 July~1988~Pulsed Bi-Phased (Part 2) - High-speed data system cuts bandwidth~K6HH~40 July~1988~How Not To Run A Novice Class - On a humorous note~KC0ES~44 July~1988~Flip-Flop Latch Circuits (Part 2) - Final pan of a practical tutorial~W4RNL~48 July~1988~Problems In Learning The Code - Yet another way to get unstuck~K9KZT~54 July~1988~Security Alert! - Protecting the Winnebiko with technology~N4RVE~58 July~1988~Care & Feeding of the PBBS (Part 2) - Some final points for packeteers~WA2FHB~60 July~1988~Yaesu FT-747GX - Affordable fun from Yaesu~WA4BLC~12 July~1988~GGTE Morse Tutor - Uncomparable computer-based code course~KA1HY~20 July~1988~Datong's Great Add-On Filters - High-tech interference solutions~WA4BLC~30 July~1988~Gordon West Novice Course - Our Associate Publisher is a believer~Norwood~37 July~1988~AR-460D LCR Meter - A timely troubleshooting tool~WB9RRT~39 August~1988~What a Mess! - 73's Home-Grown DXpedition~W2NSD~10 August~1988~Auto VIM: Part One - A power supply with some smarts~W4RNL~12 August~1988~Handheld Transformation - Kenwood HT updates you can do yourself~N6LRT~19 August~1988~The Quest for Ultra Portability - How do you get all that stuff to fit on a bike?~N4RVE~20 August~1988~Digicom 64 - Software packet system for the C-64~W2UP~22 August~1988~Smart "S" Meter - A little help goes a long way in T hunts~N6JSX~24 August~1988~Introduction to IBM PC Clones - To PC or not to PC?~N8GNJ~28 August~1988~Amateur Radio in National Emergencies - When the going gets tough~W9JD~32 August~1988~Modernizing the SB-200 - A workhorse amplifier just got better~WA4BLC~42 August~1988~The Hidden Secrets of the PRO-2004 - Tapping into even more scanning power~KB6LCN~51 August~1988~Oscilloscope Preamplifiers - Handy workbench item for weak signals~Pugh~47 August~1988~CAT to RS-232 Interface - Yaesu meets '232~N9CLX~54 August~1988~Solder Iron Auto Shut-Off - Safety first!~KA0QHV~57 August~1988~10 and 75 Meter Contest Results - Dusty, but not forgotten~~74 August~1988~Heathkit SB-1000 - Hot HF amp from Heath~K3RVN~15 August~1988~QSYer - Fingertip frequency control~WA4BLC~34 August~1988~Pac-Comm Micro Power TNC - In a word, wonderful~WB2MIC~40 August~1988~PRO-2004 - Top notch scanner from Radio Shack~NA5E~50 August~1988~Going Microwave with the ARR TR-10GA 10 GHz Transceiver - Fun Gunns~WB6NOA~70 September~1988~Antenna Systems - Sometimes "good" is bad and "bad" is good~W3ZC~10 September~1988~Aluminum Cloud -A top performer for cliff dwellers~NF0R~14 September~1988~Balloon Supported Antennas - How to really get out on 80 and 160 meters~W1GV~18 September~1988~MARS and Amateur Radio - The military affiliated radio system~W1ZM, NNN0WAJ~23 September~1988~Auto VIM: Part Two - Smart power supply for every bench~W4RNL~27 September~1988~Pee Wee Thirty Transceiver -A compact 30 meter CW/AM QRP transceiver (Part 1)~AC9E~30 September~1988~Patents are Unique - Protecting your brainchild~W5PFG~39 September~1988~Choosing a QSL Card - Which style and design reflects you best?~WA6OHX~44 September~1988~The "Crew at 22" - Set to fight AIDS on the air~WB2JKJ~48 September~1988~Butternut Butterfly - An antenna for small quarters that takes a little more work-but well worth it!~WA4BLC~16 September~1988~HF Mobileering - W6AAQ helps you avoid the common pitfalls of mobile HF operation~NA5E~22 September~1988~Nye Viking RFM-003 RF Power Monitor - One of the more versatile RF monitoring devices on the market~NS1B~36 September~1988~Beauty and the Best - Something old, something new from Vibroplex~NA5E~40 September~1988~Ramsey CT-90 - A portable frequency counter~WB9RRT~42 September~1988~The MFJ Gray Line DX Advantage - The computer terminator~KA9KAF~49 October~1988~Packets Full of Pixels - Digital video is now available to the mortal ham~WD8AQX~10 October~1988~A Trip Through The Microwave Spectrum - The scoop on what goes on between 1-10 GHz~KT2B~14 October~1988~10 GHz Polaplexer - Unique way to go full-duplex on 3 cm~WB6IGP~20 October~1988~VHF/UHF Tape Antenna - Fast n' cheap way to get active on 2 meters and above~WB3KCZ~24 October~1988~Portable Re-entrant Cavity Antenna - This "can-do'' whip gives better HT antenna performance~W7ACI~29 October~1988~Pee Wee Thirty Transceiver—Part 2 - The wind-up on getting on this rag-chewers' band~AC9E~33 October~1988~Passions of the Ether -See yourself in one of these amateur archetypes?~N4RVE~35 October~1988~Antenna Systems—Part 2 - Antenna system demystification~W3ZC~38 October~1988~Microwave Test Equipment for 10 GHz - How to use the versatile detector mount~WB6IGP~40 October~1988~Inexpensive Display for WEFAX - Use your PC to check out the weather~N1VC~77 October~1988~Alinco 24T 144/440 MHz FM Transceiver - Don't just take this reviewer's word for it—check out this little gem!~WA6OHX~13 October~1988~SSB Electronics LT-33S - Use this, or~KT2B~27 October~1988~W2DRZ 902 MHz Linear Transverter Module and Sequencer - This, to get on this underused band with a 2-meter rig~KT2B~30 October~1988~Down East Microwave Model 2345LY - Unusual antenna with great gain on 1.2 GHz~KT2B~44 October~1988~Motron AK-10 - This unit ends unnecessary squelch breaks~KA1JJM~58 November~1988~Homing in - Find out about the fun of RDF~K0OV~18 November~1988~All About Henry - Wide range inductance checker~WB4DCV~22 November~1988~Lap Top Repeater Controller - Why build more hardware than you have to?~KF5WO~27 November~1988~Kenwood 4100A Crossband Repeater - Convert your mobile rig to a two-band repeater~W3RW~39 November~1988~Ultimate Repeater IDer - Store a library of IDs to choose from~K7PF~45 November~1988~Computerized Tuning - Tune your rig from a micro keyboard~KF6DF~49 November~1988~Life of a Megacycle -The joy of bicycle mobile HF~N4RVE~55 November~1988~Maggiore Hi Pro Basic Repeater - Check this out before spending a bundle on a machine~K1ZJH~10 November~1988~Hazer Antenna - Goes where you don't want to~W5PFG~11 November~1988~Kenwood TM-221A - Honorable descendant of the TR-7400~KT2B~13 November~1988~CES 510SA-II Enhanced Telephone Interconnect - A solid full-featured controller~WA4TEM~14 November~1988~RF Concepts Model 3-312 220 MHz Power Amplifier - The pick of the bricks~KT2B~24 November~1988~LF Engineering L-101S Receiving System - Quick way to listen in on VLF~WB9RRT~51 November~1988~Nye-Viking MB-V-A 3000 Watt Antenna Matcher - Who says they don't make'em like they used to?~KA1XO~62 November~1988~Orion HT Antenna - Get the most peribrmanee out of your hand-held~W7XU~63 November~1988~Wishbook of Circuits - A potpourri of circuits~WB9RRT~37 December~1988~Civil Air Patrol - Most radio fun you can have without a license~KA9KAF~12 December~1988~RS-232 Port For The Commodore C-64 - Give the ham's favorile computer this most standard interface~Neal~14 December~1988~Don't Lose Your Memory - Don't let a dead lithium battery ruin your listening pleasure~K9EUI~20 December~1988~Packet Tuning Indicator - More easily enjoy world-wide packet operation~W2EKY~24 December~1988~Midland 13-509 Modifications - Two nice low-cost additions to a popular rig~WB9YBM~27 December~1988~Decatur Ham Launches Satellite -A satellite to go up in the name of education~WB8UUE~29 December~1988~Charging Without Overcharging - No more backup battery burn-up~WB8VQR~34 December~1988~Buyers' Guide - 73's picks of 1988'scrop~Staff~57 December~1988~Yearly Index - Easy reference for 1988 articles, reviews, and columns~Reneau~89 December~1988~The TE-144 Deluxe CMOS Keyer - Solid keyer at the right price~WA6OHX~11 December~1988~Bel-Tek's CMOS keyer kit - The best dit and dah for the buck~WA9FPU~19 December~1988~The Carolina Windom - An old design made even better~WA4BLC~49 December~1988~The ICOM 32AT dual-band HT - Full Duplex in a Handheld~WB2MIC~68 January~1989~Hacker's Shack - Where hardware fantasy and reality meet~N4RVE~44 January~1989~Trouble-shooting Guide For Switching Power Supplies - Chart to help minimize trouble-shooting time~W9NGP~50 January~1989~More Microwave Test Equipment For 10 GHz - Several more uses for the versatile detector mount~WB6IGP~12 January~1989~Super Simple Attenuator - Very cheap-and variable!~K3OF~14 January~1989~The 220 MHz All-Mode Transverter - Hard-core Home-Brewer's delight~W6YUY~18 January~1989~Cheap and Dirty Oscillator - Fast audio frequency source~VE1VQ~29 January~1989~Inexpensive Marker Generator - Tightwad's way to stay in calibration~WB6DFQ~35 January~1989~Which End Is Up? - Now it's a snap to find the coax short~W7RXV~38 January~1989~C-64 Voltage Protector - Protect Commodore's chips from line over-voltage~W0YJO~40 January~1989~New Uses For Old Meters - Tool any meter to read a variety of values~KC3YB~58 January~1989~Simple LED Checker - Great starter Home-Brew project!~Thompson~61 January~1989~AutoSketch and Amateur Radio - Economy CAD for home and shack~VE6BGL~30 January~1989~Bird Model 4381 RF Wattmeter - Nice complement to the venerable 43~WB9RRT~32 January~1989~VisiTel On-The-Air - Unique SSTV~W8ASF~36 January~1989~Hamcall - Dial-up callsign directory~NS1B~46 January~1989~Coaxial Dynamics Model 81000-A Directional RF Wattmeter - New kid on the block~KT2B~80 January~1989~1934 Official Short Wave Radio Manual - A don't-miss for nostalgia buffs~NR1A~54 February~1989~Getting High On Packet - World-wide packet? Here's how on HF~WB6RQN~50 February~1989~One-Stage 80 Meter CW Transceiver - Enjoy the thrill of rolling your own rig~WB3ELL~28 February~1989~TCM 3105 Modem For The Digicom-64 - Plug in to 1200 baud packet~N4PLK,KJ4GP,W4KUM,WD4PVS~42 February~1989~Simple CW IDer - Useful for repeater ID and unattended fox~WN0EHE~54 February~1989~Kenwood TS-940S - First-class full-featured HF rig~WB6RQN~12 February~1989~ICOM IC-781 - Scope out this DX dream machine~WA4BLC~18 February~1989~Just The FAX - Info-Tech's M-800 FAX converter~WB2QLL~ February~1989~Shakespeare Big Stick - Too bad poor Yorick never knew the joy of 10 Meter DX~WA4BLC~ February~1989~Ham-10 Antenna - 10 Meter mobile fun~N1BLH~33 February~1989~Magnus Mobile Amplifier - MobileQRO~WB6NOA~34 February~1989~Pro-67 HF - Solid multi-band HF beam~W4WDR~38 February~1989~ICOM IC-2GAT - IC-2AT's worthy replacement~WA4BLC~46 February~1989~Shirt pocket ICF-SW1 - World in your pocket for $300~KA5S~ February~1989~Star Circuits 6-Meter Filter - Dole 'em out to your neighbors!~W8CM~57 March~1989~Mnemonic Morse - Use one digital system to learn another~W8LHL~52 March~1989~Grid Square Location Aid - Invaluable antenna aiming program for microwavers~WB6IGP~55 March~1989~Control Head for the TS-440S - Go HF mobile - with the 440S in the trunk!~WB0UVN~18 March~1989~Switching for Older RF Amps - Safely key any linear amp with a newer HF rig~WA4BLC~19 March~1989~Link Controller for the S-COM5K - Turn this popular controller into a repeater networker~KF7FW~24 March~1989~Breadboard a VCXO - CB-to-10 mods are back!~N8BSG~43 March~1989~Feed-Point Protection - Keep your bumper-mount feed-point free of dirt and weather~K3OF~47 March~1989~ISOTRON80 - Indoor antenna for 80m~VE1GA~20 March~1989~KB6MT's Video Technician Course - Join the fastest-growing license-class group~Reneau~31 March~1989~The MFJ-931 RF Tamer Ground - Apartment-dweller's way to better stray RF control~N1BLH~34 March~1989~Maggiore HPC-201 Repeater Controller - Full-featured and priced right~K1ZJH~37 March~1989~The Heath HK-21TNC - Good things now come in smaller and smaller packages~N7KHU~38 March~1989~The Heath HK-21TNC - Good things now come in smaller and smaller packages~N7KHU~49 April~1989~Hamfest Survival Guide - Tips on how to more wisely shop for hamfest gear~WB9IVR,AA4QA~20 April~1989~Stay With the State Of The Art - Keep in the know without blowing your budget~W1UO~52 April~1989~Powerful Crystal Set - Better reception on a classic no-power rig~Haas~12 April~1989~Quick and Easy 2m/440 MHz Antenna - Ideal for your dual-band HT-and costs pennies to build!~W3RW,W3LOY~18 April~1989~How to Feed an Apple to an IBM Monitor - $10 interface for your Apple 11+ and an IBM monitor~WB4DCV~22 April~1989~WA6TEY 144/220 MHz RDF Quad Antenna - Easy-to-build directional VHF antenna for RDFers~N6JSX~26 April~1989~Slingshot for Two - Big 2-Meter signal for under $5~KA80GD~32 April~1989~FM Split for the Uniden HR2510 - Push-button repeater operation for this hot 10m rig~WB9WDH,WA9QDZ~34 April~1989~Revamp Bird Elements - Shore up those old wattmeter elements~HL9BK,K2KSY~48 April~1989~Procomm's Wideband Supercone - Continuous coverage from 100 MHz to 1.2 GHz~W1XU,W7KTK~14 April~1989~Kenwood TM-621A - 2m/220 MHz FM dual-band mobile transceiver~KA1LR~24 April~1989~Aries-1 - Choice logging program for RTTYers~KE0KB~28 April~1989~The Delta Loop DL-102 - Get on 10m with this unique full-wave beam~W1FYR~38 April~1989~Austin Suburban Tribander - High performance from 144 to 440 MHz~W1XU~41 April~1989~The Universal M-7000 - A digital decoder's delight~WB2QLL~44 April~1989~MFJ-1278 Multi-Mode Controller - Inexpensive quality data controller~N1BLH~64 April~1989~Kenwood TH-25AT - Pico-sized, mega-featured~KB1UM~70 May~1989~Decoding OSCAR Telemetry, Part 1 - Decode any OSCAR beacon~G3RUH~20 May~1989~AMSAT Satellite Tracking Software - Choose from a host of great tracking programs~W5IU~38 May~1989~Experimental OSCARS - The story of the UoSAT program~G0/K8KA~62 May~1989~Space Education Network - Bringing AO-13 into the classroom~K9PVW,Barr~74 May~1989~Radio Links to Phase III-D - Making worldwide hamsat communication even more accessible~DJ4ZC~77 May~1989~The AMSAT-NA Microsats - The new breed of miniature hamsats~N5BF~83 May~1989~Inexpensive Mode-L Dish Antenna - Low-cost high-gain antenna~WB5ZDP~18 May~1989~Build A Simple Az-El For Mode L - Have two Az rotors? Make an Az-El rotor!~WA3ETD~24 May~1989~Home-Brew 435 MHz Crossed Yagi - Budget beam for 70cm~WB5ZDP,KG5OA~29 May~1989~Another Turnstile Antenna - Enhance the downlink without enhancing terrestrial QRM~ZL1AAN~32 May~1989~Mode S Receive Techniques - 13cm/23cm OSCAR work isn't as hard as you think~WA3ETD~36 May~1989~Mode L, My Way - Save on expensive hard-line and microwave PAS~WA8WBP~50 May~1989~Polarizing/Matching Selector - Get in phase with any hamsat, any time~ZS6BTD~54 May~1989~1269 MHz Helix System - Take aim with this doubled-barreled array~WA8WBP~71 May~1989~Silicon Ephemeris Tracker - The last word in satellite trackers~WA5NOM~12 May~1989~TS-790A - Kenwood's new triband OSCAR rig~W3LOY~34 May~1989~Automatic Antenna Tracking with SAT TRAK Ill - For simplicity in sat tracking~N5LCO~44 May~1989~Ampire 146-0s Preamp - Say good-bye to preamp intermod problems~WB3JZO~67 June~1989~Spread-Spectrum - Hams, too, can use this mode!~N4ICK~12 June~1989~The Net/ROM-NordLink Question - Bootlegged software?~WB2KQI~34 June~1989~Decoding OSCAR Telemetry, Part II - Learn about the state of FO-12 and OSCARs-to-be~G3RUH~58 June~1989~QRP CW Transceiver - Enjoy 30 or 40m QRP operation with this easy-to-build rig~NZ5G,N5HNN~20 June~1989~The G3IGU Transceiver - Designed for 80m QRP fun~G3IGU~26 June~1989~The 220 MHz DMOS Linear Amplifier Project - Give a boost to the January '89 73 transverter project~W6YUY~38 June~1989~QRP SWR Bridge - Antenna system matched to the rig? Find out with the bridge~G4FAI~44 June~1989~Six Meter QRP Station - Build this golden oldie to get on this now-active band~ex-YU1FR~50 June~1989~CW Transceiver for 20 Meters - Take the challenge of 20m QRP~G3YCC~65 June~1989~Yaesu FT-411 - Ever smaller and fuller-featured~KB1UM~14 June~1989~Ranger AR-3500 - 100W 10m rig for $350? Read about it here!~N1BLH~30 June~1989~Portasol Butane Soldering Pencil - Unique approach to cordless soldering~WB9RRT~36 June~1989~MFJ Differential-T Antenna Tuner - A simpler, surer tuner~WA4BLC~42 June~1989~Antennas West Solar Power Supply - Durable, portable solar panel~WB8VGE~54 June~1989~Wilson 1000 Mobile Antenna - For 10m mobile QRO~N1BLH~82 July~1989~10 Meter Survival Guide - The lowdown on this versatile HF band~N8DNX~12 July~1989~"Black Bag" Portable" - QRP OSCAR station on the go~N6DGK~26 July~1989~Harmonic History - Ham children lead unique lives~O'Connell~28 July~1989~Inexpensive Hardline - Build this Z match and save a bundle~KA9LNV~16 July~1989~Four In/Five Out - Independently adjustable mixed audio outputs~KA0LDB~37 July~1989~Good Mobile Audio-For Pennies - Easy way to feed rig audio to your car speaker system~N1II~43 July~1989~Low-Band Wonder - An easy "all-around" antenna project~WA4BLC~46 July~1989~Upgrade Your CDR Antenna Controller - Add a high-grade remote antenna selector~WA6LOD~50 July~1989~Microwave Oven Transmitter! - Low-cost high-power microwave operation has arrived!~KA9BYI~54 July~1989~The AEA FSTV-430 - Latest 70cm ATV transceiver~N0IVN,NQ9I,WB8ELK~20 July~1989~Amiga AVT System - Quantum leap in SSTV and FAX technology~K3HKR~29 July~1989~GMS-403 NiCad Charger - Erases charge level "memory" and charges almost any NiCad~KA9KAF~34 July~1989~PC Electronics' TX-33 - ATV on the little-used 902-928 MHz band~WB8ELK~44 July~1989~Azimuth 100 Fluxgate Compass - Microwave hilltoppers take note!~WB6NOA~66 August~1989~Find Your Signal the First Time! - How to quickly deal with Doppler shift on the hamsats~AA6CQ/VE6~44 August~1989~JEZ-Jugendelektroniczentrum - First-class ham education program~HB9DU~46 August~1989~CTCSS, Fast and Cheap - Simple PL tone board project~N6UE~13 August~1989~COCOA-A Colinear Coaxial Array - Deluxe 80m wire antenna~W20ZH~34 August~1989~Control Your Rig from a PC - This project lets your rig and home computer talk to each other~N7IPY~34 August~1989~Full-Wave VHF Vertical Antenna - Easy-to-build, good gain antenna~AF8B~42 August~1989~Need FM? - Add this mode to your rig at little cost~KB2BQK~48 August~1989~10 GHz RF Preamp - Get started on putting together your 3cm system!~WB6IGP~49 August~1989~IF Shift, Cheap - Quick 'n easy QRM-buster for your older rig~W0WUZ~53 August~1989~Kantronics HAM - Multi-mode controller with packet gateway function, PBBS, and much more!~WB6RQN~18 August~1989~Ameritron AL-80A Linear Amp - This reliable 1kW amp won't drive you to the poorhouse~W1FYR~28 August~1989~Ramsey COM-3 - Quality service monitor at less than one-third the cost of others~WB9RRT~32 August~1989~Ramsey SR-1 Receiver Kit - SW listening and Home-Brewing fun for only $25~WA9PYH~38 August~1989~Uno, Dos, Quatro - Introduction to the "numbers" stations~W3LOY~31 September~1989~Vertical Antennas at HF: Part I - The inside story on vertical antennas~W1GV~38 September~1989~Build a 30 Meter Trap - Modify your CushCraft AV-4 or AV-5 for this WARC band~KE0UV~11 September~1989~Unique 12 and 17 Meter Dual-Band Beam - Build this for an 8 dBd signal!~W6YUY~20 September~1989~Haboom Micro - For safe mobile CW operation~KB1UM~28 September~1989~314 Inverted "U" for 160m - Big signal on the Top Band~WA3EKL~32 September~1989~The Hamfester - "Crowdbuster" for your HT~NM9P~34 September~1989~Safari Special - Cheap 'n easy, set-up-anywhere vertical dipole~N4UQT~44 September~1989~Beefing Up the Uniden and the HTX-100 - More than double your Uniden's output power~KC4HGH~48 September~1989~AEA AT-300 - Top-notch T-network HF antenna tuner~KA1LR~18 September~1989~Kenwood TS-680S HF Transceiver - Improvements on the trusty TS-140s~N1BLH~30 September~1989~Uniden Bearcat BClOOXLT Hand-Held Scanner - The first HT scanner?~KA1MDA~52 September~1989~Two Must-Adds for Your Library - Power supplies and microprocessors~WB9RRT~50 October~1989~Setting Up a Packet Radio Station - Read this for the info the how-to books left out!~WB6RQN~14 October~1989~Digital Dreams - The future of packet radio has arrived~N3EUA~28 October~1989~TNC PPM without the PC - Give your older TNC personal mailbox capability with just a few keystrokes~WB6WKB~30 October~1989~Packet Radio in Japan - Bits of info on packet in the land of the Rising Sun~WA1LBP~38 October~1989~Packet Radio and Hi-Tech Nomadics - How packet radio fits in with the world's highest-tech bicycle~N4RVE~48 October~1989~TexNet Packet-Switching Network - Check out this highly effective low-overhead packet network~WD5IVD~54 October~1989~Amateur Packet Networking - Going beyond keyboard-to-keyboard QSOs~WB6RQN~60 October~1989~DX Dynasty Awards - The Dynasty grows~WB2DIN,Staff~65 October~1989~TCP/IP for the Macintosh - Merging this powerful networking system with a user-friendly micro!~WA8DZP~68 October~1989~Vertical Antennas at HF-Part II - More surprising facts about HF verticals~W1GV~70 October~1989~Packet Racket Lip Zipper - Automatic rig speaker silencer for packet operation~KB1UM~13 October~1989~My SX-64 Runs Digicom! - Run this popular low-cost packet interface on C-64's portable brother~KA9ELV~24 October~1989~Put Your IC-22S on Packet - Dust it off and dedicate it to 2m packet!~KE4PC~31 October~1989~KAMBox - Switch mode and band in an instant~N4AQG~32 October~1989~One-Chip RS-232 for the C-64 - Quick 'n easy level converter~KB0CDQ~34 October~1989~Standardizing the Radio/TNC Interface - Get up and running quickly with any rig/TNC combo~WB6RQN~40 October~1989~Improve Your TNCs DCD Circuit - For a faster and smarter DCD~N7CL~50 October~1989~HF Packet Tuning Aid - Hear your way to dead-on tuning~W6IOJ~80 October~1989~The Quickchanger - This makes mixed-mode/band operation a breeze~KA3MRX~84 October~1989~DRSI PC* Packet Adaptor - Packet interface on a PC expansion card~WB6RQN~20 October~1989~GRAPES 56 Kbps Modem - Transfer large program files in a flash on packet!~KA9Q~42 October~1989~DX Helper - DX software for the Macintosh~WB8EHS~59 October~1989~Flodraw - Simple schematic drawing on your PC~WB9CWE~99 November~1989~Sing for the unsung Heroes - Let's recognize our clubs' selfless volunteers!~K5CVD~36 November~1989~1989 Holiday Wish List - Some of the best values for holiday gifts~73 Staff~60 November~1989~FLAVORIG! Have a Radio Shack Flavoradio? Turn it into a 80 Meter CW transceiver!~KB1UM~12 November~1989~The Bitchaser - Build this versatile piece of test equipment for digital circuitry~K4OND~18 November~1989~Bargain Audio Frequency Meter - $10 and an easy evening of Home-Brew gets you this very useful test bench item~KB5CTH~28 November~1989~Easy Tuning for the Uniden HR2510 - Tune this popular 10m rig while keeping your hands on the steering wheel~K3JML~38 November~1989~Three-In-One Antenna Tuner - Matches virtually any random wire~KB4ZGC~44 November~1989~Instant Track - Full-featured satellite tracker at a near-shareware price~N4RVE~16 November~1989~Yaesu FRG-9600 VHF/UHF Receiver - This VHF-microwave scanner offers some fascinating listening~W1XU~24 November~1989~PacComm's NB-96 High Speed Modem - Yes, 9600 baud packet on 2m is possible, and even affordable!~W2VY,K6KGS~30 November~1989~Elenco AC Adapter - Check AC quickly, easily, and safely~WB9RRT~46 November~1989~Computing Across America - Thousands of miles around the US on a high-tech bicycle? A review of Steve N4RVE's enthralling account~KA9KAG~90 December~1989~VOX for HTs - No-hands hand-held hamming~KA8HML~ December~1989~Two Meter Mobile Rig - Sick of anemic HT mobile operation? Pep up your handie with this booster~N8KDD~22 December~1989~Poor Boy Satellite Station - Coat hanger + SO-239 connector = Mode A uplink antenna!~N5LKJ~24 December~1989~Color SSTV for the Atari ST, Part I - Fast and easy way to get on this fascinating mode~WB2OSZ~38 December~1989~Yaesu FT-470 2m/70cm HT - Two meters and 70cm in a micro-sized hand-held~KB1UM~18 December~1989~Breadblox Breadboarding System - The ultimate in flexible circuit experimentation~WB9RRT~25 December~1989~The ICOM IC-2SAT - ICOM's stylish addition to their pico-sized 2m HT line~KB1UM~29 December~1989~Ramsey QRP-40 Transmitter - $30 and a few hour's building time gets you out on this popular DX band~WB0E~32 December~1989~Mirage D15 70cm Amp - Get more bang for the buck with this brick~KT2B~ December~1989~Communications Satellites-A Monitor's Guide - For those who wanted to know all about these birds, but didn't know where to ask~WA5ZIB~26 January~1990~The King and Us - King Hussein VE6JY1 visits the Canadian West~McGregor,VE6VIP~9 January~1990~Poor Man's Service Monitor - A must for serious FM experimenters~N6MWS~10 January~1990~The 1 1/4 Meter Serendipity Antenna - Convert your Bearcat scanner antenna into a real hot-shot on 220 MHz~KA1LCC~18 January~1990~Painless PCBs - How do you design a printed circuit board from a schematic? Read this for some handy pointers~WB9RRT~22 January~1990~Continuity Beeper - Build this project for continuity checking convenience~W9DTW~26 January~1990~Color SSTV for the Atari ST, Part II - An even better (and still cheap) way to get on this exotic mode~WB2OSZ~41 January~1990~Yaesu FT-4700RH - Versatile 2m/70cm mobile transceiver~K3RVN,G0EZZ~20 January~1990~The Portal System - Greenhorn 's way to explore ham radio's most fascinating on-line forum!~N4RVE~24 January~1990~The Spectrum Probe - Handheld spectrum analyzer that won't cost you megabucks~N4RVE~30 January~1990~PC QS0 Tutor - Puts the FUN back into studying for your ham license~KA1TGA~35 January~1990~ICOM 12GAT HT - 1.2 GHz operation on an HT !~WB6IGP~36 February~1990~Enforcing PRB-1 - Ham antenna lib is moving forward. Keep it up!~KA7FQW~9 February~1990~The Great San Francisco Quake '89 - Hams do it again, beautifully, mostly~WA6ITF~18 February~1990~Contest Quality Headset and Mike - Double duty for your VHF headset mike~VE5XZ~10 February~1990~Home-Brew Spectrum Analyzer - No thrill like seeing what's going on~KE0UV~41 February~1990~Protel Easytrax - What a breeze! PCBs on your PC~WB9RRT~13 February~1990~Ramsey SA-7 Broadband RF Amplifier - A performance-per-dollar miracle~AH2AR/8~20 February~1990~The ICOM-765 - How DDS makes a difference~WA1EYP~22 February~1990~Alinco DR-570T 2m/70cm Mobile Transceiver - Sensible controls make sense!~NS1B~26 February~1990~The AEA MX-6S 6 Meter SSB/CW HT - HT SSB on 6! Now I've seen everything~WB6IGP~30 February~1990~Ultra Comshack 64 - Hamshack remote control from your HT~N7IPY~32 February~1990~AEA's New MM-3: The Morse Machine - Memory galore, A joy for CW ops~KA9ELV~36 February~1990~MFJ 's 9410 Versa Tuner II - SWR and tuner, too~KT2B~37 February~1990~The ICOM IC-725 - Steve checks it out~N4RVE~54 February~1990~Tune in on Telephone Calls - Is cellular privacy a myth?~WA5ZIB~60 March~1990~Give a Lift to Your ARC - BACAR - Balloon Carrying Amateur Radio~ZS6AKV~10 March~1990~OSCARs in the Classroom - Young students learn about space and amateur radio~N8IWJ~11 March~1990~Jamboree Radio - WBSA, K2BSA: Ham Scouts hit the BC bands~WB4BNU~19 March~1990~Time Division Multiplex - More more-with-lessing~W4TAL~20 March~1990~Service Survey - Get good service for ailing rigs~WB6NOA~28 March~1990~Phase III Hamsat Signal Reporting - What does "S9" mean?~W3LOY~40 March~1990~Extending the Range of the Ramsey HR-4 - for less than $4~N8KDD~12 March~1990~The UNI-8 Porta-Power Adapter - Power from a variety of sources~W3AW~14 March~1990~Ground Rules of RF Building - Valuable guidelines for PC board RF circuitry~WB4EHS~25 March~1990~The Secret of the Accessory Plug. - Xcvr to PA-getting the right drive level~W6YUY~36 March~1990~The Dual-Band "J" Antenna - Outstanding mobile or base station antenna for 146 and 220 MHz~W6YUY~48 March~1990~Uniden HR-2600 - A beauty of a mobile rig!~WA1R~32 March~1990~Elenco M1900 Digital Multimeter - Advanced features you can afford~WB9RRT~38 March~1990~Heil Ham Radio Handbook - Abounding in good ideas~N4RVE~44 April~1990~Kenwood Corporation Service - Meet the fix-it folks~WB6NOA~70 April~1990~10 GHz Fun - Go ultra without spending a fortune~WB6IGP~18 April~1990~A Mode B Ground Station for AMSAT's Phase III Satellites - You, too can track OSCAR 13!~ND9T~22 April~1990~Build the Banker - Handy memory bank selector for the Kenwood T5-940S~KB1UM~34 April~1990~Cassette Box Special - QRP smaller and smaller~KB1UM~46 April~1990~A Simple Multiband HF Vertical Antenna - Low cost , easy to raise~KA5N~89 April~1990~The Ten-Tec OMNI-V Quiet, solid, authoritative~WA4BLC~10 April~1990~Master of CW - MFJ's full-featured memory keyer~WA4BLC~30 April~1990~Command Technologies "Commander" HF-2500 - A '90s generation linear amplifier~N2GE~32 April~1990~Elements of Microwave Electronics Technology - A microwave text for hams at all levels~WB9RRT~29 May~1990~SAREX-90 - Ham-In-Space Shuttle Missions~W3IWI,WA4SIR,W3XO~9 May~1990~Sharing the Adventure with Young People - Maritime ham classroom with a conscience~KA1UKM~18 May~1990~An Interview with Carole Perry WB2MGP - Who's new in ham radio~KB2IGG~20 May~1990~The Biggest Ham Country: Japan - Plus 9600 baud packet and tree antennas~WA1LBP~24 May~1990~Tri-State Anti-Drug Air Show - Amateur radio ops say "Yes" to "Say no"~WB8YKS~45 May~1990~Wideband Preamplifier - IC cool~VE3EFC~31 May~1990~A "Rad Radiator" For Your Walkie-Talkie - Replace your rubber ducky with a dipole~W8MDV~35 May~1990~Using PLAN 13 - Track OSCAR 13~WB6JNN/9~14 May~1990~The CushCraft D3W - WARC band special~WA4BLC~32 June~1990~The Field Day Special The "Ray Gun" - A concentric combo Mode B antenna~KA5DNP~10 June~1990~TNC Connect Alarm - Did anyone call while I was out?~DA1AU,WB9EGA~14 June~1990~COSIN: The COmputer Student Information Network - High school credits for ham radio~WB2MIC~18 June~1990~Big But Cheap! - Put a big signal on 40 meters for under $20~K1NIT~22 June~1990~Two Meter Portable Quad - Sturdy, easy to build~K3YWY~24 June~1990~Tune in on the New Frontiers of VLF - A simple converter brings the lowlow bands in on 80 meter receivers~WD4PLI~30 June~1990~Experimental Gaussmeter - Low cost, easy construction~KB4ZGC~34 June~1990~Standard Magnetic Field Generator - Build an instrument to calibrate your gaussmeter~KB4ZGC~36 June~1990~ICOM Service Survey - It's almost painless~WB6NOA~40 June~1990~Backward Inverted L Antenna - This low-band wire antenna is a good performer on both transmit and receive~W1GV~45 June~1990~The SFA on 15 Meters - Does the job without drawing the neighbors' attention~KA8OGD~57 June~1990~Memories - Dr. Hess takes a look backward for the seventh time~W6CK~66 June~1990~Be a Ham - The invisible fraternity~N6SIW~84 June~1990~Pyramid Phase III PS-25 - An adjustable power supply~N1CTI~12 June~1990~FCC Study Diskettes - For MS-DOS computers~KA9CSO~21 June~1990~PC HF Facsimile 4.0 - Easy FAX reception for your PC~K9EYY~26 June~1990~Pipo Communications P-7 DTMF Pad - A quick and easy analog-to-digital tone converter~W5PFG,W5ORW~54 June~1990~A Radio Journal 1912-1940 - A book full of memories~NA5E~28 June~1990~The Cuckoo's Egg - Tracking an electronic spy~WA5ZIB~37 July~1990~Foxhunt Radio Direction Finder - Homing in by sight and sound~W9DUU~9 July~1990~The Hidden Receiver Hunt - Exciting sleuthing without expensive equipment~WA4TEM~12 July~1990~Ten-Tec Service - Exceptionally personal~WB6NOA~14 July~1990~Two Meter Tracking Transmitter - Low-cost beacon~WA4ADG~16 July~1990~You Are Here - Two ways to prove it~NY9F~18 July~1990~Transmitter Hunting Safety - Is foxhunting a blood sport?~KA9KAG~24 July~1990~C-64 & 1541 Drive 12 Volt Conversion - DC power for your Commodore~K6YDW~26 July~1990~A Return to Kit Building - A first step in helping students rediscover ham radio~K4ZRA~32 July~1990~Hamfest Shopping - The Murphy Method~K8SJ~40 July~1990~Turnstile Antennas - A budget antenna for HF-UHF~KH6FMT~42 July~1990~PK-232 Connect Memory - Lets you know what you missed~W8GQL~44 July~1990~Audio Patch Panel - A neat way to switch~N1CTI~45 July~1990~The C-64 Inductance / Capacitance Meter - Let this popular computer identify unknown capacitors and inductors~KD9EN~54 July~1990~Hooked on Foxhunting - Confessions of a foxhunting junkie~N9FHF~58 July~1990~ICOM CT-16 Satellite Interface Unit - An easy way to change VFOs~KA7LDN~34 July~1990~Ameritron Coax Switch - It makes band-hopping a snap!~WA4BLC~38 July~1990~The AR-880 Pocket Scanner - listening above 800 Hz~N3BAH~48 August~1990~Omni-Gain Vertical Collinear for VHF and UHF - Easy to build antenna for repeater or home~WA6SVT~10 August~1990~High on ATV - A marriage made in heaven!~KS8J~15 August~1990~Low Power Two Meter FM Transmitter - Inexpensive, lightweight and expendable!~WA4ADG~18 August~1990~High Altitude Ballooning - Send your rig to the edge of space!~WB8ELK~30 August~1990~Yaesu Service Survey - Refreshingly flexible~WB6NOA~46 August~1990~Model Rocket ATV - Warp-speed television~N8IYD~52 August~1990~R/C Helicopter ATV - Hover-vision~WA6HTP~57 August~1990~The AEA FSTV-430A - A new ATV transceiver~WA4UMU,K4NHN~24 August~1990~1250 MHz ATV Downconverter and Antenna - Tuning in ATV repeaters the fun and easy way~K0OV~38 August~1990~TDS Amateur Television Transceiver - Designed to your configuration~N0IVN~49 August~1990~The Kansas City Tracker - Let the computer do the work while you do the operating~WA3USG~64 September~1990~Quick and Easy Field-Strength Meter - Home-Brewing can be simple!~KM4KT~9 September~1990~75 Meter 1/4 Wave Sloper Array - Confessions of a contester~WA3EKL~18 September~1990~Alinco Service Survey - Alinco may be the best show in town~WB6NOA~20 September~1990~Dummy loads for DC Supplies - Don't risk your rig!~VE1GM~22 September~1990~Mobile Power Source Organizer - Easy 12 volt hookups for your mobile gear~AH2AR/8~24 September~1990~End-Fed Copper Dipole - Why buy when you can build?~N8KDD~26 September~1990~More BTUs for the Buck - Inexpensive alternative to industrial heat guns~WA1FHB~28 September~1990~10 Meter Base Station Antenna - Ready in two hours!~WA6ZOS~29 September~1990~Solution: AGC - A circuit with wide applications~KA9NEH~32 September~1990~Make Your Own Circuit Boards - The reliable method~W6WTU~36 September~1990~Build a Portable Mast Mount - A "spare" mount that's always ready~KC3YB~44 September~1990~The Coil Tester - Measure inductance and resonant frequency~N4TMI~48 September~1990~DXDA '90 - The Dynasty grows~WB2DIN,Staff~81 September~1990~The Isoloop HF Antenna 14/30 - Small, efficient and portable~KA7LDN,KG7GA~10 September~1990~Fluke Model 87 - The next generation of digital multimeters~WB9RRT~45 September~1990~Ameritron AL-82 Linear Amplifier - Trouble-free power~WA4BLC~52 September~1990~The Weller Cordless Pyropen - A soldering pencil for both the bench and the field~KA9KAF~55 October~1990~Dual Voltage Bench Supply - Versatile solution for your power supply needs~W6WTU~10 October~1990~The SPC Transmatch - Improved performance for 20 through 10 meters~W4ANL~22 October~1990~ROBO-COPY - Automate your shack with a CW copier~WB9DYI~28 October~1990~An Easy to Make 2 Meter Antenna - Make a strong J-Pole from an old TV antenna~AA5KB~32 October~1990~Solar Car Race - Searching for an alternative~WB8ELK~34 October~1990~Service Survey Wrap-Up - Plus, where to get your old rig fixed~WB6NOA~38 October~1990~The ZED LOOP Special - An inexpensive HF beam with a new twist~W1XU~41 October~1990~A Visual CW Offset Indicator - Add the feature the manufacturers forgot~W6QWP~46 October~1990~Above and Below 2 Meters - Know what you're hearing~N2DUP~62 October~1990~DXDA '90 - The corrected list of countries~WB2DIN,Staff~80 October~1990~The Signal Sentry - Miniature touch-tone decoder and message alert~WB8ELK~14 October~1990~The Yaesu FT-1000 Transceiver - A hot performer loaded with features~WA4BLC~18 October~1990~Antenna Quick-Launch System - All you need is a strong arm and the QL system~W1XU~26 October~1990~GAP DX-VI Multiband Vertical - Better than a dipole for DX~K5CNF~36 November~1990~The Roll-Up 10-20 Antenna - Just right for portable QRP~WV8R~12 November~1990~Working the World with 2 Milliwatts - The ultimate CRP challenge~KI6DO~14 November~1990~The FIRE-BALL QRP Rig - 50 milliwatts of pure power~WB8ELK~18 November~1990~The Firecaler Milliwattmeter - Calibrate your mini-QRP rig~WB0ESV~22 November~1990~The Smoke Detector Receiver - Turnthe FIRE-BALL into a complete transceiver~WB0ESV~24 November~1990~One-Tube QRP Transmitter - A new use for old tubes~Allen~26 November~1990~TTL Transceiver for 40 Meters - The logical choice for QRP~WB0NQM~30 November~1990~Goof-Proof Regenerative Receiver - One-transistor receive fun~WB0NQM~34 November~1990~MOuSe-FeET - A 40 watt QSK CW amplifier~N5HNN~36 November~1990~The Dummy Ducky - Inexpensive dummy load for your HT!~DA1DB,WB7NZG~41 November~1990~The Worlds of Gus Browning W4BPD - Tribute to a DX pioneer~K5CVO~48 November~1990~The 1990 Holiday Gift Guide - A buyer's guide for holiday shopping~Staff~61 November~1990~MAX System Ground Plane Antennas - A Quality, low-cost alternative to the ol' "coat hanger special."~N1GPH~8 November~1990~Heathkit Adapter and Coax Cable Kits - Create your own versatile adapters~WB9RRT~47 November~1990~The CELJACK - Connect land line telephone equipment to your cellular phone~NU3T~58 December~1990~Behold the BackPacket! - Go take a hike with packet radio~NW6H~9 December~1990~Upgrade Your HD-4040 - KISS your Heath HD-4040 and keep AX.25 too!~N2BLI~19 December~1990~The VOX Plus HT Accessory - Enjoy base station performance - with your HT!~WA2EBY~24 December~1990~Pack Your Seabag, "Sparks" - Do you want to be a ship's Radio Officer?~N0MM~35 December~1990~Audio Powered Tape Recorder Controller - Add convenience to your hamshack~KE0UV~54 December~1990~Ten-Tee's Hercules II Model 420 - Turn your rig into a 550 watt transceiver!~N4LBJ~22 December~1990~The Lightning Bolt Dual-Band VHF/UHF Quad - Two antennas in one compact package~WB8ELK~30 December~1990~The PacComm PSK-1 - Connect to the world via the Microsats!~WA3USG~32 December~1990~The ICOM IC-726 - The HF + 6 road warrior~N1GPH~38 December~1990~PT-340 Tuner-Tuner from Palomar Engineers - Adjust your antenna tuner without transmitting~KA1LR~40 January~1991~High Precision Frequency Standard - Use your TV set as a laboratory standard~Johnson~9 January~1991~Scrounger's Guide to Recycled Electronics - Discover a gold mine of inexpensive parts~W5FG~22 January~1991~An HF/VHF/UHF Marker Generator - Get on frequency for less than $10~K84ZGC~27 January~1991~A Parallel Port I/O Board - Control your world !~VE6BGL~29 January~1991~The Three-Terminal Regulator - Multiple uses in one package~N9RF~40 January~1991~Rose Parade Mobile - A high-tech HF remote station~WA6TWF~46 January~1991~Low-Cost Mag-Mount - Plus a complete mobile antenna system~AD5X~55 January~1991~MFJ SWR Analyzers - MFJ-20 7 HF and 208 VHF portables~WA4BLC~19 January~1991~The WB20PA LogMaster - A versatile HF logging program for the IBM PC~N8AHA,WB8ELK~34 January~1991~Kenwood's TM-941A Triband FM Transceiver - Three for the price of one~N0IVN~ January~1991~The EINEC Antenna Modeling Program - Let your computer design your next antenna~WA4BLC~52 February~1991~Radar Detector to Microwave Receiver Conversion - Listen on 10 GHz cheap~WA6EJO~10 February~1991~UHF Source Dipper - The easy way to tune circuits from 400-500 MHz!~WB0ESV~20 February~1991~UHF Field Strength Meter - For 400 to 500 MHz~WB0ESV~24 February~1991~Future Modulation Amateur Television - Sometimes called frequency modulation~W9NTP~32 February~1991~Take a West Indies DXpedition? - "No Problem, Mon!"~VP2E,W1HEO~34 February~1991~Pour an Antenna for X-Band - 20-20 vision for your microwave system!~WA4WDL~48 February~1991~The Microwave Directory - Where to find a wide range of goodies for operation at 902 MHz and above~KT2B~52 February~1991~An Inexpensive 10 GHz Dish System - The plumber's delight~WT0W~57 February~1991~The Kenwood TH-27A - A mini HT with maxi features~N1GPH~28 February~1991~SHF Systems Linear Transverters for 1240 and 2304 MHz - Explore the microwave bands with these easy-to-build kits~KT2B~40 February~1991~The Commander II Amplifier - For more fun on 2 meters~WA8SAJ~54 March~1991~Packet with the Microsats - The secrets of success~KI6QE~9 March~1991~Weather Satellite Reception - Dust off your unused scanner~N6NHP~12 March~1991~The Desert Voices Project - An overnight success story~KA1UKM~18 March~1991~Elementary Mode S - Satellite fun on 2.4 GHz-the easy way!~KA9LNV~21 March~1991~Touch-Tone Activated Scanner - So you won't miss a call!~AA7Y~30 March~1991~Two Meter EME Primer - Your guide to moonbounce action!~W5UN~46 March~1991~Hams in Space! - SAREX II, the next generation~Chien~54 March~1991~The ICOM IC-970H VHF/UHF Multiband All-Mode Transceiver - A great rig for both satellite and local communications~KA7LDN~36 March~1991~Skymoon - Software for EME communications~WA3USG~46 April~1991~Artificial RF Ground - Maximize your antenna's efficiency~KB4ZGC~10 April~1991~The ESV Mod Quad - Inexpensive performer for any band from 50 through 1296 MHz~WB0ESV~14 April~1991~Collinear for Two Meters - An inexpensive, efficient antenna~G3YCC~24 April~1991~Simple SupeRX - A super-small superhet for 80, 40, or 30m~WA6IVC~26 April~1991~Pocket-Portable Seven-Band Antenna - It's cheap, easy-to-build, and effective~KB4ZGC~46 April~1991~Ten for 10 - Build a high performance, 10 meter beam for $10~KM4UL~52 April~1991~The Happy Half Square - Inexpensive gain in a compact package~W1XU~22 April~1991~The Carolina Windom 160 - Work 160-10 meters with just one antenna~WA4BLC~34 April~1991~Ameritron's Al-811 Linear Amplifier - Get the real thing at the right price~WA4BLC~38 April~1991~SV Products' WARC Band Yagi - Model 1824/2-L - a super buy!~N4LBJ~ April~1991~Practical Antenna Handbook - Useful information for beginners and pros~W6OAL~21 May~1991~The Copperhead Keyer Paddle - The perfect touch!~KI5AZ~9 May~1991~The Handy Inductance Bridge - For measuring small coils~KB4ZGC~11 May~1991~The Mini-Keyer - A smaller and newer version of an old friend~WB9YBM~14 May~1991~Covert Hamming - A design for your next secret mission~K6BRP~21 May~1991~Software for the HamShack, Part I - Useful ham calculations you can program yourself!~WA4BLC~22 May~1991~Two QRP Transmitters - Dust the ethers and bend the waves!~KI5AZ~26 May~1991~A Better Tube Tester - Check more than just DC amplification~WA1IAO~30 May~1991~Apartment Antennas: A Challenge - How to cope with a less-than-ideal QTH~W1GV~42 May~1991~The JPS NIR-10 - Separate the words from the noise~WB2QLL~34 May~1991~The J-Com MagicNotch Audio Filter - A little box that locks out lids~N1GPH~40 May~1991~The SR3 Simplex Repeater from Brainstorm Engineering - Versatile store-and-forward voice controller~WA3USG~46 June~1991~Three Bands With One Rock - Versatile QRP transmitter for 80, 40 and 20m~WW9X~10 June~1991~Tune in on Philately - Immortalized in stamps~Schuessler~14 June~1991~A Pseudo CW Filter - Be good to your ears~WR5B~18 June~1991~Build the Brass Pounder's Keyer - A memory keyer that reproduces your true CW "fist."~AA6GG~22 June~1991~SPSM Mobile Mount - Build this reliable Hustler classic~W6OAL~34 June~1991~Parts Substitution - A beginner's guide~KB1MW/7~40 June~1991~Software for the Ham Shack, Part II - Useful ham calculations you can program yourself!~WA4BLC~44 June~1991~Get on the WARC Bandwagon - You can still enjoy good DXing, even as propagation conditions decline~N4LBJ~50 June~1991~The KE2AM Voice 10 and Repeater Controller - Control your repeater economically!~WB8ELK~12 June~1991~Tripp Lite PR-25A and Isobar 8 GS - Power supply and surge suppressor~N1GPH~38 June~1991~SWISSLOG Version 3.66 - A complete QSO tracking system in one fast software program~WA3USG~46 July~1991~Micro ATV Transmitter - Can the Dick Tracy video wristwatch be far away?~KC6CCC~9 July~1991~Tropo Time Is Now! - Talk thousands of miles on the VHF/UHF bands~WB6NOA~14 July~1991~Antennas by the Yard - HT antennas that really measure up!~WA6TLK~22 July~1991~The Megaloop - Perfect for megalomaniacs~W1GV~29 July~1991~Lightning Protection - Want some peace of mind?~NU1A~32 July~1991~The Flight of STS-37 - The first "all-ham" crew~KC4YER~34 July~1991~Software for the Ham Shack, Part III - Useful calculations you can program yourself!~WA4BLC~42 July~1991~The VOR-2 Video Operated Relay - Control your ATV repeater with this versatile circuit~WA3USG~26 July~1991~SSTV with the Robot 1200C Scan Converter and the Martin Emmerson EPROM Version 4.0 - Add exciting new features to the Robot~WA3USG~46 July~1991~The ATV-3 Downconverter - Tune in to ATV with this economical kit~AH2AR/8~50 August~1991~Poor Man's Packet - A complete software TNC for PC compatibles!~WB2EMS,N8KEI~8 August~1991~Low Cost Discone - Wideband coverage from 144 to 1296 MHz~AD5X~24 August~1991~High Speed Data Acquisition - Sample the outside world with this inexpensive interface~N8KDD~28 August~1991~Software for the Ham Shack, Part IV - Useful ham calculations you can program yourself!~WA4BLC~32 August~1991~Universal CAT Interface - Control your rig with your computer!~K5YEF~38 August~1991~Hope for Monolingual Hams - If you really want to communicate!~WA1LBP~50 August~1991~Pkt-GOLD Multimode - Your software window into the world of digital communications!~WA1R~20 August~1991~The TAPR METCON-1 Kit - Add telemetry and control to your packet station~WB8ELK~34 August~1991~The Kantronlcs KTU Telemetry Unit with Weathemode EPROM - Remote weather observations via packet!~WA3USG~46 September~1991~The Square Pancake Antenna - A 20-inch square marvel!~W2SMR~18 September~1991~Indoor 10 Meter Beam - A 2-element "invisible" coaxial antenna~N9CAP~ September~1991~Economical Mobile HF Antenna - Modify a Radio Shack CB antenna for the HF bands~AA6NG~26 September~1991~DXDA Awards and Countries - The latest update, thanks to Bob Reed WB2DIN~Staff~30 September~1991~Dual-Band Vertical - This one's for the 160 and 80 meter bands~WD4PLI~38 September~1991~The LONG Long-Wire - What is it like to build and work a REAL long wire?~W1GV~46 September~1991~Ham-It-Up Sweepstakes Contest Winners! - Here's the list you've been waiting fort~Staff~52 September~1991~The Outbacker All-Band HF Mobile Antenna - A 12-month road test on a tough mobile antenna from down under~N1GPH~12 September~1991~Quantum Ham Battery - Be prepared with full power for your HT~N1GPH~22 September~1991~Carolina Beam - An innovative new Windom for 80-10 meter operation!~WA4BLC~34 October~1991~The Sudden Receiver - A simple-to-build receiver for 160-20M~G3RJV~8 October~1991~A 10M Sideband Transmitter - Add voice to your QRP station~NZ5G~14 October~1991~Simple Gain Antenna for 903 MHz - Build it for under $25~AD5X~27 October~1991~Microprocessor Repeater Controller, Part I - Add versatility to your repeater system~WB3ESS~28 October~1991~Low-Pass Antenna Tuner - Match your antenna while reducing harmonics with this unique design~KB4ZGC~46 October~1991~Kenwood's TH-77A Dual-Band Walkie - Super-packed with features!~KB1UM~42 October~1991~The Drake R8 Receiver - Tune in the world with this hot new receiver~WA4BLC~50 November~1991~Voice ID on a Chip - Throw your voice with this versatile circuit~WB8ELK~11 November~1991~Portable Frequency Counters - Versatile test equipment that you can really count on~WB6NOA~15 November~1991~Half Wave Gain Antenna - For 450 MHz handie talkies~AD5X~26 November~1991~The Heli-Hat Antenna - An 18 inch wonder for 10 / 17 meters~KB4ZGC~32 November~1991~Showdown in Portland - Discover the thrill of radiosporting~K0OV~38 November~1991~Microprocessor Repeater Controller, Part II - This month, the audio board~WB3ESS~44 November~1991~A Simple 10 Meter Sideband Amplifier - Give your QRP rig a boost~NZ5G~52 November~1991~The Kenwood TS-850S - A versatile HF transceiver with a digital difference~N2GE~18 November~1991~The Startek International Model 3500 Frequency Counter - Speed, accuracy, and ease in a shirt-pocket unit~WB9RRT~30 November~1991~The Solarcon A-99 Antenna - A very economical vertical for 10 / 17 meters!~WA4BLC~36 December~1991~The Simple TX TX - The perfect companion for the SupeRX receiver!~WA6IVC~10 December~1991~Project INSPIRE: A Space Shuttle Experiment - Build a simple receiver to explore the wonders of the 60,000 meter band!~KG6EK~22 December~1991~The QUAG-V - A high performance and wide bandwidth antenna for VHF and UHF~WB3AYW~36 December~1991~Computerized Tuning for Ramsey Receiver Kits - It doesn't have to be expensive~N8KDD~42 December~1991~Not Just Another Island - Weekend DXpedition activates the Walrus Islands~NL7KH~50 December~1991~The "Cheap and Simple" Power Supply Revisited - Improved regulation for a classic power supply~WA9VLK,G0NBZ~66 December~1991~The Ramsey 2 Meter Transceiver Kit - Build your own high-quallty FM rig the easy way~K1BQT~18 December~1991~The BayCom Packet System - Run packet without a TNC~WA3USG~20 December~1991~ZD Engineering Hardline Matching Transformers - A great way to use all of that cheap CATV cable!~WB9AAT~29 December~1991~The Yaesu FT-990 - A fully-equipped transceiver for the everyday ham~WA4BLC~32 December~1991~ICOM IC-2SRA 2 Meter HT and Scanner - A full-feature 2 meter handheld with a separate wideband receiver~WB6NOA~46 January~1992~The Dual-Combo Field-Strength and Source Dip Meter - Versatile test instruments for all your RF projects~WB0ESV~8 January~1992~Safety Power Breaker for the Test Bench - Avoid a shocking experience~WA1FHB~18 January~1992~An Improved Crystal Tester - Check out those surplus crystals with this portable circuit~KA4J~22 January~1992~Build a Function Generator - An inexpensive way to generate useful waveforms~KB4ZGC~28 January~1992~One Desert Storm MARS Experience - MARS readiness and support needed!~NX7T~34 January~1992~A Direct-Reading Linear Inductance Meter - Check out your coils with a digital voltmeter~W8VWX~38 January~1992~Use Those Surplus Meters - Find out what's inside that meter, and how it can be used~KB4ZGC~42 January~1992~The 200-Channel Standard C168A Handheld - Lots of options in a small, small package~WB6NOA~24 January~1992~The Ventenna - The "no antennas" antenna~N1GPH~32 January~1992~Secrets of RF Circuit Design - A new reference book from a well known author~N3GDE~23 February~1992~The Copper Cactus J-Pole For 2m and 70cm~KE7AX~9 February~1992~A Five-Component Wideband Amplifier for Your Receiver - Give your VHF receiver a boost!~K9EYY~12 February~1992~An NE-602 RF Signal Generator - Useful test equipment from a versatile IC~Kerr~22 February~1992~Colombian Expedition - Adventure in the Andes~KC4VLN~34 February~1992~PVC Cubical Quad for 10 Meter. Build this S30 plumber's special!~KG5BI~38 February~1992~VBI-360 Beam Indicator - Put your color display on the wall~WA3USG~15 February~1992~The AL800 High Gain HT Antenna - Improve your dual-band portable punch~N1GPH~20 February~1992~The Radio Shack HTX-202 2 Meter FM Transceiver - This full-featured HT is ideal for beginners, as well as for experienced hams~WB6NOA~28 March~1992~Build a GaAsFET Preamp Sequencer - Mast-mount your preamp for maximum performance~WZ1V~8 March~1992~Simple Pulsed Crystal Signal Source - Find the right frequency~KA1MJP~14 March~1992~An ATV Downconverter with a Difference - Keep FM voice repeaters out of your picture~W9NTP~22 March~1992~Using RS-12 - Work the world with this unique satellite~G31OR~32 March~1992~40/80 Meter Wave Ryder - A QRP tube transmitter powered by 12 volts DC~KI5AZ~40 March~1992~A Remote Field Strength Meter - An accurate system for measuring radiated power~W2IMB~44 March~1992~The lappack - Extended portable power for your laptop computer~W5VBO~52 March~1992~DigiMax D1200 Frequency Counter - Great performance at a budget price~KA1MDA~18 March~1992~The JPS NF-60 DSP Notch Filter - Get rid of multiple carriers with the push of a button~WA4BLC~36 April~1992~The Arrow Antenna - Hit the bull's-eye with this portable VHF sharp shooter~KA0VFF,N0IMW~10 April~1992~The Plumber's Delight - A new look for the J-Pole!~KB6EPO~16 April~1992~The Flower Pot Special - Plant your antenna!~N1GPH~18 April~1992~The Rock Bender QRP Transmitter - Win QSOs and influence crystals~WI5W~22 April~1992~Monoband Yagi for 20 Meters - More dBs for the buck~AB4GX~30 April~1992~The SAM1 Transverter - For the challenge of LF/VLF~WD4PLI~36 April~1992~Heil HM-10 Dual and BM-10 Boomset Microphones - Experience the world of Hi-Fi audio~N1GPH~28 April~1992~The EASY-PC PCB Layout Program - An easy way to produce camera ready PC board artwork~WB6P~48 April~1992~The AOR AR3000 Communications Receiver Continuous coverage from 100 kHz to 2036 MHz in a three-pound package~N3BAH~58 May~1992~Poor Ham's Dynamic Component Analyzer - Build your own Circuit detective~KA1MDA~8 May~1992~Log Periodic Dipole Array for 2 Meters - Wideband performance in a small package~N2KLK~14 May~1992~QRP Sidetone Companion - And part-time code practice oscillator~KI5AZ~18 May~1992~The Copperback Beetle - A new type of "bug."~KI5AZ~20 May~1992~Battery Watchdog - Keeps your battery up to snuff~WB0TCZ/7~26 May~1992~Control Your Station by Computer - Hardware and software interfaces for Kenwood rigs~WK2S~30 May~1992~DXpedition Lessons from Peter I and Bouvet Islands - Helpful hints for your next exotic radio operation~AJ0N,LA6US~46 May~1992~The MFJ-247 Antenna Analyzer - SWR analyzer with a built-in frequency counter~WA4BLC~25 May~1992~LOGic Jr. and LOGic II vers. 2.1 Ham Logging Software - Discover the versatility of a computerized logbook~WA3USG~38 May~1992~The Daiwa P5-304 - regulated power supply~N1GPH~42 May~1992~The Yaesu-26 - 2 Meter Walkie - Simplicity redefined~KB1UM~50 June~1992~8,000 Channels for the Ramsey FX-146 - Add direct frequency input to this popular 2 meter transceiver~KG7BK~10 June~1992~VE3CYC's Wire Beam - Versatile gain antenna for a limited space~VE3CYC~16 June~1992~Touch-Tone Squelch - Remote speaker control with a DTMF decoder~VE3RGW~20 June~1992~Build Your Own 20 Meter Transceiver - Work the world with this easy-to-build rig~WB6NKJ~26 June~1992~The j-Com Ventriloquist - Throw your voice with the push of a button~WB8ELK~40 June~1992~The Heights Tower Systems Aluminum Tower - Hang your aluminum on some aluminum~W8CM~42 June~1992~ELNEC Version 2.2 - An updated version of the antenna modeling program~WA4BLC~48 July~1992~An Indoor or Window-Mounted Vertical Dipole - A floor-to-ceiling antenna for 10-20m~W3JIP~8 July~1992~Six-Band Linear Trap Antenna - Multi-band operation without coils or capacitors~KB4ZGC~14 July~1992~10 Meter DSB Transmitter - Easy to build and no tuning required~WA4ADG~18 July~1992~Calibrated Signal Generator - An accurate RF source from 400 kHz to 33 MHz at the twist of a dial~N2DCH~26 July~1992~A Receive Converter Adapter for 2 Meter Transceivers - Monitor 6 meters or 220 MHz with this unique circuit~W3RW~32 July~1992~An Eight Channel A-to-D Converter for Your Computer - Sample the analog world with this easy interface~N8KDD~40 July~1992~Protected AC Outlet for the Workbench - Avoid a shocking experience~N4TMI~50 July~1992~The MFJ-9020 20 Meter CW Transceiver and Integrated CW Station- A versatile and portable QRP combo~WB8VGE~36 July~1992~The Yaesu FT-415 Handheld - A full featured 2m mini-HT~KB1UM~46 August~1992~The ViewPort VGA Color SSTV System - At last - a versatile slow-scan TV program and interface for the IBM PC~KA2PYJ~8 August~1992~The Compact-A-Loop Antenna - 80 meters for the apartment dweller~G2BZQ~18 August~1992~ATV Transmitter, Part I - Get on ATV easily and cheaply~K2MQJ,KA2CWL~22 August~1992~The Explorer - HF receiver for 40 and 80 meters~K5WMS~30 August~1992~Digital ALC - A simple way to get the best out of any transmitter~N7APE~36 August~1992~A Frequency Counter Upgrade - Accuracy at the flip of a switch~KD9ZT~48 August~1992~AEA's Weather FAX Decoder - HF FAX on an IBM PC~N7IDB~42 August~1992~The Larsen KG 2/70 Glass-mounted Antenna - Glass-mounted dual-band~N1GPH~46 September~1992~The Raser - A novel wire antenna system~W2OZH~8 September~1992~My Longwire Antenna - Cheap, no-fuss, and it's got gain!~NH6XK~18 September~1992~Wideband RF Baluns - A practical guide to the perfect match~K8IHQ~20 September~1992~NiCad Restorer/Charger - Don't throw old NiCads away!~N7APE~24 September~1992~High Performance 2 Meter Yagi - Improve your signal with this compact design~W3HMI~30 September~1992~Common Audio and Speaker Bus - Control noise pollution chaos~W6WTU~36 September~1992~ATV Transmitter, Part II - Get on ATV easily and quickly~KA2CWL,K2MQJ~50 September~1992~A Simple Rooftop Vertical - An inexpensive and easy-to-build 40 to 10 meter antennas~N0LRF~60 September~1992~The Comet CX-224 Triband Mobile Antenna - Operate 144, 222 and 440 MHz with one antenna~WB6IGP~26 September~1992~The MAX System 5-Element Quad - Easy to assemble and very portable~WB6NOA~41 September~1992~The "Super Guy" Tower Guy - A simple method for lower support~W3BMW~58 October~1992~Packet on the Mac - Connect with the world without a TNC~KD6CMT~8 October~1992~A 2 Meter FET Amplifier for Your Handheld - Build this simple, inexpensive amplifier~AA4AW~20 October~1992~A New Look at Loop Antennas - Adding regeneration to ferrite-core and open-wire box loops~W2IMB~28 October~1992~Baby Loopy - A half-wave, inductively-loaded loop~NH6XK~34 October~1992~Noise Reduction Using Broadband Active Whip Antennas - Clear reception for the VLF/LF bands~WD4PLI/6~38 October~1992~Packet Radio and Emergency Communications - Public safety enters the digital world~KA0DXM~42 October~1992~The AEA IsoLoop 10-30 - A big antenna in a small package~N1EWO~16 October~1992~The DAIWA DP-830 Digital SWR and Power Meter - Simultaneously measure power and SWR from 1.8 to 525 MHz~WB9RRT~26 October~1992~The Kantronics KPC-3 - Full-featured packet in a compact package~WB9EGA~30 November~1992~The QRP 80/40 CW Sender - QRP power and QRP cost~G2BZQ~8 November~1992~The Noise Remover - A simple, effective way to get rid of the static~K8MKB~12 November~1992~An All-Band HF Mobile Antenna - Efficient and inexpensive~KC4TMT~18 November~1992~Spread Spectrum Primer - What is spread spectrum, anyway?~KC6YJY~29 November~1992~The JRL-2000 HF MOSFET Linear Amplifier - A solid-state, no-tune kilowatt with very advanced features~WA4BLC~26 November~1992~The FS 73 Signal Cube Digital Field Strength Meter - Measure both absolute and relative field strengths~WB9RRT~42 December~1992~The Techno-Whizzy 1, Part I - Build a direct digital synthesis (DDS) radio~N9JZW~8 December~1992~The Key to Unlocking the HTX-100 - Improved RIT control~AC3L~20 December~1992~Is 2 Meters Hazardous to Your Health? - How to calculate safety~N1II~28 December~1992~Build a LiTZ Decoder - Touch-tone control your speaker for emergency alerts~KA5RZI,N7IOB~30 December~1992~Iambic Keyer Paddles - A wide array of choices~N6HI~36 December~1992~The Beach Brawley Boomer - QSOs made in the shade~NH6XK~48 December~1992~An Expanded-Scale Voltmeter - For accurate battery monitoring~KJ4W~60 December~1992~The ICOM IC-728 - Top-of-the-line performance in an inexpensive package~WA4BLC~22 December~1992~The Micro-Mag Mobile Antenna - Compact VHF and UHF antennas for the ham on the go!~AH2AR/8~26 December~1992~The Tigertronics BP-1 Packet Modem - Just add one computer for instant packet~WB8ELK~52 January~1993~The Techno-Whizzy 1, Part II - Build a direct digital synthesis (DDS) transmitter~N9JZW~10 January~1993~Programmable-Frequency Audio Generator - High accuracy with digital control~Redman~16 January~1993~The SP-1 Transceiver - Build the HF "Spider."~WA8TXT~24 January~1993~Twin Crystal Ladder Filters - Upper or lower sideband filters using inexpensive crystals~N2DCH~32 January~1993~Handi-Beacon - Turn your tape recorder into a beacon controller~WB9YBM~38 January~1993~The Down East Microwave OEM 432K - Put your HF rig on the 70cm band with this easy-to-build linear transverter kit~KT2B~36 January~1993~The SR4 Multimode Simplex Repeater - The next generation of store-and-forward voice controllers~WA3USG~ February~1993~Fun at 10,000 MHz - Explore the wide open spaces of the 10 GHz microwave band~WB6NOA~10 February~1993~The 23-Foot Indoor Antenna - Make an effective 20 and 80 meter apartment-owner antenna~G2BZQ~16 February~1993~Accurate Low Cost VSWR Meter - Convert this CB accessory for 1.8-450 MHz operation~AD5X~18 February~1993~An Effective 160 Meter Antenna - How 10 build one on a small residential lot~KA6MMQ~20 February~1993~The "Simplest Transverter" - Check out the 6 meter band with this Inexpensive 2 meter interface~W3RW~26 February~1993~Build the Tone Processor - Eliminate interfering signals with this versatile switched capacitor audio filter~JA1AYO~30 February~1993~The Down East Microwave WSSK - Microwave weak signal source kits~KT2B~34 February~1993~The GAP Voyager DX-IV Vertical - Operate 160 through 20 meters with this high performance antenna~AG8L~42 March~1993~Constructing High Current Power Supplies - Practical considerations learned through experience~KE9ED~10 March~1993~Fiber Optics and Amateur Radio - Is fiber-optic technology in our future?~AJ0N,LA6US~14 March~1993~Digital Satellite Gateway Nodes - How to get on OSCAR 22 with an HT~WA0PTV~19 March~1993~Clock It Quick - Tame ripple counter chips~Arnold~22 March~1993~Dual Half-Wave Antenna - A ground independent antenna with gain~KE2QJ~26 March~1993~Active Antenna Using a MOSFET - Build a low noise antenna~W2IMB~32 March~1993~Computer Control for the Ramsey FTR-146 - Build a computer interface for this 2 meter transceiver kit~WD8BNR~60 March~1993~The AEA DSP-2232 - A digital signal processing filter~N1EWO~17 April~1993~Mini-Quad Loops - Three-fifths-size loops with full-size performance~NH6XK~10 April~1993~Copper Dual-Band Super - J-Pole Antenna - Build it in less than an hour~KA0NAN~12 April~1993~HR2510 Hi-Power Modification - Increase the performance of this popular HF rig~Merrill~17 April~1993~10 Meter X-Beam - Upgrade your antenna as well as your license~N5SJZ~18 April~1993~Lightweight, Collapsible Quad for 2 Meters - Excellent performance in a small package~AA1EX~26 April~1993~Want a Dish? - Building your own is easier than you think~WA8WBP~30 April~1993~The Ultra torch - A tool for liberation~N4RVE~24 April~1993~The J-Com Zetel SDP-600 Smart Patch - Autopatch at a reasonable price~WB9RRT~36 May~1993~The Hows and Whys of Coaxial Cable - How to select the most appropriate kind for your need~WB2WIK/6~10 May~1993~An Almost Everything Amplifier - Change from 7 MHz to 225 MHz with no bandswitching or tuning!~AA4AW~20 May~1993~An Experimenter's Power Supply - An adaptable multi-voltage supply~KF9GX,Reimers~30 May~1993~Electronic Project Panel Labels - Let your computer help~K4GOK~44 May~1993~A Versatile NiCad Charger - Simple to build with off-the-shelf parts~W4JC~68 May~1993~The ICOM IC-W2A Dual-Band Handheld - Two radios in one!~KA1MDA~36 June~1993~The Ubiquitous Coaxial Connector - Wire up these common connectors the easy way~WB2WIK/6~10 June~1993~Portable Packet Digipeater for Emergency Service - Put together this compact system before disaster strikes~K6YDW~16 June~1993~16 Tips for Using PCB Layout Software - You can do things differently when you design a PCB on your computer~N8PTG~28 June~1993~Building and Using N7APE'sNiCad zapper - An update~K4GOK~34 June~1993~Backup Battery Monitor/Charger/Alarm - Be prepared for emergencies~KB4ZGC~40 June~1993~HF/VHF Digital MFJ SWR Analyzer - MFJ's latest version of this helpful antenna tool~WA4BLC~46 June~1993~US Digital Company's DVR 501A Simplex Repeater System - A low-cost simplex repeater~N1GPH~48 July~1993~Type "N" RF Connectors - How to install and use them~WB2WIK/6~10 July~1993~Mobile CW Operation - Ham radio's oldest mode keeps rolling~WB2WIK/6~16 July~1993~A Tilt-Over/Swivel Antenna Mount for Recreation Vehicles - Take your fun-size vertical on the road~W4PVI~28 July~1993~Expanded Range Direct-Reading Inductance Meter - Build this cheap choke checker~W8VWX~34 July~1993~Deluxe Function Generator - This simple project has many uses~KC3ZQ~38 July~1993~A Universal Speech Processor - An easy upgrade for your transceiver~K9EUI~40 July~1993~Stacking UHF Antennas - Get gain with less pain~WB4HFN~43 July~1993~Nine to 10 - What to do when 10 meters is closed~N1II~53 July~1993~The AEA HamLink Model HL-60 - Does your radio miss you when you're not home?~WA6TWF~20 July~1993~The Hewlett Packard HP 34401 A Digital Multimeter - Add a top quality test instrument to your workbench~WB8VGE~24 August~1993~A Decade of Packet - An anthology of 73 packet radio articles from 1983 to 1993~WA1RZW~10 August~1993~FM Packet Deviation Meter - Put your packet station on the money for 20 bucks~N5OWK~22 August~1993~Julieboard - An easy-to-build DDS synthesizer for the PC printer port~VE3JIL~40 August~1993~Computer Control for Beam Antennas, Part I - Give your station a smart, new twist~K4OND~54 August~1993~PC Pakratt for Windows - Love at first byte~N1EWO~28 August~1993~The STARTEK ATH-15 Portable Frequency Counter - Make your life easier~WB9RRT~34 August~1993~The AEA PK-900 - State-of-the-art digital ham radio~N1EWO~36 September~1993~Computer Control for Beam Antennas, Part II - Give your station a smart, new twist~K4OND~10 September~1993~The W2EKY "Icky-Stick" Antenna - Hit the roof with an improved ground-plane vertical~W2EKY~18 September~1993~Compressing the W3EDP - Build this unique multiband restricted space antenna~G2BZQ~20 September~1993~Distributed Capacity Twisted Loop - An indoor 40 meter antenna for five bucks~WA6QBU~26 September~1993~Evolution of an Antenna - Build a new version of the classic "Lazy H" antenna~W2TBZ~28 September~1993~Add Remote-Base Capability to ANY Repeater! - Bargain bells 'n whistles~WB9YBM~30 September~1993~DSP: The Whole Truth - Everything you ever wanted to know about digital signal processing~N9RF~32 September~1993~Recycled TV Beam to 2 Meters for $2 - Use an old TV antenna for this inexpensive, two-hour project~KA0NAN~34 September~1993~A Discone Just For Fun - Fun to design, build and use~KA0DAQ~38 September~1993~DIGI-FIELD Field Strength Meter - A new entry at a reasonable price~WB9RRT~42 October~1993~More Gadgets for Your MFJ-9020 - Add features to this great QRP rig~W6YBT~10 October~1993~Universal Automatic Minimum Power Control for AMTOR - Use just enough punch to get the job done~N7APE~14 October~1993~The Challenge of QRP - An introduction to low power operation~WB8VGE~18 October~1993~The RASER Revisited - How this superior HF dipole antenna can be improved~W2OZH~29 October~1993~A New Look at a Simple VFO/Exciter - Stable tuning with minimal parts~W2IMB~35 October~1993~73 's DX Dynasty Award - Update to 73 's only awards program~Staff~68 October~1993~The Backpacker II - 40 meter transceiver~WB8VGE~26 October~1993~The MFJ-451 Morse Keyboard - A perfect fist, right out of the box~WB2WIK/6~32 October~1993~The ARK 40 QRP Transceiver - Enjoy synthesized tuning in a low-cost monoband rig~WB8VGE~38 November~1993~The FARA Project - An economical, easy-to-build, 25 watt 2 meter amplifier~A1GPO~10 November~1993~Improved VOX Mobile Extender - Give your handheld the power of a mobile~K6YDW~20 November~1993~The Solar Control-ar - A solar panel charge controller for all seasons~WB5PPV~26 November~1993~Ramsey Electronics FX-146 Transceiver Kit - Roll your own 2 meter rig~KT2B~39 November~1993~Azden AZ-61 6m FM Transceiver - Advanced features in the palm of your hand~WB6NOA~42 December~1993~Deluxe Communications Audio Board - Enhance your audio with this practical add-on~WD4PLI~10 December~1993~Resolving 2 Meter Cable TV Interference - A winning strategy for keeping the peace, and staying on the air!~NM8R~18 December~1993~Five-Element T-Match VHF Yagi - Excellent performance characteristics on 2 meters~KA0NAN~28 December~1993~Remote Tuned Active Antenna - Tune this easy amplified antenna without leaving your chair~W2IMB~32 December~1993~Melt Your Way to Better Breadboards - Discover the Macro Surface-Mount breadboard method~N1JIJ~38 December~1993~Maxi-Loop 80 - Here's a tried-and-true indoor favorite you can build~G2BZQ~42 December~1993~The HANDI-Finder - Build this versatile, accurate DFer semi kit in an evening~W6KOW~26 December~1993~Midland 73-005 Transceiver - A full-featured HT at an entry-level price~WA1RZW~34 January~1994~Using the World's Most Accurate Frequency Standard, Part 1 - Building a receiver for WWVB~K9EUI~10 January~1994~Micro IDer - An easy-to-build automatic Morse code station identifier~KA9SZW,Pointer~18 January~1994~The "Hula Loop" - A stationary bidirectional hybrid three-element delta 100p~NH6XK~30 January~1994~The Quad Charger - A constant current NiCad charger~K4GOK~34 January~1994~EASY-PC Printed Circuit Layout Software - Want to get into computer-aided design (CAD)?~K4IPV~42 January~1994~"The Radio Doctor " - "Fix it and run it" videos~WB6NOA~48 February~1994~VHF Meteor Scatter Propagation - Bounce your signal beyond the horizon~WB2WIK/6~10 February~1994~Using the World's Most Accurate Frequency Standard, Part 2 - Building a digital phase comparator~K9EUI~18 February~1994~Computer Control for Your Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) VFO - Free yourself of the hassles of generating an accurate and stable sinusoidal signal-and more!~VE1ABC~26 February~1994~ASCII-to-Morse-Code Interface - Let your keyboard do the work~KD1JV~36 February~1994~Standardize Your Microphone Connectors - A one-plug-fits-all solution you can easily build~WB9YBM~44 February~1994~Folding Three-Element 2 Meter Quad - Finds fox, folds, fits in trunk~WX8G~46 February~1994~The Kenwood TH-28A - 2 meter hand-held transceiver~WB2WIK/6~52 February~1994~The XPERTEK DVMS/1+ - Digital voice mail system for repeaters~WA4TEM~56 March~1994~Getting Started With Satellite Imagery - Enjoy a bird's-eye view using your PC and VHF rig~KO4BD~10 March~1994~Using the World's Most Accurate Frequency Standard, Part 3 - Building a good secondary frequency standard~K9EUI~18 March~1994~The TW-1 Cheap Digital Front Panel - Easy thumbwheel tuning for the Techno-Whizzy 1~N9JZW~26 March~1994~The FOXBOX - A voice ID T-hunt controller~KI5GH~42 March~1994~The Commercial General Radiotelephone Operator License - Pass that test!~WB6NOA~52 March~1994~The CS-800 - Connect System Inc.'s Full Duplex Interconnect~N3KHM~34 March~1994~The Ten-Tee Scout - Easy, affordable and, best of all, fun!~WB8VGE~36 April~1994~Motorcycle Mobile! - Take ham radio two-wheeling~KC6QJB~10 April~1994~The 40 Meter Full-Wave Horizontal Loop - Take your signal to the treetops~NH6XK~14 April~1994~The Big Kahuna - A 15' high, 160 meter Distributed Capacity Twisted Loop Antenna~WA6QBU~20 April~1994~A Sensitive Bandspread SWL Receiver - Aaah, the nostalgic smell of dust burning off tubes!~XE2/KB6EPO~32 April~1994~A 2 Meter Half-Kilowatt for $1 per Watt - Build this VHF amp using vacuum-tube technology!~WB2WIK/6~40 April~1994~Using International 9096-IIA - Xtra-flex low-loss coaxial cable~WB2WIK/6~48 April~1994~The Lightning Bolt Quad - An HF five-band, two-element, cubical quad antenna~AC4HF~25 April~1994~The Diamond X2200A - A high-gain UHF/VHF omnidirectional base station antenna~WB2WIK/6~28 April~1994~Quickyagi Antenna Design Program - Designing a yagi has never been so easy!~WB9ART~30 May~1994~HI-PER Audio Filter - This project provides High-PERformance CW filtering~KC3ZQ~10 May~1994~Speech Compression - Make a monster mike !~KB1UM~16 May~1994~Fast Charger - Recharge NiCad and NiMH batteries in as little as 30 minutes~KN6PK~22 May~1994~The Radar Gun Reality - Ham scientist testifies on electromagnetic radiation~K6UI~30 May~1994~Improved QRP Keying Circuit - A slick fix for your little CW rig~KD1JV~58 May~1994~The ICOM IC-2iA Micro HT - Meet the evershrinking HT~KB1UM~40 May~1994~The Power Station - A multi-function, portable, rechargeable power source~WA1RZW~57 May~1994~The ICOM IC-737 HF All-Band Transceiver - A first-class rig, with all the right features~~44 June~1994~MRP4 Solar Panel Control Circuit - Build this easy charge controller for your sun-powered station!~WB8VGE~10 June~1994~Surplus Solar: Is It for You? - An affordable alternate backup power system~N7MGT~18 June~1994~Used Batteries for Ham Stations - Another way to save money on power systems~N7MGT~22 June~1994~All About Those Lightweight HF Ham Whips - Easy mobile operating from 160 to 10~WB6NOA~28 June~1994~Mobile-ON Alarm Timer - This little circuit could save your car's battery~KA8PHO~32 June~1994~The Morse Messenger - A tiny, inexpensive CW IDer for foxhunters, balloonists, and tightfisted hams~KF7VS~46 June~1994~Midland Corporation's Models 18-300, 18-325, and 18-330B Mobile Antennas - Sturdy whips for VHF and UHF operation~KT2B~36 June~1994~The Rayovac Renewal Battery - A ham's dream cell~N7MGT~40 July~1994~The Global Positioning System - An overview~WA4BLC~10 July~1994~World 's Smallest 10 GHz ATV Transmitter - Build one on a PCB using only a few components~HB9SLV,HB9RKR~16 July~1994~EMI/RFI Defense StrategIes for Hams - Keep those troublemaking signals out of your mobile installation~N7MGT~24 July~1994~A Delayed Video Trigger for Your Oscilloscope - Convert your surplus scope~KC3XM~38 July~1994~Muttiband Half-Wave Delta Loop (MHDL) - A simple 20-10 meter antenna with an SO-39 meter bonus~WA6QBU~42 July~1994~The Improved Resonant Feedline Dipole - A compact, low impedance, end-fed HF antenna that needs no tuner~W2OZH~44 July~1994~S & S Engineering's Frequency Counter Kit - Now you can count frequencies 'til your heart's content~WB8VGE~30 July~1994~The LDG Electronics FC-1 - A small flexible fox controller and CW IDer~K4CHE~34 August~1994~Stand-Alone DDS - The Kendraboard provides PC-free frequency control~VA3BH~10 August~1994~A Novel Dual-Band, Single Feedline, VHF/UHF Antenna - Good performance for less than a sawbuck~W7KOH~26 August~1994~Design and Build a Dummy Antenna - A 40W, 50 ohm AF dummy load with a VSWR 1.3:1 at 500 MHz~VE5ZE~30 August~1994~The Coleman (Mini)-Kilowatt - Extend your station's working range for next to nothing~WB2WIK/6~53 August~1994~Mini-Joystick Scanning - Shift your tuning into high gear!~WB2WPM~65 August~1994~The Azden PCS-7500H 6 Meter FM Transceiver - 50 watts on 6 in an attractive, low-cost mobile~WB2WIK/6~22 August~1994~The Drake SW8 World Band Shortwave Receiver - A constant companion, at home or on the got~WA4BLC~38 August~1994~JPS Communications NRF-7 - Clean up your audio with state-of-the-art DSP~WB8RRT~42 September~1994~Compact 160 Meter Transmitting loop Antenna - You don't need to move to a new QTH!~G2BZQ~10 September~1994~The Discriminator - A directional receiving antenna for hams and SWLs~G2BZQ~16 September~1994~Low-Cost Transmission Lines - What you don't know can cost you~K5DKZ~22 September~1994~The Challenge of 1750 Meters - No license required~WD4PLI/6~36 September~1994~The HOFI Antenna Switch - Quality at every turn~WA4BLC~24 September~1994~Computer Automation Technology's CAT 1000 and CAT 300 Repeater Controllers - An outstanding value in a crowded marketplace~K1ZJH~26 September~1994~The Yaesu FT-11R Miniature - Tiny gets terrific~KB1UM~32 October~1994~Battle of the Monobanders - Iron Mike slugs it out in the CAP arena~WB8VGE~10 October~1994~The Traveler - A sweet Home-Brew receiver for 80!~K5WMS~14 October~1994~Handy Randy - The tiny tag-along almost random wire tuner for QRP~W3ADF~34 October~1994~Build the Quickie Cheapie Tener - Perhaps the easiest way to get a 1 watt CW rig for the 10 meter band~Veronese~36 October~1994~The Capacity Tuned Folded Loop - A 1/3 wave, 7-foot, 20 meter antenna~WA6CBU~38 October~1994~Video-Charge Your HT! - An easy way 10 quick-charge your handie-talkie with your video charger~KB1UM~42 October~1994~The A&A Engineering 20 Meter QRP Rig - Easy to build and simple to operate~WB8VGE~24 October~1994~The MFJ-9420 20 Meter QRP Rig - MFJ's new QRP SSB station for 20 meters~K1ZJH~28 October~1994~The TechSonic Milliwatter - It's easier 10 build your own QRP transmitter!~WB8VGE~30 November~1994~An Average and Peak Reading RF Power Meter - Add this handy monitor to your operating table~K4GOK~10 November~1994~440-450 MHz Omnidirectional Antenna - Build this UHF base or repeater antenna for less than 10 bucks!~KA0NAN~22 November~1994~Adapting Bell 202 Telephone Modems for Packet - Enjoy packet radio with this bargain basement project!~KI5PG~42 November~1994~The Kenwood TS-60S - 50 MHz all-mode transceiver~WB2WIK/6~14 November~1994~The Alinco DJ-G1T Handheld - An HT with a built-in spectrum analyzer!~WB6NOA~28 November~1994~The MXM Simple Transceiver - An easy-to-build single-band CW QRP kit~AC4HF~32 November~1994~The MFJ-1786 Super HI-Q Loop - A compact multiband HF antenna~AC4HF~36 November~1994~The Isotron 40 - A compact, horizontally-polarized 40 meter antenna~AH2AR/5~ December~1994~Kit Builders'Primer - Yeah, I built that~WB8VGE~10 December~1994~Stretched Vertical Gain Antenna for 6 Meters - Here's a way to dramatically improve your 50 MHz operating capabilities~WB2EQG~30 December~1994~The CW Operator's Friend - Simply push a button and send those frequently-repeated CQs, IDs and QTHs~WV5Q~36 December~1994~Polarity Protection Plus - Don't take a chance of smoking your next project!~K5DKZ~40 December~1994~DTMF Computer Interface - Harness the power of your PC to operate DTMF tone controls~K7CAH~42 December~1994~The Oak Hills Classic - Dual-band QRP kit~AC4HF; Wee~14 December~1994~S & S Engineering's ARK-4 - A 40 meter transceiver kit~WB8VGE~18 December~1994~The Kenwood TH-22AT Hand-Held Transceiver - Meet the latest in little HTs from Kenwood~WB9RRT~22 December~1994~The Ameritron AL8-S00M Solid-State Mobile HF Amplifier - The long-awaited linear lives up to its promotion~W6KOW~26 December~1994~The Bencher Chrome Straight Key - Experience the feel of a well-built code key~WB6NOA~48 January~1995~The Pyramid Antenna - Harness the power of this 10 meter workhorse~W9CGI~14 January~1995~Using GE Progress Line Receiver Strips - A low-tech solution for many situations~KI5PGI~24 January~1995~PTT Control from Receiver Audio - Here's an easy way to key a transmitter for remote or repeater operation~KB8XI~32 January~1995~The 80/40/30m Tripole - It's a WHAT?~W9CGI~36 January~1995~The Yaesu FT-840 HF Transceiver - Enjoy a simple-to-operate full-featured HF rig~N1BAC~10 January~1995~The MFJ-1796 Multiband Vertical Antenna - A lot of antenna in a small package~K7UGQ~34 January~1995~The Heil Headsets with Boom Microphone - Listen to these quality featherlight units~WB6NOA~41 February~1995~Dual Bi-Square Loop for HF - Try this easy, low-cost approach on 20 and 2 meters~K5DKZ~18 February~1995~Reading Morse Code on Your PC - Decipher Morse code right off the air, or improve your own fist~W6PRO~22 February~1995~Cheap Dual-Band Yagi - A fine VHF/UHF beam made from old TV antennas~KA0NAN~46 February~1995~Grounding and Lightning Protection, Part 1 - Protect your shack and yourself from lightning~W5UOJ~52 February~1995~The Yaesu FT-900AT HF Transceiver - Base station performance from a compact mobile rig!~WB2WIK/6~10 February~1995~Midland Corporation Models 18-405 and 18-410 Base Station Antennas - Good VHF/UHF performance at a moderate price~KT2B~28 February~1995~Down East Microwave's DEM 144-28K and DEM 222-28K Linear Transverters - A big step forward in transverter design~KT2B~32 February~1995~The Sentech Model Q144-8 2 Meter Quagi Antenna - Take another look at this VHF workhorse~WB2WIK/6~38 February~1995~Radio Shack's DSP-40 - A low-cost Digital Signal Processor you can add on~K7UGQ~42 March~1995~A Practical Weather Satellite Receiving System, Part 1 - Set up your own satellite receiver/decoder~ZRBUM~10 March~1995~HF-5AT Antenna - An easy-to-build dual-band HF satellite antenna~AC3L~24 March~1995~Grounding and lightning Protection, Part 2 - Effective RF grounding for the shack~W5UOJ~26 March~1995~The Azden PCS-7200 - A solid 222 MHz mobile transceiver~WB2WIK/6~32 March~1995~Ham University Interactive - Learn code and theory, and play CW games~WB6NOA~38 March~1995~LOGic 4 - Ham radio software for Windows or DOS~WA3USG~40 March~1995~S & S Engineering's PC-1 Programmable Counter Kit - A low-cost, add-on frequency counter you can build~AC4HF,Czuhajewski~44 April~1995~A Practical Weather Satellite Receiving System, Part 2 - Software and interfacing with me PC~ZR6UM~10 April~1995~Build an Intelligent Relay - A quick-to-make microprocessor-based device, controlled by your HT~N8LXS~22 April~1995~The Antenna Elevator - The closest thing to a skyhook~WB2DZF~36 April~1995~Specialized Top-Band OX Receiving Loop - Listen to the action on 160 meters~G2BZQ~38 April~1995~Build an Efficient HF Mobile Antenna - An electrically and mechanically sound design, with easy band change coils~K5DKZ~42 April~1995~A Shortwave Converter for Your Scanner - Build this easy gadget and listen in on HF~WA1KYL~54 April~1995~The Yaesu FT-2500M - A rugged mil-spec radio~K4CHE~28 April~1995~The GAP Voyager - The Voyager compared with a dipole in free-space~WB6NOA~32 May~1995~Builder's Guide to the Universe - A beginner's guide to Home-Brewing~WB8VGE~10 May~1995~Wart Remover - Build this easy module to eliminate unsightly wall parasites from your shack~WB8VGE~16 May~1995~6 Meters - The In-Between Band - Excitement for all license classes.~WB6NOA~34 May~1995~A Foolproof Power Controller - Be prepared when the commercial power shuts oil~KN4HL~40 May~1995~K4SYU Loop Antenna - A compact, portable HF solution~K4SYU~44 May~1995~The Trident TR-1200 Wide-Range Monitor Scanner - Listen to the world with this compact little unit~N1QGS~24 May~1995~The Oak Hills Explorer Kit - Build a fun, inexpensive and quality CW rig~AC4HF~30 May~1995~The Alinco DR-MO6 - A new 6 meter mobile transceiver~WB6NOA~36 May~1995~The Comet HA4S - A mobile HF antenna~N2PNG~38 June~1995~The N4UAU Super CW Station - This li'l gizmo does it all!~N4UAU~10 June~1995~Collinear 5/8 - Wave Omni Antenna for 2 Meters - Commercial antenna performance at a Home-Brew price!~WD0O~18 June~1995~Battery Monitor and Charge Controller - Check the voltage and keep the battery charged~K4GOK~32 June~1995~An Inexpensive Morse Code Keyer - Build your own for under 10 bucks~N2YMW~36 June~1995~Measuring the Antenna from the Shack - The half-wave length feedline and how to get it~W0RKU~40 June~1995~Tone Burst Generator and Decoder - Versatility and control for under $5~WB9YBM~46 June~1995~The SGC-230 Antenna Tuner - A Iongwire tuner for use on land or at sea~WB6NOA~22 June~1995~The KK-1 from AEA - The perfect keyer~WM4U~30 June~1995~The COY2M3EL "Stealth" VHF Yagi - A 144 MHz antenna from Swiech Communications Systems~KT2B~44 July~1995~Dish Antenna for Weather Satellite Images - Build your own 5-loot parabolic dish for 1691 MHz~WA9PYH~10 July~1995~A low Noise Amplifier for 1691 MHz - Build this LNA for weather satellite reception~WA9PYH~20 July~1995~Sailing with Ham and Marine Radio Equipment - Carry ham and marine systems aboard without permanent installation~WB6NOA~26 July~1995~2 Meter Collinear Vertical Antenna - Build almost 6dB of gain for almost $10~KA0NAN~40 July~1995~A Decibel Primer - Simple math for the Technician Class~N5OWK~42 July~1995~DTMF Decoder - High-speed Home-Brew DTMF control~K7CAH~46 July~1995~First look at the Radio Shack HTX-212, 2 Meter Mobile Transceiver - It looks like any other, but this one is unique~K7UGO~30 July~1995~Pasokon TV Slow-Scan TV Interlace - SSTV for everyone!~KB1UM~32 July~1995~Maldol Antenna's HS-2 and HS-75 - Check out this pair of lightweight VHF/UHF yagis~KT2B~36 August~1995~Tube TNC - A packet breakthrough!~W0XI~10 August~1995~VE7PMR Solar-Powered Packet Node - Is packet worth nearly freezing on a mountain? Sure!~VE7VMS~12 August~1995~19,200-Baud Packet - A simple way to do it~WB9JTK~16 August~1995~RF Speech Processing - How to get an extra 6 to 9 dB of talk power on SSB~VK3CA~24 August~1995~Working the Final Frontier - Ideas for a fun and easy ham space program~N2CQR/H18~26 August~1995~Single-Ghip Identifier - A simple, compact identifier for foxhunting and beacon operation~K4CHE~30 August~1995~Radios, Telephones, and the Amateur - Who's the culprit in telephone interference: the RF station or the telephone?~W5UOJ~32 August~1995~A Simple Precision Voltage Standard - A tool for the serious builder's workbench~K4GOK~44 August~1995~Transformerless Amplifier - Putting an Old twist on new technology~W6YBT~48 August~1995~The Octopus - A simple multipurpose testing device~KB5RMZ~55 August~1995~Icom Z1A - Dual-Band HT - It's definitely different!~WB6NOA~34 August~1995~Hewlett Packard 200LX Palmtop Computer - What, another computer? Try this one on for size~KE8WO~40 August~1995~Teeny Talkie! - Standard redefines~~42 September~1995~Simple J-Type 10m Vertical - For more versatile DXing~W6IOJ~10 September~1995~Tuner Helper - An easier (and safer) way to tune your antenna while driving~K3PUR~14 September~1995~Just Another Loop Antenna - Or is it?~WB2EGQ~20 September~1995~A Discone Antenna for 10 Meters - It looks like a bird cage, but works like a yagi~W1ZB/6~32 September~1995~Check Your SWR Bridge - Think you have a good bridge? Find out for sure~K1WVX~34 September~1995~Longwave-Plus DX Techniques - Exploring the undervalued lower frequencies~G2BZQ~38 September~1995~The Icom IC-738 HF Transceiver - A sturdy and popular rig~WB2WIK/6~ September~1995~Sony ICF-SW100S Pocket Shortwave Receiver - A ham station in your pocket~KB1UM~50 October~1995~The QRP Delight - A full-featured antenna tuner with built-in SWR meter~AD5X~10 October~1995~DDS Dream VFO - Yes, you can build your own synthesizer!~KD1JV~14 October~1995~Portable Solar Electric Power Generator - The sun is free for the using~K4SYU~20 October~1995~Armstrong Updated - A high-performance, regenerative short-wave receiver~KC3ZQ~26 October~1995~Link it All ! - Why settle for operation on just two bands?~WB9YBM~32 October~1995~Boring Beacons! - Making additional use of beacon signals~N6JSX~34 October~1995~Senior Citizens Upgrade - A lifetime of ham experience should count!~WN3UWH~44 October~1995~QRP Mini-Tuner - A neat little addition to your rig~WU0L~46 October~1995~The Ramsey Electronics SX-20 QRP SSB/CW 20m Transceiver - A QRP Powerhouse~KT2B~48 October~1995~The Maggiore Hi Pro R1 Repeater - A full-featured repeater at an affordable price~K1ZJH~52 November~1995~Home-Brew Quagis - A novice can build these 2m and 440-MHz antennas for under $15~KE6HVH~10 November~1995~A Boy Scout's "Drab" Life - Teaching in a unique second language~KB7UIM~16 November~1995~A Simple Wattmeter - How much does your equipment cost to power?~N7APE~20 November~1995~The Capacitator - You'll get a charge out of this!~VK6BQN~22 November~1995~Crystal-Controlled Audio Generator - Clean, reliable frequencies from junk box parts~KB4ZGC~28 November~1995~Easily Constructed General-Purpose Wide-Band Preamp - Boost any audio or RF signal from 50 Hz to 100 MHz~NZ9E~34 November~1995~The Simple Simplex Repeater - An easily built project for interlacing with most transceivers~KB8ITU~36 November~1995~Poor Man's Doppler - A Doppler system that's as "dumb" as a fox~K3BYCC~38 November~1995~A Serial Port CW Terminal, or ROBO-COPY Revisited - Cure the itch for computer CW~N2HTT~44 November~1995~The MFJ-208 2 meter SWR Analyzer - Cheap, easy to use, and it works!~K4CHE~48 November~1995~Alinco DX-70 HF/6m Transceiver Surprises Everyone - Elegant and wide functioning with many conveniences for a good price~WB6NOA~50 December~1995~A Portable Integrated 20 Meter SSB/CW QRP Ham Radio Station - A ten pound powerhouse~KB4ZGC~10 December~1995~Nostalgia For The Future - High performance crystal radio utilizes a high-efficiency JFET detector and dual resonant circuits for superior performance~KC3ZQ~14 December~1995~A Perspirational Message~W2NSD/1~17 December~1995~Jan Mayen - A Special DXCC Country~AJ0N,LA6US~18 December~1995~Key It!~KB1UM~26 December~1995~A Milliohm Adapter For Your DMM - Expand your meter sensitivity~K4GOK~34 December~1995~QSY Internet! - A wide menu of information sources~WD5GNR~38 December~1995~A Problem Under Under The Aurora Borealis - (Or, a ham's Christmas Fable from our Hamly to yours!)~KM6II,KD6BIT,KD6ARA,KE6PNA~45 December~1995~Nikola Tesla, The First Radio Amateur - And the real inventor of radio~W8AHB~46 December~1995~Alinco DX-70 HF/6m Transceiver - Surprises Everyone~WB6NOA~20 December~1995~TE-32 Multi-tone CTCSS Encoder~WB9RRT~22 December~1995~The Hamtronics RWWV Receiver - A precise, dedicated receiver for WWV~WA3WGV~30 December~1995~Kenwood TS-870S HF Transceiver~K6YAZ~41 January~1996~The SP-l0 "Senior Spider" Transceiver~WA8TXT~9 January~1996~Low Cost Switching Power Supply For HF Transceivers~AD5X~16 January~1996~Simple Mobile Protection~K8KWD~18 January~1996~Going Public~WB2JNA~22 January~1996~Tesla!~W8AHB~24 January~1996~Telephone Flasher~W6ZZB~30 January~1996~Free Electricity~WB8VGE~32 January~1996~Kill Your Interference~WB2WIK/6~45 January~1996~Add-On 2 Meter Receiver Selectivity~WA4BLC~38 January~1996~Oak Hills OHR-400 4 Band QRP Kit~AC4HF~41 January~1996~Communications Simplified Part 1~K2OAW~66 January~1996~Line Voltage Monitor~KB4ZGC~86 January~1996~RF Sniffer~KB4ZGC~85 January~1996~Two meter SSB/Satellite Loops~WB6NOA~84 February~1996~Satellites, Weather Imagery, and Sunrayce '95 - There's an Indiana Jones in each of us~K8WPI~10 February~1996~Souping Up a Surplus field Strength Meter - Increase the sensitivity of your ME-61/GRC field strength meter~AD5X~18 February~1996~Microwaving on Monument Peak - The story behind our cover photo~WB6IGP~20 February~1996~A Mobile Power Panel - Protect your vehicle and your rig~N2YMW~21 February~1996~Do You Remember?~W5UOJ~22 February~1996~Basic Packet Modem~N3PRT~24 February~1996~UHF/VHF Home-Brew Measuring Gadgets - Accurate, easy, satisfying!~W5IOJ~32 February~1996~Every Ham's Average/Peak Reading RF Wattmeter - The only one you'll ever need~KB4ZGC~36 February~1996~A Hot, Selective 2m Receiver You Can Have fun Building - Take a look at the Hamtronics R-100, a great little receiver kit~WB9RRT~38 February~1996~The Icom 706 All-Band Transceiver - Reviewed by a very happy user~AD5X~40 February~1996~The Alinco DR-610T - A tough new dual-band remote-head mobile/base transceiver~WB6NOA~46 February~1996~How About a 2W/10m Transceiver Kit - Build a "fits-in-your-pocket" 40m QRP transceiver~AC4HF~50 February~1996~Communications Simplified Part 2~K2OAW~66 February~1996~Making Your Club More Exciting - How the BARA broke out of its rut~NB2F~83 March~1996~JY74X-JY74Z: A Joint Jordanian-Israeli Operation - Our peace process dividend: DXpeditions to Amman and Mt. Nebo, celebrating the first anniversary of the "Washington Declaration" peace accords~4X6KJ-JY8KJ~10 March~1996~Into Orbit with the Final Phase 3 OSCAR - It's a bird! it's a plane! it's~WA5ZIB~16 March~1996~73's, DX Dynasty Award~~26 March~1996~Simple Secondary Frequency Standard - Stay within your legal frequency~KB4ZGC~30 March~1996~The Tiny Tic-Tac Tester - The useful and easy-to-build tester is a good first-time project~N4UAU~33 March~1996~A New Look at the VXO - 80 though 10 meter coverage using a TV color burst crystal~W2IMB~36 March~1996~Facts and Fibs about Preamps - Two Do-It-Yourselfers~ZL1AAN~41 March~1996~Official DX Dynasty Countries List: 3/96~~46 March~1996~A Stealth 40-10 Meter Antenna - An indoor antenna for the desperate that works from 40m through 10m~KB4ZGC~50 March~1996~A Simple Capacity Meter - Have fun building your own with this simple construction project~KB4ZGC~71 March~1996~What's New In Kits? - Take a gander at some goodies~WA3ULH~22 March~1996~The Wilderness KC1 - An integrated keyer - displayless frequency counter~AC4HF~40 March~1996~The New Index Laboratories QRP Plus Transceiver - Check out this tiny, full-function QRP HF transceiver~WA3ULH~44 March~1996~How About a 2W/10m Transceiver Kit - Build a "fits-in-your-pocket" 40m QRP transceiver~AC4HF~50 March~1996~The Hamtronics TD-4 Selective Calling Unit Kit - A tiny package of fun!~WB9RRT~52 April~1996~440 Super J-Pole Antenna - Here's a great club project~KA0NAN~10 April~1996~The Hentenna - An easy construction project and a chance to experiment~KA0DAC~14 April~1996~The Big Loopy Skywire - Cheap and simple, with a bodacious signal~NH6XK~18 April~1996~Easy to Build 10m Beam - The Sun-spots are coming. The Sun-spots are coming~N6CJU~20 April~1996~Johnson Matchbox Renaissance - A flea market winner! Or, build one yourself~WB2ECG~28 April~1996~Ham Radio and Summer School - The 1995 session at Sno-Isle~W7KZE~30 April~1996~Alaska Amateurs and Their Antennas - Amateur radio way up North~WB2ACC~32 April~1996~Debunking Some Myths about Antennas, Feedlines & SWR - 14 Facts to pass along~W8DMR~40 April~1996~The N1IR Tree Antenna - Yes, this is the April issue, but this is a real antenna, not a joke~N1IR~42 April~1996~Three-Element Direct Connect Beam for 2m - A Tiny 2+ 1~AC3L~54 April~1996~The Trifield Meter - Do you trust your microwave oven?~KB1UM~17 April~1996~CB 148/450 Dual-Band Corner Reflector - Big dual band signals are just around the comer~WB9RRT~24 April~1996~Startek ATH-50 Frequency Counter - Functions, features.and fun!~WB9RRT~36 April~1996~The ISOTRON 80 - Good things come in small packages~K9HKS~44 April~1996~Communications Simplified Part 4~K2OAW~66 April~1996~The Tech Side; More Adapters~KB1UM~70 April~1996~Troubleshooting Your New Kit~WB8VGE~72 April~1996~Edison - The Fabulous Drone~Elkhorne~82 May~1996~Build the Bioelectrifier....- Heal yourself and take a poke at the medical establishment the same time!~WA8YKN~10 May~1996~Belcher Islands DXpedition - Take off to the Great White North~VE3WFS~20 May~1996~A 220 Super J-Pole Antenna - 220, use it or loose it. Here's a simple, inexpensive one-hour building project~KA0NAN~26 May~1996~The Difference Is Dedication - Ham radio Saves four communities~K7OOZ~30 May~1996~Tape-Wound Antennas - Neat, efficient, and easy to build~WB6IOM~32 May~1996~Transmitter Hunting Equipment: A Club Project - Stimulate and strengthen your club membership~K3BY~36 May~1996~Simple Multi-use Amplified Speaker~KB4ZGC~40 May~1996~How to Make an Old HW-8 Come Alive - New life for a vintage rig~K8MKB~42 May~1996~Simply Portable - An easy way to operate in the field~N0BLX~48 May~1996~Antenna Noise Bridge Detector - Tune your antenna, then measure its radiation pattern with this pocket sized instrument~KB4ZGC~78 May~1996~Build the Neat 2m Amplifier Kit - A great pair of shoes for your HT or data radio~WA4VAF~44 May~1996~The DVR-1 Digital Voice Recorder~WA4BLC~50 May~1996~The Ten-Tec SS-11 Switching Power Supply - Neat, compact, lightweight~W8DYF~68 May~1996~The New Index Laboratories QRP Plus Transceiver - Check out this tiny, full-function QRP HF transceiver~WA3ULH~50 May~1996~How About a 2W/10m Transceiver Kit - Build a "fits-in-your-pocket" 40m QRP transceiver~AC4HF~52 May~1996~Communications Simplified Part 5~K2OAW~64 May~1996~Radio Magic~WB8VGE~74 May~1996~The Tee Antenna - Short of room? This antenna may be just your size~K4IPV~86 June~1996~The Discharger - A NiCad nurse you really should build~K4GOK~10 June~1996~Wheelchair Mobile - Dave Skinner KC5NLK operates from his wheelchair~WD5BIV~20 June~1996~Upgrading Your Transmatch - Make your buddies sick with envy by adding a Ten-Toc tuning bridge~KJ7FX~22 June~1996~Foxhunting Deluxe - A compact antenna switching unit for Doppler DF~K4CHE~28 June~1996~The 2 Meter Diamond Beam - It could be a real gem in the rough~AD1B~32 June~1996~Oersted, Faraday, Telsa - Their discoveries created our worldwide system of electric power~W8AHB~34 June~1996~Make a MICOR Into a Repeater - A simple modification using a popular mobile radio~VE3RHK~42 June~1996~Economical High Current Power Supply - A "smart" battery charging system to build~WA8YCG~50 June~1996~Simple Inductance Meter - Measure small inductions with this easy-to-construct instrument~KB4ZGC~56 June~1996~Dealing With Doublespeak - Interpreting befuddling transceiver spec sheets~NZ9E~70 June~1996~The MFJ-9406 6m SSB Transceiver - 6 meters: The adventure begins~AC4HF~38 June~1996~The ANC-4 Antenna Noise Canceller from JPS - Reduce that noise!~WB2QLL~44 June~1996~The Greco Mountain GM-20 QRP - Another small wonder!~AA0XI,VK5FN~46 June~1996~The Carolina Bug Katcher Multiband HF Mobile Antenna~AC4HF~48 June~1996~Communications Simplified Part 6~K2OAW~65 June~1996~The BEARS Hunt the Fox~WB8VGE~68 June~1996~Coaxial Cable - Get comfortable with it~W1OLP~84 June~1996~Pylon Mobile Mount - A quick way to install your car rig~W1XE~85 July~1996~Ham Shack Test Equipment - What you really need, based on the authors 47 years of experience~KB4ZGC~10 July~1996~Garbage In-No Garbage Out - Turn hardware store purchases into a cavity filter for satellite and 2m reception~AA6NG~12 July~1996~A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Shack - Strange stories from the world of hamdom!~W3UWH~16 July~1996~Receiver Preamplifiers - The pros and COnS of these little signal boosters~K4IPV~17 July~1996~Weather Control and Mind Control - Science fiction? Well, it's science but not fiction!~W1XU~18 July~1996~Persistence Wins - Nothing ventured etc~KK5LU~21 July~1996~How Much Are Those Decibels Worth? - A survey of amplifier costs and the resulting S-units~WA4BLC~30 July~1996~The JB Keyer - A low-tech solution to good keying~KU8K~31 July~1996~Lubricating a Transceiver's Fan Motor - Cut down on background noise and prolong the motors life~NZ9E~38 July~1996~The 2m Quad Project - Here's a great antenna project for your club~W7KZE~44 July~1996~JPS Communications NIR-12 - DSP? Yes, you need it!~WB2QLL~22 July~1996~The MFJ 20 Meter SSB Rig - More fun in the sun~AC4HF~26 July~1996~The BASIC Stamp - Wait 'til you read about this fabulous new toy!~WB2SRF~28 July~1996~CMOS Super Keyer 3 - "State of-the-art- kit us a bargin!"~AA0XI,VK5FN~80 July~1996~Home-Brew Whip Antennas~KB4ZGC~34 July~1996~Just Who Did Invent Radio?~W5UOJ~40 July~1996~Repeater Coordination~W5UOJ~42 July~1996~Life After Your No-CodeTech License and Handheld~VE3WMF~46 July~1996~Communications Simplified Part 7~K2OAW~64 July~1996~Where Am I?~White~74 August~1996~Build the QUAD-12 Personal DataLogger~N8KDO~10 August~1996~Vee Antenna With Vertical Tails - A multiband antenna with low-angle radiation for the low bands~K0NM~16 August~1996~PC Controlling Your Rig - All it takes is a few parts and a BASIC program~K8KWD~22 August~1996~Worthy of Recognition: Hap Holly KC9RP - Blindness is a challenge for this versatile, accomplished ham~NZ9E~28 August~1996~Simple Crystal Activity Tester - Check and match crystals for your Home-Brew projects~KB4ZGC~34 August~1996~PVC Goes Camping - Full-time RVers, take note~KA1FPP/7~38 August~1996~The "J" Antenna - An oldie but a goodie~N6JSX/9~ August~1996~Automatic Voltage Controller~KB4ZGC~46 August~1996~Receiver RF Preamp - There is a way to improve that old receiver's performance~KB8XI~48 August~1996~Communications Simplified Part 8~K2OAW~64 August~1996~Your E-Mail Classroom Connection - NTS and digtal communications~KZ1Z~74 September~1996~The Amateur's Guide to Free Energy Devices - A history and hints for further experimentation~WA8YKN~10 September~1996~Adventures on the Red Sea - DXing in style in an unforgettable setting~KA9SOF~20 September~1996~The Wonderful Twin-T - It's a code oscillator: a transistor, or even a piano!~AD4UA~24 September~1996~A Kite/Balloon-Supported Zepp for 160 Meters - Make your antenna fly high!~W1GV~26 September~1996~My Indoor Antenna Farm - Yes, you really can DX with a stealth antenna~W6YBT~29 September~1996~Off 2, 4 Good - Cheap and easy fixes for TVI~W0WUZ~30 September~1996~FRACVERT: Small Fractal Footprint Vertica1 - Fractal counterpoise or top hat too!~N1IR~34 September~1996~Have we Been Had? - Again?~WA8HSU~36 September~1996~An Antenna Plotting Oscillator - Here's a handy one-chip piece of equipment you can build~G2BZQ~42 September~1996~Saving Ourselves From Ourselves - Its called getting involved~KN4HL~46 September~1996~BC Band Antenna Switchover Relay - A better way for Icom HF radios~NZ9E~69 September~1996~Your Next Buy: An MFJ-259 - Wait 'til you see what this antenna analyzer can do for you!~K5LAD~23 September~1996~TD-3 Subaudible Tone Decoder Module - Hamtronics kit saves one club's treasury - and provides a group project~WB9ART~32 September~1996~Communicating on the Internet - With Quarterdeck - license-free!~K7UGQ~40 September~1996~Communications Simplified Part 9 - Why TV, radio, and FM carried communications really work~K2OAW~64 September~1996~From Kilowatts to Femtowatts? - Wrestling with those dog biscuits~W8DMR~68 September~1996~Heathkit Mania - And all bought at bargain prices!~WB2WPM~80 October~1996~Ultimate Power! - Station power from a dead UPS~KF9GQ~10 October~1996~Colorado QRP Club's Field Day Operation - Field Day the hard way~AAOXI~14 October~1996~440 Yagi Link antenna - Improve your repeater system by building new antennas for about $2 each!~KA0NAN~16 October~1996~A Versitile QRP Random-Wire Antenna Tuner - A quick way to tune up your QRP rig in the field~KB4ZGC~19 October~1996~Operating RS-12 - It's easy~N5UHB/XE2MXU~23 October~1996~A Multiband Trap Dipole Antenna System - This easy constructed HF antenna system is a perfect combo for use with portable rigs~K9KWD~25 October~1996~Build the FOX Controller - A sneaky device to make foxhunting even more fun~WB2SRF~32 October~1996~A 30m Through 80m Loop - Great indoor antenna for QRP~WV8R~36 October~1996~Desoldering - Damage control for the PC board~WB8VGE~38 October~1996~A Simple QRP Wattmeter/Dummy Load - OK, how many countries have you worked with 5W?~KB4ZGC~46 October~1996~Communications Simplified, Part 10~K2OAW~64 October~1996~What's All This QRP Stuff?~AA7PE~80 November~1996~Switching Power Supplies - Different is good!~NZ9E~10 November~1996~Designing RF Probes - A simple one-hour test equipment project~KB4ZGC~17 November~1996~A Low Current Light - Great portable operation~KB4ZGC~19 November~1996~Can You Top This? - The worlds tallest mobile antenna?~N6JF~20 November~1996~The CCD antenna is now available for the amateur bands - A QRP/SWR Power Meter~KB4ZGC~28 November~1996~A Dirt-Cheap Broadband 80 Meter Vertical - The "outhouse" antenna~W0RKU~30 November~1996~Morse's Code - How the Tech's terror was invented~KC8ALW~34 November~1996~Top-Loaded Vertical for 2 Meters - A small antenna with capital performance~AD1B~36 November~1996~The Magical Audio Filter Revisited - Updating a dandy little receiver helper~W6QIF~38 November~1996~Hams on the Radio Information Highway, Part 1 - The Wide Web will help you enjoy ham radio more than ever~KB7NO~48 November~1996~I Built It Myself! - An easy weekend project - build a variable-voltage power supply~K8KWD~80 November~1996~Hamtronics R139 Weather Satellite Receiver - Enjoy monitoring atmospheric conditions and the satisfaction of building the kit~WB9RRT~25 November~1996~Now You See It, Now You Don't - You won't get stuck with this TapeTenna antenna kit~AA0XI,VK5FN~32 November~1996~SSTPLUS, Version 9615 - A satellite tracking program from RPV Astronomy~AD1B~44 November~1996~Communications Simplified, Part 11~K2OAW~64 November~1996~The Junk Box Power Supply - A short course on power supplies~N5TWH~77 November~1996~A 20-Foot Sky Hook - Build it for less than $10!~W8DYF~86 December~1996~Automatic Packet Reporting System - You can track anything with this!~WB4APR~10 December~1996~Shooting Straight Up - NVlS: A neglected short-range technique~XF1/KB6ASH~22 December~1996~Build This 6m Attic Antenna - A simple stealth antenna protect~KA0NAN~28 December~1996~Circulators Anyone? - Keep the traffic flowing~W6OIU~30 December~1996~Hams on the Information Highway, Part 2 - How you can easily find and start using Usenet groups~KB7NO~33 December~1996~The Solder Slurper - Build our own desoldering station, cheap!~N6GKC~40 December~1996~Audio Filter Alignment Generator - Another piece of test equipment you can build~KB4ZGC~42 December~1996~The Art and Challenge of Sending CW - When a QSO is much more than just "RST, QTH, name and 73"~W6BNB~44 December~1996~Join the North Pole Network - Smiles are virtually guaranteed when hospitalized kids talk with St. Nick~WA6OPS,K0OV~ December~1996~CW Enhancer - Making your signal stand tall~W2GOM/7~68 December~1996~Saving the Amateur Radio Spectrum - A case supporting amateur licensing fees~KN4HL~76 December~1996~Mobile Or Chairside HT Holder - A simple, practical project based on a boat accessory~XF1/KB6ASH~86 December~1996~The Ten-Tec 1209 2-to-6 Transverter - An easy way to have some fun!~VA3XDM~20 December~1996~Woodhouse Communications' APT-2CP Omnidirectional Antenna - And its perfect sidekick, Hamtronics LNG-137 receiver preamp~WB9RRT~24 December~1996~JBI Universal Radio Interface Kit - A great first-time project!~WB2WPM~26 December~1996~Communications Simplified, Part 12~K2OAW~64 December~1996~LED Checker Plus - Make it even more useful~Thompson~77 January~1997~The ScopeMixer - An adventure in ham radio systems integration~N6GKC~10 January~1997~A Flexible Keyer - A weekend of investments: a lifetime of ease~W2GOM/7~17 January~1997~Simple Mods for the Ramsey FX Transceiver Kit - Customize it!~N0BLX~24 January~1997~Build This Receiver Preamplifier - And use just about anything for an antenna~W9CHV~26 January~1997~Rechargeable Batteries - The bottom line~NZ9E~28 January~1997~A Positive and Negative Power Supply - A simple one-evening project~KB4ZGC~31 January~1997~An Enhanced Automatic Voltage Controller - Make this project even more useful~N4UAU~42 January~1997~HFx From Pacific Sierra Research Corporation - New propagation forecasting software~N1VXW~35 January~1997~MuItiFAX AM-FM WEFAX Demodulator - Fine-tuning a satellite tracking system~WB9RRT~40 January~1997~Communications Simplified, Part 13~K2OAW~64 January~1997~Build a Well-Regulated Power Supply~N8PTG~69 January~1997~A Hamfest Computer Shopping Guide~N3JSU~74 January~1997~A Retiree's HF Mobile Operation~K2FZ~78 February~1997~Amateur Radio and Linux - Software Home-Brewing is here!~W9IF~10 February~1997~Elegant Rotating Revisited - An enhanced Beam-aiming circuit~W1ZZB~17 February~1997~Antenna Tuners - Do we really need them?~W6YBT~21 February~1997~The Topbander - A cheap and easy antenna tuner for 160 meters~W8ND~23 February~1997~Build The Turbo Digi-Sniffer - A simple-to-make digital field strength meter~AH2HM~26 February~1997~Sumas Mountain High - Building a self-sufficient repeater tower on a British Colombian mountain~VE7BID~30 February~1997~Add A Microphone Preamplifier to Your 10 Meter Rig - Low-cost speech processing can increase your power~AD5X~32 February~1997~The Telegraph - A little device that changed the world~K8KWD~36 February~1997~The Gel Cell Storage Battery - A great little power supply~KB4ZGC~41 February~1997~In Search of Higher Power - and a safe connection for it~W6YBT~70 February~1997~Antenna? What Antenna? - A stealth antenna farm for a small lot~KB4ZGC~71 February~1997~Hentenna Footnotes - Using an EZNEC model to build a sample~AD1B~75 February~1997~Hamtronics RWX Storm Watch Weather Broadcast Receiver - Hams need to know about storm emergencies~WA3WGV~34 February~1997~The Ten-Tec T-Kit 6 Meter Transverter - Here's a fine introduction to modern kit-building~N0BLX~44 February~1997~Communications Simplified Part 14~K2OAW~64 February~1997~Simple T-R Circuit~WU0L~67 February~1997~The Quest for the Ideal QTH~K2FX~80 March~1997~Getting Ready for Phase 3D - Start now to be prepared for amateur radio's next great adventure~WA5ZIB~10 March~1997~DXing 10m FM From Perth - The sunspots are rising, so 10m will be coming back~VK6RO~16 March~1997~The Whole World - In the Palm of Your Hand! - And you thought 007 had some neat stuff~NZ9E~18 March~1997~Communications & Live ATV Via Outer Space - Some real-life use of the ham satellites~W8ZCF,W9NTP~25 March~1997~A 500-Foot Antenna? - Going to new heights in Maryland~KD3VR~31 March~1997~ARRL Code Survey - Should code be kept as a license requirement?~AC5HU~35 March~1997~Are You Ready To Recharge? - Learn about a new battery technology - then build the project to utilize it~N4UAU~40 March~1997~Top-Fed, Out-of-Phase, Phased-Verticals (TOP) Antenna - Computer simulated and field tested~K0NM~44 March~1997~A Full-time Space Shuttle Monitoring Station - Other obligations won't keep you Earthbound!~K4DRF~51 March~1997~Satellite Tracking With Style - Nova for Windows~KA0SNL~27 March~1997~KC2 Multi-Function Transceiver Accessory - The tiny kit that does it all!~W3DX~33 March~1997~Communications Simplified, Part 15 Antenna basics~K2OAW~64 March~1997~Optimizing the Hamfest Experience - The next hamfest flea market you surf can be even more rewarding~WB2CQM~70 April~1997~The Hale-Bopp Comet and It's Controversial Tale - Build the Cosmic Crystal Set and Listen in!~WA8YKN~10 April~1997~TV/VCR Tuner Applications - The first of a three part series~W6WTU~18 April~1997~Build a Colloidal Silver Generator - Do-It-Yourself has always been at the heart of hamdom~WA8YKN~21 April~1997~An 8088 Clock Upgrade - Recycle~Davis,W7RXV~27 April~1997~The California Phased Array - Easy to build, easy so use, and even easier on the billfold~W7DE~28 April~1997~Kindergarten, a Two-Wheeler, and a Ham License - It's fun, and very handy to have more than one amateur radio operator in the family~N0BLX,KB0YXB~32 April~1997~Mini-Grid DXpedition to FM13 - Sand, sun, & almost too much surf!~KB4NVD~34 April~1997~Limit Morse Code Testing to 5 WPM - For any class of amateur radio license~KB7PNQ~36 April~1997~Small Loop Design for HF QRP - A practical approach~WV8R~42 April~1997~Power Monitor/Distribution Panel - Build this early warning system~KB4ZGC,W4WD~44 April~1997~The Insta-Flex 2 Meter Yagi Beam - Right at home in awkward places~KB7WOS~48 April~1997~Cable X-Perts'G5RV Multiband Antenna Kit - What to do when you're tired of making do~N0BLX~26 April~1997~Hamtronics' TA-51 Exciter Kit - Perk up your foxhunts with this project~WB9RRT~40 April~1997~Communications Simplified Part 16~K2OAW~64 April~1997~Quartz Crystals - An overview of these frequency controllers~W6WTU~70 April~1997~10 Meters Lives! - Don't let the sunspot cycle fool you~AD5X~74 May~1997~Build an Audio Multiplexer for Your Frequency Counter - Count CTCSS tones without expensive commercial equipment~KB8XI~10 May~1997~Build The Bioelectrifier - Can you heal yourself and take a poke at the medical establishment at the same time?~W6WTU~13 May~1997~Multi-Band Remotely-Tunable Inverted L Antenna - Here is neat 160-40m wire antenna project using flexible parts-placement techniques~WB2CQM~20 May~1997~Ham Vacation - A six-week journey through Yugoslavia~WB2AQC~26 May~1997~The Atlantic Cable - Have you ever thought you've had a bad day?~K8KWD~34 May~1997~TV/VCR Tuner Applications - Part 2 of 3 - you may want to keep Part 1, from last month's 73, handy~W6WTU~36 May~1997~Reviewing the Packet Scene: UK 1996 - British Isles hams are ready to meet you!~GB7LDI~40 May~1997~Is Your Mixer Circuit Mixing Like It Should? - It's not bad, it's just misunderstood~N2DCH~44 May~1997~Build a Half-Square DX Antenna - It's about as simple as they come, and it sure works!~KG8AN~48 May~1997~Home-Brew Transistor/Diode Tester - Not just blinking lights and weird noises~Bowman~69 May~1997~Timewave Technology's DSP-599ZX - Excellence in digital signal processing~WA9PYH~30 May~1997~The Yaesu FT-1000MP Transceiver - Check out the "Big Rigs"~N1VXW~50 May~1997~Thanks for the Memories! - The WB9KZY Island Keyer from Jackson Harbor Press~AA0XI,VK5FN~52 May~1997~Communications Simplified Part 17~K2OAW~64 May~1997~2m Self-supporting Delta Loop - So simple, and perfect for apartment dwellers~AD1B~68 June~1997~Getting a Taste of VHF-Test drive the bands before you invest in the equipment~VA3ACK~10 June~1997~Horsetrading on the Ham Bands - The FCC has approved buying, selling and swapping hamgear via the traders'nets~WB2CQM~16 June~1997~Build the Mag-Glass - Combine the best of the through-glass and the magnetic-mount antennas~AH2AR/5~21 June~1997~Maximize Your Transceiver's Tuning Range! - Computer control for the Ramsey transceiver kit~WD8BNR~24 June~1997~TV/VCR Tuner Applications (Part 3)~W6WTU~30 June~1997~The NiCad Health Maintenance System - Build this project to get maximum life out of your expensive NiCad batteries~N4UAU~30 June~1997~The Cobra Antenna - It's got a more powerful bite than the "Rattlesnake"~W4JOH~40 June~1997~The Calibrated Hula Hoop - Keep your radiation within the new FCC limits~W6YBT~50 June~1997~LDG's QRP Auto Tuner - Your dreams come true - in a kit~AC4HF~42 June~1997~ICOM IC-R100 Communications Receiver - It may look like a scanner, but it is a serious communications receiver with scanning capability~K4CHE~45 June~1997~The Standard C108A - It's the smallest amateur HT available today~WA3WGV~48 June~1997~Communications Simplified Part 18~K2OAW~64 June~1997~Make a Ten-to-One Probe - Troubleshooting shouldn't be so much trouble~AD1B~67 July~1997~ATV is Here to Stay! - Getting started with amateur television~W5ACM~10 July~1997~How to See What You Hear - WARNING! This is easy!~KC5ODM~14 July~1997~C-Band low Noise Amplifier - Use discarded satellite receiver parts to soup up your ATV system~WD5BQN~19 July~1997~Video Titlers for ATV - If you're serious about ATV, a video titler is the way to go~N5JXO~21 July~1997~Antennas for Amateur Television, Part 1 - An overview of the most useful~K0NM~27 July~1997~Home-Brew Yagis For Amateur Television - Easy to build, easy to use - and not just for beginners!~N5EM~32 July~1997~Rocket Video - Video beyond the speed of sound~KC5AWJ~35 July~1997~Tiny Power - A big little switcher for ATV (or other) uses~KC5ODM~41 July~1997~Finding His Voice - Two young women found an urgent need for CW skills~Sanders,KB6MTV~45 July~1997~Bicycles Across Switzerland - QRPing through beautiful Switzerland by bicycle is a blast!~N0BF~47 July~1997~Let's Keep CW Alive! - It's distinctive, it's useful, and most of all its fun!~WF6P~81 July~1997~Help for College-bound Hams - Apply for an amateur radio scholarship~N8PGI~83 July~1997~Dr. NiCad Battery Conditioner/Rapid Charger - Ramsey Electronics Model No. DN-1~WU0L~24 July~1997~Full Rock and RolI - The AT-11 Automatic Antenna Tuner from LDG Electronics~AA0XI,VK5FN~38 July~1997~Communications Simplified Part 19 - Multiplexing and digital data~K2OAW~64 July~1997~Vintage Review: Yaesu FT-727R Dual-Bander - Save money on an all-purpose HT~NV7K/6~68 August~1997~A Free Repeater, Free HTs and Some Good Ol' PR - Would your employer pitch in?~WA9PYH~10 August~1997~Figuring RF Exposure - New standards can help avoid potential hazards~W6YBT~16 August~1997~Antennas for Amateur Television, Part 2 - See Part 1 in July's 73~K0NM~17 August~1997~Negative Resistance RF Preselector - An easy way to soup up that old superhet~W2GOM/7~ August~1997~Emergency Communications - The only salvation for ham radio?~WB9MZL~30 August~1997~At Sea About Marine Mobile Operation? - Weekend boater or dedicated sailor, you need your radio!~XF1/KB6ASH~34 August~1997~Board Creation Tips - Seven steps to beautiful PC boards~KC5AWJ~38 August~1997~Frequency and CW CQs - How to zero-beat your transmitter~W6BNB~71 August~1997~Keys to Days Gone By - Enthusiasm for the code keeps this ham's nostalgic collection working~Seay~76 August~1997~The Killer Beam - Just how much is "some" assembly?~W3UWH~81 August~1997~Music From the Past - A distinctive fist brings back memories of a revered silent key~K9AZG~83 August~1997~The Agrelo Engineering DFjr Doppler Direction Finder - A fast track to T-hunting!~K0OV~24 August~1997~Sony's ICF-SW100S - A micro-sized shortwave communications receiver with full-sized features~AH2AR/5~28 August~1997~Communications Simplified, Part 20~K2OAW~64 August~1997~Oscillator Basics, Part 1 - Some things every ham should know~W6WTU~70 September~1997~Video Transmitter - Delta - the ATV transmitter you can change to fit your needs. Three bands, one design~KC5AWJ~9 September~1997~Explorers, Adventurers, and Experts - How would you rule on this?~KB9FO~20 September~1997~The New Emergency Alert System - Don't tune out that emergency broadcast test just because the Cold War's over!~WD8DAS~30 September~1997~Holiday of a lifetime - Ham friends are lifelong friends - even if you're meeting them for the first time!~G3LDI~32 September~1997~Inside MFJ's New 969 - The Versa Tuner II could be for you~N0BLX~37 September~1997~Secrets of the 1340 - Inside Ten-Tec 's new QRP transceiver kit~WB8VGE~41 September~1997~Communications Simplified, Part 21~K2OAW~64 September~1997~Oscillator Circuits - Part two in a series of three~W6WTU~71 September~1997~The ABCs of HF Antennas - Beginning hams, take heart!~NZ9E~74 October~1997~Surface Mount Devices - Everything you didn't want to - but should- know~W6WTU~10 October~1997~EI Cheapo - Rub shoulders with the big boys on 20 meters, without shelling out megabucks!~4X1MK~15 October~1997~APRS Network Guidelines - 20 tips for increasing efficiency~W9IF~19 October~1997~Phased Trapped Verticals for HF - Simple ideas, simple to build~KD7FY~21 October~1997~Simple Signal Injector/Tracer - Troubleshooting made easy~W4LJD~23 October~1997~Where's the Manual? - Tracking down those vintage gems~K4JRB~27 October~1997~Trees Are for the Birds - The ham's secret weapon - PVC!~N0BLX~31 October~1997~The Silent Killer - Voltage anomalies: out of sight and out of mind - but very real~NZ9E~33 October~1997~SOS, SOS, Titanic! - Radio operators' courage still inspires amateurs~Garcia~41 October~1997~Which Band's Best for QRP? - Some are better than others for low-power operation~W4LJD~44 October~1997~Still a Great Hobby - Are you a ham yet?~WF6P~71 October~1997~Quick QSKer - Build a "full break-in" controller for your rig/amp~KD7FY~82 October~1997~For Computer Illiterates Only - Take a trip through your PC~W6BNB~84 October~1997~Small Wonder Labs'GM-30 Transceiver Kit - Build it for under $100!~AC4HF~38 October~1997~Communications Simplified, Part 22~K2OAW~64 October~1997~Oscillator Circuits, Part 3 - Frequency synthesizers and you~W6WTU~69 November~1997~How to Design Your Own HF Antenna - No excuses after this~VA3ACK~10 November~1997~Readin', Writin', and Robotin' - Is your high school entered in FIRST?~Gray~17 November~1997~Our Friend Pythagoras - Pop quiz: Who can state the Pythagorean Theorem?~N0BLX~19 November~1997~Electronic Construction from A to Z - Everything you wanted to know about building stuff but were afraid to ask~AA0XI,VK5FN~21 November~1997~The Table Topper 160-Meter Loop - Compact, low-noise - and effective~G2BZQ~27 November~1997~Colby's Do Something Box - How about making a great gift gadget for grandkids?~W7RXV~31 November~1997~A Baycom-Style HF PSK Modem - Build a packet modem from scratch~VK4AOC,VK4TN~46 November~1997~Variable Current Load Bank - A bright idea for testing power supply parameters~W7DE~71 November~1997~EMTECH's NW40 Transceiver Kit - Another winner for QRP~AC4HF~41 November~1997~My Strange QSO - Mysterious voices and guarded messages - a typical Sunday afternoon in the Midwest?~NZ9E~64 November~1997~RF Voltage and Power Meter - Going up? In power, that is? Find out with this easy-to-build instrument~WI5W~67 November~1997~Communications Simplified, Part 23 - The series concludes~K2OAW~81 November~1997~Remembering Ivan's "Woodpecker" - Or was it?~Onymous~82 December~1997~Distributed Capacity Folded Loop - This ceiling-mount antenna will really go to your head!~W6NBC~10 December~1997~How to Silverplate RF Tank Circuits - A simple and inexpensive process to reduce losses~WB2CQM~18 December~1997~Build Your First Kit! - Just follow one hams simple advice~N0BLX~24 December~1997~Limited Space Antenna - Short of real estate? This might help!~HL9BK,K2KSY~27 December~1997~How to Build A Great Ham Club - Good advice from the PR master~W2NSD/1~29 December~1997~Electronic Construction from A to Z, Part 2 - Everything you wanted to know about building stuff but were afraid to ask~AA0XI,VK5FN~31 December~1997~Affordable Antenna Project for APRS - Build an external antenna for your GPS receiver~N7ZEV~48 December~1997~Hamtronics' TD-5 Subaudible Tone Encoder/Decoder Kit - Guaranteed success~WB9RRT~42 December~1997~We Joined the North Pole Network! - Radio ho ho ho!~AA0OF~64 December~1997~Let Your Fingers Do the Talking - or, wire you smiling?~WF6P~67 December~1997~Amateur Radio Maritime Mobile Nets - Staying in touch and staying safe on the briny~WF6P~69 January~1998~Get Active! - A nice amp project for building your own active antenna~W2GOM~10 January~1998~Upgrading the 209 - Add this simple resistance meter to your MFJ antenna analyzer~KG5CM~15 January~1998~Five-Band Magnetic: Loop Antenna - Build a loop for QRP, and tune it up just right~K2KSY,HL9BK~ January~1998~Electronic Construction from A to Z, Part 3 - Everything you wanted to know about building stuff but were afraid to ask~AA0XI,VK5FN~22 January~1998~Mount Up! - Try this easy cell phone-to-2m antenna conversion~WQ3A~28 January~1998~73's DX Dynasty Award - Winners and countries list~Staff~36 January~1998~73's 1997 Annual Index - In full glory~73 Staff~41 January~1998~Publish or Perish - There's something in this reprinted article for every club~N1BLH~66 January~1998~SatTrack: Automatic Antenna Tracking For the Rest of Us - Enjoy tracking satellites even if you don't have a trust fund~KA0SNL~32 January~1998~Marsha and Me - Making friends via hamming~WF6P~64 January~1998~No, Honestly! I'm Not a Pirate! - A tale of travail from a British Novice~2E1DPG~70 February~1998~Wouldn't You Really Rather Drive A BUIC? - The Basic Universal Interface Circuit ties your Computer to your rig. Part 1: hardware~K8KWD~10 February~1998~Tutorial and Tester for JFETs - Big learning from a little project~W2GOM/7~16 February~1998~All-Copper 17 Meter X-Beam - A nearby hardware store, a free afternoon~WA2UGT~21 February~1998~Preparing for the Big One - Don't get caught short in a disaster!~XF1/KB6ASH~24 February~1998~Saluting the Flag - Another twist to the delta loop~W4DXV~30 February~1998~Tear Apart Your Tube Supply - And get your glow on the go~WB2CQM~33 February~1998~Electronic Construction from A to Z - Conclusion: You too can be Mr. Fix-It!~N1FN,VK5FN~44 February~1998~The Official 1997 "Never Say Die" Index - A three-volume reprint of Wayne's editorials, in large type, is available from Radio Bookshop for $15~W2NSD/1~ February~1998~Meet the Paddlette Micro Keyer - Who could imagine a knees-ier way ?~WB8VGE~37 February~1998~The Price is Right - and Ten-Tec's 1210 T-Kit is fun to put together, too~W9NUP~39 February~1998~Advance Design Labs'CodeKey - Put this gizmo to work for you!~KB1UM~68 February~1998~Letter from Down East - Where at least one ham won't clam up~W3UWH~64 February~1998~A Krystal Kludge - A book excerpt from The Xtal Society~W0IZC~65 February~1998~Scrounger's Delight - Meet the Minnesota miser's magmount~N0BLX~77 March~1998~Truckez-Vous Mon Boat? - Ham friends to the rescue for Voyageur~N4UAU~10 March~1998~Wouldn't You Really Rather Drive A BUIC? - Part 2: software for your interface circuit~K8KWD~17 March~1998~Getting High the Ham Way - Adventures in ATV rocketry~KB9MRB~23 March~1998~High Impedance Analog Volt/Test Meter - Here's a useful gadget to build while you wait for spring!~W6WTU~26 March~1998~Amazin' Hall Tree Vertical - Grab your coat and take your hat~K5CW~30 March~1998~The ZenerMeter - A test set for zener and other diodes~KA4J~39 March~1998~Cheap and Portable Loop - for 20 through 40 meters~WV8R~43 March~1998~Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Discretion is the better part of neighborhood amity. Part 1: strategy~WB4BNU~80 March~1998~Secrets of the 224 - Inside MFJ's 2-Meter FM Analyzer~N0BLX~36 March~1998~Automatic Morse Station IDer from Comm Spec - Perfect for fox hunting and repeaters~K4CHE~46 March~1998~Don't Leave Home Without It - An ingenious tester for your wallet or purse~W2UW~64 March~1998~Bridge Over Troubled Watters - Why buy what you can build?~N0BLX~67 April~1998~De-Noising your PC~~11 April~1998~Modifying Your Ramsey Transceiver Kit - ~N0BLX~18 April~1998~Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Discretion is the better part of neighborhood amity. Part 2: Hardware~WB4BNU~20 April~1998~Techno-Trouble for Know-It-Alls - How many of these 50 questions can you answer correctly?~WB2WIK/6~28 April~1998~Hamtronics' CC432-5 Receive Converter Kit - Straightforward building, modest price~WB9RRT~37 April~1998~Joy's "Loud Enough" Metronome, Part 1 - Another fun project from Mr.Gizmo~W7RXV~40 April~1998~Millen-Dollar Replacement - Here's a clever and cents-ible way to make your own quick disconnect~W2CQM~47 April~1998~Adventures in Regulation - How to use a fixed voltage regulator in a variable application~W6WTU~64 April~1998~How About A Kinky-Interesting-Sexy-Sexy? - A scary trip - one way, thankfully - down phonetics lane~G0JOE~66 April~1998~The Kelowna Kactus Home-Brew Antenna - And we mean Home-Brew!~VE7RFB~70 May~1998~An RF sensing Alarm - Save your power amplifier stages, and your reputation~VF2ZAZ~10 May~1998~A Pleasant Visit to the DDS - Direct Digtal Synthesis is the latest technology in signal generation~W6WTU~15 May~1998~Sensitivity Training - Some pros and cons of increasing receiver sensitivity~W2GOM/7~19 May~1998~Joy's "Loud Enough" Metronome, Part 2 - Mr.Gizmo puts it all together~W1RXV~25 May~1998~The Taylor Vee 20 Meter Antenna - "Anything you don't understand must be magic!"~WA5NPQ,KB5LAY~28 May~1998~Penny Pincher's Digital Ammeter - Inexpensive, accurate, seaworthy~N4UAU~32 May~1998~WeatherWarn Goes Public - Build yourself a real-time weather monitoring interface~AG8U~43 May~1998~How Safe Is Your Mobile? - Assuming you want to know~W6YBT~46 May~1998~Brits Get Gaussian - with GMSK Data Products'high-speed packet modem~G3LDI~40 May~1998~Home-Brewing, Italian-Style! - A two-element phased beam for ARDF~IK8VWA~64 May~1998~Ya Gotta Shop Around - Take your time, do your homework, and get the best deal!~K5LAD~66 June~1998~A Pentium-Style Positive and Negative PS - Reading about new technology is great, but using it is even better!~N4UAU~10 June~1998~The Fun Radio - or, wasn't this what attracted you to the hobby in the first place?~W6WTU~17 June~1998~Meet the Marvelous MicroVert - A 20-inch vertical for 20 meters?~W4DXV~21 June~1998~Home-Brew This Power Cube - First step in rebuilding your vintage RF deck~W2CQM~25 June~1998~Techno-Trouble II - All right, let's see how you do with these~WB2WIK/6~29 June~1998~A Hamfest Every Day - The fun never stops!~W2BLC~40 June~1998~In Search of a Simple Phone Patch - But who needs one, anyway?~KD6ORG~43 June~1998~Get Kids Involved - and Keep 'Em That Way! - Lessons from the "22 Crew."~WB2JKJ~46 June~1998~Yaesu's VX-1R Micro Dual-band HT - Pluses and minuses, big and little, er, tiny~KB1UM~32 June~1998~Tips from a QSL Guru - Here's how to make your card count~W6BNB~64 June~1998~Roamin' Romania - Part 1: Timisoara, home of the revolution~WB2AQC~67 July~1998~Raising the RASER to New Heights - A two-element beam for 80 meters~W2OZH~10 July~1998~Build This Simple CW Identifier - You, too, can program EPROMs~KA2CWL,K2MQJ~15 July~1998~FM Revisited - Secrets of stuff you thought you knew~W6WTU~21 July~1998~Vintage Values - Heading for a hamfest? Tempted by the timeless?~W2BLC~25 July~1998~Home-Brew RF Ammeter for the Shack - Another fun project from W4LJD~W4LJD~29 July~1998~Take the Jekyll and Hyde Test - Which shack is yours?~W2CQM~34 July~1998~Mega-Mini Mlcropower Timeout Switch - Here's a great excuse to play with SMT~N4UAU~42 July~1998~A Look At Pasokon's 3.1 SSTV System - Today's slow-scan gets better and easier~K1BUM~31 July~1998~The Shelby Hamfest - What are you doing the weekend before Labor Day?~KA4J~64 July~1998~Roamin' Romania - Part 2: Amateurs of the Jiu Valley~WB2ACQ~65 August~1998~A Silk Purse - Easy upgrades for Heathkit's SB-104 transceiver~K9ARF~10 August~1998~Power to the People! - To hams who build this tuned input network, that is~W2CQM~14 August~1998~Secrets of Deviant Behavior - Measuring FM deviation need not be a mystery~W6WTU~18 August~1998~Only One Antenna - All about multibands~W2BLC~21 August~1998~Cool It! - Cold facts about the hot topic of heat transfer~W2GOM/7~24 August~1998~Intro to Superhets - Part 1: History and overview~W6WTU~38 August~1998~Experimenter's Power Panel - Reduce the hassle (and the risks) of haywiring - and encourage exploration in electronics~K4GOK~44 August~1998~An FET Probe to MMIC - How about some (well, relatively) new technology for your test bench?~W6WTU~48 August~1998~Look , Ma - No Knobs! - Exploring the revolutionary new Kachina 505DSP computer-controlled HF transceiver~N1VXW~27 August~1998~Whiterook's Model MK-88 Pocket Electronic Keyer - If CW is for you, check out this keyer~AD1B~42 August~1998~Determining Antenna Feedpoint Impedance - Even you can learn from this tutorial~W6WTU~64 August~1998~In search of a Simple Capacitor Tester - A midsummer night's dream project~KD6ORG~68 September~1998~The Ultimate Green Radio - Great "Beginners Night" project!~W7DE~10 September~1998~What's the Scoop on the Lazy Loop? - Here's how multi-band wire antennas measured up in real-world comparisons~WA2UGT~16 September~1998~Intro to Superhets - Part 2: From oscillators to detectors~W5WTU~22 September~1998~Building the NHRC-4 Linking Repeater Controller - And get with the program~N1KDO,KA1OKQ,N1LTL~28 September~1998~Multibanding the Fracvert Half-Wave - Here's a wire vertical with surprising performance on 40-10m~N1IR~56 October~1998~The Ins and Outs of Surface-Mount - Everything you need to know to get started or get better~Davidson~10 October~1998~The Ideal Log? - This computer-style card file may be for you~W6BNB~21 October~1998~Intro to Superhets - Part 3: Accessories and conclusion~W6WTU~26 October~1998~G'Day, OM! - On the road with the first-ever all-ham RV tour of Australia and New Zealand~N5MFG~30 October~1998~Meeting Your Match - The fine points of understanding matching networks~W2GOM/7~ October~1998~The Perfect Field Day - Did everybody have fun?~N8IDA~54 October~1998~What is a Linear Amplifier Saver? - Why, it's the MFJ-214, of course!~NZ9E~18 October~1998~Just the TiCK Kit - Embedded Researcher's memory keyer is now available with beacon mode~K4CHE~33 November~1998~Build the Fox TTL Foxhunt Transmitter - Simple, inexpensive, and the end of your excuses for not trying T-hunting~AH2AR/8~10 November~1998~The Evolution of Power Supplies - Part 1: dynamotors and vibrators~W6WTU~13 November~1998~Surface Mount SW RF Booster - Easy-to-build design, plus high-pass filter to boot~Davidson~16 November~1998~VHF/UHF Signal Source - There's always room for another piece of test equipment!~W6WTU~21 November~1998~And the (Zero) Beat Goes On - More on the Fessenden Fenomenon~VE3MJF~29 November~1998~George's XE-lent Adventure - Part 1: Days 1-9~WB2AQC~34 November~1998~Already Have an Oscilloscope? - You won't find a cheaper add-on capacitor tester~N4MCZ~57 November~1998~Hamtronics' R301 Synthesized VHF Receiver - For foxhunting, even~WB9RRT~26 December~1998~Probing Auto Electronics - Help your neighbor identify his car's problem and be an electronic's hero!~W6WTU~10 December~1998~Announcing the QRPeanut - Here's a compact QRP transmatch you can build for next to nothing~N5GZH~14 December~1998~Keys to Better Operating - Yes, much of it is common sense~W6BNB~17 December~1998~Electronic Bug Emulator - Put some personality back into your CW~W4LJD~27 December~1998~Low-Voltage Detector - for a number of uses~W6WTU~31 December~1998~George's XE-lent Adventure - Part 2: Days 10-18~WB2AQC~32 December~1998~A Real Handful - Inside Alinco's DJ-CS dual-band transceiver~VE3EGA~24 December~1998~Seeing Dits and Dahs - The K2659 Morse Decoder Kit from Velleman Electronics~N1FN~29 December~1998~The Drake TR Series: No Introduction Needed - but here's the skinny on some of the best vintage equipment available today~W2BLC~52 January~1999~Home-Brew a Customized HF Amplifier - Visualize, contrive, create!~WI5W~10 January~1999~3 el 2m - This three-element stubfed coaxial vertical is dirt cheap, sturdy, and very effective~WD4KMP~18 January~1999~The Evolution of Power Supplies - Part 2: Switching techniques~W6WTU~21 January~1999~From the Ukraine: A Radio Amateur's Story - Behind the Iron Curtain, Home-Brewing was the mother of invention~UY5DJ~24 January~1999~Here Comes the Sun - Part 1: Cycle 23 and you~WA8YKN~28 January~1999~73's DX Dynasty Award List~~34 January~1999~73's 1998 Annual Index~73 Staff~36 February~1999~We Must Be Dreaming - A Home-Brew receiver project!~Duncan~10 February~1999~LM and BC-221 Frequency Multiplier - Generate detectable signals up to 1000 MHz~W6WTU~17 February~1999~The Ultra-Simple 20 - The simplest solution to any problem is the best~G2BZQ~21 February~1999~The Franklin VFO - A nifty chill-chasing project for the serious Home-Brewer~W4LJD~24 February~1999~Mods for the OHR 100A - Here's how to make a popular QRP rig even better~W4LJD~30 February~1999~Here Comes the Sun - Part 2: Geomagnetic monitoring~WA8YKN~34 February~1999~Easy Antenna Reference - Quick basics for a quick decision~VK2AT~52 February~1999~Tracking Dual-Voltage Power Supply - Build something handy while you wait for the year's first hamfest!~W6WTU~55 February~1999~The IC-706MKII Shack-in-a-Box - Take another look at an increasingly popular rig~W2BLC~23 March~1999~The Pluck of the Irish - Was Wee Mac a leprechaun or a pirate - or both?~K9AZG~10 March~1999~Transmitting Ferrite Loop for 80/160 - Thirty years of experimenting, now it's your turn!~G2BZQ~14 March~1999~Signals From the Ice: Now That's Really Cool! - Here's what happens when hams meet Alaska's Matanuska Glacier~KL7JR~20 March~1999~Anti-Metric? - You already use it more than you think!~WD0GCK~23 March~1999~Everyman's Guide to Active Filter Design - Now you know~KC3ZQ~26 March~1999~Keys to Good Code - Unlocking the secrets of sending precise Morse code~W6BNB~31 March~1999~Enjoy CW Rag-Chewing - Some pointers for good - and fun - communicating~W6BNB~55 March~1999~QRP Temptations - Here's a roundup of low-power kits out there today~W3DX~37 March~1999~April 1999 - No such issue~~ May~1999~The Card-File 40 - Here's a direct-conversion QRP transceiver you can build~KC3ZQ~10 May~1999~The EZ-BZ Deck Antenna - A compact 2O-meter dipole with linear loading and a bend~AB2BZ~16 May~1999~Home-Brewing a 3 kW+ Dummy Load - Corral some Cantennas to check out your big gun amplifier~W2CQM~22 May~1999~Networking with Thevenin and Kirchhoff - Helpful friends when you go into analysis~W2GOM/7~30 May~1999~Triband Vertical Array for Big 120 degree Bandwidth Signal - (Or, what to do with the trap beam pieces parts in the basement.)~WZ8A~33 May~1999~Our Exciting New Fox - How one club settled on the Hamtronics T301~WB9RRT~20 June~1999~Regens for the Millennium - Part 1: A new look at an old friend~KA9GDL~10 June~1999~Three-Element Circular Quad for 10m - For under $65!~K8IHQ~17 June~1999~From the Ukraine: A Radio Amateur's Story - Part 2: Water-cooled amp? Why not?~UY5DJ~21 June~1999~Easy Antenna Reference - Part 2: More options~VK2AT~26 June~1999~Screwy Mobile Antenna Mods - Fine-tune that screwdriver-type with these helpful tips~WB4RNO~28 June~1999~Operating Crystals on the Fifth Overtone - Sounds kinda New Age, but it's something an hams should know~N2DCH~30 June~1999~My Old Kentucky (Satellite) Home - where lofty aspirations met some down-to-earth concerns~KA9SOF~33 June~1999~Telescoping PVC Mast - Getting it up in awkward places~KB7WOS~35 June~1999~Euthanasia Keyer Project - Quick and painless~KC3ZQ~37 July~1999~Emergency Power for Hams - Including your own experimental wind generator~WA8YKN~10 July~1999~The VK Winged Flapper - Only an Aussie would come up with this mobile antenna design~VK2AT~20 July~1999~Regens for the Millennium - Part 2: Winding Coils~KA9GDL~22 July~1999~You, Too, Can Be an SOB - Hams should be heard but not seen - put your left hand on the Callbook and repeat after me~K9AZG~27 July~1999~The Amazing Wiebelfeltzer - This CW filter is semi-analog, quasi-digitial, and weirdo-nomic~K8MKB~31 July~1999~It's Senior Spider vs. Y2K! - Build this QRP rig now - just in case~WA8TXT~34 July~1999~Long Beach Longwire - You're really "on the air" with this beach kite antenna~WB6MEU~39 July~1999~The Ten-Tec 1254 - Fifteen programmable memories enhance this microprocessor-controlled receiver~WB8VGE~28 August~1999~PIC-based DTMF Project - Build this decoder and learn~KC3XM~10 August~1999~How to Turn a Deaf Ear - with your antenna~VK2AT~13 August~1999~Secrets of Transmission Lines - Part 1: Intro and dummy load project~KE2QJ~16 August~1999~Kiwi SSTV - How they do it in ZL-Land~ZL1AAN~20 August~1999~All About Op Amps - And then some~W2GOM/7~24 August~1999~The Missing Link: A PSK Interface - Stop just reading about it - put this new mode into action!~WA8TXT~27 August~1999~Radio Fun in the Sun - Here's a complete solar-powered QRP station for your operating pleasure~W7DE~30 August~1999~Instruction Instructions - Discover hidden savings in the last place you'd ever look - the instruction manual~N6HYK~35 August~1999~Ham Station Control and Monitor - You can do without this handy project - or can you?~W4LJD~39 August~1999~Bend and Brake! - Customize your Home-Brew projects with tailor-made enclosures and lots more!~~34 September~1999~PIC Key, PIC Key - This simple CW keyer is a great way to learn about PICs~UY5DJ~10 September~1999~Y2K Portable J-Pole - What emergency will you need to handle?~WA8TXT~16 September~1999~Defogging Microstrips - An intro to microstripline filters~WA9PYH~19 September~1999~Secrets of Transmission Lines - Part 2: Review of AC fundamentals~KE2QJ~26 September~1999~Getting Your Foot in the Public Service Door - Here's how to get your club involved - and appreciated~KN4HL~30 September~1999~Simple RF Signal Generator - Add this handy piece of test gear to your bench~W4WD~32 September~1999~Simple Direct-Conversion Receiver - For QRPers and receiver aficionados in general~Sellen~38 October~1999~FYI: FQY - Another look at the Fractal Quad Yagi~KF7BS~18 October~1999~FM CW! - Repeater code-practice sessions~WB9YBM~16 October~1999~The Digital Port - PSK31 gets even better~KB7NO~43 October~1999~On the Go - Even more Y2K~KE8YN/4~53 October~1999~HT Porta-Power - Project Portable extended power pkg for HTs~WB3CEH~15 October~1999~Need a UHF Dipper? - Part 1: Old TV tuners to the rescue!~W6WTU~10 October~1999~Secrets of Transmission Lines - Part 3: More AC review~KE2QJ~22 October~1999~Above & Beyond - The Internet, a new frontier~WB6IGP~45 November~1999~Need a UHF Dipper? - Part 2: Coupling to an outside environment~W6WTU~10 November~1999~Planning a DXpedition - Here's what to do if you take Wayne's advice~W4DC~14 November~1999~Why No Beta-Morse? - An amusing way to preserve your Morse code~VE2MHZ~18 November~1999~Building a Better Collins - Add this $1 solid state replacement part to your 30S1~W2CQM~19 November~1999~Isotron Notes - Simple tips straight from the Hart~AD1B~24 November~1999~Basic Transceiver Tester - This fancy spin on some common components is a good beginner's project~WB9YBM~26 November~1999~Your Batteries Ready for Y2K? - Electrifying tidbits even you old-timers don't know~N7MGT~28 November~1999~No Bum Steer - Maximize your loop's performance the easy way~W6US~35 November~1999~Secrets of Transmission Lines - Part 4: Traveling waves and some thought experiments~KE2QJ~37 November~1999~The History of Ham Radio - Part 3: 1920-21~W9CI~41 November~1999~A Big Look at Small Wonders' WM-20 - This SSB transceiver kit is fun to build and works well~AC4HF~32 December~1999~The X(Mas)-Files~~6 December~1999~Big-Time Bench Supply - This highly regulated SCR design might be overkill, but it's still fun to build~Sellen~10 December~1999~Secret Death Ray - Or is HAARP a useful science tool?~N7MGT~14 December~1999~TV Tutor - How to get started in SSTV~ZL1AAN~22 December~1999~Why Not Renew On-line? - Here's how to untangle the FCC Web~AC3L~24 December~1999~Read All About It! - Part 1 of Techno-Trivia from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~26 December~1999~A Cold Meal and a Hot Radio - That's what this XYL's OM now comes home to~AD4EX~30 December~1999~Secrets of Transmission Lines - Part 5: Impedance and reflections, including a "kitchen table" experiment~KE2QJ~31 December~1999~Need a UHF Dipper? - Part 3: Mods for using the tuner as a dipper~W6WTU~35 December~1999~1999 Annual Index~73 Staff~54 January/Feb~2000~New Millennium Wish List - A budget-conscious guide to exploring new amateur radio horizons~K4TWJ~10 January/Feb~2000~Buffalo Springs Lake Half-Ironman Triathlon - Ham PR at its best~KC5VKB~14 January/Feb~2000~Junk Box Audio Test Generator - This scavenged helper is easy to build and fun to use~Sellen~22 January/Feb~2000~Read All About It! - Part 2 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~26 January/Feb~2000~73's DX Dynasty Award Winners~Staff~29 January/Feb~2000~Secrets of Transmission lines - Part 6: The Smith Chart~KE2QJ~31 January/Feb~2000~Inside Alinco's DR-M03 - This 10m transceiver is right for everybody~KE2QJ~18 March~2000~The Quest for Super Sounding Audio - How to improve your on-the-air image by 10 dB~K4TWJ~10 March~2000~Salvage Special: TV/VCR Tuner Receiver - Watch the neighbor 's curb for an old VCR!~W6WTU~16 March~2000~The Care and Feeding of NiCads - Some clever tips for long life, plus a neat Home-Brew charger~K9TRG~21 March~2000~Secrets of Transmission Lines - Part 7: Impedance matching~KE2QJ~23 March~2000~The DX Partyline low Noise Wavecatcher - Here's a great noise reduction loop for SWLing~N6NR~30 April~2000~Morse Code - The Once and Future Mode - Will you outlive it - or vice versa?~N1FN~10 April~2000~The Long-Lost Art of Conversational CW - Banging away for long chats can be fun - if you know what to say~WF6P~ April~2000~Make Copies of This Article - Then drop them off at your local school(s)~W8DYF~20 April~2000~The Finger - Here's a positive way to respond when someone gives it to you~K9AZG~22 April~2000~Try a Sensor Keyer - For almost pressure - free CW~WB4TED~28 April~2000~Vaya Can (Ra)Dios - The radio amateurs of Spain - part 1: Catalonia~WB2AQC~30 April~2000~Frequency Charts - A gift from Alinco and 73 Magazine~~32 April~2000~More on Embedded TICKS - Here's an update on those tiny CMOS keyers~AC4HF~21 May~2000~When Less is More - Check out the excitement of QRP~N1FN~10 May~2000~Build and Compare - Learn about receivers from these two simple designs~KG4CUY~18 May~2000~Read All About It! - Part 3 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWA~27 May~2000~You're So Vain - You probably think this article is about you~AC3L~36 May~2000~Exploring the Kenwood TM-D700A - Part 1: Overview and installation~KE8YN/4~14 May~2000~QRP with the OHR 500 - Missed out on building an HW-9? Here 's the next best thing~AB0CD~23 May~2000~Wattmeter Winner - 73 reviews LDG's OWM-4 digital wattmeter kit~AC4HF~30 May~2000~Another look at the NW-40 - EMTECH's QRP transceiver kit proves a winner~K4CHE~38 June~2000~Ah, the Technomadic life! - This special to 73 on mobiling is, well, special~N4RVE~10 June~2000~Electronics Bench for Dummies - And it doesn't take an Einstein to know how important a good bench like this one really is~N2XS~18 June~2000~Tuner King Strikes Again - Part 1: Make a basic VHF/UHF signal source from your TV/VCR tuner~W6WTU~24 June~2000~Well , Not Exactly - Some of the finer points about using your O'scope~K5CW~28 June~2000~Straight Talk about ClearSpeech - This Am-Corn speaker gets a "B" from the reviewer but also gets kept~AA6JR~31 June~2000~Exploring the Kenwood TM-D700A - Part 2: A rig for all seasons~KE8YN/4~38 July~2000~The Universal Loop - A novel, efficient.modularly constructed receiving loop antenna covering from 55 kHz to 40 MHz (or even more)~G2BZQ~10 July~2000~String Up the GPU 80 - This compact antenna could be part of your clandestiny~G2BZQ~14 July~2000~Return of the Amazin 'Hall Tree Vertical - This time for 40/30~K5CW~18 July~2000~Twinleads To Go - Keep these emergency antennas for 2m and 70cm in your glovebox~W4JC~20 July~2000~The Hybrid Vee - Revisit the original Taylor Vee - and improve it~KB5IAY,W1XU/7~22 July~2000~Tuner King Strikes Again - Part 2 - Make a basic VHF/UHF signal source from your TV/VCR tuner~W6WTU~24 July~2000~The Rocky Road to a Great Radio Club - An interview with Jeff Seligman WA2VNT/7~WA6ITF~29 July~2000~When They Say Multiband, They Mean It! - 73 reviews the Comet CA-UHV antenna~KE8YN/4~34 August~2000~Really PIC Key, PIC Key - Add memory functions to your PIC Keyer project~UY5DJ~10 August~2000~10m Junk Box Amp - More tube-type fun!~K4CRS~16 August~2000~Vaya Con (Ra)Dios - The radio amateurs of Spain - part 2: Mallorca and a side trip to the Principality of Andorra~WB2AQC~19 August~2000~Cold Fusion, Hot Speculation - OK, experimenters, get ready to do this on your kitchen table~W6HDM~28 August~2000~For the Above and Beyond Crowd - Here's a neat RF modulator/detector for use with surplus microwave SWR meters~WA4WOL~30 August~2000~A QRO Rig in a QRP Car - IC-706, meet Chevy Metro~WB8VGE~38 August~2000~Time on My Hands - And things to do with it - like write articles~W4PGI~57 August~2000~A Good Look at WinAPRS - Mark Sprout's shareware program brings a new dimension to cutting-edge fun~KE8YN/4~34 September~2000~The Cap'n Crunch LQWFER loop - This lightweight longwave antenna could become a classic~G2BZQ~10 September~2000~Generating SSB - Use this tutorial to better understand - or better build - your next project~W2GOM/7~13 September~2000~Ham Ambassadors - Will you help capture the would-be hams that could slip away?~WB6NOA~19 September~2000~School's In ! - Go on a "lecture circuit" to the local school - and promote your favorite technical hobby~WA9PYH~24 September~2000~Adopt a School - More good tips on introducing the ARS~N7MGT~28 September~2000~Read All About It ! - Part 4 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~30 September~2000~Try This Tube-Type FM Transmitter - That's FM as in broadcast radio~~34 September~2000~Inside Digital TVNCR Tuners - Part 1: How to make them work~W6WTU~54 September~2000~Windshield Auto-Wiper - This gadget provides an interesting approach to an old challenge.~~57 September~2000~Up on a Down Under Kit - The DSE K-7204 ESR/low ohms meter measures well on the 73 review-o-meter~W4QBU~37 October~2000~With Fingers Crossed - The latest on Phase 3-D~G3RWL~10 October~2000~Low-Cost P3D Antenna Setup - These three antennas are perfect for everybody~K5OE~17 October~2000~Cruising for Satellites - If you can get away with it, this is the best of both worlds~W5ACM~22 October~2000~From Russia, With Satellite - "The name is Brown, Jerry Brown."~~27 October~2000~Inside Digital TV/VCR Tuners - Part 2: Data transmitter for testing~W6WTU~30 October~2000~OSCAR-10 Antenna System - A look at the high end of the antenna spectrum~K6CCC~36 October~2000~Satellite Gateways - Time you tried one?~G3LDI~38 October~2000~Microwave P3D - Here 's all you need to know~GM4PLM~54 November~2000~Build This IP3 Test Set - A receiver 's third order input intercept point is more than just a mouthful~N2DCH~10 November~2000~Inside Digital TV/VCR Tuners - Part 3: Data receiver for testing~W6WTU~16 November~2000~A BFO for Your SW Rx - With a $ 10 Ten-Tec kit~W4PGI~22 November~2000~Super-Simple 80m Fox - Build this easy and inexpensive QRP rig, perfect for dual-band foxboxes~K0OV~24 November~2000~YOU Can Build the FoxFinder 80! - Here 's how to get started in the exciting world of 3.5 MHz ARDF~WB8WFK~29 November~2000~Add-On Digital Voltmeter - Strictly for those who love to build it themselves~KA8PHO~53 November~2000~Simple P.S. Add-One - Enhance your next power supply project with an overvoltage protector and a smart LED output level indicator~Specht~55 November~2000~73 Tests the Drake SW1 Receiver - Contact your dealer now to get one while you can~W4PGI~20 December~2000~Announcing the Yingling ET-1 - A new QRP classic~W2UW~10 December~2000~More than a Modem Monitor - Another great project~W7RXV~16 December~2000~Skinflint Lightning Arrestors - Great protection on the cheap~K8IHQ~30 December~2000~The Digital Port More New Freeware!~KB7NO~44 December~2000~The DX Forum - DX4WIN Has PSK31 Functionality~N6NR~47 December~2000~On the Go - HR Responds to a Real Emergency!~KE8YN/4~53 December~2000~Angel Voices - An unusual beam tuning experience~KC6JGS~35 December~2000~Announcing the Yingling ET-1 - A new QRP classic~W2UW~10 December~2000~Homing In - T-Hunting by the Bay~K0OV~54 January~2001~SV8 from the Geranium - Mykonos is a great DXpedition - once you get there~G3SWH~10 January~2001~Inside Digital TV/VCR Tuners - Part 5: Decimal-to-binary conversion program~W6WTU~14 January~2001~Transistor Bias: The Secret Story - Shore up some of your shaky transistor theory by taking this tutorial~W2GOM/7~18 January~2001~ATV 23cm FM Receiver - Kiwi TV - Part 1: New Zealand-style~ZL1AAN~23 January~2001~ATV Exciter - Kiwi TV - Part 2 : Latest addition to the Kiwi 23cm project~ZL1AAN~26 January~2001~Vaya Con (Ra)Dios - The radio amateurs of Spain - part 3: Madrid and Valencia~WB2AQC~29 January~2001~2000 Annual Index~73 Staff~39 February~2001~Way Cool Rocket Project, Part 1 - This 70cm rocketborne radio telemetry system is strictly for kids - NOT!~N4XVF~10 February~2001~All About Class D Amplifiers - What you do know can't hurt you~W2GOM/7~18 February~2001~Portable Personal Repeater - Handy, inexpensive, and fun!~WB6IQN~23 February~2001~Inside Digital TV/VCR Tuners - Part 6: Making your own PC boards~W6WTU~25 February~2001~Crystal Oven Controller - Build this solid state regulator for your oscillator oven assembly. Okay, it's not for everybody!~WA4WDL~32 February~2001~Need a Noise Blanker? - This impulse noise suppressor can be added to any SWL, ham, or CB receiver~Sellen~35 February~2001~Beginner's Battery Charger - A simple project to get you going~W2GOM/7~38 March~2001~Way Cool Rocket Project: Part 2 - This 70cm rocketborne radio telemetry system is strictly for kids - NOT!~N4XVF~10 March~2001~Build Yourself an NVIS - If you want to talk to the guy in the next county on HF, of course~VE2EQL~18 March~2001~Inside Digital TV/VCR Tuners - Part 7: Conclusion~W6WTU~19 March~2001~Build This Variable AC Bench Supply - If you can find a Variac transformer, that is~K8IHQ~23 March~2001~$5 Infrared Remote Tester - Build this and look like a hero~WA9PYH~26 March~2001~QRP Drives Ham Nuts - Buys "critical mass" of parts and then goes on bizarre building spree~NY9D~28 March~2001~Bookbind THIS! - Part 1 - Get organized, and save money, too~W6WTU~31 March~2001~Guessless Beam Pointing - This has been around for years, but for you newcomers~W9PJF~34 March~2001~The History of Ham Radio - Part 4: The early 1920s~W9CI~53 March~2001~Read All About It! - Part 5 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~56 April~2001~Sabah - Land Below the Wind - Come along on this DXpedition to 9M6~G3SWH~10 April~2001~Arachnida Warcum - Whatever you calf it, this WARC bands spider species is a triband delta loop well worth trying~VE3XI~16 April~2001~Way Cool Rocket Project - Conclusion - This 70cm rocketborne radio telemetry system is strictly for kids - NOT!~N4XVF~18 April~2001~Disaster Overkill - Say what you want about this ham's response to emergency preparedness - until you need him, that is~KL0XK~23 April~2001~Bookbind THIS ! - Part 2 - Get organized, and save money, too~W6WTU~29 April~2001~Read All About It! - Part 6 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~32 April~2001~The History of Ham Radio - Part 5: The first convention~W9CI~36 May~2001~Modular Remote Coax Switch - HF switching system~K8IHQ~10 May~2001~"How High's the Water, Mama?" - Packet public service project~KC7IZH~16 May~2001~Bookbind THIS! - Part 3 - Conclusion~W6WTU~32 May~2001~Hamtronics - Air Hamtronics~N6NR~44 May~2001~Kenwood - Kenwood's Hot New TS-2000 Part 1~N6NR~23 May~2001~R-121 Aviation Receiver - Air Hamtronics~N6NR~44 June~2001~EZ-Build Preselector - Use a tuning cap from an old broadcast receiver~N2DCH~10 June~2001~Bring Back the Magic! - Is this guy living in a dream world ? YOU tell US~G3LDI~20 June~2001~Read All About It! - Part 7 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~24 June~2001~The History of Ham Radio - Part 6: Across the Atlantic~W9CI SK~28 June~2001~Field Day 2000 with the Xerox ARC - Where every signal was, ahem! Easy to copy?~W6WTU~32 June~2001~Field Day Follies - Wherein some Yankee teas and some Zulus use an x-ray machine to bust up an old man's still - or something like that~K8JWR~35 June~2001~Radio Brat - A life in uniform has meant a world of contacts for this devoted op~W2GOM/7~36 June~2001~Hamfest Loser - When you put your money in your shoe, anything can start to happen~K8JWR~52 June~2001~Morse Code Decoder Chart - Not for taking the test~Byers~54 June~2001~Kenwood's Hot New TS-2000 - Part 2 - Could YOU handle all these features?~N6NR~13 June~2001~Up-'n-at-'em Stealth Vertical - The Outreach 500 was the perfect solution for this ham~WB3CEH~18 July~2001~The Antenna That Never Was - and the 4S7WHG DXpedition that ALMOST followed suit~G3SWH~10 July~2001~Power Supplies Explained - The esoteric facts~W2G0M/7~16 July~2001~QRP Asylum Update - The latest from our build-crazy ham~NY9D~23 July~2001~Your Long-Lost Transistor Notebook - Part 1 of 4~W6WTU~27 July~2001~Read All About It! - Part 8 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~ July~2001~The History of Ham Radio - Paris 7 and 8: Broadcast radio and the early '20s~W9CI~50 July~2001~Thumbs Up for ROTOR-EZ - This handy add-on fits inside your control box~K5LAD~31 August~2001~Amazon Death Flight - When these missionaries - and hams - were shot down, the official apology was too little, too late~W8NXD~10 August~2001~"CQ ET! " - The UFO Watchtower DXpedition~WA3QLW~12 August~2001~The Wall-Wart Bible - Say "Amen!" to this treatise on troubleshooting these ubiquitous supplies~KJ4W~14 August~2001~Return of the Wavemeter - Nostalgia ? Fun project? Or both?~W6WTU~19 August~2001~Your long-lost Transistor Notebook - Part 2 of 4~W6WTU~24 August~2001~"Back later today, dear. I'll be at tomorrow's hamfest in Australia"~VK3CQE,VK3LM,W8ZCF~29 August~2001~Read All About It! - Part 9 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~32 August~2001~The History of Ham Radio - Parts 9 and 10: Portable and mobile - more experimenting~W9CI~50 August~2001~Surplus: Easy Setup Portable HF Antenna - The Telex 1990 - aka AS-2259 man-pack antenna - can be a treat for amateurs~VE2EQL~27 September~2001~The Cheapest Supplies Ever - Why not put a surplus computer PS to work in your shack?~W6WTU~10 September~2001~Your Long-Lost Transistor Notebook - Part 3 of 4~W6WTU~14 September~2001~Movable Microphone Boom - Why not operate like a pro?!~W4DXV~20 September~2001~Read All About It! - Part 10 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~22 September~2001~Build This Narrowband Tunable Filter for Receiving PSK31 Signals - - or at least think about it~N2DCH~24 September~2001~One More Hospital Test - This time you play doctor~N8SUA~27 September~2001~When Computers Were Only Dreams - You read about them in 73~K1NUN~28 September~2001~Gold Is Where You Find It! - My first on-the-air experience~W2UW~31 September~2001~The History of Ham Radio - Parts 11 and 12: More 1920s, two-way trans-Atlantic, the JARU and The Hoover Conference~W9CI~50 September~2001~Build the PSK-20 WRP Kit - This transceiver is a Small Wonder~W4DXV~18 October~2001~Antenna Tuning at the Speed of Light - Build your own 8-channel fiber optic control system~WA6TLK~10 October~2001~CTCSS Encoder/Decoder Test Device - Nice article + Useful piece of equipment = Construction fun !~W6WTU~16 October~2001~Your Long-Lost Transistor Notebook - Part 4 of 4~W6WTU~21 October~2001~DTMF Remote Controlling - In somewhat fractured syntax, here's how to let your fingers do the talking~Sanati~25 October~2001~The QRP Asylum That Almost Closed - The mad building spree continues~NY9D~30 October~2001~Cleanin' and Climbin' - Hams get involved again~W6WTU~33 October~2001~Bear Island on the Air - Don't forget to use your antenna tuner~KD4PBJ~36 October~2001~SK Night - the REAL Meaning! - This guy is pretty spooky~AA2JZ~40 November~2001~Practical RF Ground Stations for AMSAT A0-40 - All you need to know~GM4PLM~11 November~2001~Microwave Antennas for A0-40 - The expert speaks~GM4PLM~17 November~2001~Modifying the TranSystem 3733 for Mode S - Get in on the fun!~KA0YOS~24 November~2001~Build the FODTrack - How about a low-cost tracking interface?~KA0YOS~26 November~2001~What IS an EasySat, Anyway? - Now you know~K5OE~29 November~2001~The PCSat APRS Satellite - More fun on the horizon~WB4APR~33 November~2001~All Aboard for ARISS - Amateur Radio in the International Space Station~KA3HDO~40 November~2001~Hamsats Awards - Join the fun!~KK5DO~46 November~2001~A Modest Proposal - Prophesied nearly a decade ago, S-band has come of age with the Oscar-40 spacecraft. With some revealing insights, here's why~G3RUH~50 November~2001~Risky Business - That's one way to describe designing our next radio amateur satellite~K5NRK~53 November~2001~AMSAT, Where to Next? - The prez tells us~VE3FRH~53 December~2001~Microwind to the Rescue! - Let the wind keep your emergency batteries charged~WA8YKN~10 December~2001~Subdivision Subterfuge - A Houston homeowner handles his hamming~KD5IDU~17 December~2001~IOTA - AS096 - That's St. Mary's Island to you~VU2SBJ~20 December~2001~Bare Bones Battery Booster - A good project - as long as you understand the dangers and limitations~N0GJ~23 December~2001~VOM Primer - This overview is helpful for beginners and old-timers alike~W2GOM/7~28 December~2001~Travels with Henryk - Part 1 - SM0JHF shares some photos - and the fun of hamming~SM0JHF~30 December~2001~Ye Olde Fishpole Vertical - Some things never change - thankfully~HL1/N8HI~32 December~2001~The Builder's Dozen - Uncommon uses for common stuff~AA2JZ~36 December~2001~IC-706 Goes to Heil - How to mate your Icom rig with an old Heil headset~W5RK~37 December~2001~Helsinki or Buzz! - No-frills tickets meant an instant junket to OH-Iand for this G3~G3SWH~38 December~2001~Beginner's PS Tester - This variable active load will do the trick~WB9VBM,N9BRL~40 December~2001~RF Inferno - Meet the new Raibeam antennas~K7GCO~24 January~2002~Build a 1.2 GHz FM Repeater - With a lot of initiative and perseverance, these hams realized success~NY9D~10 January~2002~AII-Star Expanded-Scale AC Voltmeter - Monitor your line voltage with this high-performer~K8ZOA~15 January~2002~Travels with Henryk - Part 2 - SM0JHF shares some photos - and the fun of hamming~SM0JHF~22 January~2002~VTVMs and FETVMs - Theory and practice~W2GOM/7~24 January~2002~The ABCs of IRCs - Just what ARE International Reply Coupons, anyway?~G3SWH~27 January~2002~Build This Simple Electronic Keyer - One of the nicest little projects we've seen~Sellen~55 January~2002~The Peet Brothers Ultimeter 2000 - A weather station with hams in mind~KE8YN/0~35 January~2002~2001 annual Index~73 Staff~31 February~2002~Weather Sat Tracking is Awesome! - Real science means real fun for 8 to 12-year-olds!~VK2BXX~10 February~2002~Not Simply Another Keyer! - That's right! It's better~W2GOM/7~16 February~2002~Direct-Mount "J" Antenna for 440 MHz HTs - If you're looking for better performance~W4JC~21 February~2002~New Life for a Pierson KE-93 - Part 1 of 3~W6WTU~24 February~2002~Lamps from Tubes - For fun and profit - and gifts!~WA2OKZ~28 February~2002~LOPs to Think About - Come aboard for a great surplus find~W1RO/7~31 February~2002~The Saga of Archie & Tillie - otherwise known as Elmer~AA2JZ~35 February~2002~QRP Internet Computing - Fast, powerful, secure~KC0IZI~37 February~2002~Inkjet QSLs the Easy Way - Basic techniques for basic cards~KE8YN/0~38 February~2002~Your Own Owner's Manual - Are you recording project accomplishments in a logical fashion for future reference?~AA2JZ~56 March~2002~Switched Mode Power Supplies - Get out your calculator and have some fun~W2GOM/7~10 March~2002~Vent-a-Fume - This project has produced more than its share of fans~AA2JZ~17 March~2002~New Life for a Pierson KE-93 - Part 2 of 3~W6WTU~19 March~2002~Travels with Henryk - Part 3 - East meets West in the north~SM0JHF~24 March~2002~One Repeater to Go, Please! - Another emergency tip from 73 's Disaster Master~KE8YN/0~27 March~2002~Understanding the CWTHA - This technical reprint about resonant contrawound toroidal helixes is good food for thought~Hansen~31 March~2002~Snakebit! - A radio tale about the importance of getting things right the first time~WD9APU~36 March~2002~Elmers Applaud Ham Ambassador Program - Progress!~WB6NOA~55 March~2002~MFJ's 1899T Portable Antenna - Great for the Yaesu FT-817 or any other QRP rig~K7UGO~33 April~2002~Ham Window Dressing - If this nifty car frequency display doesn't draw gawks, nothing ever will~Rynone~10 April~2002~SOS, SOS, Titanic! - Radio operators' courage still inspires amateurs~Garcia~14 April~2002~Does Your Junk Box Runneth Over? - A true junkie explains how to get a grip~W6WTU~19 April~2002~New Life for a Pierson KE-93 - Part 3 of 3~W6WTU~22 April~2002~The Call of the Maldives - 8Q7WH, that is~G3SWH~25 April~2002~Easy-Build Project of the Month - This time: 400 kHz AC low pass filter for 120 VAC 60 Hz line filtering~K8IHQ~29 April~2002~Tesla : Inventor of Radio and Modern Day AC - (Marconi & Edison notwithstanding.)~Brand,Watts,W8AHB~31 April~2002~Mt. Wilson Travelogue - Join this private tour of one of America 's most famous observatories~W6WTU~38 May~2002~Build This Commercial-Quality Counter - Part 1 of 2~K81HQ~10 May~2002~How I Build "Modified Ugly" - "Maul-style" construction?~AA2JZ~14 May~2002~Unmasking the Long Ranger - dBm meter range extender~N2DCH~18 May~2002~Travels with Henryk - Part 4 - All ashore at Malta~SM0JHF~24 May~2002~Keying to a Different Drummer - Simplicity for pennies~W2GOM/7~27 May~2002~Restoring an HQ-140-X Part 1 - (Hammarlund rig)~W6WTU~29 May~2002~Relative RF Power Meter - Add this to your shack's arsenal!~KC5MFY~34 May~2002~Voltage Control for Your Mobile Rig On all night? - This is for you!~W4MEA~37 May~2002~An Ounce Of - Upgrade your "radio Insurance."~K7SUB~38 June~2002~Roll Your Own RF Transformers - But don't get TOO wound up in it~K8ZOA~12 June~2002~Build This Commercial-Quality Counter - Part 2 of 2~K8IHQ~20 June~2002~Temp-Controlled Solder Station - Improve your bench~AA2JZ~25 June~2002~Restoring an HQ-140-X Part 2 - (Hammarlund rig)~W6WTU~27 June~2002~Travels with Henryk - Part 5 - The niceties of Norway~SM0JHF~31 June~2002~Glow, Little Glo-Bar - High-power RF dummy load~K8IHQ~33 June~2002~Icom Interface, Texas-Style 0 Mod for 706/706MKII owners~W5RK~35 June~2002~Windowsill Mount for Verticals - For an antenna in December 2001 issue~HL1/N8HI~36 June~2002~Techniques Time Line - Evolution of construction practices~W6WTU~52 July~2002~YOU Can Build This VLF to HF Loop Receiving Antenna - Part 1 of 3~K8ZOA~10 July~2002~Ladder Crystal Filters for NBFM - Some tricks of the trade from the OM who literally wrote the book~N2DCH~16 July~2002~Easy-Build Project of the Month - How about this prototyping bench DC PS?~K8IHQ~20 July~2002~Tesla's Champions - Everybody should have some supporters like these~W8AHB~24 July~2002~Make Your Own VHF DX! - Need a neat club activity?~WB9YBM~29 July~2002~The 21st-Century Scrounger - The end products justify the means - or something like that~N8PTG~32 July~2002~Travels with Henryk - Part 6 - Portuguese hospitality at its best~SM0JHF~35 July~2002~What Amateur Radio Means to Me - Do you feel the same way?~KD5IDU~37 July~2002~Too Many Projects to Build - Listen up, as a solder-stupefied ham reveals how to reach this nirvanic state~AA2JZ~55 July~2002~Great Gift Idea! - Check out this LED super-system~WB6NOA~38 August~2002~YOU Can Build This VLF to HF Loop Receiving Antenna - Part 2 of 3~K8ZOA~10 August~2002~Vacuum Tubes: Romance and Reality - A (mostly) glowing tale~W8QYR~16 August~2002~2 m/70 cm Quad Revisited - Part 1 - Tryout this new, improved update to a CQ article~K8IHQ~19 August~2002~Twisted Tale : The Dial File - Ever wonder how dials evolved? Well, read this anyway~W6WTU~23 August~2002~Twin for Two - Give this home-made twin loop for 2m a try - and be surprised~AC6XJ~30 August~2002~This Thing Called Wire-Wrap - Whether you refer to it as a technique, a technology, or just plain old-fashioned, wire-wrapping is still valuable to know~K8IHQ~32 August~2002~Travels with Henryk - Part 7 - Hams in the Aland Islands OH0~SM0JHF~36 August~2002~Read All About It! - Part 11 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~39 August~2002~The Hamfest From Hell - Are you in this story?~Annonymous~40 August~2002~The Write Stuff - Here's a work-at-home scheme that is no scam~AA2JZ~41 September~2002~Amplifier Testbench Report - Here's a look at broadband amps that's packed with useful insight~K8ZOA~10 September~2002~2m/70 cm quad Revisited - Part 2 - Try out this new, improved update to a CQ article (July 1999)~K8IHQ~18 September~2002~General-Purpose Interface Board for the ISA Bus - A simple, inexpensive alternative for interfacing real-time, Home-Brewed applications to the PC~AB2LX~20 September~2002~Inside a Lampkin - More secrets of deviant behavior~W6WTU~26 September~2002~YOU Can Build This VLF to HF Loop Receiving Antenna - Part 3 of 3~K8ZOA~32 September~2002~"CQ Lidsville, CQ..." - Are you in one of these QSOs?~~34 September~2002~FAIRS in Dominica - As the saying goes, it was a tough job, but somebody had to do it~KK4WW,et al~38 October~2002~IF Test Box - A real "can"-do project~AA2JZ~10 October~2002~Mobile Ham Repeater - Isn't it time your club had one?~W6WTU~14 October~2002~Inside Today's Kit Biz - An interview with Marshall Emm N1FN~KF6FJU~23 October~2002~Close Encounters of the 5R Kind - Our Fearless Phil moseys out to Madagascar~G3SWH~27 October~2002~What's in a Name? - Badge, that is? A cabin fever cure-all~AA2JZ~33 October~2002~Letter From the Other Side - Re: Celebrating the bisesquicentennial of a shocking event~K8JWR~35 October~2002~Saving the Fleet - Of batteries, that is~Buchmann~36 October~2002~The History of Ham Radio - Part 13 - Birth of the Wouff Hong~W9CI SK~38 October~2002~CPR for Your ARC - How to revive the local club~N8OMW~52 October~2002~QSL Archiving Made Easy - A Pioneering way~NL7ZW~53 November~2002~Your Turn for a Coil Winder - The Gingery Universal Coil Winder can be an easy and handy - addition to your bench~K8ZOA~10 November~2002~Multiple CW Filters - Here are some clear descriptions and examples of how you can set up an active audio filter~W2GOM/7~16 November~2002~Automotive Battery Voltage Monitor - Interesting to analyze, simple to build~KC5MFY~20 November~2002~Travels with Henryk - Part 9 - CQ de Havana~SM0JHF~22 November~2002~I Love My 80m Loop! - And you will, too!~KL7JR~25 November~2002~No Place Like Ohm - A little refresher on the basis for most of what we do~W2GOM/7~28 November~2002~Solid State Junk Box Thermometers - Everybody needs one of these~W6WTU~30 November~2002~Going Over a Gonset G-77 - A transmitter from me old days (well, 1957) gets tested and evaluated~W6WTU~33 November~2002~Read All About It! - Part 12 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald~K8JWR~37 November~2002~The History of Ham Radio - Part 14: The Hoover era comes to an end~W9CI SK~39 December~2002~Commercial-Quality Function Generator - Will you outlive it - or vice versa ?~K8IHO~10 December~2002~Shedding Some light on Dimmers - Why not put one of these triacs to use?~W2GOM/7~22 December~2002~Eager for Meager - Try an 11m vertical on 160~AD1B~24 December~2002~Shack Switch for Foot Fetishists - Not that it's THAT kinky~WA2OKZ~27 December~2002~Ashore at Sacrifice Rock! - The saga of a masterful DXpedition~VU2SBJ~28 December~2002~Hamfest Success Formula - How to make sure your 'fest is a success~K9TBG~36 December~2002~Read All About It! - Part 13 of good stuff from The Herman Herald~K8JWR~58 January~2003~Build This Amazing ESR Meter - A simple project for everybody's shack~K8ZOA~10 January~2003~K.I.S.S. Trickle Charger - And the ABCs of battery maintenance~K9TRG~19 January~2003~Experimenting with Hall-Effect Sensors - For fun and knowledge~W6WTU~25 January~2003~On the Face of It, A Good Idea - How to ace those finishing touches on your Home-Brewed pride-and-joys~AA2JZ~29 January~2003~Travels with Henryk - Part 9 - The Dominican Republic, where the main mode is merengue~SM0JHF~35 January~2003~2m FM Ham History 101 - It's time you got your degree~K1NUN~38 January~2003~To the Rescue - A story about 2m and winches - we hope~KE6FBO~40 February~2003~Cheap & Easy Portable HF Vertical - Try this medium-weight, sturdy, neat, visually pleasing, fun to use~K8MKB~10 February~2003~Troubleshooting Computer Power Supplies - Rule # 1: Be careful~W6WTU~14 February~2003~Build This Simple SMT Station - Dinner and a movie ? How about pizza and a project?~AA2JZ~23 February~2003~How's That Thing Really Work, Anyway? - Part 1: Receivers~AA2JZ~25 February~2003~Warblemania - and other QRP afflictions~NY9D~27 February~2003~Breakdown in Cape Town - The surprise activity on this little jaunt turns out to be not just on the air~G3SWH~30 February~2003~Hamfest Survival Guide - So that you can live to 'fest another day~WB9YBM~33 February~2003~Radio Comm in the French and Indian War - Anything 's possible when the Military Radio Collectors Association holds its annual meet~K0RMK~34 February~2003~CQ Sooner Spring - An emergency preparedness drill that was more than OK~NB5N,Cox~36 February~2003~Lifeline for Your Driftmaster - How to stabilize a boat anchor~W1TLZ~39 March~2003~Build Your DREAM Antenna - As in Dual-suspension, Removable, Easy-to-build, Amateur-radio, Multiple-band, 10 meter mobile antenna system~AC3L~10 March~2003~All Keyed Up - Over this neat project~K8ZOA~14 March~2003~Junkbox Telephone Recording Adapter - Caught on tape~KC5MFY~21 March~2003~Meter Made - Here's how to recycle those VU meters in old stereos~N2DCH~23 March~2003~Autobiography of Everyham - Part 1 - How many times do you see yourself in this story?~WB9YBM~26 March~2003~All About Electronics Frustration - Or, What to do when neighborly theory meets neighborly reality~W6WTU~35 March~2003~Travels with Henryk - Part 10 - Lithuania: "elementary essence of our hobby."~SM0JHF~38 March~2003~Front and Center - How to use your computer to make personalized front panels~AA2JZ~40 April~2003~Right Fancy CPO - A keyer from My Kid Brother~K8MKB~10 April~2003~Ham's Handy Heat Hunter - Let this temperature probe take your shack's temperatures~KC5MFY~20 April~2003~Ozzie's Jupi-Loop - Use an aircore balun with your Ten-Tee Jupiter~W5RK~23 April~2003~Ishmod Update - Trams~Whipple~24 April~2003~Travels with Henryk - Part 11 - Adoring the Azores~SM0JHF~27 April~2003~The Interrelationship of the Coriolis Force, the Helix Effect, and So-called Einstein Antennas - As usual, 73 takes you right to the cutting edge of, er, science~WA0KKC~29 April~2003~Autobiography of Everyham - Part 2 - How many times do you see yourself in this story?~WB9YBM~30 April~2003~Hamfest Improvement 101 - How to make things better for everybody~WB9YBM~35 April~2003~Pluses and Minuses of "Smart" Batteries - We charged one of the world's leading experts with explaining, and here's his plug, er, report~Buchmann~37 May~2003~Tunable Broadcast Band Filter - Another great project from K8ZOA~K8ZOA~10 May~2003~How to Avoid a Disaster Disaster - And how about putting the field back in Field Day?~WB9YBM~22 May~2003~Ready, Set, Don't Go? - The time for preparation to be a meaningful participant in the next emergency situation is before the event occurs~AA2JZ~23 May~2003~'Quaker Oaths - In 1989, the ARS came through. Is it still ready?~WA6ITF~24 May~2003~Ham vs. Power Outage - Here's a solution that will warm your heart - as well as your wife's toes~WA9PYH~26 May~2003~Travels with Henryk - Part 12 - Have some Madeira, m'dear?~SM0JHF~34 May~2003~How's That Thing Really Work, Anyway? - Part 2: Transmitters~AA2JZ~37 May~2003~The History of Ham Radio - Part XV~W9CI~39 June~2003~QRP Antenna Showdown - What's the best antenna to use with your QRP rig?~K7UGQ~10 June~2003~Field Day 2002: Out on Our Own - Can you spell duct tape?~WA9PYH~14 June~2003~Now Hear This! - Home-Brew yourself a magnetic headphone~N4HCJ~18 June~2003~Yes, I Built Sixteen Log Periodic Antennas! - Part 1: Theory and tests~W4AEO~20 June~2003~Travels with Henryk - Part 13 - Borneo hams strut their stuff~SM0JHF~30 June~2003~Reverse Breakdown Voltage Measurement Adapter - Build this simple project for your bench~KC5MFY~34 June~2003~73 's DX Dynasty Award List~Staff~38 July~2003~Inside the ARRL - the REAL Story - Show this to your ARRL Director if you want ham radio to survive~K2QAI~10 July~2003~World Radiosport Team Championships - 2002 - A photoreport~SM0JHF~14 July~2003~Getting Back a Gertsch - Adventures in refurbishing a Singer-Gertsch FM-9 frequency/deviation meter~W6WTU~18 July~2003~Yes, I Built Sixteen log Periodic Antennas! - Part 2: Assembly~W4AEO~24 July~2003~ Batteries to the Max! - An expert tells us how to get the most out of 'em~Buchmann~32 July~2003~A Sorry Solder Tale - If you're a masochist, figuring out how to bulk-solder will be great fun~WB8VGE~35 July~2003~Morse-by-Mouth - A unique way to master the code?~K6KSR~39 July~2003~A Tale of the Tape - (You think)~AA2JZ~41 July~2003~Daddy's Girl - How a ham license became a ticket, to grow up~KE3KH~42 July~2003~Inside the Wristlin X2X FRS/GMRS Wristwatch Communicator - where your ace reviewer has the time of his life~KB1UM~29 August~2003~Clamp-on DC Ammeter - A project suitable for ham radio ? Of cores~W6WTU~10 August~2003~The Ins and Outs of Parts Substitution - Part 1: Understanding the basics~W6WTU~18 August~2003~How to Check Transistors with an Ohmmeter - Or: Let's cheat~W9QKC~23 August~2003~Two Monitors Are Better Than One - Run tandem screens and really impress 'em~W6PNW~25 August~2003~Travels with Henryk - Part 14 - Do Not Pass Go~SM0JHF~26 August~2003~Easy Audio Tracer - How does this project sound?~AA2JZ~28 August~2003~G.I.Joe and Mr.Morse - Try telling the military that Morse code is dead~K7LTC~30 August~2003~MFJ and the CW Jedi - An iambic beginner tries out the MFJ-564 paddle~N3PRT~34 September~2003~Just Hang 'er Up - Clear out your closets with this fun WARC triband dipole~W4DAN~10 September~2003~Portable Pulse Generator - Build this pocket-size test instrument that's useful in a wide variety of lab and service tasks~Sellen~13 September~2003~Be a Caribbean HEARO - How about a little mini-DX from the USVI?~W9CGI~18 September~2003~73 Repaired My TV - Thanks, guys!~W6MIK~22 September~2003~The Ins and Outs of Parts Substitution - Part 2 : Specific devices~W6WTU~26 September~2003~Simple Test Circuits - Here are some fun little projects from a veteran Poptronics contributor~KI5AZ~31 September~2003~Test Time for the SG-2020 Transceiver - If operating were anymore fun, it would be illegal!~W4PGI~34 September~2003~Study Guides That Pass the Test - Presenting a review of the best books on basic radio.~K5MLG~39 September~2003~Fruit Bits - Three morsels from W7RXVs extensive platter - or would that be "patter"?~W7RXV~56 September~2003~Are Your Batteries Corroding? - Don't let it eat away at you~W6APZ~57