73 Amateur Radio Today – August 1978
Issue Contents:
Radio Row Revisited
– it’s alive and well in Tokyo …… W8JJO 26
How To Work Europe With An HT
– hint: requires trans-atlantic plane fare …… WB9PYM 28
What? CB Repeaters?!
– perfectly legal too …… WA4EOX 34
A Complete X-band Transmitter
– easv to build ……W1SNN 38
Shock!!!
– what to do when Thor’s hammer falls …… McAlister 44
The PVC Portable
– a “go anywhere” 2m ground plane …… WA6RJK 48
The Amazing Mobile life Preserver
– simple but effective …… W2EVM 51
Power line DX
-(almost) wireless remote control …… N2CX 52
Ruddy Good Show!
-2 meters in the Mother Country …… G3WDI 58
Rock Steady
– touchtone! stability for Heath’s HW-2021 …… WA5RON 60
In the Eye of the Beholder
– ugly transformers make beautiful power supplies …… WB6JYK 64
The End of Rf Feedback
– here’s how the pros do it …… K4TWJ 72
The Heavyweight
– a keyer base that stays put …… K9MX 74
Sleight of Hand
– getting 12 V from 24-v transformers …… K4SE 76
CD to 10
– part IX: a pair of Radio Shack rigs …… WB2UYI 78
In Search Of Stability
– temperature-compensated crystal oscillators …… Burhans 80
On Your Mark!
– RTTY tips for the TS-820 …… WA4KIL K4FK 82
A WWV Primer
– become a calibration freak …… W8FX/4 84
The Swiss Fork Special
– half-a-beam space saver …… Staff 90
The End of the Rat’s Nest
– a sensible operating console …… WB9FRM 92
2001 -3
– a ham odyssey …… WA5SNZ 94
The Kalculating KIM-l
– calculator versatility for any KIM …… Lasher 100
A No-cost Digital Clock
– use your programmable calculator …… N8RK
The BASICs of L-Network Design
– your micro makes it simple …… K7SBK 108
Hung Up On Autopatch?
– build this frustration fighter …… WA6THG 112
Updating the Wilson 1402
– making a good rig better …… WA9RAQ 114
Quick Check For TT Pads
– test for flea market bargains …… K3BPP 115
The Op Amp Beam Heading Indicator
– modernize your antenna system …… K0BV
Super Charger
– keeps nicads up to snuff …… WA7YGB 120
HW-l0l Owners Check This!
– RIT mod for the good old HW-101 …… HB9BLU 126
Sidetone Is A Must
– improves your fist enormously …… VE3EKR 128
The Tiny Tone Repeater Saver
– super-small tone burst system …… W4VGZ 132
Dispense It Right!
– simple tips for wire and cord …… W4RVO 141
Ham Radio Is NOT A Rich Man’s Hobby
– another myth exploded …… WA6NCX/l 142
The Toggled 22
– simplified program for your IC-22S …… Fletcher 148
Custom-make Your Key Paddle
– the iambic Zephyr …… W6JB 150
Don’t Let Your Battery Die
– extend its life with this simple timer …… WB8TXG 151
New Life For Double Sideband!
– awake ye pioneers and get cracking …… K1IO 152
Time And Tide -digitally
– march to a different drummer …… WA1TNG 156
The Sneaky J
– for cliff dwellers and other unfortunates …… W8FX/4 160
The End of Autopatch Embarrassment
– don’t get caught with your Micoder down …… W4CUG 168
The “Do It All” Digital Clock
– it’s even programmable …… K6UGT 176
More CW Fun With Break-in Keying
– how it works …… WB0KTH 180
Poor Man’s Cruise Control
– better than the commercial jobs …… W9CGI 184
73 Amateur Radio Today – August 1978
