73 Amateur Radio Today – December 1978
Issue Contents:
A DXer’s Dream Vacation
– try sunny Montserrat …… WB6JPZ 30
Close Encounters
– the eyes of Texans are upon them …… K8NQN 36
The Schizophrenic Triangle
– a split-personality radiator …… WA4JTJ 44
From CW to Computers
– a digital modulation primer …… N6RY 48
A 28 Cent Touchtone Mod
– something for (almost) nothing …… W9CGI 56
Space Age Surplus
– your own Saturn V? …… Endress Endress 60
An X-band Transceiver
– more 10-gHz fun …… W1SNN 64
SSTV Recorder Controller
– replaces your index finger …… K3JML 82
Receiver Diseases
– and how to Cure them …… K4IPV 90
Autophasing for WEFAX
– preserve your mental health …… Cawthon 96
The Lunch Counter
– eat it up …… WA4PIN 105
Confessions of a Stripper
– confirmed junkor tells all …… K5GNZ 114
Tuned Feeders and Other Good Stuff
– who needs coax? …… W0VM 118
Build a Realistic S-meter
– “you’re S9 + 40 OM!” …… DJ3NW 126
Wow! A Good Portable Receiver!
– thanks Panasonic! …… WA2EJT 130
The XITEX Video Terminal
– a quiet alternative to your Model 15 …… AH6AQ 132
Light Up Your Life
– the 2036 glows digital …… WA4NUE 136
High Seas Adventure-ham Style
– part III …… WA6FEI 142
Whither Microcomputers?
– a pro looks ahead …… WB2HJD 148
SSTV Meets SWTPC: Part 2
– micro-enhanced pictures …… K6AEP 152
A Multi-memory Morse Machine
– using a Motorola micro …… WA8TIW 160
“This is Your Computer Speaking”
– how to dial up your micro …… Sorrels 164
RTTY with the KIM
– one more step …… VE1AKL 170
DX Delight
– a do-it-all program …… WA4VQD N3NN 174
Big Max Attacks
– it’s W2DU vs. K4KI in the battle of the bazooka …… W2DU 182
The Packet Radio Revolution
– pioneers take note! …… VE2PY 192
This Voltage Standard Is Precise!
– and makes calibration a snap …… WB6NTR 200
The 22S Goes Digital
– add 7-segment displays …… KH6IEL 206
WARC ’79 Preview
– showdown in Geneva …… WA9MZS 212
The “Flim-flam” Factor
– another biased article …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 216
Build the Flexi-filter
– a very active device …… W3QVZ 222
The Klassic Kilowatt
– four 811As do it …… K4TWJ 226
Ham Radio Goes to School
– 10-year-olds love it …… N2CF 230
What’s Your uF?
– a six-digit answer …… K5BTV 234
Fail-safe
– protecting repeater batteries …… WA7DPX 250
Code-practice Oscillators
– an exhaustive report …… W6GXN 256
PCs Are Easy
– step-by-step details …… VE3CGE 270
The Games People Play
– why not hams? …… WB3EUG 274
An Improved HV Tube Socket
– easy modification …… Miller 287
73 Amateur Radio Today – December 1978
