73 Amateur Radio Today – December 1987
Issue Contents:
Welcome Newcomers!
– A “read-this-first” for budding hams …… KA1HY 5
History of the ICOM 2AT
– The world ‘s most popular handheld …… KT2B 18
ICOM BP-4 Charging Adapter
– Our technical editor beats the system …… WB9RRT 20
Yaesu FT-209 Modifications
– Expanding your HT’s horizon …… KD2WA 26
Buyer’s Guide to Handhelds
– A little help from your friends at 73 …… NA5E 28
History of Hand-held Communications
– Their place in western civilization …… 2MFM 30
Mobile Extender Using VOX Control
– Wire up your transceiver to jump over mountains …… K6YDW 44
Make VIC Talk
– This little chip offers big benefits …… WA4DSO 50
Battery Charger
– A handy NiCd power project …… N0FNF 52
Remote Base Control
– Work DX from your HT …… K9EID 106
EXTRA! EXTRA!
– Icom Frequency Privilege Chart …… Staff 103
DX Prefix list
…… Staff 104
The Kenwood 215-a Handheld
– High-class hand-held hamming …… N1BLH 13
The Kenwood 205A
– Affordable personal communications …… NA5E 14
The Alinco ALX-2T Mini-handheld
– A big contender in the featherweight class …… KA1HY 16
ICOM’s 12AT
– Breaking new ground on 23 cm …… KT2B 22
The First Dual-band HT
– A look at the Yaesu FT-727R panel by panel …… KA1HY 24
Power Play Comparison
– RF Concepts’ RFC 2-23 and the Tokyo Hi-power HL-37V 30-watt 144-mHz Power Amplifiers …… KT2B 34
The Banker
– A memorable accessory for the Kenwood TS-940S/aT …… NA1A 42
73 Amateur Radio Today – December 1987
