73 Amateur Radio Today – February 1972
Issue Contents:
Tuning Mr. Morse’s Key
– Six whole pages on adjusting a key? Ridiculous! …… W6AJZ 15
CW as seen by
– Social Commentary …… W6EIF 20
A Solid State High Frequency Regenerative Receiver
-el cheapo receiver using one IC …… W6JTT 23
Headsets And Ham Radio
– Why you should throw away a lot of money on good headphones …… W6DDB 25
The Perfect CW Signal
– Eliminate keying transients …… W6YBP 31
Tips For Raising Your Code Speed To 20 WPM
– Extra here we come! …… W7OXD 35
Why Not Try QRP?
– Win the 1000 mile per watt award …… WA8MCQ 41
VHF Dummy Load Wattmeter
– But will it ever replace the antenna? …… K9STH 46
An Experimental Sweep Oscillator
– Replace your vfo with this gem! …… W9ZTK 49
Who Can’t Learn The Code?
– Anyone; anyone at all can learn code …… W0HFK 53
The Greater Dipper
– 13 – 200 MHz simple dipper …… WA0AYP 55
CW DX On 1/2 Watt
– Enjoy QRP with this 1 watt rig …… KL7FSX 57
20-60W 1-4 Band TX
– Two-tube CW transmitter. Tubes? …… G3OGR 59
A Look At Oscillator Kits
– You can still buy a lot for $2.95 …… K1CLL 63
The Saga of Mikes And Earphones
– Fascinating fundamentals …… W2FEZ 70
Quick And Easy PNP/nPN Transistor Sorter
– Why sorter gadet is this? …… W2EEY 73
Self-contained Reflected Power And CW Monitor
– Two gadgets in one unit …… W2AOO 75
Using & Improving The Ten-tee Transceiver Modules
– Ten-tec oh Ten-tec where are your ads? …… W2EEY 77
Ham Hospitality a la Latin
– The brotherhood of amateur radio …… WB4SNC 85
General Class Questions and Answers: Part I
– More up to the minute questions for the FCC study course …… K5JKX 89
Circuits Circuits Circuits – Circuits
…… Staff 97
Modified Heathkit HW-16 CW Transceiver
– Making a good rig even better …… WA3PRV 101
The Automatic Transmission Line Tuner
– Takes four transistors …… K3QKO 107
Keyboard Morse Generator
– Be the first on your block with one …… W5VFZ 113
