73 Amateur Radio Today – February 1984
Issue Contents:
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
Construct the Minuteman Timer
– As faithful as a grandfather cock. This timer tells when to ID – and when not to …… KA8QBQ 14
The Secret of Remote Control
– In Inside those miniature planes lie some sophisticated circuits …… WB3BQO 18
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
Strictly for FM Deviates
– Ever wonder how the- modulation is on your FM rig? Try this simple deviation meter and find out …… KA8OBL 36
Build a Better Hamfest
– These hints from 25 years of experience will help make your event a success …… Housholder 40
Caveman Radio
– With underground inductive transmission 300 feet is almost DX …… W9MKV 42
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
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
Op Art
– Include the ubiquitous op amp in your next circuit KC0EW tells how …… KC0EW 62
Put the DX World on a Screen
– Everything you need to know about a country can be at your fingertips you need is a VIC-20 and this program …… WB7RIX 69
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
73 Amateur Radio Today – February 1984
