73 Amateur Radio Today – January 1984
Issue Contents:
Breakthrough in Boston: The Birth of Crosslinking
– Wl1UKZ built this box. It’s small and it works. The question is whether you’re ready for it …… W1UKZ 10
Grenada Log
– With a body-bag rig and gas from a bike a ham hustled home the news. Here’s history happening …… K1XR N8RK 20
Instant Pane Relief
– This is the only notch filter for windows we’ve ever seen. If you can figure it out you’ll beat the feedline flu …… KC8UD 22
Sound Off!
– Here’s the perfect S-meter add-on for the repeater that has everything. The higher the beep the better the signal …… K3JML 28
Some Alarming Techniques
– These burglar-proof circuits will stump second-story men and amaze possible thieves-as well as you …… WA4CCA 32
Join the Packet-radio Revolution -part III
– Don’t mess up. Packet protocols and procedures are all-important says WA7GXD and he’s been right so far …… WA7GXD 36
The CW Stationmaster
– Regeneration turns the worst signal into a CW symphony. And that’s not all you get when you build this station accessory …… W4RNL 46
Top Drawer Micro-style
– Building circuits is fun but drawing them isn’t. Let your Apple do the drafting …… K3LF 56
Trade Secrets of Mobile Installation
– Mounting a rig In your car is not as hard as it seems. Find out how the pros do it …… K4TWJ 64
Around and Around and Around
– There’s got to be a better way to wind your coils to specs. Build the Q-meter and get the exact inductance you need …… N7APE 70
On the Move with 10 FM!
– These modifications for Comtronix and Azden rigs will get you on your feet in a hurry …… W7AR 84
Thank You for Listening
– Build this simple speech expander and stop shouting. Your DX friends will thank you and the QSLs will roll in…… VE1BZJ 86
Secrets of Nicads
– Nicad batteries will save you money. Or will they? …… WB2FYW 88
The Edison Effect
– American inventor Thomas Edison is remembered for his array of electrical firsts. But lesser known is his invention of the first wireless telegraph …… WB2MVK 90
73 Amateur Radio Today – January 1984
