73 Amateur Radio Today – July 1981
Issue Contents:
Dayton Dilemma ’81
– which new gear do you buy? …… KA1LR 22
The Fun-ceiver
– easy-to-build companion to February’s QRP Fun-mitter …… WA0RBR 32
Review: The Kenwood TS-130s
– a good rig done better …… KA1LR 38
Review: The NCG-15 SSB/cW Monoband Transceiver
– moving tale of mobile hamming …… KA1LR 42
The Incredible Shrinking Antenna
– give your vertical a top hat …… W1GV/4 44
Review: The Micro Control Specialties Mark 3CR
– a hassle-free repeater that does it all …… KA1LR 46
Review: Radio Amateur’s License Manual
– don’t memorize learn! …… N8RK 48
The CCD Antenna- Another Look
– theoretical justification and answers to some frequently asked questions …… W4FD W4ATE 50
The History of Ham Radio
– part XVI …… W9CI 58
Review: The Radio Amateur’s Conversation Guide
…… KA1LR 65
Aerial Heirlooms
– towers from the past…… AK0Q 66
Amateur Telemetry
– monitor your repeater’s vital signs with this simple system…… W2FPP 72
Rallying the HP-55
– gentlemen start your calculators! …… Lutz 80
Icing on the IC-2A Cake
– nonstandard offsets for Icom’s hand-held …… WA4TEM 84
Flexible Couplings
– for every project there is a reason turn turn turn …… WB6CZW 90
The Bobtail Curtain: Round Three
– wherein this author turns two previous articles upside down …… W6RCL 92
The Micro-generator
– this diminutive device has a price tag as small as its size …… WA3RJS 94
Grandma Packs a Seabag
– lady ham takes to the high seas …… K7NZA 102
Review: The Datong ASP Speech Processor
– will this give you a British accent? …… W8YA 118
73 Amateur Radio Today – July 1981
