73 Amateur Radio Today – July 1996
Issue Contents:
Ham Shack Test Equipment
– What you really need based on the authors 47 years of experience …… KB4ZGC 10
Garbage In-No Garbage Out
– Turn hardware store purchases into a cavity filter for satellite and 2m reception …… AA6NG 12
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Shack
– Strange stories from the world of hamdom! …… W3UWH 16
Receiver Pre-amplifiers
– The pros and cons of these little signal boosters …… K4IPV 17
Weather Control and Mind Control
– Science fiction? Well it’s science but not fiction! …… W1XU 18
Persistence Wins
– Nothing ventured etc …… KK5LU 21
How Much Are Those Decibels Worth?
– A survey of amplifier costs and the resulting S-units …… WA4BLC 30
The JB Keyer
– A low-tech solution to good keying …… KU8K 31
Lubricating a Transceiver’s Fan Motor
– Cut down on background noise and prolong the motors life …… NZ9E 38
The 2m Quad Project
– Here’s a great antenna project for your club …… W7KZE 44
JPS Communications NIR-12
– DSP? Yes you need it! …… WB2QLL 22
The MFJ 20 Meter SSB Rig
– More fun in the sun …… AC4HF 26
The BASIC Stamp
– Wait ’til you read about this fabulous new toy! …… WB2SRF 28
CMOS Super Keyer 3
– “State of-the-art-kit us a bargin!” …… AA0XI/vK5FN 80
Home-brew Whip Antennas
…… KB4ZGC 34
Just Who Did Invent Radio?
…… W5UOJ 40
Repeater Coordination
…… W5UOJ 42
Life After Your No-codeTech License and Handheld
…… VE3WMF 46
Communications Simplified Part 7
…… K2OAW 64
Where Am I?
…… White 74
73 Amateur Radio Today – July 1996
