73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1986

73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1986 with Index

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Issue Contents:

Just the FAX Ma’am

– Check out NOAA’s eyes in the sky with this one-chip weather FAX decoder for your C-64 …… WB8TPD 24

Make the Switch to PIN Diodes

– Unbelievably fast PIN diodes can drag your tube-bound transceiver into the 80s with silent switching …… OA4KO/YV5 28

Shoestring Shortwave

– Remember when rigs were built on pine bases? Try KICLL’s converter for old time’s sake …… K1CLL 34

The End of the Rope

– Some days you just want to mail your license back to the FCC …… K9AZG 38

A Simple Way to Measure SSB PEP

– Sure anybody can do it on CW but what about that dancing voice envelope …… W5VSR 40

Microwave Building Blocks: The I-f Amplifier

– What used to take a rack of tubes can now be done on one tiny chip …… WB6IGP 42

The DXer’s SCF

– It’s deadly sharp doesn’t ring and needs no alignment. Is this switched capacitor filter the ultimate station accessory …… NB9K 46

One Band One Transistor

– Carry your 75m net around in your pocket …… WB2EUF 54

On the road:

– The DSE 440-mHz mobile transceiver …… WB6PHE 18

See the band:

– Heathkit’s HOA-5404-1 Pan Adapter …… N1BLH 20

73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1986 with Index

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