73 Amateur Radio Today – Table of Contents – All Issues
73 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1960
Audio Booster
– A three transistor amplifier that hooks across the mike to give you more talk power for SSB or AM without distortion …… K5JKX/6Something New in FM
– Using the new varicap as a FM modulator …… W7CSD 10Bantam Converters
– Two-tube VHF converters for 50-108-144-152-220 MHz bands …… W9DUT 12Risky Hobby
– How to fall off your tower for fun and profit …… K9AMD 16Tubeless Electronic Key
– Just uses some relays. Also tells how to convert your bug …… W1TUW 18Digest of Surplus
– Short lecture tour through your local surplus emporium …… W1MEG 20Direct Reading Capacity Meter
– Two transistors. You’ve got a lot of resistance if you can keep from building this gadget …… W6EAW 22Gotta Patch?
– Instructions for phone patching and avoiding trouble …… W6KNE 24Three-way Power Supply
– 6 12 120 volt supply using kit-available parts …… W3UZN 26Shock
– New facts on electric shock or what to do until rigor mortis sets in …… Bates 28Propagation Charts
– What bands what time to where probably …… K2IGY 30Three Tubes Five Watts Six Meters
– How to get on Six in a hurry …… K8NIC/5 32How To Be An Amateur
– For adults only. Children under 16 not admitted …… W2ZGU 34Testing the Heath GC-1A
– Well well! A transisorized communications receiver! …… 73 Staff 38Modulation Fundamentals
– This is our big technical article for the month …… W0TKU 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1960
Transistorized 10 Meter Converter
– Not only that but it uses a printed circuit you can make …… W3BUL 9Four Band Crystal Converter
– 20-15-10-6 meters using the new International Crystal converters …… 3UZN 12FM VFO Exciter
– Butchered BC-459 for 6 and 2 meter FM or NFM operation …… W1TUW 14Mobile Power
– How to put some beef into that mobile signal …… K5JKX/6 16Cardboard Chassis
– Building on the kitchen table… How easy can we make it? …… K5JKX/6 18Stop That Noise
– This is our technical article of the month: Noise Clipping etc …… 73 Staff 20Measure Your Modulation
– Overlay for your ‘scope to get modulation percentage …… K5JKX/6 25Some Hard Facts About Echo
– The Moon makes a better reflector …… W6MMU 26Improving Performance of the Communicator III
– A new front-end tube that improves the S/n considerably …… W1MCA 28VHF Tri-mode Receiver
– AM-cW-sSB tuner to go with last month’s Bantam Converters …… W9DUT 30Toroid Coils
– Quickie think article plus an idea on mounting ’em …… Paffenberg 37$5 Frequency Counter
– Two transistors and it reads 0-300 Hz 1 kHz 3 kHz 10 kHz 30 kHz …… K5JKX/6& 38Wabbit Ears
– 20 meter dipole compacted slightly …… W6EHY 41Propagation Forecast
– What bands what time to where …Probably …… K2IGY 42Equipment Manuals
– Special article for manufacturers …… K2DHA 44Finding True North
– How to zero in your beam on the North Star …… W5LFM 4973 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1960
Transistorized 220 MHz Converter
– Crystal controlled too …… W3HIX 8RF Sniffer
– Snooper sensitive RF detector which you will build …… K5JKX/6 11SSB Dynamic Demonstrator
– Teaching SSB calls for some tricky stratagems …… W2UQB 12Capacity Meter
– Two ranges : 0-40 pF (resolves 1 pF) and 0-900 pF …… K8ERV 14Station Control System
– Even if you don’t build this one it will give you ideas …… W1TUW 16The Multivibrator in VOX Circuitry
– Technical article ending up with a corker of a VOX circuit …… Paffenberg 18The Fine Art of Transistorizing
– Changing your tube circuits to transistors …… K5JKX/6 22Simplify Your Log Keeping
– Just an idea which you probably won’t like anyway …… Staff 25Perfect Squelch
– Our big technical article for the month… all about squelching …… Staff 26Low-Noise Two Meter Converter
– The newest the latest the hottest 417A converter yet …… ZL1AAX 32Surplus Frequency Standard
– Simple conversion or the VO-4 oscillator. You’ll like it …… Paffenberg 40Simple Phone Patch Herb Brier
– This one is pretty simple and effective. Next month a simpler one …… W9EGQ 42New Tube Base Coil Forms
– OC3W 5R4WGA. etc bases make splendid coil forms …… Paffenberg 44Propagation Forecast
– What bands what time to where… probably …… K2IGY 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1961
Nuvistor Converters for Six and Two
– 417A performance without 417A cost …… K8ERV 8Down With Drift
– Step-by-step stabilization of your receiver …… K5JKX/6 126N2 Completed
– Eico Heath and Johnson kits add up to 100 watts on Six and Two …… W3UZN 141296 MHz
– Secret confessions of an UHF addict …… K2TKN 16Goblin Patrol
– Hams team up with cops to louse up Halloween for the kids …… W8UCY 18Lost in a Tunnel
– Pioneering frustrations of a diode speilunker …… K5JKX/6 208 MHz Crystal Modification Kit
– For thee who art long on 8 MHz rocks …… W3UZN 24Transistorized Frequency Standard
– Think of all the advantages …… W7OE 26Suction or Whoosh
– One is better but you’ll never know which unless you read the article …… W6JAT 28Transistorized Communications Receiver
– Just to show you what you can do if you really want to …… OZ7BQ 30Vertical Radiator
– To warm the ether not your shack …… W7OE 36AM Detectors
– Our big technical article for the month. Guaranteed both interesting and informative …… Staff 40Switch from the T-17
– The fine art of surplus scavenging …… Paffenberg 51Propagation Forecast
– What bands what time to where probably …… K2IGY 52Spot Frequency Operation of VHF Nets
– How to herd everybody on to the same channel …… W0HKF 54See-saw Bleeder
– Save power and get better regulation this away …… KV4CI 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1961
Rolling Your Own
– We’re determined that you’re going to build something …… K5JKX/6 11Amplifier for Varicap Modulator
– More for gain for the modulator in our October issue …… W7CSD 16World’s Simplest Phone Patch
– Average construction time: five minutes …… K5JKX/6 17Two Meter Pip-squeak
– Complete phone rig using only three 6CX8’s …… K6BP 18Squawk
– Guaranteed Houser. We should needle Ken into writing more like this …… W7IDF 20Six Meter Converter
– For the car… Operates with only 12 volts on the plates …… K5JKX/6 22Heath Phone Patch
– Heath does it again. Works fine for SSB also. Hey Heath where’s the ads? …… K2DHA 24Life Insurance for Transistors
– These little rascals are delicate so watch your step …… K6EAW 26Beat Generation
– Big technical article on SSB and CW detectors …… Staff 28Updating the Absorption Wavemeter
– Real handy piece of test gear and easy to knock together …… W3FQJ 34Interference Chaser
– Easy way of getting audio break-thru out of TV sets and things …… K5JKX/6 35Getting the Most Out of Your Mobile Whip
– How to make the best of a miserable situation: a short vertical antenna …… W4API 36How Modern is the VFO?
– Not very …… W7OE 38EICO Grid Dip Oscillator
– Our Associate Editor is still building up kits and liking ’em …… W3UZN 42Power for the Pro
– Super-pro owners take note …… K5JKX/6 44Differential Switching
– Using polar relays for sensitive switching- at different current levels …… Pafenberg 46Propagation Charts
– What time to where on what bands… Probably …… K2IGY 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1961
Translating Technical Journals
– You’ll read this one to anyone who will listen …… K5JKX/6 9Transistorized Grid Dip Oscillator
– Severing the AC umbilical cord with a transistor …… W3KET 10Curing Ignition Interference
– Step-by-step assassination of the noisy car gremlins …… W8UCG 13Superregenrative Receivers
– Ten rules for getting good results from a super-regen illustrated …… W5WGF 14Decreasing Debugging Time
– How to get things back east when they go west.. In a hurry …… K5JKX/6 16Top Loaded Whip
– Why not make your own mobile whip? …… W2IHW 18CW Transmission with Teletype Equipment
– Simple conversion of RTTY or that hated CW identification by TT tape …… Pafenberg 20All Band Antenna
– You’ve been waiting for someone to adapt that Log Periodic Antenna …… K5JKX/6 22Double Your Power Supply Voltage
– Not difficult with a couple silicon rectifiers …… W4API 24Impedances of Surplus Equipment
– Input and output impedances for most popular surplus gear ….. Pafenberg 25Patch Patch
– Quick method of hooking your phone patch in and out of the telephone line …… K2DHA 26432 MHz Transistorized Converter
– Good night! How high will they go with transistors? Crystal controlled too …… W3HIX 27Two Meter Transmitter
– Slight modification of the 6M rig from October issue of 73 …… K8NIC/5 29Squawk Box
– Transistorized loudspeaker amplifier …… K5JKX/6 30Up Front
– Rather thorough look at receiver front ends our big technical article …… Staff 32Don’t Bug Me Dad
– Our cover artist also writes. Instructions for new bug owners …… W6NKE 38Varicap Tuning Device
– Helps the blind ham to tune up his rig… Or anyone else for that matter …… W7CSD 42Noise Clipper Semiconductor Style
– Tiny clipper for insertion in car radios including transistor sets …… W2IHW 43Working 80 Meter Phone DX
– WAC in one night when you know where to listen …… W1FRR 44DC Transistorized Meter Amplifier
– Get amazing sensitivity out of normal meters with this amplifier …… K6EAW 46Motorola Test Set
– Ham-banding the old Motorola mobile transceivers is popular this helps …… W9HKA 48Propagation Charts for March
– What time to where when…probably …… K2IGY 54Names Sines and Handles
– Why “YB” calls himself “YB” …… W7OE 56Save Learn Have Fun
– It really is cheaper to build than buy …… W8VVD 62How To File Your QSO’s
– More ideas on card files for contacts …… OH2YV 6873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1961
Six Meter Nuvistor Converter
– Two 6CW4’s in cascade give a fearfully low noise figure …… K8BYN 9Power Meter
– Another valuable piece of test gear for the ham shack …… K8ERV 12Surge Protection in Reverse
– Protect your silicon diode power supply from destruction by shorting …… Pafenberg 13Let’s Modulate Not Crepitate
– Getting good modulation out of a Heising Modulator …… K4ZGM 14A New Noise Limiter
– Get out the soldering iron this one’ll go in your receiver …… K5JKX/6 16Calibration
– Why we haven’t got it how much we need it. And how to get it …… W4WQT 18Big Cannon
– OK here’s a 20M kW amplifier now stop bothering us for that …… W6VVZ 20Tennessee Indians
– The public relations side of taming those Indians …… K2SJN 25Half Wave Feedlines
– One resonant feedline for several bands? Yup …… W9HOV 27Automation
– You didn’t think we’d pass up April without one feature did you? …… K5JKX/6 28Audio Boosting the Command Receivers
– Turns out to be ridiculously simple once you know how …… K8HDR 30Pick Up the Droop
– Your beam been saggy lately? …… W7OE 3140 Watt Transistor Modulator
– Great for mobile rigs …… KL7DLC 32Testing the Heath Two’er
– You will no doubt be flabbergasted to find that Don likes the Two’er …… W3UZN 34RF Noise Suppression
– Technical treatise on how to exorcise the noise demons from your car …… K2TKN 38432 MHz Transistorized Converter
– Part 2 (ahem) the schematic diagram …… W3HIX 40Take Your Pick
– Big technical article: IF selectivity and the devious means used to gain it …… Staff 42Propagation Charts for April
– What time when to where on what bands… Probably …… K2IGY 54Writing for 73
– How to get rich beyond your wildest dreams …… Staff 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1961
G4 Zed Smith
– A tri-bander without loading coils or traps can be tuned from the shack! …… W8VVD 9Feedline Economy
– Open-wire line just may become popular again after you read this one …… W9HOV 18Propagation Special Feature
– Taking a look at sunspot numbers with an eye to predictions …… K2IGY 20Testing the KT-200 Receiver
– Next month we have some of Bill Orr’s ideas for modifying this receiver …… K2DHA 22Ham Calendar
– Just what we’ve been needing. Should go nicely with a 35 hour clock …… K4YNO 25Build a Vary-volt
– A piece of test equipment that is worth its weight in something or other …… W2WYM 26Moonstruck
– Eyewitness account …… W8GUE/6 28Moon Chart
– How to get radio signals back from the moon reduced to a chart …… K2TKN 31Sideband Exciter
– What with Turret construction and a simple circuit you may try this one …… W2NQS 32Testing the Knight GDO
– Porsche-pushing ham tests Knight GDO likes it tells all …… W2OKU 35Propagation Charts
– What time to where when on what bands… Probably …… K2IGY 36Custom Resistors
– How to move precision resistors to the value you need …… Pafenberg 38AC Calibration of Your VOM
– We’ll be giving you more and more on precision and calibration …… Bentley 40Ohms by the Yard
– This ties in with the precision resistors on page 38 …… K5JKX/6 41Blowers
– What size blower you need to keep a cool rig …… W3KET 42How Low The Fi
– Our technical article: examining the audio stages of your receiver …… Staff 4473 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1961
Abe Lincoln
– Two meter antenna for mobile or fixed. Looks awful works great! …… K2TKN 875M Transistorized Converter
– Nice little one evening construction project …… WA6DZL 12Precision Capacity Measuring
– Right down to a fraction of a pF …… K6BJ 14Propagation Part 2
– When the sunspot null will really come and what it will be like …… K2IGY 1673 Tests the M-100 Modulator
– Just how good is that gate modulator put out by Electrotone? …… W4API 20AM Modulation Monitor
– A bit complicated but great for perfectionists …… W5SUC 24Modifying the KT-200 Receiver
– Bill claims this is a real good deal with these few changes …… W6SAI 30Pandapting Adaptor Part 1
– Moderately simple device connects your receiver to your ‘scope …… W6AOI 33Automatic Drive Control
– Transistor device keeps you from over modulation. Clever …… W5IUR 38Dear Sir
– On writing to manufacturers about your miseries …… K2DHA 39FCC Notice
– Thought you’d get a kick out of this bit of antiquity …… W8ONL 41Do-it-Yourself IBM
– Punch a few holes and get some real mileage out of a card file …… K5JKX/6 44Power House Pros
– Part 1 all about power supplies …… Staff 51Propagation Chart
– DX men please note that this is the most accurate forecast in print …… K2IGY 54The DX Hunter
– Do’s and don’ts for DX hunting …… W6NKE 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1961
A Tinker-toy for Two
– Two meter antennas made out of aluminum tubing and a Tinker-toy set …… K8LFI 8Ready-made Emergency Antenna
– New improved type mobile antenna. Really works out! …… W7CSD 12Two Meter Line Amplifier
– Nuvistor pre-amplifier -for hottening up your two meter converter …… Bullock 14Amplitude Modulation Systems
– Review of AM systems with special reference to an oldie you’ll like …… W7CSD 18Globular Calculations
– How to find out how far it is from anywhere to a anywhere great circle route …… K5RPB 26An S-meter for Your Sixer
– Or your Tenner… Or your Tower. What? You don’t have one? Heath advertises …… K5VMC 28VLF – Very Low Frequencies
– A converter for the 10-100 kHz band …… W3QA 29Little NIC Six Meter Converter
– Quite wee transistorized converter. You’ll like. Real quick project for you …… K8NIC/5 31Panadapting Adaptor Part 1!
– Construction and alignment details …… W6AOI 33Plate Modulate Your DX-40
– How to hook in an external modulator or more output from the DX-40 …… K6UGT 39Socket for the 4-1000A
– The tubes are available surplus but the sockets ouch! Here’s an answer …… W4API 41Frequency Measurement
– Measuring frequency with simple equipment …… Henry 42From My Side of the Counter
– Confession from the heart of Radio Row in New York City …… W2BNW 44Transistor Biasing Simplified
– The problem… The solution …… K6EAW 45Powerhouse Pros Part 2
– Designing a power supply instead of throwing it together …… Staff 48Propagation Chart
– What bands when to where …… K2IGY 56Band Edge Marker
– 3.5 MHz oscillator gives band edge marker for all ham hands …… K1NFE 58Transformer Action Demonstrator
– Very handy for schools and theory classes ……W8KTJ 6473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1961
Frequency Deviation Meter
– Another little garget to build from the brain of one of the top hams of all time …… K6BJ 6Noise Limiter
– For the car. Transistorized printed circuited and the board is available …… W3BUL 8SSB vs. AM
– Year-by-year count of band occupancy by SSB and AM. (SSB is winning) …… K0AXY 12Square Antenna
– The Bi-square is easy to build and works out beautifully …… W8GUE/6 14The Drake Receiver
– 73 rushes you info out the new Drake 2B. Amazing receiver as you will see …… Merritt 18RTTY Converter
– Transistorized printed circuit. Board available. Best yet …… W5SFT 24Two Meter Nuvistor – Cascode Converter
– If one Nuvistor is good why obviously two are better. Obviously …… WA2INM 28Versatile Control Techniques
– Using those concentric TV controls in your ham rigs and receivers …… W4WKM 32Impedance Bridge
– A whopper construction article. Details on building “professional” equipment …… K6CRT 33Propagation Part 3
– Antenna height and angle of radiation importance during the coming minimum …… K2IGY 42Simple as A-b-c
– Clarification (?) of the classes of amplifiers …… K5JKX/6 44The Romance of Dixie Dan
– One of the better ham poems from our Renaissance man …… W6NKE 46Propagation Charts for August
– What time to where when on what bands… Even inside the US… maybe …… K2IGY 48Four Kinds of Ham
– A general discussion of stuff you’ve read before. The Golden Rule again …… K5JKX/6 50Mobile Power Converters
– Transistor supply using filament transformers. Very clever… And cheap …… W2BXE 5473 Tests the Finney 6 & 2 Meter Beam
– Interesting invention. You’ll want one if you read. Beware …… W3UZN 56New Look At Old Ideas About Antennas
– The old timers really knew what they were doing… We can learn a lot …… K5JKX/6Hiss Sputter or Crash
– Different types of noise and what to do about each of them …… K5JKX/6 66Portable kW Transistor XMTR
– Newly released (early April) transistor makes shoe box kW simple …… K2PMM 7273 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1961
Silicon Rectifiers
– How not to pop ’em a lesson for hams and engineers alike …… W1OOP 6Tuning Bypass Condensers
– How to make a bypass bypass at the VHF’s …… K5JKX/6 8Simplescope
– Perchance the title may give this one away. You need one. Build it …… W0OPA 10VFO Chirp vs. 6AU6
– Several VFO’s use a 6AU6. Lousy choice try a 6AH6 instead and see …… K3KMO 20Console
– If you’re going to be obstinate enough not to buy an Alden Hambench then build this …… W9HKA 22Class B Modulators
– We’ll print anything …… WA2INM 28Eye for Resonance
– How confounded simple can a GDO get? This is how simple that’s how …… K6EAW 30Break-in A la Transwitch
– Complete station control unit transistorized …… W7AXJ 33Environmental Testing
– Be nice to surplus gear it has been through a lot …… W2WYM 36Band Edge Marker
– A 3.5 MHz crystal calibrates your receiver on all ham bands …… WA2HZR 37Tell The World
– Ham radio needs publicity here’s how to go about it …… K5JKX/6 39Zero Shift Keying
– A new idea presented first in 73. You’ll be hearing more about this …… K5JKX/6 42Cross-polarized Beam
– A new approach to diversity transmission and reception …… K6CT 48Crystal Oscillators
– This is the Big Technical article. You’ll find interesting …… Staff 50Propagation Charts
…… K2IGY 64Why a 73 Page Magazine Is Impossible
– or: further developments of the kW Transistor Transmitter …… K2PMM 7273 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1961
Six Meter Linear Amplifier
– 90 watts AM 360 watts PEP SSB 2-1/2 watts drive to pair 7378s …… W2LPC 6Simple High Stability VFO
– 5763 osc. 5763 buffer. Colpitts circuit …… W2RWJ 1473 Tests the Central 200V
– It works …… Staff 18CQ de 73
– Converting the ARA-26 surplus keyer for ham work. Inexpensive and lots of fun …… W2WKM 22Like New Mixer Circuit
– New way to improve sensitivity and stability of your receiver …… Staff 32Two Meters the Easy Way
– The MRT-90 packset available surplus makes a terrific two meter transceiver …… W2WKM 36Useful Accessory for the Shack
– You can’t get along without this wavemeter/field strength meter/monitor …… W2WXH/6 38Inexpensive Vertical
– Easy to put up tunes 80-40-15 meters and works out fine …… W6NKE 40Dual Diversity Beam
– This we predict will be a very popular DX’ing antenna …… K6CT 42VFO Circuits
– Good and bad features of all known circuits. Our big technical article …… Staff 46Obtaining That DX License
– Gus divulges his secret tactics which will soon give him a reverse DXCC …… W4BPD 58Sequential Electronic Switch
– Key VFO and final screens in sequence for clickless spark-free keying …… KV4CI 62Propagation Charts
– What time to where on what band probably. For world and U.S. short path …… K2IGY 64Send-receive Ground Switch
– Antenna switch for simple ham stations. Also keeps lightning out …… Pyle 66Maximum Utilization from Variacs
– Very useful devices. They’re available surplus if you hunt around. Even new they’re worth it …… W4CAG 72Construction Do’s and Don’ts
– Rules of the game. Read please …… K5JKX/6 76Emcar 6
– Why you should get a Porsche to go with your mobile rig …… W3JXT 82Little Thief
– Li’l one tube CW rig powered from your receiver …… W3FQJ 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1961
Linear for Sunspot Lows
– Do-it-yourself F2 layer. A kilowatt six meter linear for SSB …… K6QQN & W6QMN 6Transistor Mike Pre-amplifier
– Outboard pre-amp to make up for audio deficiencies of your rig …… K6PZT 10Transistorized RTTY Audio Oscillator
– Printed circuit generates mark and space tones for RTTY …… W5SFT 12Have You Met These Characters
– TVI brings out some remarkable characters …… K3HNP 15TV Tuner Receiver
– The standard coil tuner makes a wonderful basis for a fine inexpensive homemade receiver …… W0RQF 16Solid Power
– What diodes to use for what voltage power supply …… K5JKX/6 20Phasing For Audio Selectivity
– Simple gadget makes the 80M Novice band sound almost vacant …… K5JKX/6 24Quick and Simple Mobile Rig
– CB is good for something! Convert those CB rigs to 6-10-15-20M featured here …… K5JKX/6 30Single-sideband Transceiver
– All band 200 watt PEP. VOX etc. Everything you could want in a transceiver …… W6BUV 33A Quad for Six
– The quad works excellently on six meters too and is awfully easy to build …… W3TBF/0 48Evolution of Antennas
– Short history of the early ideas in antenna design and how they grew …… W7OE 50Propagation Charts for November
– What time to where when on what bands… Maybe. Including short-haul inter-u.S. …… K2IGY 58Two Uses for a Birdie
– 1) Super accurate alignment of IFs. 2) Substitute for xtal standard for bandsetting …… K5JKX/6 62Horn Antennas
– 1296 MHz requires an entirely different approach to antennas and feedlines …… T12NA 64Audio Hither & Thither
– Connecting the tape recorder and phone patch into your rig and receiver …… W3KBM 66Rewinding Relays and Transformers
– Rewinding for different voltages or in case of failure under the smoke test …… K0RRM 70Surplus Utilization
– General discussion: where to buy what to buy and how to best use it after you have it …… W4WKM 72Testing the Gonset Communicator TV
– Thorough rundown of this popular piece of gear …… W4API 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1961
Write Your Congressman
– Making a pest out of yourself in a big way …… K7HDB 6Ten Meter Midget Rig
…… K5JKX/6 8Versatilizing Meters
…… W2WYM 12Regenative Detectors
…… W5WGF 16Another Two Meter Conversion
– Conversion of the R-77/aRC-3 Receiver provides continuous coverage from 100 to 156 mc without undue sacrifice of 2 meter bandspread …… W4WKM 22Economical Custom Construction
– Sturdy professional appearing custom equipment housing made from readily available materials using woodworking tools and techniques …… W4WKM 33Avoid Precise Inaccuracy
…… K5JKX/6 37Wayout Measurements
– with close at hand equipment or you to can be standard …… Henry 41On Soldering
…… K3HNP 43Two Meter Transceiver
…… WA2INM 45Capacitor Substitution Box
…… W6AOI 50Antenna
– Simple inexpensive small quick …… K5JKX/6 5273 Tests the Knight R-55 Receiver
…… W3UZN 58RTTY in the United Kingdom
…… G2UK 62Propagation Charts
…… K2IGY 6473 Reviews the QX-535 Receiver
…… K3KMO 6673 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1962
Kilowatt Sideband Transceiver
– Single band rig but amazingly compact …… W6JAT 8Rotate That Tower
– Instead of just the antenna …… K2LZF 1473 Tests the Alco GDO
– It works fine …… W4WKM 18Rotors
– Why TV rotors usually fail as beam twirlers …… K2TKN 20Speakers for Command Sets
– Making use of midget speakers for built-in sound on the ARC-5 receivers …… W4WKM 24Chase That Dampness
– Cure the number one blight to good radio equipment …… K4ZGM 28Transistor Analyzer
– Sure cure for unmarked transistors. Also checks out marked ones …… W6EUM 32Simplified Break-in
– As applied to the Heath Apache …… W4HBO/2 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1962
V-loop Beam
– Angie claims this thing works out. Looks easy to build give it a try …… W2NQS 8Final Tanks
– It’s about time someone did a through job on this subject. Technical article …… W6JAT 12Converting 6 Volt Radios to 12 Volts
– Basic conversion for car radios Motorola and link transceivers etc …… W4OHM 20RX for the RTTY Bug
– Nice TT converter complete with scope …… W0RQF 26A Page from a Designer’s Notebook
– Heising modulator design …… W5SUC 28Sideband the Easy Way
– Using the Wes Schum 10A exciter to drive almost anything you have on hand …… W9EGQ 30The BC221 as an Accurate Audio Generator
– How to generate precise audio frequencies with the 221 …… W0OKH 35Which Way is Up?
– Proof positive: we’ll print anything …… K6EAW 36Silicon Rectifiers Continued
– By the time we through you will be au expert on silicon diodes …… WA6QFD 3873 Tests the LW-51
– And makes L-w Labs very very happy …… W3UZN 42Surplus Frequency Synthesizer
– Incredible surplus buy for people who want to get their feet wet up to here in hamming …… W4WKM 44Convert the URC-4
– Cute little surplus Handi-talkie which hits 2M and 220 MHz …… K7ILP 50Continuity and Power Transformer Checker
– This little test set is really invaluable around the shack …… W5EHC 52Modifications of the HE-35
– No matter how good a rig is there is always some joker who wants to change it …… WA2INM 54Dress it Up
– It doesn’t take much extra effort to make it look nice. Here’s some ideas …… W4WKM 59PNP-NPN CPO
– We have to print a code practice oscillator now and then don’t we? …… K6EAW 6232 on 2
– Sneaky way to work two directions at once …… K8ERV 68Propagation Charts
– When the bands will open to where probably …… K2IGY 72Economical Antenna Tower
– 30 foot tilt-over which home-brews for about 0.012 kilobucks …… 7473 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1962
Printed Circuit VFO
– Extreme stability and simplicity of construction in this 50 MHz VFO may bug you to build …… W5UB 6Regulated Bias Supply
– Great for linears develops -20 to -120V @ 0-70 mA and presents only 6 ohms to grid …… W5IUR 12Check Transistors with an Ohmmeter
– Here is the simplest test for transistors yet and it’s safe and works …… W9QKC 14Radar Detector
– All you 2 500 MHz SWL’s (UNFL’s?) will appreciate this mobile receiver …… W6JAT 18Ham TV Survey
– Ham TV is sprouting up all over. This will bring you up to date on its spread ….. W0KYQ 22Blind Fasteners Aid Construction
– Using explosive rivets to hold things together …… W4WKM 24Half-wave Transmission Line
– This gets around a lot of your antenna problems …… W2KPE 2650 MHz No Crossmodulation
– Six meter converter designed for high signal density areas …… K6RNQ 28Page from a Designer’s Notebook
– Transistorized carbon mike pre-amps …… W5SUC 30Brew or Buy?
– Brew …… W4KOC 32500 Watt Linear Amplifier
– Not 811A’s again? Well er… They’re cheap! …… W0RQF 33The Strings the Thing
– We’ll print anything. What a kookie magazine! …… W7CSD 35Nostalgic V-beam
– Think piece …… W2RWJ 37The Tiny Terminator
– 50 ohm 20 watt dummy load built in Canada Dry Cola can. Too bad if this is not your brand …… K5JKX/6 38Old Vikings Never Die
– Little hints to improve the Viking rigs. Might work on the DX-100 too …… W4AWM 4073 Tests the Knight T-60 Transmitter
– Here’s another rig we can recommend. 80-6 meters 60 watts CW-aM …… W4WKM 42Antenna Protection and Switching Unit
– Built outdoors where it should be. Keeps lightening out …… W5EHC 46Is Marconi Like Spaghetti Daddy?
– Saga of the visiting amateurs as reported from England …… Margolis 50Faithful Long-lasting Signal Booster
– It also works well and is simple to build …… W9ZDN 52Evolution of the Bug
– Historical aspects of this oft used little mustered device …… W3WRE 54Cure that Angry Band
– Audio’s selectivity with the FL-8 surplus audio filter …… W4THU 57BCI in Your QSO?
– Keeping BC stations out of your receiver …… K2DHA 5873 Tests the Viking Ranger II
– Johnsen has nicely updated their most popular rig …… W4API 61High-level Mixer
– You can mix the full output of your exciter to any band you desire …… W5EHC 66Zero-beatnick
– More fun with transistors …… K6BIJ 64Modulation
– Our big technical article… This will make you an expert …… Staff 70Propagation Charts
…… K2IGY 7473 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1962
Six Meter SSB Exciter/transmitter
– Since sideband is going to be the big thing on 6 you’d better start soldering …… W5JSN/k8NIC 6Field Strength Meter for Ten and Six
– Using a midget loaded whip to improve the sensitivity of your F.S.M …… W3YZC 9Forty Meter ZL Special
– As the sunspots go so go the higher bands. Try this 40M amplifier …… W4AXE 1073 Tests the Poly-comm 62B
– Pollytronics has really done it: Six and two in one li’l package …… W4WKM 12Ham Radio in Finland
– On the spot reporting …… OH2YV 18Dot Maker
– Great for people who are short on dots …… W6VAT 20An Accurate S-meter
– “You’re 80 over nine here OM!” …… K5JKX/6 22LCU’S Michigan Long Wire
– Interesting 80M antenna. Somebody’s always thinking up something new …… W8LCU 24Station Control Unit
– Contains speaker transistorized electronic key break-in circuit etc …… W7AXJ 28Universal Antenna
– Works on all bands from 160M to 10M and in between too …… W6AOI 30One Tube Vox
– Now you too can learn to talk steadily to keep the rig on the air …… K8AOE 37Quartz Crystal Checking
– Wee gadget to check frequency and activity of your quartz chips …… W0CGA 38Before the Breadboard
– Basics of circuit design simplified …… Staff 40Transistorized Cathode Modulator
– Kilowatt transistorized modulator. Let us know if it works …… K2STV 46AGC for the Swan Transceiver
– A small improvement for this terrific little SSB transceiver …… K6SHC 51160 Meter Mickey Mouse
– 18 watt for for 160M. Let’s get more activity up there. And more frequencies …… K9PAL 52Improve Weak Signal RTTY Reception
– We may eventually run a new TT converter every month. This one looks good …… W7CJB 54Pre-amp Curve Shaping
– Getting a lot more punch out of the crystal mike pre-amp …… W5SOT 56BC453 Conversion
– Makes a fine and inexpensive signal slicer …… K6JHJ 58Linear Scope Monitor
– Linears are hard to adjust sometimes this sure helps …… W0MWJ 62FM to AM
– Quick conversion for surplus FM gear …… W4WKM 64The Band Warmer
– Another good idea for use of the KY-65/aRA-26 surplus keyer unit …… W0RQF 66Propagation Charts
…… K2IGY 68Precision Measurement for the Amateur
– Hints of getting lab gear and reconditioning it …… W4WKM 72W2SKE/mM (Mobile Motel)
– Hard learned ideas on fast setting up for travelers …… W2SKE 7873 Tests the Heathkit IM-10 VTVM
– Nice …… W3UZN 8173 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1962
6M Double-sideband AM Transmitter
– Uses circuit board. Whole bunch of fellows are getting on with this simple rig …… K8AOE K8MSB 10Two’er Modifications
– AC/dC power supply new osc. circuit. Applicable to 10’er & 6’er too …… K2ORY 1673 Tests the Telco 201 Converter
– This six meter nuvistor converter is amazing …… WA2INM 18ARC-5 VHF
– Inexpensive surplus rig auto-tunes to 6 2 and 1-1/4 meters …… WA2FHC 2073 Tests the Clegg 99’er
– Everybody probably already knows that this rig is great …… WA2HVK 227077 Two Meter Converter
– 73 is first again with an application of this new ceramic tube …… WA6EWV 24Four Layer Devices
– Keeping you abreast of fast moving developments in solid state gadgets …… K4CPR 30A New Broom
– Sweep generator for aligning filters and stuff …… K6JHJ 32All Band Linear
– Using four EL-34’s (those hi-fi tubes) 300 watts …… W9CJS 34FSK Without Relays
– Diode keying unit replaces polar relays for the RTTY group …… W5QJR 38Do Hams Have Fun?
– You’ll have fun with this one …… W4WQT 40Receiver Prices
– Original prices and dates on old receivers. Nostalgia Inflation! …… W0HKF 46The 85 B14 Receiver
– This receiver should keep you out of trouble for this month …… Bernard 50Vacuum Capacitor Traps
– Surplus vacuum condenser units for multi-band traps …… W4API 60Budget VTVM
– Easy to build gadget. Get out the soldering iron …… W7INX 62Notes on Silicon Rectifiers
– We’ll have to start a silicon rectifier department soon …… K5IPY 6673 Tests the Heath HA-10 Linear
– Another Heath rig proves out FB …… K3KMO 68Complete Fire Insurance
– Or how to keep your transistors out of the garbage …… W6VAT 7073 Tests the Knight RF Z Bridge and Pocket VOM
– For $5.85 and $9.95 you sure don’t go wrong …… WA2INM 7473 Tests the Hallicrafters HT-40K
– New kit from Hallicrafters …… W3UZN 76Propagation Charts
– What time to where when on what band… Probably …… K2IGY 78RF Q Multiplier
– More fun with the 2N169A …… K6BIJ 80High Power Antenna Switching Unit
– Using one of the ART-13 antenna switching units to good effect …… W4WKM 82A Cheap Simple Plate Modulator
– The surplus Command Set MD-7 is cheap and works fine …… WA2PGX 86Keep Your Key from Crawling
– Without bolting it to the table …… Pyle 8973 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1962
Echo Deluxe
– Two meter transmitter with a commercial appearance …… W9DUT 6The Friendly Frequency
– 52.525 MHz …… W9YCB 14Six and Two Meter Nuvistor Pre-amplifiers
– Pre-amplifiers are easier to build than converters …… K9ARA 16Milliwatt RF Power Measurements
– For those low power transistor rigs and transceivers …… K4UWX 18Noise Limiter for the NC-300
– Rate-of-change type limiter …… W8IQN 20Six Meter Transistor Converter
– Runs directly from your 12 volt system …… W3HIX 22Simple Tuner for Long Waves
– Explore these long-forgotten frequencies …… K0VQY 24A kW/sWR Power Meter
– You can leave it in the line if you want …… W6VAT 26Selectivity Plus
– Putting a mechanical filter in the homebrew receiver …… W9OFD 30Overload Relay
– Beats fuses all hollow …… W0OPA 3473 Cent Noise Clipper
– A good price. Connects between receiver and headphones …… K0WML 36Tape Recorder on SSB
– Use tape loops for those long long CQ’s …… KZ5SW 38Phase Inversion
– Hi-fi on the hambands? Forsooth! …… W4JKL 40Electronic Keyer
– Cheap simple and effective. Get cracking! …… K3KMO 42Pop Box
– Now you can generate your own ignition interference. Make friends with the neighbors …… K8ERV 44Selected Circuits
– Looking at the RF Communications Assoc. sideband transceiver …… W4WKM 46Diathermy
– If it isn’t too late you might grab any available units …… W4WKM 50160 Meter Converter
– Lots doing down on 160 but maybe your receiver doesn’t cover the band …… W1OOP 52Crystal Control for the DSB-100
– For nets Novices. etc …… W2BZN 54Break-in CW with the 20-a
– Or any other imitation of the 20-a …… K2ISP 5873 Tests the Knight Kit Code Practice Oscillator
– Inexpensive and works fine …… WA2INM 56Seneca Modulation and Keying
– Couple of modifications for Seneca owners …… WA2GCF 60How is Your Ham Image?
– Martin makes some good points …… K7NZA 62Calibrate Your Antenna System
– Getting some mileage out of your SWR meter …… K2DHA 64The Perfect Setup
– Some improvements on overall station setup …… K0OFB/2 74A Review of the NC-190 and the NC-155
– They’re OK …… Staff 69Propagation Charts
– Goodbye ten meters …… K2IGY 78A Crystal Diode Noise Generator
– Exceptionally handy for tuning up receivers. Builds in minutes …… W5TEV 80Receivership
– Ray has had his problems …… W2TAM 82Values Etc.
– Some basic discussion on parts values. Read …… K5JKX 8673 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1962
The 420 MHz Band
– Inside dope on this interesting band by real expert …… W4HHK 6Six Meter Nuvistor Converter
– Designed to plug in Drake receiver but will work with anything …… K8NIC/5 12VHF Construction
– Heed well this article and you may save yourself a lot of misery …… WA2INM 14The Eico 720 on Six Meters
– You just add a separate pi-net coupler and there you are …… WA2KTJ 18Finding True North
– Handy if you are lost in the woods …… KH6BW 20Modifying the HE-35
– Revisited …… WA2INM 22All Band Nuvistor Pre-selector
– This little gadget makes quite a difference …… K8AOE 22Transistorize that Meter
– Making VTVMs out of those VOMs …… Henry 26Rambunctious Radiations
– It’s the location that counts not the antenna …… W4KOC 30The Windom
– Resurrected and placed carefully on a pedestal …… W4WXY 34The Whistler
– Or how to use an island as an antenna …… W2SKE 38Power Booster
– Replace that 6146 with a 6DQ5 and watch the signal increase …… K5JKX 42The Engineer and the Transistor Radio
– Humor …… Rodgers 46Vermin Traps and Dragon Eggs
– How to keep the bugs out when you are building that rig …… W2TBZ 50Selectivity Plus
– 105 Hz selectivity with a simple audio filter …… W6EUM 58Propagation Charts
– What time to where in all probability …… K2IGY 62An Old Friend in a New Suit
– The ARC-5 rides again …… W7CSD 64Dear Friend
– Keeping those Indians on the reservation …… K0OFB 6673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1962
Coaxial Line UHF Pre-amp
– 420 MHz Nuvtstor pre-amplifier pretty important at these frequencies …… W9SEK 6Improving the CC50
– Blow the dust off and bring it up to date …… WA2INM 7VHF with RDR
– Navy surplus conversion. Covers 220 MHz band rather well …… W2VCG W2TAM 8Six Meter Coaxial Antenna
– Not for DX’ing but it is simple inexpensive and omnidirectional …… W6KVO 12The UNI
– Code practice oscillator …… W2VSP 14More on Crystal Oscillators
– Part 2 of the crystal oscillator article in September 1961 …… W6LWE 18Of RTTY and Transistors
– Attention all RTTY bugs …… W3TUZ 22Crystal Ball
– Measures crystal activity overtone activity frequency spotting etc …… K5JKX 28Quad Mode Monitor
– An ultimate sort of receiver …… W9DUT 31Mobile Scope
– Why not? …… K9DYS 36More Fun from a Receiver
– General coveraging ham-band-only receivers …… W2LLZ 38TT-180 Five-bander
– Transmitter …… W2RWJ 42Instantaneous Dissipator Tube
– Medium power final amplifier with unusual power supply and interesting voltage regulator …… W7CSD 49Management Terminology
– Ha …… W4WKM 54CW Man’s Monitor
– One 6C4 and a simple circuit …… W6EUM 56T-60 Modifications
– Break-in and push-to-talk for the Knight T-60 …… W4WKM 58Panel Markings
– Professionalizing homebrew gear …… K5JKX 62Potato Face
– Fiction …… Margolis 66Mounting the BC-625
– The 522 will never die …… WA5MLI 74Surplus Coaxial Switch
– Motor driven …… W4WKM 7673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1962
Synchronous Detection
– A breakthrough article reading signals 40 dB down in the noise …… K2TKN 673 Tests the Maverick Filter
– Really picks off those six meter Indians …… WA2INM 10What’s a Vidicon?
– It is the amateur’s answer to live TV …… W2RWJ 12Twin-cavity Two Meter Filter
– It’s what’s up front that counts. A thinking man’s filter …… W3TUZ 18Treasures From the Junk Yard
– Car radios can be easily converted to 110 VAC …… W5VOH 22Low-current Sliding Bias Modulator
– 40 watt transistor modulator …… VE7QL 24How’s My What?
– Ken has a good answer for our June article on “How’s Your Ham Image?” …… W7IDF 28Western Ham
– Sense of humor test. 10 points if tears come to your eyes …… Rodgers 32Improved Grounded Grid Operation
– How to make your exciter load into the final about the same as into an antenna …… W6JAT 34Rate-of-change Limiter Revisited
– Using crystal diodes in the noise limiter from the April 1961 issue of 73 …… K5JKX 36Quad Mode Monitor
– Part 2. All band supermagnificent home built receiver …… W9DUT 4273 Tests the Waters Universal Hybrid Coupler
– A very compelling article. You’ll probably be coupling after you read this …… K2CM 54Propagation Charts
– W6AM complained that we left these out last month. Bet you never noticed …… K2IGY 60Full Break-in Keying
– You can get along without it but there is nothing like it …… W4MLE 64The Frequency Response Argument
– It’s what’s on top that counts. Keep the highs high …… W5SUC 68Keying Surplus Transmitters
– Getting some code speed out of old relay controlled surplus rigs …… W4WKM 7673 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1962
VHF’ing with the Standard Coil Tuner
– The cheapest really hot VHF converter yet published …… W4WKM 650 Watts on 50 MHz in 50 Seconds
– Starting with the Heath DX-20 …… K9STH 1020 Meter SSB Exciter
– Completely transistorized to boot …… W5FRC 12Four Layer Semi-conductors
– Self completing automatic bug and other adventures of these new gadgets …… K8AOE 16Improved Base Clipper
– Eliminates all signals below a given adjustable amplitude …… Ives 20This May be the Cause of Your Chirp
– If you’ve been chirpy lately …… K7MSL 2273 Tries the Irving Preverter
– Two and six meter pre-amplifier. Boyoboyoboy! …… Staff 24Tone Modulated Crystal Standard
– Standardizes you up to 225 MHz and you don’t need a BFO either …… W9DUT 26Transmitter Design
– Big technical article for the month. Passably interesting or better …… K5JKX 30Are You Being Lied To OM?
– SWR bridges can be big liars …… KZ5SW 42How to Scrounge a Deluxe Junkbox
– Without having to work for a parts distributor …… K9AAI 44The Local Net
– 29 560 kHz. Many other groups are using 52.525 MHz FM etc …… W4MLE 50Modernizing the VF-1
– Stabilizing this fleet-footed sprinter …… W2RHD 54Mobile Whip
– Har! …… Rodgers 60Control Circuit for RTTY
– Why use ten switches when one will do? Laziness that’s why …… W0PHY 62Sirnplescope Part 2
– Part 1 was back in September 1961. Great gadget …… K8AOE 63V-beam
– They stand up to the gales remarkably well …… G3BID 64Metailic Rectifier Circuitry
– Sort of a supplement to our article on power supplies in July ’61 …… K9MYZ 66Imagination
– A call for the trial of new ideas …… W4API 70On the Use of the Amateur Bands
– Someone is always proposing a new division of the bands …… KZ5SW 72The AN/aRC-2
– Stop writing in for this conversion here it is …… W4WKM 82FM Rejecting Stub
– In case you don’t like FM birdies in your receiver …… W8HOA 90Converting the BC-652
– Inexpensive 2-6 MHz surplus receiver …… W1MEG 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1962
Solid State 1296 MHz Converter
– Transistors on 1296? Good grief what next? Sensitive too! …… W3HIX 6Deluxe Your Transceiver
– The Lafayette HE-35A for example. S-meter spotting switch etc …… K6UGT 10Junction Cheks
– Quick way of making sure the junctions are still good onyour transistors …… K2OPI 16The Continental Six
– Six meters SSB with this low-cost high performance transmitting converter …… W1PYM 18Build Your Own Mobile Mike
– Transistorized mic pre-amplifier for more mobile punch …… K5JKX 2073 Tests the Gonset 220 MHz Communicator
– Commercial equipment comes to the 220 MHz band! …… W4API 24In Defense of the Operator
– A weak defense is better than no defense at all …… W0OBF/2 26Catch All
– Ha ha …… Rodgers 28Of RTTY and Filters
– Book length feature …… W3TUZ 32Premium Tube Replacement Guide
– Equating all those four numbered tubes to better known tube numbers …… W4WKM 4673 Tests the Lafayette Starflite
– Inexpensive all-band rig. Eighty dollars ninety watts …… W1MEL 50Complicating the Simplescope
– Modifications and improvements of the Sept. 1961 article …… W0OPA 5273 Tests the Heath IM-30
– Transistor analyzer kit for $54.88 really does a good job …… W5SJN 58Simple Squelch
– Squelching that communications receiver used with a VHF converter …… K4UWX 60Good Old Charlie Queen
– Can this be fiction? …… W1QUE 64Spotting Simplified
– Getting those “spot” switches to really do the whole job …… W4MLE 66Coax vs. Open Line
– Coax doesn’t fare so well we’ll warn you …… W9HOV 67Inverted Vee-beam
– Works out like a bandit. Replace guy wires with a very effective antenna …… W8DLU 70Choke Evaluator
– Test equipment for the shack not the car …… Ives 72Those Different Diodes
– Big technical article. Rouser …… Staff 80A Good Five Cent QSO
– George fights a losing battle with the lids …… W4MLE 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1962
Two Meter VFO
– Very stable and uses one tube. Dandy bandspread …… W6TKA 6Modifying the Sixer
– For a 50% power increase …… K4ZQQ 9Modifying the HE-45
– Improving the modulation & power output meter for this nice rig …… WA2INM 10The Irving Hiverter 50
– Six meter SSB converter tested at HQ by W1MEL. Works …… Staff 12Alternators
– With mobile SSB coming at us in a rush we will be needing these …… K8ERV 16432 MHz Antenna Tuner
– Pictorial article …… W1TQZ 18Auto Analyzer
– Not very hammy. Tachometer dwell angle meter battery VM temp. indicator …… Henry 20Coaxial Baluns
– Open wire is the lowest loss but how do we get from coax to open line? …… WA2INM 26Selectivity Plus
– The CW man sometimes goes to great lengths for selectivity …… W6EUM 28The Heath HR-20
– 73 tests the Heath mobile receiver …… W4WKM 36AM Oscilloscope Patterns
– You’ve been wondering what your scope was trying to tell you? …… W0OPA 44Briefcase Twins
– Complete portable CW station …… W2TBZ 50The Heath Warrior
– Full kilowatt linear amplifier by Heath …… W6EUM 60Joe’s Other World
– Fiction …… Margolis 66Transistorized Squelch
– Squelch is very handy and this circuit is so simple you have no excuse …… W1TUW 74The Waters Q-Notch Filter
– For the KWM and 758 Collins owners that want something better …… K2CM 74The R-45/aRR-7
– This is practically a SX-28. Surplus conversion …… W5UOZ 86Constant Voltage Power Supply
– A real gem is available in some of those old TV sets …… W4WKM 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1963
Nu 1-1/4 Meter Converter
– Three 6CW4 nuvistors in a sensitive 220 MHz converter …… WA2INM 6RF Controlled Break-in
– Automatic send-receive controlled by the key …… W8MQW 8NTSC Signal for Ham TV
– Ham-tV’ers will want to read this one …… K2HQY 1073 Tests the WRL Tech-ceiver
– Works fine. Six meter transceiver …… Staff 18Linear Amplifier
– 3-1000Z kilowatt …… W6JAT 2073 Reviews the PMR-8
– Fine little mobile receiver by Elmac …… W6FNG 26Transistorized Audio Frequency Meter
– No test bench is complete with a good audio freq meter is it? …… W1TUW 28Tale of a Dark Night
– Introduction to the author …… W3MFA 30SSB or AM
– Solution: run both …… G3BID 32Transistorized Mike Adaptor
– Pep up weak surplus mikes with this one …… W4WKM 34Six Band Ground Plane
– James claims that it works out just fine …… W6WAW 3675 Meter Transverter
– Good mobile band simple rig and converter for car radio …… WA6FPG 4073 Reviews the Knight-kit T-150
– 80-6M 150 watts CW-phone out of Allied in Chicago …… K9PWT 48Scopes
– Technical article for this issue. Read please …… Staff 52The Heath Cantenna
– 73 gets out the can opener …… W3UZN 6273 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1963
6M SSB
– Pros cons and the gear to do it with …… W2NSD 10432 MHz Gallon
– Legal now …… K2TKN 14Mountain Topping for Blood
– An old pro doesn’t answer ones …… K1CLL 20Simplified 8JK Beams
– The twin-three really puts out a signal. Really …… W6WAW 24Double Sideband
– DSB has some decided advantages you might as well read this and face it …… W3PHL 28Crystal Oscillator
– How to get the stability required for moonbounce on 1296. It ain’t easy …… K2TKN 27Stutterless VOX
– Help-p-p-ps to p-p-p-rev-v-vent sp-p-p-peach imp-p-p-pediments …… W0OPA 37Ballast for the NC-300
– Dang things are always blowing out. Transistorized replacement …… K6GVB 38Modules
– Pep talk on ham modulizing …… W5WGF 40The RK-715B
– Great little inexpensive surplus tube bargain …… K6BIJ 44The DX-40 with the SB-10
– Sideband for peanuts …… K0PGA 50How to Build a Junkbox
– Take one pile of junk some boards nails …… Eslick 54Mobile Alternators
– Converting six volt units to 12 volts plus general discussion …… W5VOH 5673 Tests the Johnson Messengers
– Boy are they fun! …… Staff 60Station Time Panel
– When a ham builds a clock he really builds a clock …… Ives 62Remote Antenna Tuning Unit
– Particularly valuable for mobile applications …… W8HOA 68Recipe for Cooked Ham
– ZZZzzzzzaaaaaap! …… W6NKE 70Cartoon
– Ha ha I hope. Or did your sense of humor get shot off in the War? …… Rogers 72A Hidden Lab
– Or how to get along with a fussy wife …… W3BNS 74Like New RAX
– Surplus gem …… W7IDF 84Precision Frequency Standard
– Another surplus gem. A real gem too. Great …… W4WKM 8873 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1963
Two Meter Pre-amp
– Two nuvistors built by a perfectionist …… W9DUT 8Portable Ragchewer
– Low-power rig and small receiver. Eminently portable …… K6LJY 14Infinite Impedance Match
– New type of matching system for beams. Looks good …… W6NAT 20QRP Transmitter
– 1S4 peanut whistle …… W1MEL 22Let’s Regulate
– Voltage regulated power supplies for transistor circuits and filaments …… W2RWJ 24Amateur TV Transmitter
– 432 MHz rig with 832A in final …… W0RQF 28A Six and Two Portable
– Complete bandswitching transceiver …… K8KDX/6 32Mode Switch for the Eico 720 and 730
– Phone-cW switching system for this popular combination …… W0DSU 38Nuvistor RF Pre-amp
– Brings up signals on all of the less expensive receivers …… W6SFM 40Receiver Buying Guide
– Pictures prices and basic data on all postwar receivers …… W4WKM 44Measure L & C
– Using an audio signal generator …… K6AI 60Surplus Crystal Calibrator
– Real good deal. 500 kHz …… W4WKM 66Plug-in Cans in Amateur Construction
– Those surplus cans can he used for a lot of handy building …… W4WKM 68CW Sidetone Oscillator for SSB Rigs
– Most of ’em have no provision for this important function …… K6CYG 82The Eico 723
– $49.95 60 watt rig. Does a fine job …… W3UZN 84The New Look in Surplus
– A lot of new stuff is hitting the surplus market …… W4WKM 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1963
Adjustable Regulated Power Supply
– Playing around with transistors? Then have: one of these …… W1ISI 8Diode Noise Generator
– Simple test instrument to tune up converters receivers and stuff …… Thomas 15Selected Circuits
– Polar relay test set great for the RTTY group …… W4WKM 18Decibles
– What they are how to use ’em complete with a monograph …… K1MRK 21Vector VFO
– Simple stable oscillator for 80 meters. Great for DX-60 and the like …… W7IDF 24Wee Birdcage
– Restricted space antennas are always of interest …… K3LNZ 26Protect Your Investment
– How to modify your gear without disastering the resale value …… W4WKM 30A Survey of Mobile Transceivers
– There are quite a few …… Staff 32Cartoon
– Ha! …… Rodgers 49Dress Up Home Made Gear
– It doesn’t really have to look like you made it in the cellar …… W0OPA 50Find the Common Ground
– Some suggestions which may improve the interest of your contacts …… K4ZQR 52Controlled Carrier Screen Modulation
– Putting it into perspective …… K3LNZ 54Compact VFO Dial
– Using turn counting dials for multi-turn coils PTOs etc …… W4WKM 56Making Etched Circuit Boards
– Full instructions for a not very hard process …… W1ISI 58Oversight
– Simple addition of a choke which keeps DC off your antenna and you off the floor ……WA2HYS 62All About Sideband
– Well almost all anyway …… Staff 66Junk Box Station
– Shows how easy it really is to build up a station out of stuff …… W4MLE 70The NCX-3
– 73 test report …… W2NSD 78Solving the Bird Problem
– Plaintive plea for cleaner signals …… W5HJV 80How Low Can You Go?
– Tuning from 10 to 500 kHz …… K4ZGM 82High-efficiency Switching
– For that custom final …… W4WKM 88The SW-240
– 73 test report …… W2NSD 90Stimulus in the Space Age
– Amateur telemetry balloons and all that ya ….. W1WQH 92Waters Switches
– For antenna switching etc. Coax switches …… K2CM 98Inexpensive Coax Connector – Adaptor System
– Inexpensive and flexible way of piping small amounts of VHF around …… W4WKM 102Plot your Skip Zones
– Do-it-yourself propagation system …… W9QKC 104One Ham in a Million!
– Well one in 350 000 anyway. Story about 5X2JKO in Nigeria …… K9AMD 106What is a Ham?
– Permission granted to reprint this in non-ham magazines etc …… K7GPZ 108The Heath HX-30
– Test report submitted by 73 reader on Heath six meter SSB transmitter …… W3WTO 11273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1963
Six Meter Transceiver
– Cute little five transistor hand-held unit. Parts kit available …… K3NHI 86DJ8/eCC88 Converter
– Six meters down to 14 MHz using really hot front-end tube …… WA2HVK 11Simple T-r Switch
– For the CW man who wants full break-in without TVI …… W4MLE 12All-band Linear Kilowatt
– Using the new Amperex 8179 you’ve been reading-about …… W2LPC 16Reducing Receiver Noise
– Read this one it is really important… No kidding …… Gabus 24The Mark IV
– Nice six meter rig 6146 final …… K2HQY 30Multi-channel Pre-amp
– Feed several rigs from one mic and preamp …… W9CWG 38A Challenge to the Antenna Experimenter
Quads: tri-band five-band two-three-four element etc ….. W4AZK 42Panoramic Spectrum Analyzer
– Build your own …… W0BMW 52Shielding the Breadboard
– Some ideas on neat breadboarding …… W1ISI 58Coax Folded Dipole
– Broad bands things …… W3HJR 62Getting into Electronics
– It’s a good business too ….. W6JAT 66Selected Circuits
– Altec Lansing modular transistorized audio components …… W4WKM 71Diode Modulators
– Big technical article …… Staff 7473 Tests the Knight-kit P2
– A new SWR meter kit …… K6UGT 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1963
Instant 220
– The AN/dMQ-2 is a snap to put on 220 …… W2TQS 8More Selectivity for the RT-91/aRC-2
– Great transceiver covers 40-80 …… W6BJI 11PE-97A? What’s That?
– 12V in 250V @ 100 mA out. Just right for Two’er etc …… W4DWU 14Bandspreading the BC-348
– Curing one of the few drawbacks of this great surplus receiver ……W5EUL 18Lazy Man’s Coil Evaluator
– Nice little piece of test gear you’ll want to build. 73 kit …… W0QWY 20Converting the BC-230 & BC-430
– Inexpensive surplus rig which can easily cover 160-10M …… W5EHC 24Ecdysiasm
– RT45/aRQ-1 demonstrates stripping for fun and profit …… W4WKM 30A Beginner’s Receiver
– BC-453 plus converter product detector etc …… K6JHJ 32Power Tuning
– Motorizing receivers with surplus drive units …… Ives 40Beam Rotor
– Putting one of those surplus motors to work …… K1SDR 43CW Monitor
– One transistor ten minute construction job. 73 kit naturally …… WA2WFW 44Antenna Relay Unit
– Uses BC-442 unit from ARC-5 …… W4WKM 46Function of the Loading Coil
– In mobile antennas …… W9GCQ 52Propagation Charts
– What bands to where when… Maybe …… Nelson 54More Selectivity for the Two’er
– Nice rig but you have to admit that it could use some selectivity …… K6CJN 56The ART-26 TV Transmitter
– Don’t forget to subscribe to the ATV Bulletin $1 per six issues …… K6MIO 58Special Surplus Section
– Thirty-three solid pages of surplus bargains. Have fun …… W2NSD 65A Bargain Receiver for 220
– The R-48/tRC-8. Easy conversion …… K3IUV 100Three for the ARC
– You didn’t think we’d pass up some ARC-5 conversions did you? …… W7ATK 102The ARC-5’s
– Did you? …… W4WKM 104Still Another 2 Meter Conversion
– ARC-3 transmitter …… W4WKM 10673 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1963
Sizzling Six
– Super sensitive six meter converter. Kit available …… W9DUT 8Chemical City TU
– One of the best RTTY converters to come along so far …… K8IQJ 14Low-ebb in the Sunspot Cycle
– “Humph that’s science fiction” said Tom astoundingly …… K2TKN 17Two-banding the Swan One Bander
– Cinch …… W8DZH 18Six Meter Transmitter
– 2E26 output. Kit available on terrific tuning-indicator …… K6GKU 22Two Meter Antenna Coupler and SWR Bridge
– Very important item for VHF’ers …… W6TKA 32Field Day
– Eimac hams get out for this annual event …… W6JAT 28Replacement Power Transformer
– What to do when caught without a replacement …… W5PPE 36The Visitor
– Parable …… W2CRR 38Paco GDO
– A good little dipper you may have overlooked …… W5SUC 46The Cubical Quad
– How they work …… W4YM 48Two-band VHF Quad
– Six and two meters …… W6SFM 50Putting a Quad Up
– With a minimum of money and manpower …… K2AAC 58Three-band Three-element Quad
– Now that you know how great quads are here’s how to make one …… W9AIW 62Propagation
– What time to where maybe …… Nelson 65Active SSB Modulators
– Big technical article. Guaranteed understandable …… Staff 66New Look in RF Ammeters
– Do-it-yourselfing ammeters …… W4WKM 72Knight-kit R-100A
– Checking out this inexpensive receiver …… W6EUM 76Heath Monitor Scope
– Long needed product. Works …… W4WKM 7873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1963
Dry Cell Rigs
– QRP mountaintop special for six meters …… K1CLL 8Diode Noise Generator
– 73 kit. Zener diode voltage regulated job …… K9ONT 15Video Modulation
– For the ham-tV contingent …… W8VCO 16Magic T-r
– Best Tee-r yet for VHF with no loss of sensitivity …… K5JKX 20Saturn 6
– Soup up your halo with this tuning method …… K5LPE 22Utopia Break-in
– Hear through your own sending and keep track of the frequency …… W4MLE 24Practical Vee-beam
– This is like a small V-beam handbook sort of thing …… K1MRK 30Coax Cable Losses
– Or why serious VHF men use open wire line …… K5JKX 36The ON5-pA9 Operation
– Details on the Verviers Rally …… G3BID 38RF Wattmeter
– Cardboard mailing tube plus lightmeter… Slick ……W7CSD 46Transmitting Tubes
– Specifications on all popular transmitting tubes …… K5JKX 48Propagation
– What time to when from where maybe …… Nelson 52Power Supply
– Tubeless general purpose …… W7OE 54Confessions of an Electronic Genius
– How to become one …… K6UGT 58Squelch for the Two’er and Six’er
– Nawthin to it …… W0TWP 61$25 Cheap
– Towering up the hard way …… W1MEL 62Add-o-circuit
– International Crystal rings the bell …… W2NSD/1 66SWR Meter
– More info on using this baffling test equipment ……W8JWP 68Vertical Antennas
– Theory and practice. Learn …… W9EGQ 70Further on the Windom
– Darned good all-band antennax …… W3AFM 7673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1963
Cast Iron Balun
– Using ferrite core inductors. 73 parts kit available …… W4WKM 8CW Noise Limiter
– Or have you noticed that your noise limiter turns off on CW? …… W6SFM 10Errorless RTTY Converter
– Well almost errorless …… K5JKX 12Bourbon S-meter
– As contrasted with the more popular Scotch S-meters. Parts kit on this …… W6TKA 18Cartoon
– Har de har …… Rodgers 20Towers
– Compendium …… K1APA 22VHF Receiver
– Module type construction tuner for VHF converters …… W0RQF 26Heliwhip Tuning
– It is kind of foolish not to have your mobile whip tuned …… W2IAZ 34Propagation
– What time to where maybe …… Nelson 38UHF Cavity Design
– Maybe you aren’t on 6M or up but you can learn something anyway …… K5JKX 40Dual Antenna System for Mobile
– For multiband operation. The XYL will have a fit …… W2IAZ 4873 Tests and HX-20
– Mobile sideband for us paupers. Works fine …… K6KGS 52Variable Inducer
– Remote controlled antenna tuning …… WB2CQM 56AM Quiz
– Maybe you need to sit down and read some of our technical articles …… W5EHC 60Rotten CW
– Right …… W1GQJ 62Monitor Scope
– If you haven’t bought one you’d better build one. This’s easy …… W5JSN 66Q-5’er Reborn
– Should never have died …… W4WKM 70Code Master
– Take one phonograph add ingenuity …… K6OKX 76Save that Mil
– Efficiency pointers for mobile work …… K1JWU 7573 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1963
Do-it-Yourself WBFM Transceiver
…… K5JKX 8Why Johnny Ham Can’t Hear
– (with apologies to Rudolph Flesch) …… W6VAT 12Why Fight Ohm’s Law?
…… K5HPT 16Tri-element Remotely Tuned Yagi
…… WB2CQM 22Rules of Thumb
– Or How to Get in the Ballpark and Stay …… W5IUR 28Combination Antenna Coupler
…… W3WPV 30The Minute Motor
…… W3WPV 36Filament Transformer Conversion
…… W5VOH 40144 MHz Nuvistor Converter
…… W9DUT 44The Portable HE-35
…… W3IKH 50Buyer’s Guide
…… Staff 56Product Detector
…… K5JKX 76Mobile Transceiver Construction
…… K5MWH 78A Novel Type High-capacitance VFO
…… YU1FR 86Radio Astronomy
…… WA2BWQ 92The Big Switch
…… W4STX 94Double Power for CW
…… W2EZJ 96Panadaptor Converter
…… K6VNT 98Compact Transistor Circuits
…… Pullman 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1963
Another Approach to TVI
– Harmonic Reduction …… K5JKX 8432 MHz Converter
– Using the Navy surplus CFN-46ADT …… W5AJG 16The Perfect Match
…… VE3DGV 24SWR/pWR Meters
…… W2KPE 28All-band Conical Antenna
…… W5VOH 32Tool and Workshop Section
…… W2RWJ 40AC Adaptor
…… W5KKB 42Come-a-longs
…… K4FQU 44Of RTTY
– And the TUZ terminal unit …… W3TUZ 4873 Tests the Hallicrafters SK-140K
…… W3UZN 62The Amateur’s Cope Canaveral
…… K2YIH 64Listen Fellow Radio Amateur
……W6SAI 69Communicator IV on CW
…… W9SEK 75Propagation Forecast
…… Nelson 80Premium Tubes cont.
…… Gardiner 8173 tests the B&W 6100
…… W2NSD/1 84The Battle of the Century
…… W2AAA 86Shocking… but True
…… WA2GCF 98Slow Scan Vocoder Transmission
…… W2AOE 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1963
Some Guys Make It
– And then there’s us …… K2ORS 6QRP Kilowatt
…… WA4DQS 850 MHz DSB
– A novel approach …… Unknown 16Six Meter Transceiver
…… WA2INM 11VHF Contest Special
– A dissertation on the use of the Corner Reflector on 144 MHz …… K9SGZ 20The VR Tube
…… Lyman 24432 MHz Exciter
– From the ARC-27 RF Subassembly …… W5AJG 32Cartoon
…… W5IMJ 38Sideband Linears
…… Staff 42Barney and the ZDO
…… Margolis 46Antenna Fact and Fiction
…… K6CTV 49How to Fill a Box
…… W7CSD 56Four Bands with the KWM-1
…… K6GHU 6080 Meter Dipole
…… W6LVT 65The Drake 1B
…… W5VOH 68Noise Reducer
…… W5SOT 72Better Results with AM
…… VE3AZX 76An Answer to “Listen .. Fellow Radio Amateur”
…… W8COG 8273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1964
Transistorized Receiver
– High Quality …… W3HKX 18Receiver Deceiver
…… W2RWJ 30Let’s Keep it Simple
…… VE2AUB/w5 36Going RITTY
…… W4RWM 39Well Grounded
…… K4ZGM 42The Beginning
…… W1KSZ 52How Good is Your Receiver
…… WA4EPY 55Effective Filtering
– Or shut that thing off! …… W2OZY 58Two-element Phased Array
…… W7RTP 60Europe on $2000 a Day
…… W2NSD/1 64Heath HW-22
– 40 meter SSB transceiver …… WA2TDH 74Automobile Gauge Noise Elimination
…… W2BZN 78Do-it-Yourself
– almost …… W5EUL 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1964
Two Meter SSB Rig
– employing novel features ……WA2IKL 6Heath Warrior Tip
…… W2DOR 12Simplified Receiver Design
– become an instant expert …… WA2INM 14Making an AC Capacitor
…… K5JKX 23Heat Dissipating Tube Shields
…… K2ENN 24More on the Magic TR Switch
…… K5JKX 23Miniture AM Tuner
– transistorized broadcast tuner …… K6AI 30Loud Speakers and Enclosures
– for phone …… W1JKX 28Transistor CW Transmitter
– 2 Watt 7 MHz …… W2RHD 36Quieting Small Cooling Fans
…… Ivess 39Unusual Receiver Circuits
…… W1OOPA Long Look at Test Equipment
…… K5JKX 42Practical Ground Systems
…… WA6BSO 52BFO
…… K1YVB 62ZL Special for Forty
…… Scharpf 64RX Audio Probe
…… W5VOH 66Neutralization
…… K5JKX 68Comments on “Incentive Licensing”
…… KZ5LC 78Still More on “Incentive Licensing”
…… W2AOE 80Cartoon
…… Rogers 9573 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1964
The Little Punch on VHF
…… K5JKX 6Transistorized RTTY Converter
…… W1JJL 14Modulation Measurement
– the simple way …… K5JKX 16144 MHz Transistorized Converter
– high performance …… W3HIX 18Biasing Tubes
…… W2BDG 20Six Meter Transistor Receiver
…… W5JSN 22Speech Compression for Mobile
…… W7SMC 28Mobile Power Supply
…… K6BIJ 30Neatness Does Count
…… WA2BWG 323/4 Meter TV
…… K2OPI 35Swan Transceiver Modifications
– AGC amplifier and AF/rF gain control …… W5TOC 36Mobile Rig
…… K5JKX 40Transmission Lines
– tripe and triva …… W5EUL 44Modularization
…… K5JKX 46Transceiving High-level Mixer
…… W2KPC 48Electronic Filter Capacitor
– or what won’t they transistorize next? …… W2RWJ 5373 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1964
Los Angeles Six Meter Repeater
…… K6VWM 61296 MHz RF Pre-amp
…… I1LOV 14Our Man in Washington
…… W2DUD 18Under the Noise
…… W2NSD/1 20The Hallicrafter’s SR-160
– a readers look …… W8GTT 24An Armstrong Sweeper
…… W2EMF 26The Man-key
….. WA60HD 28IF Spotter
…… W5WGF 34The Naughty Pi-Net
– why is misbehaves …… K5JKX 3860 Watts on 75
…… VE1IC 42Pushbutton Control
…… K5JIC 48Waveguide Simplified
…… K5JKX 52New Ones from Old Ones
…… K5FUP 58Voltage Regulation
…… K5JKX 60What Every Amateur Should Know
….. W2DUD 72The Vertical J
– a simple inexpensive six meter antenna ….. K5JKX 82Propagation Forecast
….. Nelson 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1964
Flying Noise Lock
…… K2TKN 6Matching VHF Antennas
…… K5JKX 12Where Have Our Bands Gone?
…… W2DUD 16The Quad-quad
– for two …… W8HHS 20Class D Amplifier
– introducing a new type of audio circuit for transistors …… K5JKX 2612 Volts from 6
…… K6BIJ 32Single Tube Oscillator-multiplier
…… K5JKX 34SSB DSB AM etc.
…… K6HJH 36Inboard Calibrator for the NCX-3
…… WB2MAH 42Push-to-talk for the HT-37
…… W2ZBS 46Gardner Modulator Revisited
…… WA2AKK 50Now Hear This Fellow Amateur
…… W4ICY 54Frequency Standard
…… W2YLH 60More on the Vertical J
…… K5JKX 62Big Brother and How He Grew
– or House or Seven Gables Ham Version …… K4ZJF 64Amateur Radio Emergency Service
…… K7KYG 68Correspondence from the Members
– Letters we bet you won’t see in QST ….. Staff 69TVI
…… K6BIJ 76Novice Transmitter
…… K1WXY 78H.S.T
…… XYL-g3NMR 80Hobbyist? Write!
…… W1MEG 8373 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1964
T-51/aRQ-8: 6 Meter AM and SSB Transmitter
…… W5AJG 6Nickel Cadmium Storage Batterys
…… W4VGS 14ARB Aircraft Receiver
…… W1MEG 16ARR-1: Adding SSB
…… W6BHR 18TV-10/a: 220 MHz Transverter
…… W5AJG 20ARR-15
…… W1MEG 24R44/aRR-5 Receiver
…… Ives 26Surplus Find
…… Gardiner 30Propagation
…… Nelson 31Really High Gain
…… K5JKX 33Smaltz for Semiconductors
…… Kidder 34Surplus Circuit Breakers
…… Pafenberg 39IP-69/alA-2 Panoramic Indicator
…… W8DMR 40Telechrome 1462-a1 XMTR for 220 MHz
…… W5AJG 47T-28/aPT-1: 2 Meter AM and SSB XMTR
…… W5AJG 52Correspondence from the Members
…… 58Using 416B and 8058 Tubes on 432 MHz
…… W5AJG 66Regulated Power Supplies
…… K5JKX 76The BC-348
…… K8ZHZ 88TS-118A/aP Wattmeter
…… W1MEG 123Radar Principles – Simplified
…… Gardiner 12573 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1964
The 432’er: Outboard RF Stage
…… K1CLL 8The 432’er: RF Amplifier
…… K1CLL 10The 432’er: Tuned Trough Line Mixer
…… K1CLL 14The 432’er: Local Oscillator Chain
…… K1CLL 16The 432’er: First Evening of Listening on 432
…… K1CLL 20The BH-2
…… K5JKX 222300 MHz Wavemeter
…… K7YJF 26VHF Tunable Oscillators
…… K0CZD 36Six Meter VFO
…… WA6CDO 42VHF Yagis from TV Antennas
…… W6TKA 44Semiconductor Schmaltz
….. Kidder 50The Ever Useful T-pad
…… K5JKX 58Symmetrical Latching Relays
….. Ives 62ARRL Motives: A Closer Look
…… W9AIY 68Working New Countries via Moonbounee
…… OHINL/w6DNG 73VHF Buyer’s Guide
….. WA4HWH 78Ham’s View of the Alaska Earthquake
…… KL7CKQ 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1964
Two-band Transistor Transmitter
…… QZ7BQ 6Two Meter Transistor Receiver
…… K6TOV 14Stripping Transistor Radios
…… K8YCH 20UHF Beacon
…… W6GGV 22Squelch for Transistor Receivers
…… Geisler 28Those Fragile Transistors
…… K4CPR 29Transistor AM-fM VFO
… WA0HQA 30Transistor Final for Forty
……W0TKX 34Minute kW Power Supply
…. K8IKA 40The Signal Helper
…… W3WJN 44Transistorized Receiver
…… Morgan 46Simplified Transistor Biasing
…… W2HQY 54Transistors for Ham Use
…… WA4HWH 63Vanguard Modifications
…… K0VQY 64Heath SB-300
…… WA2TDH 66Time for a Change
…… W7ZC 68Moonbounce News
…… W2NSD/1 72Correspondence from the Members
…… 74Another Keyer
…… K9SGZ 76Design Hints: Transistors
…… K0VQY 82Beast for Ten
….. WA2WYJ 84Propagation
…… Nelson 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1964
Linears for the Two’er
…… K1CLL 6Linear for the Sixer
…… K1CLL 11Portable Six Meter Station
…… W1OOP 16Now That You Ask Me
…… W7IDF 29More on the 6DQ5
…… K5JKX 32SJS Receiver
…… K5JKX 34Another Antenna of Note
…… W2RWJ 40Tuned Line Tank Circuits
…… WA4EPY 42Six the Easy Way
……WA9CZQ 50Simple Squelch
…… K5JKX 53Souping the TCS
…… K7CJJ 54Varicap Phase Modulator
…… W7CSD 56Friendly Silicon Rectifiers
…… W2RWJ 58Moonbounce in Switzerland
…… HB9RF 62The Heath SB-400
…… K1RPB 64Save Ten?
…… WA4HWH 66SB-10 and the ARC-2
…… W6PDD 68RF Hazard
…… W2QCI 70How to Raise a Beam
…… W2RWJ 72Power for DC Motors
…… W4WKM 76Gonset Sidewinder
…… W2NSD/1 82Rubbish Wire Long Sky
…… K5HVZ 84Bagpipes and the Phone Men
….. W1JKZ 87Propagation
…… Nelson 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1964
A Ham In the White House?
…… K3SUK 6Compact Full Size 20 Meter Beam
….. W3PMV 10160 Meter Transmitter
…… W4MLE 13432 MHz Pre-amp
…… K6MIO 18The SJS Receiver Part 2
….. K5JKX 26The P&H 2-150
…… K6LOP 30The 432’er Transmitter RF Section
…… K1CLL 32The 432’er Modulator
…… KlCLL 44The HP-23 Powers the Swan 100
…… K6LOP 47Modulated Calibration Oscillator
…… Ives 48Ten’er to Six
…… K6GKU 51Varactor Tripler to 432
…… W6ORG 52Blow Up That Meter
…… W1ISI 56City Life
…… WA2WYJ 62Crystal Refrigerator
…… K3HTB 64All About Noise Figure
…… K5JKX 66APX-6 to 1290 MHz
…… I1LOV 76IoAR News
…… WA4PDX 87New Amperex Tubes
…… WA1CCH 90NCL-2000 Linear
…… W1ALU 92Propagation Charts
…… Nelson 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1964
VHF Log Periodic Beam
…… VE3AHU 6SSB VFO
…… K9ALD 10Color the Grommet Gone
…… K7IDF 12Cartoon
…… Rogers 14Tuneable Antenna for 432
…… K1CLL 16On the Air on 432
…… K1CLL 18Precision Audio Attenuator
…… K9QYI 226 Meter VFO Transmitter
…… WA2GCF 24Sterba Curtain for Two
…… W2ZBS 30Electrolytic Saver
…… W0HMK 31KWM-2 Voltage Regulator
…… WA4NXC 3380-40 Vertical
…… WB2CQM 34Transistor AFSK
…… K9MLD 362 Meter Mobile
…… W2CJN 38Mobile Phone Patch
…… W2LNP 40KWM Operating Notes
…… WA4NXC 44SJS Part 3
…… K5JKX 46UHF Transistor Circuitry
…… K1CLL 48Mobile Noise Limiter
…… K0POX 60Amateur Radio Operating FCC Version
…… W5EHC 62Designing Phase Shift Network
…… K5JKX 66The Easy Way
…… K3LNZ 68Failsafe Power Supply Control
…… W3CJM 70Incremental Tuning for the NCX-3
…… K2DXO 72Lawrence Modification Kit
…… K1TVD 74IoAR: The Amateur Radio Position
…… W2DUD 76SB-33 and MP-10
…… W6VAX 79Amplidyne 621
…… K0CER 80Return to the Art
…… K3DSQ 82Heath Applications Series
…… K8AJD 84Kentucky DXpedition
…… 90Propagation
…… Nelson 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1964
SSB Mobile Receiver
– Lots of nice ideas in this one …… W3ZFJ 6Cheap Pair of Socks
– Simple linear using inexpensive new tube …… W6NKZ 1028 Volt Supply
– 10 amps at 28 volts for $10 …… K6VNT 12Weather Detector
– Don’t let a tornado suck you up …… K5JKX 1414 Elements on 432
– Simple yagi for 70 cm …… K1CLL 16Miniature Multiband Tuner
– Very clever and useful …… W6SFM 18Bamboo Birdcage
– Thanks to G4ZU and the boomless Quad ……W6WAW 22Going RTTY – Part 2
– Part 1 was in January …… W4RWM 24Sixer to the N’th
– Some small changes for operating convenience …… K1GHO 26Two’er Talk
– These simple changes improve performance significantly …… W8HHS 28High-level Modulation for Ham TV
– Series modulator for improved results ……W7CSD 30That Elusive SWR
– Why throw away those watts? By our Paramp author…… WA6BSO 32Short Folded Dipoles
– How about a 33 foot antenna for 80 meters? …… W6WAW 34VFO Construction Techniques
– Solid for stability. Like the U.S.S. Missouri …… W4WKM 36Two Meter Double Sideband
– The Phantom rises again …… W6TKA 40When Good Losers Get Together
– Non-technical. In fact funny …… WA5EFL 46Evaluating Receivers
– Just in case you’re in the market for a fancy Christmas present …… K5JKX 52RK 715B on 6 Meters
– Old 5D21’s never die; they just turn into quarts of RF …… K2ZEL 58Testing the Clegg Venus
– In case you wondered: it’s tremendous …… 64SSB With the 6N2
– Curious huh? …… K5SGP 68Unit Power Oscillators
– More useful UHF test gear in Bill’s inimitable style …… KlCLL 78Repair That Mike
– Fix up that old mike with an inexpensive new cartridge …… W4WKM 82Heath Tunnel Dipper
– A very useful piece of gear …… W3UZN 84The Autotransformer
– For maximum power supply versatility ……W1ISI 96Bandpass Coupler Design
– Or maybe you like to twiddle knobs …… K5JKX 10273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1965
120 Watts Mobile on Two
– With a well-modulated 5894 …… K5JKX 6AM the Ham and Transistors
– It’s not too easy to get linear modulation with transistors …… Geisler 12Diode Controlled Break-in
– A very clever scheme for easy clean switching …… VE2AUB/w5 16Calibration and How to Get It
– By one of the greatest hams …… K6BJ 22Tuned Feeders Forever
– Nasty black snake …… W5DWT 24Pegboard Panacea
– Clean up your messy workshop …… K6UGT 27Low-cost GDO
– For those of you who don’t like transistors …… W7CJB 28Transistor Amplifier Design
– It’s not hard at all …… K5JKX 30Heath Cantenna for UHF
– Bet you didn’t know that it’s good on 432 …… K6MIO 34I’d Like to See
– All sorts of clever inventions …… W2LLZ 36Ham X-word
– Wear out your brain …… WA2BWQ 37Conelrad No; EBS Yes!
– Simple monitor for your local BC station …… K3RKX 40Automatic Load Control
– If you’re on SSB you need ALC …… K5JKX 40Solid-state Noise Clipper
– Simple way to get rid of that racket …… K6MVH 48Take Full Advantage of Your Halo
– Simple gadget for easier matching …… WA2DJU 52Is Your Investment Protected?
– Insure your expensive gear …… K9UTN 56Converting the RDZ Receiver
– From 400 to 60 cycles …… K1VDX 66So We Bought a Spiralray
– And found a lot of interesting features …… WA4EPY 6Two’er Linear
– To give you more practical information on inexpensive linears …… K1CLL 7040 Watt DC-to-dC Converter
– It operates on 6 volts and uses a common transformer …… W3UWV 76Heath SB-200
– Very nice …… WA2TDH 78How to Fish for DX
– From a ham who ought to know …… 5Z4ERR 82Propogation
– Conditions aren’t too bad …… Nelson 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1965
The Ham and TVI
– With clever cartoons by K3SUK …… WA6OQP 6Coffee Can VXO for Oscar III
– Be ready for QSO’s to Europe on two …… W7SMC6 W6HEK 10Transistor Hi Hi
– A few interesting notes on Nipponese transistors …… K6QKL/ KH6 11Multiband Vertical Antenna
– A simple high-frequency antenna for hams with space problems …… W3UWV 12Let’s Go Ham TV
– The details of getting on the air …… K3DSM 18Solid-state SSB Power Supply
– With same vital information as well as construction details …… W1VIV 24Handy Dandy Zeners
– An interesting article in spite of the title …… W0GJB 28Cooling Notes on the 4-1000A
– Keep it cool for long life …… W6VFR 30120 Watts on Two: Part 2
– The first part of this fine mobile rig was in January …… K5JKX W5PPE 32More on That Simple TR Switch
– Published in May 63 …… W4MLE 38The Disguised Twist
– A V-h beam for 2 …… WA6LUM 40The Backward-upside-down Halo
– Unconventional mounting for improved results …… WA41NJ 44VHF-uHF Mixers
– Detectors and mixers using helices strips and semi-cavs…… K1CLL 46UHF Signal Generator
– A generator for 432 and 1296 …… K6MIO 52Just a Piece of Wire?
-for VHF constructors …… K5BLF 56The Ham and CD Emergencies
– Are you doing your share of PS? …… W5CZ 58Brussels International Mobile Rally
– See what fun reciprocal licensing can be? …… G3BID 62The Callbook Game
– It doesn’t take much imagination to extend this one …… WA2TDH 66Plate Modulation with Controlled Carrier
– Interesting idea from a great 73 booster …… W5EHC 68Audio Bandpass Filter
– Something for the CW ham …… Hansen 70Correcting Errors in the “Errorless RTTY Converter”
– Fine title that …… K5JKX 72The Swan 350
– A fine new piece of gear …… WB6KEH 82The Lafayette HE-45B
– For inexpensive 6 meter contacts …… K3VHK 8The SB-33 on AM
– The title is self explanatory …… W7L1A 9Caveat Emptor
– Have you sent in your ad this month? …… Staff 92Propagation
– With some thing new …… Nelson 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1965
Dual VHF Converter
– Combination 144/220 MHz Nuvistor converter …… W9DUT 8Two-band Collinear Antenna
– For 40 and 15 meters by George …… W7CSD 10The Parametric-transistor Multiplier
– A new development in electronics of great interest no doubt …… W6GXN W6QUD 12Improving the Garden City TU
– Don’t let the title fool you; it’s a complete TU whatever that is …… W7CJB 16The Ham
– Don’t miss this one. It hurts. Illustrated by K3SUK …… Pirolo 22Oscar III Orbit Computor
– Be ready for the bird to fly …… W7SMC/6 20Converting the CB-1 to Six Meters
– Don’t let those old CB rigs go to waste. Most are …… WA2INM 26The Big Bang
– A g.g. 813 linear …… W4BV 28A Better Converter
– Six meters four transistors two conversions …… WA0HQA 32Hints for Microwave
– To inspire you to get to work …… K7ZFG 34A New Power Tube
– The 8236 in an AM modulator. The tube is good for SSB too …… W1KSZ 36Hybrid 432 MHz Exciter
– Get on 3/4 meters with only two tubes and a varactor …… W9SEK 385/8 Wave Vertical for Two
– For people who live in backward vertically polarized areas …… K4DJG 42Printed Circuits-almost
– An effective method of attractive construction …… W3ITO 44Scope Pix Trix
– Take pictures of your scope traces …… K6UGT 48Easy Higher Power
– Using the 6146B …… K9FWF 50AC Transceiver Supply
– Our SSB power supply for this month …… K4PNJ/4 52Understanding Mixers
– You won’t understand this article …… W6BUV 54Electronic Antenna Control
– Or how to point your beam the way your indicator points or something …… WA4GTA 60DC’izing Scope
– Just what you’ve always wanted …… K5JKX 62The Missing Link
– A short discussion of the many troubles that beset our readers …… K9AMD 66El Toro
– Mosley’s limited space antenna that you can use anywhere …… W7OE 68Heath GR-64
– Every ham should have a general coverage receiver. Here’s a good bet …… W3UZN 72Understanding Schmidt Triggers
– If you want to understand Schmidt triggers this is a good article for you. You probably don’t …… K5JKX 74Waters Mobile Antenna
– As used on the block behemoth …… W2NSD/1 79UHF Dummy Load
– More UHF experimenteringistic gadgetry …… K1CLL 82Improved Halo Mount
– Fine for hams who send their cars to car washes instead of having the XYL do it …… K3JZH 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1965
Europe on Two?
– Get ready for Oscar III …… W7SMC/6 3Letter from Gus
– Beginning 73’s monthly letter from the DX King …… W4BPD/aC5H 41 kW PEP
– 811’s in a small box …… W9EWL/0 66 Meter Heterodyne VFO Transmitter
– A simple stable easy-to-build transmitter from Bill …… K1CLL 10Kostless Keyer
– Well maybe not kostless but klose to it …… W8MQW 14Double Hula
– A small new antenna. Looks like a halo but good for HF …… K2ICF/6 16Propagation
– Looks like an interesting month…… Nelson 20Special SSB Transceiver Section
– All the dope on all the HF SSB transceivers …… Staff 22IoAR News
– What’s new with the Institute …… WA4PDX 32Versatile Code Monitor
– Transistorized with P.C. board yet …… W8GXU 34432 MHz Noise Generator
– So you think your converter has a noise figure of 3 dB? …… W6GXN 38KWS-1 on VHF
– It adopts easily for use with transmitting converters …… W4API 44Amateur Spare That Meter
– And a chuckle with K3SUK …… W8BPY 48Transistor RF Power Amplifier Design
– This month’s technical article is a first in the ham field …… WA2DJU 52Some Worthwhile Seneca Modifications
– To improve its fine performance …… K6VNT 56Two Meter Low-Noise Transistor Converter
– From our European correspondent …… Rohde 62A Novel AFSK Oscillator
– For the VHF RTTY’er …… K8ERV 66Signal Generator for VHF and UHF
– You’ll have to turn to page 70 for the real title …… K1CLL 70Converted Converter
– Turn that old converter into a receiver …… W3ZFJ 7473 Tests the Galaxy V
– And is happy with it …… W2NSD/1 78Unusual Philological Diversion
– Sometimes known by other names …… K2PIJ 80Caveat Emptor?
– Send in your ad now. CE works! …… Staff 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1965
432 MHz Converter
– Easy-to-build converter to get you on 70 cm …… K6MIO 6A New Approach to Phasing
– Not all SSB transmitters use filters you know …… W8HXA 12The Big Bomb
– Runs a gentleman’s gallon …… W0SYK 18Two for Two
– Some antennas for our western hams …… W6TKA 22The Trouble with Fred
– A fetching tale illustrated by K3SUK …… Margolis 26A Versatile Oscilloscope
– Every ham needs a scope. This one does a lot but doesn’t cost it …… W0OPA 30Constant Gain Audio System
– Pretty clever. Take a look …… Pullman 36A Cool kW
– Another approach to the inexpensive power supply …… K5YWJ 38Beer Can Cavities
– For use on two. Low noise transistor converter included …… WA2INM/1 40Four-element Rhombus
– Yeah that’s right …… K2IRK 44Power Decade Resistor
– Or is it “Decade Power Resistor?” …… Lyman 48Improve Your GDO
– If it suffers from the common GDO maladies …… K5JKX 70Six Meter Junk Box Station
– The title sounds vaguely familiar …… K3VLQ 54Design of Log Periodic Antennas
– A 73 technical scoop …… VE3AHU 62Gus: Part 1
– This is it: The beginning of Gus’ life and DXpeditions …… W4BPD 6673-a-phone
– Yeah it’s a stupid title but what do you expect from an editor of S-9? …… K5JKX 70The 1215’er
– Hoisington sure makes 1200 MHz easy to reach …… K1CLL 72Total Boredom
– But not to read …… W71DF 80Oscar III Highlights
– What happened …… K0CER 82Davco DR-30
– Review of a remarkable new receiver …… WA1CCH 86Litts Code Snitcher
– Code monitor-oscillator. Good to at least 16 wpm …… WA6UVS 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1965
A VFO With FSK Provisions
– A stable VFO for the SSB-rTTY man …… W6TKA 18Shoulder Strap Portable
– An easy-to-build 6 meter rig for portable operation …… K1CLL 22Superimposing 6 Meters on Your Tri-bander
– The ideal match for a transmitting converter …… W4API 25The Waters Cadax
– A very fine all-purpose electronic key …… WA2TDH 2673 Tests the Henry 2K Linear
– An Imperial Gallon …… W2NSD/1 28Gus Part 2
– In which a country boy from South Carolina finds true happiness …… W48PD 30Interlaced Sync Generator for Ham TV
– A reply to the anguished cries for more TV information …… WlJJL 34Fixed or Mobile
– Some notes on hamming for the handicapped …… WA9AFI 36A Compact DC-to-dC Converter
– Especially useful for that one tube in a transistor rig …… W6GXN 38Oscar Round-up
– Who was worked and who was heard …… K0CER 40A Surplus Sleeper
– Here’s one you may have overlooked …… W9SLM 44The Kitchen Heat Sink
– We try to get the best titles …… W0CGQ 46Converting the R-508/aRC
– A modern surplus receiver for 118-148 MHz …… W4WKM 48Using the 416B on 220 MHz
– In the CG-50ABM …… W5AJG 52High-power with the ART-13
– Souping up an old reliable …… K4PFK 56Converting the ARC-4
– A versatile 2 meter transceiver with little work …… W4WKM 60The CV-253/aLR Converter
– A useful receiver for 38 to 1000 MHz …… W1KSZ 66220 MHz Converter from the ARC-27
– Tunable to get rid of the trash and birdies …… W5AJG 68Adding GDO Features to the TS47A/aPR
– Every VHF-uHF ham needs a GDO. Here’s an easy one …… W5AJG 74A Surplus Gold Mine
– More specifically the R-105A/aRR-15 …… W4WKM 78432 MHz Pre-amplifier From the TD2
– Uses a 416B …… W5AJG 82Fantastic Surplus Catalog Section
– Needs no explanation. Just drool and order …… Staff 9173 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1965
A Two Meter Transistor Transceiver
– To give you a little encouragement to go portable on VHF …… I1SLO 6A Simple Two Meter Collinear
– Build your own CushCraft collinear …… W5GVE 14220 Converter Number 9
– The last tube converter Hank built but a good one …… W1OOP 18Reviewing the CushCraft Squalo
– It works …… WA2ZCH 20Push-pull 5763s on 144
– You might call it a forest of 5763s …… WA6VTL 242C39 Amplifier for 1296 MHz
– Get yourself a respectable signal on the band …… WA8CHD 26A Varactor Tripler to 1296 MHz
– The perfect mote for the 2C39 amplifier …… W6ORG 30The CPO-cWM
– Translation: Code Practice Oscillator-cW Monitor …… WlJJL 32A VHF Flashback
– A few dewy-eyed memories for the old timers …… W6SFM 34Silver-plated 417A Converter for Two
– Of course you don’t have to silver-plate it …… K2KTV 38Testing the Galaxy Rejector
– A useful accessory for your SSB gear …… WA2TDH 4120 WPM – or Bust!
– Hints on getting the Extra Class license from an Edison Award Winner …… WA6VTL 42The Gonset Six Meter Sidewinder
– Transistorized sideband on six …… Staff 50Converting the Swan Monoband to Two
– A bargain two meter SSB transceiver …… K9EID 52How’s Your VHF Antenna Working?
– Not the ultimate but a useful method of checking gain …… WA2INM 59A Potpourri of VHF Hints
– Four short articles that can be applied to VHF and HF …… Staff 62The Design of VHF Tank Circuits
– Don’t let the math scare you away; the graphs give the answers …… W6GGV 66Gus: Part 3
– More hints on DX from the DX King …… W4BPD 7673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1965
This One Sounds Good – Like a Transmitter Should
– A fancy name for an article about a 20 watt six meter AM transmitter …… W2BHT 6Going RTTY: Part 3
– The scope monitor …… W4RWM 12Imagineering With Meters
– Put those miscellaneous meters to good use …… W8BPY 14The EHS Portable Dipole
– Works from 80 to 6 …… W9FQN 16Some Notes on Grounded-grid Linear Amplifiers
– And some interesting ideas in a 8072 linear …… K4ZZV 18Simplified Solid-state
– Simple easy-to-use practical ham transistor circuits …… WA2INM/1 24All-band Tuning for the Drake 28?
– Easier and harder than you think …… K9LTD 26When Standard Switches Won’t Fit
– Making and using odd-ball switching arrangements …… Ives 28A CHU Time Receiver
– In case you don’t have a watch …… W2LYH 30Switching with Diodes
– It’s easy-and very useful …… K1SDX 3Improving the Paco GDO
– And other tube-type grid dip meters …… K1AMN 41Another Way to Measure Noise Figure
– Hmmm. What’s the other way …… K5JKX 44The Big Sail
– The neighborscaring-ist 432 MHz antenna you’ll ever see …… K6MIO 50Gus: Part 4
– Now what’s he up to? …… W4BPD 62The SB-34
– Sideband Engineers improves their already excellent SB-33 …… W8QUR 68A DC Dummy Load
– Here’s a use for those tubes you were going to use for lamp bases …… Lyman 70Quick and Easy Add-on Neutralization
– In case unlike most hams you don’t plan ahead …… K1CLL 72Polar Versus Solar Beam Orientation
– Personally I use my Boy Scout compass …… W6TAQ 7Parallel Resistance Nomogram
– Now all you have to do is find this article when you need it …… WA2BWQ 76An RF Amplifier for 432
– Not exactly a 3 dB noise figure but …… K1CLL 7The National HRO-500
– Sigh …… W2NSD 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1965
Der Kleiner Keyer
…… WB2KPE 6QRM on 432!
…… W2NSD/kP4 14Practical Meteor Scatter
…… K1CER 20A Simple DX Antenna
…… W6WAW 24The Ultimate in Transmitter Control
…… WB2CCM 28DSB Circuits
…… W6TKA 34The Zorch-proof Connector
…… W4WKM 36An One Filament Transformer Bridge
…… W5NGX 38The Cheap SWR Bridge
…… WIJJL 42Simplified Tuning for the Drake 2B
…… W7ZC 44W2NSD in Hungary
…… W2NSD 46Two Meter Transmitting Converter
…… K1CLL 50Why Use Fuses?
…… W4WKM 52Writing for 73
…… W2NSD 54A Gold-award SOS
…… W2AAA 56Gus: Part 5
…… W4BPD 66The Heath Ham Scan
…… WA2TDH 70The Sub-antenna
…… W8ADV 72Passivating Aluminum Alloys
…… Kidder 74A Surplus SWR-power Meter
…… K9SOA 82An UHF Signal Source
…… K1CLL 84Light Bulbs for Dummy Loads
…… W8QUR 86VFO Stability
…… W6BUV 88Low-cost 6-10 Mobile Antenna
…… W3GSC 94How to Screen Modulate
…… K5JKX 96Surplus Switching
…… W4WKM 104The Evolution of a Transistor Transmitter
…… W6WFH 106Build or Buy?
…… W7OE 114Let’s Go Up or Down
…… W8VVD 11873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1965
2 kW Mobile
– PEP of course …… W2DMK 6Meterama
– Get some good use from those old air-speed indicators …… W5GWF 12Six for Six
– Six elements for six meters …… WB2CQM 18A State-of-the-art Converter
– Integrated circuitry comes to hamdom …… W3HIX 22Hamfest Out on a Limb
– A little step toward international hamming …… Margolis 26Are 20 Cent Transistors Coming?
– Apparently so …… W7SMC 30The Lowly Coax Fitting
– A little picture article …… W5VOH 34An Expedition to UJ8
– 20 000 feet up …… UB5UG 38A Junk Box Power-sWR Meter
– In case you missed the two SWR meters last month …… K4QYC 44The Design Industries Diplomat
– A fantastic new piece of gear …… W2NSD 48A Ham Crossword Puzzle
– Unfortunately we didn’t have room for the solution …… K1CLM 50Two Meter Transistor Transmitter
– Get two watts out of a 2N107 on two …… K1CLL 54A Reliable Audio Source
– A 7 lb generator that works as well as a two ounce transistor one …… Ives 62Improving the Heath Mohawk
– Pepping up the RF and audio …… W9ECQ 68Gus: Part 6
– Gus in Prague …… W4BDP 76The National NCX-5
– An amazing rig …… W5DWT 84Testing the Heath kW Kompact
– The Little Bomb …… WB6KEH 88Improve your Monoband Swan
– For better stability and class C …… K6LGW 90That Unwanted Sideband
– Another in the 73 Sideband Series …… K5JKX 92DC Transformers
– Need 28 volts in your car? …… W6ANU 102Getting the Most from Your Two’er
– A few more changes for one of the most popular pieces of ham gear …… WA2QZH 11173 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1965
We Got Across!
– Catching up with the past: No.3 …… W2AAA 6An Audio-tV Transmitter
– Broadcast sound and video on the same carrier …… W8VCO 14Hybrid Phone Patch
– Of course we don’t really approve of phone patches …… KH6IJ 18A Coax Antenna for Twenty
– Or fifteen or ten …… W2NQS 20Six Solid Watts an 160
– We keep telling you that tubes are obsolete …… K9IAH 22Half-rack Panels
– Sure beats those orange crates for mounting …… W2DXH 26A Novel ALC Circuit
– Why didn’t someone think of this before? …… W2KAK 30The Nuvistatectar
– Clever product detector for your old receiver …… K9EID 32Transistors for Hams
– Which inexpensive transistor to use where …… WA6BSO 34The Flex Match
– Perfect for feeding a coathanger …… W3ZVT 38Adding ALC to the Swan 240
– There are lots of old 240s around …… K5JKX 40A TV Converter
– Use your TV camera with a normal TV set …… W9SEK 44Crystal-controlled Transmit With the KWM-2
– Works with other transceivers too …… HB9TL 46Lovers Lane
– Hmmm. Drawings by K3SUK …… Lattak 48A Modern Frequency Standard
– Not expensive or complicated either …… W5NUW 50The Baffling Totem
– Keep the kids out of your shack …… W7PXE 54432 Solid-state Local Oscillator
– A more modern LO for the 432’er …… K1CLL 56Six Meter Transmitting Converter
– Twenty in six out …… K0AHD 62The VHF Newcomer
– Our VHF editor gives you a few hints …… K0CER 66Gus Part 7
– What happens when a South Carolina Baptist visits the Vatican? …… W4BPD 70The Heath SB-110
– Single sideband on six to match the SB-line …… WA1CCH 78Transcam’s SBT-3
– There are a lot of interesting ideas in this one …… W2NSD 86Evolution of an Antenna Tower Florida Style
– How about a 70 ft. telephone pole in your yard? …… K4FQU 88Slippery Six
– A VFO-heterodyne battery rig for six …… K1CLL 94A Light Wattmeter
– Trying to improve an old idea …… Henry 98VFO Control of SSB Receivers
…… W0CGA 11073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1965
Solid-state 432 Exciter
– Puts out 8 watts on 432 MHz. A ham scoop …… W9SEK 68058 Nuvistor Preamp for 432 MHz
– Complete plans and layouts …… I1L0V 10UHF-vHF Dipper
– 50 to 500 MHz with no work …… WA1CCH 11Transistorized FSM
– Printed circuit board available for this one …… W1JJL 14Ham Christmas Gifts
– Ho ho ho! It’s that time again …… 16RF Measurements
– Build a Q-meter and impedance bridge …… K5JKX 20A New Two Meter Heterodyne Exciter
– Use a suppresser balanced mixer to get on two …… WA2JAM 28Licensing in the Belgian Rallies
– A report on the 1964 rallies …… G3BID 24A Regulated Solid-state Supply
– Here’s the supply for the 432 exciter on page 6 …… W9SEK 34Transistor Twenty
– A tunable twenty meter converter …… Scott 38Frame Your Awards
– A few hints on showing off your prizes …… W7OE 40Lazy Man’s Phone CQ’er
– A voice controlled relay …… WA2MTB 42The 1215 Transistor Superhet
– Part 1; The Mixer …… K1CLL 46The Solid-state Slippery Six
– A transistorized heterodyne VFO …… K1CLL 50A Crystal Controlled Front-end
– Put that old pre-selector to work …… K1QIM 52Field Effect Transistor Primer
– Another ham scoop. FET’s are mighty useful …… WA6BSO 54A Doll for Serifina
– Reminiscences of an old ship sparks …… W7IDF 66Build a 4-1000A Socket
– The tubes can be cheap but the sockets! …… W7CSD 70An Audio Frequency Standard
– Transistorized of course …… K8ERV 72A Bumper Mount for “Impossible” Cars
– If one won’t do it why not use two? …… W7SMC 78Gus Part 8
– Gus descends on Lebanon Egypt and the Seychelles …… W4BPD etc 84Two Through Twenty Field Strength Meter
– Tunable and transistorized too …… W7OE 9A Low-power Standby Transmitter
– AM on HF? …… W7CSD 104The Full-wave Tripler Myth
– We don’t like to rush things …… W6LWE 100The Three-in-one Birdcage Beam
– For 10 15 and 20 …… ZS3NZ 11073 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1966
The Space Monitor
– Now here’s a real construction project …… W9DUT W9JFW 6A Unijunction Keyer
– Build a modern keyer for less than $20 …… WA6TSA 12Two-element 20m Vertical Array
– Get 3 dB gain and 15 dB front-to-back ratio …… W6TKA 16They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
– What? A female build a rig? …… WA2YTK 18Simplified RF Measurements
– Measure impedance and power easily …… WA6BSO 20A Six Meter Peanut Whistle
– Every ham wants a walkie-talkie; here’s Larry’s …… WA2INM 24A Visit to the CN8s
– Edgar tells a little about his trip …… G3BID 28The Pot Box
– Any experimenter needs one …… K6UGT 32A RTTY Signal Generator
– Good for SSB and AM too …… W8GXU 34This is Fine Day
– The first intercontinental ham QSO …… W2AAA 38Transistor Meter Amplifiers
– Need a 10 microammeter? …… WA6BSO 44The Twixer
– Add six meters to your Two’er …… W0HMG 46A Line About Line Noise
– Maybe that power blackout was caused by a mad ham …… W4NJF 50Assembling the Sideband System
– The conclusion of our SSB series …… K5JKX 54Gus: Part 9 – Agalega Here I Come!
…… W4BPD 6Build the OTC
– A one transistor converter for VHF. Build one …… WA4SAM 74The Eico 753K
– Eico’s really scooped with this one …… W3KET W3TND 76The Drake R-4 Receiver
– A very versatile receiver for your money …… WA2TDR 7873 Tests the Knight C-577
– Audio compression works …… WA1CCH 😯VFO Stability Part 2
– Transistors are better than tubes …… W1KNI 8273 Tests the Coveya 6
– Heh heh. The neighbors don’t know it’s for six …… WA1CCH 84Twelve cm Heathscope
– It’s the Heath IO-12 …… W7IDF 86The 1215 Transistor Superhet
– Part 2 the local and other oscillators …… K1CLL 90Vibrator Checker
– It’s a stupid subject if I say so myself …… WA1CCH 95Low-Noise UHF Transistors
– Don’t read this if you’re a tube man. It’ll make you cry …… W1OOP 96IoAR News
– News from the new IoAR Secretary …… 98What’s Your Mobile Strength?
– Simple FSM adapter for your car antenna …… W9NTP 102Why Instruction Books?
– Why indeed? …… W70E 10Improve the NF of Old Receivers
– Soup up the ol’ hearin’ aid …… WA4EPY 10873 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1966
An 8163 Linear
– An all-band 2 kW linear …… W6OVW 6And Then There’s Phasing SSB
– Discussion and a simple practical exciter …… WA6KLL 10Better Selectivity for Your Transceiver
– CW selectivity makes CW operation easier …… Roanhaus 16A Crystal-controlled Front-end
– Stable high-frequency reception on your old receiver …… W1QIM 20The Key to Peaceful Coexistance
– Between six meters and channel two …… K6MVH 22Breadboarding
– Excellent discussion of experimenting …… W2DXH 24Noise Considerations in a Pre-amplifier
– Necessary information for UHF hams …… WB2EGZ 28Transistor Receiver-vU Style
– Scrounging wins! …… VU2NR 30The Astro Ten
– Simple ten meter transmitter-converter for mobiling …… W3YZC W3IXL 34Improving RTTY Reception
– Good hints for the teletype fan …… W4EHU 38Quick and Easy Bias Supplies
– Steal a little bias without fuss …… K5JKX 42A Word About Crystals
– And not on encouraging one eitheri …… K0JXO 44The Design of Parabolic Reflectors
– Now how do you make them? …… K3PBY 46Transistor CW Adapter
– Especially for the SB-33 …… W5JSN 50Give and Take
– History of international radio conferences …… W2AAA 52The Zero Meter Band
– A bit of fine fantasy …… WA2TDH 58Automatic Tuning for the ARC-5
– This one’s a real thriller …… W4WKM 62Boasting Talk Power
– In ALC type transmitters …… K2IKZ 64Seeing Your SWR
– Clever scheme for antenna work …… K5JKX 66The 1215 Superhet Part 3
– The final article: if of and assembly …… K1CLL 74Put Your SB-33 on CW
– A scheme totally unlike that on page 50 …… WA6PGA 7873 Tests the Tunaverter
– A quick look at a tunable transistor converter …… WA1CCH 80How to Be a First Class Lid an Phone
– Without really trying …… WA5DEL 82Some Ideas on Noise-free CW Reception
– Why listen to all that trash? …… K4DAD 8The Crystal Decade
– Full frequency coverage with crystals …… W4ATE 90Hero of Ham Bands
– Deke put Nokomis on the map…… K9AMD 96Amateur Frequencies
– Wonder where forty went? …… Schmeling 98Semi-modernizing Vibrator Power Supplies
– Get more power from those old Vibrapacks …… W6TKA 102Use Your GDO and Z-meter
– They’re very useful as this article indicates …… W0BMW 104The Care of Storage Batteries
– At least lead-acid types …… W5SOT 10873 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1966
Circular Polarization
– Use CP for moonbounce trop and OSCAR …… K6MIO 6Solid-stale Sixty
– A 60 watt regulated power supply for and with semiconductors …… K3LCU 12Crystal Oscillators
– Tube transistor and FET. his is a good one …… W6GXN 14Slaying the Monster
– Or: Why fear TV? …… W0EDO 18Diary of a DXpedition: VP2VD
– So you think it’s just a matter of sitting by the pool and operating? …… K4IIF 20Unmodifying the S-38
– Have you ever met a ham who hasn’t had a S-38-once? …… WA5MCU 26Vector Vector
– Vector boards are sure useful …… W2DXH 28Cathkey
– Is this the simplest automatic keyer? …… K2UOC 32All Solid-state
– Another interesting one from one of (y)our favorite authors …… W1OOP 34QSL Here is Homebrew OM
– Homebrew QSLs? …… WA2ZKR 36The 88 Cent Varactor
– Who says they’re all expensive? …… WA6BSO 3812 Volt Beetle Juice
– Even the Fastbacks are 6 volts. Rah for VW …… DJ2UL 48The HD-10
– Heath’s new electronic keyer …… W2JDL 50Solder and Soldering
– Make your soldering stick …… K4CPR 52The Rhombic Antenna
– A round-up of information on these almost-legendary antennas …… W0SII 54The Vacap Tester
– Here’s a tester that sings at you …… W0BMW 60The Feedline Argument
– A little more fuel for it …… W0OPA 66Letter from Jail
– Stuffy readers: skip this …… W6GTC/jail 70Improving the HX-20 HR-20 and HP-20
– Who could improve on this title? …… K0LFA 74The Walky-Nosy
– A portable emergency communications receiver …… K6EDX 78Our Friend the R.I.
– Maybe a little more appreciation of the FCC is called for …… W7IDF 82Those Good Old Ham Bands
– They’re getting mighty thin …… W7ZC 88Low-pass Audio Filters
– The full story he says …… K5JKX 90Gus Part 10
– I think I’ll take a plane and leave the bus to Gus …… W4BPD 9873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1966
Barefoot and All That Jazz
…… W7IDF 6A Simple Six and Two Amplifier
…… K1CLL 8That Pretty Anodizing
…… W8BPY 12The Bee Eliminator
…… W8VVD 14The Six Meter Jewel
…… K3PXT 16The Ascendency Curve Yagi
…… K6EDX 20The Uhfit
…… WA1CCH 26Six to Two Transmitting Mixer
…… K9EID 40A Slotted Line for 1250 MHz
…… WA8CHD 42A Short Look at Current Propagation
…… Nelson 46Diddleboxes
…… W2DXH 48Modernizing a 432 MHz Converter
…… W1OOP 54Power Control Through Magnetic Beaming
…… W2OLU 58A Look at Antennas for DX
….. K6ZGQ 68Someone Should Do Something About
…… K3BNS 74The Tranx Circuit
…… K7VMV 76A Semi-switchless Directional Coupler
…… VE2HE 80Two Buck Monitor
…… WA6KLL 82Controlled Audio AVC System
…… EI4R 84One-way Dual Battery
…… WA0AIY 86Multi-channel Transistored Pre-amp
…… K9SGZ 100Ferrite DF
…… W1DFS 101Gus : Part 11
…… W4BPD 102Built-in Speaker for the TR-3
…… K5SGP 112Diode Checker
…… K8ABR 11273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1966
New VHF Circuits for Transistors
– 6 meter converter and filter from Frank Jones …… W6AJF 6RF Applications of N-channel FETs
– Very important article; a 73 scoop of course …… WA5KLY 12Size is Impressive
– A little humor to brighten the day …… K3VMZ 14FSK Principles
– How to transmit RTTY on HF …… W4EHU 16VHF-uHF Panoramic Reception
– Now you can watch that empty band …… W5NPD 20UHF Grid Dipper
– Excellent dipper even if it does use tubes …… WA6BSO 24PY2USA
– Fostering good relations through ham radio …… PY2CUB 32W2USA/tV
– Good publicity for hamming at the ’39 World’s Fair …… W4DKJ 3412 Volts on 6 Meters
– Ed doesn’t like semiconductors I guess …… K8ADG 38432 the Easy Way
– Cheep too …… WB2FYB 40Dealing with the Information Explosion
– In a blood thirsty way …… W2DXH 42Regulated DC-to-dC Converter
– Put in 6 to 24 volts and get out 12! …… W6GXN 46How Much Capacitance for that SSB rig?
– Beat the high cost of microfarads …… W4VRV 50The Mini-supply
– A simple inexpensive regulated power supply …… WA6BSO 54Origin of the Code
– An interesting sketch of history …… W2AAA 58Understanding AVC
– A very thorough article …… K5JKX 66Why Work the World Now?
– Complete rules of 73’s new WTW DX certificate …… W4BPD 78A Private Listening Speaker
– For mobiling …… K5BEC 80A Solid-state Product Detector
– The semiconductor answer to pentagrid mixers …… W6GXN 84HW-22 on CW
– Takes about 10 minutes too …… W7UXP 88Transistor Power Supply
– Simple quick and cheap …… WA2TOV 90Ham with a Heart
– K7SML a multiple sclerosis victim …… K7NZA 92Fuses
– What fuse to use where …… W9ZZH 95Confession
– A SF thriller …… W0HMK 96Low-voltage Gonset Super Six
– Throw away that HV power supply …… W0BMW 100HX-50 on MARS
– Very simple procedure …… K9CZI 104Improving Der Kleiner Keyer
– A few correct ions and improvements …… W4BRS 106More Contacts from Within
– Simple indoor antennas for high frequency use …… K3RXK 108For Those Who Have Given Up Code
– Encouragement for novices and technicians …… WA8BJK 11073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1966
The Micro-ultimatic
– 73 scoop: integrated circuits in a high-performance keyer …… W1CFW 6A Transistorized Scope
– Another ham scoop: use transistors for deflection amplifiers …… K8ERV 1450 Watts on 50 MHz for $50
– This project should prove popular …… K1CLL 18Two Meter Transistor Converter
– Cheap simple and works well …… W6AJF 24220 MHz Transistor Converter
– Grounded emitter or grounded base too …… W6AJF 30432 MHz Transistor Converter
– Four 50 cent transistors give you a 4 dB converter …… W6AJF 34Standard Time and Frequency Transmissions
– What time did you say it was? …… W6JTT 38A Simple Two-tone Test Generator
– Find out your true power output in PEP ……WA6BSO 42BC-348 Crystal Filter
– Improve the filter in your BC-348 …… K2ZZF 46APA-2 Pre-amp for Two
– Of course a transistor works better but …… W5LTR 48Modernizing an SCR-522
– That’s what I need a modern SCR-522 …… WA6BSO 50The First and Last Q-5’er
– A little history of command sets …… White 60The Stoner RT-1 RTTY Converter
– A transistorized RTTY receiving adapter …… WA6BSO 64Five-band RDZ
– Marry a RDZ to a standard coil tuner …… K3HIL 66Gus: Part 12
– See where our South Carolina boy is now …… W4BPD 68Surplus Conversion Guide
– Find out where to find that conversion …… WA1CCH 74220 MHz Receiver from the ARC-27
– A good use for the guard receiver …… K3CES 78BC-453 Series Receivers
– The simplest conversion …… K1EUJ 82Do You Want a Lawsuit?
– $100 000 is a lot …… W7OE 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1966
MARS HF Mixer and Amplifiers
– Also good for putting your tri-band rig on 15 or 10 …… WA4KIH 6Two-element Weeping Willow for 15
– Perfect for novice DX’ers …… WA8MVR 12Frequency Measurements for Hams
– Receives VLF too …… W6BLZ 14VHF Parametric Transistor Multiplier
– Experimenters must read this one. A scoop of course …… W6GXN 20How to Get Your Extra Class License
– Here’s the easiest way to do it …… W5TOM 26A Transistor Analyzer Using FETs
– It checks h11 h12 h21 and h22 …… K3LCV 30A Field Effect Voltmeter
– Here’s a real transistorized VTVM: 22M input resistance …… K3LCV 34An FET Audio Compressor
– Use FET’s for high input impedance …… K3VNR 38The Kindly Keyer
– This IC keyer uses a commercial PC board …… WB6AIG 46Save That Transistor!
– Defective transistors as Zeners and varactors? Sure! …… K9VXL 50Lambda Lines
– Scraps of twinlead a make good Lecher lines …… W2DXH 54Designing Transistor RF Amplifiers
– Good info for the serious experimenter …… Thorpe 58A 75 Watt Two’er Linear
– It uses Bill’s favorite Compactron …… K1CLL 66A Better Sideswiper for Electronic Keyers
– Your cat will like this one …… W6BLZ 70Replace Your 811s with 572Bs
– The right way …… WB2EPG 72UB5UG’s Five-band Vertical
– It’s pretty clever and simple too …… W8FAZ 74Don Miller DXploring
– The life of leisure on a lush tropical island …… W9WNV 76Gus: Part 13
– Gus keeps rolling along …… W4BPD 7873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1966
More Power on Six
– Drive this linear with your AM or SSB exciter …… WA9JGU 6James Dandy Mixer
– A very simple yet useful test instrument …… W2DXH 12A Poor Man’s 220 Transmitter
– It puts out half a watt; good for local work …… WB2EGZ 14Another Solid-state 2m Transmitter
– With very inexpensive transistors …… VE2DG 20The Mini Monitor
– Every ham should have one …… W3UZN 22Audio Test Amplifier
– This is very useful too …… W9SEK 24The Chicken Method
– But aren’t we all chicken? …. K4ZZV 26A Tubeless VFO for VHF
– An old idea but a good one …… W1DFS 28A Toroidal Multi-band Tuner
– MBT’s have hundreds of uses …… W6SFM 30The Perfect Squelch
– Very simple tone-control squelch …… W5VCE 36A Digital Readout VFO
– It’s linear within 2 kHz and designed for 5-5.5 MHz …… WA9AXX 38A 50 kHz Calibrator
– Fine for those old surplus receivers …… W6GXN 42Junk Box Pre-amplifier
– Perk up your old receiver at no cost …… WA4ZQO 46The Heath SB-100
– Heath’s new HF transceiver works very well …… K2EQB 50High-frequency Power
– Don’t throw away that 400 Hz generator! …… WA6NlL 54Tech Schools for Ham Training?
– They’re good for commercial training too …… W0RA 58The Knight TR-106 and V-107
– Knight’s new 6m transceiver and VFO make a nice pair …… WA1CCH 62A Curtain Going Up
– Why not use a Bruce curtain and work more DX? …… W2EEY 66Another Look at the Like-New Circuit
– A few changes make this good circuit even better …… W2DXH 72Gus: Part 14
– Gus goes to Aldabra and around the U.S.A …… W4BPD 76Coaxial Connector Handbook
– Part two of WA6BSO’s series on coaxial systems discusses the types and uses of coax fittings …… WA6BSO 9373 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1966
Compact Six and Two Transmitter
– Here’s a very clever 60 watt rig; easy to build too …… K6RIL 6Poorboy Mark II Quad
– A simple light three-band quad …… K4USK 145 dB Gain on 75m Mobile
– Increase your mobile signal at low cost …… W3BTQ 20Accurate VHF Frequency Measurements
– Use your BC-221 for high accuracy on two meters …… W5WGF 22Add SSB AGC to Your Receiver
– It’s not hard or expensive …… W1OOP 26Ultimate Station Control
– You mean you’re using a 89 cent knife switch? …… W2AJW 30Match Box Tuner
– W6BLZ’s version of a Johnson antenna tuner …… W6BlZ 38Two Transistor Testers
– One simple the other simpler. Both work well …… W6AJF 4Transistor Voltage Regulator
– Need 9 to 28V at 10A? …… WB6MOC 46A Visit to The R.L. Drake Company
– A short tour of their factory …… W0PEM 50Try Homebrewing Now
– It’s not hard or expensive …… WB2JQC 5Diodes for OT’s and Beginners
– There’s no reason not to understand them …… W2DXH 54Two Meter Repeater
– Even if you don’t need a repeater this is interesting …… W5KPZ 58Complete Overload Protection
– This one’s pretty original …… W4ZUS 66Heathkit HM-15 SWR Meter
– Ken likes it …… W7IDF 68A Pox on Your Junk Box
– Maybe some people shouldn’t build …… WA6JNI 70Drafting for the Ham Writer
– This article contains charts of our schematic symbols …… K0EFC 72Lafayette HA-650 Transceiver
– Six meters-portable and carefree …… WA1CCH 78Conar 800 TV Camera Kit
– Like to get on ham TV inexpensively? This’ll help …… W3WTO 82Gus Part 15
– Gus continues his visit to the Seychelles …… W4BPD 86Coaxial Accessories Handbook
– The third part of Jim’s series on coaxial systems covers antenna tuners baluns switches relays dummy loads SWR bridges and attenuators …… WA6BSO 9373 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1966
Integrated Circuits
– How will they affect you? …… WA1CCH 4EI Marrinero
– An inexpensive eighty meter SSB transceiver …… W6BlZ 6Two Tubes for Two
– SSB on two with two tubes and a twenty meter transceiver …… K9EID 16432 MHz Transmitting Converter
– Not too expensive or hard to build …… K6RIL 18A Two Meter FET Converter
– Low-noise low-cost and low cross-modulation …… K6HMO 22Electronic Thermometer
– Make sure that your linear doesn’t cook …… K5ILG 26Controlled Avalanche Silicon Rectifiers
– There’s no need for those shunting capacitors and resistors …… W9EGQ 26Telegraph Keys
– Look what’s happened to them …… WA6CEZ 30220 MHz Receiver
– A super regenerative receiver for poor folks …… WB2EGZ 38Ham TV Let’s Get Going
– Part 1: Theory testing and receiving. Part 2 next month …… K3ADS 42The Multical
– A multi-purpose crystal calibrator …… K9VXL 48Connectors for Surplus Tubes
– Use those 2C39s and 4X150s you got so cheap …… K2ZEL 50DX Vertical
– Very simple very cheap very effective …… W0IFY 52The Humidivox
– Here’s a new idea for avoiding citations …… WA2IKL 58Gus Part 16
– After you read this you’ll won’t to move to Aldabra …… W4BPD 60WTW and You Mr. DX’er
– And the WTW countries list …… W4BPD 66The Future of the 10 Meter Band
– It’ll be coming to life in not too long …… Nelson 70The WRL Duo-bander
– Ralph likes it; two bands for 50 cents per watt …… W8QUR 74The RF Discriminator
– It’s little-known to hams but very useful …… K7DEP 78AM vs. The Carrier
– Here’s proof that a carrier is not affected by AM …… W7CSD 82Propagation
– How do you like our new propagation charts? …… Nelson 88Zener Diodes
– Here’s an excellent article that explains Zeners in detail. Tells you how to check and use surplus ones too …… W2DXH 10873 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1966
80 Watts on Two Meters
– A worthy successor to Bill’s 50 watts for 50 meters …… K1CLL 6The Novice Class – Then and Now
– How it’s changed over the years …… W7OE 12Tuning the RTTY Signal
– You can’t receive teletype if you can’t tune it …… W4EHU 16A WWV Receiver for $5
– Convert a simple transistor set to receive 2.5 MHz …… W2DXH 20Streamlined Transistor Modulators
– You can fully modulate without a transformer …… Thorpe 24Ham TV Part 2
– The conclusion of this excellent article …… K3ADS 26High-voltage Power Supplies
– An individualist’s thoughts on transceiver power …… K6ZGQ 30VHF Antennas
– Useful hints from one of VHF’s most respected hams …… W6AJF 38The Minican
– A soup can version of the Cantenna …… W6JTT 44A Stable VFO for VHF or HF
– Simple inexpensive and effective. Transistorized of course …… K6RIL 46The X-beam
– Two small V-beams give a Rhombic-like pattern …… W4TDI 50Remove the Drudgery from Ham Radio
– Clever but facetious I think …… WA2IKL WA2ZCH 54The Humidivox
– An original scheme to avoid certain FCC trouble …… WA2IKZ 58A Disappearing Antenna
– Now you see it; now you don’t …… W6DFT 62Custom Decals
– A real thriller …… W9SLM 66A Simple C-r Bridge
– Every ham needs a capacitance-resistance bridge …… WB6AFN 68Down Range – AFETR
– Life at missile-tracking stations doesn’t sound bad …… WA4NXC 70The Second Requirement
– Are you getting full output from your transmitter? …… WB2HAL 72Heath SB-400 Modification
– Use the SB-400 and SB-300 more effectively …… W4NJF K4ASU 74The Heath GR-54 SWL Receiver
– It’s a nice inexpensive general-coverage receiver …… W3UZN 78Healthy Ham Clubs
– Improve your club it’s not hard …… W6DDB 80Gus: Part 17
– Gus continues his visit in the Indian Ocean islands …… W4BPD 94Ham Microwave Propagation
– Important information for the ham interested in experimenting in our fascinating microwave bands …… WA6PZR 98WTW Progress Report
– When are you going to join the growing list of WTW winners? …… W4BPD 10673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1966
Transistor Power Supplies
– Useful information on low-voltage DC supplies …… W6GXN 10The Sideband Escalator
– Have you tried SSB speech clipping? …… W6TAQ 16A Ham Electronic Counter
– Determine your frequency the modern way …… K7UDL 20The Novice Pair
– Build a practical modern novice station …… W1JJL 28A Lab-type Power Supply
– Regulated low-voltage output; PC construction …… W6GXN 38QRZed the YL
– The frustrations of an YL’s husband …… WA6JNI 42Climbing the Novice Ladder
– Part 1: The novice bug bites …… W7OE 46A Simple HF Linear
– It’s not fancy but it works well …… W7CSD 50The Heath SB-610
– Jim likes Heath’s new monitor scope …… W1DTY 54An IC Calibrator
– Here’s a modern marker generator …… W6GXN 58LORAN
– The Interloper on 160 …… W2IKZ 62PAK
– The portable automatic keyer …… K3QKO 66Make the Most of Magazines
– Bind your ham magazines yourself …… W6DEG 70A Coax Coax Antenna
– Here’s a practical coax antenna …… W1DCG 74Cheap DC-to-dC Conversion
– Six gives you twelve …… WA2IKL 78Storage Batteries
– Use storage batteries properly …… W6JTT 82Return to Navassa
– Photos from Don’s recent DXpedition there …… KC4AF 86Parabolic Antenna Design
– Extensive discussion of parabolas and illumination …… K6MIO 90Gus Part 18
– Gus visits the Chagoes …… W4BPD 98AM-to-fM Conversion
– Use your Gooney Box on FM …… WA5CJG 100Goad Hand Sending
– Some good tips from an old CW hand …… VE7CT 102Now You See It
– An invisible mobile installation …… WA6DLI 10273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1967
An IC Crystal Calibrator
– 10 and 100 kHz markers output; costs $13 …… KlDCK 6Transistor Converter Notes
– Some new developments in Frank’s popular VHF converters …… W6AJF 10A kW with the Amperex 6KG6
– A very straight forward SSB grounded-grid linear …… W7CSD 14FET Transconductance Tester
– A simple yet effective checker; a scoop …… W1DTY 16Climbing the Novice Laddar: Part 2
– Joe starts a homebrew project …… W7OE 20The QRZ Machine
– Something for the DXers …… W6MUR 26Ham TV Converter
– Three transistors are all you need …… PA0BVO 30A Silect Six Meter Converter
– It uses a FET RF amp and etched circuit construction …… W5SJN 32Autostart RTTY Gear
– A generator and converter for VHF use …… W6AYZ 34VOM Transistor Tester
– It uses about five components …… Thorpe 38Low-power Attenuator for Ham Use
– They’re cheap yet useful to 450 MHz …… WB6AIG WA6RDZ 40A FET S-meter
– Another good use for inexpensive FETs …… W6GXN 42Unwanted Feedback
– A lucid discussion from one of 73’s top authors …… W2DXH 46Equipment Protection
– Are you taking adequate steps to protect your gear? …… K5JKX 50Etched Circuit UHF Dipmeters
– 130-480 MHz; very clever …… W1JJL 54Hamming VK9-style
– Like to go DXpeditioning on a far island? …… VK9TG 58SINPO and SINPFEMO
– Another approach to signal reporting …… DJ0HZ 62432 MHz Antenna Filter
– A coaxial filter for the 70 cm band …… W6AJF 64Six Meter Final Amplifier
– A useful 100 watt amplifier for low-power rigs …… K9EID 6573 Reviews the Drake 2-NT and 2-c
– A good 100 watt CW transmitter and hybrid receiver …… W1DTY 66A Simple Voltage Calibrator
– Jim tells why your meters aren’t perfect and how to live with them …… W2DXH 70The Link
– A signal grabber for two …… W6HGX 78Techniques in Tone Signaling
– Tones can be very useful for hams …… WB6MOC K6YTY 82The Vanguard 501 Camera
– It’s an excellent quality inexpensive TV camera …… WA1CCH 86The Shackcom
– A simple ham intercom …… W8MQW 87Gus: Part 19
– Is a flat Coke better than none? …… W4BPD 88A Little About Noise
– A technical article for those who really want to understand noise …… K6ZGQ 92The Knight-kit KG-640 YOM
– A fine taut-band VOM at a good price …… W1DTY 102The Motorola HEP-line
– Good available inexpensive transistors at the corner radio store …… WA1CCH 104The Knight-kit TR-107
– Knight’s new two meter transceiver looks good …… KlRA 105What’s New For You?
– 73’s new monthly technical column …… WA1CCH 10973 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1967
Getting Acquainted With Integrated Circuits
– Here’s practical information on using inexpensive ICs …… Thorp 6Using Low-cost FET’s on Six
– Two $1 FETs and a cheap PNP give 2 dB NF and high overload resistance …… W6AJF 11Low Cross-modulation on Two
– A $ 1 FET makes an excellent mixer on two …… W6AJF 14The 30P1 Linear Amplifier
– A peasant’s 30L1: Four 811As …… W1DBN 18An Improved Multiplier for UHF
– Get enough local injection on 1296 MHz …… W6OSA 22A Broad-band 80 Meter Vertical
– 3.5 to 4 MHz with no adjustments …… VE1TG 26A Reliable UHF Directional Coupler
– Here’s a UHF bridge you can trust …… WA6SXC 30A Solid-state Antenna Relay
– Fast low-loss high-power and efficient …… K2IYC 34Video Camera Tubes
– There are lots of different types …… WB2GYS 38A Semi-precision Variable Capacitor
– It’s accurate to 1 pF and uses a component that’s in almost every junk box …… W1DTY 42Down with the Rotator
– A cheap useful scheme for small beams …… W3BTQ 47Mobile Logs – Personalized
– Save time and trouble in mobile logging …… WB6KFI 48Add a Crystal Filter to Your Receiver
– For less than $10 …… W1USM 50A Reactivator for the Semiconductor Activator
– In other words a battery charger …… K6EAW 52The Ancient Marriner
– An antenna tuner for coax-fed beams …… W6BLZ 54Climbing the Novice Ladder
– Part 3 …… W7OE 56Portable Operation Without Tears
– Useful hints for the prospective portableer …… K3LNZ 60Practical Tips on Transistor Transmitters
– You won’t want to miss this one unless you’re an AO …… K0CJF 64UHF-microwave Phased-locked Oscillator
– Stable within less than 1 Hz at 6 GHz! …… K3OJK 6873 Tests the Eicocraft CPO
– Eico’s new line of inexpensive kits looks like fun …… 78100 Watts on Two With Compactrons
– Uses two 7894s in push-pull …… K1CLL 80The Poor Man’s Occasional Antenna
– Cheap dirty and effective …… W7CSD 84Rewinding the Power Transformer
– It’s not hard as this article explains …… WB2PTU 88The Drake L-4 Linear Amplifier
– Drake’s new linear is very nice …… WlDTY 90The Carrier Again
– Part 2 of “AM vs. the Carrier” …… W7CSD 94A Simple Current Controller
– Very simple and cheap …… K5JKX 96Equalizing AFSK Tones
– Some notes for RTTY’ers …… K8ERV 96The International Crystal SBX-9 and SBA-50
– SSB exciter on 9 MHz and mixer to six meters …… W1DTY 100The National 200
– National’s inexpensive new transceiver is attracting much attention …… W1DTY 104An Universal Code Monitor
– A clever idea for a simple monitor …… K9VXL K9CLH 108Gus: Part 20
– A crisis in the Indian Ocean! …… W4BPD 11073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1967
A Digital Identification Generator
– Send your call automatically with no moving parts …… K6ZCE 6SSB Proof-of-performance
– How does your station perform? …… K6YKH 14A Non-tiring CW Monitor
– Pure single sine waves are monotonous. Try this instead ……W1DCG 18Seven Elements on Twenty
– On a 60′ boom …… WA4WWM 20Climbing the Novice Ladder
– Part 4: The code is almost conquered …… W7OE 24Going RTTY: Part 4
– Frequency shift keying …… W4RWM 30A Solid-state Product Detector
– Uses two cheap transistors …… WB6CHQ 32AMCOM: Amateur Mobile Communications
– The Phil-mont Radio Club’s emergency stations …… K3CEE 36The Slide Rule Made Easy
– It is easy too …… W1MEG 40How to Make Better Panels
– Jim’s suggestions work. I tried them …… W2DXH 46An IC Keyer
– Here’s a different integrated circuit keyer …… W5FQA 50Edison: The Fabulous Drone
– Was Edison really a great genius? …… Elkhorne 52A Simple RF Voltmeter
– Make a very useful piece of test equipment. It’s low in cost …… W1DTY 56SDRAWKCAB Power Supply
– Guess what this is? …… K1UBA 62A Panadapter Converter
– It helps you get decent patterns on your panadapter …… WB2CCM 6473 Useful Transistor Circuits
– If you’re a builder you’ll like this one. It’s a fantastic collection of useful simple circuits using transistors for all sorts of receiving transmitting and test equipment …… W1DTY 65The Importance of Being Grounded
– It is important …… WA6KLL 98Gus: Part 21
– This month Gus visits darkest Africa …… W4BPD 100The Waters Dummy Loads
– One is plain; the other a wattmeter …… W1DTY 10673 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1967
The Super Duper Super
– It may not be a super but it’s sure super duper …… WN1ECCH 6A Toroidal VFO
– An excellent VFO with many interesting mechanical features …… W4BRS 10Transceiver CW Filter and Monitor
– Improve your transceiver’s CW capability …… WlDCG 14Dreadful Ham Cliches
– Special for April …… K3SUK 16The Converter Converter
– Stick it between your UHF converter and your low-frequency receiver …… W1OOP 18The Ratnick Two’er
– It’s a simple transmitter for local contacts …… WA2RAT 22The Clinic
– More first-of-april nonsense …… K3SUK 24Cardboarding
– An interesting approach to experimenting and records ……W6FTA 26Buried Antennas
– They don’t work too well but they may be the best you can do …… W1DCG 34A Transistor Wien Bridge
– 20-200 000 Hz with a simple easy-to-build circuit …… W6GXN 36Ham vs. Ham
– We hope these things don’t make you MAD …… K3SUK 40Air Mobile
– Like to try operating from an airplane? …… W3ZP 42FM Subcarrier Generator
– A simple way to add sound to your TV transmissions …… W6ORG 46James Dandy Diode Tester
– Check your diodes very quickly with this simple instrument …… W2DXH 50Some Commandments for DXing
– CQ’s new DX editor offers some excellent hints …… K4IIF 58High Frequency Single Side Band Transceivers Receiver-exciters and Linear Amplifiers for Hams
– Here’s a complete listing of all high frequency SSB gear by comparison table. This special section also includes a photograph and description of each unit …… W2DTY 64Ferromagnetic Beads
– Tiny ferrite beads can make excellent chokes from plain wires …… W6SFM 84A Canadian Assault on FP8
– A DXpedition-vacation to Ste. Pierre …… VE1ADH 86he Clegg 66’er
– Squires-sanders mate to the 22’er …… W1DTY 90Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part 5
– A stroke of luck for Judy …… W7OE 98Gus: Part 22
– If you enjoy this series you should get the DX’ers magazine …… W4BPD 10673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1967
The Quad-quad-quad
– Sixteen quads on a single mast for 144 and 432 …… VE3DNR 6The Expanded Quad
– More gain and directivity on 10 15 and 20 …… WA5KXY 16An Inexpensive DX Antenna
– A low-cost two-element quad for DXer’s ……WA6WUI 20The Miniquad
– A practical small size quad for twenty meters …… WA2APT 23A Full-size 7 MHz Rotary Cubical Quad
– For hams with big backyards …… K6DDO 26Experiments with Quad Antennas
– Optimum designs for HF and VHF quads …… IIRR 32The Half-quad Antenna
– Half a quad is better than none …… W0SII 35The Three-element Quad
– For cracking DX pileups on 20 meters …… K8YIB K8DYZ 38A Light Four-element Quad for 20 Meters
– Lightweight but potent …… K0UKN 41Tilt That Quad at a Dollar a Foot
– Forty feet for $39.75 …… W7UXX 46An Easy-to-erect Quad
– The “Down-under” approach to building quads …… VK5BI VK5VB 50Quad Bibliography
– Twenty years of quad antennas …… W1DTY 53A FET VFO for 80 Meters
– High-stability with FET …… W1DTY 56Tube Symptom Troubleshooting
– If you must use vacuum tubes …… WA0NEA 61A 200 Watt Dummy Load for $2
– For low-interference tuning …… W2OLU 66The Easy Way to Decibels
– But not completely without math …… K3PXT 69The Highflyer
– A complete homebrew receiver for 80 through 10 …… W6BLZ 72Geometric Circuit Design
– Designing complex circuits with a ruler and protractor …… Bradford 82A Field Effect Transistor Converter
– Low cross-modulation on 10 15 and 20 …… K6DQB 86WWV on the Mohawk
– Without a lot of work …… K8KWQ 89High-pass Receiving Antenna Filters
– Eliminating spurious signals in HF receivers …… K6KA 90Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part 6
– Joe and Judy take the code test …… W7OE 97The Heathkit HW-32A 20 Meter Transceiver
– One of Heath’s new single-banders …… W1DTY 102Gus: Part 23
– A hot trip through darkest Africa …… W4BPD 10673 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1967
The Whole of the Doughnut
– Toroidal coils for kilowatt amplifiers …… W4BRS 6A 1296 Grid Dipper
– 1050 to 1320 MHz with a converted APX-6 …… W1DTY 16Using FETs in the Command Set Transmitter
– Results in a very stable VFO …… K3LCU 23The Dichotomy of a Tube Man
– Putting on FET in the BC-906 frequency meter …… W5SOT 26Converting the Swan 120 to 6 Meters
– Be prepared far the six meter openings this fall …… K6RIL 28Military Quartz Crystals for the Radio Amateur
– A survey of surplus crystals …… W0HYB 36Converting the BC-728
– A fine superhet for 160 80 and 40 meters …… 38Photographing Your Electronic Gadget
– Must reading for authors …… VE3DAN 42Panoramic Display from the AN/aPA-38 Indicator
– Low-cost panoramic reception …… W6JTT 46RDR Receiver Conversion
– Crystal controlled channels on 220 MHz …… K3HIL 48Build a 40 Meter Rotable Dipol
– Maximum effectiveness on 40 meters with a shortened dipole …… WB2GZL 50Operating the BC-611 Walkie-talkie
– Great for short distances over flat terrain …… W1MEG 55A Poor Man’s Transmitter Cabinet
– Using old TV cabinets …… WA4RHT 56Micro-logic for Non-logical Users
– How to use digital integrated circuits in ham projects …… W6GXN 58Proportional Transistor Control of AC Circuits
– Solid-state replacement for a variable transformer …… Ives 66Phone Patching – More Light in a Gray Area
– From the legal point of view …… K8BLL 69The Heathkit SB301 Receiver
– One of Benton Harbor’s newest releases …… W2JDL 76Face-lifting the TS34/aP Oscilloscope
– A great scope for less then twenty dollars …… K6GKX 110Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part 7
– Judy and Joe take the written test …… W7OE 111Ham Public Service and Broadcast Stations
– Another approach to better public relations …… K4HKD 117Gus: Part 24
– Sir Gus tours ZS-land …… W4BPD 11973 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1967
North of the Border
– Amateur radio in Canada …… VE1TG 6Suppressed Carrier Amplitude Modulator
– Double-sideband adapter for AM rigs …… VE7PQ 10A Homebrew 50-foot Tower
– Low-cost self-supporting tilt-over construction …… VE6KS 12Simplified Transistor Design for the Ham
– It’s easy when you know Ohm’s law …… VE1ADH 14VE0 Ahoy
– Canadian maritime-mobile stations …… VE1TG 22World’s Fair – 1939
– And the W2USA radio club…… Staff 30Plain Ground Plane: Antenna
– An economical antenna for working DX …… VE7BBM 36The Hybrid G4ZU Superbeam
– A very effective three-band beam for 10 15 and 20 …… VE3AHU 38A Slow-scan Television Monitor
– An economical design using surplus components …… W9VZL 42FET Pre-amplifiers for 144 and 432 MHz
– 2.5 dB noise figure on 432 …… W6OSA 48A 30 MHz IF Strip Using Integrated Circuits
– 85 dB gain in a small package …… W7AKS 52An Un-guyed Vertical Antenna
– Very useful for small backyards …… W6JTT 56Two Cheap Crank-knobs
– Great arm savers for wide tuning ranges …… VE3BUE 58The Tri-amp
– Versatile audio test unit …… K6UGT 61Wide-range VHF-uHF Dipper
– 130 to 1 300 MHz with transistors …… K1CLL 64A Few Tower Hints
– Protecting your rotator against the weather …… WA1ABP 70Monitoring With an Oscilloscope
– Check the quality of your transmissions …… W0OPA 72The Basic Desk
– A neat operating desk for the itinerant operator …… W0QOJ 76Is Rock Bounce Practical?
– Mobile experimenters take note …… G3BID 78Moonray
– Amateur radio on the moon …… W1DTY 80Transmit Control With the 32S-1 Receiver
– Without modifying the receiver …… W6EUV 82Project: High School Amateur Radio Club
– How to get one going and maintain it …… WA0NDV 84Heath HR-10 Modifications
– Increased sensitivity and selectivity …… VE3FYL 86Glub Glub I’m Drowning
– In a sea of noise …… WA0NQL 88The Galaxy V Mark 2
– A review of Galaxy’s newest transceiver …… W1DTY 94The Heathkit SB401 Transmitter
– Benton Harbor’s new companion to the SB301 …… W2DJL 98Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part 8
– Judy and Joe approach the pinnacle of achievement …… W7OE 102Gus: Part 25
– Capetown South Africa …… W4BPD 10873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1967
Push-pull Class-b Grounded-grid Linear
– An unusual if not new approach to high power …… VE3AAZ 6A Frequency Calibrator for the VHF Man
– Finding yourself on 144 and 432 MHz …… W6GXN 12The Semi-rTTY System
– Solid-state AFSK oscillator and terminal unit …… K0JXO 20Mobile Power – The Alternator
– Their use and abuse …… W9NLT 24Visual Monitoring of Remote Carriers
– What does your CW signal look like? …… W3RMI 30Power Losses and High SWR
– SWR and its side effects …… K2DXO 34Using Toroids in Ham Gear
– How to wind toroidal inductors and use them …… VE1ADH 36Solid-state Alternator Regulator
– High-performance at moderate cost …… K6UAW 40The Great Dipper
– Transistor emitter-dipper for the VHF’er …… WA0AYP 42A 20 Amp Power Supply
– 20 amps for 20 dollars …… WA4SAM 48X Marks the Spot
– A simple “no-holes” mobile antenna mount …… WA3AJD 50Go-go-mobile
– A low-cost mobile antenna for 40 20 15 and 10 …… W6IEL 52The Front-to-back Ratio of an Automobile
– Radiation patterns of different antenna mounts …… G3BID 56Beginner’s Beam for 10 Meters
– Get ready for the band openings this winter …… VE1TG 60Simplified Printed Circuits
– Making printed circuits at home …… K5IRP 65Designing Transistor Oscillators
– If you’ve been having trouble designing transistor oscillators to fit your requirements this article may be the answer. Most of the math has been eliminated by several labor-saving nomographs …… W1DTY 66Gus: Part 26
– Tristan de Cunha …… W4BPD 84Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part 9
– Judy and Joe receive their licenses …… W7OE 10273 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1967
The Synchronous Detection Process
– If you must use AM get the most out of it …… W3DUQ 6A 160 Meter Sidewinder
– A sideband package for the low-band …… W6JTT 12Building Blocks
– A 12 to 18 MHz receiver for VHF converters …… WB2EGZ 17VSWR Supreme
– A compact VSWR unit that can be built into your rig …… W4BRS 20Dual-band Use of Single-band Beams
– Get the most use out of those antennas …… W2EEY 26Grounded-grid Filament Chokes
– How to design and wind your own …… W6RET 30200 Hertz CW Filter
– Maximum selectivity with telephone coils …… K7UDL 34Observations of Note by a VHF Addict
– Hilltopping in Southern California …… WB6JLC 37Getting a Start in Amateur Television
– Off on the right foot …… WA2EMC 40A Compact Linear Amplifier
– 500 watts in a small package …… VE2AES 44Cathode Keying Filter
– Getting rid of key clicks …… W6BLZ 48A Simple Resistance Bridge
– Precision resistance measurement at low-cost …… VE3AHU 51Compact Heat Sinks
– Using copper pipe caps for cooling semiconductors …… Ives 52Evaluating Antenna Feed Systems
– Using time domain reflectometry …… W7QAG 56Cheapskate’s “On the Air” Sign
– Eliminating in-shack interference …… WN3EWV 62Relay Energization in Fixed and Mobile Equipment
– Just what the title says …… VE4RE 64How to be a Ham – By Really Trying
– It isn’t hard if you try …… VE3GLX 66Do-it-Yourself Mobile Mount
– Nice looking but simple floor mount …… W6APE 68Washing Out Your (Antenna) Shorts
– Keep road salt and water out of your mobile antenna …… W3RZD 70A Polarity Sensitive Meter for the Sightless
– Used for checking diodes capacitors and resistors …… WA2BCX 72Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part 10
– FN offers Judy and Joe some sage advice …… W7OE 74Trindade Island DXpedition
– The DX-capades of PY2BZD/pY0 …… PY2BZD 82Gus: Part 27
– Gough Island …… W4BPD 84DX’ing
– How to get the most out of chasing DX …… W2NSD/1 88The Knight-kit KG-663 Low-voltage Power Supply
– An excellent power supply for the ham shack …… W1DTY 94Heathkit SB630 Control Console
– Handsome mate to the SB301 and SB401 …… W2DJL 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1967
Incentive Licensing
…. 2The 2Q Receiver
– 22 transistors; FETs in the front-end …… W5ETT 8The Really Rugged Rotator
– For big arrays in bad weather …… VE1TG 14Designing Permeability-tuned Coils
– Simple and accurate …… Marovich 20A FET Converter for 40 and 160
– Beats vacuum tubes …… K6DBQ 26West Coast VHF Antenna Measuring Contest
– At the 1967 VHF Convention in Fresno …… W1DTY 30A Slow-scan TV Picture Generator
– Another simple approach to slow-scan …… K7YZZ 34VHF Log Periodic Antennas
– Plus a fully designed LP for 432 MHz …… K4GYO 40The Dual-gate FET
– Using the 3N126 in a SSB generator …… W1OOP 48Getting the Most Out of Your Receiver
– Read and heed …… W0HJL 50The Silent Shepherd
– Emergency at midnight …… W6OQY 52Torticollis and All That Jazz
– A simple pain in the neck! …… WB6QOT 57All-band Rotatable Dipole
– 80 through 10 with one rotatable antenna …… WB2WIK 60Simple Gamma Match Capacitor
– Not a new idea but a good one …… K0UTX 64Personalized QSLs for Greater Returns
– Are you having trouble getting the QSLs for WTW? …… W6NIF 66Pioneer DX
– Chasing DX in the early days …… W7OE 70DX’ing
– The right approach helps …… W2NSD 74Gus: Part 28
– Sir Gus lands on Bouvet …… W4BPD 85The Knight-kit T-175 6/10 Meter Linear
– High-performance for the band openings this winter …… W1DTY 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1967
Integrated Circuit Frequency Counter
– A 100 kHz counter for less than $50 …… W0LMD 62 Kilowatt PEP for Six Meters
– A complete transverter for 50 MHz …… K6RIL 12A Pulse Generator for the Amateur
– Versetile test equipment for the shack …… W6GXN 20Mighty Four on Six
– Low-cost transistor transmitter for six meters …… K9VXL 24Incentive Licensing
– Complete story on our new regulations …… W1DTY 28Feeding the Cat Underwater
– Experiments with underwater radio propagation …… K6BIJ 34Mobile Antennas for the Non-mobileer
– Using the ring-radiator antenna …… W2EEY 38Why Abuse Semiconductors?
– The care and feeding of transistors and diodes …… VK7RG 42DC VTVM
– A sensitive high-impedance VTVM of simple design …… W2DXH 53220 Wavemeter
– Find your way around the forgotten band …… WA2TOV 60Choosing Accessories for the Novice Ham Station
– What do you need besides a transmitter and receiver? …… W7OE 62Trim for Ten
– Adding bandspread to your loading capacitor …… DL5AF 68The Longest QSO
– A new world’s record …… WA3GEV 70Death of Amateur Radio
– Food for thought …… WA8FVS 73Spook Up Your Club’s Civic Activities
– Goblin patrol …… K4HKD 76Simple Modifications for the HW-12 22 and 32
– Greater frequency coverage …… DL4XO 80Project Milk Wagon
– You two can form a club …… 3C3FKY 82The Drake MN-4 Matching Network
– Great for multi-band operation with single-band antennas …… W1DTY 88The Omega-t Antenna Noise Bridge
– A new approach to antenna impedance measurements …… W1DTY 90The Comdel CSO-11 Speech Compressor
– More punch in the pileups …… K1RA 94Six Hours with Blintz’ DXpedition
– Journey to Jordan …… 4X8HW 98Gus: Part 29
– Bouvet Island …… W4BPD 10373 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1967
250 kHz to 29.75 MHz Stabilized Converter
– A phase-locked receiver with 500 kHz bands …… K5LLI 6Some Experiments With Stacked Beams
– Getting more gain out of your array …… VE1TG 14Simple Antenna Mount for Satellite Work
– An el-ez antenna mount using two rotators …… W4HJZ 20Strong Signal Interference
– AGC modifications for improved cross-mod performance …… K6KA 22Charging Dry Batteries
– An approach to longer-lived primary cells …… WA6NIL 26A Forty-meter Vertical Array
– Lots of gain for 7 MHz DX’ing …… K8DOC 30Hamateur Acoustics
– One man’s sound is another man’s noise …… W3RZD 34A Workbench Clutter Filter
– Get rid of that mess on your work bench …… WA6UVS 38General Information About Amateur RTTY
– What it’s all about …… WA0OBJ 42Computer Card Construction
– Use those surplus printed-circuit computer cards …… K1EUJ 48Station Accessory Control Unit
– Put all your station controls in one neat box …… K6ZHO 52A True Parasitic Monitor
– A no-power CW monitor …… K4FQU 56The Mini-sWR Bridge
– Perfect for tuning up antennas …… W2EEY 60Yes Old Timers There is a Santa Clause
– I’d mark that true on a true-false test …… W0HJL 62The Contest Caper
– How to win contests…… K8KFP 66Jean Shepherd WB4DOH
-the piano protege …… Roberts 79Bmmmfff!
– The information explosion …… G3KPO 83The Waters Band-adder Antenna
– 20 15 and 10 with a 75 meter mobile antenna …… W0HJL 84Hallett Signal Saver
– Top-notch shielded ignition system …… WB6KFI 86Gus: Part 30
– Return to South Africa …… W4BPD 9173 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1968
IC Square-wave Generator
– Getting acquainted with Integrated Circuits …… WA4ZQO 6Tuning In on Bonadio’s Satellites
– Strange noises on the air …… W2WLR 10Sideband Filters
– The least understood pert of sideband gear …… WB2GYS 14The Two Meter Groundplane as a Gain Antenna
– Gain where the action is …… K6MVH 18RF Insertion Amplifier for Two Meters
– More drive for the final …… K1CLL 202 Elements Spaced a Quarter-wavelength
– Simple beam antenna for 15 meters ……W2EYY 22Wide-band Baluns the Easy Way
– Multiband balun ….. K4ZZV 24Hamming – The Navy Way
– Deluxe morale booster …… K6GKX 26Fire in the Hamshack
– Are you ready? …… K4SEL/dL5AF 34Diode Circuits Handbook
– Special insert 28 pages of diodes …… WA1CCH 1ARTTY In Holand and Belgium
– Europe on RTTY and where to look …… PA0VDZ/oN8NC 64The Wolverine
– 100 watts on all bands …… W6BLZ 66A Homebrew Operating Desk
– A place for everything …… WB2WYO 74Novice Data
– Do’s and don’ts handbook for beginners …… W6DDB 88Gus: Part 30
…… W4BPD 11473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1968
An Integrated Circuit Electronic Counter
– A useful piece of ham gear …… W1PLJ 6How Come?
– A good question …… W4YM 14An Amateur Tries ICs
– The uses of integrated circuits …… VE3DAN 16100 kHz Thin-line Pulse Generator
– Frequency standard with ICs …… W2DXH 24The Nurture and Care of a Junk Box
– Selective collecting …… W0HMK 30How to Plan Your Own DXpedition
– DXing in style and comfort …… W4PJG 34How is Your Club Paper – Good or Bad?
– Make the readers notice …… K6GKX 38High-quality Hybrid Receiver
– Restoring the lost art of homebrew …… VE1TG/vE1ADH 42Tips for the CW Contester and DX’er
– From one of the great CW contesters …… KH6IJ 50How to Publicize Your Club
– Getting activities into print …… K4HKD 54Technical Aid Group
– Where to look for help …… 58The Quartenna
– How to shrink a Cantenna …… WA6OBH 64Hydronics or Radio?
– Underwater propagation …… VE7BS 66Electronic Temperature Measurements
– Determining temperature rise in components …… K6EAW 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1968
Narrowband Frequency Modulation
– Using voltage variable capacitors …… WB2CPG 6Transmitter Keying with Transistors
– Solid-state project for the CW hound …… W6HEK 14The Mini-mitter
– The smallest transmitter? …… W7OE 18Receiver Front-end Protection
– Protection for the transistor receiver …… W6AJF 20A Regulated DC Voltage Divider
– Reducing voltage while maintaining regulation ……W5NPD 24QSL Manager
– How to alienate your postman …… W4NJF 26160 Meter Flat-top Antenna
– Long antenna on a short lot …… W3WPV 30Go Ahead – Run Away to Sea
– Make a vacation pay …… K4UDP 32Operation Deep Freeze
– 10 years in the Antarctic …… W6GKX 38Crystal Shopping
– Double duty for X’tals …… WA4UZM 44Witching for Better Grounds
– One for the skeptics …… W7CJB 46The Ham
– A view from the XYL …… Day 50Getting the Most Out of Link Coupling
– From the VHF point-of-view …… K1GBF 54More on More Contacts From Within
– Antenna hints for apartment dwellers …… K3RXK 54S-9-manship
– How to put a man down …… W6DFT 56The RF Patch
– Patch panel solution to an old problem …… W6JTT 5873 Certificates
– You’d be surprised how fast they move …… 60Transceiving with an Outboard Receiver
– Making the most out of the receiver …… WA2APT 62A Ham’s Shack is His Castle
– Wanna bet? …… W6LNG 64Converting the TA-33 Jr. to a Full-sized 15 Meter Beam
– A solution to the sun spot cycle …… K4ELB 78The Scientific Method
– Hoo-boy that smarts …… Foster 82Getting You Higher Class License – Part 1
– A new approach to studying theory …… Staff 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1968
The Vidicon Minicamera
– Using low-cost high-quality semiconductors …… W8TYY 6The Little Gem Fuse Tester
– There’s still time to use this one April 1st …… W7CSD 15Methods of Transceiver CW Switching
– Six circuits to achieve easy CW operation …… W1DCG 16The Polar Key
– Homebrew keyer using inexpensive polar relay …… K4YWS 20Checking Your VSWR Indicator
– Are you sure your SWR bridge is trustworthy? …… W5EHC 22Video Mixing Amplifiers
– Producing a good composite video signal …… W8VCO 24A Solid Dead Man
– Don’t let the wind get your tower down …… WA1ABP 30VHF Operation by Remote Control
– Q5 S9 from any location …… W6MVH 32An Invisible Antenna
– A new antenna theory …… W1EMV 42Using Your Electromagnetic Wave
– Communication as it should be …… WA5HPV 44ITV Got You Down?
– Getting rid of the buzz-saw …… WA7CSK 46The YF Fights Back
– If you can’t lick’em join’em …… WA6SPT 48A Career in Electronic Engineering
– Areas where engineers are needed …… W6JTT 50What is YOUR “Amateur Q?”
– How well do you know the FCC regulations? …… K3STU 52And They Called “Mother Shipton” Crazy
– Remarkably prophesy from 500 years ago …… K4FQU 56Recovering “Lost” QSLs
– Helping the post office help you …… K6UMV 58Project MOONRAY
– Amateur radio on the Moon in 1970 …… 60Audio SSB
– A new use for an AFSK oscillator …… K6ICU 64Installing a Transceiver in a Rented Car
– Wonder if Hertz would approve? …… G3BID 66Preventive Maintenance
– Curing problems before they start …… K3KMO 70You Can Pass The Extra
– Or so the man says …… K6YA 73Use of Q-multiplier to Increase Intelligibility of Received Voice Signals
…… Ives 74Crystal Etching Tips
…… W4AYV 76Take Uncle Alf’s Advice
– Uncle Alf talks about coax baluns …… W6NIF 8673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1968
The UFO Network
– Setting up to track the whetever they ares …… W2NSD/1 2Practical Miniature Antennas for 80-10 Meters
– Only 80 inches for 80 meters! …… W8VVT 6The Diamond Array
– One-element 40M quad which also works on 20 and 10 …… W6LLN 10Why Not?
– Why not put a VHF yagi beam on your low-band beamm boom? …… W6HGX 11Do It With Wire
– A wire antenna fed with twinlead that works all bands …… K3QKO 14Durable Gamma Match
– Clever idea by one of our DX newcomers …… K4IIF 16How to Hang a Dipole
– Including a haywire bridge to get it right …… W2DXH 18Matching Stubs
– SWR depends on matching the antenna to the feedline …… WA5STM 24Ten Meter Dipole
– Simple effective wideband vertical dipole …… W6BLZ 30Duo-vee Beam
– 10 and 15m beam on one boom with no interaction …… K1UFQ 32Computer Design of Beam Antennas
– Great for those of you with a nice computer handy …… WA4WWM 34A Primer of Basic Antenna Theory
– This should count towards the Advanced study course …… W6ZGO 4073 Hamfest for July 6th
– Come on up to New Hampshire end have some fun with us …… W2NSD/1 49Triangular Loop Beams
– 40 through 10 meters. These may become very popular …… W6DL 50The Selcal
– An RTTY stunt box using ICs …… K8ERV 58Hardware Store Groundplane
– Flanges nylon pipe aluminum tubing it is all there …… WA4UZM 71Are Phone Patches Legal?
– If we tell you here you won’t read the article …… K6MVH 72Amateur Radio and Public Service
– Getting set up on 7255 for emergency traffic …… W2CFP 74Microfilm Your Magazines
– How to do it …… WA4HRX 76Advanced Class Study Course – Part 2
– Simple way to know your theory instead of memorizing answers …… Staff 82Technical Aid Group
– These fellows will answer your technical questions …… Staff 92A New Quad
– The Reginair 321 quad …… WA1BUN 9873 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1968
Transformer Tricks
– 15 uses for odd transformers …… W4LLR 6The ARC-5 Transmitter/receiver
– A new slant on an old favorite …… WB6BIH 10Modifying the BC1206
– Using a Japanese transistor Radio …… W6GXN 14APS-13 ATV Transmitter
– Tail-end Charlie rides again …… W6ORG 16Varsatile Variable Power Supply
– A simple bench supply …… W6SLP 18Low-cost Conversion of Surplus Oscilloscopes
– Using the IP/69/aLA-2 …… W8JZI 22Crystalize that FM Rig
– Where to find the right xtal! …… K9STH/5 24The Dollar-fifty Super Nifty
– A nifty CW filter …… W3KBM 30Restoring Old Equipment
– Or making the family think you got a bargain …… W9NLT 32New Life For an Old Work Horse
– The 75A-1 isn’t exactly surplus but …… K9STH/5 40Modification of the TRA-19
– Amplifier cavity to 432 MHz …… K6RIL 44Salvage Those Old Transistor Radios
– Tricks with radios and recorders …… K0VQY 46Counter Connections
– How to use a counter once you get one …… W3GKP 50Labels for Homebrew Gear
– Making use of your typewriter …… W4LLR 48Review of the Amphenol Millivolt Commander
– A fine new volt ohmmeter …… W1EMV 56Poor Man’s Mil Specs
– Identifying military spec numbers …… W4WKM 5873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1968
Let’s Build a Tower
– Sturdy wooden construction …… VE1TG 6Why Not a Tilting Tower
– With this method why not? …… W6DL 1240 ft Non-conducting Sky Hook
– Making the most of a phone pole …… K7VBQ 16Burn Prevention
– Asafe place for the hot soldering iron …… VE3BUE 21The Beam Pole
– Another phone pole idea …… W7GBJ 24Tilt That Tower
– Using the house for leverage …… W2AJW 28Panel Gap Filler
– Another idea to fill the holes …… Ives 33IC Audio Amplifier and Oscillator
– ICs are here to stay …… W7AKS 34The New Tower
– Battling the building inspector …… WA2GXT 37New 160 Meter Allocations
– Easy-to-read chart to give all the information on the new rules …… Staff 39Some Audio Thoughts
– Versatile modulator unit …… W3KBM 40DB
– Wait ’till you see the illustration …… WB2PAP 42More on Xtal Etching
– Using readily available chemical …… K6GKP 50Writing for Service Information
– Communicating your problem …… K2PTS 52Care and Feeding of a Ham Club
– Part 1 of a new series …… W5NQQ 54Photographic QSL
– Do-it-yourself QSLs …… W3RZD 60WTW Report
– Gus gives full listing of awards …… W4BPD 62UFO Net Information
…… W2NSD 6473 Subscription Premiums
– Lots of goodies free …… Staff 70The Anatomy of a Pile-up
– DXing …… G3BID 74Advance Class Study Course
– Part 4 transmission lines and SWR …… Staff 7673 Ham Radio Today Issue
Terminated Grid Linear Amplifier
– An extremely stable configuration …… W1DIS 6A Unique Transistorized Transverter
– Using a conventional transformer …… WA4JVE 12Photographic Printed Circuit Process
– Printed circuit etching made easy …… W6AYZ 14A Simple Method of Double Sideband Conversion
– If you must go DSB this is as easy as any …… K5LLI 18Basic HF Receiving Converters
– Getting more from your HF receiver …… WA4UZM 223 on 20 for 15
– $15 dollars that is. A 20 meter beam …… WA4YVQ 24The Mini-boom Quad
– An efficient Quad with spider array …… VE6FS 26The Collinear Resurrected
– End-fire array without sacrificing performance …… WA1DVB 28A Microphone Pre-amp Clipper
– More speech power without distortion …… W2EEY/1 32Review: The Heath IM-17 VTVM
– A versatile piece of test equipment …… W2TQK 34Hamwriting
– A veteran writer tells how …… K6MVH 36A Grounded Grid Linear Amplifier
– 3.0 through 38 MHz in five steps …… WA6WUI 42Displaying QSLs
– A unique display method …… VE3BUE 48Care and Feeding of a Ham Club – Part 2
– A series to save the club …… W5NQQ 50Advanced Class Study Guide – Part 5
– Receiver operation …… Staff 54A $2.00 Phone Patch
– Inductive coupling makes it legal …… W6TRU 64Trapping Strong Signals
– Making the most of your receiver …… K6KA 68Review: The Hustler 4BTV Vertical
– An antenna for small space …… W6AJZ 70High-quality Hybrid Postscripts
– More on this fine receiver originally shown in February 1968 issue …… VE3GFN 72How to Pass the Extra – By Learning
– Overcoming the psychological block …… WB6BIH 74A Military Career for the Ham
– The Armed Forces is looking for you! …… G5ACY 76I Rode With the CB’s
– How the CB’ers are steeling our thunder …… K4HKD 78Transit Time – So?
– A just noticeable difference …… K9UYA 80Pilot Lamp Life
– How to prolong the life of the lamps …… WB6ZOA 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1968
Going VHF – In the Mobile
…… W9HDF 6Communicator Reborn
…… W6HCX 14432 MHz Amplifiers
…… W6AJF 16Quick Converters
…… W9NLT 20So You Think You’re on Frequency
…… K6MVH 27Parallel T-Network Design
…… Kyle 30Starting Off on VHF
…… WA1GEK 32Learning – The Radio Code if You’re Over 30
…… W1EZT 34A Review of the Heathkit SB-110A
…… Matthew 601296 Megacycles – 1968
…… K2TKN 42The VK3ATN Moonbounce Rhombic
…… W2NSD/l 44K2US: 1968 Ham Radio Expo
…… WB2DLW/k3AFW 48Appliance Operators – Please Turn Page
…… WA4WAI 59Six Meter Transceiver
…… W2AJW 62Rejuvenating Old RTTY Ribbons
…… W5AQN 67Two Sidebands From the Tower
…… W4KAE 70Getting Your Higher Class License – Part 6
– Transmitters …… Staff 74The Care and Feeding of a Ham Club
…… W5NQQ 86Tables of Electronic Symbols for 73 Contributors
…… 9473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1968
A Collection of Thoughts on Receiver Design
– Tips for the builder …… WB6BIH 63 Tube Super-het Short Wave Receiver
– Performs like six tube hearing aid …… W6ELJ 14The MO Receiver
– This one will have you burning the midnight oil …… K5WYG 30Project Facsimile Antarctic
– Morale booster in the cold Continent …… K6GKX 28A High-performance Receiver for 2 Meters
– A VHFer’s dream receiver …… W2HUX 30Ham Workshop
– The bare essentials to work on the gear …… W0PEM 38New Life for an Old Circuit
– Reviving the Yackar VFO …… Thorpe 40VHF RF Noise Suppression
– Mobile noise good tips for HF too …… K6ZFV 44Reviewing the SR-400
– Hallicrafters la test transceiver is great …… W2NSD/1 48FET Converter for 50 MHz
– 6 meter converter that works …… WB6YVT 52Neutralization
– What’s neutralization all about …… K6EAW 56Advanced Class License Theory Course – Part 7
– More on transmitters …… Staff 58More on Receiver Blocking
– The Pro does a follow up on a previous article …… K6KA 72Regenerative Detectors
– How they work …… W1EZT 76The Q-q Meter
– The measurement and importance of “Q” …… WB6IBS 82Save That Cordless
– An untapped source of parts for the shack …… W3GKP 882 Meter Ground Plane
– Never underestimate the ground plane …… WB6BIH 91Improving Stability in Older Receivers
– Good tips on making them solid …… W6NIF 94Care and Feeding of a Ham Club – Part 4
– Public opinion …… W5NQQ 986 Meter Ground Plane
– Novel construction idea …… W8JZY 102VHF Monitor
– Keeping in touch with the group …… W4KAE 104Simplified dB Leveling
– ALC-aGC Circuits …… W2DUD 106FMing a VFO
– FM doesn’t have to be crystal …… WA6UFW 110FET Pre-amplifiers
– Boosting receiver performance …… W2EEY/1 11273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1968
Computer Card Transmitter
– Plug in components …… K1EUJ 6Crystal Filters
– The heart of SSB …… W3RET 12Trouble Shooting Solid-state
– Modern day problems solved …… K3PBY 16IC Frequency Counter
– Easy to build counter for ham applications …… WB6IBS 20C.V. Transformers for Ham Applications
– Keeping the voltage constant in the shack …… WA9CQN 28A Space Communications Odyssey
– It isn’t going to be easy to keep in touch! …… K6BW 32Surprize in the Skies
– Pulsars. What are they? …… W1EZT 36Using Thin Wire Antennas
– Fooling the landlord …… W2EEY/1 42A 7 MHz Transistor Transmitter
– An all-transistor rig for 40 …… WA6JND 50Double-conversion of the BC348M
– Surplus receiver made over for SSB …… VU2TV 54The Gentrac
– A do-all test set for receivers …… W6AJZ 58Harness your Wiring
– A professional wiring job for homebrew …… K5LLI 66Copper Wire
– The forgotten component …… W1EZT 70Who Says You Can’t Take it with You?
– College days are here again …… WB6ABM 76The Thermistor
– Temperature measurements …… WB6BIH 78Using SCR in RTTY Series-wound Motor
– A short-short story …… W8NSO 82New High Voltage Transistor
s – A list with properties …… K3VKC 84Project Facsimile Antarctic – Part 2
– Choosing Miss Antarctica …… K6GKX 86Are You Really Ready for the Next Emergency?
– A series of tornados strike …… W0DDW 88Advance Class License Study Course – Part 8
– Transistor principles …… Staff 92Ipecac Works on LIDS
– Hoo-boy that smarts! …… K1YSD 102Instant Drilling Rig for Grounds
– Water power drill …… WA4VQR 108Care and Feeding of a Ham Club – Part 5
– More on money raising …… WSNQQ 11873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1968
Using the First Ham Integrated Circuit
– Includes several useful circuits …… W6DNS 6Mouse Tunnels
– Hiding the wiring …… K6HKB 12Circular Modulation Monitor
– A new scope …… WA9IGU 14The Mini-square
– Square wave in miniature …… WB6BIH 16Add-on FM Test Set
– Simple to complex in easy stages …… K9STH 18The Elusive H Parameter
– Not so elusive now …… WB6BIH 20Zero Temperature Coefficient VFO
– Sure stability …… W6WQC 2475 Meter DSB Rig
– A step in the right direction …… W3KBM 28A Novice FET Converter
– A good building project for the Novice …… K6DBQ 36Transceiver Review
– Photos and information about the transceivers now available for Christmas …… Staff 4030 Watt Transistor Transmitter
– All transistorized! …… W5PAG 46Care and Feeding of a Ham Club
– Part 6. Do something interesting …… W5NQQ 52Getting Your Higher Class License
– Part 9. More on transmitters …… Staff 56Christmas Gifts for Hams
– Gifts under $25 …… Staff 72Three Black Boxes
– What constitutes a station …… W5EHC 82Facsimile and the Radio Amateur
– What is facsimile and how to do it …… K6GKX 84Why SSB?
– Required reading how SSB is different …… K3PUR 86Limitations on Antenna Reciprocity
– The answer to one way skip? …… WA4UZM 92Index to Articles Appearing in 73 in 1968
– Cumulative index. Where to find it …… Staff 9873 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1969
The Suppressor Compressor
– The neglected grid …… W3KBM 6Putting the HW-12 on 160 Meters
– With the new rules this is important …… W8FGB 12Tuning a Parasitic Beam
– This can really be fun …… W1EMV 16Does Your Linear Need Help?
– This could solve the problems …… W9VEY 22Some Thoughts on Voltage Control
– A subject of some importance …… VE4RE 24Solid-state Monitoring
– A Heath modification of merit …… W6JDD 26The Two Meter Transistor Transmitter
– Plus one tube …… K5WOR 28The Yasme World-wide DXpeditions
– Starting with Danny …… Yasme 32The LC Power Reducer
– Power reduction under same load …… W2EEY/1 38Why Ham RTTY
– Verrry interrresting …… WA8DCE 42Panadaptor/spectrum Analyzer
– How to lose friends by being honest …… W6DTR 44The Six Net
– Transistorized receiver …… W5JSN 48The Operating Console
– A place for everything in its place …… W6GDP 52RTTY Auto-start
– Why monitor? …… W6ORG 56Oscillator Frequency Shift Calculations
– Calculating drift …… WA6DPD 58A 10 Minute 40 Meter Rig
– On the air in a hurry …… WB2YOJ 62UFO Interest
– Not restricted to hams …… K6MVH 70Quad and Easy QRP
– Low-power can be fun …… WB2YRQ 72Full Sequential Switching
– Using simple relays …… G3KPO 74Drake R4A and T4X
– Not new but still great …… WB4EFA 76Operating the Two’er
– Some hints for making it better …… W6BLZ 78The S.O.B.
– Sightless Operator’s Bridge …… WA5SWD 82Getting Your Advanced Class License
– Part 10. The last of this series …… Staff 84Care and Feeding of a Ham Club
– The last part of this series …… W5NQQ 96European VHF
– They use the bands too …… DL5QN 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1969
A Fast Scan Vidicon in Slow-scan Camera
– More on ATV …… K7VZZ 6A Cheap and Simple Linear Amplifier
– More watts per dollar …… WB2PTU 10The Beatnote Basher
– A selective audio filter …… WB6JXU 12The Unijunction Transistor
– What they are and what they do …… VK3ZRY 14What’s Out There
– Probing the universe for life …… W1EZT 24Velcro
– A new material with ham potential …… K3AQH 32TVI Suit
– Ham sued for one million …… Staff 36>Nikola Tesla
– The master of electrical energy …… Elkhorne 38Go Mobile
– Some pointers for new mobileers …… WB6ACM 58Getting Your Extra Class License
– Part 1. AC-dC theory …… Staff 60Is it Cold Down There?
– A common question in the Antarctic …… K6GKX 74Ampheham
– Building project for odd connectors …… Staff 76Be a Good Ham Not a Bad Egg
– The fine art of lending and borrowing …… W5NQQ 8073 Visits FAA Center
– The electronic complex for aircraft control …… Staff 82CW Only Here OM
– CW can be fun …… W6EKN 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1969
Modifying the TCS Transmitter
– A useful piece of surplus gear …… K3UUL 6A $4 Compressor Pre-amplifier
– More speech for less money …… W2EEY 10Reactance or Impedance
– Answers to a lot of old questions …… K9ZPZ K9DRB 14Weather Snooper
– Eavesdropping on the aircraft WX frequencies …… K6ZFV 18The Charmin’ Keyer
– The solid-state keyer …… W9HXM 22Amateur Radio Knows No Borders
– Saving a life across the Iron Curtain …… Staff 32A Better Balanced Modulator
– A good project ……WA1FRJ 36Adjustable Power Supply
– A must for building projects …… WA0ABI 40Save Your Money
– Salvaging transformers …… K6GKX 42Transistor Oscillators
– A variety of circuits old and new ……W9ZTK 44Heath HW-18 Review
– 160 meter transceiver …… W8QUR 50Cool It
– Blowers to cool the tubes for UHF …… K9CNN 54A New Support for That Beam
– Using phone pole …… K1MYV 56The Case for the Half-wave Feed Line
– Care and feeding antennas …… W5QRJ 58Putting Creativity to Work
– Making household articles work in the shack …… VE3BUE 62The Lamb Dyer
– An amusing story …… WA1ABP 64IF Alignment
– A simple chart method …… K8ZHZ 65Charlie’s Broken Dream
– Don’t be a “Charlie” …… WA8VST 66Kluge Tube
– Resurrecting an old power amplifier maybe …… Staff 68For Those Who Think Small
– And other tips …… WA4VQR 73Surplus Conversions
– Where to find conversion information …… Staff 96Surplus Advertising Catalog
…… Staff 97Getting Your Extra Class License
– Part 2. Amplifiers ……Staff 12873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1969
Dual-channel Oscilloscope Pre-amplifier
– Convert your scope to a $1000 dual channel job. Save money …… W3ZZY 6Simplest RF Pre-amplifier
– Simple new very effective. Works too …… W1EZT 10Education and Ecstacy
– Reprint from LOOK Magazine re the “magic” of ham radio …… Leonard 14Push-to-talk
– Converting the Two’er for this valuable function. Beats LSMFT …… VE3ETJ 16Variable DC Load
– For testing power supplies and things like that. You never know ……W2AJW 18Single-side SWR Bridge
– Complete with plan for etched circuit board …… WA5SWD 22100 kHz Marker Generator
– Used to mark frequencies up to the 144 and 220 MHz bands …… W7CJB 24One Technique to Avoid That Routine QSO
– Desperately needed information for many phone and CW ops …… W6EUV 28Minimum Cost Silicon Semiconductor Survey
– Long article but transistor buffs should flip over it. Flip …… Zaranski 30Heath SB-610 Monitor Scope Modifications
– Makes a good piece of gear even gooder. You need one …… K6SDE 42VHF FM Station Control
– Switches two channels in each of two bands …… WA7EVX 46A Simple Portable Rig for Six Meters
– Two transistors and one IC modulator and head for the hills …… WB6BIH 48Using FETs in Burst Generators
– Now what in the devil is a burst generator? …… K3VKC 50Two Meter Converter
– For the Swan 250… Or any other receiver or transceiver …… K3VLQ 52VSWR An Outmoded Parameter
– Adding fuel to the fires of controversy? Or calling troubled waters? …… VE2AXQ 55Testing the Drake VHF Converters
– The new Drake converters for six and two are grrrreat! …… WlEMV 56About Loading…. Which Loads What?
– Can an antenna really load a rig? Or does the rig load the antenna? …… Staff 580 Cycle Filter
– The ultimate in selectivity …… LX5SM 60Camp Albert Butler
– You’ve read the ads… Here is what it is all about …… W4UF 68Extra Class Study Course – Part 3
– Part 3 of 10 parts. Good luck …… Staff 70Learning the Morse Code
– A new and much faster approach to the code …… K9AAU 8573 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1969
Who’s Who in Amateur Radio
– Celebrities in our ranks …… W8GI 4Stacked Gamma Matched Turnstile
– About 10 dB on 2m omnidirectional …… WA9LPC 8VHF Vacation Special
– 2m slot antenna made out of aluminum foil ……W2ZRX 10S-unit Attenuator
– For calibrating S-meters and antenna gain …… WA5SWD 14In the Beginning
– Not for serious amateurs or heat patients …… K1YSD 20Don’t Kill Your Generator
– Just wound it a little maybe …… W1EZT 24Working DX Without Six Elements
– Persistence and sneakiness substituted for power …… K5PAC 26The Short-vee Antenna
– 10-15-20m 56′ on a leg and it works …… W3FOJ 28The Little Wonder
– 80-10m antenna… Looks a lot like the Joystick …… W5ZBC 30Easy Tuning of the Quad
– Multi-element quads can be awfully difficult …… W4AZK 32The Antennascope
– An effective tool. It’s okay if you know how to use it …… VE3CEA 36Two on Top
– 80m vertical which tunes both ends of the band ……W6AJZ 40Measuring Antenna Gain
– You don’t just ask around for signal reports …… W2EEY 42QRP – A New World To Conquer
– Where 1.000 watts is a full gallon …… W6TYP 46Report on The Galaxy 550
– Great new transceiver…Read all about it …… W6AJZ 48Feeding & Tuning Three-band Quad
– Boomless quad novel approach. etc …… WA4VWY 52To Patch or Not to Patch
– Here’s the latest news on patching …… W5LHG 56Direct-reading SWR Indicator
– Tired of switching back and forth? Lazibones …… K3WRW 60Asymmetrically Feeding Long Wires
– Strange things happen when you move the feed around …… W2EEY 62Tests the James Research Units
– And finds them outstanding and mild …… WlEMV 13Compressed Vertical for 160
– If you have room for a 120′ tower pass this by …… W6FPO 70Class A Transistor Amplifier Design
– Seven steps to total and complete success. Probably …… WA5SWD 72$4.98 Novice Special
– Why spend more for a nice 15m antenna? Why not? …… WA7CSK 74How to Fly Your Kite
– Simple 160m antenna for Field Day or expeditions …… E14R 77In Search of a Better Angle
– Angle-of-radiation is of critical importance. Read …… K9YOE 78FSK Exciter
– Another bone for the RTTY fiends …… W4LLR 84Telephone Beeper
– Handy gadget for the new phone patch laws ……W6BLZ 88KW Dummy Load Cheap
– Start using this instead of your antenna …… WB2PTU 92Mini-bomb
– Another of his little 10 kW linear amplifiers almost …… W0SKY 94DX From DL Land
– What’s it’s like over on that end …… DL4BR 96Phonetics for the Pileups
– How to get your call letters through the mess …… KH6IJ 98Extra Class License Course
– Part 4 of the Extra Class Study Course. Learn ….. Staff 100Economy Chronometer
– Some hams are pretty doggone cheap …… W0EDO 1184×150 Socket
– Another shortcut for the cheapskate ham …… WA3AQS 120All-band Curtain Array
– 160-10m and only 112 feet long …… VK4SS 122How to Tune a Circuit
– Figuring capacitance and parallel capacitance …… K5LLI 123Mobile Antenna for Vacation USA
– Not much trouble and works slickeydoo …… WB2WYO 13073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1969
New Ways of Generating Microwave Power
– New solid-state devices you should know about probably …… K3PBY 3Modification of VHF Transmitters for CW Operation
– Moonbounce? Aurora? DX? You may need to use CW …… K1OYB 12Mondo Hamme
– Read slowly this may be injurious to your health …… K1YSD 14Straightforward SSB for 6 Meters
– Build this little beauty next week …… VE4RE 18The 432’er Solid-state
– Bill Hoisington gets you on 432 the fast easy way …… K1CLL 24Six Meter FET Converter
– You are not still using tubes in your converter? Reform …… W6RET 34Compleat AVC
– Showing how much can really be done to improve AVC systems …… W8RHR 36Leaky Lines
– Random thoughts by a random thinker …… K2AGZ 38Field Day Fever
– Your Field Day should only work out as well …… VK4SS 40A Field Day to Remember
– Field Day can be loads of fun; give it a try this year …… W8BVU 44Sunspots? Who Need’s ’em for Six Meter DX?
– OK so you can work ’em without sunspots too …… K7ALE 48DX Desk
– DX ramblings WTW news and other rot …… K2AGZ 54Whipping Two Mobile
– Make your own whip for two meter mobile …… K6ZFV 58Design of UHF Tuners Using Silicon Transistors
– Some good ideas for you UHF’ers …… Sir 60Review of the Heathkit IT-28 Capacitor Checker
– Heath does it again as usual …… W0HMK 64How to Convert Your Receiver for Six Meters
– Nice little converter for the 75A2 or any other receiver …… W8RHR 66Forty Twenty and Two
– Nice simple vertical antenna using dielectric pipe unions! ……WA8IYL 70Review of the Caringella Compressor/pre-amp
– We like it when readers review new equipment …… W2EEY 71ATV Video Modulator
– One transistor is all it takes …… W6ORG 74VHF FET More Of
– Pre-amps for 144 end 432 MHz like for ATV you know …… K6KTP 76Simple Scope for RTTY Monitoring
– Good news for all you ‘ratts …… W6JTT 78Curtain Roads Coat Hangers and Control Links
– VHF and UHF antennas from the closet …… K9STH 80Facsimile and the Radio Amateur – Part 2
– Answers to questions about fax …… K6GKX 84Extra Class License Study Course – Part 5
– We try to make it easy for you to get that ticket …… Staff 86Soft Solder Construction of Cavities and Lines
– Makes those VHF machining jobs a cinch almost …… WA9VFG 102Police Converter
– Enjoy the thrill of listening to police calls if it isn’t illegal …… K0VQV 104The Neglected Mini Vee-beem
– Small and works like crazy on 10-15-20m. You read it here…… W0LBV 106Modifying a Tube Converter for FET
– Makes a great improvement and doesn’t cost much…… W6OSA 114A Variable Resistance VFO for 6 and 2
– Transistors PC board and tuned from afar. Also very stable …… K9ALD 124VHF-band Scanner
– Watch the VHF bands with the ALA-10 …… WA8OIK 127Simple Converter for Slow-scan TV and Facsimile
– Ridiculously simple if you want to know. Let’s get going …… W2LNP 130Confessions of an Appliance Operator
– How to ad lib in spite of the state of the art …… W3ETQ 13373 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1969
Confessions of an Appliance Operator
– This article is not for those of precarious health …… K1YSD 2The Ancient Modulator
– AM? Yes. indeed… for 160M 2M etc. PP 1625 mod …… WB6BIH 14A Slow Scan Television Signal Generator
– Things are really happening on SSTV. Now you can join the fun …… K7YZZ 16Six Meter Linear Amplifier
– One kilowatt for 10 cents a watt. Why not be heard ? …… WA0ABI 20A New Way to QSL
– Simpler. ..Less expensive … faster …… ZE7JV 24Kilowatt Amplifier for 420 MHZ
– Sneaky water-cooled final that perks away as you talk …… W2CLL 274 Thirty Two’er
– Converter and transmitting converter for 432 …… WA3AQS 32CW Can Get Your Goat
– Rettuesnesnon …… K7TTA 36Rio O’Oro
– DXpedition to EA9 complete with incredible frustrations …… W4QCW 38Trouble Shooting Antennas
– Clever ways to find out what’s wrong from the ground …… W2OLU 44Six Meter IC Converter
– Two IC’s some tuned circuits and a crystal …… K2ZEL 46Radio Control Revisited
– Model airplanes and their modern sophisticated control …… WlOLP 49Long Range Propagation Forecasting
– Our expert explains his magic system …… Nelson 62Simple and Effective RTTY Terminal Unit
– Two IC’s two tuned circuits and not a lot more! …… W6JMM 65Facts and Fads
– More history uncovered with negligible reverence …… WlUSM 68An IC Audio Notch Filter
– One IC some resistors and pots and presto …… W2EEY 72Converting the VRC-19 for VHF FM
– Another attempt to boost the FM population explosion …… W6JTT 76The Greatest DX of All!
– Solar flare detector …… K5JKX 80Intelligent Tube Substitution
– Lovely article for tube fans …… K3LNZ 88Passive Reflectors for Amateurs
– Most of us have wondered about this. Here is the info …… W7EEX 91Modification of the Heath HW18-3 VFO
…… W8QUR 100Whip Antenna Add-ons
– VHF mobileers can get more gain and directivity …… W2EEY 104Two Meter Transistor Exciter
– All transistor …… W6AJF 108Extra Class Study Course Part VI
– The new license is a snap with this series …… Staff 112A Stable HF VFO
– Transistorized PC vfo for the DX-40 or any other rig …… WB6BIH 12873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1969
Listen In on Two-meter FM Repeater
– Two little ole transistors in this simple monitor receiver …… K0VQY 4An FET Regenerative Receiver for 3.5 mhz and Up
– Or use two FET’s and have a ball on the low bands …… W6OSA 6Multi-channel FM Operation
– Adding relay crystal switching to commercial FM gear …… WA7EVX 12The Case for the 5/8 wave Vertical
– John makes a very good case indeed for this antenna …… W2EEY 14The Genesis of Radio Reception
– History Lesson …… WlUSM 22An Introduction to Integrated Circuits
– Let’s hope that an intimate relationship results …… WAlFHJ 26RTTY Tone Generator
– Now you can mark and space up a storm …… W7FLC 32General Purpose Good-bad Transistor Tester
– Use less if all your transistors are in excellent shape …… W0KKA 41A Compact Two-meter Transmitter
– 2E26 output phone …… W4UOY 42Measuring f t of Surplus Transistors
– There are some enormous bargains around…… WA1FRJ 46Skylines for 160 Made Simpler
– 160M antennas from A to exhaustion …… WlEZT 49The Triac
– New gadget you should know about. Wot next? …… K8TSQ 59430-470 khz Sweep Frequency Generator
– That’s khz not mhz. This is for aligning i-f strips …… WA5SWD 62What Do You Think?
– A special 73 metaphysical feature …… KlOXK 64Leaky Lines
– Grumbles by Sam … err Dave…… K2AGZ 66Magikey — for Automatic Didahs
– Another automatic key and a good one – 2 transistors …… W3SGV 68FM = Fun Maker
– Say are you missing out on the FM bandwagon? …… K2PTS 72The SB100 on Six Meters
– It’s possible …… WB4CXL 74Measuring the Frequency of Unmarked Crystals
– Different simple ways of doing this …… K1EUJ 76Extra Class Study Course. Part VII
– There is no excuse for failing the test if you read this …… Staff 78Now You Too Can Have A Deviation Meter
– Don’t deviate too much …… K9STM 96Two Transistor 1500 Mile Transmitter
– 1/4 watt super QRP rig for some excitement …… K0VQY 98Long Circular Quads
– Our cover feature for moon bounce work …… WA4KAE 101Measuring FM Receiver Noise Figure
– Taking the mystery out of this for FM receivers …… W8BBB 112Would You Like To Be A Broadcast Engineer?
– No …… K2ULR 117Distress : The Amateur and the Coast Guard
– What happens when an amateur passes along a distress call …… WB6UKX 122A Transistor Parameter Tracer
– Useful unless tubes come back again …… K3PUR 128What Are We Here For?
– Sometimes as we tune the bands perhaps we wonder too …… W8RHR 13473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1969
A DX Curtain for 15 Meters
– An easy 3-4 db gain for you …… VE1TG 4Tunnel Diodes-theory and Practical Application
– Including a one transistor solar powered transmitter …… K8TSQ 8The Magic T
– Method for running rf transistors in parallel …… Thorpe 14Uncle Will and News from the Poudre Valley
– In dialect yet …… K0DVI 19Basic Soldering Outfit
– Good Lord! Another article on soldering! …… W1EZT 20Light Naturally Runs Down
– A special Scientific American type feature …… K1CLL 24Cable Pickup and Shielding
– Keeping interference to an absolute minimum …… W2EEY/1 36WWV-pioneer in Standards Broadcasting
– Perhaps you’ve heard the catchy tune they play …… WA1AAU 39Basic Theory and Application of Transistors
– Something you have always wanted to know …… WA1FHJ 42Series Gate Solid State
– Clipper …… K6ZFV 50Improving NC-300 SSB Reception
– It was good but it can be very good …… W1OOP 52AFSK Generator
– Crystal controlled using digital IC’s no less …… W1ESH 53Transistor Transmitter Aspirin
– How to keep from westernizing your transistors …… K0VQY 64Improvement of Phone Intelligibility by Base Clipping
– Discussion of base clipping …… Ives 68Measurement of Meter Resistance
– Making it possible to versatilize your meters …… WA6NIL 72Diode-stack Power Supplies-the Easy Way
– Instant operation of the Henry 2K and other rigs …… K6KA 74Transistor Testing Techniques
– Testing with a vom without destruction …… W9KXJ 762 1/2 W Transmitter
– Work the world with this three transistor rig …… K0VQY 78Neutralizing the HX-10
– Simple way to stabilize this rig …… W2PQG 80More Taylor Modulation
– Remember that AM is still going strong on VHF …… DL5KS 84An Audio Sinusoid Generator
– Two IC’s …… W5FOO 88Capacitor Usage and Electron Flow
– Where to use what capacitor and why …… W0HMK 90What About FM?
– We’ll have you on FM within the year …… W9VZR 96A Primer on Radio Propagation
– If signals really do bounce this is how it works …… WA1GEK 98Measurement of Percentage of Modulation
– Of AM transmitters…… Granger 106Extra Class License Course Part VIII
– let’s get cracking …… Staff 108Big Signal-good Looks
– 3-400Z kilowatt Linear …… WA7AIA 124A New Vidicon Camera for ATV
– Isn’t it time you tried your hand at ham TV? …… W8VCO 129Two More Transistor Testers
– Handy jf you by your transistors by the bag full …… W9DJZ 133The FETCompressor
– Audio compressor using two FET’s …… WA0IOC 139The Mike Mixmaster
– Just like a broadcast station …… WA2YRF 140The T-60 Works Just Fine
– Part XVII of our Novice Instruction Manual …… WA1GEK 142Leaky Lines
– Not to be confused with columns in other magazines …… K2AGZ 144A Unique RF Plate Choke
– Actually it isn’t really all that unique …… W6RET 147Modification of the ac Input on the SB-200
– Published by popular demand …… K3KMO 14873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1969
A Super-gain Antenna for 40 Meters
– Nine db on 40 meters might be called “super” …… W4NVK 8DX Corner
– WTW reports and other DX jazz …… K2AGZ 12FET Chirper
– Signal source for peaking converters for optimum signal/noise …… K6QKL 20The Inside Info on Alexander Graham
– Or how the telephone really works …… W2FEZ 24Leaky Lines
– Similar to “Grumbles ” but by a licensed amateur not a CB’er …… K2AGZ 28Scope Calibrator
– Gadget you can build to improve your scope …… WlOLP 32Vidiots That Have Known Me
– Sense of humor test. If you flunk go back to 11 meters …… K1YSD 34The Protector
– Protects your gear from sudden line voltage surges and interruptions …… WA0HKC 40Slower Tuning Rates for Older Receivers
– Just like band spread …… W4RNL 42Positive Identification of Calibrator Harmonics
– Keeps you off 6950 and other poor DX bands …… K5LLI 46Adapting AM Transmitters to FM
– Good Heavens is everyone going on VHF FM? …… WA4UZM 50CB Sets on Six
– No need to junk that CB rig when you get your Tech ticket …… WB2FHW 52Proportional Control Crystal Oven
– You need this sort of thing for moonbounce work and such …… W2CLL 54A Crystal Filter Phasing Control
– Look at the i-f response in Fig. 10 and be amazed …… W2LT 58Grounded Grid Filament Chokes
– You need these for linear amplifiers …… W2IK 62Equipment Cabinets with Style
– Make it look commercial …… W2OLP 64VHF-fM: Part I
– Advantages and practices. When are you going on FM? …… WB2AEB 66Bring Back the Q Multiplier
– Invaluable for CW notches out AM carriers etc …… W8RHR 68Activation in VP2
– Anguilla Island activated …… VP2AC 70The CR Beam
– Two meter corner reflector beam …… WA4FDQ 73The ARRL Board and Amateur Radio
– An ex-aRRL Director evaluates the latest board meeting …… W7ZC 76A Cheap and Easy Power Supply
– For a sideband transceiver …… K4FQU 83Extra Class License Course Part IX
– Modulation. We’ll have lots of arguments on this one …… Staff 86Ham Jamboree
– Scouts hit the ham bands every October …… WB6IZF 108Operation Cat’s Paw
– Whimsy …… W7ZC 116Knight V-l07 VFO for Six and Two Meters
– Test report by a happy user …… K6GKX 123Careers in the FAA
– Get on the government payroll …… W6JTT 124Youth Forum
– Teenagers arise! …… WA1GEK 13273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1969
An Approach to Six-meter SSB
– Using an NCX-3 or other SSB transceiver …… WA1FRJ 6IF Notch Filter
– For the last word in selectivity for your transceiver …… W2EEY 14Calibrate That Homebrew Dial
– Accurate calibrations on any band …… K9STH 18Slow Scan Color Pictures
– Using additive synthesis …… WA2EMC 20A Remote VFO for the HW32A
– Split frequency operation simplified …… AP2MR 22Cheap and Simple for Six
– Three transistor PC board converter …… WB6BIH 25The Mismatched rf Transmission line
– High SWR makes no difference at all hardly …… W5JJ 28BKX Bridge
– RF bridge modelled after the General Radio bridge …… W8BKX 32Religion Politics or Sex
– And other QST-approved QSO topics …… W1DIS 40VHF-fM: Part II Mobile Installations
– Another chapter in our effort to get you on FM …… WB2AEB 44The Umbrella Antenna
– Efficient antenna for 40-80-160M …… W2EEY 46Solid State 432’er Transmitter
– Three transistor converter …… K1CLL 50Fascinating Fundamentals I: Electrostatics
– Elektron is Greek for “amber.” …… W2FEZ 56Apollo TV & Radio
– Details on the radio end of the moon trip …… WlFJE 58The Receiver – The Overlooked Piece of Test Equipment
– Handy …… K1ZJH 60A Voltage Sextupler Power Supply
– QST would never publish anything this Sexy …… W5NGX 62The Unikey
– If you are a CW man this’ll get you …… K9MLD 66Transistor Power Supplies
– Robbing power from the rig or receiver …… K6KA 72Bias Design Without Curves
– Transistors just won’t make it without the right bias …… WB6BIH 74FM Receiver Tweeker
– Alignment gadget for FM receivers …… K6UAW 80A Mate for the Swan 350
– Adapting the Swan TCU unit to the 350 …… WB2MPZ 82The Ball of Wax – A Calibrator
– 200- 100-50-25 khz calibrator on PC board …… W6GXN 84Electronic Variac
– Using a Triac …… K9JSC 88SB-33 Modification
– Adding a Calibrator CW coverage etc …… W4MNW 90Call Lettering Lunacy
– Being about broadcast station call letters and such …… Moshcovitz 94Extra Class License Course Part X
– You should be able to pass the exam by now …… Staff 98SBE Improvements Made Easy
– Bunch of ideas for the SB-34 owner …… W6JDD 12273 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1969
Quick Easy Dependable Transistor Diode Checker
– For those who like checkered diodes …… W6ICC 6Did Samuel Morse Really Invent the Telegraph?
– Telegraph? What’s that? …… W2FEZ 10Combination Dummy Load/attenuator Network
– Also doubles as a hot plate for your coffee warming …… W2EEY 14Tuned Filter Chokes – The Easy Way
– Can your filter chokes carry a tune? …… W2OLU 18Hey OM – You’ve Got Carrier There
– “Drop dead you knit-picker.” …… W4NVK 22Bandswitching the Swan-250 and TV-2
– For both six and two meter operation lickety-split …… K3LNZ 26Cheap and Easy Selectivity
– A CW audio filter for under $10. Cheap enough …… W5INU 28VHF-fM – Part III : Hand Held Portables
– Part 3 in our effort to brainwash you in to trying FM …… WB2AEB 30Sunspots and the Ham
– If you can’t beat ’em join ’em …… WB2VFX 32SSTV
– Lecture at the International Congress of Amateur Television …… SM0BUO 34Amateur Radio in the Classroom
– Drives the kids right out of their everlasting minds …… K0HUD 40The Galaxy RV-550 Remote VFO
– Test Report from an excited and happy user …… W6AJZ 48Calculation Made a Little Easier
– Stuff our dumb high schools should have taught …… W1EZT 50Universal Dual-frequency Crystal Calibrator
– Using those new IC circuits …… W2EEY 58Versatilize Your Transceiver
– Adding incremental tuning a blessing in no disguise …… VE3ECU/w0 62Transistor Class B and C Power Amplifier Design
– Slide rule lovers arise and rejoice… an article for you! …… VK3ZRY 64Two for Mobile
– Power supplies not a love story …… K6ZFV 70Amateur Microwave Frequency Meter
– 1 to 10 ghz. Simple but necessary test equipment for ghz tinkerers …… K1CLL 72Audio Organizer
– Nice companion unit for the station transceiver …… WB2WYO 77Converting a CB Transceiver to Six Meters
– What else can you do with them? …… WB6BIH 78Extra Class License Course Part XI
– Oscillators …… Staff 82Topographical Maps for the Radio Amateur
– For transmitter hunts and other hammy applications …… W9VZR 102Fascinating Fundamentals III : Magnetism
– An irrelevant dip into history …… W2FEZ 1073 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1970
Single Sideband AM-fM Modulation System
– Using easily available filters …… W2BSP 4The Transceiver Companion
– Does everything but change the baby …… W6AJZ 10A Simple Bench Power Supply
– For those readers with simple benches …… ZL2AMJ 22Slow Scan Color Transmission
– See cover for illustration of results …… Tarr W4UMF 28Fascinating Fundamentals : Volta and His Piles
– Zap! …… W2FEZ 36The Manuscript Game
– Another construction article flushed out …… K6MVH 40Base-tuned Center-loaded Antenna
– Vertical antennas are not basically bad …… W2EEY 42Quazar QRP 40 Meter DSB Transmitter
– Solid state to boot …… WA5WWN 46Simple Compact Six Meter Bandpass Filter
– Cuts down your channel 2 DX …… WA5SWD/6 48Low-cost Electronics: Japan’s FM Invasion
– FM Changes from surplus to imports …… K6MVH 50Mobile CW
– On the freeways no less! …… K6RA 54Extra Class License Course Part XII
– Semiconductors. Last chance to learn this …… Staff 57A Pre-amplifier for Ten-meter Bands
– Also works on CB but don’t tell anyone …… WA3HMN 76Proper Use of Silicon Rectifier Diodes
– Diode poppers arise stamp out this stuff …… K3DPJ WA3ACL 77Converting the 4CX1 000A into a Lamp
– Excellent application for your spare tubes …… K3QKO 80Facsimile and the Radio Amateur
– Are you missing out on FAX fun? …… K6GKX 82Tunable Solid State IF
– 28-30 MHz i-f for use with UHF converters …… K1CLL 8873 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1970
Fascinating Fundamentals
– The Terrible Jar at Leyden …… W2FEZ 1418 in. Dipole on 15 Meters
– February Fool article? Heh heh! …… K9LGH 24High Performance Converter for 6
– 73 drags its heels into the 70’s with a tube …… WA9HES 30From Breadboard to Printed Circuit – The Easy Way
– And it is easy for once …… K1AOB 36The Camper: Mobile and Portable
– Enradioifying the VW bus …… WA9EHE 40So You Think You Have Troubles?
– Cutting blind ham’s antennas for fun …… W1EMV 43Frequency Synthesis – The Modern Way
– Special book-length feature for FM fiends …… W2EUP 44Encoding and Decoding in FM Repeaters Part I
– Encoders for Subaudible Tone-burst or Whistle-on Use …… W6ZCL 72Encoding and Decoding in FM Repeaters Part II
– Tone Decoder for Remote Switching Applications …… K6MVH 80Encoding and Decoding in FM Repeaters Part III
– Setting Up the Tone-burst System …… W6TEE 82How to Visit Foreign Countries
– Using ham radio to make travel funner …… W2NSD 84The DX-35 Revisited
– Exciting development for chirp haters …… W2AOO 86Panoramic Receiver for VHF
– For 2 meter busybodies …… I1SL0 88Variable-impedance Mobile Mount
– Out damned reactance! …… W1EMV 96Lossy Transmission lines
– A shorty short …… KH6IJ/1 97Extra Class Study Course Part 13
– RTTY FSK filters and other such trivia …… Staff 98New Linear IC’s for the Ham
– Cheap-new-hot-have fun …… WA4KRE 115The Glop Will Get You If You Don’t Watch Out!
– Watch out! …… W2ELU 126DX as seen by
– Cartoon feature …… W6EIF 130The Micromitter
– World’s cheapest rig …… WA3GGH 131A Simple Integrated Circuit Q-multiplier
– Makes the CW band ten times wider …… W2EEY 134Quick Stop and Reversing for Antenna Rotors
– Whipping antenna whip …… PY2AUC 13773 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1970
Extra Services From Your Grid Dip Oscillator
– Like checking crystals tuning FM receivers and such …… WA4UZM 18Reverse-current Charging
– Turns out you really can recharge flashlight batteries! …… K8YUC 20A Poor Man’s Frequency Meter
– Combines surplus from two services …… W6YAN 24Professional PCs From Roll-Your-own Negs
– Eliminates drafting camera work and darkroom entirely …… K6MVH 29How I Read The R.O.’s Handbook & Found Happiness
– Instant profundity …… Johnson 36A Look At Amateur FM Standards
– Or how do we get out of this mess? …… WB6DJT 38An Inexpensive RF Wattmeter
– Surplus meter for those too cheap to buy a regular wattmeter …… WB4MYL 43A Remote Multifrequency Oscillator For Surplus FM Units
– Drive people crazy on lots more FM channels with this …… W2ACM 44Add Spotting to Your VFO
– If your VFO is unspotted …… K8BYO 49Towards an Ideal Solid-state I-f For Amateurs
– Closing in on the state of the art with Bill Hoisington …… K1CLL 50Ham Exchange
– Visiting foreign amateurs makes trips more enjoyable …… WA2ELA 58Super Sixer
– Heath wouldn’t recognize it …… WA3AQS 60Bob Bob Bobbin’ Along
– Special April feature article. Well it’s almost April …… K1YSD 62The Dip Light
– A grid-dip meter with no grid and no meter …… VE3ECU 6873 Checks Out The Kris Scanning Receiver
– Snazzy …… Staff 70Two Conversions For The Motorola 41 V – Part 1:
AC Power Supply …… K9PKQ 72Two Conversions For The Motorola 41 V – Part 2:
6 to 12V Filament Conversion – Here’s the surplus if you want to make an issue out of it …… W6YAN 74A CW Monitor
– Using a 98 cent audio module you cheapskates …… WB2GQV 76The Logical Approach To Surplus Buying
– Here’s your key to fun with those surplus logic circuits …… Kyle 80Converting The Sonobuoy to a 2W FM Rig
– Two meters. Why not have some fun with this one? …… W1BYX 96Easy Diode Testing
– Checking out those bargain diodes …… K4JK 97Turning The AN/gRC-9 Into a Novice Rig
– 2-12 MHz transmitter-receiver …… W6JTT 98Extra Class Study Course Part XIV
– Measurements …… Staff 104VHF-fM And You
– Part of our Encyclopedia of FM; a good part …… K9STH 11873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1970
A Noise Blanker That Works
– As opposed to that crummy one in Brand X that doesn’t work. And can be added to your present receiver easily …… W8RHR 17Hot Carrier Diode Mixer Converter
– This is not an April Fool article …… WA6NCT 20Examining FM Repeater Operation
– History of repeaters ARRL involvement and legal problems …… WB6DJT 28A Repeater Controller
– Tone generator timer identifier the lot …… WA4YND 34Understanding the Carrier Operated Repeater
– Some of them take a good deal of understanding …… K6MVH 41Evaluation: Standard 2M FM 12 Channel Receiver
– Okay …… W6QGN 467/8 Wave Mobile Antenna for 2 Meters
– Why have a puny signal when you can have a mediocre signal …… W2EUP 50How Do Ham Stores Decide Their Trade-in Figures?
– $200 for your S-38? …… W2CFP 55Beryllia- The Lethal Refractory
– Worse than cyclamates …… WB2PAP 58Getting Your Extra Class License Part XV
– Spurious radiation is covered …… Staff 62A Work Session On The Wichita Repeater
– If anything can go wrong …… W0DKU 78In expensive Semiconductors for the Ham
– Giant Motorola ad that we paid for …… WA7KRE 81Renovating Surplus Meters
– Making new scales for meters calibrating and like that …… WA0ABI 84A Bias Regulator for Linears
– Simple gadget makes Class B linears practical …… ZL2ANG 86High Performance I-f and AGC System
– Particularly for CW and SSB …… ZL2BDB 89Single Sideband on the All-wave Radio
– One transistor BFO and no connections …… W7CSD 94Vacuum Tube Load Box
– Invaluable for testing power supplies. Invaluable …… Ashe 96Repeater Directory
– Special book length feature with photos coverage maps and access data …… Staff 99A Word About Repeaters
– A special featurette …… WB2AEB 100The Fine Points Of FM Operation
– Getting on frequency and other fine points …… WB2AEB 121How To Megger Your Antenna
– It’s not dirty …… W2EEY 12573 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1970
73 Comments on FCC’s Proposed Repeater Rules
– Passage as proposed could be catastrophic …… Staff 20What Will Become of CW?
– What became of the passenger pigeon? …… W5TOM 30FM-aM Transmitter-receiver Aligner
– Two transistors any band HF or VHF simple useful …… W3JKL 345/8 Wavelength Verticals
– Twice as good as a Quarter-wave …… WA0NGV 36The Intelligent Use of Two Meters FM
– It is possible ……K1ZJH 40Plus 10 dB
– The October ’68 article was better illustrated …… W2OLU 46A Ham-style Burglar Alarm for the Car
– First take two sticks of dynamite then …… K2JLD 48Power Supplies From Surplus Components
– Cheapskates’ power supply manual …… WB6BIH 50RF Riviera Style
– Quieting Buick’s super noise generator …… K9BDJ 58Keep ’em Cool In KPO Cans
– Cheaper than blowing your cool …… G3KPO 60Towards The Ideal Solid-state I-f Part II – Filter Converter AVC
– State-of-the-art for VHF …… K1CLL 62Epoxies for Electronics
– Cold solder joints become respectable at last …… W9KXJ 73FET Pre-amplifiers For VHF Operation
– 20 dB gain = 100 times the power! ……WA4WDK 74Educated Idiot Lights
– Like the oil light indicating your engine just burned out …… Holford 78Postage Stamp Transmitter for Six
– Shades of Dick Tracy …… K1CLL 80Getting Your Extra Class License Part XVI
– RF power amplifiers …… Staff 88The 27-minute Mobile Noise Limiter
– If you build it right it may last even longer …… W7SOH 102A Low -band Police Monitor
– For emergency CD or SDS use …… W6JTT 106A Mobile CW Transmitter
– Gives a driver something to do with his two free hands …… W6BLZ 108An FM “Best Buy”
– You have an FM ed itor and you have FM articles …… WA7EMM 112Science Fairs: Science Education
– By the Science Editor of Radio Today …… Staff 116The Wichita Autopatch
– Telephone through a 2m FM repeater (while you still can) …… W0DKU 118London’s Science Museum Demonstration Station
– GB2SM …… Ellison 125Try Bigger Knobs For Better Operating Performance
– Tiny knobs cramp your style…and fingers …… WB2ICV 12973 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1970
A Practical DDRR Antenna
– Expensive difficult-to-build mediocre antenna …… W6WYQ 20VFO Circuit
– In case you are tired of crystal control …… K0HVK 36The Low-Noise Antenna
– High noise you’re looking for? …… WB6JNI 39Experimental Remote SWR Indicator
– Experimental means we think it might work …… W2EEY 41The Little Wonder: Mark 11
– Proving again that almost anything will radiate …… W5ZBC 46CW Can Be Fun (With the Ord DK-1)
– if you know the code …… Staff 48Two Receivers From One Antenna
– Without suckout (tsk) …… WA6UFW 49Factors in Coaxial Cable Loss
– Like temperature and frequency …… W9KXJ 50Improving Trap-type Vertical Antennas
– By adding an element …… W2EEY 52Measuring Incident and Reflected RF
– It’s the difference th at counts …… VE7BS 56Government Surplus Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
– Hay Hay! …… WA9ANW 58QRP
– 40m with 40 mW …… WA3JBN 62Ground Support for the Powder Puff Derby
– Public service and politics …… W7ZC 64Coax Adapter VHF to BNC
– For 75 cents …… W9MEV 73The Sly Beam
– 32 elements on 2 meters …… ZL4TAH 74Three Unrelated Articles; Installing the Swan 250-c Noise Silencer; Measuring Rf Output; Useful Cable Clamps
…… WA6CPP 801/4 Wave Top-loaded Mobile Antenna
– F or 20 meters …… W5AZE 8311 Element 2 Meter Circular Quad
– 9 dB forward gain …… W4KAE 86The 633
– For 10 15 & 20 meters …… ZL2ASJ 9273 Tests the Grundig Satellite Receiver
– Tunes in CW SSB FM and everything! …… Staff 97104 De-rF Your VTVM
– Works better …… WA0FFJGetting Your Extra Class License Part XVII: Conclusion
– Now go! …… Staff 105Special Antenna Catalog Section
– For your reference pleasure …… 117More Accuracy on Microwaves
– Improvement on December wavemeter …… Goldstein 14273 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1970
Improved Color Slow-scan Television
– Using Polaroid films …… W4UMF 18Worldwide ITU Prefix/call Area List
– Call prefix allocations …… W1SWX 24The Super Autopatch
– Telephoning from your FM mobile …… K6MVH 26How to Build a Keyer
– And still retain your appliance-operator status …… W9KXJ 36A 2-channel Search- Lock for FM Receivers
– Listening to two repeaters at once …… W3DTN 38A Look at Allied’s Portable FM Receivers
– Under $20 …… K9STH 44450 MHz Mighty Mite
– One transistor superregenerative receiver …… K9VXL 46Cheapie 6-meter Half-gallon
– Use 811-as and be heard …… K1CLL 48A High Performance Power Supply
– Using an IC voltage regulator …… K0ECF/7 54A Soldering Gun Tip
– New SCR-522 conversion article …… WB6PKA 59Latham Island DXpedition
– This Zanzibar isle is for the birds …… 5H3LV 60Study Guide For Your General Class License: Part I
– Okay Techs here it is! …… Staff 66DB to Power
…… WA3JBN 85Protection For Grid Dipper Coils
– Low-cost insurance policy …… WA0ABI 88Mobile CW Receiver
– But where do you mount the code mill? …… W6BLZ 90QSLing Ham Radio’s Own Con Game
– Not for pecuniar interest eh? …… VK4SS 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1970
Mount That Mobile Right!
– There are a lot of ways of doing it wrong; just ask most mobile ops …… K4IPV 14Amateur Wattmeter for $3.85
– Unless you’d rather shell out umpteen bucks for a Bird wattmeter …… K1CLL 20The Consummate Console
– Be the envy of every ham in town. Even your wife might warm just a little …… WB2FBF 22An Impedance Multiplier for the VOM
– How to make your VOM read like a VTVM or such …… K6DQB 27Repeater Audio: Time Out for Quality
– Hifi on FM? We sure can use it in place of that pilot-to-bombardier quality we hear so often now …… K6MVH 31ATV: Getting a Better Picture
– Improving antennas feeders and converters …… WA6BJV 34That Contest Craze
– Fiction? …… VK4SS 40Log Periodic Antenna Designs for UHF/vHF
– Cover feature …… W3DUQ 45Ham Radio Chess
– One hundred chess games on one frequency generate less QRM than one lid reciting his stupid “lineup” …… W0BMW 48Knight Kit KG-696 Rf Generator Kit Review
– Reader test report …… W9KXJ 52A VHF AM Transmitter
– Using low-cost transistors …… Brubaker 54Raising a Rhombic
– First take an acre or so of land add one rhombic etc …… W8DYF 60TVI From An Antenna Rotator
– What next? What next? …… W3URE 65The ICmitter
– AM o r CW on 20- 160 meters …… Goldstein 67General Class Study Course Part II
– Reactance exposed as resistance in disguise …… Staff 68Perkins Radio Club and K1TPX
– Radio club for the blind …… Champagne 8773 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1970
Integrated Circuit CW ID Generator
– Automatic identification for your station …… W7PUG 16Six Volts From Twelve Volts
– Six buck solid state voltage dropper …… K3GSV 26The Indicating Oscillator
– Another dipper circuit 1-400 MHz …… KH6AF 29Tuning VHF Receivers
– Clever infinite attenuator and oscillator unit …… K1CLL 32Code Practice a la Baby Talk
– Everybody’s doing it …… W9PXA 35Using Those Bargain ICs
– Three testers will test most ICs you will encounter …… WA2IKL 38Repeater Antenna Separation
– One of the easiest ways to improve repeater range …… K6MVH 45Diode Stacks
– Replacing those high-power rectifier tubes …… W2BDG 54Deluxe Receiver Gain Control
– Using one transistor and a zener …… VU2JN 56A New Approach to Communications Equipment
– A call for manufacturer standardization …… K9ALD 60Reed Relays for Coaxial Switching
– Work very well for UHF low-power applications …… W7CRV 64File Box Resistance Decade
– First in a series of file box test gear …… WB4ITN 66The DyComm VHF-fM RF Amplifier
– Transistorized 15 watts out …… Staff 70General Class License Study Course
– Part II Alternating Current …… Staff 74What Really Happened to Hamdom?
– The horrible truth about CB …… W9HBF 82Beer Can Two-meter Coaxial Antenna
– Drink you way to a good signal …… WA0RWQ/6 86Converting 24V Relays to 115 VAC
– using a couple of cheap diodes …… Douglas 88Versatile 2m MOSFET Converter
– Low noise high gain ultra stable …… WB6YVT 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1970
Understanding ICs
– Nice National Semiconductor ad …… W6DNS 16ICs for Amateur Use
– Nice Amperex ad …… K1CLL 22IC Regulator Circuits
– Nice RCA ad …… WB2EGZ 32Camouflage
– Cutting down on fur coat money …… K9AZG 40Phase-locked Loop
– Does every thing better than Mr. Clean …… K5JKX 42Function Generator
– .01 Hz to 4 kHz generator …… WA2IKL 58Toning Repeaters
– How why and the gadget to do it …… K6MVH 64IC Power Source
– Simple regulator …… W1RAN 69Solid-state Timer
– Ten minutes …… WB4MYL 70Four-wire Inverted Vee
– Better than average antenna …… WA6COB 72IC Marker Generator
– 200 – 100 – 50 – 25 kHz …… K4BBC 75Improving Regulation
– In solid-state high voltage supplies …… K6BW 77General Class Study Guide
– Part III – Power …… Staff 78DXing In Roumania
– Peking behind the iron curtain …… YO2BO 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1970
Differential J-fET Pre-amplifier
– Now hear stations before they come on the air! …… W4KAE 16Dual Gate MOSFET
– Rendering single gaters obsolete? …… WB2WYO 22Remote Quad Tuning
– From the shack …… W6AJZ 27Two-watt Six-meter Transmitter
– Using the crystal- heterodyne VFO …… KlCLL 30Semiautomatic FM Channel Scanning
– What another FM article? Yup! …… WA0QPM 38Low Cost Automatic Keyer
– An excellent “first project” …… WB4MYL 42AC Switching with Self-powered ICs
– Clever zero voltage switch …… W2FBW 48Pioneer Radio on the Prairies
– What it was like 45 years ago …… W6CXC 54SST-i Solid State Transceiver for 40 Meters
– Now here is a real fun project …… W9ZTK 64A Low-cost RF Wattmeter
– Novice simple Generally useful Extra accurate …… WA3AJR 72Calibrate That Calibrator
– Thus rendering it even more useful …… W2KPE 77General Class Study Guide: Part IV
– Impedance matching etc …… Staff 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1970
Solid State Exciters
– For the build-don’t-buy crowd …… W6YUY 16Solid State Control for SSB Exciters
– For really smooth tuning …… W4NVK 28Hams Are A Funny Bunch of People
– Except me and thee …… K3KMO 31A 2 Meter Minitransmitter
– Hand portable for FM repeaters …… WB6BIH 32Receiver Offset Tuning for the HW100
– For tuning in old timers who can’t stay on frequency …… WAZEAW 39The Little Gate Dipper
– 1.7 – 225 MHz GDO with no G …… W5ETT 44Clinks In A Vacuum
– The wife’s view of amateur radio …… Derfler 48Your Second Linear
– Using the fabulous RCA 3-500Z …… W4AYI 51General Class Study Course
– Vacuum tubes… remember them? …… Staff 75Yipes it Talks
– Start le your friends …… W2FEZ 94Regency -an FM Late Starter
– Wow! …… K6MVH 96Transi-test
– Transistor tester simple …… W6QPP 101Two Terminal Current Limiter
– Most have three so this is a step ahead right? …… Beene 107Index to Articles in 1970
– Ridiculously detailed yearly index …… 10873 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1971
LX for Leisure
– A relaxed DXpedition to Luxembourg …… G3BID 18Try DXing the World the Hard Way!
– Around the world in 90 frustrations …… K6KA 22Split Phones – A DX Operating Aid
– You’ve got two ears? Why not use them both? …… GW8PG 30Can Ham Radio Manufacturing Survive?
– Maybe …… Staff 35Heath Tener Modification
– Bigger fuse …… K8JLK 45Testing the RP Electronics Compressor
– Cheapest wav to double your power …… Staff 46For the Love of a Ham
– Show this to a wife (your own preferably) …… WB6AOF 48Duty Cycle Duty Factor
– It is your duty to read this …… W2OLU 50Repeater Zero Beater
– An FM article? You bet! …… W1IRH 52Getting Hep to ICs
– Pun intended …… K6MVH 56Voices from the Past
– Ten thirty fifty years ago today …… Staff 62Basics of Surplus FM
– Another FM article? What else? …… WB2AEB 64A Parabolic Beam for 10 15 or 20 Meters
– Big …… WA2SJZ 66The Galaxy PM 210
– Even more FM? Right! U.S. made too …… K2ULR 69Lightning as it Affects Ham Radio
– It affects believe us it affects …… Patzsch 73IC Receiver Accessory
– Our old friend Select-o-ject in I.C …… W2EEY 76Inverted Attic Antennas
– TVI from the mystery neighbor …… W2SF 81Double Balanced Mixers
– The heart of SSB …… K2PUR 86A Quick and Permanent Tool Marker
– Tom Swift and his Electric Pencil …… K5JKX 91There is a Santa …But!
– Think before you pray …… W6LJZ 92A New Start from Washington
– An insider refutes QST December editorial …… W8GI 94Amateur Study Guide Supplement
– Q & A special with no A’s …… Staff 9873 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1971
New Approach for the Metal Locator
…… W6HDM 10Practical Circuit Applications Using That Strange Didoe: The Varactor
…… Mengel 16A Clean AFSK Unit
…… WB4FMP 22An SSTV Patch Box
…… W4UMF 26Amateur TV Easy
…… K2OJL 30A Tuning Indicator for RTTY and FAX
…… W1OER 34Two Simple Tone Units For Repeater Use
…… VE2BZK 36On Efficiency Organization and Magazines
…… WA3BKC 40220 MHz Converter for FM Pocket Receivers
…… K1CLL 42Magnetic Deflection for SSTV
…… WB2ZIV 46Build an 8 Transistor Code Oscillator With Just One IC
…… K6MVH 53The Beeper
…… K1ZJH 56Study Guide- General Class License- Part VI
– Gazintas and Gazoutas …… Staff 62Phone Patch Level Adjustments and Manproofing
…… W4NVK 78Wouldn’t You Like To Get Into RTTY?
…… WB2TCC 81Perf-board Terminal
…… K5LLI 83Tuning All-band Vertical Antennas
…… W5QKO/aI4QKO 85The Low-ohm Meter
…… W3YZC 87A Cheap and Easy Gus Watcher
…… W9SDK 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1971
Integrated Circuit Audio Filter
– Clean up that dirty audio with a filter …… W2EEY 12Integrated Circuit Six Meter Converter
– Not for bigots with six unconverted meters …… WB4KMB 16Trap-type Vertical Antennas
– Adding stubs for two meters. FM article …… W2EEY 18Resurrecting Granddaddy
– Fun with a 1925 parametric amplifier …… K6BIJ 22Digital Counters
– Five digit …… W0LMD 26Identifying Surplus Electronic Equipment
– Military marking system …… W6DDB 37The Horizontal-output Linear
– A $50 kilowatt amplifier? …… W2AOO 40DX America First
– DXpedition to Maine …… K1OXK 43Phone Patch: No Cost No Wires
– Phone patching is illegal in Rwanda. Too bad …… WA2EAW 49Mt. Snow: To the Repeater
– On Skis – Our cover feature. An FM article …… K6MVH 54Repeater Audio Mixer
– Another great FM article …… W1ELU 57Something New in PC Construction
– Building with scissors …… WA1EJU 61Switching Remote Linears
– Like in the car …… W0HFK 65Digital RTTY Accessories
– Regenerative repeater stunt box speed conversion …… K5ZBA 66The Coathanger Groundplane
– Two meters (FM!) …… K6MVH 72General Class Study Course
– Part VII. Power and how to get it ….. Staff 74Reading 5 Code RTTY in Binary
– Just what you’ve been waiting for …… WB2MPZ 93Petitions to FCC – 220 MHz proposals
…… Staff 11873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1971
What’s Really Different About FM?
– A lot a whole lot! …… K6MVH 12Aftermath: A Noise Blanker That Works
– The author returns to the drawing board …… W8RHR 18FM Intermodulation on 2m
– Chart for locating interference sources …… W6YAN 20Hotroddinq Motorola’s Hybrid HTs
– A commercial bid for the 450 market …… W7PUG 28Stability Without Crystals
– Introducing the Sentry Modcom whatever that is …… Staff 30Switching Remote Linears
– or local linears …… W0HKF 32Using Microwave for Repeater Links
– Microwave propagation for any purpose really …… Lenkurt 34IC Repeater Identifier
– It will also identity any other station …… WB6BFM 49Testing the National NCX 1000
– And enjoying every minute of it …… W2NSD/1 58Build Your Own 2M FM
– Build this little hand transceiver …… K1CLL 60Repeater Directory for 1971
– Every open repeater in North America listed here …… Staff 78National FM Standards
– FM channels on the VHF and UHF bands …… W6YAN 100The FM-marketplace
– Buyers’ guide to 2m FM transceivers …… Staff 102Meter Evaluator
– New and-much better way to measure meter resistance …… Marovitch 116A Simple Varactor Modulator for Going FM
– Changes AM rig to FM …… WA9TFY 121FM Fun With a Scanner
– Listening to eight channels at once …… Staff 122Low Cost Signal Source
– 1.8 to 450 MHz for tuning your receiver …… VE3GFW 124Even More on Touchtone
– Answers to your questions on Touchtone …… W1IRH 126A Solid-state Preselector
– Tubes you’re expecting? Read brand C magazine …… W5JJ 128The Transistor 12 Watter for 10
– Three transistors and a barrel of fun …… W5PAG 131A Slice of Nippon Culture
– How did an SWL article get into 73? Lordy! …… Staff 135Ten Tee Receiver Test
– Nice new portable receiver …… WB2MYU 138Getting Publicity for Ham Radio
– And boy! Can we use it! …… K0YTI 14073 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1971
A Big Signal on 75M Mobile
– Only 54″ long! …… W6MOG 14A Dual Gate FET Preamp for 2 Meters
– Do it yourself preamp for those too lazy to buy …… WB6BIH 20A Neat and Novel Receiver Accessory
– 73 finally invents the crystal calibrator …… WA6CPP 24The Hartley Oscillator Story
– Invented in 1914 and still with us …… K2SKV 28The Widening World of Instant Replay
– To videotape or not to videotape …… Staff 30Design Concepts for Low-power Amplifiers
– Using some new transistors …… Campbell Westlake 36The Price of 10 Extra Feet
– An epic in trivia …… K9PYY 39A Transistorized 10 Meter DSB Transmitter
– Four transistor rig …… K4EPI 40Reviewing the 1971 Radio Amateurs Handbook
– It’s okay …… WB2MYU 42On the Spot
– Report on LaBalsa ham-raft …… VK4SS 46FM Walkie-talkie Transceiver Directory
– Prediction: Walkie-talkies will be very popular …… Ralston 52Advanced Preamp Compressor Clipper
– Can also be used by Generals …… VE3GSP 56The transistorized LM Freq Meter
– 1971-izing this WWII goody …… W5SOT 60Ham Radio the Bible and Peru
– Ham radio in the interior …… OA8V 66450 Remote Site Transmitter
– Solid-state rig …… WA1HVG 69The S-derived Filter
– For cw audio filtering …… W3KBM 74Electronic Health
– A cure for cancer? …… Moore 76Experimenter’s One-tube $10 2-meter Transceiver
– If you like tubes …… W9HBF 78Questions Questions Questions
– And answers …… W9EGQ/kHD6961 80Understanding Your Amateur Radio Operator
– XYL’s ham dictionary …… WA6JLJ 82High Power Surplus for 2M FM
– Very reasonably priced dB’s …… K6MVH 85Evaluation of Swan’s 6 and 2 Meter Antennas
– They work good …… WA6CPP 90General Class Study Course: Part VIII
– Transmitters …… Staff 9473 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1971
Driven Versus Parasitic Antenna Elements on Two Meters
– Are they really better? …… W6AJF 123 Squares for Two
– Humdinger Quad …… K8CFY 18I Can’t Learn the Code
– Too bad. See you on eleven meters …… W0FEV 22Covering Additional Frequencies With Dipoles
– 40/15m 80/10m etc …… W9EGQ 26Weather Balloon Verticals
– The only way to go is up …… K4EPI 32Squelch Addition for the Pocket Pager
– You don’t have a pocket pager? …… WA8PIA 34VFOing the Twoer
– Drive your friends off two meters …… WA3WHI 40Transmitter Tuning of Mobile Antennas
– Loading coil final tank circuit …… W2EEY 44I Built a Counter
– The Heath. It works …… Sessions 48Low Cost Transistor Power Supply
– Also powers high cost transistors …… W8AVR 52Don’t Trust the Ground Wire
– Particularly if it is over 30 …… W5FQA 54The File Box Capacity Decade
– Handy …… WB4ITN 56A Practical 40 Meter DX Antenna
– 4 honest not to be sneezed at dB! …… W7JLU 60A Commercial Bid for the 450 Market
– Meet the Alpha 100W amplifier …… Staff 63Modification to HW Transceivers
– Adding headphones …… WB2WYO 65CW Selectivity
– For the sideband receiver …… ZL4OK 68General Class Study Guide: Part IX – Putting the “Tell” in “Tele”
…… Staff 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1971
An IC Audio Processor
– Two IC Project …… W2EEY 16Audio Signal Generator
– Wein bridge reinvented …… W3SGV 20Questions Questions Questions
– Answers answers answers …… W9EGQ 24A Filter Box for CW Ops
– Mind boggling CW selectivity …… K8TSQ 26Duals
– Think piece for this month. Think! …… WB2PAP 34Miniature Add-on Oscillator for 2M FM
– Little P.C. unit …… WB6BIH 40Collinear Gain Antenna for VHF/uHF Repeaters
– Verticle beam antennas? …… K6MVH 42Invitation to Transmit
– This is women’s lib? …… Thurmond 43FM Directory
– Everything you always wanted to know …… Staff 49Desktop Base Stations from Motorola G Strips
– Another FM article in 73? …… W9VZR 56Camouflage Extra Class
– How to sneak a 40m beam past the XYL …… W4CWB 63File-box Transistor Beta Tester
– Are your transistors really adequate? …… WB4ITN 662 KW From Heath
– Heath does it again! SB-220 …… W6BMK 77General Class Study Guide
– Part X – The listening post …… Staff 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1971
DXpedition to the Laccadives
– Another rare one de-rared …… VU5KV 16Facsimile for the Radio Amateur: Part I
– Scan these facts …… Dean 22You Can Take it With You
– Camper portable …… K5PAC 28Diary of a DXpedition
– KD2UMP dumps on DXers …… KD2UMP 32“TINY TIM” Linear Amplifier
– All bands 600 watts …… WA6VLI 38Four-tube Station
– For 40 and 80 meter CW …… W5LET 48All’s Well in Amateur Radio?
– Not on your ARRL tintype …… W8GI 54A Digital Readout for Your VFO
– You might call this Signal Two …… WA2IKL 5615 Meter Signals from Jupiter
– You don’t need the Arecibo dish …… K6MIO 66General Class Study Course: Part XI
– Antennas and feedlines …… Staff 75The Pink Ticket Rejector
– Wales amateur invents the wavemeter …… GW8PG 90DX From the Stars
– But does it count for DXCC? …… WN4ONW 9373 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1971
Transformerless Power Supplies
– Theory and six practical circuits …… K3SVC 14Build a Solid-state Module TV Camera
– And amaze your friends …… W0KYQ 18An Experimenter’s Guide to IC Substitution
– Getting HEP to IC’s …… K5JKX 28Microwaves and Microsounds
– How to see underwater ….. K1CLL 38RF Power Measurement with Hot Carrier Diodes
– Rf wattmeters for up to 450 MHz …… W6AJF 42IC/photocell Compressor/aGC Unit
– With no noise buildup problems …… W2EEY 47The Theft Stopper
– Booby trap for the car …… K4EPI 52A Marketing Man’s Approach to Ham Radio
– Ham radio is a product …… WB8CDU 53Multi-channel Operation with the Motorola HT-200
– HT-200 modification …… K8YQH 59Facsimile for the Radio Amateur: Part II
– Scan this thriller continued from last month …… Dean 66Man-made Interference
– Its causes and cures …… WB5DEP 78A Linear Stable VFO
– Better a VFO than a UFO …… W8RHR 86General Class Study Guide XII
– Some general questions on TVI etc …… Staff 89Effective Heat Sinking
– Preventing fried germaniums and silicons …… K5ZBA 101The Spider
– Interfacing your transceiver and linear …… W4RIZ 104“Say Coo Say Coo Day Eckees”
– Some hams don’t speak English …… W7OXD 107An IC Pulser for the Amateur Experimenter
– For the many unpulsed IC’s around …… W6GXN 112A DC Isolator for Phone Lines
– Keep out of trouble …… Weinstein 117New Hope for Learning the Code
– Learn the code in two hours …… WA1KWJ 11973 Tests the Gonset Super Scan Receiver
– Minding 8 FM channels at once almost …… W2NSD 122New Mark Products $30 Battery-boost Regulator
– Works from 11 volts up …… Brown 12473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1971
Wide-range RF Milliwattmeters Using HCD’s
– Using Hot Carrier Diodes! …… W6AJF 15Signaling Through Space Without Wires
– How it all got started …… K1CLL 23An Instant FM Repeater for Emergency Use
– Two FM rigs one repeater …… K2OAW 29It’s the Real Thing
– Power supply not using transformers …… VE3GSP 31Meteor Showers: On Prediction Accuracy
– WAS on two meters? Why not? …… W5KHT 37Simple Digital Remote Control Circuits
– Doing lots with few wires …… W1EZT 41How to Be An Amateur
– A good amateur is ignorant egocentric etc …… W2ZGU 49A Simple Reverse Current Battery Charger
– For recharging flashlight batteries …… W6FPO 55It’s In the Bag
– Almost …… WB6JLC 59Passive Repeaters
– And you can rent out the front for a billboard …… W7EEX 61Converting the AC/dC for WWV
– Keep WWV at hand to check your calibrator …… W3JJU 75Fail Safe Switching
– Infallible sequential switching …… W7CJB 77Back to Mother Earth the Easy Way
– Installing a 10′ ground pipe – easily! …… WA1FHB 793 dB for 3 Bucks
– Audio tailoring for SSB …… W2EEY 81The Ham’s Publicity Primer
– Spreading the word …… WB2FBF 85Some Notes on the Swan 350
– Six improvements for a great rig …… K1KXA 10173 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1971
A Big Three Element Beam
– Three elements on 75m – ZOWIE! …… W4AXE 13Remote Tune Your Groundplane
– This is a real screwed up antenna …… W2AOO 17How to Build an Economast for Under $50
– Towerless is powerless in working DX …… WB2FBF 21A Gain Vertical Antenna for 2 Meter FM
– 10 dB = 10 X power transmit and receive! …… K9STH 25Photographing Radio Equipment
– Maybe we can have better pictures in 73? …… W2EEY 29Biasing the Transistor Audio Amplifier
– Who among us is without bias? …… W5JJ 37The Split Site Repeater
– Greatly improves repeater coverage …… K6MVH 39The Art of T-hunting
– Have you been missing this fun? …… WB6IQS 45An Ultra-simple Selective Audio Filter
– Ideal for the CW op moonbounce etc …… W8RHR 49Transistor/diode File Box Tester
– Better lay in a supply of file boxes …… WB4ITN 51Crystal Tester
– Two transistor go/no go tester …… K6VCI 55A Compact Kilowatt for Six Meters
– Think of the TVI records you can set with this! …… K1ZJH 57The 3-4-6 Quad
– “The first stateside signal of the day …… K2MNJ 63Let’s Revise the Morse Code
– Isn’t it really about time? …… W7OXD 79A Pie-Net for Transistor Finals
– Specifications for all bands 160 – 6m …… W5PAG 85Changing the 75S3 into a Better CW Performer
– Using a $58 Collins mechanical filter …… OA4KF 93Why Coax?
– Twin lead is cheaper and has less loss …… G3BID 95Communications Yardsticks
– dB dBm dBmc and other erotica …… Lenkurt 101Metalphoto Your Nameplate
– This will really fake out the vjsitors …… W6BLZ 107Amateur Radio and the Disabled
– Great hobby for the shut-in …… WA2CGA 109Solid State Microwaves for Amateurs
– Crystal control on 2300 MHz …… K1CLL 113Those Funny Looking Cards
– A Washington lobby? Who needs it! …… WA1GFJ 12373 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1971
Convert Your 7 MHz Cubical Quad to All Bands
– Everybody’s doing it …… K6DDO 13The Indoor Quad
– How to cram a quad into an apartment …… K9RJO 17Getting to Know Tee Squared EII
– This is a very logical article …… Thorpe 19More Power From 6146’s
– Getting more power without disaster …… W2YW 27Radio Direction/range Finder
– Think Piece …… K6BIJ 29Curtis CW Identifier
– For repeaters and remote base stations …… K6MVH 31Morse Memory
– 30 letter memory for ident contests etc …… WA6ATT 3773 Tests the GLladding 25 FM Transceiver
– 25 watt $250 FM transceiver …… Staff 4973 Tests the GAM TG-5-s Gain Vertical
– Why we use it for our repeater …… Staff 77SCR Mobile Theft Alarm
– Burglars please do not read this article …… W1BHD 80DX QSO’s or Contacts
– The human side of DXing …… G3BID 81Code Shorthand
– Toward speedier copying …… K2EE 83VHF Double Sideband
– Sideband? On two meters? …… W4KAE 8573 Tests the 270 Automatic Alarm
– And likes it … and likes it! …… W2NSD/1 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1972
RTTY Art
– A new art form is born …… WA6PIR 13The TT-63A As A Display Generator
– Surplus conversion for RTTY …… K2BEH 17Television Monitor
– All solid-state except for the tubes …… K0MOC 2173 Tests The Icom IC-21 Transceiver
– Twenty-four channels -holy moly! …… K1NUN 2773 Tests the Regency Transcan FM Transceiver
– Listening to 8 repeater channels at once …… W2NSD 2973 Reviews The Allied AX-190 Ham Receiver
– New solid state receiver for $250 …… Staff 30Phone Phreaks vs Ma Bell
– How people get caught cheating TPC …… WB8LBV 31AFSK Revisited
– or how I learned to stop worrying and love teletype …… WA3AJR 35Tuning Indicators for SSTV Monitors
– The sooner you try SSTV the better for you …… K7YZZ 39Designing Diode Matrix Units
– For automatic ID …… WA0ZHT 45Circuits Circuits. Circuits
– Circuits …… Staff 53The Making Of A Modern Day Receiver
– Why some are better than others …… W2FEZ 57Simultaneous Multi-band Transmissions
– In case you want to imitate W1AW …… W2EEY 61A Pre-Novice Transmitter
– A fun way to learn code …… WA8OIK 67The Problem of Inversions
– The logic of USB vs LSB on SSB …… K3WNX 69A Medium Frequency Converter For High Frequency Receivers
– Tuning 400 – 1000 kHz on you r 80m receiver …… VK3IQ 73Easy End -feed Z Match
– End-feed antenna 80 – 10m …… G3OGR 75Coat-hanger Antenna For 2 Meters Revisited
– The improved coat-hanger …… Gelsinger 7773 Uses The Simpson Model A
– Well designed well built …… Staff 7973 Reviews the CT Power Amplifiers
– Tiny mobile rock crusher …… Staff 85Optimal Vertical Antenna Loading Techniques
– A vertical can be satisfying …… W2EEY 8773 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1972
Tuning Mr. Morse’s Key
– Six whole pages on adjusting a key? Ridiculous! …… W6AJZ 15CW as seen by
– Social Commentary …… W6EIF 20A Solid State High Frequency Regenerative Receiver
-el cheapo receiver using one IC …… W6JTT 23Headsets And Ham Radio
– Why you should throw away a lot of money on good headphones …… W6DDB 25The Perfect CW Signal
– Eliminate keying transients …… W6YBP 31Tips For Raising Your Code Speed To 20 WPM
– Extra here we come! …… W7OXD 35Why Not Try QRP?
– Win the 1000 mile per watt award …… WA8MCQ 41VHF Dummy Load Wattmeter
– But will it ever replace the antenna? …… K9STH 46An Experimental Sweep Oscillator
– Replace your vfo with this gem! …… W9ZTK 49Who Can’t Learn The Code?
– Anyone; anyone at all can learn code …… W0HFK 53The Greater Dipper
– 13 – 200 MHz simple dipper …… WA0AYP 55CW DX On 1/2 Watt
– Enjoy QRP with this 1 watt rig …… KL7FSX 5720-60W 1-4 Band TX
– Two-tube CW transmitter. Tubes? …… G3OGR 59A Look At Oscillator Kits
– You can still buy a lot for $2.95 …… K1CLL 63The Saga of Mikes And Earphones
– Fascinating fundamentals …… W2FEZ 70Quick And Easy PNP/nPN Transistor Sorter
– Why sorter gadet is this? …… W2EEY 73Self-contained Reflected Power And CW Monitor
– Two gadgets in one unit …… W2AOO 75Using & Improving The Ten-tee Transceiver Modules
– Ten-tec oh Ten-tec where are your ads? …… W2EEY 77Ham Hospitality a la Latin
– The brotherhood of amateur radio …… WB4SNC 85General Class Questions and Answers: Part I
– More up to the minute questions for the FCC study course …… K5JKX 89Circuits Circuits Circuits – Circuits
…… Staff 97Modified Heathkit HW-16 CW Transceiver
– Making a good rig even better …… WA3PRV 101The Automatic Transmission Line Tuner
– Takes four transistors …… K3QKO 107Keyboard Morse Generator
– Be the first on your block with one …… W5VFZ 11373 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1972
Converting The T-278/u Transmitter To 2m
– What would a surplus issue be without a surplus article? …… W6JTT 15Converting The ART-13
– The supposedly dead resurrected ……W2ISL 19Improving Your HR-2
– Better selectivity. FM article …… WA1KJI 23Twelve Channels With The Regency HR-2
– Tsk another FM article! …… WA1KJI 24Morse Centennial
– Morse died in 1872. His code hasn’t yet …… Miligram 25Updating An Old Receiver
– Like for instance a 75A2 …… W8RHR 27Learning From Emergencies
– Los Angeles SCM report reprinted …… W2NSD 31Solid State Tunable I-f: Part II
– 1650 kHz better than 455. Much better …… K1CLL 33Checking Zener Diodes
– Using a voltmeter …… WA0ABI 37General Class Questions & Answers
– Practice questions. You read the book …… K5JKX 39Technical Aid Group
– An old 73 feature reborn …… Staff 48Putting The ARC-3 On Two
– Superbargain 2m rig …… WA4NAI 49Blown Fuse Indicators
– For ac or dc fuses …… W0EDO 59Nonlinear Resistors
– Such as light bulbs thermistors etc …… W6GXN 65Constant Current Charger For Ni-cads
– They’re expensive so be nice to them …… K6MVH 69The ESM/l Transceiver
– Solid state pocket CW surplus rig …… WB6BIH 73Low Cost Transistor RF
– With typical transmitter circuits …… WA8ZEL 75Updating the W1PLJ Counter
– From Feb. 68 issue of 73 …… W6GXN 101Circuits. Circuits. Circuits
– Circuits …… Staff 109Simple Diode Controller
– “Dimmer” for soldering iron …… W2OLV 113Low Pass Filter In Action
– Take that TVI! …… VE3GSP 115Overseas Patching
– Mars does our public service for us …… K6GKX 121Confessions Of A Surplus Hound
– Neil is an old friend of Wayne’s …… W2OLU 12573 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1972
200 Watt 2m Amplifier
– Now you can be unpopular in six counties …… W4RIZ 17Using the Drake TR-22
– Does more than DU2 …… W4FQM/l 25An Auto-bandwidth Selector Unit
– Using two ICs …… W2EEY 27“Break”
– A typical day on 2m FM …… K1NUN/1 31AFSK-mCW-cPO IC
– Prizes if you can translate that …… K9MRL 36Using the LM373
– I-f amplifier IC projects …… K4DHC 37Repeater Site Alarm
– Hear your gear being stolen or vandalized …… K6MVH 45T44 Base Station Conversion
– Getting on 450 MHz for $30-$50 …… K0MOC 49The HR-2 as a Base Station
– Power supply deviation meter etc …… WB6BHI 51FM Repeater Guide
– World’s most complete list of repeaters …… Staff 55Electronic Symbols & Abbreviations
– Just what you’ve always wanted to know …… Staff 8673 Tests the Comcraft
– Tunable receiver shakes FMers to core …… W2NSD/l 93The Florida Repeater Mess
– Bad but California leads again …… WA4RLG 95Ross & White Transceiver
– With tone burst built in yet …… W4FQM/l 99Ionospheric Effects of Thunderstorms
– Perturbations occur …… WN5COZ 101FM as seen by
– If the shoe fits …… W6EIF/4 104Circuits Circuits Circuits
– Build build build…… Staff 107Extra Class Questions and Answers
– Are you ready for the $9 questions? …… Staff 109Poor Man’s FM Base Station
– Is FM for under $75 low enough? …… WA4UZM 11773 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1972
SSTV Monitor
– Built from a kit …… WA4VAF 176 Meter Mobile Transmitter
– 40 watts of FM …… Martens 21Quick Band Change Mobile Antenna
– With output indicator …… W4LLR 27Audio IC
– For modulators receivers etc …… K1CLL 3273 Tests the Larsen Antenna
– Very effective 5/8 wave mobile FM antenna …… W2NSD/l 36How to Get the Stuff into the House
– Sneakily …… W2OOJ 37Anti-cW RTTY Autostart
– 73 is Not anti-cW …… W4FQM/1 39Extra Class Q&A
– Hedge that $9 gamble …… Staff 45A Modern VHF Frequency Counter
– Can be built for under $100 …… K2OAW 53OSCAR Mariner on Mars
– This should have run last month …… W7DXX 62TV Sync Generator
– Using ICs …… K9AAC/7 65Radio Astronomy
– Redeeming value science feature …… W4ZBE 74The Past is Prologue
– FCC’s Prose Walker addresses QCWA …… W3UCT 85Noise and Receiving Antennas
– Noise alas is the limiting factor …… W2EEY 93The Sewerpipe Antenna
– 2m FM of course …… W7PUG 10073 Tests Pickering Keyboard
– You still have to learn how to type …… K1NUN 103Circuits Circuits Circuits
– And more circuits …… Staff 109Signal Reporting
– Clever RST system devised …… W0HKF 113Real Cheapie Freq. Meter
…… K6EAW 115Simple Car Ammeter
– All solid state …… W6WDF 11873 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1972
Six Elements on Twenty Meters
– Eliminate QRM …… VE3GEJ 17Slow Scan Television
– Basics …… G5ZT 21Beaming the Vertical Antenna
– On the low bands …… W6AJE 27Active Filter Design and Use
– All kinds of filters Part I …… K3PUR 36Antenna Party
– Simplified erection …… W0BMW 45Radio Astronomy for Amateurs (Part II )
– Projects for amateurs to tackle …… W4ZBE 51Patenting Your Invention
– Why not … why? …… Hunter 6120 dB Beams
– Design and construction of VHF antennas …… K1CLL 67Converting the Progress Line
– FM featurette …… WB9CXE 75Phasing Multiband Verticals
– Ten thru eighty meters …… K0WF 85Ham TV and Public Service
– PR the name of the game …… W9JER 89Modified Suction Cup Antenna
– Not too modified …… WZEE4 93300 MHz Frequency Scaler
– Extends frequency counters to VHF …… K2OAW 9773 Reviews the Savoy Antenna
– Two and three band with vacuum traps …… W4FQM/1 101Care and Feeding of Tape
– RTTY featurette …… WA6PIR 109Circuits Circuits Circuits
– And more circuits …… Staff 111RTTY Filters
– Elliptic function filters …… W5EZM 115Step On the Klutz!
– Bob Manning rides again …… K1YSD 123Trouble Shooting For the Novice
– You don’t have to send it back …… WA8OIK 129Low Cost C D Ignition
– It has advantages …… W1KNI 133Lightning!
– Its cause and cure …… W2FEZ 13973 Tests the Regency Amplifier
– 2m amplifier for FM is a beaut! …… W4FQM/1 14573 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1972
Modern VHF Counter
– Part 2 of 3. This will be followed by a frequency synthesizer as part of the system …… K2OAW 5Solid State VHF Amplifier
– FM again? Well actually any VHFer should enjoy building th is experimental amplifier. Looks ideal to beef up the new International Signal rigs …… W9ZTK 15The Phased-lock Loop
– Hey read this and snow everyone on 3999 with your tremendous technical knowledge. The P-l-l is here to stay so you might as well come to terms with it. The terms are easy …… K4ZFD 19VHF Converters
– Dual gate Mosfets the best thing since DUZ? …… W8RHR 23Add $15 T-power
– Vibrators are out right? So here’s a replacement to help you get that old kluge FM rig on the air …… WB2BJN 311296 MHz Mixer
– Don’t sneer odds are you’ll be looking back on this article in a year or so when you start thinking 1296 seriously …… WB2YVY 33Thick Film R-f Pre-amplifier
– For any band really – but great for FMers …… K9STH 45The Heath IB-102 Prescaler
– The 73 Tech Ed checks it out. Likes …… W4FQM 63The VHF Specialists FM Amplifier
– Ten in fifty out for 2m FMers …… K1NUN 6971 Meteor Shower DXing
– Real easy way to work 50 states on 2 meters. Haw! …… W5KHTTone Decoder and Carrier Relay Circuits
– Using the 741 op amp. Face it fellows the 6SN7GT is no longer state-of-the-art and you might just as well start reading these op amp and phased lock loop articles without gnashing your teeth …… K2OAW 83Flying Spot Scanner for SSTV
– Solid state unit simple relatively. Are you going slow scan right now or going to wait and miss a lotof fun you could have had ? …… WB8DQT 89Active Filter Design Part II
– Another chapter in the exciting “Filters Can Be Fun” series. Don’t miss the madcap ending next month …… K3PUR 9773 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1972
Navassa
– The intimate inside story of KC4DX! …… W2NSD/l 4Slow Scan Television
– Introduction and general principles …… W9NTP 16Premodulation Speech Processor
– Get a 1 to 2 S-unit increase in signal …… W6AJZ 28Two Buck Signal Generator
– For 2m FM and stuff like that …… WB4MYL 33Transmitters Then and Now
– History …… W2FEZ 35Practical Amateur FM Repeaters
– Next month impractical FM repeaters maybe? …… K9STH 41El Cheapo Test Probes
– Cheapskate use for old marking pens …… WB4MYL 58Prog Line Power Supply
– Actually this will power any surplus FM rig getting you on FM for beans …… K6VBT 60Random Access Switching
– Some push-button control circuit ideas …… W9SEK 62Diode Receiver for 432 MHz
– Also receives radio signals – like FM …… K1CLL 65The Taming of the HHRW
– Why have the wife hate amateur radio when she can be induced to grudgingly coexist with it? …… K7TCU 73$5 Preamp Compressor
– It really does make a difference …… VE3GSP 15Push-to Talk For The Sixer
– Plus other modifications for this and the Two’er …… WB2YWO 77Audio Distribution Panel
– And phone patch plus other goodies …… K3PUR 81Voltage Multipler Supply for Scopes
– A 300 volt transformer can generate 1500 volts thisaway …… K2BEH 87VFO Operation for the Two’er
– Using the Heath HG-l0 Should work with the Sixer too …… WB6FVW 89/mM Maneuvers
– Wherein our hero fixes a marine rig answers a QRR and gets into deep trouble …… VK4SS 91The Sun and Radio
– Science feature! …… W4ZBE 91Poor Man’s Transcanner
– Mating a scanning receiver to an FM transceiver the Regency HR2 and TMR-8 in this case. Result : aninexpensive transcanner …… WB9FOP 105SCR Regulator for KW Power Supplies
– More flexible than one of those old great big expensive Variacs and voltage regulators to boot! Your HV supply will be obsolete without this …… W3HXO 101The Ideal Crystal Oscillator
– For that 1296 MHz rig you are going to build …… K1CLL 115The HW-16 on Phone?
– Simple modification …… WN2REW 117FM Adapter
– FM gadget for low band receiver so it will work with those VHF converters and let you listen to all the repeaters …… W1LE 119Electric Timer
– Turns things (like rigs) on off or whatever you want…… W6LM 127Circuits-circuits-circuits
– Enough data for experienced builders to make do and references for beginners to get more info …… WA1KGO 129GDO Coil Extension
– For short GDO’s …… WA0ABI 13950 MHz DXing
– The band is open a lot more than you suspect. Here’s how to get more DX out of it …… WA6CPP 141Home and Auto Burglar Alarms
– Are you waiting to get ripped off before you put in an alarm? …… K6ZFV 15873 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1972
Plumbicon SSTV Camera
– Cheapskate approach to slow scan …… K7YZZ 10WWVB Receiver
– 60 kHz comparator receiver …… W7LHL 16Audio Signal Generator
– A tube circuit? Yes cigar tube …… WA6QVQ 27The CW Excavator
– Remarkable audio filter …… W2GOM 30Exploring the Microwaves
– Antenna and test receivers for 1296 2300 and 3500 kHz …… K1CLL 38Balun Up or Balun Down
– Advantages disadvantages and how to use …… G3BID 49Another Solid State Power Supply
– Think piece with practical project resulting …… K7HKL 52IC Six Meter Receiver
– Using only three IC’s …… K1CLL 57FM-aM Demodulator
– Phase-lock loop application …… VK4ZFD 64Active Filter Design Part III
– Mentholated or plain …… K3PUR 76VHF Frequency Counter
– Part III at long last …… K2OAW 89FM Frequency Synthesizer Part I
– Under $100 and works with almost any rig …… K2OAW 9973 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1972
Frequency Synthesizer for 2 Meter FM Part II
– For any 2m rig …… K2OAW 15A Big New Voice in Chicago
– September cover feature at last …… W9NLT 25Solid State 6 Meter Crystal – HET – VFO
– Solid State – the Works …… K1CLL 29The FET Voltmeter As A Nano-amperemeter
– For checking FET’s …… ZL2AMJ 37Time/frequency Measuring System Part I
– Station clock and frequency counter …… K5OUS 39Active Filter Design and Use : Part IV
– Movie rights for this thriller available …… K3PUR 43Transmission-limit Timer for Repeaters
– For shortwinded FMers …… K6MVH 49Extra Class License Study Guide
– Questions & Answers Part III …… Staff 53A Simple and Inexpensive Auto ID
– Just what you need for the mobile rig …… WB6BIH 64Adjustable Time Delay Relay Circuit
– For power supplies and such …… W0MQB 71Petition to the FCC
– Some interesting ideas and comments …… W9JT 79Power Lead Filters for 432
– Makes things work alot better …… KlCLL 83Portable 110
– 90 and 200 watt supplies …… K3QKO 89Hot Carrier Diode Converter
– For 15m …… W5LET 96RTL – Decade and Driver
– With numeric readout even …… W9SEK 99A Power Supply
– For linear ICs …… W6GXN 10373 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1972
The Traveling Ham
…… G3ZCZ/w3 5Solid State Power
…… W6EI 15TTL SELCAL for RTTY
…… W9ZTK 20An IC TRF Receiver
…… W6DNS 29The Mark II Electronic Keyer
…… W6JJIEmergency Power for home QTH
…… WA8OIK 37High Power Mobile
…… W9NTP 42220 MHZ Front End Using FETS
…… K1CLL 45Double Delta Antenna
…… W2EEY 52FMP Review
…… Staff 57A Simple Converter for Beginners
…… WA8OIK 59The Third Hand… Tester
…… WB4MYL 65Lumped Line Oscillator VFO
…… W5HDM 69A Mobile Base Station
…… VE3ADI 75Ten-roger
…… K4YKB 78Synthesizer for 2M FM Part III
…… K2OAW 81Counter Corrections
…… K2OAW 92Gravity Abecedarium
…… W0HLZ 92Low Noise Economy Preamp for 2M
…… K6MVH 1202m Crystal Correlation Chart
…… W2NSD 126Extra Class Q&Q – Part IV
…… Staff 127Indestructible Voltmeter
…… W9DTW 134Who Was Tesla?
…… Quinby 141A Simple VHF SWR Meter
…… W2EEY 154Transistor Regenerative Receivers
…… VK3IQ 157Antenna Measuring Contest
…… WB2HJD 159SSB on 432 MHz
…… WA8VHG 163A 185 Amp Arc Welder
…… W9IMS 170Solid State Breadboard
…… VE2DQ 178Want Your Own Computer?
…… WA7SCB 183The Minimod
…… G3ZCZ 202Update Your Heath HR-10
…… VE4RE 20510 Meters Solid State
…… W6OSA 207A Husky 40m Ground Plane
…… VE1TG 212One Converter into Two Receivers
…… W1OOP 216ICC Logic
…… W3KBM 217Protect Those Diodes
…… WA4CMQ 222Solid State Overload Protection
…… WA0ABI 223IF/rF Sweep Generator
…… K4DHC 226Amateur Radio in Yugoslavia
…… YU3BH 249Radio Amateurs in Poland
…… SP5HS 251Amateur Radio in the G.D.R.
…… DM2HGO 253APC
…… WA0ABI 257A Professional Digital Counter
…… WA5LFN 259Repeat It – The Long Way
……W9CGI 271Interested in Antennas?
…… K1CLL 275All About Lasers
…… W2FEZ 283Put ‘Em All in One Box
…… G3KPO 285Circuits Circuits Circuits
…… Staff 296An Aural Transmitter Tuning Aid
…… W1KPN 30573 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1972
AFSA IV SSTV Analyzer
– Also works for RTTY …… W0LMD 17Single Conversion 2m FM
– No 455 i-f needed – honest! …… K1CLL 23Miniature Tone Encoder
– Fits inside the mike …… WA9VGS 29Tone Burst Decoder
– For repeaters and such …… W3JJU 33Universal I-f Amplifier
– Like for a 2m panoramic receiver …… DJ1SK 38Touch-tone Connections
– For repeaters …… K3DSM 43Simplest Audio IC Yet
– Six parts and a battery! …… W6YBP 49Using Varactors
– Everything you were afraid to ask …… W2EEY 51v18 Watts on 2m
– Amplifier for FM …… WB4DBB 63Sideband Sniffer
– Monitor …… G3OGR 65Crystal Checker
– Wretched rock detector …… W4AYV 6810 Amp Power Supply
– Variable yet! …… WB6TOX 73Using Transmission Line Sections
– Pretty useful actually …… VE4RE 79Radio Astronomy – Do it yourself
…… WA3CXG 83Henryometer – In case you’re choked up
…… WA8MLP 8820m Transverter
– For 75m transceivers …… W9IDP 89LED Primer
– Expensive Christmas tree lights …… WB6JNI 9640m FET Preamp
– Hop up a crumby receiver …… W6BLZ 101Waterproofing
– Liquid plastic system …… W2AOO 104Super CW Filter
– One IC …… W6AGX 107Novice VFO for 40 Meters
– The Clapp isn’t all that bad …… W9ZTK 112New Novice Regulations
– Everybody gets VFO’s …… FCC 1292m Preamplifier
– FET vs MOSFET? …… W0IPB 1343rd Party Regulations
– Two and a half pages of No-No’s …… FCC 13873 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1973
Obscene Commission Petition
– That hints of sedition and of coition …… W2NSD 29Minds Will Boggle When You Add
– This Handy-talky Touchtone Pad ……WlODI 31A Widespaced Beam
– Is the DXer’s dream …… VE3CFK 33To Visit Yaesu You Should Plan
– When next you travel to Japan …… WB6IZF/YB8AAP 37Chances Are That You’re Boun’ter
– Love this IC KC counter …… KL7GGB/4 39Speech Processing Gives More Power
– To transmit nonsense by the hour …… W0YBF 47Try This Tricky Two Tone Test Set
– It’s not the worst it’s not the best set …… W6GXN 53The Sunspot Cycle From 1750
– Tells us when DX is going to be nifty …… VE3CEA 60An FM Tester and Frequency Meter
– Will put you right into your local repeater …… VE7ABK 65New DX Award Announced
– For ops who try but then get trounced …… K9AZG 71A Tilt-over Tower Simple and Neat
– For chickens who panic above 20′ …… W2ANT 73The New J-license Apparently Can
– Give ham supremacy to Japan …… WB5EBC 77A Simple Kit for $18
– Makes a converter for 6m scholars …… K1CLL 79The Ham Content’s
– The wife’s laments …… Lamonica 83Kick Heterodynes in the Crotch
– With a tunable filter notch …… G8ABR 85One KW P.E.P.
– To help you make DXCC …… WA9JMY 89High Power Silicon Theory and Practice
– Proving that Beta can often be fractious …… WB4LVA 97An I.C. Ten Meter Tuner
– Build it not later but sooner …… K1CLL 99A Sturdier Quad in Unusual Form
– To defy the wind and even a storm …… WB2HYW 110Two Small Changes You Can Make
– To slightly improve your 4A Drake …… VE6TW 112Behold a Dandy Noise Defier
– Double diode rectifier …… EI4R 113An Improved AGC Conception
– For better CW and SB reception …… ZL2BDB 115Let Your Transformer Toil
– In a bucket of oil …… WA0ABI 121Having More Fun
– With the HAL ID-1 ……W3GHZ/0 126Build a Slow Scan Picture Taker
– From a Polaroid 230 Copy Maker …… K4PRT 130Build the Ferrous Wheel CW Key
– And pump your way to satori …… K6QKL 13373 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1973
PC-iC-iD
– For FM- RTTY- /m- etc …… K2OAW 27The Evolution of Spectrum Management
– Radio Club of America Talk …… W4BW 31Phased Lock Loop Decoder
– For continuous tone systems …… WB6BIH 36Toroidal Quadreture Antenna
– New wideband antenna …… W4KAE 40Active Filter Applications
– RTTY …… W1SNN 45Frequency Measuring System -iI
– Design theory and clock …… K5DUS 49Repeater Keying Line Control
– Squelch tail and time-out …… WB6BIH 60SSTV Circuits
– A raft of popular circuits …… W9NTP 63Two Meter Converter
– For a BC FM receiver …… WB6CDU 80All Purpose Metering Circuit
– Use one meter for the whole rig …… WA0ABI 83Are FET’s Really Biased?
– Understanding FET’s …… K9VMH 86If Your Counter Input’s Low
– Here’s an IC way to go …… K4EOE 89TR-22 Modification
– For higher output power …… W8FJA 91Transistor RF Power Amplifiers
– Theory – Part I …… W9EGQ 97Light Bulb Power Indicators
– El cheapo …… WB2GQY 102Economy Filters for 75A4
– Still an excellent receiver …… W0IQI 105Capacity Measurement
– By frequency shift …… W3HTF 108Keyer Adaptor
– For outdated transmitters …… W1JSS 116Gonset Linear Modification
– Gonset 201 ……W6HGX 118A Time for Everything
– A discussion of time …… WB6KFI 125IC Protection
– Second guess your power supply …… W4ATE 14273 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1973
A Fast Scan Facsimile System
– Use it with SSTV …… W6WMI 20Six and Two Meter High Power
– Using a $25 surplus amplifier …… K4EPI 31Solid State Repeater Control
– Timers ID etc …… K2OAW 35A Digital Tape Distributor for RTTY
– Are you still using motors? Tsk …… K4EEO 45The Ample Amplifier
– All band 1200 watts …… K9PYY 50Popular SSTV Circuits -part II
– 19 more slow scan circuits …… W9NTP 55The Can Scanner
– World’s cheapest SSTV camera? …… K4TWJ 69Improving the Indoor Antenna System
– Using copper foil …… W2EEY 73Updating Sorenson “A” Nobatrons
– Low voltage power control …… W6GXN 77FM Deviation Meters
– Gay lib special …… VE7ABK 81Time Frequency Measuring System -part III
– Counter …… K5DUS 85Another Use for 400 Cycle Transformers
– Another use is badly needed …… W0NVM 91Bandpass Filter Design
– An engineer’s delight …… WB6NWQ 10173 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1973
Low Cost FM Deviation Meter
– Lest you deviate from the path of righteousness …… W9HD 21Taming Those Hot 500 MHz FETS for 2m FM
– Shrews you what you can do …… K1CLL 27Two More Two Meter Amplifiers
– Louder is better -right? …… WB4DBB 31“Mini” Repeater Control System – Part I
– This is the mini -the maxi is a whole book …… WA0ZHT/l 35Getting Your Repeater Licensed –
Difficult -but possible …… W2NSD/1 51Low Temperature Techniques for Radio Amateurs
– Talk about solid state …… W1GNZ 55Choosing Your FM Rig
– Stop missing all the fun …… W2NSD/l 59Europe on 2 Meters a Day
– Europe is rife with repeaters …… W2EEY 63Scanning Adapter for FM Transceivers
– Hear all -know all …… WA4WTX 73The RCA CMU 15 FM Transceiver
– Getting on 450 el cheepo …… WB6BIH 792 Meter FM at 14 000 Feet
– How to be hated in six states simultaneously …… W7DXX/1 83Simple Lightning Detector
– Undetected lightning is bad stuff …… K2OAW 85Citizens Band Alignment Aid
– Is this an April Special? …… WA5SWD 87Heath Desk Top Calculator
– How did we ever do without it? …… WA9FPP/1 90Transistor RF Power Amplifiers -part II
– Only way to go …… W9EGQ 93Repeater Economics
– All that nice stuff costs money …… K4ADL 105International Signal’s 100 Milliwatt Rig Revisited
– Hey let’s have more articles on this gadget! …… WB6QAM 10973 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1973
Mobile Burglar Alarm System
– Belt beeping burglar baffler …… WA4SAM 19The Burst Box
– A real tone-ic for the FMer …… WA7NMO 25Power Inverter w/sine Wave Output
– For people with short extension cords …… W7OXD 29450 MHz Preamp
– 10 dB gain on the receiver is a lot easier than on the transmitter …… WB6BIH 33Roof Mounted VHF Whips
– Phacts and phallacies …… WB6HYD 39LED Readout Crystal Switch
– Make everyone green with envy …… WA3AJR 47Voltage limit Sensor
– Car battery warning light …… W4UXJ 53Build a Digital Clock with 19 inexpensive ICs
– Is that round clock doomed? …… WA6QVQ 55Portable Use for the HR-2A
– Judi Repeater approves of this …… W2KPE 61Fixed and Mobile 2m Antennas
– How to make your car look ridiculous …… WB8HEE 63Two Meter FM Transmitter
– Roll your own …… WB6BIH 65Mini-repeater Control System Part II
– Have you read the book yet? …… WA0ZHT 71Audio Boost for Mobile Transceivers
– Mobile audio booster IC …… W2EEY 816m 5W Amplifier
– For the kitchen table builder …… K1CLL 83Hand Transceiver Madness
– Got yours yet? …… W2NSD/1 89QRP on 180 kHz
– Tried 1700m yet? …… W5SOT 93Solid State Automobile Burglar Alarm
– Blows horn or siren …… WA1KON 97Circuits Circuits Circuits
– Keep ’em coming …… WR1AAB 10573 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1973
Simple Generator for 222 MHz
– This three transistor oscillator and attenuator will enable you to tune up a 222 receiver or antenna and measure the sensitivity. There are still new worlds to explore -try 222 …… K1CLL 23Miniature 80 and 40 Meter Antenna – Brand new idea for the experimenter
– don’t say there isn’t anything new that amateurs are working on. Get cracking …… W2EEV 29UHF Output Meter
– Accurately measuring rf power at 444 MHz is a problem …… K2EE 37FCC-approved Repeater Application Info
– Makes nice reading on a sunny afternoon …… FCC 46Color Slow Scan Television
– A system for direct viewing of color slow scan. What next? …… K4TWJ 49RTTY Autoswitch
– Great for two meter RTTY …… K2YAH 5140 Meter Transmitter
– Hybrid rig for inexpensive fun on 40 CW. Good Novice rig ……WB6BIH 55Polar Mount for Moonbounce
– Don’t all rush to make this up okay? …… W4KAE 59The Urban Quad
– Tri-bander you can make good performer …… K3MNJ 63Understanding Reflected Power
– Oddly enough very few engineers understand it. Read and confound the experts …… W5JJ 65The K2OAW Counter Improved
– Improved accuracy timebase check burnout protection etc …… W9CGI 70The Perfect Summer Job
– A 73 work-ethic special. Combine hamming with a vacation and get paid for it …… WA8MLG 75Double Coaxial Angenna
– Get Increased bandwidth with this all coaxial folded dipole …… W2EEY 79Non-falsing Tone Decoder
– A circuit that keeps illegal transients from tripping your COR …… W1ELU 83Calibrated Signal Strength Meter
– Did you calibrate your antenna to the meter or vice versa? …… VE3CES 85Portable FM Battery Pack
– An easy way to fake it if you can’t afford a hand unit …… K4YKB 87An In-circuit Ohmmeter
– Tackle squeamish circuits with this low current device …… W6HDM 91Amateur Rules and Regulations Part I
– Who will bet that they’ll change while we’re in midstream? …… FCC 9573 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1973
Tuneable Oscillators for 2m FM Receivers
– ICs are a lot cheaper than crystals …… K1CLL 21Basic ATV System
– A T-44 transmitter strip does most of the work …… WB0FQF 29High Performance Small Yagis
– Mount a supercharger on that 2 element beam …… WA3CXG 33Multiple Output Frequency Standard
– Lets you calibrate your receiver in .0625 Hz increments …… W4HSA 37Digital Identification Unit
– Be ready when you’re asked to produce your papers …… K1OZS 39Topographic Repeater Maps
– Docket 18 8 03 forces us to run a free ad for the government …… USDI 50DX Mobile Installation
– Add horsepower to an otherwise low octane signal …… K4TWJ 53450 MHz Power Divider
– Easily constructed matching system for stacked arrays …… WA3AXV 57The Role of the FCC
– Does it serve and protect or unnerve and reject? …… W2NSD/l 59CW Filters Bared and Compared
– Complete with scope traces and bandwidth specs …… W6AGX 6585 dB Gain 2m Antenna
– Don’t submit this one to the FCC …… K1TKJ 71Compromise Multi-band Antennas
– Do you expect to work all bands without compromising? …… W2EEY 75Spinoffs from NASA
– Our undercover agents are stopped by nothing …… WB2ICV 83Grid-dip Tuning the Quad Antenna
– Something to do on a hot afternoon …… VE3GSP 87Amateur Rules and Regulations Part II
– This month Jason and the Argonauts battle seasickness in the Aegean …… FCC 9173 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1973
Single Band Log-periodic Antennas Part I
– Easier than falling off a tower …… W4AEO 21Squeaker for Tone Burst Entry
– Any tone any time …one tiny chip …… K9KIC 27VHF Power Amplifier Design
– If you remain unconvinced about building that amplifier maybe you ‘re holding the magazine upside-down …… K6RAD 31220 Goes CB
– A new game plan: Upgrade the Mississippi Blacksnake to Class E …… FCC 37The Amateur’s Intercom
– For duplex QSOs with the kitchen …… K1CLL 39Novel 160 Meter Antenna
– A wraparound antenna remember the hula hoop? …… W2JKI K2EE 43Solid State SSTV Monitor
– Features magnetic deflection noise immunity tuning indicator-here is the monitor you’ve been waiting for …… WB8DQT 45Low Cost Frequency Counter
– A counter like any other …but this one is cheap…… Harper 57VOM Design
– A simple VOM with cheap available parts …… WA3JBN 63QRP Transmitter
– Get that 1609.344 kM per Watt award with this simple two transistor rig …… WB6BIH 65The Numbers Game: DXCC
– Where do you fit in the charts? …… WA9VGS 69Solid State Exciter for 450 MHz
– K1CLL rides again …… K1CLL 71Talk Power and FM
– Don’t forget to give a ten count while you read this article …… W2EUP 79Amateur Rules and Regulations Part III
– This month the Ancient Mariner fearfully eyes the 220 Albatross on page 37 …… FCC 8773 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1973
73 Visits Jordan
– Wayne smuggles in the dynamite Mideast dope …… W2NSD/l 12JY Amateur Listing
– A pre-callbook item …… JYl 26Repeater Logic System
– Another Step toward the sentient repeater …… WA1OMS 27Single Band Log Periodic Antennas Part II
– Assembly details installing trees etc …… W4AEO 372m Calibrator and Alignment Aid
– Handy if you’ve built a tune able adaptor for y our FM rig …… K1CLL 43How to PLL
– Look where you’re going first …… W9KXJ 47The Patch Pad
– Soften the job for a hard-working working repeater …… K4MOG 51S-meter for the HW-7
– The HW-8 unveiled! …… WA6QYU 53OSCAR 6 Inverted Doppler
– Possibly related to the inverted dupplet …… W0MJS & W0LER 57L’eggs Injector Antenna
– An Easter egg hunt in September? …… W1SNN 612m Converter
– One more factor for your conversion table …… WB6BIH 65An IC Keyer
– For the properly spaced-our CW freak …… VE3GSP 69Measure Antenna Impedance
– With a modified SWR bridge …… W2AOO 73Potentiometers
– How to vary a variable resistance …… Centore 77Easy Antenna Pruning
– Ever break your leg falling off of a graph? …… W3GAT/2 7973 Visits Sentry Crystals
– A visit to Fort Knox …… W2NSD/1 81Amateur Rules and Regulations Part IV
– This month Ahab finds that he has wandered into a local bait shop …… FCC 85The QSL Manager
– and how to handle him …… W4NJF 9173 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1973
Converting the G.E. Pocket Mate
– Transform a pocket transceiver into a pocket transceiver! …… WB4DBB 13Frequency Measurement at Microwaves
– Be prepared for equipment with tiny knobs …… WA9VFG 172m Front End Using One IC
– A high performance 6 transistor design …… K1CLL 21Instant Replay for your Tape Recorder
– A tape recorder is a must for Slow Scan …… W6FPO 292KW PEP Building-block Linear
– Module design leaves room for improvement …… W2EEY 31Yet Another Wattmeter
– Did you build your first one yet? …… K5CXN 39Metor Legerdemain
– Pull a rabbit out of a broken VOM …… WB2PAP 43Europe’s DX Repeater
– Is 2m WTW a future possibility? …… W2EEY 49Two Band Balanced Dipole
– Another high-wire act for your backyard …… W2OZH 57A Digital “HI” Generator
– Even a Chevrolet can learn CW …… WA6JMM 61Oscillating Ring Counter
– October foolishness …… Weinstein 67Frequency Multiplication with Transistors
– Bill Hoisington turns down his thumb at the standard circuits …… K1CLL 69Amateur Rules and Regulations Part V
– This month the watertight compartments of the Titanic are explained in detail …… FCC 7773 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1973
Getting Started On 450 MHz
– Hurry before someone proposes a Class F! …… K1CLL 21Getting Started On ATV
– Simple circuits for the beginning ATVer …… WA7NMO 26NI-cAD Battery Life-saver
– Insures cold starts …… K2ETN 35The Heath GR-110 Scanning Receiver
– A plus for Heath …… W3WTO 39Is Your Autopatch Legal?
– Or are you just pretending …… W3YVV 49Frequency Aperture Modulation
– FAM makes another appearance …… W2BSP 53VOM Range Extender
– You can do more than just lengthen the test leads …… W2EEY 59AC Power Supply for Portable Rigs
– You can’t operate portable 100% of the time! …… WA3EEC/1 63A Radiating Loading Coil
– An indoor antenna that might pass as a weird lamp …… W0FEV 65Peak/notch Audio Filter
– A worthwhile addition to your rig …… W6AGX 69Power Failure Protection
– Make sure brown out doesn’t spell burnout …… Ives 73160 Meter Antenna Coupler
– An improper antenna is no longer an excuse for staying away from 160 …… W2LT 75HT-100 – 1Watt. PL and Touchtone
– Buy your way to happiness …… K6VGP 77Independent Sideband
– SSTV/sSB – Narrate your Slow Scan program …… W9NTP WB8DQT 83The Elusive 100 Countries
– This month’s tale of International intrigue …… VE3CEA 87Complementary-pair Audio Amplifier
– Transistors get lonely too …… W5SOT 93Amateur Rules and Regulations Part VI
– This month the Bounty sets its sails to the south hoping to find breadfruit …… FCC 10373 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1973
IC Code Speed Display
– Check the FCC’s code machine with this one …… VE1BU 252 Meter Linear Amplifier
– In case you want to try Moonbounce …… W4KAE 29A Simple IC Keyer
– Nice 3 IC Keyer …… K2BLA 37Precision Waveform Generator
– Sine square and sawtooth waves from one IC …… VE3GSP 41Helical Resonators
– Rise from the depths of QRM …… W0PSF/2 49Sensitive RF Voltmeter
– Check out your rig’s emotional problems …… WA6NIL 53The Greenie
– The first half of a possible Christmas article …… K1YSD 63Rapid Receiver Control
– Using touch switches …… W2EEY 67Increase SSB Efficiency
– With this simple mic preamp …… WA6QJU 71Identifying Unmarked ICs
– Cash in on surplus bargains …… WA6IGU 73The QSL From BY Land
– QSL QRT…… KA6IX 79Sequential 2-tone Decoder
– For the bust repeater that needs more than single tone access …… W3JJU 81A Satisfying Minimum Regulator
– A throw together regulator for quick projects …… KL7EVO 87Take-apart 2 Meter Beam
– Folds down like an aluminum Christmas tree …… W1BHD 89Making The Most of Auto ID
– Autocall anyone? …… K6HKB/1 91Choosing and Using an Electronic Calculator
– Some outlets carry 10-15 models! …… K2OAW 97Optimum Design of CW Filters
– Electronic and physiological factors …… W6AGX 107Amateur Rules and Regulations VII
– This months a crowd gathers to witness the sailing of the Spanish Armada …… FCC 11773 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1974
Wide Range Audio Oscillator
– Cheapskate special – uses one 50 cent IC …… W2EEY 25Another ID Generator Circuit
– Mobile fixed; for FM SSB and RTTY …… W9DTW 29Expanded Range Line Monitor
– 110 -120V ac full scale metering …… WA0ABI 34Oscillators on 432 and 1296 MHz
– Inexpensive UHF experimenting …… K1CLL 35Simple Active Filter
– For CW SSB RTTY etc …… W6AGX 41Video Tape Recorders
– Better’n movies …… WB8HEE 43Inexpensive Decimal Counting Unit
– For all those uncounted decimals …… VE3CWY 47Whistle up a QSO
– With tape cassettes …… K1YSD 5510 Meter Tuner
– Beginners’ construction project …… K1CLL 57FAX Converter Using IC’s
– More Fax facts …… K6LJY/7 63Simple Touchtone Pad
– Using the 1035C3A pad …… WA3EEC/l 13The $1000 Antenna System
– Conservatively estimated …… WA6CPP 77Special Considerations for Digital Design
– Line noise spurious signals and crosstalk problems …… K3VKC 83Selectable Voltage Power Supply
– Beginners project which will be useful for years …… WB6BIH 81Three Wavelength Loop for 20M
– 4 dB gain …… G2FXQ 89Visiting Regency
– With a look at the HE 220! …… Staff 91A Versatile Code Practice Oscillator
– Two IC’s …… Wilson 93Wiring Harnesses Made Easy
– In jig time …… VE4RE 97How to go Mobile
– Though compact imported or married …… WA1GNX 101Unbreakable Antennas for the TR-22
– For when you break your whip …… K9KIC 105Leading Zero Suppression for Digital Displays
– Getting rid of nothing …… W1DMU 107Automatic Touchtone Dialer
– Using tape cassettes …… K4TWS 11173 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1974
Understanding the Slow Scan Monitor
– It’s awfully simple …really …… K4TWJ 20Integrated Circuit Audio Amplifiers
– IC Audio Amplifiers Handbookette …… Kenney 25A Simple Sweep Generator for Monitor Scopes
– Very very simple …… WA2HNJ 32New Regulations (1938)
– A dated article …… K2PMM/f8 34Quick ‘n Easy 15 or 20 Meter Vertical
– Using el cheapo TV masts …… KH6HDM 37Telephone Control and Monitor System
– Operate your rig by phone …… K1CLL 41Modifications to Heathkit GC-l005 Digital Readout Clock
– You’re out of luck if your day has only 23 hrs and 56 mins in it …… WA0KHV 50Cook a Better Circuit Board
– Don’t forget to use a dash of cardamom …… WB4MYL 52A Variable Q Audio Filter
– For CW …… WA4DCN 54Another Blown Fuse Indicator for Low Voltage
– Using an LED …… K6HKB/l 57Building with Ten-tec Modules
– A 20/40m QRP transmitter using modules …… WB2WYO 60Simple Audio Preamp
– How to increase your intelligibility and live a fuller and more useful life …… W6JDD 69An Integrated Circuit SWL Receiver
– Hey here’s an easy and fun project! …… W1GOG 71432’er Final Assembly on the Air
– At last! …… K1CLL 77Transistor Keying Circuit
– You’ll never use relays again …… K6OLG 90Low Cost Seven Segment Readout
– Interfaced with Nixie driver …… WA2AOO 9573 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1974
The Sensuous Cavity
– An easy way to cure spurious emissions and a host of other ailments …… K8JNE 17Sexton’s Laws
– From the First Book written in the Second Epoch …… WB6CHQ 25Constant Current Sources
– Question of the month : What should the ideal op amp have? …… K3VKC 29Easy Calculations
– (Let’s see 2 + 2 = 5 …ed.) …… K6TXR 31The World of X-band
– Starring: Ray Milland Diana Van Der Vlis and Harold J. Stone …… KlCLL 33An IC Preamp That Doubles as a Tone Generator
– Read about this startling identity crisis …… W6GXN 45Increased Speed for the K2OAW Counter
– As if it weren’t fast enough already …… W4CUG 49ABI Notes
– Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip …… WA0ABI 53A Six Meter Transceiver
– You can convert the June 1973 (page 12 73 Magazine) CB construction project to 6m using thisarticle …… W5QWY /0 61Macro-iC-ology
– A Blowup of an article …… W3KBM 67How the Communications Receiver Began
– Overnight success hasn’t gone to its head …… Moore 69The Truly Great Ham
– (Ahem recognition at last …ed.!) …… Sargent 75Initial Generator
– This does not necessarily have to be your first generator …… W8JIX 77Regulated Oscillator Screen for the ART-13
– A surplus article …… WA9IHV 79Estimating Power Transformer Ratings
– If you’re really finicky don’t read this article …… W6FPO 80The Quiet Maker
– Shhhh!!! …… W2EEY 81Frequency Netting of the Older Motorola FM Units
– Go out and buy an old Motorola FM unit so you can read this article …… WA0GUD 85The AM 1187/tRC on 450 MHz
– Better buy one of these while you’re at it …… K3ZKO/aFA3ZKO 91Using the Drake R4B Receiver as a 2m Signal Generator
– Wow!!!! …… W5ACK 93FM Conversion of G.E. Low Power Industrial Transceivers
– Get out your checkbook for this one too …… WB4MYL 95Amateur Rules a nd Regulations VIII
– This month finicky Balboa sets sail to discover the Specific Ocean …… FCC 9873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1974
Delayed VOX for Repeaters
– Kachunker filter …… WA3VXH 17FM Autostart
– Will start you a recorder or all Hell …… WB2VRW 21New Breed on 2m FM
– Make big money as a license consultant …… K2PMM 25Black Box Frequency Converter
– MARS CAP etc. -all with your ham transceiver? Yup! …… W5JJ 35How to Make the How-tOs Work
– Big news for flaccid brains …… W4RMD/9 512m Hybridized Transmitting Converter
– VHF SSB the easy way? …… WA0PFL 55Testing RF Properties of Some Common Insulators
– How to fill up some time …… KH6IJ 62Operating From a Sauna Bath
– No sweat you say? Balderdash! …… WA4NXC & W4YYF 63Control Panel for your Scanning Transceiver
– Giving your scanning transceiver some head …… WA4SAM 67CBer’s Glossary of Amateur Terminology
– 73 likes to help CBers in every way …… K4ADL 74A Tuning Hint for RCA FM Equipment
– By the numbers …… WA9FGP 77Rock Solid Subaudible Tone Generator
– Using a crystal and dividing down …… WA8YDC 79Amateur Rules and Regulations IX
– Dramatic Conclusion: At long last our journey over the high seas has come to an end. Where’s the port? …… FCC 87First U.S. Licensed Remote Controlled Repeater
– See the cover then read this story …… K6BIG 931974 Repeater Atlas of the World
– The entire world in 5 pages of small print …… Staff73 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1974
ICs Upgrade the CD Ignition System
– A B+ article …… W1KNI 17Adding dBs to the Audio Compresser
– Expanding upon new ideas …… W2EEY 21Finding a New Home for the Mobile Rig
– Some hams will go to any lengths …… WA8QNR 27Interference Suppression for Amateur Boat Owners
– Let us not forget our Maritime Mobile friends …… DL5KS 31Heath HW-202
– Review of a very popular rig …… W3WTO 37Simple Mobile Alarm System
– There’s beauty in simplicity …… K6SUB 39Reducing Mobile Noise
– Stop turn signal noise – drive in a straight line …… VE3FGS 41Newtronics CGT-l44 Antenna
– Try one of these and gain a good antenna …… K4TWJ 43Another Burglar Alarm
– Add this one to your car too – be safe in case your other one is stolen …… WA2OJT 45Two High Grain rf Stages in One IC for 2m FM
– Two for the price of one! …… K1CLL 47OSCAR Special Converter – Build it quick
– last chance to hear OSCAR 6 …… W2EEY 53Toward Mobile Security- You pays your penny
– you takes your choice …… WA1JOS 59Improving the Pearce-simpson Gladding-25 Bimini VHF
– It’s not what you do – it’s the way how you do it …… WA4DXI 61Putting Yourself on TV
– Overnight stardom can be yours …… WB8HEE 65Catching the 2m Streaker
– Another route to stardom …… WB0FKZ 6773 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1974
Poor Man’s Quad
– The Adventures of George The Antenna Maker …… W6SUN 17Reconciling the Long Squared Quad
– Developing a new type antenna …… W4KAE 27Antenna Load Indicator
– Whoops there goes another swisher! …… W5JJMatching
– The poor little match girl and her coathanger …… WB2PAP 37Remotely Tunable Antenna Coupler
– Watch out Johnson …… W2EEY 45A Practical Ground System for 160
– Makes a difference! …… W6FPO 51Wide -range Antenna Tuner
– For wide range antennas …… VElTG 55Old Antennas and New Baluns
– Build a double zepp …… W2EEY 59A Multiband Ground Plane
– 10-40 meters …… WA8IYL 63Mod Quad for Frustrated Cliff Dwellers
– The old hidden antenna game …… WN3QBK 6573 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1974
Modern 4-1000A Linear
– At last -a use for that 4-1000A lying around in your junkbox …… K8UIR 17“Free” Batteries for TT Pad Power
– 73 lands another great article …… W3WTOThe Scotch Transistor
– Hoot Man you don’t have to throw it away after all …… WA9UFG 31Poor Man’s Universal Frequence Generator
– Only after you build it …… W2EEY 33Universal AFSK Generator
– An article of cosmic importance …… K6IQL/n0ZIP 37Cheap 10-mmute Timer for the Shack
– Price does not necessarily indicate shoddiness …… WB2VRW 47Low Frequency Phased Array
– Here’s one to satisfy all you 80m buffs …… W2OZH 49DC Isolation of RF Amplifiers and Modulators
– Another great one from Bill …… K1CLL 55Little Bill
– A neat little transmitter …… W9WBH 633000V DC Supply
– Here’s something to do after you finish your 4-1000A …… K8VIRDiagrams
– At long last an easy way to tell the difference between a resistor and a tube …… WB2PAP 7373 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1974
Directional Wattmeters and Novel SWR Meter
– Build every thing in this article and give your retflecto meter a rest …… G3PDM 17FETS on 450 MHz
– Nobody can build an rf amplifier like Bill …… K1CLL 27GDO To Find C
– A unique 1000pF reader …… G3OGR 35Super Trimline for 2
– Maybe no one will notice if you borrow the extension in the bedroom for a while …… K4TWJ 37R-390A Modifications for Improved Performance
– A great buy – if you can get it …… W6ONL 39R-392 On The Air
– A great buy -if you can get it (sounds familiar) …… W7UGV 47Super Selective CW Tracking Filter
– You’ll flip over this one …… W2FSO 49An Audible Voltmeter
– Here’s one you’ll really enjoy …… WA0AQC/9 55Midland 2m Base or Portable
– A review of interest …… WB4MYL 61Cheap and Easy 230V AC Power Supply
– A must for everyone …… K5LLI 64Universal Power Supply
– Five power supplies for the price of one …… Calvin 65Review of Grounded Cathode Linears
– Learn all about the mysterious class X amplifier …… W7CSD 67Slide Rule Rules
– After reading this 10 to .1 you’ll no longer have to guess about where to put that decimal point …… K8GOU 72SSTV Scan Converter
– Sensational Article – Don’t Miss It! …… W0LMD 73House Cleaning The Logical Way
– Perspicacity all the way – that’s what I always say …… W3HPX 85ID Timer
– After you build it you’ll probably sit and watch it for hours …… WB4MYL 95Fail Safe Switching Improved
– Get out your October 1971 73 – here’s an update …… Hunt 9773 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1974
MOSKEY -part 1
– Win contests with this programable keyer …… W3HPX 19A Severe Weather Warning Net?
– Why not with this monitor? …… W9DTW 27A Agitable
– Make better p.c. boards …… WA0ABI 41LXpedition
– Peripatetic Edgar Bently’s to Luxembourg …… G3BID 43Six Meter DXing
– You can make WAS on 50 MHz …… WA6CPP 49Questions
– 2m quad feed -sX101 -gS680 …… W9EGQ 51Heath 10-103 Mods
– Ten more calibrated sweep speeds …… McCarthy 55Mono Reproducer
– Absolutely foolproof circuit …… K9VXL 576m QRP Transmitter
– Using an OSC module …… WA8DEB 59RF Speech Clipper
– Inexpensive yet effective …… W2EEY 61Lecture Beamed to Class
– Another use for amateur radio …… Lemert67My Favorite Band
– 80m- What’s yours? …… W0SIIThe Audio Bishop
– Bishop noise limiter circuit …… W6AJZ 71A Visit to 4U1ITU Geneva
– You too can be rare DX – just bring your ticket …… WA3KEY 73Measure Your Voltage Rating
– Set arc gaps and stuff …… W9SIA 76120V Variac on 220V
– Simple when you see how …… W4GD 78Weather Satellite on Your SSTV
– With a converter …… WA8DQT 79Do Something About
– Now you can read it again …… K3BNS 85Nostalgia
– 40 and 50 years ago! …… WB6JNI 93A Universal IC Tester
– Almost …… WB4MYL 95Making It Small
– Emphasis 2m …… K1CLL 98An Easy Tower
– Build it Yourself …… W4VUO 103Infinite Attenuator
– Low-cost VHF test unit …… K1CLL 107Lightning in a Bottle
– Electronic flash tubes …… W2FEZ 109Modernizing The Select-o-ject
– Still one of the best cw filters …… WA6KPG 114Profile -w5RU
– A very famous DXer …… K6GKX 121It Happened in Mexico
– And it was worse than Montezuma’s revenge …… W9CNW 12773 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1974
The FCC As Seen By
– The old Roshoman bit …… W6EIF 20Introduction to Micro Transistors
– Build this 6m transmitter …… K1CLL 24Build a 2m Frequency Synthesizer
– Part I …the theory …… W8KBC 31Repeater Government Guide
– Laws and by-laws …… W5OJZ 37The Heath HWA 202-1: Any Good?
– Reader test report – did he like it? …… W3WTO 41Simple Power Supply for Digital Work
– Actually it’s complicated …… K2OAW 43Flood Emergency!
– Hams save the day as usual …… VElAIL 45The GDO the VOM the XYL
– Each has its place when repairs are called for …… W5ZKL 50Selective Calling Via Repeaters
– With this touch pad decoder …… W5LCT 51How To Stop Antenna Rip -offs
– Removable mobile vhf antennas …… K2PMM 55Two Meter Lids -exposed!
– Not thee or me -right? …… WB8JYR 61Two Meters Ain’t Twenty
– How to lose friends -easily …… VE3FEZ 64Mighty Motorola Meterer
– Those 80 D’s are cheaper ‘n rice boxes …… K4HHI 65AM on Repeaters? Holy Moly!
– Heresy in San Mateo …… K6QFO 67Water pipe Antennas for 2m
– Correcting alotta bum dope that’s out …… WA1KJU 69Is Your Deviation Wrong?
– Well set it right -simply …… VE3FGS 75Get More Zap With This 2m Antenna
– The wonders of the coaxial dipole …… VK2BAU 77Build This Two Transistor I-f Strip
– Use it with hf and vhf converters …… K1CLL 79San Francisco: A Big Moment!
– Repeater history is made …… WA6AXV 86Win CW Contests With Moskey
– Part II -memory better than an elephant …… W3HPX 89You Can Tune Oscar 7
– On 3 bands with one receiver! …… W3HUC 98Exciting New Carbon Mikes
– High output with excellent quality …… K2PMM 99Kill The TVI Demon
– With this low pass filter …… WB4MYL 102How To Say It In Ham
– Primer for XYLs …… W4SCF 104A Foreign Language!
– New zest for your QSOs …… WA1GFJ 108Make 6m Come Alive
– With this simple p re-amp …… K9VXL 111Are You Wasting RF Output?
– Anode vs power output tuning …… G3BID 114WWV Time With Any AC/dC Radio
– 10/15 MHz with this one-tube converter …… K3SCW 116Can Your Extension Cords Start A Fire?
– Handy guide to overload prevention …… W6DDB 117Prevent NCX-5 Burn out
– Simple mod and tube replacement …… WA1FBE 119An “Invisible” Antenna That Works
– For apartment dwellers and travelers …… G3ZCZ 121Fast On The Trigger SSTV
– Automatic vertical trigger circuit …… W9HTF 124The HT-144B: Is It Really Good?
– Reader report on new HT kit …… W1HCI 126Cover : First Beefeater Ham
– May manufacture gin poles …… G3LEX 13073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1974
Dipole Antenna Tuning
…… WA4RSX 20Latest Counter Update
…… K2OAW 26Who Needs A 5V Supply?
…… WA0ABI 36How To Win A Big Contest
…… VK4SS 37Digital Wind Direction Indicator
…… W2AOO 40Build A 2M Frequency Synthesizer
…… W8KBC 44Experiment in Terror
…… WA9VLK 66A Wind-proof 20M Beam
…… VE7DKR 67Tones and How to Touch Them
…… K1NUN 71The Double Stub Matching System
……WA6CPP 73How You Can Teach Novices
…… WA9NJZ 75Build This Digital SWR Computer
…… W6OTG 80A Real Hot Front End For Six
…… K1CLL 88Build A Basic Bridge
…… WA0ABI 95MOSKEY – Part III
…… W3HPX 97August 73 Converter Update
…… W0LMD 105Beep – Beep – Beep – Beep You’re High
…… W2OC 108What’s Really Inside The Regency HT?
…… W2WTO 116Would You Believe 187 000 Phone Patches?
…… K7NZA 12473 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1974
Making Nicads Behave
…… K2OAW 24Zillions of Parts For Nothing
…… WB9MQY 36C31 or Bust!
…… DK8SQ 39Wind Indicator For Your Shack
…… W5ZG 41Modified Weather Satellite
…… WB8DQT 48A Logical Keyer?
…… K2QKO 53The Perils of Novicehood
…… WA1SNG 58Can FM Simplex Be Solved?
…… WA6CPP 65Meters And Their Faces
…… W5IUR 70Slow Scan Tape Secrets
…… K2ULR 73Simple Probe Logic Check
…… WA3SWS 76Public Service Band Converter
…… W9DJZ 78Tuned Diode VHF Receivers
…… K1CLL 81Automatic SWR Computer Part II
…… W6OTG 86EI Cheapo Tower
…… W7OXD 89Hamshack Goodies
…… W3WTO 94Hamfest Wheeling And Dealing
…… Flint 96Rhombics And Their Worth
…… WA6CPP 100DX Chasing
…… W4GKF 104Heathkit GR-78
…… W9KXJ 10973 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1975
Using The W. U. Desk Fax
…… K7QXL 25How to Find the Satellite
…… WB8DQT 31RTTY Secrets
…… W3JJU 42The 432 Receiver
…… K1CLL 46The AN/gR R-5 Receiver
…… W6JTT 64TTL a s a Decoder Mode
…… W9CGI 57Simplifying Satellite DXing
…… WB5ASA 77Blow a Bundle on TTLs
…… K2OAW 81The R-511 A Real Surplus Bargain
…… W6JTT 86How Not to be a Loser
…… W9KXJ 91The Versatile Transistor Checker
…… W5WGF 94SSTV Video Analysis
…… WB8DQT 99An All-band VHF Receiver to Build
…… WB2AGJ/2 105Keep Amateur Radio a Secret
…… K4ADL 11373 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1975
Sneaky Fast Scan Monitor for SSTV
…… W2FJT 26Behold! -super Key
…… K6ZN/w6GXN 31What Time is the Next Satellite?
…… WB8DQT 46CQ OSCAR 7
…… W3HUC 54How to Find a Satellite
…… WA4WDL 62Measuring Heating Oil Usage
…… K2OAW 65Mod Squad Hits the SB-102
…… WA2KHK 68FM vs. AM – which is really better?
…… VE3DNR 70Build Your Own Repeater – for only $365
…… W1HCI/w2EDN 76The Heath SB-103?
…… K9WQY 90Get into a Grey Mood -generate
…… W2FJT 93Instant Neutralization
…… WA0ABI 96Phoenix Hams Show How It’s Done
…… K7NZA 99Oh the Lost Art of Diplomacy
…… WN7KUD 108Further Adventures of the Bounceless Switch
…… W6GXN 111Is Automated CW Possible?
…… DJ0HZ 115100 Countries on SSTV
…… W8YEK 120Joys of the One Night Stand
…… W7CSD 123KOX for CW
…… WA5KPG 129Quick Capacitor
…… W2BJB 13773 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1975
Can a 7 foot 40m Antenna Work?
– The small loop …… W0PJG 33The Secret of Antenna Gain
– (Shhh -it’s capture area!) …… K2OAW 39Twinlead Phased Array
– Two elements on 40m – or any other band …… WB2NQT 47The Incredible Capacitive Antenna
– Now: an 18″ allband antenna …… W0KGI 49An 80m Phased Array
– Switchable directivity …… W2OZH 52A Coax Amplifier for 450 MHz
– 6 dB stacked collinear …… W5GDQ 58Invisible Antennas
– Why ask for trouble? …… WA8BHR/5 61Another Look at the Swan Beam Antenna
– Testing …again …… WB6PDN 66City Dweller ‘s Multiband Antenna
– An inverted Windom? …… W4ATE 6940m Inverted Vee Beam- Satisfying
…… WA7OET 72The Unofficial Standard Standard
– Quack Rot Vice? ……W7IDF 74The Mystery of Antenna Radiation
– Is it still a mystery? …… VE3DDS 81The Double Inverted Vee
– A remarkable wire beam …… VK6IZ 91A Short and Sweet 160m Antenna
– Build this simple portable topbander …… W2NYU/ WA1JJV 93Pete’s Dipole
– A better method of feeding …… WA4NWM 95The Magic of the Log Periodic
– Special Book Supplement …… W4AEO 97Avoiding Traps with Antennas
– Three great multiband designs …… Staff 126A New National Amateur Radio Society for Canada
– Introducing C.A.R.F. …… VE3VCA 129Mobile SSTV Breakthrough
– 73 discovers the cassette recorder …… W2NSD/1 139Yet Another Etching Technique
– Something fishy here …… Anderton 14373 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1975
Build This $50 HT
…… WA5RON 17Proof of the Extraterrestrial Repeater
…… WB6IQS 21Scanning with a Synthesizer
…… WA0AQO 23Poor Man’s BFO
…… WB9BNF 36The Torrid Toroid
…… Harding 37Voltmeter Switch Quiz
…… WA0ABI 38WR3ABC – The Inside Story
…… K3BEQ 42Eight Function Repeater Controller
…… W3JJU 46Nicads – A Shocking Expose
…… WB6JPI 51Preamp for the TR22C
…… WB4SNC 53Ma Bell vs. Foreign Attachments
…… WB2PAP 56Buyer’s Guide to HTs
…… Staff 61The Two Dollar Amplifier
…… W8DYF 71Lifting Ma Bell’s Cloak of Secrecy
…… Whipple 76The Identalert
…… K2PMA 89Try Attache Case Mobile
…… W3WTO 94Two Metering a Hustler
…… W3HTF 96Can Those Split-split Channels Work?
…… WA6ITF 101Saving the 15m Quad – By Converting it to 20m
…… Staff 105The Rime of the Ancient FMer
…… K1NUN 108A 2m Collinear You Can Make
…… K4NOC 111Do You Know This Man?
…… WB4UAN 113A New Q5er – The R-l1A
…… W5SOT 116Now – A 5/16 Wave Antenna?
…… K3VNR 117ICOM T he New VHF Giant
…… Staff 124New Life for the SX-111
…… W1HEO 139Try 160 CW With This Transmitter
…… W6JTT 14273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1975
IC Call Sign Generator
…… VE3GSP 10Faxing SSTV
…… K6IGC 15Fat Nixies for Chronometer Nuts
…… W2AOO 23Latest K2OAW Counter Update
…… WB2UKP 30How to Become a Famous Author
…… K2OAW 33Playing with Power on 432
…… K1CLL 40More Fun with the IC-230
…… WA6VJR 45Does Ether Cause Gravity?
…… W6NLB/7 49Mother’s Day Special : The Violet Tester
…… W2AOO 52The TT-63A Regenerative Repeater
…… WB4APC 55Oscaring Your FM Rig
…… WA4VUH 58Inside Ma Bell
…… WhippleGetting Your Canadian License
…… VE3ZS 71In Pursuit of the Perfect SSTV Picture
…… W2NSD/lAC Power for the HW-202
…… W2AOO 79Now What Have I Done?
…… VE3FEZ 81A Hefty 12 Volt Supply
…… Anderton 81ICM Kit 2m Converter
…… KlCLL 90Updating the Pocket Mate
…… WB4DBB 97You Can Work 75m DX
…… WA6CPP 101The Postage Stamp Squelcher
…… K6JM 103The T-278/u Surplus Gem
…… K0DAS 108Disaster in Honduras
…… Staff 114Buyer’s Guide To 2m FM Transceivers
…… Staff 12073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1975
Me Friend
…… W7IDF 17Homebrew this SSTV Monitor
…… WA9MFF 22El Cheapo Superbeam
…… WA6NLQ 31The Smart Alarm
…… WA6KBL 37An Intimate Look at 160 Meters
…… W2NYU 43RF Power at 432
…… K1CLL 48The Minirepeater
…… WB4DBB 55Inside Ma Bell
…… Whipple 67Dirt Cheap Tunable I-f for Converters
…… K0VQY 816m IC Rx
…… K1CLL 85All Band Frequency Marker
…… W1KNI 88Protect Your Gear with a Latching Relay
…… Ives 93A Case for CW
…… W0FEV 97ID Timer
…… WB4MYL 108Build an 11 dB Coatrack
…… WB0HKB WB0DQC 111Front Burner for Six
…… WB4DBB 115A Digital Dial for Your Receiver
…… W2AOO 119Three on Fifteen
…… WA5CNG 123More Weather Satellite Pictures
…… WB8DQT 128Solid Gold PR: Washington!
…… K4SHE 135Tit for Tat and Others
…… W4ATE 139Presto! Transistor checker from VOM
…… W8WLM 144Easy BFO Project for All Wave Receivers
…… WB4KTY 148How to Put on a Professional Slide Show
…… WA3AJR 15573 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1975
Rare DX via Oscar?
…… W1FTX 18Antennas for Oscar – What Really Works?
…… W3HUC 25An Oscar Preamp that Works Wonders
…… W3TMZ 31Shoot Oscar with a Satellabe
…… K2ZRO 33Oscar – A Certificate Hunter’s Paradise
…… K2QBW 47Where’s Oscar?
…… W3HUC 51Oscar RTTY Converter
…… K9PVW K9HUI 53How You Can Take Oscar’s Temperature
…… W3HUC 57Really Zap Oscar with this Helical
…… WB4VXP 59Automating Satellite Reception
…… WB8DQT 76Eskimo Pie
…… W1BNN 90FM Alignment Oscillator
…… WA3ETD/2 93Master Sync Generator
…… W0LMD 96The Audio Synthesizer for RTTY SSTV and whatever
…… W0LMD 98Ham Radio in the Arctic – 1925
…… Douglas 103Pack Rat Moonbouncing
…… W3HMU 107Gee What’s a Zepp?
…… W3WLX 111How Gates Work – A TTL Primer
…… WB2NEL 113Bargain Audio Frequency Source
…… WA2CXD 118Vertical Antennas for the Novice
…… W8HXR 119Do Textbooks Prevent Learning?
…… Mocking 119A Visit to the CB Store
…… VE3FEZ 129Preventing Regulator Carnage
…… Anderton 132The Ultimate in Variable Selectivity
…… Staff 135Phone Patching – A Public Service
…… W8HXR 139An S-meter for your Swan-250
…… WB4DBB 15673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1975
The Oscar Zapper
…… WB4VXP 12Identalert C
…… K2PMA 22Digital SWR Computer
…… K2OAW 25RF Feedback The Experimenter’s Curse
…… K1CLL 36Surveying the DVM Scene
…… W9KXJ 42How About a Weather Satellite Monitor?
…… WB8DQT 45The QRP Accu-keyer
…… WA5KPG 58Catenary Suspense
…… W1BNN 62Copper Rip-off
…… W7SHY/6 69Better Results from those Sweep Tubes
…… K4TWJ 70The Best Logic Yet
…… WB5IRY 73How to Compact Multiband Dipoles
…… VE3GSP 80Don’t Feed the Bears!
…… Michigan Radio Doctor 92The Wonderful Mini-chronometer
…… W2AOO 95An Accessory VFO – The Easy Way
…… Staff 103Modern Non-morse Codes
…… K8BFH/l 111Build This Amazing Function Generator
…… W6GXN 121Charge that KP202
…… VK3OM 141So You Want Front-to-back Ratio?
…… K7PVZ 14773 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1975
The Calculating Counter
…… Johnson 22A Satellite Fax System You Can Build
…… WB8DQT 39Where is your simplified sensitive millivoltmeter?
……G3JQQ 49Three Button TT Decoder
…… WA0EDA 52Underground Radio is Dirty Business
…… WA3AQS 57What’s Wrong with my SSTV?
…… K4TWJ 62Queen Roger Papa from Hotel Whiskey Seven
…… W7IDF 6940m DX Antennas – the Easy Way
…… W8HXR 78The Oscar Zapper
…… WB4VXP 83Digital SWR Computer
…… K2OAW 91Full Break-in at 60 wpm?
…… WB6OMT 97Odd Problems with an Old Antenna
…… W2JTP 100The Alligator Squelcher
…… WB8EQQ 103You Don’t Have a Power Failure Alarm?
…… W9DJZ 105Portable QRP Power Unit
…… W8CHK 110You CAN Fix It!
…… W0HMK 118Precision +10.000 V dc Voltage Reference Standard
…… WA6VVL 124Building a 135 kHz i-f Strip
…… K1CLL 127A True Tale of the Faked Fist
…… W4ZBE 133Adapting Telephone Handsets to FM Transceivers
…… WA8LEM 137Atlanta 1975
…… W6LJU 140ATV on 450 with a T44
…… K0MOC 1430-60 MHz Synthesizer
…… Calvin 145Bridging the Information Gap
…… K3DSQ/4 15573 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1975
Build a Deluxe TTY Keyboard
…… K7YPG 22Op Amps: Basic Primer
…… WB2NEL 33Computers are Here – Are You Ready?
…… W2NSD/1 400-60 Hz Synthesizer
…… Calvin 50A Satellite Fax System You Can Build
…… WB8DQT 60Dispelling the Mystery of Regulated Supplies
…… W1HCI 69Digital Logic – Down Through the Months
…… WB0DWV 87Megger For Peanuts
…… Bach 102Say OM Are You a Computer?
…… W2IAT 109Digital Clock Time Bases
…… W2AOO 114Fast Dive on Five
…… W1BNN 119Introducing the Opdesk
…… W8LWS 129The 432er Goes Power – Like 1100 Milliwatts
…… K1CLL 132Ham PR vs Chaos
…… WA2KBZ 160Busy Hams Benefit Baja
…… Patterson 16673 Ham Radio Today Issue November/december 1975
Flip Flops Exposed
…… WB2NEL 30Breakthrough in Fast Scan ATV
…… WB4YTU 37Strobing Displays is Cool
…… WB4DCV 49The Sensuous Tuned Lunch Box
…… W2FEZ 52Loudest Signal in the World?
…… W0SYK 57Build a Deluxe TTY Keyboard
…… K7YGP/7 63Eyes for Your Shack
…… W0ACR 74Predicting Third Order Intermod
…… WA2OKZ 95Feedline Primer
…… WA1SNG 103Caught “Spying” by the Gestapo
…… W1BNN 117Why Tubes Haven’t Died
…… WA5RON 125Instant Circuits
…… WB5DEP 133K2OAW Synthesizer PROM-oted
…… W7JSW 138Computers are for Hams!
…… WA1PAZ 145The Unzapper
…… WB5DEP 151A $1.00 Strip Chart Recorder!
…… W6NLB/7 157Display Yourself in a Big Way
…… W4LLR 186Fun City ‘s Surplus Scene
…… Bach 191Looking Back – Looking Ahead
…… WA6ITF 199Updating the Heathkit IB-1101
…… WA5OKA 21473 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1976
Clocks -really Simplified!
…… WB2NEL 22De-strain Your Ham-m
…… K6BW 26Hot Carbon
…… W1BNN 28An Automatic Dialer for the Deluxe Mobile
…… WA4SAM 49Zapping Dead Nicads to Life
…… K20AW 62Plugboard Extender for Under $3.00
…… W3WTO 65Eyes For Your Shack
…… W0ACR 66Build This Digital Capacity Meter
…… Chladek 70The Computer QSO Machine
…… W1HAB 80The Solder Master
…… K6JM 92Stack Your ICs -and Pot ‘Em
…… W4CUG 94Build This $5 Timer
…… VE3FEZ 129A $50 Self-powered Counter
…… WA7SCB 130How to Become a Troubleshooting Wizard
…… K4IPV 138Module Kits -a Low Cost Homebrewing Break through
…… W1HCI 144What’s All the Noise?
…… W2DNY 154Ham Quiz
…… W5UOJ l56Saving Ham Radio
…… WA4BDW 162Patching Tales
…… WBHXR 166Work a Novice
…… W2OLU 171Capacitors Unmasked
…… K6HKB/l 172Why Fight It?
…… WA0KKC 173Greetings You Have Been Selected
…… K0CBA 176Save Money on Coax
…… W8HXR 181How to Pass Exams
…… W8HXR 182County Hunting
…… W2SDU 19299 Cent IC BFO
…… WB5MJT 201Empty State
…… 202The “Little Log” for 40 to 20m
…… VE4GS 211Using a Bargain Surplus Keyboard
…… W6OXP 212Improve Your SSTV with the FRAMER
…… W2FJT 218The Experimenter’ s Dream Card
…… K9AIY 222Run the Legal Limit with One Shoe
…… WA7IEO 226We Must Abandon Ship – Help!
…… WB4SNC 23073 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1976
Trekkies Build this Starfleet Communicator!
…… WA3AJR 18A Synthesized IC Frequency Standard
…… Plavcan 22You Can Make Photo PC Boards
…… Harrington 30Adding an Ammeter to Your Car
…… WB5DEP 34Really Soup Up Your 2m Receiver
…… W9ZTK 40How’s Your Speech Quality?
…… Staff 44A Transmission Line Matcher
…… W5JJ 46ASCII to Baudot Converter
…… W6OXP 52The Sound of Random Numbers
…… WA1GSF 60What Do You Want to Count?
…… WA7SCB 66RTTY Autocall -the Digital Way
…… VE6BV 76Believe Me -i’m No Expert!
…… W2NSD/1 86Night DXing on 10 and 15
…… WN2UGO 9560 Hurts Per Second
…… WA8GDW 98Catch Big Ones – Fishpole Mobile
…… W4RHZ 100Glitchgate
…… WA8WTE 102Switch It Off First
…… VK3IQ 108Improving the FT-101
…… K6ANG 112Put Your SB-10 On 160m
…… WA2ECI 121WH6DBF -k1OXK -w6LZJ
…… W6LZJ 124Maintenance Musts
…… WA6CPP 132Alarm Foil Antennas
…… WB2NEL 136Alarm! Alarm! Alarm!
…… WB4MYL 13873 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1976
Adventure
…… Bach 16Tunable FM Receiver Strips
…… WlSNN 24Surplus Circuit Boards -a Gold Mine of Parts
…… W0FEV 28The Perils and Pleasures of Surplus Shopping
…… Thompson 30Space Age Junque
…… W9CGI 34A PC Board Bonanza
…… WA4LZM/w5SAY 38Government Surplus: Is It All Gone?
…… WN5NBE 40Inherit the Wind
…… W2AOO 44Stereo -a New Type of CW Filter
…… W8KZM 48160m Solid State Receiver
…… VK3ANY 52Tubes Are Not Dead!
…… WA6ITF 56Put a Pin Hole in Your Cadillac’s Roof
…… Staff 60What’s A Computer?
…… W1HCI 68The IC See-er
…… WB4FDQ 72Build This Exciting New TVT
…… K7YZZ 76Magic Fingers for RTTY
…… W9CGI 86What’s That In Binary?
…… W3KBM 92The Smart Power Supply
…… WA4SAM 96Adrift Over Your C’s?
…… G3OGR 106How to Use Surplus Pots
…… WB0NPN 10873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1976
Yes You Can Build This 2m Receiver!
…… WA7SCB 18A Reprogrammable ID
…… WA3MSW 28Put That AM Rig on FM
…… WB6FVW 34A Carrier Operated Relay (COR) for Your Receiver
…… W7JSW 36A $5 100 Watt Amplifier
…… VE6OB 38Build A 220 MHz Repeater
…… WA1UFE 40Carrier Indicator for Your Regency
…… WA1SNI 42Long Distance Call Eliminator
…… W7JSW 44Repeaters in Paradise
…… W3EAG 48Simple New TT Decoder
…… W7JSW 52One IC Tone Burster
…… WB6ZUA 55The Tuna-two Traveler
…… WlRHN 56The Mighty TR-22/15
…… WB4MYL 60Inexpensive HF-vHF Frequency Standard
…… WA5KPG WA5QZM 62Computers Are Ridiculously Simple!
…… Wadsworth 68A Versatile TTY Generator
…… WA6JMM 90Chariots of the Hams?
…… WB0FKZ 98The PLL -exposed!
…… WB2NEL 102The Two-timer
…… Deeds 106How Accurate Is Your Counter -really?
…… W6YUY 110Gray Matters
…… W9CGl 122TR-22 Tips
…… K9POX 126A New Fashion in Hats for the Fun Mode?
…… W8FJA 130Copper Clad
…… W6HGX 134Bicentennial Seconds
…… WA1DFL 13673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1976
The Magnificent Sevens Microhelix
…… Jacoby 16An All band Inverted Vee
…… WA5FGC 22Squaring the Conical
…… Staff 24Secret Antennas for Cliff Dwellers
…… WA6PXY 26The Novice Inverted Vee
…… W8HXR 30Closed Loop Antenna Tuning
…… WA5KPG 32The 75-80m Broadbander
…… K2VGD 34The Magic of a Matchmaker
…… W1CEJ 38How to Coax Your Antenna
…… W6AGX 4040m DXing – City Style
…… K8ANG 42The Secret 2m Mobile Antenna
…… Staff 44An Inverted Vee for 160/80m
…… K8ANG 46The Dipole Dangler
…… PY8ZAC/w8VOH 48Amateur Weather Satellite Reception
…… W88DQT 52Scan Your HR212
…… K9EEH 66Computer Languages – Simplified
…… WB8TUR 70Very Cheap I/o – the Model 15
…… Whipple W5CUD 77Code Converter Using PROMs
…… K7YZZ 84A Nifty Cassette-computer System
…… Staff 88Is Digital All That New?
…… WA9VFG 94The Ins and Outs of TTL
…… W1EWL 96Build a CW Memory
…… WA6VVL 102AM is not Dead – It Never Existed at All
…… WA1WDS 110Is Extraterrestrial Communication Possible?
…… K6BW 1145/8 Wave Power for Your HT
…… W8KUT 118Strobing: Gone in a flash only to return
…… W9CGI 120It Happened to Me
…… WB2HJD 132555 Timer Sweep Circuit for SSTV
…… W8KZM 134Tech Manuals
…… K4ORT 140RF and Mod Monitor
…… K5JRN 142A Failure to Communicate
…… WB4YDX 14373 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1976
Super COR
– digital …of course! …… WA0BMP WB0JHS 16Touchtone Decoder
– using a calculator readout …… W2AOO 26Simple Amateur TV Transmitter
– at a QRP price …… WB4YTU/wA9GVK 28Amateur TV Receiving System
– some of what you wanted to know …… WB4YTU/wA9GVK 33Glass Arm
– the dreaded CW man’s disease …… Bach 38Mobile Autodialer
– six preprogrammed numbers …… WB9LTA 44Autocall ’76
– using a touch tone decoder …… WA6JMM 52Build This Lab Type Bridge
– and measure transformer impedances …… WB4FDQ 56How Those Triangle Things Work
– a sort of op amp handbook …… K7YGP/7 60Phone Patching ’76
– automatic single frequency patch …… WA1RTD 67Two Finger Arithmetic
– how computers figure …… W1HCI 84Those Exciting Memory Chips
– RAMs ROMs PROMs etc …… Fowler 96A Morse to RTTY Converter
– using a microprocessor …… WB6SQU 106Number Systems – a brief history
…… W6PZV 112ASCII /baudot with a PROM
– for ribbonless RTTY on computers …… W9LNY 114Aim Your Beam Right
– with a programmable calculator …… WB4GVE 12273 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1976
Handy Dandy Soldering Iron Cooler Offer
…… WB4FDQ 18Perfect CW
– drive ’em crazy with the Keycoder I …… WA9VGS 20The Mini-mite All-band QRP Rig
– runs a mighty seven Watts …… WA7SCB 30A Fun Counter Project
– an invaluable test instrument for under $50? …… Plavcan 36Build a FAX from Scratch
– then get satellite pictures and other things …… W4NK 44Der Repeatermeister
– repeater control with ID …… WA1UFE 58Lightning and Thunder and Other Stuff
– can J. Bach be a relative of P.D.Q. Bach? …… Bach 64Behold the Giant Nixie Clock
– using a minimum of new parts …… W4LLR 70Creative SSTV Programming
– how to put pizzazz into your show …… WB8DQT 76Don’t Build This Project
– watch for my next …… W8LWS 79CW Regenerator/processor
– also has TTL output for digital work …… W6GXN 80Dependable Timer
– for darkroom repeater etc …… W1HCI 84What’s Up on 156 MHz?
– meet the marine world above 2m …… K3RXK 88Oops ! There Goes the Power
– keeping digital clocks going anyway …… W4CUG 92TT Pad for the Wilson HT
– and a belt clip mod too …… WA1LOU 94Power Supply Testing
– to save your digital circuits …… Tenny 112A RTTY / Computer Display Unit
– Baudot ASCII TTL RS232 etc. etc …… Roloff 118Your Computer Can Talk Morse
– even a computer can learn the code! …… Whitfield 133Inexpensive Paper Tape System
– using 5 level tape with computers …… Whipple W5CUD 145Gain for Your HT
– a half wave whip? …… K3VNR 149The Super Transmatch
– match almost anything! …… Staff 150Simple VHF Monitor
– converter for a transistor radio …… W6JTT 16073 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1976
How Do You Use ICs?
– fundamentals …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 24Surprising Miniature Low Band Antenna
– the DDRR low noise antenna (part I) …… Boyer 28MINI-mOS – The Best Keyer Yet?
– nothing Mickey Mouse about this one …… WA6EGY 38The Skinflint’s Delight Breadboard
– cheap imitation of a commercial IC DIP board …… K7YGP/7 52More PLL Magic
– like low frequencies for RTTY …… W9ZTK 56The Logic Grabber
– selected interval logic tracer (S.I.L.T.) …… WA3TCO 60Global Calculations for the DXer
– using a hand calculator …… W2IAT 68Instant Counter Calibration
– using your TV set …… K9POX 70Super Simple 450 MHz Rig
– go ATV with a $42.50 module …… WB4YTU/wA9GVK 72The First Computer-controlled Ham Station
– Grand Prize winner at the WACC! …… WA8VNP 82The Which Chip Dilemma!
– 4 8 12 or 16 bits: pros and cons …… Pittman 90Meaningful Conversations with your Computer
– what those mysterious “languages” are all about …… WB2ZCF 98A Baudot Monitor /editor System program
– listing for the 8080 …… Whipple W5CUD 102A Logic Probe You Can Hear
– good not only for the blind …… WA6HWJ 106How Computer Arithmetic Works
– do-it-your self experiments …… W1HCI 108Satellite Orbit Predicting
– using a pocket calculator …… W1ODI 113The Death of Negative (IBM) Logic
– some fundamentals of logic design …… W6KYP 116And on the Other Side
– binary and octalization of decimals …… W3KBM 120Build the Safari RTTY Terminal
– an active filter modem from Africa …… DL2SX/ZS6GG ZS6JR 122Never Underestimate the NAND
– introducing the 7400 quad NAND gate …… WB0JHS 128EI Cheapo Signal Tracer
– test gear for the cheapskate …… WB8EQQ 148FSK with the SB-401
– simple way to get on RTTY …… WA3AJR 15073 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1976
Balloon to Balloon!
– another 73 first …… W2NSD/1 20The Surprising DORA Low Noise Antenna
– part II …… Boyer 34Ultrasimple Regulation with New IC
– power supply design greatly simplified …… WB0JLS 48Can An Indoor Antenna Work?
– making the best of a bad bargain …… Staff 5612 Inexpensive Volts for Your Base Station
– parts right out of your local Radio Shack …… WA8WVF 60A Test Lab Bonanza
– using a transistor radio …… WA7SCB 64Protect Your VHF Converter
– with a novel antenna relay …… WB2NTP 68Ridiculously Simple RTTY System
– get on the air in one day …… W3KBM 70How to Catch a CBer
– practical hints …… Fields 74A 450 MHz Transceiver for Under $130
– bringing 450 within everyone’s reach …… W1HCI K1ELT 80Space Age Junque II
– updating the 348 by 30 years …… W9CGI 84PROM Memory Revisited
– getting back to May’s CW blockbuster …… WA6VVL 92What’s When
– timing diagrams …… Craig 104Eight Trace Scope Adapter
– test accessory for digital timing …… Johnson 108The PROM Zapper
– build this simple PROM programmer …… WA1UFE 112Sneaky Baudot
– with an ASCII keyboard! …… W3KBM 115Simple Graphics Terminal
– using inexpensive surplus equipment …… K1MRK Ciarcia 116Counters Are Not Magic
– They’re Simple – getting right down to basics …… WB2NEL 12673 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1976
Build a Weird 2 Band Mobile Antenna
– fantastic parking lot car locater …… W6AAQ 20Build a Counter for Your Receiver
– updating receiver fun …… WA3YGJ 28How Do You Use ICs?
– part II …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 38QRP Fun on 40 and 80
– have a real ball with just 5 Watts! …… K5JRN 44The Hybrid Quad
– has low windload expense hassle …… WB8VCS 48Frequency Detector for Your Counter
– sounds alarm when set frequency occurs …… W2AOO 50Programmable CW ID Unit
– for RTTY repeaters mobile etc …… WA6JMM 52New IC for the Counter Culture
– simpler counters with less used power …… W4CUG 54Is My Rig Working or Not?
– build an effective radiated field meter and know! …… K8VIR 56Quickie Collinears for 15 and 10
– satisfaction guaranteed …… K8ANG 58500 MHz Scaler
– PC boards are available …… K2OAW 62Build a Super Standard
– goes right down to 1 Hz …… WA7VVC 66The Incredible Lambda Diode
– you can even make it yourself! …… WB5DEP 70Mechanical RTTY Buffer
– using a tape punch and a clock …… K5UAR 74Have You Used a Triac Yet?
– nifty solid state ac relay gadget …… WB9JSE 76Another CW Keyboard Keyer
– CMOSed for ultra low power consumption …… WA9VGS 78RTTY/uP Flexibility
– Baudot / ASCII serial/parallel I/o …… Roloff 96Blowtorch Your ICs
– a bonus from computer surplus …… VE3FEZ 101How to Interface a Clock Chip
– Baudot BCD or ASCII conversion …… G8KWR/dC0GK 102Hey Look What My Daddy Built!
– six TV game chip can make you a hero …… Ciarcia 104A TTL Tester
– great for unmarked bargain ICs …… WA9VFG 110How to Check Memory Boards
– use this simple program …… VE3DWC 114The New Ham Programmer
– making those confounded uPs work …… W2HBY 118The Soft Art of Programming
– getting started with BASIC …… Didday 124BASIC? What’s That?
– the basics of BASIC …… WA1GFJ 128Is It the Band or My Receiver?
– the microvolter will tell! …… Staff 13273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1976
Cordless Iron Tips
– when you’re up against the Wahl …… K9POX 26Bicycle Mobile
– cover feature …… WB4SNC 30Build a Simple “Lab” Scope
– costs less than $70! …… K8JWR 32Get on Six with Surplus
– the el cheapo RT-70 is a natural …… WA5HLE 40The Beam Saver
– rotor memory system …… W6YUY 46Updated Universal Frequency Generator
– extremely versatile test unit …… K3EZ 50Who me? A Pioneer?
– some fantastic frontiers are wide open …… W5WGF 54The Shirt Pocket Touchtone
– auto-patch from your HT or car …… K4TWJ 58Put Your Name in Lights
– giant nixie message display …… W4LLR 60Liquid Crystal Display Guide
– for low low low power consumption …… WB5DEP 62Self-powered Mi ke Preamp
– when you need to SPEAK UP …… WA5KPG 65See the World and Get Paid!
– merchant marine radio officers: part I …… Hargett 75The Wind Counter
– the digital wind sock …… W9CGI 84The S38 Is Not Dead!
– a tale of resurrection …… W6GXN 88ID with a PROM
– and program it yourself …… W7JSN 90The Amazing Inverted L
– antenna for 20 40 and 80m …… K8ANG 94Battery Chargers Exposed
– more than you probably wanted to know …… W6GXN 98How Do You Use ICs?
– part III …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 106Thirty Years of Ham RTTY
– from the Model 12 to the microprocessor …… W2NSD/l 110Big Noise Burglar Alarm
– lights flashing horns blaring …… WA3SWS 114Dandy Digital Dial Decoder
– to control whatever you want …… W9CGI 116Weather Satellite Display Control
– integrating CRT and FAX displays …… WB8DQT 122Ham Time-sharing is Here for You!
– via a repeater …… WB4YTU/ WA9GVK 134The Soft Art of Programming
– part II …… Didday 140OSCAR Orbits on Your Altair
– the software you’ve needed …… G3ZCZ 146ASCII /baudot Converter for Your TVT
– series or parallel to boot …… Roloff 150The Smoke Tester
– power supply checker outer …… W7RXV 159The Coffee Flipper
– and executive decision maker …… WA3VXH 162The Man Who Invented AC
– Tesla the greatest pioneer of them all! …… Goldman 164Baudot to ASCII
– you want to learn programming? …… Borgerson 172Baudot and BASIC
– an interpreter for a Baudot computer …… W5CUD Whipple 174Toward a More Perfect Touchtone Decoder
– Ma’s system can be made to work well …… WA3VXH 178Using a Wireless Broadcaster
– two good ham uses …… WA9VGS 184The Quiet Spy
– amateur uncovers spy ring in U.S.! …… Matlack 188The Benefits of Sidetone Monitoring
– and how to do it …… Staff 191Paolo
…… W7IDF 25873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1976
Go Tone for Ten
– simple subaudible encoder …… WB6GON 22World’s Simplest Five-band Receiver?
– using an AM transistor radio …… K3QKO 28How Do You Use ICs?
– part IV …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 36Hamming 101
– another Cabrillo College pioneering program …… Inman 40A Super Cheapo CW IDer
– for FM repeaters and RTTY …… K4EEU 46The ZF Special Antenna
– double-d “beam” …… ZF1MA 51CT7001 Clockbuster
– the ultimate clock / calendar (for now) …… WB5DEP 52Saving a CBer
– a new resource for hams …… WA2KBZ/jY9KS 62A Ham’ s Computer
– CW/rTTY the easy way …… K7YZZ 78What’s All This LSI Bunk?
– an ostrich’s eye view of the microprocessor …… Leventhal 84The Soft Art of Programming
– part III …… Didday 92Getting By the Friden-8800 Communications Gap
– interface made easy …… VE3DWC 100New Improved Repeater Monitor
– 2 transistors …… WA5RON 106Put Snap in Your SSTV Pictures
– using a $20 freq standard …… W2FJT 112What’ s All This Wire-wrap Stuff?
– talk about cold solder joints! …… K2STV 116Exploding the Power Myth
– to set the record straight …… W9IK/XE1ZX 120Exploding the SWR Myth
– to set the record straighter …… G3OGR 122Bring a Dead Band to Life
– beacon CQer …… WB8BEL 125The IC-22 Walkie
– portabilization with nicads …… WA1UQC 126The Latest in Counters
– an inexpensive modularized 50 MHz system …… WA1UFE/8 140The 5 Minute COR
– simplest yet? …… WA3SWS 152See the World and Get Paid!
– part II …… Hargett 154Watch DX with a Spectrum Analyzer
– seeing is believing …… Dewey 162DXing with a Weather Map
– a new 6m DX technique …… W9CGI 16673 Ham Radio Today Issue Holiday 1976
Build This Inexpensive 400 Watt Amplifier
– a pair of shoes never hurts …… W7SCD 22How Do You Use ICs?
– part V …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 24Mobile Smokey Detector
– 10.5 GHz: – use it or lose it …… W1SNN 32Get a Kid Off the Streets
– and into ham radio …… WA1GFJ 35Add RIT to Your Transceiver
– a must for CW operators …… Staff 36Coronaries for Burglars
– with this cheapo car alarm …… WB6QDS 38Power Supply
– versatile …… WB4EHG 40DXpedition: Memories for a Lifetime
– reflections of HK1TL …… K3JJZ 44Secret PC Layout Method
– simple and inexpensive artwork …… WA9VFG 46Design Your Own QRP Dummy Load
– useful beginner’s project …… WA1SNGFailsafe Super Charger
– multi-rate too! …… WA3KKM 49The Amazing 18″ Antenna for 160m
– get on topband simply …… W2NYU/wA1JJV 52A Great Way to Lay Out PC Boards
– new use for shirt cardboards …… WB4TTY 53Replacing the Knife Switch
– simple TR system for the Novice …… WA1SNG 54$25 for a Connector? You’re Crazy!
– do-it-yourself 7/8″ coax connectors …… W9DOR 56Now You Can Synthesize
– the VHF Engineering approach to 2m happiness …… WB8STQ 58IC Audio Frequency Meter
– another use for the 555 …… WA5KPG 61Hutchinson’s Remedy
– the chirpless CW machine …… VE3CWY 62The Mod Squad Does the Pocket Scanner
– Radio Shack PRO-4 updated …… WB0KZV 66TR-22 Mod Squad
– king of the modifieds? …… WA2AJO 69What Computers Can and Can’t Do
– a look at amateur radio’s future possibilities …… WB6OBS 80A Ham Shack File Handler
– program in BASIC for QSLs repeaters etc …… W4BO 82Print Your Own Log Book
– on your nearest computer …… W0TBL 84The Bit Explosion
– 8 vs. 12 vs. 16 vs.? …… WB2GFE 86Backward Branch
– the Easy Way for the 6800 …… Hunter 90Superprobe
– modern replacement for the scope …… WA6JMM 92The Frumious Hexadecimal
– for 16-fingered folk …… W3KBM 94V-v-v LF Generator
– the lowdown …… Hileman 97Shoeing Your HT
– semi-ideal mobile setup …… WB5HSK 100$22 for a Regulator? Never!
– a simple car voltage regulator …… WB9JSE 103Cash In on the CB
– installation for fun and profit …… WA4WOC 104Surplus Headset Mod
– no tanks needed …… K2EE 107Am I Really Transmitting?
– red and green LEDs for the TR-22 …… WB8IMY 108Dear Gabby
– exasperation explained …… W7IDF 109The Smart Charger
– auto shutoff and all that …… WA5KPG 110Simple Remote Ammeter
– using a bus-bar shunt …… W7RXV 111Micrometers for Microwaves
– the art of delicate measurement …… Kehl 112Tuning Those Big Antenna Coils
– permeability …… W6AGX 127The 2m Mod Squad Tackles the Weatherradio
– and wins! …… W2OSW/w2UJR 128Design Your Own PC Boards
– the styrofoam solution …… Adsit 130Hamming by Laser
– modulating them isn’t easy …… WA7NMO 134A 60 Foot Antenna on a 20 Foot Lot
– solving a 40m Novice problem Collector and Emitter …… Staff 138Dual Voltage Power Supply
– about as simple as they come …… W6WQC 146Kints and Hinks
– for money savers …… VE3FEZ 147An Autopatch Busy Signal
– when the phone’s already in use …… WA1RTD 148Catch Standing Waves
– with a tunable trap …… W6AGX 151Inside the GLB
– a gutsy look at a synthesizer …… WA6CPP 154Three for Two
– antenna forum …… K4TWJ 160How to Bug an Automatic Keyer
– putting new life in an old bug …… WB9BNF 162A 450 Duplexer
– that fits in your car! …… W7JSW 164Turn Signal Reminder
– setting things straight …… K5AR/7 166Do-it-Yourself Ceramics
– for tube sockets insulators etc …… WA9VFG 168Tubes …?
– VFO project for nostalgia buffs …… W5JJ 172The Hellbox All-purpose Keyer
– keys mutes T/r …the works …… W5JJ 192Will Silver-Zinc Replace the Nicad?
– portable power with a punch …… W6JTT 20473 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1977
SSTV Test Generator
– invaluable diagnostic tool …… WA6VVL 22How Does Your Rig Perform?
– an example using the HW-1 …… W6AGX 28Art and the PC Board
– new uses for copperclad boards …… W7RXV 32The “New” 88 Channel IC-22v
– add two switches and flip …… WA6OAZ 36A No Hands Telephone Dialer
– mobile accessory using a ROM …… WA1PNG 40What’s the Best Antenna for 160?
– the inverted vee compromise …… W5USM 44Ten Meters: Dead or Alive?
– a user’s report …… K2HTO 48200 lb. Cookie
– microwave repeater control …… WA6ITF 57Weather Satellite Simulator
– do-it-yourself satellite? …… W9CGI 58An Automatic Thermostat
– saves 10% on your fuel bill …… W1HCI 62Mod for the Heath IO-102 Scope
– faster warm-up …… WB4MYL 65The UFO Connection
– that was somebody fooling around wasn’t it? …… K8NQN 68Go Forth and Multiply!
– the space age approach …… W1HCI 76How to Find a Forgetful Memory
– diagnostics for a thoughtless computer …… VE3DWC 80A Super Log
– a program for the ham shack computer …… WA7SCB 83Short On Memory?
– build this 2K board for your 6800 …… WB2ZCF 90A Software Replacement for the Muffin Fan
– IC cooling program …… WA1FEF 961 000 WPM Morse Code Typer
– for the bionic brass pounder …… WB2DFA 100It Works! The First Time!
– the Seals Electronics memory board …… WB4WRH 104The New Improved TT Decoder Updated
– better …… W7JSW 107The Polarity Changers
– plus to minus …… Staff 108Repeaters in New Zealand
– quite a few …… ZL2AMJ 110A VFO for Sidebanders
– 5-5.5 MHz …… VK3XU 116Practical Solar Cell Power
– great for remote repeaters …… W2EUP 118A Simple RC Substitution Box
– using a matrix …… Staff 120The Compactron Audio Driver
– three tubes in one …… WA5SWD 122The Junk Box as an Art Form
– new use for blown capacitors …… W8GI 126The Mod Squad Goes 220
– pub serv receiver for pocket 220 …… WA6JMM 128Double Sideband: Something New?
– one for voice one for SSTV …… K7YZZ 130Carbonize Your Crystal
– a return to the carbon mike …… WB6MXD 134How Does Sideband Really Stack Up?
– the SSB solution? …… WB6JNN 136Son of the Overload Relay
– if you can’t buy ’em build ’em! …… W2OLU 140No-wire Antenna Switch
– a clever remote system …… WA0NUX 142The Beeper
– NASA-type beeping …… WB8VQD WB8MHG/3 144Ham Phone Answering Service
– leave messages …… W6GUU 148Dear Good Buddy
– the perils of radio …… W7IDF 152SWR Myth Exploded Again
– how does swr really affect signal strength? …… WA1JFU 156Dirt Cheap Regulation
– virtually freebee …… W3GAT/2 158A Vest Pocket QRP Rig
– if you have a big one …… K5JRN 160Where You Can’t Solder or Weld
– joining dissimilar metals. …… WA4VWY 162Exciting New Touchtone IC
– make phone calls with your HT …… WA0CKG 164Revisiting the COR
– improvements on the April 76 model …… W7JSW 166The Mighty Magnet Mount Antenna
– the price is right: zilch …… WA1PDY 168A 15.75 kHz Oscillator
– simple TV test unit …… XE1CMB 170Behavior Mod for the HM-l02
– pretty simple …… W3VT 172Antenna Magic
– good advice on antenna fundamentals …… WB0HAF 174See Yourself Talk
– build a sideband monitor scope …… VK5YH 178The Hidden Charger
– simplest charger yet …… WB8IMY 180IC Compressor-expander
– why go only halfway? …… Staff 182Measure Your Wasted Power
– how much are you losing in your feedline? …… Staff 18473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1977
Give That Professional Look to Your Home Brew Equipment
– win prizes …… McClellan 28You Already Have an Atomic Frequency Standard
– here’s how to use it …… WD8ASL 32Give The Hamburglar Heart Failure
– car alarm system …… WA5KPG 36Contest Special Keyer
– has short but adequate memory …… WA2KUO 38The Chintzy 12
– a junk box wonder …… W1OOP 40You Can Sound Better With Speech Pre-emphasis
– a simple circuit which will work wonders …… Staff 42Are You Really Insured?
– time to read the fine print …… W9KXJ 44Getting a Patent -is It Really Worthwhile?
– how to do it if you really want to …… W2WLR 46Keeping The Wind Down
– timer for your mobile rig …… WB8AZP 50SSB: The Third Method
– bet you can’t even name the first two …… WB0JXY/0 52The TTL One Shot
– another digital building block …… WB8YJE 56DVMs Get Simpler and Simpler
– wait’ll you see the MC-1405! …… McClellan 60Instant PC Boards using new Color
– Key technique …… Minchow 6472 Computerized Satellite Tracking
– the needed software …… WB0JHS 72Building The Polymorphics Video Board
– the voice of experience …… WB6JKM 78RTTY Goes Modern
– using microprocessors …… WB6QFA 82How to Use Those Old Teletypes
– computer operation with a 60 mA machine …… K7YZZ 88Drive More Safely with a Mobile Dialer
– hold 4 or 8 phone numbers in a PROM …… W7JSW 102Talk About DX WOW!
– you just never know …… W7IDF 112An Automatic Be Squelch
– another use for your 2m Squelch …… Minchow 114Tune Up a Random Wire
– world’s simplest antenna for 80-15 …… VK6DX/vK6ZEH 12473 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1977
Pitcairn Island
…… VR6TC 28How Do You Use ICs? – Part VI
…… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 36Low Voltage Power Supply
…… VE3CWY 38QLF? Not With the Great Lakes Sideswiper!
…… W6VX 44The Capacitor Comparator
…… WB4MYL 49Logical Storage for Logic
…… Stanfield 50CB Can Do Some Things Better
…… Norman 56A New Breed of Voltage Regulators
…… WA7ABV 62High-quality Video Display
…… WABVNP 72Save Time with a Micro OS
…… Ferguson Ferguson 90PROM Message Generator for RTTY
…… WB4EHG 94FCC Approved Microprocessor
…… K8NQN 100How Counter ICs Work
…… WB5IRY 106Inexpensive Variable DC Supply
…… W9VZR 110The History of Ham Radio -part 1
…… W9CI 112Remember the Windom
…… W8HXR 118The Agonies of Tower Raising
……WA2CGA 126The Speedy Audio Counter
…… W4JYW 130Versatility Plus for the HW-202
…… W1JLI 132The Boomless Microbeam
…… Staff 134Making Your Own PC Boards -part I
…… Smith 136Announcing the PCF
…… WA6PTM 148The Happy Flyers
…… WB6CQW 16410 and 11 Meter Predictions
…… Nelson 16873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1977
Shoot the Moon!
…… K3BPP 44Frustrating The Thieves
…… WB0GGT 46Automatic Autopatch Release
…… WA1RTD 52Emergency 911 System
…… WA2RXQ 54The Downspout Vertical
…… K8ANG 55RTTY? What’s That?
…… WA6CPP/wA7PEI 56Do-it-Yourself Photosensitizing
…… KL7AE 57Making Your Own PC Boards -part II
…… Smith 58Curing Mobile Noise Miseries
…… G3BID 64An Intelligent RTTY Station
…… K7YZZ 72Interrupts Explained!
…… ZL1TRM 76CW for the 6800
…… WA4TMZ 80The Super Clock
…… WA1UFE 86Add Class to Your Mobile
…… WB8HEE 90The Final Feeder
…… WA9OZC 91What About Surplus Nicads?
…… W9JTQ 92The History of Ham Radio -part II
…… W9CI 96Wind Your Own
…… K8VIR 100Discriminator Output for the HR-2A
…… W2KPE 101The Phantom Exposed
…… Bach 102Retire to Ham Heaven
…… K0WTM/oA6CV 106Hamming the Buggy Sweepstakes
…… WA2UDS 114Taming the Wild Beta
…… W3KBM 118A Combiner for Your 2m Whip
…… ZL2AMJ 119Tile Carbon Marvel
…… W1SNN 120The Minicom Receiver
…… K4DHC 136Those Illegal CB Channels
…… K8ANG 150The Real Truth About SWR
…… WB5IAM 155Improving the Dipole
…… Staff 156The 60 WPM Conversion
…… WB2MPZ 158Digital Autopatch
…… W4VGZ 166Harness the Wind
…… WA1LET 17373 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1977
Build the World’s Simplest Keyer
– uses 555 timers …… Ring 46Stop That Autostart
– mods for the ST-6 circuit …… WA5EVH 47Predict the Weather!
– a complete satellite receiver …… WB8DQT 48Learn A New Language
– try CW …… WB0KTH 52The History of Ham Radio
– part III …… W9CI 54The Oily Resistor Watteter
– how to put 20 W into a 1 W resistor …… WA1PDY 57SSTV Slalom Game
– you don’t need a sports car …… K4TWJ 58Computer-controlled Thermometer
– take OSCAR’s temp with a micro …… WB9LSS 66Computerized RTTY Takeover!
– Digital Group cassette to TU conversion …… K7YZZ 70Let BASIC Control Your Next Contest!
– with Extended Tiny BASIC language …… Whipple 76Satellite Zapper
– effective antenna for weather birds …… WB8DQT 82VHF Noise Snooper
– track down annoying pulses …… WA6CLZ 84Understand Your Pet Rock
– tips on crystal oscillators …… K1CLL 86TTL Techniques
– bypass those glitches …… WB5IRY 89Sending HI
– on the hooter …… W8LWS 90Build a DDRR for Your Mobile
– this one won’t blow off …… W5UKL/0 92Headphone Jack Adapter
…… WA0VHX 94Automatic Taping Unit
– for repeaters logging etc …… ZL2AMJ 98Let’s Use English
– for a change …… WA1GFJ 99The Ham Radio Classroom
– sure beats study hall …… W4LLR 100CB to 10 -a Legal Alternative
– part I: bandplan and crystal info …… W4NVH 106Save Your Old Speakers
– how to remove the beehive …… Miller 109Beware the Compressor!
– some pitfalls to avoid …… WB5QGI 110Matching Output Transformers
– sort out unknown impedance taps. …… Miller 111Stop Timeout!
– build this 10 minute ID timer …… K3VTQ 112Have You Tried Television?
– it’s easier than you think …… WB4KTY 116Quick Vertical
– for 20 and 40 …… WB0KTH 117Try Power Saver Logic
– a guide to CMOS applications …… WB5DEP 118HF Bands Expander!
– eliminate splatter to gain operating room …… Staff 126Fight Inflation! Build It Yourself!
– tips on planning construction projects …… W3KBM 144Wilson HT Mods
– heavy duty p.s. required …… K4MKX 148Try These IC-230 Mods
– improving a popular transceiver …… WB6GTM 152CB to 10 -a Legal Alternative
– part II: conversion data …… W6RCL 162All-electronic SELCAL
– uses a UART for versatility …… WB2MPZ 16673 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1977
Two Meter Scanner
– for the IC-230 …… K3JML 46Try the Mini-timer
– prevents HT timeouts …… WA2UMY 48High Frequency Utility Converter
– handy test rig for any shack …… K4DHC 50RTTY Scratchpad Memory
– after this try a UART …… VE3GSP 54Build This CW Filter
– darned good …… VE3EXA 55The London Bus Tuner
– effective for short antennas …… Staff 56The W1BB Story
– a visit with the king of 160 …… WB1ASL 58Ten Watts on 2
– it’s possible with this rock crusher! …… WA6NCX/1 64UHF SWR Indicator
– 1296 anyone? …… W8DMR 68At Last! A 10m Band Plan
– requires a CB radio …… WA4MFT 71Event Timer With Memory
– double check gravitational laws …… WA3VPZ 72Sheet Metal Brake
– build microwave components …… W6QIR 76The Easy Ammeter
– current news …… VE3FEZ 78Try a Conduit Vertical
– low angles are great for DX …… WB9DVV 80The IC-pC Connection
– convenient and cheap …… WA6OAA 81An 82523 PROM Programmer!
– now build those projects using one! …… WB2CZL 82Practical PS. Design
– do it right this time …… WA6JMM 84Yaesu FRG-7 Impressions
– take note swl fans! …… W5JJ 96SSTV Meets the SWTP 6800
– modulate video with a micro …… K6AEP 98Aim Your Antenna With a Micro
– beam heading BASIC program …… W4PWF WA2TMT/4 108Regulated Nicad Charger
– don’t cook ’em! …… K7HKL 117Complete Repeater Control System
– all that’s missing is the computer …… W4VGZ 118Transmission Line Primer
– in case you don’t know everything …… Murphy 124Things Remembered
– ever heard of an 807? ……W8LUX 126Digital Bargain Hunting
– tips on surplus computer goodies …… W8KBC 148More Channels for the IC-22S
– using dip switches …… WA4VAF 152Try a Scandie-talkie
– build a scanning HT …… WA6NCX/1 156Current-saver Counter Display
– multiplex those LED’s! …… K7YGP 174Instant QSO Recall System
– gaining peer respect …… W4GKF 177New PC Techniques Unveiled!
– dig out your old chemicals …… WB5DEP 178How Do You Use ICs?
– part VII …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 184Uncle Sam’s Surplus List
– and how to get on it …… 19273 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1977
Motorcycle Mobile
…… WA4LWY 40Inside the Bird
…… W6YUY 44Introducing Autotrak!
…… W9CGI 46A Battery Voltage Monitor
…… Hawkinson 52The Morse Clock
…… WA1MXV 54Hunting Noise
…… W6RVP 58CMOS Oscillators
…… WB5DEP 60A Dial for the FM-dX
…… W2PQG 63Robot 400 Scan Converter Details
…… WB8DQT 64Bounceless TT Decoder
…… WA5ACA 71Hams Profit From CB
…… Norman 72Patch Up Your 101
…… K7VUA 76The History of Ham Radio -part IV
…… W9CI 78Dipole Designer Program
…… K7SBK 82Software Control
…… WA8VNP 88QSL Tips
…… Barrack 97CB to 10 -part III
…… VE7CHI 98CB to 10 -part IV
…… WB4EQU Norman 101CB to 10 -part V
…… K5UKH 104World’s Smallest Continuity Tester
…… Miller 105Open New Frontiers!
…… WB6JNN 118Digital Synthesizer
…… W9CGI 124Selecting a Frequency Counter
…… McClellan 128Build A Multiplying Prescaler
…… K3JE/2 132Phone Patch Tips
…… WB6MXD 138Impedance Matching
…… WB5HEQ 140Digital Clock Fail-safe
…… WB6HJQ 168Interest in Mail Order?
…… Anderton 17073 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1977
Dual Rhombic for VHF-uHF
…… W8DMR 24Microwave Waveguide Details
…… Moak 28Centerfed Specials
…… K4MDK 30Recycle Your Receiver
…… W9VZR 32Build a Double Bazooka
…… K4KI 36Dirt Cheap Directional Array
…… WA4BKO 40Instant PS Regulation
…… W3MR 41Take Cover!
…… WB5ASA 44Introducing the Intenna
…… Norman 46The Zeppy Vertical
…… K5GP 47A Cure for Antenna Self-destruct
…… W9TKR 48Quick Ante nna Insulators
…… WB9JXU 49Raising A Tower?
…… WA7URL 50Remote Rain Gauge
…… K9EEH 51Super Loop Antenna
…… W2FEZ 52Rock Bottom 2m Antenna
…… W8FX 54Antenna Gain Facts
…… W5OBR 55The 8JK Array Revisited
…… W3ZVT/4 56Tower Installation Techniques
…… W9JT 58An Ultimate Invisible Antenna
…… WB8MSV 59Mountaintop Special Antenna
…… W9VZR 60Fiery Endfed
…… WA6NCX/1 61Build A Vacation Special
…… W8FX 62Apartment Antenna Specials
…… WA2ALT 64Build a Unique Timer
…… WA3AJR 66Cooling Your Relays
…… K8ANG 71A Look At Soviet Test Gear
…… W6JTT 72Surplus Goodies Are Still Around
…… Moak 74The Touchtone Connection
…… WA4BZP 75Build a Phone Exchange
…… Moore 76Build A Brute Power Supply
…… WB4QLW 78Drake Touchtone Review
…… WA1JGG 79Marine Radiotelephone Conversion
…… K8EXF 80Solder Soldier
…… W1ZOA 82When the Lights Go Out
…… WB5ASA 84Ten-tec Mods
…… KL7IBQ/8 96Computer Logger
…… WA1UOU 100Troubleshooting A Micro
…… WB4KEO 102Super DVM
…… WA5VQK 108Build a kW Linear
…… W6DL 112Build A $2 Drill
…… K7AGI 120Unique Power Supply Tester
…… W9HDA 122Instant Spares
…… W4ATE 123Light Up Your Bench
…… WA3VGT 124Hang Ten
…… K8ANG 125Using the Atlas Transceiver
…… Staff 146PC Layout Tips
…… WB9LUI 152Radio Equipment Insurance
…… WA9PDS 154Information Management System
…… K4MDK 156CW Keycoder Improvements
…… WB0QFR 159Heath HW-2021 Review
…… K4JEM 160The First Step
…… W2FEZ 166All About SCTS
…… K6LUA 168Rotary Autopatch Dialer
…… WA1MXV 17273 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1977
A FAAR-oUT DXpedition
…… WA6YOB 25So You Want to Get Into RTTY?
…… W9IF 28Design An Active RTTY Filter
…… K2OAW 38Moving Display RTTY Readout
…… WB8SWH 44RTTY SWling
…… WA2MOT/wT2AAG 52RTTY Local Loop
…… WB5IRY 59Try the RTTY Reader
…… W3JJU Cannon 60Organize Your RTTY Pix
…… W2PSU 66Build A RTTY Message Generator
…… WB9CNE 74FSK for the Drake
…… WB8DMC 78Baudot to ASCII Converter
…… VE4CM 80Digital Group RTTY Micro
…… K2AOU 98RTTY Test Station
…… W2FJT 104The World’s Cheapest Calibrator
…… W9SS 108RTTY With the KIM
…… K4GCM 110Build A Meter With Class
…… WA4LJL 112FSK for the FT-101
…… W6OJF 113Build A Drift-free T.U.
…… VE7DBK 114Noise Rejector
…… WB6ZYK 116RTTY CRT Tuning Indicator
…… W9IF 118Cassette-aided CW and RTTY
…… Staff 122A Practical 2m Synthesizer
…… WA3SYI 146Buying Surplus
…… W2OLU 151RTTY RKB-l Revisited!
…… W9IF 158Mobile Antenna Tips
…… W2FEZ 160Super Wilson
…… K4TWJ 16473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1977
Communicate On 10.25 GHz
– with a simple transceiver …… WA3ETD 26Home Brew Tilt-over
– the water pipe special …… W4MEA 30Minimize Feedline Loss
– UHF buffs front end center! …… W2STM 32How About 6 FM?
– it’s easy with a modified HE-50 …… W3KBM 34W.A.S. -easily!
– catching the last few …… W7FGD 38Fool the Wire Wizard
– a computer would have helped …… Simmons 42Ultra Simple Diode Checker
– for grab bag specials …… K4GOK 44Beat the PC Shortage
– build (glue) your own! …… Stanfield 48Identify That Transformer
– tips for using boat anchors …… Tenny 51Subaudible Tone Encoder
– access those closed machines …… W4NFR 52Build A ComCoder
– versatility for the IC-22S …… K5UBM WB5WSG 60Attache’ Case Portable
– Bond would like it! …… N4AL/wB4SCN 66Build A Beeper Alarm
– if staying in touch is important …… WA4SAM 68Try Your KIM-1 On RTTY
– CUL on your computer …… WA5DXP 88S. D. Sales Z-80 Review
– quality at a good price …… WA2INM 94Title Your Pix With A Micro
– a useful SSTV accessory …… K6AEP 96Mastering Network Operations
– everything you need to know! ……WB4EZM 104Try A Trapped Dipole
– save copper and coax! …… K4IFH 107Liberate Your Wilson HT
– who needs nicads? …… K2HUF 108Novice Antenna Specials
– tips for that first antenna …… W2FEZ 110Sound Operated Relay
– for the ultimate security system …… WB8DQT 114Traffic Handling Explained
– a lost art? …… WB2YKG 118The Third Hand
– how many times? …… Miller 120Vehicle Security Systems
– protect your rig …… WB5DEP 122One Cent Channels for the IC-22S
– inflation fighter! …… WB2CBC WA2HGQ 150The Missing Length
– phantom IC-22S channel …… KL7IEP/1 151Design A Circuit Designer!
– with special plug-in boards …… Staff 152Sensitive Meters Saved
…… W6GXN 153Big Burt In Amarillo
– bootlegger nabbed! …… Staff 154Right Way Wrong Way Navy Way
– or the 73 way …… K6DZY 156Living With the Family Ham
– planning births etc …… WA4WZL 158Add Jazz To Your Tempo
– with a few simple mods …… WB8ZBJ 160Interested In Television?
– how to get started …… WB8DQT 164Simple Electronic Siren
– it’s loud! …… K4DHC 176Digital To Audio Decoder
– for the blind operator …… Pacholok 178Synthesize Yourself!
– practical experiments …… W1HCI 18273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1977
Build The Omni-oSCAR!
– practical omnidirectional antenna …… K2OVS 24Get Set For OSCAR 8
– details on the new bird! …… W3HUC 28Build An OSCAR 2m Transverter
– make QRP days a success! …… W2GN 32Predicting OSCAR Propagation
– not always simple …… G3IOR 34Try OSCAR Mobile
– the ultimate DX test! …… W2GN 40Tic Tac Touchtone
– a new mentod! …… W9CGI 44Visual OSCAR Finder
– nice side effects! …… WB2BWJ 50Cheap Ears For OSCAR
– an effective satellite antenna …… W9CGI 54Track OSCAR With Your SR-52
-requires the PC 100 option …… W6UIX 58Try A T-r For OSCAR 8
– turnstile over reflector system …… W9CGI 62Track OSCAR In Real Time
– with your HP-67 calculator …… W9lJ 64Logical Thoughts About OSCAR
– meaningful to computers! …… OA6AD 66OSCAR DX
– a new challenge …… W3TMZ 72OSCAR Frequency Relationships
– new where is my downlink? …… W1ZAW 76Calculate OSCAR Orbits
– with your HP-25 calculator …… VE7BGX 80CB to OSCAR
– from 10 to the sky! …… W9CGI 82Track OSCAR 8!
– step-by-step method …… K2ZRO 86Build A 2m Power Amp
– good for OSCAR uplink ……W4MNW 96Build A General Purpose Preamp
– uses common components! …… W4NVK 98Receive CW With A KIM
– now if only the FCC …… WB3GCP WB8VQD 100Build This SSTV Pattern Generator
– micro-controlled of course! …… K7SBK 106Super Baud Bumper
– for your SWTP 6800 …… WB4GXE 116QRZ -p-k4!
– relax with ham class …… W9CQD 120Digital Timer Goes Mobile
– battery power keeps it trucking! …… K7QCM 122Straining the Wind
– simple wind speed indicator …… Staff 135Find That Meter Resistance
– with this simple bridge …… N2RG 136VE6 DXer Tells All!
– what to do all winter …… VE8NS 144Remote Speaker Mike for Your HT
– this one’s the Wilson …… W2DNY 170Split Your IC-22S
– adding splinter frequencies …… WA6OMH 172Remote Monitor for Your Scanner
– complete with lights …… K1CCK 174Electronics Study Guide
– remember when..? …… Wilson 176Low Cost Tone Decoder
– for repeater control …… WB0VSZ 178Hufco Counter Kit
– report from a happy user …… WA2LPB 182A Single Tone Can Do It
– simple tone control system ……W7JSW 18473 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1977
Inside Ten-tec
– QRP innovators …… K4MDK 34The History of Ham Radio
– part V …… W9CI 38Try BCB DX!
– when you’re tired of twenty …… WB2BJH 42Build An Engine Analyzer
– use your scope! …… WA6THG/kH6 46More Repeater Control Devices
– control unit/audio interface …… W7JSW 50How Do You Use ICs?
– part VIII …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 56Finally! A Practical Discriminator!
– metering system that is …… K4GOK 62A Kilowatt Alternative
– try a gain antenna …… WB0KTH/4 66All About Transceivers
– Novices take note! …… WB5ASA 68German Amateur Procedures
– and repeater information …… W8CM/5 72The DA4FB Story
– American repeater in Germany …… WB4EWX/dA1KD 78Decode Morse
– with an 8080 …… WB9KPT 92Futureshot
– Just around the corner …… K9KIC 98Try A Micro Contest Logger
– the 6800 does it all …… KH6GMP 102Computerized Global Calculations
– finding the best way to Pago Pago …… VE3EKR 106Micro Meets JANET
– meteor scatter anyone? …… W5HK/9 WB9WXM 108Run Sheila Run!
– real-life radio control …… WB0IFF 114CB to 10
– part VI: antenna suggestions …… K5UKH 120CB to 10
– part VII: convert a TRC-11 …… WB8CLF 122Battery Backup for Digital Clocks
– don’t miss a second …… WA2EJT 123Roll Your Own QSL Cards
– originality for rare ones! …… G3WDI 130Glide On Six
– radio control primer …… WB3BQQ 134More IC-22S
– add a programming switch …… K0HPF 138Amplitude vs. Frequency
– poor man’s spectrum analyzer …… Staff 140How About An Auto CQ?
– generate some 10m activity! …… K4TSY 142SSB For the “Frog”
– tame the croak …… W5JJ 144Beat the Books
– study hall special …… WB9YKR 145Clocking Those Clock Kits
– check out the MK-03! …… W6SWZ 148Digital Signal Source
– TTL signals for counters micros …… K7HKL 150Regenerated CW
– CW: as you like it …… Staff 152High-band Your KDK
– monitor the other half! …… W2PMX 177The Rescue
– rest-life drama …… WA6LJL 178Welding Rod Special Antenna
– for seamless contacts …… WA5TSJ 179Tanks A Lot!
– inductor calculation program …… WA9GUK 182Build the EI Sapo Tester
– for hams with spare time …… Staff 184Finally! A Simple PROM Burner!
– for the 8223 and 82S23 …… W7JSW 186Try A Topical CQ
– for special interest groups …… K4GRT 188Call Letter Gouger
– adds class to any shack …… WB6JYK 189Adjustable Bench Supply
– would you believe 1.2-37 volts? …… Staff 192Test Instrument Saver
– an old phone is required …… Miller 193Photoelectric Bench Accessory
– when you need an extra “eye” …… W3KBM 196Inside the SR-52
– calculator doubles as micro …… WA6THG 198Boost Your TR22!
– with a mini rock crusher …… WA2INM 200QRM on the Moon?
– yep on all bands …… W4NVK 204Filcher Foiler Car Alarm
– car door operated …… WB6THJ 206Quick Deviation Meter
– for the IC-22A …… WA1UUK 207Build a Noise-free Power Supply
– avoid spikes with sine waves …… K4DHC 208Surplus Goodies
– are they really for you? …… Villastrigo 210Try A New Mode!
– don’t let boredom strike …… N4KC 214Build A Useful HF Receiver
– Novice special …… Staff 216Wake Up A Dead Repeater!
– with these new Q signals …… K9AZG 21873 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1978
The Go-first-class Digital Tester
– build this outstanding in-circuit logic monitor …… W7BBX/4 24The Unbeatable Base-loaded Three-element Rotary Vertical
…… W3KBM 22Negative Numbers On A $9 Calculator
…… WB6IXT/7 32Sideband Exposed!
-the mysteries of SSB unveiled -why not understand it once and for all? …… W2FEZ 34IC Timer Review
…… W3HB 40Forget Ohm’s Law
…… Stanfield 46Brew Up A Signal Generator
…… Staff 50Reprogram Your IC-22S
…… W6UTE 54Try The ID VIP Method
…… Hargett 58Build A Deluxe QRP Transmatch
…… WB4VlQ 61Dodge That Hurricane!
…… WB4IXK 62Guilty? Or Not Guilty?
…… WA6HDK 69Transformers for Purists
– have fun designing and building your own transformers …… WA7NEV 70Simple Scanner For the IC-22S
…… KH6EM 74Cool It!
…… K4Kl 78How to Get Better Satellite Pictures
– improving weather satellite recording systems …… W3KH 82To Err Is Human
…… WB2TOC 86The $500 Egg Timer
– how to use your computer for practical around-the-house things …… Mickle 92You’ll like SOL!
…… WB6JYK 94How To Keep Your Computer Happy
…… WD9DDV 98It’s Super Clock
– software to enclockify your computer …… W4CQI 102Improve the AX-190 Receiver
…… WA3TLD 106Hooking the Kids
…… DiBlasi 114Tune Your Tower To 80/160
…… K9SOG 118Clean Up Your Act
…… Staff 136Where Oh Where
…… W2XQ 138Power Supply Regulation
…… WA3TLD 140The Op Amp Encyclopedia
– part I of a lonnnng series …… K4IPV 142How to Build a Bionic Elephant!
– and have it smell like a rose …… WB6IQS 146Transistor Primer
…… K1UZ 149I Love My GTX-1
…… WA4HVH 150How It Was
…… W6lM 152Build This FM Signal Generator
…… W9HDA 154“I Must Have One of Those Somewhere”
– confessions of a junk box junkie ……WB7CTH 158Is It Glass Or Iron?
…… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 160Build A Simple Capacitance Meter
…… W8DCC 164Simple Sequential Decoder
…… W7JSW 166PC Techniques
…… Staff 168Space Age Junque III
…… W9CGI 170The Ham CBer
…… WA4BBU 172Laying Our Your Shack Scientifically
– human engineering comes (at last) to amateur radio …… W3ZVT 174Hands-free Mobile Mike
…… W9KXJ 178Heath HT Goodies
…… WA1IZS 180Try A Sensor Keyer
…… WB4TED 184Logical Logic
…… N6WA/wA6JMM 188Pulses Galore!
…… Plevcan 19473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1978
Inexpensive EKG Encoder
…… WA3AJR 20What Are They Showing On SSTV?
– have you been missing something? …… K4TWJ 24Build A Better Phone Patch
– hybrid -op amps-the works …… Poirier 28Drake TR-4CW Review
…… K4TWJ 30Build A 3-1/2 Digit DVM
…… WA5VQK/5 40Clean Up Your Tochtone Act
…… WA6THG 44The Tempo 2020 -satisfaction tells all
…… WA2KOK 48Repeater Procedure
…… WB4NAY 52Tighten Up Your SB-102
…… W2POG 53QRP Hints
…… N2MW 54Brass Pounding Simplified
…… K6JM 58UHF Propagation
…… KL7IEP/1 W1KIQ 62Tune-up Aids For the Blind
…… WB1FFQ 64KIM-l Can Do It!
…… W4CQI 68A Secret Weapon For Road Rallies
…… K9PTI 72Looking For A Micro?
– consider the KIM-1 …… O’Reilly 76Fiendish New QUBIC Program
…… Bishop 78Put An ELF In Your Keyer
– sneaky computer strikes again …… WB9MQY 82Try HCAI
…… Hughot 84Raid!
…… W8JJO 88See Q See Q
…… VE3FLE 90Measure Periods With Your Counter
…… K6MWM 92Super Siren
– it’s loud! …… 96CB to 10-part VIII: the Publicom I
…… WB6LQE 98Coming of Age
…… VE3FlE 100Put A Sony In Your Shack
…… Staff 102How To Compete With An HT
…… VE7AQS 110S.A.S.E.
…… W9CGI 112A Ham’s Life Cycle
…… VU2JS 114Antennas
…… K4SE/wA4DBG 116The $5 Magnetic Mount
– cheap and sticky …… WA2UMV 118Versatile Transistor Tester
…… WA5TFK 122Autopatch Digit Suppressor
…… K4FFW 124Surplus Adventures
– pound foolish! …… W9HDA 126TS-700A Calibrator
…… K9POZ 128Keeping the Zap Out of the Shack
…… W7RG 130Painless Touchtone Adjustment
…… W3HT 146The Overkill Stall Warner
…… W9CGI 150Try 220 You’ll like It!
…… K0OST 154How To Dissipate 200 000 Megawatts
– fool Mother Nature …… W4NKV 158Can A Miniature Antenna Work?
– relief for the cliff dweller …… W6AQM 16073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1978
The New Improved “Best Keyer Yet”
– updating MINI-mOS …… K4JEM 22The Powerful Grounded Antenna
– thrives on poor soil …… W0SII 26How To Cut Costs On Power Supplies
…… W9HDA 28You Too Can Go Digital
…… K2RB 32Old Receivers – A Hidden Gold Mine
– updating those ‘405 receivers …… W6GXN 36Old Rigs Can Live Again!
…… K41PV 40Novices Paddle Your Way To Happiness
– super deluxe Novice keyer …… W0OGX 44How Many pF is That Capacitor Really?
…… WA0ZCR 48Exorcising Power Supply Demons
…… K41PV 52Meet the Plastic Wonder
…… K0OXB/5 58Don’t Miss the Excitement of QRP
…… K9SGZ 62Is Your Repeater Up-to-date?
…… W4VGZ 661220 MHz -use It Or Lose It!
…… K1CLL 72New Protection For Your Car
– simple force field system …… WA4GIM 76The Great cover-up
…… W4FXE 78The World Of Tone Control
…… K3JE/2 82Solve Those Parallel Problems
…… N3IE 88At Last! An RFI-free Computer!
– the Cromemco Z-2 …… WB6JYK 92Programming Coil Design
…… K7SBK 98If You Want To Know Where You Are
…… Burhans 108Do Biorhythms Really Work?
…… W4KFT 110From CB To Amateur Radio
…… WB4POH 114Improve Your HW-2021
…… K1WXK 130How Much Power Does It Draw?
…… Fowler 131Surprisingly Low-cost Lab Supply
…… W6GXN 132Wireless Monitoring For the Bionic Ham
…… W8FX/4 134Flash Project For Camera Fiends
…… WA6UNK 140Kerchunk Counter
…… W6NUI 143The Solar-powered Ham Station
– one hundred Watts yet! …… W5VBO 146The Cheaper Chip
…… W7JSW 150The Go Pro HT Mod
…… W8FX/4 152A 2m Antenna for the Perfectionist
– with considerable details …… WB2AWG 154Are You Afraid To Build?
…… W4RYO 156A Brass Horn For X-band
– simple 10.5 GHz antenna …… W1SNN 164A Cheapskate’s Circuit Board
…… WA1BVD 168Good Grief Not the 225 Again?
– yes even more flexibility …… WB2LEI 172Avoid An Overvoltage Catastrophe
…… W7RXV 176The Amazing Zener Sweeper
– big deal gadget tests zener diodes …… WB4YOD 178How To Use A Varactor
…… W6JB 182Can A Diode Replace A Relay?
…… Staff 184Shock the Car-burglar
…… W1DIS 18573 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1978
Ecstasy In Multimeterland
– build this autoranging marvel …… WA4AIH 24How To Succeed On 1296
– cat-food can 50-watt amplifier …… W4UCH/2 32How Do You Use ICs?
– part IX …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 44You’re Still Using Tubes? Yeccch!
…… W6HPH/g5AWI 50The Challenge Of 10.5 GHz
– use it or lose it to Smokey …… W1SNN/wR1AFE 60In Search Of the Ultimate
– an incredible counter calibrator …… W6YUY 66Super Deluxing the TR-33
…… WA6JFP 72Feeding A Hungry Microcomputer
…… W6GXN 76The Exterminator
…… Lasher 84At Last! A Use For Your Computer!
– RTTY filter design program in BASIC …… Stewart 88Now Anyone Can Afford A Keyboard
…… Eaton 92Godbout Strikes Again
– ECONORAM: an outstanding value ……WA7NEV 102The Klingons Are Coming!
…… WB9LSS 104The Experimenter’s Dream Calculator
…… Reid 114Toward A More Perfect Weather Picture
…… Cawthon 116Is TTL Already Obsolete?
– CMOS vs. TTL …… WB5IRY 120Simple CW Interference “Filter”
– diode code regeneration …… W8FX/4 132How Sunspots Work
– basics for the Novice …… WA4FDE 136Schottky: A New IC Generation
…… McClellan 158Use Noise To Tune Your Station
…… W6DOB 160The Double Whammy Mobile Clarifier
– tune out the wife and kids …… K8JS 168Danger! Microwave Radiation!
– just how much is dangerous? …… WB6JPI 17073 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1978
A Keyer? Who Needs Another Keyer?
– would you believe a $2 keyer? …… W6APZ 24Official FCC RFI Report
– curing radio and TVI …… FCC 30Hey Old-timers! The Breadboard Is Back!
– jiffy up those IC circuits …… WA7NEV 46Fake ‘Em Out With Remote Control
– TT-operated control unit …… W4VGI 52Now-a Digital Capacit- Meter!
– simple construction project …… W3KBM 58DMM Survival Course
– all about using digital multimeters …… McClelian 62What Happened To SSTV?
– is it dead or alive? …… K4TWJ 72Build This Excitingly Simple Receiver
…… K4DHC 76Can Hams Counter Police Radar?
– electronic warfare: another step …… WA4WDL 80Why Not Go First Class?
– FM RTTY ID PL TT etc! …… W9CGI 84Diary Of A Survivor
– cyberosis victim tells all …… WA6PPZ 92How Good Is the North Star Disk?
– and why is it getting so popular? …… Bosen 100Pseudorandomness Is Just Not Good Enough
– true random happiness with a Z-80 …… WA1PTZ 103Beethoven Need Not Fear
– a little night music on the micro …… G8HBR 106Hex Converter for True-blue Octalists
– BASIC program …… Dolinear 110The Cheaper Beeper
– “Bell” for your CRT RTTY or uP …… VE2BVW 111Semi-instant Program Loading
– bauding up the SWT 6800 …… WB4GXE 112The Super Select-o-ject
– kill rotten QRM with this filter system …… W8FX/4 116The IG-102 Goes Transistor!
-tubeless portability for this Heath signal generator …… Rossnick 120The Miser’s Delight Repeater Controller
– the very ID! …… W2PMX 124Another Ten Minute Timer?
– yup …… N9MX K9MX 128Make Antenna Tuning A Joy
– instant swr bridge …… K5QY 134If You Want To Know Where You Are
– loran-c receiver: part: II …… Burhans 146Home-canned Dummy
– cheap half-gallon load …… WB2BWJ WA2JZR 154De-Zap Strap
– so you can MOS around …… W6SWZ 156No Not Another 22S Mod?
– yes another Icom 22S mod …… VE2TM 158Scare the Hell Out Of Burglars
– ham shack alarm systems …… WA6WUI 160The COR Goes Solid State
– turning two Midland rigs into a repeater …… WA6ILQ 16273 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1978
Happiness Is Being A Ham Manufacturer
– 73 visits Cushcraft …… W2NSD/l 30Extended Double Zepp
– old-timer’s delight still works …… W6TYH 34New Dipole Feeder
– tuned feeders yet! …… AA6AX 38The Cliff-dweller’s Delight
– how to operate from an apartment …… WA2UVC 40Wait Till You Try 16 Elements!
– 15dB gain on 2m is a real kick …… WA8FCA 42Working 15m With A 20m Beam
– by adding three more elements …… W8ZCQ 46A Better Feedthrough For Cables
– the $2 solution …… WA8FCA 50Resurrecting The Beverage Antenna
– try this 55-year old low-noise low band antenna …… W5USM 52How To Hang A Longwire
– without a catastrophe …… W5GN 58The “German” Quad
– six bands with one antenna …… WD4CPK/dF3TJ 60Mobile In Disguise
– the invisible 3/8 wave 2m antenna …… K9MLD 62Better Than A Quad?
– try a delta loop …… WA4NWW 64The Perverted Double Vee Antenna
– double your pleasure from 40m through 10m …… W5VSR 66Creeping Crud Got Your Signal?
– pollution is slowly destroying your system …… K4TWJ 72Towering Low Band Antennas
– berserk mathematician figures impedance …… K3OQF 74The 80 Meter Pile Crusher
– the ultimate vertical? …… W2OZH 76Phased Verticals For Easy DX
– and under $20 …… W1ZY/lA0BP 82Modernize The Matchbox
– increased capability for a classic coupler …… W8FX/4 84The Miserly Magnetic Antenna
– make this sausage-can magnetic mount …… W2AZD 86The 75m DX Chaser Antenna
– the 5/8 wave works on 75m as well as 2m …… N4VD 88The Invisible Allband Antenna
– works DX too …… WA4FYZ 92Who Says Verticals Don’t Work?
– the four-band phased-vertical bomber …… W2LFJ 96Low-cost Keyboard-iI
– software for the April keyboard …… Eaton 100Computerized Loop Antenna Design
– in BASIC …… WB2IPD 108Hey! Wail For Me!
– slowing computers to reading speed …… WA3MWM 111Morrow’s Marvelous Monitor
– reviewing the Morrow front panel …… Eigsti 114Enjoy All Bands With A Remote Tuner
– motorized marvel …… KL7AE 118New Use For CB Antennas
– converting ’em for ham use …… WA2KBI /jY9KS 122Confessions Of A Vertical Fanatic
– careful he’s looking for converts …… KH6HDM 134Novice Guide To Phased Antennas
– part I …… W8HXR 136The 21-element Brown Bomber
– 2m beam with sadistically strong signal …… W9CGI 140The Towerless “Tower”
– new grounded-rotor design …… K4FK N4OG 146The Two Hour Two Meter Beam
– simple five-element loop yagi …… WB9TNW 154Now Try 1296 MHz
– simple discone antenna …… WA4WDL WB4LJM 158The OSCAR Boppers
– turnstile antennas for 145 MHz and 432 MHz …… G3ZCZ/w3 160Cushcraft Does It Again!
– their new tri-bander is a winner …… K1OPQ 166The S-meter Bender
– W7DND’s magic antenna …… W8HXR 170Amazingly Simple Log Periodic Antenna
– an 8-lb mini LP for 20m …… K1QAR 174Disguised Birdhouse Vertical
– give the bird s a hot foot with this secret antenna …… K5LUW 17873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1978
Enjoy All Five Bands
– with this novice no-trap antenna …… W8FX/4 32Reincarnating Old Test Equipment
– a 1942 capacitance meter is born again …… W3BM 40Finding Radio Pests
– basics …… WA1UUK 42Video Magic For Your Home
– to make boredom disappear …… K4TWJ 44Novice Guide To Phased Antennas
– part II …… W8HXR 48Can A $20 FM Rig Work!
– testing the VHF Engineering TX150 2m xmtr …… WB4LJM WA4WDL 52Hiss Exterminator
– an ear-saver for the TS-700A …… K9POX 54Instant Engraving
– to protect your equipment …… W7RXV 58The New Improved Automatic Thermostat
– adding a night thermostat …… W9YBU 60Give ‘Em A Break
– with a cheaper repeater beeper …… WB6JPI 62It’s Flora Clock!
– and all is well …… W8FX/4 64Build Your Own Digital Dial
– great update for your receiver …… W1OOP 66The FM Rebroadcaster
– flexibllity for the FRG-7 …… W8FX/4 72J.B. Fields Radioman
– now it’s the Navy’s turn …… WB7SZC 74Counter Accuracy For Perfectionists
– updating the K2OAW counter updates …… K0KDT/5The New Op Amps
– better lower cost …… WA0UVX 7822 Remote
– outside programming for your IC-22S …… W8FX/4 80Handling Ole George
– is amateur radio ready …… K5GNZ 84The IC-22S Scanner
– still another 22S mod …… W9LIJ 86Computerized Capacity Meter
– cost $1 plus a computer …… Eccleston 88A Much Needed Micoder Power Supply
– beets that lily-livered battery …… K3MPJ 90Your ‘Scope Can Be Improved
– simple calibrator …… N5KR 92How About SSB CB Conversions?
– no strain …… W4GMM 96The Universal Notcher
– easy as pi …… W9CGI 98The $5 Memory Keyer
– for lazy cheapskates …… WA1EBY 100Should Repeaters Use Subaudible Tones?
– theological argument …… K9XI 102RAMmed By Morrow
– ECONORAM III lauded …… Hallen 110Six Said His First Words Today!
– and you taught him how …… WA3MWM 112The 22S Programmer Program
– diode selection in BASIC …… W6OVP K6MAR 114The Occult Computer
– test for ESP with a micro …… WA6VIY 116A Baudot Program For Your Micro
– simulated Vegas visit …… Fricke 118VHF Notch Filter
– rejection can be beautiful …… WA4WDL WB4LJM 123Yes You Can Build A Synthesizer!
– 220 MHz synthesizer for under $50 …… K2DVQ 124Beat the Microphone Blahs
– more oomph for FM audio …… KlHQW/4 134Forbidden Contacts
– 19 countries off limits to 4X4 amateurs …… Nobel 136A Darn Good IDer
– repeaters get smarter every day …… K5OM 142Pick A Frequency …Any Frequency
– ultra-flexible crystal calibrator …… W8FX/4 146Sometimes A Kit Is Best
– Bullet power supply kit exposed …… W6SWZ 150Coming In Out Of the Cold
– power supply for your mobile rig …… W6GXN 154Roy Rogers Special: Triggered Sweep
– lab scope performance for less than a gigabuck …… Renaud 156VHF Transverters and the FT-l0l
– quickie FM conversion …… W6OJF 168Instant Paddle
– cheap too …… W3IHA 170Watch the Wind!
– with this junk box anemometer …… WA4FWR/5 172The War Against Rust
– some good news for radio towers …… K8AO 17673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1978
Radio Row Revisited
– it’s alive and well in Tokyo …… W8JJO 26How To Work Europe With An HT
– hint: requires trans-atlantic plane fare …… WB9PYM 28What? CB Repeaters?!
– perfectly legal too …… WA4EOX 34A Complete X-band Transmitter
– easv to build ……W1SNN 38Shock!!!
– what to do when Thor’s hammer falls …… McAlister 44The PVC Portable
– a “go anywhere” 2m ground plane …… WA6RJK 48The Amazing Mobile life Preserver
– simple but effective …… W2EVM 51Power line DX
-(almost) wireless remote control …… N2CX 52Ruddy Good Show!
-2 meters in the Mother Country …… G3WDI 58Rock Steady
– touchtone! stability for Heath’s HW-2021 …… WA5RON 60In the Eye of the Beholder
– ugly transformers make beautiful power supplies …… WB6JYK 64The End of Rf Feedback
– here’s how the pros do it …… K4TWJ 72The Heavyweight
– a keyer base that stays put …… K9MX 74Sleight of Hand
– getting 12 V from 24-v transformers …… K4SE 76CD to 10
– part IX: a pair of Radio Shack rigs …… WB2UYI 78In Search Of Stability
– temperature-compensated crystal oscillators …… Burhans 80On Your Mark!
– RTTY tips for the TS-820 …… WA4KIL K4FK 82A WWV Primer
– become a calibration freak …… W8FX/4 84The Swiss Fork Special
– half-a-beam space saver …… Staff 90The End of the Rat’s Nest
– a sensible operating console …… WB9FRM 922001 -3
– a ham odyssey …… WA5SNZ 94The Kalculating KIM-l
– calculator versatility for any KIM …… Lasher 100A No-cost Digital Clock
– use your programmable calculator …… N8RKThe BASICs of L-Network Design
– your micro makes it simple …… K7SBK 108Hung Up On Autopatch?
– build this frustration fighter …… WA6THG 112Updating the Wilson 1402
– making a good rig better …… WA9RAQ 114Quick Check For TT Pads
– test for flea market bargains …… K3BPP 115The Op Amp Beam Heading Indicator
– modernize your antenna system …… K0BVSuper Charger
– keeps nicads up to snuff …… WA7YGB 120HW-l0l Owners Check This!
– RIT mod for the good old HW-101 …… HB9BLU 126Sidetone Is A Must
– improves your fist enormously …… VE3EKR 128The Tiny Tone Repeater Saver
– super-small tone burst system …… W4VGZ 132Dispense It Right!
– simple tips for wire and cord …… W4RVO 141Ham Radio Is NOT A Rich Man’s Hobby
– another myth exploded …… WA6NCX/l 142The Toggled 22
– simplified program for your IC-22S …… Fletcher 148Custom-make Your Key Paddle
– the iambic Zephyr …… W6JB 150Don’t Let Your Battery Die
– extend its life with this simple timer …… WB8TXG 151New Life For Double Sideband!
– awake ye pioneers and get cracking …… K1IO 152Time And Tide -digitally
– march to a different drummer …… WA1TNG 156The Sneaky J
– for cliff dwellers and other unfortunates …… W8FX/4 160The End of Autopatch Embarrassment
– don’t get caught with your Micoder down …… W4CUG 168The “Do It All” Digital Clock
– it’s even programmable …… K6UGT 176More CW Fun With Break-in Keying
– how it works …… WB0KTH 180Poor Man’s Cruise Control
– better than the commercial jobs …… W9CGI 18473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1978
CB to 10-part X: Realistic’s Mini 23
…… K5LUW/k5SA 38Four-wheel Frenzy!
– hams and the Baja International …… K6WS 26T-r Erotica
– rf switching with PIN diodes …… W4VGZ 32The Autodialer Revisited
– a circuit board and other improvements …… W7JSW 34Watergate Special
– create your own 18-minute gap …… HB9BLU 36Be Legal
– build an ID reminder …… AD4A/wA4MFY 40Another IC-22S Scheme
– for oddball repeaters …… WA1ZMQ 44Improving the SWTPC UDI
– self-preservation made easy …… K3MPJ 46Graduate to a Better Operating Desk
– lost of class …… WB6EKO 48The SWL Bible
– tuning the ends of the world …… W2XQ 50The Mobile Dream Machine
– Kenwood Drake Larsen.. and Ford …… K9SQG/8 58Be A Surplus Survivor
– don’t get burned by a boat anchor …… WB4APC 62Tracking the Wild Turkey
– DF tips …… WA8BHR 64High Q Antennas
– stop worrying about swr …… K4KI 68When In Doubt Improvise!
– adding TT convenience to your HT-144B …… W6LTV 72Relief for the Rockbound
– continuous tuning for FM rigs …… WB2EQG 74Power Supply Magic
– the forgotten voltage doubler …… Burt 78DVM Scrapbook
– the basics …… McClellan 82Meet Mr. Blizzard
– Dayton hams were ready …… K8YQH/aA8P 88The Blizzard Of ’78
– a real snow job …… W8HXR 92How Do You Use ICs?
– part X …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 94Relax and Unwind
– your antenna wire …… WA4TJJ 98Nuclear Attack!
– WWIII on your SR-52 …… WA7WKA 100Computerized QSO Records
– who needs a logbook? …… WA7VZR 106RAM Checkout’s A Snap
– this tiny program does the job …… WA7NEV 112The Case of the Missing Offset
– adding to the HW-2021 …… K3JZD 118What Do You Do With A Timekube?
– when in doubt modify it! …… Staff 122Gourmet Guide To Capacitors
– for that project you have cooking …… W5JJ 126The ARC Tuner
– rejuvenated surplus …… K9QLL 128Home-brew Circuit Boards
– cheap and simple …… W9IWI 13273 Reveals Bias!
– transistor operation exposed! …… W5JJ 136CB to 10
– part X: Realistic’s Mini 23 …… K5LUW/k5SA 138Kerchunk …Kaboom!
– safe distances between dynamite and rf …… N5KR 140Be Mr. Clean!
– simple RTTY trash remover …… WB4FXD 142Build the Triple Threat Keyer
– great Novice project …… W8FX/4 144The Ten Meter AM Antenna Special
– $5 vertical also works SSB or FM …… W6RCL 146Buddy Ya Got A Match?
– build one L of a matcher …… K4KI 152Another Trick for the 22S
– now it’s a remote control system …… WB7SHW 164“Stop Timeouts!” Revisited
– PC board for K3VTO’s timer …… WB3ELV 168Maintain Control
– keeping power tools in their place …… Stanfield 170CB to 10
– part XI: Hy-gain’s PLL rigs …… WB5BSG 172Active Voltage Divider
– for dividing active voltage …… PY1AQL/cT1EM 174Charge!
– your nicads …… W4VGZ 201Light Right?
– do it yourself photo exposure meter …… Mills 204Micoder Magic
– improve it with easy mods …… K4BJF 214Build the IC Experimenter
– getting started with TTL and CMOS …… Leonard 220A New Type of 10 GHz Receiver
– use it or lose it …… Kopeika 4Z4TJ 222Two Meters At the Summit
– a backpacker’s delight …… W6FJT 22473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1978
DXpeditioning
– a “how to” guide …… WA2VMS 26VHF On Your Frequency Counter
– an easy-to-build prescaler …… WB0KLH 34The KM1CC Story
– hams celebrate Marconi’s miracle …… WA1JWD 38Good News!
– easy autoranging for your counter …… Lassagne 44Mighty Mods for the 820S
– more power and convenience …… K4FK WA4KIL 48Improving Heath’s HT
– a hall-dozen swell mods …… WA6TLK 54Total Control
– a versatile TT system …… WB2MPZ 60Oddball Splits and the IC-22S
– work any repeater …… W6YUY 64The History of Ham Radio
– part VI …… W9CI 68Reusing Coax Connectors
– worthwhile salvage job …… W0FEV 72Building From Magazine Articles
– the breadboard/wire-wrap way …… WA7NEV 74Super Simple TT Generator
– uses almost no components …… WA6AFX 78Microstrip
– magical PC technique explained …… N6TX 80Low-pass Filler Primer
– tells all …… K2OAW 98Hello Hamdom!
– a Cber makes the switch …… WN3NNY 102More “Coming Of Age”
…… VE3FLE 103Rejuvenate A Pawnee!
– put it on 2 …… K4GRT W4IEV 104High Seas Adventure -ham Style
– part I …… WA6FEI 112Build A Better Beeper
– variable time-interval generator …… W3QVZ 122DMM Buyer’s Guide
– expert tells all …… McClellan 126Triple Threat
– Microlog’s RTTY Morse and ASCII system …… K3CMY 130The Ultimate T-hunt
– repeater jammer foiled again …… WB6JPI 136Two Meter HT Survey
– data on 21 rigs …… K5XY 142Interrupts Made Easy
– for 8080/s-100 users …… WB6LOA 146Use A Computer? Who Me?
– yes you! …… WB2HJD 154Bird Watching in BASIC Land
– another use for your micro …… K6EW 156Computers and the Real World
– practical D/a and A/d conversion …… WlFZA 161World’s Cheapest QSLs
– BASIC program keeps your log too …… WA7VZR 166The Long-term Effects of Working with ICs
– learn the five warning signs …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 182The Lady Saw Red
– if the shoe fits …… WB4ZVZ 184The Frugal Alternative
– home-brew an HT charger …… W8FX/4 186PLL Techniques
– a practical guide …… Earnshaw 188Build A TTY Tester
– works for TTL-compatible printers too …… K7YZZ 198It’s A Ham’s World
– show this one to a non-amateur …… K2HTO 210Attention. Weather Watchers!
– advanced circuitry for WEFAX processing …… Cawthon 218Interchangeable Test Leads
– individuality has limits …… K2MPJ 249Happiness Is A Smart Scanner
– mods for the PBM/aWE FMSC-l …… K8JS 250Tweaking Your Linear
– the right way to tune it …… W5VSR 252CB to 10
– part XII convert a Kraco PLL rig …… W1PI 254Tuned Circuits In Your Junk Box
– making do with what’s on hand …… W3KBM 256Support Your Local Fire Chief
– hams and the safety services …… W1FYR 258Improved Scanner for the VHF/one plus
– a $4.00 mod does it …… W7AAY 262A Perfect Power Supply?
– well …almost …… WB3BUU/8/k8UR 268Mobile Security Blanket
– remote control for older rigs …… WA1RTD 270Further Adventures of the IC-22S
– our hero gets offset flexibility …… W6WUT 274Antenna Design: Something New!
– controlled-current distribution …… W4FD W4ATE 282Build An Audible Transistor Tester
– it’s a CPO too …… WB7NZG/dA1DB 29173 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1978
Electro Sculpture
– be a radio Rodin …… VP2DN 32The SUMSUE Method
– determining code speeds …accurately …… K1RH 36The UART Gear Shifter
– for multi-speed RTTY …… KB8CE 38Silence Groaning Refrigerators
– check your house wiring …… K4KI 42Bargain Preamp
– muliple uses for this one …… W5REZ 44Murphy’s Masterpiece
– the lost weekend …… WA6PPZ 48How About Some Holm Shack Safety?
– don’t be a statistic …… W7FGD 52Head ‘Em Off at the (High) Pass
– improved filter design …… WB6GNM 56555 Basics- And More!
– get to know this versatile IC …… WB4CEO 60Educate Yourself
– an almost painless method …… WB1AHL 64Novel RTTY Autostart
– we could write a book …… K2OAW 68The Easiest Offset Ever
– a treat for 2 …… K4GOK 74The Chip Switch
– a digital troubleshootmg triumph …… WB2QEL 78Automatic Repeater Offsets
– it’s all so logical …… N2YK/wB2NYK 82CB to 10
– part XIII: the Lafayette Telsat SSB-75 …… DF1SP/w2 86The History of Ham Radio
– part VII …… W9CI 90Build An FM Tweaker
– simple deviation meter …… W3QVZ 94Another Surplus Treasure
– convert the R-648/aRR-41 receiver …… McClellean 96Pffft -Zapped Again!
– front-end protect your test equipment …… WA6THG/kH6JSA 100One Meter-many Jobs
– an introduction to shunts …… Fletcher 102Who Uses All Those Frequencies?
– the competition for radio spectrum …… WB6JPI WB6HDB 104MDS: What Is It?
– and what’s in it for you …… Edwards 106FM Calibration on a Budget
– why pay more? …… W9HDA 108Build the $80 Wonder
– a deluxe frequency counter/standard …… W3HB 112Add-a-scanner
– for any synthesized rig …… N2YK/wB2NYK 116CB to 10
– part XIV: a Realistic PLL rig …… K0QLC 120No More Excuses!
– get on RTTY with this simple demodulator …… WB4MBL 124The Junk Box Station
– ham ingenuity does it again …… WA4DQN 126R-X Bridge + Calculator = Vswr
– antenna tuning without QRM …… WB5ILK 130High Seas Adventure-ham Style
– part II …… WA6FEI 136“Look What Followed Me Home!
– a PET of your very own …… Lilie 142A Hex on Your 8223
– space-saving magic …… Schneider 148The Micro Maestro!
…… K6EW 150SSTV Meets SWTPC: Part 1
– micro-enhanced pictures …… K6AEP 168Squelchifying Cheap Receivers
– junk-box project …… WA1PDY 182Try FM On 29.6 MHz
– no it’s not a CB channel …… WA7WYF 184Build the Brute
– unique heavy-duty power supply …… N9KV 186The Multifunction Scan Can
– another IC-225 goodie …… W1IBI W1HZH 192Be A Weather Genius
– eavesdrop on GOES …… WB8DQT 198Happiness is a DMM Kit
– Sabtromcs makes a gem …… W7AAY 208Vintage Receiver Mods
– new life or hamfest bargains …… W2OLU 210Deep Dark Secrets of the TR-7500
– exposing hidden talents …… WB9SEQ 212The TTY Lifesaver
– saves money too …… Sergo 216Build the “Version Three”
– simple RTTY TU does it all …… Colby 218Heath’s GR-88 Gets Religion!
– convert it to 2 meters …… W2AOO 222Four Terminals Are Better Than Three
– using the new voltage regulators …… W1SNN 226CB to 10
– part XV: a Realistic HT …… K5UKH 238The Circuit Board Aquarium
– no fish story …… WB9QZE 240Build A Decent Dummy
– no oil no light bulbs no hassle …… K4IPV 244Who Needs Transistors?
– you do! …… W5JJ 250A Junk Box Load Simulator
– for battery testing …… W5JJ 252Blockbuster RTTY Article!
– Selcal and W-r-u on a budget …… W9IF 254Automatic Autopatch
– safeguard your health …… W6GJS 266Using Bargain Muffin Fans
– a keep-cool idea …… K4SE 276Loran-c as a Frequency Standard
– is 3 cycles a week good enough? …… WA4EID 278Ham Help!
– a telephone aid for the blind …… N4AL 286An Experimenter’s Delight
– a lab bench with style …… WA1WLW 28873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1978
A DXer’s Dream Vacation
– try sunny Montserrat …… WB6JPZ 30Close Encounters
– the eyes of Texans are upon them …… K8NQN 36The Schizophrenic Triangle
– a split-personality radiator …… WA4JTJ 44From CW to Computers
– a digital modulation primer …… N6RY 48A 28 Cent Touchtone Mod
– something for (almost) nothing …… W9CGI 56Space Age Surplus
– your own Saturn V? …… Endress Endress 60An X-band Transceiver
– more 10-gHz fun …… W1SNN 64SSTV Recorder Controller
– replaces your index finger …… K3JML 82Receiver Diseases
– and how to Cure them …… K4IPV 90Autophasing for WEFAX
– preserve your mental health …… Cawthon 96The Lunch Counter
– eat it up …… WA4PIN 105Confessions of a Stripper
– confirmed junkor tells all …… K5GNZ 114Tuned Feeders and Other Good Stuff
– who needs coax? …… W0VM 118Build a Realistic S-meter
– “you’re S9 + 40 OM!” …… DJ3NW 126Wow! A Good Portable Receiver!
– thanks Panasonic! …… WA2EJT 130The XITEX Video Terminal
– a quiet alternative to your Model 15 …… AH6AQ 132Light Up Your Life
– the 2036 glows digital …… WA4NUE 136High Seas Adventure-ham Style
– part III …… WA6FEI 142Whither Microcomputers?
– a pro looks ahead …… WB2HJD 148SSTV Meets SWTPC: Part 2
– micro-enhanced pictures …… K6AEP 152A Multi-memory Morse Machine
– using a Motorola micro …… WA8TIW 160“This is Your Computer Speaking”
– how to dial up your micro …… Sorrels 164RTTY with the KIM
– one more step …… VE1AKL 170DX Delight
– a do-it-all program …… WA4VQD N3NN 174Big Max Attacks
– it’s W2DU vs. K4KI in the battle of the bazooka …… W2DU 182The Packet Radio Revolution
– pioneers take note! …… VE2PY 192This Voltage Standard Is Precise!
– and makes calibration a snap …… WB6NTR 200The 22S Goes Digital
– add 7-segment displays …… KH6IEL 206WARC ’79 Preview
– showdown in Geneva …… WA9MZS 212The “Flim-flam” Factor
– another biased article …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 216Build the Flexi-filter
– a very active device …… W3QVZ 222The Klassic Kilowatt
– four 811As do it …… K4TWJ 226Ham Radio Goes to School
– 10-year-olds love it …… N2CF 230What’s Your uF?
– a six-digit answer …… K5BTV 234Fail-safe
– protecting repeater batteries …… WA7DPX 250Code-practice Oscillators
– an exhaustive report …… W6GXN 256PCs Are Easy
– step-by-step details …… VE3CGE 270The Games People Play
– why not hams? …… WB3EUG 274An Improved HV Tube Socket
– easy modification …… Miller 28773 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1979
The Italian Freq Generator
– from Bologna to you …… K7YZZ 24Happiness is a WE-800
– proud owner loves his Wilson …… K3JML 28Explore the World of VLF
– with this simple converter …… W3QVZ 32The S.H.A.F.T.
– special tuning gadget for sightless hams …… K5CW 34A Remotely-tuned Matchbox
– ultimate operating ease …… W4PSJ 38Diodes of the Dead
– eavesdrop on the great beyond …… K5JRN 44Building an Economy Receiver
– junk box here I come! …… WB8NEX 46The ST-5 Plus
– improvements on a favorite TU …… K5QY 50Build a $10 Digital Thermometer
– hundreds of uses …… McClellan 52CB to 10
– part XVI: a CW conversion …… W4GBB 56Try a little KISS
– you’ll love it …… K8AO 58Autotrak II
– chase OSCAR with ease …… W9CGI 62The Twofer
– double-duty IDer logic …… K3JML 78Adam-12 Revisited
– a scanner unscrambler …… N8AMR/4 80Digital RTTY Is Simple
– easy as 01 10 11 …… WB5NYX 84Take the Pledge
– a no-compromise console …… K3MPJ 86Two Meter Tone Alert
– keep everyone on call …… WA3ENK 90Sneaky Car Security System
– an alarming article …… WB8SWH/w8VL 94Design-a-Notcher
– automated filter values …… WA4HUU 100The Cosmac Connection: Part 1
– computertized CW …… VE3CWY 102Noise Bridge BASICs
– computer-optimized radiation …… N6RY 108The Morse Master
– convert your computer friends to hamdom …… WB9TNW 114The MINI-mOUSE Key
– perfect companion to the MINI-mOS keyer …… WA6EGY 120One Step Further
– PTTR instead of PTT …… Staff 124Hooray for LC Filters!
– simplest is sometimes best …… Ogushwitz 126The Soft Touch Keyer
– send CW with no moving parts …… WA3PKU 128SOS! Ship in Trouble!
– life and death on 20 meters …… W1BNN 132Minicontests
– get ’em involved! …… Stocking W0VM 138Are Your Op Amps Opping?
– try this IC helpmate …… W3KBM 139Major League TT Controller
– 15 digits 40 devices 100 bucks …… K3NCL 140CB to 10
– part XVII: SBE and Pace rigs …… K3SZN 156Electronics Education by Mail Order
– successful student reports …… N6UE 172Time-domain Retlectometry
– to check out your transmission lines …… Staff 178High Seas Adventure -ham Style
– part IV …… WA6FEI 18473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1979
Five-chip Auto IDer
– in case you forget …… Bartholomew 28The Vacationer
– B&W’s portable antenna …… WA2ALT 29Tone Decoder Improvements
– another step toward perfection …… WA1LMV 30The All-wrong Power Supply
– works in spite of itself …… WA3EEC 32The Hardhearted Rf Detector
-insensitive to harmonics …… N4ES 33Custom-designed Power Supplies
– try the 723 …… K2GEJ 34A Touch of Class
– nifty $35 operating console …… WA4CUD 39How To Bury Coax
– the garden cultivator technique …… W4MEA 40Mobile Antenna Ingenuity
– cheap HF radiators …… WA8ATE 42Impedance and Other Ogres
– another look at swr …… Staff 46The Active Filter Cookbook
– review of Lancaster’s treatise …… VE2BVW 50A Rock-solid AFSK Oscillator
– hooray for stability! …… WB4MBL 52Pulser Plus
– a one-shot with more …… VE2BVW 54Oh My Poor Quad!
– measuring wind speed …… K2CL 56A Self-contained Fully-automated Transistorized Fuse Tester
– amaze your friends …… G3TAI 58Don’t Get Burgled!
– build this simple alarm …… Fletcher 60Power x 2
– dual auto batteries …… Miller 61Experimenting with Tones
– fun with functions …… W2FPP 62Synthesize Your Ash Tray
– article for non-smokers …… WB9VWM 64Attention Satellite Watchers!
– a solid-state monitor for GOES …… WB8DQT 66Batteries Dead?
– take preventative measures …… Staff 78How to Nab a Jammer
– another use for 220 …… WB0CMC 80This Station Plays Beautiful CW
– with a Morse keyboard …… WB9WRE 84The Cure for Migraines
– a low-pass CW filter …… Harper 92An 8080 Repeater Control System
– part I an overview …… N3IC 94The Cosmac Connection: Part 2
– meeting Mr. Morse …… VE3CWY 106Learning the Code
– a better way …… Waldie 110Books for Beginners
– you have to start somewhere …… WA7NEV 116The 2 Meter ECM Caper
– James Bond move over! …… W2JTP 118“I Love My Ten-tec!”
– a look at the 540/544 …… WA0JIH 120A $5 Phone Patch
– the darn thing really works …… WA6RJK 122The Filcher Foiler Revisited
– vehicular protection …… Davis 136Build An Economy Zener Checker
– versatile test rig …… W4RBL 137Alaskan Adventure
– stalking the elusive KL7 …… WB5WDG 140The Last DXpedition
– “QTH hr is Purgatory” …… K3FDL 142An Audio Morse Memory
– got a tape recorder? …… WB6WQN 144The Amazing Active Attenuator
– can you find a use for it? …… VE2BVW 146A Single IC Time Machine
– amazing clock …… K6SK 148Car Battery Charger
– junk box special …… W1DWZ 156Immortality for Vacuum Tubed
– build a solid state tube saver …… K5KXM 160The Hot Mugger X1
– coffee drinkers rejoice …… WB9QZE 163Build the Mini-probe
– its only logicical …… Rister 16473 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1979
RAM Scan Your KDK
– amazing flexibility for $30 …… WB2JHN 26The NCX-match
– build something useful …… WA6NCX/l 32The Memorizer Goes to MARS
– expanded frequency coverage …… KH6JMU 38Build a Hybrid Capacity Meter
– digital circuitry analog display …… WA4HUU 40Power Plus!
– a 20-amp adjustable regulated dc supply …… W6YUY 42Reaching for the Top
– why stop with the General ticket? …… N1PL 46Universal Alarm Circuit
– detects heat light moisture… you name it …… Staff 50Exorcise Those Unwanted Frequencies
– try coaxial stub filters …… Staff 5410 cent: Mod for the 225
– extra channels for $.00455 each …… K5XT WB5SXT 56The 10-gHz Cookbook
– monster article …… K6IQL 60Legalized ASCII! The Quad-s System!
– even the FCC approves …… W2FJT 80Brew Up a Beam for Two
– double-barreled design …… VE3BSM 88Keyboard Serialization
– when parallel isn’t enough …… Bosen 90Ignition Noise and 2m FM
– one ham’s cure …… W3QG 94An 8080 Repeater Control System
– part II: hardware …… N3IC 100DX Fantasy
– a moment in the sun …… VE3FLE 109Try a Log Periodic Antenna
– with a computerized design …… WA1ZAC 110New Coax Cable Designations
– watch for them …… W5JJ 112The Micro Magic Pi Designer
– figure networks with a minimum of fuss …… Boelke 114A Better Micoder
– no more battery woes …… KG6JIF 116Winning the QSO Name Game
– sure beats 3 x 5 cards …… WA3MWM 118A New Approach To Nicad Care
– charges up to ten at a time …… W0LM 119On the Razor’s Edge
– it could happen …… W5WY/l 122Tips for VOM Users
– current topics …… Staff 128Chamber of Horrors
– a true story …… WB6WFI/lB 144An Intelligent Scanner for the HW-2036
– it’s programmable …… WA9TAH 150Trickle-cost Trickle Charger
– junk-box project …… W5JJ 16373 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1979
A Speedy Spinner Mod
– 5 000 000 Hz per minute …… W2RZJ 40A Variable Bandpass Active Filter
– extremely simple design …… W3KBM 42What About an Active Antenna?
– here’s a look at one …… W5JJ 44Help for the Hearing-impaired
– don’t miss another phone call …… W4VRV 56Try a Bi-loop Antenna
– gets you coming and going …… W7CJB 58Simple RTTY IDer
– uses five ICs …… G3MEJ 60Tales of Speech Processing
– including a practical design …… WA4JHS 62PTT For Ten-tec’s Linear
– no more “aahhh” and “uuhhh” …… DA1NF/wD6AXL 68Disaster Preparedness
– it can happen here …… N4AL 74Comfort Mods for the Mark II
– invert your duck …… WA4HUZ 78An 8080 Repeater Control System
– part III: software …… N3IC 82The Micro Duper
– for small contests …… WB2MIC WA2RZR 96An 8080 Disassembler
– written in BASIC yet! …… Raskin 98Antenna Bonanza for 10
– CB is good for something …… W6LVT 102Lightning!
– a case history …… W8HXR 104Build a CW Memory
– fun! …… WA1ZFW 106Wire-wrap on a Budget
– home-brew your tools …… K4LPQ 108Compact Continuity Tester
…… Miller 116Who Needs SSB?
– using your FT-101 on 10m AM …… K8JS 11812 Volts 5 Amps 3 Terminals
– what could be simpler? …… WA4FYZ 120Has Anyone Seen OSCAR 7?
– find it with your SR-56 …… Mayse 122Tricky QSK
– a treat for CW …… Blasco 124Make Life Easier
– with a workbench speed control …… W4CQQ 126The Heath/kenwood Connection
– RIT for the 104 …… WB5QGI 128An 8-element All-driven Vertical Beam
– super array for DX …… W1DBM 132CW with a Nordic Flair
– new life for the Viking I …… K2VJ 146House Hunting for Hams
– caveat emptor! …… WB9URA 15073 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1979
CB to 10
– part XVIII: several PLL rigs …… K9PS 30PROM IDer for Longer Callsigns
– don’t be caught short …… W4VGZ 34The W7GAQ Key Collection
– 250 museum masterpieces …… K7NZA 38Proper FM Transceiver Adjustment
– good club project …… VE3AVY 44Dual-band Smokey Detector
– Super Scooper does it all …… W1SNN 48The DXer’s Secret Weapon
– costs you nothing …… W6BKY 64Foiling The Mad Kerchunker
– frustrate him with this circuit …… K5MAT/n5EE 66Trends in Surplus
– it’s not what it used to be …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 68An 8080 Repeater Control System
– part IV: addenda …… N3IC 72RTTY Transceive for the KIM-1
– requires video terminal and AFSK generator …… WB8VQD W83GCP 78Keyboard Konvenience
– simplify entry of BASIC programs …… WA7NEV 86DXCC in One Sitting
– know your prefixes …… WA4FYZ N2CR 88A Low-cost Circuit Board Holder
– price tag: 45 cents …… Steele 92User Report: the IC-245
– good things come in small packages …… W8YA 96The History of Ham Radio
– part VIII …… W9CI 100Improving the Sabtronics 2000
– make a good DMM even better …… N8AMR/4 138Turn Signal Timeout
– eliminates two-wheeled embarrassment …… KlOTW 14273 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1979
Add Digital Display for $50
– 100-hz accuracy …… K4IQJ 28High-performance Receiver Add-ons
– aren’t ICs wonderful? …… W5DA 32A Solution to the Home-brew Housing Shortage
– building a box for your next project …… W0IHI 38How Do You Use ICs?
– part XI …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 42Customize Your HT144B
– some nifty mods …… W2KGV 46Ultra-simple CMOS Logic Probe
– a single IC does it all …… WB9PHM 50“The Voice of Wolf Creek”
– the KGCX story …… W6CK 54CB to 10
– part XIX: Lafayette SSB rigs …… WB0LLP/5 60At Last! A Really Simple Speech Processor
– 5 dB for $10 …… W9UT WB9OEC 64New Life for Tube-type Dippers
– simple circuit reads out on your frequency counter …… K4LJA 66You Ought To Be in Pictures
– here’s what the guys on 14.230 are doing …… K4TWJ 68How to Toot Your Own Horn
– and stay on key …… WA4CLG 72A Junk-box HT Charger
– power to the portables …… WB9JLY 76Protect Your Home-brew Panels
– no more spraying …… VE2BVW 80Now You Can Possess Instant Recall
– don’t tell ’em the computer helped …… WB5UTJ/n5AUX 86Calcu-trip
– a program for the open road …… Lutz 92Charging Up the WE-800
– a convenient alternative …… K7CMS 94Where Have All the kHz Gone?
– are the ham bands an endangered species? …… W8GI 96The Ramsey 2m Amp Kit
– has a high Watts-per-dollar ratio …… N8RK 100An Improved Display for the TR-7400A
– very sensible …… WA6AVJ 108Inexpensive Scope Tuner
– “budget here is QRP OM” …… VE7CGK 110The Resistance Substitution Box
– a ham’s forgotten friend …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 112Vodka Amongst the Penguins
– hamming with the Russians in Antarctica …… W1FK 126Protect Yourself with a GFI
– before it’s too late …… WA6PEC 138Poor Man’s CW Memory
– works even with a straight key …… WB0RYN 142Power Up for Mobile Operation
– adding an auxiliary battery …… WB9SKX 146Project Update
– doubled capacity for K2OAW’s repeater IDer …… K2OAW 14873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1979
A Visit to Antenna Specialists
– Wayne tours the test range …… W2NSD/1 30Secrets of Guyed Towers
– put ’em up and keep ’em there …… WB3BQO 34Death-defying PL Mod for the KDK 2015
– not for the squeamish …… W8GQL 40Feed-horn Mounting Made Easy
– solution to a pesky problem …… WB8DQT 44Antenna Tuning Joy Revisited
– remember the Tektronix 190B? …… W9CGI 48Modern Solid-state Equipment Design: A Better Way
– sorry tube fans …… W4RNL 52Shortened Antennas for 75 and 80
– designs which fit your QTH …… W4AEO 58Build This Simple 220 Yagi
– 3 elements 6 dB …… N8AJA 66Beware of the Dreaded Phantom Ground
– exorcise those antenna gremlins …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 68A Close Encounter With Voyager I
– the W6VIO story …… K6PGX 70Giant Wire Antennas
– impress the neighbors …… WD8CBJ 72Microcomputer RTTY… a Software TU
– use your 8080 and very little else …… N1AW 78Baudot Hard Copy For Your-sWTPC
– noisy but cheap …… K4HBG 84The 9-element Duoband DX Attention-getter
– when you call they listen …… K4FK N4OG 92Here’s a “Twist”
– an OSCAR antenna with a difference …… K4TWJ 96A Fortified 2m Whip
– won’t bend in the breeze …… W9AMM 98Ageless Wonder: the Collinear Beam
– sure beats a dipole …… W1FK 100Three Baluns for a Buck
– go find yourself a junked TV …… W6SJQ 102So You Want to Raise a Tower
– do it safely do it right …… WA7DPX 104The Revolutionary Organic Antenna
– product of NASA research …… Gaddie 118DDRR Dipole for VHF
– experiment! …… W6VX 126Tennamatic: An Auto-tuning Mobile Antenna System
– works allof 40 and 75 …… W6TWW 132Add Solid-state Braking to the T2X
– a worthwhile improvement…… WB2DTY 140Compact Beams for 20 or 15
– build these-when your quad bites the dust …… W8HXR 144“Weeping Willow” Vertical for 40
– go out on a limb and build one …… WA6OYS 150Marine-band Activity
– a complete guide …… WA2KBZ 15473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1979
You Can Watch Those Secret TV Channels
– a complete MDS receiving system …… K0JB K0FQA 32Simple Dual-voltage Supply
– power for many projects …… W4VCZ 44Bargain Zener Classifier
– Novice project …… WD8AAM 46What the Hell is a Decibel?
– 1/10 of a bel of course …… WA5EBB 48Frosting for the FT-901DM
– simple improvements for Yaesu’s superb performer …… K4TWJ 50Mods for the Mark
– desirable extras for your Wilson HT …… K9EID 52The History of Ham Radio
– part IX …… W9CI 56Add-on Keyboard for Your Keyer
– the “a la carte” design …… K4BZD 60Little Extras for the Century 21
– easy add-ons …… KN4JJG 64The Many-talented 723
– how can regulated supplies get much simpler? …… WB0SKX 68One-chip Tone Decoding
– how simple can it get? …… WB0VGI 72Computerize That Mailing List
– club secretaries this is for you …… WB5UTJ/n5AUX 78More Power to You
– 12-v supply has current limiting over-voltage protection the works …… K9MLD 90Hit the Panic Button!
– a kill-switch system protects you and your ham shack …… AA6C 94A Powerful Plus For Your TR-2200A
– improved supply/charger is a first-rate addition …… W6RON 96Build a Wide-range Rf Resistance Bridge
– with a multitude of uses …… K4KI 100Try the Potted J
– a 2m antenna impervious to the elements …… Staff 106Testing the DSI 3600A Frequency Counter
– as much accuracy as you’ll ever need …… WA6ITF 108The Tri-polarlzed VHC Antenna
– should be a killer for VHF …… K8UR 116The One-Note Pipe Organ
– cw never sounded sweeter …… WB7CMZ 120A Better Heathkit “Cantenna”
– improved metering circuit for an old standby …… W5ZG 124The 80 Meter Coax L
– compact design really works …… AA4AG/dA1KV 12673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1979
Power Line DXCC (Distant Control Circuit)
– the ac lines are a already there… why not use ’em for remote control? …… W9CGI 34Blueprint for Biofeedback Experimentation
– fertile ground for pioneers …… WD5BNL 42The History of Ham Radio
– part X …… W9CI 44Maximum Security for the 22S
– remote control puts your Icom in the trunk …… K8KW 48The Big Blinker
– a visual signal for the deaf …… AD5X 50Morse Converter for DMMs
– super gadget for blind hams …… WA6AXE/3 52How to Home-brew Your Own Crystal Filters
– the series-string method …… Staff 56Four Bands on a Bamboo Pole
– try a Chinese vertical slanter on 10 through 40 …… W0VM 60The Triton IV Goes QRP
– simply and efficiently …… W1FK 64Experimenter’s Corner: The MM5369N
– how many uses can you find for this one-chip crystal oscillator? …… Patten 68Digital Readout Rotator Control
– can the microcomputer connection be far behind? …… K8TMK 72Build the KIM Keyer
– with a 3-message memory …… K0EI 80No More TR5-80 Cassette Woes
– E-Z loader does the trick …… WA9PUL K9POX 96The Incredible Shrinking Transceiver
– build it on two tiny PC boards …… K4DHC 100In Quest of Perfect Break-in
– well almost perfect …… WB7CMZ 106The Amazing Audio Elixir
– this limiting amp is a cure-all …… N6WA 116No More Rotary Switches
– gadget freaks will love these solid-state replacements …… WA2FPT 118Confessions of a Teenage HFer
– the world between channel 40 and 28 MHz …… Peter 12270-wall Shoes for the IC-502
– put some punch in that 6m signal …… WA1PDY 128The Big Bopper
– a 5-band phased vertical array …… W0VDJ 13673 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1979
Extremely Low Frequency Radiation: Cause for Worry?
– studies on ELF are inconclusive but the battle is joined …… WB2NEL 34An LED Display for the HW-2036
– eliminates unwieldy thumbwheel switches …… WA4BZP 36It’s a Wattmeter… It’s an Swr Bridge.. It’s Swattmeter!
– a super home-brew project …… K4LBY 42The Double-sawbuck QRM Annihilator
– 3-iC circuit yields perfect CW …… WA5QAP 50Center Insulator for your Next Antenna
– do it yourself with PVC …… AC5P 52Another Approach to Repeater Control
– uses 7516 chip for low parts count …… W7JSW 54Yes You Can Build this Synthesizer!
– keep your crystal rig …… WB2BWJ 58Analog Telemetry Techniques
– while designed for medical signals these circuits work with any analog data …… K4IPV 68The MICROSIZER: Computerized Frequency Control
– a synthesized vfo replacement for most HF rigs …… N4ES W4BF 74CW Fans: Give Superior Selectivity to your Atlas Rig
– this mod uses an inexpensive MFJ filter …… WB9WWM 90A Sensible CMOS TT Decoder
– presented by popular demand …… N6WA 98DTMFR for your Repeater
– state-of-the-art TT decoding …… K4ALS 102Freedom Fighters on Forty
– SWLing the anti-castro clandestines …… KA5M 108The Miserly Mobile PVC Special
– radiates a very economical signal …… AA4RH 112FSK Fix for the 820S
– the RTTY relay remedy …… W1PN 114Einstein Was Wrong!
– this story has a Mobius twist …… Phenix 116An 8-bit DPDT Digital Switch
– many uses …… W1SNN 130Get a Piece of The Rock
– a DXpedition to Gibraltar …… W9JVF/ZB2CS 136Easy-to-build 220 Transverter
– simple hookup to any synthesized 2m rig …… WA7SPR 14273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1979
New Rig for 10 FM
– a review of the Comtronix FM80 …… K4TWJ 38The Black Art of Antenna Design
– shedding some light on the workings of vertical whips …… Reynolds 40Introducing the 2m/220 Connection
– give crossband operation a try with this inter-connection scheme …… WB4HXE 48A Fresh Start for your Old Tx
– modernize it with grid-block keying …… KE4Y 52An Inflation fighter for 220
– join the fun inexpensively …… WA3HWG 54Building Long Yagis for UHF
– some pitfalls to avoid …… W8DMR 56Working with FETs
– part I …… WA2SUT/nNN0VB 60The MARC Success Story
– your club can do it too! …… K9EID 64Want to Upgrade? Take a Tip from a Ham Who Did!
– previewing the new code test …… KB8FC 66A Microwave Primer
– waveguides x-band and other fun stuff …… W1SNN 68CB to 10
– part XX: converting the Royce 1-655 …… N8AMR 72Something New: the MVM
– “most versatile meter” measures capacitance and frequency …… Ogushwitz 74Amplify Your 6-meter Fun
– a cheap but effective linear …… N4QH 80CB to 10
– part XXI : the Johnson Viking 352 …… WA6OYS 82Exploring Uncle Sam’s Bookstore
– what’s for you at the GPO …… WB3DRF 84Computerized Slow Scan Revisited
– further enhancements for the K6AEP system …… K6AEP 90Son of Keycoder
– an even Slmpler CW typewriter …… W4RNL 106Sloppiness will Get You Nowhere
– organize your coax …… WA5TDT 116The Satellite TV Primer
– thousands watch satellite TV every day here ‘s how they do it and what they see …… W5KHT 120A Three-digit Timer for TTL Illiterates
– c’mon tube fans give it a try …… K3VTQ 136Sound for the CMOS Logic Probe
– keeps your eyes on your work …… WB9PHM 138External Relay Control for Converted CBs
– switch anything with this setup …… W5JJ 140Preserve Your Sanity with this Midland 509 Mod
– why put up with rotten noises? …… WA6MPG 144Touchtoning Your Memorizer
– Yaesu’s made it easy …… AD1B 146The Small But Mighty Arboreal Aerial
– tree-hanging tri-band vertical …… K5JRN 148What Do You When Your Rotator Dies!
– you fix it like this …… W5JJ 149Beams vs. Linears: Which Should You Buy First?
– get the most bang for your buck …… N4OE 156The Chicken Delight Beam
– a tasty morsel for 10 …… K8SD 158The TR-7500 Goes Inverted
– see you on the flip-flop …… WA2JKN 160Ready for the New Repeater Subband?
– your FT-221R can be …… WA6FWQ 162“Hey! That Sounds Like .01 uF!”
– intended for the blind this audible multitester is great for everyone …… W4KIX W4RYY 170The W4HCY Antenna System
– give this new design a try …… W4HCY 178A 3-band Mast-mountable Miniquad
– a quad need not be monstrous …… WA6UHU 182Bargains in Remote Antenna Switches
– watch for these surplus gems …… W5JJ 185A No-Nonsense Operating Table
– basically it’s a flat surface on legs …… Anderson 18673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1979
New Product: Swan’s Astro 150 SSB Transceiver
…… WB8BTH 32Low-cost Receiver for Satellite TV
– this modular design uses readily available technology …… N6TX 38A Simple 2m/10m Crossband Repeater System
– work the world with an HT! …… K9EID 44Audio Booster for Mil-surplus Receivers
– a must for headphone haters …… McClellan 50Working with FETs
– part II : experiments with gain and supply voltage …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 54Build this $50 Mini-counter
– three-iC design goes to 135 MHz …… McClellan 58A Versatile variable Active Filter
– dc switching and 8-pole response make this one a winner on RTTY or CW …… WA8HEB 66Variable Tuning for WEFAX Receivers
– why be rockbound? …… N6TX 70Ham Radio Marriage Manual
– a YL and her understanding spouse …… WB5YVE 76The Space-saving Square Vee Antenna
– a directional radiator for cramped quarters …… W7DJB/6 80License Upgrading -a Plan of Attack
– you need not fail! …… WB2RVA 84Muffin Fan Mania!
– a compendium of knowledge about electromechanical air movers …… WA6NCX/1 88Are Repeaters Ripping Us Off?
– some thoughts about open access to scarce frequencies …… KB2JN 92My TR5-80 Is Here… Now What?
– first steps in programming your computer …… W3KBM 96Teaching Your Micro to Count
– two methods for adding counter capability to your 6502 machine …… K6EW 104Operation Santa!
– spread holiday cheer with this super club project …… WD8LPN 118Tools and Techniques for Wire-wrapping
– an excerpt from 73’s new book …… W6SWZ 126Working with Transistors
– useful knowledge begins where gobbledygook ends …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 132A Digital Clock with Analog Readout
– this is progress? …… W9IEA 138Turn Off Repeater Windbags
– HT mod brings welcome relief …… WD5HYQ 144Build a $5 Coax Switch
– why pay more? …… W8HXR 146Hamdom’s Evangelical Crusade
– born-again ops arise! …… WB8TCC 148The Memorizer Flies Inverted
– something Yaesu never told you …… W1WUO 150Double-duty Decoder Project
– listen to SCA and tune in RTTY …… WA1UFE/5 152Build a Simple HT Charger
– doubles as a 12-v supply …… W6SMJ 158Do-it-Yourself Carrying Case for Wilson HTs
– save $14.88 …… K2GMZ 160Come On In- The Viewing Is Fine
– an update on trends and developments in SSTV …… K4TWJ 168Rack ‘Em Up
– glass jars and orange crates are “where it’s at” for parts storage …… VE2BVW 172Gadzooks! A variable 0-260 V Ac Supply!
– junk-box delight …… WB8JCQ/lU1AKO 174Scrounger’s Special: Used Dental Tools
– your DDS throwaways make dandy PCB drills …… WA7OYX 176First Look at Latest Radio Laws
– the official work …… KB5AO 188The Induction Relay: Self-powered Switching
– this unusual actuator doesn’t require a separate control voltage …… K6DZY 192The Further Adventures of Keycoder
– simplified wiring for the toroidal cores …… AD9K 196All About Ground Rods
– getting connected to Mother Earth …… Staff 20073 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1980
NBVM: Dawn of an Era or Promotional Hype?
– the performance and politics of Narrow Band Voice Modulation …… N8RK 30Frequency Counter Survival Course
– use that gadget wisely …… McClellan 36DX with a Difference: the Utility Stations
– when the ham bands get frustrating give SWLing a try …… WA3EOP 40How to Write a RTTY Program
– machine language is easier than you think …… WA4FMZ 46The Perfect Morse Machine
– send and receive CW with a dedicated micro …… WA5VQK 53Microcomputers and Your Satellite Station
– part 1: calculating orbital crossing data …… WB8DQT 63A Brasspounder Improves Heath’s HR-1680
– add a crystal CW filter bfo noise blanker and more …… KA5N 76The Dollar-saver DVM
– 3 1/2- digit unit features autopolarity auto-zero and a $30 price tag …… McClellan 83Personalize Your Repeater with a Voice ID
– low-cost design uses 8-track decks …… K9EID 92The Nearly Perfect WE-800
– add an on-board charger a TT pad and …… K1OTW 96How to Make Your Own Crystal Filters
– requires considerable patience but very few bucks …… Staff 98The Procrastinator’s Special: A Simple Six-band Antenna
– this 10-160 end-fed vee goes up in a jiffy …… W6TKA/0 106They Don’t Make ‘Em like They Used To
– home-brewing a hard-to-find neutralizing cap …… W2OLU 108The Europa-b Two Meter Transverter
– work OSCAR and 2m SSB with this British import …… G3ZCZ 110Zero In on Zero Beat
– an easy-to-make vernier for your tube-type oscillator …… W2OLU 112CB-to-10 FM
– best conversion yet? …… K1DCS N1XN W1WRO/n2XN 117Home-brew Holders for Icom Portables
– keeps your IC-502 -202 or -215 on the level …… KH6IAA 131Catch You on the Flip-flop
– add a handy repeater reverse switch to your Memorizer …… K7ACN 132Personality Plus for your Repeater
– this low-budget voice IDer will really wow ’em …… K9EID 136A Better Overvoltage Protection Circuit
– the original was good …this version is better …… W7RXV 14073 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1980
CB-to-10 FM Continued
– another way to join the fun on 29.6 …… WB2EQG 42Sunspot Predictions for 1980
– whither propagation? …… WA3NKP 47An End to Dials and Meters?
– nope … but discrete LEDs make an interesting substitute …… Staff 50The Paper the Station and the Man
– a brief history of the New York Times radio stations …… W3CFC 54QRP from Canton Island
– proving all things are possible …… KH6GB 63In Search of Power line Interference
– how to find it and get it stopped …… W4PZV 66Hard Copy from your Xitex Terminal
– when a video display isn’t quite enough …… W5SBL 70Excavation Litigation
– don’t dig a hole without your lawyer …… Hecht 72Noise Rejector II
– an exciting sequel …… WB6ZYK 74Trouble-free ID Timer
– for repeaters …… WA8HEB 76So You Want to Build a Beacon?
– here’s how …… K9EID 78Working with FETs
– part III: the source follower …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 82Microcomputers and Your Satellite Station
– part II : ground station antenna bearings …… WB8DQT 86Design Practical PLL and Timer Circuits
– program generates standard R and C values for 567s and 555s …… N2RG 92DUPECALL … for Your Next Contest
– let your SWTP do the duping …… K4TSY 96Add ‘Em Up: An IC-22S Programmer
– select a frequency by adding the settings of three switches …… AA4RM 103The Oscilloscope Survival Course
– the finer points of scope usage …… McClellan 1066m Fun with the FT-625RD
– six is hot so why not? …… W6OJF 114Albert and his Momentous Theories
– a layman’s look at Einstein …… Lutus 116Go-cart
– wheels for your test equipment …… W4MEA 13473 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1980
Good-bye to Autopatch Hassles
– low-cost remedies to common problems …… WB2LEI/4 30Baudot-aSCII Converter Follow-up
– add a FIFO buffer for typing ease …… VE4YD VE4CM 34CB to 10
– part XXII: more talk power for the TRC-11 …… N4APN 38The L With It
– an alternative to the variable inductor …… K4KI 40Future Rig and Rigamarole
– are you ready for faster-than-light propagation? …… W6HDM 44Gone But Not Forgotten
– supermods for the HW-2021 …… AD5X 48The History of Ham Radio
– part XI …… W9CI 54CB to 10
– part XXIII: the Sears Roadtalker 40 …… W6SZS 58Neat Readout for the 2036
– displays frequency on S-meter face …… K3GRX 62Modernize That Boat Anchor!
– older tube rigs are more fun when you give them the solid state treatment …… AD5X 66Ham Shack Numerology
– a gentle introduction to electronic math …… W6HDM 70COMPULOG: A Multi-purpose Record Keeper
– whither the paper logbook? …… WA1ZSE 74Computer System I/o Interface
– handles RS232 20-mA loop and KC Standard conversions …… VE3CAF 78Number Fun on your Micro
– explore mathematical curiosities with your TRS-80 …… W3KBM 80Baudot Message Formatter
– In BASIC …… W6RLL 82Lab-quality Hi I Supply
– part I …… McClellan 88A Do-it-Yourself Speech Compandor
– let’s experiment! …… W6TNS/7 96Morse Converter for Frequency Displays
– another break through for blind hams …… WA6AXE/kH6 107On the Trail of the Hamburglar
– retrieving ripped-off radios …… W0EX 11673 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1980
Sunspots… What Do They Mean?
– your guess is as good as mine …… G3WDI 32More on Jammer Nabbing
– hints on equipment and strategy …… WB0CMC 36Cheapy Scanner for the Memorizer
– is $5 cheap enough for you? …… WA2ORU 38Back to School
– we can still learn a thing or two about basic electricity …… W6HDM 40Moving Display ASCII Readout
– works with UARTs keyboards and micros …… W8VL 46Lab-quality Hi I Supply
– part II …… McClellan 54A Better Car Regulator
– improved reliability …… Gelsinger 58Test Gear Bargain from Heath
– a multi-purpose RCL bridge …… Staff 62Semiconductor Test Gadget
– use with your scope …… Truesdale 64Shoes and Socks for the IC-502
– when your vacation ends you’ll appreciate this amplifler/pS combo …… N4QH 66Hams on The Trail of UFOs
– the Army’s “flying saucer” movie… did you see it? …… K8NQN 68Hi-fi CW for the TS-820
– the SSB filter copes with numbing noise …… K3HBP 70Going 2m All-mode with Yaesu’s FT-225RD
– not just another pretty face …… W6OJF 72The PL-259 Connection
– reducing adapters need not try your patience …… AC5P 73A Micro-controlled Ham Station
– TRS-80 does it …… W4UCH/2 76CW and the TRS-80
– send Morse with a Level l …… WB7TUG 80A Solid-state RTTY Keyboard
– with auto-shift …… K2BLA 88SWLing? Try This Souped-up SSR-1
– digital readout and more for Drake’s fine receiver …… G3WDI 92Off to MARS with the S1
– mod is also useful for oddball repeater splits …… K5EDS 96Field-strength Fever
– this simple meter eases antenna tuning …… W6DOB 98CB to 10
– part XXIV: Penny’s SSB rig …… WA4UUV 100Build an Audio VOM
– and keep your eyes where they belong …… AC5P 104Sound-sensitive CW Sender
– for hands-free Morse …… W2GZ 106A Tightwad’s FSK Demodulator
– using the 567 PLL …… WA5WPQ 108Measure Frequency on your DVM
– this 3-chip circuit works to 10 kHz …… W3HB 11573 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1980
Home-brew Rf Impedance Bridge
– indispensable tool for antenna fans …… WB6BIH 30Rotary Beam for 10 or 15: the LB-2
– eliminates nasty matching problems …… W6TYH 36The 20-meter Double Bobtail
…… W8HXR 44Simple Switcher
– a remote antenna switch with no control wires …… WB5SFB 48Taming the Monster Quad
– a four-element blockbuster you can build …… WA4JQS 50For Cheapskates Only: A No-frills Tilt-over
– requires a friend with a welding rig …… W9YFG 52VHF Signal Diffraction
– why the highest antenna may not be the best …… W5GFE 56Wear Your Halo with Style
– Mork would love it …… W9NMX 58Curtain Raiser
– simple Sterba curtain antennas …… W2JTP 60Who Needs a Rotator?
– how to do without …… W8HXR 61A Tri-bander for the Attic
– work 10 20 and 40 with this compact antenna …… W4UCH 62Hurricane!
– when David ravaged Dominica hams were at their best …… 8P6KX/9Y4JW 68A “Short-Yard” Antenna for 40/75
– fits where others won’t …… W9CRC 78Antenna Fans: Try The Skeleton Slot
– an improved driven element for VHF/uHF …… Staff 80The Capacitive Coaxial Ground Wire
– could this be the end of TVI? …… DA1TM/wD9HBB 82Stick ‘Em Up
– install this 2m Bi-loop anywhere …… W82MYT 83Old Fishermen Never Die
– they just learn to raise dipoles …… WA4LLE 84Breakthrough! A Computerized Antenna Rotator!
– KIM-l can do! …… K3LF WB3CTZ 86Antenna Engineer
– predict performance of phased arrays with a TRS-80 …… K8UR 96SWTP/h14 Get-together
– a driver routine for the Heathkit line printer …… WA8GTG 100Hustler Minibeam: the Mobileer’s Secret Weapon
– two-el beam fits in your trunk …… K4TWJ 104The Pope Comes to the Cornfields
– and Iowa amateurs provide the communications …… WD0AKB AK0Q 108Confused About Phased Arrays?
– educate yourself with this simple model …… W5JJ 118A Beam for Less than a Buck
– have a ball for eighty cents …… KA8CGE 122The California Crank-up
– most convenient mast around …… W6WDF 131The Beachside 2-meter Beam
– stands up to salt spray …… K1QPS 132Double Duty Mag-mount Antenna
– it’s a portable GP too …… K4IQJ 134A 40-meter Quad for $20
– assuming you own two towers …… WA4JQS 136A Dirt-cheap Tower Base
– you can take it with you …… WA5TDT 138Tri-band Dual Delta
– here’s an attic antenna that works …… WB6MMV/7 146Try a Fox and Hare Special
– antenna for DF operations …… SV0WX 148The IC Outener
– remove soldered-in chips …… WA4WDL WB4LJM 15073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1980
One Step at a Time: Designing Your Own Ham Gear
– part I …… W4RNL 28Down with Interpolation
– a digital display for the Triton and others …… W4FQ 36Hooray! An AFSk Auto IDer!
– a clean and and legal ending for RTTY transmissions …… K3IJ 42Let’s QSY to .52
– ah technology …… WB2RVA 44Five Test Equipment Bargains from Heath
– the 5280 series features plenty of measuring power per dollar …… W2QFC 46The Phoenix Fix
– an alarming analog-to-digital conversion for out-of-time clock-radios …… WA3AJR 48QRQ QRS- By the Numbers!
– a digital CMOS code-speed indicator …… W7BBX 50Adding a Scanner to Your 2m Rig
– here’s a method that works with many scanner/transceiver combos …… WA8HEB 54Digital Transistor Checker
– a “hands-on” project …… W4QBU/pY2ZBG 56CB to 10
– part XXV: using those surplus 40-channel boards …… AF8B 58The Stolen Rig Retriever
– built-in gadget automatically sends your call with every transmission …… WB6KBM 60Constructing QRP Dummy Loads
– useful and inexpensive …… W1OLP 64The IC-211 Cookbook
– mods and tweaks to improve performance …… K3VGX 68Talk a Hike
– backpacking with an HW-8 …… K4FD 74Tuning Antenna-mounted Preamps
– do it without additional wiring …… Staff 78PC Artwork Made Easy
– lift layouts from the page with transparent contact paper …… W3HIK 80Electronic Dice -a Family Pleaser
– Las Ve gas look out! …… W7BBX 82Fun with Foozle
…… W7BBX 84The Demise of Component Stores
– parts places are past their prime …… VE3FLE 88Priority Frequency Power-up for the FT-227R
– the right place every time …… WA1AUM 90Computerize Your Contest Paper-work
– two BASIC programs do it all …… WA8WIA 94Emulate an Elephant
– but let your micro bear the burden …… VE6BB 98Prefix Challenge
– try this while you’re waiting for the band to open up …… AG6P 104Check Chirp with a Choke
– get 599 every time with this quick fix …… WA2MEL/6 111Reawaken that Sleeping Rx
– first steps in receiver alignment …… Sara 112Rubber Thumbs and Pilot Lamps
– if you’re all thumbs enlighten yourself! …… K3MPJ 114Tempo S1 2-meter Portable
– 800 channels to go! …… WB9HRV 118A Proper Pedestal for PCBs
– handy holder eases circuit board construction and repair …… Staff 120Surplus Treasures
– assemble a quality ham station for less than $200 …… K1VIC/2 122Listen in Secrecy with a Giant Inductive Loop
– monitor your rig anywhere in the house -without wires …… ZL2AMJ 124Those Hamtronics Kits… How Can You Use Them?
– an in-depth look at some electronic bargains …… WA4PYQ 13010 Meters for the SB-221
– add the “missing” band …… WA2KSM 134Another Place Another Time
– working the paranormal band …… Anon 136Who Needs a $40 Soldering Iron?
– here’s why you may want to invest in one …… Staff 144Outboard Power for the 820
– it’s easy to connect a second set of ears to the Kenwood transceiver …… KL7GRF/6 146CB to 6
– convert a 49 MHz HT into something …… W9CGI 148Digital Boat Anchor
– using pencil paper and a frequency counter for receiver readout …… WB1ASL 15273 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1980
The Rites of Spring
– Dayton does it again …… N1AUI WB8BTH KA1HY 30One Step at a Time: Designing Your Own Ham Gear
– part II …… W4RNL 36Top-banding the DX-60B
– put a classic rig on a classic band …… WB1ASL 44Forward into the Past!
– a solid-state restoration project for a vintage BC receiver …… W5JJ 48ADDSCAN
– now you can be two places at once …… WB9FSC 52Flat Cells are No Fun!
– build a battery status monitor …… WA3ENK 56When Plus Goes Minus
– a 555-based negative power supply …… Minchow 58Depolarize that Power Supply!
– positive or negative grounds won’t bother you anymore …… AA6C 60Transform Noisy Fluorescents
– “temporary” solution …… W2OLU 64Early Radio Detectors -a Backward Glance
– pulling rf from the ether was (and is) no easy trick …… WSJJ 66Sheathe Thyself
– a cheap trick to pull on old rubber duckies …… WA8WTE 70CB to 10
– part XXVI: the Cobra 132 …… WA1UQC 72FT-227 Update
– more mods for the Fox-tango set …… WA1GPO 74“That’s the Way It Was”
…… K2VGV 78All About Coordinated Universal Time
– GMT has become UTC but the reasons for using it are as valid as ever …… WA7NEV 80Don’t Be a dB Dummy!
– use a pocket calculator to deal with decibels …… McMahan 82The Sweet Sounding Probe
…… W7BBX 84Silence is Golden
– reassemble noisy transformers to eliminate hum …… Powell 91Welcome to the ’80s
– Radio Shack and Macrotronics make computerized operation a reality …… K3PUR 92The Multi-media Bench Tester
– this audio/visual device will test your diodes SCRs transistors and more …… WD4KFF 106CB to 10
– part XXVII : new life for SSB CB rigs …… N6SD 108Build the ZL Paddle
– brass with class …… ZL2GA 118Repeater Time-out Warning
– put time on your side (relatively speaking) …… KA6A 120CB to 10
– part XXVIII double your channels in SSB conversions …… WB2EQG 122Ham Economics: Selling Used Gear
– be wily …… K5CA 124A Final Solution
– make life easy for your filaments …… W4ANL 125The NMX Relay Deceiver
– pull in those 24-v relays with a mere 12 V …… W9NMX 128Who Needs SSB?
– using your FT-101 on 10m AM …… K6JS 130Like to See My Etchings?
– chemical technique keeps your property at home …… W6OJJ 132A Low-life Antenna
– tune in on the life below 500 kHz …… AB5S 134The Don Nobles Descramblers
-listen to what you’re not supposed to hear …… WA4PYQ 14873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1980
The Soft Mount
-mobile mounts enter the space age …… W2QFC 32Notes from Big Sky Country
– the further adventures of Dr. Hess …… W6CK 36Meet the Little Giant
– everyman’s sheet-metal tool …… K4JHN 46On Ten FM
– home of the free land of the brave …… WB2EQG 52The Rains of Morvi
– duty in disaster for Indian hams …… VU2ST 60Those Fabulous Fifties
– an era in retrospect …… W1FK 64Trash All Your Worries
– Baron Von Rhonstead and the RFI caper …… WA5TUM 70Two Dollars a Tone
– an inexpensive subaudible generator based on the S2559 …… K8SCL 74The World Above 430
– part I: getting there is easier than you think …… W9CGI 80Over There
– notes from Kilroy …… W9IWI 86Busman’s Holiday
– combine hamming with pleasure on your next vacation…… K4BKK/vP1RS 96A Soft Approach to Logging
– electronic data base management for hams …… Minor 100RTTY with the H8
– a Heath-based RTTY system …… W5IFQ 106A Different Kind of Charger
– take a Gel/cell to lunch …… WB6MXD 115“No Problem… No Problem”
– tales of DX contesting with VP2KC …… W4LVM 12273 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1980
In Profile: Dick Bash KL7IHP
– the father of The Final Exam speaks out …… N1AUI 40That Mysterious Mode: 10 FM
– an examination of propagation phenomena …… WB2EQG 44The World Above 430
– part II: next stop 1296 …… W9CGI 52Bridge Over Troubled Audio
– another method for driving speakers …… K4IPV 56Load a Lawn Chair
– even if you can’t carry a tune you can build this matchbox …… WB5PPV 60The Penultimate CPO
– a non-discrete LSI device …… N6HI 62Get Out and Vote
– a grass roots project for this election year …… WA9FDP/wR9ACD 64A Wider Windom
– broadbanded sans transmatch …… WA4PYQ 68RYRYRYRY
– an electronic torture test for RTTY systems …… Minchow 70Goin’ Mobile
– equipment for air-conditioned gypsies …… KL7IPE/dA1SM DF7NM 76Inside Radio Shack’s Digital Receiver
– SWLing with the DX-300 …… W4PGI 80The Two-meter Monkey
– not just another linear …… KL7GLK 84RTTY QSK
– break in to RTTY operation with a KOR …… CT1EM/pY1AQL 88A Programmer’s Potpourri
– fifteen practical programs for hams …… K2OAW 90CB to 10
– part XXIX: put that Hy-gain CB board to use …… W1BG 102Old Receivers Never Die
– but occasionally they do get sick …… W4ANL 111The Battery Minder
– a real turn-on for chargers …… K4GOK 112Working in Wood
– tilt-over home-brew for $2 a foot …… WB3ICL 116The Two-hour Audio Amp
– quick to construct easy to use …… K7HKL 118Power X 2… Plus!
– an improved two-battery auto electrical system …… WA5TDT 122The Little Thinker
– a quick puzzle project …… WB4RXB 126A Conversion with Gusto
– throw your weight around on six …… WB2WIK 130The Confidence Builder
– a CW speedometer …… WB4TYL 13473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1980
Escape from Mt. St. Helens!
…… W7WFO 34Sheila Ran!
– a sightless sprinter’s triumph is one of ham radio’s finest hours …… WB41IFF 38The First Man in Space Was a Ham
– UA1LO remembered …… W1QMS 42NASA Satellites You Can Use
– with permission of course …… K40VK 50Undertones
– a fractional frequency oscillator …… W4FEC 56The Arcane Art of ATV
– the transverter approach to fast-scan television …… WB8DQT 60How to Make a Good Scanner Better
– a bevy of useful mods …… WA4PYQ 68Win Friends for Your Club
– PR is the name of the game …… WA5TUM 76Field Strength for Free
– a home-brew conversion …… Staff 82The QRM Killer
– antenna alternative for 40 …… W9HBF 88PC Boards- A Photographic Method
– it’s easy when you take it step by step …… WB5HGR 104Free CMOS Timers
– build one-shots from spare inverters …… WD5DDR 113Late Check-ins Come Now
– zero-beat on this computerized NCS system …… N8AD 120A Computer-controlled Talking Repeater
– Part I: Introduction …… WA6AXX 124Murphy’s Own OSCAR Tracker
– simple pointer for satellite antennas …… K8BG 132Counting with Class
– build this SOD-mHz LSI frequency counter …… WB4EKB 134A Transistor for True Believers
– tubes forever? Not with FETs! …… WB7CMZ 142Stay Cool with TM
– use thermostat modulation to lower your heating costs …… WB2EQG 144One Man’s Magazine: Twenty Years of 73
…… N1AUI 146How To Be An Amateur
…… W2ZGU 156Some Guys Make It
– and then there’s us …… K2ORS 168The 40-meter Band Blaster
– this antenna works but why? …… W9HBF 179Gilding the Lily
– FT-101 mod for the crazy purists …… WB4HLZ 188Mike Mods for the KDK-2016A
– improved scanning …… WB9WNU 190Clock Blocks
– a compendium of TTL and CMOS oscillators …… K4IPV 192Build a Better Battery Tester
– test ’em under load …… Staff 196Getting the SB-220 to Idle
– a final-saving mod for Heath’s popular linear …… W9RY 197Egad! An Easy-to-build Synthesizer!
…… N4CEY 21073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1980
VSWR… Automatically!
– simplify antenna matching with this tune-up aid …… WB0GWP 42Welcome Back Barry!
– the Scottsdale RC’s most famous member …… K7NZA 52Return to Shangri-la
– a visit with 9N1MM …… W1QMS 58Direct Conversion lives!
– excitingly simple receiver project …… ZS6UP 64Hams vs. Hurricane Allen
– 73 aids St. Lucia relief efforts …… N8RK 70Tune In the Wind
– a do-it-yourself hot-wire anemometer …… VE7DKR 80Direct Printing FAX
– get photographic-quality reproduction for 6 cents a copy …… WB8DQT 90Breadboard Signal Generator
– sell your H-p stock once you build this project …… K3QKO 100The Odd Couple
– CASEY/1 tackles OSCAR’s telemetry …… WA9LRI 110PL Tones from a KIM-1
– a real time wasting project …… WD8CHH 112A/d Converters Explained!
– another enigma unraveled …… WB4UHY 122A Computer-controlled Talking Repeater
– Part II: microcomputer details …… WA6AXX 132The Radio Spectrum at a Glance
– from VLF to UHF SWLing is fun …… WA4PYQ 142Be Prepared!
– 30 meters for the FT-101B …… KB8NO 156Automated Operating Comes of Age
– Microlog’s ATR-6800 …… K3CMY 170New Weather Eye in the Sky
– a primer on NOAA’s TIROS …… WB8DQT 17673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1980
Who Really Invented Radio?
– the twisted tale of Nathan B. Stubblefield …… WB2NEL 36In Search of the Elusive SES
– track solar activity with this simple VLF receiver …… WA3UER 42An Even Better IC Timer
– better than what? …… WA0PBQ 46Direct Printing FAX
– Part II: constructing the facsimile recorder …… WB8DQT 52A 600-mHz Universal Counter
– you’ll freq out over this one …… W4VGZ 58Top-banding the DX-60B
– Part II: a companion vfo …… WB1ASL 64An Amp for QRPp Addicts
– build this resistive step attenuator for low low power work …… WA0RBR 68The Center-fed Bizarre
– would you believe an indoor antenna for 80? …… N6RY 72Clean Sweep for the FT-221
– don’t miss the action …… WB0LLP 82A New Frontier
– weekends were made for.. 10 FM! …… K4TWJ 84Scanner Magic for Heath’s 2036
– grab your October 79 issue for Part I of this project …… WA4BZP 88HV Power Rectifiers
– amplifier builders should read this one …… WB2WIK 92Cheap Connectors for Half-inch Hardline
– at your neighborhood hardware store …… WD4LWC 100The Microwave Midget
– this WEFAX converter features something different -an active mixer …… W3KH 106The Amazing Bobtail… Our Readers Respond
– more ideas for using and modifying this easy-to-build antenna …… W8HXR 110Single-tone Paging for Wilson HTs
– simple circuit should work with many rigs …… W4BF 112Teletext and Viewdata: Are You Ready for the Information Boom?
– coming soon to a living room near you: video data services …… WB9KPT 120Double-duty CW Keyboard
– helps you on receive as well as transmit …… K1GN 126Sixteen Channels of Digital Delight
– do-it-Yourself data acquisition …… WB4UHY 132A Computer-controlled Talking Repeater
– Part III: interfacing to the microcomputer …… WA6AXX 138Make a Microcomputerist Smile
– build him this EPROM eraser …… AL7G 148Build a Talking Digital IDer
– K20AW redesigns his IDer at last …… K2OAW 16273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1981
Emergency Tone Alert System
…… WB5UVC WB5ASA WB5PRD 42WWV-to-80 Meter Converter
…… N7BH 48Cheap and Simple
– your basic 13.8-v 25-a power supply …… WA9VLK 50Direct Printing FAX
– part III; testing and operation …… WB8DQT 54Unplug It Dummy!
– safety for the traveling ham …… WB9SKX 58Power Plus for the Omni
– Improving on Ten-tec’s power supply …… WA4IQQ 60Oddball Offsets for the KDK-2015R
– make a good rig better …… WB6MYFThe Strange Predicament of Walter Hann
– OE8WHK did the right thing-and suffered the consequences …… WA4PYQ 66Put “the Rep” in Your Repeater
– an automatic autopatch dialer …… K4ALS 68Quick and Dirty Line Noise Suppressor
…… WA4PYQ 76Over the Hump and into History
– the last flight of #42-107270 …… Ritchey 78Rx and Cx
– easy-to-build substitution boxes …… WD5CDJ 84Don’t Be Sunk by Heat Sinks
– a painless introduction to heat-transfer physics …… WA4OSH 86Tracker -the Ultimate OSCAR Finder
…… WD8DRK K8UR 88You Still Haven’t Built a Logic Probe?
– try this one …… Vergona 96VHF Contesting
– a magnificent obsession …… N8RK 100Sell ‘Em with Slides
– A/v shows can fire up enthusiasm …… N8BPI 104The Power Waster
– adjustable electronic load for power supply testing …… K6IQL 108QRZ Sunshine
– building solar-powered repeaters …… WBlHXY 114Transmitter Tune-up for Blind Hams
– an audible indicator for power out …… WA4LBX 120Installing Subaudible Tone Encoders
– do it right …… WA7LMO/n6XB 126Four-band Mobile Antenna
– looks like a weird hat rack …… K5PTC 129Computers and HF
– a discussion of alternatives …… W9JD/dAlFE 130Ned Novice and his Capacitance Meter
– you too can build one …… W4VGZ 132Daze of Whine and Noises
– intoxicating information about alternators …… K2PMA 14673 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1981
Winter Olympics Torch Run
– a one-year perspective …… KA2CNN/aAR2DE KA2DBW 36New Life for Old Klystrons
– tips for microwave experimenters …… WA4WDL 46Add RTTY to Your Repeater
– voice operation is preserved …… WB4EMI 48A Patch for the TS-120s
– add phone patch compatibility …… W5JJ 50Successful Ham Classes
– a guide for club organizers …… WB1FOD 56How FCC Rules Are Made
– a labyrinthine tale …… WD4DAZ 62A $10 Phone Patch
– CQ Ma Bell …… N1II 68Two Stations on One Antenna
– Impossible? Guess again! …… WA4RRB WB4INC 70Build a 60-hz Frequency Monitor
– keep the power company on its toes …… K0YMJ 72Feelin’ No Pain
– expedition to Luckenbach …… W5QJM 74Operating Overseas
– licensing facts for traveling hams …… A2CPS 78Stalking the Elusive Ground Fault
– a real-life adventure …… W5OS 82An 0perating Console with Class
– customize to your heart’s desire …… W8GI 84Add-on Capacitance Meter
– works with your counter …… W4FEC 86Better Pilot Lights
– LEDs are the “in” thing …… K4ZHM 89Caution: Solid-state Finals
– learn to live with no-tune radios …… N1II 90Under Software Control
– a repeater control system with minimal hardware …… WD8CHH 94The Fun-mitter -a Goof-proof Rf Project
– fail-safe QRP rig uses Radio Shack parts …… WA0RBR 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1981
The ZL/dF Special
– your next T-hunt could be a hare-raising experience …… AD6Z 40A 49-mHz Repeater?
– fun project …… KL7GLK 44TR-7400 Behind Bars
– something new in S-meters …… WB3ATP 46The Last PL Generator
– this synthesized unit is the last one you’ll ever need …… WB2BWJ 50An End to Repeater Time-outs
– with the IC-211 …… VP2EZ 53The History of Ham Radio
– part XII …… W9CI 54Half a Loaf
– charger for 6-volt batteries …… Nordgren 60The Great Aluminum Cover-up
– how to paint the stuff …… WB0YTH 62Home-brew X-band Wavemeter
– indispensable test gear for microwave mavens …… W1SNN 64The Real-world Connection
– add up to four I/o ports to your TRS-80 …… K6EW 68Practical Af and Rf Speech Processing
– using modern ICs …… Staff 72LOR: A Light-operated Relay
– handy circuit has many uses …… PY2AUC 76The Calibrator Gater
– so you can find yourself …… WB5PPV 78The Flexi-plane Antenna
– this “scrawny ducky” will boost your HT’s signal …… N1PL 80CB to 10… and Beyond
– getting excited at 432 …… WB3CDE 84Three-way Power Supply
– ideal for CMOS TTL op-amp projects …… W3HB 86Home-brew in the Real World
– victim tells all …… WB1GVU 87DXing the Past
– a visit to Signal Hill …… VE3CXL 8873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1981
The History of Ham Radio
– part XIII …… W9CI 46Build a Frequency Counter -that TALKS!
– state-of-the-art for blind hams …… WA0OHO 52In the Stack
– R/cers don’t be grounded by control channel congestion! Put your ship on six! …… WB3BQO 56All the News that Fits
– make your club newspaper a winner! …… N9YL 60My Infernal Tower
– tales of aflying fiasco …… KC7M 64Apples: Five Bits or Eight
– Tired of “Space Invaders”? Then turn your Apple II on to RTTY! …… WB6MEP 66Rotator Rescue Mission
– prevents sudden stops …… K4GOK 74The Racer’s Edge
– it was ham communications at Derby days in Akron …… WD8JOL 84Perfect Parabolas
– use some solar technology on your next dish antenna …… W4UFT 90Help for the HW-2036
– hum mods for Heath-equipped hams …… K8KUZ 96The Honeymoon is Over
– hints and kinks for ham husbands …… HR1ADF 98CB to 10
– part XXX: the Midland 13-866 …… Grant 104The Nicad Conditioner
– help your nicads lose their memories …… W2KPE 10673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1981
Two-meter Antennas: Facts and Fables
– the truth about omnidirectional antennas on two …… W1IS 12The 440-mHz Curtain
– hang this broadbanded two-bay collinear on your tower and get 22 dBi to play with …… WA9OZC 22The Plumber’s Parabolic Mount
– a first-class hydraulic system …… WD4MRJ KA4JYD 28The History of Ham Radio
– part XIV …… W9CI 36The Skeptic’s Multiband Ground Plane
– This antenna flies in the face of accepted theory. Do you think it will work? …… W1GV 38Dish It Out
– home-brewing a parabolic reflector with the focus on cost ……W4NK 42The Earth Mover
– would you believe that this antenna changes its height aboveground without moving? …… W8HXR 46Sailing the Tri-band Sloper
– put some half-waves among your halyards matey! …… W8KXW 50Touch-tune
– tactile frequency determination for visually handicapped hams …… AA3S 54Stay Tuned
– three tuner projects with no commercial interruptions …… Staff 58Review: Kenwood’s New 830s
– evolution not revolution …… WB8BTH 66Review: Azden’s PCS-3000
– the 2-meter rig of the future is available now …… WA2JSR 68Battlewagon
– tales of a mini-expedition to the USS Texas …… WD5ICY 72Inside Coax
– know what you’re buying in quality and construction …… WB6MMV/7 78The “No Antennas” Antenna
– a coaxial dipole is one woman’s solution to problems with pesky landlords …… WA9BBX 82Slow-scan in Bits and Bytes
– microprocessors and plugin cards can give you flexibility on SSTV …… K6AEP 84Review: Cushcraft’s Skywalkers
– performance through computer-aided design …… WB8BTH 98Review: Avanti’s 10-meter Quad
…… AE3S 99Review: VoCom’s Collapsible Whip for HTs
– 5/8-wave from 144 to 450 MHz …… W8FX 100Review: Kreco’s SC-15OA 2-meter Collinear
– a commercial-quality antenna built to take it …… W8FX 11073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1981
Repeater at 102 000 Feet!
– Canadian hams go up up and away …… VE4FK 12Digital Control for the Ham III Rotor
– good-bye manual switching!…… WA0PBQ 18Review: The Doppler Systems DDF-3003
– a review of the latest in direction-finding equipment from Doppler Systems …… KA1LR 28DF Breakthrough!
– the “turkey” tracker we’ve all been waiting for …… W7BEP 32The History of Ham Radio
– part XV …… W9CI 48Review: The VoCom Two-meter Monkey
– 30 Watts out from a mighty small package …… N1BEJ 52The Solid-copy RTTY TTL
– state-of-the-art performance you can afford …… K1VIC/2 54Review: The CES Simplex Autopatch
– some hot new hardware for two …… KA1LR 62About the Beverage
– when you say longwire mean it. Use the remarkable beverage! …… W2XQ 68Design-a-dish
– produce a proper home-brew parabola with this BASIC program …… W3KH 72Mayday!
– help locate downed aircraft with your local repeater …… W2FJT K2lXU K2UZS 78An 820s Remote Vfo
– using the rig’s counter and display …… VE5PZ 84Maximize That Multimeter
– add a few features the manufacturer forgot …… Staff 88Review: Amateur Radio Super Hobby!
– a breezy new intro to the world of hamming …… KA1D 96Review: A Guide to Amateur Radio
– book review of an English import …… N1BEJ 97Review: Get Your Shack Together
…… K4TWJ 98Plain Talk on Plain Language Rules
…… N8RK 125Review: A Timely New Product
– the MFJ-102 digital clock …… WA4PYQ 13073 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1981
Dayton Dilemma ’81
– which new gear do you buy? …… KA1LR 22The Fun-ceiver
– easy-to-build companion to February’s QRP Fun-mitter …… WA0RBR 32Review: The Kenwood TS-130s
– a good rig done better …… KA1LR 38Review: The NCG-15 SSB/cW Monoband Transceiver
– moving tale of mobile hamming …… KA1LR 42The Incredible Shrinking Antenna
– give your vertical a top hat …… W1GV/4 44Review: The Micro Control Specialties Mark 3CR
– a hassle-free repeater that does it all …… KA1LR 46Review: Radio Amateur’s License Manual
– don’t memorize learn! …… N8RK 48The CCD Antenna- Another Look
– theoretical justification and answers to some frequently asked questions …… W4FD W4ATE 50The History of Ham Radio
– part XVI …… W9CI 58Review: The Radio Amateur’s Conversation Guide
…… KA1LR 65Aerial Heirlooms
– towers from the past…… AK0Q 66Amateur Telemetry
– monitor your repeater’s vital signs with this simple system…… W2FPP 72Rallying the HP-55
– gentlemen start your calculators! …… Lutz 80Icing on the IC-2A Cake
– nonstandard offsets for Icom’s hand-held …… WA4TEM 84Flexible Couplings
– for every project there is a reason turn turn turn …… WB6CZW 90The Bobtail Curtain: Round Three
– wherein this author turns two previous articles upside down …… W6RCL 92The Micro-generator
– this diminutive device has a price tag as small as its size …… WA3RJS 94Grandma Packs a Seabag
– lady ham takes to the high seas …… K7NZA 102Review: The Datong ASP Speech Processor
– will this give you a British accent? …… W8YA 11873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1981
Wild Turkeys 1 FBI 0
– another foul-up from the feds …… WA7UDO 12Sailplanes on Six
– these thermal-hunting hems have an edge on the competition …… WB3BQO 20The Supernova Station Organizer
– in this project four into one will go! …… W3BYM 26Kenwood’s TR-9000
– the multi-mode 2-meter rig that’s making SSBers out of VHFers …… WB8BTH N8RK 30Butternut’s HF5V-1II Vertical
– this one really does work equally well in all directions …… KAlLR 34The Meterless Ohmmeter
– an audible continuity tester …… WB7NEZ 36QRM-free Antenna Tuning
– with this inexpensive noise bridge …… Staff 40IC-2A Accessories the Cheap Way
– build ’em yourself and save …… AD5X 44Solar-powered Alignment Tool
– using Old Sol to find true North …… K6BW 48The DX Primer
– low power plus low antennas plus good technique equals 300 countries …… W8YA 50A Flier’s Guide to the Airwaves
– off we go into the wild blue yonder …… WB6BHI 58Cybernet Ten-meter Offset
– If you’ve gone (CB to 10 why not go all the way? Add the repeater offset too! …… K3NXU 66A Stout Heart for a Simplex Autopatch
– put your KIM-1 to work …… WD8CHH 70The Bearcat 350 Programmable Scanner
– a first-class act from Electra …… WA4PYQ 78The Calectro Multi-tester
– a full-size lab-type multimeter for fans of analog operation …… W8FX 80How To Defend Yourself Against Radar
…… N8RK 85Guide to RTTY Frequencies
…… K8DIU/4 87The History of Ham Radio
– part XVII …… W9CI 88The Robot 800H
– a specialty terminal for RTTY/morse/sSTV and you …… WB9PKD 92The Better Vertical
– elevated feed means low angle of radiation …… WD9AHH 94The TET SQ-22 Antenna
– walking the dog with a two-meter quad …… KA1LR 99Newcomer to Nicads?
– you’ll get a charge out of this informative overview …… W6OJF 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1981
10 000 Contacts from Easter Island
– four Minnesotans make a dream come true …… K4ESQ 12A Very “Special” Weekend
– hams help New York’s Special Olympics run smoothly …… WB2CMB 22Getting Ready for the Real Thing
– emergency preparedness that works …… WA3REY 26Review: The FRG-7700 General-coverage Receiver
– a first-rate rig for the shortwave bands …… KA1LR 30Two Meters Getting A Little Boring?
– maybe you need to try crossband DXing …… WA3REY 34A Lot of Hot Air
– keeping balloons aloft …… WB6JBI 38Review: The DS2050 KSR RTTY Terminal
– top performance at a bottom price from HAL …… KA1LR 42Review: The Welz SIP-300 Swr and Power Meter
– a little digging for this meter is worth the effort …… KA1LR 46Free PR for Ham Radio!
– how to cooperate with the news media …… WD4NEK 50Tricking-out the FT-9011/902
– some competition mods from the Fox-tango racing team …… W4ZCB N4ML 54That They Might Communicate
– one group’s efforts to get the vision and hearing-impaired into hamming …… K7NZA 66A Cost-effective Approach to OSCAR
– sources and suggestions for getting started …… KA5EIM 70DX Program Roundup
– for the SWL with DXitis …… Peterson 84TRS-80: Your Electronic Brasspounder
– automated CW for Level I owners …… N0AGX 90Phase III and Beyond
– the down-to-earth satellite service …… N8RK 96Review: You Can Scan with the Iscan
– memory scanning for the TR-9000 …… WB8BTH 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1981
Contesting from VP5
– the other end of the pileup and how to get there …… WB8BTH 12In Profile: Ted Gamlin A Contester
…… KA1D 18Review: The Kenwood TS-530s HF Transceiver
– sophisticated performance at a not-so-sophisticated price …… KA1LR 26Folded Unipole for 160
– Top-banders take notice! Here’s a top-loaded radiator with the government’s seal of approval …… WB6ZYK 28Review: The VIZ WD-747 Digital Multirneter
– low cost plus high performance equals success …… WA4PYQ 36The Winning
– days in the life of a contester …… WA3FUV 40Review: The GU-1820 Ac Generator
– 100 pounds of portable power from Heath …… AC9V/1 42Radio Rehab
– how ham radio helps young offenders …… WA6VIP 44Heath’s HA-202 Goes to 220 MHz
– power up with this simple mod …… WA5VJB 48Review: The Mirage B1016 Two-meter Linear Amplifier
– for those times when you have to be heard …… KA1LR 50More Punch for the Hot Water 101
…… K5SE 52Review: Gunnplexer Cookbook
…… N8RK 54The Green Gallon
– an HW-101 look-alike (except for those four 811As) …… W3BYM 56Controlled Chaos
– getting the most out of state QSO parties …… W2XQ 62Review: The General Electric Programmable Clock Radio
– sweet dreams for the broadcast DXer …… W8FX 66Propagation Prophecy
– you too can calculate the MUF …… AK0Q 70Keyer Magic
– unravel the mystery of TTL circuits …… N5DY 80The Contest Cookbook
– basic strategy and tactics …… N6OP 92The $50 Sweeper
– build this audio function generator and sweep your troubles away …… K3LF 100New Horizons for the HW-8 Transceiver
– a dandy mod to expand frequency coverage …… W1PQ 112New Frequencies for the IC-2
– for MARS members only …… KS4B/nNN0BKS 113The Digital Defender
– computerized ham shack security …… W7CRY 116Diode Doctor
– the P-N diagnoses …… N1II 131In Profile: Lloyd and Iris Colvin The DXpeditioners
…… KA1D 132Ringo Ranger Redux
– add those radials for better performance …… W1HHF 13773 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1981
The Satellite TV Challenge
– 73 magazine’s answer …… N8RK 14Space Spinoffs for Amateur Radio
– the makings of a communications revolution …… WA1DCP W2IKQ 18How Big A Dish?
– Satellite central part 1 …… Gibson 20Satellite Channel Guide
– Part 1 …… WESTSAT 24Satellite TV Receivers
– is there a better way? …… K4TWJ 26Spread Spectrum
– a report from AMRAD …… WB3KDU 32A Visit with SV0AY
– the road to paradise …… N1BEP 36Review: Reviewing Daiwa’s New Meters
– fiddle free swr measurement …… KA1LR 40Ham Shack Design for Beginners
– Novices take note …… N1II 42SSTV Signal Analyzer
– simple and inexpensive even …… K7YZZ 46More for Less
– this tune-up procedure gives more RTTY output less heat to dissipate …… WB4PWC 50Review: Inside the Palomar Preamp
– big ears for your receiver …… W8FX 52Review: Four New Books for the Experimenter
…… N8RK 54CB to 10
– part XXXI simplified offsets …… WA7ZGP 57An X-band Swept-signal Source
– one for the road …… W1SNN 60Battery Check!
– do your nicads measure up? …… PS7ZAD 64Review: Investigating Icom’s 730
– quite a rig …… K4TWJ 76Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to DX
…… AG9V/1 80Eyeball QSO with Radio RSA
…… Peterson 82Review: Micronta’s New Multimeter
– an LCD DMM from T-rS …… K6UGT 92Mods for the Clipperton-l
– smooth sailing ahead …… K4JW 94The Traveling Ham’s Allband Antenna
– in this ultimate portable system? …… W3JIP 100KIM’s Magic Fingers
– RTTY transmit program …… VE1AKL 112AX-l90 Upgrade
– Collins components can make the difference …… VE7DLU 118Extra Accuracy for Heathkit Clocks
– a synchronous solution …… N5AEN 124The 160 Winners!
– W8LRL and W4CN take top honors …… KE7C 156Cartography for Kerchunkers
– making repeater maps …… W4FXE 156Ten-meter Lunch Hour
– ham radio for school kids …… WA8WTE 15873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1981
Cold Comfort
– an HT to the rescue at fifteen below …… KA1D 12Review: The Rex Bassett TLM-2 Mobile Mount
– banish your fear of flying …… KAlLR 18Update Your CW Music Keyboard
– play it again Sam …… K5KL 20Review: The Kenwood TR-7730 Transceiver
– Let’s get small …… KA1LR 26Joe Ham: The Consumer
– do you fit the mold? …… N6AVU 32Bob Cooper: Profile of a Pioneer
…… N8RK 38Satellite Channel Guide
– part III …… WESTSAT 44Satellite Television Glossary
– part I …… Satellite Television Handbook …… Staff 46TVRO Receivers: The Inside Story
– Satellite Central part II …… Gibson 54Review: The Ace Portable Synthesized VHF Receiver
– for those times when listening is enough …… W8FX 68Beginner’s Guide to Antennas
– not just for Novices …… N1II 74Review: The Daiwa Infrared Wireless Microphone
– is the mike cable obsolete? …… K4TWJ 82What’s It All About ASCII
– RTTY technology update …… W4RI WB4APR 90Review: The Radio Shack Pro-2002 Scanner
– a look at the Shack’s latest …… N3BAH 96An Easy L-meter
– you’ll need a frequency counter …… W5JJ 100Review: A Quad for Two Meters
– the Palomar portable power picker-upper …… W8FX 104“Chopstick” Helical for 432
– satisfies your Phase III appetite …… 9M2CR 116The Code Pet
– a Morse tutorial for Commodore’s computer …… AA0G 126No More Two-tone Sidetone
– modify your AEA keyer …… KA1LR 128Monodes
– harbinger of a new age …… Corner 130Breaking the Decibel Logjam
– how to cope with nothingness …… Sara 136Less Drain Is Your Gain!
– power saving mods for the Wilson II and IV …… KA3W 138A Positive Supply with a Negative Chip
– one Way to solve the parts problem …… K9MLD 14273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1982
Egad! A Nine-tube Linear
– results from the W7CSD test bed …… W7CSD 12Drama on Mt. McKinley
– ice snow and amateur radio …… W7KUF 18The Simplex Autopatch
– a telephone interface for everyone’s two-meter rig! …… WA7VZR 26The Cheapskate
– a checker for bargain diodes …… K9QLL 30Constant Current from a Voltage Regulator
…… WA4WDL 39The Hesitator: A Windshield Wiper Control
– a rainy day project …… N4UH 40TVRO Signal Source
– tuner-based test gear …… N1BEP 46Satellite Television Glossary
– part II Satellite Television Handbook …… Staff 54Going Bird Hunting?
– Satellite Central part III …… Gibson 60Micro-programmed Controllers
– bridging the gap between TTL and microprocessors …… K2OAW 68Messages from Station Charlie
– when wireless meant life or death …… Phenix 88The Great Compromiser
– Henry Clay eat your heart out …… W5JJ 104Touch-tune with Thumbwheels
– cast away darkness …… ZL4LM/vK3CIT 110Put Talking Time on Your Repeater
– a Sharp idea …… WA4VYR 11673 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1982
The Fun-oscillator
– a simple goof-proof vfo for your QRP transmitter …… WA0RBR 12Build this Antennalyzer
– you’ll need a weekend …… W1BG 16Police Freqs for the TR-2400
– a sleepless night for the mod squad …… N9AKX 26Those Amazing Bobtails
– the current-fed connection …… W1XU 30Shoot the Moon!
– visual tracking for your EME array …… W9CGI 34CQ MARS de IC-2A
– work new worlds …… WD8JLW 46The Father of FM
– the tragic story of Major E. H. Armstrong …… Hammond 50The Art of Listening
– audio accessories explored …… W8FX 64A Dish Antenna Anyone Can Build
– no hyperbole just a parabola …… W8DJY 88Job’s Own LNA
– rolling your own takes patience …… WA4CVP WA4OSR 92Microwave Master
– you might not need a mountaintop …… WB4APC 96CW interface
– let your computer do the copying …… W9JD 10473 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1982
The Porta-peater The Instant Communicator
– quick and easy does it …… WA2BHB AC2A WA2UNN 12Amateur Television’s Stripper
– a home-brew star …… VE3CYC 20Polishing Kenwood’s R-1000
– a gem in the rough …… K9EUI 34Peaking and Tweaking Surplus CB Boards
– the untold story …… WB0NPN/8 38OSCAR Pathfinder
– a colorful way to track the satellites …… WB6NQK 46Which TVRO Antenna Is Best?
– Satellite Central Part IV …… Gibson 52Home-brew a TVRO Downconverter
– works with last month’s LNA …… WA4CVP WA4OSR 58TVRO Q & A
– advice from WB0POP …… WB0POP 62Indian Hams Rejoice
– import restrictions lifted …… Rama 64Licensing for Americans Overseas
– classes help but our government doesn’t …… KA3B/dA2AL 68The Masher
– son of The Amazing Audio Elixir …… W5VSR 76Innovation or Consternation?
– recent patents dealing with radio …… AK0Q 78Let’s Go Shopping
– bagging the used gear bonanza …… WD4SKH 8873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1982
Watching the Weather
– a cheap and easy conversion …… KA9GDL 10The Sinkhole That Ate Winter Park
– hams vs. hole …… KA4RUL 18Operation Skywarn
– tracking tornadoes with two meters …… WB5ZAM 24Measure Ohms with Your Calculator?
– yes and accurately too! …… Johnson 28Scanning with the IC-280
…… N7AAD 36Detect Killer Tornadoes
– use an ordinary TV set …… K2VJ 50TVRO Dish Selection Tactics
– Satellite Central part V …… Gibson 54Taylor Howard: TVRO Trailblazer
…… N8RK 60TVRO Q & A
– advice from WB0POP -part II …… WB0POP 62VHF Converter
– easy to build yet state of the art …… Edwards 68Compugrams Are Here
– BASIC message handling …… WA6ZZL 76Flash and Crash 101
– how to weather the storm …… K1NYK 94Stormy Weather
– to be forewarned is to be forearmed …… W9CGI 10273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1982
Pacific Odyssey
– the Kingman/palmyra adventure …… KB7NW 12Top-Notch for Top Band
– super antennas for 160 …… N3BEK 26The Fun-amp
– 20 Watts out …… WA0RBR 32The CCD Antenna Revisited
– does it measure up on 40m? …… W4ANL 40Antenna-raising: The Good-Neighbor Policy
– sidestepping civil war …… AK5Q/4 42‘Lite Receiver IV
– part I: building it is a breeze …… WA40SR WA4CVP 48TVRO Sound Decoders
– Satellite Central part VI …… Gibson 58Omni-gain: A Collinear for 70 and 23 Cm
– coax comes alive …… WA6SVT 64Fighting Air Pollution
– why you need a tuner …… W2AET 68Americanizing the German Quad
– the world’s best antenna? …… WA3GWY 76Zepp and Sons
– an end-fed 1/2-wave antenna …… W1CV/4 96Surviving the Unthinkable
– part I: the ham’s role …… AK0Q 11073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1982
Build This Digital Vfo
– a microprocessor makes it simple …… WA5VQK 12Surviving the Unthinkable
– part II : some practical ideas …… AK0Q 30A Split Personality for the KDK FM2015R
…… K0BV 40Building for Beginners
– happiness is a hot soldering iron …… N1II 42Coping with PC Boards
– it’s not easy to be virtuous …… KC7M 48‘Lite Receiver IV
– the second half …… WA4CVP WA4OSR 52TVRO Transducer
– waveguide-to-coax transition …… WA4CVP WA4OSR 58The MTV Music Box
– Satellite Central part VII …… Gibson 60Tune In the World’s Tinderbox
– SWLing from Cairo to Kuwait …… Peterson 66Are You Ready for 900 MHz?
…… WB4LNM 74Crime-stoppers’ Textbook
– rules of thumb for would-be gumshoes …… Diefenbach 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1982
Log of the Colorado Queen
– wet wild Field Day fun …… K3PUR 12CB to CW?
– converting the Hy-gain board …… W1BG 18Hands Across the Water
– CW lives on historic Cape Cod …… KAID 38A Three-piece CP
– battery not included …… WB5WAF 46Coherent CW for VHF
– will it work? …… W3QVC VE3DPB 48Electric Health via Negative Ions
– combating an invisible menace …… WB0GX 52The Very Very Best CW Filter?
– costs under ten bucks …… WB4TYL AG5G 56The True-blue Keyer
– its speed readout doesn’t lie …… W3BYM 60Touch-type CW
– with your TRS-80 …… K8TT 64CW -the Air Force Way
…… Metzler 72TVRO: Georgia Style
– one man’s junk is another man’s antenna …… N8RK 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1982
Poor Man’s Spectrum Analyzer
– another 73 breakthrough …… WB5IPM 10The AC4YN Story
– a Tibetan adventure circa 1936-1937 …… G5YN 32“Smart” Squelch for SSB
…… W9MKV W9YAN 44The Ultimate Fuse
– ac overload protection …… W2OLU 52Multi-purpose Peak Adapter
– don’t settle for being average …… K9EUI 54The $100 TVRO Receiver
– Satellite Central part VIII …… Gibson 60VUM: Volume Units Meter
– makes measuring decibels easy …… W4MLE 72Analog Isn’t Dead
– don’t be LED astray by the digital revolution …… WB6AFN/9 76Line Voltage at a Glance
– at last a useful gadget …… W4RNL 84Confessions of a Counter Evolutionary
– the best circuit yet? …… WA2FPT 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1982
Micro Modem
– a RTTY TU designed for computers …… WA4CKQ 10F1 for the Hot Water 101
-all the way with FSK! …… K0JH 20No-frills RTTY
– $2OO and you’re on the air …… WA4STO 24Incredibly Simple RTTY
– receive it on your TRS-40 …… WQXI 28The RTTY/tri-bander Marriage
– enjoy the 100% duty cycle …… K0ARC 32Confessions of a Counter Evolutionary
– part II …… WAZFPT 38Double Trouble 0n 50 MHz
– Home-brew Contest runner-up …… KL7CLK 58The $100 TVRO Receiver
– Satellite Central part IX …… Gibson 60Digital Basics
– Part I …… K4IPV 72The Vertical Deuce
– 40 and 75 meters …… W9CRC 80The J-pole Love Affair
– not for CB …… WB5AOX 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1982
The Splattometer
– visual overmod warning …… W1BG 10Digital Basics
– part II …… K4IPV 20Dissertation Upon Roast Pig
– the ultimate in surplus? …… N6TO 28Got an Apple? Want RTTY?
– try this hard-core interface …… WB6FBN/4 34The Pleasures and Perils of Crankup Towers
– don’t lose your head! …… K4TWJ 40The Incredible Antenna Mark 2
– a complete HF allbander in a very small space …… KL7ISA 44The Amazing Beam reader
– point it with your Pet …… WA4NAG 46Try the GHz Getter
– a marvelous microwave antenna you can build …… WA4WDL 50The Multiband Vertical
– an aesthetically pleasing antenna with a punch …… W1GV/4 54The Campbell J
– a little antenna that “can” …… W4YVY 60Avoid an Electrical Nightmare
– sidestepping ground faults …… N4UH 64Fine-tune Your IC-280
– 15-kHz step rate got you down? …… KS4B 68A Gem of an RIT
– customizing the receive on the 56-104 …… KK5R 70Protect Your Pass Transistors
– the crowbar connection …… K8JL 76All Tied Up in Knots?
– the twisted tale of Thomas J. O’Harra …… KC7M 78The Coax Matcher
– it may be all the tuner you need …… W9PJF 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1982
A Perfect “10”
– Timer counter logic probe – 10 functions in all. That’s the Multi-board One and you can build it …… WA2BHB 10Remote Control Your IC-701
– Simpler than commercial controllers this home-brew circuit nevertheless features push-button band changing and frequency selection scanning and expanded coverage …… N2GW 14Automatic Beam Aimer
– Here is the scoop on adding set-and-forget convenience to your rotator control. Works with most common control boxes …… K9AZG 22Life Support System For HTs
– At home or in the car this do-it-yourself charger and accessory box could be the best friend your handie-talkie ever had …… WB6BHI 26What? Another Audio Filter Project?
– Yep. And even the most modern receivers benefit from this QRM-crusher …… W4MLE 32A Tuner For Antenna Fanatics
– Anyone experimenting with antennas needs a darn good tuner. Construct this one and save your finals …… Staff 42Digital Basics
– This is no time to be a digital illiterate. Part III reveals the secrets of multivlbrators shift registers and other notorious devices …… K4IPV 46The Money-maker Power Supply
– Need 12 volts for your transceiver? Save half the cost of a commercial unit by assembling this 25-amp monster …… WA6TTY 56TVRO Q & A: Part III
– LNAs are expensive but rolling your own is a losing proposition …… WB0POP 64The Sound of Silence
– Beep!! Your TS-180 is off the air Charlie …… HB9BLU 70Build the Re-fuser
– It’s a self-replacing fuse. Why blow one when you can blow two? …… K5CN 72No Smoking in the Ham Shack
– Overvoltage kills solld-state finals Protect yours for $1.00 …… N7JJ 74Tempo MARSer
– Get the S-1 off those crowded ham channels. Expand your coverage above and below the amateur band …… WB6IQN 76CW and the Apple II
– The simpllcity of BASIC plus the speed of machine language equals a near-perfect Morse keyboard …… N5MR 84Everyman’s Audio Amplifier
– Make this one chip amp a permanent part of your test bench. It’s an easy project for beginning experimenters …… W3KBM 90Award-winning Program
– Certificate hunters cut your paperwork down to size. Let your Pet track your quest for excellence …… WB2GFE 94Speed Demon
– How fast was that? Find out with this wpm display for Heath’s 1410 keyer …… K4ZHM 102Keyer on a Shoestring
– Hams are cheap and so is this keyer. Big spenders will build the deluxe two-chip version …… WB5PPV 104I Got My Ticket! Now What?
– A look at what Elmer forgot to tell you …… N1II 10673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1982
The Hangman’s 2-meter Collinear
– Make your tower do double duty. Drop this array from the top and get 6-dB gain …… W1GV/4 10Deep-six Squelch Tails
– Kerchunks take a dive with the addition of this audio delay …… WA2NYE 14Build Yourself A Paralyzed Beam
– Go from east to west In less than a second with this 2-meter array. And put your rotator out to pasture …… WB2WIK 24Taming the 2-meter Linear
– It lives In the forest of spurious oscillations and answers to the call of the correct bias. Catch one for yourself …… VE3LMP 28The Frugal Floppy Bazooka
– This 2-meter antenna coils up into a small package but it shoots a straight signal …… N7BGZ 32Taking It Higher
– Raising a repeater’s antenna is the way to wider coverage right? Wrong …… W4MLE 36Dial-a-frequency
– Let your fingers do the walking with this remote control. All you need is a spare telephone …… K1WGN 44Improving God’s IDer
– Put more flexibility the K2OAW circuit and save the advantages of the original …… K9XI 51The Bunesti Caper
– The two British agents needed a power amp-fast. Could the American ham build one? …… W9PJF 56The Tube Returns
– Move over ICs This receiver is easy to build cheap and works like a dream …… W1BC 64The Program That Knows It All
– Repeater info third-party agreements you name it-this TRS-80 BASIC program knows it …… W8XW 72Berserk Direction-finding
– Zero In on transmitters in seconds with this TRS-80 program. It will tell you how to get there too …… WD8CBE 76Shack from Scratch
– Building a ham shack in a new home can be a breeze. Just plan ahead …… W2XQ 84Winning the Coax War
– The electrical length of feedline depends on its velocity factor. Don’t get caught short …… W9PJF 90Red-hot and Ready to Go
– Anyone who has ever soldered knows that the cord gets in the way. Find freedom with this homebrew cordless iron …… W7RXV 101Cutting Current to Size
– Measuring large ac currents can be difficult unless you know a trick or two. W7CRY explains how …… W7CRY 108Construct This All-american Audio Signal Generator
– The perfect project for starting a test bench or rounding one out …… WA2SUT 116Maximum Modulation for CB Conversions
– Many CB rigs lack the gain for full modulation. This preamp will help …… AJ0P 12273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1983
Action Machine for 20
– Are home-brew rigs a lost art? No yet! Here’s an SSB transceiver you can build …… WB5IPM 12An Alarming Procedure
– This false-proof repeater emergency alert won’t tie up expensive equipment …… WA1LCF K1FNX 24Trimming the Fat from ATV
– Why use 3 MHz when 500 kHz will do? WB6FHD proposes a way …… WB6FHD 32The Forgetful Autodialer Puzzle
– Even Sherlock couldn’t figure out how to make an autodialer that reprograms with no hardware changes Elementary says dear Babe …… W7BBX 40My Own Silver Mine
– For W1FLP reclaiming silver fromphotographic fixer is cheap easy and profitable. King Midas should have had it so good …… W1FLP 46Fun-equipment Revisited
– Here are higher-band versions of the ever popular Fun-mlitter and Fun-amp. They are based on the Fun-philosophy: cheap and simple …… WA0RBR 48The Ultimate Breadboard
– There used to be two styles of prototypes- rat’s nest and cramped. Now there is a third style -simple …… N6BW 52Beating the Untraceable Buzz
– Man-made Interference doesn’t have to destroy reception. Not when you use W1GV’s buzz-beating antennas …… W1GV/4 56The Care and Feeding of Optoelectronics
– There are many ways to make these devices earn their keep Here is one …… K3VDB 62International Success Story: The BBC
– From its battery of transmitters the BBC fires a dally salvo of news and entertainment around the world. No commercials either …… Peterson 68Active-filter Design Made Easy
– Using this BASIC program if you don’t like the design then scrap it. All you lose is a few seconds …… WD4HPC 78The Cornerstone of Equipment Failure: Heat Damage
– The proper heat sink will preserve transistors. Learn how to keep your circuitry from resembling a core meltdown …… Shamburger 84Your January Home-brew Project
– No frills-just a sold $10 SSB exciter for HF Who says hams don’t build anymore …… VE7DOD 92King of the Pulse Generators
– One-shot or a train TTL or CMOS this generator will fit the bill. It’s just what your test bench always wanted …… WA3RJS 1073 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1983
Unleash the TS-900
– A rig like this deserves more room than 2meters can give. Get on HF (including WARC bands) with this transverter …… W4BF 10Four-tone Audio Oscillator: A Potent Troubleshooter
– For any test that requires a tone this oscillator does the job It can also be computer-controlled …… W7BBX 20Superman’s Repeater Control System
– This simple system offers four independent on/off outputs. Just duck into any phone booth to use it …… K3IJ 32Up and Coming: Direct-broadcast Satellites
– The only thing not up in the air in this business is the satellites so this budding technology is not just pie in the sky …… N8RK 38Work the Russian Robot Ops
– The robots aboard Russia’s two new satellites are cantankerous and challenging. Here are some tips on how to work them …… K4TWJ 44Ham Radio Hits the ’82 World’s Fair
-when the gates In Knoxville opened would WA4KFS be ready? Here’s the inside story of the World’s Fair station …… N4AQI 50Beef Up Your CB-to-cW Conversion
– A good bfo will bring your receiver performance up to par. This one is easy to add on …… W1BG 56The Denali Connection
– Disaster struck these two hams in the back-country of Alaska. Only a tenuous radio link to civilization could save them …… KL7RD 60Error Protection for Your Digital Transmissions
– Block coding can make your signal 100% error free …… W9JD/2 64Drive-time SWLing
– This simple car radio converter will open up a whole new world of driving …… AG9C 70Stop That Heist!
– What would you say about an alarm that’s portable inexpensive and goes off when a thief just touches the doorknob? We say build it …… WD5JWY 72Get the DX Edge!
-there are ways to stand out in the pileups for Spanish-speaking stations. One is to speak their language …… KB9SP 76Power-line Protection: The Weak Link
– Solld-state equipment may be extremely reliable but just microseconds of overvoltage can change that …… N8ADA 83Higher Voltage Less Weight
– A voltage quadrupler that weighs ounces? You bet-and cheap surplus capacitors make it possible …… W7CSD 84Make Room for More Agc
– Automatic gain control is useful In many applications. With this simple circuit you’ll never have to be without it …… N7APE 86You Can Troubleshoot Mobile Noise
– K5CA tells what to do when a signal IS 5-7 and the noise is 5-9 …… K5CA 88Electronics vs. Creepy Crawlers
– Build this ultrasonic oscillator and drive pests crazy. Your pet hamster too …… K7YZZ 90Slimming and Trimming the R-1000
– In crowded conditions the 6-kHz filter may not cut the QRM. Here’s the way out …… 5Z4CL/k5PAW 92Add a Touch of Class to CB Conversions
– Converting a Hy-gain board to 10 meters is only half the story Try addling a digital readout and scanning capability …… N2DS 9473 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1983
RTTY Tuning: The New Solution
– This simple tuning indicator whipped the competition and took first place in 73’s Home-brew II Contest …… WB2OSZ 10Uncover Equipment for OSCAR Phase III
– lurking in flea markets and junk boxes is everything you need to work OSCAR. K6KLY tells what to look for and how to make it work …… K6KLY 18Up and Coming: Direct-broadcast Satellites
– Part II looks at the technical problems with communications at 12 GHz which may be a offset by the advantages …… N8RK 26The Fun-vac: A Synthesis of Old and New
– This one-tube transmitter combines the circuits of the fifties With the technology of the eighties. It also keeps your coffee warm …… WA0RBR 32Adventure in Sarawak
– Two DXpediuoners journey to the land of headhunters – and send a signal to the rest of the world …… VK9NL 42Put 2 Meters in Your Shirt Pocket
– Radio Shack’s Pocket weather radio makes a dandy 2-meter receiver. A few quick modifications will get it right on target …… K3PJG 46The Secret Telemetry of OSCAR 8
– Do those numbers from the sky mean anything? You bet …… K5OM 52Scandinavia: The 2-meter Dream Vacation
– Licensing frequencies and procedures- it’s all here. All you need is a plane ticket …… WA6OGW 58Twisted Remote Control
– This circuit is easy to build and easy to use. The twist is that you probably own the most important part …… WD5JWY 64Take Your IC’s Temperature
– Like people solid-state devices get sick if they get too hot. W3KBM provides a way to answer the burning question “How hot is hott” …… W3KBM 70The Q-master Cavity Filter
– A high-q filter that uses no copper and no silver-plating- just coffee cans and some ingenious thinking …… KB6AL 74Push Your Radar Detector to the limit
– Without this simple modification you won’t know what you are missing – until it’s too late …… W5LFM 86Personalize the M600 RTTY Program
– Now you can design and save your own version of this popular software parkage. All it takes is a POKE or two …… VE4AFO 9473 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1983
Pedal Power: A Perfect Field-day Generator
– This bicycle-driven power source is easy to build and guaranteed to get you in shape. No heavy breathing into the mike please …… KN6H 12No-crash Autopatch
– Dialing and driving don’t mix. Build this autodialer and let its fingers do the walking-not yours …… W3ZC 20Turn Mobile-rig Whine into a Whimper
– From brute-force filtering to solid-state regulation K4AJQ has the answers to mobile noise …… K4AJQ 30Exploit the Hidden Interfaces of the TRS-80
– Sound synthesis a programmable timed on-off switch and a CW keyer are all hidden in the TRS-80 You just have to look in the right place …… WB9EGA 32New England’s Nicad Per-charger
– Build this and get state-of-charge readout automatic shutdown and charge maintenance for your HT. This could be the gift of life for your battery pack …… K1QPS WA1UNU 38Immortalize Your IC-2AT Battery Pack
– Why waste your nicads when you’re in the car? Build this miniature power supply and your batteries will last forever …… KP4AQI 40Unlock the New Electronic Mailboxes
– MSOs are at the forefront of amateur radio’s vast communications revolution. WB7QWC shows you how to tune In log on and not drop out …… WB7QWC/9 44How E.T. Really Called Home
– If it were not for an inventive ham E.T. might still be trying. In this exclusive article the designer of the little guy’s communicator unveils its Inner workings …… K2SSQ 52Buyer’s Guide to Dayton
– From securing accommodations to planning your expenses WA4BPI helps you make the most of your Hamvention buck …… WA4BPI 56The Best Way to Mount Your Mobile Rig
– If you have a van and HF gear this is what you need to put them together- including a movable mount …… KE7X 64The Florida T-r Switch
– Get your 2m amplifier out of the way- without a relay …… W4HJW 83Build the Deadeye Dish Controller
– Tired of taking potshots at satellites? With the flick of a switch this easy-to-build rotator will hit the bull’s-eye every time …… W5JG 84The Ultimate Protection Plan for Your HT
– Bangs bumps scrapes and crashes make life tough for HTs. Make these modifications to protect your investment …… K2YKE 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1983
Construct This Classic Transmitter
– From the era of the tube comes this ageless design runner-up In 73’s Home-brew II Contest. It’s perfect for a flrst project or as a backup rig …… W1BG 14Build the Revolutionary Parastat
– After some rule-bending and wire-straightening N6LM discovered the parastat antenna It has gain when you want and a null when you don’t …… N6LM 24Talk Softly and Load a Big Stick
– Turn a six-foot stick Into an antenna that will ramrod your signal into the ether. And when you’re off the air you’ve got a coat rack …… KC2NT 26Build This Cornerless Quad for 2 Meters
– Here’s an antenna that you can cut corners on All you lose is high cost …… K6KTS 30Tuned Feeders for Oddballs
– To get that good DX you’ve been missing add some versatility and multiband capability to your wire antennas …… W0VM 38Condo Secret Agent
– The word at many condominiums is “no antennas allowed.” Here’s how one ham survived …… K0REC/4 44Make the Icom 720A Work for You
– This rig knows when you change bands so why not let it switch your antennas? Build this simple add-on and let your voltage do the work …… N4BL 46The New Communications: VHF Mailboxes
– Join the growing wave of hams using digital techniques to get their message across. AF2M describes the (log) ins and outs of mailbox systems …… AF2M 48The Morning Beverage Antenna
– If you are a coffee drinker and you work 2 meters you’ll love this antenna. W4FXE shows you how to get wide bandwidths and small size at low cost …… W4FXE 54Try Out a Low-level Lazy Loop
– It may be only 10 feet up but this aerial is no worm-burner. Better still it will fit almost anywhere …… W1XU 56Gin Pole for Peanuts
– Ever pull yourself up by the bootstraps? Build this gin pole and let it do the same for your tower …… N4UH 58Coax Connector Workshop
– Tracking down feedline-related problems can make strong men cry. By starting out right you can avoid hassles …… N1BLH 60Make Your Noise Bridge Even Better
– Use these shortcuts for easy calibration and give your transmitter 1:1 vision …… K4KI 64Antenna Refinishing the Easy Way
– When a vertical begins looking like a rusty downspout it’s time for some maintenance. Here’s how K6EW saved a hamfest special …… K6EW 7073 Cents for a Voltage-transient Detector
– Forget those expensive and complex Insurance policies Here’s the best protection you can get-and the cheapest …… WB8OWM 83Build the Armchair Satellite Tracker
– Simple and cheap this setup will follow OSCAR around like a dog. Put it together lean back and let this control system do the work for you …… K3LF 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1983
D’Arsonval Dossier
– How these meters work and how to make them work for you is no mystery. Discover the inner machinations of the D’Arsonval movement for yourself …… W1OLP 20Save Money on Used Meters
– Does it work or doesn’t it? This simple tester spots real hamfest bargains …… W3QOM 19Live From Across America-it’s Field Day!
– The Corpus Christi Amateur Radio Club had helicopter TV coverage of its activities. Club member WB4EMI unveils the secret behind their success …… WB4EMI 22Construct the Cyclops Dip Meter
– W4ATE’s unique single-coil design captured an Honorable Mention in 73’s Home-brew II Contest. Now you can build this award-winning circuit for yourself …… W4ATE 26Be the First on Your Block with a 2-meter Dipole
– A few safety pins some wire and a little rod stock will make a portable antenna perfect for the traveling ham …… W9HD 30Two Meters for the Price of One
– The oft-ignored shunt principle will turn an everyday junk-box meter into a surprising supermeter. The key is a piece of solder …… KB2JN 34Strangle QRM with Your TS-830s
– Simple filter modifications will help your Kenwood choke out Interference KA2R gives you the lowdown on how to do it …… KA2R 36Smart Meters: The New Movement
– Turn your passive meters into active error-correction systems. W4RNL’s innovative circuits make it a snap …… W4RNL 42A QSL Assembly Line of Your Very Own
– The problem: a stack of QSL cards as high as Mt. Everest. The solution: a program that will make your TRS-80 climb the mountain …… WB8JEY 48Get Accurate with the Digital-grid Power Meter
– Your final input power is instantly accessible with this easy add-on …… N1II 50Diary of a Partially-sighted Ham
– Eyesight is not a black and white issue. Here are some tips for hams in the grey area …… WA6CNN 54Hot-spot Metering-automatically!
– Here are money-saving designs that will let one meter do the work of several. Keep in control and keep your change too …… W4RNL 56Build the Weather-grabber
– Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky? With this simple converter you can listen to National Weather Service forecasts on your 2-meter rig and find out …… N1II 84Kill Power-line Interference
– You don’t have to be a big-game hunter to find the source of that annoying noise. All you need 1s your rig and your good hamming habits …… K3UK 9273 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1983
You Can Build This Code Trainer
– More than a mere code-practice oscillator this CPU-controlled trainer features burned-in practice groups Flick a switch and you have a keyer …… K7ZOV 12The True Story Behind Heard Island
– Fighting bad weather shady ship owners and bad press the HlDXA expedition forged its way to the DXer’s dream. But getting there was only half the battle …… VK9NL 20More Stable Than a Rock
– An Honorable Mention winner in 73’s Home-brew II Contest this 10-mHz generator is a sure cure for the drifting frequency blues …… DJ3NW 32Build the Billboard Keyboard Keyer
– Get perfectly-tuned CW without a buffer. Then join the crowd at 60+ wpm …… KD7S 44Construct the Lead-foot Key
– If you like your CW In the fast lane you’ll love this key And it is guaranteed not to slip any speed …… W5JQE 48The $2 Infinite-memory Keyer
-take a break Your cassette recorder will send any message for you …… W0XI 50Apple Morse and You
– Simple software and cheap hardware make for a great CW keyboard recipe Just add one operator …… AF2M 54Micro McElroy
– Is Pet BASIC fast enough for solid CW copy? You bet-and this program will work miracles with a sloppy fist …… VK3BHM 56QRP Keyer for Misers
– Get machine-perfect code with this keyboard. All it costs is 30 mW and a few dollars…… VE7DHD 58The Easy FIFO Keyboard
– First in first out means you type as fast as you want to. It will send at the speed you set…… N7BH 64Down-under Depth Sounder
– Get your feet wet with this Australian construction project We promise that you won’t get In over your head …… Harleck Dawson 82The ROM-less RAM-less CQ Sender
– Automatic CW can be yours for the price of a few diodes. And you can reprogram without spending a dime …… VU2VIZ 90Yasme and the Call of Abu Ail
– It was just a speck in the Red Sea but it created pileups as big as a mountain …… W6KC W6QL 9473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1983
Construct This Customized Power Supply
– Whether you want 5 Amps or 30 this supply can give it to you. But you only pay for what you need …… W9ODK 8VisiCode: The VIC 20 Way to Extra Class
– First you get random practice groups Then you get the answers …… W7LTH KA7AQA 14Running Scared at Spratly
– Only steel nerves and luck stood between the 1979 DXpeditlon and disaster …… KB7NW 20The COR of a Reliable Repeater
– Carrier-operated relays are the most-used circuits In any repeater. Use this simple design to get maintenance-free operation …… WA7SPR 24Precision Speed Control for the Billboard Keyer
– Get more for your money by addling this circuit to last month’s project …… KD7S 26PC Boards for Penny-pinchers
– Get picture-perfect circuit boards without buying a darkroom …… W2HCQ 30Faultless SSTV Picture Preservation
– The dynamic duo of computer and printer helps save those perfect moments. Just add this program …… KF9X 38Save Your Signal with Forward Error-correction
– In a hostile signal environment you need all the help you can get …… W9JD/2 44A Colorado-style Battery Monitor
– Texas has its barbecue and Chicago its pizza. Colorado’s claim to fame is this near-perfect device …… Wilson 48The Totally-modified 2000
– Take Azden’s popular 2-meter rig and add all the extras you ever wanted …… W1GV/4 50Send Your TR-7800 to Obedience School
– This Kenwood rig has some interesting habits-such as a slow scan rate. Can you retrain it in one easy session? …… KE6VK 54Do You Know Where Your Signal Goes?
– it doesn’t just sneak off your antenna and hide. Find out where your lobes are and what they look like with this simple procedure …… N4UH 56Cheap Scanning for the IC-701
– Here’s a device that’s stingy in cost but generous in benefits …… AG9D 64To Go Where No Ham Has Gone Before
– Sealand! -an enterprising team of DXers takes to the high seas to work S1 the smallest country In the world …… DF2AO 841001 Uses for the 9400
– Experiment WI-5 this cheap chip Ifs the IC you’ve always wanted with applications you’ve never dreamed of …… W3KBM 88Propagation Explosion on 220
– This theoretical inquiry into the properties of 220 MHz yielded some unexpected results. Find out when and why your signal will be at its best …… W9MKE 9018 kV with No Transformer
– You need high voltage but surplus transformers can’t turn the trick. Try this solid-state solution …… WA4WDL 9473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1983
“10… 9… 8…”
– Be ready when the Space Shuttle Columbia carries aloft the first astro-ham. Here’s the best way to contact this historic DXpedition …… WA6ITF 8Join the Packet-radio Revolution
– Get error-free high-speed communications -packet radio’s chief architect WA7CXD explains what it is and how it works …… WA7GXD 16Be a RTTY Rembrandt
– Put that award-winning shine on your RTTY pix with these tips from a RTTY artist’s sketchbook …… WA2OQJ 28How to Increase Your QSOs
– N6HYK’s seasoned advice will add spice to your CW contacts-even if you aren’t a Novice …… N6HYK 34Home-brew an Apple Computer and Save!
– In this 73 exclusive KB2CA reveals the secrets of Apple construction From key board to motherboard it’s all here …… KB2GA 40Build This Super Switch
– The only thing this switch won’t do is brew your coffee It’s the lazy mans delight …… K4YS 52The Amazing Cylindrabola
– This microwave antenna is easier to build than a dish But it works just as well …… WA4WDL 54Colorful RTTY: An Advanced System for the TRS-80C
– It’s all here-a TU program and modem to turn your CoCo into a professional-quality RTTY terminal …… K6AEP 5873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1983
Six Antennas from Three Wires
– With these modified Beverage antennas you double your directions without doubling your cost …… K1VR N1RC 10Join the Packet-radio Revolution -part II
– Warm up your soldering irons. This part offers the nuts and bolts of building your own TNC …… WA7CXD 20Become a Low-band Pioneer
– Where does an audio transistor become a gccd rf amp? On 1700 meters of course …… KL7GLK 34The Phantom Antenna of Possum Hollow
– The boys needed a good antenna fast-before winter set in. Thurman’s mysterious story was the solution …… W8VFT 40Your Enemy Feedline Loss
– Let your swr meter stop this demon before it creeps up on you …… K3CSV 42PVC Meets VHF
– Flush high cost down the drain and build these cheap antennas. The gain is free …… WA2NUB 44A 10-mHz Antenna for $10
– If you’re still on 30 meters the Hanging Helix may be your last chance …… K9AZG 46Slaughter’s Sway-bar Forest
– Are trees an antenna hindrance? Or are they the means to the best antenna collection you ever had? It just depends on your outlook …… K9AZC 50The Phase-shift Oscillator Goes Hollywood!
– This circuit can be the star of your audio designs. All it needs is a tweak here and a taper there …… Goodson 54Build the Harmonic Zapper
– When the TV starts sounding like Donald Duck you need this 20-meter trap …… W2YW 56The Anti-gravity Antenna-erection System
– Now you can put your wire antennas as high as you want-maybe …… W0YBF 58Your Own Beam-bruiser
– Muscle your beam around from anywhere with this local control box it’s perfect for serious tower work …… WB4FXD/1 62Put Together the Shawnee Logic Probe
– It’s better than a tomahawk when you’re on the warpath against glitches …… Roth 66Take the Drudgery Out of Contesting
– Let your Radio Shack computer dupe the log while you relax …… WB0NFX W0CZ 84World’s Fair Super Squelch
– With this two digit DTMF decoder-a perfect club project-you hear only calls meant specifically for you …… WA4TEM 86Defuse RFI
– A clean signal starts with a good earth ground. Make yours better with some coax and capacitors …… W0WUZ 8873 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1983
Construct the Callsign Power Supply
– KAIQZ put together aesthetics and electronics to produce a power supply that gives you more than good regulation …… KA1QZ 10The Magical Audio Filter
– A variable frequency notch filter plus a peaking circuit will do wonders for your reception. And this project will almost build itself …… W6QIF 14Keyboard Your Way to Happiness
– If happiness is perfect Morse then this project is pure heaven. Special construction tips make putting it together as much fun as using it …… N7AGK 20Reveal the Receiver Behind the Specs
– Here’s a program that will make sense out of all those numbers …… N6RY 36Terrific Top-band Conversions
– Jump up to 160 meters and beat the coming sunspot drought. Surplus gear will get you there cheaply …… K9QLL 40Cardsoft: The Transportable QSL Generator
– If your machine runs Basic it can run this program …… WB5LLM 46The Six-meter Vfo That Won’t Quit
– This hybrid has the best of both worlds. It’s as steady as a rock and has broad-band tuning …… N7APE 48Foolproof Logging
– KL7CRF designed a logbook program that any TRS-80 owner can use. And if manages your QSLs too …… KL7CRF 58The Program No Net Control Should Be Without
– Every net generates lists. Keep yours up to date with this TRS-80 Basic program …… WA4VLE 62The World’s Cheapest Modification
– All you need to put the FT-101 on 30 meters is three pieces of wire. What could be cheaper than that …… WB9DDF W0UR 70A Two-tone Squelch to Solve Your Scanner Woes
– Selective listening is the key to success This squelch will help you cut the chatter …… WA3REY 84Electronic Mail Comes of Age
– These mailboxes may be thousands of miles away but they’re instantly accessible …… K0VKH 86Octal Ingenuity
– It’s an old radio. You can’t find a replacement tube Now what do you do …… W9SIA 8873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1983
Code Practice: Have You Seen the Light?
– This simple cpo is the best weekend project under the sun -or bulb …… Davidson 10Unlimited Guarantee for Power Supplies
– Plan for the worst and you’ll get the best says KC0EW. He might be right …… KC0EW 20PC Boards in a Flash!
– Make circuit boards without expensive equipment. All you need is a light and a fast switch hand …… KA1FJR 28“We’ve Been Boarded!”
-when the Lorelei strayed into Nicaraguan waters hams came to the rescue. Here the net results …… W9UUC 32A Good-buddy Power Booster for Converted CBs
– KE4VP turned an illegal amplifier into a law-abiding citizen. You can too …… KE4VP 36TVRO Troubleshooting
– Get your Earth station off the ground with these signal-enhancing hints …… N8RK 40Streamline the IC-25A
– Add a dual-speed vfo and remote control. You can do it in a few easy steps …… W2PQG 48A Perfect Match for the HW-8
– Heath’s little rig is the QRPer’s dream come true. So is 30 meters. Join them with this super-fast mod …… WA6BJH 52Don Wallace: Superham
– Meet W6AM the Grand Old Man of amateur radio …… W6CK 56Courage for Would-be Hams
– Here’s the inside story of how a worldwide network of hams is helping handicapped people get their licenses …… Norgard 70Micro Power for the DXer
– This TRS80 program will help you cure that DXCC fever …… WO4L 77Warning: Your Time’s Up!
– Don’t get taken by surprise. This timer add-on will tell you when to ID before it’s too late …… N7BH 78Babysit Your Battery
– This intelligent charging circuit will pamper your emergency power system It’s what every repeater needs …… WA4TEM 86Make a Good L-meter Even Better
– Give the N5CC design a boost. Tack on this two stage buffer and dodge those sneaky loading problems …… WB1HKU/6 94Ironclad Repeater Control
– With 12 outputs and tamper-free access you can keep a firm grip on your repeater’s operations. And this circuit keeps the price from getting out of hand …… WA7SPR 10073 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1984
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 10Grenada Log
– With a body-bag rig and gas from a bike a ham hustled home the news. Here’s history happening …… K1XR N8RK 20Instant 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 22Sound Off!
– Here’s the perfect S-meter add-on for the repeater that has everything. The higher the beep the better the signal …… K3JML 28Some Alarming Techniques
– These burglar-proof circuits will stump second-story men and amaze possible thieves-as well as you …… WA4CCA 32Join 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 36The 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 46Top Drawer Micro-style
– Building circuits is fun but drawing them isn’t. Let your Apple do the drafting …… K3LF 56Trade 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 64Around 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 70On the Move with 10 FM!
– These modifications for Comtronix and Azden rigs will get you on your feet in a hurry …… W7AR 84Thank You for Listening
– Build this simple speech expander and stop shouting. Your DX friends will thank you and the QSLs will roll in…… VE1BZJ 86Secrets of Nicads
– Nicad batteries will save you money. Or will they? …… WB2FYW 88The 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 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1984
This Antenna Is Too Good To Be True
– It’s cheap. It works well on all bands. And it radiates a super signal …… W4HDX 10Construct the Minuteman Timer
– As faithful as a grandfather cock. This timer tells when to ID – and when not to …… KA8QBQ 14The Secret of Remote Control
– In Inside those miniature planes lie some sophisticated circuits …… WB3BQO 18Calculate 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 22Strictly for FM Deviates
– Ever wonder how the- modulation is on your FM rig? Try this simple deviation meter and find out …… KA8OBL 36Build a Better Hamfest
– These hints from 25 years of experience will help make your event a success …… Housholder 40Caveman Radio
– With underground inductive transmission 300 feet is almost DX …… W9MKV 42Here’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 54Peak 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 60Op Art
– Include the ubiquitous op amp in your next circuit KC0EW tells how …… KC0EW 62Put 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 69Convert 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 7773 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1984
In Search of the Shuttle: Fun Frustration Fatigue
– From Maine to Hawaii our special correspondents gave W5LFL their best shots. Thank them …… W5LFL 10W5LFL report Burbank California ….. K6DUE 10
W5LFL Contacts …… ARRL 11
W5LFL report Saugus California …… WA61TF 12
W5LFL report Westbrook Maine …… KlEFZ 14
W5LFL report Nashua New Hampshire …… WB1BRE 16
W5LFL report Lansing New York …… KO2X 20
W5LFL report Jacksonville Florida ……N4UF 22
W5LFL report Stone Mountain Georgia …… KA4AKQ 21
W5LFL report Tucker Georgia …… K4LDR 28
W5LFL report Dallas Texas …… KD5JO 28
W5LFL report Texas City Texas …… WB5ASA 30
W5LFL report Dayton Ohio …… WB8IFM 31
W5LFL report Stevensville Michigan …… KC8JX 34
W5LFL report Bloomfield . Indiana …… W9HD 36
W5LFL report St. Charles Illinois …… WD9G1G 31
W5LFL report Wheaton Illinois …… KO9G 38
W5LFL report Buena Vista Colorado …… W8FK 40
W5LFL report Encino California …… KB6WT KD6VG 42
W5LFL report Portland Oregon…… KZ7T 45
W5LFL report Portland Oregon …… N7AXC 49
W5LFL report Anchorage Alaska …… KL7FKO 50
W5LFL report Hilo Hawaii …… KH6B 52
W5LFL report Kaneohe Hawaii …… KH6HHM 52
W5LFL report Some Final Thoughts …… WA6ITF 53
Switch Tricks
– Ever had trouble setting up switching? No more. The Minnetonka Master makes it easy …… KA0QSC 54LED’s You Have Never Seen
– What are these little lights? What do they do? This is the book …… W5LFM 58Take the Two-tone Challenge
– Does your transmitter put out a clean signal? Build this two-tone audio generator and find out …… W8DCC 84Build the NASA Beeper
– Space-wise communicators use this device for one good reason: clarity …… KQ4G 88Sky Power
– If you’re a meteor-shower expert don’t read this. Otherwise learn …… WB4CHZ 90Wet Battery Quiz
– And you thought you knew it all …… VE3AZX 92Another Antenna Approach
– This Timex/sinclair program goes to great lengths …… AD1B 9673 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1984
Doing It At Dayton
– This unofficial Hamvention handbook helps attendees and dreamers alike …… WA4BPI 10Me and My Stupid Old PMOS Converter
– At last there’s an easy way to get -12V from a +5-v power supply. Who said “trial and error”? …… WB1HKU/6 14Watch That Signal!
-haul out your old oscilloscope and turn it into a signal monitor. The conversion is easy and the price is right …… W4RNL 20Digital Design: How to Interface ICs
– Connect ICs to the outside world with these hints from the author of “Digital Basics” …… K4IPV 30Emulate an EPROM Elephant
– The portable RAM-faker never forgets. Well hardly ever …… McCarthy 40Crystal Microwave
– “Easedropping” on this part of the spectrum is up to you. Here is a simple way to start …… WA4WDL 42Take A Trip to Europe
– These tips from the world’s top SWL make it possible …… Peterson 48Four Bands One Whip
– Quadruple your mobile operating pleasure please but don’t blame us …… K3OF 56The Conlog Solution
– What’s the key to winning contests? Put an Atari and this program at the helm of your station and find out …… N5ATD 62Ishmod’s Journal
– What happened in 1963 finally surfaced in 1983. Was he a fool? …… Whipple 64The Terminal Terminal Unit
– Build this variable-shift TU. Its performance will knock you dead …… K3PUR 70Wheeling and Dealing with Preamps
– For a switch from the remote hills of West Virginia comes a great antenna idea …… W8PMS 84How to Have a Sunny Field Day
– When Michigan hams turned to solar power they got more than they bargained for. Does success mean anything? …… W8YZ 100Painless OP-amp Filter Design
– Custom applications can be easy. Just follow this step-by-step guide to a perfect op-amp filter …… W4RNL 10273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1984
From Base to Beams
– Home-brew from the ground up – Here’s how to build a tower and top it off with performance-proven antennas …… W6TYH 10A Little Gem for QRP
– The T2FD antenna thinks it’s a full-size rhombic. Feeding is believing …… W8VFT 26“The Tops of the Palm Trees”
– 20 000 QSOs. Coral Sea. Banyandah …… VK2BJL 28How to Gain with PVC
– This could be history’s cheapest quad. Try water pipe on 2m …… WB6BHI 37Helicoids
– Few people understand haw to build these versatile whips. This article takes care of all the its ends and butts …… K2KSY 40The Big-car Break-down Beam
– Try two-meter luxury the easy way …… N3BEK 46Simple Parabolic Theory
– With a little bit of math -presented here- you can understand design build and enjoy these effective antennas. Hopefully …… OA4KO/YV5 52Control Your Mobile Power
– Can commuting be a daily QSO party? Yes with this no-payment installment plan …… KBSQZ 56Virginia’s Antenna Farmer
– From Falls Church comes a simple message to fellow hams: Simple antennas work! …… WA4BLC 60Throw in TV
– Why not? This helix-building experience includes everything else …… WA4WDL 64Yagi Fear?
– Forget it. Whether for construction or companson this Atari program zaps every design problem …… W6WTU 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1984
Easy Berardi Building
– You can count on this simple frequency counter from Arizona …… Berardi 10Don’t Grope in the Dark!
– Let a simple card-file box be the brains of your own emergency lighting system …… W7RXV 16Flying High with Two
– Here’s how a hand-held makes for some ultralight Michigan madness …… WB8DQT 20Creason’s Do-it DVM
– The more Sam builds the more smart people pay attention …… K6EW 26Meeting Ends Make
– These ten tips will better your club. Are you friendly or frigid? …… N6HYK 30Tester Project: England ’83
– Wherein you flash-chance transistors chap …… Penfold 34Sounds Good to Me
– Two Texans put together “73 Morse RIT.” It’s the best Basic VIC-20/c64 code program you will ever see …… W5VKC/1 WB5AYD 38Piggy-bank Repeater Project
– Set it and forget it. This inflexible controller doesn’t bend the budget …… KT2B 42Not-so-famous Garriott Words
– In one of his first post-sTS-9 appearances W5LFL spoke at Foothill (CA) College. We record his dedication to amateur radio. …… N6BIS 48Better the R-70
– At your own risk you can soup up one of Icom’s super receivers. How to do it was not read here …… KE4AQ 54Elegant Rotating
– K9AZG did it right. W4RNL makes it better. For sightless and sighted hams alike this update to a 1982 article will be revealing …… W4RNL 60Requiem for the Tube
– This pleasing project is perfect for pentodes. It could be the last time you use them …… WA2EWT 68New Orders for the R-109
– Two bucks and ten minutes are all it takes to reenlist a vintage receiver …… K8AXH/7 70Try Quality Code
– Using this Mod III update is much simpler than saying its title twenty times …… K6APW 7873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1984
Shoot at Will
– KK2Y’s Dayton mandate was to capture things on film. He did it. Enjoy a slice of Hamvention …… KK2Y 10Secrets of Cordless Phones
– Is privacy sacred and range not? Maybe some hands-on research can help you decide …… Haas 20Modern-eyes the S-meter
– Here’s how to de-strain your baby blues by adding a simple LED readout …… Patterson 24Let’s Have More Hams
– Part I: How to organize and run a Novice class …… AD0K 26Let’s Have More Hams
– Part II: How to take and pass FCC exams …… KC3HW 30Son of Nicad Conditioner
– This intelligent discharger knows when to stop and tells you how much time it took …… WlGSL 36Perfboard and Soldertail?
– Definitely. What is commonly done never written up (until now) but always appreciated …… W4RNL 42Watch a Warhorse Work
– With a new tank circuit the SB-221 does great things for 160 and 10 …… W3JIP 48Random VIC
– Code-loving Commodore addicts asked for this. Ye shall receive …… WB7RLX 6673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1984
Top-Notch Tuner Time
– Can’t get your signal out of the backyard? Build KC2NT’s antenna matcher and hear what you’ve been missing …… K2NT 8Cheap Power Ploy
– This rugged supply will give you more power than you ever dreamed possible. Have we gone too far this time? …… K9QLL 10Penn’s Two-tone Gadget
– Clue one: We’re talking about lab quality. Clue two: Get your junk box …… W1BG 21Yaesu Icom Graft Revealed
– Splice Icom’s headset to Yaesu’s talkie and discover handle happiness …… K2OAW 32Stare-way to Heaven
– At the Arecibo observatory the sky’s the limit. Who said size doesn’t matter? …… AJQN 34Counter-productive Basics: Part I
– Digital needn’t be difficult. Let K41PV guide you through the fundamentals of frequency counting …… K4IPV 40Messing With Heath
– This 101 control mod proves fun and easy with frequency. Your rig deserves it …… AI7C 46AMTOR How-to
– FEC? ARQ? Don’t panic. Timely advice from the father of AMTOR takes the confusion out of our newest mode …… W2JUP 62Picture-perfect Audio Filters
– Throw away that antique breadboard and scope. Let your Apple II peak and tweak a soft circuit instead …… K3LF 66Top-band Power Punch
– Sick of 5-2 reports on 160? Build this knockout kilowatt amp and make it 59 every time …… WA0VNY 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1984
Counter-productive Basics: Part II
– How hard can counting be? K41PV tells us where the errors occur and how to fix them …… K4IPV 8Elementary My Dear: Watts ‘n’ Swr
– Stop guessing. Build this no-nonsense VHF/uHF wattmeter and save your hard-earned cash …… KT2B 14Perfect Timing
– Proud of your repeater? Construct this multi-talented identifier and tell the world your who what and where …… VE2DWG VE2AO 22Quick Qwip Conversion Fax
– Seeing is believing. A few dollars and a weekend will turn this surplus unit into a reasonable facsimile …… KA9CDL 28No-etch Circuit Boards
– Produce quality PCs with N6JH’s cut and-pry technique …… N6JH 34Disco Duckie?
– Try some dirt-cheap headphones for your HT …… N6CSI 36Ntty Grtty RTTY
– Tomorrow to Morrow is too late. Build this easy Timex/sinclair interface today and be on the air tonight …… WB6CTM 38Easy FSK for the IC-730
– Don’t settle for less than complete. Four dollars gives you the RTTY the factory left out …… WA4TTO 4873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1984
Find Fault with Your Coax
– Is your cable really doing its job? Find out with this elegant detective method …… K4IPV 10The Aussie Parasol Beam
– What has twelve corners three bands and uses 140 feet of wire? Hint: It’s not a quad …… W6TYH 20The Incredible Broadband Bowtie
– Truly designed for solid-state finals this 75m antenna features 50 Ohms at the feed-and less than 1.5:l swr across the band …… KC3HW 26RX for Ailing Antennas
– Maximize your system’s performance with this easy-to-construct noise bridge. It’s just what the doctor ordered …… K41PV 28Ryan’s Vertical Ecstasy
– Warning: Graphic description of vertical antenna array patterns. Explicit CoCo language. May incite construction frenzy …… WB5LLM 32Try Low and Behold
– Here’s a shock: You’ve been wasting money on towers and poles. W1GV explains why low antennas may outperform high-altitude aluminum …… W1GV/4 38A No-holes Barred Beam
– What to do when the lease says “no antennas”: Turn your entire house into a broadside dipole …… WA4WDL 44Another Eggbeater
– Don’t be a VHF weakling. Pump up your performance with this simple 2m omni …… WD5DNL 48A Tree-mendous Vertical
– Build an 80m DX-getter that really grows on you …… KS4B 62When Darkness Calls
– On 160m success means diligent planning. These tips on gray-line propagation are your key to Top Band DXCC …… VE7BS 6673 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1984
Color Computer SSTV: Part I
– Turn your CoCo into a complete SSTV terminal How? First build this high resolution display system …… K6AEP WB8DQT 10Wrap Up TVI!
– Can you endure another evening without transmitting? Use this simple cure to choke out television interference forever …… KR7L 26But I Know How To Solder!
– Anyone can dribble hot metal over a joint bit it takes an artist to really solder. Are you a Picasso or a pig? …… WD4S 28Free-form Filter Design
– Build the ultimate audio filter: high-pass low-pass bandpass notch variable Q and cutoff frequency all in a single circuit. Circuit? Sorry that’s a single chip! …… KA4QVK 34Your Own Optoelectronic Anemometer
– Light contral and car-top calibration make this project cheap to build easy to align and extraordinarily accurate …… K3VDB 42Rampant RTTY
– Create the ultimate mallbox! K0WVN describes a system that operates from 45 to 1200 baud with dual shifts-automatically …… K0WVN 50Decode Soviet Space Messages
– As you read this mysterious signals are being beamed into your shack. What do they mean? Where are they coming from? Use WD0BCI’s satellite-telemetry reading program to uncover facts …… WD0BCI 53The End of the Line
– What’s the point of sending power up the coax if it never reaches the antenna? These tips on connector installation and care will help maximize your station’s signal …… WB5LBI 56A Useful Present You Can Build
– How about a high-tech holiday gift? …… WB4YOD/pW8ZAF 58Ham Over Fist
– Here’s a VIC-20 CW program with a twist: Its real-time display lets you watch your dits and ‘dahs dance across the screen. But be forewarned-you may not like what you see! …… WD8BHH 64Homemade Defroster Shutoff
– This simple gadget has nothing to do with amateur radio but its a neat little project anyway …… KB2WM 6873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1984
A Times Square Data Display
– Build this scrolling touchtone decoder for your favorite repeater. What you see is what you hear …… WA4TEM 8Color Computer SSTV: Part II
– Complete the picture by adding weather-satellite facsimile to your new color SSTV system …… K6AEP WB8DQT 18Transistors: A Biased Approach
– In Part I KC0EW takes the mystery out of solid state with clear talk and practical examples …… KC0EW 34Yikes! Spikes!
– You paid good money for that computer system. Now spend a few hours building an insurance policy against voltage spikes …… W1UO 40Give Your Micro the World
– There’s no voodoo involved in analog-to-digital conversion. In fact here’s a project for your TRS-80 that uses only two chips! …… A1OZ 4473 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1985
Eight Mods for the IC-730
– Customize your ICOM! Snip here. solder there and enjoy perfection …… N6HI 10VIC RAMification: Part I
– Here’s how to turn 3 ICs and half an hour into 24K of extra VIC-20 memory …… Brefini 18VIC RAMification: Part II
– W6LOB fills the 3K gap of Part I with a quick piggyback RAM expansion …… W6LOB 22Transistors: A Biased Approach
– In Part II we evaluate base current and gain and use this information to design a working transistor circuit …… KC0EW 26Automate the FT-757
– Ready for robot radio? An inexpensive micro is all that you need to computer control your Yaesu …… KA6IFQ 30That Glorious Gonset
– With 300 Watts on 2 meters the Gonset 972 thumbs its nose at solid state. Rebuild one and be heard! …… KT2B 34A Space-saver Seven Megger
– Stuffing full-wave 40m loops into tiny places is W8TYX’s specialty. We finally got him to tell us how he does it …… W8TYX 44Shoestring RTTY
– Build a commercial-quality computer interface for under $30 …… W9ODK 46Is Your Repeater Dying?
– With this 16 channel telemetry encoder you have a remote chance of finding out …… WA4TEM 50How Good Is Six?
– Try 50 MHz with a transceiver you’ve built from scratch. There’s no greater pleasure than saying “I did it myself!” …… KL7GLK 5773 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1985
VIC RTTY Resource
– Is your VIC-20 ready for RTTY? Make it happen with N5ALE’s foolproof software! …… N5ALE 12Satellite Supremacy
– Sometimes 15 Watts just doesn’t cut it with OSCAR 10. The solution? Use W2GEF’s 60-watt uplink amp-stripline construction makes building it a snap! …… W2GEF 18CB to Six
– Why stop at 10 meters? KB5LF’s Hy-gain conversion will take you to VHF just as easily …… KB5LF 22Future Schlock
– The strange tale of the KA5S experiment. Was he a genius or a madman? …… KA5S 30Swr: A Modern Myth?
– From rig to radials noted expert W6YUY reveals the path to a perfect antenna system. Be ready for a few surprises …… W6YUY 32Ollie’s Folly
– Circular polarization on HF? A forty meter helix with oil-drum forms? W1ZB’s signal runs rings around the rest. Folly indeed! …… W1ZB 42Build a Better Box
– Most hams cram their circuits into any old case that’s handy but a little planning can turn a so-so project into a master-piece of packaging …… W4RNL 44Super Surplus Surprise
– It’s super: 50 Watts on 160 80 40 and 30 meters! It’s surplus: That means inexpensive! It’s the GRC-9: Still surprised? …… K9RLF 54The Texas Trans-tester
– Here’s how to measure small-signal gain with a transistor checker you’ve built from scratch …… KG5B 6073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1985
TVRO Trivia
– To those would-be satellite enthusiasts wondering which way is “up ” W6SMJ offers the comfort of his years of experience in home satellite TV reception …… W6SMJ 14All This and PCII!
– Would you like a fully-programmable Morse keyboard that will balance your checkbook and play Sousa marches? Then read on! …… W4FXI 26Do Volunteer Examiners Work? -a 73 Special Report
– National VEC W5YI says yes. He should know …… W5YI 28The Incredible Digiohm
– How to put ten million resistors in the palm of your hand? Build the ultimate substitution box …… Rich 34Speech! Speech!
– Here’s a talking repeater controller that you can build in no time at all. It gives a whole new meaning to the word “vox”! …… WA4TEM 38So Why Do They Call It Wireless?
– One easy antenna. Five hot bands. Need we say more? …… WA8JXE 44Cheap Heath Help
– Is your HW-101’s offset off? Try this four-dollar fix. Without it you’re being cheated out of QSOs …… K6YB 4873 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1985
Dateline: Dayton
– It’s almost here! Take an inside peek at the what when and where of ham radio’s biggest bash of the year with 73’s annual Dayton Hamvention sneak preview …… WA4BPI 12Hear Hear!
– Stop settling for second-rate signals from OSCAR. You’ve really no excuse. W6I0J’s low-noise preamp is easy to build and includes all the circuits necessary for alignment. So do it! …… W6IOJ 20Ishmod’s Journal
– What really happened on that lonely uncharted rock? And what was the eerie glow? …… Whipple 24Don the Dayton Hat-tenna
– Put a cap on your communications problems with a rubber duck that’s heads above the rest …… WB3CQA 26Zounds! Grounds!
– Here are the down-to-earth details you need to install a perfect ground system …… K4IPV 30Build the Dixie Whistler
– Adding two-tone SSB analysis to your test repertoire is as easy as one two tweet …… WB5IPM 36In Search Of: RTTY
– Experience the mysterious world of RTTY beyond the band edge but beware! Its allure’s too great for all but the stoutest of heart …… WA0MRG 48Take A Hike
– Combine a regulated power supply with a lightweight rechargeable battery. Add a smart control system. The result? Incredible versatility! …… N3BEK 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1985
Discover the Discone
– Is this the perfect aerial? Consider simple wire constrcution easy one-time tuning and flat swr from 3.5 to 28 MHz …… W1GV/4 17Two for Two
– We respectfully offer a pair of radiators for the two-meter band so elegant yet so simple that you will kick yourself for not thinking of them first …… WA4BLC 22The Snake with LED Eyes
– A tall tale from the Antlers- wherethe decoration is strange and the stories are even stranger …… WA8WTE 24Up Up and Array
– W6TYH’s hybrid collinear will rocket your signal to new heights! …… W6TYH 32Good to the Last Dot
-is there life beyond WX HR IS? With these practical tips you’ll perk up every QSO and make every contact an adventure! …… N6HYK 38Porqupine Mobile
– Bristling to work HF from your car? Sport these spikes and hit the road …… N2CMU 40The Rubber Duck Debunked
– In ten minutes you can have 10 dB gain over your HT’s duckie. It’s enough to make you try …… W4NVK 42The No-baloney Lunchbox
– We suggest you paint this antenna tuner before showing it to your friends …… KR3T 44Rotate the Bobtail Curtain
– How do you rotate one hundred feet of wire antenna? It’s simple: Just flip the switch …… W8HXR 48Alligatored Antennas
– (clip) it’s 30m… (clip) it’s 17m… (clip) it’s 12m. Get the idea? …… WA4UZM 50Zuper Zepp for VHF
– Zip up your signal with UZM’s planz! …… WA4UZM 52Phase the Nation
– North south esat or west you’ll be on target with the dobule-X trapped-vertical array …… KB2XX 54Where Am I Pointed?
– Is this Sinclair beam-aimer program just like every other? Guess again …… AD1B 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1985
Tune In the TU-1000
– Has your RTW budget hit bottom? Then dust off that soldering iron-k9EUI’s no-nonsense terminal unit gives store-bought performance at a build-it-yourself price…… K9EUI 14Secrets of Telehamming
– When the bands are dead try trading your transmitter for a telephone. Operators are standing by …… K9EI 24CoCo’s Counter
– Use this dirt-cheap method to tune up your AFSK generator …… KG4Q 26Is Ham Radio Baking Us?
– What damage occurs when human bodies are subjected to electromagnetic fields is not fully understood. Here an expert in biostatistics examines the problem from an amateur’s perspective-and offers some practical preventative suggestions …… VE3KSP 28AFSK And Ye Shall Transceive
– A sine from heaven is what you’ll get when you build the AFSK-1020 …… K9EUI 32Through the Looking Glass
– If you could peek at a RTW signal through magic audio glasses what would you see? You’ll find out with KN4L’s Apple opus. a program that whispers. “Run me” …… KN4L 34Perfection Plus
– It’s not often a prize-winning package can be improved. Here’s a new look for a popular RTTY tuner …… W1PDI 36Speak-No-evil RTTY
– This tiny routine is all you need to transform your Heath H-8 into a RTTY receiving demon! …… WA6NHC 40On the Flip Side
– Here’s how to add reverse shift to your Kantronics Interface …… K1QPS 42Quash QRM
– Add a “RTTY Narrow” position to your TS-520’s mode switch-you’ll never copy hits again! …… KA4MTO 44The D-day Demodulator
– When the CV-89A joins forces with your micro. you’ll take the RTTY bands by storm! …… WB5LLM 46Slick VIC Trick
– Here’s the cheapest way we know of to add a printer to your VIC-20. First find a Model 33 …… KW9L 50QSK for Your Vintage Vfo
– All it takes is an hour …… KA3GCQ 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1985
Faces of Dayton ’85
…… KW1O WB8BTH 8ICOM’s Extended Play
– Ten minutes with a Phillips screwdriver gives your IC-751 transmit capability from .1 to 30 MHz! …… KS4B 12America’s Dream Array
– Twenty-seven dishes in a twenty-one-mile pattern make for some serious DXing at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Galactic DXCC anyone? …… AJ0N 18WARC for the FT-101E
– Here’s how to join the fun on our new 12-meter band. And you’ll be ready for 18 MHz too! …… ZS2RH 22The Dayton Downlink
– Optimizing your OSCAR downlink system can be frustrating. Use this easy method to measure your improvements and know just when to stop …… W9JD/8The 30-meter-plus Receiver
– Explore the world of 10 MHz with a solid-state receiver you’ve built yourself! We’ve come a long way since oatmeal boxes and cats’ whiskers …… N4EY 30The Incredible Inducto-gauge
– Measure coils with impunity! Better yet measure them with this weekend project: a do-it-yourself inductance meter …… Ketchledge 34The Peerless Power Pack
– Simplicity is the key to this rugged 12-volt 5-amp supply. If you’re looking for quick energy here’s the answer …… KO2G 38What You See Is Where You’re At
– Tired of guessing your frequency? Resolve your problem to 100 Hz with this add-on digital display …… WA8YKN 40There and Back Again
– Add band-scanning to your TS-930s for under $20 …… KC7O 44Home-brew the Blockbuster
– In a heroic effort WB2WIK has created the ultimate 6-meter amplifier. Its single 4-1000A delivers over 2 kW with only 20 Watts in. The power supply alone weighs 120 pounds. When this monster talks people listen! …… WB2WK 50Broken Ox Blues
– The grid-dip oscillator is a stellar performer but missing coils can mean big headaches. Avoid frustration by winding your own …… W7RXV 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1985
The Downunda Project: Part I
– Stone the crows! This fair dinkum 2m transceiver from Australia really scores a six! …… Simpson 14Harmonic-free QRP?
– Avoid an FCC pink slip by measuring second-harmonic power with the ZS6UP reactance load …… ZS6UP 29World War Wireless
– What can you do with a pencil a razor blade a paper clip and a hank of wire? Why build a radio of course! …… W1BG 32Instant ATV!
– W8CHK breaks through the mystique surrounding fast-scan television. You won’t believe how easy it can be! …… W8CHK 36Modification Mania!
– Here are not five not ten but fifteen ways to perk up your HW-401 …… AI7C 42Hunt the Auto-fox
– Has your transmitter-hunting gone sour? DFers will love chasing this wily box and its variable skill levels give them a run for their money …… WB6GTM 48Surviving the Unthinkable: Part III
– WA8YKN outlines simple precautions that will allow your radio equipment to survive an electromagnetic pulse …… WA8YKN 52Scope That Signal
– Are you over-modulating? Is your linear linear? Find out with a station monitor you’ve built from scratch …… KD6VP 56A Scavenger’s Radio
– Using it is easier than building it …… KA0DMT 6673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1985
Again the CCD
– The continuing story of ham radio’s most amazing antenna …… KC8BN/7 12The Downunda Project: Part II
– How to assemble and align the DSE 2m transceiver described last month …… Simpson 17Fighting Fire With Wire
– If 15m is hot and your antenna’s not try the V-bomb array …… W6TYH 26Brew a Coffee Ground Plane
– No cream no sugar-just a 440 antenna that really percolates …… WA2OVG 30Takin’ It to the Streets-part I
– Work the world from your HT! Crossbanding expert WA6AXX explores the how-to of remote and auxiliary operation …… WA6AXX 32Build the Broadband Bow Tie
– It’s every ham’s dream: An 80m antenna with a flat swr of 1.5:l from 3.5 to 4.0 MHz. And it couldn’t be simpler …… WD9ELG 38Don’t Fall for Swr Fraud
– Your feedline may be swindling you. Find out how much power you are losing and how to stop it …… W1GV 40Whip the Competition
– Improve your 2m HT’s “mileage” with this custom antenna from Datsun! …… N3DRW 42Exponential Potential
– The problem: A broadband antenna fed with coax exhibits narrowband re-sponse. The solution: Use this exponential-line matching system …… W6TYH 44Wheatstones Are Not Crackers!
– Here’s the slickest application of the Wheatstone circuit yet devised. The Nuller Bridge is the only instrument you’ll need to adjust your antenna matching unit to peak performance …… K4KI 50A New Angle for Dipoles
– Stand them on end! Sounds odd but WlGV presents an excellent case for HF vertical dipoles …… W1GV 54Six for Two
– Get range-tested 12 dB gain for under $5! K.C. Jones engineered this 2m delta beam for maximum bang per buck …… KA8RCJ 58Dr. Frankenstein’s CB Beam
– Ravage the countryside with ten-meter rf! Create your antenna with refuse from the Citizen’s Band graveyard …… KA3JOM 6273 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1985
Silver Eagle Awards
…… Editors 18Talk Is Cheap
– Good news: Now you can afford a speech synthesizer! You have our word on it …… WB6NQK 22Takin’ It to the Streets-part II
– Last month’s discussion was only half of the story-now discover what remote control can do when the ShackMaster’s power is unleashed! …… WA6AXX 32Above Intercept
– It is cramped and dark and freezing cold but the Allies need information. Has Britain’s secret radio fallen into enemy hands? …… Layton 36Build a 1296 Stripper
– Join the fun on 1296 MHz with WB61GP’s stripline down-converter …… WB6IGP 40Looking East
– Silver Eagle award-winner Bill Pasternak recalls his 25-year relationship with W2NSD and 73 …… WA6ITF 46Old Tubes Never Die!
– Discover the romance of glowing filaments …… W6HDM 50Give Your Disks a Physical
– Are you getting what you pay for? Use this simple technique to quality-inspect your valuable floppies …… Kraska 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1985
“Just Leave Me Here To Die!”
– In June 1985 two VHF contesters trudged 4200 feet to the top of Slide Mountain. Fifty-pound packs wet weather and pernicious porcupines were simply a part of the fun …… KT2B 14Toss Out Your Tubes!
– Replace them with high-performance FETs. OA4KO shows you how …… OA4KO/YV5Improve Your Audio Report
– Are you tired of lying to your fellow amateur? Try the QRI signal reporting system. Let him know what he really sounds like …… W2OZH 28Conjure an Rf Genie
– 73’s Weekend Special: A 3-22-mHz signal generator/i-f aligner you can build in under two hours …… K1BQT 32Operate OSCAR on 10 Meters?
– It’s a snap-all you need is this versatile satellite converter! …… W6IOJ 36A Gentleman’s Antenna
– The solution to an age-old problem: How do you fit a 160m wire onto a 40m lot? …… WA4BLC 44Probe the Unknown
– Looking for an easy way to measure rf? Use the “electric pen ” a no-load active probe with real flair! …… Bailey 46It’s a Dangerous Obsession
– Growing up and learning about electronics is like driving a car before you can reach the brake pedal KB4YJ tells how he lived through it …… KB4YJ 50Convert and Converse
– Transform your C-64 Basic programs into Hamtext-readable sequential files. …… WB9AOU WD9ADZ 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1985
FM Your IC-730
– Put the icing on your ICOM-and discover why the 10m-fM craze is sweeping the nation! …… N9DBX 18Join the SWOT Team!
– 2m FM is fun but using a repeater won’t challenge your skill. Turn the switch to SSB and find out what ham radio is really about! …… KA3B 26One-chip Facsimile
– We all talk about the weather; now you can see it on your Atari. You’ll be amazed at how simple it is …… WB8TPD 38NOAA’S 2m UFO
– Your weather radio is a great signal source on 145.8 MHz. K9POX explains why …… K9POX 42Secrets of Cellular Radio
– Take a guided tour behind the scenes of our newest repeater …… N1BLH 44The Santec Spectacular
– Is your Santec becoming forgetful? Are its batteries going soft’? No more! Here are two quick mods that bring your hand-held to within an inch of perfection …… W2IVS 50Saga of the Willie Wand
– W5RRH learned a new technique while building this 6-element 2m beam. It’s called cut and try and try and try …… W5RRH 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1986
More Cheap Talk
– Here’s the beginning of the end of your sanity -a text-to-speech algorithm that lets your computer speak its mind! …… WB6NQK 12Try an Inverted-psi Wire
– Get the DX edge on 80m with a radiation angle that’s almost too low! …… W1GV/4 22Selcal and State Machines
– WA7NBF takes the mystery out of this powerful technique with a hands-on selective-calling project …… WA7NBF 28Little or No Resistance
– Explore the strange world of superconduction where current flows forever and a picosecond is an eternity …… AJ0N 36Run Silent Run Beep
– Is your FT-227RB scanning? You won’t have to guess with this easy add-on …… PY2AUC 40A Better Money-maker
– WA6TTY stiffens up his original power supply to deliver a solid 13.8 volts at 20 Amps. The cost? Under three bucks! …… WA6TTY 42The Commodore Cable Caper
– Need a printer cable? Strapped for cash? Don’t just sit there— build the darn thing! …… KE4PC 44The Perfect RTTY Filter
– Its tunable shift covers 80 to 1160 Hz with a flat gain and Q. And you can build it for less than ten dollars !…… WA0MRG 46Double Your Computing Power!
– Try “parallel processing” with a second CoCo keyboard …… NO8M 50Working 2ICTU
– Can RTTY get any simpler? …… WB8QMK 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1986
Razor-sharp CW
– Here’s a filter for fanatics -or is 80 Hz too wide? …… N6HI 10New Bands for Old Rigs
– Internal or external converter or transverter here’s how to add three WARC bands to your favorite radio …… GW3SB 16Razzle-dazzlin’ Your Azden
– Some sleight-of-hand with a fistful of parts will make your PCS-2000 a 2m star! …… K7UKW 20VIC RAMification: Part III
– Thank W6LOB for the memories …… W6LOB 26Yesterday’s Circuits Today
– Remember tubes? W6HDM does. He’s resurrected a half dozen of his favorite circuits and updated them with semiconductors …… W6HDM 28Up Down and All Around
– Fit your KDK 2016A with this ten-dollar Scan Can …… WA2AXO 36Build a Dynamic Duo
– Add a speaker/mike and a 12-v adapter to your HT …… VE1VQ 40Scanning the TR-2400
– A simple mod for lazy hams—push the button and it scans! …… WB8IKO 42The RIT Stuff
– Clarify your FT-101E’s reception with this five-component modification …… K1NYK 44Rebirth of the Eico 221
– Turn this flea-market regular into a super-sensitive voltmeter. Then count the money you saved …… W5VTJ 51Super-selectable Bandpass Filters
– PASSE uses extraordinary methods to craft the ultimate i-f filter …… PA0SE 54Curious About Code?
– Learn (or improve) Morse from your TRS-80! You’ll never find a more patient teacher …… Lewart 60WARC Rest and Play
– Adding 10-mHz capability to your Yaesu FT-101Z is a simple step-by-step process. In just a few hours you can join the fun on our newest amateur band …… K7KQ 6273 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1986
Japan’s Hush-hush Rushbox
– These units were ordered destroyed after WWll but a few fell into the hands of collectors. Now after 40 years PA0SE analyzes the Imperial Army’s secret radio …… PA0SE 9Halt That Hum!
– That annoying ac hum is robbing you of pleasure. Fix it in an hour with WA4WDL’s seven-piece filter …… WA4WDL 17Faster Than A Patch It’s Speed Dialer
– Dial home while driving by simply pushing a single button on the microphone …… K7UKW 20Don’t Be A Kamikaze!
– The Hara- Kiri Box is an improvement on the suicide cord that’s still dangerous but it’s a lot safer than the cord …… KA4J 30132 Extra Memories for Your FT-i07M
– At three cents a piece why not? …… LU2HP/oN6JC 32Inside CoCo’s ROMpak
– Store your favorite Color Computer programs in ROM-and never type “Load” again …… WB8IKO 36Build A Digital IC Trainer
– A great helper for testing components as well as experimentation and circuit development …… WB4YOD/pW8ZAF 40Get Organized Today With Argo’s Helper
– If your present QRP station is comprised of a half-dozen black boxes interconnected with several cables then th is may be the construction project for you …… W3BYM 44Instruction Instructions
– Discover hidden savings in the last place you’d ever look-the instruction manual …… N6HYK 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1986
The Dayton Hamvention ’86
– The center of the ham radio universe …… WA4BPI 20Your Bridge Over Troubled Antenna Tuning
– Is your antenna less than ideal? Put more fire in the wire …… W3MT 24Stretch the GP Antenna to the Max
– This the simplest of all antennas has much to recommend it …… GW3SB/g3SB 27The Care and Feeding of a Curved Linear Array Antenna System
– For low cost very low maintenance yet acceptable performance try this antenna system for use in high-frequency amateur radio operations …… N6BIS 30Stacked Vee-beam Arrays
– If 15 meters sounds dead you’re not using the right antenna! …… W6TYH 32The Match Maker
– Everyone knows that antennas and transmitters should “match.” But what exactly is that? And how is it achieved? Here are the answers …… VE3LMP 38Antennas Should Be Heard Not Seen
– Ham radio meets interior decorating! KC3HW’s 2m J-pole wins the prize for unobtrusiveness …… KC3HW 42A Connoisseur’s Microwave Converter
– Brent Harry set out to build not the cheapest but the best downconverter possible. Serious microwave enthusiasts will thank him …… Harry 45Get With the Program and Speed Up Your Code
– Here’s your opportunity to increase your code speed without QRM QRN or QSB! …… KA2QOU 54The Potabilities Are Endless!
– Dunk your next project into icky goo and discover why potting a circuit is even more fun than building it …… KA7AWD 57The Basics of Computer CW
– Here’s a twist: W9ODK preprocesses Morse to make life easier for his VIC-20. The result? A Basic program that copies code from 5 to 50 words per minute …… W9ODK 59Terminal Teletype
– The last RTTY program you’ll ever write for your H-89 …… W3RWU 62Malley’s Manchester Monitor
– Listen in on the world’s finest conversationalist-you! …… K1NYK 66Easy Digital Circuit Analysis
– Learn the basics of Boolean algebra while you design an electronic keyer. Then use K5VKQ’s techniques to give your project a “software smoke test” …… K5VKQ 68Rock Solid Rf
– Get pinpoint precision with this PLL-based frequency synthesizer …… Ociepka 7473 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1986
Lousy Inconsiderate Dummies
– Lids we love to hate …… W2NSD/1 28Speed-charge Your PB-21
– Is your TH-21 spending more time on your desk than on your belt? …… WA8IZV 32Army Surplus CW
– Revamp the CIA’s secret CW sender …… W8MFL WL7AKZ 36The Day the Aliens Landed in Limerick Maine
– The ultimate eyeball QSO …… W1ROM 38The Hula Hoop Loop Revisited
– A new twist in deep-null receiving antennas …… W6QIF 42Are Sine Waves Sacred?
– Plug your toaster into a trapezoid …… W6HDM 44Transmitter Hunters: Here’s Your Ammo For Tracking
– Be the first on your block with a 2m paint can …… WB0CMC 50What You See Is Where You’re At: Part II
– Add a digital frequency display to your favorite radio …… WA8YKN 54Total Solar How To
– turn sunshine into sine waves …… WB8VGE 60Agc PDQ
– A real ear-saver and cheap to boot …… KX6E 66Radio to Go
– For the ham whose mike is grafted to his lips: a strap-on carry-out radio …… WB0WPY 68Remote-controlled Everything
– The lazy ham’s dream—just point and press! …… WB6VYN 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1986
Never Say Die
– Nine full pages of W2NSD/1! …… 4A Walk Through the VHF/uHF Spectrum
– Is there life after 40 meters? …… KT2B 26Hams In Space
– W5LFL & W0ORE talk about the past present and future of ham radio …… KW1O 34Two to Ten
– A quick way to get on 10 FM with a big signal …… WB5IPM 38Some Guys Make It
– Classic humor from 73’s cellar …… K2ORS 46Digital Simplex Repeaters
– New-wave ham radio—a marriage of packet and digital-voice technology …… K4YKZ 48Messing With Microwaves
– Wonderfully cheap and incredibly fun! …… Neal 52They Threw What Away?
– Our favorite uncle is dumping his UHF swr bridges …… WA8WTE 58Those Tantalizing Twos
– Guess what? Your IC-2AT or IC-02AT is also a versatile scanner! …… AL7DS 60Computer Rotor Control
– The first step toward an automatic shack …… WB2UVU 64Head to Head
– ICOM’s IC-471A versus Kenwood’s TS-811A …… KT2B 20MFJ’s New Packet TNC
– The MFJ-1270 …… N1BLH 2473 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1986
Dayton ’86
– Capture the excitement (and the exhaustion!) of the Dayton Hamvention in pictures …… Staff 16How to Build A Great Ham Club
– Fatherly advice on how to strengthen even the wimpiest of groups …… W2NSD/1 26Roll A RTTY Scope
– A project for the purist- this tuning indicator has a built-in CRT …… WA0MRG 28Bozo And the B-hunt
– Light a fire under your repeater group! Send them off on a wild goose chase! …… WD6R 36HAMS Against Drunk Driving
– How your club can aid in the fight against drunk drivers …… KB6HQS 38The Piggy-bank Patch
– In this follow-up to “The Piggy-bank Repeater Project ” you’ll discover how to build an add-on autopatch for the original controller …… KT2B 40Future Hams of America
– Find out what happens when 8 000 people are introduced to ham radio all at once! …… Azzalina 44Publish Or Perish
– From what to put in to where to put it here’s your guide to publishing a club newsletter …… N1BLH 48Genius Brings Home the Bacon
– Seven years later the Mobius antenna takes on a new twist …… Phenix 52Administering the Novice Exam
– The simple steps to take when bringing a Novice into the fold …… WF6P 56Troubleshooting With the DMM
– A step-by-step guide to tracking down rotten transistors and diodes using a digital multimeter …… Davidson 58Kit Corner: the DSE Radio Direction Finder
– An introduction to the art of kit building …… Swain 64C-64 S-s-s-tutter Fix
– This is a guaranteed sure-fire cure for key-bounce …… WA4BLC 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1986
A Packet Primer
– For the totally bewildered -learn the mechanics of packet without having to ask embarrassing questions …… W1BEL 28How To Make Friends At 1200 Baud
– Answers the question “What do I do with it?” that you asked after reading the primer. This article explains the operating side of packet …… W2JUP 34Precision Packet Tuning
– Complete plans for building what could be the world’s best packet/rTTY tuning indicator. It’s all digital and has a resolution of 10 Hz! …… WB2OSZ 40Seeing Packet Radio With Different Eyes
– How a blind ham copes with an inherently visual mode …… N7FDS 48So You Want To Be A Sysop?
– You may change your mind! Learn the secrets of a successful packet bulletin board station …… WB2MNF 50Birds ‘N’ Bauds
– Amateur satellite builders from three countries discuss what’s in store for packet radio in space …… NK6K JA2PKI DK1YQ DB20S DJ0HC/kE6MN 58Connect Alarm!
– A simple add-on for your TNC that screeches when someone connects to your station. This is a one-hour project (we’re timing you!) …… K7YZZ 66Survival Training For Mountaintop Digipeaters
– The amazing story of a club with a purpose: to blanket the state of California with digipeaters …… WB6RAL 68Beyond Level Two
– The philosophy of networking and the future of amateur packet radio. Read only after successfully completing pages 1-73 …… KA9Q 74Lightning Never Strikes
– These simple precautions can save your rig… or your life …… W0WUZ 79And If That Isn’t Enough
– If you’re still totally bewildered about packet join this question-and-answer round table …… NK6K 80On The Shelf
– A bibliography of the seminal works in packet radio …… NK6K 8673’s Packet Buying Guide
– At-a-glance comparisons of everything on the packet market (complete with prices) …… Staff 88Kit Corner: The DSE 500-mHz Frequency/period Counter
…… KW1O 90A computer on a Drive
– Ampro’s CP/m Little Board …… WA8WTE/4 24Driving the Computer
– Hamcom terminal software from AEA …… AE5V 2673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1986
A Rotatable What?
– How to spin 90 feet of crank-up tower on a lazy susan …… WA2VUN 28HF Antennas: All Bands All Wire
– Another round in the crusade against coax—these three 9-band doublets contain no artificial ingredients …… W0VM 32Watts My Line
– Coax parallel feeders or microstrip this Basic program lets you design your own custom transmission line …… K4IPV 36Scaling the Wet Noodle
– Antennas in one-quarter time: Experiment with your favorite 160-meter ludge on 40 meters …… W5RRH 40The Missing Link
– Control your entire HF station from the convenience of your HT’s tone pad …… WB2REM 42Dishing It Out On 10 GHz
– Microwave feed systems and antennas that really cook …… WB6IGP 46High and Dry
– You’ll literally go through the roof over this beam mounting scheme …… WA2OLZ 50The Ramada Radiator
– It fits in a suitcase covers all bands and costs under $10 to build …… WA8WVF 52Texas Tango Antenna
– Get two bands for the price of one with a tuned-coaxial-stub dipole …… K5BTV 54Trap An Amazon Aerial
– In the jungle there are no Radio Shacks. Here’s how to home-brew your own traps …… WB4YOD/pW8ZAF 56Resonate Wire Antennas
– Amateur radio’s roots: Take a piece of wire and stick it in your rig. (Well it’s a little more complicated than that) …… W0VM 60Lazy U Dipole
– Here’s what happens when a dipole gets the bends …… VE7BS 64CoCo’s Compu-charger
– Could this be the world’s smartest NiCd conditioner? …… K2OAW 70Does All
– ICOM’s IC-1271A VHF/uHF multimode transceiver …… KT2B 22Tells All:
– The Heathkit HO-5404 station monitor …… N1BLH 2473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1986
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 24Make the Switch to PIN Diodes
– Unbelievably fast PIN diodes can drag your tube-bound transceiver into the 80s with silent switching …… OA4KO/YV5 28Shoestring Shortwave
– Remember when rigs were built on pine bases? Try KICLL’s converter for old time’s sake …… K1CLL 34The End of the Rope
– Some days you just want to mail your license back to the FCC …… K9AZG 38A Simple Way to Measure SSB PEP
– Sure anybody can do it on CW but what about that dancing voice envelope …… W5VSR 40Microwave Building Blocks: The I-f Amplifier
– What used to take a rack of tubes can now be done on one tiny chip …… WB6IGP 42The DXer’s SCF
– It’s deadly sharp doesn’t ring and needs no alignment. Is this switched capacitor filter the ultimate station accessory …… NB9K 46One Band One Transistor
– Carry your 75m net around in your pocket …… WB2EUF 54On the road:
– The DSE 440-mHz mobile transceiver …… WB6PHE 18See the band:
– Heathkit’s HOA-5404-1 Pan Adapter …… N1BLH 2073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1986
A Power Supply Primer: Part I
– First part of the last word on those big heavy things …… K4IPV 26Born-again Bargain Boards
– Put surplus (cheap!) printed-circuit boards to work in your shack …… Thompson 30Defuse RFI
– The answer to the question “What’s a coaxial ground?” …… W0WUZ 32Commodore’s RTTY Riot
– Super-simple way to put your C-64 on RTTY …… W8CHK WB8YOB 34Transistors On The Bias
– The straight scoop on how to build a transistor amplifier complete with a free Basic program …… W6WTU 40No Free Lunches
– Step into the middle of a raging debate -can we get energy from nothing? …… W6HDM 42Subaudible Snooping
– Figure out what frequency everyone is using for subaudible access on their repeaters. Endorsed by the Radio Police …… KE6VK 48A Pedal-pushing Power Plant
– Work on your weight while you power your station …… WA8WTE 5073’s Annual Holiday Shopping Guide
…… Staff 54Head-to-head 220 bricks
– Alinco’s ELH-220GF versus Mirage/kLM’s C22 A …… KT2B 20Another brick for the wall
– Dick Smith’s 100-watt VHF amp …… WB6PHE 22Heath Power
– Heathkit’s IP-2760 Battery Eliminator …… KW1O 2473 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1986
Make The Switch
– Add WARC to your rig’s bands witch in a few hours—but you’d better get a pair of tweezers …… WB2JJX 26A VOX In A Box
– This is the SSBer’s answer to memory keyers -a tape-loop CQer! …… K1NYK 34Split That Audio!
– Listen in on one of contesting’s best-kept secrets—and add precious points to your next multi-single effort …… K1NYK 38Nobody Died
– Three courageous amateurs battle the contesting masses on six and two …… KT2B 40Everybody Equalize!
– Get more talk power out of your rig by tailoring its audio response ……K9EID 44This Pileup’s For You!
– Be the hottest thing on the air since the Hindenburg! …… K2SDD 46Narrow-minded Filtering
– This single-chip switched-cap filter goes together in a snap… and has skirts so tight that you’ll only hear the dits! …… WA3IAC 481987 World SSB Championships
– Results of the 1986 160- and 75-meter tests plus rules for 1987’s edition …… KE7C 50Vox contesti
– The DVK-100 digital voice memory keyer …… WB8BTH 20Multi-mode marvel
– AEA’s PK-232 PAKRATT …… KW1O 22Every ham’s computer
– Heathkit’s HS-148 PC-compatible …… KW1O 2273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1987
Announcing: 73 Magazine’s DX Dynasty Award
– We decided that it was about time someone started DXCC over from scratch! Here’s how you can join in the frenzy of DXing’s newest and hottest award …… Staff 27A Power Supply Primer: Part II
– Now that you’ve rectified the wall socket’s ac you’ve got to do something about all of those crazy ripples …… K4IPV 28Operators Aren’t Standing By
– Solve your remote-control problems once and for all with this under-priced over-featured DTMF decoder …… Piechocki 34The Glue Ribbon Solution
– Here’s one you haven’t thought of: Create your own conductive epoxy to make low-resistance bonds to just about anything …… WB0NRU 38Microwave Building Blocks: The Solfan Special
– Complete plans for building your own microwave rig -you’ll be on the air this weekend! …… WB6IGP 40World SSB Championships
– Results of the 1986 40-meter fracas; rules for the 1987 tests …… KE7C 53Inside ICOM
– What’s really different about the IC-751A? …… N1BLH 20144-mHz Antenna Test
– Three For Two Cushcraft vs. Tonna vs. Cushcraft …… KT2B 22Top SCORE
– MJC’s Sweepstakes Contest Operating Results Enhancer software for the PC …… KW1O 24Beginner’s Luck
– Heil’s handbook for the rank amateur …… KA1MPL 2673 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1987
Secrets of Silent Switching
– It’s time to say farewell to chattering sticky relays …… OA4KO/YV5 28PC Infernos
– Ah the sweet smell of flaming phenolic! Before you throw out that burned PC board consider doing a little micro surgery …… WB4YOD 32Shoestring Software
– Forty-five baud on a budget: This amazingly simple software will boot your Commodore up on RTTY in under an hour …… W9ODK 34The Talking Teletype
– K9EI’s Basic RTTY-to-voice system turns your computer into an electronic mother-in-law …… K9EI 36Micro Morse
– Finally a solution to the “how the heck do I connect my computer to my rig” problem. This interface fits just about any machine …… WB8DQT 40You Too Can Be An SOB
– Join this elite society of ham radio operators …… K9AZG 44Tap Tap Tap Clunk
– Yes it’s another VIC-to-teletype printer article! It’s still unbelievably cheap …… N1II 46KOKO-the Kids’ Own Kode Oscillator
– Get the little ones started early in ham radio. (Hint: Tell them not to touch Daddy’s oscillator) …… K5JRN 48Cosmic QRN
– As if you didn’t have enough to worry about you’ve now got to think about hidden messages lurking in the static! …… W6HDM 501986 15120-meter SSB Championship Results
…… KE7C 101The new Top Band?
– ICOM’s 1.2-gHz IC-120 …… KT2B 20If there only was a 40-meter version
– The Mirage/kLM 1.2-44 LBX 44-element 1.2-gHz yagi …… KT2B 21On target
– Telex/hy-gain’s model 218S OSCAR antenna system …… NlEJF 22Mellifluous Morse
– The R.A. Kent brass CW key …… KW1O 24Hot it’s not
– Sony’s AIR-8 hand-held programmable scanner …… NlBLH 2673 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1987
40 Meters In A Nutshell
– This clever 7-mHz transceiver slips right into your pocket (you may have to enlarge your pockets a bit) …… KG5B 26C-64 Slow Scan
– Use your Commodore for something other than playing Space Potatoes -explore the exciting world of slow-scan television …… WB9LYH 34The Calibrated Drake
– Avoid FCC pink slips with this simple calibrator for your Drake 2-line …… K9ARZ 40The Cap Checker
– Clear your junk box of all those unmarked capacitors—build this simple analog capacitance meter…… VE6BGL 42DX Dynasty Award
– If you were hibernating when the word got out in January check out 73’s new DX award -over 390 countries and still growing …… Staff 44Including the kitchen sink
– ICOM’s IC-275A 2m Multi-mode …… KT2B 20Long time coming
– Microwave Modules’ MMT 220/28 220-mHz Linear Transverter …… KT2B 22New on two
– Alinco’s ALR-206T 144-mHz FM Mobile Transceiver …… KT2B 2473 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1987
Dayton Digest
– If you haven’t been to the Dayton Hamvention you haven’t been to a hamfest …… WA4BPI 32QRP Antenna Farming
– Work the world from a small lot with a few Watts …… W0VM 36The Cellular Phony Antenna
– A two-meter mobile antenna with a twist …… WA2AJQ 38Weatherproofed Antennas
– Stop ripping apart your antennas every year in the name of “maintenance” …… KD5UJ 40Tube Terror
– “Before you can leave you must find an application for every tube in the warehouse” …… Thompson 42The Ducky Doctor
– Heat-shrink tubing is a flexible fix for your cracked rubber ducky …… W6APZ 44Tuner Transformation
– Make the Heath SA-2500 antenna tuner truly automatic …… Ferrand 46Super Sommer
– DJ2UT XP706 Multiband Beam …… N1EJF 20No vertigo
– Glen Martin Engineering M185A Tower …… N1EJF 21Table for two?
– Kenwood TS-711A 144-mHz Multimode Transceiver …… KT2B 24220 amps
– Tokyo Hy-power Labs HL-22V and HL-102V 220-mHz Power Amplifiers …… KT2B 26On the bench
– OPTOelectronics 1300H Frequency Counter and Wenzel Associates Counter-mate Frequency Standard …… KT2B 27Novice rig
– Heath HW-99 Transceiver …… KA9HCC KN2F 3073 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1987
Repeater Renaissance
– Digital audio technology will bring your repeater into the information age …… WA6AXX 26Packet RATS
– This Resume-after-transmit Scanner lets your IC-27A do double packet duty …… WA3DNM 30The Fakeroo
– Can this kid really copy RTTY by ear or is someone pulling the old fakeroo? …… K9AZG 32Semi-rapid HT Charging
– Give your ICOM HT an eight-hour charging option …… K3NXU 34Revive A Dying Swan
– Haul up your boat-anchor Swan 250 and give it new life with a home-brew vxo …… WA4UZM 38Six-meter marvels
– Microwave Modules MMT 50/144 and MMT 50/28S 50-mHz Linear Transverters …… KT2B 18It’s more micro
– ICOM IC-i2AT Two-meter HT …… WB2MIC 20Good ‘n’cheap
– Dick Smith Electronics Function Generator Kit …… KA1MDA 2473 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1987
A Guided Tour of 1.2 GHz
– The 23-cm band is Novice Enhancement’s least-understood allocation-come on up and see what you’ve been missing …… KT2B 24The Digital Novice
– Jim Grubbs leads you through the basics of a ham’s digital world -from Sam Morse through packet …… K9EI 28Tune In 220
– Convert the GE MASTR-pRO receiver to 220 MHz -it’s as easy as winding a few coils …… W3DTN 32Novice Enhancement Buyer’s Guide
– Everything and anything that the “enhanced” Novice might want or need for the new bands and modes …… Staff 34220 Toss-up
– ICOM’s IC-38A and Kenwood’s TM-3530A 220-mHz Mobile Transceivers …… KT2B 18Homely on HF
– Com-rad’s Hi-rizer Antenna …… N1BLH 2073 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1987
The National Championships
– Finally there’s a contest where the “Little Gun” has a chance where guile wins out over gigawatts …… KE7C 30The Two-meter Transverter Project
– Build this VMOS transverter and use all of your Kenwood TS-940’s bells and whistles -on two meters! …… W6YUY 32Big Time Packet
– With the help of a mainframe computer KITE can control a packet station from his desk -or from around the world …… K1TE 44New Life on Two
– The Yaesu FT-290R II 144-mHz Mobile/portable Transceiver and the Tonna F9FT 9-element 144-mHz Portable Yagi …… KT2B 18First in Filtering
– AFtronic’s SuperSCAF …… W4THU 22Reverse Phone Patch?
– The 5000A Phone Remote …… N1EJF 24Move Fast
– The Stone Mountain Engineering QSYer …… Z21EI 26Digitize Your Dial
– Torrestronics’ Universal Digital Frequency Display …… WA1WMZ/2 27Talk on Water
– Sailing with Ham Radio …… KA1MPL 2873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1987
Super Six-meter Team
– The Yaesu FT-690R II Multimode Transceiver and the Tonna 50/5 5-element Yagi …… KT2B 18HW-8 Replacement
– Heath issues the HW-9 their third-generation QRP transceiver …… WB8VGE 22Future Packet
– The author predicts packet radio of the future -using today’s technology! …… K2TKN 24Packet AI
– Hook up with KE5L and speak with TRON the computer program that simulates a live operator …… KE5L 29Packet Directory
– Get into a packet digipeater or PBBS anywhere in the country with this directory …… K4NGC 33PCBs From TEC-200 Film
– Making your own PCBs is a breeze with this new film! …… K3OF 43The External PTT
– Now you can get on packet with one of the most popular hand-helds -the ICOM IC-2AT …… WB5WSV 4973 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1987
Radio At Green Bank
– This remote site in West Virginia is home to one of the most impressive collections of radio antennas in the world …… AJ0N 16A Foldover Cheapie
– Convert scrap water pipe to a 40-foot fold-over antenna tower! …… KF4BI 19Out-of-the-ordinary QTH’s
– Here are some ideas to help you gel out on your portable antenna – when you really need to …… K4IPV 22Non-etched Swr Bridge
– This five-dollar afternoon project will measure swr to better than 1:1 from 7 to 435 MHz …… W6IOJ 24220 MHz Portable Pocket J-pole
– A low-cost quickie with more db-gain than ducks or pullouts …… KB6MIF 27Horseflies and Grid Squares
– A true tale of truly amazing VHF/uHF DXing! …… KT2B 33General Purpose VHF/uHFAntenna
– Build a discone for a fraction of the cost of its commercial equivalent …… WA1GPO 38The L’i1 Fixer
– The ultimate in simplicity …… W9THN 40440-mHz Repeater Antenna
– Now you can build one of the most widely used antennas in the public safety and commercial spectrum …… WB2EDV 41The HF Half-sloper
– A directive low-angle radiating wire antenna that fits in a small city backyard …… W8DYF 4373 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1987
Microwave Building Blocks
– The Doubly-balanced Mixer -enjoy superior performance over the singly-balanced mixer with this project …… WB6IGP 20Everyman’s Microwave Amp
– Minimal modification of a microwave cavity gives a 100-watt amp on 1.2 GHz …… KT2B 24Linear ICs
– Bewildered about ICs? Check out this primer …… K4IPV 26Gunn and IMPATT Devices
– WB6IGP shows safe methods of testing these microwave diodes …… WB6IGP 30Satellite TV Receiver Components
– A collection of circuits for 23cm …… KD4MDR 34TV Tuner Scanner Converter
– Got a junk TV? Let its tuner and a scanner receive 800-900 MHz with this afternoon project …… W6WTU 40Troubleshooting Tips
– Tricks for testing lezkagk opens shorts audio distortion and ICs …… W9NGP 45Dry Cell Tester
– A practical and useful project for the technical greenhorn …… W6WTU 48Cadillac of HF Rigs
– The ICOM IC-761 Transceiver …… WA4BLC 12Know the Fax
– The Alden Weatherchart FAX Recorder …… WB8DQT 1673 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1987
Tesla High-frequency Transformer
– Build this spark-excited. trans former and create your own lightning …… VE7JON 12Signal Strength Reporting
– Read this and know what you mean when you say “S-9 OM” …… W2OZH 15Holiday Buyer’s Guide
– A cornucopia of shopping tips …… Staff 20Cubic Inch Keyer
– Iambic keying on the HW-8 …… WB2EMS 32Repeater Controller PC Board
– Repeater on the fritz? Build this inexpensive repeater board and get right back on the air …… KA3AAQ 34VIC-20 Beam Rotor Interface
– And yet another interface project for your VIC-20! …… N1II 44The Greenie
– An account of a brief and tempestuous contest …… K1YSD 55Great Little Dipper
-electronic Equipment Bank’s DM-4061 Dip Meter …… WA4BLC 10Novices Take Note
-the Ranger AR-3300 10-meter Mobile Rig …… N1BLH 2873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1987
Welcome Newcomers!
– A “read-this-first” for budding hams …… KA1HY 5History of the ICOM 2AT
– The world ‘s most popular handheld …… KT2B 18ICOM BP-4 Charging Adapter
– Our technical editor beats the system …… WB9RRT 20Yaesu FT-209 Modifications
– Expanding your HT’s horizon …… KD2WA 26Buyer’s Guide to Handhelds
– A little help from your friends at 73 …… NA5E 28History of Hand-held Communications
– Their place in western civilization …… 2MFM 30Mobile Extender Using VOX Control
– Wire up your transceiver to jump over mountains …… K6YDW 44Make VIC Talk
– This little chip offers big benefits …… WA4DSO 50Battery Charger
– A handy NiCd power project …… N0FNF 52Remote Base Control
– Work DX from your HT …… K9EID 106EXTRA! EXTRA!
– Icom Frequency Privilege Chart …… Staff 103DX Prefix list
…… Staff 104The Kenwood 215-a Handheld
– High-class hand-held hamming …… N1BLH 13The Kenwood 205A
– Affordable personal communications …… NA5E 14The Alinco ALX-2T Mini-handheld
– A big contender in the featherweight class …… KA1HY 16ICOM’s 12AT
– Breaking new ground on 23 cm …… KT2B 22The First Dual-band HT
– A look at the Yaesu FT-727R panel by panel …… KA1HY 24Power Play Comparison
– RF Concepts’ RFC 2-23 and the Tokyo Hi-power HL-37V 30-watt 144-mHz Power Amplifiers …… KT2B 34The Banker
– A memorable accessory for the Kenwood TS-940S/aT …… NA1A 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1988
Welcome Newcomers!
– Let’s talk about it! …… KA1HY 4Working the World Fast
– Heed this advice and you can’t miss …… N6HYK 11W87PAX: DXing from the Pan American Games
– A record-breaking success …… KA9OIH 14Troubleshooting Tricks #1
– The road to repair is easier than you think …… Harshbarger 26The Colvins
– DXing is the life for Lloyd and Iris …… N6HYK 28DX with QSL Cards
– Tips to improve returns …… N8FU 31A Case for DX Nets
– Skill and discipline make hams valuable …… NO8M 32Digital Accuracy for Yaesu FRG-7
– Making a hard-to-beat receiver even better …… WA9RDE 35DX Nets to Check Out
– DX gatherings around the clock …… Staff 3973 Dynasty Award Announcement
…… Staff 41DX Country List
– 400 -ours is bigger and better …… Staff 42The Winners
– 75’s top 100 …… Staff 43DX Newsletters
– Essential reading for serious country hunters …… W6CF 46A Session on the Commodore 64/128
– Accurate predictions of DX band openings …… KD5EA 48Skis across the Pole
– An impending historic Canadian/russian trek …… NA5E 72Traveling Abroad?
– Here’s how to DX as you go …… Phenix 78Novice 10-meter DX
– C’mon and join the fun! …… VP2ML 102IC-475A
– Reaching for the top -70cm in style …… KT2B 21Heil Boomset BM-10
– A great bit of magic from Sound Wizard Heil …… N8EFG 2573 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1988
Welcome Newcomers!
– Low power isn’t always a disadvantage …… KA1HY 4Hamming Around
– High tech trekking …… KA8OVA 111750 Experimenters Band
– Fun VLF transverter …… WD4PLI 20The Winners (Who says there’s no action at 23 cm?)
…… 2720 meter Mini Receiver
– Super small superhet …… K1BQT 28Intro to 1750 meters
– The lowdown on license-free fun …… W2IMB 31Drifting Along the Telegraph Trail
– Landline brass pounding -looking back …… W6CK 34License-free Transmitter
– Share the broadcast band with the big boys …… W4THU 44Helping HW-9
– Making a good rig even better …… W0WUZ 50AEA 10-meter Handheld
– CQ DX with an HT …… WB8VGE 15TR-751A Kenwood
– This 2-meter multimode has smarts …… N1BLH 18Commodore 64 Power Supply
– Use your C64 in the field …… NA5E 19Tone Gen Software
– The C64 becomes a workbench asset …… NA5E 32International Radio’s Filter Test
– Two ways to improve reception …… W4THU 46Two Circuits Texts
…… WB9RRT 42LF/mF Scrapbook
…… WB9RRT 4773 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1988
Welcome Newcomers!
– Why just VHF antennas …… KA1HY 4Winnebiko
– A close look at Winnebiko’s 2 meter lifeline …… N4RVE 1210 meter Beam
– With a little money you can gain a lot …… N0BLX 14Heath SB-200/220 Mod
– More mileage out of a workhorse amp …… VE5XZ 20Ten Meter Meteor Scatter
– DXing with a difference …… WB5KYK 22Mobile Antenna
– Two meters on a broadcast band antenna! …… W4JC 28Antennas in the Spring
– Spring cleaning above the roof line …… WA4BLC 344 Element Yagis
– Beams in the balance -both are for you …… KT2B 35Telegraph Trail Part 2
– A telegraphic trip through time …… W6CK 50Down East Microwave
– Two loop yagis for the hard-to-please …… KT2B 11Create an X-209 Yagi
– This 9-element rates a 10 …… KT2B 16Larsen HT Antennas
– HT antennas for every occasion …… W7XU 26Book Reviews
– Something for everyone …… WB9RRT 27Comrade Untenna and Power Booster
– This package packs a punch …… KA1HY 31Book Review
– Transmitter hunting …… KA9KAF 37Datong Direction Finder
– High-tech transmitter tracking …… WA4BLC 38MAXCOM
– The name says it all …… W7XU 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1988
Welcome Newcomers!
– Hams were meant to serve in the public interest …… KA1HY 4Ham Radio at Its Best
– The IARN: A shining example of service …… KA1PZV 11San Salvador Earthquake
– Volunteers please step forward! …… W9ELR 12The BEARS Project
– An innovative middle school radio program …… KZ1Z 14Universal Power Supply Module
– Your power problems arc solved with this project …… K1BQT 20Emergency Packet
– Definitive portable packet for troubled times …… WA1FHB 25Bicycle-mobile Packeteering
– The Winnebiko and AX.25 were meant for each other …… N4RVE 41Drifting Along the Telegraph Trail
– Part 3: It’s nice to be wanted …… W6CK 504 + 1 Decoder
– Build this double-duty DTMF decoder …… WA3LTJ 55TR-110 Transceiver
– The tops on ten from Amp Supply …… K1BQT 25Kenwood TS-140
– The little big rig …… WA4BLC 30ICOM IC-900 Multi-band FM Transceiver System
– Fantastic FM from the future …… KT2B 34AEA FAX Software
– Innovative PC facsimile program for the PK-232 …… WB0QCD 38Stop Look and Listen!
– Armchair travel made easy with Passport to World Band Radio …… NA5E 3773 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1988
Why Do Satellites?
– More reasons than you can argue against …… N5BF 11UoSATS
– Space science from Surrey …… N5AHD 20OSCAR History
– Project OSCAR is nearly 30 years old …… K6LFH 27Hamsat Awards
– Set your sights high …… WB5RMA 30Hard-line Connector
– A little work saves a Lot of money …… W5PFG 32Uncle Wayne’s Ham Shack Winners
– The happiest hams of the month …… 34Winnebiko Power Supply
– New technology in a practical package …… N4RVE 381987 World SSB Championship Contest Results
– Better late than never …… Staff 41FAX Program for PK-232
– PC graphics for fine facsimile …… WB0GAI 49Dayton Schedule
– Flash! The latest guide to Dayton happenings …… Staff 55Armed Forces Day 1988
– Make the most of military contacts in May …… Delperdang 47Ten Tec Paragon
– Born in the USA …… NX2C 14ICOM IC-r7000
– Sophisticated scanning like never before …… K3RVN/g0EZZ 44Definitive DXing and Practical Antennas
– Two timely topics from the League …… W7XU73 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1988
Flip-flop/latch Circuit
– Welcome to digital electronics …… W4RNL 11New York City School Program
– Carole Perry’s kids learning with radio …… WB2MGP 14Digital X-Y Oscilloscope
– Handy tuning scope project …… WA9TYU 20Care and Feeding of PBBS
– Etiquette and protocol for packeteers …… WA1FHB 22UoSATs Part II
– Fascination and fun with these British birds …… N5AHD 29Buyer Beware
– Sensible advice for buying second-hand gear …… WD8RCL 32A Pulsed Bi-phase Communications System
– 19.2kB in less than a kilohertz! …… WA1FHB 34Telegraph Trail Part IV
– Our final chapter …… W6CK 38Briefly Speaking: RS-232
– The straight story on what it means …… W5PFG 40Bicycle Mobile R&D Lab
– Small is beautiful …… N4RVE 42Digital Voice Compression
– Let’s talk about it …… WA3YQY 51Voltage Sampling with a Computer
– Practical A /d conversions …… Magee 54Ramsey D-5100 Digital Auto-ranging Multimeter
– A top flight tool for the bench …… WB9RRT 18ICOM IC-375A 220 MHz Multimode Transceiver
– A rig worth waiting for …… KT2B 2673 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1988
Code Test Sure Shot
– Pass 5wpm without learning code! …… KA0NTK(SK) 10Sequential Two-tone Encoder
– Easy encoder project …… WB7CPT 14Novice Band Nets
– Check in and upgrade too …… W6DDB 18How To Improve Code Speed
– Learn from others’ hard work …… W9NGP 21Direction Finding Loop
– T-hunt antenna in a can …… WA4UZM 22Morse Code Motivation
– Pointers for teachers from a teacher …… KZ1Z 24Hornblower Two
– Unlimited control flexibility …… W5PFG 26You Will Upgrade!
– A system for written and code exams …… K0HBQ 34Pulsed Bi-phased (Part 2)
– High-speed data system cuts bandwidth …… K6HH 40How Not To Run A Novice Class
– On a humorous note …… KC0ES 44Flip-flop Latch Circuits (Part 2)
– Final pan of a practical tutorial …… W4RNL 48Problems In Learning The Code
– Yet another way to get unstuck …… K9KZT 54Security Alert!
– Protecting the Winnebiko with technology …… N4RVE 58Care & Feeding of the PBBS (Part 2)
– Some final points for packeteers …… WA2FHB 60Yaesu FT-747GX
– Affordable fun from Yaesu …… WA4BLC 12GGTE Morse Tutor
– Uncomparable computer-based code course …… KA1HY 20Datong’s Great Add-on Filters
– High-tech interference solutions …… WA4BLC 30Gordon West Novice Course
– Our Associate Publisher is a believer …… Norwood 37AR-460D LCR Meter
– A timely troubleshooting tool …… WB9RRT 3973 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1988
What a Mess!
– 73’s Home-grown DXpedition …… W2NSD 10Auto VIM: Part One
– A power supply with some smarts …… W4RNL 12Handheld Transformation
– Kenwood HT updates you can do yourself …… N6LRT 19The Quest for Ultra Portability
– How do you get all that stuff to fit on a bike? …… N4RVE 20Digicom 64
– Software packet system for the C-64 …… W2UP 22Smart “S” Meter
– A little help goes a long way in T hunts …… N6JSX 24Introduction to IBM PC Clones
– To PC or not to PC? …… N8GNJ 28Amateur Radio in National Emergencies
– When the going gets tough …… W9JD 32Modernizing the SB-200
– A workhorse amplifier just got better …… WA4BLC 42The Hidden Secrets of the PRO-2004
– Tapping into even more scanning power …… KB6LCN 51Oscilloscope Preamplifiers
– Handy workbench item for weak signals …… Pugh 47CAT to RS-232 Interface
– Yaesu meets ‘232 …… N9CLX 54Solder Iron Auto Shut-off
– Safety first! …… KA0QHV 5710 and 75 Meter Contest Results
– Dusty but not forgotten …… Staff 74Heathkit SB-1000
– Hot HF amp from Heath …… K3RVN 15QSYer
– Fingertip frequency control …… WA4BLC 34Pac-comm Micro Power TNC
– In a word wonderful …… WB2MIC 40PRO-2004
– Top notch scanner from Radio Shack …… NA5E 50Going Microwave with the ARR TR-10GA 10 GHz Transceiver
– Fun Gunns …… WB6NOA 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1988
Antenna Systems
– Sometimes “good” is bad and “bad” is good …… W3ZC 10Aluminum Cloud
– A top performer for cliff dwellers …… NF0R 14Balloon Supported Antennas
– How to really get out on 80 and 160 meters …… W1GV 18MARS and Amateur Radio
– The military affiliated radio system …… W1ZM NNN0WAJ 23Auto VIM: Part Two
– Smart power supply for every bench …… W4RNL 27Pee Wee Thirty Transceiver
– A compact 30 meter CW/aM QRP transceiver (Part 1) …… AC9E 30Patents are Unique
– Protecting your brainchild …… W5PFG 39Choosing a QSL Card
– Which style and design reflects you best? …… WA6OHX 44The “Crew at 22”
– Set to fight AIDS on the air …… WB2JKJ 48Butternut Butterfly
– An antenna for small quarters that takes a little more work-but well worth it! …… WA4BLC 16HF Mobileering
– W6AAQ helps you avoid the common pitfalls of mobile HF operation …… NA5E 22Nye Viking RFM-003 RF Power Monitor
– One of the more versatile RF monitoring devices on the market …… NS1B 36Beauty and the Best
– Something old something new from Vibroplex …… NA5E 40Ramsey CT-90
– A portable frequency counter …… WB9RRT 42The MFJ Gray Line DX Advantage
– The computer terminator …… KA9KAF 4973 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1988
Packets Full of Pixels
– Digital video is now available to the mortal ham …… WD8AQX 10A Trip Through The Microwave Spectrum
– The scoop on what goes on between 1-10 GHz …… KT2B 1410 GHz Polaplexer
– Unique way to go full-duplex on 3 cm …… WB6IGP 20VHF/uHF Tape Antenna
– Fast n’ cheap way to get active on 2 meters and above …… WB3KCZ 24Portable Re-entrant Cavity Antenna
– This “can-do’ whip gives better HT antenna performance …… W7ACI 29Pee Wee Thirty Transceiver -part 2
– The wind-up on getting on this rag-chewers’ band …… AC9E 33Passions of the Ether
– See yourself in one of these amateur archetypes? …… N4RVE 35Antenna Systems -part 2
– Antenna system demystification …… W3ZC 38Microwave Test Equipment for 10 GHz
– How to use the versatile detector mount …… WB6IGP 40Inexpensive Display for WEFAX
– Use your PC to check out the weather …… N1VC 77Alinco 24T 144/440 MHz FM Transceiver
– Don’t just take this reviewer’s word for it -check out this little gem! …… WA6OHX 13SSB Electronics LT-33S
– Use this or …… KT2B 27W2DRZ 902 MHz Linear Transverter Module and Sequencer
– This to get on this underused band with a 2-meter rig …… KT2B 30Down East Microwave Model 2345LY
– Unusual antenna with great gain on 1.2 GHz …… KT2B 44Motron AK-10
– This unit ends unnecessary squelch breaks …… KA1JJM 5873 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1988
Homing In
– Find out about the fun of RDF …… K0OV 18All About Henry
– Wide range inductance checker …… WB4DCV 22Lap Top Repeater Controller
– Why build more hardware than you have to? …… KF5WO 27Kenwood 4100A Crossband Repeater
– Convert your mobile rig to a two-band repeater …… W3RW 39Ultimate Repeater IDer
– Store a library of IDs to choose from …… K7PF 45Computerized Tuning
– Tune your rig from a micro keyboard …… KF6DF 49Life of a Megacycle
– The joy of bicycle mobile HF …… N4RVE 55Maggiore Hi Pro Basic Repeater
– Check this out before spending a bundle on a machine …… K1ZJH 10Hazer Antenna
– Goes where you don’t want to …… W5PFG 11Kenwood TM-221A
– Honorable descendant of the TR-7400 …… KT2B 13CES 510SA-iI Enhanced Telephone Interconnect
– A solid full-featured controller …… WA4TEM 14RF Concepts Model 3-312 220 MHz Power Amplifier
– The pick of the bricks …… KT2B 24LF Engineering L-101S Receiving System
– Quick way to listen in on VLF …… WB9RRT 51Nye-viking MB-v-a 3000 Watt Antenna Matcher
– Who says they don’t make’em like they used to? …… KA1XO 62Orion HT Antenna
– Get the most peribrmanee out of your hand-held …… W7XU 63Wishbook of Circuits
– A potpourri of circuits …… WB9RRT 3773 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1988
Civil Air Patrol
– Most radio fun you can have without a license …… KA9KAF 12RS-232 Port For The Commodore C-64
– Give the ham’s favorile computer this most standard interface …… Neal 14Don’t Lose Your Memory
– Don’t let a dead lithium battery ruin your listening pleasure …… K9EUI 20Packet Tuning Indicator
– More easily enjoy world-wide packet operation …… W2EKY 24Midland 13-509 Modifications
– Two nice low-cost additions to a popular rig …… WB9YBM 27Decatur Ham Launches Satellite
– A satellite to go up in the name of education …… WB8UUE 29Charging Without Overcharging
– No more backup battery burn-up …… WB8VQR 34Buyers’ Guide
– 73’s picks of 1988’scrop …… Staff 57Yearly Index
– Easy reference for 1988 articles reviews and columns …… Reneau 89The TE-144 Deluxe CMOS Keyer
– Solid keyer at the right price …… WA6OHX 11Bel-tek’s CMOS keyer kit
– The best dit and dah for the buck …… WA9FPU 19The Carolina Windom
– An old design made even better …… WA4BLC 49The ICOM 32AT dual-band HT
– Full Duplex in a Handheld …… WB2MIC 68B&W PT-2500A HF Amp
– QRO? QRO! …… NA5E 7873 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1989
Hacker’s Shack
– Where hardware fantasy and reality meet …… N4RVE 44Trouble-shooting Guide For Switching Power Supplies
– Chart to help minimize trouble-shooting time …… W9NGP 50More Microwave Test Equipment For 10 GHz
– Several more uses for the versatile detector mount …… WB6IGP 12Super Simple Attenuator
– Very cheap -and variable! …… K3OF 14The 220 MHz All-mode Transverter
– Hard-core home-brewer’s delight …… W6YUY 18Cheap and Dirty Oscillator
– Fast audio frequency source …… VE1VQ 29Inexpensive Marker Generator
– Tightwad’s way to stay in calibration …… WB6DFQ 35Which End Is Up?
– Now it’s a snap to find the coax short …… W7RXV 38C-64 Voltage Protector
– Protect Commodore’s chips from line over-voltage …… W0YJO 40New Uses For Old Meters
– Tool any meter to read a variety of values …… KC3YB 58Simple LED Checker
– Great starter homebrew project! …… Thompson 61AutoSketch and Amateur Radio
– Economy CAD for home and shack …… VE6BGL 30Bird Model 4381 RF Wattmeter
– Nice complement to the venerable 43 …… WB9RRT 32VisiTel On-the-air
– Unique SSTV …… W8ASF 36Hamcall
– Dial-up callsign directory …… NS1B 46Coaxial Dynamics Model 81000-a Directional RF Wattmeter
– New kid on the block …… KT2B 801934 Official Short Wave Radio Manual
– A don’t-miss for nostalgia buffs …… NR1A 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1989
Getting High On Packet
– World-wide packet? Here’s how on HF …… WB6RQN 50One-stage 80-meter CW Transceiver
– Enjoy the thrill of rolllng your own rig …… WB3ELL 28TCM 3105 Modem For The Digicom > 64
– Plug in to 1200 baud packet …… N4PLK KJ4GP W4KUM WD4PVS 42Simple CW IDer
– Useful for repeater ID and unattended fox …… WN0EHE 54Kenwood TS-940S
– First-class full-featured HF rig …… WB6RQN 12lCOM IC-781
– Scope out this DX dream machine …… WA4BLC 18Just The FAX
– Info-tech’s M-800 FAX converter …… WB2QLLShakespeare Big Stick
– Too bad poor Yorick never knew the joy of 10-meter DX …… WA4BLCHam-10 Antenna
– 10-meter mobile fun …… N1BLH 33Magnus Mobile Amplifier
– Mobile QRO …… WB6NOA 34Pro-67 HF
– Solid multi-band HF beam …… W4WDR 38lCOM IC-2GAT
– IC-2AT’s worthy replacement …… WA4BLC 46Shirt pocket ICF-sW1
– World in your pocket for $300 …… KA5SStar Circuits 6-meter Filter
– Dole’em out to your neighbors! …… W8CM 5773 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1989
Mnemonic Morse
– Use one digital system to learn another …… W8LHL 52Grid Square Location Aid
– Invaluable antenna aiming program for microwavers …… WB6IGP 55Control Head for the TS-440S
– Go HF mobile -with the 440S in the trunk! …… WB0UVN 18Switching for Older RF Amps
– Safely key any linear amp with a newer HF rig …… WA4BLC 19Link Controller for the S-cOM 5K
– Turn this popular controller into a repeater networker …… KF7FW 24Breadboard a VCXO
– CB-to-10 mods are back! …… N8BSG 43Feed-point Protection
– Keep your bumper-mount feed-point free of dirt and weather …… K3OF 47ISOTRON 80
– Indoor antenna for 80m …… VE1GA 20KB6MT’s Video Technician Course
– Join the fastest-growing license-class group …… Reneau 31The MFJ-931RF Tamer-ground
– Apartment-dweller’s way to better stray RF control …… N1BLH 34Maggiore HPC-201 Repeater Controller
– Full-featured and priced right …… K1ZJH 37The Heath HK-21 TNC
– Good things now come in smaller and smaller packages …… N7KHU 38Yaesu FT-790RII All-mode Transceiver
– This rig offers versatile 70cm operation …… KT2B 4973 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1989
Hamfest Survival Guide
– Tips on how to more wisely shop for hamfest gear …… WB9IVR AA4QA 20Stay With the State Of The Art
– Keep in the know without blowing your budget …… W1UO 52Powerful Crystal Set
– Better reception on a classic no-power rig …… Haas 12Quick and Easy 2m/440 MHz Antenna
– Ideal for your dual-band HT -and costs pennies to build! …… W3RW W3LOY 18How to Feed an Apple to an IBM Monitor
– $10 interface for your Apple 11+ and an IBM monitor …… WB4DCV 22WA6TEY 144/220 MHz RDF Quad Antenna
– Easy-to-build directional VHF antenna for RDFers …… N6JSX 26Slingshot for Two
– Big 2-meter signal for under $5 …… KA80GD 32FM Split for the Uniden HR2510
– Push-button repeater operation for this hot 10m rig …… WB9WDH WA9QDZ 34Revamp Bird Elements
– Shore up those old wattmeter elements …… HL9BK/k2KSY 48Procomm’s Wideband Supercone
– Continuous coverage from 100 MHz to 1.2 GHz …… W1XU W7KTK 14Kenwood TM-621A
– 2m/220 MHz FM dual-band mobile transceiver …… KA1LR 24Aries-1
– Choice logging program for RTTYers …… KE0KB 28The Delta Loop DL-102
– Get on 10m with this unique full-wave beam …… W1FYR 38Austin Suburban Tri-bander
– High performance from 144 to 440 MHz …… W1XU 41The Universal M-7000
– A digital decoder’s delight …… WB2QLL 44MFJ-1278 Multi-mode Controller
– Inexpensive quality data controller …… N1BLH 64Kenwood TH-25AT
– Pico-sized mega-featured …… KB1UM 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1989
Decoding OSCAR Telemetry Part 1
– Decode any OSCAR beacon …… G3RUH 20AMSAT Satellite Tracking Software
– Choose from a host of great tracking programs …… W5IU 38Experimental OSCARS
– The story of the UoSAT program …… G0/k8KA 62Space Education Network
– Bringing AO-13 into the classroom …… K9PVW and Barr 74Radio Links to Phase III-d
– Making worldwide hamsat communication even more accessible …… DJ4ZC 77The AMSAT-NA Microsats
– The new breed of miniature hamsats …… N5BF 83Inexpensive Mode-l Dish Antenna
– Low-cost high-gain antenna …… WB5ZDP 18Build A Simple Az-el For Mode L
– Have two Az rotors? Make an Az-el rotor! …… WA3ETD 24Home-brew 435 MHz Crossed Yagi
– Budget beam for 70cm …… WB5ZDP and KG5OA 29AANother Turnstile Antenna
– Enhance the downlink without enhancing terrestrial QRM …… ZL1AAN 32Mode S Receive Techniques
– 13cm/23cm OSCAR work isn’t as hard as you think …… WA3ETD 36Mode L My Way
– Save on expensive hard-line and microwave PAS …… WA8WBP 50Polarizing/matching Selector
– Get in phase with any hamsat any time …… ZS6BTD 541269 MHz Helix System
– Take aim with this doubled-barreled array …… WA8WBP 71Silicon Ephemeris Tracker
– The last word in satellite trackers …… WA5NOM 12TS-790A
– Kenwood’s new tri-band OSCAR rig …… W3LOY 34Automatic Antenna Tracking with SAT TRAK III
– For simplicity in sat tracking …… N5LCO 44Ampire 146-oS Preamp
– Say good-by to preamp intermod problems …… WB3JZO 6773 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1989
Spread-spectrum
– Hams too can use this mode! …… N4ICK 12The Net/rOM-NordLink Question
– Bootlegged software? …… WB2KQI 34Decoding OSCAR Telemetry Part II
– Learn about the state of F-o-12 and OSCARs-to-be …… G3RUH 58QRP CW Transceiver
– Enjoy 30 or 40m QRP operation with this easy-to-build rig …… NZ5G and N5HNN 20The G3IGU Transceiver
– Designed for 80m QRP fun …… G3IGU 26The 220 MHz DMOS Linear Amplifier Project
– Give a boost to the January ’89 73 transverter project …… W6YUY 38QRP SWR Bridge
– Antenna system matched to the rig? Find out with the bridge …… G4FAI 44Six Meter QRP Station
– Build this golden oldie to get on this now-active band …… ex-YU1FR 50CW Transceiver for 20 Meters
– Take the challenge of 20m QRP …… G3YCC 65Yaesu FT-411
– Ever smaller and fuller-featured …… KB1UM 14Ranger AR-3500
– 100W 10m rig for $350? Read about it here! …… N1BLH 30Portasol Butane Soldering Pencil
– Unique approach to cordless soldering …… WB9RRT 36MFJ Differential-t Antenna Tuner
– A simpler surer tuner …… WA4BLC 42Antennas West Solar Power Supply
– Durable portable solar panel …… WB8VGE 54Wilson 1000 Mobile Antenna
– For 10m mobile QRO …… N1BLH 8273 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1989
10 Meter Survival Guide
– The lowdown on this versatile HF band …… N8DNX 12“Black Bag” Portable
– QRP OSCAR station on the go …… N6DGK 26Harmonic History
– Ham children lead unique lives …… O’Connell 28Inexpensive Hardline
– Build this Z match and save a bundle …… KA9LNV 16Four In/five Out
– Independently adjustable mixed audio outputs …… KA0LDB 37Good Mobile Audio-for Pennies
– Easy way to feed rig audio to your car speaker system …… N1II 43Low-band Wonder
– An easy “all-around” antenna project …… WA4BLC 46Upgrade Your CDR Antenna Controller
– Add a high-grade remote antenna selector …… WA6LOD 50Microwave Oven Transmitter!
– Low-cost high-power microwave operation has arrived! …… KA9BYI 54The AEA FSTV-430
– Latest 70cm ATV transceiver …… N0IVN NQ9I and WB8ELK 20Amiga AVT System
– Quantum leap in SSTV and FAX technology …… K3HKR 29GMS-403 NiCd Charger
– Erases charge level “memory” and charges almost any NiCd …… KA9KAF 34PC Electronics’ TX-33
– ATV on the little-used 902-928 MHz band …… WB8ELK 44Azimuth 100 Fluxgate Compass
– Microwave hilltoppers take note! …… WB6NOA 6673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1989
Find Your Signal the First Time!
– How to quickly deal with Doppler shift on the hamsats …… AA6CQ/vE6 44JEZ-jugendelektroniczentrum
– First-class ham education program …… HB9DU 46CTCSS Fast and Cheap
– Simple PL tone board project …… N6UE 13COCOA-a COllinear Coaxial Array
– Deluxe 80m wire antenna …… W2OZH 34Control Your Rig from a PC
– This project lets your rig and home computer talk to each other …… N7IPY 34Full-wave VHF Vertical Antenna
– Easy-to-build good gain antenna …… AF8B 42Need FM?
– Add this mode to your rig at little cost …… KB2BQK 4810 GHz RF Preamp
– Get started on putting together your 3cm system! …… WB6IGP 49IF Shift Cheap
– Quick ‘n’ easy QRM-buster for your older rig …… W0WUZ 53Kantronics HAM
– Multi-mode controller with packet gateway function PBBS and much more! …… WB6RQN 18Ameritron AL-80A Linear Amp
– This reliable 1kW amp won’t drive you to the poorhouse …… W1FYR 28Ramsey COM-3
– Quality service monitor at less than one-third the cost of ~ tpse ers …… WB9RRT 32Ramsey SR-1 Receiver Kit
– SW listening and home-brewing fun for only $25 …… WA9PYH 38Uno Dos Cuatro
– Introduction to the “numbers” stations …… W3LOY 3173 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1989
Vertical Antennas at HF: Part I
– The inside story on vertical antennas …… W1GV 38Build a 30 Meter Trap
– Modify your Cushcraft AV-4 or AV-5 for this WARC band …… KE0UV 11Unique 12 and 17 Meter Dual-band Beam
– Build this for an 8 dBd signal! …… W6YUY 20Kaboom Micro Keyer
– For safe mobile CW operation …… KB1UM 283/4 Inverted “U” for 160m
– Big signal on the Top Band …… WA3EKL 32The Hamfester
– “Crowdbuster” for your HT …… NM9P 34Safari Special
– Cheap ‘n’ easy set-up-anywhere vertical dipole …… N4UQT 44Beefing Up the Uniden and the HTX-100
– More than double your Uniden’s output power …… KC4HGH 48AEA AT-300
– Top-notch T-network HF antenna tuner …… KA1LR 18Kenwood TS-680S HF Transceiver
– Improvements on the trusty TS-140s …… N1BLH 30Uniden Bearcat BC100XLT Hand-held Scanner
– The first HT scanner? …… KA1MDA 52Two Must-adds for Your Library
– Power supplies and microprocessors …… WB9RRT 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1989
Setting Up a Packet Radio Station
– Read this for the info the how-to books left out! …… WB6RQN 14Digital Dreams
– The future of packet radio has arrived …… N3EUA 28TNC PPM without the PC
– Give your older TNC personal mailbox capability with just a few keystrokes …… WB6WKB 30Packet Radio in Japan
– Bits of info on packet in the land of the Rising Sun …… WA1LBP 38Packet Radio and Hi-tech Nomadics
– How packet radio fits in with the world’s highest-tech bicycle …… N4RVE 48TexNet Packet-switching Network
– Check out this highly effective low-overhead packet network …… WD5IVD 54Amateur Packet Networking
– Going beyond keyboard-to-keyboard QSOs …… WB6RQN 60DX Dynasty Awards
– The Dynasty grows …… WB2DIN and 73 Staff 65TCP/iP for the Macintosh
– Merging this powerful networking system with a user-friendly micro! …… WA8DZP 68Vertical Antennas at HF -part II
– More surprising facts about HF verticals …… W1GV 70Packet Racket Lip Zipper
– Automatic rig speaker silencer for packet operation …… KB1UM 13My SX-64 Runs Digicom!
– Run this popular low-cost packet interface on C-64’s portable brother …… KA9ELV 24Put Your IC-22S on Packet
– Dust it off and dedicate it to 2m packet! …… KE4PC 31KAM Box
– Switch mode and band in an instant …… N4AQG 32One-chip RS-232 for the C-64
– Quick ‘n easy level converter …… KB0CDQ 34Standardizing the Radio/tNC Interface
– Get up and running quickly with any rig/tNC combo …… WB6RQN 40Improve Your TNCs DCD Circuit
– For a faster and smarter DCD …… N7CL 50HF Packet Tuning Aid
– Hear your way to dead-on tuning …… W6IOJ 80The Quickchanger
– This makes mixed-mode/band operation a breeze …… KA3MRX 84DRSI PC Packet Adaptor
– Packet interface on a PC expansion card …… WB6RQN 20GRAPES 56 Kbps Modem
– Transfer large program files in a flash on packet! …… KA9Q 42DX Helper
– DX software for the Macintosh …… WB8EHS 59Flodraw
– Simple schematic drawing on your PC …… WB9CWE 9973 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1989
Sing for the unsung Heroes
– Let’s recognize our clubs selfless volunteers! …… K5CVD 361989 Holiday Wish List
– Some of the best values for holiday gifts …… 73 Staff 60FLAVORIG!
– Have a Radio Shack Flavoradio? Turn it into a 80-meter CW transceiver! …… KBlUM 12The Bitchaser
– Build this versatile piece of test equipment for digital circuitry …… K4OND 18Bargain Audio Frequency Meter
– $10 and an easy evening of home-brew gets you this very useful test bench item …… KB5CTH 28Easy Tuning for the Uniden HR2510
– Tune this popular 10m rig while keeping your hands on the steering wheel …… K3JML 38Three-in-one Antenna Tuner
– Matches virtually any random wire …… KB4ZGC 44Instant Track
– Full-featured satellite tracker at a near-shareware price …… N4RVE 16Yaesu FRG-9600 VHF/uHF Receiver
– This VHF-microwave scanner offers some fascinating listening …… WlXU 24PacComm’s NB-96 High Speed Modem
– Yes 9600 baud packet on 2m is possible-and even affordable! …… W2VY and K6KGS 30Elenco AC Adapter
– Check AC quickly easily and safely …… WB9RRT 46Computing Across America
– Thousands of miles around the US on a high-tech bicycle? A review of Steve N4RVE’s enthralling account …… KA9KAG 9073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1989
VOX for HTs
– No-hands hand-held hamming …… KA8HML 9Two Meter Mobile Rig
– Sick of anemic HT mobile operation? Pep up your handie with this booster …… N8KDD 22Poor Boy Satellite Station
– Coat hanger + SO-239 connector = Mode A uplink antenna! …… N5LKJ 24Color SSTV for the Atari ST Part I
-fast and easy way to get on this fascinating mode …… WB2OSZ 38Yaesu FT-470 2m/70cm HT
– Two meters and 70cm in a micro-sized hand-held …… KB1UM 18Breadblox Breadboarding System
– The ultimate in flexible circuit experimentation …… WB9RRT 25The ICOM IC-2SAT
– ICOM’s stylish adciition to their pico-sized 2m HT line …… KBlUM 29Ramsey QRP-40 Transmitter
– $30 and a few hour’s building time gets you out on this popular DX band …… WB0E 32Mirage D15 70cm Amp
– Get more bang for the buck with this brick …… KT2BCommunications Satellites-a Monitor’s Guide
– For those who wanted to know all about these birds but didn’t know where to ask …… WA5ZIB 2673 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1990
The King and Us
– King Hussein VE6JY1 visits the Canadian West …… McGregor VE6VIP 9Poor Man’s Service Monitor
– A must for serious FM experimenters …… N6MWS 10The 1 1/4 Meter Serendipity Antenna
– Convert your Bearcat scanner antenna into a real hot-shot on 220 MHz …… KA1LCC 18Painless PCBs
– How do you design a printed circuit board from a schematic? Read this for some handy pointers …… WB9RRT 22Continuity Beeper
– Build this project for continuity checking convenience ……W9DTW 26Color SSTV for the Atari ST Part II
– An even better (and still cheap) way to get on this exotic mode ……WB2OSZ 41Yaesu FT-4700RH
– Versatile 2m/70cm mobile transceiver …… K3RVN/g0EZZ 20The Portal System
– Greenhorn ‘s way to explore ham radio’s most fascinating on-line forum! …… N4RVE 24The Spectrum Probe
– Handheld spectrum analyzer that won’t cost you megabucks …… N4RVE 30PC QS0 Tutor
– Puts the FUN back into studying for your ham license …… KA1TGA 35ICOM 12GAT HT
– 1.2 GHz operation on an HT! …… WB6IGP 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1990
Enforcing PRB-1
– Ham antenna lib is moving forward. Keep it up! …… KA7FQW 9The Great San Francisco Quake ’89
– Hams do it again beautifull…mostly …… WA6ITF 18Contest Quality Headset and Mike
– Double duty for your VHF headset mike ……VE5XZ 10Home-brew Spectrum Analyzer
– Nothing like seeing what’s going on …… KE0UV 41Protel Easytrax
– What a breeze! PCBs on your PC …… WB9RRT 13Ramsey SA-7 Broadband RF Amplifier
– A performance-per-dollar miracle …… AH2AR/8 20The ICOM-765
– How DDS makes a difference …… WA1EYP 22Alinco DR-570T 2m/70cm Mobile Transceiver
– Sensible controls make sense! …… NS1B 26The AEA MX-6S 6 Meter SSB/cW HT
– HT SSB on 6! Now I’ve seen everything …… WB6IGP 30Ultra Comshack 64
– Hamshack remote control from your HT …… N7IPY 32AEA’s New MM-3: The Morse Machine
– Memory galore A joy for CW ops …… KA9ELV 36MFJ’s 9410 Versa Tuner II
– SWR and tuner too …… KT2B 37The ICOM IC-725
– Steve checks it out …… N4RVE 54Tune in on Telephone Calls
– Is cellular privacy a myth? …… WA5ZIB 6073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1990
Give a Lift to Your ARC
– BACAR- Balloon Carrying Amateur Radio …… ZS6AKV 10OSCARs in the Classroom
– Young students learn about space and amateur radio …… N8IWJ 11Jamboree Radio
– WBSA K2BSA: Ham Scouts hit the BC bands …… WB4BNU 19Time Division Multiplex
– More more-with-lessing …… W4TAL 20Service Survey
– Get good service for ailing rigs …… WB6NOA 28Phase III Hamsat Signal Reporting
– What does “S9” mean? …… W3LOY 40Extending the Range of the Ramsey HR-4
– for less than $4 …… N8KDD 12The UNI-8 Porta-power Adapter
– Power from a variety of sources …… W3AW 14Ground Rules of RF Building
– Valuable guidelines for PC board RF circuitry …… WB4EHS 25The Secret of the Accessory Plug
-Xcvr to PA-getting the right drive level …… W6YUY 36The Dual-band “J” Antenna
– Outstanding mobile or base station antenna for 146 and 220 MHz …… W6YUY 48Uniden HR-2600
– A beauty of a mobile rig! …… WA1R 32Elenco M1900 Digital Multimeter
– Advanced features you can afford …… WB9RRT 38Heil Ham Radio Handbook
– Abounding in good ideas …… N4RVE 4473 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1990
Kenwood Corporation Service
– Meet the fix-it folks …… WB6NOA 7010 GHz Fun
– Go ultra without spending a fortune …… WB6IGP 18A Mode B Ground Station for AMSAT’s Phase III Satellites
– You too can track OSCAR 13! …… ND9T 22Build the Banker
– Handy memory bank selector for the Kenwood TS-940S …… KB1UM 34Cassette Box Special
– QRP smaller and smaller …… KB1UM 46A Simple Multiband HF Vertical Antenna
– Low cost easy to raise …… KA5N 89The Ten-tec OMNI-v
– Quiet solid authoritative …… WA4BLC 10Master of CW
– MFJ’s full-featured memory keyer …… WA4BLC 30Command Technologies “Commander” HF-2500
– A ’90s generation linear amplifier …… N2GE 32Elements of Microwave Electronics Technology
– A microwave text for hams at all levels …… WB9RRT 2973 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1990
SAREX-90
– Ham-in-space Shuttle Missions …… W3IWI WA4SIR W3XO 9Sharing the Adventure with Young People
– Maritime ham classroom with a conscience …… KA1UKM 18An Interview with Carole Perry WB2MGP
– Who’s new in ham radio …… KB2IGG 20The Biggest Ham Country-japan
– Plus 9600 baud packet and tree antennas …… WA1LBP 24Tri-state Anti-drug Air Show
– Amateur radio ops say “Yes” to ” Say no” …… WB8YKS 45Wideband Pre-amplifier
– IC cool …… VE3EFC 31A “Rad Radiator” For Your Walkie-talkie
– Replace your rubber ducky with a dipole …… W8MDV 35Using PLAN 13
– Track OSCAR 13 …… WB6JNN/9 14The Cushcraft D3W
– WARC band special …… WA4BLC 3273 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1990
The Field Day Special The “Ray Gun”
– A concentric combo Mode B antenna …… KA5DNP 10TNC Connect Alarm
– Did anyone call while I was out? …… DA1AU/wB9EGA 14COSIN: The COmputer Student Information Network
– High school credits for ham radio …… WB2MIC 18Big But Cheap!
– Put a big signal on 40 meters for under $20 …… K1NIT 22Two Meter Portable Quad
– Sturdy easy to build …… K3YWY 24Tune in on the New Frontiers of VLF
– A simple converter brings the low-low bands in on 80 meter receivers …… WD4PLI 30Experimental Gaussmeter
– Low cost easy construction …… KB4ZGC 34Standard Magnetic Field Generator
– Build an instrument to calibrate your gaussmeter …… KB4ZGC 36ICOM Service Survey
– It’s almost painless …… WB6NOA 40Backward Inverted L Antenna
– This low-band wire antenna is a good performer on bothtransmit and receive …… W1GV 45The SFA on 15 Meters
– Does the job without drawing the neighbors’ attention …… KA8OGD 57Memories
– Dr Hess takes a look backward for the seventh time …… W6CK 66Be a Ham
– The invisible fraternity …… N6SIW 84Pyramid Phase III PS-25
– An adjustable power supply …… N1CTI 12FCC Study Diskettes
– For MS-dOS computers …… KA9CSO 21PC HF Facsimile 4.0
– Easy FAX reception for your PC …… K9EYY 26Pipo Communications P-7 DTMF Pad
– A quick and easy analog-to-digital tone converter …… W5PFG W5ORW 54A Radio Journal 1912-1940
– A book full of memories …… NA5E 28The Cuckoo’s Egg
– Tracking an electronic spy …… WA5ZIB 3773 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1990
Foxhunt Radio Direction Finder
– Homing in by sight and sound …… W9DUU 9The Hidden Receiver Hunt
– Exciting sleuthing without expensive equipment ……WA4TEM 12Ten-tec Service
– Exceptionally personal …… WB6NOA 14Two Meter Tracking Transmitter
– Low-cost beacon …… WA4ADG 16You Are Here
– Two ways to prove it …… NY9F 18Transmitter Hunting Safety
– Is foxhunting a blood sport? …… KA9KAG 24C-64 &1541 Drive 12-volt Conversion
– DC power for your Commodore …… K6YDW 26A Return to Kit Building
– A first step in helping students rediscover ham radio …… K4ZRA 32Hamfest Shopping
– The Murphy Method …… K8SJ 40Turnstile Antennas
– A budget antennes for HF-uHF …… KH6FMT 42PK-232 Connect Memory
– Lets you know what you missed …… W8GQL 44Audio Patch Panel
– A neat way to switch …… N1CTI 45The C-64 Inductance/capacitance Meter
– Let this popular computer identify unknown capacitors and inductors …… KD9EN 54Hooked on Foxhunting
– Confessions of a foxhunting junkie …… N9FHF 58ICOM CT-16 Satellite Interface Unit
– An easy way to change VFOs …… KA7LDN 34Ameritron Coax Switch
– It makes band-hopping a snap! …… WA4BLC 38The AR-880 Pocket Scanner
– Listening above 800 Hz …… N3BAH 4873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1990
Omni-gain Vertical Collinear for VHF and UHF
– Easy to build antenna for repeater or home …… WA6SVT 10High on ATV
– A marriage made in heaven! …… KS8J 15Low Power Two Meter FM Transmitter
– Inexpensive lightweight and expendable! …… WA4ADG 18High Altitude Ballooning
– Send your rig to the edge of space! …… WB8ELK 30Yaesu Service Survey
– Refreshingly flexible …… WB6NOA 46Model Rocket ATV
– Warp-speed television …… N8IYD 52R/c Helicopter ATV
– Hover-vision …… WA6HTP 57The AEA FSTV-430A
– A new ATV transceiver …… WA4UMU K4NHN 241250 MHz ATV Downconverter and Antenna
– Tuning in ATV repeaters the fun and easy way …… K0OV 38TDS Amateur Television Transceiver
– Designed to your configuration …… N0IVN 49The Kansas City Tracker
– Let the computer do the work while you do the operating …… WA3USG 6473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1990
Quick and Easy Field-strength Meter
– Home-brewing can be simple! …… KM4KT 975 Meter 1/4-wave Sloper Array
– Confessions of a contester …… WA3EKL 18Alinco Service Survey
– Alinco may be the best show in town …… WB6NOA 20Dummy loads for DC Supplies
– Don’t risk your rig! …… VE1GM 22Mobile Power Source Organizer
– Easy 12 volt hookups for your mobile gear …… AH2AR/8 24End-fed Copper Dipole
– Why buy when you can build? …… N8KDD 26More BTUs for the Buck
– Inexpensive alternative to industrial heat guns …… WA1FHB 2810 Meter Base Station Antenna
– Ready in two hours! …… WA6ZOS 29Solution: AGC
– A circuit with wide applications …… KA9NEH 32Make Your Own Circuit Boards
– The reliable method …… W6WTU 36Build a Portable Mast Mount
– A “spare” mount that’s always ready …… KC3YB 44The Coil Tester
– Measure inductance and resonant frequency …… N4TMI 48DXDA ’90
– The Dynasty grows …… WB2DIN Staff 81The lsoloop HF Antenna 14/30
– Small efficient and portable …… KA7LDN KG7GA 10Fluke Model 87
– The next generation of digital multimeters …… WB9RRT 45Ameritron AL-82 Linear Amplifier
– Trouble-free power …… WA4BLC 52The Weller Cordless Pyropen
– A soldering pencil for both the bench and the field …… KA9KAF 5573 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1990
Dual Voltage Bench Supply
– Versatile solution for your power supply needs …… W6WTU 10The SPC Transmatch
– Improved performance for 20 through 10 meters …… W4RNL 22ROBO-cOPY
– Automate your shack with a CW copier …… WB9DYI 28An Easy to Make 2 Meter Antenna
– Make a strong J-pole from an old TV antenna …… AA5KB 32Solar Car Race
– Searching for an alternative …… WB8ELK 34Service Survey Wrap-up
– Plus -where to get your old rig fixed …… WB6NOA 38The ZED LOOP Special
– An inexpensive HF beam with a new twist …… W1XU 41A Visual CW Offset Indicator
– Add the feature the manufacturers forgot …… W6OWP 46Above and Below 2 Meters
– Know what you’re hearing …… N2DUP 62DXDA ’90
– The corrected list of countries …… WB2DIN Staff 80The Signal Sentry
– Miniature touch-tone decoder and message alert …… WB8ELK 14The Yaesu FT-1000 Transceiver
– A hot performer loaded with features …… WA4BLC 18Antenna Quick-launch System
– All you need is a strong arm and the QL system …… W1XU 26GAP DX-vI Multiband Vertical
– Better than a dipole for DX …… K5CNF 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1990
The Roll-up 10-20 Antenna
– Just right for portable QRP …… WV8R 12Working the World with 2 Milliwatts
– The ultimate QRP challenge …… KI6DQ 14The FIRE-bALL QRP Rig
– 50 milliwatts of pure power …… WB8ELK 18The Firecaler Milliwattmeter
– Calibrate your mini-qRP rig …… WB0ESV 22The Smoke Detector Receiver
– Turn the FIRE-bALL into a complete transceiver …… WB0ESV 24One-tube QRP Transmitter
– A new use for old tubes …… Allen 26TTL Transceiver for 40 Meters
– The logical choice for QRP …… WB0NQM 30Goof-proof Regenerative Receiver
– One-transistor receive fun …… WB0NQM 34MOuSe-feET
– A 40 watt QSK CW amplifier …… N5HNN 36The Dummy Ducky
– Inexpensive dummy load for your HT! …… DA1DB/wB7NZG 41The Worlds of Gus Browning W4BPD
– Tribute to a DX pioneer …… K5CVD 48The 1990 Holiday Gift Guide
– A buyer’s guide for holiday shopping …… Staff 61MAX System Ground Plane Antennas
– A Quality low-cost alternative to the ol’ “coat hanger special” …… N1GPH 8Heathkit Adapter and Coax Cable Kits
– Create your own versatile adapters …… WB9RRT 47The CELJACK
– Connect land line telephone equipment to your cellular phone …… NU3T 5873 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1990
Behold the BackPacket!
– Go take a hike with packet radio …… NW6H 9Upgrade Your HD-4040
– KISS your Heath HD-4040 and keep AX.25 too! …… N2BLI 19The VOX Plus HT Accessory
– Enjoy base station performance -with your HT! …… WA2EBY 24Pack Your Seabag “Sparks”
– Do you want to be a ship’s Radio Officer? …… N0MM 35Audio Powered Tape Recorder Controller
– Add convenience to your hamshack ……KE0UV 54Ten-tee’s Hercules II Model 420
– Turn your rig into a 550 watt transceiver! …… N4LBJ 22The Lightning Bolt Dual-band VHF/uHF Quad
– Two antennas in one compact package …… WB8ELK 30The PacComm PSK-1
– Connect to the world via the Microsats! …… WA3USG 32The ICOM IC-726
– The HF + 6 road warrior …… N1GPH 38PT-340 Tuner-tuner from Palomar Engineers
– Adjust your antenna tuner without transmitting …… KA1LR 4073 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1991
High Precision Frequency Standard
– Use your TV set as a laboratory standard …… Johnson 9Scrounger’s Guide to Recycled Electronics
– Discover a gold mine of inexpensive parts …… W5FG 22An HF/vHF/uHF Marker Generator
– Get on frequency for less than $10 …… K84ZGC 27A Parallel Port I/o Board
– Control your world! …… VE6BGL 29The Three-terminal Regulator
– Multiple uses in one package …… N9RF 40Rose Parade Mobile
– A high-tech HF remote station …… WA6TWF 46Low-cost Mag-mount
– Plus a complete mobile antenna system …… AD5X 55MFJ SWR Analyzers
– MFJ-20 7 HF and 208 VHF portables …… WA4BLC 19The WB2OPA LogMaster
– A versatile HF logging program for the IBM PC …… N8AHA WB8ELK 34Kenwood’s TM-941A Tri-band FM Transceiver
– Three for the price of one …… N0IVN 36The EINEC Antenna Modeling Program
– Let your computer design your next antenna …… WA4BLC 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1991
Radar Detector to Microwave Receiver Conversion
– Listen on 10 GHz cheap …… WA6EJO 10UHF Source Dipper
– The easy way to tune circuits from 400-500 MHz! …… WB0ESV 20UHF Field Strength Meter
– For 400 to 500 MHz …… WB0ESV 24Future Modulation Amateur Television
– Sometimes called frequency modulation …… W9NTP 32Take a West Indies DXpedition?
– “No Problem Mon!” …… VP2E/w1HEO 34Pour an Antenna for X-band
– 20-20 vision for your microwave system! …… WA4WDL 48The Microwave Directory
– Where to find a wide range of goodies for operation at 902 MHz and above …… KT2B 52An Inexpensive 10 GHz Dish System
– The plumber’s delight …… WT0W 57The Kenwood TH-27A
– A mini HT with maxi features …… N1GPH 28SHF Systems Linear Transverters for 1240 and 2304 MHz
– Explore the microwave bands with these easy-to-build kits …… KT2B 40The Commander II Amplifier
– For more fun on 2 meters …… WA8SAJ 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1991
Packet with the Microsats
– The secrets of success …… KI6QE 9Weather Satellite Reception
– Dust off your unused scanner …… N6NHP 12The Desert Voices Project
– An overnight success story …… KA1UKM 18Elementary Mode S
– Satellite fun on 2.4 GHz-the easy way! …… KA9LNV 21Touch-tone Activated Scanner
– So you won’ t miss a call! …… AA7Y 30Two Meter EME Primer
– Your guide to moonbounce action! …… W5UN 46Hams in Space!
– SAREX II the next generation …… Chien 54The ICOM IC-970H VHF/uHF Multiband All-mode Transceiver
– A greatrig for both satellite and local communications …… KA7LDN 36Skymoon
– Software for EME communications …… WA3USG 4673 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1991
Artificial RF Ground
– Maximize your antenna’s efficiency …… KB4ZGC 10The ESV Mod Quad
– Inexpensive performer for any band from 50 through 1296 MHz …… WB0ESV 14Collinear for Two Meters
– An inexpensive efficient antenna …… G3YCC 24Simple SupeRX
– A super-small superhet for 80 40 or 30m …… WA6IVC 26Pocket-portable Seven-band Antenna
– It’s cheap easy-to-build and effective …… KB4ZGC 46Ten for 10
– Build a high performance 10 meter beam for $10 …… KM4UL 52The Happy Half Square
– Inexpensive gain in a compact package …… W1XU 22The Carolina Windom 160
– Work 160-10 meters with just one antenna …… WA4BLC 34Ameritron’s AL-811 Linear Amplifier
– Get the real thing at the right price …… WA4BLC 38SV Products’ WARe Band Yagi
– Model 1824/2-l -a super buy! …… N4IBJPractical Antenna Handbook
– Useful information for beginners and pros …… W6OAL 2173 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1991
The Copperhead Keyer Paddle
– The perfect touch! …… KI5AZ 9The Handy Inductance Bridge
– For measuring small coils …… KB4ZGC 11The Mini-keyer
– A smaller and newer version of an old friend …… WB9YBM 14Covert Hamming
– A design for your next secret mission …… K6BRP 21Software for the HamShack Part I
– Useful ham calculations you can program yourself! …… WA4BLC 22Two QRP Transmitters
– Dust the ethers and bend the waves! …… KI5AZ 26A Better Tube Tester
– Check more than just DC amplification …… WA1IAO 30Apartment Antennas: A Challenge
– How to cope with a ess-than-ideal QTH …… W1GV 42The JPS NIR-10
– Separate the words from the noise …… WB2QLL 34The J-com MagicNotch Audio Filter
– A little box that locks out lids …… N1GPH 40The SR3 Simplex Repeater from Brainstorm Engineering
– Versatile store-and-forward voice controller …… WA3USG 4673 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1991
Three Bands With One Rock
– Versatile QRP transmitter for 80 40 and 20m …… WW9X 10Tune in on Philately
– Immortalized in stamps …… Schuessler 14A Pseudo CW Filter
– Be good to your ears …… WR5B 18Build the Brass Pounder’s Keyer
– A memory keyer that reproduces your true CW “fist” …… AA6GG 22SPSM Mobile Mount
– Build this reliable Hustler classic …… W6OAL 34Parts Substitution
– A beginner’s guide …… KB1MW/7 40Software for the Ham Shack Part II
– Useful ham calculations you can program yourself! …… WA4BLC 44Get on the WARC Bandwagon
– You can still enjoy good DXing even as propagation conditions decline …… N4LBJ 50The KE2AM Voice ID and Repeater Controller
– Control your repeater economically! …… WB8ELK 12Tripp Lite PR-25A and Isobar 8 GS
– Power supply and surge suppressor …… N1GPH 38SWISSLOG Version 3.66
– A complete QSO tracking system in one fast software program …… WA3USG 4673 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1991
Micro ATV Transmitter
– Can the Dick Tracy video wristwatch be far away? …… KC6CCC 9Tropo Time Is Now!
– Talk thousands of miles on the VHF/uHF bands …… WB6NOA 14Antennas by the Yard
– HT antennas that realty measure up! …… WA6TLK 22The Megaloop
– Perfect for megalomaniacs …… W1GV 29Lightning Protection
– Want some peace of mind? …… NU1A 32The Flight of STS-37
– The first “all-ham” crew …… KC4YER 34Software for the Ham Shack Part III
– Useful calculations you can program yourself! …… WA4BLC 42The VOR-2 Video Operated Relay
– Control your ATV repeater with this versatile circuit …… WA3USG 26SSTV with the Robot 1200C Scan Converter and the Martin Emmerson EPROM Version 4.0
– Add exciting new features to the Robot …… WA3USG 46The ATV-3 Downconverter
– Tune in to ATV with this economical kit …… AH2AR/8 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1991
Poor Man’s Packet
– A complete software TNC for PC compatibles! …… WB2EMS N8KEI 8Low Cost Discone
– Wideband coverage from 144 to 1296 MHz …… AD5X 24High Speed Data Acquisition
– Sample the outside world with this inexpensive interface …… N8KDD 28Software for the Ham Shack Part IV
– Useful ham calculations you can program yourself! …… WA4BLC 32Universal CAT Interface
– Control your rig with your computer! …… K5YEF 38Hope for Monolingual Hams
– If you really want to communicate! …… WA1LBP 50Pkt-gOLD Multimode
– Your software window into the world of digital communications! …… WA1R 20The TAPR METCON-1 Kit
– Add telemetry and control to your packet station …… WB8ELK 34The Kantronlcs KTU Telemetry Unit with Weathemode EPROM
– Remote weather observations via packet! …… WA3USG 4673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1991
The Square Pancake Antenna
– A 20-inch square marvel! …… W2SMR 18Indoor 10 Meter Beam
– A 2-element “invisible” coaxial antenna …… N9CAPEconomical Mobile HF Antenna
– Modify a Radio Shack CB antenna for the HF bands …… AA6NG 26DXDA Awards and Countries
– The latest update thanks to Bob Reed WB2DIN …… Staff 30Dual-band Vertical
– This one’s for the 160 and 1750 meter bands …… WD4PLI 38The L-o-N-g Long-wire
– What is it like to build and worka REAL long-wire? …… W1GV 46Ham-it-up Sweepstakes Contest Winners!
– Here’s the list you’ve been waiting fort …… Staff 52The Outbacker All-band HF Mobile Antenna
– A 12-month road test on a tough mobile antenna from down under …… N1GPH 12Quantum Ham Battery
– Be prepared with full power for your HT …… N1GPH 22Carolina Beam
– An innovative new Windom for 80-10 meter operation! …… WA4BLC 3473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1991
The Sudden Receiver
– A simple-to-build receiver for 160-20M …… G3RJV 8A 10M Sideband Transmitter
– Add voice to your QRP station …… NZ5G 14Simple Gain Antenna for 903 MHz
– Build it for under $25 …… AD5X 27Microprocessor Repeater Controller Part I
– Add versatility to your repeater system …… WB3ESS 28Low-pass Antenna Tuner
– Match your antenna while reducing harmonics with this unique design …… KB4ZGC 46Kenwood’s TH-77A Dual-band Walkie
– Super-packed with features! …… KB1UM 42The Drake R8 Receiver
– Tune in the world with this hot new receiver …… WA4BLC 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1991
Voice ID on a Chip
– Throw your voice with this versatile Circuit …… WB8ELK 11Portable Frequency Counters
– Versatile test equipment that you can really count on …… WB6NOA 15Half-wave Gain Antenna
– For 450 MHz handie talkies …… AD5X 26The Heli-hat Antenna
– An 18-inch wonder for 10-17 meters …… KB4ZGC 32Showdown in Portland
– Discover the thrill of radiosporting …… K0OV 38Microprocessor Repeater Controller Part II
– This month the audio board …… WB3ESS 44A Simple 10-meter Sideband Amplifier
– Give your QRP rig a boost …… NZ5G 52The Kenwood TS-850S
– A versatile HF transceiver with a digital difference …… N2GE 18The Startek International Model 3500 Frequency Counter
– Speed accuracy and ease in a shirt-pocket unit …… WB9RRT 30The Solarcon A-99 Antenna
– A very economical vertical for 10-17 meters! …… WA4BLC 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1991
The Simple TX TX
– The perfect companion for the SupeRX receiver! …… WA6IVC 10Project INSPIRE: A Space Shuttle Experiment
– Build a simple receiver to explore the wonders of the 60 000 meter band! …… KG6EK 22The QUAG-v
– A high performance and wide bandwidth antenna for VHF and UHF …… WB3AYW 36Computerized Tuning for Ramsey Receiver Kits
– It doesn’t have to be expensive …… N8KDD 42Not Just Another Island
– Weekend DXpedition activates the Walrus Islands …… NL7KH 50The “Cheap and Simple” Power Supply Revisited
– Improved regulation for a classic power supply …… WA9VLK/g0NBZ 66The Ramsey 2 Meter Transceiver Kit
– Build your own high-quallty FM rig the easy way …… K1BQT 18The BayCom Packet System
– Run packet without a TNC …… WA3USG 20ZD Engineering Hardline Matching Transformers
– A great way to use all of that cheap CATV cable! …… WB9RRT 29The Yaesu FT-990
– A fully-equipped transceiver for the everyday ham …… WA4BLC 32ICOM IC-2SRA 2 Meter HT and Scanner
– A full-feature 2 meter handheld with a separate wideband receiver …… WB6NOA 4673 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1992
The Dual-combo Field-strength and Source Dip Meter
– Versatile test instruments for all your RF projects …… WB0ESV 8Safety Power Breaker for the Test Bench
– Avoid a shocking experience …… WA1FHB 18An Improved Crystal Tester
– Check out those surplus crystals with this portable circuit …… KA4J 22Build a Function Generator
– An inexpensive way to generate useful waveforms …… KB4ZGC 28One Desert Storm MARS Experience
– MARS readiness and support needed! …… NX7T 34A Direct-reading Linear Inductance Meter
– Check out your coils with a digital voltmeter …… W8VWX 38Use Those Surplus Meters
– Find out what’s inside that meter and how it can be used …… KB4ZGC 42The 200-channel Standard C168A Handheld
– Lot’s of options in a small small package …… WB6NOA 24The Ventenna
– The “no antennas” antenna …… N1GPH 32Secrets of RF Circuit Design
– A new reference book from a well known author …… N3GDE 2373 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1992
The Copper Cactus J-pole
– For 2m and 70cm …… KE7AX 9A Five-component Wideband Amplifier for Your Receiver
– Give your VHF receiver a boost! …… K9EYY 12An NE-602 RF Signal Generator
– Useful test equipment from a versatile IC …… Kerr 22Colombian Expedition
– Adventure in the Andes …… KC4VLN 34PVC Cubical Quad for 10 Meter
-build this $30 plumber’s special! …… KG5BI 38VBI-360 Beam Indicator
– Put your color display on the wall …… WA3USG 15The AL800 High Gain HT Antenna
– Improve your dual-band portable punch …… N1GPH 20The Radio Shack HTX-202 2 Meter FM Transceiver
– This full-featured HT is ideal for beginners as well as for experienced hams …… WB6NOA 2873 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1992
Build a GaAsFET Preamp Sequencer
– Mast-mount your preamp for maximum performance …… WZ1V 8Simple Pulsed Crystal Signal Source
– Find the right frequency …… KA1MJP 14An ATV Downconverter with a Difference
– Keep FM voice repeaters out of your picture …… W9NTP 22Using RS-12
– Work the world with this unique satellite …… G3IOR 3240/80 Meter Wave Ryder
– A QRP tube transmitter powered by 12 volts DC …… KI5AZ 40A Remote Field Strength Meter
– An accurate system for measuring radiated power …… W2IMB 44The Lappack
– Extended portable power for your laptop computer …… W5VBO 52DigiMax D1200 Frequency Counter
– Great performance at a budget price …… KA1MDA 18The JPS NF-60 DSP Notch Filter
– Get rid of multiple carriers with the push of a button …… WA4BLC 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1992
The Arrow Antenna
– Hit the bull’s-eye with this portable VHF sharp shooter …… KA0VFF/n0IMW 10The Plumber’s Delight
– A new look for the J-pole! …… KB6EPO 16The Flower Pot Special
– Plant your antenna! …… N1GPH 18The Rock Bender QRP Transmitter
– Win QSOs and influence crystals …… WI5W 22Monoband Yagi for 20 Meters
– More dBs for the buck …… AB4GX 30The SAM1 Transverter
– For the challenge of LF/vLF …… WD4PLI 36Heil HM-10 Dual and BM-10 Boomset Microphones
– Experience the world of hi-fi audio …… N1GPH 28The EASY-pC PCB Layout Program
– An easy way to produce camera ready PC board artwork …… WB6P 48The AOR AR3000 Communications Receiver
– Continuous coverage from 100 kHz to 2036 MHz in a three-pound package …… N3BAH 5873 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1992
Poor Ham’s Dynamic Component Analyzer
– Build your own Circuit detective …… KA1MDA 8Log Periodic Dipole Array for 2 Meters
– Wideband performance in a small package …… N2KLK 14QRP Sidetone Companion
– And part-time code practice oscillator …… KI5AZ 18The Copperback Beetle
– A new type of “bug” …… KI5AZ 20Battery Watchdog
– Keeps your battery up to snuff …… WB0TCZ/7 26Control Your Station by Computer
– Hardware and software interfaces for Kenwood rigs …… WK2S 30DXpedition Lessons from Peter I and Bouvet Islands
– Helpful hints for your next exotic radio operation …… AJ0N/lA6US 46The MFJ-247 Antenna Analyzer
– SWR analyzer with a built-in frequency counter …… WA4BLC 25LOGic Jr. and LOGic II vers. 2.1 Ham Logging Software
– Discover the versatility of a computerized logbook …… WA3USG 38The Daiwa PS-304
– A regulated power supply …… N1GPH 42The Yaesu FT-26 2 Meter Walkie
– Simplicity redefined …… KB1UM 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1992
8 000 Channels for the Ramsey FX-146
– Add direct frequency input to this popular 2 meter transceiver …… KG7BK 10VE3CYC’s Wire Beam
– Versatile gain antenna for a limited space …… VE3CYC 16Touch-tone Squelch
– Remote speaker control with a DTMF decoder …… VE3RGW 20Build Your Own 20 Meter Transceiver
– Work the world with this easy-to-build rig …… WB6NKJ 26The j-com Ventriloquist
– Throw your voice with the push of a button …… WB8ELK 40The Heights Tower Systems Aluminum Tower
– Hang your aluminum on some aluminum …… W8CM 42ELNEC Version 2.2
– An updated version of the antenna modeling program …… WA4BLC 4873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1992
An Indoor or Window-mounted Vertical Dipole
– A floor-to-ceiling antenna for 10-20m …… W3JIP 8Six-band Linear Trap Antenna
– Multi-band operation without coils or capacitors …… KB4ZGC 1410 Meter DSB Transmitter
– Easy to build and no tuning required …… WA4ADG 18Calibrated Signal Generator
– An accurate RF source from 400 kHz to 33 MHz at the twist of a dial …… N2DCH 26A Receive Converter Adapter for 2 Meter Transceivers
– Monitor 6 meters or 220 MHz with this unique circuit …… W3RW 32An Eight Channel A-to-d Converter for Your Computer
– Sample the analog world with this easy interface …… N8KDD 40Protected AC Outlet for the Workbench
– Avoid a shocking experience …… N4TMI 50The MFJ-9020 20 Meter CW Transceiver and Integrated CW Station
– A versatile and portable QRP combo …… WB8VGE 36The Yaesu FT-415 Handheld
– A full featured 2m mini-hT …… KB1UM 4673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1992
The ViewPort VGA Color SSTV System
– At last- a versatile slow-scan TV program and interface for the IBM PC …… KA2PYJ 8The Compact-a-loop Antenna
– 80 meters for the apartment dweller …… G2BZQ 18ATV Transmitter Part I
– Get on ATV easily and cheaply …… K2MQJ KA2CWL 22The Explorer
– HF receiver for 40 and 80 meters …… K5WMS 30Digital ALC
– A simple way to get the best out of any transmitter ……N7APE 36A Frequency Counter Upgrade
– Accuracy at the flip of a switch …… KD9ZT 48AEA’s Weather FAX Decoder
– HF FAX on an IBM PC …… N7IDB 42The Larsen KG 2/70 Glass-mounted Antenna
– Glass-mounted dual-band …… N1GPH 4673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1992
The Raser
– A novel wire antenna system …… W2OZH 8My Longwire Antenna
– Cheap no-fuss and it’s got gain! …… NH6XK 18Wideband RF Baluns
– A practical guide to the perfect match …… K8IHQ 20NiCd Restorer/charger
– Don’t throw old NiCds away! …… N7APE 24High Performance 2 Meter Yagi
– Improve your signal with this compact design …… W3HMI 30Common Audio and Speaker Bus
– Control noise pollution chaos …… W6WTU 36ATV Transmitter Part II
– Get on ATV easily and quickly …… KA2CWL K2MQJ 50A Simple Rooftop Vertical
– An inexpensive and easy-to-build 40 to 10 meter antennas …… N0LRF 60The Comet CX-224 Tri-band Mobile Antenna
– Operate 144 222 and 440 MHz with one antenna …… WB6IGP 26The MAX System 5-element Quad
– Easy to assemble and very portable …… WB6NOA 41The “Super Guy” Tower Guy
– A simple method for lower support …… W3BMW 5873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1992
Packet on the Mac
– Connect with the world without a TNC …… KD6CMT 8A 2 Meter FET Amplifier for Your Handheld
– Build this simple inexpensive amplifier …… AA4AW 20A New Look at Loop Antennas
– Adding regeneration to ferrite-core and open-wire box loops …… W2IMB 28Baby Loopy
– A half-wave inductively-loaded loop …… NH6XK 34Noise Reduction Using Broadband Active Whip Antennas
– Clear reception for the VLF/lF bands …… WD4PLI/6 38Packet Radio and Emergency Communications
– Public safety enters the digital world …… KA0DXM 42The AEA IsoLoop 10-30
– A big antenna in a small package …… N1EWO 16The DAIWA DP-830 Digital SWR and Power Meter
– Simultaneously measure power and SWR from 1.8 to 525 MHz …… WB9RRT 26The Kantronics KPC-3
– Full-featured packet in a compact package …… WB9EGA 3073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1992
The QRP 80/40 CW Sender
– QRP power and QRP cost …… G2BZQ 8The Noise Remover
– A simple effective way to get rid of the static …… K8MKB 12An All-band HF Mobile Antenna
– Efficient and inexpensive …… KC4TMT 18Spread Spectrum Primer
– What is spread spectrum anyway? …… KC6YJY 29The JRL-2000 HF MOSFET Linear Amplifier
– A solid-state no-tune kilowatt with very advanced features …… WA4BLC 26The FS 73 Signal Cube Digital Field Strength Meter
– Measure both absolute and relative field strengths …… WB9RRT 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1992
The Techno-whizzy 1 Part I
– Build a direct digital synthesis (DDS) radio …… N9JZW 8The Key to Unlocking the HTX-100
– Improved RIT control …… AC3L 20Is 2 Meters Hazardous to Your Health?
– How to calculate safety …… N1II 28Build a LiTZ Decoder
– Touch-tone control your speaker for emergency alerts …… KA5RZI N7IOB 30Iambic Keyer Paddles
– A wide array of choices …… N6HI 36The Beach Brawley Boomer
– QSOs made in the shade …… NH6XK 48An Expanded-scale Voltmeter
– For accurate battery monitoring …… KJ4W 60The ICOM IC-728
– Top-of-the-line performance in an inexpensive package …… WA4BLC 22The Micro-mag Mobile Antenna
– Compact VHF and UHF antennas for the ham on the go! …… AH2AR/8 26The Tigertronics BP-1 Packet Modem
– Just add one computer for instant packet …… WB8ELK 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1993
The Techno-whizzy 1 Part II
– Build a direct digital synthesis (DDS) transmitter …… N9JZW 10Programmable-frequency Audio Generator
– High accuracy with digital control …… Redman 16The SP-1 Transceiver
– Build the HF “Spider” …… WA8TXT 24Twin Crystal Ladder Filters
– Upper or lower sideband filters using inexpensive crystals …… N2DCH 32Handi-beacon
– Turn your tape recorder into a beacon controller …… WB9YBM 38The Down East Microwave OEM 432K
– Put your HF rig on the 70cm band with this easy-to-build linear transverter kit …… KT2B 36The SR4 Multimode Simplex Repeater
– The next generation of store-and-forward voice controllers …… WA3USG73 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1993
Fun at 10 000 MHz
– Explore the wide open spaces of the 10 GHz microwave band …… WB6NOA 10The 23-foot Indoor Antenna
– Make an effective 20 and 80 meter apartment-owner antenna …… G2BZQ 16Accurate Low Cost VSWR Meter
– Convert this CB accessory for 1.8-450 MHz operation …… AD5X 18An Effective 160 Meter Antenna
– How to build one on a small residential lot …… KA6MMQ 20The “Simplest Transverter”
– Check out the 6 meter band with this Inexpensive 2 meter interface …… W3RW 26Build the Tone Processor
– Eliminate interfering signals with this versatile switched capacitor audio filter …… JAlAYO 30The Down East Microwave WSSK
– Microwave weak signal source kits …… KT2B 34The GAP Voyager DX-iV Vertical
– Operate 160 through 20 meters with this high performance antenna …… AG8L 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1993
Constructing High Current Power Supplies
– Practical considerations learned through experience …… KE9ED 10Fiber Optics and Amateur Radio
– Is fiber-optic technology in our future? …… AJ0N/lA6US 14Digital Satellite Gateway Nodes
– How to get on OSCAR 22 with an HT …… WA0PTV 19Clock It Quick
– Tame ripple counter chips …… Arnoid 22Dual Half-wave Antenna
– A ground independent antenna with gain …… KE2QJ 26Active Antenna Using a MOSFET
– Build a low noise antenna …… W2IMB 32Computer Control for the Ramsey FTR-146
– Build a computer interface for this 2 meter transceiver kit …… WD8BNR 60The AEA DSP-2232
– A digital signal processing filter …… N1EWO 1773 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1993
Mini-quad Loops
– Three-fifths-size loops with full-size performance …… NH6XK 10Copper Dual-band Super J-pole Antenna
– Build it in less than an hour …… KA0NAN 12HR2510 Hi-power Modrtication
– Increase the performance of this popular HF rig …… Merrill 1710 Meter X-beam
– Upgrade your antenna as well as your license …… N5SJZ 18Lightweight Collapsible Quad for 2 Meters
– Excellent performance in a small package …… AA1EX 26Want a Dish?
– Building your own is easier than you think …… WA8WBP 30The Ultratorch
– A tool for liberation …… N4RVE 24The j-com Zetel SDP-600 Smart Patch
– Autopatch at a reasonable price …… WB9RRT 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1993
The Hows and Whys of Coaxial Cable
– How to select the most appropriate kind for your need …… WB2WIK/6 10An Almost Everything Amplifier
– Change from 7 MHz to 225 MHz with no bandswitching or tuning! …… AA4AW 20An Experimenter’s Power Supply
– An adaptable multi-voltage supply …… KF9GX Reimers 30Electronic Project Panel Labels
– Let your computer help …… K4GOK 44A Versatile NiCd Charger
– Simple to build with off-the-shelf parts …… W4JC 68The ICOM IC-w2A Dual-band Handheld
– Two radios in one! …… KA1MDA 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1993
The Ubiquitous Coaxial Connector
– Wire up these common connectors the easy way …… WB2WIK/6 10Portable Packet Digipeater for Emergency Service
– Put together this compact system before disaster strikes …… K6YDW 1616 Tips for Using PCB Layout Software
– You can do things differently when you design a PCB on your computer …… N8PTG 28Building and Using N7APE’s NiCd zapper
– An update …… K4GOK 34Backup Battery Monitor/charger/alarm
– Be prepared for emergencies …… KB4ZGC 40HF/vHF Digital MFJ SWR Analyzer
– MFJ’s latest version of this helpful antenna tool …… WA4BLC 46US Digital Company’s DVR 501A Simplex Repeater System
– A low-cost simplex repeater …… N1GPH 4873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1993
Type “N” RF Connectors
– How to install and use them …… WB2WIK/6 10Mobile CW Operation
– Ham radio’s oldest mode keeps rolling …… WB2WIK/m6 16A Tilt-over/swivel Antenna Mount for Recreation Vehicles
– Take your fun-size vertical on the road …… W4PVI 28Expanded Range Direct-reading Inductance Meter
– Build this cheap choke checker …… W8VWX 34Deluxe Function Generator
– This simple project has many uses …… KC3ZQ 38A Universal Speech Processor
– An easy upgrade for your transceiver …… K9EUI 40Stacking UHF Antennas
– Get gain with less pain …… WB4HFN 43Nine to 10
– What to do when 10 meters is closed …… N1II 53The AEA HamLink Model HL-60
– Does your radio miss you when you’re not home? …… WA6TWF 20The Hewlett Packard HP 34401 A Digital Multimeter
– Add a top quality test instrument to your workbench …… WB8VGE 2473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1993
A Decade of Packet
– An anthology of 73 packet radio articles from 1983 to 1993 …… WA1RZW 10FM Packet Deviation Meter
– Put your packet station on the money for 20 bucks …… N5OWK 22Julieboard
– An easy-to-build DDS synthesizer for the PC printer port …… VE3JIL 40Computer Control for Beam Antennas Part I
– Give your station a smart new twist …… K4OND 54PC Pakratt for Windows
– Love at first byte …… N1EWO 28The STARTEK ATH-15 Portable Frequency Counter
– Make your life easier …… WB9RRT 34The AEA PK-900
– State-of-the-art digital ham radio …… N1EWO 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1993
Computer Control for Beam Antennas Part II
– Give your station a smart new twist …… K4OND 10The W2EKY “Icky-stick” Antenna
– Hit the roof with an improved ground-plane vertical …… W2EKY 18Compressing the W3EDP
– Build this unique multiband restricted space antenna …… G2BZQ 20Distributed Capacity Twisted Loop
– An indoor 40 meter antenna for five bucks …… WA6QBU 26Evolution of an Antenna
– Build a new version of the classic “Lazy H” antenna …… W2TBZ 28Add Remote-base Capability to ANY Repeater!
– Bargain bells ‘n’ whistles …… WB9YBM 30DSP: The Whole Truth
– Everything you ever wanted to know about digital signal processing …… N9RF 32Recycled TV Beam to 2 Meters for $2
– Use an old TV antenna for this inexpensive two-hour project …… KA0NAN 34A Discone Just For Fun
– Fun to design build and use …… KA0DAQ 38DIGI-fIELD Field Strength Meter
– A new entry at a reasonable price …… WB9RRT 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1993
More Gadgets for Your MFJ-9020
– Add features to this great QRP rig …… W6YBT 10Universal Automatic Minimum Power Control for AMTOR
– Use just enough punch to get the job done …… N7APE 14The Challenge of QRP
– An introduction to low power operation …… WB8VGE 18The RASER Revisited
– How this superior HF dipole antenna can be improved …… W2OZH 29A New Look at a Simple VFO/exciter
– Stable tuning with minimal parts …… W2IMB 3573’s DX Dynasty Award
– Update to 73 ‘s only awards program …… Staff 68The Backpacker II
– 40 meter transceiver …… WB8VGE 26The MFJ-451 Morse Keyboard
– A perfect fist right out of the box …… WB2WIK/6 32The ARK 40 QRP Transceiver
– Enjoy synthesized tuning in a low-cost monoband rig …… WB8VGE 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1993
The FARA Project
– An economical easy-to-build 25 watt 2 meter amplifier …… A1GPO 10Improved VOX Mobile Extender
– Give your handheld the power of a mobile …… K6YDW 20The Solar Control-ar
– A solar panel charge controller for all seasons …… WB5PPV 26Ramsey Electronics FX-146 Transceiver Kit
– Roll your own 2 meter rig …… KT2B 39Azden AZ-61 6m FM Transceiver
– Advanced features in the palm of your hand …… WB6NOA 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1993
Deluxe Communications Audio Board
– Enhance your audio with this practical add-on …… WD4PLI 10Resolving 2 Meter/cable TV Interference
– A winning strategy for keeping the peace and staying on the air! …… NM8R 18Five-element T-match VHF Yagi
– Excellent performance characteristics on 2 meters …… KA0NAN 28Remote Tuned Active Antenna
– Tune this easy amplified antenna without leaving your chair …… W2IMB 32Melt Your Way to Better Breadboards
– Discover the Macro Surface-mount breadboard method …… N1JIJ 38Maxi-loop 80
– Here’s a tried-and-true indoor favorite you can build …… G2BZQ 42The HANDI-finder
– Build this versatile accurate DFer semi kit in an evening …… W6KOW 26Midland 73-005 Transceiver
– A full-featured HT at an entry-revel price …… WA1RZW 3473 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1994
Using the World’s Most Accurate Frequency Standard Part 1
– Building a receiver for WWVB …… K9EUI 10Micro IDer
– An easy-to-build automatic Morse code station identifier …… KA9SZW Pointer 18The “Hula Loop”
– A stationary bidirectional hybrid three-element delta loop …… NH6XK 30The Quad Charger
– A constant current NiCd charger …… K4GOK 34EASY-pC Printed Circuit Layout Software
– Want to get into computer-aided design (CAD)? …… K4IPV 42“The Radio Doctor”
– “Fix it and run it” videos …… WB6NOA 4873 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1994
VHF Meteor Scatter Propagation
– Bounce your signal beyond the horizon …… WB2WIK/6 10Using the World’s Most Accurate Frequency Standard Part 2
– Building a digital phase comparator …… K9EUI 18Computer Control for Your Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) VFO
– Free yourself of the hassles of generating an accurate and stable sinusoidal signal-and more! …… VE1ABC 26ASCII-to-morse-code Interface
– Let your keyboard do the work …… KD1JV 36Standardize Your Microphone Connectors
– A one-plug-fits-all solution you can easily build …… WB9YBM 44Folding Three-element 2 Meter Quad
– Finds fox folds fits in trunk …… WX8G 46The Kenwood TH-28A
– 2 meter hand-held transceiver …… WB2WIK/6 52The XPERTEK DVMS/1+
– Digital voice mail system for repeaters …… WA4TEM 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1994
Getting Started With Satellite Imagery
– Enjoy a bird’s-eye view using your PC and VHF rig …… KO4BD 10Using the World’s Most Accurate Frequency Standard Part 3
– Building a good secondary frequency standard …… K9EUI 18The TW-1 Cheap Dig ital Front Panel
– Easy thumbwheel tuning for the Techno-whizzy 1 …… N9JZW 26The FOXBOX
– A voice ID T-hunt controller …… KI5GH 42The Commercial General Radiotelephone Operator License
– Pass that test! …… WB6NOA 52The CS-800
– Connect System Inc.’s Full Duplex Interconnect …… N3KHM 34The Ten-tee Scout
– Easy affordable and best of all fun! …… WB8VGE 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1994
Motorcycle Mobile!
– Take ham radio two-wheeling …… KC6QJB 10The 40 Meter Full-wave Horizontal Loop
– Take your signal to the treetops …… NH6XK 14The Big Kahuna
– A 15′ high 160 meter Distributed Capacity Twisted Loop Antenna …… WA6QBU 20A Sensitive Bandspread SWL Receiver
– Aaah the nostalgic smell of dust burning off tubes! …… XE2/kB6EPO 32A 2 Meter Half-kilowatt for $1 per Watt
– Build this VHF amp using vacuum-tube technology! …… WB2WIK/6 40Using International 9096-iIA
– Xtra-flex low-loss coaxial cable …… WB2WIK/6 48The Lightning Bolt Quad
– An HF five-band two-element cubical quad antenna …… AC4HF 25The Diamond X2200A
– A high-gain UHF/vHF omnidirectional base station antenna …… WB2WIK/6 28Quickyagi Antenna Design Program
– Designing a yagi has never been so easy! …… WB9RRT 3073 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1994
HI-pER Audio Filter
– This project provides High-pERformance CW filtering …… KC3ZQ 10Speech Compression
– Make a monster mike! …… KB1UM 16Fast Charger
– Recharge NiCd and NiMH batteries in as little as 30 minutes …… KN6PK 22The Radar Gun Reality
– Ham scientist testifies on electromagnetic radiation …… K6UI 30Improved QRP Keying Circuit
– A slick fix for your little CW rig …… KD1JV 58The ICOM IC-2iA Micro HT
– Meet the evershrinking HT …… KB1UM 40The Power Station
– A multi-function portable rechargeable power source …… WA1RZW 57The ICOM IC-737 HF All-band Transceiver
– A first-class rig with all the right features …… 4473 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1994
MRP4 Solar Panel Control Circuit
– Build this easy charge controller for your sun-powered station! …… WB8VGE 10Surplus Solar: Is It for You?
– An affordable alternate backup power system …… N7MGT 18Used Batteries for Ham Stations
– Another way to save money on power systems …… N7MGT 22All About Those Lightweight HF Ham Whips
– Easy mobile operating from 160 to 10 …… WB6NOA 28Mobile-oN Alarm Timer
– This little circuit could save your car’s battery …… KA8PHO 32The Morse Messenger
– A tiny inexpensive CW IDer for foxhunters balloonists and tightfisted hams …… KF7VS 46Midland Corporation’s Models 18-300 18-325 and 18-330B Mobile Antennas
– Sturdy whips for VHF and UHF operation …… KT2B 36The Rayovac Renewal Battery
– A ham’s dream cell …… N7MGT 4073 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1994
The Global Positioning System
– An overview …… WA4BLC 10World ‘s Smallest 10 GHz ATV Transmitter
– Build one on a PCB using only a few components …… HB9SLV HB9RKR 16EMI/rFI Defense Strategies for Hams
– Keep those troublemaking signals out of your mobile installation …… N7MGT 24A Delayed Video Trigger for Your Oscilloscope
– Convert your surplus scope …… KC3XM 38Muttiband Half-wave Delta Loop (MHDL)
– A simple 20-10 meter antenna with an SO-39 meter bonus …… WA6QBU 42The Improved Resonant Feedline Dipole
– A compact low impedance end-fed HF antenna that needs no tuner …… W2OZH 44S & S Engineering’s Frequency Counter Kit
– Now you can count frequencies ’til your heart’s content …… WB8VGE 30The LDG Electronics FC-1
– A small flexible fox controller and CW IDer …… K4CHE 3473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1994
Stand-alone DDS
– The Kendraboard provides PC-free frequency control…… VA3BH 10A Novel Dual-band Single Feedline VHF/uHF Antenna
– Good performance for less than a sawbuck …… W7KOH 26Design and Build a Dummy Antenna
– A 40W 50 ohm AF dummy load with a VSWR 1.3:1 at 500 MHz …… VE5ZE 30The Coleman (Mini)-kilowatt
– Extend your station’s working range for next to nothing …… WB2WIK/6 53Mini-joystick Scanning
– Shift your tuning into high gear! …… WB2WPM 65The Azden PCS-7500H 6 Meter FM Transceiver
– 50 watts on 6 in an attractive Iow-cost mobile …… WB2WIK/6 22The Drake SW8 World Band Shortwave Receiver
– A constant companion at home or on the got …… WA4BLC 38JPS Communications’ NRF-7
– Clean up your audio with state-of-the-art DSP …… WB8RRT 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1994
Compact 160 Meter Transmitting Loop Antenna
– You don’t need to move to a new QTH! …… G2BZQ 10The Discriminator
– A directional receiving antenna for hams and SWLs …… G2BZO 16Low-cost Transmission Lines
– What you don’t know can cost you …… K5DKZ 22The Challenge of 1750 Meters
– No license required …… WD4PLI/6 36The HOFI Antenna Switch
– Quality at every turn …… WA4BLC 24Computer Automation Technology’s CAT 1000 and CAT 300 Repeater Controllers
– An outstanding value in a crowded marketplace …… K1ZJH 26The Yaesu FT-11R Miniature
– Tiny gets terrific …… KB1UM 3273 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1994
Battle of the Monobanders
– Iron Mike slugs it out in the CAP arena …… WB8VGE 10The Traveler
– A sweet home-brew receiver for 80! …… K5WMS 14Handy Randy
– The tiny tag-along almost random wire tuner for QRP …… W3RDF 34Build the Quickie Cheapie Tener
– Perhaps the easiest way to get a 1 watt CW rig for the 10 meter band …… Veronese 36The Capacity Tuned Folded Loop
– A 1/3-wave 7-foot 20 meter antenna …… WA6QBU 38Video-charge Your HT!
– An easy way 10 quick-charge your handie-talkie with your video charger …… KB1UM 42The A&A Engineering 20 Meter QRP Rig
– Easy to build and simple to operate …… WB8VGE 24The MFJ-9420 20 Meter QRP Rig
– MFJ’s new QRP SSB station for 20 meters …… K1ZJH 28The TechSonlc Milliwatter
– It’s easier 10 build your own QRP transmitter! …… WB8VGE 3073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1994
An Average and Peak Reading RF Power Meter
– Add this handy monitor to your operating table …… K4GOK 10440-450 MHz Omnidirectional Antenna
– Build this UHF base or repeater antenna for less than 10 bucks! …… KA0NAN 22Adapting Bell 202 Telephone Modems for Packet
– Enjoy packet radio with this bargain basement project! …… KI5PG 42The Kenwood TS-60S
– 50 MHz all-mode transceiver …… WB2WIK/6 14The Alinco DJ-g1T Handheld
– An HT with a built-in spectrum analyzer! …… WB6NOA 28The MXM Simple Transceiver
– An easy-to-build single-band CW QRP kit …… AC4HF 32The MFJ-1786 Super HI-q Loop
– A compact multiband HF antenna …… AC4HF 36The Isotron 40
– A compact horizontally-polarized 40 meter antenna …… AH2AR/573 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1994
Kit Builders’ Primer
– Yeah I built that …… WB8VGE 10Stretched Vertical Gain Antenna tor 6 Meters
– Here’s a way to dramatically improve your 50 MHz operating capabilities …… WB2EQG 30The CW Operator’s Friend
– Simply push a button and send those frequently-repeated CQs IDs and QTHs …… WV5Q 36Polarity Protection Plus
– Don’t take a chance of smoking your next project! …… K5DKZ 40DTMF Computer Interface
– Harness the power of your PC to operate DTMF tone controls …… K7CAH 42The Oak Hills Classic
– Dual-band QRP kit …… AC4HF; Wee 14S & S Engineering’s ARK-4
– A 40 meter transceiver kit …… WB8VGE 18The Kenwood TH-22AT Hand-held Transceiver
– Meet the latest in little HTs from Kenwood …… WB9RRT 22The Ameritron ALS-500M Solid-state Mobile HF Amplifier
– The long-awaited linear lives up to its promotion …… W6KOW 26The Bencher Chrome Straight Key
– Experience the feel of a well-built code key …… WB6NOA 4873 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1995
The Pyramid Antenna
– Harness the power of this 10 meter workhorse …… W9CGl 14Using GE Progress Line Receiver Strips
– A low-tech solution for many situations …… KI5PGI 24PTT Control from Receiver Audio
– Here’s an easy way to key a transmitter for remote or repeater operation …… KB8XI 32The 80/40/30m Tripole
– It’s a what? …… W9CGI 36The Yaesu FT-840 HF Transceiver
– Enjoy a simple-to operate full-featured HF rig …… N1BAC 10The MFJ-1796 Multiband Vertical Antenna
– A lot of antenna in a small package …… K7UGQ 34The Heil Headsets with Boom Microphone
– Listen to these quality featherlight units …… WB6NOA 4173 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1995
Dual Bi-square Loop for HF
– Try this easy low-cost approach on 20 and 2 meters …… K5DKZ 18Reading Morse Code on Your PC
– Decipher Morse code right off the air or improve your own fist …… W6PRO 22Cheap Dual-band Yagi
– A fine VHF/uHF beam made from old TV antennas …… KA0NAN 46Grounding and Lightning Protection Part 1
– Protect your shack and yourself from lightning …… W5UOJ 52The Yaesu FT-900AT HF Transceiver
– Base station performance from a compact mobile rig! …… WB2WIK/6 10Midland Corporation Models 18-405 and 18-410 Base Station Antennas
– Good VHF/uHF performance at a moderate price …… KT2B 28Down East Microwave’s DEM 144-28K and DEM 222-28K Linear Transverters
– A big step forward in transverter design …… KT2B 32The Sentech Model Q144-8 2 Meter Quagi Antenna
– Take another look at this VHF workhorse …… WB2WIK/6 38Radio Shack’s DSP-40
– A low-cost Digital Signal Processor you can add on …… K7UGQ 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1995
A Practical Weather Satellite Receiving System Part 1
– Set up your own satellite receiver/decoder …… ZRBUM 10HF-5AT Antenna
– An easy-to-build dual-band HF satellite antenna …… AC3L 24Grounding and lightning Protection Part 2
– Effective RF grounding for the shack …… W5UOJ 26The Azden PCS-7200
– A solid 222 MHz mobile transceiver …… WB2WIK/6 32Ham University Interactive
– Learn code and theory and play CW games …… WB6NOA 38LOGic 4
– Ham radio software for Windows or DOS …… WA3USG 40S & S Engineering’s PC-1 Programmable Counter Kit
– A low-cost add-on frequency counter you can build …… AC4HF Czuhajewski 4473 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1995
A Practical Weather Satellite Receiving System Part 2
– Software and interfacing with me PC …… ZR6UM 10Build an Intelligent Relay
– A quick-to-make microprocessor-based device controlled by your HT …… N8LXS 22The Antenna Elevator
– The closest thing to a skyhook …… WB2DZF 36Specialized Top-band OX Receiving Loop
– Listen to the action on 160 meters …… G2BZQ 38Build an Efficient HF Mobile Antenna
– An electrically and mechanically sound design with easy band change coils …… K5DKZ 42A Shortwave Converter for Your Scanner
– Build this easy gadget and listen in on HF …… WA1KYL 54The Yaesu FT-2500M
– A rugged mil-spec radio …… K4CHE 28The GAP Voyager DX
– The Voyager compared with a dipole in free-space …… WB6NOA 3273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1995
Builder’s Guide to the Universe
– A beginner’s guide to home-brewing …… WB8VGE 10Wart Remover
– Build this easy module to eliminate unsightly wall parasites from your shack …… WB8VGE 166 Meters-the In-between Band
– Excitement for all license classes …… WB6NOA 34A Foolproof Power Controller
– Be prepared when the commercial power shuts off …… KN4HL 40K4SYU Loop Antenna
– A compact portable HF solution …… K4SYU 44The Trident TR-1200 Wide-range Monitor Scanner
– Listen to the world with this compact little unit …… N1QGS 24The Oak Hills Explorer Kit
– Build a fun inexpensive and quality CW rig …… AC4HF 30The Alinco DR-mO6
– A new 6 meter mobile transceiver …… WB6NOA 36The Comet HA4S
– A mobile HF antenna …… N2PNG 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1995
The N4UAU Super CW Station
– This li’l gizmo does it all! …… N4UAU 10Collinear 5/8
– Wave Omni Antenna for 2 Meters – Commercial antenna performance at a home-brew price! …… WD0O 18Battery Monitor and Charge Controller
– Check the voltage and keep the battery charged …… K4GOK 32An Inexpensive Morse Code Keyer
– Build your own for under 10 bucks …… N2YMW 36Measuring the Antenna from the Shack
– The half-wave length feedline and how to get it …… W0RKU 40Tone Burst Generator and Decoder
– Versatility and control for under $5 …… WB9YBM 46The SGC-230 Antenna Tuner
– A Iongwire tuner for use on land or at sea …… WB6NOA 22The KK-1 from AEA
– The perfect keyer …… WM4U 30The COY2M3EL “Stealth” VHF Yagi
– A 144 MHz antenna from Swiech Communications Systems …… KT2B 4473 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1995
Dish Antenna for Weather Satellite Images
– Build your own 5-loot parabolic dish for 1691 MHz …… WA9PYH 10A low Noise Amplifier for 1691 MHz
– Build this LNA for weather satellite reception …… WA9PYH 20Sailing with Ham and Marine Radio Equipment
– Carry ham and marine systems aboard without permanent installation …… WB6NOA 262 Meter Collinear Vertical Antenna
– Build almost 6dB of gain for almost $10 …… KA0NAN 40A Decibel Primer
– Simple math for the Technician Class …… N5OWK 42DTMF Decoder
– High-speed home-brew DTMF control …… K7CAH 46First look at the Radio Shack HTX-212 2 Meter Mobile Transceiver
– It looks like any other but this one is unique …… K7UGO 30Pasokon TV SlowScan TV Interface
– SSTV for everyone! …… KB1UM 32Maldol Antenna’s HS-2 and HS-75
– Check out this pair of lightweight VHF/uHF yagis …… KT2B 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1995
Tube TNC
– A packet breakthrough! …… W0XI 10VE7PMR Solar-powered Packet Node
– Is packet worth nearly freezing on a mountain? Sure! …… VE7VMS 1219 200-baud Packet
– A simple way to do it …… WB9JTK 16RF Speech Processing
– How to get an extra 6 to 9 dB of talk power on SSB …… VK3CA 24Working the Final Frontier
– Ideas for a fun and easy ham space program …… N2CQR/h18 26Single-ghip Identifier
– A simple compact identifier for foxhunting and beacon operation …… K4CHE 30Radios Telephones and the Amateur
– Who’s the culprit in telephone interference: the RF station or the telephone? …… W5UOJ 32A Simple Precision Voltage Standard
– A tool for the serious builder’s workbench …… K4GOK 44Transformerless Amplifier
– Putting an Old twist on new technology …… W6YBT 48The Octopus
– A simple multipurpose testing device …… KB5RMZ 55Icom Z1A -dual-band HT
– It’s definitely different! …… WB6NOA 34Hewlett Packard 200LX Palmtop Computer
– What another computer? Try this one on for size …… KE8WO 40Teeny Talkie!
– Standard redefines …… 4273 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1995
Simple J-type 10m Vertical
– For more versatile DXing …… W6IOJ 10Tuner Helper
– An easier (and safer) way to tune your antenna while driving …… K3PUR 14Just Another Loop Antenna
– Or is it? …… WB2EGQ 20A Discone Antenna for 10 Meters
– It looks like a bird cage but works like a yagi …… W1ZB/6 32Check Your SWR Bridge
– Think you have a good bridge? Find out for sure …… K1WVX 34Longwave-plus DX Techniques
– Exploring the undervalued lower frequencies …… G2BZQ 38The Icom IC-738 HF Transceiver
– A sturdy and popular rig …… WB2WIK/6Sony ICF-sW100S Pocket Shortwave Receiver
– A ham station in your pocket …… KB1UM 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1995
The QRP Delight
– A full-featured antenna tuner with built-in SWR meter …… AD5X 10DDS Dream VFO
– Yes you can build your own synthesizer! …… KD1JV 14Portable Solar Electric Power Generator
– The sun is free for the using …… K4SYU 20Armstrong Updated
– A high-performance regenerative short-wave receiver …… KC3ZQ 26Link it All!
– Why settle for operation on just two bands? …… WB9YBM 32Boring Beacons!
– Making additional use of beacon signals …… N6JSX 34Senior Citizens Upgrade
– A lifetime of ham experience should count! …… WN3UWH 44QRP Mini-tuner
– A neat little addition to your rig …… WU0L 46The Ramsey Electronics SX-20 QRP SSB/cW 20m Transceiver
– A QRP Powerhouse …… KT2B 48The Maggiore Hi Pro R1 Repeater
– A full-featured repeater at an affordable price …… K1ZJH 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1995
Home-brew Quagis
– A novice can build these 2m and 440-mHz antennas for under $15 …… KE6HVH 10A Boy Scout’s “Drab” Life
– Teaching in a unique second language …… KB7UIM 16A Simple Wattmeter
– How much does your equipment cost to power? …… N7APE 20The Capacitator
– You’ll get a charge out of this! …… VK6BQN 22Crystal-controlled Audio Generator
– Clean reliable frequencies from junk box parts …… KB4ZGC 28Easily Constructed General-purpose Wide-band Preamp
– Boost any audio or RF signal from 50 Hz to 100 MHz …… NZ9E 34The Simple Simplex Repeater
– An easily built project for interlacing with most transceivers …… KB8ITU 36Poor Man’s Doppler
– A Doppler system that’s as “dumb” as a fox …… K3BYCC 38A Serial Port CW Terminal or ROBO-cOPY Revisited
– Cure the itch for computer CW …… N2HTT 44The MFJ-208 2 meter SWR Analyzer
– Cheap easy to use and it works! …… K4CHE 48Alinco DX-70 HF/6m Transceiver Surprises Everyone
– Elegant and wide functioning with many conveniences for a good price …… WB6NOA 5073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1995
A Portable Integrated 20 Meter SSB/cW QRP Ham Radio Station
– A ten pound powerhouse …… KB4ZGC 10Nostalgia For The Future
– High performance crystal radio utilizes a high-efficiency JFET detector and dual resonant circuits for superior performance …… KC3ZQ 14A Perspirational Message
…… W2NSD/1 17Jan Mayen
– A Special DXCC Country …… AJ0N/lA6US 18Key It!
…… KB1UM 26A Milliohm Adapter For Your DMM
– Expand your meter sensitivity …… K4GOK 34QSY Internet!
– A wide menu of information sources …… WD5GNR 38A Problem Under Under The Aurora Borealis
– (Or a ham’s Christmas Fable from our Hamly to yours!)…… KM6II KD6BIT KD6ARA KE6PNA 45Nikola Tesla The First Radio Amateur
– And the real inventor of radio …… W8AHB 46Alinco DX-70 HF/6m Transceiver
– Surprises Everyone …… WB6NOA 20TE-32 Multi-tone CTCSS Encoder
…… WB9RRT 22The Hamtronics RWWV Receiver
– A precise dedicated receiver for WWV …… WA3WGV 30Kenwood TS-870S HF Transceiver
…… K6YAZ 4173 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1996
The SP-10 “Senior Spider” Transceiver
…… WA8TXT 9Low Cost Switching Power Supply For HF Transceivers
…… AD5X 16Simple Mobile Protection
…… K8KWD 18Going Public
…… WB2JNA 22Tesla!
…… W8AHB 24Telephone Flasher
…… W6ZZB 30Free Electricity
…… WB8VGE 32Kill Your Interference
…… WB2WIK/6 45Add-on 2 Meter Receiver Selectivity
…… WA4BLC 38Oak Hills OHR-400 4 Band QRP Kit
…… AC4HF 41Communications Simplified Part 1
…… K2OAW 66Line Voltage Monitor
…… KB4ZGC 86RF Sniffer
…… KB4ZGC 85Two meter SSB/satellite Loops
…… WB6NOA 8473 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1996
Satellites Weather Imagery and Sunrayce ’95
– There’s an Indiana Jones in each of us …… K8WPI 10Souping Up a Surplus field Strength Meter
– Increase the sensitivity of your ME-61/gRC field strength meter …… AD5X 18Microwaving on Monument Peak
– The story behind our cover photo …… WB6IGP 20A Mobile Power Panel
– Protect your vehicle and your rig …… N2YMW 21Do You Remember?
…… W5UOJ 22Basic Packet Modem
…… N3PRT 24UHF/vHF Home-brew Measuring Gadgets
– Accurate easy satisfying! …… W5IOJ 32Every Ham’s Average/peak Reading RF Wattmeter
– The only one you’ll ever need …… KB4ZGC 36A Hot Selective 2m Receiver You Can Have fun Building
– Take a look at the Hamtronics R-100 a great little receiver kit …… WB9RRT 38The Icom 706 All-band Transceiver
– Reviewed by a very happy user …… AD5X 40The Alinco DR-610T
– A tough new dual-band remote–head mobile/base transceiver …… WB6NOA 46How About a 2W/10m Transceiver Kit
– Build a “fits-in-your pocket” 40m QRP transceiver …… AC4HF 50Communications Simplified Part 2
…… K2OAW 66Making Your Club More Exciting
– How the BARA broke out of its rut …… NB2F 8373 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1996
JY74X-jY74Z: A Joint Jordanian-israeli Operation
– Our peace process dividend: DXpeditions to Amman and Mt. Nebo celebrating the first anniversary of the “Washington Declaration” peace accords …… 4X6KJ-jY8KJ 10Into Orbit with the Final Phase 3 OSCAR
– It’s a bird! it’s a plane! it’s …… WA5ZIB 1673’s DX Dynasty Award
…… Staff 26Simple Secondary Frequency Standard
– Stay within your legal frequency …… KB4ZGC 30The Tiny Tic-tac Tester
– The useful and easy-to-build trester is a good first-time project …… N4UAU 33A New Look at the VXO
– 80 though 10 meter coverage using a TV color burst crystal …… W2IMB 36Facts and Fibs about Preamps
– Two do-it-yourselfers …… ZL1AAN 41Official DX Dynasty Countries List: 3/96
…… Staff 46A Stealth 40-10 Meter Antenna
– An indoor antenna for the desperate that works from 40m through 10m …… KB4ZGC 50A Simple Capacity Meter
– Have fun building your own with this simple construction project …… KB4ZGC 71What’s New In Kits?
– Take a gander at some goodies …… WA3ULH 22The Wilderness KC1
– An integrated keyer – displayless frequency counter …… AC4HF 40The New Index Laboratories QRP Plus Transceiver
– Check out this tiny fuII-function QRP HF transceiver …… WA3ULH 44How About a 2W/10m Transceiver Kit
– Build a “fits-in-your-pocket” 40m QRP transceiver …… AC4HF 50The Hamtronics TD-4 Selective Calling Unit Kit
– A tiny package of fun! …… WB9RRT 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1996
440 Super J-pole Antenna
– Here’s a great club project …… KA0NAN 10The Hentenna
– An easy construction project and a chance to experiment …… KA0DAQ 14The Big Loopy Skywire
– Cheap and simple with a bodacious signal …… NH6XK 18Easy to Build 10m Beam
– The Sun-spots are coming. The Sun-spots are coming …… N6CJU 20Johnson Matchbox Renaissance
– A flea market winner! Or build one yourself …… WB2ECG 28Ham Radio and Summer School
– The 1995 session at Sno-isle …… W7KZE 30Alaska Amateurs and Their Antennas
– Amateur radio way up North …… WB2AQC 32Debunking Some Myths about Antennas Feedllnes & SWR
– 14 Facts to pass along …… W8DMR 40The N1IR Tree Antenna
-Yes this is the April issue… but this is a real antenna not a joke …… N1IR 42Three-element Direct Connect Beam for 2m
– A Tiny 2+ 1 …… AC3L 54The Trifield Meter
– Do you trust your microwave oven? …… KB1UM 17CB 148/450 Dual-band Corner Reflector
– Big dual-band signals are just around the comer …… WB9RRT 24Startek ATH-50 Frequency Counter
– Functions features and fun! …… WB9RRT 36The ISOTRON 80
– Good things come in small packages …… K9HKS 44Communications Simplified Part 4
…… K2OAW 66The Tech Side; More Adapters
…… KB1UM 70Troubleshooting Your New Kit
…… WB8VGE 72Edison-the Fabulous Drone
…… Ekhorne 8273 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1996
Build the Bioelectrifier
– Heal yourself and take a poke at the medical establishment the same time! …… WA8YKN 10Belcher Islands DXpedition
– Take off to the Great White North …… VE3WFS 20A 220 Super J-pole Antenna
– 220 -use it or loose it. Here’s a simple inexpensive one-hour building project …… KA0NAN 26The Difference Is Dedication
– Ham radio Saves four communities …… K7OOZ 30Tape-wound Antennas
– Neat efficient and easy to build …… WB6IOM 32Transmitter Hunting Equipment: A Club Project
– Stimulate and strengthen your club membership …… K3BY 36Simple Multi-use Amplified Speaker
…… KB4ZGC 40How to Make an Old HW-8 Come Alive
– New life for a vintage rig …… K8MKB 42Simply Portable
– An easy way to operate in the field …… N0BLX 48Antenna Noise Bridge Detector
– Tune your antenna then measure its radiation pattern with this pocket sized instrument …… KB4ZGC 78Build the Neat 2m Amplifier Kit
– A great pair of shoes for your HT or data radio …… WA4VAF 44The DVR-1 Digital Voice Recorder
…… WA4BLC 50The Ten-tec SS-11 Switching Power Supply
– Neat compact lightweight …… W8DYF 68The New Index Laboratories QRP Plus Transceiver
– Check out this tiny full-function QRP HF transceiver …… WA3ULH 50How About a 2W/10m Transceiver Kit
– Build a “fits-in-your- pocket” 40m QRP transceiver …… AC4HF 52Communications Simplified Part 5
…… K2OAW 64Radio Magic
…… WB8VGE 74The Tee Antenna
– Short of room? This antenna may be just your size …… K4IPV 8673 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1996
The Discharger
– A NiCd nurse you really should build …… K4GOK 10Wheelchair Mobile
– Dave Skinner KC5NLK operates from his wheelchair …… WD5BIV 20Upgrading Your Transmatch
– Make your buddies sick with envy by adding a Ten-toc tuning bridge …… KJ7FX 22Foxhunting Deluxe
– A compact antenna switching unit for Doppler DF …… K4CHE 28The 2 Meter Diamond Beam
– It could be a real gem in the rough …… AD1B 32Oersted…Faraday…Telsa
– Their discoveries created our worldwide system of electric power …… W8AHB 34Make a MICOR Into a Repeater
– A simple modification using a popular mobile radio …… VE3RHK 42Economical High Current Power Supply
– A “smart” battery charging system to build …… WA8YCG 50Simple Inductance Meter
– Measure small inductions with this easy-to-construct instrument …… KB4ZGC 56Dealing With Doublespeak
– Interpreting befuddling transceiver spec sheets …… NZ9E 70The MFJ-9406 6m SSB Transceiver
-6 meters: The adventure begins …… AC4HF 38The ANC-4 Antenna Noise Canceller from JPS
– Reduce that noise!…… WB2QLL 44The Greco Mountain GM-20 QRP
– Another small wonder! …… AA0XI/vK5FN 46The Carolina Bug Katcher Multiband HF Mobile Antenna
…… AC4HF 48Communications Simplified Part 6
…… K2OAW 65The BEARS Hunt the Fox
…… WB8VGE 68Coaxial Cable
– Get comfortable with it …… W1OLP 84Pylon Mobile Mount
-a quick way to install your car rig …… W1XE 8573 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1996
Ham Shack Test Equipment
– What you really need based on the authors 47 years of experience …… KB4ZGC 10Garbage In-No Garbage Out
– Turn hardware store purchases into a cavity filter for satellite and 2m reception …… AA6NG 12A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Shack
– Strange stories from the world of hamdom! …… W3UWH 16Receiver Pre-amplifiers
– The pros and cons of these little signal boosters …… K4IPV 17Weather Control and Mind Control
– Science fiction? Well it’s science but not fiction! …… W1XU 18Persistence Wins
– Nothing ventured etc …… KK5LU 21How Much Are Those Decibels Worth?
– A survey of amplifier costs and the resulting S-units …… WA4BLC 30The JB Keyer
– A low-tech solution to good keying …… KU8K 31Lubricating a Transceiver’s Fan Motor
– Cut down on background noise and prolong the motors life …… NZ9E 38The 2m Quad Project
– Here’s a great antenna project for your club …… W7KZE 44JPS Communications NIR-12
– DSP? Yes you need it! …… WB2QLL 22The MFJ 20 Meter SSB Rig
– More fun in the sun …… AC4HF 26The BASIC Stamp
– Wait ’til you read about this fabulous new toy! …… WB2SRF 28CMOS Super Keyer 3
– “State of-the-art-kit us a bargin!” …… AA0XI/vK5FN 80Home-brew Whip Antennas
…… KB4ZGC 34Just Who Did Invent Radio?
…… W5UOJ 40Repeater Coordination
…… W5UOJ 42Life After Your No-codeTech License and Handheld
…… VE3WMF 46Communications Simplified Part 7
…… K2OAW 64Where Am I?
…… White 7473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1996
Build the QUAD-12 Personal DataLogger
…… N8KDO 10Vee Antenna With Vertical Tails
– A multiband antenna with low-angle radiation for the low bands …… K0NM 16PC Controlling Your Rig
– All it takes is a few parts and a BASIC program …… K8KWD 22Worthy of Recognition: Hap Holly KC9RP
– Blindness is a challenge for this versatile accomplished ham …… NZ9E 28Simple Crystal Activity Tester
– Check and match crystals for your home-brew projects …… KB4ZGC 34PVC Goes Camping
– Full-time RVers take note …… KA1FPP/7 38The “J” Antenna
– An oldie but a goodie …… N6JSX/9Automatic Voltage Controller
…… KB4ZGC 46Receiver RF Preamp
– There is a way to improve that old receiver’s performance …… KB8XI 48Communications Simplified Part 8
…… K2OAW 64Your E-mail Classroom Connection -NTS and digtal communications
…… KZ1Z 7473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1996
The Amateur’s Guide to Free Energy Devices
– A history and hints for further experimentation …… WA8YKN 10Adventures on the Red Sea
– DXing in style in an unforgettable setting …… KA9SOF 20The Wonderful Twin-t
– Its a code oscillator: a transistor or even a piano! …… AD4UA 24A Kite/balloon-supported Zepp for 160 Meters
– Make your antenna fly high! …… W1GV 26My Indoor Antenna Farm
– Yes you really can DX with a stealth antenna …… W6YBT 29Off 2 4 Good
– Cheap and easy fixes for TVI …… W0WUZ 30FRACVERT: Small Fractal Footprint Vertical
– Fractal counterpoise or top hat too! …… N1IR 34Have we Been Had?
– Again? …… WA8HSU 36An Antenna Plotting Oscillator
– Here’s a handy one-chip piece of equipment you can build …… G2BZQ 42Saving Ourselves From Ourselves
– Its called getting involved …… KN4HL 46BC Band Antenna Switchover Relay
– A better way for Icom HF radios …… NZ9E 69Your Next Buy: An MFJ-259
– Wait ’til you see what this antenna analyzer can do for you! …… K5LAD 23TD-3 Subaudible Tone Decoder Module
– Hamtronics kit saves one club’s treasury – and provides a group project …… WB9RRT 32Communicating on the Internet
– With Quarterdeck -license-free! …… K7UGQ 40Communications Simplified Part 9
– Why TV radio and FM carried communications really work …… K2OAW 64From Kilowatts to Femtowatts?
– Wrestling with those dog biscuits …… W8DMR 68Heathkit Mania
– And all bought at bargain prices! …… WB2WPM 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1996
Ultimate Power!
– Station power from a dead UPS …… KF9GQ 10Colorado QRP Club’s Field Day Operation
– Field Day the hard way …… AAOXI 14440 Yagi Link antenna
– Improve your repeater system by building new antennas for about $2 each! …… KA0NAN 16A Versitile QRP Random-wire Antenna Tuner
– A quick way to tune up your QRP rig in the field …… KB4ZGC 19Operating RS-12
-it’s easy …… N5UHB/XE2MXU 23A Multiband Trap Dipole Antenna System
– This easy constructed HF antenna system is a perfect combo for use with portable rigs …… K9KWD 25Build the FOX Controller
– A sneaky device to make foxhunting even more fun …… WB2SRF 32A 30m Through 80m Loop
– Great indoor antenna for QRP …… WV8R 36Desoldering
– Damage control for the PC board…… WB8VGE 38A Simple QRP Wattmeter/dummy Load
– OK how many countries have you worked with 5W? …… KB4ZGC 46Communications Simplified Part 10
…… K2OAW 64What’s All This QRP Stuff?
…… AA7PE 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1996
Switching Power Supplies
– Different is good! …… NZ9E 10Designing RF Probes
– A simple one-hour test equipment project …… KB4ZGC 17A Low Current Light
– Great portable operation …… KB4ZGC 19Can You Top This?
– The worlds tallest mobile antenna? …… N6JF 20The CCD antenna is now available for the amateur bands
– A QRP/sWR Power Meter …… KB4ZGC 28A Dirt-cheap Broadband 80 Meter Vertical
– The “outhouse” antenna …… W0RKU 30Morse’s Code
– How the Tech’s terror was invented …… KC8ALW 34Top-loaded Vertical for 2 Meters
– A small antenna with capital performance …… AD1B 36The Magical Audio Filler Revisited
– Updating a dandy little receiver helper …… W6QIF 38Hams on the Radio Information Highway Part 1
– The Wide Web will help you enjoy ham radio more than ever …… KB7NO 48I Built It Myself!
-an easy weekend project- build a variable-voltage power supply …… K8KWD 80Hamtronics R139 Weather Satellite Receiver
– Enjoy monitoring atmospheric conditions and the satisfaction of building the kit …… WB9RRT 25Now You See It Now You Don’t
– You won’t get stuck with this TapeTenna antenna kit. …… AA0XI/vK5FN 32SSTPLUS Version 9615
– A satellite tracking program from RPV Astronomy …… AD1B 44Communications Simplified Part 11
…… K2OAW 64The Junk Box Power Supply
– A short course on power supplies …… N5TWH 77A 20-foot Sky Hook
– Build it for less than $10! …… W8DYF 8673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1996
Automatic Packet Reporting System
– You can track anything with this! …… WB4APR 10Shooting Straight Up
– NVIS: A neglected short-range technique …… XF1/kB6ASH 22Build This 6m Attic Antenna
– A simple stealth antenna protect …… KA0NAN 28Circulators Anyone?
– Keep the traffic flowing …… W6OIU 30Hams on the Information Highway Part 2
– How you can easily find and start using Usenet groups …… KB7NO 33The Solder Slurper
– Build our own desoldering station-cheap! …… N6GKC 40Audio Filter Alignment Generator
– Another piece of test equipment you can build …… KB4ZGC 42The Art and Challenge of Sending CW
– When a QSO is much more than just “RST QTH name and 73” …… W6BNB 44Join the North Pole Network
– Smiles are virtually guaranteed when hospitalized kids talk with St. Nick …… WA6OPS; K0OVCW Enhancer
– Making your signal stand tall …… W2GOM/7 68Saving the Amateur Radio Spectrum
– A case supporting amateur licensing fees …… KN4HL 76Mobile Or Chairside HT Holder
– A simple practical project based on a boat accessory …… XF1/kB6ASH 86The Ten-tec 1209 2-to-6 Transverter
– An easy way to have some fun! …… VA3XDM 20Woodhouse Communications’ APT-2CP Omnidirectional Antenna
– And its perfect sidekick Hamtronics’ LNG-137 receiver preamp …… WB9RRT 24JBI Universal Radio Interface Kit
– A great first-time project! …… WB2WPM 26Communications Simplified Part 12
…… K2OAW 64LED Checker Plus
– Make it even more useful …… Thompson 7773 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1997
The ScopeMixer
– An adventure in ham radio systems integration …… N6GKC 10A Flexible Keyer
– A weekend of investments: a lifetime of ease …… W2GOW/7 17Simple Mods for the Ramsey FX Transceiver Kit
– Customize it! …… N0BLX 24Build This Receiver Pre-amplifier
– And use just about anything for an antenna …… W9CHV 26Rechargeable Batteries
– The bottom line …… NZ9E 28A Positive and Negative Power Supply
– A simple one-evening project …… KB4ZGC 31An Enhanced Automatic Voltage Controller
– Make this project even more useful …… N4UAU 42HFx From Pacific Sierra Research Corporation
– New propagation forecasting software …… N1VXW 35MultiFAX AM/fM WEFAX Demodulator
– Fine-tuning a satellite tracking system …… WB9RRT 40Communications Simplified Part 13
…… K2OAW 64Build a Well-regulated Power Supply
…… N8PTG 69A Hamfest Computer Shopping Guide
…… N3JSU 74A Retiree’s HF Mobile Operation
…… K2FZ 7873 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1997
Amateur Radio and Linux
– Software home-brewing is here! …… W9IF 10Elegant Rotating Revisited
– An enhanced Beam-aiming circuit …… W1ZZB 17Antenna Tuners
– Do we really need them? …… W6YBT 21The Topbander
– A cheap and easy antenna tuner for 160 meters …… W8ND 23Build The Turbo Digi-sniffer
– A simple-to-make digital field strength meter …… AH2HR/5 26Sumas Mountain High
– Building a self-sufficient repeater tower on a British Colombian mountain …… VE7BID 30Add A Microphone Pre-amplifier to Your 10 Meter Rig
– Low-cost speech processing can increase your power …… AD5X 32The Telegraph
– A little device that changed the world …… K8KWD 36The Gel Cell Storage Battery
– A great little power supply …… KB4ZGC 41In Search of Higher Power
– and a safe connection for it …… W6YBT 70Antenna? What Antenna?
– A stealth antenna farm for a small lot …… KB4ZGC 71Hentenna Footnotes
– Using an EZNEC model to build a sample …… AD1B 75Hamtronics RWX Storm Watch Weather Broadcast Receiver
– Hams need to know about storm emergencies …… WA3WGV 34The Ten-tec T-kit 6 Meter Transverter
– Here’s a fine introduction to modern kit-building …… N0BLX 44Communications Simplified Part 14
…… K2OAW 64Simple T-r Circuit
…… WU0L 67The Quest for the Ideal QTH
…… K2FX 8073 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1997
Getting Ready for Phase 3D
– Start now to be prepared for amateur radio’s next great adventure …… WA5ZIB 10DXing 10m FM From Perth
– The sunspots are rising so 10m will be coming back …… VK6RO 16The Whole World – In the Palm of Your Hand!
– And you thought 007 had some neat stuff …… NZ9E 18Communications & Live ATV Via Outer Space
– Some real-life use of the ham satellites …… W8ZCF W9NTP 25A 500-foot Antenna?
– Going to new heights in Maryland …… KD3VR 31ARRL Code Survey
– Should code be kept as a license requirement? …… AC5HU 35Are You Ready To Recharge?
– Learn about a new battery technology- then build the project to utilize it …… N4UAU 40Top-fed Out-of-phase Phased-verticals (TOP) Antenna
– Computer simulated and field tested …… K0NM 44A Full-time Space Shuttle Monitoring Station
– Other obligations won’t keep you Earthbound! …… K4DRF 51Satellite Tracking With Style
– Nova for Windows …… KA0SNL 27KC2 Multi-function Transceiver Accessory
– The tiny kit that does it all! …… W3DX 33Communications Simplified Part 15
– Antenna basics …… K2OAW 64Optimizing the Hamfest Experience
– The next hamfest flea market you surf can be even more rewarding …… WB2CQM 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1997
The Hale-bopp Comet and Its Controversial Tale
– Buiid the Cosmic Crystal Set and Listen in! …… WA8YKN 10TV/vCR Tuner Applications
– The first of a three part series …… W6WTU 18Build a Colloidal Silver Generator
– Do-it-yourself has always been at the heart of hamdom …… WA8YKN 21An 8088 Clock Upgrade
– Recycle …… Davis W7RXV 27The California Phased Array
– Easy to build easy so use-and even easier on the billfold …… W7DE 28Kindergarten a Two-wheeler and a Ham License
– It’s fun and very handy to have more than one amateur radio operator in the family …… N0BLX KB0YXB 32Mini-grid DXpedition to FM13
– Sand sun & almost too much surf! …… KB4NVD 34Limit Morse Code Testing to 5 Wpm
– For any class of amateur radio license …… KB7PNQ 36Small Loop Design for HF QRP
– A practical approach …… WV8R 42Power Monitor/distribution Panel
– Build this early warning system …… KB4ZGC/w4WD 44The Insta-flex 2 Meter Yagi Beam
– Right at home in awkward places …… KB7WOS 48Cable X-perts’ G5RV Multiband Antenna Kit
– What to do when you’re tired of making do …… N0BLX 26Hamtronics’ TA-51 Exciter Kit
– Perk up your foxhunts with this project …… WB9RRT 40Communications Simplified Part 16
…… K2OAW 64Quartz Crystals
– An overview of these frequency controllers …… W6WTU 7010 Meters Lives!
– Don’t let the sunspot cycle fool you …… AD5X 7473 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1997
Build an Audio Multiplexer for Your Frequency Counter
– Count CTCSS tones without expensive commercial equipment …… KB8XI 10Build The Bioelectrifier
– Can you heal yourself and take a poke at the medical establishment at the same time? …… W6WTU 13Multi-band Remotely-tunable Inverted L Antenna
– Heres a neat 160-40m wire antenna project using flexible parts-placement techniques …… WB2CQM 20Ham Vacation
– A six-week journey through YugosIavia …… WB2AQC 26The Atlantic Cable
– Have you ever thought you’ve had a bad day? …… K8KWD 34TV/vCR Tuner Applications
– Part Two of three -you may want to keep Part One from last month’s 73 handy …… W6WTU 36Reviewing the Packet Scene: UK 1996
– Britsh Isles hams are ready to meet you! …… GB7LDI 40Is Your Mixer Circuit Mixing Like It Should?
– It’s not bad.. it’s just misunderstood …… N2DCH 44Build a Half-square DX Antenna
– It’s about as simple as they come. And it sure works! …… KG8AN 48Home-brew Transistor/diode Tester
– Not just blinking lights and weird noises …… Bowman 69Timewave Technology’s DSP-599ZX
– Excellence in digital signal processing …… WA9PYH 30The Yaesu FT-1000MP Transceiver
– Check out the “Big Rigs” …… N1VXW 50Thanks for the Memories!
– The WB9KZY Island Keyer from Jackson Harbor Press …… AA0XI/vK5FN 52Communications Simplified Part 17
…… K2OAW 642m Self-supporting Delta Loop
– So simple- and perfect for apartment dwellers …… AD1B 6873 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1997
Getting a Taste of VHF
– Test drive the bands before you invest in the equipment …… VA3ACK 10Horsetrading on the Ham Bands
– The FCC has approved buying selling and swapping hamgear via the traders’ nets …… WB2CQM 16Build the Mag-glass
– Combine the best of the through-glass and the magnetic-mount antennas …… AH2AR/5 21Maximize Your Transceiver’s Tuning Range!
– Computer control for the Ramsey transceiver kit …… WD8BNR 24TV/vCR Tuner Applications (Part 3)
…… W6WTU 30The NiCd Health Maintenance System
– Build this project to get maximum life out of your expensive NiCd batteries …… N4UAU 30The Cobra Antenna
– It’s got a more powerful bite than the “Rattlesnake” …… W4JOH 40The Calibrated Hula Hoop
– Keep your radiation within the new FCC limits …… W6YBT 50LDG’s QRP Auto Tuner
– Your dreams come true -in a kit …… AC4HF 42ICOM IC-r100 Communications Receiver
– It may look like a scanner but it is a serious communications receiver with scanning capability …… K4CHE 45The Standard C108A
– It’s the smallest amateur HT available today …… WA3WGV 48Communications Simplified Part 18
…… K2OAW 64Make a Ten-to-one Probe
– Troubleshooting shouldn’t be so much trouble …… AD1B 6773 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1997
ATV is Here to Stay!
– Getting started with amateur television …… W5ACM 10How to See What You Hear
– Warning! This is easy! …… KC5ODM 14C-band low Noise Amplifier
– Use discarded satellite receiver parts to soup up your ATV system …… WD5BQN 19Video Titlers for ATV
– If you’re serious about ATV a video titler is the way to go …… N5JXO 21Antennas for Amateur Television Part 1
– An overview of the most useful …… K0NM 27Home-brew Yagis For Amateur Television
– Easy to build easy to use- and not just for beginners! …… N5EM 32Rocket Video
– Video beyond the speed of sound …… KC5AWJ 35Tiny Power
– A big little switcher for ATV (or other) uses …… KC5ODM 41Finding His Voice
– Two young women found an urgent need for CW skills …… Sanders KB6MTV 45Bicycles Across Switzerland
– QRPing through beautiful Switzerland by bicycle is a blast! …… N0BF 47Let’s Keep CW Alive!
– Its distinctive it’s useful and most of all- its fun! …… WF6P 81Help for College-bound Hams
– Apply for an amateur radio scholarship …… N8PGI 83Dr. Nicad Battery Conditioner/rapid Charger
– Ramsey Electronics Model No. DN-1 …… WU0L 24Full Rock and Roll
– The AT-11 Automatic Antenna Tuner from LDG Electronics …… AA0XI/vK5FN 38Communications Simplified Part 19
– Multiplexing and digital data …… K2OAW 64Vintage Review: Yaesu FT-727R Dual-bander
– Save money on an all-purpose HT …… NV7K/6 6873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1997
A Free Repeater Free HTs and Some Good Ol’ PR
– Would your employer pitch in? …… WA9PYH 10Figuring RF Exposure
– New standards can help avoid potential hazards …… W6YBT 16Antennas for Amateur Television Part 2
– See Part 1 in July’s 73 …… K0NM 17Negative Resistance RF Pre-selector
– An easy way to soup up that old superhet …… W2GOM/7Emergency Communications
– The only salvation for ham radio? …… WB9MZL 30At Sea About Marine Mobile Operation?
– Weekend boater or dedicated sailor you need your radio! …… XF1/kB6ASH 34Board Creation Tips
– Seven steps to beautiful PC boards …… KC5AWJ 38Frequency and CW CQs
– How to zero-beat your transmitter …… W6BNB 71Keys to Days Gone By
– Enthusiasm for the code keeps this ham’s nostalgic collection working …… Seay 76The Killer Beam
– Just how much is “some” assembly? …… W3UWH 81Music From the Past
-a distinctive fist brings back memories of a revered silent key …… K9AZG 83The Agrelo Engineering DFjr Doppler Direction Finder
– A fast track to T-hunting! …… K0OV 24Sony’s ICF-sW100S
– A micro-sized shortwave communications receiver with full-sized features …… AH2AR/5 28Communications Simplified Part 20
…… K2OAW 64Oscillator Basics Part 1
– Some things every ham should know …… W6WTU 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1997
Video Transmitter
– Delta -the ATV transmitter you can change to fit your needs. Three bands one design …… KC5AWJ 9Explorers Adventurers and Experts
– How would you rule on this? …… KB9FO 20The New Emergency Alert System
– Don’t tune out that emergency broadcast test just because the Cold War’s over! …… WD8DAS 30Holiday of a Lifetime
– Ham friends are lifelong friends -even if you’re meeting them for the first time! …… G3LDI 32Inside MFJ’s New 969
– The Versa Tuner II could be for you …… N0BLX 37Secrets of the 1340
– Inside Ten-tec’s new QRP transceiver kit …… WB8VGE 41Communications Simplified Part 21
…… K2OAW 64Oscillator Circuits
– Part two in a series of three …… W6WTU 71The ABCs of HF Antennas
– Beginning hams take heart! …… NZ9E 7473 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1997
Surface Mount Devices
– Everything you didn’t want to -but should -know …… W6WTU 10El Cheapo
– Rub shoulders with the big boys on 20 meters without shelling out megabucks! …… 4X1MK 15APRS Network Guidelines
– 20 tips for increasing efficiency …… W9IF 19Phased Trapped Verticals for HF
– Simple ideas simple to build …… KD7FY 21Simple Signal Injector/tracer
– Troubleshooting made easy …… W4LJD 23Where’s the Manual?
– Tracking down those vintage gems …… K4JRB 27Trees Are for the Birds
– The ham’s secret weapon- PVC! …… N0BLX 31The Silent Killer
– Voltage anomalies: out of sight and out of mind- but very real …… NZ9E 33SOS …SOS … Titanic!
– Radio operators’ courage still inspires amateurs …… Garcia 41Which Band’s Best for QRP?
– Some are better than others for low-power operation …… W4LJD 44Still a Great Hobby
– Are you a ham yet? …… WF6P 71Quick QSKer
– Build a “full break-in” controller for your rig/amp …… KD7FY 82For Computer Illiterates Only
– Take a trip through your PC …… W6BNB 84Small Wonder Labs’ GM-30 Transceiver Kit
– Build it for under $100! …… AC4HF 38Communications Simplified Part 22
…… K2OAW 64Oscillator Circuits Part 3
– Frequency synthesizers and you …… W6WTU 6973 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1997
How to Design Your Own HF Antenna
– No excuses after this …… VA3ACK 10Readin’ Writin’ and Robotin’
– Is your high school entered in FIRST? …… Gray 17Our Friend Pythagoras
– Pop quiz: Who can state the Pythagorean Theorem? …… N0BLX 19Electronic Construction from A to Z
– Everything you wanted to know about building stuff but were afraid to ask …… AA0XI/vK5FN 21The Table Topper 160-meter Loop
– Compact low-noise -and effective …… G2BZQ 27Colby’s Do Something Box
– How about making a great gift gadget for grandkids? …… W7RXV 31A Baycom-style HF PSK Modem
– Build a packet modem from scratch …… VK4AOC VK4TN 46Variable Current Load Bank
– A bright idea for testing power supply parameters …… W7DE 71EMTECH’s NW40 Transceiver Kit
-another winner for QRP …… AC4HF 41My Strange QSO -mysterious voices and guarded messages
– a typical Sunday afternoon in the Midwest? …… NZ9E 64RF Voltage and Power Meter
– Going up? In power that is? Find out with this easy-to-build instrument …… WI5W 67Communications Simplified Part 23
– The series concludes …… K2OAW 81Remembering Ivan’s “Woodpecker”
– Or was it? …… Onymous 8273 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1997
Distributed Capacity Folded Loop
– This ceiling-mount antenna will really go to your head! …… W6NBC 10How to Silverplate RF Tank Circuits
– A simple and inexpensive process to reduce losses …… WB2CQM 18Build Your First Kit!
– Just follow one hams simple advice …… N0BLX 24Limited Space Antenna
– Short of real estate? This might help! …… HL9BK/k2KSY 27How to Build A Great Ham Club
– Good advice from the PR master …… W2NSD/1 29Electronic Construction from A to Z Part 2
– Everything you wanted to know about building stuff but were afraid to ask …… AA0XI/vK5FN 31Affordable Antenna Project for APRS
– Build an external antenna for your GPS receiver …… N7ZEV 48Hamtronics’ TD-5 Subaudible Tone Encoder/decoder Ki
t – Guaranteed success …… WB9RRT 42We Joined the North Pole Network!
– Radio ho ho! …… AA0OF 64Let Your Fingers Do the Talking
– …or wire you smiling? …… WF6P 67Amateur Radio Maritime Mobile Nets
– Staying in touch -and staying safe -on the briny …… WF6P 6973 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1998
Get Active!
– A nice amp project for building your own active antenna …… W2GOM 10Upgrading the 209
– Add this simple resistance meter to your MFJ antenna analyzer …… KG5CM 15Five-band Magnetic: Loop Antenna
– Build a loop for QRP and tune it up just right …… K2KSY/hL9BKElectronic Construction from A to Z Part 3
– Everything you wanted to know about building stuff but were afraid to ask …… AA0XI/vK5FN 22Mount Up!
– Try this easy cell phone-to-2m antenna conversion …… WQ3A 2873’s DX Dynasty Award
– Winners and countries list …… Staff 3673’s 1997 Annual Index
– In full glory …… Staff 41Publish or Perish
– There’s something in this reprinted article for every club …… N1BLH 66SatTrack: Automatic Antenna Tracking For the Rest of Us
– Enjoy tracking satellites even if you don’t have a trust fund …… KA0SNL 32Marsha and Me
– Making friends via hamming …… WF6P 64No-honestly! I’m Not a Pirate!
– A tale of travail from a British Novice …… 2E1DPG 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1998
Wouldn’t You Really Rather Drive A BUIC?
– The Basic Universal Interface Circuit ties your computer to your rig. Part 1: hardware …… K8KWD 10Tutorial and Tester for JFETs
– Big learning from a little project …… W2GOM/7 16All-copper 17 Meter X-beam
– A nearby hardware store a free afternoon …… WA2UGT 21Preparing for the Big One
– Don’t get caught short in a disaster! …… XF1/kB6ASH 24Saluting the Flag
– Another twist to the delta loop …… W4DXV 30Tear Apart Your Tube Supply
– And get your glow on the go …… WB2CQM 33Electronic Construction from A to Z
– Conclusion: You too can be Mr. Fix-it! …… N1FN/vK5FN 44The Official 1997 “Never Say Die” Index
– A three-volume reprint of Wayne’s editorials in large type is available from Radio Bookshop for $15 …… W2NSD/1Meet the Paddlette Micro Keyer
– Who could imagine a knees-ier way? …… WB8VGE 37The Price is Right
– and Ten-tec’s 1210 T-kit is fun to put together too …… W9NUP 39Advance Design Labs’ CodeKey
– Put this gizmo to work for you! …… KB1UM 68Letter from Down East
– where at least one ham won’t clam up …… W3UWH 64A Krystal Kludge
– A book excerpt from The Xtal Society …… W0IZC 65Scrounger’s Delight
– Meet the Minnesota miser’s magmount …… N0BLX 7773 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1998
Truckez-vous Mon Boat?
– Ham friends to the rescue for Voyageur …… N4UAU 10Wouldn’t You Really Rather Drive A BUIC?
– Part 2: software for your interface circuit …… K8KWD 17Getting High the Ham Way
– Adventures in ATV rocketry …… KB9MRB 23High Impedance Analog Volt/test Meter
– Here’s a useful gadget to build while you wait for spring! …… W6WTU 26Amazin’ Hall Tree Vertical
– Grab your coat and take your hat …… K5CW 30The ZenerMeter
– A test set for zener and other diodes …… KA4J 39Cheap and Portable Loop
– for 20 through 40 meters …… WV8R 43Out of Sight Out of Mind
– Discretion is the better part of neighborhood amity. Part 1: strategy …… WB4BNU 80Secrets of the 224
– Inside MFJ’s 2-mter FM Analyzer …… N0BLX 36Automatic Morse Station IDer from Comm Spec
– Perfect for fox hunting and repeaters …… K4CHE 46Don’t Leave Home Without It
– An ingenious tester for your wallet or purse …… W2UW 64Bridge Over Troubled Watters
– Why buy what you can build? …… N0BLX 6773 Ham Radio Today Issue April 1998
De-Noising your PC
– Cure the transmitter in your PC …… WA9PYH 11Modifying Your Ramsey Transceiver Kit
– One stop closer to the ultimate ham experience …… N0BLX 18Out of Sight Out of Mind
– Discretion is the better part of neighborhood amity. Part 2: Hardware …… WB4BNU 20Techno-trouble for Know-it-alls
– How many of these 50 questions can you answer correctly? …… WB2WIK/6 28Hamtronics’ CC432-5 Receive Converter Kit
– Straight-forward building modest price …… WB9RRT 37Joy’s “Loud Enough” Metronome Part 1
– Another fun project from Mr. Gizmo …… W7RXV 40Millen-dollar Replacement
– Here’s a clever and cents-ible way to make your own quick disconnect …… W2CQM 47Adventures in Regulation
– How to use a fixed voltage regulator in a variable application …… W6WTU 64How About A Kinky-interesting-sexy-sexy?
– A scary trip -one way thankfully -down phonetics lane …… G0JOE 66The Kelowna Kactus Home-brew Antenna
– And we mean home-brew! …… VE7RFB 7073 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1998
An RF sensing Alarm
– Save your power amplifier stages …and your reputation …… VF2ZAZ 10A Pleasant Visit to the DDS
– Direct Digtal Synthesis is the latest technology in signal generation …… W6WTU 15Sensitivity Training
– Some pros and cons of increasing receiver sensitivity …… W2GOM/7 19Joy’s “Loud Enough” Metronome Part 2
– Mr. Gizmo puts it all together …… W1RXV 25The Taylor Vee 20m Antenna
– “Anything you don’t understand must be magic!” …… WA5NPQ KB5IAY 28Penny Pincher’s Digital Ammeter
– Inexpensive accurate seaworthy …… N4UAU 32WeatherWarn Goes Public
– Build yourself a real-time weather monitoring interface. …… AG8U 43How Safe Is Your Mobile?
– Assuming you want to know …… W6YBT 46Brits Get Gaussian
– with GMSK Data Products’ high-speed packet modem …… G3LDI 40Home-brewing Italian-style!
– A two-element phased beam for ARDF …… IK8VWA 64Ya Gotta Shop Around
– Take your time do your homework and get the best deal! …… K5LAD 6673 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1998
A Pentium-style Positive and Negative PS
– Reading about new technology is great but using it is even better! …… N4UAU 10The Fun Radio
– or wasn’t this what attracted you to the hobby in the first place? …… W6WTU 17Meet the Marvelous MicroVert
– A 20-inch vertical for 20 meters? …… W4DXV 21Home-brew This Power Cube
– First step in rebuilding your vintage RF deck …… W2CQM 25Techno-trouble II
– All right let’s see how you do with these …… WB2WIK/6 29A Hamfest Every Day
– The fun never stops! …… W2BLC 40In Search of a Simple Phone Patch
– But who needs one anyway? …… KD6ORG 43Get Kids Involved -and Keep ‘Em That Way!
– Lessons from the “22 Crew” …… WB2JKJ 46Yaesu’s VX-1R Micro Dual-band HT
– Pluses and minuses big and little-er tiny …… KB1UM 32Tips from a QSL Guru
– Here’s how to make your card count …… W6BNB 64Roamin’ Romania
– Part 1: Timisoara home of the revolution …… WB2AQC 6773 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1998
Raising the RASER to New Heights
– A two-element beam for 80 meters …… W2OZH 10Build This Simple CW Identifier
– You too can program EPROMs …… KA2CWL K2MQJ 15FM Revisited
– Secrets of stuff you thought you knew …… W6WTU 21Vintage Values
– Heading for a hamfest? Tempted by the timeless? …… W2BLC 25Home-brew RF Ammeter for the Shack
– Another fun project from W4LJD …… W4LJD 29Take the Jekyll and Hyde Test
– Which shack is yours? …… W2CQM 34Mega-mini Mlcropower Timeout Switch
– Here’s a great excuse to play with SMT …… N4UAU 42A Look At Pasokon’s 3.1 SSTV System
– Today’s slow-scan gets better and easier…… K1BUM 31The Shelby Hamfest
– What are you doing the weekend before Labor Day? …… KA4J 64Roamin’ Romania
– Part 2: Amateurs of the Jiu Valley …… WB2ACQ 6573 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1998
A Silk Purse…
– Easy upgrades for Heathkit’s SB-104 transceiver …… K9ARF 10Power to the People!
– To hams who build this tuned input network that is …… W2CQM 14Secrets of Deviant Behavior
– Measuring FM deviation need not be a mystery …… W6WTU 18Only One Antenna
– All about multibands …… W2BLC 21Cool It!
– Cold facts about the hot topic of heat transfer …… W2GOM/7 24Intro to Superhets
– Part 1: History and overview …… W6WTU 38Experimenter’s Power Panel
– Reduce the hassle (and the risks) of haywiring- and encourage exploration in electronics …… K4GOK 44An FET Probe to MMIC
– How about some (well relatively) new technology for your test bench? …… W6WTU 48Look Ma -No Knobs!
– Exploring the revolutionary new Kachina 505DSP computer-controlled HF transceiver …… N1VXW 27Whiterook’s Model MK-88 Pocket Electronic Keyer
– If CW is for you check out this keyer …… AD1B 42Determining Antenna Feedpoint Impedance
– Even you can learn from this tutorial …… W6WTU 64In search of a Simple Capacitor Tester
– A midsummer night’s dream project …… KD6ORG 6873 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1998
The Ultimate Green Radio
– great “Beginners Night” project! …… W7DE 10What’s the Scoop on the Lazy Loop?
– Here’s how multi-band wire antennas measured up in real-world comparisons …… WA2UGT 16Intro to Superhets
– Part 2: From oscillators to detectors …… W5WTU 22Building the NHRC-4 Linking Repeater Controller
– And get with the program …… N1KDO KA1OKQ N1LTL 28Multibanding the Fracvert Half-wave
– Here’s a wire vertical with surprising performance on 40-10m …… N1IR 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1998
The Ins and Outs of Surface-mount
– Everything you need to know to get started or get better …… Davidson 10The Ideal Log?
– This computer-style card file may be for you …… W6BNB 21Intro to Superhets
– Part 3: Accessories and conclusion …… W6WTU 26G’Day OM!
– On the road with the first-ever all-ham RV tour of Australia and New Zealand …… N5MFG 30Meeting Your Match
– The fine points of understanding matching networks …… W2GOM/7The Perfect Field Day
– Did everybody have fun? …… N8IDA 54What is a Linear Amplifier Saver?
– Why it’s the MFJ-214 of course! …… NZ9E 18Just the TiCK Kit
– Embedded Researher’s memory keyer is now available with beacon mode …… K4CHE 3373 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1998
Build the Fox TTL Foxhunt Transmitter
– Simple inexpensive and the end of your excuses for not trying T-hunting …… AH2AR/8 10The Evolution of Power Supplies
– Part 1: dynamotors and vibrators …… W6WTU 13Surface Mount SW RF Booster
– Easy-to-build design plus high-pass filter to boot …… Davidson 16VHF/uHF Signal Source
– There’s always room for another piece of test equipment! …… W6WTU 21And the (Zero) Beat Goes On…
– More on the Fessenden Fenomenon …… VE3MJF 29George’s XE-ient Adventure
– Part 1: Days 1-9 …… WB2AQC 34Already Have an Oscilloscope?
– You won’t find a cheaper add-on capacitor tester …… N4MCZ 57Hamtronics’ R301 Synthesized VHF Receiver
– For foxhunting even …… WB9RRT 2673 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1998
Probing Auto Electronics
– Help your neighbor identify his car’s problem and be an electronic’s hero! …… W6WTU 10Announcing the QRPeanut
– Here’s a compact QRP transmatch you can build for next to nothing …… N5GZH 14Keys to Better Operating
– Yes much of it is common sense …… W6BNB 17Electronic Bug Emulator
– Put some personality back into your CW …… W4LJD 27Low-voltage Detector
– for a number of uses …… W6WTU 31George’s XE-ient Adventure
– Part 2: Days 10-18 …… WB2AQC 32A Real Handful
– Inside Alinco’s DJ-cS dual-band transceiver …… VE3EGA 24Seeing Dits and Dahs
– The K2659 Morse Decoder Kit from Velleman Electronics …… N1FN 29The Drake TR Series: No Introduction Needed
– but here’s the skinny on some of the best vintage equipment available today …… W2BLC 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue January 1999
Home-brew a Customized HF Amplifier
– Visualize contrive create! …… WI5W 103 Ls 4 2m
– This three-element stubfed coaxial vertical is dirt cheap sturdy and very effective …… WD4KMP 18The Evolution of Power Supplies
– Part 2: Switching techniques …… W6WTU 21From the Ukraine: A Radio Amateur’s Story
– Behind the Iron Curtain home-brewing was the mother of invention …… UY5DJ 24Here Comes the Sun
– Part 1: Cycle 23 and you …… WA8YKN 2873’s DX Dynasty Award List
…… Staff 3473’s 1998 Annual Index
…… Staff 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue February 1999
We Must Be Dreaming
– A home-brew receiver project! …… Duncan 10LM- and BC-221 Frequency Multiplier
– Generate detectable signals up to 1000 MHz …… W6WTU 17The Ultra-simple 20
– The simplest solution to any problem is the best …… G2BZQ 21The Franklin VFO
– A nifty chill-chasing project for the serious home-brewer …… W4LJD 24Mods for the OHR 100A
– Here’s how to make a popular QRP rig even better …… W4LJD 30Here Comes the Sun
– Part 2: Geomagnetic monitoring …… WA8YKN 34Easy Antenna Reference
– Quick basics for a quick decision …… VK2AT 52Tracking Dual-voltage Power Supply
– Build something handy while you wait for the year’s first hamfest! …… W6WTU 55The IC-706MKII Shack-in-a-box
– Take another look at an increasingly popular rig …… W2BLC 2373 Ham Radio Today Issue March 1999
The Pluck of the Irish
– Was Wee Mac a leprechaun or a pirate-or both? …… K9AZG 10Transmitting Ferrite Loop for 80/160
– Thirty years of experimenting …now it’s your turn! …… G2BZQ 14Signals From the Ice: Now That’s Really Cool!
– Here’s what happens when hams meet Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier …… KL7JR 20Anti-metric?
– You already use it more than you think! …… WD0GCK 23Everyman’s Guide to Active Filter Design
– Now you know …… KC3ZQ 26Keys to Good Code
– Unlocking the secrets of sending precise Morse code …… W6BNB 31Enjoy CW Rag-chewing
– Some pointers for good -and fun -communicating …… W6BNB 55QRP Temptations
– Here’s a roundup of low-power kits out there today …… W3DX 3773 Ham Radio Today Issue May 1999
The Card-file 40
– Here’s a direct-conversion QRP transceiver you can build …… KC3ZQ 10The EZ-bZ Deck Antenna
– A compact 20-meter dipole with linear loading and a bend …… AB2BZ 16Home-brewing a 3 kW+ Dummy Load
– Corral some Cantennas to check out your big gun amplifier …… W2CQM 22Networking with Thevenin and Kirchhoff
– Helpful friends when you go into analysis …… W2GOM/7 30Tri-band Vertical Array for Big 120 degree Bandwidth Signal
– (Or what to do with the trap beam pieces parts in the basement) …… WZ8A 33Our Exciting New Fox
– How one club settled on the Hamtronics T301 …… WB9RRT 2073 Ham Radio Today Issue June 1999
Regens for the Millennium
– Part 1: A new look at an old friend …… KA9GDL 10Three-element Circular Quad for 10m
– For under $65! …… K8IHQ 17From the Ukraine: A Radio Amateur’s Story
– Part 2: Water-cooled amp? Why not? …… UY5DJ 21Easy Antenna Reference
– Part 2: More options …… VK2AT 26Screwy Mobile Antenna Mods
– Fine-tune that screwdriver-type with these helpful tips …… WB4RNO 28Operating Crystals on the Fifth Overtone
– Sounds kinda New Age but it’s something an hams should know …… N2DCH 30My Old Kentucky (Satellite) Home
– where lofty aspirations met some down-to-earth concerns …… KA9SOF 33Telescoping PVC Mast
– Getting it up in awkward places …… KB7WOS 35Euthanasia Keyer Project
– Quick and painless …… KC3ZQ 3773 Ham Radio Today Issue July 1999
Emergency Power for Hams
– Including your own experimental wind generator …… WA8YKN 10The VK Winged Flapper
– Only an Aussie would come up with this mobile antenna design …… VK2AT 20Regens for the Millennium
– Part 2: Winding Coils …… KA9GDL 22You Too Can Be an SOB
– Hams should be heard but not seen- put your left hand on the Callbook and repeat after me …… K9AZG 27The Amazing Wiebelfeltzer
– This CW filter is semi-analog quasi-digitial and weirdo-nomic …… K8MKB 31It’s Senior Spider vs. Y2K!
– Build this QRP rig now- just in case …… WA8TXT 34Long Beach Longwire
– You’re really “on the air” with this beach kite antenna …… WB6MEU 39The Ten-tec 1254
– Fifteen programmable memories enhance this microprocessor-controlled receiver …… WB8VGE 2873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 1999
PIC-based DTMF Project
– Build this decoder and learn …… KC3XM 10How to Turn a Deaf Ear
– with your antenna …… VK2AT 13Secrets of Transmission Lines
– Part 1: Intro and dummy load project …… KE2QJ 16Kiwi SSTV
– How they do it in ZL-iand …… ZL1AAN 20All About Op Amps
– And then some …… W2GOM/7 24The Missing Link: A PSK Interface
– Stop just reading about it – put this new mode into action! …… WA8TXT 27Radio Fun in the Sun
– Here’s a complete solar-powered QRP station for your operating pleasure …… W7DE 30Instruction Instructions
– Discover hidden savings in the last place you’d ever look -the instruction manual …… N6HYK 35Ham Station Control and Monitor
– You can do without this handy project- or can you? …… W4LJD 39Bend and Brake!
– Customize your homebrew projects with tailor-made enclosures-and lots more! …… W7DE 3473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 1999
PIC Key PIC Key
– This simple CW keyer is a great way to learn about PICs …… UY5DJ 10Y2K Portable J-pole
– What emergency will you need to handle? …… WA8TXT 16Defogging Microstrips
– An intro to microstripline filters …… WA9PYH 19Secrets of Transmission Lines
– Part 2: Review of AC fundamentals …… KE2QJ 26Getting Your Foot in the Public Service Door
– Here’s how to get your club invoIved -and appreciated …… KN4HL 30Simple RF Signal Generator
– Add this handy piece of test gear to your bench …… W4LJD 32Simple Direct-conversion Receiver
– For QRPers and receiver aficionados in general …… Sellen 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 1999
Need a UHF Dipper?
– Part 1: Old TV tuners to the rescue! …… W6WTU 10HT Porta-power
– Project Portable extended power pkg for HTs …… WB3CEH 15FM CW!
– Repeater code-practice sessions …… WB9YBM 16FYI: FQY
– Another look at the Fractal Quad Yagi …… KF7BS 18Secrets of Transmission Lines
– Part 3: More AC review …… KE2QJ 22The History of Ham Radio
– Parts 1 and 2: From the birth of the wireless ages to 1920 …… W9CI 31The Digital Port
– PSK31 gets even better …… KB7NO 43Above & Beyond
– The Internet a new frontier …… WB6IGP 45On the Go
– Even more Y2K …… KE8YN/4 5373 Ham Radio Today Issue November 1999
Need a UHF Dipper?
– Part 2: Coupling to an outside environment …… W6WTU 10Planning a DXpedition
– Here’s what to do if you take Wayne’s advice …… W4DC 14Why No Beta-morse?
– An amusing way to preserve your Morse code …… VE2MHZ 18Building a Better Collins
– Add this $1 solid state replacement part to your 30S1 …… W2CQM 19Isotron Notes
– Simple tips straight from the Hart …… AD1B 24Basic Transceiver Tester
– This fancy spin on some common components is a good beginner’s project …… WB9YBM 26Your Batteries Ready for Y2K?
– Electrifying tidbts even you old-timers don’t know …… N7MGT 28No Bum Steer
– Maximize your loop’s performance the easy way …… W6US 35Secrets of Transmission Lines
– Part 4: Traveling waves and some thought experiments …… KE2QJ 37The History of Ham Radio
– Part 3: 1920-21 …… W9CI 41A Big Look at Small Wonders’ WM-20
– This SSB transceiver kit is fun to build and works well …… AC4HF 3273 Ham Radio Today Issue December 1999
The X(Mas)-files
…… Staff 6Big-time Bench Supply
– This highly regulated SCR design might be overkill but it’s still fun to build …… Sellen 10Secret Death Ray
– Or is HAARP a useful science tool? …… N7MGT 14TV Tutor
– How to get started in SSTV …… ZL1AAN 22Why Not Renew On-line?
– Here’s how to untangle the FCC Web …… AC3L 24Read All About It!
– Part 1 of Techno-trivia from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 26A Cold Meal and a Hot Radio
– That’s what this XYL’s OM now comes home to …… AD4EX 30Secrets of Transmission Lines
– Part 5: Impedance and reflections including a “kitchen table” experiment …… KE2QJ 31Need a UHF Dipper?
– Part 3: Mods for using the tuner as a dipper …… W6WTU 351999 Annual Index
…… 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue January/feb 2000
New Millennium Wish List
– A budget-conscious guide to exploring new amateur radio horizons …… K4TWJ 10Buffalo Springs Lake Half-ironman Triathlon
– Ham PR at its best …… KC5VKB 14Junk Box Audio Test Generator
– This scavenged helper is easy to build and fun to use …… Sellen 22Read All About It!
– Part 2 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 2673’s DX Dynasty Award Winners
…… Staff 29Secrets of Transmission Lines
– Part 6: The Smith Chart …… KE2QJ 31Inside Alinco’s DR-m03
– This 10m transceiver is right for everybody …… KE2QJ 1873 Ham Radio Today Issue March 2000
The Quest for Super Sounding Audio
– How to improve your on-the-air image by 10 dB …… K4TWJ 10Salvage Special: TV/vCR Tuner Receiver
– Watch the neighbor’s curb for an old VCR! …… W6WTU 16The Care and Feeding of NiCds
– Some clever tips for long life plus a neat home-brew charger …… K9TRG 21Secrets of Transmission Lines
– Part 7: Impedance matching …… KE2QJ 23The DX Partyline low Noise Wavecatcher
– Here’s a great noise reduction loop for SWLing …… N6NR 3073 Ham Radio Today Issue April 2000
Morse Code -the Once and Future Mode
– Will you outlive it -or vice versa? …… N1FN 10The Long-lost Art of Conversational CW
– Banging away for long chats can be fun -if you know what to say …… WF6P 18Make Copies of This Article
– Then drop them off at your local school(s) …… W8DYF 20The Finger
– Here’s a positive way to respond when someone gives it to you …… K9AZG 22Try a Sensor Keyer
– For almost pressure -free CW …… WB4TED 28Vaya Can (Ra)Dios
– The radio amateurs of Spain -part 1: Catalonia …… WB2AQC 30Frequency Charts
– A gift from Alinco and 73 Magazine …… Staff 32More on Embedded TICKS
– Here’s an update on those tiny CMOS keyers …… AC4HF 2173 Ham Radio Today Issue May 2000
When Less is More
– Check out the excitement of QRP …… N1FN 10Build and Compare
– Learn about receivers from these two simple designs …… KG4CUY 18Read All About It!
– Part 3 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 27You’re So Vain
– You probably think this article is about you …… AC3L 36Exploring the Kenwood TM-d700A
– Part 1.. Overview and installation …… KE8YN/4 14QRP with the OHR 500
– Missed out on building an HW-9? Here ‘s the next best thing …… AB0CD 23Wattmeter Winner
– 73 reviews LDG’s OWM-4 digital wattmeter kit …… AC4HF 30Another look at the NW-40
– EMTECH’s QRP transceiver kit proves a winner …… K4CHE 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue June 2000
Ah the Technomadic life!
– This special to 73 on mobiling is… well… special …… N4RVE 10Electronics Bench for Dummies
– And it doesn’t take an Einstein to know how important a good bench -like this one -really is …… N2XS 18Tuner King Strikes Again
– Part 1: Make a basic VHF/uHF signal source from your TV/vCR tuner …… W6WTU 24Well Not Exactly
– Some of the finer points about using your O’scope …… K5CW 28Straight Talk about ClearSpeech
– This Am-corn speaker gets a “B” from the reviewer but also gets kept …… AA6JR 31Exploring the Kenwood TM-d700A
– Part 2: A rig for all seasons …… KE8YN/4 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 2000
The Universal Loop
– A novel efficient. modularly constructed receiving loop antenna covering from 55 kHz to 40 MHz (or even more) …… G2BZQ 10String Up the GPU 80
– This compact antenna could be part of your clandestiny …… G2BZQ 14Return of the Amazin’ Hall Tree Vertical
– This time for 40/30 …… K5CW 18Twinleads To Go
– Keep these emergency antennas for 2m and 70cm in your glovebox …… W4JC 20The Hybrid Vee
– Revisit the original Taylor Vee -and improve it …… KB5IAY W1XU/7 22Tuner King Strikes Again -part 2
– Make a basic VHF/uHF signal source from your TV/vCR tuner …… W6WTU 24The Rocky Road to a Great Radio Club
– An interview with Jeff Seligman WA2VNT/7 …… WA6ITF 29When They Say Multiband They Mean It!
– 73 reviews the Comet CA-uHV antenna …… KE8YN/4 3473 Ham Radio Today Issue August 2000
Really PIC Key PIC Key
– Add memory functions to your PIC Keyer project …… UY5DJ 1010m Junk Box Amp
– More tube-type fun! …… K4CRS 16Vaya Con (Ra)Dios
– The radio amateurs of Spain – part 2: Mallorca and a side trip to the Principality of Andorra …… WB2AQC 19Cold Fusion Hot Speculation
– OK experimenters get ready to do this on your kitchen table …… W6HDM 28For the Above and Beyond Crowd
– Here’s a neat RF modulator/detector for use with surplus microwave SWR meters …… WA4WDL 30A QRO Rig in a QRP Car
– IC-706 meet Chevy Metro …… WB8VGE 38Time on My Hands
– And things to do with it – like write articles …… W4PGI 57A Good Look at WinAPRS
– Mark Sprout’s shareware program brings a new dimension to cutting-edge fun …… KE8YN/4 3473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 2000
The Cap’n Crunch LOWFER Loop
– This lightweight longwave antenna could become a classic …… G2BZQ 10Generating SSB
– Use this tutorial to better understand -or better build -your next project …… W2GOM/7 13Ham Ambassadors
– Will you help capture the would-be hams that could slip away? …… WB6NOA 19School’s In!
– Go on a “lecture circuit” to the local school – and promote your favorite technical hobby …… WA9PYH 24Adopt a School
– More good tips on introducing the ARS …… N7MGT 28Read All About It!
– Part 4 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 30Try This Tube-type FM Transmitter
– That’s FM as in broadcast radio …… Sellen 34Inside Digital TVNCR Tuners
– Part 1: How to make them work …… W6WTU 54Windshield Auto-wiper
– This gadget provides an interesting approach to an old challenge …… Sellen 57Up on a Down Under Kit
– The DSE K-7204 ESR/low ohms meter measures well on the 73 review-o-meter …… W4QBU 3773 Ham Radio Today Issue October 2000
With Fingers Crossed
– The latest on Phase 3-d …… G3RWL 10Low-cost P3D Antenna Setup
– These three antennas are perfect for everybody …… K5OE 17Cruising for Satellites
– If you can get away with it this is the best of both worlds …… W5ACM 22From Russia With Satellite
– “The name is Brown Jerry Brown” …… 27Inside Digital TV/vCR Tuners
– Part 2: Data transmitter for testing …… W6WTU 30OSCAR-10 Antenna System
– A look at the high end of the antenna spectrum …… K6CCC 36Satellite Gateways
– Time you tried one? …… G3LDI 38Microwave P3D
– Here’s all you need to know …… GM4PLM 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue November 2000
Build This IP3 Test Set
– A receiver’s third order input intercept point is more than just a mouthful …… N2DCH 10Inside Digital TV/vCR Tuners
– Part 3: Data receiver for testing …… W6WTU 16A BFO for Your SW Rx
– With a $10 Ten-tec kit …… W4PGI 22Super-simple 80m Fox
– Build this easy and inexpensive QRP rig perfect for dual-band foxboxes …… K0OV 24You Can Build the FoxFinder 80!
– Here’s how to get started in the exciting world of 3.5 MHz ARDF …… WB8WFK 29Add-on Digital Voltmeter
– Strictly for those who love to build it themselves …… KA8PHO 53Simple P.S. Add-one
– Enhance your next power supply project with an overvoltage protector and a smart LED output level indicator …… Specht 5573 Tests the Drake SW1 Receiver
– Contact your dealer now to get one while you can …… W4PGI 2073 Ham Radio Today Issue December 2000
Announcing the Yingling ET-1
– A new QRP classic …… W2UW 10More than a Modem Monitor
– Another great project …… W7RXV 16Inside Digital TV/vCR Tuners
– Part 4: Testing and binary data format …… W7RXV 16Skinflint Lightning Arrestors
– Great protection on the cheap …… K8IHQ 30Angel Voices
– An unusual beam tuning experience …… KC6JGS 35Introducting the Perfective 1
– This noninvasive current meter features a clever circuit that you can build …… Laughlin 37The Digital Port
– More New Freeware! …… KB7NO 44The DX Forum
– DX4WIN Has PSK31 Functionality …… N6NR 47On the Go
– HR Responds to a Real Emergency! …… KE8YN/4 53Announcing the Yingling ET-1
– A new QRP classic …… W2UW 10Homing In
– T-hunting by the Bay …… K0OV 5473 Ham Radio Today Issue January 2001
SV8 from the Geranium
– Mykonos is a great DXpedition – once you get there …… G3SWH 10Inside Digital TV/vCR Tuners
– Part 5: Decimal-to-binary conversion program …… W6WTU 14Transistor Bias: The Secret Story
– Shore up some of your shaky transistor theory by taking this tutorial …… W2GOM/7 18ATV 23cm FM Receiver
– Kiwi TV- Part 1: New Zealand-style …… ZL1AAN 23ATV Exciter
– Kiwi TV -part 2: Latest addition to the Kiwi 23cm project …… ZL1AAN 26Vaya Con (Ra)Dios
– The radio amateurs of Spain -part 3: Madrid and Valencia …… WB2AQC 292000 Annual Index
…… 3973 Ham Radio Today Issue February 2001
Way Cool Rocket Project Part 1
– This 70cm rocketborne radio telemetry system is strictly for kids -Not! …… N4XVF 10All About Class D Amplifiers
– What you do know can’t hurt you …… W2GOM/7 18Portable Personal Repeater
– Handy inexpensive and fun! …… WB6IQN 23Inside Digital TV/vCR Tuners
– Part 6: Making your own PC boards …… W6WTU 25Crystal Oven Controller
– Build this solid state regulator for your oscillator oven assembly… OK it’s not for everybody! …… WA4WDL 32Need a Noise Blanker?
– This impulse noise suppressor can be added to any SWL ham or CB receiver …… Sellen 35Beginner’s Battery Charger
– A simple project to get you going …… W2GOM/7 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue March 2001
Way Cool Rocket Project: Part 2
– This 70cm rocketborne radio telemetry system is strictly for kids -Not! …… N4XVF 10Build Yourself an NVIS
– If you want to talk to the guy in the next county on HF of course …… VE2EQL 18Inside Digital TV/vCR Tuners
– Part 7: Conclusion …… W6WTU 19Build This Variable AC Bench Supply
– If you can find a Variac transformer that is …… K8IHQ 23$5 Infrared Remote Tester
– Build this and look like a hero …… WA9PYH 26QRP Drives Ham Nuts
– Buys “critical mass” of parts and then goes on bizarre building spree …… NY9D 28Bookbind This! -part 1
– Get organized and save money too …… W6WTU 31Guessless Beam Pointing
– This has been around for years but for you newcomers …… W9PJF 34The History of Ham Radio
– Part 4: The early 1920s …… W9CI 53Read All About It!
– Part 5 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue April 2001
Sabah -land Below the Wind
– Come along on this DXpedition to 9M6 …… G3SWH 10Arachnida Warcum
– Whatever you calf it this WARC bands spider species is a tri-band delta loop well worth trying …… VE3XI 16Way Cool Rocket Project
– Conclusion – This 70cm rocketborne radio telemetry system is strictly for kids -Not! …… N4XVF 18Disaster Overkill
– Say what you want about this ham’s response to emergency preparedness -until you need him that is …… KL0XK 23Bookbind This!
– Part 2 -get organized and save money too …… W6WTU 29Read All About It!
– Part 6 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 32The History of Ham Radio
– Part 5: The first convention …… W9CI 3673 Ham Radio Today Issue May 2001
Modular Remote Coax Switch
– Build this handy device to save time money and XYL yelling …… K8IHQ 10“How High’s the Water Mama?”
– The story of a packet public service project flooded with success …… KC7IZH 16Bookbind This! -conclusion
– Get organized and save money too …… W6WTU 32Preventive Brain Surgery for Icom Xcvrs
– Trying to resurrect a comatose Icom transceiver can be bad news. Here’s how to prevent a dreadful fate in the first place …… KI4RK 40Kenwood’s Hot New TS-2000
– Could you handle all these features? …… N6NR 23Air Hamtronics
– If you’re a pilot this aviation receiver should be in your flight plan …… N6NR 4473 Ham Radio Today Issue June 2001
EZ-build Pre-selector
– Use a tuning cap from an old broadcast receiver …… N2DCH 10Bring Back the Magic!
– Is this guy living in a dream world? You tell Us …… G3LDI 20Read All About It!
– Part 7 of good stuff from The Hertaian Herald …… K8JWR 24The History of Ham Radio
– Part 6: Across the Atlantic …… W9CI SK 28Field Day 2000 with the Xerox ARC
– Where every signal was -ahem! -easy to copy? ……W6WTU 32Field Day Follies
– Wherein some Yankee teas and some Zulus use an x-ray machine to bust up an old man’s still- or something like that …… K8JWR 35Radio Brat
– A life in uniform has meant a world of contacts for this devoted op …… W2GOM/7 36Hamfest Loser
– When you put your money in your shoe anything can start to happen …… K8JWR 52Morse Code Decoder Chart
– Not for taking the test …… Byers 54Kenwood’s Hot New TS-2000 -part 2
– Could You handle all these features? …… N6NR 13Up-‘n’-at-’em Stealth Vertical
– The Outreach 500 was the perfect solution for this ham …… WB3CEH 1873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 2001
The Antenna That Never Was
– and the 4S7WHG DXpedition that Almost followed suit …… G3SWH 10Power Supplies Explained
– The esoteric facts …… W2G0M/7 16QRP Asylum Update
– The latest from our build-crazy ham …… NY9D 23Your Long-lost Transistor Notebook
– Part 1 of 4 …… W6WTU 27Read All About It!
– Part 8 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWRThe History of Ham Radio
– Paris 7 and 8: Broadcast radio and the early ’20s …… W9CI 50Thumbs Up for ROTOR-eZ
– This handy add-on fits inside your control box …… K5LAD 3173 Ham Radio Today Issue August 2001
Amazon Death Flight
– When these missionaries -and hams- were shot down the official apology was too little too late …… W8NXD 10“CQ ET!”
– The UFO Watchtower DXpedition …… WA3QLW 12The Wall-wart Bible
– Say “Amen!” to this treatise on troubleshooting these ubiquitous supplies …… KJ4W 14Return of the Wavemeter
– Nostalgia? Fun project? Or both? …… W6WTU 19Your Long-lost Transistor Notebook
– Part 2 of 4 …… W6WTU 24“Back later today dear. I’ll be at tomorrow’s hamfest in Australia…”
…… VK3CQE VK3LM & W8ZCF 29Read All About It!
– Part 9 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 32The History of Ham Radio
– Parts 9 and 10: Portable and mobile. more experimenting …… W9CI 50Surplus: Easy Setup Portable HF Antenna
– The Telex 1990 – aka AS-2259 man-pack antenna -can be a treat for amateurs …… VE2EQL 2773 Ham Radio Today Issue September 2001
The Cheapest Supplies Ever
– Why not put a surplus computer PS to work in your shack? …… W6WTU 10Your Long-lost Transistor Notebook
– Part 3 of 4 …… W6WTU 14Movable Microphone Boom
– Why not operate like a pro?! …… W4DXV 20Read All About It!
– Part 10 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 22Build This Narrowband Tunable Filter for Receiving PSK31 Signals
– or at least think about it …… N2DCH 24One More Hospital Test
– This time you play doctor …… N8SUA 27When Computers Were Only Dreams
– You read about them in 73 …… K1NUN 28Gold Is Where You Find It!
– My first on-the-air experience …… W2UW 31The History of Ham Radio
– Parts 11 and 12: More 1920s two-way trans-atlantic the JARU and The Hoover Conference …… W9CI 50Build the PSK-20 WRP Kit
– This transceiver is a Small Wonder …… W4DXV 1873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 2001
Antenna Tuning at the Speed of Light
– Build your own 8-channel fiber optic control system …… WA6TLK 10CTCSS Encoder-decoder Test Device
– Nice article + Useful piece of equipment = Construction fun! …… W6WTU 16Your Long-lost Transistor Notebook
– Part 4 of 4 …… W6WTU 21DTMF Remote Controlling
– In somewhat fractured syntax here’s how to let your fingers do the talking …… Sanati 25The QRP Asylum That Almost Closed
– The mad building spree continues …… NY9D 30Cleanin’ and Climbin’
– Hams get involved again …… W6WTU 33Bear Island on the Air
– Don’t forget to use your antenna tuner …… KD4PBJ 36SK Night – the Real Meaning!
– This guy is pretty spooky …… AA2JZ 4073 Ham Radio Today Issue November 2001
Practical RF Ground Stations for AMSAT A0-40
– All you need to know …… GM4PLM 11Microwave Antennas for A0-40
– The expert speaks …… GM4PLM 17Modifying the TranSystem 3733 for Mode S
– Get in on the fun! …… KA0YOS 24Build the FODTrack
– How about a low-cost tracking interface? …… KA0YOS 26What Is an EasySat Anyway?
– Now you know …… K5OE 29The PCSat APRS Satellite
– More fun on the horizon …… WB4APR 33All Aboard for ARISS
– Amateur Radio in the International Space Station …… KA3HDO 40Hamsats Awards
– Join the fun! …… KK5DO 46A Modest Proposal
– Prophesied nearly a decade ago S-band has come of age with the Oscar-40 spacecraft. With some revealing insights here’s why …… G3RUH 50Risky Business
– That’s one way to describe designing our next radio amateur satellite …… K5NRK 53AMSAT Where to Next?
– The prez tells us …… VE3FRH 5373 Ham Radio Today Issue December 2001
Microwind to the Rescue!
– Let the wind keep your emergency batteries charged …… WA8YKN 10Subdivision Subterfuge
– A Houston homeowner handles his hamming …… KD5IDU 17IOTA -aS096
– That’s St. Mary’s Island to you …… VU2SBJ 20Bare Bones Battery Booster
– A good project – as long as you understand the dangers and limitations …… N0GJ 23VOM Primer
– This overview is helpful for beginners and old-timers alike …… W2GOM/7 28Travels with Henryk -part 1
– SM0JHF shares some photos – and the fun of hamming …… SM0JHF 30Ye Olde Fishpole Vertical
– Some things never change -thankfully …… HL1/n8HI 32The Builder’s Dozen
– Uncommon uses for common stuff …… AA2JZ 36lC-706 Goes to Hell
– How to mate your Icom rig with an old Heil headset …… W5RK 37Helsinki or Buzz!
– No-frills tickets meant an instant junket to OH-iand for this G3 …… G3SWH 38Beginner’s PS Tester
– This variable active load will do the trick …… WB9VBM N9BRL 40RF Inferno
– Meet the new Raibeam antennas …… K7GCO 2473 Ham Radio Today Issue January 2002
Build a 1.2 GHz FM Repeater
– With a lot of initiative and perseverance these hams realized success …… NY9D 10AII-star Expanded-scale AC Voltmeter
– Monitor your line voltage with this high-performer …… K8ZOA 15Travels with Henryk -part 2
– SM0JHF shares some photos – and the fun of hamming …… SM0JHF 22VTVMs and FETVMs
– Theory and practice …… W2GOM/7 24The ABCs of IRCs
– Just what ARE International Reply Coupons anyway? …… G3SWH 27Build This Simple Electronic Keyer
– One of the nicest little projects we’ve seen …… Sellen 55The Peet Brothers Ultimeter 2000
– A weather station with hams in mind …… KE8YN/0 352001 annual Index
…… 3173 Ham Radio Today Issue February 2002
Weather Sat Tracking is Awesome!
– Real science means real fun for 8 to 12-year-olds! …… VK2BXX 10Not Simply Another Keyer!
– That’s right! It’s better …… W2GOM/7 16Direct-mount “J” Antenna for 440 MHz HTs
– If you’re looking for better performance …… W4JC 21New Life for a Pierson KE-93
– Part 1 of 3 …… W6WTU 24Lamps from Tubes
– For fun and profit -and gifts! …… WA2OKZ 28LOPs to Think About
– Come aboard for a great surplus find …… W1RO/7 31The Saga of Archie & Tillie
– otherwise known as Elmer …… AA2JZ 35QRP Internet Computing
– Fast powerful secure …… KC0IZI 37Inkjet QSLs the Easy Way
– Basic techniques for basic cards …… KE8YN/0 38Your Own Owner’s Manual
– Are you recording project accomplishments in a logical fashion for future reference? …… AA2JZ 5673 Ham Radio Today Issue March 2002
Switched Mode Power Supplies
– Get out your calculator and have some fun …… W2GOM/7 10Vent-a-fume
– This project has produced more than its share of fans …… AA2JZ 17New Life for a Pierson KE-93
– Part 2 of 3 …… W6WTU 19Travels with Henryk -part 3
– East meets West in the north …… SM0JHF 24One Repeater to Go Please!
– Another emergency tip from 73’s Disaster Master …… KE8YN/0 27Understanding the CWTHA
– This technical reprint about resonant contrawound toroidal helixes is good food for thought …… Hansen 31Snakebit!
– A radio tale about the importance of getting things right the first time …… WD9APU 36Elmers Applaud Ham Ambassador Program
– Progress! …… WB6NOA 55MFJ’s 1899T Portable Antenna
– Great for the Yaesu FT-817 or any other QRP rig …… K7UGO 3373 Ham Radio Today Issue April 2002
Ham Window Dressing
– If this nifty car frequency display doesn’t draw gawks nothing ever will …… Rynone 10SOS… SOS… Titanic!
– Radio operators’ courage still inspires amateurs …… Garcia 14Does Your Junk Box Runneth Over?
– A true junkie explains how to get a grip …… W6WTU 19New Life for a Pierson KE-93
– Part 3 of 3 …… W6WTU 22The Call of the Maldives
– 8Q7WH that is …… G3SWH 25Easy-build Project of the Month
– This time: 400 kHz AC low pass filter for 120 VAC 60 Hz line filtering …… K8IHQ 29Tesla : Inventor of Radio and Modern Day AC
– (Marconi & Edison notwithstanding) …… Brand Watts & W8AHB 31Mt. Wilson Travelogue
– Join this private tour of one of America’s most famous observatories …… W6WTU 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue June 2002
6m Fun Loop
– A low-cost gain antenna for the VHF technician …… N2DCH 10Roll Your Own RF Transformers
– But don’t get Too wound up in it …… K8ZOA 12Build This Commercial-quality Counter -part 2 of 2
– Amaze your friends and yourself! …… K8IHQ 20Temp-controlled Solder Station
– Here’s a simple project to improve your bench …… AA2JZ 25Restoring an HQ-140-X Part 2
– This Hammarlund rig has always been a favorite …… W6WTU 27Travels with Henryk -part 5
– The niceties of Norway …… SM0JHF 31Glow Little Glo-bar
– We bet this gets You thinking …… K8IHQ 33Icom Interface Texas-style
– This mod for 706/706MKII owners has concepts everybody can use …… W5RR 35Windowsill Mount for Verticals
– For when you’re not flying the flag …… HL1/n8HI 36Techniques Time Line
– How much do you know about the evolution of construction practices? …… W6WTU 5273 Ham Radio Today Issue July 2002
You Can Build This VLF to HF Loop Receiving Antenna
– Part 1 of 3 …… K8ZOA 10Ladder Crystal Filters for NBFM
– Some tricks of the trade from the OM who literally wrote the book …… N2DCH 16Easy-build Project of the Month
– How about this prototyping bench DC PS? …… K8IHQ 20Tesla’s Champions
– Everybody should have some supporters like these …… W8AHB 24Make Your Own VHF DX!
– Need a neat club activity? …… WB9YBM 29The 21st-century Scrounger
– The end products justify the means -or something like that …… N8PTG 32Travels with Henryk -part 6
– Portuguese hospitality at its best …… SM0JHF 35What Amateur Radio Means to Me
– Do you feel the same way? …… KD5IDU 37Too Many Projects to Build
– Listen up as a solder-stupefied ham reveals how to reach this nirvanic state …… AA2JZ 55Great Gift Idea!
– Check out this LED super-system …… WB6NOA 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue August 2002
You Can Build This VLF to HF Loop Receiving Antenna
– Part 2 of 3 …… K8ZOA 10Vacuum Tubes: Romance and Reality
– A (mostly) glowing tale …… W8QYR 162 m/70 cm Quad Revisited -part 1
– Tryout this new improved update to a CQ article …… K8IHQ 19Twisted Tale: The Dial File
– Ever wonder how dials evolved? Well read this anyway …… W6WTU 23Twin for Two
– Give this home-made twin loop for 2m a try -and be surprised …… AC6XJ 30This Thing Called Wire-wrap
– Whether you refer to it as a technique a technology or just plain old-fashioned wire-wrapping is still valuable to know …… K8IHQ 32Travels with Henryk -part 7
– Hams in the Aland Islands OH0 …… SM0JHF 36Read All About It!
– Part 11 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 39The Hamfest From Hell
– Are you in this story? …… Annonymous 40The Write Stuff
– Here’s a work-at-home scheme that is no scam …… AA2JZ 4173 Ham Radio Today Issue September 2002
Amplifier Testbench Report
– Here’s a look at broadband amps that’s packed with useful insight …… K8ZOA 102m/70 cm quad Revisited -part 2
– Try out this new improved update to a CQ article (July 1999) …… K8IHQ 18General-purpose Interface Board for the ISA Bus
– A simple inexpensive alternative for interfacing resl-time home-brewed applications to the PC …… AB2LX 20Inside a Lampkin
– More secrets of deviant behavior …… W6WTU 26You Can Build This VLF to HF Loop Receiving Antenna
– Part 3 of 3 …… K8ZOA 32“CQ Lidsville CQ”
– Are you in one of these QSOs? …… 34FAIRS in Dominica
– As the saying goes it was a tough job but somebody had to do it …… KK4WW et al. 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue October 2002
IF Test Box
– A real “can”-do project …… AA2JZ 10Mobile Ham Repeater
– Isn’t it time your club had one? …… W6WTU 14Inside Today’s Kit Biz
– An interview with Marshall Emm N1FN …… KF6FJU 23Close Encounters of the 5R Kind
– Our Fearless Phil moseys out to Madagascar …… G3SWH 27What’s in a Name?
– Badge that is? A cabin fever cure-all …… AA2JZ 33Letter From the Other Side
– Re: Celebrating the bisesquicentennial of a shocking event …… K8JWR 35Saving the Fleet
– Of batteries that is …… Buchmann 36The History of Ham Radio
– Part 13- Birth of the Wouff Hong …… W9CI SK 38CPR for Your ARC
– How to revive the local club …… N8OMW 52QSL Archiving Made Easy
– A Pioneering way …… NL7ZW 5373 Ham Radio Today Issue November 2002
Your Turn for a Coil Winder
– The Gingery Universal Coil Winder can be an easy and handy addition to your bench …… K8ZOA 10Multiple CW Filters
– Here are some clear descriptions and examples of how you can set up an active audio filter …… W2GOM/7 16Automotive Battery Voltage Monitor
– Interesting to analyze simple to build …… KC5MFY 20Travels with Henryk -part 9
– CQ de Havana …… SM0JHF 22I Love My 80m Loop!
– And you will too! …… KL7JR 25No Place Like Ohm
– A little refresher on the basis for most of what we do …… W2GOM/7 28Solid State Junk Box Thermometers
– Everybody needs one of these …… W6WTU 30Going Over a Gonset G-77
– A transmitter from me old days (well 1957) gets tested and evaluated …… W6WTU 33Read All About It!
– Part 12 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 37The History of Ham Radio
– Part 14: The Hoover era comes to an end …… W9CI SK 3973 Ham Radio Today Issue December 2002
Commercial-quality Function Generator
– Will you outlive it -or vice versa? …… K8IHO 10Shedding Some Light on Dimmers
– Why not put one of these triacs to use? …… W2GOM/7 22Eager for Meager
– Try an 11m vertical on 160 …… AD1B 24Shack Switch for Foot Fetishists
– Not that it’s That kinky …… WA2OKZ 27Ashore at Sacrifice Rock!
– The saga of a masterful DXpedition …… VU2SBJ 28Hamfest Success Formula
– How to make sure your ‘fest is a success …… K9TRG 36Read All About It!
– Part 13 of good stuff from The Herman Herald …… K8JWR 5873 Ham Radio Today Issue January 2003
Build This Amazing ESR Meter
– A simple project for everybody’s shack …… K8ZOA 10K.I.S.S. Trickle Charger
– And the ABCs of battery maintenance …… K9TRG 19Experimenting with Hall-effect Sensors
– For fun and knowledge …… W6WTU 25On the Face of It A Good Idea
– How to ace those finishing touches on your home-brewed pride-and-joys …… AA2JZ 29Travels with Henryk -part 9
– The Dominican Republic where the main mode is merengue …… SM0JHF 352m FM Ham History 101
– It’s time you got your degree …… K1NUN 38To the Rescue
– A story about 2m and winches -we hope …… KE6FBO 4073 Ham Radio Today Issue February 2003
Cheap & Easy Portable HF Vertical
– Try this medium-weight sturdy neat visually pleasing fun to use …… K8MKB 10Troubleshooting Computer Power Supplies
– Rule # 1: Be careful …… W6WTU 14Build This Simple SMT Station
– Dinner and a movie? How about pizza and a project? …… AA2JZ 23How’s That Thing Really Work Anyway?
– Part 1: Receivers …… AA2JZ 25Warblemania
– and other QRP afflictions …… NY9D 27Breakdown in Cape Town
– The surprise activity on this little jaunt turns out to be not just on the air …… G3SWH 30Hamfest Survival Guide
– So that you can live to ‘fest another day …… WB9YBM 33Radio Comm in the French and Indian War
– Anything’s possible when the Military Radio Collectors Association holds its annual meet …… K0RMK 34CQ Sooner Spring
– An emergency preparedness drill that was more than OK …… NB5N & Cox 36Lifeline for Your Driftmaster
– How to stabilize a boat anchor …… W1TLZ 3973 Ham Radio Today Issue March 2003
Build Your DREAM Antenna
– As in Dual-suspension Removable Easy-to-build Amateur-radio Multiple-band 10-meter mobile antenna system …… AC3L 10All Keyed Up
– Over this neat project …… K8ZOA 14Junkbox Telephone Recording Adapter
– Caught on tape …… KC5MFY 21Meter Made
– Here’s how to recycle those VU meters in old stereos …… N2DCH 23Autobiography of Everyham -part 1
– How many times do you see yourself in this story? …… WB9YBM 26All About Electronics Frustration
– Or What to do when neighborly theory meets neighborly reality …… W6WTU 35Travels with Henryk -part 10
– Lithuania: “elementary essence of our hobby” …… SM0JHF 38Front and Center
– How to use your computer to make personalized front panels …… AA2JZ 4073 Ham Radio Today Issue April 2003
Right Fancy CPO
– A keyer from My Kid Brother …… K8MKB 10Ham’s Handy Heat Hunter
– Let this temperature probe take your shack’s temperatures …… KC5MFY 20Ozzie’s Jupi-loop
– Use an aircore balun with your Ten-tee Jupiter …… W5RK 23Ishmod Update -trams
…… 24Travels with Henryk -part 11
– Adoring the Azores….. SM0JHF 27The Interrelationship of the Coriolis Force the Helix Effect and So-called Einstein Antennas
– As usual 73 takes you right to the cutting edge of… er ..science …… WA0KKC 29Autobiography of Everyham -part 2
– How many times do you see yourself in this story? …… WB9YBM 30Hamfest Improvement 101
– How to make things better for everybody …… WB9YBM 35Pluses and Minuses of “Smart” Batteries
– We charged one of the world’s leading experts with explaining and here’s his plug …er report …… Buchmann 3773 Ham Radio Today Issue May 2003
Tunable Broadcast Band Filter
– Another great project from K8ZOA …… K8ZOA 10How to Avoid a Disaster Disaster
– And how about putting the field back in Field Day? …… WB9YBM 22Ready Set… Don’t Go?
– The time for preparation to be a meaningful participant in the next emergency situation is before the event occurs …… AA2JZ 23‘Quaker Oaths
– In 1989 the ARS came through… is it still ready? …… WA6ITF 24Ham vs. Power Outage
– Here’s a solution that will warm your heart -as well as your wife’s toes …… WA9PYH 26Travels with Henryk -part 12
– Have some Madeira m’ dear? …… SM0JHF 34How’s That Thing Really Work Anyway?
– Part 2: Transmitters …… AA2JZ 37The History of Ham Radio
– Part XV …… W9CI 3973 Ham Radio Today Issue June 2003
QRP Antenna Showdown
– What’s the best antenna to use with your QRP rig? …… K7UGQ 10Field Day 2002: Out on Our Own
– Can you spell duct tape? …… WA9PYH 14Now Hear This!
– Home-brew yourself a magnetic headphone …… N4HCJ 18Yes I Built Sixteen Log Periodic Antennas!
– Part 1: Theory and tests …… W4AEO 20Travels with Henryk -part 13
– Borneo hams strut their stuff …… SM0JHF 30Reverse Breakdown Voltage Measurement Adapter
– Build this simple project for your bench …… KC5MFY 3473’s DX Dynasty Award List
…… Staff 3873 Ham Radio Today Issue July 2003
Inside the ARRL -the REAL Story
– Show this to your ARRL Director if you want ham radio to survive …… K2QAI 10World Radiosport Team Championships -2002
– A photoreport …… SM0JHF 14Getting Back a Gertsch
– Adventures in refurbishing a Singer-gertsch FM-9 frequency/deviation meter …… W6WTU 18Yes I Built Sixteen log Periodic Antennas!
– Part 2: Assembly …… W4AEO 24Batteries to the Max!
– An expert tells us how to get the most out of ’em …… Buchmann 32A Sorry Solder Tale
– If you’re a masochist figuring out how to bulk-solder will be great fun …… WB8VGE 35Morse-by-mouth
– A unique way to master the code? …… K6KSR 39A Tale of the Tape
– (You think) …… AA2JZ 41Daddy’s Girl
– How a ham license became a ticket… to grow up …… KE3KH 42Inside the Wristlinx X2X FRS/gMRS Wristwatch Communicator
– where your ace reviewer has the time of his life …… KB1UM 2973 Ham Radio Today Issue August 2003
Clamp-on DC Ammeter
– A project suitable for ham radio? Of cores …… W6WTU 10The Ins and Outs of Parts Substitution
– Part 1: Understanding the basics …… W6WTU 18How to Check Transistors with an Ohmmeter
– Or: Let’s cheat …… W9QKC 23Two Monitors Are Better Than One
– Run tandem screens and really impress ’em …… W6PNW 25Travels with Henryk -part 14
– Do Not Pass Go(a) …… SM0JHF 26Easy Audio Tracer
– How does this project sound? …… AA2JZ 28G.I. Joe and Mr. Morse
– Try telling the military that Morse code is dead …… K7LTC 30MFJ and the CW Jedi
– An iambic beginner tries out the MFJ-564 paddle …… N3PRT 3473 Ham Radio Today Issue September 2003
Just Hang’er Up
– Clear out your closets with this fun WARC tri-band dipole …… W4DAN 10Portable Pulse Generator
– Build this pocket-size test instrument that’s useful in a wide variety of lab and service tasks …… Sellen 13Be a Caribbean HEARO
– How about a little mini-dX from the USVI?… W9CGl 1873 Repaired My TV
– Thanks73 Amateur Radio Today – Table of Contents – All Issues
