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73 Amateur Radio Today – March 1961 Issue<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Issue Contents:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Translating Technical Journals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– You’ll read this one to anyone who will listen …… K5JKX\/6 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transistorized Grid Dip Oscillator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Severing the AC umbilical cord with a transistor …… W3KET 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curing Ignition Interference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Step-by-step assassination of the noisy car gremlins …… W8UCG 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superregenrative Receivers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Ten rules for getting good results from a super-regen illustrated …… W5WGF 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decreasing Debugging Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– How to get things back east when they go west.. In a hurry …… K5JKX\/6 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Loaded Whip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Why not make your own mobile whip? …… W2IHW 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CW Transmission with Teletype Equipment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Simple conversion of RTTY or that hated CW identification by TT tape …… Pafenberg 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Band Antenna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– You’ve been waiting for someone to adapt that Log Periodic Antenna …… K5JKX\/6 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double Your Power Supply Voltage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Not difficult with a couple silicon rectifiers …… W4API 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impedances of Surplus Equipment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Input and output impedances for most popular surplus gear ….. Pafenberg 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patch Patch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Quick method of hooking your phone patch in and out of the telephone line …… K2DHA 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

432 MHz Transistorized Converter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Good night! How high will they go with transistors? Crystal controlled too …… W3HIX 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Meter Transmitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Slight modification of the 6M rig from October issue of 73 …… K8NIC\/5 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squawk Box<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Transistorized loudspeaker amplifier …… K5JKX\/6 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up Front<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Rather thorough look at receiver front ends our big technical article …… Staff 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t Bug Me Dad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Our cover artist also writes. Instructions for new bug owners …… W6NKE 38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varicap Tuning Device<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Helps the blind ham to tune up his rig… Or anyone else for that matter …… W7CSD 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noise Clipper Semiconductor Style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Tiny clipper for insertion in car radios including transistor sets …… W2IHW 43<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working 80 Meter Phone DX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– WAC in one night when you know where to listen …… W1FRR 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DC Transistorized Meter Amplifier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Get amazing sensitivity out of normal meters with this amplifier …… K6EAW 46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motorola Test Set<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Ham-banding the old Motorola mobile transceivers is popular this helps …… W9HKA 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Propagation Charts for March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– What time to where when…probably …… K2IGY 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Names Sines and Handles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Why “YB” calls himself “YB” …… W7OE 56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save Learn Have Fun<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– It really is cheaper to build than buy …… W8VVD 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To File Your QSO’s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– More ideas on card files for contacts …… OH2YV 68<\/p>\n\n\n