{"id":2261,"date":"2020-07-03T21:12:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T21:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-september-1962\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"73-amateur-radio-today-september-1962","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-september-1962\/","title":{"rendered":"73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1962"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1962<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Synchronous Detection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– A breakthrough article reading signals 40 dB down in the noise …… K2TKN 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73 Tests the Maverick Filter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Really picks off those six meter Indians …… WA2INM 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s a Vidicon?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– It is the amateur’s answer to live TV …… W2RWJ 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twin-cavity Two Meter Filter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– It’s what’s up front that counts. A thinking man’s filter …… W3TUZ 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasures From the Junk Yard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Car radios can be easily converted to 110 VAC …… W5VOH 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low-current Sliding Bias Modulator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– 40 watt transistor modulator …… VE7QL 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How’s My What?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Ken has a good answer for our June article on “How’s Your Ham Image?” …… W7IDF 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western Ham<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Sense of humor test. 10 points if tears come to your eyes …… Rodgers 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improved Grounded Grid Operation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– How to make your exciter load into the final about the same as into an antenna …… W6JAT 34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rate-of-change Limiter Revisited<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Using crystal diodes in the noise limiter from the April 1961 issue of 73 …… K5JKX 36<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quad Mode Monitor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Part 2. All band supermagnificent home built receiver …… W9DUT 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73 Tests the Waters Universal Hybrid Coupler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– A very compelling article. You’ll probably be coupling after you read this …… K2CM 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

– W6AM complained that we left these out last month. Bet you never noticed …… K2IGY 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Break-in Keying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– You can get along without it but there is nothing like it …… W4MLE 64<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Frequency Response Argument<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– It’s what’s on top that counts. Keep the highs high …… W5SUC 68<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keying Surplus Transmitters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Getting some code speed out of old relay controlled surplus rigs …… W4WKM 76<\/p>\n\n\n