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73 Amateur Radio Today – August 1966<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

More Power on Six<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Drive this linear with your AM or SSB exciter …… WA9JGU 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Dandy Mixer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– A very simple yet useful test instrument …… W2DXH 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Poor Man’s 220 Transmitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– It puts out half a watt; good for local work …… WB2EGZ 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Solid-state 2m Transmitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– With very inexpensive transistors …… VE2DG 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mini Monitor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Every ham should have one …… W3UZN 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audio Test Amplifier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– This is very useful too …… W9SEK 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chicken Method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– But aren’t we all chicken? …. K4ZZV 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Tubeless VFO for VHF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– An old idea but a good one …… W1DFS 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Toroidal Multi-band Tuner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– MBT’s have hundreds of uses …… W6SFM 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Perfect Squelch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Very simple tone-control squelch …… W5VCE 36<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Digital Readout VFO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– It’s linear within 2 kHz and designed for 5-5.5 MHz …… WA9AXX 38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 50 kHz Calibrator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Fine for those old surplus receivers …… W6GXN 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junk Box Pre-amplifier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Perk up your old receiver at no cost …… WA4ZQO 46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Heath SB-100<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Heath’s new HF transceiver works very well …… K2EQB 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-frequency Power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Don’t throw away that 400 Hz generator! …… WA6NlL 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech Schools for Ham Training?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– They’re good for commercial training too …… W0RA 58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knight TR-106 and V-107<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Knight’s new 6m transceiver and VFO make a nice pair …… WA1CCH 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Curtain Going Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Why not use a Bruce curtain and work more DX? …… W2EEY 66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Look at the Like-New Circuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– A few changes make this good circuit even better …… W2DXH 72<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gus: Part 14<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Gus goes to Aldabra and around the U.S.A …… W4BPD 76<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coaxial Connector Handbook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Part two of WA6BSO’s series on coaxial systems discusses the types and uses of coax fittings …… WA6BSO 93<\/p>\n\n\n