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73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1969<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Who’s Who in Amateur Radio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Celebrities in our ranks …… W8GI 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stacked Gamma Matched Turnstile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– About 10 dB on 2m omnidirectional …… WA9LPC 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VHF Vacation Special<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– 2m slot antenna made out of aluminum foil ……W2ZRX 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S-unit Attenuator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– For calibrating S-meters and antenna gain …… WA5SWD 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Beginning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Not for serious amateurs or heat patients …… K1YSD 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t Kill Your Generator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Just wound it a little maybe …… W1EZT 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working DX Without Six Elements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Persistence and sneakiness substituted for power …… K5PAC 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Short-vee Antenna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– 10-15-20m 56′ on a leg and it works …… W3FOJ 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Little Wonder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– 80-10m antenna…  Looks a lot like the Joystick …… W5ZBC 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy Tuning of the Quad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Multi-element quads can be awfully difficult …… W4AZK 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Antennascope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– An effective tool. It’s okay if you know how to use it …… VE3CEA 36<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two on Top<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– 80m vertical which tunes both ends of the band ……W6AJZ 40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring Antenna Gain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– You don’t just ask around for signal reports …… W2EEY 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QRP – A New World To Conquer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Where 1.000 watts is a full gallon …… W6TYP 46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report on The Galaxy 550<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Great new transceiver…Read all about it …… W6AJZ 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeding & Tuning Three-band Quad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Boomless quad novel approach. etc …… WA4VWY 52<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Patch or Not to Patch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Here’s the latest news on patching …… W5LHG 56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direct-reading SWR Indicator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Tired of switching back and forth? Lazibones …… K3WRW 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asymmetrically Feeding Long Wires<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Strange things happen when you move the feed around …… W2EEY 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tests the James Research Units<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– And finds them outstanding and mild …… WlEMV 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compressed Vertical for 160<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– If you have room for a 120′ tower pass this by …… W6FPO 70<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class A Transistor Amplifier Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Seven steps to total and complete success. Probably …… WA5SWD 72<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$4.98 Novice Special<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Why spend more for a nice 15m antenna? Why not? …… WA7CSK 74<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Fly Your Kite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Simple 160m antenna for Field Day or expeditions …… E14R 77<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Search of a Better Angle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Angle-of-radiation is of critical importance. Read …… K9YOE 78<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FSK Exciter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Another bone for the RTTY fiends …… W4LLR 84<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telephone Beeper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Handy gadget for the new phone patch laws ……W6BLZ 88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KW Dummy Load Cheap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Start using this instead of your antenna …… WB2PTU 92<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mini-bomb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Another of his little 10 kW linear amplifiers almost …… W0SKY 94<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DX From DL Land<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– What’s it’s like over on that end …… DL4BR 96<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phonetics for the Pileups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– How to get your call letters through the mess …… KH6IJ 98<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extra Class License Course<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Part 4 of the Extra Class Study Course. Learn ….. Staff 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economy Chronometer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Some hams are pretty doggone cheap …… W0EDO 118<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×150 Socket<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Another shortcut for the cheapskate ham …… WA3AQS 120<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All-band Curtain Array<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– 160-10m and only 112 feet long …… VK4SS 122<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Tune a Circuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Figuring capacitance and parallel capacitance …… K5LLI 123<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile Antenna for Vacation USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Not much trouble and works slickeydoo …… WB2WYO 130<\/p>\n\n\n