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73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1976<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Build a Weird 2 Band Mobile Antenna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– fantastic parking lot car locater …… W6AAQ 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build a Counter for Your Receiver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– updating receiver fun …… WA3YGJ 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do You Use ICs?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– part II …… WA2SUT\/nNN0ZVB 38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QRP Fun on 40 and 80<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– have a real ball with just 5 Watts! …… K5JRN 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hybrid Quad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– has low windload expense hassle …… WB8VCS 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency Detector for Your Counter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– sounds alarm when set frequency occurs …… W2AOO 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programmable CW ID Unit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– for RTTY repeaters mobile etc …… WA6JMM 52<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New IC for the Counter Culture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– simpler counters with less used power …… W4CUG 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is My Rig Working or Not?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– build an effective radiated field meter and know! …… K8VIR 56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quickie Collinears for 15 and 10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– satisfaction guaranteed …… K8ANG 58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

500 MHz Scaler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– PC boards are available …… K2OAW 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build a Super Standard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– goes right down to 1 Hz …… WA7VVC 66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Incredible Lambda Diode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– you can even make it yourself! …… WB5DEP 70<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanical RTTY Buffer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– using a tape punch and a clock …… K5UAR 74<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have You Used a Triac Yet?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– nifty solid state ac relay gadget …… WB9JSE 76<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another CW Keyboard Keyer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– CMOSed for ultra low power consumption …… WA9VGS 78<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RTTY\/uP Flexibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Baudot \/ ASCII serial\/parallel I\/o …… Roloff 96<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blowtorch Your ICs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– a bonus from computer surplus …… VE3FEZ 101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Interface a Clock Chip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Baudot BCD or ASCII conversion …… G8KWR\/dC0GK 102<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey Look What My Daddy Built!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– six TV game chip can make you a hero …… Ciarcia 104<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A TTL Tester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– great for unmarked bargain ICs …… WA9VFG 110<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Check Memory Boards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– use this simple program …… VE3DWC 114<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Ham Programmer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– making those confounded uPs work …… W2HBY 118<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Soft Art of Programming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– getting started with BASIC …… Didday 124<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BASIC? What’s That?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– the basics of BASIC …… WA1GFJ 128<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is It the Band or My Receiver?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– the microvolter will tell! …… Staff 132<\/p>\n\n\n