{"id":4138,"date":"2020-07-05T14:19:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-april-1986\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"73-amateur-radio-today-april-1986","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-april-1986\/","title":{"rendered":"73 Amateur Radio Today – April 1986"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

73 Amateur Radio Today – April 1986<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The Dayton Hamvention ’86<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– The center of the ham radio universe …… WA4BPI 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Bridge Over Troubled Antenna Tuning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Is your antenna less than ideal? Put more fire in the wire …… W3MT 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stretch the GP Antenna to the Max<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– This the simplest of all antennas has much to recommend it …… GW3SB\/g3SB 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Care and Feeding of a Curved Linear Array Antenna System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– For low cost very low maintenance yet acceptable performance try this antenna system for use in high-frequency amateur radio operations …… N6BIS 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stacked Vee-beam Arrays<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– If 15 meters sounds dead you’re not using the right antenna! …… W6TYH 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Match Maker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Everyone knows that antennas and transmitters should “match.” But what exactly is that? And how is it achieved? Here are the answers …… VE3LMP 38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antennas Should Be Heard Not Seen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Ham radio meets interior decorating! KC3HW’s 2m J-pole wins the prize for unobtrusiveness …… KC3HW 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Connoisseur’s Microwave Converter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Brent Harry set out to build not the cheapest but the best downconverter possible. Serious microwave enthusiasts will thank him …… Harry 45<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get With the Program and Speed Up Your Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Here’s your opportunity to increase your code speed without QRM QRN or QSB! …… KA2QOU 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Potabilities Are Endless!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Dunk your next project into icky goo and discover why potting a circuit is even more fun than building it …… KA7AWD 57<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Basics of Computer CW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Here’s a twist: W9ODK preprocesses Morse to make life easier for his VIC-20. The result? A Basic program that copies code from 5 to 50 words per minute …… W9ODK 59<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terminal Teletype<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– The last RTTY program you’ll ever write for your H-89 …… W3RWU 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malley’s Manchester Monitor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Listen in on the world’s finest conversationalist-you! …… K1NYK 66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy Digital Circuit Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Learn the basics of Boolean algebra while you design an electronic keyer. Then use K5VKQ’s techniques to give your project a “software smoke test” …… K5VKQ 68<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock Solid Rf<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Get pinpoint precision with this PLL-based frequency synthesizer …… Ociepka 74<\/p>\n\n\n