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73 Amateur Radio Today – March 1984<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

In Search of the Shuttle: Fun Frustration Fatigue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– From Maine to Hawaii our special correspondents gave W5LFL their best shots. Thank them …… W5LFL 10
W5LFL report Burbank California ….. K6DUE 10
W5LFL Contacts …… ARRL 11
W5LFL report Saugus California …… WA61TF 12
W5LFL report Westbrook Maine …… KlEFZ 14
W5LFL report Nashua New Hampshire …… WB1BRE 16
W5LFL report Lansing New York …… KO2X 20
W5LFL report Jacksonville Florida ……N4UF 22
W5LFL report Stone Mountain Georgia …… KA4AKQ 21
W5LFL report Tucker Georgia …… K4LDR 28
W5LFL report Dallas Texas …… KD5JO 28
W5LFL report Texas City Texas …… WB5ASA 30
W5LFL report Dayton Ohio …… WB8IFM 31
W5LFL report Stevensville Michigan …… KC8JX 34
W5LFL report Bloomfield . Indiana …… W9HD 36
W5LFL report St. Charles Illinois …… WD9G1G 31
W5LFL report Wheaton Illinois …… KO9G 38
W5LFL report Buena Vista Colorado …… W8FK 40
W5LFL report Encino California …… KB6WT KD6VG 42
W5LFL report Portland Oregon…… KZ7T 45
W5LFL report Portland Oregon …… N7AXC 49
W5LFL report Anchorage Alaska …… KL7FKO 50
W5LFL report Hilo Hawaii …… KH6B 52
W5LFL report Kaneohe Hawaii …… KH6HHM 52
W5LFL report Some Final Thoughts …… WA6ITF 53<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switch Tricks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Ever had trouble setting up switching? No more. The Minnetonka Master makes it easy …… KA0QSC 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LED’s You Have Never Seen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– What are these little lights? What do they do? This is the book …… W5LFM 58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take the Two-tone Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Does your transmitter put out a clean signal? Build this two-tone audio generator and find out …… W8DCC 84<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build the NASA Beeper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Space-wise communicators use this device for one good reason: clarity …… KQ4G 88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sky Power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– If you’re a meteor-shower expert don’t read this. Otherwise learn …… WB4CHZ 90<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wet Battery Quiz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– And you thought you knew it all …… VE3AZX 92<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Antenna Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– This Timex\/sinclair program goes to great lengths …… AD1B 96<\/p>\n\n\n