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73 Amateur Radio Today – April 1984<\/mark> Issue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Doing It At Dayton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– This unofficial Hamvention handbook helps attendees and dreamers alike …… WA4BPI 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me and My Stupid Old PMOS Converter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– At last there’s an easy way to get -12V from a +5-v power supply. Who said “trial and error”? …… WB1HKU\/6 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch That Signal!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

-haul out your old oscilloscope and turn it into a signal monitor. The conversion is easy and the price is right …… W4RNL 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Design: How to Interface ICs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Connect ICs to the outside world with these hints from the author of “Digital Basics” …… K4IPV 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emulate an EPROM Elephant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– The portable RAM-faker never forgets. Well hardly ever …… McCarthy 40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crystal Microwave<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– “Easedropping” on this part of the spectrum is up to you. Here is a simple way to start …… WA4WDL 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take A Trip to Europe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– These tips from the world’s top SWL make it possible …… Peterson 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four Bands One Whip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Quadruple your mobile operating pleasure please but don’t blame us …… K3OF 56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Conlog Solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– What’s the key to winning contests? Put an Atari and this program at the helm of your station and find out …… N5ATD 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ishmod’s Journal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– What happened in 1963 finally surfaced in 1983. Was he a fool? …… Whipple 64<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Terminal Terminal Unit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Build this variable-shift TU. Its performance will knock you dead …… K3PUR 70<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheeling and Dealing with Preamps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– For a switch from the remote hills of West Virginia comes a great antenna idea …… W8PMS 84<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Have a Sunny Field Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– When Michigan hams turned to solar power they got more than they bargained for. Does success mean anything? …… W8YZ 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Painless OP-amp Filter Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Custom applications can be easy. Just follow this step-by-step guide to a perfect op-amp filter …… W4RNL 102<\/p>\n\n\n