{"id":4204,"date":"2020-07-05T14:19:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; October 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; October 1981<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue Contents:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contesting from VP5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; the other end of the pileup and how to get there &#8230;&#8230; WB8BTH 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Profile: Ted Gamlin A Contester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;&#8230; KA1D 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review: The Kenwood TS-530s HF Transceiver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; sophisticated performance at a not-so-sophisticated price &#8230;&#8230; KA1LR 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Folded Unipole for 160<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Top-banders take notice! Here&#8217;s a top-loaded radiator with the government&#8217;s seal of approval &#8230;&#8230; WB6ZYK 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review: The VIZ WD-747 Digital Multirneter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; low cost plus high performance equals success &#8230;&#8230; WA4PYQ 36<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Winning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; days in the life of a contester &#8230;&#8230; WA3FUV 40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review: The GU-1820 Ac Generator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; 100 pounds of portable power from Heath &#8230;&#8230; AC9V\/1 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Radio Rehab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; how ham radio helps young offenders &#8230;&#8230; WA6VIP 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heath&#8217;s HA-202 Goes to 220 MHz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; power up with this simple mod &#8230;&#8230; WA5VJB 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review: The Mirage B1016 Two-meter Linear Amplifier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; for those times when you have to be heard &#8230;&#8230; KA1LR 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Punch for the Hot Water 101<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;&#8230; K5SE 52<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review: Gunnplexer Cookbook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;&#8230; N8RK 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Green Gallon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; an HW-101 look-alike (except for those four 811As) &#8230;&#8230; W3BYM 56<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Controlled Chaos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; getting the most out of state QSO parties &#8230;&#8230; W2XQ 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review: The General Electric Programmable Clock Radio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; sweet dreams for the broadcast DXer &#8230;&#8230; W8FX 66<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Propagation Prophecy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; you too can calculate the MUF &#8230;&#8230; AK0Q 70<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keyer Magic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; unravel the mystery of TTL circuits &#8230;&#8230; N5DY 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Contest Cookbook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; basic strategy and tactics &#8230;&#8230; N6OP 92<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The $50 Sweeper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; build this audio function generator and sweep your troubles away &#8230;&#8230; K3LF 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Horizons for the HW-8 Transceiver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; a dandy mod to expand frequency coverage &#8230;&#8230; W1PQ 112<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Frequencies for the IC-2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; for MARS members only &#8230;&#8230; KS4B\/nNN0BKS 113<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Digital Defender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; computerized ham shack security &#8230;&#8230; W7CRY 116<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diode Doctor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; the P-N diagnoses &#8230;&#8230; N1II 131<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Profile: Lloyd and Iris Colvin The DXpeditioners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;&#8230; KA1D 132<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ringo Ranger Redux<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; add those radials for better performance &#8230;&#8230; W1HHF 137<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-19146\"><iframe id=\"wppdf-emb-iframe-19146\" scrolling=\"no\" data-pdf-index=\"2\" class=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen\" style=\"border: none; width:100%; max-width: 100%; min-height: 1000px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com?pdfID=19146&#038;url=%2F%3Fpdfemb-serveurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.snapwhole.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252Fsecurepdfs%252Fdd50%252Fham1pdfs%252F73-10_October_1981.pdf%26pdfemb-nonce%3D27e2487d82&#038;index=2\" ><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; October 1981<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><d3><a  style=\"color:Tomato;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-magazine\/\">Return to 73 Amateur Radio Today Index<\/a><\/d3><\/center><br><br>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_4204\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4204\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; October 1981 Issue Contents: Contesting from VP5 &#8211; the other end of the pileup and how to get there &#8230;&#8230; WB8BTH 12 In Profile: Ted Gamlin A Contester &#8230;&#8230; KA1D 18 Review: The Kenwood TS-530s HF Transceiver &#8211; sophisticated performance at a not-so-sophisticated price &#8230;&#8230; KA1LR 26 Folded Unipole for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_4204\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4204\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":529,"today_views":2},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981 - SnapWhole.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981 - SnapWhole.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SnapWhole.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-17T01:05:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/\",\"name\":\"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981 - SnapWhole.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-05T14:19:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-17T01:05:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; October 1981\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/\",\"name\":\"SnapWhole.com\",\"description\":\"Your Cool Refreshing Eclectic Destination\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Snapwhole\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/radioactive.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/radioactive.jpg\",\"width\":282,\"height\":268,\"caption\":\"Snapwhole\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981 - SnapWhole.com","description":"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981 - SnapWhole.com","og_description":"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981","og_url":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/","og_site_name":"SnapWhole.com","article_modified_time":"2023-01-17T01:05:10+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/","url":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/","name":"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981 - SnapWhole.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-07-05T14:19:18+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10+00:00","description":"73 Amateur Radio Today - October 1981","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/73-amateur-radio-today-october-1981\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"73 Amateur Radio Today &#8211; October 1981"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/","name":"SnapWhole.com","description":"Your Cool Refreshing Eclectic Destination","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#organization","name":"Snapwhole","url":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/radioactive.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/radioactive.jpg","width":282,"height":268,"caption":"Snapwhole"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4204"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46721,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4204\/revisions\/46721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}