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73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1980<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Home-brew Rf Impedance Bridge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– indispensable tool for antenna fans …… WB6BIH 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rotary Beam for 10 or 15: the LB-2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– eliminates nasty matching problems …… W6TYH 36<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 20-meter Double Bobtail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

…… W8HXR 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple Switcher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– a remote antenna switch with no control wires …… WB5SFB 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taming the Monster Quad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– a four-element blockbuster you can build …… WA4JQS 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Cheapskates Only: A No-frills Tilt-over<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– requires a friend with a welding rig …… W9YFG 52<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VHF Signal Diffraction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– why the highest antenna may not be the best …… W5GFE 56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wear Your Halo with Style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Mork would love it …… W9NMX 58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curtain Raiser<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– simple Sterba curtain antennas …… W2JTP 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Needs a Rotator?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– how to do without …… W8HXR 61<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Tri-bander for the Attic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– work 10 20 and 40 with this compact antenna …… W4UCH 62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hurricane!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– when David ravaged Dominica hams were at their best …… 8P6KX\/9Y4JW 68<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A “Short-Yard” Antenna for 40\/75<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– fits where others won’t …… W9CRC 78<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antenna Fans: Try The Skeleton Slot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– an improved driven element for VHF\/uHF …… Staff 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Capacitive Coaxial Ground Wire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– could this be the end of TVI? …… DA1TM\/wD9HBB 82<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stick ‘Em Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– install this 2m Bi-loop anywhere …… W82MYT 83<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old Fishermen Never Die<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– they just learn to raise dipoles …… WA4LLE 84<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breakthrough! A Computerized Antenna Rotator!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– KIM-l can do! …… K3LF WB3CTZ 86<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antenna Engineer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– predict performance of phased arrays with a TRS-80 …… K8UR 96<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SWTP\/h14 Get-together<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– a driver routine for the Heathkit line printer …… WA8GTG 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hustler Minibeam: the Mobileer’s Secret Weapon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– two-el beam fits in your trunk …… K4TWJ 104<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pope Comes to the Cornfields<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– and Iowa amateurs provide the communications …… WD0AKB AK0Q 108<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confused About Phased Arrays?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– educate yourself with this simple model …… W5JJ 118<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Beam for Less than a Buck<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– have a ball for eighty cents …… KA8CGE 122<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The California Crank-up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– most convenient mast around …… W6WDF 131<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beachside 2-meter Beam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– stands up to salt spray …… K1QPS 132<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double Duty Mag-mount Antenna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– it’s a portable GP too …… K4IQJ 134<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 40-meter Quad for $20<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– assuming you own two towers …… WA4JQS 136<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Dirt-cheap Tower Base<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– you can take it with you …… WA5TDT 138<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tri-band Dual Delta<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– here’s an attic antenna that works …… WB6MMV\/7 146<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try a Fox and Hare Special<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– antenna for DF operations …… SV0WX 148<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IC Outener<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– remove soldered-in chips …… WA4WDL WB4LJM 150<\/p>\n\n\n