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1997 ANNUAL INDEX Subject/Article Description Author Issue/Pg. Antennas 2m Self-Supporting Delta Loop For apartment dwellers AD1B Affordable Antenna Project for APRS Build an external antenna for GPS N7ZEV Antenna Construction for VHF/UHF Above & Beyond WB6IGP Antenna? What Antenna? Stealth antenna farm KB4ZGC A 500-Foot Antenna? Kite-supported longwire KD3VR Build a Half-Square DX Antenna As simple as they come KG8AN Calibrated Hula Hoop Keep radiation within FCC limits W6YBT Distributed Capacity Folded Loop Truck ceiling-mount antenna W6NBC El Cheapo The forgotten collinear 4X1MK Hentenna Footnotes Modeling with EZNEC AD1B Home-brew Yagis for Amateur Television Easy to build N5EM How To Design Your Own HF Antenna No excuses after this VA3ACK Limited Space Antenna Short of real estate? HLOBK/K2KSY Multi-Band Remotely-Tunable Inverted L Antenna WB2CQM Our Friend Pythagoras Installation NOBLX Phased Trapped Verticals for HF Simple ideas, simple to build KD7FY Rocket Video Video beyond the speed of sound KC5AWJ Small Loop Design for HF QRP A practical approach WV8R Table Topper 160-Meter Loop Compact, low-noise, effective G2BZQ The ABCs of HF Antennas Beginning hams, take heart! NZ9E The California Phased Array Easy to build, easy to use W7DE The “Cobra” Antenna More bite than the “Rattlesnake” W4JOH The Insta-Flex 2 Meter Yagi Beam At home in awkward places KB7WOS The Killer Beam “Some” assembly? W3UWH The Topbander Ant. tuner for 160m WsND Top-Fed, Out-of-Phase, Phased Verticals TOP antenna KONM Trees Are for the Birds PVC—the ham’s secret weapon NOBLX ATV, FSTV, SSTV, Video Antennas for Amateur Television, Part 1 Overview of the most useful KONM Antennas for Amateur Television, Part 2 Overview of the most useful KONM ATV California balloonin’ WB8ELK ATV HALO experiment WB8ELK ATV The Rockoon WB8ELK ATV is Here to Stay! Getting started W5ACM C-Band Low Noise Amplifier Use discarded satellite parts WD5BQN Communications & Live ATV Via Outer Space Real-life use of ham satellites W8ZCF, WONTP Home-brew Yagis for Amateur Television Easy to build N5EM How to See What You Hear Warning! This is easy KC5ODM Tiny Power Big little switcher for ATV, etc. KC50DM Video Titlers for ATV If you’re serious N5JXO Video Transmitter Delta: three bands, one design KC5AWJ Circuits Antenna Tuners Do we really need them? Elegant Rotating—Revisited Beam-aiming circuit Is Your Mixer Circuit Mixing Like It Should? Test it to find out Oscillator Basics, Part 1 Things every ham should know QRP Power contro! module Quick QSKer A “full break-in” controller The Topbander Ant. tuner for 160m Columns Ask Kaboom Still more stress KB1UM JAN 46 Ask Kaboom More video recording KB1UM JUL 75 Ask Kaboom More video technology KBiUM SEP 51 73 Amateur Radio Today « January 1998 41 Ask Kaboom RF transmitting circuits Ask Kaboom ‘ More transmitters Carr’s Corner RadioScience Observing Ham to Ham Adjustable ant., paper, cable Ham to Ham Virus protect, equalizing resistors Ham to Ham Stud mounting, heat buildup Ham to Ham Test signal, varicaps Ham to Ham AA cells, cleaning pots Ham to Ham : Computer power supplies Ham to Ham Multimedia amplifiers Ham to Ham Mysterious capacitor, RS-12 sat. Ham to Ham Liqd Nails™, RS-12 sat., X-Acto™ Ham to Ham Power, mobile antennas Ham to Ham LEDs, j-pole Ham to Ham Short circuit finder Construction A Baycom-Style HF PSK Modem Build a packet modem from scratch VK4AOC,VK4TN NOV 46 A Flexible Keyer A weekend of investment W2GOM/7 JAN 17 A Full-Time Space Shuttle Monitoring Station Carrier-operated relay featured K4DRF MAR 51 Antenna Tuners Do we really need them? W6YBT FER 21 Are You Ready to Recharge? bq2903 charger chip N4UAU MAR 40 A Well-Regulated Power Adapter Add some stability N8PTG JAN 69 An Enhanced Automatic Voltage Controller © Make this project even more useful N4UAU JAN 42 Board Creation Tips Seven steps to beautiful PC boards KC5AWJ AUG 38 Build an Audio Multiplexer For your frequency counter KB8xXI MAY 10 Build a Colloidal Silver Generator Antibiotic substance WA8YKN APR 21 Build the Bioelectrifier Reprint plus update WA8YKN MAY 13 Build the Mag-Glass Through-glass magnetic mount AH2AR/5 JUN 21 Build the Turbo Digi-Sniffer Digital field-strength meter AH2AR/5 FEB 26 Build This Receiver Preamplifier Use almost anything for an ant. W9QHV JAN 26 Colby’s Do Something Box A great gift gadget for kids W7RXV NOV 31 Electronic Construction A to Z Part 1 Everything about building stuff AA@XI/VK5FN NOV 21 Electronic Construction A to Z Part 2 Everything about building stuff AAOXI/VK5FN DEC 31 Elegant Rotating—Revisited Beam-aiming circuit W6ZZB Fee 17 Home-Brew Transistor/Diode Tester Not just blinking lights Bowman MAY 69 Is Your Mixer Circuit Mixing Like It Should? _ Test circuits N2DCH MAY 44 Make a Ten-to-One Probe Easier troubleshooting AD4UA JUN 67 Negative Resistance RF Preselector Soup up that old superhet W2GOM/7 AUG 21 NiCd Health Maintenance System Get maximum life out of NiCds N4UAU JUN 35 Power Monitor/Distribution Panel Early warning system KB4ZGC/W4LJD APR 44 RF Voltage and Power Meter Easy-to-build instrument WI5W NOV 67 The Hale-Bopp Comet... Build the Cosmic Crystal Set WA8YKN APR 10 The ScopeMixer Ham radio systems integration N6GKC JAN 10 The Topbander Ant. tuner for 160m W8sND FEB 23 Trees Are for the Birds PVC—the ham’s secret weapon N@BLX OCT 31 CW, Code ARRL Code Survey Should code be kept ...? AC5HU MAR 35 Finding His Voice Hospitalized dad uses CW Sanders,KB6MTV JUL 45 Frequency and CW CQs Zero-beat your transmitter W6BNB AUG 71 Keys to Days Gone By Keyer collection Seay AUG 76 Let's Keep CW Alive! It’s distinctive, useful, fun WF6P JUL 81 Let Your Fingers Do the Talking ... OF, Wire you smiling? WF6P DEC 67 Limit Morse Code Testing to 5 WPM For any class license KB7PNQ APR 36 Digital Modes The Digital Port Connect to the local BBS The Digital Port Windows 95™ comm port problem The Digital Port TNC Commands The Digital Port BayPac™ BP-2M multimode The Digital Port SV2AWG Freeware DX Build a Half-Square DX Antenna As simple as they come 42 73 Amateur Radio Today * January 1998 Carr’s Corner Digging DX Out of the Noise K4IPV DXing 10m FM From Perth Sunspots are rising VK6PRO Mini-Grid DXpedition to FM13 Sand, sun, and surf KB4NVD Editorials Never Say Die Resolutions, ham band loss W2NSD/1 Never Say Die “The Weather Here ...” W2NSD/1 Never Say Die School Finally Reinvented W2NSD/1 Never Say Die The Handwriting W2NSD/1 Never Say Die 220 Pffft? W2NSD/1 Never Say Die Bio News, FCC Swat Teams W2NSD/1 Never Say Die NASA Confirms Cold Fusion W2NSD/1 Never Say Die 75th birthday recap W2NSD/1 Never Say Die Happy Birthday 73!, Med Update W2NSD/1 Never Say Die Addiction; Doctors; Fluorides W2NSD/1 Never Say Die The End Is Near; Take the Express W2NSD/1 Never Say Die The Magnet Motor WeNSD/1 Education Hams With Class The Keys to Success WB2MGP Hams With Class Blast off with exciting activities WB2MGP Hams With Class Visiting Local Schools WB2MGP Hams With Class Space Covers WB2MGP Hams With Class Food for thought WB2MGP Hams With Class NASA helps teach science WB2MGP Hams With Class Multi-cultural projects WB2MGP Hams With Class Dayton Youth Forum ’97 WB2MGP Hams With Class Dayton HamVention ’97 WB2MGP Hams With Class Riding the airwaves at camp WB2MGP Hams With Class Where Are They Now? WB2MGP Help for College-Bound Hams Amateur radio scholarships N8PGI Readin’, Writin’, and Robotin’ FIRST competition for high schools N8KDD General Interest 10 Meters Lives! Don’t let sunspots fool you AD5X 1996 Annual Index In full glory Staff A Hamfest Computer Shopping Guide You can computerize N3JSU Emergency Communications The only salvation for ham radio? WB9MZL Explorers, Adventurers, and _<perts How would you rule on this? KB9FO Ham Vacation 6 weeks through Yugoslavia WB2AQC Horsetrading on the Ham Bands On-the-air buying, selling, swapping WB2CQM Holiday of a Lifetime Hamming on the go G3LDI How to Build a Great Ham Club Good advice from the PR master W2NSD/1 Kindergarten, a 2-Wheeler, & a Ham License Chandra’s license test N@BLX/KBOYXB Music from the Past Memories of a silent key K9AZG My Strange QSO Mysterious voices NZ9E Optimizing the Hamfest Experience How to make the most of it WB2CQM Quartz Crystals Overview W6WTU Remembering !van’s “Woodpecker” Or was it? A.N.Onymous SOS ... SOS ... Titanic! Radio op’s courage still inspires Garcia Still a Great Hobby Are you a ham yet? WF6P The Atlantic Cable Historical K8KWD The New Emergency Alert System Don’t tune out that emergency test WD8DAS The Quest for the Ideal QTH New Jersey paradise K2FZ The Silent Killer Voltage anomalies are very real NZ9E The Telegraph Little device changed world K8KWD We Joined the North Pole Network! Radio ho ho! AA@OF Where’s the Manual? Track down those vintage gems K4JRB High Frequency On the Go HF mobile KE8YN/5 OCT 56 On the Go Mobile HF Operations KE8YN/5 NOV 61 73 Amateur Radio Today * January 1998 43 Phased Trapped Verticals for HF Simple ideas, simple to build Small Loop Design for HF QRP A practical approach The ABCs of HF Antennas Beginning hams, take heart! Interference Negative Resistance RF Preselector Soup up that old superhet W2GOM/7 Mobile Amateur Radio Maritime Mobile Nets Staying in touch ... on the briny WF6P A Retiree’s HF Mobile Installation This style not hard to take K2FZ At Sea About Marine Mobile Operation? ... Sailor, you need your radio! XF1/KB6ASH On the Go High fashion for hams KE8YN/5 On the Go Emergency operations KE8YN/5 On the Go Effective Communications KE8YN/5 On the Go Ultra-basic mobile operations KE8YN/5 On the Go Back to school hamming KE8YN/5 On the Go Mobile HF operations KE8YN/5 On the Go Planning, training KE8YN/5 Modifications Add a Microphone Preamp Low-cost speech processing AD5X An 8088 Clock Upgrade Recycle that old computer board Davis, W7RXV Maximize Your Xcvr’s Tuning Range Computer control for Ramsey rigs WD8BNR Simple Mods for Ramsey FX Xcvr Kit Customize it! NO@BLX New Products (by manufacturer) A&M Distribution Crystal-Disc™ acrylic film for CDs Staff Alinco DX-70TH All Mode Transceiver. Staff American Reliance, Inc. SPS series switch-mode pwr. sup. Staff ARRL Antenna Compendium, Vol. 5 Staff ARRL ARRL Handbook CD-ROM Staff ARRL DXing on the Edge ... K1ZM Bytemark Corp. Amidon Tech. Spec. On-Line Ret. Staff CCTV Corp. BC-865C Eyeball Spyball Staff CCTV Corp. GBC CW-350 mini camera Staff CCTV Corp. SD-865C Colorsentry™ Staff CES Wireless Technologies Corp. RM-20 Repeater Maker Plus™ Staff Clearview Instruments Stereoscopic Microscope Staff Contact East Catalog supplement Staff Contact Easi Spring supplement catalog Staff Cubex Antenna Mantis 40 meter antennas Staff Cutting Edge Enterprises Powerport 149 Staff Debco Electronics Electronic Experimenter’s Journal Staff Doppler Systems 6100 Series mobile DF systems Staff Dynamic Electronics, Inc. DP-1, DP-2 Multiband Dipoles Staff Electronic Specialists PDS-11 Modem Protection system Staff Far Outlet Far Outlet™ 110 volt power supply Staff Futuretech The Futuretech Sourcebook Ball Galaxis USA Ltd. Future 1 Planar Satellite Antenna Staff Hamtronics, Inc. CWID-2 module Staff Hamtronics, Inc. TD-4 Selective Calling Module Staff Hi-Res Communications Collins Video Library Staff ICOM America, Inc. IC-821H All-Mode transceiver Staff ICOM, Inc. IC-W32A and IC-W32E Hand Held Staff Kenwood TM-V7A dual-band mobile (xcvr) Staff Keypro Circuit Systems, Inc. KPR Liquid Photoresist (Fry Metals) Staff Master Bond, Inc. EP77M-F Conductive Adhesive Staff Maxon America, Inc. FRS-114 license-free 2-way radio Staff MCM Electronics New free parts catalog Staff MCM Electronics Philips ECG Semiconductors Staff MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ-224 2m FM Signal Analyzer Staff MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ-281 CiearTone™ Speaker Staff MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ-550 Telegraph Key Staff MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ-711 high pass TV! filter Staff 44 73 Amateur Radio Today * January 1998 MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ-949E AirCore™ antenna tuner Staff MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ-9606 FM Communicator™ Staff MFJ Enterprises, !nc. MFJ-1026 Noise Canceler Staff MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ-1721 2m UltraLite antenna Staff MFJ Enterprises, Inc. Ferromagnetic-Core Design ... DeMaw MFJ Publishing Antennas and Transmission Lines Kuecken Milestone Technologies Island Memory Keyer Staff Mouser Electronics New catalog Staff Mouser Electronics Web site features catalog Staff National Radio Club AM Radio Log, 17th ed. Staff NCG Company Comet CYA-240 dual-band yagi Staff NCG Company SBB-1/SBB-1NMO 2m mobile ant. Staff Nemal Electronics International Multicore camera cables Staff Nemal Electronics International NE9395 Coaxial adapter Staff Old West Graphics Graphic callsign mousepads Staff OFS WeatherFAX PCMCIA VHF satellite receiver Staff Paktek, Inc. ProTotes Staff Palomar Engineers PFS-1 Field Strength Meter Staff Pauldon Associates PD-440NA/NB ATV modulator Staff P.C. Electronics TX33 1W Transmitter Staff QST 1970-1994 QST on CD-ROM Staff Radio Club Guide Radio Hobby Clubs Pocket Guide Staff Radio Shack 1997 edition of Answers catalog Staff RF Connectors 7/16 DIN connectors Staff RF Connectors BNC, N, and UHF connectors Staff RF Connectors RFA-4015 “Porta-Strip” Staff RF Neulink Digital Paging Transmitter Staff RF Neulink Skyline-RTU VHF transceiver Staff SESCOM 1997 Ml-series Audio Xfmr cat. Staff Shack Attack 1997 catalog Staff SIGTEK ST-108 Filter Demod Staff SSC Wefax for Windows™ Staff Svetlana Electron Devices, Inc. 3CX6000A7/YU148 power triode Staff Svetlana Electron Devices, Inc. EF86/6267 audio small-sig pentode Staff Tripp Lite Version 9.0 PowerAlert Plus UPS Staff TrueTime, Inc. TimeLink TL-3 real-time clock Staff WASSCO Stereoscopic Microscope Staff WASSCO New catalog Staff Xtal Set Society Crystal Set Projects Staff Packet A Baycom-Style HF PSK Modem Build a packet modem from scratch VK4AOC, VK4TN NOV 46 APRS Network Guidelines 20 tips for increasing efficiency W9IF OCT 19 Reviewing the Packet Scene: UK 1996 G3LDI MAY 40 The Digital Port Your Local PBBS KB7NO MAY 56 The Digital Port BayPac™ portable helps diagnose KB7NO OCT 62 The Digital Port Worldwide contacts KB7NO NOV 55 Power Are You Ready to Recharge? bq2903 charger chip A Positive and Negative Power Supply Simple one-evening project In Search of Higher Power And safe connection NiCd Health Maintenance System Get maximum life out of NiCds Rechargeable Batteries The bottom line The Gel Cell Storage Battery Great little power supply QRP Above & Beyond QRP microwave rigs WB6IGP OCT 52 Bicycles Across Switzerland QRPing by bicycle is a blast NOBF JUL 47 QRP Electronic Keyers WB8VGE JAN 63 QRP Miscellaneous WB8VGE FEB 61 QRP Feedline WB8VGE MAR 84 QRP Dayton WB8VGE APR 60 QRP Ten-minute ID timer WB8VGE MAY 86 QRP Low Power Operation WB8VGE JUN 62 QRP Ni-MH batteries WB8VGE JUL 54 73 Amateur Radio Today « January 1998 45 QRP “Five Days In May” QRP forum WB8VGE QRP Random length wire antenna WB8VGE QRP Power control module WB8VGE QRP Brief look at the Century 21 WB8VGE QRP Modifications WB8YGE QRP T-R Circuit Simple and versatile WU®OL Small Loop Design for HF QRP A practical approach WV8R Which Band’s Best for QRP? Some are better than others W4LJD Radio Direction Finding, Fox Hunts Homing In Foxhunting jamboree Homing In Build a multiple polarization quad Homing In Testing N6BG’s PicCon Homing In On-foot radio orienteering Homing In Dopplers Homing In Start with the right tools Homing In Follow the fluxgate Homing In Build the NorthScope Homing In Low-cost monitor for NorthScope Homing In Dopplers; signal bouncing Homing In Deceptions Homing In RDF Gear Repeaters Free Repeater, Free HTs ... Gearing up for company service WA9PYH Sumas Mountain High Building a self-sufficient rptr. tower VE7BID Reviews (by manufacturer) Agrelo Engineering DFjr Doppler Direction Finder KOOV Cable X-Perts G5RV Multibard Ant. Kit NOBLX EMTECH NW40 Transceiver Kit AC4HF Hamtronics TA-51 Exciter Kit WB9RRT Hamtronics TD-5 Tone Encoder/Decoder Kit WB9RRT Hamtronics RWX Storm Watch Revr WA3WGV ICOM IC-R100 Comm. Receiver K4CHE Jackson Harbor Press WB9KZY Island Keyer Kit AA@XI/VK5FN LDG Electronics QRP Auto Tuner Kit AC4HF LDG Electronics AT-11 Automatic Antenna Tuner AA@X1/VK5FN MFJ MFJ-969 Deluxe Versa Tuner II N@BLX MultiFax AM/FM WEFAX Demodulator WB9RRT Northern Lights Software Nova for Windows™ KAOSNL Pacific Sierra Research Corp. HFx Propagation software NiVXW Ramsey DN-1 Dr. NiCad battery charger WUSL Small Wonder Labs GM-30 Transceiver Kit AC4HF Sony ICF-SW100S Comm. receiver AH2AR/5 Standard C108A HT WA3WGV Ten-Tec 1340 QRP Transc. kit WB8VGE Ten-Tec T-Kit 1208 6m Transverter NOBLX Timewave Technology DSP-599ZX DSP WA9PYH Wilderness Radio KC2 Transcv. Accessory Kit W3DX Yaesu FT-1000MP Transceiver N1VXW Yaesu FT-727R HT Vintage Review NV7K/6 Reviews (by product) AM/FM WEFAX Demodulator MultiFax WB9ORRT AT-11 Automatic Antenna Tuner LDG Electronics AA@XI\/VK5FN C108A HT Standard WA3WGV DFjr Doppler Direction Finder Agrelo KOOV DN-1 Dr. NiCad Rapid Charger Ramsey WUSL DSP-599ZX DSP Timewave Technology WASPYH GM-30 Transceiver Kit Small Wonder Labs AC4HF FT-727R Dual Bander Yaesu (Vintage Review) NV7K/6 FT-1000MP Transceiver Yaesu NiVXW G5RV Multiband Ant. Kit Cable X-Perts N@BLX 46 73 Amateur Radio Today « January 1998 HFx Propagation software Pacific Sierra Research Corp. NiVXW JAN 35 ICF-SW100S Micro-sized Comm. receiver Sony AH2AR/5 AUG 28 IC-R100 Communications Receiver ICOM K4CHE JUN 45 KC2 Transceiver Accessory Kit Wilderness Radio W3DX MAR 33 MFJ-969 Deluxe Versa Tuner II MFJ NO@BLX SEP 37 NW40 Transceiver Kit EMTECH AC4HF NOV 41 Nova for Windows Northern Lights Software KAOQSNL MAR 27 QRP Automatic Antenna Tuner Kit LDG AC4HF JUN 42 RWX Storm Watch Revr Hamtronics WA3WGV FEB 34 TA-51 Exciter Kit Hamtronics WB9RRT APR 40 TD-5 Tone Encoder/Decoder Kit Hamtronics WB9SRRT DEC 42 Ten-Tec 1340 QRP xevr kit Ten-Tec WB8VGE SEP 41 T-Kit 1208 6m Transverter Ten-Tec WA3WGV FEB 34 WB9KZY Island Keyer Kit Jackson Harbor Press AAOX\/VK5FN MAY 52 RTTY RTTY Loop Ham radio shareware on-line WA3AJR RTTY Loop Miscellaneous WA3AJR RTTY Loop AEA demise WA3AJR RTTY Loop New technology WA3AJR RTTY Loop Letters WA3AJR RTTY Loop Radio Guide, AEA update WA3AJR RTTY Loop Letters WA3AJR RTTY Loop RTTY 2.0, RADIOCRAFT WA3AJR RTTY Loop Getting weather info WA3AJR RTTY Loop RTTY Picture Contest WA3AJR RTTY Loop Greenkeys Internet mailing list WA3AJR RTTY Loop V20 chip, gift time, lore WA3AJR Satellite Operation, EME, Space Communications & Live ATV Via Outer Space Real-life use of ham satellites W8ZCF, WO9NTP MAR 25 Getting Ready for Phase 3D Start now to be prepared WA5ZIB MAR 10 Hamsats OSCARS, Phase 3-D WA5ZIB JAN 52 Hamsats AMSAT Annual Meeting WA5ZIB FEB 48 Hamsats Satellites Made Easy WA5ZIB MAR 60 Hamsats New Russian in the sky W5ACM JUN 58 Hamsats SSTV, SAREX, Mir W5ACM JUL 56 Hamsats Going mobile, the right equipment W5ACM AUG 54 Hamsats P3G to P3D W5ACM SEP 60 Hamsats Field Day without OSCAR 13... W5ACM NOV 77 Hamsats Mir WS5ACM DEC 60 The Whoie World In the Palm of Your Hand Navstar Global Positioning System NZ9E MAR 18 Software Amateur Radio and Linux Software home-brewing Carr’s Corner More on ham software Carr’s Corner Builder’s potpourri Test Equipment Make a Ten-to-One Probe Easier troubleshooting RF Voltage and Power Meter Easy-to-build instrument Simple Signal Injector/Tracer Troubleshooting made easy Variable Current Load Bank Test power supply parameters Tutorial APRS Network Guidelines 20 tips for increasing efficiency WO9IF OCT 19 Ask Kaboom RF KB1UM FEB 54 Ask Kaboom Video Signals KBiUM MAR 77 Ask Kaboom More TV KB1UM APR 56 Ask Kaboom Color me video! KB1UM MAY 76 Ask Kaboom Color quagmire KB1UM JUN 60 Ask Kaboom Video recording KB1UM AUG 60 Ask Kaboom Color it successful! KBiUM OCT 60 Build Your First Kit! Just follow one ham’s simple advice NOBLX DEC 24 73 Amateur Radio Today « January 1998 47 Carr’s Corner Wanna Make History? Carr’s Corner Better software design? Carr’s Corner Solar effects on propagation Carr’s Corner Science fairs Carr’s Corner Phased verticals Carr’s Corner Antenna erection guidelines Carr’s Corner Software, Radio Astronomy Carr’s Corner Find ant. dimensions by scaling Carr’s Corner Digging DX Out of the Noise Cornmunications Simplified, Part 13 Transmission lines Communications Simplified, Part 14 More transmission lines Communications Simplified, Part 15 Antenna Basics Communications Simplified, Part 16 More Antennas Communications Simplified, Part 17 Optical Fibers Communications Simplified, Part 18 Connectors and splices Communications Simplified, Part 19 Multiplexing and digital data Communications Simplified, Part 20 Signal sampling Communications Simplified, Part 21 POTS, Modems Communications Simplified, Part 22 Your telephone company Communications Simplified, Part 23 Conclusion Figuring RF Exposure Avoid potential hazards For Computer Illiterates Only Take a trip through your PC Getting a Taste of VHF Test drive the bands How to Silverplate RF Tank Circuits Simple and inexpensive process Oscillator Basics, Part 1 Things every ham should know Oscillator Circuits, Part 2 Descriptions, circuits 1 through 12 Oscillator Basics, Part 3 Frequency synthesizers and you Rechargeable Batteries The bottom line Surface Mount Devices Everything you should know The ABCs of HF Antennas Beginning hams, take heart! TV/VCR Tuner Applications Part 1 TV/VCR Tuner Applications Part 2 TV/VCR Tuner Applications Part 3 Updates 440 Yagi Link Antennas OCT 1996 issue KAONAN A Low Current Light NOV 1996 issue KB4ZGC Audio Filter Alignment Generator DEC 1996 issue KB4ZGC Build an Audio Multiplexer MAY 1997 issue KB8xI Build the MagGlass JUN 1997 issue AH2AR/5 Build the Turbo Digi-Sniffer FEB 1997 issue AH2AR/5 Build This Receiver Preamplifier JAN 1997 issue W9QHV clegant Rotating Revisited FEB 1997 issue W6ZZB Enhanced Automatic Voltage Controller JAN 1997 issue N4UAU Enhanced Automatic Voltage Controller JAN 1997 issue N4UAU Ham Help—Rusty Auxier address FEB 1997 issue Staff Ham to Ham APR 1997 issue NZ9E Homing In JUL 1997 issue K@OV May Table of Contents MAY 1997 issue Staff Reviewing the Packet Scene MAY 1997 issue G3LDI TV/VCR Tuner Applications, Part 2 MAY 1997 issue W6WTU VHF/UHF Above & Beyond 1296 MHz Amp./Mixer WB6IGP Above & Beyond Microwave stripline retuning WB6IGP Above & Beyond Antennas WB6IGP Above & Beyond VHF/UHF beams WB6IGP Above & Beyond Mods to MFJ-259/219 WB6IGP Above & Beyond Silk-screening a microwave ant. WB6IGP Above & Beyond Making silk-screened PC boards WB6IGP Above & Beyond ARRL 10GHz contest WB6IGP Above & Beyond Surplus coax switch WB6IGP Above & Beyond QRP microwave rigs WB6IGP Above & Beyond QRP transceivers for microwave WB6IGP Above & Beyond Stocking the junk box WB6IGP Getting a Taste of VHF Test drive the bands VA3ACK 48 73 Amateur Radio Today « January 1998 t P O R E ne