* QST 2004 ARTICLES * December 2004 ANTENNA: Building a Medium-Gain, Wide-Band, 2 Meter Yagi 33-37 ANTENNA: Surviving in Suburbia, how I learned... to love simple antenna 47-48 ANTENNA: The FARApole, protable HF ant for 6 through 20 m, for toting 52-54 ANTENNA: Spi-Ro AS-2 All-Band Antenna, Spi-Ro Antenna $65 800-728-7594 55-55 ANTENNA: The Ubiquitous PL-259 56-56 ANTENNA: The "TENNA-TUNE": Simple Control/SWR Indicator 4 Screwdrvr Ant 59-59 REVIEW: Emtron DX-1d HF Linear Amplifier, Australia, P: 612-92110988 61-63 REVIEW: A Survey of 2 Meter/70 Centimeter Diplexers 63-67 SOFTWARE Programming for the Pocket PC 38-42 STORY: The Christmas Tree, by K9YNF Wayne C. Long 44-46 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment # UHF/VHF: A Water Cooled Amplifier for 23 cm 28-32 December 2004 * November 2004 ANTENNA: Achieving Near Perfection with the Imperfect Rhombic 28-32 ANTENNA: Antenna Mounts for all Occasions 56-58 ANTENNA: Coaxial RF Connectors for Microwaves 92-94 BOOK: Antennas From The Ground Up, Vol 2, L.B. Cebik MFJ-3307 $20 41-41 BOOK: Build your Own Low-Power Transmitters #9458 $42 [ARRL] 41-41 DOCTOR: Ground and Ground, baluns, motor-boating, dipoles & 450 ohm LL 54-55 HINTS: Surface-Mount Tweezers, USB-RS232, Tunning A Wire J-pole(KE3FL)65-65 INTERNET: Internet Killed teh Radio Ham? [HamBlog] 88-88 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: A 12 V dc Boost Regulator for Battery Operation 37-41 PROJECT: Head on Down to 60 60-60 PRODUCTS: MFJ USB to PC Serial or Parallel Port Adapters, TX switch [MFJ] 101 REVIEW: ICOM IC-2200H 2 Meter FM Transceiver [ICOM] 66-68 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-897D & FT-857D MF/HF/VHF/UHF All-Mode Transceiver TXR 68-71 SAT: An Economical Satellite Station 33-36 SHORTAKE: SGC SG-211 Automatic Antenna Tuner [Links] 59-59 SHORTAKE: Powerport 73 Portable Power Supply [Links] 63-63 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #22--Stubs 61-62 TECH: A Multiband VFO Using the AD-9830 Evaluation Board 72-74 November 2004 * October 2004 ANTENNA: On the Quest for an Ideal Antenna Tuner 35-39 ANTENNA: A 10/17 Meter Hanging Loop Antenna 42-45 ANTENNA: An SWR Indicator for the MFJ-902 Antenna Tuner (Project) 58-60 ARES: A Pocket APRS Transmitter, in ALTOIDS tin! 40-41 DOCTOR: Ferrite core FT-50-75 & Balun questions 56-57 HINTS: Kenwood TS-850(S) Battery Replacement, Improvements to the 2- 66-67 HINTS: Meter CU LOOP. A Parts Holder for Tower Work, Cure Elusive TVI 66-67 PROJECT: A High Quality Speaker System for the Ham Shack 28-34 PROJECT: An SWR Indicator for the MFJ-902 Antenna Tuner 58-60 PRODUCTS: Searchable ONline CQ Magazine Archive [Link] 75-75 REVIEW: The Elecraft XV144 2 Meter Transverter Kit [Link] 68-71 REVIEW: WaveNode WN-1 Station Monitoring System [Link] 71-74 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #21: The L-Network 62-63 October 2004 * September 2004 ANTENNA: Using Simple Antennas for ISS Contacts 34-36 ANTENNA: A 6 Meter Halo 37-39 ANTENNA: HF Antennas 101, Here are 10 tips every ham should know 56-56 ANTENNA: Short Takes: DX Engineering Radial Plate [Link] 57-57 ARES: Public Service: Winlink for ARES-Part II 74-75 ARRL: Bandwidth band plans proposed [Link] Fire Tips [Link] ? ECHO: Amateur Satellites: Echo in Orbit: 435.3 dwn/145.920 up Analog 80-80 ECHO: Amateur Satellites: Echo in Orbit: 435.15dwn/145.860 up Digitl 80-80 HISTORY: W1AW Vintage/AM Station Ready for Visitors 41-43 NEW: Transmit/Receive Microprocessor Controlled Sequencer [Link] 53-53 PROJECT: The Hapirat - An Audio and computer Control Panel 28-33 PROJECT: Improved Amplifier Interfaceing for the Yaesu Mark V FT-1000MP 51-53 REVIEW: A New Generation of Balanced Antenna Tuners: MFJ-974(H) 60-66 REVIEW: Palstar AT4K & AT1500BAL; E.F. Johnson Matchbox 63-66 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #20: The Differential Amplifier 54-55 TECH: A Simple Well-balanced Crystal Oscillator 67-67 September 2004 * August 2004 ANTENNA: The Single Band G5RV (VE3JKC makes one for 17 meters) 39-40 ANTENNA: A Compact Low frequency Loop Stick Antenna (LF) 41-44 ANTENNA: Yo-Yo-Vee Portable Antenna, 1, 2, or 3 [Yo-Yo-Vee] 57-57 ANTENNA: Array Solutions OptiBeam Antennas, rotators, & controller [AS] 57-57 ANTENNA: QHTenna 2 Meter and 70 cm Turnstiles [Click Here] 60-60 DOCTOR: is IN: estimating tree height, Parts lookup, Meter water, 53-54 DOCTOR: Monitoring modulation output with Oscilloscope 54-54 HINTS: Microphone holder (magnet), circuit board prep, install ground 62-62 HINTS: rods, quiet fan, mic A-B switch, Be careful w TV RX screens 62-63 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Heathkit [The rest of the story] 86-87 INFO: Fun With QSK (full break-in) (spice up next CW QSO qith QSK) 61-61 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 NEWS: HAM Radio-carrying Rocket makes it to Margin of Space 72-72 PROJECT: The Code Player (portable CW practice w microcontroller) 28-31 PROJECT: Homebrweing a Desk Microphone (N1LGI frying pan handle mic) 37-38 PROJECT: An RF Driven On-Air Indicator, useful accessory for the shack. 56-57 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES, MixW RigExpert rig interface USB digital modes [R]55-55 REVIEW: ICOM IC-7800 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, $10,600. 64-70 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #19: Current Sources 58-59 TEACHING: Mentoring in the On-Line World (ARRLs ed programs use mentors) 52-52 TECH: QST Product Reviews--In Depth, In English (how/what/why...) 32-36 UHF/VHF: What to Expect on 6 (Summer=soradic E, magic at other times) 49-51 August 2004 * July 2004 ANTENNA: Copper Loops for 222 AND 440 mhZ 58-62 ARES: Taking Emergency Communications Training to the Next Level #3 80-82 HINTS: CO Detector RFI, Key Paddle Hold-down (stop it moving) 65-65 HINTS: Taming Computer Power Supply Noise, Easy Power Switch Guard 65-66 HINTS: Alkaline vs Heavy Duty Batts, Save "Fogged" Plastic, H2O proof 66-66 HUMOR: OLD RADIO, Push to Talk & the Pacent Relay, Museums 88-89 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: The NUE Key--An Electronic Touch Sensor Paddle 28-31 PROJECT: A CTCSS Tone Encoder with Morse Code Readout 32-34 PROJECT: Remote DC Power Through Your Coax 35-37 PRODUCTS: Programmable Battery Analyzer from CADEX 42-42 PRODUCTS: W4RT Announces Controller for Motorized Antennas W4RT 42-42 PRODUCTS: Sounds Sweet Speaker, $99 Sweet 57-57 REVIEW: WiNRADiO G303i Shortwave Receiver, card for computer WinRadio 67-70 REVIEW: Kenwood TH-K2AT 2 Meter Handheld Transceiver Kenwood 70-72 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #18: Frequency Response 63-64 TECH: About FM, learn its fundamentals to demystify FM behavior 38-42 UHF/VHF: The IF Rig, using a transverter on ICOM IC-756, TT562"6N2", K2 90-91 July 2004 * June 2004 ANTENNA: A 75 foot Top Loaded Vertical ANtenna (for 160 & 80 M) 35-39 ANTENNA: A Q&D Multiband Antenna 58-59 ANTENNA: Notes on Modeling LPDAS in MiniNEC (L.B.Cebik/W4RNL) 72-73 ARES: Taking Emergency Communication Training to the Next Level-Prt2 85-86 HINTS: A Protable Shack (In a cooler, QRP) 64-65 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: Give That Drake Receiver a New Lease on Life (Crystal Elim) 28-34 PROJECT: The Ten-Tec 6 Meter Transverter on 12 or 17 Meters 40-44 REVIEW: Two from Kenwood-TS-480SAT & TS-480HX HF+50 MHz Transceivers 66-71 SOFTWARE: CircuitMaker Student Version (SHORT TAKES) 60-60 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #17: The Phase-Shift Oscillator 62-63 June 2004 * May 2004 ANTENNA: Shortened End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna for 80 Meters 28-30 ANTENNA: A Rugged Broadband Tri-Band VHF-UHF Base Antenna 39-41 ANTENNA: The Diploe Dilemma (successful QSO from wilderness...) 46-50 HINTS: Using Linear Potentiometers for Audio Applications 70-70 HISTORY: The Halli-Twins (Hallicrafters SX-146 RX & HT-46 TX) 54-54 HISTORY: The ARRL at 90 55-59 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Greenkeys--A Roundup of RTTY 94-95 INFO: Byonics TinyTrak3 GPS Position Encoder [Link] 62-62 PROJECT: A Delux HF Receiver Multicontroller (Multiple RXers & Antennas)31-38 PROJECT: The Smart Keyer Lite 42-45 PROJECT: A Data to PC Interface (or...New Life for an Old Mouse) 67-68 REVIEW: Automatic Antenna Tuners--A Sample of the Field (AATASF) 71-76 REVIEW: (AATASF) LDG RT-11 and Z-100 [Home Page] $209 & $149 72-74 REVIEW: (AATASF) MFJ-991 [Home Page] $360 & $360 75-76 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #16: Switchmode Regulators--Part 2 65-66 UHF/VHF: Microwavelengths: Noise in Microwave Receivers 89-90 May 2004 * April 2004 ANTENNA: The Skinny On Antennas (W6BNB gives us the basics) 28-31 ANTENNA: A Half-Square for 80 and 160 Meters (A good antenna for 160) 32-33 ANTENNA: Open Wire Feed Line--A Second Look 34-36 ANTENNA: The "C Pole"--A Ground Independent Vertical Antenna (20...10m) 37-39 ANTENNA: Dollars and Decibels (Better antenna vs more power...) 40-42 ANTENNA: A 3-Band No Trap Dipole for 40, 16, and 6 Meters 43-44 ANTENNA: HELP DESK: Antenna and Tower Safety 62-62 ANTENNA: SHORT TAKES: Arrow Antenna CB 148/450 Corner Beam 63-63 ANTENNA: SHORT TAKES: Wonder Pole Telescoping Poles (up to 40') [Links] 64-64 ANTENNA: A 6 Meter Moxon Antenna (...novel 2 element antenna...) 65-69 ANTENNA: Questions and Answers About Lightning Protection 70-70 ANTENNA: THE WORLD ABOVE 50 MHz: VHF Aerials 96-98 ARES: Mid-Atlantic Amateur Radio Club Traffic Net Certificate Program 90 ARES: NTS Methods and Practices Guidelines 90-91 FUN: ESE--A New Frontier (...Earth-Sun-Earth communication...) ;-) 53-55 HINTS: Mount Panel Controls Properly, An Easy HomeBrew Burglar Alarm 73-74 HINTS: Sand Paint Smooth Before Lettering and Decals, More on Labels 74-74 HINTS: Cleaning Antenna Wire (salt & Vinegar cleans copper!) 74-74 HISTORY: From Whence Came WAS, WAC and DXCC? (...fascinating history..) 48-52 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: hallicrafters HT-4, to War and Home Again 94-95 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 NEW: Sherrill Arborist Supply, Big Shot Sling 150' up! [Links] 31-31 NEW: The Z-100 Autotuner from LDG Electronics $149 [Links] 31-31 NEW: Z Antenna Systems Compact Loop Antennas [Links] 31-31 NEW: New Low Power Auto Tuner from SGC - SG-211, $180 [Links] 31-31 REVIEW: Elecraft KX1, An Ultra-Portable Multiband CW Transceiver Kit E 75-78 REVIEW: The Yaesu FT-7800R Dual Band FM Transceiver 78-81 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #15: Switchmode Regulators--Part 1 71-72 TECH: Extended-Range Measurements, Power factor, non-unity fixes 82-83 TECH: A PSK Switch Box 83-83 April 2004 * March 2004 ANTENNA: Adventures with Indoor Antennas, W4KVS 28-30 ANTENNA: The Classic Multiband Dipole Antenna 65-65 ANTENNA: Par Electronics SM-50 6-Meter Stressed Moxon Antenna [Links] 66-66 ARES: The Amateur Storm Chaser 49-51 HINTS: Better Feedline-loss Measurements with Antenna Analyzers 67-68 HISTORY: Once Upon a Califonia Hilltop, rptr pioneer Art Gentry W6MEP 52-55 HISTORY: The MICAMOLD XTR-1 Transmitter and a Real 1940s Stattion 86-87 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 MOBILE: Three Flags Mobiling--From ALCAN to Yucatan, Part 2 (DC power) 46-48 NEW: Guywire Operated Antenna Trolly System (New Products) 101 NEWS: ARRL Board Seeks Major FCC License Restructuring 42-45 NEWS: Organization' Comments Augment Alarm over BPL 75-75 NEWS: Amateur Satellites: Echo to Launch this Month! 95-95 PROJECT: Build a Puff-and-sip Key (cw with your mouth) 31-32 PROJECT: ICOM and SGC--A Perfect Match (IC-706 & SG-237 tuner) 33-37 PROJECT: Rescaling and Customizing Meter Faces 59-61 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Titan III HF Linear Amplifier, 1500W $3565 70-72 REVIEW: Kenwood TM-271A 2 Meter FM Transceiver 72-74 SAT: An Integrated AO-40 Antenna System 38-41 SOFTWARE Getting On-line with Linux 92-92 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #14--Optocouplers 62-63 TECH: The A&A Engineering 5 A Smart Battery Charger [Links] 58-58 TECH: HELP DESK Schematic Symbols 64-64 UHF/VHF: VHF on the ARRL Web (pg 84 = Clint/W3ARS) [Links] 83-85 mmWave: Microwave Low Noise Amplifier--Part 2 90-91 March 2004 * February 2004 ANTENNA: Power and Antenna Gain on 60 Meters (..Hw much pwr can U use?) 36-42 ANTENNA: A Mobile Antenna Base with Internal Capacitive Matching 43-46 ATV: Digital Slow-Scan Television (ur radio & computer in ur shack) 47-51 HINTS: A Pyrite Crystal Radio, Old-Fashion RF Ammeter 4 Ladder Line 74-75 HISTORY: A Historic Receiver from a Radio Pioneer--Fred Schnell 33-35 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 MOBILE: Three Flags Mobiling, from ALCAN to Yucatan, part 1 55-57 NEWS: BPL: 9, 84 PROJECT: Homebrewing--Surface Mount Style 28-30 REVIEW: Elecraft KPA 100: A 100W Upgrade for your E K2 HF Transceiver 76-80 REVIEW: AOR ARD9800 Digital HF Voice Modem 80-81 SOFTWARE PSKMeter (SHORT TAKES) card & software 66-66 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #13--Attenuators 69-70 TEACHING: Do you do Zulu? 67-68 TECH: The Well Adjusted Ham (..calibrate your SSB transceiver) 31-32 TECH: Elecraft XG1 Receiver Test Oscillator/S-Meter Calibrator [Link] 68-68 TECH: An Automatic Audio Volume Leveler (...help ur AGC...) 71-73 TECH: Electrovoice 66x Mics, Emergency Power, AC RMS vs Db VOM scale 82-83 February 2004 * January 2004 BOOK: Instruments of Amplification, H. Peter Fredericks AC7ZL 96-96 DOCTOR: Bringing wires through your car's firewall 52- DOCTOR: Software for drawing a schematic [Links] -53 DIGITAL: Zen and the Casual RTTY Contester 50-51 HINTS: A Window-line support, Increase Lamp Life, Tower Footing Hints 63-64 HISTORY: "...And We Had Crystals" (WW II) 43-45 HISTORY: Seeing Things: A Short History of Panoramic Reception 46-47 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Home Brew, The Omnigraph for CW practice 90-91 INFO: The Challenge of Being a Little Pistol (...snag some big DX...)48-49 INFO: Amateur Radio Glossary 60-60 mmWave: The Microwave Low Noise Amplifier--Part 1 87-88 PROJECT: The Incredible Saga of a DX-100 Restoration Run Amok 28-32 PROJECT: Restoring a Homebrew Transmitter 33-35 PROJECT: Remote Your Morse Key Using an RF Link 36-37 PROJECT: Could You Use a Low Power AC Wattmeter? 56-59 PRODUCTS: The Super Frequency List on CD-ROM Klingenfuss 71-71 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Orion Model 565 HF Transceiver (TOTL $3300-3600) 65-70 REVIEW: SGC ADSP2 Add-on Audio DSP ($180) SGC 70-71 SOFTWARE SHORT TAKES: MultiPSK 55-55 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio, Experiment #312--Field Effect Transistors 61-62 TECH: More on the "St Louis Switcher" 72-73 January 2004 * QST 2003 ARTICLES * December 2003 HINTS: & Kinks: More on Aviation Headsets (July 2003) 57-57 HINTS: MIC Gain on the Radioshack HTX-100, Reseal Corrogated Boxes 57-58 HISTORY: OLD RADIO - Microphones 75-76 INFO: Your Uncle's Meters (Old Uncle Sam's meters) 33-37 INFO: DSWK Replacement PIC Chip for Small Wonder Radios, $9 37-37 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 KITS: New Radio Kits from Kenneke Communications 91-91 NEW: Products: 20 MHz Arbitrary Waveform Generator, $450 StepperIR 63-63 NEW: Products: Software Defined Transceiver from FlexRadio Systems 63-63 POWER: Emergency Power at W1ZR 41-44 PROJECT: A Homebrew Condenser Microphone 28-32 PROJECT: The PicoKeyer--An Ultra Low Power CW Memory Keyer 38-40 PROJECT: Front Panel Layout--Another Approach 54-54 QRP: POWER - Homebrew QRP (tubes) 80-80 REVIEW: Fluidmotion SteppIR SmallR Vertical Antenna, $60 59-61 REVIEW: Heil Pro-Set Plus Headset with Boom Microphone 61-63 SOFTWARE Pieper Morse Decoding Software with Audio-Spacing 37-37 SOFTWARE Global Overlay Mapper 53-53 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio - Experiment #11--Comparators 55-56 December 2003 * November 2003 ANTENNA: The Plumber's Half-Square (146MHz) 38-41 ANTENNA: Two Bands from One Diploe (HF & 6meters) 46-47 ANTENNA: STRAYS: Whistle-free mobile vertical antenna (K3KR) 107 HISTORY: Hams Redeem Old Transmitter at Fountain of Youth 56-58 INFO: Web Page for Real Time HF: salsawares.com/propagation 64-64 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: The Simple Superhet, easy to build 31-37 PROJECT: Exercise and Ham Radio--Why Not? 54-55 PROJECT: An FT-817 Compact Fast Charger 69-70 REVIEW: ICOM IC-703 Plus HF and 6 Meter QRP Transceiver $750 [ICOM] 76-78 REVIEW: QST Compares: 222MHz FM Transceivers from ADI, Alinco and Kenwood 79 REVIEW: 222MHz: ADI AR-247, Alinco DR-235T, Kenwood TM-331A 79-83 SAT: AO-40 for Us Appliance Operators (OSCAR 40 satellite is easy) 48-50 SOFTWARE: Short Takes: Amateur Contact Log 71-71 SPACE: Two Anniversaries for Ham Radio in Space 59-60 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio: Experiment #10--Using SCRs Hands-on-Site 72-73 TECH: The Dangers of Cathode Keying, Be Careful! 28-30 TECH: The 2003 ARRL Frequency Measuring Test 65-65 UHF/VHF: MICORWAVELENGTHS: 24 GHz, Transverters etc 98-99 November 2003 * October 2003 ANTENNA: Designing a Shortened Antenna, loading coils can be used... 28-32 ANTENNA: HINTS & KINKS ARES: PUBLIC SERVICE: APRS and Search and Rescue--Part 2 81-83 HINTS: Build a Parallel-Wire Dipole (Antenna) 64-65 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Old Radio Magazines 90-91 INFO: Soldering My Way To 17, ...homebrew phone. 43-45 INFO: A Contest Primer 48-51 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: Upgrading the Heathkit HP-23 Power Supply 58-61 QRP: QRP POWER: The Venerable HW-8 89-89 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: Oak Hills Research WM-2 QRP Wattmeter $90 [OHR] 57 REVIEW: ICOM IC-208H Dual-Band FM Transceiver, mobile, $330 [ICOM] 66-69 REVIEW: Yaesu VX-2R Miniature Dual-Band Handheld Transciever [Yaesu] 69-71 REVIEW: MFJ-267 Dry Dummy Load with SWR/Wattmeter [MFJ] 71-72 SOFTWARE TELPAC--Winlink 2000's New Telnet Packet Bridge 39-42 SOFTWARE Introduccing...Logbook of The World...to confirm contacts 46-47 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio: Experiment #9--Designing Drivers 62-63 TECH: The Ins and Outs of a Sound Card, the speaker icon in the ... 33-35 TECH: Digital Radio Mondiale, Shortwave listening may never be the...37-38 TECH: Improved Accuracy in Antenna Tuner Evaluation 73-74 TIPS: RV Radio, Thousands of hams .. operating from motor home... 52-54 October 2003 * September 2003 ANTENNA: An Easy to Build, Dual-Band Collinear Antenna 28-29 ANTENNA: QRP POWER: Atlanticon 2003, PAC-12 Vertical Antenna [Click] 83-83 ARES: Public Service: APRS and Search and Rescue 75-77 BPL: "BPL is a Pandora's Box of Unprecedented Proportions," ARRL 63-63 HINTS: Kenwood TS-850 Automatic Antenna Tuner Modification 56-56 HINTS: Will it Fit? (Circuit board in your enclosure) 57-57 PROJECT: An Easier Way to Build PC Board Enclosures 50-52 REVIEW: Maldol HVU-8 Base-Station Antenna (80-6m) $350 [Click Here] 55-55 REVIEW: Yaesu VXA-700 Spirit 2 Meter Handheld Transceiver, $420 [Click]67-69 REVIEW: QST Reviews Two All-Mode Handheld Receivers, ICOM IC-R10, 69-71 REVIEW: QST Reviews Two All-Mode Handheld Receivers, Yaesu VR-500 71-72 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #8--The Linear Regulator 53-54 TECH: Understanding and Testing Capacito ESR 30-32 TECH: Amplifier Care and Maintenance 33-37 TECH: Solid-State Those Pilot Lamps 38-39 TECH: Technical Correspondence: RE "The St Louis Switcher" 73-74 September 2003 * August 2003 ANTENNA: A Dipole Curtain for 15 and 10 Meters 34-38 ANTENNA: Optimum Radio Ground Systems 39-42 FIX: Integrated Timer, Hands-on-Radio, Jun 2003 QST Pg 59 set/reset 83 FIX: The Protector, R13=10kOhm missing (Jun 2003 QST Fig 1 Pg 56) 83 FREQUENCY 60 Meters: Frequently Asked Questions 44-46 HINTS: A PIC Programmer for All Computers 61-62 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: A "Clamped-Bandwidth" Gyrator Audio Filter 55-57 QRP: Two groups in one: NorCal & NJQRP = AmQRP 84-84 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-857 MF/HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver, 100W, $850 63-67 REVIEW: ICOM IC-R5 Hand-held Receiver AM, FM, WFM 150kHz-1.3GHz, $200 67-68 SHORT: MixW, one-stop shopping for amateur radio digital operating 58-58 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio: Experiment #7 -- Voltage Multipliers 59-60 August 2003 * July 2003 ANTENNA: Put a Big DIsh on AO-40--"The EZ BUD" 28-32 ANTENNA: Self-Supporting Tower and Antenna Installation 33-37 ANTENNA: MALDOL HVU-8 HF/VHF/UHF Compact Antenna $350 37-37 ANTENNA: Short Takes: Buddipole Portable Antenna $195 86-86 ARES: Tactical Communications Bridge (Link Communications) $500 37-37 ARES: PROJECT: An Automatic COR Circuit--Which Radio was That? 54-55 ARES: Public Service: What's in Your Call-Out Bag? (Go-kit) 73-75 ARRL: Observing the Official Observers 47-49 ARRL: US Amateur Bands (Help Desk) 50-50 HINTS: Hang Wires from Trees Flexibly, Aviation Headsets & Ham gear 59-59 HINTS: Battery Charging Supplies, Home Brew Rubber Duck, 6M antenna 60-60 HISTORY: Old Radio: A Spy Radio RS-6, RR-6 83-84 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 80pts, pg 75 75-75 PROJECT: Delayed Turnoff Fan Control 38-40 QRP: Hot Rodding the NorCal NC-40A (2W to 4W) 85-85 REVIEW: Short Takes: Electronic Snap Circuits 56-56 REVIEW: ICOM IC-703 HF Transceiver $680 61-64 REVIEW: Alinco DR-620T VHF/UHF FM Transciver $340 65-67 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #6--Rectifiers and Zener References 57-58 July 2003 * June 2003 ANTENNA: Small Yagi, 10-M Vertical Dipole (The Doctor is IN) 52-53 EMI/RFI: The Doctor is IN, TV RFI explained, 10 m Vertical dipole 52-53 HINTS: A Yaesu VX-5R To Kenwood VC-H1 Interface, "X-ray" a PC board 61-62 PROJECT: An Affordable Az-El Positioner for Small Antennas 28-34 PROJECT: The FARA HF Project (complete 30W amplifier) 35-39 PROJECT: The Protector (a power supply monitor for your rig) 55-58 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-2800M 2-Meter FM Transceiver $160 63-65 REVIEW: NCS-3240 Multi-Switcher $280, pwr: $13 66-67 REVIEW: MFJ-461 Pocket CW Reader $80 67-68 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #5-The Integrated Timer 59-60 TECH: The Transverter--An Introduction to a Useful Device 40-42 TECH: More on the Ribbon J-Pole Antenna 69-70 June 2003 * May 2003 ANTENNA: A Small Portable Dipole for Field Use (uses Hamstick antennas) 33-34 ANTENNA: The Black Widow--A Portable 15 Meter Beam 35-39 ANTENNA: A VHF/UHF Discone Antenna (144, 222, 440 MHz) 40-41 BOOK: The North Georgia QRP Club Compendium Volume 1 39-39 HINTS: Ground-Rod Installation, Inexpensive & Easy, cure worn labels 61-62 HISTORY: Old Radio: The National NC-183D 88-89 INTERNET: From Ether to Ethernet (wired networks) 28-32 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 77 (138 points) 77-77 PROJECT: A Modern GDO--The "Gate" Dip Oscillator 54-58 QRP: The RockMite (QRP Power) 86-87 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-897 MF/HF/UHF All-Mode Transceiver ($950-base) 63-67 REVIEW: SteppIR 3-element Yagi Antenna (14-50 MHz @ $1100) 67-69 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #4--Active Filters 59-60 May 2003 * April 2003 ANTENNA: My Antenna is a Compromise--and It Works! 59-61 HINTS: A Push-Button Memory Antenna Tuner for $2, key amp, Help HF RX 65-66 HISTORY: Proving the QRP Equation: 1W + RI = 1000 W + FL 55-56 NEW: ADSP2 From SGC - DSP module for SGC SG-2020 rig 98-98 NEW: Noise-Canceling Speaker From GAP Antenna Products ~$??? 98-98 QRP: The RockMite--A Simple Transceiver for 40 or 20 Meters 35-38 QRP: POWER The Sierra--a QRP Success Story ~215 - 369 (0-6 bands) 89-90 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Argonaut V MF/HF Transceiver Model 516 ~$800 67-71 REVIEW: RIGblaster Pro TX/computer I/O ~$300 71-72 SOFTWARE Beginners' Computer Programming for Ham Radio, Part 3... 39-44 SOFTWARE Short Takes: SkySweeper sound-card PC signal analysis/decoding 62-462 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #3--Basic Operatinal Ampilfiers 63-64 TECH: High Speed Multimedia Radio (Data, voice, & video...) 28-34 YL: News A Very Special YL (Helen Cloutier Schmock) SK-2002 91-91 April 2003 * March 2003 ANTENNA: Work OSCAR 40 with Cardboard Box Antennas! 57-62 DIGITAL: Digital Audio Broadcasting Has Arrived--the Story of WOR 28-31 DOCTOR: Additive RF Exposure Calculations, Key clicks explained 55-56 HINTS: & Kinks: An Improved Resistor, termination roll ur own 66-67 INFO: The ARRL Field Organization Something for Everyone 50-54 INFO: MICROWAVELENGTHS: Making Those Microwave QSOs 82-83 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 79 79-79 PROGRAM: Beginners' Computer Programming for Ham Radio Part 2 36-42 PROJECT: Of Mics and Men, inexpensive piezoelectric crystal + some work 32-35 REVIEW: ICOM IC-2720H Dual-Band FM Transceiver, mobile $480 [ICOM] 68-70 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-S40T UHF Handheld Transceiver alinco.com, $90 70-72 SOFTWARE AALog (Short Takes) $49 W: [dxsoft.com Home Page] 63-63 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio, Experiment #2--The Emitter-Follower Amplifier 64-65 March 2003 * February 2003 ANTENNA: Portable in Paradise: Cruse Ship DXing (. N6TST Tarvel Mount) 28-31 ANTENNA: The DBJ-1: A VHF-UHF Dual-Band J-Pole 38-40 INTERNET: VoIP and Amateur Radio 44-47 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 121 92+121 PROJECT: Add Remote Control to Your ICOM Transceiver 41-43 PROJECT: The Load Shedder 61-63 REVIEW: Short Takes: Zapchecker (RF meter) 60-60 REVIEW: Short Takes: Gregoire TR-2000 Communications Headset 64-64 REVIEW: QST Reviews Five High-Power Antenna Tuners, ATR-30, MFJ-986 69-76 REVIEW: 5 High-Power Antenna Tuners, AT1500CV, Ten-Tec 238A, HFT-1500 69-76 SOFTWARE Beginner's Computer Programming for Ham Radio 32-37 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio: Exoeriment #1-The Common-Emmiter Amplifier 65-66 TECH: Optimizing the Heathkit HW-101, SB100-102 Transceivers 77-78 TECH: More on Another, Cheaper Automatically "Safe" Charger 78-78 February 2003 * January 2003 BOOK: The Low Frequency Experimenter's Handbook, www.arrl.org/shop 105 DOCTOR: Coax questinos, burial, moisture. Balun 1:1 or 1:4 how tell? 53-54 HINTS: Battery-Charger Polarity Plpus or Minus?, 61-61 HINTS: A Handy way to install insulators on loop antennas 61-61 HINTS: More on saving parts from PC boards, Pb safety first! 61-62 HINTS: Using SWR to measure line losses, More on Homebrew labels 62-62 HISTORY: Amateur Radio and the Rise of SSB 45-47 HISTORY: Vibroplex--The Company and its Classic Key 48-49 HISTORY: Harold Collins and his Wonderful 75A-1 50-52 HISTORY: Vintage QRP 83-84 HISTORY: OLD RADIO, Saving History 86-87 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 121 92+121 PROJECT: A Compact 100-W Z-Match Antenna Tuner 28-30 PROJECT: A 222 MHz Transverter for the Yaesu FT-817 31-38 PROJECT: - Figure A Simple Power Measurement, Simple RF Detector 38-38 PROJECT: The Two Tube Tuna Tin Transmitter (T5) 39-42 PROJECT: Restoring a Heathkit (HW-12 SSB transceiver) 56-58 PROJECT: Hands On radio, Let's Get Started. Equipment you'll need. 59-61 REVIEW: ICOM IC-T90A Triband Handheld Transceiver 63-65 REVIEW: Peet Ultimeter 2100 Weather Station 66-68 SOFTWARE TRX-Manager for rig control 55-55 UHF/VHF: Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away! (Using them to scatter/relay sigs) 88-89 January 2003 * QST 2002 ARTICLES * December 2002 ANTENNA: The Gamma Match--An Overview 35-38 ANTENNA: Try Copper for 2 Meters -- The Cu Loop 46-48 ANTENNA: The Gamma Match--An Overview 35-38 DOCTOR: VCR Parts for Spectrum Analyzer (www.arrl.org/tis) 60-60 HINTS: Circuitworks Tools for Circuit Repair (www.hosfelt.com) 64-64 KE3FL: Field Day listing: 1B-1 Op Battery 5 5 1 250 MDC 105 PROJECT: The EQ5+ Microphone Equalizer 39-45 QRP: Build the "No Excuses" QRP Transceiver 28-34 QRP: Testing, Testing... (test equipment) 88-88 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-8900R Quad Band FM Transceiver ($450) 65-68 REVIEW: RadioShack HTX-420 Dual-Band Handhelp Transceiver ($270) 69-70 REVIEW: MFJ-890 DX Beacon Monitor ($100) 70-71 SAT: OSCAR 40 on 24 GHz 55-56 TECH: Linked Repeater Systems: The Missing Links 49-51 TECH: Another Cheaper Automatically "safe" Charger (by KE3FL) 72-73 TIPS Panel Layout with Microsoft PwerPoint 61-62 December 2002 * November 2002 ARES: Short Takes, Honda EU2000i Generator 61-61 DOCTOR: TX requires high impedance mic 59-59 EME: The Journey to EME on 24 GHz 43-47 FOX: The N0GSG DSP Radio Direction Finder 28-33 INFO: Low Power, Great Signals (Microwavelengths) 90-91 INTERNET: A Ham Radio Public Utility HF Station (Internet remote on air) 39-42 PROJECT: A High Performance, Low COst 1.8 to 54 MHz Low Pass Filter 34-38 PROJECT: The Rotormapic (rotator direction on a map!) 62-66 QRP: QRP POWER: My Mistress, the FT-817 (Yaesu) 92-93 REVIEW: ACOM 1000 HF + 6-Meter Linear Amplifier 70-72 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-296T 222 MHz VHF FM Transceiver 72-73 REVIEW: Palstar R30 Shortwave Receiver 74-75 SOFTWARE ACE-HF "propagation-prediction software for the rest of us!" 67- TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! November 2002 * October 2002 ANTENNA: An Inexpensive External GPS Antenna 36-39 DOCTOR: Switching Power Supply, LM2596, J-Pole Antenna Equations 57-58 HINTS: Using Surplus Meters, Making a Ameter/Voltmeter 63-64 HISTORY: Ham TV in 1930 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 121 92+121 PROJECT: The Triple-Play Transmit-Receive Switch 60-62 REVIEW: The Yaesu VX-7R Handheld Transceiver 65-67 REVIEW: Force 12 Sigma-5 Five-Band Vertical Dipole Antenna 67-68 SOFTWARE Linux, Software Radio and the Radio Amateur 33-35 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! WRKBENCH: The ARRL Frequency Measuring Tests, What the Heck is Zero Beat?51-54 October 2002 * September 2002 ANTENNA: A Very Small Array (SETI League antenna tests) 28-30 ANTENNA: Practical High Performance HF Log Periodic Antennas 31-37 HINTS: Rotating Pegboard Storage, Soldering-Iron Controller 55-56 PROJECT: Build a Badger (CW light/sound ID card) 49-51 QSL: SHORT TAKES: GOwin 52-52 REVIEW: The Kenwood UT-20 1.2 GHz Module for the TS-2000 57-59 REVIEW: M2 23CM22EZA 1.2 GHz Antenna 59-61 REVIEW: ICOM PS-125 Power Supply (switcher, ~50mV noise w 20A load) 62-62 SOFTWARE SHORT TAKES: NuMorse Professional version 1.30 54-54 SUN: Understanding Solar Indices 38- TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! September 2002 * August 2002 ANTENNA: An Horizontal Loop for 80-Meter DX 30-35 ANTENNA: Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station, Part-3 53-55 BATTERY: The Doctor is in: 12V Sealed Lead Acid charging basics 52 HINTS: Use a Drip Loop to Keep Water Out, by KE3FL 56 HISTORY: The 1937 Haynes RSR Clipper 77 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 121 92+121 PROJECT: The "No Fibbin'" RF Field Strength Meter 28-29 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark-V Field HF Transceiver, $2400 59-61 REVIEW: Low-Pass Filter Roundup: Gold Line 1089, 1089S, Vecronics 62-64 SOFTWARE The Doctor is In: Radio Designer: Serenade freeware 51 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! August 2002 * July 2002 ANTENNA: A Simple and Portable HF Vertical Travel Antenna 28-31 ANTENNA: K8SYL's 75 and 10-Meter Dipole 32-34 ANTENNA: The N4GG Array (nearly invisible wire antenna) 35-39 ANTENNA: The K4VX Linear-Loaded Dipole for 7 MHz 40-42 ANTENNA: Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station, Part-2 48-52 HINTS: Improve Audio, Making an LED Audible, TM-D700 Mike Extension 53-54 HISTORY The Harvey-Wells Bandmaster 78-78 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 68 (78) Section News: 97 68+97 REVIEW: ICOM IC-V8000 VHF FM Transceiver 55-56 REVIEW: QST Compares HF/VHF Wattmeters 57-60 July 2002 * June 2002 ANTENNA: The NVIS- A Low Antenna for Regional Communications (ARES! HF) 28-30 ANTENNA: Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station, Part-1 56-59 ANTENNA: Tri-Band H-T Antenna from MALDOL $50, CA 800-962-2611 56-59 ANTENNA: Aluminum-Foil Antennas: The "Catfish" Yagi -Tech Correspondence 69 ERROR: May QST 2002 pp65-68 What Can You Do with A Dip Meter? eq fix 69 HINTS: More on the ASTATIC D-104 (microphone) circuits to use it 61-62 HISTORY: The First Field Day 44-45 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: "The Fight of the Century" 85 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: and Section News: 97 97 PROJECT: The EZ-Tuner, Part 3-advice on how to build this amazing tuner 33-36 QRP: Lust at First Sight - Yaesu FT-817 HF/50/144/430 MHz Txer 84 REVIEW: WIRES: The New Vertex Standard Repeater Interlink 55 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-596T Dual-Band FM/Digital Hand-Held Transceiver $302 63-67 REVIEW: MFJ-1275 Sound Card Radio Interface 67 SAT: Satellite DXing "To Go" 40-43 SOFTWARE Introduction to Winlink 2000 (links V/UHF packet networks) 31-32 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! TECH: The ICOM 765PRO-A Cure for the Rumble (low freq audio) 68-69 June 2002 * May 2002 ANTENNA: A 6-Meter Quad-Turnstile (omnidirectional, Horz polarized) 42-46 ANTENNA: One Stealthy Delta (In the trees) with SGC tuner 47-48 ANTENNA: Multiband Antennas for the FT-817 |BuildIt|mfj|mfj|enterprises|0| 59 HINTS: Coiling Wire or Rope without Kinks 70-71 HISTORY: OLD RADIO - Tube Lore 92 INFO: Long Lasting Contact Cleaner from GAIG Labs, Deoxit |BuildIt|caig|ca|ig|0| 34 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 121 92+121 PROJECT: The EZ-Tuner, Part 2-Peek under the hood & see... 28-34 PROJECT: The St Louis Switcher (inexpensive bench supply) 35-38 PROJECT: A Microphone Adapter for the IC-706 39-41 QRP: POWER Potpourii (Passive CW Filters) 95-96 REVIEW: ICOM IC-746PRO HF/VHF Transceiver 72-78 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! Tests Test (About VE session) 69 TEACHING: MICROWAVELENGTHS (Why do mixers need filters?) 93-94 TECH: What Can You Do with a Dip Meter? (see June QST Pg 69) 65-68 May 2002 * April 2002 ANTENNA: A "One-Masted Sloop" for 40, 20, 15 and 10 Meters, sloping loop 44-46 ANTENNA: A Balanced, Everyday Approach to All-Band Bliss (LL & loop) 47-50 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 78 and Section News: 97 (70pts) 92+121 NEW: Professional Audio Tools from NTI, www.nt-instruments.com 91 NEW: The ZAP Checker www.zapchecker.com - RF field meter, $89 91 PUBLIC: A New Season for Public Service Honor Roll 77-78 PROJECT: AMRAD Low Frequency Upconverter (Use your HF transceiver...) 34-39 PROJECT: The EZ-Tuner (Part 1--Could this be one of the most versatile. 40-43 PROJECT: A Lightning Detector for the Shack 59-61 PROJECT: HINTS & KINKS: A DX-Beacon Clock, Knwd ts-570 filters psk31 63-64 QRP: QRP Power Vitage QRP 84 REVIEW: Short Takes: Electric Radio Antenna Tuning Meter 58 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-X2000 Wide Range Scanning Receiver ($835, st: $500) 65-69 TECH: Unexpected Long-Term resistance Increases in Resistors 70-71 TECH: RE: Get on 222 MHz with a Ten-Tec 1210 Transverter! 71 April 2002 * March 2002 ANTENNA: Taming the Trap Dipole (The Noise Bridge) 28-30 DIGITAL: A Quality Sound Card Interface for ICOM Rigs (Project) 31-37 DIGITAL: I-Link, the .WAV of the Future 38-42 DIGITAL: Enhance Your PSK31 Warbling Experience (Project) 52-54 HINTS: Reducing Hiss in the LM-386, Cure Audio Hum, A Solder-Spool Holder 57 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: (79) and Section News: 117 [KE3FL: 0] 97+117 QRP: Tropical Storm Barry Proves Minimalist Radio wrks in Emerg, Too 82-83 REVIEW: Ranger Communications RCI-5054DX 6-Meter Transceiver 71-74 REVIEW: Maha MH-C777 and MH-C777 PLUS Battery Chargers 75-76 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! Traffic/Emergency/Communications X-word 56 TECH: Microwavelengths: Gunnplexers 96-97 March 2002 * February 2002 ANTENNA: A Portable Twin-Lead 20-Meter Dipole 36-37 APRS: Build an APRS Encoder Tracker 28-32 DOCTOR: [RF Safety Link] 60-60 DOCTOR: [RFI-Car Home Page] 60-60 DIGITAL: Digital Voice: An Update and Forcast 38-41 HINTS: A Compressin Capacitor for QRP Transmitters 67-68 HINTS: More on Determining Transistor ans Diode Leads with an Ohmmeter68-68 HINTS: More on Goo Removers, RS HTX202 & HTX404 battery replacement 68-69 HISTORY: OLD RADIO, Learning the Code 100/1 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 90(87) and Section News: 113 (4/87) 92+121 NEW: Alinco DJ-596 2/440 w digital voice, PSK31 30/40-M kits 107/7 PROGRAM: The Return of the Slide Rule Dial 33-35 PROJECT: A CW Generator and Audio Distribution System for Students 62-64 QRP: QRP Power, PSK31: HF Fun and Excitement (80-M Warbler kit) 103/4 REVIEW: ICOM IC-756PROII HF/6-Meter Transceiver 70-75 REVIEW: Yaesu FTV-1000 6-Meter Transverter 76-78 SOFTWARE UI-View (APRS computer maps) 66-66 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! Filtering and Tuning 65-65 TECH: Stabilant 22 Contact Enhancer, DW Electrochecmicals 35-35 TECH: Matching Electrically Small Antennas (KM5KG RF Network Designr)79-81 February 2002 * January 2002 ANTENNA: Six Meters from Your Easy Chair (made from old lawn chair!) 33-34 ANTENNA: Six Meters from Your Easy Chair (made from old lawn chair!) 33-34 ARES: RADIOS TO GO: Prepared. A state of readiness 98-98 BOOK: The Hannibal Files (Fiction 1940 & 1960 plane crashes) 47-47 DIGITAL: Build Your Next Computer-ADIY Guide to Today's PC Technology 53-61 DOCTOR: RF Safety for High Power EME Stations, Bazooka Antennas 51-52 FM/RPT: The Drake TR-22: An FM Classic 48-50 FM/RPT: DIGITAL DIMENSION: Put a Repeater Controller in Your Computer 99-99 HELPDESK: The Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide 66-66 HINTS: Winter Antenna Hint, Raise your Push-up Mast Safely, ... 67-67 HINTS: Long Life for Push-up Masts, Add Safety & Comfort Tower Climbg 67-68 HINTS: Rotator Gear Protection, Stealthy Antenna Wire, 68-68 HINTS: Stealthy Ladderline, Measuring an Unknown Impedance, again! 69-69 HINTS: Guy Wire Saftey 69-69 HISTORY: The Age of the Autodyne (when regenerative receiver was king) 43-45 HISTORY: Never test a Transistor with an Ohmmeter (transistor in AmRad) 63-64 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: A 1927 TGTP Transmitter 96-97 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 87 and Section News: 117 87+117 MICROWAV: Microwavelengths, Q & A 94-95 MODES: Digital Voice: The Next New Mode? 28-32 PROJECT: A Compact, Direct-Digital VFO 35-38 QRP: New Products: Four-Band Module for the Elecraft K1 Transceiver 77-77 QRP PWR: The Elecraft K1 Transceiver Kit Elecraft 100/0 REVIEW: WiNRADIO WR-1550i Computer-Based Communications Receiver WinRd 70-73 REVIEW: Yaesu VL-1000 Quadra Linear Amplifier (1000W Transistors) 74-76 SOFTWARE Short Takes: Two from IZ8BLY: Stream and Vox Recorder 65-65 January 2002 * QST 2001 ARTICLES * December 2001 EMI/RFI: Tracking RFI, Locate & Fix Power-Line Interference 68-69 EMI/RFI: Part 15 Devices (The World Above 50 MHz) 82-83 FIELDDAY: Results 2001 ARRL Field Day (KE3FL: 109) 99-110 HINTS: A POOR MAN's ANEMOMETER 59-60 HISTORY: Across Oceans of Time (Marconi) 45-47 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 79 and Section News: 123 79+123 POWER: Honey, They've Shrunk the Batteries! 31-35 PROJECT: A PC Keyboard Interface for the Kenwood D700 42-44 PROJECT: HINTS & KINKS: A Poor Man's Anemometer 59-60 REVIEW: Short Takes: RIGblaster Plus 56-56 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: The Protector (RF-Power Protector) 58-58 REVIEW: Kenwood TH-F6A Triband FM Handheld Transceiver, RX: 0.1-1.3MHz 61-65 REVIEW: Cushcraft A627013S 6-Meter/2-Meter/70-Cm Yagi Antenna 65-67 RULES: How Amateurs Are Affected by Non-Part 97 Rules (Wash Mailbox) 86-87 SAT: Amateur Satellites: In the Beginning of Maateur Radio in Space 90-90 SOFTWARE WSJT: New Software for VHF meteor-Scatter Communication 36-41 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! "Board to Tears" 57-57 TECH: Some JavaScript to Foil Spammers! (KE3FL) 69-70 TECH: A Cure for Recurrent Insensitivity in GE Master II Repeaters 70-70 TECH: QRP Power, Mission Impossible? (SSB & how to balanced mic.) 92-93 December 2001 * November 2001 ANTENNA: A Protable 2-Element Triban Yagi 35-37 DOCTOR: http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/9505088.pdf - Watts It All Abt -50 EMI/RFI: ARRL Helps Clear the Air in Line Noise Cases, |BuildIt|rfi|ar|rl|2| 70-71 HINTS: A Battery-Saving Timer Circuit, More on Restoring Plastic 60-61 & KINKS: Windows on Radios & Gear, More on an Improved Connection to 61-61 HINTS: RG-6 CATV Coax (pk - KE3FL), Finding a Break in Multiconductor 61-62 & KINKS: Cable 62-62 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 78/73 & Section News: 107 78+107 MEM: A Moonbounce Odyssey 2001 38-43 PROJECT: Updating the W1FB 80-Meter "Sardine Sender" 54-56 REVIEW: ICOM IC-V8 2-Meter FM Handheld Transceiver 63-66 REVIEW: Super Antennas MP-1 Portable Travel Antenna (6 - 40m, 80m add) 66-69 SOFTWARE Short Takes: HamAlyzer 2.0 (www.HamAlyzer.com + audio card) 57-57 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! ..."draw" on your graphics expertise... 58-58 TECH: The HELP Desk: Q Signals (a nice list!) 53-53 November 2001 * October 2001 ANTENNA: An LPDA for 2 Meters Plus, high-perfomance 2-m ant with bonus 42-46 AUTHOR: Fame, Glory and $65 a Page - become a QSt Author! 54-55 BATTERY: The Micro M+ Charge Controller 28-31 DIGITAL: New Life for Old Laptops, new HDs more RAM etc 58-63 FEEDBACK: Update on the Pfeiffer Quad System, Sept 2001 Pg59 49-49 HINTS: Yaesu FT-920 Automatic-Tuner Tricks, online & GPS Grid-Squars 66-67 HINTS: More on Schematic Drawing Software - download URL (bad URL) 68-68 HISTORY: Old Radio: A 1927 Homebrew Receiver 99-99 INFO: Back to School, math class builds antenna & makes contacts 47-49 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 87/74 & Section News: 115 92+121 PROJECT: Uncle Albert's Touch Pad Keyer 32-38 QRP: How Much is Too Little? The Wilderness SST 94-95 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Model 526 6N2 Multimode VHF Transceiver, $700 70-74 REVIEW: Ranger Communications RCI-2970DX 10/12-Meter Transceiver 74-77 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! Make me a Matchmaker, antenna matching 65-65 TECH: Regarding "A Simple Fixed Antenna For VHF/UHF Satellite Work" 78-79 YL: YL News: Questions Yield Universal Answers 102 October 2001 * September 2001 ANTENNA: The AMRAD Active LF Antenna (20kHz - 20MHz) 31-37 ANTENNA: Update on the Pfeiffer Quad System 59-61 BOOK: Short Range Wireless Communication $50 540-567-2000 LLH Tec Pu 95-95 CORRESPO: Correspondence, A Cautionary Tale (RF frm cloths dryer) 24-24 CORRESPO: Correspondence, Hazardous and Illegal use of Radar 25-25 HINTS: & KINKS: A Better Solder-Removal Tool, Monel Wire...Antenna 64-65 HINTS: & KINKS: Determining Transistor and Diode Leads with an Ohmmeter 65 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 86 and Section News: 119 86+119 PROJECT: The Digital Meter Supply 28-30 QRP: Radios To Go, Pick a Pack of HF (small HF QRP rigs) 99-99 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Model 416 Titan II HF Amplifier $3000 76-78 REVIEW: AOR TDF-370 DSP Multi-Media Terminal $330 78-80 SATs: OSCAR 40 on Mode U/S-No Excuses! 38-41 SOFTWARE PropMan 2000 (Propagation Resource Manager) 58-58 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (A crash of "symbols") 62-62 September 2001 * August 2001 ANTENNA: A Simple Fixed Antenna for VHF/UHF Satellite Work 38-41 ANTENNA: HINTS & KINKS - A 2-Meter Sleeve-Dipole Antenna (Mobile) 68-69 DIGITAL: PSK31 Audio Beacon (build this progarmmable single-chip... 28-33 HISTORY: Opening Lines: A Short History of Coaxial Cable 62-64 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 88 and Section News: 121 88+121 PROJECT: The WBR Receiver (Build this simple receiver and "bridge"... 34-37 QRP: QRP Power: A Pickup with Pizzazz (Mobile HF QRP) 102-3 QSL: The ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau System/The Outgoing QSL Service 66-67 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-7100M Dual-Band FM Mobile Transceiver 70-73 REVIEW: Ameritron ALS-600 Solid State No Tune FET Amplifier 73-76 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (A component you need for a project... 65-65 TECH: Comments on: How to Maximize Your receiver's Effective Sel... 77-79 August 2001 * July 2001 ANTENNA: A Three Element Lightweight Monobander for 14 MHz 28-31 ANTENNA: The Miracle Whip: A Multiband QRP Antenna 32-35 ANTENNA: A Three-Element "Monobander" for 17-10 m--with Two Eles on 20! 36-41 ANTENNA: QRP-France with a "Junk Box Shorty Forty" Antenna 66-68 DOCTOR: is IN - Dipole, folded, bent, etc 64-65 DX: Tracking Down QSL Info for Chinese Stations 93-94 FIX: for QST June 2001, "Doctor is IN" Speaker switching in a car 31-31 HINTS &: Kinks - Vacuum-tube filament voltage, For a clean FIST, clean 71-71 HINTS &: Kinks - External keying for Icom IC-706 MKI, Multi-Diode clipr 72-72 HINTS &: Kinks - Finding lost parts, Greasing rotators, restor plastic 72-73 HISTORY: Fessenden Lost and Found (A radio pioneer, Reginald Fessenden) 49-52 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 121 92+121 MOBILE: From the Inbox - HF in Ford Explorer, Antenna & radio mounting 98-98 OldRadio: The Allure of Novice Stations, The Conar Twins 102/3 QRP: Antenna Time, 40 m Appalachian Trail dipole, NorCals BLTuner 100 REVIEW: The Kenwood TS-2000 All-Mode Multiband Transceiver $2200+ 74-81 REVIEW: The Video-Lynx 434 Micro ATV Transmitter (433.98MHz, 63mW) 81-81 SAT: Getting Started with AMSAT-OSCAR 40 42-45 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (Satellite Answers, u pick the question) 70-70 July 2001 * June 2001 ANTENNA: Gain without Pain--A Beam Antenna for Field Day 44-47 ANTENNA: The Arkabsas Catfish Dipole 67-68 ANTENNA: Antenna and Tower Safety 91 ANTENNA: Antenna Aesthetics 97 DX: The Spot Grabber (Catch DX on local packet cluster) Project 28-35 HINTS: Hints & Kinks - A Radio/Data Interface Connection, 70 HINTS: Rubber Skirts for Small Knobs, More on Solar Power Tips 71 HINTS: A Two-Battery Solution for Mobiles, Engine Hoist Lifts Tower 71-72 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 88 and Section News: 115 92+121 PROJECT: Simple RF-Power Measurement (nanwatts to 100 W - homebrew) 38-43 REVIEW: Short Takes Heil Sound HS-706 Headset 66-66 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Jupiter HF Transceiver, Yaesu VR-5000 Comm Receiver 63-79 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! hamfest-season crossword 69-69 TECH: Some thoughts on the world's smallest code-practice oscillator 80 TECH: New DSP-10 Software Available, tracking down Neighborly RFI 80-81 June 2001 * May 2001 ARES: EMCOMM Operations in a Helecopter Environment 89-90 DOCTOR: What is phase? Moonbounce, digital recording using computer 62-62 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Build Your Own 1920s Transmitter 100-1 HINTS: The Mathe is easy & Wall Warts, Kitchen RFI Source... 71-73 INFO: A Beginners Guide to Transmission-Line & Antenna-Tuner Modeling34-37 INFO: Working Split: What's the Secret? 63-64 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 91 and Section News: 121 92+121 PACKET: BEACONet (Use packet to identify VHF openings) 38-42 PROJECT: An Automatic Sealed-Lead-Acid Battery Charger 43-47 QRP: Rescaling the MRX-40 Receiver for 80 Meters 98-99 REVIEW: ICOM IC-910H VHF/UHF Mulitmode Transceiver 74-77 REVIEW: DB6NT MKU 10 G2 10-GHz Transverter Kit 78-80 SOFTWARE N4PY Pegasus Control Program, version 1.45 65-65 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (Just a bit about bytes...) 69-69 UHF/VHF: Get on 222 MHz with a Ten-Tec 1210 Transverter 28-33 May 2001 * April 2001 ANTENNA: Laser Generated Antennas (April Fool!) 28-29 ANTENNA: The NJQRP Squirt (reduced size 80-m ant for small lots) 40-43 ANTENNA: The Care and Feeding of a Condo Antenna Farm 64-66 ATV: TV on 10 68-71 DIGITAL: Revisiting: Clean Up Your PSK31 Signal 83 EMI/RFI: The Saga of Unshielded Wires (RFI is RFI no matter ... era.. 61-62 FOX: The NVARC FoxFinder (Kit available, $60) 35-39 HISTORY: Winds Aloft (When Radio Free Europe Flew leaflet Baloons) 49-52 HISTORY: The Legacy of the Globe King 102/3 INFO: Safe Computing (on the web) 47-48 INFO: 2001 Super Frequency List CD-ROM 63 INFO: Internaltional Third-Party Traffic 67 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 113 92+113 QRP: Impressions of the Elecraft K2 Transceiver Elecraft 99 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-817 Multiband Multimode Transciever (QRP 160m-70cm) 75-80 REVIEW: MFJ-616 Speech Intelligibility Enhancer 81-82 STAMP: Bridge the Digital Divide--Basically (BASIC STAMP) 30-34 SOFTWARE Quickloop A Loop-Array Modeling Aid (loop data forNEC) 73 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (Hw mny .. companies & radios u remember?)...72 April 2001 * March 2001 DIGITAL: The Warbler--A Simple PSK31 Transceiver for 80 Meters 37-41 FOX: A Simple TRF Receiver for Tracking RFI 32-36 HINTS &: Adding a Trickle-Charger mode to ... wall-transformer charger 58-58 HINTS &: Protecting Coax Connections (|BuildIt|w3ib|sr|ic|0|) 59-59 HISTORY: The Great Paper Chase (collecting old catalogs & ads) 42-43 HISTORY: Hallicrafters' Chevy, Buick and Cadillac 48-51 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 97 and Section News: 115 92+121 KITS: Classic Kits--Unbuilt or Rebuilt 28-31 KITS: Product Review: Elecraft K-1 QRP CW Transceiver Kit Elecraft 72-76 KITS: Product Review: Idiom Press Rotor-EZ with RS-232, Kit 77-79 MOBILE: RADIOS TO GO: The Quest for Power--Finale 107 QRP: QRP POWER: The Big Five (QRP clubs) 108 SAT: Tricks, Hints and Tips for the Portable Satellite Operator 55-57 SOFTWARE SHORT TAKES: DX4WIN/32, loging, awards, labels, control... 105 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! QSLs and awards ... 54-54 TEACHING: How to Maximize Your receiver's Effective Selectivity 44-47 March 2001 * February 2001 ANTENNA: Raise Your Tower Without Breaking Ground! (compuet simulator) 73-73 ANTENNA: More Hardline Connectors, More Schematic Drawinf software 78-78 BOOK: Grundig Satellit Radio Guide, $20 Universal Radio 41-41 BOOK: Antennas From The Ground Up, Vol 1, L.B. Cebik MFJ-3306 $20 41-41 DIGITAL: Clean Up Your PSK31 Signal 88-89 HISTORY: W3DST -- A Station Lost in Time, 1920-1941 105-6 INFO: Logikey K-3 Memory keyer 76-76 INFO: ChromaSound (computer sound-card DSP) 77-77 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: -- and Section News: 115 --+115 MOBILE: An HF Mobile Installation Step by Step 65-69 PROJECT: The World's Smallest Code-Practice Oscillator 39-41 QRP: Appalachian Award Fever, take it to the field & op! 107 REVIEW: ICOM IC-R3 Communications Receiver (video too!) 81-84 REVIEW: ICOM IC-PW1 Linear Amplifier (1KW) 85-87 SOFTWARE A Beginner's Guide to Modeling With NEC, Part 4: Loads, tx line31-35 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (basket of problem) 70-70 TEACHING: The Art of Soldering 72-72 TECH: How to Maximize Your Receiver's Effective Selectivity - Part 1 42-48 February 2001 * January 2001 ANTENNA: A Ground-Coupled Portable Antenna (10 - 40 meters) 28-32 ANTENNA: Hints: Modifications for "A $20 HF Mobile Antenna" 64-65 BOOK: A Family Affair: The R. L. Drake Story $30 859-635-6487 36-36 BOOK: Radio-Electronic Transmission Fundamentals $75 order: NP-34 48-48 BOOK: Radio-E " ISBN 1-884932-13-4, 770-449-6774 Noble Pub Co 48-48 DIGITAL: MFSK for the New Millennium 33-36 DIGITAL: The HF Digital "Tower of Babel" (dig comm types explained) 50-53 DIGITAL: Mobile Fun with PSK31! 58-59 DOCTOR: ...comes to HF antennas, how important is the elevation angle? 56-57 HISTORY: OLD RADIO - Collecting History, Jerome Haas, 3RQ 1915 91-91 INFO: Does Your Club Need a Web Site?54-55 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 82 and Section News: 113(no KE3FL) 82+113 MOBILE: Radios to go: The Quest for Power--Part 1 97-97 REVIEW: Alinco DR-135TP 2-Meter FN Mobile Transceiver (w TNC too!) 66-69 REVIEW: AOR DDS-2A External Local Generator for the Collins KWM-2 & S 69-72 SHORTTAKE:MFJ-434 Delux Voice Keyer, 61-61 SHORTTAKE:The Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide 62-62 SHORTTAKE:Hamtronics T301-2 2-Meter FM Transmitter 63-63 SOFTWARE Simulating Circuits and Systems with Serenade SV 37-43 SOFTWARE A Beginner's Guide to Modeling with NEC, Part 3 The Ins & Outs 44-48 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (All math questions!) 60-60 January 2001 * QST 2000 ARTICLES * December 2000 ANTENNA: A Simple HF-Portable Antenna (multiband by linking...) 62-63 ARRL: Incoming QSL Bureau System 61-61 BANDS: Follow the Band Plans, Avoid the Wouff Hong 88-89 BOOK: TESLA: MASTER OF LIGHTNING $15 ISBN 0-7607-1005-8 37-37 BOOK: AC POWER INTERFERENCE MANUAL, $25, $4 ship ISBN 0-9653760-2-8 48-48 DIGITAL: MMTTY 1.58, does RTTY - software 60-60 FIELD DAY KE3FL: 150 pts, WA3OHI: 12 pts 109 HINTS: Keyer PTT Control for Super CMOS Keyers 65-65 HISTORY: Old Radio, The heathkit AT-1 90-90 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 84 and Section News: 121 84+121 KITS: K1 Two Band QRP Transciever From Elecraft, $270 Elecraft 44-44 PROJECT: The UniCounter- A Mulitpurpose Frequencey Counter/Elec Dial 33-37 PROJECT: Noise Canceling with Electret Condenser Microphones 38-39 QRP: QRP Transciever Kits: Six Reports from the Field 28-32 REVIEW: Patcomm PC-1600A HF Transciever, $1350 67-71 REVIEW: RadioShack HTX-252 2-Meter FM Mobile Transciever, $180 71-73 SOFTWARE A Beginner's Guide to Modeling with NEC, Part 2 The Ins & Outs 40-44 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! What makes Ham Radio Fun... 57-57 TECH: AM Broadcast and Spurious HF Signals, Fox Hunting with Spurs 74-75 December 2000 * November 2000 ANTENNA: Another Look At Tower Work 59-60 CONTESTS: Discover the Wonderful World of Contesting 43-44 CONTESTS: Coping with Cabrillo (contest file format) 45-47 CONTESTS: General Rules for ALL ARRL Contests + others 94-98 DIGITAL: The Leonids Meteor Shower Packet Experiment Q&A 83-83 HELPDESK: Relationships between fundamentals, harmonics, CATV, & TV... 50-50 INFO: Utilizing the Constant Bombardment of Cosmic Debris for... 28-32 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 76 (72) & Section News: 107 76+107 MOBILE: Radio Friendly/unfriendly vehicals 84-84 PROJECT: A Flexible Digital-Mode Interface (needs software) 39-42 PROJECT: An Inexoensive KISS-Mode TNC 53-56 QRP: The NorCal 40A -- An Instant Classic 88-88 REVIEW: Yaesu MARK-V FT-1000MP HF Transceiver ($4,200 list) 64-69 REVIEW: The NorCal SMK-1 QRP transceiver Kit ($34) 70-70 SOFTWARE A Beginner's Guide to Modeling with NEC 34-38 SOFTWARE SHORT TAKES - reviews: DXTelnet 4.7, Ham University 51-52 SOFTWARE SHORT TAKES - reviews: LogWindows 3.07.30, RITTY 4.0 57-58 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (Are you an Amateur Radio bookworm?) 61-61 TIPS: Strengthen your Cushcraft D40 Rotatable Dipole, ARM-Holster 62-63 WRKBENCH: G5RV pattern, Aurora CW, SWR BW, Flicering displays 48-49 November 2000 * October 2000 ANTENNA: The Parasol: A 160-Meter Vertical Antenna with a Difference 43-49 ANTENNA: A 146- and 4450MHz J-Pole Antenna 50-53 ANTENNA: An Easily Constructed 30- and 40-Meter Trap Dipole Antenna 65-65 BOOK: Antennas, Tales and Technicals on CD-ROM by: L.B. Cebik 101 DOCTOR: TV Damage w 1.5 KW, reusing 24" dish, Lightning Trackers 60-60 FEEDBACK: Sept 2000 QST Pg 64: www.eds-inc.com, & Aug 2000 p 43: 53-53 FEEDBACK: "A Wide-Range RF-Survey Meter" ferrite: RS 273-105 53-53 FUN: Decoding the Disneyland Telegraph (It was wrong!) 58-59 HINTS: Antennas: Simpke PVC Center Insulators, PVC ease installation 68-68 HINTS: Mod Kenwood MC-53 Mic, Repair old headsets, TS-850 VCO prob 69-69 KE3FL: PSHR: pg 84 (75) & Section News: pg 111 84,111 PROJECT: A Basic Stamp Morse Call-Sign Generator 40-42 QRP PWR: Power is No Substitute for Skill (Operating Tips) 92-92 REVIEW: Portable Power Station: by Ham Contac 67-67 REVIEW: The Grundig Satellit 800 Millennium receiver $500 74-76 REVIEW: RadioShack HTX-245 Dual-Band FM Handheld Transceiver, .7W out 76-78 REVIEW: West Mountain Radio RIGblaster Rig-to-Sound-Card Interface 78-80 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! Take a "power-full" quz... (Power supps) 66-66 TECH: PSK31 on FM, 1.9 MHz Inverted-L Antenna, Schematics from PCBs 81-82 TECH: Defective Disks? (No not really!) 82-82 UHF/VHF: Microwave Bands: Use 'Em or Lose 'Em! 62-64 October 2000 * September 2000 ANTENNA: MBA The Mighty Big Antenna 28-29 ANTENNA: The Monster Loop (High-performance LF receiving loops...) 57-62 ATV: Amateur Television from Model Planes and Rockets 41-44 DOCTOR: DIN connectors, Artificial ground, PSK31, grounding, J-pole 59-60 FEEDBACK: July 2000, pp 38-44 (Verticals, Ground Systems...) fixes! 79-79 HINTS: DOX control Yaesu FT-847, Sweep-Tube replacements, screws? 68-69 HISTORY: The Ross Hull Story (One of the greatest VHF/UHF pioneers...) 45-47 HISTORY: 75, 50 AND 25 YEARS AGO (QST September 1950!) 100 INFO: THE HELP DESK: The ARRL Outgoing QSL Service 67-67 INFO: PRB-1: A Good Thing, but Still not a Panacea (Q & A) 87-87 KE3FL: PSHR: pg 81 (83) & Section News: pg 113 81,113 MOBILE: Mobile to the Max! 98-98 PROJECT: The OCR II Receiver 32-37 QRP PWR: Vitage QRP (HW-7) Web site: www.qsl.net/~nogaqrp 94-94 REVIEW: EZNEC 3.0 for Windows 66-66 REVIEW: MFJ-9340K QRP-Cub Transceiver Kit 74-76 REVIEW: Switching Power Supplies Revisited, Alinco DM-330MV, ... 76-78 REVIEW: Switching Power Supplies Revisited, Diamond GZV4000 78-79 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (Tools cross word) 65-65 UHF/VHF: Grid Chasing: Fixed or Mobile? 30-31 September 2000 * August 2000 ANTENNA: The Doctor is IN: Quad and Delta loop antennas 56-56 ANTENNA: Basic Beams for 12 and 17 Meters 57-62 DIGITAL: The Doctor is IN: PSK31 2000, PC keyeing circuit 55-55 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Vacation Time and Radio Museums 96-96 INFO: Ham Radio and the World's largest Fully-Steerable Antenna 28-29 INFO: Digital Television: Bigger, Wider, Sharper 38-41 INFO: WRC 2000 World Radiocommunication Conference 2000 51-54 INFO: SHORT TAKES: Arcron Zeit "Chrono" Wristwatch (uses: WWVB radio)63-63 INFO: HITS & KINKS: Heath SB-303 Modifications, QSK Muting circuits 67-68 KE3FL: PSHR: pg 83 (77) & Section News: pg 115 83,115 PROJECT: A Wide-Range RF-Survey Meter 42-44 PROJECT: Build An Indoor-Outdoor Thermometer for Your Shack 45-48 QRP PWR: A Wattmeter of Your Own 98-98 REVIEW: A QST Roundup: 2-Meter Handheld FM Transceivers, 69-73 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-195T, RadioShack HTX-200, Yaesu Vertex VX-150 69-73 REVIEW: AlphaMax and AlphaRemote for the Alpha 87A 73-74 SAT: UO-14: A User-Friendly "FM Repeater in the Sky" 64-65 TECH: CORRESPONDENCE: Calculating Wire Lengths for Winding Toroids 75-75 TECH: CORRESPONDENCE: What is SSB? 75-76 August 2000 * July 2000 ANTENNA: Flags, Pennants, & Other Ground-Independent Low-Band RX Ants 34-37 ANTENNA: Verticals, Ground Systems and Some History (See Sept Pg 79) 38-44 ANTENNA: A Tale of Cell Sites and Towering Heights 45-46 ANTENNA: Everything Works (UR enjoyment of Am Radio related to ur Ant) 47-50 ANTENNA: Linear Loading reduces antenna size 55-55 ANTENNA: The QRP Commando Stealth Dipole - http://www.qrparci.org 85-85 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 76 and Section News: 101 76+101 PROJECT: The Micromountaineer Revisited (QRP transceiver) 28-33 PROJECT: A Weather Station In Every Shack 80-80 REVIEW: ICOM IC-718 HF Transceiver 63-67 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-1500M 2-Meter FM Mobile Transceiver 67-69 SOFTWARE ProLog2K for Windows 58 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (Turn up your "Jargon Power.") 59 TECH: Build a Simple SMD Workstation 56-57 TECH: THE HELP DESK: Characteristics of Commonly Used TX Lines 60 TECH: A Universal Logging Computer Interface 61-62 July 2000 * June 2000 ANTENNA: Having a Field Day with the Moxon Rectangle 38-42 ANTENNA: Launch your Field Day Antenna with a Flingshot 59-60 ANTENNA: Short Takes: Arrow II Satellite Antenna 64-64 ANTENNA: Hints & Kinks: Whip Antenna Storage for your Mobile 65-66 ANTENNA: Hints & Kinks: Silence that Whistling Antenna! 65-66 DIGITAL: A Panoramic Transceiving System for PSK31 (Schematic, kit) 31-37 DOCTOR: Through window coax, Wavelength, Coax life, etc 57-58 HINTS & : Weather Caps for Connectors, Garage-door opener Director 65-66 INFO: ARRL Grid Locator for North America (USA only) 63-63 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 88 and Section News: 111 88+111 PROJECT: Solving Sound Card Microphone Problems 61-61 REVIEW: ICOM IC-756PRO HF/6-Meter Transceiver ($3.0 - 3.6K) 67-73 REVIEW: Ten-Tec 1210 10-Meter to 2-Meter Transverter ($139/kit, $239) 73-74 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! (Cross Word Puzzle) 62-62 TECH: MFJ-259 SWR Analyzer and Coaxial Cable Shorts, TVI/RFI 75-75 TECH: Matching Low Impedance Antennas (with diff impedancs coax) 75-76 UHF/VHF: An 8-Watt, 2-Meter "Brickette" (Schematic, PC-board) 43-47 June 2000 * May 2000 ANTENNA: Build a Flagpole Antenna Booster 37-38 ANTENNA: A No-Tune 2-Meter Bandpass Filter 54-55 ANTENNA: A No-Tune 2-Meter Bandpass Filter 54-55 DIGITAL: PSK31 2000 42-45 DX: Operating in the UK: A Primer for US Hams 28-29 HINTS: A Fold-Down Mobile Antenna Mount 56-57 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 74 and Section News: 97 74+97 MORSE: Practice Morse Code with a Java Applet 48-50 PROJECT: Automatic Amplifier Selection ICOM IC-746, -736 and -706MKII 33-36 PROJECT: Improving the Hamtronics R139 VHF Weather-Satellite RX I/O 39-41 QRP: QRp Power, Ten-Tec, Heath Kit, Kenwood, & Yaesu older info 87-87 REVIEW: Kenwood TM-D700A Dual-Band FM Mobile Transceiver 60-64 REVIEW: ACOM 2000A HF Linear Amplifier 64-66 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! May 2000 * April 2000 ANTENNA: A $20 HF Mobile Antenna (a few hours, PVC & wire...) 33-35 ANTENNA: The W3RW 6- and 10-Meter Long Wire 46-48 ANTENNA: NE3Q's Antenna Fell From the Sky! (Kite antenna) 49-52 DOCTOR: DTMF, CTCSS?, CB Channels, 59-60 HELP: Glossary of Terms 66-66 HINTS: A Quick, Easy Mobile Radio Mount 68-69 HUMOR: Continuous PEP Metering the Easy Way (April Fools) 58 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 87 and Section News: 109 87+109 PROJECT: Add a Morse Readout to the AA4FB PIC SWR Meter 61-61 PROJECT: A Tool for Winding Small Toroidal Cores 63-64 PROJECT: Technical Correspondence, Some Tools and Tricks of the Hobby 78-79 QRP: QRP POWER, Three Cool Kits: Wilderness, Small Wonder, Red Hot 93-93 REVIEW: Multimode Communication Processor Roundup 70-73 REVIEW: KAM '98, PK232DSP, PTC-IIe, DXP38 70-73 REVIEW: RadioShack HTX-10 10-Meter Multimode Transceiver 73-75 REVIEW: The ICOM IC-T81A Quad-Band FM Hand-Held Transceiver 76-77 SAT: An Amateur Satellite Primer 36-41 SAT: Step Up to the 38,400 Bps Digital Satellites 42-45 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! "Ohms Law" 62-62 April 2000 * March 2000 ANTENNA: A Simple Antenna Flipper (for tower antennas) 60-61 DIGITAL: PSK31 on the Road! 55-56 INFO: MFJ Super Menu Driven Memory Keyer Model MFJ-493 59-59 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 and Section News: 121 92+121 PROJECT: The QRSer: A CW Operating Aid (Solid-state brakes on fast cw) 33-36 PROJECT: A Simple Meter Tester 41-42 PROJECT: A Simple 10-Meter QRP Transmetter 43-46 PROJECT: The NB6M QRP Paddles 53-54 QRP: The Tuna Tin 2 Today (QRP on 40-meters, project) 37-40 REVIEW: Elecraft K2 HF Transceiver Kit Elecraft 69-74 REVIEW: The Alinco DJ-V5TH Dual-Band FM Hand-Held Transceiver 75-76 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! crossword of power & the circuitry 58-58 March 2000 * February 2000 ANTENNA: 2X3=6 A simple equation? Indeed! hr r 2 3-L Yagi designs 4 6m 34-36 ANTENNA: A Tower in the Attic 46-47 ANTENNA: A Beginner's Guide to Scaling Natural Skyhooks 51-53 ANTENNA: Lakeview Company TM-1 License Plate Mount 56-56 ANTENNA: Clothesline Antenna Support Clarifications, corrections 61-61 BOOKS: AM Radio Log 20th Ed, Klingenfuss 2000 Freq Guides 62-62 BOOKS: Joe Carr's Loop Antenna Handbook, most for RX 77-77 DOCTOR: Antenna, 40-meter dipole of 15 meters, use Capacitance Hats 50-50 DOCTOR: RF Safety: [Click Here] 49-49 DOCTOR: RF Safety: [Click Here] 49-49 HELP: The Help Desk Q Signals ARRL QN Signals 57-57 HINTS K: New Life For the Yaesu FT-200 (Replace 6JS6C's w 6146B's...) 60-61 HISTORY: A 75A-4 One Piece at a Time 28-30 PROJECT: A Repeater Controller Accessory: The RCA (remote control...) 37-45 PROJECT: A Keypad for the Yaesu FT-1000MP, Roll your own keypad... 54-55 QRP: Your QRP Elmer - good operating, DX, & pileup methods 90-90 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Pegasus HF Transceiver (NEEDS a PC!) $900 + 63-67 SOFTWARE: BeaconSee [Click] 59-59 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! The bigger they are... Antennas 58-58 February 2000 * January 2000 ANTENNA: The Doctor is IN, Windom Antenna: pg 56 55-56 ANTENNA: A Compact Two-Element, 2-Meter Beam 60-63 BOOK: NEW BOOKS, The RSGB Guid to EMC (also RFI) 101-01 COMPARE: QST Compares: Switching Power Supplies, Astron SS-30M 70-73 COMPARE: ICOM PS-85, Kenwood PS-40, MFJ-4225MV, Samlex SEC 1223 70-73 COMPARE: Yaesu FP-1023, 70-73 DIGITAL: Let's See you in Hellschreiber! 52-54 DDIGITAL Dimention, MT63: AN HF Panacea? 88-88 ESD: Hints & Kinks, A homebrew ESD Mat 52-54 HELP: The HELP Desk: Freq guide, VHF/UHF/EHF calling freqs, etc. 28-34 HISTORY: Amateur Radio: 100 Years of Discovery 28-34 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: and Section News: 109 109 LOFER: Short Takes, Palomar Engineers VLF Converter (Low Freq) 59-59 QRP: QRP POWER, and the internet 90-90 REVIEW: ICOM IC-R75 Communications Receiver 67-69 SOFTWARE: RadioCom 4.0 - multimode communications processor 66-66 TEACHING: Test Your Knowledge! Take a look at the ... 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I: If a web address just starts with a letter/number then add "http://" to it. * FCC RF-Exposure W: [RF Safety Page] I: this site offers a calculator for you to use. * FCC I: FCC Comments - send your ham radio related comments to: E: |BuildIt|hamcomm|f|cc|3| I: RFI problems with consumer electronics E: |BuildIt|callctr|nightwind|.fcc|3| W: [FCC Page] W: [FCC telephone interference bulletin] W: [Phone Page] I: Enforcement: 202-418-1184 Riley Hollingsworth: |BuildIt|rholling|f|cc|3| I: or mail to: FCC 1270 Fairfield Rd Gettysburg PA 17325 * ARRL programs I: http://oak.oakland.edu:8080/pub/hamradio/arrl/bbs/programs/ ARRL section news now at: N: http://www.arrl.org/sections * ARRL Projects for the Ham Shack: W: [Technical Information Service pages] W: [The World Above 50 MHz] @: You can be listed by sending your information to: |BuildIt|standings|ar|rl|2| * Alinco ATOC Amateur Distributing LLC 23 S High St Covington OH 45318 P: 937-473-2840 F: 937-473-2862 @: |BuildIt|alinco|alin|co|0| W: [Home Page] * Lakeview Company 3620-9A Whitehall Rd Anderson SC 29626 I: Antennas (HF Hamstick) and license plate mount $44.95 P: 864-226-6990 E: |BuildIt|hamstick|ham|stick|0| W: [Home Page] * Kenwood USA Corp 3975 Johns Creek Ct Suwanee GA P: 310-639-4200 F: 310-537-8235 W: [Home Page] I: TM-271A 2 Meter FM Transceiver, $190 (03/2004) I: TH-K2AT $150, PG4Y programmming cable $33 * Kanga US 3521 Spring Lake Dr. Findly OH 45840 P: 419-423-5643 E: |BuildIt|kanga|brutus|.bright|1| I: Kits * MCM Electronics 650 Congress Park Dr Centerville OH 45459-4072 P: 513-434-0031, or 800-543-4330 I: Pigtail Automotive Fuses * CAIG Lab., Inc. 16744 West Bernardo Dr. San Diego CA 92127 P: 800-224-4123 619-451-1799 I: Environmentally Safe Contact cleaners I: deoxit- 50 pack individually wrapped, 3 wipes- $.75 each 37.50 I: k-d3w, Izabella * ASTRON 9 AUTRY IRVINE CA 92718 P: 714-458-7277 Power supplies. 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Box 5210 Grants Pass OR 97527 P: 800-822-9722 541-474-6700 F: 474-6703 E: |BuildIt|? sales info ? |tiger|tronics|0| W: [Home Page] I: BayPac Multimode mini packet TNC * Almost All Digital Electronics (AADE) 1412 Elm St SE Auburn WA 98092 P: 206-351-9316 I: Inductance/Capacitance- L/C Meter II $80/kit $100/built + $4 SH * TEN-TEC 1185 Dolly Parton Pkwy Sevierville TN 37862-3710 N: Ten Tec P: 423-453-7172 F: 423-428-4483 E: |BuildIt|sales|ten|tec|0| W: [Home Page] I: QRP CW Transceiver Kits 80/40/30/20 m I: Argonaut V Model 516 MF/HF TXR $800 I: Titan III HF Linear Amplifier, 1500W and $3565 * Palomar P.O. Box 46222 Escondido CA 92029 P: 619-747-3343 E: |BuildIt|75353.2175|compu|serve|0| I: 80 to 2 meter mobile antenna $250 * TASCO Electronics USA Box 11106 Honolulu HI 96828 P: F: 808-524-7788 I: or mainland: Wyman Research Inc. 8339 S. 850 W. Waldron IN 46182 P: 317-525-6452 F: 4810 E: |BuildIt|w9ntpdon|ind|.tds|1| I: TSC-70U Slow-Scan TV System * Alpha Delta Communications Inc. Box 620 Manchester KY 40962 P: 606-598-2029 Fax: 4413 I: Communicatios Model Variable Responce Console $250 I: Tuned port speaker w amp/equalizer for great sound from Ham equipment! * Dynamic Electronics PO Box 896 Hartselle AL 35640 P: 205-773-2758 F: 205-773-7295 W: [Home Page] I: 125' wide-bandwidth 80 - 2 meter antenna $129 + $6 shipping * Cable X-PERTS 416 Diens Dr Wheeling IL 60090 P: 800-828-3340 E: |BuildIt|exp|net|com|0| W: [Home Page] P: 708-506-1886, Fax: 1970 * The Wireman W: [Home Page] * Antenna Mart Quads PO Box 699 Longanville GA 30249 P: 770-466-4353 FAX: 3095 I: Antennas Catalog $2 (Get $5 off first order) * Shirts & Caps Inc 38530 5TH Ave. Zephyrhills FL 33540 P: 813-788-7026 W: [Home Page] * Handi-Hams E: |BuildIt|wa0sgj|ju|no|0| ("Sister" Alverna O'Laughlin) W: [Home Page] * lowfer: 1750-meter band, 160 - 190 kHz, 1W to finals & 15 max length of antenna AND feed line for transmitter. * RELM Communications 7505 Technology Dr West Melbourne FL 32904 P: 407-984-1414 I: Hand-Held scanners HS-100, HS-200 12/13 bands 100/200 channels * Star Bright 4041 SW 47th Ave Daive FL 33314 P: 800-327-8583 F: 305-587-2813 I: Liquid Electrical Tape in black/red/green/white/clear 4 or 32 Oz cans * SSB Electronic USA 124 Cherrywood Dr Mountaintop PA 18707 P: 717-868-5643 F: 717-868-6917 I: LT2S MK II 2-meter Transverter $890 * M^2 Enterprises 7560 N Del Mar Ave Fresno CA 93711 P: 209-432-9973 W: [Home Page] I: 2-meter, 15 element beam $149 * R.L. Drake Co 230 Industrial Dr Franklin OH 45005 P: 513-746-4556 F: 513-743-4510 I: TR270 FM Transceiver $999 * The Xtal Set Society PO Box 3026 St Louis MO 63130 P: 314-725-1172 E: |BuildIt|xtalset|midnight|science|0| W: [Home Page] I: Book: Crystal set building and more $15.95 + 2.50 SH * George Murphy, VE3ERP 77 McKenzie St Orillia ON L3V 6A6 I: HAMCALC Version ?? - $5 US check/money order * I: One-by-One special event callsign E: ARRL L: http://ncvec.spindle.net/html/show_all.cfm * Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) 2500 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA 22205-3834 P: 703-907-7626 W: [Home Page] I: RFI problems SGC Inc* SGC Inc 13737 SE 26th St Bellevue WA 98005 P: 800-25973310 P: 425-746-6310 F: 425-746-6384 E: |BuildIt|sgc|sgc|world|0| W: [Home Page] I: (/products/SGC2020/2020update.htm) I: Low power auto tuner SG-211 (4 yrs on 4 AA batts) $180 I: SG-211 Automatic Antenna Tuner $180 * Maha Communications & Electronics Inc. 2841-B Saturn St. Brea CA 92821 P: 800-376-9992 E: |BuildIt|maharexon|maha|-comm|0| W: [Home Page] I: Affordable HTs, RL-115: $190, 112: $140, 412: $155, 501: $240 I: HTs: RL-501HP $360, RL-112HP $220, RL-115HP $290 (See April 1999) * Morse Express 3140 S Peoria St, Unit K-156 Aurora CO 80014 P: 800-238-8205 E: |BuildIt|n1fn|Morse|X|0| W: [Home Page] I: LTA Keys/Paddles (LTA Company in Spain) $49 & up * JACE PO Box 862 Bel Air MD 21014 P: 410-838-9415 I: IO Wizard Kit, computer IO made easy, board & Software $69 * MFJ PO Box 494 Misissippi State MS 39762 P: 800-647-1800 F: 601-323-6551 W: [Home Page] I: Antennas From The Ground Up, Vol 1, by: L.B. Cebik, $20 MFJ-3306 I: Antennas From The Ground Up, Vol 2, by: L.B. Cebik, $20 MFJ-3307 I: MFJ-5429 USB to male RS-232 DB-9: $25 I: MFJ-5427 USB to Parallel printer adapter: $25 I: * Cushcraft 48 Perimeter Rd Manchester NH 03103 P: 603-627-7877 F: 603-627-1764 W: [Home Page] * Small Parts Inc 13980 NW 58th Ct PO Box 4650 Miami Lakes FL 33014-0650 P: 305-557-7955 - Service: 305-558-1255 C: Catalog request: 800-423-9009 E: |BuildIt|smlparts|small|parts|0| W: [Home Page] I: polycarbon rod, UV resistant for making antennas, coil-supports * Phonex Customer Service P: 800-437-0101 I: Wireless modems that MIGHT cause HF QRM * Bird Component Products 50 W Jefferson St Franklyn IN 46131 P: 317-346-6600 F: 317-346-6601 E: |BuildIt|sales|bird-|components|4| E: |BuildIt|info|bird-|components|4| W: [Home Page] I: New dummy loads DC-2.4GHz 1.3:1 SWR or lower I: New RF attenuators as well * League of Young Radio Amateurs Web site W: [Home Page] I: young hams * Patcomm Corp 7 Flowerfield, Suite M100 St James NY 11780 P: 516-862-6512 F: 516-862-6529 E: |BuildIt|sales|pat|comm|2| W: [Home Page] I: Patcomm PC-9000 HF & 6-Meter rig, $800 * High Sierra Antennas PO Box 2389 Nevada City CA 95959 P: 888-273-3415 F: 530-273-7561 E: |BuildIt|heath|hs|antennas|0| W: [Home Page] I: HS-1500 HF/6-Meter Mobile Antenna $300 * Cutting Edge Enterprises 1803 Mission St, Suite 546 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 P: 800-206-0115 F: 831-426-0115 E: |BuildIt|cee|cruzio|0| * Wilderness Radio PO Box 734 Los Altos CA 94023-0734 P: 650-494-3806 E: |BuildIt|qrpbob|data|tamers|0| W: [Home Page] I: Sierra QRP kit, $215/no bands, $369/6 bands I: each band module ~$31 * Small Wonder Labs 80 East Robbins Ave Newington CT 06111 E: |BuildIt|dave|smallwonder|labs|0| W: [Home Page] I: Kits $100, for PSK31 30, 40-meter Transceiver boards. * Red Hot Radio P: 408-390-6805 F: 800-881-6120 E: |BuildIt|sales|redhot|radio|0| W: [Home Page] * DX Contest Software, N3FJP W: [Home Page] * ICOM America 2380 116TH Ane NE Bellevue WA 98004 P: 425-454-8155 F: 425-454-1509 E: |BuildIt|75540.525|compu|serve|0| W: [ICOM Home Page] I: IC-7800: $10,600 (August 2004) I: ICOM IC-2200H 2 Meter FM Transceiver: $230 * Constants: [Constants Page] * The # 2416 * PDI Inc (Plastic Dip International) 3760 Fowerfield Rd PO Box 130 Circle Pines, MN 55014-0130 P: 763-785-2156, 800-969-5432 F: 763-785-2058 W: [Home Page] I: in red, green, black, and white I: At home improvement stores * FCC The Universal Licensing System W: [ULS Page] I: To renew: uls page, uls filing, purpose: renewal * Heil Sound Ltd 5800 North Illinois Fairview Heights IL 62208 P: 618-257-3000 E: |BuildIt|info|heil|sound|0| W: [Home Page] I: New hand mic July 2001 pg 73 I: Pro-Set Plus Headset with Boom Microphone: $189, Dec 2003 pg 61/2 * Micro-mesh - KR-70 W: [Home Page] P: 800-225-3006 I: for resoration of clear plastic windows, glasses, watch crystals, etc I: see July 2001 Hints & Kinks, pg 72, 73. * Videolynx 19910 Bramble Bush Dr Gaithersburg MD 20879 E: |BuildIt|videolynx|transmit|video|0| W: [Home Page] I: Video-Lynx 434 Micro ATV Tx $120 ($99) - see July 2001 pg 81 * Pennsylvania DX Association PO Box 100 York Haven PA 17370-0100 I: Third Call Area - Page 66 August 2001 * D. W. Electrochemicals Ltd. Betty Gordon, Marketing Manager 3-97 Newkirk Rd N Richmond Hill, ON L4C-3G4, Canada CANADA P: 905-508-7500 F: 905-508-7502 E: |BuildIt|dwel|stabi|lant|0| W: [Home Page] I: Stabilant 22 Electronic Contact Enhancer M: Popular Communications Oct 2001 Pg 55 * Free download of computer clock to NIST time program(s) W: [NIST Clock Page] * NCG 1275 N Grove St Anaheim CA 92806 P: 800-962-2611 F: 714-630-7024 I: MALDOL, Tri-band HT Antenna, 144/220/440 MHz 14" whip $50 W: [Home Page] * W: [Serenade freeware Page] I: Serenade freeware * Vertex Standard 10900 Walker St Cypress CA 90630 W: [Home Page] I: Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark-V I: FT-7800R Dual Band FM Transceiver $280, YSK-7800 remote kit: $55 * RFI Expert: Mike Martin/K3RFI W: [Home Page] * Modular Spectrum Analyzer kit W: [Home Page] * Vacuum tube I: [specifications] web page. * Total Electronics 1216 NC Hwy 54, Sweps Rd Box 158 Swepsonville NC 27359 P: & Fax: 336-229-5671 E: |BuildIt|KE4LGX|ya|hoo|0| W: [Total Electronics] W: [angelfire.com Total Electronics page] I: New ham radio paint colors: Tektronics blue, Heathkit blue & gray, etc * West Mountain radio 18 Sheehan Ave Norwalk CT 06854 P: 203-853-8080 W: [Home Page] I: * Gap Antenna Products 99 N Willow St Fellsmere FL 32948 P: 772-571-9922 F: 772-571-9988 W: [Home Page] I: Noise-Canceling Speaker 3x5x2" HWD, 12 - 28V - SSB, AM, FM DSP * SteppIR Antennas 14135 233rd Pl SE Issaquah, WA 98027 P: 877.885.8700, 425.456.0200 F: 425.391.6031 E: |BuildIt|sales|step|pir|0| W: [Home Page] I: 3-element Yagi Antenna, 14-50 MHz * SunLight Energy Systems 955 Manchester Ave SW North Lawrence OH 44666 P: 330.832.3114, 888.476.5279 (orders only) W: [Home Page] I: The Protector kit $30 + $4-ship (a power supply monitor for your rig) * New Communications Solutions 5363 Vally Mist Trace, Suite 101 Norcross, GA 30092 P: 888.883.5788 W: [Home Page] I: NCS-3240 Multi-Switcher $280, power supply: $13 * Link Communications, Inc. 1035 Cerise Rd Billings, MT 59101 P: 800.610.4085 F: 406.245.4889 E: |BuildIt|info|comm|link|0| W: [Home Page] I: Tactical Communications Bridge $500 * NCG Company 1275 N Grove St Anaheim, CA 92806-2114 P: 800.962.2611 W: [Home Page] I: MALDOL HVU-8 HF/VHF/UHF Complact Antenna $350 * West Marine P: 800.262.8464 W: [Home Page] I: Good catalog & supplies of interest to hams * Spectro Wire & Cable 2208 Pole Rd Moore OK 73153 P: 800.255.6371 E: |BuildIt|wire|ao|l|0| W: [Home Page] I: Heavy-duty wire, lugs, fittings, & tools I: Anti-corrosion batt terminal chemical 4oz #50095 for $4 I: $25 minimum order * W3FF Antennas 2390 Templeton Dr Redding, CA 96002 P: 530.226.8446 W: [Home Page] I: Buddipole antenna $195, Mast: $40, Tripod: $70 * American QRP Club c/o Paul Maciel, AK1P 1749 Hudson Dr. San Jose, CA 95124 W: [Home Page] I: Yearly dues $20 I: Formerly NorCal & NJQRP clubs, now joined * CW teaching program LINKS: PC: http://www.c2.com/~ward PC: http://www.sdc.org/~finley/finley.morse.html Palm: http://www.spectrum.uni-bielefeld.de/~gibbon/ * SCILUX I: Laser-engraved call sign products http://www.scilux.com * Hokushin Industry Comapny (Japan) Distributed by: NCG Companies 1275 North Grove St. Anaheim, CA 92806 P: 714-630-4541 I: Maldol HVU-8 base-station antenna $350 * Antenna/Feedline program: [Click Here] * Vertex Standard 10900 Walker St. Cypress, CA 90630 P: 714-827-7600 F: 714-827-9100 L: [Vertex Standard's Home Page] I: VXA-700 2-Meter HT cost: $420 * NJ QRP Club's Website on CD for $10: L: [Click Here] I: PAC-12 Vertical Antenna plans are on the CD * Kenneke Communications, LLC PO Box 3126 Albany OR 97321 P: 541-619-6490 L: [Kenneke Communications Radio Kits] I: Three band SW Receiver, also AM, FM, SW, & Ham Transmitters * Norbert Pieper Max-Planck Str 11, D-59399 Olfen Germany L: [Pieper Morse Decoding Software] L: [Home Page] I: Morse Decoding Software with Audio-Spacing * DSWK Chip L: [DSWK replacement PIC Chip] I: The DSWK is an upgrade for the Small Wonder Labs DSW and DSW-II stock PIC chip. I: Uses PayPal * Global Overlay Mapper L: [Global Overlay Mapper] I: the Global Overlay Mapping System is packed full of features for all I: Ham Radio enthusiasts * SteppIR Antennas 14135 233rd Pl SE Issaquah, WA 98027 P: 877-885-8700 (toll free) L: [SteppIR.com] I: SmallR Vertical Antenna $450, Transceiver Interface: $60. * SteppIR Antennas (-Agilent-) 14135 233rd Pl SE Issaquah, WA 98027 P: 800-452-4844 X7784 (toll free) L: [SteppIR.com] I: 20 MHz Arbitrary Waveform Generator, $450 * FlexRadio P: 512-250-5435 L: [Home Page] I: SDR-1000 Software Defined Transceiver, $500 * Schematic Drawing Software Links and Tutorial usa.autodesk.com expresspcb.com circuitmaker.com dcad.com Everything You Need to Know about Designing a PCB Layout - Article by ourpcb.com * Klingenfuss Publications Hagenloher Str 14, D-7207070 Tuebingen Germany P: 49-7071-62830 W: Klingenfuss.org I: The 2004 Frequency List on CD-ROM: 25 Euros or $30 at The arrl Shop * Instruments of Amplification, by H. Peter Fredericks I: Available at: ARRL 225 Main St Newington CT 06111 P: 888-277-5289 W: The arrl Shop I: Order No: 9163 for ~$20 * Par Electronics, Inc. PO Box 645 Glenville NC 28736 P: 828-743-1338 F: 828-743-1219 W: [Home Page] @: |BuildIt|w4op|par|electronics|0| * A&A Engineering 2521 W LaPalma, Unit K Anaheim CA 92801 P: 714-952-2114 F: 714-952-3280 W: [Home Page] I: 5A Smart Battery Charger: $140 * Sherrill Arborist Supply P: 800-525-8873 W: [Home Page] I: Big Shot Sling 150' (to 200' with practice) $95 - $269 depending * LDG Electronics 1445 Parran Rd. Saint Leonard MD 20685 P: 410-586-2177 F: 410-586-8475 W: [Home Page] I: Z-100 tuner with external Balun: $149 * Z Antenna Systems P: 905-525-3189 W: [Home Page] @: |BuildIt|np4b|ar|rl|1| * American Flag & Banner Co. 5220 Lardon Rd NE Salem OR 97305 P: 800-707-3524 W: [Home Page] I: 21' Wonderpole: $129, 40' = $250 * Antenna Modeling Software: $40 W: [Home Page] * MULTIPSK Version 3.01 (May 2004) I: Freeware BUT a $35 license fee is needed to access some features W: [Home Page] * Byonics 8378 Granite Mountain Ln Las Vegas NV 89129 I: TinyTrak3 GPS Position Encoder I: TT3 Kit $30, with case: $36, built & tested board: $54 W: [Home Page] * The End, done! * Cadex Electronics, Inc. 22000 Fraserwood Way Richmand BC Canada I: Programmable Battery Analyzer P: 607-231-7777 F: 607-231-7755 W: [Home Page] * W4RT Electronics 3077-K Leeman Ferry Rd Huntsville AL 35801 I: Programmable Battery Analyzer F: 256-880-3866 @: |BuildIt|boss|rt|w4|0| W: [Home Page] * Sounds Sweet 99 W Shore Dr Carmel NY 10512 I: Sounds Sweet Speaker, $99 W: [Home Page] * WiNRADiO Communications div of Rosetta Laboritories 15 Stamford Rd. Oakland 3166 Australia I: WR G303i Radio receiver card for comuter, $500 or I: $600 for the professional demodulator version P: 61-39568-2568 W: [Home Page] * UZ Tech 66 Cavell Ave Etobicoke ON M8V 1P2, Canada @: |BuildIt|mixw|sym|patico|1| W: [Home Page] I: RigExpert interface $219, Generic RX cable set: $12, I: rig specific pre-wired cables: $45 * DWM P.O. Box 87 Hanover MI 49241 P: 517-563-2613 W: [Yo-Yo-Vee Home Page] I: Yo-Yo-Vee: $40, 2-bands: $50 (Model 4), 3-bands: $60 (Model 6) * Array Solutions P: 972-203-2008 W: [Home Page] I: OptiBeam series of antenna from the I: OB17-4 with 17 elements 40, 20, 15, & 10 I: to OB10-3W 10 element triband Yagi on 20, 17, & 15 I: Pro.Sis.Tel rotator for 12 to 42V I: Controller RS232 port for PC * QHtenna 275 Davis School Rd Martin GA 30557 P: 706-356-2662 W: http://www.qth.com/qhtenna/ I: 2-meter turnstile: $30, 70-cm turnstile: $20 (less 5 cents) * Civilian Space W: [Civilian Space] W: [Stratofox] tracking & recovery team * ARRL propsed Band Plan changes for digital radio W: bandwidth.html - ARRL band plan 2004 * Fire Tech Tips W: FireTechTips.pdf - Fire Shelters Weaken Transmissions from HTs * Youth Net ".275 Youth Group" I: 7.275 MHz Saturdays 21:00 EDT (0100 Z Sunday) * SETI - Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence W: [SETI League] * JWM Engineering Group I: Model SEQ-1 tx/rx micro controlled sequencer W: [Home Page] W: [SEQ-1 page] * DX Engineering PO Box 1491 Akron OH 44309 P: 800-777-0703 (1200-2030 UTC Monday-Friday) W: [Home Page] I: Radial Plate: ~$50, 1-3/4" saddle clamp & U-bolt ~$6 I: SO-239 Chassis mount socket ~$5, 20 additional nuts ~$5 * WaveNode PO Box 111404 Campbell CA 95011 P: 408-933-8059 W: [Home Page] I: WaveNode WN-1: ~$160, + two sensors: $200 I: Additional HF or UHF sensors: $45 * CQ Communications I: On-line searchable CQ magazines. I: This is a subscription service, see: W: [Subscribe] * Cutting Edge Enterprises 1717 Seventh St Los Osos, CA 93402 P: 800-206-0115 W: [Home Page] I: PowerPort 73: $77 * NOTE: If no email address is given try the author's call on QRZ.com * = END OF THIS FILE ============================= * ***end***end*** *