* QST 2009 ARTICLES * December 2009 ANTENNA: 160 and 80 Meter Matching Network for Your 43 Foot Vertical #1 30-32 ANTENNA: Antenna Patterns - What Do They Mean? W1ZR X CW: Beyond the Straight Key, the CW fast lane. Richard Arnold, AF8X57-58 DOCTOR: Coax calculator: Times Microwave 45 DOCTOR: What is the relationship between S-meter & dBm signal voltage? 46 HANDS-ON: Experiment #83 - Circuit Simulation, Part 1 N0AX LTspice 48-49 HISTORY: How the Ionosphere Was Discovered, Robert H. Welsh, N3RW 37-39 PROJECT: The Collins 30L-1 Linear Amplifier Nearing 50, Still Strong 33-35 VE1FA PROJECT: Ten-Tec 715 Speech Processor, Bob Allison, WB1GCM 43-44 REVIEW: ICOM IC-80AD Dual Band Handheld Transceiver, K1RO 40-42 SHORT: microHAM USB Interface III, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 47 December 2009 * November 2009 ANTENNA: Improving a 30 Year Old, 2 Meter, Four Element Beam, WB3FXW 42-44 ANTENNA: Removable Car Window Antenna with Cross Over Connector, VE2MHZ 45-47 ANTENNA: A Closer Look at Window Transmission Line, W1ZR X DOCTOR: 1/4-wave Antenna Questions, gain? X ECOMM: Electromagnetic Pulse and Its Implications for EmComm, N2HX 38-41 ECOMM: Depiction Emergency Management Software, KE7GOV 63 HANDS-ON: Experiment #82 - Antenna Height N0AX X OnTheAir: A Closer Look at Window Transmission Line, W1ZR X OPERATE: Observation of Long Delayed Echoes on 80 Meters, OZ4UN 72-73 PROJECT: The Rockless, a VFO Controlled Low Power Transceiver, W9JQT 30-34 PROJECT: A Universal Frequency Calibrator, Mike Brycs, WB8VGE 35-37 PROJECT: The Finger Wiggle Paddle, Paul Danzer, N1II 48-49 PROJECT: Repair and Calibrate Those Wattmeter "Slugs" with Confidence 50-52 PROJECT: The Antenna Dipper, Scott McCann, W3MEO 53 REVIEW: ICOM IC-7600 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, Mark J. Wilson, K1RO 54-60 REVIEW: Update to FlexRadio FLEX-3000 Product Review, WB1GCM X RFI: FCC to Utilities: Don't Look to hams to Pay for your Testing 79 November 2009 * October 2009 ANTENNA: The Quadrifilar Helix as a 2 Meter Base Station Antenna W6NBC 30-32 ANTENNA: Squeezing the Next Lower Band Out of Your Big HF Loop, KE5QWP 36-38 ANTENNA: The KL7CE No Holes Mobile Installation, Gene Gregory, 39-41 ANTENNA: What's the best Height for my HF Beam? (QST05/2009) ARRL, N6BV 52-54 HANDS-ON: Experiment #81 - Synchronous Transformers, N0AX 58-59 MODS: Daiwa CN-801 HP Wattmeter Modification, |BuildIt|M0BOL|a|ol|0| 52 PROJECT: Simple Mobile Transceiver Protection, Richard Henset, N8WLC 33-34 PROJECT: An Inexpensive 12 V dc Power Distribution Box, KF6T 35 PROJECT: An Ideal Plastic for Amateur Radio Projects, N1KHB 42-44 PROJECT: Daiwa CN-801 HP Wattmeter Modification, |BuildIt|M0BOL|a|ol|0| 52 PROJECT: The Happy Marriage of HF Transceivers and Computers, WB8IMY 67 REVIEW: FlexRadio Systems FLEX-3000 Software Defined HF/50 MHz Trans 45-51 SHORT: West Mountain Radio's RIGblaster duo, N4ZR 57 October 2009 * September 2009 ANTENNA: A Simple Transformer to Measure Your Antenna Current, N1II 35 ANTENNA: Antenna Accessories from Array Solutions, AD5X 47-49 DIGITAL: An HF Roundtable with a Skype Based VoIP Bridge, W4UOA 40-43 ECOMM: Your Place in the ARRL Field Organization, |BuildIt|hKramer|ar|rl|2| 70 FUTURE: Universal Ham Radio Text Messaging Initiative, WB4APR 72-74 GPS: Bike 54, Where Are You? (Show them) Steve Ford, WB8IMY X HANDS-ON: Experiment #80 - Battery Capacity 55-56 HINTS: Assembling Type N Connectors, |BuildIt|ecole|cis|pri|2| 57 HINTS: RS0232 Transmit Control, Scott McCann, W3MEO |BuildIt|achess|ju|no|0| 57 HINTS: Attching Front Panels, Dave Palmgren |BuildIt|N8DP|ar|rl|1| 57-58 HINTS: Garbage Bag Tie Rescues PTT Button Woes, KB1JEY 58 HINTS: Temp Open-Wire Feed-Line Connections, KD1LE 58 HINTS: Repairing Slug-Tuned Coils with Dental Floss, KG0XO 58 HINTS: More On The ADI AR-447 "Hot Sun - Cold Solder" hint = connetor 58 OnTheAir: Your Voice Can Be Heard!, Bruce N0ADL |BuildIt|bepontius|co|x|1| 53-54 POWER: A Gel Cell Battery Charger for the Low Power Station WB8VGE 30-32 REVIEW: SPE Expert 1K-FA Linear Amplifier, K1RO 44-47 SAFETY: Keeping Safe: Tower Safety, Khrystyne Keane, |BuildIt|K1SFA|ar|rl|2| 62 SHORT: eGenLog for Windows, logging software, LBOTW support 52 SOFTWARE: eGenLog for Windows, logging software, LBOTW support 52 STATION: A Junk Box Integrated Station Control System, WB7ELY 33-34 TECH: Measuring Radio Frequencies, W6BNB - fdbk Nov 44 36-39 September 2009 * August 2009 ANTENNA: Diamonds in the Sky, Skip Teller |BuildIt|kh6ty|com|cast|1| Fdbk Sep 58 30-32 ANTENNA: A 10 Meter Moxon Beam, Allen Baker |BuildIt|kg4jjh|ar|rl|1| 33-36 ECOMM: NBEMS - A Digital Emcomm Tool, Bloomberg & Kleber, MT63 73-7 HANDS-ON: Experiment #79 - Pi and T Networks 57-58 POWER: Four Output Bench Supply, Larry Cicchinelli |BuildIt|k3pto|ar|rl|1| 37-40 PROJECT: The Ignition Switch (a delay circuit) Wayne, |BuildIt|WA5LUY|ar|rl|1| 41-42 PROJECT: Bluetooth and Ham Radio or "Look Ma, No Hands!" Johnny, WB4U 44-45 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-175T 2 Meter FM Handheld Transceiver 46-48 REVIEW: Four Switching Power Supplies: Daiwa SS-505; Jetstream JTPS45; 48-49 REVIEW: Switching Power Supplies: MFJ-4245MV; Samlex SEC-12235M 49-52 SHORT: The PIEXX SO2Rxlt USB to LPT Translator (Smith) Fdbk Oct 34 59 TECH: A No-Special-Tools SMD Desoldering Technique, Wayne, KH6WZ 41 TECH: Building a Ferrite Core Antenna Current Probe, Allen KC7O 53 August 2009 * July 2009 ANTENNA: Homebrew Coaxial Dipole for VHF or UHF, Portune, Fdbk: Aug 43 33-34 ANTENNA: A High Gain Single Wire Beam, Robert Wilson |BuildIt|al7kk|ha|hoo|0| 38-39 HANDS-ON: Experiment #78 - Bridge Circuits 54-55 MOBILE: It's Time to Take to the Water |BuildIt|jhallas|ar|rl|2| Fdbk: Sep, 58 51-53 NEW: Nifty! Mini-Manual for MFJ-259B and MFJ-269 Analyzers ~$13/ech 55 OPERATE: Which Way is Swaziland? -Sant Andrea, |BuildIt|ag1yk|ar|rl|2| 62 OPERATE: The Teardrop QTH, Ron Parks, |BuildIt|wb5dyg|ar|rl|1| (Small camper, small rig) 63-65 PROJECT: A Parallel Port Interface for Your Shack, Al Yerger, WA2EHI 35-37 PROJECT: Ultra-RX1 Ultrasonic Receiver Kit, Steve Ford |BuildIt|sford|ar|rl|2| 50 REVIEW: Yaesu VX-8R Handheld Transceiver, Brennan Price, N4QX prodrev 41-44 REVIEW: Array Solutions QSK-MASTER External QSK TR Switch for HF Amps 44-46 REVIEW: K1EL Winkeyer USB CW Keyer and Interface Kit, |BuildIt|n7rr|ar|rl|1| 46-47 RFI: An RFI Story with a Happy Ending, Richard Kriss |BuildIt|aa5vu|ar|rl|1| 40 July 2009 * June 2009 ANTENNA: The No Excuses 160 Meter Vertical, John Miller, |BuildIt|k6mm|ar|rl|1| 32-36 DIGITAL: A Sound Card Interface or FM Transceivers, |BuildIt|kh6ty|com|cast|1| 30-31 HANDS-ON: Experiment #77 - Load Lines 61-62 HINTS: Mounting PL-259 Connectors, MFJ Cub Dial Label, Project Boxes 63-64 HINTS: Display Scratch Repair (BRASSO remover!), Spray Grease Warning 64 PROJECT: Vocal Keyer Allen Baker, KG4JJH - |BuildIt|kg4jjh|ar|rl|1| 37-40 PROJECT: Build a Homebrew Radio Telescope, Mark Spencer |BuildIt|wa8sme|ar|rl|2| 41-45 PROJECT: A Lightweight Homemade Keyer Paddle, Alan Bloom, |BuildIt|n1al|ar|rl|1| 46 PROJECT: Low Cost QSK Conversion for the Ameritron ALS-600 HF Amplifier 47-49 REVIEW: ICOM IC-7200 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver (Sant Andrea, AG1YK) 51-55 REVIEW: Micro-Node International IRLP/EchoLink Node, Kent Johnson W7AOR56-57 SHORT: KU4AB Model SQ-50 6-Meter Antenna, 901-270-8049 60 June 2009 * May 2009 ANTENNA: What's the Best Height for My HF Beam? Steve Hunt, G3TXQ 43-44 DX: How's DX? - DX Cluster Use 87-88 ECOMM: Adapting the ICS Message Form (Keith E. Miller Sr) 76-77 FEEDBACK: Where is Bob? PERL=Practical Extracton and Reporting Language 55 FIX: Troubleshooting Radios (Eiselman) |BuildIt|nc4lmal|a|ol|0| 30-33 HANDS-ON: Experiment #76 - Diode Junctions 63-64 HINTS: PSK31 for Audio Monitoring (Ray); CQ Ringtone (Tyre) 65-66 HINTS: Ground Mounted Lightning Arrestor (Mikula); 65 HINTS: Increasing Relay Voltage Handling Capacity (Karlquist); 66 HINTS: Gripper Pads are Redeployed (Van Sickle); 66 HINTS: PVC Antenna Support System (Monroe) 66 MOBILE: How I Installed a Ham Shack in My SUV and Fixed the Noise LNK 37-39 MOBILE: Bicycle Mobile Ham Radio (David R. Pennes MD) 69-70 PROJECT: See Your Mobile Controls at Night with Superbright LEDs, N7KBC 34-36 PROJECT: A Cell Phone Headset Adapter for Amateur Radio, Haines 40-42 PROJECT: Building a Docking Station for Your Handheld, KG4CQK 45-48 REVIEW: Kenwood RC-D710 Control Head/TNC $350, PG-5J Interface kit $85 49-52 REVIEW: Portable Dual-Lever Keyer Paddles, search on "Paddles" 52-55 REVIEW: Paddles: American Morse Equipment Porta-Paddle II Kit ~$69 52-53 REVIEW: Paddles: Palm Mini Paddle $95; Begali Magnetic Traveler Light? 53-55 TEACHING: A Quick Look at Radio Frequency Interference 61-62 May 2009 * April 2009 ANTENNA: Hairpin Tuners for Matching Balanced Antenna Systems (Stanely) 34-36 ANTENNA: A 20 Meter Moxon Antenna/Larry Banks/W1DYJ |BuildIt|larryb|alum.|mit|3| 37-40 APRS: Where is Bob? (...programs to make APRS even more useful.) 51-53 DIGITAL: PSK - 10 Years On (Ford) 77 FEEDBACK: The W4SSY Spudgun, OSHA do not use PVC for compresses air. 65 HANDS-ON: Experiment #75 - Series to Parallel Conversion 75-76 MOBILE: A Removable HF/VHF/UHF Mobile Installation, Paul Stone/KQ6RJ 41-43 PROJECT: Bringing an Early Solid State Transceiver into the 21st Cent 30-33 PROJECT: Superior Audio from a $5 Boom Arm Mic (Wagner); Fdbk: May, 55 78-80 REVIEW: DC to AC Power Inverters: Cotek ST1500-12, 44-45 REVIEW: DC to AC PIs: PowerBright PW2300-12-1; Samlex PST-100S-12A; 45-46 REVIEW: DC to AC PIs: Tripp-Lite PowerVerter PV-1250FC; 46-47 REVIEW: DC to AC PIs: Xantrex Xpower 1750 Plus 47-48 REVIEW: MaHa MH-C9000 Battery Charger ~$70 49-50 SHORT: DX Engineering FCC050-H05-A Feed Line Current Choke (Ford) 74 April 2009 * March 2009 ANTENNA: Building a Five Band G3TXQ Broadband Hexagonal Beam 30-33 ANTENNA: Zip Cord Antennas & Feed Lines For Portable Applications 34-36 ANTENNA: The 3Y0X Peter I Island 160 Meter Beam 37-39 ANTENNA: My Freestanding 2 Meter J Pole Antenna 44-45 ANTENNA: The W4SSY Spudgun (Get antennas into high trees) Fdbk: Apr, 65 67-69 ANTENNA: An Easy Way to Build 500 W Mini Balun |BuildIt|w7ji|wild|blue|1| 74 DOCTOR: Hi power causes chattering in GFCI outlest: Use Leviton outles 65 ECLECTIC: Digital "Weak Signal" FM? 95 HANDS-ON: Experiment #74 - Resonant Circuits 72-73 HINTS: Making Front Panels the Easy Way, Cup Holder Mobile Mount 75-76 HINTS: Simple Prototype PCBs, Handy Frequency List 76 INFO: Getting On The Air: Learning to Live with RF Safety 70-71 PROJECT: Designing & Building Transistor Linear Power Amplifiers, Part2 40-43 REVIEW: QST Compares Analog HF/VHF Wattmeters, Ameritron AWM-30 46-47 REVIEW: HF/VHF Wattmeters: Comet CMX-1, SAIWA CN-801 HP 47-48 REVIEW: HF/VHF Wattmeters: MFJ-870 Grandmaster, PALSTAR PM2000A 48-49 REVIEW: High End Dial-Lever Keyer Paddles: N2DAN Mercury (history), 49-50 REVIEW: Keyer Paddles: Bencher Mercury $525, GHD GH-GN599DX, 50-51 REVIEW: Keyer Paddles: Frattini Professional Delux, Begali Sculpture, 51-52 REVIEW: Keyer Paddles: N3ZN Bronze Model ZN-9A $315 52 REVIEW: Short: RPC Electronics RTrak All-In-One APRS Tracker 66 TECH: Antennas in trees (The Doctor is in, April 2007 QST) 53 TECH: The Ultimate DX: An Around the Earth Path- Echo Delay Measure 53-54 March 2009 * February 2009 ARES: Help ARRL Document Public Service Activities Links 65-66 HISTORY: A Lost Dit of Vibroplex History |BuildIt|n4trb|ar|rl|1| 58-59 INFO: Log It! [Logbook Of The World] 56-57 PROJECT: Designing & Building Transistor Linear Power Amplifiers, KK7B 30-33 PROJECT: Keeping Current with Antenna Performance, RF Ammeter, KL7AJ 34-36 PROJECT: Bob's Eacy Assembly Surface-Mount Table (BEAST), KE6F 37-40 PROJECT: Automatic Fan Control for HF Amplifiers, WB8VGE 70-72 PROJECT: Build a Battery in a Box, |BuildIt|w9cjs|ar|rl|1| 76-77 REVIEW: TelePost LP-PAN Software Defined IQ Panadapter 44-47 REVIEW: DV Dongle D-STAR Adapter ~$200 47-49 REVIEW: Three More Battery Powered Soldering Tools FX-901, POR35, WAHL 49-50 REVIEW: Corrections to Perseus SDR Review 50-50 SAT: A Better Way to Work Low Earth Orbit FM Satellites, EA4CYQ 41-43 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #73--Choosing an Op Amp 73-74 February 2009 * January 2009 ANTENNA: The Quick and Easy Balloon Assisted Low Band Loop Antenna 30-32 ANTENNA: You Have Your First HF Antenna - Time for Another? 78-78 DX: DXpedition to Planet Mars (Georga Tech Hams experience life on)59-60 HINTS: Neat Handheld Transceiver Holder (mouse holder) 79-80 HINTS: Astron RS-12A Fix (ground paint), Feed Line Stretcher 80-80 HINTS: FOam PCB Holder 80-80 HISTORY: When Radio Transmitters Were Machines 36-38 MORSE: Morse Code: Efficient or Over the Hill? 55-58 OLDRADIO: W9ARZ, Brian VOth, (HF SSB homebrew transceiver) 93-94 PROJECT: Building a 1927 Regenerative Receiver 33-35 PROJECT: Resurrecting a Command Set Transmitter 39-42 PROJECT: Bring That WWII Command Set Receiver Back to Life 73-75 PROJECT: N8XJK Marine Booster from TG Electronics ~$140.00 dwn to 9V 95-95 REVIEW: Elecraft K3/100 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver 43-49 REVIEW: bhi Radio Mate Keypad for Yaesu FT-817, 857, 897 Transceivers 69-69 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #72 - Return Loss and S-Parameters 76-77 TEACHING: Shop Saftey (A project is no fun if you're injured before done)70-70 TEACHING: Getting On The Air - Selecting Your Transmission Line 71-72 TECH: Remote Control of the Amateur Station (April 2007 QST) 50-51 January 2009 * QST 2008 ARTICLES NOTE: If no email address is given try the author's call on QRZ.com * December 2008 ANTENNA: A Low Noise Loop That Works - Plus a Bonus 2 Meter Beam N6PE 38-39 DIGITAL: A different way to "Pound Brass", |BuildIt|K3EUI|a|ol|0| 30-32 DIGITAL: Ghost QSOs - Olivia Returns from the Noise, |BuildIt|wb8rol|ar|rl|1| 46-47 ECLECTIC: Promoting Amateur Television on the Internet 93-93 HINTS: Portable Lightweight Antenna Support, |BuildIt|w6apz|sbc|global|1| 64-64 HINTS: Sound Card Caveat, |BuildIt|ke3fl|ar|rl|1| 65-65 KE3FL: Field Day Results for KE3FL: page 78 69-80 PROJECT: A Modular Receiver for Eploring the LF/VLF Bands, Part 2, K1QW 33-37 PRODUCTS: SHORT TAKES: The Arrow II 1246-4BP Antenna 60-60 REVIEW: Microtelecom Perseus Software Defined Receiver 40-44 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #71 - Circuit Layout 62-63 TIPS: Time to Tune Up that Straight Key! 61-61 UHF/VHF: The World Above 50 MHz, Maunder and Other Minima, (Sun Spots) 90-92 December 2008 * November 2008 ANTENNA: An All-Weather Coax Bulkhead (freez-proof lighting protection) 40-42 ANTENNA: Overcoming Antenna Restrictions, KA2OIG |BuildIt|kris|mer|schrod|1| 54-57 BOOK: Radiowave Probagation and Antennas for Personal Communications 35-35 FREQUENCY: Tracking Trains on 900 MHz 84-84 HINTS: A 5 Minute Surface Mount Device Holder, 82-83 HINTS: Matching Meters to Measurement, Hearing Aids as Headphones 83-83 HINTS: Keeping Power Supplies Cool 83-83 INFO: Greening Up your Station 33-35 KITS: STEP Anntenuator, by XTAL Set Society 32-32 POWER: GET ON AIR: Making that DC Distribution syst Uninterruptible 76-77 POWER: Some Thoughts on Solar Trackers Carl AD7LA + |BuildIt|cdolberg|a|ol|0| 78-78 PROJECT: The Anatomy of a Homebrew Project 30-32 PROJECT: A Modular Receiver for Exploring the LF/VLF Bands by K1QW 36-39 PROJECT: The Universal Keying Module, Mike Bryce |BuildIt|prosolar|ss|net|0| web 43-45 PROJECT: A Wireless PTT Switch for Mobile Operations - |BuildIt|n1gy|ar|rl|1| 73-75 PRODUCTS: SHORT TAKES: Antennas.us 70-cm Satellite Antenna 72-72 PRODUCTS: SHORT TAKES TransWorld Adventurer Antenna ~$400 + base $90 79-79 REVIEW: Battery Boost Regulators from TG Electronics and MFJ Enterpris 46-49 REVIEW: DSP Speakers Gap Hear It Speaker & West Mountain Radio CLRspkr 50-51 SOFTWARE Corral your CPU Cycles with Process Lasso 84-84 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #70 - Thre-Terminal Regulators 80-81 TECH: Making The Glass Half Full, conductance/suseptance/admittance 52-53 TECH: Frequency Measuring Test 2008 see W1AW site 61-62 UHF/VHF: Zero to 60 [Meters] in Five Seconds 58-58 November 2008 * October 2008 ANTENNA: A Short Boom, Wideband, Three Element Yagi for 10 Meters 30-32 ANTENNA: Through the Glass HF Antenna and Tuner at K7ZX/MM, k7zx@yahoo.69-69 ANTENNA: Feeding that Zepp aith Coax, |BuildIt|davidcornell123|com|cast|1| 70-70 ARES: Public Services: Mapping the Incident - The Baldwin County.... 64-65 HINTS: USB to ICOM Transceiver Interface 78-78 HINTS: Go Portable with an MFJ-1775 Rotatable Mini-Dipole 78-79 HINTS: Transceiver Support (make a shelf), Poor Man's Wind Sock 79-79 HINTS: FT-817 Power Conditioner Kit Construction Modifications K1NUN 79-80 HISTORY: CQ Contest - A History of Radiosport 54-56 MOBILE: K4GUN on Becoming a Rove Warrior, |BuildIt|k4gun|ar|rl|1| 48-50 OLDRADIO: Antiquing, K2TQN 92-93 PROJECT: The Pilup Buster, |BuildIt|gbadger|sbc|global|1| 73-75 PROJECT: A Shower Head Microphone, |BuildIt|holdex|at|t|1| 76-77 REVIEW: A Look at the Rohde and Schwarz XK2100 HF Transceiver, 33-35 & 47-47 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment#69-Phase-Locked Loops, Applications 71-72 October 2008 * September 2008 ANTENNA: An All Band HF Dipole Antenna, |BuildIt|ki8bv|mac|tenna|1| 62-66 ARES: Public Service: Amateur Radio Supports Urban Search & Rescue 56-58 DIGITAL: D-RATS - an Application Suite for D-STAR 34-35 DIGITAL: Project 25 for Amateur Radio 36-38 HINTS: Powering Your Radio in an Emergency, |BuildIt|ke3fl|ya|hoo|0| 73-73 HINTS: Solar QRP af8x@comcast.net 74-74 HINTS: Protecting Ladder Line from Abrasion |BuildIt|ab4et|ar|rl|1| 74-74 HINTS: Using PowerPoles Connectors to ground Ladder Line |BuildIt|wd8sbb|ar|rl|1| 74 HINTS: Six Screw-Starting Tips |BuildIt|gncabot|a|ol|0| 74-74 HISTORY: WWII Emergency Radio-An Adventure in Homebrewing |BuildIt|wmcnurry|c|s|0| 50- HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Vacuum Tubes, from the Beginning? K2TQN 93-94 KE3FL: Middle Cover Photo, of KE3FL/Phil Karras, description on page: 05-05 MOBILE: Maximizing the Mobile Motorist Mission 30-33 MOBILE: D-RATS - an Application Suite for D-STAR 34-35 POWER: Power to the People with a DC Distribution System links 67-67 PRODUCTS: SHORT TAKES: Byonics TinyTrak4 APRS Position Encoder, $65 kit 61-61 REVIEW: ICOM IC-92AD Dual Band Handheld Transceiver 39-43 REVIEW: Short Takes: MFJ-927 Remote Automatic Antenna Tuner 70-71 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #68-Phase Locked Loops, the Basics 71-72 TEACHING: Some Tips for the New DXer, Contact N3FG: |BuildIt|fcgetz|ju|no|0| 47-47 TECH: Getting On The AIR: How About a Software Defined Radio? 68-69 TECH: Eclectic Technology: Communicationg with a "Whisper" 92-92 September 2008 * August 2008 ANTENNA: A Pneumatically Switched Multiband Antenna, 40/80 m 30-32 ANTENNA: Down Periscope-The Remote Mobile Antenna Lowering System 41-42 DOCTOR: Using plastic tie to keep poer pole connectors together 62-63 HF: Integrating EchoLink into a Single Sideband Net 52-53 HINTS: Counting Turns on Very Small Toriods Made Easy! 71-71 HINTS: Soldering RG-8X to a PL-259, RF Computer Hash Solved. 71-72 HISTORY: Homebrew High Adventure, 1955 Style 50-51 PROJECT: A 40 Meter CW/SSB Transceiver for the Homebrew Challenge 33-36 PROJECT: Pocket dBm FR Power Meter 65-67 PROJECT: Summer-Microwave Season, The LED Voltage monitor 93-94 REVIEW: Two More Antenna System Measurement Devices: miniVNA/RigExpert 43-47 REVIEW: A Look at Butane Powered Soldering Tools.......................47-49 REVIEW: Amateur Radio/Video News Digital Voice for Amateur Radio DVD 64-64 SAFETY: Obtaining Good Ground - 1st steps in hardening the repeater,...37-40 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #67-The Return of the Kit 69-70 TEACHING: Keeping Your HF Signal Where it Belongs 68-68 August 2008 * July 2008 ANTENNA: Portable Two Element 15 Meter Yagi, Jack B. Morgan, KF6T 36-38 ANTENNA: Getting on the Air: Your Second HF Antenna 69-70 DOCTOR: What is the optimum solution to grounding my station? 67-67 PROJECT: Recycling Old Cabinets and Chassis Boxes 30-32 PROPAGATE:Summer E-skip and the Magic Band .. catch it while you can 55-55 REVIEW: FlexRadio Systems FLEX-5000A HF/50 MHz Receiver, [Home Page] 39-45 REVIEW: Short Takes: QSL Maker - it's free! [Download1] - [Download2] 68-68 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #66-Mixer Basics 71-72 TECH: The Beauty of Spectrum Analysis, Part 2, to aid signal recept 33-35 TECH: Lightning and the Electrical Distribution System 46-48 July 2008 * June 2008 ANTENNA: A No COmpromise Off-Center Fed Dipole for Four Bands, K1BQT 32-34 ANTENNA: The Tee Pee V 20 and 40 Meter Antenna, Rober Giuliano/KB8RCO 42-44 ARES: Public Service: Winlink to Go, |BuildIt|sewald|ar|rl|2| 59-60 HINTS: Homemade Oscilloscope Probes, Inexpensive Project Enclosures 81-82 MOBILE: Going Mobile in Someone Else's Vehicle, George/|BuildIt|kb0bsa|ar|rl|1| 74-75 POWER: Modern Portable Power Generators-Small Sleek & Super Stable! 45-48 REVIEW: Toko Hy-Power HL-1.2KFX Linear Amplifier, |BuildIt|K1RO|ar|rl|2| 49-51 REVIEW: M-Cubed Electronix Digital LCRZ Meter Kit 51-53 REVIEW: LDG Electronics RCA-14 Transceiver Accessory Port Breakout Box 54-54 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: CommCat 3, |BuildIt|sford|ar|rl|2| - logging program 73-73 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #65--Spectrum Modification 77-78 TECH: The Beauty of Spectrum Analysis, Part 1, John O. Stanley/K4ERO 35-38 TECH: An Audio Interface Unit for Field Day and Contesting, K0IZ 39-41 TECH: Baluns-What's the Story? Dick Arnold, AF8X 76-76 TECH: An Easy to Make Desk Microphone, Geoff Haines/|BuildIt|N1GY|ar|rl|1| 79-80 June 2008 * May 2008 ANTENNA: Computer Simulation of 160 Meter Inverted L Antennas, by K3LC 30-32 ANTENNA: Dual Band Handy Yagi, Thomas Hart, AD1B |BuildIt|tom.hart|ver|izon|1| 42-43 ARES: Public Service: The Highly Versatile Orange Box 62-63 BOOK: Discrete-Signal Analysis and Design, ISBN 978-470-18777-7 $125 70-70 HELP: Getting on the Air: Selecting Your First HF Transceiver 71-73 HINTS: Navy Tech Method to Prepare PL-259 UHF Connectors 77-77 HINTS: Emergency Batteries, Phil Karras KE3FL |BuildIt|ke3fl|ar|rl|1| 77-78 HINTS: Using Surplus: Avoid Reinventing the Wheel/Wayne Yoshida/KH6WZ 78-78 HINTS: Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ: |BuildIt|wayne.yoshida|tyco|electronics|0| 78-78 REVIEW: Yaesu FTM-10R Dual Band Mobile Transceiver 44-47 REVIEW: SteppIR 40-30 Meter Upgrade Kit 47-49 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: Hendricks QRP Kits Long Wire Antenna Tuner 66-66 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment # -- Waveforms and Harmonics 74-75 TECH: The TAK-40 SSB CW Transceiver, Jim Veatch, WA2EUJ 33-37 TECH: A Very Special Mini Radio Installation, in small car, by AI6MD 38-41 TECH: Nationa Electrical Code Considerations 50-50 TECH: Coupling Problems to Short Antennas 50-51 TECH: The Doctor & COnnecting Freq Counters & O-scopes to Circuits 51-51 TECH: An Electronic Turns Counting Dial, Gent |BuildIt|shortwrench|com|cast|1|67-68 TECH: Picking a Microphone for that New Station, Joel: W1ZR 76-76 May 2008 * April 2008 AprilFool:Audio Frequency Enhancement, through microphone, Ant, & Spkr 57-58 ARES: Eclectic Technology: Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System 80-80 HINTS: Indoor Antennas and Fire Safety 77-78 HINTS: Rivited Chassis Mount Coax connectors, NN8R "Minitenna" System 78-78 HINTS: Programmable Temperature Monitoring Set Points 78-79 HINTS: Planning for Shack During New Construction 79-79 HINTS: Paper Towel Tube Cord Covers, Another use for Paper Towel Rolls79-79 PACKET: Outpost: Packet Radio for Emergency Messaging 35-37 REVIEW: First Look: Elecraft K3 HF/6 Meter Tansceiver 41-45 REVIEW: Kenwood TH-D7A(G) Dual Band Handheld 45-47 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: TigerTronics SignaLink USB Interface 68-68 SAFETY: Lightning (Understand It or Suffer the Consequences) Part 2 30-34 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #63 -- About Capacitors 70-71 TECH: Converting a Heathkit SB-220 Amplifier to 6 Meters 38-40 TECH: PAVE PAWS Radar and the Amateur 70 cm Band 55-56 TECH: Those Type N Coax Connectors, Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 69-69 TECH: Repair and Upgrade Low Cost Geiger Counters, Charles N1TEV 72-74 TECH: The Switcher, for boat-anchor rigs, Tom Hamblin VE3TMH, VE3HIE 75-76 April 2008 * March 2008 ANTENNA: A New Spin on the Big Wheel, 2-m horizontal antenna 30-34 ANTENNA: I Just Got My License and a Used HF Transceiver--Now What? 39-42 ANTENNA: HF Antennas and Restricted Living by |BuildIt|kd1k|ar|ar|1| 56-58 ANTENNA: Getting that Antenna Cable into the House 68-68 DIGITAL: Portable PSK Has Finally Arrived, |BuildIt|w8nue|ar|ar|1| 37-38 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-950 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver 46-51 REVIEW: Array Solutions AS-AYL-4 Receiving Antenna 51-52 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #62--About Resistors 66-67 TECH: A Station for the ARRL Sponsored 500 kHz Experiment, WD2XSH 43-45 TECH: Technical Correspondence -Operationally Ready--An ARES Perspec 53-55 March 2008 * February 2008 ANTENNA: Double-Cross - A NOAA Satellite Downlink Antenna 30-32 ANTENNA: The W6TC DX Loop (add 30,40,60,80, & 160 to your SteppIR...) 37-39 ANTENNA: Evolution of the Parasitic Beam Antenna 57-62 HINTS: Use Your MP3 Player for Code Practice, 2 Speed Soldering Iron 80-80 HINTS: Determining Characteristic Impedance of Unknown Coax 81-81 HINTS: An Old Trick--The "Gimmick" Capacitor 81-81 PROJECT: Transforming Your Vibroplex Bug into a Keyer Paddle 73-73 PROJECT: External Full Break-In Transmit-Receive Switch for HF Amps 76-79 REVIEW: Kenwood TM-D710A Dual Band Mobile Transceiver 45-48 REVIEW: AvMap G5 Personal Navigator ~$650 Geosat5 48-49 REVIEW: Yaesu VX-3R Miniature Dual-Band Handheld Transceiver 49-51 SAFETY: Lightning (Understand It or Suffer the Consequences) 40-44 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #61 - Smith Chart Fun #3 74-75 TECH: An Accurate S-Meter for Direct Conversion Receivers, WB9JPS 33-36 TECH: 13.56 Mhz as a Cancer Cure? (Ham inventor: John Kanzius, K3TUP)51-54 February 2008 * January 2008 ANTENNA: The Arch (A low profile HF mobile antenna for under low things)39-41 ANTENNA: A Rugged VHF Beam ANtenna That Resists Ice Buildup 42-45 ANTENNA: GETTING ON THE AIR: Your First HF or 6 Meter Antenna 65-66 ANTENNA: The World Above 50 MHz: Stacking (Antennas) 82-83 FEEDBACK: Experiment #58 Nov 2007, pp67-68 Table 1, change - to +, +to- 68-68 HISTORY: TM Handy Wireless (not-so-portable radio for Japanese navy) 48-50 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Remember When? (6V6 slat-board transmitter, kit) 87-88 INFO: Navigating Part 97, "I know it's in here somewhere" Reciprical 46-47 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: Nec2Go by Nova Plus Software $40 57-57 REVIEW: Product Review: ICOM IC-R9500 Communications Receiver 69-73 SOFTWARE ECLECTIC TECH: Linux (and PSKMail) "Inside" WIndows 89-89 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #60 - Smith Chart Fun #2 62-63 TECH: Modifying the COllins KWM-2 for Serious CW Operation 30-34 TECH: Building the Tinker Box (an antique radio tramsnitter) 35-38 TECH: Updating the Drake AC-4 High Voltage Power Supply 58-61 TECH: CORRESPONDENCE: How to calculate dB without a calculator... 75-75 TECH: MICROWAVELENGTHS: Microwave Amplifiers 90-91 January 2008 * QST 2007 ARTICLES * December 2007 ANTENNA: The Octopus - Four Band HF Antenna for Portable Use 36-38 ANTENNA: Evans Engineering Tri-Band Portable Antenna 45-45 DIGITAL: The Skunk at the Digital Party (clean up those stinky signals) 50-50 HINTS: Packet Radio and the Yaesu FT-221, 51-51 HINTS: Improving Aluminum Chassis Box Rigidity, 51-52 HINTS: Crackin' Wall Warts - A How-To Tip 52-52 HISTORY: GB3SSS - Marconi's Transatlantic Leap Revisited 40-42 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: When Homebrew was King 71-72 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-450 HF and 6 Meter Transeiver Yaesu 53-57 REVIEW: M3 Electronix FPM-1 Frequency Counter/Power Meter Kit 58-59 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #59 -- Smith Chart Fun I 48-49 TECH: The Hybrid Cascode - A General Purpose AGC IF Amplifier 30-33 TECH: A Remotely Controlled Station for HF Digital Modes 34-35 TECH: A Computer Interface for CW, Software: CwType MixW 46-47 December 2007 * November 2007 ANTENNA: A Comparison of HF Mobile Antenna Designs 30-33 ANTENNA: The Handy Yagi Antenna, AD1B 37-38 APRS: APRS Motorcycle Mobile, K7GPS 58-59 INFO: Football: Fumbles, Field Goals and Frequencies, K1SFA 55-56 INFO: Frequency Measuring Test 2007 57-57 PROJECT: Simple Sideband, Another Approach, W6IBC 39-44 PRODUCTS: Building Kits to Learn, N3III.................................. REVIEW: Kenwood TM-V71A, ICOM IC-2820H Dual Band Mobile Radios 71-77 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #58--Double Stubs II 67-68 TECH: Motorola VHF Micor Radio Modifications - Part 2 65-66 UHF/VHF: Frequency Mixers, W1GHZ (1296 MHz) 92-93 November 2007 * October 2007 ANTENNA: An All-Band Attic Antenna 33-37 ANTENNA: Blade antennas for use in the long Wavelength Array radio tel..86-86 BANDS: Waiting for the Sun -When will HF improve, & what to do till...47-49 DIGITAL: Digital Skeds on the Web 86-86 ECLECTIC: Emergency Power from a Hybrid Car? WB8IMY / email 86-86 HINTS: Replacing Defective Meter Movements, A Quick Ground Connection 62-63 HINTS: Copper Tape on Glass, A New Way to make Antennas 63-64 HISTORY: The Wake-Up Call - Sputnik launch W7ETS listens in, 1957 50-51 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Sputnik Launched October 4, 1957 84-85 INFO: Are You Using the Right-Sized Fuse? 30-32 PROJECT: A Low Cost Frequency Synthesizer 38-42 PROJECT: Technical Correspondence: Build Your Own 600W HF Amplifier 72-73 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-2000D HF and 6 Meter Transceiver 65-71 REVIEW: Changes to ARRL Receiver Tests 70-71 SOFTWARE Short Takes: MicroLog 54-54 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #57 -- Double Stubs 60-61 TECH: Motorola VHF Micor Radio Modifications - Part 1 55-56 TECH: Getting To Know Your Radio: ... Lid on with a Roofing Filter 57-56 TECH: Keeping Safe with Generators and Starting Batteries 59-59 October 2007 * September 2007 ANTENNA: Maximum Gain Portable HF Yagi, by K9JM/James Michener 34-35 ARES: The New Face of MARS 42-47 ARES: QRR: The beginning of Amateur Radio Emergency Communications 48-50 ARRL: The ARRL and Emergency Communications 38-40 DIGITAL: Operating D-Star, how it works ICOM 30-33 HINTS and Kinks: Traveling with Handheld Radio "Rubber Duck" Antennas 61-61 HINTS: Automatic Emergency Power Transfer for your Ham Station 61-62 HINTS: A Quick Ground Connection, Portable Battery Power 62-62 HINTS: Keeping and Labeling a Supply of all Sizes of Hardware 62-62 POWER: Power Packing for Emergencies, by John S. Raydo, K0IZ 54-56 PROJECT: The Remote Power Controller, by Mike Bryce, WB8VGE 36-37 PROJECT: A Resonance Probe for the Ham Shack, by Hwang Nam Chang, KE2HF 59-60 QRP: Hendrick's QRP Kits FireFly Transceiver QRPKITS $149 65-68 REVIEW: Tokyo Hy-Power HL-1.5KFX Linear Amplifier Ham Radio Outlet 63-65 REVIEW: Hendrick's QRP Kits FireFly Transceiver QRPKITS $149 65-68 REVIEW: Gamma Research HPS-1a Switching Power Supply 68-69 SHORT: TAKES: BeeLine GPS Tracker by BigRedBee $299 53-53 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment 56--Design Sensitivities 57-58 TECH: Eclectic Technology "Live" SSTV Software Live Sites 83-83 September 2007 * August2007 ANTENNA: Construct a Rugged, Easy to Build, 2 Element Yagi, HF 30-33 ANTENNA: Six Band Loaded Dipole ANtenna, 160/80/40/30/17/12 34-36 ANTENNA: An EZ-Lindenblad Antenna for 2 Meters 37-40 ANTENNA: A Short Boom, Wideband 3 Element Yagi for 6 Meters 41-45 ANTENNA: An HF through UHF Uni-Whip Antenna 46-47 ANTENNA: A Simple Broadband 80 Meter Dipole 53-55 APRS: APRS and High-Altitude Research Balloons 48-49 BOOK: So What's New in the New Antenna Book? 58-59 DOCTOR: Does a 3/8WL vertical antenna have advantages? 50-51 DX: Work Any DX Lately? We're Here to Help (tips, free QSL service)63-64 HINTS: Hints & Kinks: Digging a Tower Foundation in Sandy Soil 65-65 HINTS: An Imporoved Standoff Arm for Crank-up Towers 65-66 HINTS: Quick & Easy Portable Antenna Mount 66-66 HINTS: Protect the Butternut HF-6 Antenna 30 Meter Doorknob Capacitor 66-66 HINTS: Securing Radial Wires and Other Lines to the Ground 66-66 PRODUCTS: Product Review: Three Antenna System Measurement Devices: 67-73 PRODUCTS: Array Solutions AIM4170 Antenna Analyzer 68-70 PRODUCTS: Telepost LP-100 HF Digital Vector Wattmeter 70-71 PRODUCTS: Wavenode WN-2 Station Monitoring System 71-73 SOFTWARE Short Takes: TinyCAD 52-52 SOFTWARE Eclectic Technology: Decoding CW in Software Fldigi WiwW 89-89 SOFTWARE Decoding CW in Software CWLab04 CWGet CWDecoder MRP40 89-89 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #55-Current/Voltage Converters 56-57 TEACHING: Getting To Know Your Radio: One for the Road (mobile radio) 60-62 TECH: Technical Correspondence: TEN-TEC Orion II Product Review 74-74 TECH: Measure Motional Parameters of a Quartz Crystal 74-75 TECH: Some Capacitor Substitution Notes 75-75 August2007 * July 2007 ANTENNA: Balloon-Lift Full-Wave Loop Antennas 34 KITS: Hendricks QRP Kits DC-40 Transceiver, $#9 QRPKITS 49-49 PROJECT: The Smart Keyboard, Build low cost keyboard keyer, paddles too 35-39 PROJECT: A Simple Headset Adapter for the IC-706 Series Radios 50-51 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Omni-VI HF/6 Meter Transceiver 58-64 REVIEW: Elecraft K3 HF/6 Meter transceiver 77-77 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #54 Precision Rectifiers 53-53 TECH: Low Tones in High Places, If repeater ignors you use tone 52-52 TECH: Is ANy Power Leaving my Rig? 55-55 TECH: Technology: JT65A on the HF Bands Eclectic - software 85-85 UHF/VHF: Getting on 24 GHz 28-30 UHF/VHF: Getting Started in Microwaves 83-84 July 2007 * June 2007 ANTENNA: Add a 30 and 40 Meter Dipole to Your SteppIR Yagi 37-41 HINTS: Powerpole Automotive Power Adapter, Lightning Protection for 62-62 HINTS: Open Wire Feed Lines Revisited, Curing Alternator Whine 62-63 HINTS: The KA3IXF Apartment Dweller's Antenna 64-64 HISTORY: Old Radio: Why SOS? 88-89 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: The Audible Antenna Bridge 30-32 PRODUCTS: Short Takes: The (LED) Light Fantastic - westmountainradio.com 52-52 REVIEW: ICOM IC-V85 2 Meter FM Handheld Transceiver 65-67 REVIEW: National RF Vector-Finder VHF Direction Finding System NRFI 67-69 REVIEW: A Look at Battery Powered Soldering Tools 69-71 SOFTWARE AARA: 1, Murphy 0: Our Linux Logging Program at Field Day 42-43 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #53 -- RF Peak Detector 60-61 TEACHING: Learn to PIC with a PIC-EL -- Part 2 33-36 TEACHING: Getting to Know Your Radio: The Next Step - "Sound Card" Modes 55-56 TECH: ESD Control for the Radio Amateur 28-29 TECH: Terminating 75 Ohm, 7/8 inch Hardline with SO-239 53-54 TECH: Measure Q with your Antenna Analyzer 57-58 TECH: I Just Wanted to Try Sound Cards, Now I have Hum! 59-59 TECH: The Ultimate DX: An Around the Earth Path 72-73 TECH: Fuses for the Rig in your Car 73-74 TECH: Eclectic Technology: Outpost (Packet Message Manager) OUTPOST 85-85 TECH: Fldigi News Puppy Linux, IRLP-Packaged and Ready to Go 85-85 UHF/VHF: The World Above 50 MHz: From the Mailbag: Feed Lines for All 82-84 June 2007 * May 2007 ANTENNA: Adapting a 3 Element Tape Measure Beam for Power Line Noise Hu 28-31 ANTENNA: A Super Duper Five Band Portable Antenna 34-36 HINTS: More on using a Coaxial Stub to Shift Antenna-System Resonance 61-62 HINTS: Ten-Tec Power Supply Connector Hint 62-62 MODES: Why is it that CW Works so Well? 56-56 REVIEW: Short Takes: West Mountain Radio RIGtalk USB Interface 53-53 REVIEW: Product Review Computer Sound Cards for Amateur Radio 63-70 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #52--SWR Meters ARRL Reflections 57-58 TEACHING: Learn to PIC with a PIC-EL -- Part 1 37-42 TECH: PRB-1 and CC&Rs--What Should I Do Now? 44-46 TECH: Explore USB with this USB to CI-V Interface 54-55 TECH: The Importance of Being "Square" Grid Locator Buy Grid Map 59-60 May 2007 * April 2007 ANTENNA: A 2 Element Quad for 17 and 12 Meters Using a Combined Feed 32-36 ARES: Emergency Communications and You 52-53 DIGITAL: Digital Meteor Scatter Equals Maximum Fun 45-47 HINTS: Battery Clamp for Mobile Radio Power Installation 68-68 HINTS: More on the Tuning Fork as a CW Tuning Aid, 68-68 HINTS: Toothpic soldering aid, Fast Circuit Breaker, Anti-Static strip68-69 HISTORY: OLD RADIO - The Hot Wire (old magazine, 1921...) 90-91 My Radio: What's That Extra Antenna Port on the Back of My Transceiver? 57-58 POWER: MICROWAVELENGTHS - Microwave Power Measurements 87-88 PROJECT: A Portable Equipment Support Frame 59-60 PROJECT: A Microphone Port for Those Sound Card Modes 64-67 REVIEW: Alpha 8100 HF Linear Amplifier, $4850 .........................70-72 REVIEW: ALINCO DJ-V17T 2 Meter Handheld FM, SMA connector 72-74 SOFTWARE Logbook of The World & Frequently Asked Questions are here 13-13 SOFTWARE Remote Control of the Amateur Station, use available software 28-31 SOFTWARE Life Could Be a DReamM-Inexpensive HF digital voice has arrived38-40 SOFTWARE ECLECTIC TECHNOLOGY - Linux on Your Keychain (Jump-drive) 89-89 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment 51--Filter Design #2 62-63 TEACHING: A Practical Demonstration of Fourier Series 37-37 TEACHING: Making Sense of Decibels 61-61 April 2007 * March 2007 ANTENNA: The DBJ-2: A Portable VHF-UHF Roll-Up J-pole for Public Service38-40 ANTENNA: Compact 40 Meter HF Loop for your Recreational Vehicle 41-43 ANTENNA: Calculating Antenna Headings |BuildIt|w9rjf|ya|hoo|0| 44-46 ANTENNA: The Quarter Wave Matching Section Revisited, W1ZR 57-57 ARES: Emergency Communications Vehicles and Your Amateur Radio Org. 74-75 BOOK: The General Radio Story, Building a Super Station - LULU 85-85 BOOK: HI HI - A Collection of Ham Radio Cartoons LULU 85-85 BOOK: The Third Element Book 85-85 DIGITAL: Automatic Mode Identification MultiPSK 84-84 HISTORY: Old Radio: Found at the ARRL Auction, UTAH Junior Transmitter 80-81 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: Touch Paddle Keyer, Allen Baker, KG4JJH |BuildIt|kg4jjh|ar|rl|1| 28-31 PROJECT: The "At Last!" Radio TR Sequencerm (Transmit-Receive) 32-37 PROJECT: Shower Head Microphone, AC5HM |BuildIt|caljack|fair|point|1| 52-54 REVIEW: The bhi "Noise Away" Amplified Noise Elimination Module 51-51 REVIEW: ICOM IC-7800 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver Revisited 60-65 REVIEW: MFJ-1625 Window/Balcony Antenna ~$200 P: 662-323-5869 65-66 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #50--Filter Design #1, Butterworth 55-56 TECH: Kill-A-Watt Electrinc Usage Monitor Revisited 6768 March 2007 * February 2007 ANTENNA: A Tunable Vertical for 75 and 80 Meters 28-30 ANTENNA: Topband? No Way!... but Never say Never 52-55 HINTS: Soldering Taps onto a Coil 70-70 HINTS: Using a Coaxial Stub to shift Antenna-System Resonance 70-71 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Monitoring the Monitors 93-94 INFO: End of an Era: FCC Drops Morse Testing Requirement 79-80 PROJECT: The FCC-2 Frequency Synthesizer 31-35 PROJECT: Audio Readout for the MFJ-209 Antenna Analyzer 36-39 REVIEW: Short Takes: Par Electronics 20-Meter End-Fed Dipole Antenna 58-58 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-2000 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver 72-78 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #49-Reading and Drawing Schematics 64-65 TEACHING: Getting to Know Your Radio, Dual Receivers-When 1 is Not Enough61-62 TEACHING: I Know What's Happening at the Shack-What's Happening at the 63-63 TECH: A Simple Bluetooth Radio Interface 66-69 February 2007 * January 2007 ANTENNA: A Two Element "Wonder Bar" Beam for 17 Meters 34-36 ANTENNA: Wire Antennas - Keeping Them Up 60-60 ARES: Public Service: Arizona Section Creates Emergency Database 77-78 HINTS: MFJ Antenna Analyzer on/off switch (protection) 62-62 HINTS: Cigarette Lighter Adapters, home made with 3/4" copper pipe 62-62 HISTORY: The Golden Anniversary of the Collins KWM-1 42-45 HISTORY: How the FCC Helped to End World War II 46-48 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: The 1926 Grebe CR-18 K2TQN Site 90-91 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 NEW: XTAL Set Society Crystal Radio Kit 71-71 PROJECT: A Simple Add-On RF Stage for Regenerative Receivers 28-30 PROJECT: High Sensitivity Crystal Set, ..use zero-volt-threshold MOSFET 31-33 PROJECT: Old Amplifiers--Boat Anchors or Bargain Basement Opportunities?37-41 PROJECT: RF Activated Timer, build this & stop timing out your repeater 54-55 PROJECT: Simple Audio Computer to Transmitter Morse Keyer 58-59 REVIEW: ICOM IC-R2500 Communications Receiver 63-67 REVIEW: ElmerRadio Crystal Radio Receiver Kit 67-68 REVIEW: MFJ-1164 AC Line Filter 68-69 SHORTAKES:K4AVU Coax Crimper, for PL-259s 53-53 SOFTWARE RufzXP-the Road to CW Speed 200 WPM 83-83 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #48--Baluns 56-57 TECH: How to get your Electric Utility to fix Nocturnal RF Noise 79-71 TECH: Another Power Lince Noise Hunting Idea 71-71 TECH: Eclectic Technology, An HF E-Mail Alternative? 84-84 January 2007 * QST 2006 ARTICLES * December 2006 ANTENNA: A Single Control Remote Antenna Tuner 34-35 ANTENNA: The Horizontal EWE Antenna, a new direction for noise reduction37-38 ANTENNA: Make the MFJ-932 QRP Loop Tuner Even Better 49-50 DIGITAL: Patrick Lindecker, F6CTE, author of MultiPSK for Windows 73-73 DIGITAL: Need QuickTime to listen to the digital modes files on-line 73-73 ERROR: An Antenna Impedance Meter for High Freq Bands, more info.ZIP 56-56 HINTS: Make Your Own 600 ohm Ladder Line, Small Lithium Cell Replace 55-56 INFO: Solar Cycles and the Coming of Cycle 24: Part 1 70-72 NEWS: FCC "Omnibus" Amateur Radio Report & Order convers...Territory 39-41 PROJECT: The MicroT2-A Compact Single-Sideband SSB Transmitter 28-33 REVIEW: ACOM 1010 HF Linear Amplifier, ICOM IC-91A Dual Band HT TX/RX 57-61 SHORTTAKE JO-COMM Red-Dee-2 Connect Power Distribution Blocks 48-48 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment 47--Toroids 53-54 TEACHING: Getting to Know Your Radio: Automatic Level Control 51-52 December 2006 * November 2006 ANTENNA: An Antenna Impedance Meter for the High Frequency Bands 28-32 ANTENNA: The Horizontal Loop-An Effective Multipurpose Antenna 42-44 HINTS: A Power Source for Portable Operations 68-69 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: WRL's Globe Scout 65, visit My Web Page 93-94 POWER: Sun, Wind Energize Club Repeater 45-46 PRODUCTS: Dual Radio Sound Card Interface From RD Technology, $65, $92 59-59 QRP: A 30 and 80 Meter Module for the Elecraft KX1 CW Transceiver 63-63 QRP: Option Bypass Header Accessory for Elecraft K2 $17, UNPCBS.com 100 REVIEW: Antenna Analyzers with a Different View, AEA, TIMEWAVE 70-74 REVIEW: MFJ-852 Power Line Noise Meter, $110 75-76 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #46-Two Cs: Crystal and Class 66-67 TEACHING: Understanding SWR by Example 37-41 TECH: Command and Control-Talk to Your radio and it May Talk Back 33-36 TECH: Laptop Computer Desk and Radio Support for Your Pickup 64-65 November 2006 * October 2006 ANTENNA: A 20 Meter Antenna for Sailboats...The Zepp antenna... 36-37 ARES: Public Service: NIMS Training Opportunities 81-82 KITS: The MicroR2-An Easy to Build "Single Signal" SSB or CW Receiver28-32 PROJECT: High Powered DC Load for Power Supply and Battery Evaluation 61-62 REVIEW: microHAM Digi Keyer, operate any sound-card based mode, CW too 60-60 REVIEW: ICOM IC-R1500 Communications Receiver, $700 & AH-7000 Antenna 69-73 REVIEW: Green Heron RT-20 Rotator Controller, .........................74-74 SOFTWARE Eclectic Technology: More Fun with Pocket PCs, Lynovation SW 90-90 SOFTWARE HF Propagation Software-A Look at the Field 41-44 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment 45-RF Amplifiers, Part1 63-64 TECH: An Inexpensive Data Logger and Storage Scope 33-35 TECH: A Remote Reporting Solar Powered Weather Station 38-40 TECH: Fighting Interference and Noise with Filters 65-66 October 2006 * September 2006 ANTENNA: The Extended Double Zepp Revisited 35-36 ATV: Eclectic Technology, Hams Should be Seen as well as Heard! 83-83 CONTESTS: ARRL CQC ??-?? INFO: Renewing That Ham Ticket: Easier Than Ever 44-45 PROJECT: The NorCal Frequency Counter, FCC-1 28-32 PROJECT: An Uninterruptible Power System for 24/7 Operation 33-34 PROJECT: A Low Cost Code Key for Your License Class 37-38 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Orion II HF Tranceiver Model 566, $4000, tuner $300 59-64 REVIEW: Heil Handi Mic Mobile Microphone 64-65 SHORTtake:MFJ-4712 Two-Position Remote Antenna Switch 48-48 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #44 -- RF Oscillators, Part2 52-52 TECH: Getting Rid of Slugs (for Bird Wattmeters) 49-50 TECH: The Quest for Power (Alinco DM-330MV switching power supply) 51-51 TECH: On Tunning, Matching, & Meas Ant System using SWR Analyzer 56-56 TECH: On Measuring Base Station Antenna System Impedance 56-56 TECH: Determining the Radiation Efficiency of a Center-Loaded M Whip 57-57 TECH: Fast TR Switches, & their problems explained 58-58 September 2006 * August 2006 ANTENNA: Building UHF Yagis--A Practical Approach 28-31 ANTENNA: Two Element Lazy Loozinana Loops for 15 or 20 Meters 32-34 ANTENNA: The Compact Quad Multiband HF Antenna 38-40 ANTENNA: A Down to Earth View of Station Grounds 48-49 ANTENNA: A Neat Dual Band Antenna (VHF/UHF, 2m & 70cm) 50-51 ANTENNA: Medium to High Power Auto Antenna Tuners: LDG AT-1000 56-58 ANTENNA: .Antenna Tuners: MFJ-994 Intellituner, Palstar AT-Auto 58-59 ANTENNA: Shakespeare HS-2774-1 Wideband VHF Marine Antenna, $430 61-62 APRS: Public Service: Operationally Ready Ready FEMA RedCross SCDF 69-70 CONTESTS: ARRL CQC 89-89 HINTS: Making Your Own Adjustable High Voltage Capacitors Revisited 54-54 HINTS: Tuning Fork as a CW Tuning Aid, Repaing A Damaged Boom 54-55 HISTORY: OLD RADIO The 1928 Pilot Wasp Short-Wave Kit antiqueradio K2TQN79-80 MOBILE: VHF/UHF Mobile Propagation 35-37 NEW: LDG AT-7000 Antenna Tuner for IC-7000 LDG Electronics 85-85 SHORTTAKE FreeCharge WEZA Portable Energy Source ($277 recharge by foot) 47-47 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #43--RF Oscillators, Part 1 52-53 UHF/VHF: Microwavelengths: What Frequency am I On? Down East MicroWave 76-77 August 2006 * July 2006 ANTENNA: Lowe's Loop for 432 MHz 28-31 ANTENNA: Three Position Remote Coax Switch (uses coax for RF & DC power)41-43 ARES: Public Service: Survival Packs, Jump Kits & Tool Bags E-Letter 73-75 COMPUTER: Linspire Five-O, a form of Linux, review cost: $60 linspire.com51-51 COMPUTER: A CAT5 Cable and Connector Tester 52-53 DOCTOR: Why were we only able to go 7 mi w 50W when my HT can go 50m ? 50-50 HINTS: Pocket Mag Mount, Needle-Nose Pliers Vise, Cable Ties 56-57 HINTS: Kenwood TS-940 Battery Replacement (CR2032 & 2450 wid tabs) 57-57 INFO: Tune in a Beacon Station Time & Freq (dead?) Stations 44-45 NEW: Solder-Free PL-259 Coax Cable Shield Connection coaxcrimper2 36-36 NEW: RIGTALK USB Radio Control Interface westmountainradio.com 86-86 POWER: Learning to Live with a Linear (care & feeding of that gorilla)37-40 PROJECT: A Low Cost Automatic Curve Tracer 32-36 REVIEW: More Switching Power Supplies, Daiwa SS-330W, Kenwood KPS-15 58-59 REVIEW: More Switching Power Supplies, MFJ-4125, TEN-TEC 963 59-61 REVIEW: Alpha Power 4510 Wattmeter alpharadioproducts.com 62-64 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #42--Notch Filters 54-55 TECH: Crystal Oscillator Experiments, Hidden Wire Ants, 65-66 TECH: Internet Robots, Love 'em or Hate 'em 66-66 TECH: Eclectic Technology: The Hinternet and openHSMM ARRL 84-84 TECH: Eclectic Technology: More about Sound Cards test software 84-84 WEB: Electronics Resources Web Site radio-electronics.com 43-43 July 2006 * June 2006 ANTENNA: An Effective 160 Meter Receiving Loop 35-38 ANTENNA: Technical Correspondence: Stacking 2 Meter Yagis 73-74 APRS: "Micro-Local" Weather Available Globally via APRS 46-47 HINTS: Notes on Lightning Protection for Open-wire Feed Lines 64-64 HINTS: Add Some Grease to the Recipe, for wire nuts on outside ants 65-65 HINTS: Another Solution to Emergency Power, automobile jumper batt... 65-65 HINTS: Toilet Paper Tubes in the Ham Shack, organize those cables 65-65 HINTS: Another Method for Easy Radio Installation, use a sod cutter 65-65 HISTORY: The Microphone: A Short Illustrated History 50-52 HISTORY: Old Radio: W9CNN, a 1955 Dream Station 83-84 INFO: The Knots of Ham Radio, yes about tying knots 57-58 INFO: Getting to Know Your Radio: Receiver Gain Control 59-60 INFO: How's DX? Revisiting the International Reply Coupon (IRC) 85-86 INFO: New Products: Remote Station Control Over IP from Thinklogical 92-92 NEW: Schartboard-EZ Prototyping Board Eases SMD Soldering WEB-Site 99-99 NEW: MFJ-9982 High Power Antenna Tuner, $700 MFJ Enterprises 99-99 NEW: IC-7000 Mini-Manual From Nifty Ham Accessories 99-99 POWER: Homebrew Solid-state 600 W HF Amplifier 39-43 POWER: No Fueling: Field Day with Hydrogen, so quiet it was in the ...44-45 PROJECT: A Low-Cost Active Audio Filter for CW Reception 32-34 REVIEW: Short Takes: Kill-A-Watt Electric Usage Monitor 61-61 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-1802M 2 Meter FM Transceiver 66-68 REVIEW: Ten-Tec/TAPR 6000 Vector Network Analyzer 68-71 REVIEW: Heil Pro Set Quite Phone Noise Canceling Headset 71-72 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #41--Damping Factor 62-63 WINLINK: Squeezing More from Winlink 2000 28-31 June 2006 * May 2006 ANTENNA: A Quad Loop Revisited 39-40 ARES: An Airborne Portable Amateur Television System 28-31 FOX: A Companion Tracker for the Miniature UHF Fox Transmitter 32-35 PROJECT: Auto-bug Keyer with Message Memory 36-38 PROJECT: Interfacing an Audio Device to Your Transceiver 43-45 PROJECT: Instrumentation Amplifiers and LCDs as Measurement Tools 55-58 PROJECT: Blades on the Radio Workbench 61-61 REVIEW: MFJ Model 4116 Bias Tee Power Injector 54-54 REVIEW: ICOM IC-7000 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver 64-71 REVIEW: Heil SOund Traveler Dual Side Headset 72-72 RFI: That Noise--When to Call the Power COmpany 41-42 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #40--VOX 59-60 May 2006 * April 2006 ANTENNA: A Cool Beverage Four-Pack (touted as receiving antenna...).....33-36 ANTENNA: Getting To Know Your Radio: Internal Antenna Tuners ...........66-67 ARES: Is Your Emergency Kit Complete? [NTS Guidelines]...............85-85 ARRL: "Hello"...Celebrating 100 Years of Voice over Radio Worldwide..49-52 EMI/RFI: A Home-made Ultrasonic Power Line Arc Detector (Project).......41-45 ERROR: "A Side-Mount Precision Rotator for Microwave..." Feb 2006.....97-97 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: The History of the RECO Key ........................91-92 INFO: Topographic Maps--A Tool to Optimize Operating Locations ......37-40 POWER: Battery Boost Regulator from TG Electronics $140 [Link]........32-32 POWER: SHORT TAKES: Black & Decker Storm Station $168 [link]..........63-63 POWER: MAHA Charger for NiMH or NiCd Batteries 8-individual $110 Link. PROJECT: FT-1000MP Memory Keyer Control ................................64-65 PROJECT: A Simple Code Practice Oscillator Project [Schematic].[PC board].103 PRODUCTS: Kenwood TM-V708A Dual Band FM Transceiver $399 [Kenwood].......72-74 PRODUCTS: ICOM IC-P7A Miniture Dual Band Handheld Transceiver $240 ......75-77 PRODUCTS: Elecraft 2T-gen Two-Tone Test Generator (Kit) $59 [Elecraft]...77-78 QRP: An Updated Universal QRP Transmitter (Project, buikd it!)......28-32 SAT: SuitSat-1 (AO-54) "Tremendously Successful," ARISS Proclaims...79-80 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #39--Battery Charger, Part 2 .......68-69 TECH: Riding the Magic Carpet (Hams can serve the public ... WWW)....53-54 TECH: Keyboard-Free Digital Ragchewing (voice recognition)...........55-56 TECH: Green Radio Round-Up (Old military type HF rigs+ PRC-47, 70...)57-60 TECH: ECLECTIC TECHNOLOGY: Does the Sound Card Really Matter? (yes!).93-93 April 2006 * March 2006 ANTENNA: A Wire Antenna Combination for DX..............................28-30 ERROR: Feedback: "A Low Cost DDS Function Generator" (Nov 2005).......99-99 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: Early Wireless (Art Ericson/W1NF)...................88-89 POWER: More Power To You! (Anderson Powerpoles different sizes).......31-33 PROJECT: A QRP Multimeter (Use a multimeter to measure RF power) .......54-55 PRODUCTS: Yaesu FTDX9000 Contest HF and 6 Meter Transceiver $5700 [Link].61-66 PRODUCTS: Alinco DR-635T Dual-Band FM Transceiver $369 [Link]............66-68 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #38--Battery Charger ...............52-53 TECH: A Homebrew High Performance HF Transceiver--the HBR-2000 ......34-38 TECH: SHORT TAKES: Advanced Receiver Research SP144VDA Preamplifier .50-50 TECH: Soldering--Tips for Shopping, Survival and Success ............51-51 TECH: Automatic Digital Interface Keying with Timing for Pulsed DMs..69-70 UHF/VHF: Avoiding Lossy Feed Lines, With Gain...Perhaps ................86-87 March 2006 * February 2006 ANTENNA: The HyGain DX-88 Vertical, Refined 36-38 ANTENNA: A Side-Mount Precision Rotator for Microwave and mmWave Ants 42-45 APRS: Teaching an Old APRS New Tricks 39-41 DOCTOR: Stacked Arrays, Windom antenna, 59-60 HINTS: preparing Coax, Cast-off Coax cleans Drains, Stealth Ant Base 69-70 INTERNET: Remote Control Over the Internet (RCoIP) 62-64 PROJECT: 8877 "Lite"--A 50-MHz 20-Pound Travel Amplifier 32-35 REVIEW: SGC SG-500 SmartPowerCube Linear Amplifier $1400 [SGC Info] 71-74 REVIEW: Yaesu VX-120 and VX-170 2 Meter Handheald Transceivers [Yeasu] 74-77 SHORTAKE: Comet CHA-250A Vertical Antenna 61-61 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #37--Decoding for Display 67-68 TEACHING: Morse Code Telemetry for Small Rockets and Aircraft 28-31 TECH: Over to You--Transmit/receive Switching (Know Your Radio) 65-66 February 2006 * January 2006 ANTENNA: Elevation Angle Measurements During a Local Contest 28-30 HISTORY: Vintage Product Review--The Collins 75A-4 receiver 36-39 HISTORY: A Short History of Radio Transmitters 40-43 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: A Sound Card-Multimode Controller Switch 59-62 PROJECT: National SW-54 (Rad Hat, Radii Radio's Next Generation) [Web] 92-93 PRODUCTS: Short Takes: Elecraft T1 Automatic Antenna Tuner 55-55 REVIEW: Down East Microwave 144-28HP 2 Meter Transverter 66-70 REVIEW: Array Solutions PowerMaster Wattmeter 70-72 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #36--The Up-Down Counter 57-58 TECH: VocalMaster--A Speach Processor for Low Power Operators 31-35 TECH: Bridges--A Doorway to Modern Electronics, Part 2 73-74 UHF/VHF: Microwavelengths: Microwave Transmission Lines 94-95 January 2006 * QST 2005 ARTICLES * December 2005 PROJECT: The HiMite--A RockMite Transceiver for the Higher Bands 28-30 PROJECT: The SuperPacker HF Amplifier, QRP into 100W, WA3WDK & WA3LTJ 31-37 PRODUCTS: One Hour Battery Charger from MAHA [MaHa Info] 30-30 PRODUCTS: Tuning Switch with Limited Indication for Screwdriver Antennas 52-53 REVIEW: Yaesu VX-6R VHF/UHF Handheld Transceiver, 144/222/440MHz YAESU 60-62 REVIEW: RFSpace SDR-14 Software Defined Receiver & Moetronix SpectraVue63-66 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #35--Power Supply Analysis, Astron 54-55 TEACHING: Getting To Know Your Radio: Noise Limiters, Noise Blankers... 56-67 TECH: What's the Deal About "NVIS"? antenna, mode, propagation 38-43 TECH: RigExpert Plus USB Transceiver Interface [Rig Technologies] 51-51 December 2005 * November 2005 ANTENNA: Surprising Results with a Low, Hidden Wire Antenna 31-35 ANTENNA: A Stub Directed 80 Meter Beam 36-39 ANTENNA: The FoxFinder Antenna 66-70 ANTENNA: MICROWAVELENGTHS: Parabolic Dish Antennas 94-95 INFO: The Ham's Essential Toolkit 63-63 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: Not Another Touch Key 28-30 PROJECT: A Low Cost DDS Function Generator (Direct Digital Synthesis) 40-42 REVIEW: ICOM ID-800H Dual-Band FM and Digital Transceiver ICOM 73-76 REVIEW: LDG Electronics TW-1 Talking Wattmeter 77-80 SOFTWARE Electronics Genius (SHORT TAKES) Chester Electronics 62-62 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #34 -- Technical References 64-65 TECH: Tune In the 2005 Frequency Measuring Test 54-55 TECH: TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE: Bridges-A Doorway to Modern Elect 79-80 UHF/VHF: The Accidental EME QSO 52-53 UHF/VHF: Non-Traditional Mechanisms of Transequatorial Propagation: P 2 89-91 November 2005 * October 2005 INFO: Recipe Rejuvenating Your Club 51-52 PROJECT: Build an Automatic Antenna Switch Controller 28-35 PROJECT: A Low Cost Automatic Impedance Bridge 36-39 PROJECT: Using Networked Equipments for Remote Station Control 40-43 PROJECT: A Fast TR Switch 56-59 REVIEW: Short Takes: Wonn Engineering WTP-1 Wireless Touch Paddle 55-55 REVIEW: FlexRadio Systems SDR-1000 HF+VHF Software Defined Radio Redux 66-71 REVIEW: W4RRY Electronic Battery Booster [Web site] 71-72 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #33--The Transformer 62-63 TECH: Getting To Know Your Radio RIT-XIT-VFO A/B-What Freq am I On 60-61 TECH: Baluns & Balanced Feed Lines-More Q&A 73-74 UHF/VHF: Non-Traditional Mechanisms of Transequatorial Propagation: P 1 86-88 October 2005 * September2005 ANTENNA: A 20 and 40 Meter Vertical on 'Autopilot' 28-30 ANTENNA: Building the W8JK Beam 31-35 HISTORY: The First Ham in Philadelphia, Tom Appleby 89-90 INFO: SETI: The Rolde of the Dedicated Amateur 43-47 INFO: The LOGBOOK of The World-75 Million QSOs Can't Be Wrong! 50-53 PROJECT: A Simple Direction-Finding Receiver for 80 Meters 36-42 PRODUCTS: Short Takes: microHAM USB microKeyer 60-60 REVIEW: A Look at a New Generation of Antenna Rotators 70-76 SAT: A Satellite Tracker Interface 64-67 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #32--Thevenin Equivalents 62-63 September2005 * August 2005 ANTENNA: A Dual-Band Wire Beam for 17 and 12 Meters 28-32 ANTENNA: Dipoles for 160 Meters 33-34 ANTENNA: A Weather Vane Antenna for 2 Meters 35-38 ANTENNA: Microwavelengths: Intro/Horn Antennas 75-76 HINTS: Wire nuts for dipole connections, Feed Line Entrance Traps 50-52 REVIEW: Yaesu FTDX9000D HF and 6 Meter Transceiver Web 53-59 SAT: Where Are The Satellites? amsat predition sw: PC - MAC - UNIX 81-81 SOFTWARE SHORT TAKES: ProLog2K, V 5.76 (Compatable with ARRL LoTW) 45-45 SOFTWARE Digital Dimension: Make or Break, types your words: PC - MAC 77-77 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #31--The Multivibrator 48-49 TECH: Getting To Know Your Radio - VHF Squelch Modes 46-47 August 2005 * July 2005 ANTENNA: The Ultimate Portable HF Vertical Antenna 28-34 ANTENNA: Switching the Discoverer 7-1, adding 30m to 40m antenna 57-58 DIGITAL: IEEE 802.11 Experiments in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley 35-41 HINTS: RE: RF Ground --Four Stories Up, USB-RS-232 converter 61-61 HINTS: Heavy-Duty Standoff Insulators for Ladder Line 62-62 HISTORY: A Boatanchor Story for the Rest of Us 47-49 HISTORY: Old Radio: Bob Dennison, W2HBE, Designer, Builder, & Writer 83-84 PRODUCTS: Spider Beam Triband HF Yagi, 3-band: $350, 5-band: $400 63-66 PRODUCTS: Heil ClearSpeech DSP Speaker System, $210 [Heil Sound] 67-68 SAT: HamSat-Just in Time 4 Field Day up: 435.225-75, Dn:145.875-925 85-85 SAT: HamSat-CW and SSB only, FM is NOT allowed! 85-85 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #30 --The Charge Pump 59-60 TEACHING: Morse Runner, PC CW contesting practice software 56-56 TECH: The Transatlantic on 2200 Meters 42-46 TECH: How Wireless Will Save Wireless from BPL 50-52 July 2005 * June 2005 ANTENNA: A Portable Inverted V ANtenna 36-39 ANTENNA: Modernizing the V Antenna 40-44 HINTS: Copper Wire Properties in your Head 63-63 PRODUCTS: Short Takes: MixW RigExpert Tiny, USB - Rig controller [Link] 56-56 PRODUCTS: ICOM IC-V82 2 Meter Handheld Transceiver [ICOM] $230/200 65-67 PRODUCTS: D-START Digital Voice and Data--An Overview 67-69 PRODUCTS: Instalation and Test of UT-118 Digital Voice Modules, ICOM 69-70 PRODUCTS: Operating with the ICOM UT-118 Digital Voice Unit 70-71 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #29: Kirchhoff's Laws 59-60 TECH: Applications Using the PCI-Power Meter 28-30 TECH: Input Voltage Conditioner--and More--for the FT-817 53-55 TECH: Geting to know your Radio: Speech Compression 57-58 June 2005 * May 2005 ANTENNA: The Inverted-U, L.B. Cebik, W4RNL 28-32 ANTENNA: The Fan Dipole as a Wideband and Multiband Antenna Element 33-35 ANTENNA: A Moterized Mag Mount for Mobile Antennas 52-53 ARES: Public Service, Honey, I Shrunk the Rigs! 78-80 HINTS: CAC-6 (Aluminium Shield) Versus Coaxial Connectors 60-60 HINTS: A Help for Computer Monitor RFI, A Lighter Plug Mic Holder? 61-61 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-8800R Dual-Band FM Transceiver, $366 62-65 REVIEW: A Look as Some High-End Antenna Analyzers 65-69 SOFTWARE Weather Display [30 day free download], $70 54-54 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #28: The Common Base Amplifier 58-59 TECH: Beyond the VOM, Test Equipment for the Ham Shack 36-39 TECH: Learning to Love Toroids 55-55 TECH: What Can you Do with IRLP, web site: [IRLP.net] 56-57 UHF/VHF: Microwavelengths, Home Station--Part 3 87-88 May 2005 * April 2005 ANTENNA: An Efficient Tuner for Small 160 Meter Verticals 28-30 ANTENNA: A Portable Masting System for Emergency Use 36-37 ANTENNA: A Low-Cost Remote Antenna Switch 38-41 ANTENNA: KU4AB 2-Meter and 70-cm Antennas (Short Takes) 58-58 DIGITAL: Am Improved Digital Communication Interface 31-35 HINTS: An Alternative Homebrew IAMBIC Key 65-66 PRODUCTS: SDR-1000 Software-Defined HF/VHF Transceiver, FlexRadio 75-78 PRODUCTS: Elecraft XG1 Receiver Test Oscillator Elecraft 78-79 QRP: QRPpp on VHF (The World ABove 50 MHz) 89-91 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #27: Scope Tricks 63-64 TECH: Passband Tuning (Getting to know your Radio) 56-57 TECH: Schematic Symbols Used in ARRL Circuit Diagrams (HELP DESK) 59-59 TECH: The WudeeSay: Instant Replay for Your Transceiver 60-62 April 2005 * March 2005 ANTENNA: A Backpacker's Delight--The Folding J-Pole 31-33 ANTENNA: A 3 1/2 Band Yagi 10/15/20 & some "backwards" coverage of 12m 34-37 FOX: A Miniature UHF Fox Transmitter 28-30 HINTS: RF Ground--Four Stories Up 53-53 HINTS: A Strong, Flexible Mobile Antenna Installation 53-55 HISTORY: OLD RADIO: M. C. Jones and the Micromatch 71-72 PROJECT: A Compact Battery Pack for the SG-2020, or other low prw... 51-21 REVIEW: ICE Model 475-3 AC Line Filter 48-48 REVIEW: ICOM IC-756PROIII HF/6 Meter Transceiver 56-59 REVIEW: Ameritron ALS-600S HF Amplifier with Switching Power Supply 60-62 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #26: Solid-State RF Switches, PIN 49-50 TECH: The Ubiquitous PL-259 Revisited 47-47 TECH: Technical Coorespondence: More About FM/PM -- |BuildIt|tc|ar|rl|2| 63-64 UHF/VHF: Microwavelengths: The Home Station--Part 2 76-77 March 2005 * February 2005 ANTENNA: A Rose Garden Array, elevated radials, phased vertical array 28-31 ANTENNA: A Panel-Reflector Antenna for 70 cm 36-39 ARES: A New Packet Radio Client for Emergency Communicatins - Part 2 87-88 HISTORY: Old Radio: 35 Years Ago, "One Small Step..." 95-96 MOBILE: Operating from Ocean Going Research Vessels 47-50 MOBILE: Father and Son Bicycle Mobile in Brookly 57-59 PROJECT: Homebrew Your Iambic Keyer 40-43 PROJECT: The Morse Meter, VOM that reads out using Morse code 66-68 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-60R Dual-band Handheld Transceiver 74-76 REVIEW: West Mountain Radio PWRgate and Computerized Battery Analyzer 78-80 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #25: Totem Pole Outputs 69-70 TECH: The W6QIF Oscillator, temp stability vs component selection 32-35 TECH: Locating Power Line Noise Using TV Waveforms 44-46 TECH: The Serial Port--Breakfast of Champions 71-71 February 2005 * January 2005 ANTENNA: Protecting Antenna Tuners from Lightning Transients 45-46 ANTENNA: A Portable NVIA Antenna 56-58 ARES: Build Your Own Statewide Packet Network--Part 2 82-84 HISTORY: A 1931 "State of the Art" Transmitter 20-21 HISTORY: The Crystal Set 33-38 HISTORY: The Lone Ranger (II) Rides Again! ...classic transmitter 39-44 HISTORY: A Short History of the Handheld Transceiver 47-50 HISTORY: How Much is Enough? OLD RADIO receivers 92-93 INFO: Electrifying Thoughts, House wiring, safety 63-63 KE3FL: Field Org Reports: 92 92-92 PROJECT: An Audio Intelligibilty Enhancer 28-32 PROJECT: The Home Microwave Station--Part 1 88-89 REVIEW: An Ant Tuner & Audio DSP for Elecraft K2 & /100 Transceivers 69-73 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-C7T Pocket-sized VHF/UHF FM Transceiver, $170 73-75 SOFTWARE EasyLog5 59-59 SOFTWARE EchoLink for Beginners * 60-61 SOFTWARE Linux Apps Automate Your Shack 95-95 TEACHING: Hands-On Radio Experiment #24: Heat Management 64-65 January 2005 * ARRL Annual QST Indexes Available, for members only: W: [QST Indexes] Logbook of The World (LoTW) & LoTW Frequently Asked Questions are here * Alinco Ham Distribution, Inc. (Alinco) 15-B5 S Trade Center Pkwy Conroe TX 77385 P: 936-647-1497 F: 936-647-1303 @: |BuildIt|alinco|alin|co|0| W: [Home Page] * Alpha Radio Products 6185 Arapahoe Ave Boulder CO 80303 P: 303-473-9232 F: 303-473-9660 W: Alpha Home Page I: HF Linear Power Amplifiers * FlexRadio Systems 8900 Marybank Dr. Austin TX 78750P: 512-250-8595 @: |BuildIt|sales|flexr|adio|0| W: [Home Page of flexradio.com] I: SDR-ASM/TRA 100 W SW defined transceiver: $1325, also as part kit. * Elecraft P.O. Box 69 Aptos CA 95001-0069 P: 831-662-0830 W: [elecraft.com Home Page] I: XG1 Receiver Test Oscillator $39 I: 30 & 80 Meter Module ~$65 - KXB3080 * Put Linux on a jump drve & boot from it (IF your PC allows booting from a jump-drive.) PSKLive with Linux ISO image ISO Recorder Software Buy Linux on a Jump Drive * 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-V82 $230, IC-V82 Sport (AA batt case): $200 I: UT-118 $200 I: IC-R2500 Receiver, has 2 receivers, #2 olny for VHF/UHF I: IC-7800 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver I: IC-V85 2 Meter FM Handheld Transceiver I: D-STAR digital radio/repeater [ICOM D-STAR page] * Rig Technologies 61 Krouse Ct Aberdeen MD 21001 P: 410-272-9110 (10AM - 6PM Eastern time) W: [Home Page] I: RigExpert Tiny $119 + $9/shipping * * Vertex Standard (Yaesu) 10900 Walker St Cypress CA 90630 P: 714-827-7600 W: [Yaesu Home Page] I: Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark-V I: FT-8800R Dual Band FM Transceiver $366, remote kit: $60 I: VX-6R VHF/UHF Handheld Transceiver, $256 I: CMP-460A waterproof speaker-mike: $60 I: CD-15A rapid charger $35 I: VX-120 $130, VX-170 $140, VAC-370 drop-in charger $65 I: FT-2000 HF & 6M * The Wire Man 261 Pittman Rd. Landrum, SC 29356 P: 864-895-4195 W: [The WireMan Home Page] I: Three band beam kit: $350 I: Five band beam kit: $400 * Heil Sound Ltd 5800 North Illinios Fairview Heights, IL 62208 P: 618-257-3000 W: [Heil Sound Home Page] I: SlearSpeech Speaker $210 * Leo L. Lehner 5811 E Crocus Dr Scottsdale AZ 85254 @: |BuildIt|w4rry|co|x|1| W: [Leo's Home Page] I: $100 Battery Booster * Chester Electronics Supply Co. 311 Missouri Av N Largo FL 33770 P: 727-585-4736 W: electronicsgenius.com I: Electronics Genius software identifies parts & values $50 * Maha Energy Corp. 1647 Yaeger Ave. La Verne, CA 91750 P: 800-376-9992 P: 909-392-1568 W: [Maha Energey Home Page] I: One Hour NiMH AA/AAA recharger with eight indipendent charging circuits! I: Price: $85 & automatically operates from 110 - 240VAC at 50 - 60 Hz * Rig Technologies 61 Krouse CT Aberdeen, MD 21001 P: 410-272-9110 @: |BuildIt|info|rigex|pert|0| W: [Rig Technologies Home Page] I: RigExpert Plus USB Transceiver Interface $449 with special SW from I: MixW. Also included is SW from Digipan. * RFSpace, Inc. P.O. Box 3356 Lilburn, GA 30048 @: |BuildIt|info|moet|ronix|0| W: [RFSpace, Inc., Moetronix Home Page] I: RFSpace SDR-14 Software Defined Receiver & Moetronix SpectraVue I: Spectrum Analyzer Software, $999 includes the SpectraVue software * SGC Inc 13737 SE 26th St Bellevue, WA 98005 P: 425-746-6310 F: 425-746-6384 W: [SGC Home Page] I: SGC SG-500 SmartPowerCube Linear Amplifier $1400 I: PS-50 $460, & Cooling fan kit: $300 * Kanga US 3521 Spring Lake Dr Findly, OH 45840 P:419-423-46043 @: |BuildIt|n8et|kang|aus|0| W: [Kanga US Home Page] I: PC boards & parts kits * microHAM America PO Box 1257 Geneva, FL 32732 @: |BuildIt|info|micro|HAM|0| W: [microHAM Home Page] I: Digi Keyer, $289 * Green Heron Engineering 1107 Salt Rd Webster, N.Y. 14580 P: 585-217-9093 W: [Green Heron Engineering Home Page] I: RT-20 Rotator Controller * W: [Lynovation Home Page] I: CTR-remote transceiver-management software for Pocket PCs * RD Technology W: [RD Technology Home Page] * AEA Technology Inc 1489 Pointsettia Ave, Suite 134 Vista, CA 92081 P: 800-258-7805 F: 760-798-9689 W: [AEA Home Page] I: VIA Analyzer $625 see the: [K1CRA Radio Store] * Timewave Technology Inc 1025 Selby Ave, Suite 101 St Paul, MN 55104 P: 651-489-5080 F: 651-489-5066 W: [Timewave Home Page] I: TIMEWAVE TZ-900 ANTENNASMITH antenna Analyzer $1300 * MFJ Enterprises, Inc. 300 Industrial Park Rd Starkville, MS 39759 P: 800-647-1800 P: 662-323-5869 F: 662-323-6551 W: [MFJ Home Page] I: MFJ-852 Power Line Noise Meter: $110 I: MFJ-1164 AC Line Filter, $60 I: MFJ-269 PRO Version Antenna Analyzer ~$410 1.8 - 170 MHz & 430 - 520 MHz I: MFJ-927 Automatic Antenna Tuner ~$260 I: MFJ-4416 Super Booster $140 * Atlas Circuits Company 1500 Old Lake Rd P.O. Box 892 Lincolnton, NC 28092 P: 704-735-3943 @: |BuildIt|atlas|conn|inc|0| I: PC card for the 103 penny whistler code practice oscillator * JO-COMM 1413-1/2 West Kenneth Rd #122 Glendale CA 91201 - Distributer: [Powerwerx] 555 W Lambert Rd Brea CA 92821 I: PS-1 & PS-4 Plus @ $15, PS-8 @ $25 * RufzXP I: Crystal Radio Kit $17 W: [XTAL Set Society's Home Page] * XTAL Set Society I: Crystal Radio Kit $17 W: [XTAL Set Society's Home Page] * Paul Marsh, K4AVU 200 Garden Trail Ln Lexington, SC 29072 @: |BuildIt|k4avu|hoo|ya|0| I: PL-259 Coax Crimper $37 includes shipping * ElmerRadio 844 E Silver Shadow Dr Murry, UT 84107 @: |BuildIt|elmerdude|sion|xmis|0| W: [ElmerRadio's Home Page] I: Crystal Radio Receiver Kit, $26 * AN HF-Email Alternative W: ISO CD Recorder Software W: PSK Live ISO CD Image file * Par Electronics PO Box 645 Glenville, NC 28736 P: 828-743-1338 @: |BuildIt|par|par|electronics|0| [Par Electronics Home Page] I: 20-Meter End-Fed Dipole Antenna, $44 * * Antique Wireless Org [AWO Home Page?] * I: Books, downloads, etc W: [LULU Home Page?] I: The General Radio Story, by Frederick Van Veen - book I: Building a Super Station, by David Robbins - download I: HI HI - A Collection of Ham Radio Cartoons, by Dick Sylvan - book * Walter J. Legowski, WA1KKM @: |BuildIt|wa1kkm|k2|ct|1| I: Programmed a Linux Logging Program & used it without a single I: crash during Field Day 2006 * National RF Inc 7969 Engineer Rd, #102 San Diego CA 92111 P: 858-565-1319 F: 858-571-5909 W: [Home Page] I: National RF Vector-Finder VHF Direction Finding System * Hendricks QRP Kits 862 Frank Ave Dos Palos CA 93620 P: 209-704-3522 W: [QRPKITS Home Page?] I: DC-40 QRP single frequancy kit $39, ~800mW output * Ten-Tec Inc 1185 Dolly Parton Prkwy Sevierville TN 37862 P: 800-833-7373 @: |BuildIt|sal|e|s|0| W: [Ten-Tec Home Page?] I: Omni-VII HF/6 Meter Transceiver * SSTV Software links W: [MMSTV, analog SSTV free] W: [HamPal Digital SSTV: DSSTV] W: [DigTRX Digital SSTV] * SSTV Live sites W: [KE5RS FTP Widget software] to automatically upload (or ftp) images from your computer to a remote server W: [HamPal Digital SSTV: DSSTV] * WB9JPS @: |BuildIt|gwj|spam|cop|1| I: An Accurate S-Meter for Direct Conversion Receivers, QST Feb 2008 I: pp: 33-36 * TigerTronics P.O. Box 2490 Grants Pass, OR 97528 P: 800-822-9722 W: {Home Page I: SignaLink USB Interface * SteppIR Antennas 2112 116th Ave NE, Suite 2-5 Bellevue, WA 98004 P: 425-453-1910 W: Home Page * Amazon.com I: Just enter the ISBN number in the search box to I: the right of the left box with Amazon.com in it & click [Go] W: Home Page * Tokyo Hy-Power Labs, Inc-USA 28301 Tomball Pkwy, Suite #500-210 Tomball, TX 77375 P: 713-818-4544 W: Ham Radio Outlet web site @: |BuildIt|thpsupport|air|mail|0| = thpsupport@airmail.com * M-Cubed Electronix, Inc. 4300 Winchester Southern Rd Circleville, OH 43113 F: 740-420-9060 W: [M-Cubed Home Page] * LDG Electronics 1445 PArran Rd St Leonard, MD 20685 P: 410-586-2177 W: [LDG Home Page] * Public Service article links September 2008 Blue Star Antennas DMAPPER Byonics Canine Search and Rescue * Byonics 8378 Granite Mountain Ln Las Vegas, NV 89129 W: Byonics Home Page * Articles by Joel Hallas, W1ZR Contact Joel at: |BuildIt|jhallas|ar|rl|2| or |BuildIt|w1zr|ar|rl|2| West Mountain Radio MFJ Enterprises Power Werx * Hands On Radio Links W: QST Sep 2008, Phase Locked Loops, the Basics: LM565.pdf P: Parts: At ARRL P: Parts: At Kanga US * BOOK2: Search on: "Kazimierz Siwiak" or the ISBN number below Radiowave Propagation and Antennas for Personal Communications, Third Edition 2007 Author: Kazimierz (Kai) Siwiak, KE4PT Publisher: Artech House Norwood MA ISBN: 978-1-59693-073-5 Cost: $139 * Larry Coyle, K1QW @: |BuildIt|lmcoyle1|ver|izon|1| * Jim Kocsis @: |BuildIt|wa9pyh|ar|rl|1| * Olivia Digital Mode I: Popular frequencies: F: 14.107.50 MHz (20 m calling freq, 1000/32 format generally) F: 7.072.50 MHz (40 m calling freq, 500/250/125 Hz bandwith format generally) F: 10.133.65 MHz (30 m calling freq, 500/250/125 Hz bandwith format generally) N: NOTE: These frequencies are dial settings meaning the N: freq that your transceiver would display on the upper sideband. N: For the 500/250/125 Hz bandwidth formats the waterfall position N: (center marker) should be set for 750 Hz. N: On the 1000 Hz bandwidth format the waterfall position should N: be set at 1000 Hz, and for the 2000 Hz bandwidth format it should N: be set at 1500 Hz. N: These "channles" and not set in stone. See: HF Link Site * L: [Public Service Forms] L: [FSD-157 Form, Public Service Activity Report] L: [ARES Registration Form] L: [Technical Information Service] @: Email: |BuildIt|emergency|ar|rl|1| L: L: Other Links... L: [Emergency Power Backup Systems] L: [Solar Power Systems] L: [Solar/Wind Power Generators] L: [Ham Radio Emergency Generators] L: [Batteries for Amateur Radio Emergency Service] * Marc van Stralen, DK4DDS @: |BuildIt|dk4dds|t-|online|5| * John Stanely, K4ERO @: |BuildIt|jnrstanely|alum.|MIT|4| * Paul Stone/KQ6RJ @: |BuildIt|kq6rj|ar|rl|1| * Bob Bellini, N2IGU @: |BuildIt|rbellini|com|cast|1| * Keith E. Miller, Sr @: |BuildIt|n9dgk|ar|rl|1| I: Also send examples to: Steve, WV1X |BuildIt|n9dgk|ar|rl|2| I: and to: Dennis, K2DCD |BuildIt|k2dcd|ar|rl|2| * David R. Pennes MD @: |BuildIt|dpennes|hot|mail|0| * Tex K. Monroe, KJ4DU @: |BuildIt|kj4du|ar|rl|1| * Steve Van Sickle, WB2HPR @: |BuildIt|wb2hpr|ya|hoo|0| * Rick Karlquist, N6RK) @: |BuildIt|n6rk|ar|rl|1| * Phillip J.Mikula, WUAP @: |BuildIt|wu8p|char|ter|1| * N7KBC @: |BuildIt|n7kbc|ar|rl|1| * Dave Wilson, KU4B @: |BuildIt|david|ww|ns|0| * Geoff Haines, N1GY @: |BuildIt|n1gy|ar|rl|1| * Steve Hunt, G3TXQ @: |BuildIt|steve|kari|nya|1| * Frank Ingle, KG4CQK @: |BuildIt|kg4cqk|com|cast|1| * Steve Ray, K4JPN @: |BuildIt|sbralr|co|x|1| * Greg Tyre, WX0E @: |BuildIt|wx0e|embar|qmail|0| * Howard "Skip" Teller, KH6TY @: |BuildIt|kh6ty|com|cast|1| * QST Contributing Editor: Phil Salas, AD5X - |BuildIt|AD5X|ar|rl|1| * W7AOR @: Kent Johnson, W7AOR - |BuildIt|w7aor|nar|ri|2| * W6NBC @: John E. Portune, W6NBC - |BuildIt|W6NBC|ar|rl|1| * WA2EHI @: Al Yerger, WA2EHI - |BuildIt|ayerger|bird-|technologies|0| * ARRL Product reviews W: Members Only Section I: Product Review Editor: Mark J. Wilson K1RO |BuildIt|k1ro|ar|rl|2| * Four Output Bench Supply Tutorials Maxim Application Notes National Application Info * Wayne Woshida, KH6WZ - |BuildIt|kh6kine|earth|link|1| * Johnny L. Knight, WB4U - |BuildIt|wb4u|wrkn|radio|0| * Allen Wolff, KC7O - |BuildIt|kc7o|ar|rl|1| * Harry Bloomberg, W3YJ - |BuildIt|w3yj|ar|rl|1| & Dave Kleber, KB3FXI - |BuildIt|kb3fxi|ar|rl|1| & Steve Ewald, WV1X - ARRL Public Service Specialist - |BuildIt|sewald|ar|rl|2| * Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - |BuildIt|bruninga|us|na|4| * Steve Ford, WB8IMY - |BuildIt|sford|ar|rl|2| * Richard Manner, KG0XO - |BuildIt|rlmanner|ya|hoo|0| * Stan Pozerski, KD1LE - |BuildIt|spozerski5090|char|ter|1| * Contact: Carl Ferguson, W4UOA - |BuildIt|carlferguson|bell|south|1| Other authors: John Krupsky, WA5MLF - |BuildIt|WA5MLF|ar|rl|1| John Drum, W4BXI - |BuildIt|W4BXI|ao|l|0| * Robert L Shrader, W6BNB - |BuildIt|W6BNB|ao|l|0| * Paul Danzer, N1II - |BuildIt|N1II|ar|rl|1| * Mike Bryce, WB8VGE - |BuildIt|prosolar|sss|net|0| * Dave Ingebright, WB7ELY - |BuildIt|treez|hug|hes|1| * Michael Davis, KB1JEY - |BuildIt|michael.davis|alumni.|duke|4| * Hands-On Radio, H. Ward Silver, N0AX - |BuildIt|N0AX|ar|rl|2| * Pete Smith, N4ZR - |BuildIt|N4ZR|con|testing|0| * R. Dean Straw, N6BV - |BuildIt|N6BV|ar|rl|1| * Joe Wonoski, N1KHB - |BuildIt|N1KHB|a|ol|0| * KL7CE - |BuildIt|KL7CE|ar|rl|1| * Dave Robertson, KE5QWP - |BuildIt|drobertson|zix|corp|0| * Jack Morgan, KF6T - |BuildIt|jackmorgan|gm|ail|o| I: Note: also wrote an entenna article in July 2008, link that to this location as well! * Richard Henset, N8WLC - |BuildIt|N8WLC|ar|rl|1| * Poul-Erik Karishoj, OZ4UN - |BuildIt|pka|tek.|tele|gl| * KE7GOV David Friedman, KE7GOV - |BuildIt|dfnow|ver|izon|1| * WB1GCM ARRL Test Engineer, Bob Allison, WB1GCM - |BuildIt|WB1GCM|ar|rl|2| * Harold S. McCann, W3MEO - |BuildIt|achess|ju|no|0| * Frederick Glenn, K9SO - |BuildIt|K9SO|ar|rl|1| * Paul Danzer, N1II - |BuildIt|N1II|ar|rl|1| * Jean-Yves Morin, VE2MHZ - |BuildIt|fmfitzlite|hot|mail|0| * A.J. "Buzz" Hopkins, WB3FXW - |BuildIt|WB3FXW|ar|rl|1| * H. Robert (Bob) Schroeder, N2HX - |BuildIt|rschroeder|ie|ee|2| * Robert Patzlaff, W9JQT - |BuildIt|rocklessqrp|com|cast|1| * Richard Arnold, AF8X - |BuildIt|AF8X|com|cast|1| * W: LTspice User's Group * Robert H. Welsh, N3RW - |BuildIt|N3RW|ar|rl|1| * Fred Archibald, VE1FA - |BuildIt|hfarchibald|ns.|sympatico|6| NOTE: If no email address is given try the author's call on QRZ.com * = END OF THIS FILE ============================= * ***end***end*** *