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QST 2008 ARTICLES
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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
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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: |BuildIt|w1zr|ar|rl|2| 76-76
May 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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
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QST 2007 ARTICLES
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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
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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
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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/Web Page 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, |BuildIt|w1zr|ar|rl|2| 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
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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
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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
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QST 2006 ARTICLES
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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]............6-68
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
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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
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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
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QST 2005 ARTICLES
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 - 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ARRL
Annual QST Indexes Available, for members only:
W: [QST Indexes]
Logbook of The World (LoTW) & LoTW Frequently Asked Questions are here
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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]
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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
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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.
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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
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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]
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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
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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
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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
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Heil Sound Ltd
5800 North Illinios
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
P: 618-257-3000
W: [Heil Sound Home Page]
I: SlearSpeech Speaker $210
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Leo L. Lehner
5811 E Crocus Dr
Scottsdale AZ 85254
@: |BuildIt|w4rry|co|x|1|
W: [Leo's Home Page]
I: $100 Battery Booster
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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microHAM America
PO Box 1257
Geneva, FL 32732
@: |BuildIt|info|micro|HAM|0|
W: [microHAM Home Page]
I: Digi Keyer, $289
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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
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W: [Lynovation Home Page]
I: CTR-remote transceiver-management software for Pocket PCs
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RD Technology
W: [RD Technology Home Page]
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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]
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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
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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
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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
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JO-COMM
1413-1/2 West Kenneth Rd #122
Glendale CA 91201
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Distributer:
[Powerwerx]
555 W Lambert Rd
Brea CA 92821
I: PS-1 & PS-4 Plus @ $15, PS-8 @ $25
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RufzXP
I: Crystal Radio Kit $17
W: [XTAL Set Society's Home Page]
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XTAL Set Society
I: Crystal Radio Kit $17
W: [XTAL Set Society's Home Page]
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Paul Marsh, K4AVU
200 Garden Trail Ln
Lexington, SC 29072
@: |BuildIt|k4avu|hoo|ya|0|
I: PL-259 Coax Crimper $37 includes shipping
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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
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AN HF-Email Alternative
W: ISO CD Recorder Software
W: PSK Live ISO CD Image file
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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
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Antique Wireless Org
[AWO Home Page?]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SSTV Software links
W: [MMSTV, analog SSTV free]
W: [HamPal Digital SSTV: DSSTV]
W: [DigTRX Digital SSTV]
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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]
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WB9JPS
@: |BuildIt|gwj|spam|cop|1|
I: An Accurate S-Meter for Direct Conversion Receivers, QST Feb 2008
I: pp: 33-36
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TigerTronics
P.O. Box 2490
Grants Pass, OR 97528
P: 800-822-9722
W: {Home Page
I: SignaLink USB Interface
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SteppIR Antennas
2112 116th Ave NE, Suite 2-5
Bellevue, WA 98004
P: 425-453-1910
W: Home Page
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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
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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|
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M-Cubed Electronix, Inc.
4300 Winchester Southern Rd
Circleville, OH 43113
F: 740-420-9060
W: [M-Cubed Home Page]
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LDG Electronics
1445 PArran Rd
St Leonard, MD 20685
P: 410-586-2177
W: [LDG Home Page]
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