* QST 2014 ARTICLES * December 2014 75/50/25 December 1939, December 1964, December 1989 W1AB 102 BOOK: Make Your Own Tube Testers and Electronic Tube Equipment, AF8L 40-40 BOOK: Practical Communication Theory, 2nd Edition by Dave Adamy, W1ZR -51 DOCTOR: What's the Gain of a 1/4-Wave Monoploe?, W4EJ 52-53 DOCTOR: How to measure Transmission Line Loss w Antenna Analyzer N1EQG 53-53 ECLECTIC: Listening for Lightning at VLF, WB8IMY 54-54 ECOMM: PUBLICSRV: ARRL Centennial Year in Review, KC1E 66-67 HANDS-ON: Experiment #143 - Delay Circuits, N0AX 55-56 HINTS: Mobile Antenna Carrying Case N1AW * Homebrew Mic Stand KD7CLO 57-58 HINTS: Cleaning Rotary Switch Contacts W4YOK * Till-up Feet KB3VZL 58-58 HINTS: Code Key Covers AD4W 58-58 INSIDE: The ARRL Laboratory Part 3 - Industry Relations, WJ1B 13-13 INSIDE: Technical Information Service: TIS 13-13 NEW: Cycle 24 Saddle Clamps from DX Engineering 35-35 PROJECT: 1500 W Centennial AMplifier for the 80-6 Meter Bands, N0KC 30-35 PROJECT: Transceiver Power Control Accessory, AD5X 36-40 PROJECT: HobbyPCB Hardrock-50 160-6 Meter 50W Amplifier Kit, AD5X 44-47 RADIOTIPS Split Frequency Operation, N2EI 100 REVIEW: CommRadio CR-1a Communicatinos Receiver, WB8IMY 41-43 REVIEW: MFJ-4403 Transceiver Voltage Conditioner, AD5X 48-50 VINTAGE: Signal/One, Alpha, and Dick Ehrhorn, K9OCO 98-99 December 2014 * November 2014 75/50/25 November 1939 * November 1964, November 1989, W1AB 105 DOCTOR: Three-wire folded dipole, K4AME * HF Propagation Program N3TTE 65-67 DOCTOR: Amateur Radio Bands vs Frequencies, N3BGI 67-67 ECLECTIC: FreeDV Goes Portable, WB8IMY 70-70 ECOMM PUBLICSRV: Operating in Winter, K1CE 83-85 HANDS-ON: Experiment #142, Inductors at RF, N0AX 68-69 HINTS: Build a Current Shunt Resistor, W7SZS * 73-74 HINTS: Karo Corrosion Cure, KQ7T * Powerpole Soldering Jig, W7DWS 74-74 HINTS: Plotting Your ANtenna, WA6CDO 74-74 HISTORY: The USS Shenandoah, cross-continent airship flight, 78-78 NEW: Multi-Mode Digital Signal Decoder from AOR 39-39 PROJECT: Add USB Connectivity to Your Kantronics KPC-3, K5DCM 40-42 REVIEW: Hilberling PT-8000A MF, HF, and VHF Transceiver, W1ZR 43-52 REVIEW: OM Power OM2500A HF Power Amplifier, W3IZ Array Solutions 53-56 REVIEW: ERC-M Rotator Controller & PSTRotatorAZ Control Software, N4ZR 56-57 REVIEW: Smart Tweezers ST5 LCR Meter, AD5X 58-59 REVIEW: MFJ-4603 Antenna Window Feedthrough Panel 60-61 REVIEW: Telewave 44AP RF Wattmeter 61-63 REVIEW : Radio Works Caroline Windom 80 Antenna 63-64 RFI: Locating RF Interference at HF, W0IVJ 33-39 SHACK: Motors and Mechanisms in the Ham Shack, KL7AJ 30-32 TECH: Antenna Notes, WR1B 71-72 TIPS: Radio Tips, HF Digital and Audio Overdrive, WB8IMY 42-42 VHF/UHF: An End-of-Season Look at Trends, N0JK 94-96 VINTAGE: The Drake TR-7 Transceiver, WB8IMY 99-100 November 2014 * October 2014 ANTENNA: Add 40 Meters to a 24-Foot Boom Yagi, 40-41 ATV: DATV-Express - A New Low-Cost Digital TV Treansmitter, 30-33 DOCTOR: Wood Fence Antenna, K0KS * Terminator vs Dummy Load, 55-56 DX: WebDX Remote Station System, AJ4XM 53-54 E-COMM: National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, K1CE 85-86 ECLECTIC: BeagleBone Black does ALE -Automatic Link Establishment WB8IMY 42-42 ECLECTIC: Portable Fresnel Rings (for UHF RF focusing) AC7ZL 42-42 HANDS-ON: Experiment #141 Window Comparaors and Null Detectors 57-58 HINTS: Light Emitting Noisemaker, W4KDN * Ryobi Power Adapter, VE6BGL 62-63 HINTS: 2 Meter Vehical Vertical Beam, W6ND * KX3 Mount Bracket, KF6KFG63-63 HINTS: Coax Connector Plate, N8ERF * More on the Switchover Relay 64-64 HISTORY: The FM Revolution, WA6ITF 98-99 HISTORY: 75, 50, and 25 Years Ago, Al Brogdon, W1AB 102 NEW: bhi Dual In-Line Noise Reduction Module, or: gap - w4rt 61-61 NEW: Pasive Audio CW Filter Kit from the Xtal Set Society midnight 61-61 NEW: Amateur Television Application Notes from KH6HTV 61-61 NEWS: ARRL's Role in Canada, K1ZZ 80-81 PROJECT: A CW Adapter for the Collins KWM-2A Transceiver, F6DFZ 36-39 REVIEW: Alinco DX-SR9T HF Transciever, remtronix distributor 43-48 REVIEW: Elecraft KXPA-100 Amplifier & KXAT100 Automatic Antenna Tuner 48-52 TEACHING: The Decibel, W1GHZ 59-60 October 2014 * September 2014 ANTENNA: Antenna Masts: Safety and Selection, K4ZA 30-32 COMPUTER: XP to Linux: The "Why" for Hams, WA6SAZ 33-36 DOCTOR: Top loading on 160 m Vertical? * Old plug with cloth help? 59-60 DOCTOR: Making Baluns * Advantages to matching antenna to RX input? 60-61 DOCTOR: Best sequence using equalizer and audio filters? X ECLECTIC: Communication Without Infrastructure, WB8IMY 48-48 ECOMM: Memoranda of Understanding, K1CE 79-80 HANDS-ON: Experiment #140, RF Measurement Tools, N0AX ***** 64-66 HINTS: ARPSdroid $4.95 * Does the Case Fit? Modify ur case 4 voice in 67-68 HINTS: Tensioner Weight COntrol * See that SMD 68-68 HISTORY: The Dawn of Single Side Band & the Story of the Drake 1-A K2RB 95-96 HISTORY: 75, 50, and 25 Years Ago, Al Brogdon, W1AB 104 INFO: Radio Tips, Picking a Microphone, W1ZR 47-47 NEW: SigTrax Signal Tracking App $4, sigtrax * 43-43 NEW: Cable Entry Wall Plates from KF7P Metalwerks, $9, 10, $16 43-43 PROJECT: A CTCSS Generator and 12/24 Hour CLock, W5ET 44-47 REVIEW: Yaesu FTM-400DR & FT1DR Dual Band Analog/Digital Transceivers 49-57 REVIEW: Hy Power Antenna Company LD8073 (80m Short Dipole) $60 + ship 57-58 TECH: A New Life for an SB-610 Montor Scpoe, WA0TTN 37-43 TECH: Wideband Digital Quadrature LO Generator, WR1B 62-63 VHF/UHF: 2 Meter Sporadic E Lights Up June, N0JK 88-90 September 2014 * August 2014 ANTENNA: A Tape Measure Vertical Antenna, KF5FNP 33-35 DOCTOR: How Do You Get 120V AC to Your Station, WA9PIE, W1ZR 55-55 DOCTOR: Information on Horizontal HF Loop Antennas, N9ACQ, W1ZR 55-56 DOCTOR: What is it with a fuse on the Negative Wire?, WA6LVC, W1ZR 56-56 ECLECTIC: Faster Than a Speeding Spqacecraft, WB8IMY 57-57 HAMVENTN: Hamvention 2014 Recap, W1BXY 65-67 HANDS-ON: Experiment #139 Digital Code Basics, N0AX 58-59 HINTS: Emergency Power Switchover relay, KE3FL 60-61 HINTS: SignaLink USB Modifications, AB8VJ 61-61 HINTS: A Part-Cleaning Jig, KC0ZNG * Whistling Whip fix, WA1OUI 61-62 HINTS: Underlight Improves TS-990 Visibility, WA2IKL 62-62 HINTS: Dog Chow Rig Protection, KE5HDF 62-62 HISTORY: Giuseppe Biagi: Forgotten Radio Operator, WN1M 63-64 POWER: Emergency Ppower Switchover relay, KE3FL 60-61 PROJECT: A Tube-Based Bench Supply for Tube Projects, KC0ZNG 30-32 PROJECT: Antenna Feed Line Control Box, AD5X 40-44 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Rebel Model 506 Transceiver, KW5GP 45-48 REVIEW: Tecsun PL-880 Multiband Portable Receiver, WB1GCM 49-51 REVIEW: DX Engineering AAPS3-1P Receiving Array, N0AX 51-54 TECH: Noise-Dealing with the Buzz, W1ZR & AA6E 36-39 VHF/UHF: An App for E-Skip - Android at Google Play Store 57-57 VHF/UHF: New 902 MHz Tropo Record! N0JK 92-94 VINTAGE: The TEN-TEC Power Mites, WB8IMY 97-98 August 2014 * July 2014 DOCTOR: How to I test/adjust my double Zepp? Bob KA7IJJ 55-56 DOCTOR: How do I eliminate noise in my radio? Larry HK2LS 56-56 DOCTOR: Mobile operation grounding/connecting the frame 56-56 ECLECTIC: Crowdfunding for Amateur Radio Technology, WB8IMY 61-61 FUTURE: Personal Visions: Wonder and Discovery, K1CE 97-97 HANDS-ON: Experiment #138, E Versus V - N0AX 59-60 HINTS: Grounding Tubes, Radial Plates, & Dipping Coils 65-66 HINTS: An Improved Ground Connection, N3DQ * Radio Plate, N5LB 65-66 HINTS: Homebrew Dip Coils for MFJ-259/269, W6NBC * 66-66 HINTS: Recycle Wire Spreaders, EA4DUT * Cable Control, AD4W 66-66 HISTORY: Clarence D. Tuska: Radio Pioneer, ARRL Founder, K6VK 67-69 PROJECT: Improving S-Meter Linearity for Collins S-Line Receivers, W5QN 34-37 PROJECT: Build a Ribbon Microphone, W6LX 42-44 REVIEW: Icom IC-7100 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver, N0AX 45-51 REVIEW: West Mountain Radio Rigblaster Blue Interface, WB8IMY ~$200 52-54 REVIEW: K4TR 30, 17, and 12 Meter G5RV Antenna, KI1U 54-54 TECH: Crystal Phasing Revisited, WR1B 62-64 TEST: Using Triangular Waves to Test & Tune Linear Amplifiers, K4ERO 38-41 VHF/UHF: MMIC Low-Noise Amplifiers, W1GHZ 57-58 VINTAGE: The Gonset Communicator, WB1GCM 95-96 July 2014 * June 2014 ANTENNA: A Portable Two-Element 6 Meter Quad Antenna, N8PR 30-32 ANTENNA: A Low Profile Two-Element 40 Meter Wire Beam, N6NC 36-37 ANTENNA: High Performance Antenna Systems for the Motivated Ham, K5RC 66-69 DOCTOR: Does a Vertical's Height or Electrical Length Tell the Story 53-54 DOCTOR: Ten-Tec trips on 40m but not on 80m both with 4:1 SWR, why? 54-54 DOCTOR: Considering all the computers in a car is the power still bad? 54-54 ECLECTIC: Just in Time for Fieldday: More CubeSats! 57-57 HANDS-ON: Experiment #137 Choosing a Feed Line, uses TLW SW, N0AX 55-56 HINTS: Antenna Pully from Discarded CDs W6YE * 58-58 HINTS: Bow and Arrow Tips WA8MHO * More on Remote RFI K8TMP * 58-59 HINTS: An Inexpensive Wire Antenna Winder N9YPN * 59-60 HINTS: Laser PCB Locator IV3TEK 60-60 HISTORY: Polar Exploration, WN1M 63-65 PROJECT: A Vacuum Variable Antenna Coupler, ZL2AL 33-35 PUBLICATN Publications for Members, WJ1B * ARRL Letter * Audio News * 13-13 PUBLICATN The ARES E-Letter * CONTACT! on web site 13-13 REVIEW: SSB Electronic Zeus ZS-1 Software Defined MF/HF Transceiver 43-47 REVIEW: Oscium iMSO-204 Portable Oscilloscope, N1II 48-50 REVIEW: SteppIR CrankIR Portable HF and VHF Monopole, W1ZR 51-52 RFI: Grow Lights and Other Annoyances, K1ZZ (Lumatek LK-1000 balst) 09-09 SAFETY: Field Dat Teardown: Keeping it Safe, N2EI 70-71 SOFTWARE: ...Improved Version of Transmission Line for Windows, W1ZR 38-40 TECH: The J Factor, Complex Impedance isn't Complicated, AG1YK 41-42 June 2014 * May 2014 ANTENNA: A Monobander for Going Mobile on 17 Meters, VE6AB 30-32 ANTENNA: Fishing for DX with a Five Band Portable Antenna, AB4QL 36-41 ANTENNA: A Motorized Mobile Antenna Flip-Up Mount, WB5VNX 42-44 ANTENNA: A Coaxial Cable vertical Dipole Antenna, K2ATY 45-47 APRS: The HandiTracker: An Automatic Packet R.S. Tracker, NJ7C 33-35 APRS: The HandiTracker: An APRS Tracker, NJ7C Automatic Packet 33-35 DOCTOR: What benifit is there to adding more vertical antennas? 60-61 DOCTOR: What are the consequences of using two different types of coax? 61 DOCTOR: Is it benificial to use a tuner to input of linear amplifier? 61-61 DOCTOR: What is the gain of my VHF/UHF antenna, are these numbers real? 61 ECLECTIC: High-Speed Multimedia Goes Beyond the Linksys WRT54G, WB8IMY 65-65 HANDS-ON: Experiment #136 End-Fed Antennas, N0AX 63-64 HINTS: Rope Snagger, WA1QKT * Thrust Bearing Umbrella, W8REH * 66-66 HINTS: ADI Mic Repairs, W9MT * Burying Radials, W8HGH * 66-67 HINTS: Yaesu MH-34 Mic, KF6EOJ * More on Remote RFI, K8TMK * 67-67 HINTS: No Hemingways Needed (for Hints pieces) hk 67-67 HISTORY: The Transatlantic Tests, WN1M 72-73 MOBILE: Temporary Mobile Installations, N1GY 48-50 NEW: MFJ HF/VHF/UHF Triplexers (MFJ-492S, MFJ-4762C, MFJ-4936S...) 49-49 REVIEW: Palstar HF-Auto High Power & 6 Meter Automatic Antenna Tuner 51-53 REVIEW: iPortable iP60z Antenna Analyzer ~$250 (one-hand operation) 54-55 REVIEW: Array Solutions AS-RXFEP Receiver Front End Protector 56-57 SHORT: Timewave Navigator Digital Interface, WB8IMY 62-62 TECH: UPS and Audio Updates, A UPS Between Your Generator and 58-59 TECH: sensitive Equipment is a Good Idea, K3YZ (2/14) 58-59 TECH: Two Handy Mods for Your UPS: Updates and Comments KE3FL (9/13) 58-59 TECH: Done in One: Voltage-Controlled Audio Oscillator WA6IVG(10/13) 58-59 TIPS: Coaxial Cable, WB8IMY 47-47 VINTAGE: Gotham Memories, WB8IMY 93-94 May 2014 * April 2014 ANTENNA: A 10 Meter Moxon Antenna, K4ZLE 44-45 ANTENNA: Omnidirectional Hentenna, N1II 48-50 DIGITAL: D-Terminal: Arduino Meets D-STAR, N3BAH 30-32 DIGITAL: A Tiny Python Panadapter, BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi micro, AA6E 33-38 DIGITAL: Chat with the H4FSK Virtual TNC, WB8IMY 64-64 ECOMM: High-Speed Networking: Time to Net Its Benifits, K1CE 80-81 REAL?: Crystal Phasing, a control on vitange receivers, KL7AJ 42-43 HANDS-ON: Experiment #135 Crimp Connectors, N0AX 65-66 HINTS: Paper Clip Paddle, N2OH * The Buzz on CW, KE2HF * 67-68 HINTS: Stabilizing a Portable Key, AE5KA * Run HamCalc on Ubuntu AD1B 68-68 HINTS*: Tunetenna* AG1YK 69-69 HISTORY: Extending the Limits, WN1M (Decades surrounding WW I) 72-74 HISTORY: 75, 50, 25 Years Ago, W1AB 100 NEW: MFJ-266C HF/VHF/UHF Antenna Analyzer 32-32 NEW: bhi Desktop DSP Noise Canceling Speaker, destributer USA1 USA2 43-43 NEW*: IIGOOS, New type of coax*, W6NBC 45 OPERATE: Log-less Logging, computer logging software, AG1YK 75-75 OPINION: Personal Visions - Amateur Radio: The Next 25 Years, VE6SH 95-95 PROJECT: A Series Resistance Meter Using Operational Amplifiers, KG4BZW 39-41 REVIEW: Wouxun KG-UV920P-A Duel Band FM Transceiver, $260/mobile KN4AQ 51-54 REVIEW: Array Solutions AS-SAL-20 Shared Apex Loop Array RX Ant K9LA 55-58 SHORT: MFJ-902B Antenna Tuner, WB8IMY 61-61 VHF/UHF: Diffraction, Scattering, and Reflections, W1GHZ 62-63 VINTAGE: The Heathkit DX-60 Transmitter, WB1GCM 96-97 WEB: . G4HUA X * - April Fools Stories April 2014 * March 2014 ANTENNA: Designing a Shortened Vertical for 75 and 160 Meters, DK6ED 30-34 ANTENNA: A Simple 40 Meter Vertical Antenna for DX K4ZHM 35-37 ANTENNA: 160Meters - or Bust!, WB2HTO 38-39 ANTENNA: Nested Loop Antennas (20, 17, 15, 12, 10m) N3FJP 40-41 BANDS: US Amateur Radio Bands 77-77 BOOK: Wireless At War, VK2AQJ, ISBN: 978-1922013477 $28.45+Kindle 37-37 DOCTOR: Best practice for coating, not coating connections? KF7JCK 52-52 DOCTOR: Which is better Tube or Solid State Amplifiers? Ken, KC8Y 52-53 DOCTOR: Screw Driver Antenna with hat, How important is whip? N1IOK 53-53 ECLECTIC: 3D Printing Arrives, WB8IMY 59-60 EDITOR: Personal Visions: Ham Radio 2.0 (The next 100 years) N0AX 95-95 ECOMM: Public Service: Observations on Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines 81-83 FUTURE: Personal Visions: Ham Radio 2.0 (The next 100 years) N0AX 95-95 HANDS-ON: Experiment #134 Effects of Junction Temperature N0AX 55-56 HINTS: Transceiver Conversion for the R-390A, N8ZRY 58-59 HINTS: DX to NVIS, mobile whip, WB6AGR * RFI by Remote, K0ABP 59-60 HINTS: Fixing LED Flashlights, W4MEC * Hang Your Mic, VA3DDN 60-60 HISTORY: The League During World War I, WN1M 64-71 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-252 and FT-257 Handheld Transceivers N0AX 42-45 REVIEW: MFJ-225 Graphical Antenna Analyzer AD5X 45-48 SHORT: InnovAntennas DESpole 20/15/10 Meter Rotary Dipole, K1RO 54-54 TECH: Antenna Issues: Balls of Fire, on the antenna, ideas? WB1EEU 49-49 TECH: Use Your Mobile Station as a Base Antenna Platform K0BG 49-49 TECH: Predicting Sag in Wire Antennas AA7FV & More on same W1DQ 49-51 TECH: A Battery Monitor for 12 V Systems VA3DDN 51-51 VINTAGE: The Reinartz Tuner, K2TQN 96-97 March 2014 * February 2014 ANTENNA: A Stealth Antenna for HF, 160-10m W9LD 30-32 ANTENNA: A 40-Meter Vertical Antenna for Small Spaces, W6NBC 46-48 ARRL: ARRL Helps Manufacturer to Resolve Arc Fault Circuit problems 83-83 COMMENT: Reflecting on the Thrill of Amateur Radio, N5ZGT 98-98 DOCTOR: Generator and UPS, Mobile NVIS antenna, Fastening cables 62-63 DOCTOR: Two Band Trap Dipole, Cabon Composition resistor replacements 63-64 DOCTOR: Short mismatched transmission lines less loss than matched 64-64 DX: Father and Son DXpedition to St Barts, N5WR 76-77 DX: Pileup Misbehavior, W3UR 90-91 ECLECTIC: FreeDV Evolves (free Digital voice software) WB8IMY 52-52 ECLECTIC: Inflatable Antennas in Space * The Grand Satellite List WB8IMY 52-52 ECOMM: Wildfire Communications: Fog and friction, K1CE 85-86 FCC: Plans Announced to Update the Communications Act of 1934 81-82 HANDS-ON: Experiment #133 Extended Double Zepp Antenna, N0AX 66-67 HINTS: Vacuum Variable Capacitor Substitute/Oil filled, W5THT 68-69 HINTS: Induction Coupling of Transceiver Audio to hearing aid AI6G 69-69 HINTS: Framing Bracket Mast Support, N5LB * HamCall on Ubuntu AD1B 69-70 HINTS: Whip Tip N5QO * Removing Old Coax Sealant WA9UKW 70-70 HINTS: Removing Wire Corrosion W1MTX * LED Meter Light Upgrade N2HO 70-71 HINTS: Saw Horse Solution (temp antenna mounting) KK4RVL 71-71 HISTORY: Hiram Percy Maxim (A look into the life of the old man) W2PA 72-75 HISTORY: 75, 50, and 25 Years Ago, W1AB 101 NEW: Journal of the Cave Radio and Electronics Group 61-61 NEW: Solderless BNC Connectors for LMR-400 Cable, Times Micro Sys 61-61 PROJECT: A 10 Meter Beacon Transmitter, W7JI 33-35 PROJECT: Two Encoders for the TEN-TEC Orion Band-Output Signals, AD5X 43-45 RADIOTIP: Dummy Loads 97-97 REVIEW: Kenwood TS-990S HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, WW1ME. 53-61 SPACE: Solar Banners-A Propagation Resource, AG1YK 78-79 SHORT: HF Projects HF Packer-Amp, WB1AAL $260 Home Brew Project 65-65 TECH: Using Your Grid Dip Oscillator, KL7AJ 40-42 TECH: Real Signal Reports in Real Time, WB8IMY 49-51 VHF/UHF: November Conditions Spawn Spectacular F2 Opening, N0JK 92-94 VINTAGE: The Life of John L. Reinartz, K6BJ, 1XAM, 1QP * K2TQN 96-97 WEB: Solar Banners - A Propagation Resource, AG1YK 78-79 February 2014 * January 2014 ANTENNA: Screwdriver Antenna Atop a Light Stand, WA7BSR 35-37 ANTENNA: WRAPS: A Portable Satellite Antenna Rotator System, WA8SME 43-45 ARRL: More Thoughts on PIOs, KX9X X DOCTOR: Forecasts are Best Guess - Here's Why It Pays to Listen, W1ZR 60-61 ECLECTIC: "Toys" for the New Year, WB8IMY * Mobilinkd * DVRPTR * CQ-DATV 50-50 ECLECTIC: "Toys" for the New Year, WB8IMY, more * SSB Pile Up Trainer 50-50 ECOMM: Major Oregon SET Leads Officials to Call for More Hams, K1CE 79-80 HANDS-ON: Experiment #132 Resistor Networks, N0AX 63-64 HINTS: SMT Soldering Hints W7IEQ * Fuse Audit K6YR * 67-68 HINTS: Equipment Drying Tip KC9SYN 68-68 HISTORY: The Beginning, WN1M 69-70 HISTORY: A 1922 Transatlantic Story, K2TQN WebSite 94-95 NEW: Light Rover Portable Mast Kit $300 and more 57-57 NEW: Lightweight An tennas from SOTAbeams 64-64 PAPER: One Thousand Miles Per Watt, N2EI 71-72 PROJECT: Cooking Up an HF Amplifier from Microwave Ovens, W0XEUK4ERON0A 30-34 PROJECT: Virtual Radar from a Digital TV Dongle, W9RAN R820T, RTL2832 38-42 PROJECT: A Modern Keyed VFO for Vintage Transmitters, AA8V 46-49 REVIEW: Yaesu FTDX1200 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, W1ZR 51-57 SHORT: Kolin Industries 2Q-Lite Headset, W1ZR 62-62 TECH: Use a Signal Sampler to Monitor Your Transmitted Signals, WR1B 58-59 VHF/UHF: Bandscopes, Waterfalls, and Software Defined Radios, W1GHZ 65-66 VHF/UHF: Long Path on 6 Meters, N0JK 89-91 VINTAGE: A Modern Keyed VFO for Vintage Transmitters, AA8V 46-49 January 2014 * QST 2013 ARTICLES * December 2013 ANTENNA: Coax to Open-Wire Line Balun, N0AX - Baluns.pdf 49-50 ANTENNA: An Easy to Make Two Band HF Ground Plane, W1ZR 35-37 DOCTOR: Horizontal Antennas have an Edge * 46-47 DOCTOR: Why does my 100' horizontal dipole do so well? 46-47 DOCTOR: Does Paint Efftect the performance of a vertical antenna? 47-47 ECLECTIC: First Amateur Radio App for Google Glass, WB8IMY 51-51 ECLECTIC: WSJT-X Has Gone "Bilingual" - JT9 & JT65, WB8IMY 51-51 HANDS-ON: Experiment #131 Coax to Open-Wire Line Balun N0AX 49-49 HINTS: Simple Solar Power for AM Radio, N8ERF 52-53 HINTS: A Piano Palys Radio, Piano Wire Antenna, W3BIF 53-53 HINTS: More on the One Trim Dipole, AG1YK the error is fixed here -pk 53-53 HINTS: Using Fldigi for VFO Control, http://ubuntuforums.org/ AD1B X HINTS: Mag Mount Sealer, N1YPS * Heavy Duty Altoids Tin, W9WGV 53-53 MODES: How Much "Punch" Can You Get from Different Modes? KE4PT N0ADL 30-32 PROJECT: Making the Switch to LEDs, Kenwood SAW-2000 SWR Meter, WA2HMM X PROJECT: Modern Breadboarding Tools and Techniques, N9NP 38-41 REVIEW: Icom ID-51A Dual Band Handheld Transceiver with D-STAR K1CE 42-45 SOFTWARE: Short Takes: DXLab Suite, WB8IMY 48-48 December 2013 * November 2013 ANTENNA: Easy Operation of the G5RV ANtenna on 160 Meters, K0BXB 40-41 ANTENNA: Center Feed Support for a Dipole Antenna, WB5TGF 50-51 ANTENNA: The AlexLoop Walkham Portable Antenna AD5X 67-67 DOCTOR: Why Match Impedance to Deliver Max Power? 65-65 DOCTOR: Antenna Analyzer for 5o Ohm measureing 75 Ohm system error 65-66 DOCTOR: Vertical Yagi on metal mast interactions 66-66 ECOMM: Editorial Strikes a Chord, It only takes one screwup! K1CE 85-86 HANDS-ON: Experiment #130 A Double-Duty Communications Speaker N0AX 68-69 HINTS: Wire Joining/Splicing Techniques, KG4CQK 71-71 HINTS: Chalk Real Antenna KN1O * Inner Tube Waterproofing N5VTU 71-72 HINTS: RFI from Electronic Lighting Ballast N3ARU 72-72 HINTS: EchoLink on Linux AD1B * Off the Shelf Expander W2TAC 72-72 HISTORY: The Telegrapher's "Mill" WB2LQF 75-77 HISTORY: A Lost Treasure returns, Novice TXer back at ARRL K2TQN 98-99 LETTERS: Letters from Our Members, Musical Morse, Dumbing Down...Or Not 24-24 MOBILE: Up Front: Have Trike Will Travel, K1JAO 20-20 MOBILE: Resonate Your Mobile Antenna with a Variometer, K7RQ 34-36 OPERATE: CW Skimmer, $75 computer program, VA7DZ 42-43 OPERATE: Adventure Portable, Part III: Rocky Mountain High, KC0MAX 73-74 POWER: Your Portable Generator to the rescue, W1MG 44-49 POWER: Green Power Sparks Radio Excitement, Romainian hams KR0CK 78-80 PROJECT: A Digital Dial Update for the Kenwood TS-520S Transevr, VW7BQO 37-39 PROJECT: A Cascaded Current Transformer RF Coupler, 40 dB level, N0KC 52-53 PROJECT: A Double-Duty Communications Speaker N0AX 68-69 REVIEW: SPE Expert 2K-FA Solid State Linear Amplifier $5000 & $8000 54-56 REVIEW: Peaberry V2 Software Defined Transceiver, Kit & Case +3dwnlods 57-59 REVIEW: West Mountain Radio CBA-IV Battery Analyzer ~$160 59-61 RFI: RFI from Electronic Lighting Ballast N3ARU 72-72 SPACE: "Ham Video" Transmitter Now Abord the ISS WW1ME 83-83 SEEMS2US: Distracted Driving Legislation: Proceed With Caution, K1ZZ 9-9 SOFTWARE: CW Skimmer, $75 computer program, VA7DZ 42-43 SSTV: SSTV Video Beacon at 88,000 Feet, K7GGG 30-33 TECH: More Citizen Science (Measuring Noise) WR1B 62-64 UPGRADE: Upgrading Your License, WJ1B 13-13 November 2013 * October 2013 ANTENNA: Dipoles Atop a Vertical, N7FF 30-35 ANTENNA: The Cookie Tin Antenna - Making it Work, W6NBC 39-41 ANTENNA: The Mixing Bowl Special, N9MW 46-47 ATV: Amateur TV...By Laser!, WB8IMY 64-64 BOOK: World War II Radio Heroes - Letters of Compassion (2nd Ed) X DOCTOR: It Takes More than Two Antennas to Make an Omnidirectional A 57-58 DOCTOR: Combining Power Amps or Transmitters? * Two Antenna Tuners... 57-57 DOCTOR: Using Radials with Vertical? * End Fed Dipole? * W1ZR 57-58 HANDS-ON: Experiment #129 Wye-Delta and Pi-T Circuits 62-63 HINTS: Swapping Batteries, Remote Control and Trimming a Dipole 65-67 HINTS: Battery Replacement Yaesu DVS-2, KT4AD 65-66 HINTS: Low Hassle Remote control, W0IH * Installing Coax, K6BUK 66-67 HINTS: A One Trim Dipole, W7PV * Powerpole Clip, KB1NXE 67-67 HINTS: Mobile Mic Holder, KD8HYT * Altoids Mini Tins, N4ZHG 67-67 HINTS: Oversized Punches, K3ZEY 67-67 HISTORY: Pioneers of Wireless, WN1M 68-71 HISTORY: K2TQN's Mobile Museum A wealth of vintage gear in an RV... 99-100 HISTORY: 75, 50, and 25 Years Ago, Al Brogdon, W1AB 104 INFO: Light Bulbs and RFI - A Closer Look, W1MG 42-45 IN ONE: Voltage-Controlled Audio Oscillator, N1II 48-48 NEW: MFJ-2910 80/160 Meter Matching Network for 43' Verticals #2908 35-35 NEW: NHRC-2.1 Repeater Controller 35-35 NEW: DX Engineering Deburring Kit, DXE-UT-KIT-DBR 47-47 NEW: DESpole Multiband Antenna from InnovAntennas 56-56 NEW: 2Q-lite Headset from Kolin Industries * MacLoggerDX Ver 5.48 71-71 NEWS: Scouts Snare Spacecraft, KD5PDN 80-82 NEWS: ARRL to FCC: Receiver Immunity Standards Unnecessary, WW1ME 83-84 NEWS: Teachers Get Hands-On technology Training Robots Radio, WW1ME 84-85 OPERATE: Adventure Portable, Part II: Rocky Mountain High, KC0MAX 75-76 PROJECT: Solar Cooper, solar power your radios in your car, KJ6JAY 20-20 PUBLIC: Search and Rescue, K1CE 87-88 QEX: 210MHz Four-Square, Blood Lead Levels in Australian AR Ops 41-41 QEX: A Model for Sporadic E: Meteors + Wind Shear + Lorentz Force 41-41 QEX: Frequency Synthesis and Impacts on Receiver Performance... 41-41 QEX: Line of Sight Signal Path Analysis Using Google Earth. 41-41 REVIEW: Rigol DS1052 and Tektronix TBS1042 Oscilloscopes, AD5X 49-52 REVIEW: Anytone AT-5888UV Dual Band FM Transceiver, KN4AQ 53-56 SHORT: Hamcrafters WinKeyer USB Memory Keyer, WB8IMY $79 59-59 STRAYS: A YL Report on "The Day of YLs", KU6F 105 VHF/UHF: EME-A New DXCC Challenge, WA6MQF 36-38 VHF/UHF: EME-Easier Than You Think, W1GHZ 60-61 VHF/UHF: Remote Stations & ethical questions, N0JK 96-97 VINTAGE: K2TQN's Mobile Museum A wealth of vintage gear in an RV... 99-100 YL: Strays: A YL Reports on "The Day of YLs", KU6F 105 October 2013 * September 2013 ANTENNA: Protecting Your Rotator, WB0EQ/VE6EQR 30-31 ANTENNA: A 21 MHz Four Squar Beam Antenna, G3NPC 33-40 ARES: Public Service APRS with the Garmin Montana, WB8IMY 48-48 ARES: Taking the Mystery Out of ARES-The Role of the PIO, KO1F 66-67 ARES: NBEMS Today: New features Improve Usability, W3YJ 70-71 ARES: 2013 Simulated Emergency Test, Lunchbox Go Kit, WV1X FORMS 72-72 ARES: Public Service: Hams at Hazard, K1CE 77-77 APRS: Public Service APRS with the Garmin Montana, WB8IMY 48-48 DOCTOR: Inverted V or Horizontal Dipole, What's the Difference?, W1ZR 56-57 DOCTOR: Antenna Analyzer and sign of Impedance? * Extra Mobile Coax? 57-57 DOCTOR: 500 Foot Hill 5500 feet away, is it blocking my signal? 57-58 ECOMM: Public Service APRS with the Garmin Montana, WB8IMY 48-48 ECOMM: Taking the Mystery Out of ARES-The Role of the PIO, KO1F 66-67 ECOMM: NBEMS Today: New features Improve Usability, W3YJ 70-71 HANDS-ON: Experiment #128 Phasers, Part Three, N0AX 60-61 HINTS: Shack in the Rack, K3QF * Color Coded Cables, KB5HOV 62-63 KIT: FiFi Software Defined Receiver, K1RO FUNKAMATEUR 49-51 KIT: MeterBuilding MB-1 Programmable RF Power Meter, WR1B 52-55 NEWS: Changes to Encryption Rules Not Necessary, HAARP to shut down 74-75 NEWS: Canada Seeks New 472-479 kHz Ham band 75-76 OPERATE: Adventure Portable, Part I: Rocky Mountain High, KC0MAX 68-69 POWER: Two Handy Mods for Your UPS, KE3FL 32-32 PROJECT: Two Handy Mods for Your UPS, KE3FL 32-32 PROJECT: Done In One: Audio Voltmeter, N1II 41-41 PROJECT: Build An Audio Distribution System, KF7PB 42-45 SHORT: I.C. Engineering Digi-Field, Field Strength Meter, WB8IMY $239 59-59 STRAYS: "Stack Exchange" Needs Your Help * NYC and the World of Radio 89-89 TEACHING: Decibels and dBm Demystified, W1ICW Converter, Chart 46-47 TECH: Fun With Old Style Simple Transmitters, N7KSB 64-65 TECH: Set your Radio & Software for Proper RTTY Operation, KE4PT 65-65 VHF/UHF: Comments on the 4 Meter Band, N0JK 90-91 VINTAGE: Earl Abbott, W2FTT (SK), K2TQN 96-97 W1AW: Visiting W1AW, WJ1B 13-13 September 2013 * August 2013 ANTENNA: Build this Two Element 30 Meter Beam W0WP, W3ACO 37-39 DOCTOR: Why do Mixers Need to be Nonlinear? * Vertical Antenna Phasing 50-51 ECOMM: Oklahoma Hams Respond Following Devastating Tornado, WW1ME 67-69 ECOMM: HQ's Emergency Response Team, K1CE 71-72 HANDS-ON: Experiment #127 Phasors, Part Two N0AX 53-54 HINTS: Curing Erratic Tuning, KI4RK* Rescue Plug Saves Battery, AB8VJ 55-56 HINTS: Small Antenna Mount N9MW * Mobile Pass-through Panel K5XY 56-56 HINTS: Angle Bracket Panel Supports, K1SG * 56-56 HINTS: Improvised Radial Tie Point W9RS * More On Battery B+ AG1YK 56-57 NEW: Lightweight HF Vertical Antennas from MFJ MFJ-2982 & MFJ-2980 57-57 OPERATE: There's a Ham Band at 900 MHz? WB4U 34-36 OPERATE: Don't Blame the Sun! KL7AJ 40-41 OPERATE: More Meteors SpaceWeather RoswellMeteor RadioMeteors Group 42-42 OPERATE: Ragchewing 101, WB4ZKA 65-65 PROJECT: A Bluetooth Radio Headset Adapter, KG4JJH 30-33 REVIEW: TEN-TEC 539 Argonaut VI HF QRP Transceiver W1ZR ~$1000 43-45 REVIEW: WF5Y Battery Booster, by GrumpyShop - AD5X (Not so good) 48-49 SHORT: Ham Radio Delux Versino 6.0 - WB8IMY - $99 52-52 VINTAGE: Hollywood Meets Hallicrafters, in the movie: "Paranoia", K2TQN 97-98 August 2013 * July 2013 ANTENNA: The Real 2 Meter Q-Pole, April Fool's to REAL antenna, KL7AJ 37-38 ANTENNA: Magnetic Loop Antennas, WR1B, web calculators: AA5TB/66PACIFIC 51-53 BOOK: Build Your Own Transistor Radios, KI6AZB, ISBN:9780071799706 43-43 DOCTOR: Want new antenna for 10m to reach 70 miles, good explination 54-55 ECLECTIC: More Satellites on the Way, WB8IMY 59-59 ECLECTIC: Part 97 Map App for iPhone * A Printed Paddle, WB8IMY 59-59 ECOMM: Staying the Course, experiences at 2013 Boston Marathon, W1EVE 65-67 ECOMM: 2012 Simulated Emergency Test Results, WV1X 70-72 ECOMM: Heartbreak Hill, attack at 2013 Boston Marathon, K1CE 77-79 HANDS-ON: Experiment #126 Phasors, Part One, N0AX 60-61 HINTS: Keeping Cool, Keeping Quiet and Keeping Covered, AG1YK 62-64 HINTS: Taking the Heat, KE3FL * Flame Soldering, WB8FEC * 62-62 HINTS: Repairing the IC-27/37/47 Squelch, W9MT * 62-63 HINTS: Dollar Store Key Cover, KA3IXF * StepperIR Storm Safety, N4DK 63-64 HISTORY: Handheld PTT, W3EX 64-74 MOBILE: Use your Mobile Station as a Base Antenna Platform, W1ZR 39-40 OP-ED: A Different Approach to Poor Propagation, WA6ARA 98-98 PROJECT: A Miniature SSTV Camera to PIC Interface, WA8SME 34-36 PROJECT: LED Facelift for Digital Displays, WD4MKL 41-43 REVIEW: Antenna Tuners: MFJ-9982, Palstar AT2K and AT2KD 44-48 REVIEW: Array Solutions VNAuhf Vector Network Analyzer, Phil SalasAD5X 49-50 SAT: It Seems To Us: CubeSats, K1ZZ 9-9 SAT: More Satellites on the Way, WB8IMY 59-59 SHORT: Comet CMX-2300 Dual SWR/Power Meter, WB8IMY 56-56 VHF/UHF: Sun Noise - A Valuable System Measurement, W1GHZ 57-58 VHF/UHF: The 4 Meter Band - A New Challenge for VHFers? N0JK 91-95 VINTAGE: The "Murphy bench", K2TQN 96-97 July 2013 * June 2013 ANTENNA: The Hairpin Match, N6MW 30-33 ANTENNA: The "Singapore Sling" Antenna Support Launcher, DM5CQ 41-42 ANTENNA: Field Day Towers - Doing it Right, K4ZA & N0AX 67-69 DOCTOR: J-Pole Antenna Designs show connectino of center to 3/4? 54-55 DOCTOR: RF Sampling methods 55-55 ECLECTIC: Remote Station Control with Google Chrome KB9MNM 59-59 ECLECTIC: Filtering for RTTY W7AY 59-59 ECOMM: Radio Amateurs Provide Comms in Boston Marathon Boombings K1SFA75-75 FEEDBACK: Overvoltage Protection for AC Generators Revisited 2 different 33-33 FIELDDAY: Bagging the Field Day QRP Multiplier, KX0R & KT5X 66-66 HANDS-ON: Experiment #125 - The Schmitt Trigger N0AX 57-58 HINTS: Pool-tenna WA7BSR, Hearing Help & Computer Case ConversionW6DZT60-62 HINTS: T-Coil hearing Help W1VIV, Mast Bracket for Rotator Replac N8DP61-62 HINTS: Give your Rigs some Room W4AS, Fishing with a Magnet K4KQZ 62-62 HINTS: J-38 Backpacking Modification W3MEO 62-62 HISTORY: The SSB Legacy of W9DYV, W1LSB 70-70 NEW: MFJ Adventure Radios dor 17 and 12 Meters, mfj-9417 mfj-9412 44-44 NEW: High Performance Sub-receiver for TEN-TEC Orion Transceiver 62-62 NEW: Solderless BNC Connectors for Times Microwave LMR-400 Cable/EZ400-97 NTS: State of the National Traffic System: A View from Within K1CE 77-78 NTS: Winlink 2000 (WL2K) used for NTS 77-77 OPERATE: Field Day on the Highest Frontier, WB8IMY satellite contacts 34-35 OPERATE: Op Ed: The Joys of Wilderness Radio, GM0WEZ 98-98 POWER: A Battery Monitor for 12V Systems, W0UFO 43-44 PROJECT: Done In One: Build a Hidden Switch (Radi opower), N1II 45-46 REVIEW: ACOM 1500 HF and 6 Meter Linear Amplifier, W3IZ US Distributor 47-48 REVIEW: Elecraft KAT500 autmatic Antenna Tuner, AD5X 49-51 REVIEW: Array Solutions AS-419 Switched Band-pass Filters, N0AX 52-53 RFI: The Great RFI Hunt, NT0A 37-40 SHORT: Elk Antennas 2M/440L5 Dual-Band Log Periodic Antenna ~ $125 56-56 SPACE: Forty-Three Million Miles per Watt, KD6JUI 63-64 TECH: Straining to Hear: Why Filters are Our Friends, WW1ME 73-73 June 2013 * May 2013 ANTENNA: An Easy to Build High Impedance Choke Balun, K4ZHM 46-47 DIGITAL: Adding Frequency Shift Keying 2 TigerTronics SignalLink WB3LHD 44-45 DIGITAL: SDR at the Summit, W4DNN - SOTA (Summit On The Air) 69-71 DOCTOR: There's Always Room for Some Kind of Antenna, S-Meter, 57-58 ECOMM: Public Service: Operation RADAR II, K1CE, Folorida's Interop 77-79 FIELDDAY: Score Reporting, Operating Tips, Questions, Locator Page 85-85 HANDS-ON: Experiment #124 The Beta Match, SimSmith software by AE6TY 60-61 HINTS: Magnifying SMTs AB8VJ, Battery B+ K4AMN 63-64 HINTS: and a Field Day Dipole K6KH 63-64 HINTS: Seperating Aluminum Tubing (rubbing Al) W7VN 64-64 NEW: A New Smartphone/Tablet Interface zindello ~ $48 + Shipping 62-62 PIC: Microcontrollers - No Experience Necesary, KA9NAH 39-43 PROJECT: Build a Linear 2 Meter 80 W All Mode Amplifier, W6PQL 30-34 REVIEW: Hendricks BitX17A 17 Meter SSB Transceiver Kit, WB1GCM 48-52 REVIEW: M2 2M-1K2 High Power 2 Meter Amplifier, WA2TEO 52-54 REVIEW: RemoteHamRadio Station Network - membership/year = $3K - $5K 59-59 SDR: Digital Modes for Your SDR, W9RAN 35-38 TECH: Contributing to Science, elevation angle, VE3LC LEDs, WR1B 55-56 TECH: Eclectic: SDR Marches On, WB8IMY 62-62 VINTAGE: The reluctant Rescue WB1GCM - IP-501 receiver & Audio Amp 94-95 May 2013 * April 2013 ANTENNA: April Fool: The 2 Meter Q-Pole, KL7AJ 33-33 ANTENNA: The Garden Beam, AA7JV 34-36 DOCTOR: How Close is Too Close? (Two antennas), G5RV, RTTY Purity 54-55 DX: How's DX? V84SMD - Brunei 2012, W3UR 90-91 ECLECTIC: HF Digital Voice with FreeDV * More Tiny Computers, WB8IMY 59-59 ECOMM: Global Planning and Preparation for Disasters, K1CE 82-83 HANDS-ON: Experiment #123: Battery Characteristics - Part 2, N0AX 57-58 HINTS: Johnson Dial Cover Restoration/W0EAJ* Safer Easier Hazer W5THT 62-63 HINTS: Cutting Circular Pads, WB2NFO * COIl Wire Supplier, WA4WZP 63-64 HINTS: Quick Disconnects for Window Line K9SQG* Storing Crystals NZ5A 64-64 HINTS: All Electric Tower, AG1YK 64-64 HISTORY: 75 years of W1AW, NJ1Q 65-67 IN ONE: Done In One: Temperature Alarm, N1II 47-47 NEWS: A Ham Radio Celebration in Hollywood, NN6JA Event Video 71-72 NEWS: ARRL Board of Dirctors Convenes in New Orleans for 2013... 75-77 NEWS: ARRL Board Bestows Awards at 2013 Annual Meeting 76-76 NEWS: FCC Adopts Sweeping ChangesNew Experimental Radio Service K1SF 79-61 OPERATE: Field Day the Solo Way, NU9R 73-73 POWER: Over Voltage Protection for Generators, WB8IOW 43-46 PROJECT: An MCW Keyer for V/UHF FM, W1TLZ (Send CW on 2 meter FM...) 37-38 PROJECT: An Audio Tone SWR Meter for the Visually Impaired, WA6NPC 39-42 REMOTE: Remote Control of Accessories via the Internet, W0JEC 30-32 REVIEW: Yaesu FTdx3000 HF and 6 Meter Transeiver, W3IZ ~$2700 48-53 SHORT: Palm Radio Mini-Paddle mtechnologies ~$105 56-56 TECH: Managing Your Modulation, AG1YK 74-74 VHF/UHF: Microwavelengths: Microwave Construction Practices, W1GHZ 60-61 VHF/UHF: The World Above 50 MHz: More Magic in January, N0JK 92-94 VINTAGE: Heathkit SB-240 2 kW Amplifier, K2TQN 96-98 April 2013 * March 2013 ANTENNA: A Different Way to Make a Tilt-Over Mount and Mast, N1GY 30-33 ANTENNA: A Wideband Dipole for 75 and 80 Meters, WA6RNC 34-36 ANTENNA: Two Simple Antennas for 1200 MHz, VA3DDN 37-38 ANTENNA: A Tilt-Over Antenna Mast Born of Necessity, N1BCB 43-44 ANTENNA: The Case for Stacking yagi Antennas, W1ZR 45-45 ANTENNA: The Technician 6 and 10 Meter Special, N5AFY 46-47 DIGITAL: It Seems to Us: Going Digital, K1ZZ 09-09 DIGITAL: A New Digital Mode for Low Frequencies, JT9 by K1JT 66-66 DX: PT0S - Radio on "The Rocks", W3UR 91-92 HANDS-ON: Experiment #122: Battery Characteristics - Part 1, N0AX 63-64 HINTS: Is Your Antenna Bugged? K9ARZ, Quick trim Your Dipole - KT7AZ, 67-67 HINTS: Hearing Aids as Headphones K2BIO, High Voltage Parts KB5MT, 67-68 HINTS: Drill Chuck helping Hand KH6UX, Fixing Ceramic Caps W4YOK, 68-68 HINTS: No-Scratch Mount KJ4YEV, Going Straight - mic cords, VA7TF, 68-68 HINTS: Banishing Birds - off an antenna, W7HX 68-68 HISTORY: RSGB Celebrates 100 Years, K1SFA 97-97 HISTORY: Vintage Radio: PR-35 Spy Radio, K2TQN 98-99 INFO: The 11 Square Foot Ham Shack, it takes some planning, WB2LQF 69-71 NEW: DC Power Panels from WF5Y #IMPP 7 OLDU $80, others low as $30 38-38 NEW: Tinned Copper Antenna Roap from ABR Industries 100' $ 5 etc. 50-50 NEW: SolderBuddy Hobbyist HAM, holds things to be soldered $42 62-62 PROJECT: Dual-Band Homebrew (6 & 10 Meter SSB/CW), N8ZRY 39-42 REVIEW: MFJ-976 and Palstar BT-1500A High Power Balanced Ant Tunners 53-58 REVIEW: MFJ-976 High Power Balanced Antenna Tunner, W1ZR 53-55 REVIEW: Palstar BT-1500A High Power Balanced Antenna Tunner, W1ZR 56-58 RFI: Noise Problems for Broadcast and MF/HF Receivers, WR1B 59-59 SUN: The Sun and the Ionosphere, K9LA 48-50 SHORT: SSB Electronic ACS 2004-N Remote Antenna Switch, $380, WB8IMY 65-65 TEACHING: Better Educated Teachers Graduate Better Educated Students SME 78-78 TEACHING: Amateur Radio Goes to School, Disaster Management workshp K1CE 82-83 TECH: 3D Printing? Now typical printers are ~$2K Solidoodle Review 66-66 TECH: Your On-the-Air Sound, Not all audio is created equal. WW1ME 76-76 VHF/UHF: To The Moon and Back at 24 GHz, W5LUA 77-77 VHF/UHF: Six Meter Holiday Magic, N0JK 93-95 March 2013 * February 2013 ANTENNA: A Remotely Band Switched Tower Shunt Feed for 160 & 80m WB6RSE 33-36 ANTENNA: How High Should You Hang that Wire Antenna? W1ZR 50-51 ARRL: Expanded Site Index: ARRL Site Index & Contact Page 13-13 ATV: Modern ATV System Design, Jim Andrews, KH6HTV Very Good! more? 46-47 BANDS: United States Frequency Allocations, The Radio Spectrum pdf 83-83 BANDS: United States Frequency Allocations, The Radio Spectrum html 83-83 BOOK: Kurt N. Sterba Antenna Book from Palomar Engineers $19 + $8S&H 38-38 DOCTOR: How much power do I need to run my radio? W1ZR 59-60 ECLECTIC: Watching Meteors - Among Other Things, WB8IMY 65-65 ECOMM: Disaster on Long Island, K2TV 78-79 ECOMM: Hurricane Sandy Debriefing, Public Service, K1CE 86-87 ECOMM: ARRL Lessons Learned link, K1CE see above link to K1CE 86-86 HANDS-ON: Experiment #121 Transient Protection, N0AX 62-63 HINTS: Splicing Tubing, Retiring #47 Lamps, & Watch Which Rotary Swtc 66-68 HINTS: Cardboard Wire Separator, E-mail Alerts dxmaps.com 68-68 HINTS: Easy Rotator Correction Calculator, out of a CD 68-68 HISTORY: A Professional Approach to Amateur History, WN1M 69-71 NEW: RF and Microwave Components from Braacke Manufacturing 38-38 NEW: DX Engineering 160 Meter Vertical Antenna ~ $840 + $170/winch 103 OPERATE: The Considerate Operator's Freqency Guide, & Band Plans Chart 48-49 PROJECT: A Three to One Dummy Load, Mike Bryce, WB8VGE -too much grease 30-32 PROJECT: The Power of Starting Small, N8MS - build small circuit card 76-76 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Model 418 100W HF & 6 Meter Linear Amplifier, K1RO 52-54 REVIEW: Rigol Technologies DSA815-TG Spectrum Analyser, WB1GCM 55-58 SHORT: Arrow Antenna GP146/440 Ground Plane, WB8IMY $39 61-61 SHORT: PAR Electronics OA-50 6-Meter Antenna, WB8IMY $99 64-64 TEACHING: The Power of Starting Small, N8MS - build small circuit card 76-76 TECH: Q and the Energey Stored Around Antennas, KE4PT 37-38 TECH: The Penticton Solar Flux Receiver, John White, VA7JW 39-44 TECH: Amateur Radio Science, KL7AJ how to help scientists ur data 77-77 TECH: Digital Detective, AG1YK, What is it from your headphones? 80-80 February 2013 * January 2013 ANTENNA: Down Periscope, Keep vertical out of seight... K2STV 36-38 ANTENNA: A Uniquely Tuned 2 Meter Transmitter Hunting Loop, W6NBC 44-45 ANTENNA: Build a Legal Limit Bias T that Covers 1.8 1o 230MHz, AD5X 46-48 ANTENNA: For Best results, Consider a Balun in UR Antenna System, W1ZR 49-50 ANTENNA: Alpha Delta DX-EE Four Band Dipole Antenna, $140, WB8IMY 62-62 ARES: The Future of ARES is CERTain, K1CE 85-86 e-BOOK: Profiles inAmateur Radio, Kindle * RF, Microwave, Fiber Optics 72-72 CW: Spreading the Joy of CW, K6RG & W5JQ 73-74 DIGITAL: New PSK-31 Apps for the iPad and iPhone * WSPR or Slow WSPR 65-65 DOCTOR: Feed Lines Do Work Both Ways, But... * 60-60 DOCTOR: Third Order Intercept Point * Missing half of PSK31 QSO, why? 60-61 ECLECTIC: New PSK-31 Apps for the iPad and iPhone * WSPR or Slow WSPR 65-65 HANDS-ON: Experiment #120 Power Polarity Protection, N0AX 63-64 HINTS: T/R Delay for the Eagle, K3AJ * Coil Core Removal, W9NJD * 68-69 HINTS: Stripping Coax, W2ET, Inexpensive Microphone Boom, W8DCQ * 69-69 HINTS: Setting True North, NN4RB 69-69 INFO: Radio in Retirement - One Ham's Tale, W3GB 70-72 NEW: Compact Low Power Antenna Accessories from MFJ-9213, MFJ-9231 43-43 PEOPLE: A Trip to Homebrew Heaven, about Dr. Suding/W0LMD, K2YY 75-77 PROJECT: Cheap and Easy SDR, from RTL2832 & E4000 USB dongals W9RAN 30-35 PROJECT: A Sampling Down Converter 4 Low Frequency oscilloscopes W6SRFH 39-43 PROJECT: Build a Legal Limit Bias T that Covers 1.8 1o 230MHz, AD5X 46-48 REVIEW: ICOM IC-2300H 2 Meter FM Transceiver, $260 51-53 REVIEW: LNR Precision FX-2 40/30 Meter QRP CW Transceiver, $185, K0BOG 54-56 SHORT: Alpha Delta DX-EE Four Band Dipole Antenna, $140, WB8IMY 62-62 TECH: Another Delta Loop Idea, K1QW * Light Duty Metal Brake, KB1KOY 57-58 TECH: Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) EMI ..., VE3EDY 58-59 VE: Exam Info: Exam Fees $15, Question Pools and VEC Stats ARRLVEC 101 VHF/UHF: Microwavelengths: Antenna Measurement: Methods & Equipment GHZ 66-67 VINTAGE: The ARRL Emblem, K2TQN 97-98 VINTAGE: 75, 50, and 25 Years Ago 102 January 2013 * QST 2012 ARTICLES * December 2012 ANTENNA: Delta Loop Collinear Antennas, James K. Boomer, W9UJ 32-34 ANTENNA: vertical or Horizontal HF Antennas-What's Best for You? W1ZR 45-445 BOOK: Tubes and Circuits, Bruce Rozenblit ISBN-978-1477532867 51-51 DIGITAL: PSK31 operation on 2 Meter FM, Dave Holdeman, N9XU 37-38 DOCTOR: What Happens if You Bend or Twist that Yagi? 46-46 DOCTOR: Better to use a pair of coaxial arrestors on balancend line? 46-47 DOCTOR: Which is better, Tuned trap vertical or a pipe same length? 47-47 ECLECTIC: Universal Digital Radio, WB8IMY Droopy LEDs and Tiny Vac Tubes 52-52 ECOMM: Public Service: Hurricane Isaac: ARRL HQ Lessons Learned K1CE 67-68 ECOMM: K1CE for a Final: Transporting Your Gear (Pelican cases) 68-68 HANDS-ON: Experiment #119 The Q3Q balun Redux, H Ward Silver, N0AX 49-50 HINTS: Quick Dit Tamer, VE3HIE * Project Boxes, VE3DCU * 53-54 HINTS: Repairing Rubber keypads, VE6CMM * Quick EMP Protection, K3NFU 54-54 HINTS: Comb Coil Form, W7VN * Clip-N-Tune, W0HZR 54-54 HISTORY: Recapturing the Thrill AC-1 Novice Transmitter K2TQN 97-98 KE3FL: Field Day Results 2012 Class B 10 QSOs @lt; 150W, 200 points MDC 79 PROJECT: Super Simple Digital Voice Keyer, Jack Morgan, KF6T 35-36 PROJECT: Recapturing the Thrill AC-1 Novice Transmitter K2TQN 97-98 REVIEW: Elecraft KX3 HF and 6 Meter QRP Transceiver, Joel Hallas, W1ZR 39-44 SHORT: Glowbug Kits AC-1 Junior Transmitter, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 48-48 December 2012 * November 2012 ANTENNA: Ploar Plot Projection of Your Yagi Response, Rober/W7LRD 36-36 ANTENNA: Extending that High Power Remote Auto Tuner to 160 Meters/AD5X 50-52 BOOK: Riding the Shortwaves: Exploring the Magic of Amateur Radio DK 49-49 DIGITAL: PSK31 - A Different View, Thomas W. Brooks, KE1R 37-40 DOCTOR: Using electret mics, connections 68-68 ECLECTIC: Club Meetings in the Internet Age, WB8IMY 72-72 HANDS-ON: Experiment #118 - The Laws at Work (electromagnetic laws) 70-71 HINTS: Soldering Iron Tips/WT6C * DX Quick Check/AA5VU * 73-73 HINTS: Iambic Key Cover/AA5OZ * Magnetic Panel Markers/WA2SON * 74-74 NEW: Compact Low Power Antenna Tuner from MFJ-9201, 80-10m $50 33-33 NEW: Array Solutions Band-Pass Filters 49-49 POWER: Power Inverters and Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters, frankgu 64-64 POWER: Ground fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Failure, W1FJW 65-66 PROJECT: Building Inexpensive HF Power Attenuators, Gary WA0SPM 32-33 PROJECT: A Different Way to Assemble PL-259 Coax Plugs, Robert/WC3O 34-35 PROJECT: A Club Project - Automatic Mobile Power Control, Jim/W8WKE 43-45 PROJECT: Have Fun Building the Simplest Transmitter, Martin/K0BXB 46-48 PROJECT: Boat Anchor Buddy, Ralph E. Taggart, WB8DQT 53-56 REVIEW: Arry Solutions AIMuhf Vector Impedance Analyzer ~$900 57-60 REVIEW: DZKit HT-7 40 Mter AM Handheld Transceiver ~$370 w everything 61-63 SAFETY: Distracted Driving and Amateur Radio-A Civil (Law) Perspective 81-82 SAFETY: Public Safety Moves toward 22nd Century Communications / K1CE 89-90 SHORT: West Mountain Radio Rigrunner 4005i, ~$280 + 50 for WiFi 69-69 TEACHING: Reaching for the Stars with Radio, Kaci Heins/KF7RCV 75-77 TECH: Emission Designators Deciphered, Kai Siwiak, KE4PT 41-42 TECH: Power Inverters and Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters, frankgu 64-64 TECH: The Uncooperative Tree (Sep 2012), . Applying Wire Clips, N4GG 66-66 TECH: Current Measurement Adapter/KC9NVP * HDMI FRI (solved)/ K8GVK 74-74 November 2012 * October 2012 ANTENNA: The Shared Apex Loop Array - compact directional widebnd KB7GF 44-48 ANTENNA: 6 + 2 = 1 * Enjoy 6 & 2 m wid single antenna U build, WB8IMY 49-49 DOCTOR: Over Voltage Protection, Auto Patch, TUC, TV 300 - 75 adapter 57-58 DOCTOR: Bulkhead vs through the wall which is SWR better? 58-58 DX: The Evolution of DX Spotting, From 2 m to the smart phon K3BEQ 71-72 DX: Zombie Bands - Dead bands can get up and walk, AG1YK * Beacons 81-81 DX: WSPRnet beacons, Spotting net: DX Summit 81-81 ECLECTIC: A Peek at Windows 8, RFI and Electric Cars WB8IMY 62-62 HANDS-ON: Experiment #117 - Laying Down the Laws/RF Electromagatism N0AX 60-62 HINTS: Arching Caps, Whipping Coax and Low-voltage RFI AG1YK 65-67 HINTS: Heathkit Drive Belts, Tower Mount a TV Rotator AG1YK 66-66 HINTS: Improved Deburring Tool, Door Stop Mount, AG1YK 67-67 HINTS: Lightweight Surplus Headset AG1YK 67-67 HISTORY: RSGB Opens Showcase for Amateur Radio at Bletchley Park K1ZZ 96-96 INFO: RSGB Opens Showcase for Amateur Radio at Bletchley Park K1ZZ 96-96 NEW: DX Engineering Stealth Antenna, Portable Antennas SuperAntenna 100 PROJECT: Solid State 1 kW Linear Amplifier for 2 Meters, 1 RF Dev W6PQL 32-36 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-V57T handheld Dual Band FM Transceiver * easy GRE 50-52 REVIEW: Kenwood TH-K20A Handheld 2 Meter FM Transceiver K1CE 53-56 SAT: Satellite CAT Interface for Working the Analog Birds, WA8SME 40-43 SHORT: Scout regen receiver by Hendricks QRP Kits WB8IMY 59-59 TECH: Those Mysterious Signals, may sound like noise to us... W7ACD 37-39 VHF/UHF: Microwaves: Antenna measurements - the Antenna Range W1GHZ 63-64 VINTAGE: McMurdo Silver's Super Gainer, K2TQN 97-98 October 2012 * September 2012 ANTENNA: The Uncooperative Tree, How to put 75m NVIS ant in small W1AGP 30-32 ANTENNA: "Your Antenna Is on Fire!" big Amp & plastic flowers, NY4I 63-64 ECLECTIC: Great Things in Small Packages, CubeSat, Portable H2O Purifier 44-44 ECOMM: 2012 Simulated Emergency Test, EC forms: Public Service 72-72 ECOMM: At Ground Zero, Disaster at the World Trade Center by W2IK 76-78 ECOMM: Op-Ed: Now-More Than Ever/still ill prepared 4 terrorist N8QQN 98-98 HANDS-ON: Experiment #116 The Quarter-Three-Quarter Wave Balun, N0AX 57-58 HINTS: Mini Go-Box/NX5Z, Tiny Trickle Charger/W9CJS, Quick-Whip/W6NBC 59-60 HISTORY: A Life in Letters: W6ISQ - John G. Troster ARRL Archive 65-65 HISTORY: Wireless on His Mind, W1BXY about Mort Rogoff/W2EE 66-67 HISTORY: Historic Wireless Station "MSC / WSC" Marconi Station * K2TQN 93-94 INFO: How Much Radio gear Do You Need?, WW3DE 69-69 INFO: 2011-2012 School Roundup Results, SCR-L yahoogroups.com 70-70 NEW: Plum Valley Systems High Temperature Alarm, $62 32-32 NEW: MFJ-4128 28 Amp Switching Power Supply, $85 32-32 NEW: SwapMyRigs Radio Seperation Kit * TAK-tenna Compact HF Antenna 64-64 NEW: Compact Switching Power Supply w Meter from MFJ, MFJ-4230 $90 64-64 POWER: Power Carts for Scouts and Field Operations, N8QNM/N8VAR/more 36-40 POWER: Storage Battery Planning for Publick Service, Joel, W1ZR 43-43 PROJECT: Radio in a Bag (Publick Service Go-Kit), Tim factor, HT7F 41-42 REVIEW: TEN-TEC R4040/YouKits HB-1B Four Band CW QRP Transceiver $300 45-48 REVIEW: N6BT Q-52 portable HF Yagi $550 49-51 SHORT: Comet CHV-5X HF Multiband Rotatable Dipole, KI1U 56-56 TECH CR: Changing to a Delta, WR1B, Nested Full Wave Delta Loops 4/2011 52-53 TECH CR: An Inexoensive 4:1 Air Cor Balun That You Can Build, VA3QY 53-53 TECH CR: Using a Noise Bridge (Mar 2011), N9WL 53-53 VHF/UHF: Tone Magic, Your FM Transceiver sends more than . voice WB8IMY 33-35 VHF/UHF: Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ * by N0JK (Gene member of MARC?) 88-89 September 2012 * August 2012 BANDS: ARRL Board of Directors Approves 9 cm Band Plan 72-72 ECLECTIC: 60 Meter PSK31, WB8IMY 56-56 ECOMM: Beyond Our Bands, CB, FRS, GMRS, & MURS, AG1YK 70-70 ECOMM: ARRP Partner: The National Communications System, K1CE 75-76 FCC: Expands Part 95 MedRadio Rules to Allow Devices in 13 cm Band 71-72 HANDS-ON: Experiment #115 All About Tapers, N0AX 57-58 HINTS: Leg o' Ham, using leggos to mount a mobile rig, Mike, KB1LKH 60-60 HINTS: Rebuilding a Broken Wafer Switch, Rick Lindquist, WW3DE 60-61 HINTS: Repairing Stuck Pots, W4MEC * Digital QSL Display, KB8UUZ 61-62 HISTORY: 100 years of Amateur radio Licensing, K1SFA 68-69 HISTORY: Vingate Radio: Making AM a Bit Better, James O'Neal, K4XAR 97-98 NEW: PTC-IIIusb HF Radio Modem from SCS Pactor I, II, & III $1148 35-35 NEW: QSL Card Scanner from DX Engineering $90 38-38 NEW: Updated Features for N3FJP Logging and Contest Software $25/55 38-38 NEW: Barabolic Dish Kit for 40 kHz Ultrasound Applications $130 MSi 43-43 POWER: Rethinking Electrical Power for the Ham, Bob WB4APR 41-43 PROJECT: The DSP-610 Transceiver, Jim WA2EUJ 30-32 PROJECT: A Homebrew, Light Duty Metal Brake Revisited, George K4EOR 33-35 PROJECT: Digital Interface for Fldigi, David Spearing, KB9CSW 36-38 PROJECT: Remote Radio Control Made Easy, John Raydo, K0IZ 39-40 REVIEW: MFJ-994BRT and MFJ-998RT Remote Automatic Antenna Tuners, AD5X 47-80 REVIEW: ICOM ID-31A 70-cm Handheld Transceiver with D-STAR, WB8IMY 51-53 SAT: Backpacking with Satellites, David Palmer, KB5WIA Video 65-67 SHORT: iDVM Wireless Multimeter, WB8IMY 59-59 TECH: Quick Coax Test, Sometimes a high SWR can be good news. WB5IZL 44-45 TECH: My Tuner Tuned My Antenna - But Now it Doesn't!, Joel W1ZR 46-46 August 2012 * July 2012 ANTENNA: A Dipole doesn't Have to be Straight, Jeffery Brone, WB2JNA 36-37 ANTENNA: Making the 43 Foot Vertical Monoploe Play Nicely on Higher Frq 42-43 ANTENNA: Pixel Tecnologies RF Loop-1B Active Receiving Loop W1ZR ~$450+ 61-61 DOCTOR: EchoLink Accounts 54-54 ECOMM: ARES, EmComm and Mental Health Risks, Rick Palm, K1CE. 75-76 ECOMM: ARES, ...Three Band Station-In-A-Box and Antennas, AA2NI 76-76 HANDS-ON: Experiment #114: recording Signals, Radio SkyPipe II N0AX 58-59 HINTS: Low Cost Radil Ring KE6PXU * Cure T-90A Wobbles W4MEC 62-62 HINTS: Hearing Loss help W3NJZ * Paper Roll Coil Forms NT4C 62-63 HINTS: Mount That Mic AD1B * Window-mount Antenna VE2AOW 63-63 HISTORY: A Transceiver Comes Home, WB8IMY "Project Goodwill" 65-65 INFO: Making Time for Ham Radio WW3DE 67-67 NEW: DX Engineering Complete Coax Cable Prep Tool Kit, $175 43-43 NEW: PicoKeyer Chip from HamGadgets for the Rockmite Transceiver $7 53-53 NEW: 10 Meter vertical Antenna from MFJ 53-53 OPERATE: Our recent Solar Minimum and Sunsport Cycle 24 Progress, K9LA 33-35 PROJECT: SDR Upgrade for Analog HF Radios, Alex Schwarz, VE7DXW 38-41 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-G29T Dual Band Handheld transceiver, Bob/WB1GCM $360 44-47 REVIEW: WaveNode WN-2d Station Monitoring System, Joel/W1ZR $450 47-50 TECH: Gimme an X, Gimme an O (Dec 2010) - Correction, Eric/KL7AJ 51-51 TECH: A Fair Comparison Between Solar Power & Electric Utilities WB4 51-51 TECH: Convenient large Battery Over-Current Protection & Cover AA3S 51-52 TECH: How High Should Your HF Vertical Be?-Part 2, 10 m (11/11)N7KSB 52-53 TECH: Eclectic: Voice Recognition for FM Repeaters WB8IMY 60-60 TECH: Eclectic: A COM port too far WB8IMY 60-60 VHF/UHF: Parabolic Dish Focusing Paul Wade/W1GHZ (equations etc.) 56-57 July 2012 * June 2012 ANTENNA: The 43 Foot vertical Monopole - What's the Magic? - W1ZR, Joel 30-31 ANTENNA: An Easy to Built read Mount 2 Meter Yagi, Zack Lau, W1VT 39-40 ANTENNA: A 160 and 75/80 Meter Folded Monopole, Dennis Johnson, KF0QR 44-47 ANTENNA: Whip It! Steve Ford, WB8IMY put together in less than 10 min 48-48 BANDS: US Amateur Radio Bands - ARRL Band Plan Sheet 67-67 ECLECTIC: Keeping Your Station Computer Clean, USB Drivers, Solar BackPk 62-62 HANDS-ON: Experiment #113 Radiation Patters (using EZNEC) 61-61 HINTS: Space Blanket Antenna, Vernon/W7GGM, Rigpod, Phillip/N1YPS 64-65 HINTS: Hole in one Antenna, Stan/WB2LQF, Antenna Helper, Julian/WA2WMJ64-64 HINTS: CD Antenna Insulators, Randy/WR7R, Let People Know, Karl/KO8S 65-65 HINTS: Bug Screen, Doyle/W9NJD * Coax Connector Covers, Kevin/KB4RTR 65-65 HINTS: Airdux Coil Cutter Whitey/K1VV, Printing Certificates Roy/KV8KV65-65 NEW: MFJ QRP 4:1 Current Balun, BNC connector: ~$20 800-647-1800 35-35 NEW: COMTEK W2FMI Series Baluns by DX Engineering ~$50-$70, SO-239 38-38 POWER: Build a Portable Mount for Your PV Panels - Richard, AA4RH 32-35 POWER: A Cooler Battery Box with a Digital Meter, Jerry N8KLX 36-38 PROJECT: A Spice Bottle Logic Probe, Alan Bloom, N1AL 41-43 REVIEW: A Look at Gasoline powered Inverter Generators 49-53 REVIEW: Generators: All have 12V DC charging port DO NOT USE to run 49-53 REVIEW: Generators: Name kWh/G RFI' CirSaw dBa 49-53 REVIEW: Generators: Champion 73536i, 4.333 30 No' 61-74 50-51 REVIEW: Generators: Generac IX2000 4.390 50 Yes 69-74 51-51 REVIEW: Generators: Honda EU2000i 4.480 AOK 62-71 51-52 REVIEW: Generators: Yamaha EF2000iS 5.347 30 52-53 REVIEW: A Look at HF Triplexers and Bandpass Filters 54-56 REVIEW: Triplexers, & Bandpass 54-56 REVIEW: Dunestar 333 HF Triplexer, 300 Bandpass Filter 54-55 REVIEW: Inrad HF Triplexer, W3NQN Single Band Bandpass Filters 55-56 SHORT: Byonics Micro-Trak AIO - Self-Contained APRS Beacon, $260 59-59 June 2012 * May 2012 DIGITAL: From Analog to D-STAR, Gary Pearce, KN4AQ 36-39 DIGITAL: RMS Express-SW for Automatic Digital Messaging on HF, WB4AKK 40-43 DIGITAL: Who's on JT65?, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 44-44 DOCTOR: Single-Wire Tuner used to feed other systems, Carl K8CM 54-55 DOCTOR: Oscilloscope output from Antenna Tuner, Joe, N3TTE 55-55 DOCTOR: How do I use, RF Gain, ATT, and IPO RF Preamp? JD K6RDO 55-55 ECLECTIC: FUNCube to Launch this Year, WB8IMY 59-59 HANDS-ON: Experiment #112 RFI Hunt, N0AX 56-57 HINTS: Under-Table Radio, Finding Sneaky RF 60-61 HINTS: Marine "Under Table" Mount, Don VA3DDN 60-60 HINTS: Switching Supply Receiver Noise, Hal N4GG 60-61 HINTS: Hold the Solder (after a stroke) Jim, KE7OW 61-61 HINTS: Simple Crowbar Circuit (Protect your rig!), Roger W0KWJ 61-61 HINTS: Portable Yagi Update (Better Banana plug socket) Richard W9PE 61-61 HISTORY: Who Was Bill Orr, W6SAI? by: eric KL7AJ 73-73 HISTORY: Payroll Tax Bill UIncludes Provision for Amateur Radio Study 75-75 NEW: WRC-12 Results in New Amateur MF Allocation 62-66 OO: Observation Post: OOs and the Amateur Auxiliary, K1CE 67-69 OPERATE: Field Day 2012 or contact Dan Henderson: N1ND Reporting online 85-85 QSL: The QSL Card - Still Relevant, Still Fun, T.J. N2EI 71-72 REVIEW: Kenwood TM-281A 2 Meter FM Transceiver, 65/25W 45-47 REVIEW: Tokyo Hy-Power Labs HL-350VDX 2 Meter Linear Amplifier, 250W 48-49 REVIEW: Network Scineces/AC0C Roofing Filter for the Yaesu FT-2000 50-51 SHORT: RemoteShack RBC-212 Remote Station Controller, WB8IMY 58-58 TEACHING: ARRL Education and Technology Program Space/Sea Buoy, WA8SME 33-35 TECH: An AFSK Interface for Android Smartphones, Martin Huyett K0BXB 30-32 TECH: Perseverance Tracks Down Some Odd Problems, Larry WR1B 52-53 TECH: PN Junction = Photodetector, Barry Shackleford, W6YE 52-52 TECH: A Ham Radio Detective Story (Finding an ODD RFI Source) N1GY 52-53 VINTAGE: Collins Radio 30FX, K2TQN 93-94 May 2012 * April 2012 ANTENNA: Adventures in Adaptive Mobile operations, Chris Blake, NX4N 34-37 ANTENNA: Balanced Line SWR Measurement, Paul Danzer, N1II 46-47 BANDS: A New Band is Born! (472 to 479 kHaz, or 630 meter band.) K1ZZ 09-09 BANDS: New Privileges on 60 Meters, Dan Henderson, N1ND 74-75 BANDS Amateur Radio Get Secondary MF Allocation at WRC-12, K1SFA 77-77 DOCTOR: Gound Reflections add to support low angle radiation K7TBM 58-58 DOCTOR: Use 1/4 wave 20m vertical on 10m without installing... WB2HYO 58-59 DOCTOR: How far apart do wires in balanced line need to be K9KR 59-59 DOCTOR: Is using two tuners to match a good practice? HI3/KL7JR 59-59 ECLECTIC: Managing Power (and Saving Money) in the AM Carrier, WB8IMY 60-60 ECOMM: FCC Staffer talks on Emcomm at ARRL/TAPR Conference, Rick/K1CE 81-82 ECOMM: Conference Video: Amateur Radio Video News, ARVN AR Video News 82-82 FEEDLINE: Balanced Line SWR Measurement, Paul Danzer, N1II 46-47 HANDS-ON: Experiment #111, Coiled-Coax Chokes 61-62 HINTS: Wax Finds Waning Transistor, Gregg Howe, KI6IUJ 63-64 HINTS: Breath-Activated Key, Lee/W5IG * Mini Paint Roller, Tom/AD1B 64-64 HINTS: Boat Anchor Noise, Dick/K6BZZ * Switch Shaft Extension K0BXB 65-65 HINTS: Hair Dryers in the Shack Ron Wagner, WD8SBB 65-65 HINTS: Pipe Insulation Feed Through, Bob Steinberg, WA2KHR 65-65 HISTORY: Radio's Role in the Titanic Disaster, Commander Richard Paton 30-31 HISTORY: An Operator to remember harld Cottman, Wireless Hero * K2TQN 93-94 MODES: Join the Conversation Today, IRLP, Alexia Steffen, KE7UWU 70-71 PROJECT: Home Brew Challange III - And the Winner Is... Joel, W1ZR 32-33 PROJECT: Level Converter to Allow Full Control of Peripherals, AD7HM 38-40 PROJECT: A Tube Tester for High Power Transmitting Tubes, WA5FAC-KM4UK 41-45 PROJECT: Balanced Line SWR Measurement, Paul Danzer, N1II 46-47 PROJECT: A Transceiver to Amplifier Interface, Ed Toal, N9MW 48-49 PROJECT: Xtal Set Society SADL RF Attenuator Kit, Rich Arland, K7SZ 50-50 QEX: March/April 2012: "Aimple SDR Project", 49-49 QEX: Vertical Antennas with Elevated Ground Systems 49-49 REVIEWS: ICOM IC-9100 MF/HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver, Video Mark Wilson K1RO 51-57 TEACHING: All the Time in the World, Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK 72-72 uWAVE: Microwave Beacons, Paul Wade, W1GHZ 95-96 VHF/UHF: Microwave Beacons, Paul Wade, W1GHZ 95-96 VHF/UHF: The World Above 50 MHz: F2 Forward Scatter, Jon Jones, N0JK 88-90 April 2012 * March 2012 Antennas... A Ham's Best Friend ANTENNA: A Coaxial vertical for 160 and 80 Meters, Scott Harwood, K4VWK 30-32 ANTENNA: Remote Tuning for a 43 Foot Monopole, Shef Robotham, WA1RHT 33-37 ANTENNA: Your 2 Meter Mobile Antenna - What's the Best Mounting, W6NBC 43-45 DOCTOR: A bunch of Antenna Questions. W1ZR 57-58 DX: Where's is the DX Now? Stephen J. Gradijan, WB5KIA dxsummit 67-67 ECLECTIC: PSKimmer and other software, Homebrew UR Own Supercomputer SW 97-97 ECOMM: Training and Certifications for ARES Operators, Rick Palm/K1CE 79-80 HANDS-ON: Experiment #110, PCB Layout - Part 4, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 59-60 HINTS: DIY Open-Wire Line, K6KH * Measuring Unknown Coax Traps, W1IQW 62-63 HINTS: Ladder Line Standoff, KJ6VX * Givg You radials an Edge, WB4WMY 63-63 HINTS: Fixing Shorted Connectors, K4FJK * Tower Horses, NN1N 63-63 HISTORY: Pauline Raser, W2QCC (SK), W2ZI Radio Museum, John Dilks K2TQN 98-99 NEW: MFJ 600W and 300W Remote Automatic Tuners, ~$400 & ~$300 37-37 NEW: MFJ Universal Vertical Antenna Tilt Base, ~$70 39-39 PROPAGATE:Three Wrong Assumptions about the Inonosphere, Eric KL7AJ 40-42 PROJECT: Webcam Microscope for the Radio Amateur, Wayne Smith, WA4WZP 38-39 REVIEW: A Look at Four Antenna Analyzers, Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 46-52 REVIEW: Comet CAA-500, MFJ-266, Rigexpert AA-54, & YOUkits FG-01 46-52 REVIEW: Bravo-7K Portable Vertical Dipole, H. Ward Silver, W0AX ~$290 52-53 SHORT: MP Super-M Classic Mobile Antenna, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 610- TECH: Hands-On Radio Experiment #101 Rotary Encoders, 06/11, W2ORO 55-56 March 2012 * February 2012 ANTENNA: Up Front: Portable/Emergency 2 Meter Antenna System, K4JIH 20-20 ANTENNA: Doubling Your Mobile Antenna Use, R. "Andy" Wiedeman, WA0AW 41-43 ANTENNA: Type-N Plugs for the dedicated UHF Plug User, Joel, W1ZR 51--51 DOCTOR: VHF Mobile Trap?, Attenuating Tap Circuit, 80 m dipole VS Fan 60-61 ECOMM: Putting Amateur Radio in Context in the EOC, Rick Palm, K1CE 88-89 HANDS-ON: Experiment #109 PCB Layout - Part 3 63-64 HINTS: AN AC Power Failure Alarm for Repeaters, a 555 circuit, WW3O 65-66 HINTS: Checking Toroids, using MFJ SWR Analyzer + circuit, KC7O 66-66 HINTS: A T-connector L-match, N1AW 66-66 HINTS: Soldering Station Safety Timer, AD4W, 67-67 HINTS: Ground Removal Tool, KB3QQT * Mobile Mic Mount, K1WCC 67-67 HISTORY: 50 Project OSCAR, Bob Allison, WB1GCM Space-Communication 80-81 HISTORY: Wireless Pioneer W2ZI - Part 2, John Dilks, K2TQN 99-100 MOBILE: Doubling Your Mobile Antenna Use, R. "Andy" Wiedeman, WA0AW 41-43 MOON: A Beginner's QRP Moonbounch Adventure, Clair Cessna, K6LG 73-74 OP-ED: CS - A New Signal Reporting System, Bruce Prior, N7RR 77-77 POWER: Characterizing Solar Panels for Amateur Radio Applications W0U 33-36 POWER: Going Totally Green, Dave Gauger, W9CJS 37-40 PROJECT: A Relay-Based Full Break-in TR Switch 4 ur Vintage Station AD5 44-46 PROJECT: Link Coupled Tuners for HF, Steven Pituch, W2MY, AAR6CX 47-50 REVIEW: Elecraft KPA500 HF/6 Meter Power Amplifier, Phil Salas, AD5X 52-55 REVIEW: Four 25 A Switch Mode Power Supplies, Mark Wilson, K1RO 56-59 REVIEW: Jetstream JTPS30M, Powerwerx SS-30DV, QJE DX PS30SWII, Ten-Tec 56-58 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Model 941 58-59 REVIEW: HamGadgets PicoKeyer-Plus, YouTube, ~$18 + $8 for enclosure 62-62 SATTs: QRP to the ISS, Doug Cook, KD5PDN 68-70 TEACHING: ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Delivers, K1DMJ 78-79 TECH: The ARRL Technical Service Forums, TIS, Periodicals, Reviews 13-13 TECH: Avoiding Problems in the RF Chain, Dee Logan, W1HEO 30-32 TECH: Characterizing Solar Panels for Amateur Radio Applications W0U 33-36 TECH: Going Totally Green, Dave Gauger, W9CJS 37-40 TECH: Type-N Plugs for the dedicated UHF Plug User, Joel, W1ZR 51--51 TV: Tim Comedian Allen Stars as radio Amateur on New TV Show K1SFA 85-86 February 2012 * January 2012 ANTENNA: A 2 Meter and 70 cm Portable Tape Measure Beam, John W6NBC 37-39 DX: DXing fot the Little Pistol, Robert S. Logan, NZ5A 65-66 ECLECTIC: A "Fanless" PC Power Supply, UHF Cloth Antennas, WB8IMY/sford 96-96 ECLECTIC: A New Approach to Long Range WiFi? see: onrampwireless 96-96 HANDS-ON: Experiment #108 PCB Layout - Part 2 ExpressPCB, Eagle, Kicad 60-61 HINTS: Soldering Iron Antioxidant, WA4WZP - Keeps tip in solder 63-63 HINTS: Custom Panels For Your Rig, K1NA * Helping Hand, W7CH 64-64 HINTS: Dental Floss Strain Releif, small power plugs. Dave, W5DBK 64-64 HINTS: Cutting Board Insulators, poly boards + black paint Terry AF7W 64-64 HINTS: Tie Your Powerpoles, wd plastic tie-wrap! Dave Steinhoff, W7UP 64-64 MOBILE: A Low-Impact Mobile Installation, Thomas E. Nolan, W3EX 45-47 POWER: Providing power for Your Pet Project, Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 43-44 PROJECT: A Transistor Tester in a Tin, Alan Bloom, N1AL 30-31 PROJECT: Revisiting the Four Stage 75 Meter SSB Superhet, David W6IBC 32-36 PROJECT: Moving Yet Another Band Lower with that HF Loop, Dave KE5QWP 40-42 PROJECT: Vintage Low Power Radios, Ralph E. Taggart, WB8DQT 67-69 PROJECT: Building a Dream Novice Station, Kim Johnson, KC0JQH 73-74 QSL: QSLing in the New World of LoTW, 87-87 REVIEW: WiNRADIO WR-G31DDC Excalibur Software Defined Receiver, WB8IMY 48-51 REVIEW: AvMap G6 APRS Navigation System, Howard Robins, W1HSR 51-53 REVIEW: TE Systems 1410G 2 Meter Linear Amplifier, Joel Hallas, W1ZR 54-55 SHORT: Andy-Crimp ProTM Crimping Tool, Bob Allison, WB1GCM 62-62 TEACHING: The DIY Magic of Amateur Radio, Allen Pitts, W1AGP *** ARRL 75-75 VINTAGE: AWA's Founding Members, John Dilks, K2TQN 94-95 January 2012 * December2011 ANTENNA: Inverted V Wire Yagi with Switchable Pattern rotation for 14MH 34-37 ANTENNA: Dual band VHF/UHF Slim Jim Anyenna, Al Peter, AC8GY 41-443 ANTENNA: How About an HF Beam Under Your Holiday Tree? W1ZR 61-62 CONTEST: Sunday Drivers, Contesting in the slow lane adds spice, WW3DE 63 ECLECTIC: Reverse Beacons - listening stations, Steve Ford, WB8IMY Links 70-70 ECOMM: NWS/ARRL Skywarn Recognition Day, & NTS Web Page ... Links.htm 68-69 HANDS-ON: Experiment 107 PCBLayout - Part 1, N0AX 53-54 HINTS: A Simple Guide, John Franke, WA4WDL - for screw tapping 56-56 HINTS: Roughing up Microphone Connectors, Jim Kocsis, WA9PYH 56-56 HINTS: Restoration Hints (sheet metal water heater drip pan) KF7NE 56-57 HINTS: More on the Piggyback RF Ammeter, Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK 57-57 HINTS: Plumbing Bracket Ground, Ray Parsons, KG2B 57-57 HISTORY: Ham History SOS - At ARRL HQ work to preserve treasures, WN1M 58-60 HISTORY: Vintage Radio: Washington Island's Ham Radio Treasure, K2TQN 98-99 PROJECT: A Laptop QRP Station, Stan Levandowski, WB2LQF 30-33 PROJECT: A 2 W Logic Chip Transmitter, Lew Smith, N7KSB 38-40 REVIEW: Tech Corr: BAOFENG UV-3R 2 M/70 cm Handheld Transceiver WB1GCM 44 REVIEW: FlexRadio Systems FLEX-1500 Software Defined HF+6 QRP TRX N0AX 45-50 SHORT: Argent Data Systems SSTVCAM, ~$80 55-55 December2011 * November 2011 ANTENNA: An Antenna Idea for Antenna Restricted Communities, WV6N 35-37 ANTENNA: A 160 or 80 Meter Downspout Vertical, Dave Holdeman, N9XU 45-48 ANTENNA: How High Should Your HF Vertical Be? Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 51-51 APPS: Android Apps for the Amateur: VoIP apps, Location Apps, KJ4ORX 69-70 ECOMM: So You're the New EC - Now What? Mark Conklin, N7XYO 85-87 HANDS-ON: Experiment #106, Effects of Gain-Bandwidth Product, N0AX 64-65 HINTS: Super Simple Ground Plane, antenna, Pedro Motilla, EA5BFT 66-67 HINTS: Balanced Lines Grounding, Jozef Hand-Boniakowski, WB2MIC 67-67 HINTS: Rig Warmer, WB8YYS * Audio Oscillator Power Testing, W8KZW 67-67 MOBILE: The Never Ending Field Day, Yigal Rechtman, K2EFG 78-78 NEW: Remoteshack Remote Base Controller * NN4ZZ QUADLOCK 80-80 NEW: ATOM Audible Transmitter Output Monitor, blind-ham-products 80-80 NEW: Stealth DDF2020T Radio Direction Finder/Navi2020 software KN2C 80-80 OP-ED: No Nonsense Radio, Frank Columbus, WA2KWR - "Emergency ready" 101 PROJECT: Build Your Own DSP Speaker, Allen Baker, KG4JJH 31-34 PROJECT: A Four Tone SSB Test Generator, Dave Lyndon, AK4AA 38-41 PROJECT: Internal Full break-in Keying Interface for the ALS-600 Amp L1 42-44 PROJECT: 1950 on 40, BC-221 gets new life, Mark Zelesky, KA9OOI 76-76 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-450D HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, Mike Corey, W5MPC 55-58 REVIEW: Elecraft XG3 RF Signal Source, Bob Allison, WB1GCM 58-60 REVIEW: West Mountain Radio RIGblaster Advantage, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 63-63 TECH: A Skype Phone Patch - No Extra Hardware Required, Peter, W6DEI 49-50 TECH: A Compact 40 Meter receiver (FEB 2011) Craig D. Smith, AC0DS 52-53 TECH: Dangerous Circuit in HamSpeak (May 2011), Ewell "Bub", W5BUB 53-53 TECH: The Truth about Error Detection (JUL 2011 TC) Ron Vincent KF4D 53-53 TECH: Bonding of Grounding Conductors (JAN 2011 TC) ROBERTSCHROEDER 53-53 TECH: Spliting Up Isn't Hard To Do (Operate split), Steve AG1YK 75-75 November 2011 * October 2011 ANTENNA: Moxon Mighty Mite, DTV & 70cm band, J. Barry Shackleford, W6YE 30-33 ANTENNA: The DK7PE Jumper Beam, Rudolf Klos, DK7PE 42-43 ANTENNA: A Remote Impedance Matching Network, Joe Ostrowski, KI5FJ 44-47 ANTENNA: The Folded Skeleton Sleeve on Other Ham Bands, Joel W1ZR 48-48 CW: CW -- the Old Twitter, Rick Lindquist, WW3DE 71-71 DOCTOR: Balun Loss?, Dipole dimentions, Antenna Material, W1ZR 56-57 ECLECTIC: You've Come a Long Way. Ubuntu, Steve Ford WB8IMY 86-86 HANDS-ON: Experiment #105, Gain-Bandwidth Product, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 59-60 HINTS: Solder Faults, W9NJD * Piggyback RF Ammeter, K1RMC 61-62 HINTS: Faux Phillips Tooling, Chuck Percy, N7FZ 62-62 HINTS: Trapped Radio Multiband Antenna, Paul Voorhees, W7PV 62-63 HINTS: In-Tower Mounting of Hy-Gain/CDE Rotators, Robert Wheaton W5XW 63-63 HINTS: Color Coding Powerpoles, Alan K0BG * East PPT, A Robert W2ARP 63-63 PROJECT: A Receive-Only Antenna Adapter (switch) Gerald Fasse, W8GF 37-39 REVIEW: ICOM IC-7410 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, Rick Lindquist, WW3DE 49-54 REVIEW: Coaxial Dynamics Model 81041 USB Wattmeter, Joel Hallas, W1ZR 54-55 TEACHING: LoTW: Like Taking Your QSLs to the Bank, Sean P Doran, W8OKN 76-77 TECH: The Care and Feeding of a 3-500ZG Amplifier, Charles, WA2HMM 40-41 VHF/UHF: Microwavelengths: Circular Polarization, Paul Wade, W1GHZ 98-99 VINTAGE: The National NC-400 Receiver, John Dilks, K2TQN 96-97 October 2011 * September 2011 ANTENNA: Add 6 Meters to Your Triband Trap Yagi, Joel R Hallas, W1ZR 40-42 ANTENNA: Eclectic Tech: The Mad Scientist in the Attic, AC0C (WB8IMY) 98-98 ECOMM: Optimizing Amateur Radio Resources for Major Desasters, WA3LTJ 30-34 ECOMM: An Emergency Radio Package - or The Radio in a Box II, N1GY 35-38 ECOMM: EMCOMM-1 -- Customized Communications, Rick Palm, K1CE 65-67 ECOMM: Extra Crisp, Efficiency is key when communicating..., AG1YK 68-68 ECOMM: The Haiti Project- Post-Catastrophe Personal Radio Sys, KE5ZDZ 78-80 HANDS-ON: Experiment #104 Words to Watch For (good books), N0AX 59-60 HINTS: Convert Toddler Transport to Tower Tote, James French, W8ISS 61-61 HINTS: Slingshot Tips, KD5LBE * Portable Without the Pizza, K3YEE 61-62 HINTS: Hakko FX-888 Soldering Station & FX-8801 Soldering Iron, WB1GCM 58 HINTS: Bayonet Bulb Gripper, K9ARZ * Adding 6 m to the R7000, W0YSE 62-62 HINTS: Troubleshooting with a Paintbrush, Bob Sumption, W9RAS 62-62 HISTORY: Mary Day Lee, an Unusual Elmer, James O Neal, AG4DH (K2TQN) 96-97 MOBILE: New Car RFI? Buyer Beware, John Perone, W8RXX 39-39 PROJECT: Yet Another Crystal Calibrator - The YACC-1-2-3, Robert KE6F 43-46 REVIEW: Yaesu VX-8GR Dual band Handheld Transceiver, Howard W1HSR K1RO 47-50 REVIEW: Ameritron ALS-1300 HF Power Amplifier, Phil Salas, AD5X 51-52 TEACHING: Teaching Teens Amateur Radio Using Cowboy Ethics, KF6KEE 69-70 TECH: An Emergency Backup Solar Power System (May 2011), Jim, N3JT 53-55 TECH: A Grid-Tie Alternative, Bob Bruninga, WB4APR 55-55 September 2011 * August 2011 ANTENNA: A Suspended Quarter Wave 40 Meter Wire Vertical Monopole, W1IS 34-36 ECLECTIC: PACTOR 4 Has Arrived, & DStarChatUSB software 92-92 HANDS-ON: Experiment #103, detecting RF -- Part 2, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 54-55 HINTS: FT-875 Air Vent Mount, David Lopez, N6RI 56-56 HINTS: Whip Antenna Weather Guard, soad bottle top, Steven K4YZ 56-57 HINTS: PA Module Repair, W8RVT, . Wall Wart Elevators, WB9VXY 57-57 HISTORY: Vintage Radio: radio Amateur Days in Brooklyn, K2TQN 90-91 NEW: XTAL Set Society QRP Step Attenuator & Dummy Load Kit 49-49 NEW: Comet CAA-500 Antenna Analyzer, 1.8 - 500 MHz 49-49 OPERATE: To Log -- or Not, Rick Lindquist, WW3DE 61-61 PROJECT: A Modified MouseFET Low Power Transmitter, William, W0MS 30-33 PROJECT: VOSK - A Voice Operated Straight Key 4 Hands Free CW Op, W2NN 37-39 PROJECT: The FSKit-A Simple Sound Card Interface for Gen Radioteletype 40-42 REVIEW: Ten-Tec Model 599AT Eagle HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, W1ZR 43-48 REVIEW: Ten-Tec 777 DX Pro Headset, Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 48-49 TEACHING: What do Automatic Antenna Tuners Do For Us & How do that do it?52-53 VHF/UHF: World Above 50 MHz, Welcome to the Next Chapter of WA5O, N0JK 86-88 August 2011 * July 2011 ANTENNA: Gain Twist 75 Meter Mobile Monobander, Jerry Clement, VE6AB 39-42 ANTENNA: Custom Open-wire Line -- It's a Snap, J. Shackleford, W6YE 33-36 ATV: FM Amateur TV on the Cheap, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 92-92 HANDS-ON: Experiment #102 Detecting RF -- Part 1 58-59 HINTS: An Easy Replacement For Bayonet Bulbs, Bill Ockert, ND0B 60-60 HINTS: Dual-Channel CW Filter, Norman Sullivan, NZ5L 60-60 HISTORY: Amateur telegraph Stations, John Dilks, K2TQN 93-94 PROJECT: Electronic Kits Still in the Picture, Mark A. Lacy, W5TXR 43-45 PROPIGATE Solar Indices -- What do they Mean? Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 37-38 REVIEW: Ten-Tec 1054 Shortwave receiver Kit, Bill Allison, WB1GCM 57-57 REVIEW: Tennadyne T-28 VHF/UHF Log Periodic Antenna, N0AX 51-52 REVIEW: Down East Microwave L222-28 1 1/4 Meter transverter, N0AX 50-51 REVIEW: Kenwood TH-D72A Dual Band Handheld Transceiver, W1HSR 46-49 July 2011 * June 2011 ANTENNA: A One Person, Safe, Portable & Easy to Erect Antenna Mast 8ERD 30-32 ANTENNA: Is There an Optimum Height for an HF Antenna? - KE4PT 33-35 ANTENNA: A Single Element Vertical "Beam" David Robbins, K7BKI 42-44 ANTENNA: Two Small Helical Antennas for 2 Meters - John Portne W6NBC 45-49 HANDS-ON: Experiment #101 Rotary Encoders, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 60-61 HINTS: Audio Interfacing and Ground loop Solutions, Martin, K0BXB 62-62 HINTS: Nine Dollar Microphone Boom, Steve Little, AB9YN 62-63 HINTS: No Holes SUV Mount (Antenna) Anthony McAlister, KE9PH 63-63 HINTS: Cleaning Corroded Antenna Wire, Mark Albert, KB9VKE 63-64 HINTS: Forming Antenna Insulators from PVC Conduit, Mark KB5ANN 64-64 HINTS: IC-229H Repair, microphone leaky caps & plated holes, KD8MQ 64-64 HINTS: IAMBIC Paddle Conversion, Dave Billheimer, W1GQL 64-64 NEW: MFJ HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyzer, MFJ-266 ~$350 44-44 NEW: DB6NT 1.3 GHz High Power Amplifier 44-44 NEW: DC Power System Monitoring Tool from West Mountain Radio 57-57 POWER: Direct Digital Synthesis for Those Classic Rigs, Joe N4YG 37-41 REVIEW: Alinco DX-SR8T HF Transceiver Mike Corey, W5MPC, Mark K1RO 51-55 REVIEW: TYT TH-UVF1 Dual band handheld Transceiver Dewey KI4RGD 55-57 SHORT: Goal 0 Sherpa 50 Solar Battery and Portable Panel, WB8IMY 50-50 TEACHING: SWR, Reflected power - What Do They Mean? Joel Hallas, W1ZR 36-36 June 2011 * May 2011 ANTENNA: Supporting Portable Antennas Without Guy Wires, Dave KG0D/7 30-32 ANTENNA: Selecting the "Right" Antennas for Your Station, Joel, W1ZR 44-44 ANTENNA: A Folded Skeleton Sleeve Dipole for 40 and 20 Meters, W1ZR 58-60 ECLECTIC: Open Source QRP, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 94-94 ECOMM: An Emergency Backup Solar Power System, Jim Talens, N3JT 37-40 FOX: A Transmitter for Fox Hunting, Mark Spencer, WA8SME 33-36 HANDS-ON: Experiment #100, A Hands-On Hunderd, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 61-62 HINTS: LED Mount Insertion Tool, WB2SGT * Velcro Cable Holder, KI6AJJ 64-65 HINTS: SO-239 Center Pin Problems, Don Dorward, VA3DDN 65-65 HISTORY: Mary Texanna Loomis, 3YA by John Dilks, K2TQN 95-96 INFO: Readability, Strength -- and Quality? Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK 70-70 PROJECT: A Junk Box Power Line Frequency Monitor, Arthur Glazar, W2NN 41-43 REVIEW: Kenwood TS-590S HF and 6 Meter Transceiver, N0AX 45-50 REVIEW: Heil Pro Set Elite headset, Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 50-51 SHORT: Azio KB333BM Wireless keyboard, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 57-57 SHORT: Multimode for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, Steve, WB8IMY 63-63 TECH: A No-Special-Tools SMD Desoldering Technique, Stephen, WU0F 52-52 TECH: A High-Power RF Sampler, Tom Thompson, W0IVJ 54-54 TECH: Soldering Surface Mount Components, Roger Monroe, K7NTW 54-54 TECH: More on resistors in Parallel, Ralph Dieter, K1RD 54-54 TECH: Wireless Router Interference, Steve Johnston, WD8DAS 54-54 May 2011 * April 2011 ANTENNA: Nested Full Wave Delta Loops for 20 and 10 Meters, Don, K7DM 30-32 ANTENNA: Does Your Ground Radil Kit Measure Up? Ron Harger, WD8BCS 38-40 DIGITAL: JT-65 - The "Musical" Mode, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 45-46 DOCTOR: Extended Double Zepp (EDZ- Claifications 54-54 DOCTOR: Satellite Antenna System, Left/Right hand Circular Polarization -55 ECLECTIC: Hot Ticket of the Month: The FunCube Dongle Pro, RXer WB8IMY 96-96 HANDS-ON: Experiment #99 Cascode Amplifier, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 57-58 HINTS: Big Sling Antenna Raiser, WV1J * Hot Glue Fix-It, KB3LIC 59-60 HINTS: Microphone Clamp, KE4VYN * Cracking Wall Warts, WB2HPR 60-60 HINTS: Ask Your Dentist, KF6HYD * Green Energy In The Shack :) AG1YK -60 HISTORY: Behind the Scenes in the LAFAYETTE FACTORY, K2TQN 94-95 PROJECT: The W7JI Low or Lower Power 40 Meter Transceiver, Lou W7JI 33-37 PROJECT: A Line Voltage Monitor for Your Shack, Paul Danzer, N1II 43-44 REVIEW: Elecraft P3 Panadapter, Joel Hallas W1ZR 47-50 REVIEW: Uniden HomePatril-1 Scanning Receiver, Curt Phillips, W4CP 50-53 SHORT: MP Antenna Super-M Classic Base (Spider Antenna) WB8IMY 56-56 TEACHING: Can You Read Me Now? Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK 68-68 TECH: Sounding Good on the Air - Setting Your Audio Controls, W1ZR 41-42 VHF/UHF: Microwave Construction Techniques, Paul Wade, W1GHZ 97-98 April 2011 * March 2011 ANTENNA: A Four Wire Steerable V Beam for 10 through 40 Meters, NX5Z 30-33 ANTENNA: One Ham's Fix for Limited Space Antennas, Steven Robeson K4YZ 37-39 ANTENNA: A Roof Mount for a Rotatable 160 Meter receiving Loop, WB6RSE 40-42 ANTENNA: A Factory Style Mobile Antenna Installation, AI4WT & AF4ZE 43-45 ANTENNA: A Near End-Fed Antenna for Low Power 20 Meter Operation, W2FRH 46-47 ANTENNA: Choosing Your First Commercial HF Antenna, Joeal Hallas, W1ZR 50-51 ECOMM: Handheld Transceiver Go-Kit, Scott R. Gothard, W6SRG 81-83 HANDS-ON: Experiment #98 Linear Supply Design 67-68 PROJECT: Digital VOX Sound Card Interface, Skip, KH6TY 34-36 REVIEW: ICOM IC-V80 handheld VHF transceiver, Rick Palm, K1CE or k1ro 53-55 REVIEW: ICOM IC-T70A Handheld Dual Band transceiver, Rick Palm, K1CE 55-56 REVIEW: Array Solutions VNA 2180 Vector Network Analyzer, Phil AD5X 57-59 SAFETY: Articles on Grounding & Lightning Protection, Times Microewave 33-33 SHORT: Shakespeare PL-259-CP-G Coax Connector, Bob Allison, WB1GCM 64-64 LINKS: Band Plan, AC6V Frequencies, AC6V Ham Only, Coordinators 76-76 LINKS: Loogbook Of The World 78-78 March 2011 * February 2011 ANTENNA: A Portable 2 Meter Yagi, Richard, W9PE 34-36 ANTENNA: Making Better Homebrew Traps from Coax, John, W6NBC 45-48 ANTENNA: Selecting the Best Coax for Your Next Antenna, W1ZR 49 DOCTOR: 2 meter SSB mobile antenna options? m2inc.com or ku4ab.com 61 HANDS-ON: Experiment # 97, Programmable Frequency Reference, N0AX 64-65 HINTS: Mobile Logbook, K4PI, Keeping the Critters Out, WA0AJF 67-68 HINTS: Yaesu FT-530 Alkaline Battery Pack repair, KE3FL 67 HINTS: Solving an EMI Problem, W8DCQ 68 HINTS: Tune-up for the Ten-Tec 238B Tuner, WB2HPR 68-69 HINTS: Gel Cell Maintenance, W0AEJ 69 HINTS: Tri-Band Lamp Antenna, WB0SVS, Silver Sharpies, WY3X 69 NEW: Audio Peaking Filter for the Elecraft K3 36 PROJECT: A Compact 40 Meter Receiver, Lou Burke, W7JI 37-40 PROJECT: Building a Modern Signal Tracer, Curt W6XJ 41-44 PROJECT: A Flexable Audio Limiter Using a Shunt Diode String, VE3HIE 50-51 PROJECT: A Framer-Rancher's 2kW HF Dummy Load, Robert, W7SX 52-53 PROJECT: The Sun Shines on the Granite Bay Montessori Shack, WB6RQN 76-77 REVIEW: Ten-Tec R4020 Two Band CW QRP Transeiver, K0BOG ~$250 54-56 REVIEW: Mini-Circuits PWR-6GHS+ USB Power Sensor, AD5X 56-59 REVIEW: Array Solutions AS-43A Digital Upgrade Kit,Bird 43 meter, W1ZR 59-60 SHORT: microHAM DigiKeyer II, WB8IMY 63 SHORT: Vellman SOL8 Solar Panel and SOL4UCN2 Charge Controller, w1zr 66 February 2011 * January 2011 HANDS-ON: Experiment #96 Open Wire Transmission Lines, N0AX 59-60 HINTS: Flexible Mobile Mount, N0VX, Aligning Drill Holes, KA5FLM 63-64 HINTS: Molex Pin Removal, WA0NJR, PowerPole Tool, N7CFO 64 HISTORY: The National HRO Receiver -- A Historical Perspective, N4TRB 72-73 INFO: The Last CQ -- A Survivor's Guide, William Conklin, AF6OH 70-71 MORE: The Rest of the Story... ARRL in depth KD3UY, W7IEQ, WA1PIO 30-43 OnTheAir: Feeding a Balanced Antenna with Coax Cable, W1ZR 61-62 PROJECT: Tools for Doing it yourself, W1ZR 65 PROJECT: A Coax Entrance Facility, David Waits, K4VMV 44-45 PROJECT: A Modern Directionsal Power/SWR Meter, Bill Kaune, W7IEQ 39-43 PROJECT: Moonbounce on a Budget, Bob Baker, KD3UY 36-38 PROJECT: Reflow Soldering for the Radio Amateur, Jim Koehler, VE5FP 32-35 PROJECT: Mystery Inductor Box, Robert J. Rogers, WA1PIO 30-31 REVIEW: Begali CW Machine, Bruce Prior, N7RR 51-52 REVIEW: Yaesu FTM-350R Dual Band FM Transceiver, W1HSR, K1RO 46-50 SHORT: MFJ-1703 Transmitter Antenna Crossover, W1ZR, WB8IMY 58 January 2011 * QST 2010 ARTICLES * December 2010 ANTENNA: Constructing a Flagpole Antenna, Geoff Haines, N1GY 30-32 ECOMM: Twenty Five Words or Less, Learn about traffic handling, AG1YK 57 HANDS-ON: Experiment #95 - Watt's in a Waveform? 51-52 HINTS: Floating Lead RFI, W7XA * Tack in the Shack, KB1NXE 53 HINTS: Pro Front Panels, KB0NLY * Split Bilt, WN3R 53-54 HINTS: Split Bolt, WN3R * Screw Starting Tips, W8SEB 54 HINTS: Online Ringtone Generator, K2DSL * Kitchen Helper, W4GSF 54 HINTS: Threading PL-259S ont Cable, KU4BP 54 INFO: Selecting Your First VHF Handheld Transceiver, Joel, W1ZR 40-41 PROJECT: Antenna Measurement for the Ham on a Budget, Martin K0BXB 38-39 PROPAGATE:Gimme an X, Gimme an O, What's that Spell? Eric Nichols, KL7AJ 33-37 REVIEW: Yaesu FTDX5000D HF and 6 Meter Transceiver Rick, WW3DE or K1RO 42-47 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: National RF Type 2-MQ PortaQuad, Steve, WB8IMY 50 TECH: Gimme an X, Gimme an O, What's that Spell? Eric Nichols, KL7AJ 33-37 December 2010 * November 2010 ANTENNA: The Tape Measure Vertical, David Poole, AD9DP 33-35 ANTENNA: An Improved Center Insulator for Wire Antennas Fed with Window Line 41 ANTENNA: Revisiting a 10 and 6 Meter Mobil Antenna, Charles Rankin WA2HMM 45-46 DIGITAL: WSPRing Around the World, Joe Taylor, K1JT & Bruce Walker, W1BW 30-32 DX: Use Beacons to Spotlight Band Openings Steve Sant Andrea AG1YK 75-75 HINTS: & KINKS: Peak reading Circuit for Passive Wattmeters Tony, K1KP 65-65 HINTS: & KINKS: Troubleshooting with the MFJ-259B Ant Analyzer WU8P 65-65 HINTS: & KINKS: Measuring "Four Squar" Dummy Load Power Ira WA2OAX 65-66 HINTS: & KINKS: Mouse Trap Grabber Bill Kirk, NJ1X 66-66 HINTS: & KINKS: Inline Fuse Power Problem Martin Campbell, KB0HAE 66-66 HINTS: & KINKS: Panel Labeling Art Bartlett, KA1RX 66-66 HINTS: & KINKS: Loose ICOM Power Connector Matt Harker, KC5DBH 66-66 LEARNIN: Hands-On-Radio: Experiment #94--SWR and Transmission Line Loss 63-64 PROJECT: Infrared Radio Control for Yuor HF Transceiver, Gary, KE8WO 36-39 PROJECT: An Expanded Scale Voltmeter for 120 or 240 V ac -- With a Bonus 43-44 REVIEW: ICOM IC-R6 Portable Wideband Receiver, Steve, WB8IMY, Mark K1RO 48-49 REVIEW: Hamtronics R303-137 Weather Satellite receiver Board, WA8SME 50-52 REVIEW: Wouxun KG-UV2D and KG-UVD1P Dual Band Handheld Transcvrs WB1GCM 52-54 REVIEW: SHORT TAKES: S9v Multiband Vertical Antenna WB8IMY 60 TECH: Antenna Gain Specs -- What Do They Really Mean? W1ZR 40 TECH: GETTING ON THE AIR Receiver Noise Figure--What's it All About? 61-62 TECH: ECLECTIC TECH The Burgeoning SDR Cottage Industry WB8IMY 84-84 VINTAGE: Radio The CQD and Rescue Part #3 (final part) John K2TQN 93-94 November 2010 * October 2010 ANTENNA: An orthogonally Steered Antenna that Reduces Interference G3LN 30-33 ANTENNA: A Long Range J-Pole Ant For your 70cm Handheld Transceiver W6L 42-42 ANTENNA: Is Your Tower Still Safe? Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP 43-47 DIGITAL: WINMOR at Last: No Hardware Needed, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 93-93 HANDS-ON: Experiment #93 -- An LED AM Modulator, N0AX 59-60 HINTS: Isolated in-line RF Tap, Tom Hammond, N0SS 61-62 HINTS: Static and Lightning dangers, Bill Leahy, K0ZL (SK) 62-62 HINTS: In-Line Fuse Fix, W4FMD Alarm System RFI Solved, K5SEE 63-63 HINTS: Coax Cable Standoff, KB0LSX More on the Electret Mic 63-63 HINTS: More on the Quick and Dirty Antenna Support, Randy, N2CUG 63-63 HISTORY: Jack Irwin and the Airship America part 2, John Dilks, K2TQN 94-95 MORE: The Rest of the Story... ARRL in depth for Members Only! XX PROJECT: A Signal generator for the VHF Operator, John/N2DCH 34-36 PROJECT: Homebrew Challenge II Co-Winner -- The Lowest Cost Entry, NM0S 37-41 REVIEW: RF Concepts Alpha 9500 Linear Amplifier, Norm W3IZ 48 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-7900 Dual band Mobile Transceiver, Gary KN4AQ 50-53 REVIEW: Small Wonder Labs Retro-75 AM Transceiver Kit, Bruce, N7RR 53-54 REVIEW: MFJ-929 Automatic Antenna Tuner, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 58-58 VHF/UHF: Combining Microwave Amplifiers, Paul Wade, W1GHZ 96-97 October 2010 * September 2010 ANTENNA: Attic Antenna Experiments, Max E. Norman, W2IQE 38-38 ANTENNA: A Closer Look at the terminated Folded Dipole Antenna, W1ZR 51-52 ANTENNA: Experiment # 92 -- The 468 factor, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 53-54 DIGITAL: Discovering D-Star, Larry Moxon, K1KRC 72-72 ECOMM: A Solar Powered Repeater for EmComm, WV6JPL or KT4BW 30-33 MORE: The Rest of the Story... ARRL in depth WV6JPL, KT4BW 30-33 ECOMM: One Ham's DC Power Connector Preference, NC4L 36-37 ECOMM: Emergency Communication, Stan Zawrotny, K4SBZ (NTS links) 66-68 ECOMM: ARES: 75 and Counting, Mike, W5MPC & Allen, W1AGP 69-71 ECOMM: 2010 Simulated Emergency Test, Steve Ewald, WV1X 73-73 HANDS-ON: Experiment # 92 -- The 468 factor, H. Ward Silver, N0AX 53-54 HINTS: Help for the Mobility Impaired Amateur, AG1YK 55-55 HINTS: Squirrel Control, (antenna rope protection), 55-56 HINTS: Tarheel Antenna Protector, B utton Battery Tabs, 56-56 HINTS: Perf Board Drill Guide, Moleskin Paint Finish Protector 56-56 HINTS: Coax Cable End Sealing, Easy Ladder-Line Standoff 56-56 HISTORY: The First Air-going Wireless Man, John Dilks, K2TQN 92-93 MOBILE: A Portable Antenna Mast and Support for your RV, W7PV 34-35 OPERATE: How's DX? Tips for Beginners (and Experts), Bernie, W3UR 83-84 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-2900R 2 Meter FM Transceiver, Howard Robins, W1HSR 39-41 REVIEW: SRL QS1R Software Defined Receiver, Martin S. Ewing, AA6E 41-44 REVIEW: CC User DX Cluster Client, WB8IMY, QST Editor Steve Ford 50-50 September 2010 * August 2010 ANTENNA: Earning 160 Meter WAS in 117 Days, Greg Crossman, WE0D 44-45 HANDS-ON: Experiment #91 -- Common Mode Choke 57-58 HINTS: A Better Electret Element for Homebrew Microphones, Digikey 60 HINTS: Hose reel Rope Carrier, Charles, |BuildIt|WB4PVT|ar|rl|1| 61 HINTS: Accessory Octopus, Carl Solomon, |BuildIt|W5SU|ar|rl|1| 61 OPERATE: The World Above 50 MHz, Meteor Communication - W3ZZ 83-85 OPERATE: Microwavelengths, Micorwave System Test, W1GHZ, Paul Wade 96-97 PROJECT: The StatioinPro Master Station Controller, James Garland W8ZR 30-34 PROJECT: A Multiband 50 W Linear Amplifier, Jim Veatch, WA2EUJ 35-38 PROJECT: Simplify Transceiver to Amp I/O with an In-Line Anttenuator 39-40 PROJECT: Build a Two Finger key, Burt VanderClute, N4ERM 41-43 REVIEW: Elecraft Accessories for the K3 HF/VHF Modular Transceiver 47-51 REVIEW: A Pair of Mirage 2 Meter Amplifiers, B-310-G/100W, B2518G/160W 52-53 TECH: Who are You Calling a Dummy? Steve Ford, WB8IMY 46 August 2010 * July 2010 ANTENNA: A Simple and Effective Approach to Station Grounding, N3JT 40-41 HANDS-ON: Experiment #90 -- Construction Techniques, N0AX 57-58 HINTS: Easier Prefboard Layouts, Add 70cm With a Coat Hanger 59-60 HINTS: Easier Prefboard Layouts, KC0ZNG, 59-60 LEARNING Capacitors -- Which One to Use? Joel R Hallas, W1ZR 42 LEARNING Antenna Polarization - What Does is Mean & When is it Important 55-56 OPERATING: When Should I Operate? Propagation, AG1YK 68 PROJECT: The Portable Omni Box, all-in-one text box, WB8VGE 33-36 PROJECT: The Classic Universal Sound Card Interface, KH6TY 37-39 REVIEW: Yaesu FT DX9000MP HF and 6 Meter Transceiver 43-47 REVIEW: Elecraft W2 HF/VHF/UHF Wattmeter 47-49 SHORT: Jetstream VHF/UHF Wattmeter 54 TECH: Keeping Current with Antenna Performance (Feb 2009), K9DCI 50-51 July 2010 * June 2010 ANTENNA: A Fan Dipole for 80 through 6 Meters, Richard |BuildIt|W0IS|ar|rl|1| 41-42 ANTENNA: A Verticle Mounted Mast for Field Operation, N1GY 44-45 ANTENNA: SHORT TAKES: Miricle Mixed-Mode Dipole ($105 - $180) 54 DIGITAL: A Quick Guide to ALE400 ARQ FAE, Anthony |BuildIt|dxdx|opt|online|1| 34-36 HANDS-ON: Experiment #89 - Overvoltage Protection 55-56 HINTS: Spectrum Scope for your K3, Quick & Dirty Antenna Support#408-R 57-58 HINTS: Portable Ham Shack, Battery protection - |BuildIt|n3wdz|ar|rl|1|, etc. 58-59 HISTORY: General Patton and His Use of ULTRA, Geoffrey Pidgeon 60-62 PROJECT: Homebrew Challenge II - Winner #1 - The Lowest Cost Entry 30-33 PROJECT: HF yagi Triplexer Especially for ARRL Field Day, K6KV 37-40 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-250R and FT-270R Handheld 2 Meter FM Transceivers K1CE 46-48 REVIEW: Popular Dual-Lever Keyer Paddles - Part 2, N7RR 49-52 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 2, Vibroplex Iambic Standard 49 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 2, Elecraft Special Edition Hexkey 49-50 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 2, K8RA P-2, W5JH Black Widdow Paddle Kit 50-51 SAT/ISS: Ground Control to Major Tom... listen/contact the ISS FM RX/TX 64-65 TECH: Receiver Sensitivity - Can You Have Too Much? W1ZR 43 June 2010 * May 2010 ANTENNA: Circularly Polarized Yagi Antennas for Satellite Comms, WA9PYH 32-35 ANTENNA: Homebrew a Window Feed Through, Ron Davis, WB5TGF 36-37 ANTENNA: A Six Band, 20 Through 6 Meter Log Periodic Dipole Array, N0KC 40-43 ECOMM: Why I Got into Ham Radio - Hurricane Ike, KE5ZDZ 75-76 HANDS-ON: Experiment #88 - ELSIE Filter Design - Part 2, N0AX 62-63 HINTS: Use a Cotton Swap as an Anderson Power Pole locking pin 65 NEW: BHI DSP noise Canceling Speaker, W4RT Electronics, $230 56 OPERATE: I Can Hear Him - Why Can’t He Hear Me? W1ZR Hints to be heard. 46 OPERATE: Have Fun with Your Tech License, W1ZR 60-61 PROJECT: Homebrew Challenge II - And the Winners Are, W1ZR, 50W HF Amps 30-31 PROJECT: Build an Ampere-Hour Meter for Portable Operations, W0UFO 44-45 REVIEW: Yaesu FT-1900R 2-Meter FM Transceiver, WB8IMY 4749 REVIEW: Popular Dual-Lever Keyer Paddles - Part 1, N7RR 49-52 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 1, Bencher BY-1 49-50 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 1, MFJ-564B Delux Iambic Paddle 50 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 1, Vibroplex Code Warrior Junior 50 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 1, Kent Twin Paddle Morse Key, Begali Simplex 50-51 REVIEW: Paddles - Part 1, Scheunemann Der Morse Dirigent 51-52 REVIEW: A Look at Noise Canceling Headphones, Bose Quietcomfort 15 52-53 REVIEW: Noise Canceling Headphns, Heil Quiet Phone Pro & MB-1 Boom Mic 53 SHORT: Radio Remote Control 1258MkII, (Look Ma' No Computer!) $449 59 TEACHING: Is It a Duplexer or Diplexer? [And Why Should You Care?]WB8IMY 38-39 May 2010 * April 2010 ANTENNA: Easy to Make 4:1 Coreless Baluns George Badger, W6TC (SK) 33-36 ANTENNA: A Shortened Capacitive Loaded 160 Meter Vertical Antenna PY3PR 41-43 ANTENNA: A Battery Operated Antenna Rotator, Scott McCann, W3MEO 44-46 ANTENNA: The Real World Meets Your Real Antenna, Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 47-48 DOCTOR: Measure Cable Length with an Antenna Analyser, W1ZR 60 DOCTOR: Making "True" Ladder Line, (impedence equations), W1ZR 60-61 ECOMM: When NOT to Operate (during an emergency/emergency net) AG1YK 74 ECOMM: A Compact Versatile Multimode Grab & Go Kit for E Comms VA7XB 80-82 FOOL: Up Front in QST: The Developement of Digital Antennas (fool!) 20 HANDS-ON: Eperiment #87 - ELSIE Filter Design - Part 1, N0AX 63-64 HINTS: Adapting Aviation headsets to Ham Radios, John Raydo, K0IZ 65-66 HINTS: An Improved Mobile Console, UniStrut Antenna Support KB3DZD 66-67 HINTS: Troubleshooting SteppIR Antennas, Rodent Radial Rush AG1YK 67 NEW: Battery Disconnect from TG Electronics 43 NEW: MFJ Dry Dummy Loads, dc-1GHz, $60, dc-3GHz, $70 43 POWER: Compact Voltage Protector & Fuse Assembly for 100W Transceivers30-32 POWER: Power Your Handheld Transeiver from a Switching Regulator? 49-51 PRODUCTS: Battery Disconnect from TG Electronics? 43 PRODUCTS: MFJ Dry Dummy Loads (to 3GH) - MFJ 43 PROJECT: Building a 1929 Vacuum Tube Transmitter, Brian Mattson, K8BHZ 37-40 REVIEW: Alinco DJ-G7T Triband handheld Transceiver, Bob Allison/WB1GCM 53-55 REVIEW: Green Heron Engineering GH Everywhere Wireless Cable, N4ZR 56-58 REVIEW: International Radio Roofing Filter for the IC-756PROIII WB1GCM 58-59 REVIEW: Short Takes: LDG Z-11 Pro Automatic Antenna Tuner, WB8IMY 62 SOFTWARE: EMCOMM Ops Software for MFJ TNCs - CSS Inc 43 April 2010 * March 2010 ANTENNA: An Experimental Look at Ground Systems for HF Verticals, N6LF 30-33 ANTENNA: Compact Stealth Five Band Inverted L Antenna, Lorraine, W1AR 34-36 ANTENNA: The Mini Horse Antenna, Martin Hedman, SM0DTK - Web site 37-38 ANTENNA: The Antenna Elevation Pattern-What's the Big Deal? W1ZR 39-40 ANTENNA: Antennas Away From Home, W1ZR 44-46 ANTENNA: Remote Antenna Tuners, WB8IMY 64 ARRL: The ARRL Lab, Harold Kramer, WJ1B 70 HANDS-ON: Experiment #86 - Viewing Waveforms in LTspice, N0AX 59-60 HINTS: SteppIR Mounting-A Better Way 61 HINTS: Stopping Wind Damage to ladder Line 61-62 HINTS: Using a Broadcast Loop on 160 Meters 62 NEW: MFJ Compact Variable Voltage Power Supply (0-24V, 18 - 9A) 46 PROJECT: A Peak Reading RF Power Meter, Ed Toal, N9MW 41-43 REVIEW: Remote Automatic Antenna Tuners & the 43 Foot Vertical, AD5X 47-51 REVIEW: Tuners: MFJ-927 Remote Automatic Antenna Tuner 48-49 REVIEW: Tuners: CG Antenna CG-3000 Remote Automatic Antenna Tuner 49-50 REVIEW: Tuners: SGC SG-230 Remote Automatic Antenna Tuner 50-51 REVIEW: DX Engineering RTR-1 Receive Antenna Interface for Transceiver 52-53 SHORT: Arrow Antennas VHF/UHF J-Pole, WB8IMY 58 TECH: Double Cross-A NOAA Satellite Antenna L.B. Cebik site 54-55 TECH: Local Radio Noise (switching supplies etc) Steve WD8DAS 55 March 2010 * February 2010 ANTENNA: The Curtain Zepp-A Bidirectional Ant for 160, 80, & 40m W7SX 36-39 ANTENNA: A Parasitic Lindenblad Antenna for 70 cm, Anthony AA2TX 46-48 CW: Using Mechanical CW Keys, Robert Shrader, W6BNB 33-35 HANDS-ON: Experiment #85 - Circuit Simulation, Complex Parts, N0AX 59-60 HINTS: QSL Maker & QSL Wizard QSL programs, David, W9PH -- AG1YK 61 HINTS: Determining Bearing from Logitude/Latitude, Timothy, K5RA 62 INFO: Twitter and Ham Radio, Guy Hamblen, N7UN 72-73 MODES: Why Not Give AM a Try, Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR 43 NEW: Crystal Radio Shortwave Receiver Kit, The Xtal Set Society 71 PIC: Pickle with USB I/O, Update the PIC-EL to use USB, AA0ZZ 40-42 PROJECT: An SWR Null Meter, Paul Christensen, W9AC 30-32 PROJECT: A Fan Controller for the MFJ-4125 Power Supply, N1AL 44-45 PROJECT: Ham Radio on the Flight Line, Radio controll Peter Carr, WW3O 69-71 PROJECT: Software Defined Radio on the Cheap, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 88 REVIEW: RFSpace SDR-IQ Software Defined Receiver, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 49-51 REVIEW: HamGadgets MasterKeyer MK-1, Pete Smith, N4ZR 52-54 REVIEW: Spiderpole Telescoping Antenna Mast, Joal R. Hallas, W1ZR 54-55 REVIEW: Tweezers Tool for Testing SMDS, S. Premena, AJ0J 62 REVIEW: No Holes Mount, John D. Merritt, K4KQZ 62 REVIEW: Rig Static Protection, for K1 Richard Arnold, AF8X 63 SHORT: Glen Tek Radio-to-Ethernet Controllers, Steve Ford/WB8IMY $170 58 February 2010 * January 2010 ANTENNA: 160 and 80 Meter Matching Network for Your 43 Foot Vertical #2 34-35 ANTENNA: Taking Advantage of Mother Nature's Antenna Supports, W1ZR 39 ANTENNA: 160 Meter Inverted Delta Loop, Charles T. Kluttz, W4TMR 40-41 ANTENNA: The Fiberpole - Evolution of an Antenna Mast, Dave KE7QF 42-43 ANTENNA: An Updated 2 Meter Log periodic Dipole Array, Andy K0ABP 44-45 DIGITAL: PSK31 This Weekend, Steve Ford, WB8IMY 30-31 HANDS-ON: Experiment #83 - Circuit Simulation, Build and Test, N0AX 61-62 HINTS: Homebrewing RF Enclosures ANother Approach, Steve WB2HPR 64-65 MOBILE: A Magnetic Mount for All Seasons, Skip Colton, W1FTE 46-47 OnTheAir: No Sunspots? Work Lonf Haul on Top Band, W1ZR 59-60 PROJECT: Homebrew Air Core Inductors, J. Barry Shackleford, W6YE 36-38 REVIEW: Jetstream JT220M 222 MHz FM Transceiver, Mark J. Wilson, K1RO 48-50 REVIEW: ICOM ID-880H Dual Band Transceiver with D-Star, Gary KN4AQ 50-53 REVIEW: Neater Project Weatherproofing, RTV + Turpentine/Lighter fluid 65 SHORT: Gulf Alpha Dual-Band Satellite Antenna, Mike Seguinm, N1JEZ 63 TEACHING: Soldering Surface Mount Components (SMT), WR1B 32-33 January 2010 * David Summner, K1ZZ, |BuildIt|K1ZZ|ar|rl|2| ARRL Chief Executive Officer * ARRL VEC Information and supply links Exam Fees 2013: $15 Resources for VEs Register an Exam Session VE Team Exam Booklets VE Team Restocking Form Current Question Pools Question Pool Committee: |BuildIt|qpcinput|nc|vec|2| * David Sumner, K1ZZ, |BuildIt|dsummner|ar|rl|2| I: ARRL CEO, Chief Executive Officer * We Do That - Radio * Jon Jones, N0JK, |BuildIt|N0JK|ar|rl|2| The World Above 50 MHz, new column author August 2011 QST * Regulatory Information Department (RID): Dan Henderson |BuildIt|dhenderson|ar|rl|2| Volunteer Counsel (VC): Volunteer Consulting Engineer Regulatory Information * Harold Kramer, WJ1B - |BuildIt|WJ1B|ar|rl|2| or at |BuildIt|hkramer|ar|rl|2| * Bob Allison, WB1GCM - |BuildIt|WB1GCM|ar|rl|2| ARRL Test Engineer * Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ - |BuildIt|w3zz|ar|rl|2| * MICROWAVELENGTHS: Paul Wade, W1GHZ - |BuildIt|W1GHZ|ar|rl|2| * Assistant Editor: Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK - |BuildIt|AG1YK|ar|rl|2|
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Rogers, WA1PIO - |BuildIt|WA1PIO|ar|rl|1| * Brian Lloyd WB6RQN - |BuildIt|Brian|llo|yd|0| The other two authors of this article were: Slivia Fournier, WKI6WZB Frankie Moiraro, KI6QYS * Tom Daily, W0AEJ - |BuildIt|dailyservices|q|west|1| * Webster Williams, WY3X - |BuildIt|WY3X|ar|rl|1| * Bob Evens, WB0SVS - |BuildIt|beach-bob|ms|n|0| * WB2HPR - |BuildIt|WB2HPR|ar|rl|1| * Joe Vlk, W8DCQ - |BuildIt|W8DCQ|ar|rl|1| * Phil Karras, KE3FL - |BuildIt|KE3FL|ar|rl|1| W: KE3FL Web Site * WA0AJF - |BuildIt|WA0AJF|a|0l|0| * K4PI - |BuildIt|K4PI|ar|rl|1| * Charles B. Skolaut, K0BOG - |BuildIt|cbmis|yah|oo|0| * Robert J. Zavrel, W7SX - |BuildIt|W7SX|li|ve|0| * Tom "HN" Hamblin, MVE3HIE - |BuildIt|VE3HIE|ar|rl|1| * Curt Terwillinger, W6XJ - |BuildIt|qstdew6xj|gm|ail|0| * Lou Burke, W7JI - |BuildIt|W7JI|wild|blue|1| * Richard F. Gillette, W9PE - |BuildIt|rf.gillette|ie|ee|2 Web: Morse Code Course| * Scott R. Gothard, W6SRG - |BuildIt|srgothard|ya|hoo|0| * Herman J. 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Glazar, W2NN - |BuildIt|W2NN|ar|rl|1| * Jim Talens, N3JT - |BuildIt|N3JT|ar|rl|1| Web site * Dave Fisher, KG0D - |BuildIt|KG0D|ar|rl|1| * Larry Coyle, K1QW @: |BuildIt|lmcoyle1|ver|izon|1| * Jim Kocsis @: |BuildIt|wa9pyh|ar|rl|1| * Dave Billheimer, W1GQL - |BuildIt|W1GQL|ar|rl|1| * John Myers, KD8MQ - |BuildIt|KD8MQ|ar|rl|1| * Mark Landress, KB5ANN - |BuildIt|KB5ANN|ar|rl|1| * Mark Albert, KB9VKE - |BuildIt|KB9VKE|ar|rl|1| * Anthony McAlister, KE9PH - |BuildIt|KE9PH|ar|rl|1| * Steve Little, AB9YN - |BuildIt|AB9YN|ar|rl|1| * Martin Huyett, K0BXB - |BuildIt|huyettmeh|t|ds|1| * A 2 Meter and 70 cm Portable Tape Measure Beam - January 2012 Two Small Helical Antennas for 2 Meters - June 2011 Making Better Homebrew Traps from Coax- February 2011 Neater Project Weatherproofing: Use a 50 - 50 mixture of RTV & turpentine or light fluid - January 2010 John E. Portune, W6NBC - |BuildIt|W6NBC|ar|rl|1| or try: |BuildIt|jportune|a|ol|0| John's W6NBC Web Site * David Robbins, K7BKI - |BuildIt|daveanjackie|net|zero|1| * Joe Lunsford, N4YG - |BuildIt|N4YG|com|cast|1| * Bob Dixon, W8ERD - |BuildIt|W8ERD|hu|ghes|1| * Norman Sullivan, NZ5L - |BuildIt|NZ5L|ar|rl|1| * Bill Ockert, ND0B - |BuildIt|ND0B|ar|rl|1| * Mark A. Lacy, W5TXR - |BuildIt|mark|w5|txr|1| * Jerry Clement, VE6AB - |BuildIt|stormchaser|sh|aw|6| * J. Barry Shackleford, W6YE - |BuildIt|W6YE|ar|rl|1| * Sean Patrick Doran, W8OKN - |BuildIt|W8OKN|ar|rl|1| * A Robert Pantazes, W2ARP - |BuildIt|W2ARP|ar|rl|1| * Alan Applegate, K0BG - |BuildIt|K0BG|ar|rl|1| * Robert Wheaton, W5XW - |BuildIt|W5XW|ar|rl|1| * Paul Voorhees, W7PV - |BuildIt|W7PV|ar|rl|1| * Chuck Percy, N7FZ - |BuildIt|N7FZ|ar|rl|1| * K1RMC - |BuildIt|K1RMC|ar|rl|1| * Doyle Strandlund, W9NJD - |BuildIt|W9NJD|ar|rl|1| 2849 N 035 W Huntington, IN 46750 Bug Screen: Get old window screen hang it below outdoor light above operating table to catch the bugs when they die from the light-heat. - January 2013: Coil Core Removal * Joe Ostrowski, KI5FJ - |BuildIt|KI5FJ|ar|rl|1| * DK7PE - |BuildIt|dk7pe|rooo|dy|5| web: Rudi's homepage * CharlesRankin, WA2HMM - |BuildIt|crankin|dialup|4less|0| * Gerald Fasse, W8GF - |BuildIt|W8GF|ar|rl|1| * Frank Columbus, WA2KWR, |BuildIt|fcolumbu|co|x|1| * Mark Conklin, N7XYO, |BuildIt|N7XYO|ar|rl|1| * Yigal Rechtman, K2EFG, |BuildIt|K2EFG|ar|rl|1| * Mark Zelesky, KA9OOI, |BuildIt|KA9OOI|ar|rl|1| * William F. Vartorella, KJ4ORX, |BuildIt|KJ4ORX|ar|rl|1| * Jozef Hand-Boniakowski, WB2MIC, |BuildIt|WB2MIC|ar|rl|1| * Jeff Bauman, W8KZW, |BuildIt|W8KZW|ar|rl|1| * Gregg Gary, WB8YYS, |BuildIt|WB8YYS|ar|rl|1| * EA5BFT, |BuildIt|pedrolo2|pedro|lo|0| * KF4D, |BuildIt|KF4D|com|cast|1| * Ewell "Bub" Pendergrass, W5BUB, |BuildIt|W5BUB|c|s|0| * AC0DS, |BuildIt|Craig|Power|Smith|1| * Peter Hoffman, W6DEI, |BuildIt|W6DEI|ar|rl|1| * Dave Holdeman, N9XU, |BuildIt|holdex|a|tt|1| * Dave Lyndon, AK4AA, |BuildIt|AK4AA63|g|mail|0| * Cristian Paun, WV6N, |BuildIt|WV6N|ar|rl|1| * KG4JJH, |BuildIt|KG4JJH|ar|rl|1| * Michael Marinaro, WN1M, |BuildIt|WN1M|ar|rl|1| * Ray Parsons, KG2B, |BuildIt|KG2B|ar|rl|1| * Jim Santee, KF7NE, |BuildIt|KF7NE|ar|rl|1| * Jim Kocsis, WA9PYH, |BuildIt|WA9PYH|ar|rl|1| * John Franke, WA4WDL, |BuildIt|jimfranke|c|ox|1| * Al Peter, AC8GY, |BuildIt|afp.ac8gy|g|mail|0| Web site of AC8GY * Lew Smith, N7KSB, |BuildIt|evieandlewsmith|g|mail|0| * Ashraf Abuelhaija and Klaus Solbach, DK3BA |BuildIt|klaus.solbach|uni-|due|5| * Stan Levandowski, WB2LQF, |BuildIt|WB2LQF|ar|rl|1| Hole in one Antenna: Use a golfball & a screw-in eye-hook with 6-8" of 8-lb monofiliment line & a fishing snap swivel. * UHF Cloth Antennas for Cospas-Sarsat search-and-rescue, |BuildIt|info@b-flaadeservice.dk|b-|flaadeservice|10| Viking Life Saving Equipment or: |BuildIt|VIKING|VIKING-|life|0| Being sold but only in life vests. * Kim Johnson, KC0JQH, |BuildIt|KC0JQH|ar|rl|1| * Dave Steinhoff, W7UP, |BuildIt|W7UP|ar|rl|1| * Terry Halladey, AF7W, |BuildIt|AF7W|ar|rl|1| * Dave Keene, W5DBK, |BuildIt|W5DBK|ar|rl|1| * Ralph E. Taggart, WB8DQT, |BuildIt|WB8DQT|ar|rl|1| or try: Ralph E. Taggart, WB8DQT, |BuildIt|taggart|m|su|4| * Robert S. Logan, NZ5A, |BuildIt|bob.logan47|ya|hoo|0| * Roger Odorizzi, W7CH, |BuildIt|W7CH|ar|rl|1| Use the plastic top of a spray can, cut two slits 180 degrees apart to hold wires. When done you might need to throw the top away. Use a screw to hold the top to a base so it doesn't move while soldering. * Bill Principe, K1NA, |BuildIt|K1NA|ar|rl|1| Use a Laser Printer and Avery White Weatherproof labels Bill also uses programs: PageMaker, Illustrator, and PhotoShop for precision placement of text and symbols. * Wayne Smith, WA4WZP, |BuildIt|WA4WZP|ar|rl|1| or: |BuildIt|myrepwaynesmith|g|mail|0| * Thomas E. Nolan, W3EX, |BuildIt|W3EX|ar|rl|1| * Dave Robertson, KE5QWP, |BuildIt|KE5QWP|ar|rl|1| * David Harrison, W6IBC, |BuildIt|harrisod|so|ic|1| * Clair Cessna, K6LG, |BuildIt|K6LG|ar|rl|1| * Dr. Doug Cook, KD5PDN, |BuildIt|twoeyedox|gm|ail|0| * Henry Brown, K1WCC, |BuildIt|K1WCC|ar|rl|1| * Joseph Butvin, KB3QQT, |BuildIt|KB3QQT|gm|ail|0| * Allen Wolff, KC7O, |BuildIt|KC7O|ar|rl|1| * Al Woodhull, N1AW, |BuildIt|N1AW|ar|rl|1| * Steven Pituch, W2MY, also: AAR6CX |BuildIt|W2MY|ar|rl|1| web: Pituch net * R. "Andy" Wiedeman, WA0AW, |BuildIt|WA0AW|ar|rl|1| * Dave Gauger, W9CJS, |BuildIt|W9CJS|ar|rl|1| * Mert Nellis, W0UFO, |BuildIt|mertnellis|ms|n|0| * Devere "Dee" Logan, W1HEO, |BuildIt|deverelogan|g|mail|0| * Horace Lesley, W3NSP |BuildIt|K4JIH|ao|l|0| * Amateur Related Software Reverse Beacon software "Skimmer" CwSkimmer - Reverse Beacon software HT65-HF digipan - Free digipan PSKimmer Homebrew Your Own Supercomputer Schmart Board Instructional Video GreenArray 144 core CPU surface mount only. Quant 10 = $200 Note: This is a pdf & may take awhile to load, if it fails try again. GreenArray Other documents. * Stephen J. Gradijan, WB5KIA, |BuildIt|WB5KIA|ar|rl|1| DX Packets Spots: DX Summit: Last 25 DX-spots - reloaded every minute DX Monitor - Software Download to monitor DX Summit. DX Web is DX spotting software that is an integral part of the ARCS II software for the Kenwood TS-2000 and ARCS III logging software for multiple radios and radios that cannot be controlled by CAT. iDXSpot Mac Shareware uses iDXSpider & AR-Cluster CC User a full-featured Windows Telnet & TNC program for download. DXLab Sport collector, a Windows program to collect spots from up to six sources, for download. DX Cluster A list of currect DX Cluster servers. * Jerry Semones, K4FJK, |BuildIt|grandham|insight|bb|0| * Clinton Wills, WB4WMY, |BuildIt|wb4wmy|bell|south|1| * Jim WheelerKJ6VX, |BuildIt|wheeler513|co|x|1| * Ted Bergstrom, W1IQW, |BuildIt|W1IQW|ar|rl|1| * Willard Monahan, K6KH, |BuildIt|K6KH|a|ol|0| * Greg May, W2ORO, |BuildIt|tykeastro|ya|hoo|0| Experiment #101 - June, 2011 issue of QST. * John E. Portune, W6NBC, |BuildIt|jportune|ao|l|0| Your 2 Meter Mobile Antenna - What's the Best Mounting Location? March 2012 * Shef Robotham, WA1RHT, |BuildIt|shefrobotham|com|cast|1| * Scott M. Harwood, K4VWK, |BuildIt|scotthsr|earth|link|1| * Alexia Steffen, KE7UWU, |BuildIt|asteffen|com|cast|1| * Bob Steinberg, WA2KHR, |BuildIt|waveguide33|g|mail|0| * Ron Wagner, WD8SBB, |BuildIt|WD8SBB|ar|rl|1| * Dick dabney, K6BZZ, |BuildIt|K6BZZ|ar|rl|1| * Tom Hart, AD1B, |BuildIt|tom.hart|ver|izon|1| * Lee Cheever, W5IG, |BuildIt|W5IG|sw|bell|1| * Gregg Howe, KI6IUJ, |BuildIt|s9radio|a|ol|0| * Rich Arland, K7SZ, |BuildIt|K7SZ|li|ve|0| Xtal Set Society SADL RF Attenuator Kit * John Mathis, WA5FAC, |BuildIt|jmathis|r|ev|1| max Landey, KM4UK, |BuildIt|max33v|ver|izon|1| * John Mathis, WA5FAC, |BuildIt|jmathis|r|ev|1| * max Landey, KM4UK, |BuildIt|max33v|ver|izon|1| * Eric Keerbs, AD7HM |BuildIt|ekeerbs|pc|ez|0| Level Converter to Allow Full Control of Peripherals by Computer or Radio * Chris Blake, NX4N, |BuildIt|cqdenx4n|gm|ail|0| * Commander Richard Paton, |BuildIt|atlanticshipping08|sbc|global|1| * Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ, |BuildIt|KL7AJ|ar|rl|1| or |BuildIt|KL7AJ|acs|alaska|1| * T.J. "Skip" Arey, N2EI, |BuildIt|N2EI|ar|rl|1| Free on-line book: Radio Monitoring A How To Guide, by Skip Arey * Roger Snowdall, W0KWJ, |BuildIt|W0KWJ|ar|rl|1| * Jim Bull, KE7OW, |BuildIt|KE7OW|com|cast|1| * Hal Kennedy, N4GG, |BuildIt|N4GG|ar|rl|1| * Jeff Blaine/AC0C, |BuildIt|AC0C|ar|rl|1| Network Scineces/AC0C Roofing Filter for the Yaesu FT-2000 AC0C's web site * Ken Heitner, WB4AKK, |BuildIt|WB4AKK|hot|mail|0| May 2012: RMS Express-Software for Automatic Digital Messaging on HF also see: KN6KB * Rick Muething, KN6KB, |BuildIt|KN6KB|cfl.|rr|0| * Roy Crosier, KV8KV, |BuildIt|KV8KV|ar|rl|1| Printing Certificates: Try Photo paper, it works better! * Kevin Ballard, KB4RTR, |BuildIt|KB4RTR|ar|rl|1| 12 guage casings fit PL-259s & 16 guage shell casings fit over SO-239s * Karl Schwab, KO8S, |BuildIt|KO8S|ar|rl|1| LED Moving Message badges * Randy Bardwell, WR7R, |BuildIt|rdb@randybardwell.com|ar|rl|1| * Julian F. Blair, WA2WMJ, |BuildIt|WA2WMJ|ar|rl|1| Antenna Helper: A hole, a slot (for the tape measure tip), & A board with a large clip to hold the end of a measuring tape * Phillip Grant, N1YPS, |BuildIt|N1YPS|ar|rl|1| or |BuildIt|phill112643|veri|zon|1| The Rigpod: A piece of wood board 5 X 7 X 0.5" ans 1/4 X 20 Threaded fastener & last a Tabletop camera tripod. * Vernon Harris, W7GGM, |BuildIt|W7GGM|ar|rl|1| Space Blanket Antenna: Use it as the ground plane! * Dennis Johnson, KF0QR, |BuildIt|KF0QR|Frontier|net|1| * Jerry Radcliffe, N8KLX, |BuildIt|jerryradcliffe|g|mail|0| * Richard L. Huttinger, AA4RH, |BuildIt|AA4RH|ar|rl|1| * Niko Gershon/AA2NI, |BuildIt|AA2NI|ar|rl|1| * Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, |BuildIt|bruninga|us|na|4| * Charlie Liberto, W4MEC, |BuildIt|W4MEC|ar|rl|1| * James O'Neal, K4XAR, |BuildIt|crm114j|ver|izon|1| * Mike Fesko, KB1LKH, |BuildIt|KB1LKH|ar|rl|1| * Larry Jennings, WB5IZL, |BuildIt|jenninie|nb|quik|0| * John Raydo, K0IZ, |BuildIt|K0IZ|kc.|rr|0| * David Spearing, KB9CSW, |BuildIt|KB9CSW|ar|rl|1| * George Averill, K4EOR, |BuildIt|K4EOR|ar|rl|1| * Mike Burg, N8QQN, |BuildIt|mburn|neo.|rr|0| * Bob Hejl, W2IK, |BuildIt|W2IK|ar|rl|1| * Thomas Schaefer, NY4I, |BuildIt|NY4I|ar|rl|1| * Lew Wallach, N9WL, |BuildIt|N9WL|ar|rl|1| * Sajid Rahim, VA3QY, |BuildIt|sajsanr|g|mail|0| * Larry Sack, N8QNM, |BuildIt|N8QNM|ar|rl|1| Other Authors: Ron Doyle, N8VAR Jim Storms, AB8YK Mike Weyant, KC8VKG Any Sack, KD8OKQ * Murray Green, K3BEQ, |BuildIt|K3BEQ|ar|rl|1| * KB7GF, |BuildIt|KB7GF|ar|rl|1| * Arch Doty, W7ACD, |BuildIt|archd|a|ol|0| * Jame Klitzing, W6PQL, |BuildIt|jim|w6|pql|0| W6PQL web site * John Swartz, WA9AQN, |BuildIt|wa9aqn|ar|rl|1| * Kaci heins, KF7RCV, |BuildIt|runsemo|hot|mail|0| * Dave Metzger, K8GVK, |BuildIt|K8GVK|ar|rl|1| * David Stein, KC9NVP, |BuildIt|KC9NVP|ar|rl|1| * Roy lehner, WA2SON, |BuildIt|WA2SON|to|ast|1| * Randy Miller, AA5OZ, |BuildIt|randy500a|gm|ail|0| * Richard Kriss, AA5VU, |BuildIt|AA5VU|ar|rl|1| * Wilton Helm, WT6C, |BuildIt|WT6C|ar|rl|1| * Hal Kennedy, N4GG, |BuildIt|halken|com|cast|1| * Chuck Wehner, W1FJW, |BuildIt|W1FJW|ar|rl|1| * Frank Gue, |BuildIt|frank.gue|cog|eco|6| * Jim Cook, W8WKE, |BuildIt|W8WKE|ar|rl|1| * Thomas W. Brooks, KE1R, |BuildIt|KE1R|ar|rl|1| * Robert Johnson, W7LRD, |BuildIt|W7LRD|ar|rl|1| * Robert Bastone, WC3O, |BuildIt|radiofreebob|gm|ail|0| * Gary Geissinger, WA0SPM, |BuildIt|geissingergary|ya|hoo|0| * Bruce L. Meyer, W0HZR, |BuildIt|meyerbl|cpin|ternet|0| * Bob Wilkinson, W7VN, |BuildIt|W7VN|ar|rl|1| * Rob Berkowitz, K3NFU, |BuildIt|royeberk|c|s|0| * Clint Millett, VE6CMM, |BuildIt|VE6CMM|ar|rl|1| * Sherry Goeller, VE3DCU, |BuildIt|sgoeller|cog|eco|6| * Lawrence W. Stark, K9ARZ, |BuildIt|k9arz|ar|rl|1| * ISBN-978-1477532867 Tubes and Circuits transcendentsound createspace * Dave Holdeman, N9XU, |BuildIt|holdex|a|tt|1| * Jack Morgan, KF6T, |BuildIt|jackmorgan.usa|gm|ail|0| * James K. Boomer, W9UJ, |BuildIt|jkboomer|fron|tier|0| * Rob Brownstein, K6RB, |BuildIt|K6RG|ar|rl|1| & Jay Temple, W5JQ, |BuildIt|jtemple|pci|sys|1| * Grant Bagley, W3GB, |BuildIt|W3GB|m|e|0| * Rick Brown, NN4RB, |BuildIt|NN4RB|ar|rl|1| * William M. Bickley, W2ET, |BuildIt|W2ET|ar|rl|1| * Thomas Calenti, K3AJ, |BuildIt|tomv307|hot|mail|0| * Larry Parker, VE3EDY, |BuildIt|VE3EDY|cog|eco|6| * William Abbott, KB1KOY, |BuildIt|wabbitt|com|cast|1| * Larry Coyle, K1QW, |BuildIt|K1QW|ar|rl|1| * Bob Dildine, W6SRFH, |BuildIt|W6SRFH|ar|rl|1| * K2STV, |BuildIt|K2STV|ar|rl|1| * Robert Nickels, W9RAN, |BuildIt|W9RAN|ar|rl|1| * N8MS, |BuildIt|N8MS|ar|rl|1| * Bob Myers, K2TV, |BuildIt|bob.k2tv|g|mail|0| * Wiley Online Library, Radio Science American Geophysical Union, Radio Science ? IK1QFK, Renato Romero's Home Page - Exploring the ULF-ELF and VLF radio bands First International Workshop on Radio Detection of High-Energy Particles: ucla * Jim Andrews, KH6HTV, |BuildIt|KH6HTV|ar|rl|1| * John White, VA7JW, |BuildIt|VA7JW|sh|aw|6| * Al Ward, W5LUA, |BuildIt|W5LUA|ar|rl|1| * Lou Caldwell, w7hx, |BuildIt|w7hx|c|ox|1| * Tony Fonseca, VA7TF, |BuildIt|va7tf|ar|rl|1| * al Forbes, KJ4YEV, |BuildIt|alphsal|bell|south|1| * Tom Webb, w4yok, |BuildIt|sam9lives1|ver|izon|1| * Van Johnson, kh6ux, |BuildIt|copperking12|com|cas|1| * Jim Wallace, KB5MT, |BuildIt|kb5mt|ar|rl|1| * Don Pomplun, K2BIO, |BuildIt|k2bio|ar|rl|1| * gary Schmitz, KT7AZ, |BuildIt|kt7az|ar|rl|1| * ABRInd, |BuildIt|ABRInd|ar|rl|1| * Larry King, N5AFY, |BuildIt|N5AFY|at|t|1| * Bruce Belling, N1BCB, |BuildIt|jabrwest|cha|rter|1| * Gregory L. Charvat, N8ZRY, |BuildIt|charvatg|gm|ail|0| * Ted Armstrong, WA6RNC, |BuildIt|theo_a|at|t|1| * Thomas Mills, NU9R, |BuildIt|NU9R|rocket|mail|0| * John Amodeo, NN6JA, |BuildIt|JAmode.tv|g|mail|0| * Evan Rolek, K9SQG, |BuildIt|K9SQG|ar|rl|1| * Fred Franke, WB2NFO, |BuildIt|ffranke|suffolk|lib.ny|7| * Pat Hamel, W5THT, |BuildIt|W5THT|ar|rl|1| * Tom Dailey, W0EAJ, |BuildIt|daileyservices|q|west|1| * Jerry paquette, WB8IOW, |BuildIt|WB8IOW|ar|rl|1| * Norman D. Wilford, W1TLZ, |BuildIt|flyanque|g|mail|0| * George Wallner, AA7JV, |BuildIt|AA7JV|ar|rl|1| * Jon Crisman, W0JEC, |BuildIt|jcrisman|paul|bunyan|1| * Dennis Lazar, W4DNN, |BuildIt|laserstral|ai|m|0| * Mat Breton, AB8VJ, |BuildIt|AB8VJ|ar|rl|1| * Robert Richardson, K4AMN, |BuildIt|inoue|at|t|1| * Jerry Campbell, K4ZHM, |BuildIt|K4ZHM|ar|rl|1| * WB3LHD, |BuildIt|WB3LHD|ver|izon|1| * Roger Shipley, KA9NAH, |BuildIt|roger.shipley|com|cast|1| * Pete Ewing, GM0WEZ, |BuildIt|pete.ewing|btin|ternet|0| * George Maier, W1LSB, |BuildIt|george|maier|group|0| * Don Daso, K4ZA, |BuildIt|K4ZA|ju|no|0| * Bil Paul, KD6JUI, |BuildIt|naturalbornwriter|hot|mail|0| * Sebastian Acosta, W4AS, |BuildIt|W4AS|ar|rl|1| * Sumner Weisman W1VIV, |BuildIt|W1VIV|r|cn|0| * Dave Palmgren, N8DP, |BuildIt|N8DP|ar|rl|1| * Richard Calhoun, W6DZT, |BuildIt|richardcalhoun|hot|mail|0| * John Marshall, WA7BSR, |BuildIt|wa7bsr|ar|rl|1| or try: |BuildIt|wa7bsr|gm|ail|0| * Kok Chen, W7AY, |BuildIt|W7AY|ar|rl|1| * Dave Wright, KB9MNM, |BuildIt|KB9MNM|gm|ail|0| * Stefan Johannes Kaiser, DM5CQ, |BuildIt|dm5cq|da|rc|5| * Robert Wilson, NT0A, |BuildIt|NT0A|kc.|rr|0| * Bill Wortman, N6MW, |BuildIt|N6MW|ar|rl|1| * Mike Herr, WA6ARA, |BuildIt|WA6ARA|ar|rl|1| * 2013 Boston Marathon * Ecomm during the bombing article Steve Schwarm, W3EVE, |BuildIt|w3eve|ar|rl|1| Paul Topolski, W3SEX, no email found. Rob Macedo, KD1CY, |BuildIt|kd1ct|t|ds|1| * Don Kasten, N4DK, |BuildIt|N4DK|ar|rl|1| * Bill Parker, KA3IXF, |BuildIt|wwjp123|com|cast|1| * Anthony (Tony) Bogusz, W9MT, |BuildIt|W9MT|ar|rl|1| * Walter Schoenbach, WB8FEC, |BuildIt|WB8FEC|ar|rl|1| * Ronald Weinberg, WD4MKL, |BuildIt|articlexyz4375-electro|ya|hoo|0| * Mike Pulley, WB4ZKA, |BuildIt|Mike.J.Pulley|co|x|1| * Richard Steck, W9RS, |BuildIt|W9RS|ar|rl|1| * Alex Burr, K5XY, |BuildIt|K5XY|ar|rl|1| * Kirk Ellis, KI4RK, |BuildIt|KI4RK|ar|rl|1| * Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ, |BuildIt|KL7AJ|ar|rl|1| * Tom Lindgren, W0WP, |BuildIt|WA0WCR|g|mail|0| * Rich Haendel, W3ACO, |BuildIt|rhaendel||q|0| * Johnny L. Knight, WB4U, |BuildIt|WB4U|work|nradio|0| Web page * Allen Baker, KG4JJH, |BuildIt|KG4JJH|ar|rl|1| * APRS: NBEMS: Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System * Harry Bloomberg, W3YJ, |BuildIt|W3YJ|ar|rl|1| NBEMS: Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System * Max McCoy, KC0MAX, |BuildIt|max|maxmc|coy|0| * Lew Smith, N7KSB, |BuildIt|evieandlewsmith|gm|ail|1| * Walter Martin, KB5HOV, |BuildIt|KB5HOV|alumni.|southwestern|4| * Jon Rudy, K3QF, |BuildIt|jonK3QF|gm|ail|0| * Bob DeVarney, W1ICW, |BuildIt|W1ICW|ar|rl|1| * William H. Ellis, KF7PB, You'll have to look him up on: QRZ.com * Garth Swanson, G3NPC, |BuildIt|garth|swansons|.org|9| * John F. Sehring, WB0EQ, |BuildIt|WB0EQ|ya|hoo|0| * Edward Barbacow, K3ZEY, |BuildIt|K3ZEY|ar|rl|1| * Frank Ney, N4ZHG, |BuildIt|N4ZHG|ar|rl|1| * Ted Pirolli, KD8HYT, |BuildIt|KD8HYT|ar|rl|1| * James Philopena, KB1NXE, |BuildIt|KB1NXE|ar|rl|1| * Michael Buck, K6BUK, |BuildIt|mrbuck|pac|bell|1| * Michael Foerster, W0IH, |BuildIt|W0IH|ar|rl|1| * John Grout, KT4AD, |BuildIt|KT4AD|a|ol|0| * Ed Toal, N9MW, |BuildIt|ed|n9|mw|0| * John Portune, W6NBC, |BuildIt|jportune|a|ol|0| or W6NBC, |BuildIt|W6NBC|ar|rl|1| * Robert Ramsaur, WA6MQF, |BuildIt|rramsaur|j|ps|1| * Frank Fahrlander, N7FF, |BuildIt|N7FF|ar|rl|1| * Eddie Castillanes, KJ6JAY, |BuildIt|castillanes|sbc|global|1| * Dean Lewis, W9WGV, |BuildIt|W9WGV|ar|rl|1| * Thomas Hart, AD1B, |BuildIt|tm.hart|ver|izon|1| * James Waters, W3BIF, |BuildIt|captainjimwaters|com|cast|1| * Dennis Klipa, N8ERF, |BuildIt|N8ERF|ar|rl|1| * Dick Barnett, N9NP, |BuildIt|N9NP|ar|rl|1| * Bruce Pontius, N0ADL, |BuildIt|bepontius|a|ol|0| * Bob Mayo, W2TAC, |BuildIt|bobmayo|out|look|0| * Dwight Holtzen, N3ARU, |BuildIt|N3ARU|c|ox|1| * Stephen Burns, N5VTU, |BuildIt|N5VTU|ar|rl|1| * Alan Amos, KN1O, |BuildIt|radiokn1o|g|mail|0| * Frank Ingle, KG4CQK, |BuildIt|KG4CQK|com|cast|1| * Ron Davis, WB5TGF, |BuildIt|WB5TGF|gm|ail|1| * Eric Manning, VA7DZ, |BuildIt|VA7DZ|ar|rl|1| * Martin Huyett, K0BXB, |BuildIt|K0BXB|ar|rl|1| * Allen Wootton, VW7BQO, |BuildIt|awootton|uni|serve|0| * Harold F. "Hal" Potter, K7RQ, |BuildIt|potters|can|by|0| * Gary Miller, K7GGG, |BuildIt|K7GGG|ar|rl|1| * K1JAO, |BuildIt|lrc40|com|cast|1| * KC9SYN, Alin Steglinsk, |BuildIt|KC9SYN|ar|rl|1| * K6YR, Robert Griffin, |BuildIt|K6YR|ar|rl|1| * AA8V, Greg Latta, |BuildIt|glatta|frost|burg|4| * W0XEU, Matt Kastigar, |BuildIt|W0XEU|ar|rl|1| K4ERO, John Stanley, |BuildIt|jnrstanley|alum|.mit|4| N0AX, Ward Silver, |BuildIt|hwardsil|gm|ail|0| W0XEU, Matt Kastigar, |BuildIt|W0XEU|ar|rl|1| K4ERO, John Stanley, |BuildIt|jnrstanley|alum|.mit|4| N0AX, Ward Silver, |BuildIt|hwardsil|gm|ail|0| * Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, |BuildIt|bpmiles|gma|il|0| * Erik Martin, N5WR, |BuildIt|erikmartin44|gm|ail|0| * Christopher Codella, W2PA, |BuildIt|W2PA|ar|rl|1| Also see his Ham History w2pa.net web site * Mark Starr, KK4RVL, |BuildIt|KK4RVL|ar|rl|1| * George Martin, N2HO, |BuildIt|N2HO|yah|oo|0| * Bob Chadwick, W1MTX, |BuildIt|chadwick|at|t|1| * Donald Beahm, WA9UKW, |BuildIt|WA9UKW|ar|rl|1| * Dale Harris, N5QO, |BuildIt|N5QO|ya|hoo|0| * Tom Hart, AD1B, |BuildIt|tom.hart|ver|izon|1| * Lionel Booth, N5LB, |BuildIt|N5LB|ar|rl|1| * Lee Yackey, AI6G, |BuildIt|yackeyfamily|c|s|0| * Jeffrey Fritz, WB1AAL, |BuildIt|jnfritz07|yah|oo|0| * David A. Cornell, W9LD, |davidcornell123|W9LD|comc|ast|1| * Joseph Park, WB6AGR, |BuildIt|WB6AGR|ar|rl|1| * John Elengo, W1DQ, |BuildIt|W1DQ|ar|rl|1| * Darrel Emerson, AA7FV, |BuildIt|AA7FV|ar|rl|1| * Charles Frank Ridolfo, WB1EEU, |BuildIt|cfridolfo|a|ol|0| * G Scott Davis, N3FJP, |BuildIt|snkdavis|a|ol|0| * David Kruh, WB2HTO, |BuildIt|WB2HTO|com|cast|1| * Peter R. Jensen VK2AQJ/G4GZT Lookup on QRZ. * Jerry Campbell, K4ZHM, |BuildIt|K4ZHM|ar|rl|1| * Christoph Kunze, DK6ED, |BuildIt|DK6ED|da|rc|5| * Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, |BuildIt|VE6SH|ar|rl|1| President, International Amateur Radio Union, 2014 * Chip Stratton, AE5KA, |BuildIt|lightdazzled|g|mail|0| * Hwang Nam Chang, KE2HF, |BuildIt|hchang2|rochester.|rr|1| * Larry Block, N2OH, |BuildIt|N2OH|ar|rl|1| * Jay Slough, K4ZLE, |BuildIt|gungho|embarq|mail|0| * David L. Chute, KG4BZW, |BuildIt|dshute|tampa|bay.rr|0| * Martin Ewing, AA6E, |BuildIt|AA6E|ar|rl|1| * L. Abraham Smith, N3BAH, |BuildIt|N3BAH|machine|geek|0| * John Powell, KF6EOJ, |BuildIt|johnpowell|csu|lb|4| * Randy Kaeding, K8TMK, |BuildIt|randyk44|sbc|global|1| * Hiunts & Kinks, hk, |BuildIt|hk|ar|rl|1| * Robert Dixson, W8HGH, |BuildIt|W8HGH|ar|rl|1| * Bob Dickerman, WA1QKT, |BuildIt|rld|dickerman|electronics|0| * Roy Hook, W8REH, |BuildIt|W8REH|ar|rl|1| * Tom Fowle, WA6IVG, |BuildIt|WA6IVGtf|fast|mail|12| * Allan F. Falcoff, K3YZ, |BuildIt|K3YZ|ar|rl|1| * Palstar, e-mail: |BuildIt|info|Pal|star|0| P: 800-773-7931 F: 937-773-8003 * Al Yerger, K2ATY, |BuildIt|ayerger|hvc.|rr|0| * Al DesHotel, WB5VNX, |BuildIt|aldeshotel|sbc|global|1| * Barry L. Strickland, AB4QL, |BuildIt|AB4QL1|q|mail|0| * Dale H. Chidester, NJ7C, |BuildIt|aar9wl|c|ox|1| * Jerry Clement, VE6AB, |BuildIt|stormchaser|sh|aw|6| * // Junw 2014 ---------------------------------------------- * Tom Taormina, K5RC, |BuildIt|tom|K5|RC|0| * John Leham, WA8MHO, |BuildIt|WA8MHO|ar|rl|1| * Luca Norio, IV3TEK, |BuildIt|IV3TEK|ar|rl|1| * Tony Palavich, N9YPN, |BuildIt|N9YPN|rev|ealed|1| * Randy Kaeding, K8TMP, |BuildIt|randyk44|sbc|global|1| * Larry Serra, N6NC, |BuildIt|hiserra|gm|ail|0| * Lee Jennings, ZL2AL, |BuildIt|leezl2al|gma|il|0| Also: Lee's Web Site * Pete Rimmel, N8PR, |BuildIt|N8PR|bell|south|1| * // July 2014 ---------------------------------------------- * Bart Lee, K6VK, |BuildIt|KV6LEE|gm|ail|0| * Joe Morse, AD4W, |BuildIt|AD4W|cs.|rr|0| * Angel Pelaez, EA4DUT, |BuildIt|EA4DUT|gm|ail|0| * Art Mueller, N3DQ, |BuildIt|N3DQ|hk|y|0| * Al Lorona, W6LX, |BuildIt|W6LX|ar|rl|1| * Don Jackson, W5QN, |BuildIt|W5QN|ver|izon|1| * Ralph Phillips, KE5HDF, |BuildIt|KE5HDF|sbc|global|1| * Richard Factor, WA2IKL, |BuildIt|rcf|even|tide|0| * David Kaplan, WA1OUI, |BuildIt|WA1OUI|ar|rl|1| * Glen Popiel, KW5GP, |BuildIt|KW5GP|ar|rl|1| * Glen Thibodeaux, KF5FNP, |BuildIt|KF5FNP|ar|rl|1| * Bryant Julstrom, KC0ZNG, |BuildIt|KC0ZNG|ar|rl|1| * Ron Pollack, K2RB - |BuildIt|K2RB|ar|rl|1| * Billy Dollarhide, W5ET - |BuildIt|W5ET|cable|one|1| * Dave Cook, WA0TTN - |BuildIt|davepc2|net|dave|0| * Bill Kibler, WA6SAZ - |BuildIt|kibler|psy|ber|0| * Don Daso, K4ZA - |BuildIt|K4ZA|ju|no|0| * Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF - |BuildIt|wa6itf|ar|al|1| * Dennis Klipa, N8ERF - |BuildIt|n8erf|ar|al|1| * Andy Corbin, W4KDN - |BuildIt|nitespark|co|xl|1| * Ernie Sloan, W6ND - |BuildIt|w6nd|ar|al|1| * Mike Lichtman, KF6KFG - |BuildIt|kf6kfg|ar|al|1| * Ellis Crescent, VE6BGL - |BuildIt|gardnercomputer|sh|aw|6| * Art Towslee, WA8RMC - |BuildIt|towslee1|e|e|1| * Georges Ringotte, F6DFZ - |BuildIt|f6dfz|sf|r|12| * Tom Loughney, AJ4XM - |BuildIt|aj4xm|ar|al|1| * < A name="WA6CDO"> Jerry Boucher, WA6CDO - |BuildIt|wa6cdo|jd|boucher|0| * < A name="KQ7T"> Tom Norman, KQ7T - |BuildIt|tom1norman|li|ve|0| * < A name="W7DWS"> Dean Sheeley, W7DWS - |BuildIt|deansheeley|g|mail|0| * < A name="W7SZS"> David Warner, W7SZS - |BuildIt|w7szs|ar|rl|1| * < A name="K5DCM"> David Martin, K5DCM - |BuildIt|davemrtn|century|tel|1| * < A name="K9OCO"> Joe Jeras, K9OCO - |BuildIt|k9oco|ar|rl|1| * < A name="KB3VZL"> Richard Russo, KB3VZL - |BuildIt|kb3vzl|ar|rl|1| * < A name="KD7CLO"> Leonard Gordon, KD7CLO - |BuildIt|kd7clo|ar|rl|1| * < A name="AF8L"> Gary Steinbaugh, AF8L - |BuildIt|af8l|ar|rl|1| - ISBN: 987-1-57075-089-3 4EA Analysis LLC * ***************** NOTE: If no email address is given try the author's call on QRZ.com * = END OF THIS FILE ============================= * ***end***end*** *