73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1986
Issue Contents:
Lousy Inconsiderate Dummies
– Lids we love to hate …… W2NSD/1 28
Speed-charge Your PB-21
– Is your TH-21 spending more time on your desk than on your belt? …… WA8IZV 32
Army Surplus CW
– Revamp the CIA’s secret CW sender …… W8MFL WL7AKZ 36
The Day the Aliens Landed in Limerick Maine
– The ultimate eyeball QSO …… W1ROM 38
The Hula Hoop Loop Revisited
– A new twist in deep-null receiving antennas …… W6QIF 42
Are Sine Waves Sacred?
– Plug your toaster into a trapezoid …… W6HDM 44
Transmitter Hunters: Here’s Your Ammo For Tracking
– Be the first on your block with a 2m paint can …… WB0CMC 50
What You See Is Where You’re At: Part II
– Add a digital frequency display to your favorite radio …… WA8YKN 54
Total Solar How To
– turn sunshine into sine waves …… WB8VGE 60
Agc PDQ
– A real ear-saver and cheap to boot …… KX6E 66
Radio to Go
– For the ham whose mike is grafted to his lips: a strap-on carry-out radio …… WB0WPY 68
Remote-controlled Everything
– The lazy ham’s dream—just point and press! …… WB6VYN 70
73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1986