73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1985
Issue Contents:
Discover the Discone
– Is this the perfect aerial? Consider simple wire constrcution easy one-time tuning and flat swr from 3.5 to 28 MHz …… W1GV/4 17
Two for Two
– We respectfully offer a pair of radiators for the two-meter band so elegant yet so simple that you will kick yourself for not thinking of them first …… WA4BLC 22
The Snake with LED Eyes
– A tall tale from the Antlers- wherethe decoration is strange and the stories are even stranger …… WA8WTE 24
Up Up and Array
– W6TYH’s hybrid collinear will rocket your signal to new heights! …… W6TYH 32
Good to the Last Dot
-is there life beyond WX HR IS? With these practical tips you’ll perk up every QSO and make every contact an adventure! …… N6HYK 38
Porqupine Mobile
– Bristling to work HF from your car? Sport these spikes and hit the road …… N2CMU 40
The Rubber Duck Debunked
– In ten minutes you can have 10 dB gain over your HT’s duckie. It’s enough to make you try …… W4NVK 42
The No-baloney Lunchbox
– We suggest you paint this antenna tuner before showing it to your friends …… KR3T 44
Rotate the Bobtail Curtain
– How do you rotate one hundred feet of wire antenna? It’s simple: Just flip the switch …… W8HXR 48
Alligatored Antennas
– (clip) it’s 30m… (clip) it’s 17m… (clip) it’s 12m. Get the idea? …… WA4UZM 50
Zuper Zepp for VHF
– Zip up your signal with UZM’s planz! …… WA4UZM 52
Phase the Nation
– North south esat or west you’ll be on target with the dobule-X trapped-vertical array …… KB2XX 54
Where Am I Pointed?
– Is this Sinclair beam-aimer program just like every other? Guess again …… AD1B 56
73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1985
