73 Amateur Radio Today – February 1981
Issue Contents:
Winter Olympics Torch Run
– a one-year perspective …… KA2CNN/aAR2DE KA2DBW 36
New Life for Old Klystrons
– tips for microwave experimenters …… WA4WDL 46
Add RTTY to Your Repeater
– voice operation is preserved …… WB4EMI 48
A Patch for the TS-120s
– add phone patch compatibility …… W5JJ 50
Successful Ham Classes
– a guide for club organizers …… WB1FOD 56
How FCC Rules Are Made
– a labyrinthine tale …… WD4DAZ 62
A $10 Phone Patch
– CQ Ma Bell …… N1II 68
Two Stations on One Antenna
– Impossible? Guess again! …… WA4RRB WB4INC 70
Build a 60-hz Frequency Monitor
– keep the power company on its toes …… K0YMJ 72
Feelin’ No Pain
– expedition to Luckenbach …… W5QJM 74
Operating Overseas
– licensing facts for traveling hams …… A2CPS 78
Stalking the Elusive Ground Fault
– a real-life adventure …… W5OS 82
An 0perating Console with Class
– customize to your heart’s desire …… W8GI 84
Add-on Capacitance Meter
– works with your counter …… W4FEC 86
Better Pilot Lights
– LEDs are the “in” thing …… K4ZHM 89
Caution: Solid-state Finals
– learn to live with no-tune radios …… N1II 90
Under Software Control
– a repeater control system with minimal hardware …… WD8CHH 94
The Fun-mitter -a Goof-proof Rf Project
– fail-safe QRP rig uses Radio Shack parts …… WA0RBR 100
73 Amateur Radio Today – February 1981