73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1981
Issue Contents:
Contesting from VP5
– the other end of the pileup and how to get there …… WB8BTH 12
In Profile: Ted Gamlin A Contester
…… KA1D 18
Review: The Kenwood TS-530s HF Transceiver
– sophisticated performance at a not-so-sophisticated price …… KA1LR 26
Folded Unipole for 160
– Top-banders take notice! Here’s a top-loaded radiator with the government’s seal of approval …… WB6ZYK 28
Review: The VIZ WD-747 Digital Multirneter
– low cost plus high performance equals success …… WA4PYQ 36
The Winning
– days in the life of a contester …… WA3FUV 40
Review: The GU-1820 Ac Generator
– 100 pounds of portable power from Heath …… AC9V/1 42
Radio Rehab
– how ham radio helps young offenders …… WA6VIP 44
Heath’s HA-202 Goes to 220 MHz
– power up with this simple mod …… WA5VJB 48
Review: The Mirage B1016 Two-meter Linear Amplifier
– for those times when you have to be heard …… KA1LR 50
More Punch for the Hot Water 101
…… K5SE 52
Review: Gunnplexer Cookbook
…… N8RK 54
The Green Gallon
– an HW-101 look-alike (except for those four 811As) …… W3BYM 56
Controlled Chaos
– getting the most out of state QSO parties …… W2XQ 62
Review: The General Electric Programmable Clock Radio
– sweet dreams for the broadcast DXer …… W8FX 66
Propagation Prophecy
– you too can calculate the MUF …… AK0Q 70
Keyer Magic
– unravel the mystery of TTL circuits …… N5DY 80
The Contest Cookbook
– basic strategy and tactics …… N6OP 92
The $50 Sweeper
– build this audio function generator and sweep your troubles away …… K3LF 100
New Horizons for the HW-8 Transceiver
– a dandy mod to expand frequency coverage …… W1PQ 112
New Frequencies for the IC-2
– for MARS members only …… KS4B/nNN0BKS 113
The Digital Defender
– computerized ham shack security …… W7CRY 116
Diode Doctor
– the P-N diagnoses …… N1II 131
In Profile: Lloyd and Iris Colvin The DXpeditioners
…… KA1D 132
Ringo Ranger Redux
– add those radials for better performance …… W1HHF 137
73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1981
