73 Amateur Radio Today – April 1967 Issue
Issue Contents:
The Super Duper Super
– It may not be a super but it’s sure super duper …… WN1ECCH 6
A Toroidal VFO
– An excellent VFO with many interesting mechanical features …… W4BRS 10
Transceiver CW Filter and Monitor
– Improve your transceiver’s CW capability …… WlDCG 14
Dreadful Ham Cliches
– Special for April …… K3SUK 16
The Converter Converter
– Stick it between your UHF converter and your low-frequency receiver …… W1OOP 18
The Ratnick Two’er
– It’s a simple transmitter for local contacts …… WA2RAT 22
The Clinic
– More first-of-april nonsense …… K3SUK 24
Cardboarding
– An interesting approach to experimenting and records ……W6FTA 26
Buried Antennas
– They don’t work too well but they may be the best you can do …… W1DCG 34
A Transistor Wien Bridge
– 20-200 000 Hz with a simple easy-to-build circuit …… W6GXN 36
Ham vs. Ham
– We hope these things don’t make you MAD …… K3SUK 40
Air Mobile
– Like to try operating from an airplane? …… W3ZP 42
FM Subcarrier Generator
– A simple way to add sound to your TV transmissions …… W6ORG 46
James Dandy Diode Tester
– Check your diodes very quickly with this simple instrument …… W2DXH 50
Some Commandments for DXing
– CQ’s new DX editor offers some excellent hints …… K4IIF 58
High Frequency Single Side Band Transceivers Receiver-exciters and Linear Amplifiers for Hams
– Here’s a complete listing of all high frequency SSB gear by comparison table. This special section also includes a photograph and description of each unit …… W2DTY 64
Ferromagnetic Beads
– Tiny ferrite beads can make excellent chokes from plain wires …… W6SFM 84
A Canadian Assault on FP8
– A DXpedition-vacation to Ste. Pierre …… VE1ADH 86
he Clegg 66’er
– Squires-sanders mate to the 22’er …… W1DTY 90
Climbing the Novice Ladder: Part 5
– A stroke of luck for Judy …… W7OE 98
Gus: Part 22
– If you enjoy this series you should get the DX’ers magazine …… W4BPD 106
73 Amateur Radio Today – April 1967