73 Amateur Radio Today – August 1984 Issue
Issue Contents:
Top-Notch Tuner Time
– Can’t get your signal out of the backyard? Build KC2NT’s antenna matcher and hear what you’ve been missing …… K2NT 8
Cheap Power Ploy
– This rugged supply will give you more power than you ever dreamed possible. Have we gone too far this time? …… K9QLL 10
Penn’s Two-tone Gadget
– Clue one: We’re talking about lab quality. Clue two: Get your junk box …… W1BG 21
Yaesu Icom Graft Revealed
– Splice Icom’s headset to Yaesu’s talkie and discover handle happiness …… K2OAW 32
Stare-way to Heaven
– At the Arecibo observatory the sky’s the limit. Who said size doesn’t matter? …… AJQN 34
Counter-productive Basics: Part I
– Digital needn’t be difficult. Let K41PV guide you through the fundamentals of frequency counting …… K4IPV 40
Messing With Heath
– This 101 control mod proves fun and easy with frequency. Your rig deserves it …… AI7C 46
AMTOR How-to
– FEC? ARQ? Don’t panic. Timely advice from the father of AMTOR takes the confusion out of our newest mode …… W2JUP 62
Picture-perfect Audio Filters
– Throw away that antique breadboard and scope. Let your Apple II peak and tweak a soft circuit instead …… K3LF 66
Top-band Power Punch
– Sick of 5-2 reports on 160? Build this knockout kilowatt amp and make it 59 every time …… WA0VNY 70
73 Amateur Radio Today – August 1984 Issue