73 Amateur Radio Today – August 2001
Issue Contents:
Amazon Death Flight
– When these missionaries -and hams- were shot down the official apology was too little too late …… W8NXD 10
“CQ ET!”
– The UFO Watchtower DXpedition …… WA3QLW 12
The Wall-wart Bible
– Say “Amen!” to this treatise on troubleshooting these ubiquitous supplies …… KJ4W 14
Return of the Wavemeter
– Nostalgia? Fun project? Or both? …… W6WTU 19
Your Long-lost Transistor Notebook
– Part 2 of 4 …… W6WTU 24
“Back later today dear. I’ll be at tomorrow’s hamfest in Australia…”
…… VK3CQE VK3LM & W8ZCF 29
Read All About It!
– Part 9 of good stuff from The Hertzian Herald …… K8JWR 32
The History of Ham Radio
– Parts 9 and 10: Portable and mobile. more experimenting …… W9CI 50
Surplus: Easy Setup Portable HF Antenna
– The Telex 1990 – aka AS-2259 man-pack antenna -can be a treat for amateurs …… VE2EQL 27
73 Amateur Radio Today – August 2001
