73 Amateur Radio Today – December 1996
Issue Contents:
Automatic Packet Reporting System
– You can track anything with this! …… WB4APR 10
Shooting Straight Up
– NVIS: A neglected short-range technique …… XF1/kB6ASH 22
Build This 6m Attic Antenna
– A simple stealth antenna protect …… KA0NAN 28
Circulators Anyone?
– Keep the traffic flowing …… W6OIU 30
Hams on the Information Highway Part 2
– How you can easily find and start using Usenet groups …… KB7NO 33
The Solder Slurper
– Build our own desoldering station-cheap! …… N6GKC 40
Audio Filter Alignment Generator
– Another piece of test equipment you can build …… KB4ZGC 42
The Art and Challenge of Sending CW
– When a QSO is much more than just “RST QTH name and 73” …… W6BNB 44
Join the North Pole Network
– Smiles are virtually guaranteed when hospitalized kids talk with St. Nick …… WA6OPS; K0OV
CW Enhancer
– Making your signal stand tall …… W2GOM/7 68
Saving the Amateur Radio Spectrum
– A case supporting amateur licensing fees …… KN4HL 76
Mobile Or Chairside HT Holder
– A simple practical project based on a boat accessory …… XF1/kB6ASH 86
The Ten-tec 1209 2-to-6 Transverter
– An easy way to have some fun! …… VA3XDM 20
Woodhouse Communications’ APT-2CP Omnidirectional Antenna
– And its perfect sidekick Hamtronics’ LNG-137 receiver preamp …… WB9RRT 24
JBI Universal Radio Interface Kit
– A great first-time project! …… WB2WPM 26
Communications Simplified Part 12
…… K2OAW 64
LED Checker Plus
– Make it even more useful …… Thompson 77
73 Amateur Radio Today – December 1996
