73 Amateur Radio Today – December 2001
Issue Contents:
Microwind to the Rescue!
– Let the wind keep your emergency batteries charged …… WA8YKN 10
Subdivision Subterfuge
– A Houston homeowner handles his hamming …… KD5IDU 17
IOTA -aS096
– That’s St. Mary’s Island to you …… VU2SBJ 20
Bare Bones Battery Booster
– A good project – as long as you understand the dangers and limitations …… N0GJ 23
VOM Primer
– This overview is helpful for beginners and old-timers alike …… W2GOM/7 28
Travels with Henryk -part 1
– SM0JHF shares some photos – and the fun of hamming …… SM0JHF 30
Ye Olde Fishpole Vertical
– Some things never change -thankfully …… HL1/n8HI 32
The Builder’s Dozen
– Uncommon uses for common stuff …… AA2JZ 36
lC-706 Goes to Hell
– How to mate your Icom rig with an old Heil headset …… W5RK 37
Helsinki or Buzz!
– No-frills tickets meant an instant junket to OH-iand for this G3 …… G3SWH 38
Beginner’s PS Tester
– This variable active load will do the trick …… WB9VBM N9BRL 40
RF Inferno
– Meet the new Raibeam antennas …… K7GCO 24
73 Amateur Radio Today – December 2001