73 Amateur Radio Today – March 1996
Issue Contents:
JY74X-jY74Z: A Joint Jordanian-israeli Operation
– Our peace process dividend: DXpeditions to Amman and Mt. Nebo celebrating the first anniversary of the “Washington Declaration” peace accords …… 4X6KJ-jY8KJ 10
Into Orbit with the Final Phase 3 OSCAR
– It’s a bird! it’s a plane! it’s …… WA5ZIB 16
73’s DX Dynasty Award
…… Staff 26
Simple Secondary Frequency Standard
– Stay within your legal frequency …… KB4ZGC 30
The Tiny Tic-tac Tester
– The useful and easy-to-build trester is a good first-time project …… N4UAU 33
A New Look at the VXO
– 80 though 10 meter coverage using a TV color burst crystal …… W2IMB 36
Facts and Fibs about Preamps
– Two do-it-yourselfers …… ZL1AAN 41
Official DX Dynasty Countries List: 3/96
…… Staff 46
A Stealth 40-10 Meter Antenna
– An indoor antenna for the desperate that works from 40m through 10m …… KB4ZGC 50
A Simple Capacity Meter
– Have fun building your own with this simple construction project …… KB4ZGC 71
What’s New In Kits?
– Take a gander at some goodies …… WA3ULH 22
The Wilderness KC1
– An integrated keyer – displayless frequency counter …… AC4HF 40
The New Index Laboratories QRP Plus Transceiver
– Check out this tiny fuII-function QRP HF transceiver …… WA3ULH 44
How About a 2W/10m Transceiver Kit
– Build a “fits-in-your-pocket” 40m QRP transceiver …… AC4HF 50
The Hamtronics TD-4 Selective Calling Unit Kit
– A tiny package of fun! …… WB9RRT 52
73 Amateur Radio Today – March 1996
