73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1978
Issue Contents:
A Keyer? Who Needs Another Keyer?
– would you believe a $2 keyer? …… W6APZ 24
Official FCC RFI Report
– curing radio and TVI …… FCC 30
Hey Old-timers! The Breadboard Is Back!
– jiffy up those IC circuits …… WA7NEV 46
Fake ‘Em Out With Remote Control
– TT-operated control unit …… W4VGI 52
Now-a Digital Capacit- Meter!
– simple construction project …… W3KBM 58
DMM Survival Course
– all about using digital multimeters …… McClelian 62
What Happened To SSTV?
– is it dead or alive? …… K4TWJ 72
Build This Excitingly Simple Receiver
…… K4DHC 76
Can Hams Counter Police Radar?
– electronic warfare: another step …… WA4WDL 80
Why Not Go First Class?
– FM RTTY ID PL TT etc! …… W9CGI 84
Diary Of A Survivor
– cyberosis victim tells all …… WA6PPZ 92
How Good Is the North Star Disk?
– and why is it getting so popular? …… Bosen 100
Pseudorandomness Is Just Not Good Enough
– true random happiness with a Z-80 …… WA1PTZ 103
Beethoven Need Not Fear
– a little night music on the micro …… G8HBR 106
Hex Converter for True-blue Octalists
– BASIC program …… Dolinear 110
The Cheaper Beeper
– “Bell” for your CRT RTTY or uP …… VE2BVW 111
Semi-instant Program Loading
– bauding up the SWT 6800 …… WB4GXE 112
The Super Select-o-ject
– kill rotten QRM with this filter system …… W8FX/4 116
The IG-102 Goes Transistor!
-tubeless portability for this Heath signal generator …… Rossnick 120
The Miser’s Delight Repeater Controller
– the very ID! …… W2PMX 124
Another Ten Minute Timer?
– yup …… N9MX K9MX 128
Make Antenna Tuning A Joy
– instant swr bridge …… K5QY 134
If You Want To Know Where You Are
– loran-c receiver: part: II …… Burhans 146
Home-canned Dummy
– cheap half-gallon load …… WB2BWJ WA2JZR 154
De-Zap Strap
– so you can MOS around …… W6SWZ 156
No Not Another 22S Mod?
– yes another Icom 22S mod …… VE2TM 158
Scare the Hell Out Of Burglars
– ham shack alarm systems …… WA6WUI 160
The COR Goes Solid State
– turning two Midland rigs into a repeater …… WA6ILQ 162
73 Amateur Radio Today – May 1978