73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1986 with Index
Issue Contents:
Just the FAX Ma’am
– Check out NOAA’s eyes in the sky with this one-chip weather FAX decoder for your C-64 …… WB8TPD 24
Make the Switch to PIN Diodes
– Unbelievably fast PIN diodes can drag your tube-bound transceiver into the 80s with silent switching …… OA4KO/YV5 28
Shoestring Shortwave
– Remember when rigs were built on pine bases? Try KICLL’s converter for old time’s sake …… K1CLL 34
The End of the Rope
– Some days you just want to mail your license back to the FCC …… K9AZG 38
A Simple Way to Measure SSB PEP
– Sure anybody can do it on CW but what about that dancing voice envelope …… W5VSR 40
Microwave Building Blocks: The I-f Amplifier
– What used to take a rack of tubes can now be done on one tiny chip …… WB6IGP 42
The DXer’s SCF
– It’s deadly sharp doesn’t ring and needs no alignment. Is this switched capacitor filter the ultimate station accessory …… NB9K 46
One Band One Transistor
– Carry your 75m net around in your pocket …… WB2EUF 54
On the road:
– The DSE 440-mHz mobile transceiver …… WB6PHE 18
See the band:
– Heathkit’s HOA-5404-1 Pan Adapter …… N1BLH 20
73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1986 with Index
