73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1990
Issue Contents:
Dual Voltage Bench Supply
– Versatile solution for your power supply needs …… W6WTU 10
The SPC Transmatch
– Improved performance for 20 through 10 meters …… W4RNL 22
ROBO-cOPY
– Automate your shack with a CW copier …… WB9DYI 28
An Easy to Make 2 Meter Antenna
– Make a strong J-pole from an old TV antenna …… AA5KB 32
Solar Car Race
– Searching for an alternative …… WB8ELK 34
Service Survey Wrap-up
– Plus -where to get your old rig fixed …… WB6NOA 38
The ZED LOOP Special
– An inexpensive HF beam with a new twist …… W1XU 41
A Visual CW Offset Indicator
– Add the feature the manufacturers forgot …… W6OWP 46
Above and Below 2 Meters
– Know what you’re hearing …… N2DUP 62
DXDA ’90
– The corrected list of countries …… WB2DIN Staff 80
The Signal Sentry
– Miniature touch-tone decoder and message alert …… WB8ELK 14
The Yaesu FT-1000 Transceiver
– A hot performer loaded with features …… WA4BLC 18
Antenna Quick-launch System
– All you need is a strong arm and the QL system …… W1XU 26
GAP DX-vI Multiband Vertical
– Better than a dipole for DX …… K5CNF 36
73 Amateur Radio Today – October 1990