73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1978 with Index
Issue Contents:
CB to 10-part X: Realistic’s Mini 23
…… K5LUW/k5SA 38
Four-wheel Frenzy!
– hams and the Baja International …… K6WS 26
T-r Erotica
– rf switching with PIN diodes …… W4VGZ 32
The Autodialer Revisited
– a circuit board and other improvements …… W7JSW 34
Watergate Special
– create your own 18-minute gap …… HB9BLU 36
Be Legal
– build an ID reminder …… AD4A/wA4MFY 40
Another IC-22S Scheme
– for oddball repeaters …… WA1ZMQ 44
Improving the SWTPC UDI
– self-preservation made easy …… K3MPJ 46
Graduate to a Better Operating Desk
– lost of class …… WB6EKO 48
The SWL Bible
– tuning the ends of the world …… W2XQ 50
The Mobile Dream Machine
– Kenwood Drake Larsen.. and Ford …… K9SQG/8 58
Be A Surplus Survivor
– don’t get burned by a boat anchor …… WB4APC 62
Tracking the Wild Turkey
– DF tips …… WA8BHR 64
High Q Antennas
– stop worrying about swr …… K4KI 68
When In Doubt Improvise!
– adding TT convenience to your HT-144B …… W6LTV 72
Relief for the Rockbound
– continuous tuning for FM rigs …… WB2EQG 74
Power Supply Magic
– the forgotten voltage doubler …… Burt 78
DVM Scrapbook
– the basics …… McClellan 82
Meet Mr. Blizzard
– Dayton hams were ready …… K8YQH/aA8P 88
The Blizzard Of ’78
– a real snow job …… W8HXR 92
How Do You Use ICs?
– part X …… WA2SUT/nNN0ZVB 94
Relax and Unwind
– your antenna wire …… WA4TJJ 98
Nuclear Attack!
– WWIII on your SR-52 …… WA7WKA 100
Computerized QSO Records
– who needs a logbook? …… WA7VZR 106
RAM Checkout’s A Snap
– this tiny program does the job …… WA7NEV 112
The Case of the Missing Offset
– adding to the HW-2021 …… K3JZD 118
What Do You Do With A Timekube?
– when in doubt modify it! …… Staff 122
Gourmet Guide To Capacitors
– for that project you have cooking …… W5JJ 126
The ARC Tuner
– rejuvenated surplus …… K9QLL 128
Home-brew Circuit Boards
– cheap and simple …… W9IWI 132
73 Reveals Bias!
– transistor operation exposed! …… W5JJ 136
CB to 10
– part X: Realistic’s Mini 23 …… K5LUW/k5SA 138
Kerchunk …Kaboom!
– safe distances between dynamite and rf …… N5KR 140
Be Mr. Clean!
– simple RTTY trash remover …… WB4FXD 142
Build the Triple Threat Keyer
– great Novice project …… W8FX/4 144
The Ten Meter AM Antenna Special
– $5 vertical also works SSB or FM …… W6RCL 146
Buddy Ya Got A Match?
– build one L of a matcher …… K4KI 152
Another Trick for the 22S
– now it’s a remote control system …… WB7SHW 164
“Stop Timeouts!” Revisited
– PC board for K3VTO’s timer …… WB3ELV 168
Maintain Control
– keeping power tools in their place …… Stanfield 170
CB to 10
– part XI: Hy-gain’s PLL rigs …… WB5BSG 172
Active Voltage Divider
– for dividing active voltage …… PY1AQL/cT1EM 174
Charge!
– your nicads …… W4VGZ 201
Light Right?
– do it yourself photo exposure meter …… Mills 204
Micoder Magic
– improve it with easy mods …… K4BJF 214
Build the IC Experimenter
– getting started with TTL and CMOS …… Leonard 220
A New Type of 10 GHz Receiver
– use it or lose it …… Kopeika 4Z4TJ 222
Two Meters At the Summit
– a backpacker’s delight …… W6FJT 224
73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1978 with Index