73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1987
Issue Contents:
Radio At Green Bank
– This remote site in West Virginia is home to one of the most impressive collections of radio antennas in the world …… AJ0N 16
A Foldover Cheapie
– Convert scrap water pipe to a 40-foot fold-over antenna tower! …… KF4BI 19
Out-of-the-ordinary QTH’s
– Here are some ideas to help you gel out on your portable antenna – when you really need to …… K4IPV 22
Non-etched Swr Bridge
– This five-dollar afternoon project will measure swr to better than 1:1 from 7 to 435 MHz …… W6IOJ 24
220 MHz Portable Pocket J-pole
– A low-cost quickie with more db-gain than ducks or pullouts …… KB6MIF 27
Horseflies and Grid Squares
– A true tale of truly amazing VHF/uHF DXing! …… KT2B 33
General Purpose VHF/uHFAntenna
– Build a discone for a fraction of the cost of its commercial equivalent …… WA1GPO 38
The L’i1 Fixer
– The ultimate in simplicity …… W9THN 40
440-mHz Repeater Antenna
– Now you can build one of the most widely used antennas in the public safety and commercial spectrum …… WB2EDV 41
The HF Half-sloper
– A directive low-angle radiating wire antenna that fits in a small city backyard …… W8DYF 43
73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1987
