73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1996
Issue Contents:
The Amateur’s Guide to Free Energy Devices
– A history and hints for further experimentation …… WA8YKN 10
Adventures on the Red Sea
– DXing in style in an unforgettable setting …… KA9SOF 20
The Wonderful Twin-t
– Its a code oscillator: a transistor or even a piano! …… AD4UA 24
A Kite/balloon-supported Zepp for 160 Meters
– Make your antenna fly high! …… W1GV 26
My Indoor Antenna Farm
– Yes you really can DX with a stealth antenna …… W6YBT 29
Off 2 4 Good
– Cheap and easy fixes for TVI …… W0WUZ 30
FRACVERT: Small Fractal Footprint Vertical
– Fractal counterpoise or top hat too! …… N1IR 34
Have we Been Had?
– Again? …… WA8HSU 36
An Antenna Plotting Oscillator
– Here’s a handy one-chip piece of equipment you can build …… G2BZQ 42
Saving Ourselves From Ourselves
– Its called getting involved …… KN4HL 46
BC Band Antenna Switchover Relay
– A better way for Icom HF radios …… NZ9E 69
Your Next Buy: An MFJ-259
– Wait ’til you see what this antenna analyzer can do for you! …… K5LAD 23
TD-3 Subaudible Tone Decoder Module
– Hamtronics kit saves one club’s treasury – and provides a group project …… WB9RRT 32
Communicating on the Internet
– With Quarterdeck -license-free! …… K7UGQ 40
Communications Simplified Part 9
– Why TV radio and FM carried communications really work …… K2OAW 64
From Kilowatts to Femtowatts?
– Wrestling with those dog biscuits …… W8DMR 68
Heathkit Mania
– And all bought at bargain prices! …… WB2WPM 80
73 Amateur Radio Today – September 1996