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MAGAZINE<br />
73 Magazine 11'104 , May 1969 Conten ts<br />
4 Who's Who in Arneteur Radio••••••••............••..••••.•...•.......W8GI<br />
Celebrities in our ranks..<br />
8 Staeked Gamma Matched Turnnil•.....••••.•••..............WA9lPC<br />
About 10 db o n 2M, o m nidirectional.<br />
10 VHF Vacation Special.....•••••.•.•••...•...................••....••..W2ZRX<br />
2M slot antenna made out of aluminum fall.<br />
14 SUnit Attenuator••••.•. .•••..••.................••...•.•• .••••• .•••• WASSWD<br />
For calibrating S ·meterl <strong>and</strong> antenna geln.<br />
20 In The Beginning.........•••..........•...................•.......•••.... K1 YSD<br />
Not for serious amateurs or hea,t patlenn.<br />
24 Oon' t Kill Your Gener.tor<br />
Just wound it a little, mavbe .<br />
W1EZT<br />
26 Working OX Without Six EI.m.nts<br />
Persistance <strong>and</strong> sneakiness substituted fo r power.<br />
K5PAC<br />
28 The Short-Vee Antenna W3FOJ<br />
10.15.20M. 56' on a leg <strong>and</strong> it works.<br />
30 The l ittle Wonder........ ...... ...............•............. ... ...... ... W5ZBC<br />
BO·10M anten na...lo o ks a lo t like t h e Joystick .<br />
32 Easy Tuning o f the Ouad............... ....•........... .............W4AZK<br />
Multi-element quads can be awfully difficult.<br />
36 The Antennascope-An Effective Tool<br />
It ' . okay if you know how to use it.<br />
VE3CEA<br />
40 Two on Top.........••......•. .. ... .......•... ........................... ...W6AJZ<br />
80M vertical which tunes bOth ends of the b<strong>and</strong>.<br />
42 Measuring Antenna Ga in<br />
You don't just ask around for signal reports.<br />
W2EEY<br />
46 ORP-A New World To Conquer W6TYP<br />
Where 1.000 watts is a full gallon.<br />
48 Report o n The Galax y 550<br />
W6AJZ<br />
G reat new transceiver.. .read all about h.<br />
52 Feeding & Tuning Three B<strong>and</strong> Ouad<br />
aoomtess quad.,.novel approach... etc.<br />
WA4VWY<br />
56 To Patch o r Not To Patch.•.••.... .. .. .....................•.... ....W5LHG<br />
Here's the latest news on patching.<br />
60 Direct Reading SWR Indicator<br />
T ired o f switch'i ng back a nd fort h ? La.z ibones.<br />
K3WRW<br />
6Z Asymmetrically Feeding l ong Wires........................•.. W2E EY<br />
Strange Ihings happen when you move the feed around.<br />
68 13 Tests the James Resaarch Units Wl EMV<br />
And f inds t hem outsl<strong>and</strong>in g <strong>and</strong> mild.<br />
70 Compressed Vertical fo r 160<br />
If you have room for a 12 0 ' tower pass Ih is by.<br />
W6FPO<br />
7Z Class A Transistor Amplifier Design<br />
WASSWD<br />
Seven sleps 10 total <strong>and</strong> complete su ccess. Probably.<br />
74 $4.98 Novice Special WA7CSK<br />
Why spend more for. nice 15M anlenna? Why not?<br />
77 How To Fl y Your Kite<br />
E14R<br />
Simple 160M antenna for F ield Day o r 8llpeditions.<br />
78 In Search of • Better Angle<br />
A ngle of rad iat io n is o f critical importance. Aead .<br />
K9YOE<br />
84 FSK Exciter<br />
W4LlR<br />
AnOlher bone for the ATTY fiends.<br />
88 Telephone Beeper<br />
W6BLZ<br />
H<strong>and</strong> y gadgel for t he new p hone palch laws.<br />
9Z KW Dummy load Cheap WB2PTU<br />
Slart using this instead of your anlenna.<br />
94 Mini-Bomb<br />
A not her o f h is little 10 kw lin e ar amplifie r•. almost.<br />
WeSYK<br />
96 O X From Dl l<strong>and</strong> oL4BR<br />
Whal il's like over o n thai end.<br />
98 Phonetics for the Pileups KH6IJ<br />
How to ge l your call lelten t h rou gh t he mess .<br />
100 Extra Class License Course Staff<br />
Part 4 of the Extra C lass Study Course. Learn.<br />
IN. 118 Economy Chronometer EoO<br />
Some hams are pretty doggone cheap.<br />
120 4x150 Socket WA3AOS<br />
A not her Shortcut for the cheapskate ham.<br />
122 All B<strong>and</strong> Curtain Arrtty VK4SS<br />
16 0 -10 M <strong>and</strong> only 1 12 feet long.<br />
123 How To Tune A Circuit<br />
Figuring cenectrence. <strong>and</strong> paralle l capacitanc e.<br />
K5LLI<br />
130 Mobile Antenna for Vacation Usa WB2WYO<br />
Not much trouble <strong>and</strong> works snceevece.<br />
Features<br />
2 da W2NSD/1<br />
16 Armed Forces Day Skeds<br />
38 Malchlng Short Cut<br />
38 o x Qul.z<br />
45 Different TR Switch<br />
50 Novice 15M Antenna<br />
5 1 S u per SS<br />
59 Tech nology Aece<br />
6 6 Beams in Basement<br />
6 6 SWR Bridge Beer Connectors<br />
73 Evan Better Gamma<br />
76 FCC Action<br />
B7 The F irst QS L<br />
93 Coax Swilch<br />
11 6 New Book .<br />
121 AF S ea ling Tape<br />
12 7 SSB Esc alator<br />
12B New Products<br />
13 2 Letters<br />
140 Cav eat Em ptor<br />
144 Pro pagation Chans<br />
146 Advertisi ng Ind ex<br />
STAFF<br />
Editors<br />
Wayne Green W2NSD/l.<br />
Kayla Bloom WI EMV<br />
Advertising<br />
Bill Bea tty<br />
Production<br />
Roger Block<br />
NeUie Sildar<br />
Tim Ga<strong>rf</strong>ield<br />
Composition<br />
Louise Consta nt<br />
Art<br />
BiD Kellogg<br />
BiU Marella<br />
Circulatinn<br />
Mary Andreae<br />
Doro thy Gibson<br />
Ruth Ring<br />
Publications<br />
George Griffith<br />
John Van Hillo<br />
Mike Hill<br />
Money<br />
Doris Stuh lsatz<br />
Propagation<br />
J ohn Nelson<br />
wrw Editor<br />
Dave Mann K2AGZ<br />
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MAY 1969 1
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