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Escape from Mt. St. Hel e ns!<br />

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Sheila Ra n!<br />

- a sightless sp rinte r's trium ph is one of ham radi o' s<br />

finest hours<br />

WBtUFF<br />

The First Ma n in Space Was a Ham<br />

- UA1l 0 remembered W1QMS<br />

NASA Satellites You Can Use<br />

- w ith permission. of cour se K40VK<br />

Under<strong>to</strong>nes<br />

- a fractional frequency oscilla <strong>to</strong> r W4FEC 56<br />

78MAGAZiNE<br />

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A Computer-Controlled Talking Repeater<br />

~ - pa rt I: Introducti on WA6AXX<br />

Murphy's Own OSCAR Tracker<br />

~ - sim ple po inter fo r satellite antenna s<br />

. .................K8 BG<br />

Counting wit h Class<br />

- build this Sao-MHz l SI freq uency counter<br />

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A Transis<strong>to</strong>r for True Believers<br />

-tubes fore ver? Not with FETs!.<br />

Stay Cool with TM<br />

WB 4EKB<br />

WB7CMZ<br />

- use thermost at modu lation <strong>to</strong> low er yo ur heati ng<br />

costs.. _ W 82 EQG<br />

One Man's Ma gazine: Twe nty Years of 73<br />

How To Be An Amateur<br />

............................. ....NIAUI<br />

....... W2ZGU<br />

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The Arcane Art of ATV<br />

-the tran svert er approach <strong>to</strong> f ast-scan televi sion<br />

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How <strong>to</strong> Make a Good Scanner Better<br />

- a bevy of useful mods.. WA4PYQ<br />

Win Frie nds fo r Your Club<br />

- PR is the name of the game . . _ WA5TUM<br />

Field Strength for Free<br />

- a hom e-brew co nve rsion Staff<br />

The QRM Killer<br />

- antenna alte rnat ive for40 W9HBf<br />

PC Boa rds - A Pho<strong>to</strong>graphic Method<br />

- it's easy when yo u take it step by step<br />

....... .........................W B5HGR<br />

Free CMOS Timers<br />

- build o ne-shot s fr om spare inverte rs __ W D5DDR<br />

Late Check-Ins Co me Now<br />

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zero-beat on this co mputerized NCS<br />

svstern.. . N8AD<br />

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Some Guys Make It<br />

- and then there's us__ _ K20RS<br />

The 4D-Meter Band Blaster<br />

- t his ante nna works, but w hy ? .<br />

Gilding the Lily<br />

- FT-101 mod for crazed pu rists<br />

Mike Mods for the KDK-2016A<br />

- improved scanning<br />

Clock Blocks<br />

Build a 8etter Batte ry Tester<br />

..W9H BF<br />

...... W B4HLZ<br />

. .... .............W B9WNU<br />

-a compend ium of TTL and CM OS o scill a<strong>to</strong>rs<br />

.......K4I PV<br />

- test 'em under loa d Staff<br />

Getting the SB-220 <strong>to</strong> Id le<br />

- a f inal-saving mod for Heath 's pop ular l inear<br />

....... ...... ...... ......... ................................. ............ ..W9RY<br />

Egad! An Easy-<strong>to</strong>-Build Synthesizer!<br />

... N4CEY<br />

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A Note- 4, Ne ver Say Die- 6, Looking West-12, DX-14, Contests-16, RTTY Loop-18, Awards - 20,<br />

Leaky Lines - 23, Letters- 24, OSCAR O rbits- 26, Fun! - 28, New Products- 30, Our <strong>Gift</strong> <strong>to</strong> You! - 147,<br />

Ha m Help- 23, 224 , 227, 230 , 241, Review- 226, Social Events- 228 , FCC- 234, Dealer Direc<strong>to</strong>ry - 273<br />

Cover: Tedd Cl uff, speci al ph o<strong>to</strong>grap hy . Diana Sho nk, art. Easte rn Rainbow (Derry N H1, speci al co lor.

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