The Butternut HF5V-IJI vertical antenna.

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4 73 Magazine. August, 1981
Wild Turkeys 1, FBI 0 A Flier's Guide to the Airwaves
-canorher foul-up from the teds WA7UDO 12 -off we go into the wild blue yonder W B6BHI 58
Sailplanes on Six
Cybernel Ten-Meier Offset
- these thermal-hunting hems have an edge on the
- If you've gone (B to 10, why not go all the way?
competItion W 636QO 20
Add the repeater offset. too! K)NXU 66
The Supernova Station Organizer
A Siout Hearl for a Simple.. Autopatch
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-in this project. four into one willgo ! W 3BYM
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- put your KIM-1 towork WD8CHH
R" iew:
Kenwood's TR-9000
Review:
- the multi-mode z-rneter rig that'smaking SSBersout The Bearcat 350 Programmable Scanner
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VHFers WB86TH, N8RK 30
- a uru-ctass act from Electra WA4PYQ 78
Review:
The Calectro Multi-Tester
-a tull-stze, lab-type multimeter for fans of analog
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operation. . " W8FX
Review:
How To Defend Yourself Against Radar
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Review: Review:
Butternut's HF5V-1II Vertical Guide to RTTY Frequencies
-this one really does work equallv well in all ........................................................... ...... K8D IU/4 87
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direcnons KAllR
The History of Ham Radio
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-e-part XVii W9C1
The Melerless Ohmmeter
36 Re\tiew:
-an audible continuity tester WB7NEZ
The Robot 800H
QRM-Free Antenna Tuning - 3 specialty terminal for RTTY/Morse/SSTV and
40 you WB9PKD 92
-with this inexpensive noisebridge Staff
The Better Vertical
IC-2A Accessories the Cheap Way
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The TET SQ-22 Antenna
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- usingOld Sol to find true North K6BW
-e-walkmg the dog with il two-meter quad... KAllR 99
Newcomer to Nicadsl
The OX Primer
- you'lt get a charge out of thi~ informative
- low power plus low antennas plus good technique
so
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overview .... ...................................W60JF
equals 300 countries.,.. .. " W8YA
Never Say Die- 6, Fun! -102, leaky lines-104, Ham Help-105, 143, Contesls-106, DX-120, Awards- 122,
Social E'Jents-123, New Products-128, RTTY loop-132, letters-133, Looking West-134, Kahaner Report
- 13&, Corrections-137, OSCAR Orbits-142, Dealer Directory-162, Propagation-162
Cover. AEA's Mike Lamb and daughter Julie go bicycle marine mobile with the Isopolen~ 144. Photo by Audris SkuJa,
73 Magazine. August, 1981 5
ing in teams to distracl dealers
while an accomplice grabbed
equipment. One dealer lost
three HTs... from the back of
his exhibit booth!
MILLER HASSLE WON'T QUIT
The dumping of Miller as a
director of the ARRL and the
naming of his opponent, Metz·
W2NSD/i ger, without the benefit of even
counting the votes, has upset
hams in Indiana considerably.
We published some letters on
NEVER SAY DIE
the subject and I'm told by some
of the 73 team which was at
Dayton (nine of us were there)
editorial by Wayne Green
that a chap claiming to be a
lawyer for Metzger came by the
booth yelling and threatening to
sue us over the letters. He ap
ROCHESTER HAMFEST The exhibits were then forced to dealers collected the tax. , .and
parently came across loud and
CLOSED DOWN BY TAX close down. The 73 booth was didn't pay it. The New York ham
obnoxious.
OFFICIALS permitted to continue without dealer, feeling that this gave his
interruption, though the OST competitors an undue edvan
New York tax officials If this chap is representative
booth was closed. tage ... the tall. collections be
descended on the Rochester of Metzger, the division is in for
This all got started about two ing pure profit. .. complained
Hamlest and closed down the a most interesting time. I don't
years ago when several ham again through trrs congressman.
ARRL booth, threatening presi envy them. More information
dent Harry Dannals with an ar dealers collected the New York When the tall. people and the has been promised on the de
rest warrant if he continued to state taxes on sales, but then police showed up at the peak of tails, but from everything I've
hawk his books and magazines. did not turn them into the tall. the hamfest, the committee heard it is a crear-cut case of the
h was at the height 01 the department. Out-of-state ham went into hiding and offered no ARRL wanting to get rid of a di·
hamlesl just before noon on dealers who just ignored the tall. help or advice. The only state rector who was asking too many
Saturday. with an estimated did not cause problems, but the ment, issued hours later, was to questions. The smear of Milleris
3,000 people milling around the collecting of the tall. without the the effect that the committee contmumq. Insignificant things
flea market and the handful of payment of it was too much. A had no position on the tall. one are being blown up out of all pro
exhibitor booths, when the lax New York ham dealer cern way or the other. The situation portion to try to justify the char
officials and police arrived p1ained through his state con was one of total confusion, acter assassination of Miller.
The police cars drove up and gressman and the heat was on. The media got the word, and Pity.
television teams soon arrived,
down the aisles of the flea Last year, a tall.official turned
causing a fast exit by the police DAMNED GOVERNMENT
market, demanding that every up to investigate and made it
and tall. people, The th reats of
one pack up and leave rmmeot clear that this sort 01 thing Many of us expect to see the
arrest warrants were apparently
ately. Inside the exhibits build would have to stop. He told all federal government react about
just scare tactics " .anc of
ing, the tax officials demanded exhibitors to be sure to get state the same as the states to a re
questionable legality. Exhibi·
proof of a tax certificate, which tall. certificates, collect the tax, duction in funds: Cut the most
few exhibitors could produce. and pay it. Again, some of the tors would have done best, it important and visible services
turned out, to just keep on seil
first, protecting the bureaucrats
ing. Losses in sales have been
to the last. It is nice that Reagan
estimated at about a quarter of
PLAIN LANGUAGE DEADLINE EXTENDED has put out a call for the public
a million dollars.
to blow the whistle on govern
A last-minute effort by 73 MagaZine, the ARRL, and others
Just to make things even
ment waste, bad management
has resulted in a 6O-day extension of the deadline for filing
worse, security at Rochester
practices, and fraud, If you've
comments on Ihe Plain Language Rules docket. You now
was poor and many exhibitors
run into any such, you might
have unlil August 21 to contribute your thoughts about PR
found themselves made mrsera
send word to Howard Messner,
80-729.
ble by thieves. Some were work·
Office of Management and Bud
get, Room 10208, New Executive
We urge every club and repeater association to take a close
Office Building, Washington DC
look et the docket and then submit specific, constructive
20503.
comments. If you would like to be a formal participant in the
W2NSD ON·THE-AIR
comment process, file an original and five copies. If you fue
SCHEDULE It appears as if there is going
an original and 11 copies, every Commissioner will see your
AUGUST,1981 to be a try at getting the govern
remarks. Of course, the FCC will consider all comments, reo 8:00-1 1:00 PM EDT ment out of the large-scale print
gardless of the number of copies submitted. The important ing business, too. That'll be a
4 15m·2Om ATIY
thing is to speak out before the August 21 deadline. relief,
11 2Om-40m Phone
18 15m·20m CW
Until October 21 , the FCC permits you to file replies to com PETERBOROUGH DAYS
25 15m·2Om Phone
ments received by August 21. The difficulty ues in obtaining
"Our Town," as Peterborough
copies of the many comments the Commission has received. Look for us in the first 25
is called as a result of being
One good way to obtain these comments is to contact the in· kHz of the General ocr
used as the role model for the
dividuals who flied them. For more details about the FCC's tton of each band, We'll
play of that name many years
activities, call the Office of Consumer Assistance at (202)·632· be on the higher frequen
ago, is having an en-out bash on
7000. cy band first.
August 6-7-8th, and you're in
vited.
8 73 Magazine · August, 1981
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Perfect companion forTR-7730 in
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• Other features similar to TR-7730
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five memories, memory scan. automatic
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To do our part In the celebra beautiful in New England and it climbed the mountain I took the
tion, we're going to have a wide Is situated in one of the most train back down.
STAFF
selection of back issues of 73 remarkable little valleys in the So, if you and your family are
available for the taking ... plus country. One visit and YOU'll see within driving distance of lower
ham gear and parts collected by why New Hampshire is one of New Hampshire, you might plan
me over the last 40 years. We the fastest growing states in the on getting up here in early
have to make room for a new country. Remember that we August to see us... and to get
PUBLISHER/EDITOR
Wayne G'""" W2NSDI1 magazine and that means I've have no sales taxes, so when in on some of the fun of Peter
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT lost my ham equipment storage you shop you pay the actual borough Days. We monitor
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rights. Pick 'em over and watch retail price for everything. 147.54 when you're in the area.
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Edward Fem,." WAlUFY The town will be having a lot be bumping elbows wit h people
should include a visit to the
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of special events, includ ing a who stay at our MacDowell col
JoM Bum.U White Mountains, about 100
circus on the 6th, a muster on ony, such as Leonard Bernstein,
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miles north of Peterborough.
Su...n Pn"MCk the 8th, a relatively short mara or some of the wen-known local
You may want to stop off in War·
NEWS EDITOR
than race, sports tournaments residents, such as Ed land. You
Gen. Sm.'to WIl6TOV
ren and see the Morse Museum.
EOlTOIIIAL ASSISTANTS in tennis, swimming, softball, never know who you are going to
From there you are a short drive
Nancy Noyd
and volleyball, a book sale, see in the A&P.
Ricnard Phonl.
to Franconia Notch and the
REVIEW EDITOR square dancing, a bluegrass One of the highest mountains
amazing Flume, the Foot Basin,
Paul Grupp KAll R
band, kite flying, an antique in southern New Hampshire is in
CONTRIBUTINO EDITORS and the first North American
Chri. Brown KAlO show ... there's no end to it. Peterborough, complete with a
tramway on Cannon Mountain.
AIV><>n C'upp N1BEJ
Add to this your chance to mad to the top. Bring a good HT
larry Kahan. , WB2NEL
visit (and perhaps operate from) If you have sometime and like or mobile rig and see how many
AOMINISHIATIVE ASSISTANT
POIO,.hom
the W2NSD ham shack, the to climb around, you might want repeaters you can kerchunk
ASSOCI...TES
Roberl Bako, WB2Gf E growing 73 publishing offices, to visit Lost River, right near from there. I've often gotten up
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0••• IOO,om ~oTWJ not believe what resou rces and want to join the multitudes who made contacts all the way down
Joe ~U""r G3ZCZ
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Dl. "'Ole l •• WA;l.t,JR people it takes to bring you this have climbed Mt. Washi ng to Washington DC. Long Island
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8 73 Magazine. August, 1981