Index of Antenna, Features, Practical Projects, Reviews and Theory articles
Practical Wireless Index 2007
Volume 83 January to December 2007
Antenna Features/Projects
Slinky long-wire top-band antenna  by John Curzon G8GTH ..................................................................... 46 January
The Huff-Duff Seven practical loop antenna  by Geoff Cottrell G3XGC ..................................................... 19 September
Tuning a  Slim Jim Antenna  by Andy Foad G0FTD ................................................................................... 46 November
You don t need coaxial cable for your antenna . . .  by Steve Mahoney VK5AIM...................................... 36 January
Antenna Workshop
A versatile antenna matcher for 144MHz  by John Heys G3BDQ............................................................... 36 May
An antenna design for medium-sized gardens  by John Heys G3BDQ...................................................... 40 November
Big wheels in the sky  by David Butler G4ASR ............................................................................................ 48 July
Centre-loaded vertical aerial for 1.8-7MHz  by Stephen Cole G3YOL ........................................................ 46 April
Coaxial cable  choosing and using  by Clive Smith GM4FZH ................................................................... 32 February
Don t be an Alligator! A 1.8MHz loop antenna  by Geoff Cottrell G3XGC .................................................. 44 March
How efficient is your ATU?  by Gerald Stancey G3MCK ............................................................................. 48 September
How to build a seven-element Yagi antenna for use on the 70MHz band  by David Butler G4ASR ......... 38 January
Quad loop beam antenna  by Peter Dodd G3LDO....................................................................................... 20 December
The Cubical Quad antenna  by Peter Dodd G3LDO ..................................................................................... 42 June
The many ages of antennas  by Roger Cooke G3LDI .................................................................................. 48 August
The world from a postage stamp garden  by C. D. Peake G0NZI ............................................................... 48 October
Book reviews
Amateur Radio on the Move  Published by the ARRL................................................................................. 34 January
Circuit Overload  by John Fielding ZS5JF ................................................................................................... 35 January
More QRP Power  compiled by Mark Wilson K1RO .................................................................................... 35 January
Constuctional/Practical Projects
A 100W balanced Z-match tuner for 1.8-30MHz  by Geoff Cottrell G3XGC ............................................... 42 August
A Bi-directional transceiver  by John Seagar G0UCP.................................................................................. 41 October
A high current voltage Quadrupler  by Stefan Niewiadomski .................................................................... 20 March
Building the ABLO!  by Tim Walford G3PCJ ................................................................................................ 19 April
Point-to-Point. Linking radios over the Internet using VoIP  by Ken Ginn G8NDL...................................... 18 January
Solid State CQ-Box  by Tony Crake G0OVA................................................................................................. 42 September
The backpacking packing case!  by Tony Jarvis G6TTL .............................................................................. 36 April
The G3PCJ PW signal generator  by Tim Walford G3PCJ........................................................................... 30 June
The Practical Wireless IBP beacon clock (PIC version) part 1  by Phil Cadman G4JCP ............................. 24 May
The Practical Wireless IBP beacon clock (PIC version) part 2  by Phil Cadman G4JCP ............................. 26 July
The PW Poundbury front-end receiver and transmitter pre-amp  by Tony Nailer G4CFY......................... 19 June
The Rother 1.8MHz amplitude modulated transmitter  by John Heys G3BDQ .......................................... 52 January
The SOTA-1 7/14MHz binaural c.w. transceiver  by Hannes Coetzee ZS6BZP........................................... 26 August
The story of Radio Constructor  by Mike Mills G3TEV ................................................................................ 44 October
The stroke alternative  a station with a difference!  by Andy Foad G0FTD .............................................. 32 December
The Upton CW transceiver  by Tim Walford G3PCJ .................................................................................... 17 October
Valve supply unit  by Stefan Niewiadomski ................................................................................................. 20 February
Vari-HV a valve power supply  by Stefan Niewiadomski ............................................................................ 39 May
Doing it by Design  by Tony Nailer G4CFY
Eliptic audio filters........................................................................................................................................... 12 July
Looking at transmitter filters........................................................................................................................... 15 March
The circuitry of a 7MHz receiver .................................................................................................................... 15 January
Top band amplitude modulated transmitter and receiver  part I ................................................................ 26 September
Top band amplitude modulated transmitter and receiver  part II ............................................................... 17 November
Transmitter configurations ............................................................................................................................. 13 May
Equipment reviews
The Comet CHA-250BX Broadband GP antenna  by Roger Cooke G3LDI ................................................. 18 February
The EVX8000 eight-band vertical antenna  by Roger Cooke G3LDI ........................................................... 18 March
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The Kenwood TM-V71E dual-band mobile  by Richard Newton G0RSN ................................................... 19 August
The miniVNA antenna testing  and much more! ......................................................................................... 17 December
The Outreach antenna from Outbacker  by Richard Newton G0RSN......................................................... 19 July
The Powerex MH-C9000: WizardOne charger-analyser  by Rob Mannion G3XFD.................................... 14 June
The Yaesu FT-450 HF/50MHz transceiver  by Roger Cooke G3LDI ............................................................. 26 October
Velleman K8046 PIC microcontroller progrmmer kit  by Phil Cadman G4JCP........................................... 32 April
Errors and Updates
PW Rother  PW January 2007....................................................................................................................... 15 April
Features
A dream come true  by John Worthington G3COI ...................................................................................... 52 May
Down the tubes at Somerton radio station!  by Tim Walford G3PCJ ......................................................... 18 January
Fred and the Mark IV  by John Worthington G3COI .................................................................................... 44 April
It s a classic! The Heathkit HW101  by Phil Cadman G4JCP ....................................................................... 22 November
Just what is a LID?  by John Worthington G3COI ....................................................................................... 28 March
Keeping the display working on classic Yaesu rigs  by The Rev. John McKae G4ILA ............................... 34 February
Loudspeaker cone repair  by Ian Liston-Smith ............................................................................................ 40 March
Magnetic Man  by Dr. Colin Sumner ............................................................................................................ 30 April
Neston Primary School International space station project  by Charles Riley G4JQX .............................. 28 February
Netting on frequency or perhaps not?  by John Worthington G3COI ........................................................ 31 July
New life for the RA17  by Rob Filby G0HJR ................................................................................................. 39 June
On the air with GB75PW: celebrating 75 years of Practical Wireless  by Rob Mannion G3XFD ............... 36 March
On the road with GB75PW  by Rob Mannion G3XFD.................................................................................. 19 May
Planning permission for your ham mobile station?  by Edzell Karghford-van-Straate .............................. 28 April
Practical propagation modelling  by Andy Foad G0FTD ............................................................................. 36 October
Simple data mode interfacing  by Andy Foad G0FTD ................................................................................. 36 June
St. Brandon: The great DXadventure for everyone! part 1  by Don Field G3XTT ..................................... 34 July
St. Brandon: The great DXadventure for everyone! part 2  by Don Field G3XTT ..................................... 36 August
Taking a look at Blackwood Amateur Radio Society - GW6GW  by Bob Jones GW4FCV ......................... 39 October
Taking a look at Radio Communicatins in the Air Training Corps  by Ralph Bateman M5EHG ................. 42 December
Taking a look at RAOTA  by Ian Brothwell G4EAN ....................................................................................... 25 April
Taking a look at the Cornish repeater scene  by John Newman G0VDU ................................................... 40 July
Taking a look at The Warrington Amateur Radio Club  by Ron Davies G0WJX ......................................... 35 November
The postage stamp and amateur radio  by Ray Howes G4OWY ................................................................ 34 May
The QRM dilemma & POSFOPs  by John Worthington G3COI ................................................................... 40 February
The riddle of the  Sphinx  by Ben Nock G4BXD ......................................................................................... 30 January
The Rochdale QRP mini-convention; a continuing story  by The Rev. George Dobbs G3RJV ................. 35 September
Under the Australian Gum Tree with portable amateur radio  by Steve Mahony VK5AIM ....................... 30 March
Working the DX  by Pat Alley GW3KJW....................................................................................................... 24 March
Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy museum of vintage radio  by Tony Breathnach EI5EM ........................................... 44 February
Practically Yours: 75 years of Heritage and History
1940 - 1949 .............................................60 July
2000 - 2006 .............................................60 January 1930 - 1939 .............................................60 August
1990 - 1999 .............................................60 February September 24th 1932 
1980 - 1989 .............................................60 March First issue of Practical Wireless .............60 September
1970 - 1979 .............................................60 April 1920 - 1929 .............................................60 October
1960 - 1969 .............................................60 May 1910 - 1939 .............................................60 November
1950 - 1959 .............................................60 June Before PW and F.G. Rayer G30GR..........61 December
Technical for the Terified  by Tony Nailer G4CFY
Techniques for frequency modulation and demodulation ............................................................................ 16 February
Bandwidth Q and dynamic resistance ........................................................................................................... 14 April
Antennas and feeder systems ........................................................................................................................ 12 June
Band-pass tuning ........................................................................................................................................... 12 August
Regulators and regulation .............................................................................................................................. 12 October
Small signal radio frequency amplifiers ........................................................................................................ 26 December
Theory
Antennas & Feeders  by Tony Nailer G4CFY ................................................................................................ 24 February
Planning permission for the radio amateur  by Len Paget GM0ONX ......................................................... 33 March
Filters behaving badly  by Barry Priestley G3JGO ....................................................................................... 34 April
Looking at RG-62A/U  by Gerald Stancey G3MCK ...................................................................................... 44 May
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