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Index 2006
Index of Antenna, Features, Practical Projects, Reviews & Theory articles
Antenna Features/Projects
144MHz Contesting - the Lazy Way! by Roger Lapthorne G3XBM ................................................................................43 April
Antenna Modelling for Free by Paul Wilton M1CNK ........................................................................................................42 Aug
Building a Remote Antenna Switch by Mike Brett M3JTX ................................................................................................32 Feb
Half-sized G5RV Analysed by Vince Lear G3TKN/ZL1VL.................................................................................................25 Feb
How to Swer your Antennas! by Steve Telenius -Lowe 9M6DXX/G4JVG .......................................................................30 July
The Doublet Antenna At GB2GM by Davey Thomas G3AGA .........................................................................................24 Dec
The Fly Swat by Ian Simpson GM0SIM..............................................................................................................................58 Nov
The Propagator by Rob Hannan G4RQJ Part 1............................................................................................................21 April
The Propagator by Rob Hannan G4RQJ Part 2............................................................................................................22 May
The Secret Antenna by Bob Harry G3NRT.......................................................................................................................38 Jan
Whipping Up Antennas Military Style by Ben Nock G4BXD ............................................................................................42 July
You Really Can t Beat A Dipole by John Worthington G3COI ..........................................................................................29 July
Antenna Workshop
A Flexible All-Band HF Vertical Antenna By Bert Roberts G4XBZ...................................................................................41 Sept
A Simple J-Pole Driven Yagi Antenna by David Butler G4ASR ..........................................................................................36 July
A T-Lambda Antenna for 430MHz by John Heys G3BDQ................................................................................................37 May
Antennas and Propagation by Roger Cooke G3LDI ..........................................................................................................32 Mar
Fishing for DX by Ben Nock G4BXD................................................................................................................................45 Feb
G2BCX PW Antenna Project - 25 Years On! by John Bowen G8DET .............................................................................38 Oct
Low Cost Multi-band Trap Dipole by Len Paget GM0ONX .............................................................................................32 April
Plotting Antenna Beam Patterns by Peter Dodd G3LDO .................................................................................................50 June
The Off-Centre Fed Dipole by Peter Dodd G3LDO .......................................................................................................36 Dec
The Vågårda 3-element 50MHz Yagi by David Butler G4ASR ..........................................................................................46 Jan
Wires with Punch by Roger Cooke G3LDI .......................................................................................................................46 Aug
Classic Projects
A 433MHz Pre-amplifier by J L Oliver G8ANJ ..................................................................................................................40 Mar
A Super-Regenerative Receiver for 144MHz by F. G. Rayer G3OGR ...............................................................................45 Sept
Experimental 430MHz Antennas by Tony Martin G4XBY.................................................................................................48 July
Two Metre Transmitter by F G Rayer G3OGR..................................................................................................................48 Oct
VSWR Problems at VHF by Fred Judd G2BCX .................................................................................................................37 Feb
Constructional/Practical Projects
50MHz Receiver for 50p by Ed Chicken G3BIK ...............................................................................................................48 April
A Sensitive Wavemeter by James Brett G0TFP.................................................................................................................30 June
A Simple 144MHz Receiver by Oliver Tillett G3TPJ .........................................................................................................32 May
A Versatile Broadband Amplifier Unit by Stefan Niewiadomski........................................................................................44 Oct
Building an SMT project by Paul Wilton M1CNK..............................................................................................................36 Mar
K is also for Kilmot! By Tim Walford G3PCJ .....................................................................................................................24 April
K is for Kilve - The Receiver by Tim Walford G3PCJ........................................................................................................26 Jan
Linking The K Rigs by Tim Walford G3PCJ .......................................................................................................................24 May
Off-Air Frequency Standard by Stefan Niewiadomksi.......................................................................................................15 Nov
PW Portland - A Rock Steady VFO by Tony Nailer G4CFY..............................................................................................20 Mar
Simple High Voltage Inverter by Anthony Langport GM4HTU.........................................................................................22 Feb
Simple RF Test Equipment by Tim Walford G3PCJ ...........................................................................................................22 Sept
T4-2 The Station Aid by Rob Hannan G4RQJ ...................................................................................................................32 Sept
The Bridge Of Sines by Stefan Niewiadomski ..................................................................................................................46 May
The G3BIK AD2005 by Ed Chicken G3BIK.......................................................................................................................48 Jan
The Puffer by Walter Farrar G3ESP ..................................................................................................................................30 Oct
The PW Brean by Tim Walford G3PCJ .............................................................................................................................18 Dec
The PW Poundbury SSB Generator and Receiver by Tony Nailer G4CFY Part 1......................................................18 June
The PW Poundbury SSB Generator, Receive IF
& Transceiver Options by Tony Nailer G4CFY Part 2 ......................................................30 Aug
The PW Poundbury SSB Generator, Receive IF.
Project Development and PCB by Tony Nailer G4CFY Part 3......................................................20 Oct
Errors & Updates
Carrying on the Practical Way December 2005................................................................................................................29 Jan
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Features
144MHz Sideband? Go on - try it for yourself by Joe Butt GOJJG....................................................................................22 June
Amateur Radio VHF Operations in Australia by Steve Mahony VK5AIM..........................................................................41 Oct
Churchill s Radio by Oliver Tillett G3TPJ ..........................................................................................................................38 May
Churchill s Radio by Peter Adams......................................................................................................................................36 April
Common RF Connectors - A Practical View by Angus (Gus) Macolm G8DEC................................................................62 Nov
Dayton Hamvention 2006 ................................................................................................................................................15 July
European Radio Show - Friedrichshafen 2006 by Roger Hall G4TNT..............................................................................15 Sept
Going QRP On Satellites by Peter Perera G4AJG Part 1 ...........................................................................................24 Oct
Going QRP On Satellites by Peter Perera G4AJG Part 2 ...........................................................................................52 Nov
History and Heritage ......................................................................................................................................................46 April
India Revisited by Henryk Kotowski SM0JHF ...................................................................................................................22 Jan
Practical Wireless 144MHZ QRP Contest Results by Neill Taylor G4HLX ......................................................................21 Nov
Practical Wireless 144MHZ QRP Contest Rules by Neill Taylor G4HLX.........................................................................42 June
Promoting Your Club to the Outside World by Rob Mannion G3XFD ............................................................................38 Dec
Ram Raiders by Steve Mahony VK5AIM ............................................................................................................................42 Jan
Remarkable Collection of Radio Equipment by Henryk Kotowski SM0JHF......................................................................44 Aug
The 35th Leicester Amateur Radio Show .........................................................................................................................36 Sept
The 35th Leicester Amateur Radio Show Report..............................................................................................................15 Nov
The Trials & Tribulations of QSLing by Michael Goodwin G7NBE....................................................................................30Dec
Waterford & Mayo 2005 by Rob Mannion EI5IW/G3XFD ................................................................................................18 Feb
When I Was A Lad by John Worthington G3COI ..............................................................................................................42 Dec
Wireless World - Marconi & The Making of Radio by Rob Mannion G3XFD...................................................................22 July
Doing It by Design by Tony Nailer G4CFY
Audio Amplifier and Loudspeaker filter.............................................................................................................................15 Mar
Basic Double Sideband Generator.....................................................................................................................................16 Sept
Development of a DSB Transmitter for 7MHz..................................................................................................................16 Nov
Harmonic Distortion .........................................................................................................................................................16 July
Mixer VFO .........................................................................................................................................................................15 May
Transmit Matching Networks.............................................................................................................................................17 Jan
Reviews
Comet H-422 Four-Band Rotary V Dipole Antenna by Carl Mason GW0VSW................................................................18 Sept
Flex Radio SDR-1000 by Robin Trebilcock.........................................................................................................................36 June
Icom IC-7000 HF/VHF Transceiver by Carl Mason GW0VSW..........................................................................................36 Aug
Icom IC-E7 Hand-Held Transceiver by Chris Lorek G4HCL ............................................................................................18 April
Icom IC-E91 Dual-Band Hand-Held by Richard Newton G0RSN ....................................................................................19 Aug
Kenwood TK90 by Roger Cooke G3LDI ..........................................................................................................................18 Oct
MFJ Intellituner - Automatic Antenna Tuner......................................................................................................................18 Mar
Moonraker MLP62 Log Periodic Antenna by David Butler G4ASR...................................................................................20 July
Sandpiper Aerial Technology Versatile Multi-band
Portable Antenna for 14-50MHz by John Heys G3BDQ...................................................................................................20 Feb
UT-121 Board and RS-91 Software by Richard Newton G0RSN......................................................................................19 Nov
Yaesu FT-1802E 144MHz FM Mobile Transceiver by Richard Newton G0RSN ..............................................................18 May
Technical for the Terified by Tony Nailer G4CFY
Amplifiers - Classes of Operation......................................................................................................................................15 June
Decibels and Logarithms....................................................................................................................................................13 Feb
Diodes and Rectification ...................................................................................................................................................14 Aug
Noise Figures ....................................................................................................................................................................16 April
Receiving Morse and Single Sideband Transmissions .........................................................................................................15 Dec
The Superhet System ........................................................................................................................................................15 Oct
Theory
Counting and Displaying Frequency in Amateur Equipment by Stefan Niewiadomski .....................................................38 July
Ladders of Attenuation by Stefan Niewiadomski ..............................................................................................................26 Sept
Tolerances by Gerald Stancey G3MCK..............................................................................................................................28 July
Toroid Ready Reckoner by Stefan Niewiadomski..............................................................................................................26 Dec
What is Q? by Marti Nissinen OH4NV .............................................................................................................................48 Dec
Supplements, Free Gifts & Special Offers
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