QST &ndash devoted entirely to Amateur Radio - October 1977 (Catlett, VA)

QST &ndash devoted entirely to Amateur Radio - October 1977

Local pick-up preferred (please call first) but will ship at the buyer s expense.Kingston Books 15 IMG_7988Illustrated AdvertisersContents by Chapter (in brief)TechnicalPage 11 Measuring Antenna Gain with Amateur Methods by Wayne Overbeck Ph. D. K6YNB 15 Optimizing Vertical Antenna Performance by Yardley Beers W0JF22 Designing Solid-State RF Power Circuits Part 3 by Richard K. Olsen N6NR25 The Emergency Broadcast System by Mike Piper WA7OPC28 An Extended Frequency Range for the Collins 75-S130 Printed Circuit Boards An Easier Way by Robert Cavin WB0OSX33 The Gentleman s Band 160 Meters by Doug DeMaw W1FB39 Morse Code to ASCII Translator Using a Microcomputer by Drago Novak and Anton P. Zeleznikar YU3EMBasic Radio18 The Zany Zener Facts About This Special Diode by Robbie Reed W85VXL19 Build a UTO-1 by Doug DeMaw W1FBGeneral47 Update Your OSCARLOCATOR And Your Amateur Radio Library by Jon E. Ahlquist WA0WYX48 20th Jamboree-on-the-air 1977 by Morris Jones N6DE53 QSLs Part 1 by Joel Kleinmann WA1ZUY Willard A. Brownlee W2HMX Paul De Athos WB9WBQ and Alan Shawsmith VK4SSOrganizational and Regulatory9 WARC in a Magnetic Field 50 Amateurs Respond to FCC WARC Inquiry by David Sumner K1ZZ57 Another RFI Bill61 The Plunge ForwardOperating74 Straight-Key Night by Bill Jennings K1WJ75 44th ARRL November Sweepstakes Announcement77 Results 1977 ARRL International DX Competition by Jim WhiteK1ZX WA1NCC and Dan Street WA1QNFDepartments29 Club Notes56 Coming Conventions21 Feedback63 FM Repeater News56 Hamfest Calendar57 Happenings45 Hints & Kinks65 How s DX 61 International News9 It Seems to Us10 League Lines94 Operating Events92 Operating News93 OSCAR 7 Operating Schedule42 Product Review72 Public Service68 QSL Bureau69 Silent Keys96 Station Activities64 Washington Mailbox70 The World Above 50 MHz62 YL News & Views69 50 & 25 Years Ago174 pages