QST Index 2005

75, 50 and 25 Years Ago (Brogdon) Amateur Satellites (Ford)

January 1930, 1955, 1980: Jan, 100 Fuji-OSCAR 29: Mar, 84
February 1930, 1955, 1980: Feb, 98 HamSat—Just in Time for Field Day: Jul, 85
March 1930, 1955, 1980: Mar, 87 PCSAT-2 and SSETI Express: Dec, 77
April 1930, 1955, 1980: Apr, 97 Where Are The Satellites: Aug, 81
May 1930, 1955, 1980: May, 96
June 1930, 1955, 1980: Jun, 88 ARRL in Action (Ford)
July 1930, 1955, 1980: Jul, 92 400+ Gather at WNY Section Convention (Ford):
August 1930, 1955, 1980: Aug, 83 Dec, 12
September 1930, 1955, 1980: Sep, 92 49th ARRL Affiliated Club in Southern Florida
October 1930, 1955, 1980: Oct, 93 (Palms West ARC): May, 13
November 1930, 1955, 1980: Nov, 100 A Memorable Encounter in Tennessee: Mar, 13
December 1930, 1955, 1980: Dec, 84 A Model Program in Austin: Jul, 12
A New HF Power Amp Debuts in the 2006
Amateur Radio World (Patton) Handbook: Oct, 13
Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Focus of A Special Field Day Visit (Glenn Diggs, W4BFQ, 50
World Conference: Oct, 89 year ARRL member plaque): Nov, 13
April 18, 2005 Marks the Annual Amateur Radio Alabama Section Answers the Call: Apr, 13
Day: Apr, 80 An HQ Ham in Alabam: Sep, 12
ARRL and IARU Region 2 Visit Central America: AOR Donates Digital Voice Modems to W1AW:
Jun, 64 Mar, 13
ARRL Attends the Federacion Mexicana de ARRL 2004 Periodicals CD is Year-long Project:
RadioExperimentadores' Convention: Mar, 78 Jan, 13
IARU Eyes Global Coordination of Amateur Radio's ARRL and RSGB Collaborate on New Book: Feb, 12
BPL/EMC Response: Dec, 74 ARRL at EMCOMMWEST 2005: Sep, 13
IARU Region 3 Chairman Peter Naish, VK2BPN, ARRL at NAB (Heyn): Aug, 12; Feedback: Oct, 35
Silent Key: Apr, 80 ARRL at Tampa Bay Hamfest: Mar, 12
World Wide Young Contesters Gather in Croatia: ARRL Beefs Up Web and Publications Support:
Jan, 94 Nov, 13
ARRL Club Commissions are Back!: Feb, 13
News From Around the World ARRL Community Education Program Keeps on
Ham Radio Regulatory Changes Reported Abroad: Rolling: Jul, 13
Aug, 80 ARRL Eastern Washington Section Convention a
IARU Votes to Admit Guinea: Aug, 80 "Resounding Success": Jan, 13
Japan to Relax Morse Code Licensing Requirements: ARRL Education Project Holds Inaugural Session:
Aug, 80 May, 13
RSGB International Examination Grows in Stature: ARRL Exhibits at National Emergency Management
Aug, 80 Association Conference: Jun, 12
ARRL Honors Massachusetts Teacher (Donna
Briefs LaRoche): Feb, 12
5 MHz channels proposed for VK; RSGB proposes ARRL Meets the Top Cops: Apr, 12
expanded 500 kHz band: Jan, 94 ARRL Meets the US Power Squadrons: Jan, 12
Ham Radio 2005 in Friedrichshafen, Germany; ARRL Midwest Convention a Hit: Oct, 12
Tokyo Ham Fair 2005 (Japan): Apr, 80 ARRL Opens Its Doors for JOTA 2004: Jan, 13
RSGB President to serve an extra year (Jeff Smith, ARRL Participates in 8th Annual Communications
MI-AEX); Germany now issuing DP and DQ Academy: Jul, 13
calls; Samoa society name change: Oct, 89 ARRL President Welcomes Young Amateurs at
Ham-Com: Aug, 13
ARRL Promotes Science in the Classroom: May, 13

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ARRL Releases Radio Public Service New ARRL Video Now on DVD! (ARRL Goes to
Announcement: Apr, 13 Washington): Dec, 13
ARRL Sets Sail at Seven Seas Convention: Mar, 12 New League Book is Everything Mobile (Amateur
ARRL Staffer Testifies on BPL at California Radio on the Move): Oct, 12
Hearing: Jun, 13 Oklahoma!: Jul, 12
ARRL Vice Director Keeps in Touch at W1AW: Oct, Our Man at the Consumer Electronics Show: May, 12
12 Pennsylvania Amateurs Defy Cold and Rain: Sep, 13
ARRL Volunteers Showcase Ham Radio in North Public Service Means Busy Weekends in the
Carolina: Dec, 13 Wisconsin Section: Feb, 12
ARRLWeb Tracks VHF, UHF and Microwave Severe Weather Workshop: Jul, 12
Activity: Mar, 13 Summertime in Sussex: Dec, 12
Benvenuto a Italia!: Mar, 12 Surprise Honor Roll (George Hancock Sr, N5GH):
Enthusiastic Crowd at ARRL Nebraska State Apr, 12
Convention: Jan, 12 Two League Awards in the Dakota Divison (Dick
Enthusiastic Gathering in South Dakota: Aug, 12 Hunt, KØMG, and Randy "Max" Wendel,
Free ARRL Amateur Satellite Presentation: Feb, 13 KMØD): Apr, 12
Free ARRL PowerPoint Presentations: May, 12 Vote for your Favorite QST Article!: Dec, 12
Good Turnout for the ARRL Mississippi State Weather Sats are a Learning Experience: Jan, 12
Convention: May, 13 What Comes Down Must Go Up—With Help from a
Hams Rally in Raleigh: Aug, 13 League Volunteer: Mar, 13
Headquarters Editor Assists National Scout Wisconsin Volunteer Offers Unique EmComm
Jamboree: Nov, 12 Education: Jun, 12
Headquarters QSL Service Processes 1.1 Million
Cards in 2004: Apr, 13 Inside HQ (Kramer)
HRU 2005: Back to School: Apr, 13 Amateur Radio Clubs: Nov, 13
Hurricane Katrina Relief: Nov, 12 ARRL VEC: Sep, 13
K1ZZ at the Library of Congress: May, 12 On-Line Courses: Aug, 13
K1ZZ Goes to Washington: Sep, 12 Product Reviews: Oct, 13
KG4IUM Receives Maxim Award Plaque in Washington Team: Dec, 13
Georgia: Feb, 13 Web Transactions: Jul, 13
Larger Crowds at Orlando HamCation: Jun, 13
League-Affiliated Club Hosts "Poor Man's Hamfest": Media Hits (Pitts)
Sep, 12 9-1-1 Magazine; Ardmorite (Ardmore, OK); Boston
League-Affiliated Club Promotes Amateur Radio: Herald; Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, IN); The
Aug, 12 Beacon (Acton, MA); The Jackson Sun (Jackson,
League Honors Chuck Cullian as ARRL Rocky TN): Jun, 13
Mountain Division Radio Amateur of the Year: Advertiser-Tribune (Tiffin, OH); Tech News
Jan, 13 (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA); The News-
League Represents Amateur Radio to Community Press (Ft Meyers, FL); Belmont Citizen-Herald
Service Group: Jun, 13 (MA); WBZ radio 1030-AM (Boston); The
League Unveils ARES E-Letter: Nov, 12 Kentucky Standard: Feb, 85
League Volunteers on Hand for Proclamation City Life Magazine (New Orleans, LA); Times Daily
Signing: Oct, 12 (Florence, AL); San Diego Tribune; Richmond
League Volunteers Participate in Alabama Times-Dispatch; Independent Press (New
Emergency Exercise: Jun, 12 Providence, NJ); Star-Ledger (NJ): Aug, 13
Microwavers Meet in Dallas, Donate $1000 for Countryside and Small Stock Journal; St Petersburg
Frequency Defense: Feb, 13 (FL) Times; Dayton Daily News (OH); NBC-5
National Award Bestowed on ARRL Graphic TV Dallas, TX; Newschannel 15 TV Fort Wayne,
Designers (Sue Fagan and Diane Szlachetka): IN: Sep, 13
Dec, 12 KOAT News (Albuquerque, NM); The Daily World
(Aberdeen, WA); FireRescue Magazine: Apr, 69

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Miami Herald; New Jersey Herald; The Hill Amateur Friends to the Rescue (Jackson): Jan, 25
(Washington, DC); Lansing State Journal (MI); Amateur Radio Comes to the Rescue of Tsunami
Air Force Link; Delaware Beach Life: Oct, 13 Victims (Weisman): Mar, 24
MRT Magazine; Daily Local News (West Chester, Amateur Radio Comes to the Rescue of Tsunami
PA); The Weekly Vista (Bella Vista, AR); Herald- Victims (Epa): Mar, 24
Mail (Hagerstown, MD): Jul, 13 Another Aspect (Fagan): Dec, 25
Orlando Sentinel; Washington Post; New York Be Considerate (Brown): Jun, 25
Times; The Roanoke Times; Yakima Herald Press Beyond the VOM (McGarrett): Jul, 25
(WA): Mar, 68 BPL = Tinhorn Idea (Avery): Dec, 24
Roanoke Times; Kansas City Star; Christian Science "CC&R Bill" Reintroduced (Harmon): Dec, 25
Monitor; The Wall Street Journal; Washington Clean Up the Bands (Kamman): Jun, 24
Post; New York Times; MSNBC; MSN; Congratulations! (Wood): Aug, 25
Electronic Design: Dec, 13 Contrail Propagation (Smith): Jun, 24
The Herald-Sun (Chapel Hill, NC); American Forces Contrail Propagation (Roper): Jun, 24
Information Service; News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Contrail Propagation (Coutant): Jun, 24
IN); KTUU-TV Channel 2 (Anchorage, AK): CW-SMS Bake-Off (Siwiak): Sep, 25
May, 77 Death by a Thousand Cuts (Ostroff): Apr, 24
The Miami Herald; Whidbey News Times (WA); Drop the "T" (Grob): Jul, 24
Wilkes Journal-Patriot (NC); Natural Hazards Drop the "T" from RST? (Papworth): Aug, 25
Observer: Jan, 81 Drop the "T" from RST? (Trousdale): Aug, 25
Washington Post; Washington Times; New York Early Reactions to FCC Code Proposal (Winfrey):
Times; Wall Street Journal: Nov, 13 Sep, 24
Early Reactions to FCC Code Proposal (Josifek):
At the Foundation (Hobart) Sep, 24
40 Scholarships Awarded to Young Hams!: Oct, 94 Enjoy Yourself! (Goodsell): Dec, 24
ARRL Foundation Awards Two New Grants: Jan, Enjoyable (Hunsaker): Jan, 25
101 Enthralled (Stauffer): Jan, 24
New Carole J. Streeter Scholarship Added: May, 89 Experimentation Pays Off (Rich): Feb, 25
New Scholarship Added for 2005: Mar, 88 Eyes Wide Open (Stark): Mar, 25
Roger Franke, K9AYK, Retires: May, 89 Field Day Scoring for Friendliness (Shapiro): Sep, 24
Scholarship Application Deadline Approaches: Jan, Get Club's Name Out There (Bastone): Jul, 25
101 GOTA Daily (Michaels): Apr, 24
The ARRL Foundation Goes to the 2005 National Great Radio Bursts (Pedersen): Aug, 25
Convention: May, 89 Ham Radio and the US Coast Guard (Coler): Aug, 25
Head to Schools (Tobin): Nov, 24
Coming Conventions (Iannone) Helping All Mankind (Harpole): May, 24
Jan, 96; Feb, 99; Mar, 89; Apr, 92; May, 92; Jun, 89; High Speed Multimedia Networking (Skelton): May,
Jul, 93; Aug, 86; Sep, 93; Oct, 96; Nov, 101; Dec, 24
85 How Wireless Will Save… (Applegate): Sep, 25
Hybrid Provides Emergency Power (Lamousin): Jan,
Contest Corral (Silver) 24
Jan, 102; Feb, 102; Mar, 92; Apr, 99; May, 98; Jun, Immediately Useful (Guthrie): Aug, 24
93; Jul, 104; Aug, 85; Sep, 98; Oct, 99; Nov, 103; In Katrina's Wake (Kottmyer): Nov, 24
Dec, 86 In Katrina's Wake (Decker): Nov, 24
Do You Get The Contester's Rate Sheet? (sidebar to In Katrina's Wake (Gagne): Nov, 24
Contest Corral) (Silver): Oct, 100 In Katrina's Wake (Hambrecht St): Nov, 24
International Goodwill! (Voss): Aug, 24
Corresondence Keeping His Dream Alive (Ernest): Jun, 24
35 Years (Applegate): Apr, 25 Kid's Day, January 2005 (Cincotta): Mar, 25
43 Years to Extra (Silverstein): May, 24 License Plate Problem Solved (Greene): Feb, 25
Amateur Culture (Swafford): Dec, 24 License Renewing Woes (Kelly): Jan, 25

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Locating Line Noise (Martin): Apr, 24 The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing:
Logbook of the World (Earnest): Dec, 25 Yea or Nay? (Williamson): Oct, 24
Low Tech (Hesse): May, 25 The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing:
Mag Mount Safety (Applegate): Jun, 24 Yea or Nay? (Whitsel): Oct, 25
Mag Mount Safety (Paton): Jun, 24 The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing:
More Radio Activity (Monty): Mar, 24 Yea or Nay? (Bouton): Oct, 25
Morse Runner (Flynn): Sep, 24 The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing:
Most Informative (Jakusz): Jun, 25 Yea or Nay? (Westgard): Oct, 24
Mounting Antennas (Henderson): Feb, 24 The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing:
Neither Rain Nor Sleet… (Slusher): Apr, 24 Yea or Nay? (Smith): Oct, 25
Not Just for Dummies (Wheeler): Jun, 24 The Future of the Amateur Radio Service (Russ):
NTS in Failure? (Belanger): May, 25 Jun, 25
NTS RX (Kuechler): Jul, 24 The MorseMeter (Gordon): Mar, 25
On the G5RV (Rose): Feb, 24 The Powell Era Ends (Tyler): Apr, 24
On QSLs and QSLing (Ciezniak): Nov, 25 The Value of Monitoring (Patience): Feb, 24
Oppose Public Access (Bell): Apr, 25 Thwarting Mother Nature (Thompson): Aug, 24
Packet, Pactor, NVIS and 97 (Ennis): Sep, 25 TNX fer WAS90 (Dodge): Jan, 24
Political Correspondence (Castellano): May, 25 True Love (Newman): Mar, 25
Quake Proves Echolink's Value (Duke): May, 24 Two Years Brings Perspective (Taylor): Feb, 24
Radio Activity (Foglesong): Jan, 24 Why Not Use UTC (Conklin): Sep, 24
Ranger Brings Back Memories (Long): Mar, 24 Wonderful CW Memories (Killebrew): Aug, 24
Ranger Brings Back Memories (Kaplinsky): Mar, 24 Yea or Nay? Continued (Lenaghan): Nov, 25
Ranger Brings Back Memories (Watkins): Mar, 24 Yea or Nay? Continued (Giunta): Nov, 25
Recycling QST (Drake): Jan, 24 Yea or Nay? Continued (Stephens): Nov, 25
Recycling QST (Stack): Jan, 24 Zen and Ham Radio (Brone): Sep, 24
Regulation by Bandwidth (McGuire): Sep, 24
Santa Nets Worthy of Praise (Kress): Dec, 24 Digital Dimension (Horzepa)
Scary (Krotz): Jan, 25 A Mixed Bag of Bits (Edge of Space Science; Linux
Scary (Norloff): Jan, 25 Hack, KE6IGI: Silent Key; K2ORS DVD): Jul, 86
Shouldn't the P in BPL Stand for Pollution? Got Propagation?: May, 86
(Chernin): Feb, 24 Hello, I Must Be Going: Nov, 98
Shouldn't the P in BPL Stand for Pollution? Linux Apps Automate Your Shack: Jan, 95
(Hargenrader): Feb, 24 Mac Amateur Radio Software Developers (MSARS)
Still Pounding (Margot): Apr, 24 CD-ROM: Jan, 95
"Suspected Terrorists" on Cruise Ship (Avery): Jul, Make or Break: Aug, 77
24 Spam Can Be a Good Thing: Mar, 85
Supected Terrorists on Cruise Ship (Higginbotham):
Aug, 25 Exam Info (Jahnke)
Surviving a Small Lot (Hillman): Jan, 24 2005 ARRL/VEC Test Fee $14: Jan, 98
Thank You, Mr Eldredge (Huttelmayer): Jan, 24 ARRL Fall National Exam Days, September 24-25,
Thanks (Hampton): Dec, 25 2005: Jul, 87
The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing: ARRL License Services: Jan, 98
Yea or Nay? (Saviet): Oct, 24 ARRL National Exam Days: Jan, 98
The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing: ARRL Provides Free FCC-License Renewal,
Yea or Nay? (Summers): Oct, 24 Modification Services to ARRL Members: Jul, 87
The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing: Exam Community Anxiously Awaits FCC
Yea or Nay? (Sonnenwald): Oct, 24 Restructuring Decision: Jul, 87
The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing: NCVEC Question Pool Committee Awaits FCC
Yea or Nay? (Phillipson): Oct, 24 Action on License Proposals; Postpones Extra
The FCC Proposal to Eliminate Morse Code Testing: Class Review: Jan, 98
Yea or Nay? (Stebbins): Oct, 24

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New Club License Requests, or Modifications of Product Review: Ameritron ALS-600S HF Amplifier
Club Address or Trustee; Vanity Requests: Jul, 87 with Switching Power Supply (March 2005 QST,
Question Pools (Current Status): Jul, 87 pp 60-62) (Stinson): May, 89
Programming for the Pocket PC (December 2004
Feedback QST, pp 38-42): Jan, 50
A 10M/17M Hanging Loop Antenna (October 2004 QRV from Mount Kilimanjaro (reprint from Funk
QST, pp 42-45): Jan, 50 Amateur, October 2004) (April 2005 QST, p 47-
A 12 Volt DC Boost Regulator for Amateur Radio 50) (Blattler): May, 89
Mobile Operation (November 2004 QST, pp 37- Remote DC Power Through Your Coax (July 2004
41: Jan, 50 QST, pp 35-27 (Salas): Mar, 81
A 20 and 40 Meter Vertical on “Autopilot” SETI: The Role of the Dedicated Amateur
(September 2005 QST, pp 28-30) (Richardson): (September 2005 QST, p 43-47) (Shuch): Oct, 35
Oct, 35 Strays: Teaching Electronics to Hams Using the
A Backpacker's Delight—The Folding J-Pole (March ARRL "Big Project" Activity Board (March 2005
2005 QST, pp 31-33) (Heiler): May, 89 QST, p 93) (MacAlister): May, 89
A High Quality Speaker System for the Ham Shack The Doctor is IN (July 2005 QST, pp 53-54): Aug, 76
(October 2004 QST, pp 28-34): Feb, 43 The Doctor is IN (June 2005 QST, pp 51-52): Jul, 82
A Miniature UHF Fox Transmitter (March 2005 The Transatlantic on 2200 Meters (July 2005 QST,
QST, pp 28-30) (Bowker): May, 89 pp 42-46) (Craig & Melia): Aug, 76
A Short History of the Handheld Transceiver Up Front in QST: Vibroplex Donation to W1AW
(January 2005 QST, pp 47-50): Mar, 81 (August 2005 QST, p 20) (Baulig): Oct, 35
A Weather Vane Antenna for 2 Meters (August 2005 (Wall) "Warts" on Pigtails (April 2005 QST, p 67)
QST, pp 35-38) (Adams and Portune): Oct, 35 (Smith): Jun, 44
ARRL in Action: 2005 ARRL Handbook is
"Monumental Effort" (November 2004 QST, p Features/General Interest
13): Jan, 50 A Boatanchor Story for the Rest of Us (Meyers): Jul,
ARRL in Action: ARRL at NAB (August 2005 QST; 47
p 12) (Heyn): Oct, 35 A Lighter-than-Air Flight of Firsts (Murphy): Feb, 54
Build a Low Cost DDS Function Generator A Maritime Field Day from a Nearby Remote Island
(November 2005 QST, pp 40-42) (Richardson): (Shipp): Jun, 46
Dec, 80 A Short History of the Handheld Transceiver
Getting to Know Your Radio: Passband Tuning (McElroy): Jan, 47; Feedback: Mar, 81
(April 2005 QST, pp 56-57) (Hallas): May, 89 Colorado Hams Collar a Critter (Ryan): Mar, 43
Getting to Know Your Radio: VHF Squelch Modes County Expedition, California Style (Rowett &
(August 2005 QST, pp 46-47) (Hallas): Oct, 35 Crouch): Oct, 44
Hands-On Radio: Experiment #21: The L-Network Eloping to Belize—And Then Some (Gist): Apr, 42
(October 2004 QST, pp 62-63): Feb, 43 Father and Son Bicycle Mobile in Brooklyn
Hands-On Radio: Experiment #26: Solid-State RF (Tillander): Feb, 57
Switches (March 2005 QST, pp 49-50) (Silver): Go Wireless! (Bruninga): May, 44
May, 89 Going Up! The Colorado 14er Event (Witte and
Happenings: FCC News: FCC Affirms Fine for Ormsby): Oct, 49
Unlicensed Operation on Amateur Frequency Ham Interrupted—The Log of W9PMN (Budd): Jan,
(April 2005 QST, p 70) (Lindquist): May, 89 51
Morse Code Readout PL Tone Encoder (July 2004 High Speed Telegraphy Competition in Macedonia
QST, pp 32-34): Apr, 50 (Kutner): Nov, 56
Not Another Touch Key (November 2005 QST, pp How Wireless Will Save Wireless from BPL
28-30) (Kreuter): Dec, 80 (O'Donnell): Jul, 50
Our Cover: Top Topband—2200 meters (July 2005 Is WSJT Your "Next Big Thing"? (sidebar to The
QST, p 5) (Craig): Oct, 35 Accidental EME QSO): Nov, 53
Operating from Ocean Going Research Vessels
(Franklin): Feb, 47

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QRV from Mount Kilimanjaro (reprint from Funk A Low-Cost Remote Antenna Switch (Smith): Apr,
Amateur, October 2004) (Blattler): Apr, 47; 38
Feedback: May, 89 A Miniature UHF Fox Transmitter (Bowker): Mar,
Rejuvenating Your Club (Fusaro): Oct, 51 28; Feedback: May, 89
SETI: The Role of the Dedicated Amateur (Shuch): A Panel-Reflector Antenna for 70 cm (Monteiro):
Sep, 43; Feedback: Oct, 35 Feb, 36
Seven Steps to LoTW (sidebar to The Logbook of the A Portable Inverted V Antenna (Littlepage): Jun, 36
World—75 Million QSOs Can't Be Wrong!) A Portable Masting System for Emergency Use
(Silver): Sep, 53 (Haines): Apr, 36
Stories from the 2004 Hurricane Season A Rose Garden Array (Falker): Feb, 28
(compilation); (Ewald): Mar, 38 A Simple Direction-Finding Receiver for 80 Meters
ARES Helps Central Florida CAP Squadron (Hunt): Sep, 36
(Sweeney): Mar, 42 A Stub Directed 80 Meter Beam (Carr): Nov, 36
Ham Radio Gets through after Hurricane Frances A Weather Vane Antenna for 2 Meters (Portune &
(Berenson): Mar, 41 Adams): Aug, 35; Feedback: Oct, 35
Hurricanes Give Amateurs a Workout (Jones): Alternative Construction Ideas (sidebar to The
Mar, 38 Ultimate Portable HF Vertical Antenna)
Net Gathers News After Storm Ivan (Dockery): (Wolfgang): Jul, 31
Mar, 41 An Audio Intelligibility Enhancer (Kennedy): Jan, 28
NETs and NHC Support Information Gathering: An Efficient Tuner for Small 160 Meter Verticals
Mar, 42 (Snyder): Apr, 28
Trip to Pensacola after Ivan (Wellman): Mar, 40 An Improved Digital Communication Interface
The Accidental EME QSO (Hasselbeck and (Coyle): Apr, 31
Scroggins): Nov, 52 Applications Using the PIC-Power Meter (Hayward):
The First Ham Expedition from the Top of Jun, 28
Kilimanjaro? (sidebar to QRV from Mount Beyond the VOM: Test Equipment for the Ham
Kilimanjaro (reprint from Funk Amateur, October Shack (Silver): May, 36
2004)) (Blattler): Apr, 48 Build an Automatic Antenna Switch Controller
The Katrina Chronicles 1 (Lindquist): Nov, 43 (Davidson): Oct, 28
The Logbook of the World—75 Million QSOs Can't Building the W8JK Beam (Suggs): Sep, 31
Be Wrong! (Silver): Sep, 50 Feeding the W8JK Beam (sidebar to Building the
The View from Thailand (sidebar to "Zulu Stations" a W8JK Beam): Sep, 35
Mainstay in Hard-Hit Indonesia) (Harpole): May, Homebrew Your Iambic Keyer (Praveena): Feb, 40
42 Hurricane Katrina (sidebar to What's the Deal About
Web Links to More Information (sidebar to How "NVIS"?) (Straw): Dec, 43
Wireless Will Save Wireless from BPL): Jul, 52 IEEE 802.11 Experiments in Virginia's Shenandoah
"Zulu Stations" a Mainstay in Hard-Hit Indonesia Valley (Fordham): Jul, 35
(Purwinto): May, 40 IEEE 802.11 Jargon: "Routers, Gateways and
Bridges…Oh My!" (sidebar to IEEE 802.11
Feature/Technical Experiments in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley):
A 20 and 40 Meter Vertical on “Autopilot” Jul, 36
(Richardson): Sep, 28; Feedback: Oct, 35 Locating Power Line Noise Using TV Waveforms
A 3-1/2 Band Yagi (Stein): Mar, 34 (Loftness): Feb, 44
A Backpacker's Delight—The Folding J-Pole Mapping the Galaxy with a Small Dish (sidebar to
(Heiler): Mar, 31; Feedback: May, 89 The Great Radio Bursts Of 2003) (Brown): Jun,
A Dual-Band Wire Beam for 17 and 12 Meters 32
(Baker): Aug, 28 Modernizing the V Antenna (Raydo): Jun, 40
A Low Cost Automatic Impedance Bridge (Steber): Not Another Touch Key (Kreuter): Nov, 28;
Oct, 36 Feedback: Dec, 80
A Low Cost DDS Function Generator (Richardson):
Nov, 40; Feedback: Dec, 80

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Physical Description of the Link Used in the Initial Switching the Discoverer 7-1 (Laidman): Jul, 57
Experiments (sidebar to IEEE 802.11 Experiments The Doctor is IN: Jan, 54; Feb, 61; Mar, 45; Apr, 54;
in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley): Jul, 38 May, 50; Jun, 51—Feedback: Jul, 82; Jul, 53—
Problems with the AS-2250 (sidebar to What's the Feedback: Aug, 76; Aug, 43; Sep, 58; Oct, 53;
Deal About "NVIS"?) (Straw): Dec, 39 Nov, 60; Dec, 49
Protecting Antenna Tuners from Lightning Transients The Educated Macro (Turner): Sep, 61
(Gladu & Raab): Jan, 45 The FoxFinder Antenna (Reif): Nov, 66
Short Dipoles for 160 Meters (Koontz): Aug, 33 The Ham's Essential Toolkit (Daso): Nov, 63
Substituting Parts (sidebar to A Simple Direction- The MorseMeter (Hynde and Johnston): Feb, 66
Finding Receiver for 80 Meters): Sep, 39 The Serial Port—Breakfast of Champions (Ford):
Surprising Results with a Low, Hidden Wire Antenna Feb, 71
(Pontius): Nov, 31 The Sounds of Silence (Ford): Jul, 55
The Crystal Set (Shrader): Jan, 33 The Tide's Changing—VHF Meteor Scatter (Tipton):
The Fan Dipole as a Wideband and Multiband Feb, 63
Antenna Element (Hallas): May, 33 The Ubiquitous PL-259 Revisited (Applegate,
The Field Equipment Kit (sidebar to Beyond the Chadwick, Edwards, Jackson, Potter, Prine &
VOM: Test Equipment for the Ham Shack) Tucker): Mar, 47
(Silver): May, 38 The WudeeSay: Instant Replay for Your Transceiver
The Great Radio Bursts Of 2003 (Smith): Jun, 31 (Hansen): Apr, 60
The HiMite—A RockMite Transceiver for the Higher Tuning Switch with Limit Indication for Screwdriver
Bands (Benson): Dec, 28 Antennas (Salas): Dec, 52
The Inverted-U (Cebik): May, 28 What Can You Do with IRLP? (Davis): May, 56
The Lone Ranger (II) Rides Again! (Cohen): Jan, 39
The SuperPacker HF Amplifier (Gottlieb & Mitz): Getting to Know Your Radio (Hallas)
Dec, 31 Noise Limiters, Noise Blankers and Digital Signal
The Transatlantic on 2200 Meters (Craig & Melia): Processing: Dec, 56
Jul, 42; Feedback: Aug, 76 Passband Tuning: Apr, 56; Feedback: May, 89
The Ultimate Portable HF Vertical Antenna (Salas): RIT-XIT-VFO A/B—What Frequency Am I On
Jul, 28 Now?: Oct, 60
The W6QIF Oscillator (Pepper): Feb, 32 Speech Compression: Jun, 57
Using Networked Equipment for Remote Station VHF Squelch Modes: Aug, 46; Feedback: Oct, 35
Control (Phipps): Oct, 40
Web Pages for the LF Experimenters (sidebar to The Ham Ads
Transatlantic on 2200 Meters): Jul, 46 Jan, 140; Feb, 140; Mar, 140; Apr, 140; May, 148;
What's the Deal About "NVIS"? (Straw): Dec, 38 Jun, 140; Jul, 140; Aug, 148; Sep, 140; Oct, 148;
Nov, 140; Dec, 148
Feature/Workbench
A Compact Battery Pack for the SG-2020 (Salas): Hamfest Calendar (Iannone)
Mar, 51 Jan, 96; Feb, 99; Mar, 90; Apr, 93; May, 93; Jun, 90;
A Fast TR Switch (Kuecken): Oct, 56 Jul, 94; Aug, 87; Sep, 94; Oct, 97; Nov, 101; Dec,
A Motorized Mag Mount for Mobile Antennas 85
(Paton): May, 52
A Portable NVIS Antenna (Hollister): Jan, 56 Hands-On Radio (Silver)
A Satellite Tracker Interface (Spencer): Sep, 64 Experiment #24—Heat Management: Jan, 64
About PIN Diodes (sidebar to A Fast RF Switch) Experiment #25—Totem Pole Outputs: Feb, 69
(Kuecken): Oct, 58 Experiment #26— Solid-State RF Switches: Mar, 49;
EchoLink for Beginners (Brone): Jan, 60 Feedback: May, 89
Electrifying Thoughts: Jan, 63 Experiment #27—Scope Tricks: Apr, 63
Input Voltage Conditioner—and More—for the FT- Experiment #28—The Common Base Amplifier:
817 (Salas): Jun, 53 May, 58
Learning to Love Toroids: May, 55 Experiment #29—Kirchhoff's Laws: Jun, 59

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Experiment #30—The Charge Pump: Jul, 59 ARRL Working with IEEE, BPL Industry to Set BPL
Experiment #31—The Multivibrator: Aug, 48 Standards: Jan, 78
Experiment #32—Thevenin Equivalents: Sep, 62 BPL at HQ: ARRL Cooperating in BPL System
Experiment #33—The Transformer: Oct, 62 Experiment: Nov, 85
Experiment #34—Technical References: Nov, 64 BPL Faces Uncertainty, Technical and Financial
Experiment #35—Power Supply Analysis: Dec, 54 Viability Issues, FCC Staffer Says: Aug, 63
BPL Tales of Two Texas Towns: One Says "No,"
Happenings (Lindquist) Another Embraces It: Oct, 76
Amateur Radio Antenna "CC&R Bill" Reintroduced Community Education Project Picks Pilot
in Congress: Dec, 67 Communities: Feb, 83
Amateur Radio Earns Kudos for TOPOFF 3 Connecticut Native is ARRL's New Membership
Performance: Jun, 73 Manager (Sarah Dorsey): Dec, 70
Amateur Radio Highlighted at Homeland Security Court Appeal Probable in BPL Proceedings, League
Grantees Gathering: May, 73 CEO Says: May, 75
Amateur Radio Praised as Lifeline After South Asia CW Ops Whip Whippersnapper Text Messagers on
Tsunami: Mar, 67 National TV: Jul, 72
Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2005 Dayton Hamvention Names 2005 Award Winners:
Introduced: May, 73 May, 75
ARISS Casting Eye on Future of Ham Radio in Dayton Hamvention to Remain at Hara Arena
Space: Oct, 76 Through 2007: Feb, 84
ARISS Ponders "SuitSat" Possibilities: Jan, 79 Director/Vice Director Elections Set in Three ARRL
ARRL Calls on FCC to Shut Down Virginia BPL Divisions: Nov, 84
System: Dec, 69 Experimental Licensees Moving Low-Frequency
ARRL Cites "Additional Authorities" To Buttress Agenda Forward: Feb, 84
BPL Reconsideration Petition: Sep, 77 FCC Chairman Appoints New Enforcement Bureau
ARRL COO Testifies on Capitol Hill to Amateur Chief (Kris Anne Monteith): Jul, 74
Radio's Value in Disasters: Dec, 67 FCC Drops the Other Shoe on BPL: Jan, 78
ARRL Encouraged by New Motorola BPL FCC Proposes Dropping Morse Code Requirement
Technology: Aug, 62 for All License Classes!: Sep, 77
ARRL Executive Committee Readies Bandwidth FCC Releases Extensive BPL Test Data, Filings:
Recommendations: Jun, 72 Mar, 66
ARRL Files Opposition to Reconsideration Petitions: FCC Reopens Morse Debate as More Countries Cut
Jun, 75 Code Requirement: Oct, 75
ARRL Headquarters Departures Prompt Staff FCC Requires Arizona BPL Field Trial to Work with
Changes: Sep, 78 Amateur Club: Feb, 81
ARRL Headquarters Responds to Hurricane Katrina Federal Grants Expand "Ham Aid" Fund for
on Several Fronts: Nov, 81 Hurricane Volunteers: Dec, 68
ARRL Rebuts Denial of Interference from BPL Trial, "Generate Some Heat" to Spur Political Action,
Decries FCC Inaction: Mar, 66 Dayton Forum Told: Aug, 63
ARRL Seeks Experimental License for 500 kHz Georgia Community to Allow Ham Antennas in
Work: Jul, 71 CC&R-Governed Subdivisions: Feb, 82
ARRL Signs Agreements with Civil Air Patrol, US Ham-Astronaut Testifies before Congress from
Power Squadrons: Aug, 64 Space: Sep, 79
ARRL Soliciting Nominations for the International House Resolution 230 "A Fair Request," ARRL
Humanitarian Award (Skolaut): Nov, 84 President Says: Aug, 62
ARRL Tells FCC to "Reconsider, Rescind and Inaugral "Take Your Handheld to Work Day" a
Restudy" BPL Order: Apr, 68 Success!: Sep, 81
ARRL Urges Action in Ongoing Interference Case: Learning is Center Stage at New Section Managers
Mar, 68 Workshop (Ewald): Dec, 71
ARRL Volunteers, PRB-1 Help Midwestern Los Angeles Section Manager Re-elected; New SMs
Amateurs get Tower Permits: Apr, 69 Picked in West Virginia, Wyoming: Nov, 84

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Members Pick New Section Managers in New US Senate Version of Amateur Radio Spectrum
Hampshire, West Texas: Aug, 66 Protection Act of 2005 Introduced: Sep, 78
More BPL News…: Jan, 79 USTTI Course Also a Learning Experience for
N6AA is New Southwestern Division Director: Jan, Instructor: Dec, 69
80 WAC Today, First QSO from the Moon Tomorrow?:
Nebraska, West Central Florida Elect New Section Mar, 70
Managers: Feb, 85 "Wireless Literacy" is ARRL Eduction &
New ARRL COO Wants Bright Future for Amateur Technology Program Goal: Jun, 77
Radio: May, 76
New Mexico Amateur Wins Antenna Case in State FCC News
Supreme Court: Jul, 71 Alleged Illegal "Amateur" Transceiver Marketing
New Schools Join ARRL Education and Technology Draws Huge Fine: Feb, 82
Program: Oct, 78 ARRL Lauds Adelstein Confirmation to New Term:
New Section Managers on Duty in Arkansas, North Feb, 82
Texas and Arizona: May, 76 Comment Deadlines Set in FCC "Morse Code"
Next ISS "Space Tourist" Gets Amateur Radio Ticket Proceedings: Nov, 83
(Greg Olsen, KC2ONX): Oct, 77 FCC Adopts Digital Broadcasting Standard: Jul, 70
No Balancing Act for BPL, ARRL Says: Jun, 74 FCC Adopts Rule Changes for "Smart Radios": Jun,
Nominees Sought for ARRL Board of Directors 76
(Sumner): Jul, 75; Aug, 67 FCC Affirms Fine for Unlicensed Operation on
Other BPL Developments: Jun, 75 Amateur Frequency: Apr, 70; Feedback: May, 89
Pennsylvania Town Drops BPL Plans: Apr, 69 FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell Resigns: Mar, 69
Radio Amateur Loses Life Installing Emergency FCC Chairman Names Acting OET Chief (Bruce
Communications Antenna (Robert W. French II, Franca): Oct, 78
N8EHA): Oct, 79 FCC Denies AM, SSB Bandwidth Petition: Feb, 83
Radio Amateurs, ARES Group Among NOAA 2005 FCC Issues Revised Form 605: Sep, 80
"Environmental Heroes": Jul, 74 FCC Launches New Service to Deliver Customized
Rebekah Dorff, WG4Y, is Newsline's Young Ham of E-News: Aug, 65
the Year: Oct, 79 FCC Morse, Restructuring Proposals could be out by
Repeat Nominating Solicitation (White): Apr, 72; Mid-Year: May, 74
May, 77 FCC Proposes to Hold the Line on Vanity Call Sign
Repeat Nominating Solicitation (Patton): Nov, 85 Fee: Apr, 70
Rush S. Drake, W7RM, Silent Key: Jun, 77 FCC Realigns Amateur Privileges for Region 1 and 3
Russian Cosmonaut-Ham to Return to ISS as Licensees: Oct, 78
Commander: Mar, 70 FCC Relocation Plan Includes Some Amateur 2.3
Spectrum Defense Fund 2006: Protecting Amateur GHz Spectrum: Jan, 80
Radio's Ability to Respond: Dec, 68 FCC Suspends Vanity Call Sign Processing: Dec, 70
Spectrum Protection Bill Sponsor's Article Promotes FCC to Update Third-Party Traffic List to Include
Amateur Radio's Value: Sep, 79 UK: Jun, 76
Tampere Convention Eases International Emergency FCC warns California licensees about out-of-subband
Telecommunications: Apr, 71 operation (John R. Gilliland, W5VTS; Richard L.
Ten-Tec Co-Founder Al Kahn, K4FW, Silent Key: Martin, KG6YAE): Oct, 78
Sep, 81 Higher Vanity Call Sign Application Fee Now in
Tim O'Donnell, AB2LE, is 2005 Goldfarb Effect: Nov, 83
Scholarship Winner: Jul, 72 Kevin J. Martin is New FCC Chairman: May, 74
Two Amateurs Receive President's Volunteer Service Vanity Call Sign Application Fee to Rise: Sep, 80
Award (Thomas J. Powell, N8UIR, and John H.
Bauer, W4AWM): Apr, 71 FCC News: Amateur Enforcement
US House Resolution calls on FCC to Evaluate BPL California amateur license grant set aside (Wayne
Interference, Review Rules: Jul, 69 Spindler): Sep, 80

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FCC Affirms $4000 Fine for Missouri Amateur (Paul System Coordinator appointed (Bill Zellers,
D. Westcott, KCØOAB) (Lindquist): May, 75 WA4FKI); Hams join in cleanup of ValuJet Flight
FCC cites homeowners for causing interference: Mar, 592 Memorial: Oct, 80
69 Congressman queries FCC chair on Amateur Radio's
FCC declines to reconsider $10,000 fine in BPL concerns; KAØZLG, KO4NR are QST Cover
interference case (Jack Gerritsen, ex-KG6IRO): Plaque Award winners; Two-ham team takes over
May, 74 aboard ISS; Ron Broadbent, G2AAJ, Silent Key;
FCC Enforcement Bureau refers two amateur Dr William W. McGrannahan, NØZL, Silent Key:
applications for hearings (Yuriy Ryabinin, Jul, 73
W3MMM; Thomas A. Lynch Jr, K6COL): Jul, 70 Jeff Brone, WB2JNA, wins January QST Cover
FCC fines amateur licensee for transmitting on Plaque Award; "Big Project" Schools get Best Buy
government frequency (Raimundo P. Silva, Te@ch grants; Video public service
KD6SXG): Oct, 78 announcements available from ARRL; League
FCC fines CB operator-amateur licensee, CB shop recognizes centenarians (Zeke Dorsey, W3DHL,
(Robert A. Spiry, KD7TRB; Paladen and Emma Berg, WØJUV/AAR7AX): Apr, 72
Communications Inc): Jan, 80 Joel Hallas, W1ZR, is new QST Technical Editor;
FCC issues $21,000 Notice of Apparent Liability to Rosalie White, K1STO, departs ARRL
Maine Amateur (Glenn A. Baxter, K1MAN): Aug, Headquarters, keeps connection; KD9LA,
65 WA2WVL and WB6BYU win QST Cover Plaque
FCC orders license revocation hearing for convicted awards: Dec, 71
felon (David Edward Cox, W5OER): Dec, 70 N1II is 2004 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing
FCC proposes to fine Missouri amateur for failing to Award winner; Anthony Monteiro, AA2TX, wins
reply to correspondence (Paul D. Westcott, February QST Cover Plaque Award: May, 77
KCØOAB): Feb, 83 VE2CV, KI5TD are QST Cover Plaque Award
FCC sets aside Maine amateur's license renewal winners; Foundation For Amateur Radio solicits
(Glenn A. Baxter, K1MAN): Nov, 83 scholarship applications; Albuquerque to host
FCC tells Vermont ham that fine is next step (David USA ARDF Championship; Nominations due for
J. Tolassi, WA1BHV): Jun, 76 2005 Dayton Hamvention awards; Bill Diaper,
Fines continue to mount in jamming case (Jack KJ6KQ, Silent Key; Alan B. Caplan, K4AVQ,
Gerritsen, ex-KG6IRO): Apr, 70 Silent Key; Donald M. "Don" Johnson, WAØEPX,
Former amateur licensee arrested on jamming, Silent Key: Feb, 86
unlicensed operation charges (Jack Gerritsen): Jul,
70 Section Manager Nomination
Identity questions prompt FCC to set aside amateur Jan, 81; Feb, 86; Apr, 72; May, 77; Jul, 74; Aug, 66;
applications (Joseph W. Hartmann): Sep, 80 Oct, 80; Nov, 85
Radio amateur's complaint leads to big fine for taxi
company: Mar, 69 Help Desk
Schematic Symbols Used in ARRL Circuit
In Brief Diagrams: Apr, 59
ARRL Board of Directors January meeting; Wayne The Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide: Jan, 62
Long, K9YNF, is QST Cover Plaque Award
winner; NASA names space veteran, ham as Hinks and Kinks
deputy for exploration operations; Southern A Backpackers Dipole (Carrigan): Dec, 58
Florida SEC Jim Goldsberry, KD4GR, Silent Key: A Backyard Assay for Stainless Steel (Ostapchuk):
Mar, 70 Jan, 67
ARRL now offering Digital Electronics course; A Help for Computer Monitor RFI (Bruette): May,
Digital Communications Conference set for 61
September in California; NØAX, WE5Y win QST A Lighter Plug Mic Holder? (Quam): May, 61
Cover Plaque Awards: Sep, 81 A Memory Frequency Storage Scheme (Ostapchuk):
ARRL, Icom combine forces to expand contest Oct, 64
plaque program; New IARU Region 2 Monitoring

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A Portable Service Cart for Equipment More on Wall-Wart Removers (Lewis): Oct, 64
(Merriam/Schetgen): Sep, 68 More on Wall-Wart Removers—A Power Squid?
A Self-Contained IC-703 (Salas): Jun, 61 (Schetgen): Oct, 64
A Simple Handheld Holder (Haines): Oct, 65 More on Wall-Warts (Hernalsteen): Oct, 64
A Strong, Flexible Mobile Antenna Installation Playing Radio Audio Through Car Stereos (Sanders):
(Schetgen): Mar, 53 Feb, 72
A TS-140S/680S Receiving Problem (Grant): Nov, Please Don't Use this to Clean Old Rigs! (Carter):
71 Apr, 67
A VOX Circuit for PSK31 (Kaelin): Dec, 58 Re: RF Ground—Four Stories Up (Maukonen): Jul,
A Weatherproof N Connector Cap (Maynard): Oct, 61
64 Restore Drake "B-Line"-Dials (Covelli): Feb, 72
An Alternative Homebrew Iambic Key (Thomaidis): RF Ground—Four Stories Up (Altman): Mar, 53
Apr, 65 Sometimes, You feel Like a Wire Nut! (Shubert):
An Anderson Powerpole-Based Portable Dipole Aug, 50
(Bell): Jan, 67 Stealth Antenna Tactics (Grider): Oct, 65
Anderson Powerpole Grounds (Agnew): Apr, 67 Still More USB, EIA-232 and Amateur Radio
Another Take on TS-850S Battery Replacement (Schetgen): Jul, 61
(Hammerling): Jan, 66 SWR and Line Loss—An Update (Conklin): Oct, 64
Another Way of Finding True North (Maloney): Dec, Use a "Strap Hoist" to Lift Antennas (Hough): Dec,
59 59
Benzoin Aids Adhesion for "A Novel Microphone Use a Tuned Pipe to "Zero-Beat" CW (Arnold): Aug,
Holder" (Seaver): Feb, 72 52
CAC-6 (Aluminum Shield) Versus Coaxial (Wall) "Warts" on Pigtails (Smith): Apr, 67;
Connectors (Schetgen): May, 60 Feedback: Jun, 44
Converting Kenwood HS-5 Headphones for Stereo What's in the Wall? (sidebar to Feed Line Entrance
(Erbaugh): Jan, 67 Tips) (Schetgen): Aug, 51
Copper Wire Properties in Your Head (Conklin): Jun,
63 How's DX? (McClenny)
Device Pin Assignments? (Gilbert): Apr, 66 6OØCW—Somalia DXpedition (Panati): May, 81
DX Cluster Macros (Kriss): Sep, 69 A DXpedition to Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ear Muffs (Protectors) for Noisy Environments (Bharathi Prasad): Apr, 86
(Seaver): Jun, 63 A Look Back at STØDX (Henderson): Oct, 84
Feed Line Entrance Tips (Schetgen): Aug, 51 Cook Islands New Prefix: Jul, 78
Finding North, H&K Followup (Dieter): Nov, 72 DX Holiday—Dedication and Payback to the Better
Finding True North (Fulton): Jul, 61 Half in Palau (Laine): Dec, 75
Google Web Surfing Tip (Kriss): Sep, 69 DX Via the Long Path: Feb, 92
Heavy-Duty Standoff Insulators for Ladder Line DXpedition to the Kingdom of Nepal (Schwenger):
(Simon): Jul, 62 Mar, 82
Heil ProSet Headphone Modification (Hohn): Feb, 72 Frequencies to Avoid: Feb, 92
Hose Clamps Tune VHF Antennas (Wagner): May, FT5XO—Kerguelen Islands March 2005
61 DXpedition: Jun, 83
Installing Radials the Easy Way (Samuelson): Jan, 67 Glorioso Islands: Aug, 73
Junk-Box Refills (Brown): Aug, 50 H44—Solomon Islands and H4Ø—Temotu Province:
Keep Your ICOM IC-706MKIIG Cool! (Salas): Jan, Nov, 96
66 Ham Radio in Iraq (Byers): Oct, 85
Laptop Battery Modification for 12 V Power (Frey): In Memory of Hugh Cassidy, WA6AUD (Silent Key)
Nov, 72 (sidebar to DX Holiday—Dedication and Payback
Laptop Battery Feedback (Schetgen): Dec, 58 to the Better Half in Palau) (Laine): Dec, 76
More on Feed-Line Loss Measurements (Schetgen): KH7K—Kure Island: Sep, 84
Jun, 63 Last Minute Update of Peter I Island: Feb, 92
More on Furniture Movers (McAnly): Nov, 72 Most Wanted Lists: Feb, 92

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New DXCC Entities on the Horizon?: Jul, 78 ARRL EXPO: Jul, 9
RSGB HFC 2004: Jan, 90 Better BPL?: Aug, 9
Want to Go on a DXpedition?: Feb, 92 Death by a Thousand Cuts: Mar, 9
Get Out of the House!: May, 9
DX News from Around the Globe Katrina (ARRL HQ Katrina Team): Nov, 9
5T—Mauritania; 6O—Somalia; CX—Uruguay; DX Licensing Courses: How Long?: Feb, 9
Gathering; FR—Reunion Island; XU—Cambodia; Narrowing the Bandwidth Issues: Apr, 9
ZK1—South Cook Islands: Jan, 91 No Complaint, No Interference: Jan, 9
9M6—East Malysia and 9M2—West Malysia; CE— Regulation or Band Plan?: Jun, 9
Chile; FM—Martinique; FY—French Guiana; Self-Regulation: Oct, 9
GD—Isle of Man; OA—Peru; PJ2—Netherland
Antilles; XE—Mexico; ZK1—North & South Microwavelengths
Cooks: Feb, 93 A Glossary of Microwave Terms (Williams): Jul, 89
5Z—Kenya; AI5P Pacific Trip; C6—Bahamas; Intro/Horn Antennas (Wade): Aug, 75
CY9—St Paul Island; EA8—Canary Islands; EU- Parabolic Dish Antennas (Wade): Nov, 94
108; FR/G—Glorioso Island; GM—Scotland— The Home Microwave Station (Williams) Part 1: Jan,
Rockall Island; KH7K—Kure Island; TI—Costa 88; Part 2: Mar, 76; Part 3: May, 87
Rica; VP5—Turks and Caicos Islands; YLs in the
Pacific; ZB—Gibraltar: Jun, 84 New Books
3V—Tunisia; 9K—Kuwait; CYØ—Sable Island; F— LF Today (Mike Dennison, G3XDV)(RSGB): Jan, 61
France; FP—St Pierre & Miquelon; J3—Grenada;
J6—St Lucia; OZ—Denmark; S7—Seychelles; New Products
TF—Iceland; V3—Belize; VE—Canada: Jul, 78 1500 W Antenna Tuner from MFJ (MFJ-989D): Nov,
8R—Guyana; CYØ—Sable Island; FO/C— 80
Clipperton Island; HBØ—Liechtenstein; HV— 500 Hz CW Filter Kit: Jan, 53
Vatican; Italian HF DX Convention; OX— Active Noise Reduction Headphones (NoiseBuster
Greeland & TF—Iceland; P5—North Korea; NB-FX): Jan, 46
Pacific Northwest DX Convention; PYØF— Aluminum Element Moxon Monobanders
Fernando de Noronha; TY—Benin; VK— (MaxiMoxon): Apr, 44
Australia; VK9X—Christmas Island & VK9C— Amateur Band Definition Software (Bands): May, 57
Cocos-Keeling: Aug, 74 Ameritron Remote Antenna Switch (RSC-12): Nov,
HBØ—Liechtenstein; SM—Sweden; T32—East 53
Kiribati; TY—Benin; VE—Canada: Sep, 85 Antenna Hanger Insulator for Window Line or
1st International Asia Pacific DX Convention; 4S— Coaxial Cable (3003 Acro-Bat): Jun, 44
Sri Lanka; 57th Annual International DX Antenna Position Controller (W2DRZ CT-1): Jul, 49
Convention; 8P—Barbados; 8Q—Maldives; FP— Audio Signal Generator Kit (Workbench Audio
St Pierre and Miquelon; FY—French Guyana; Signal Generator Kit): Jan, 53
ST—Sudan; TL—Central African Republic; Two Automatic Antenna Tuner for Low-Power
American DXers Head to Two Pacific Isles; TZ— Transceivers (T1; T1-FT817): Aug, 38
Mali; VK9X—Christmas Island and VK9C— Back-Up Power System from West Mountain Radio
Cocos-Keeling; ZB—Gibraltar; ZD7—St Helena; (Super PWRgate PG40S): Nov, 70
ZK3—Tokelau: Nov, 97 Clamp-on RF Current Meter from MFJ (MFJ-853):
Nov, 39
Index of Advertisers Classic Telegraph Key: Nov, 42
Jan, 158; Feb, 158; Mar, 158; Apr, 158; May, 166; Current Baluns from MFJ (MFJ-911H; MFJ-911):
Jun, 166; Jul, 166; Aug, 166; Sep, 166; Oct, 166 Dec, 53
Nov, 158; Dec, 166; DTMF Decoder/Controller from Intuitive Circuits
(DTMF-4HC): Feb, 35
It Seems to Us (Sumner) Electromagnetic Compatibility Handbook (Kenneth
A Busy Month on the BPL Front: Dec, 9 L. Kaiser): Jan, 53
A Missed Opportunity: Sep, 9 EZMaster USB Computer to Radio Interface: Apr, 44

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Five Time Zone Wall Clock: Jan, 53 QRP Quarterly Offers 25 Year Collection: Dec, 59
FlexRadio Medium Power HF to VHF Software QRP Smart Dummy Load: Jan, 68
Defined Radio Transceiver (SDR-ASM/TRA): Quick Reference Card and Mini-Manual for VX-6R:
Feb, 43 Nov, 39
Ground Radial System for HF Vertical Antennas Reversible Beverage Antenna System (RBS-1P): Jan,
(EZRadial): Jan, 58 46
Handmade Telegraph Key from Straight Brass: Nov, Small-Loop Tuner (MFJ-936; MFJ-935; MFJ-57;
30 MFJ-58): Jan, 46
Heil Handheld Microphone (Handi Mic): Jan, 97 Software Defined HF Receiver and Analyzer (SDR-
Heil Headset for Portable Operation (Traveler): Apr, 14): Nov, 70
35 Sound Card Extension Box (MFJ-5420): Jul, 34
HF Linear Amplifier from SGC (Mini Lini): Nov, 42 SS-811 Soft Start Module from J-Tec: Oct, 65
HF/6 Meter Transceiver from ICOM (IC- Telescoping Mobile Whip Antennas (MFJ-1956;
756PROIII): Jan, 38 MFJ-1954; MFJ-1952): Feb, 35
HF/VHF Portable Antennas (Ducker): Jun, 98 The Super Frequency List on CD-ROM: May, 39
J-Tec Antenna Switch and HF Receive Preamplifier TS-480AT and TS-480HX Quick Reference Mini-
(ASAP-2): Nov, 35 Manual: May, 89
Keying Buffer and Sequencer (Ampsequencer): Aug, Tune Control for Yaesu Radios (The Yaesu Tune
32 Control): Jul, 58
Legal Limit Balanced Antenna Tuner (MFJ-976): Two Discone Antennas from AOR (DA5000;
Feb, 39 DS3000A): Jun, 98
MacLoggerDX V4.0 from Dog Park Software: Jan, USB Transceiver to Sound Card Interface (EZ-PSK):
62 Jun, 44
MFJ Auto Window Mount for SMA Antennas (MFJ- Variable RF Matching Transformer from MFJ (MFJ-
310S; MFJ-310; MFJ-1717S; MFJ-1717): Feb, 43 907): Nov, 53
MFJ Magnetic Mount for SMA Antennas (MFJ- WaveNode Announces New Sensors (HF-1, UHF-1
332S; MFJ-332B; MFJ-1717S; MFJ-1717): Jan, for WN-1): Dec, 43
87 Win-Test Contest Logging Software: Sep, 47
MFJ Window/Balcony Antenna with Built-In Tuner Wireless Touch Keying Paddle (WTP-1): Jun, 35
for 80 through 6 Meters (MFJ-1625): Nov, 70
Miniature Low Power Electronic Keyer Kit Old Radio (Dilks)
(PicoKeyer) (Botkin): Jun, 58 1932: A Portable Transmitter Mystery: Oct, 90
Mobile Antenna C-Matcher from MFJ (MFJ-909): 35 Years Ago, "One Small Step…'": Feb, 95
Nov, 39 Bob Dennison, W2HBE, Designer, Builder and
Mobile Antenna L-Matcher from MFJ (MFJ-908): Writer: Jul, 83
Nov, 30 Bob Dennison, W2HBE, Silent Key: Dec, 82
Ohm's Law Desk and Wall Clocks: Feb, 65 Emergencies: We've Always Been Ready: Nov, 92
One Hour Battery Charger from Maha (Maha MH- Field Day: Jun, 85
C801D): Dec, 30 Getting Started with Spark: Apr, 82
Orion II HF Transceiver from Ten-Tec: Nov, 39 How Much is Enough?: Jan, 92
Packet Terminal Software (PacTerm 3 for Windows; Jack Yanosov (sidebar to Old Radio: 35 Years Ago,
PkTerm 3 for Windows): Apr, 41 "One Small Step…"): Feb, 96
PolyPhaser Lightning Protectors for Cables Carrying Jerry Barry, K5AXN, Operating VFD in 2004
DC (GX series): Jul, 58 (sidebar to Old Radio: Field Day) (Osterwald):
Power Line Noise Finder from MFJ (MFJ-856): Dec, Jun, 86
43 M.C. Jones and the Micromatch: Mar, 71
Practice Amateur Radio Exams—With Memory: The Catalog Years: Aug, 78
May, 53 The First Ham in Philadelphia (Tom Appleby,
QPack Low Power Tuner (QPack Precision Tuner): W3AX): Sep, 89
Sep, 47 The Johnson Viking Navigator: May, 90
QRP Prototyping Kit: Apr, 41 The Radio Game: Dec, 81

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Op-Ed 2005 ARRL September VHF QSO Party
"Five-by-Nine…" What's it Really Mean? (Harper): Announcement: Aug, 90
Jul, 88 2005 IARU HF World Championship: Apr, 102
Let's Start Revitalizing Packet by Sharing Ideas 2005 Simulated Emergency Test (Ewald): Sep, 48
(Stone [SK]): Apr, 81 2006 ARRL International DX Contest
Needed: A New Soul for Amateur Radio (Nichols): Announcement: Dec, 88
Feb, 94 2006 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes
Announcement: Dec, 89
Operating 2006 ARRL RTTY Roundup Announcement: Dec,
9th Annual School Club Roundup: 2005 (Malchick): 87
Jan, 103 2006 ARRL Straight Key Night Announcement: Dec,
2004 ARRL November Sweepstakes CW Results 89
(Thompson): May, 101 A (Radio) Wave of Nostalgia—Straight Key Night
2004 ARRL September VHF QSO Party Results 2005 (Henderson): Apr, 101
(Klein): Mar, 94 A Brilliant Dance—The 2004 ARRL 160 Meter
2004 IARU HF World Championship Results Contest Results (Peterson): Jun, 99
(Luetzelschwab): Mar, 97 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest Announcement: Aug,
2004 Simulated Emergency Test Results (Ewald): 91
Jul, 96 Clean Sweep Mugs (sidebar to 2005 ARRL
2004 Simulated Emergency Test Results: Clark November Sweepstakes Announcement): Oct, 105
County ARES Passes Communications Test (Van DXCC Honor Roll (Moore): Aug, 100
Sandt): Jul, 96 Expanded Reports Available (2005 ARRL January
2004 Simulated Emergency Test Results: Cupertino VHF Seepstakes Results) (Carman): Aug, 99
ARES/RACES Drills (Oberhofer): Jul, 96 Expanded Results (sidebar to 2004 ARRL November
2004 Simulated Emergency Test Results: Merle West Sweepstakes CW Results) (Thompson): May, 103
Medical Center Exercise (Davis, Bragg & Pion): Icom to Sponsor SS Plaques (sidebar to 2005 ARRL
Jul, 97 November Sweepstakes Announcement): Oct, 105
2004 Simulated Emergency Test Results: Photo: Jamboree on the Air 2005 (Spencer): Sep, 54
Bernie Nobles, WA4MOK, SEC North Carolina Mythology, Amateur Radio Style—ARRL Field Day
(Knapp): Jul, 97 2005 (Henderson): Dec, 90
2005 ARRL 10 Meter Contest Announcement: Nov, November Sweepstakes Participation Pins (sidebar to
105 2005 ARRL November Sweepstakes
2005 ARRL 160 Meter Contest Announcement: Nov, Announcement): Oct, 105
105 Pinning Isn't Everything… (sidebar to 2006 ARRL
2005 ARRL August UHF Contest Announcement: International DX Contest Announcement): Dec,
Jul, 95 88
2005 ARRL Field Day is June 25-26: May, 100 Public Awareness Day Emergency Power Operating
2005 ARRL International DX CW Contest Event (Carcia): Sep, 49
(Robbins): Aug, 92 Results, 2004 ARRL November Phone Sweepstakes
2005 ARRL International DX Phone Results— (Taylor): Jun, 95
Shelter from the Storm (Silver): Sep, 100 Results, 2004 ARRL UHF Contest (Seabreeze): Jan,
2005 ARRL International EME Competition 104
Announcement: Aug, 91 Results, 2005 June VHF QSO Party—Catching a
2005 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes Results VHF/UHF Buzz (Rosen): Dec, 102
(Carman): Aug, 96 School Club Roundup 2005 (Malchick): Oct, 103
2005 ARRL June VHF QSO Party Announcement: Space—The Final Frontier: The 2004 ARRL EME
May, 99 Competition (Ward & Harrison): Apr, 103
2005 ARRL November Sweepstakes Announcement: The 2004 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest Results
Oct, 105 (Rosen): Mar, 100
2005 ARRL RTTY Roundup Results (Townsend): The 2004 ARRL 10 Meter Contest Results (Jones):
Jul, 99 Jul, 101

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W3IY Rover Recognition Award Established by the The 2005 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of
Mt Airy "Packrats" (sidebar to Results, 2005 June Directors (Patton & Lindquist): Apr, 51
VHF QSO Party—Catching a VHF/UHF Buzz) WØGJ, Winner of the ARRL 2004 International
(Rosen): Dec, 105 Humanitarian Award (Skolaut): Jun, 50
Welcome to the New Dayton Hamvention 2005 (Des
Organizational Combes): May, 46
ARRL Board Adopts Modified Regulation by What's new at Dayton 2005? (sidebar to An
Bandwidth Proposal (Lindquist and Patton): Sep, Unconventional Convention: 2005 Dayton
55 Hamvention and ARRL Expo) (Hallas): Aug, 40
ARRL President Haynie's Testimony on Hams' What's That? (sidebar to Take Your Handheld to
Katrina Response (Haynie): Nov, 49 Work Day) (Pitts): Jun, 45
Holiday Toy Drive in Full Swing: Dec, 44
Kids Day 2006 (Spencer): Dec, 45 Our Cover
Nominate a Local Reporter for the Leonard Award A Backpacker's Delight—The Folding J-Pole
(Pitts): Nov, 59 (Heiler): Mar, 5
Season's Greetings: Dec, 44 A Simple Direction-Finding Receiver for 80 Meters
Summary of Major Board Actions (sidebar to ARRL (Hunt): Sep, 5
Board Adopts Modified Regulation by Bandwidth Antenna Issue: Dual-Band Wire Beam (Baker): Aug,
Proposal): Sep, 56 5
The Trouble with Sky Wave (sidebar to Tune In the Antenna Issue: Horn Antennas (Wade): Aug, 5
2005 Frequency Measuring Test) (Silver): Nov, 55 Build an Automatic Antenna Switch Controller
Toy Drive Brings Smiles to Kids at Christmas (Pitts): (Davidson): Oct, 5
Feb, 51 Dayton Hamvention ARRL National Convention:
Tune In the 2005 Frequency Measuring Test (Silver): May, 5
Nov, 54 Going Up! The Colorado 14er Event (Ormsby): Oct,
Accelerated Learning Fits Today's Fast Paced 5
Lifestyles (Fusaro): Apr, 45 Happy Holidays (Pingree): Dec, 5
An Unconventional Convention: 2005 Dayton Hurricane Katrina: Nov, 5
Hamvention and ARRL Expo (Lindquist): Aug, Motor City Radio Club, W8MRM—GOTA station
39 (Briggs): Jun, 5
Announcing the 14th Annual McGan Award (Pitts): Operating from Ocean Going Research Vessels
Feb, 60 (Franklin): Feb, 5
ARRL Board Announces Award Winners Plano (TX) Amateur Radio Klub, K5PRK—Field
(Lindquist): Oct, 47 Day (MacDonald): Jun, 5
Holiday Toy Drive: Let's Do It Again! (Pitts): Nov, QRV from Mount Kilimanjaro (Blattler): Apr, 5
51 Top Topband—2200 meters (Craig): Jul, 5;
Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize (sidebar to Feedback: Oct, 35
Accelerated Learning Fits Today's Fast Paced Viking Ranger II Kit/Stu Cohen, N1SC: Jan, 5
Lifestyles) (Fusaro): Apr, 46
Kid's Day (Spencer): Jun, 49 Product Review (Hallas)
Kid's Day Rules (sidebar to Kid's Day) (Spencer): A Look at a New Generation of Antenna Rotators
Jun, 49 (AlfaSpid; C.A.T.S. RD-1800/DPU-1800-D; Hy-
Public Relations vs Public Service (sidebar to Gain HAM-V/DCU-1; Prosistel PST-641D; Yaesu
Announcing the 14th Annual McGan Award) G-800DXA/GS-232B) (White): Sep, 70
(Pitts): Feb, 60 A Look at Some High-End Antenna Analyzers
Summary of Major Board Actions (sidebar to The (Autek VA1; Kuranishi BR-210; MFJ-269; Palstar
2005 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of ZM-30): May, 65
Directors) (Patton & Lindquist): Apr, 53 A Word About Antenna Reviews: Jul, 66
Take Your Handheld to Work Day (Pitts): Jun, 45 Alinco DJ-C7T Pocket-sized VHF/UHF FM
Teachers' Institutes Make the Science of Radio Come Transceiver (Lindquist): Jan, 73
Alive (Spencer): May, 49

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Ameritron ALS-600S HF Amplifier with Switching W4RRY Electronic Battery Booster No Longer
Power Supply (Stinson): Mar, 60; Feedback: May, Available (Wilson): Dec, 66
89 West Mountain Radio PWRgate (PG40) and
An Antenna Tuner and Audio DSP Filter for Elecraft Computerized Battery Analyzer (Wolfgang): Feb,
K2 and K2/100 Transceivers (Wolfgang): Jan, 69 78
D-STAR Digital Voice and Data—An Overview Yaesu FT-60R Dual-band Handheld Transceiver
(Silver): Jun, 67 (Henderson): Feb, 74
Elecraft XG1 Receiver Test Oscillator (Tracy): Apr, Yaesu FT-8800R Dual-band FM Transceiver
78 (Carcia): May, 62
FlexRadio Systems SDR-1000 HF+VHF Software Yaesu FTDX9000D HF and 6 Meter Transceiver:
Defined Radio Redux (Lindquist): Oct, 66 Aug, 53
Heil ClearSpeech DSP Speaker System: Jul, 67 Yaesu VX-6R VHF/UHF Handheld Transceiver
HF Digital with the FTDX9000D (sidebar to Yaesu (Hobart): Dec, 60
FTDX9000D HF and 6 Meter Transceiver): Aug,
58 Going Once, Going Twice
How The Roofing Filter Sounds (or Doesn't Sound) ICOM IC-7800; Kenwood TS-480SAT; Spi-Ro AS-
on the Air (sidebar to International Radio Roofing 2; Elecraft XV-144; Palstar AT1500Bal;
Filters for Yaesu FT-1000MP Series Transceivers) Wavenode WN-1: Jan, 75
(Frenaye): Feb, 78 Yaesu FT-857D; Yaesu MH-59; Emtron DX-1d;
ICOM IC-756PROIII HF/6 Meter Transceiver SGC SG-211; Palstar AT4K; MFJ-616; Diamond
(Lindquist): Mar, 56 MX-72D: Mar, 62
ICOM IC-V82 2 Meter Handheld Transceiver ICOM IC-2200H; Yaesu VX-2R; Kuranishi BR-210;
(Henderson): Jun, 65 SGC SG-211; AOR ARD-9800: Jul, 68
ICOM ID-800H Dual-Band FM and Digital ICOM IC-756ProIII; Flex Radio SDR-1000; Noise
Transceiver (Tracy): Nov, 73 Cancellation Technologies ClearSpeech Line;
Impressions of the FTDX9000D in a CW Contest Alinco CJ-7T; SGC MAC-200; MFJ-991; West
Environment (sidebar to Yaesu FTDX9000D HF Mountain Radio CBA; Comet CF-4160): May, 69
and 6 Meter Transceiver) (Sumner): Aug, 57 Rohn AS-25G; ICOM IC-V82; Autek VA-1;
Installation and Test of UT-118 Digital Voice Spiderbeam; Heil ClearSpeech: Sep, 76
Modules (Tracy): Jun, 69 MFJ-269; AlfaSpid antena rotator and controller;
International Radio Roofing Filters for Yaesu FT- Palstar WM-150; LDG Z-11; Electric Radio
1000MP Series Transceivers: Feb, 76 antenna tuning meter: Nov, 78
LDG Electronics TW-1 Talking Wattmeter: Nov, 77
Operating with the ICOM UT-118 Digital Voice and Public Service (Ewald)
Data Unit (Carcia): Jun, 70 A New Packet Radio Client for Emergency
RFSpace SDR-14 Software Defined Receiver and Communications (Edwards), Part 1: Jan, 82; Part
Moetronix SpectraVue Spectrum Analyzer 2: Feb, 87
Software (Tracy): Dec, 63 A Week at the Races: ATV Serves the Public Interest
Rotators Under Computer Control (sidebar to A Look at Daytona (McCoy): Nov, 86
at a New Generation of Antenna Rotators): Sep, Amateur Radio Shines in Dawn to Dusk Race
74 (Stevens): Jul, 76
SDR-1000 Software-Defined HF/VHF Transceiver: An ARES Story—Williamson Co, Tennessee
Apr, 73 (Gerth), Part 1: Aug, 68; Part 2: Sep, 82; Part 3:
Spider Beam Triband HF Yagi (White): Jul, 63 Oct, 81
The FTDX9000D in the New England QSO Party ARES Volunteers Front and Center in Katrina's
(sidebar to Yaesu FTDX9000D HF and 6 Meter Wake: Nov, 86
Transceiver) (Fusaro): Aug, 58 Build Your Own Statewide Packet Network, Part 2
The FTDX9000D on 6 Meters (sidebar to Yaesu (Westgard & Emeott): Jan, 82
FTDX9000D HF and 6 Meter Transceiver) Eastern Michigan Salvation Army Division
(Motschenbacher): Aug, 59 Headquarters sponsored ECOMM Level 1 class
W4RRY Electronic Battery Booster: Oct, 71 (photo): Jul, 77

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Extracurricular Training for Amateur Operators Silent Keys (Capodicasa)
(Nelson): Mar, 74 Jan, 99; Feb, 97; Mar, 86; Apr, 96; May, 95; Jun, 87;
Hams Become "First Responders" at Convention Jul, 91; Aug, 82; Sep, 91; Oct, 92; Nov, 99; Dec,
(Lindquist): Nov, 88 83
Hams Part of the Annual Hill Climb (Seidel): Jul, 76
Honey, I Shrunk the Rigs! (Franklin): May, 78 Special Events (Weinberg)
How to Become an Experienced "On the Road" NSC Jan, 101; Feb, 101; Mar, 88; Apr, 98; May, 97; Jun,
(Marques): Dec, 72 94; Jul, 104; Aug, 84; Sep, 97; Oct, 101; Nov,
Portable Tower (Sheaffer): Feb, 87 104; Dec, 87
Radio Amateurs Aid in Pacific Maritime Rescue:
Nov, 87 Strays
Radio Amateurs Communicate for Sled Dog Race in 150 years and counting? (Sam Lanham, W8VVE;
Michigan (DeWitt): Apr, 84 John Dobson, W8WEJ; Tom Berry, AA4VV):
SKYWARN Recognition Day is December 3, Ham Sep, 67
Radio Operators Rise to the Occasion (Floyd): 2005 Shortwave Frequency Guide: Jun, 89
Dec, 72 Amateur Radio Club of the European Space Center
State-of-the-Art Emergency Communications in contact with NA1SS (Maarschalkerweerd): Feb,
Kodiak, Alaska (Pfeifer): Mar, 73 94
Texas Baptist Men Provide Disaster Relief (DuBose): Annual QST Indexes Available: Jan, 89
Jun, 78 ARRL 2004 Technical Awards Call for Nominations:
Winlink 2000 Terminology (sidebar to An ARES Apr, 88
Story—Williamson Co, Tennessee, Part 3) ARRL Extra Class Certificate: Oct, 95
(Gerth): Oct, 82 Authors Wanted!: May, 95
CERT (Citizens Emergency Response Team)
Field Organizaiton Reports graduate Dan Miller, K3UFG, and instructors
October 2004: Jan, 84; November 2004: Feb, 88; Paul, K1PJB, and Lynn, KA2IIW: Feb, 46
December 2004: Mar, 75; January 2005: Apr, 85; Congratulations! Andy Anderson, W5UBU, 75 year
February 2005: May, 80; March 2005: Jun, 79; ARRL member: Feb, 46
April 2005: Jul, 77; May 2005: Aug, 69; June Congratulations! Edmond (OK) Amateur Radio
2005: Sep, 83; July 2005: Oct, 83; August 2005: Society recognized for public service: Jul, 90
Nov, 88; September 2005: Dec, 73 Deadline Approaching for Online Course
Reimbursement (Miller): Jun, 64
Short Takes (Ford) Digital Communications Conference Papers
EasyLog5: Jan, 59 Solicited: Jun, 92
Electronics Genius (Hallas): Nov, 62 Eyeball QSO in Como (Kleiman): Nov, 99
Heil Classic and Heritage Microphones (Gruber): FARApole Update (Valdes): Apr, 91
Feb, 65 Firmware Upgrade (Re: ICOM and SGC—A Perfect
ICE Model 475-3 AC Line Filter: Mar, 48 Match, March 2004 QST) (Lewis): Jan, 99
KU4AB 2-Meter and 70-cm Antennas (SQ-144ml; Fort Osage School ARC Receives ARRL Charter
SQ-432): Apr, 58 (Smith): Jul, 79
microHAM USB microKEYER: Sep, 60 Great Plains Super Launch (Conner): Jul, 91
MixW RigExpert Tiny: Jun, 56 Ham Radio Reference Freeware (Lauben): May, 95
Morse Runner (Cieslak): Jul, 56 Hams in A61 (Greenbaum): Nov, 103
ProLog2K, V 5.76: Aug, 45 Handheld honor guard (N3GQ and K3KAT)
RigExpert Plus USB Transceiver Interface (Carcia): (Ankerbrand): Nov, 104
Dec, 51 Have a Photo for QST?: Sep, 91
Weather Display (Horzepa): May, 54 Have You Worked All States?: Jun, 92
Wonn Engineering WTP-1 Wireless Touch Paddle: Joyce Judy, KD8HB, is 2004 Severson Winner
Oct, 55 (Phillips): Jan, 105
Life Members Elected April 9, 2005: Jun, 101
Life Members Elected October 22, 2005: Dec, 88

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Line 'Em Up! (Byrd): Jan, 99 hams who would like to participate in Boston
Looking for a Ham Radio Class?: Oct, 92 Marathon communications effort (Topolski): Apr,
Man melded with machine—Bob Heil, K9EID 95
(Bird): Oct, 102 how to obtain manual for AOR-1200 mobile data
MARS Ops Sought (Borgman, Ssgt USMC): Mar, 86 terminal (Petit): Apr, 95
No Computer Algorithm Available? Use Algebra!: navy communication technicians who served with the
Nov, 61 US naval security group (Heenan): Jun, 87
Norman Vandiver, N7VF, and Scream repair damage parts for restoration of WWII B-29 Superfortress
to tower (Friesen): Apr, 91 (Thompson): Dec, 80
Orkney Islands Awards (Blunn): Jan, 32 personnel who served in Asmara, Eritrea, East
Photo: Eastern CT ARA Field Day (KB1JPY age 10; Africa, circa 1955-60.: Sep, 91
K1DNW age 100; KB1EZU age 12) (Rollinson):
Jul, 93 In the Next issue of QEX/Communications
Professional Amateurs (Shott): Jan, 99 Quarterly
Q Street sign (Eisenberg): Feb, 59 January/February 2005: Feb, 97
Q Street sign (Nelson): Feb, 59 March/April 2005: Apr, 96
Q Street sign (Helm): Feb, 59 May/June 2005: Jun, 87
Repeater Builder's Technical Information Page July/August: Aug, 82
(Morris): Jul, 54 September/October 2005: Oct, 92
Robert Simonson, W6WDG, 60-Year ARRL November/December 2005: Dec, 83
Membership Plaque (Edmondson): Apr, 91
Teaching Electronics to Hams Using the ARRL "Big QST congratulates…
Project" Activity Board (MacAlister): Mar, 93; Clay Freinwald, K7CR, elected Vice President
Feedback: May, 89 Society of Broadcast Engineers: Dec, 83
The Cat is Back!: Jan, 32 Andrew Clegg, W4JE, elected president of National
The Satellite Beacon from Project OSCAR (Clarke): Spectrum Management Association: Feb, 59
Jun, 92 Ben Kiningham, K9IDQ, Alum of Year by Southern
Uncommon Vows (WB4L and WX2L) (Wolfe): Jan, Illinois University for assisting Radio-Television
99 graduates with internships and job placement for
"Up Front" Photo Reunites Old Ham Friends (Fisk): more than 30 years: Mar, 86
Apr, 91 Brennan Price, N4QX, article "Reasonable
VUCC: Aug, 49 Accommodation of Amateur Radio by Zoning
Well-earned retirement: Ross Mergenthaler, NS8C, Authorities: The FCC's PRB-1 Preemption" in
team liaison for Toledo Mobile Radio Association Connecticut Law Review: Mar, 86
(Harrington): Oct, 85 Carolyn F. Moore, W5CFM, Board Certified in
Youth Net (Burnett): Jan, 99 Workers' Compensation Law: Jul, 91
Don Batemann, KK7UT, inducted into the National
I would like to get in touch with… Inventors Hall of Fame: Jun, 71
amateurs continuously licensed as Novice since or Dr J. Allan Wolf, K6JW, publication of his book
before 1977 (Morin): Mar, 30 Spacebraid and Other Tales of a Dystopian
amateurs who are employees of the United Naitons Universe: Apr, 50
(Trice): Aug, 99 Dr Jim Kennedy, K2PHD, coauthor of recently
amateurs who contacted the hams on the 1947 Kon- published book The Black Book of Corporate
Tiki Expedition (Uhte): Mar, 30 Security: Jul, 91
amateurs with YO suffix (Richmond): May, 95 Edward Bardfield, W1RES, awarded Fellow of the
anyone who can provide assistance to blind ham Radio Club of America (Bardfield): Aug, 82
(Peoples): Jan, 50 Elliot Kleiman, WA4TDK, elected to Cooper City,
anyone with information on Amateur Radio Operator FL, City Comission: Apr, 92
Unity Ring from 1970s (Breuer): Jan, 99 Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ, novel Plasma Dreams: May,
hams who are artists and/or banjo players to start 95
sked or net (Levine): Jan, 99

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Ervin Davis, W7ERV, Volunteer of the Year for Baluns and Balanced Feed Lines—More Q & A
National Wildlife Refuge system: Apr, 98 (Danzer): Oct, 73
Jack Mandelman, K1VT, 300th US patent: Apr, 50 Bridges—A Doorway to Modern Electronics: Part 1
Joel Dubin, N9NOL, The Little Black Book of (Geiser): Nov, 79
Computer Security has been published: Oct, 95 ICOM IC-706 External Fan Necessary?—No!
John A. (Jack) Kuecken, KE2QJ, novel published, (Schetgen): May, 72
Some Were Astronauts: Jul, 82 Measuring Performance of Software Defined Radios
John Bauer, W4AWM, President's Volunteer Service (Hallas): Mar, 65
Award: Jun, 92 More About FM/PM (Norberg): Mar, 63
John Bauer, W4AWM, received President's Motorola MD61 Cordless Battery Charger
Volunteer Service Award in January: Apr, 92 Interference (Cerqua): Mar, 64
Juan Balda, KB5ZWW, received grant from US Dept Packet, Pactor and NVIS (Inderbitzen/Heron): Aug,
of Energy's GridWorks Initiative: Sep, 91 60
Marc Cooper, W6IWW, The Last Honest Place in Technical Correspondence EMI Hall of Shame
America: Paradise and Perdition in the New Las Begins—Halogen Lamp [A QRN (EMI) Hunt]
Vegas, published: Aug, 82 (Counselman): May, 71
Mark Duff, KB1EKN, Fire Chief Hingham, MA, Technical Correspondence Needs Authors!
Dept of Fire and Resue Services: Oct, 95 (Schetgen): Mar, 65
Marty Kaiser, W3VCG, autobiography Odyssey of an The Ultimate Portable HF Vertical Antenna—An
Eavesdropper: Nov, 99 Observation (Thomaidis/Salas): Nov, 80
Marty Kaiser, W3VCG/8P9FG/ZF2AK,
autobiogrphy Odyssey of an Eavesdropper being The World Above 50 MHz (Zimmerman)
published: Sep, 91 144-MHz Standings: Jul, 82
Matthew Boarts, AD5GX, Edwin R. Chess award for 222 MHz Standings: Sep, 88
Outstanding Company Grade Officer Chaplain of 432 MHz Standings: Nov, 91
Air Force for 2003: Mar, 86 A Look Into the Crystal Ball: Predicting Solar
Meg Millard, wins Toyota Tapestry Grant: Jul, 91 Cycles: Jan, 85
Roger Paskvan, WAØIUJ, Mark Trail NOAA All Things 6 Meters: May, 83
Weather Radio Award: Sep, 91 EME Annual Standings: Mar, 81
The Rev William S. Skylstad, K7NKL, elected EME with JT65: Jun, 80
president US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Four Days in November: Feb, 89
Feb, 97 Listen for the Weak Ones: Dec, 78
William Baker, W1BKR, inducted into the Microwave Standings: Feb, 91
Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame (Wilson): Non-Traditional Mechanisms of Transequatorial
Feb, 97 Propagation, Part 1: Oct, 86: Part 2: Nov, 89
Zack Lau, W1VT, "Best Novice" at Connecticut Peaks and Nulls in the Life of a 6 Meter DXer: Sep,
Rose Society's 2005 Rose Show: Sep, 91 86
QRPpp on VHF (Angle): Apr, 89
Technical Correspondence This Month: Jan, 85; Feb, 89; Mar, 79; Apr, 89; May,
About "An Audio Intelligibility Enhancer" 83; Jun, 80; Jul, 80; Aug, 70; Sep, 86; Oct, 86;
(Collins/Kennedy): May, 70 Nov, 89; Dec, 78
About "The W6QIF Oscillator" (Eisenberg/Pepper): VHF Contesting: Part 1—The Basics: Mar, 79
May, 71 VHF Contesting: Part 2—Operating: Jul, 80
About Adding Fans to the IC-706 (Johnsen): Aug, 60 VHF Contesting: Part 3—High Performance: Aug, 70
Accuracy of PSK Offset Cluster Spots (Kriss): Aug, Yearly VHF+ Highlights: 6 meters; Geomagnetic
60 storms; Solar cycle; New VHF+ Records;
An Inexpensive Az-El Rotator System Revisited Trends—Digital communication and VHF
(Brown): Jan, 76 Contesting: Dec, 79
Author Comments on the Added IC-706 Fan (Salas):
Oct, 74

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Here and There A Cold 807 (Johansen): Feb, 21
ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes; Quadrantids A First Visit to ARRL Headquarters (Giovannetti):
Meteor Shower; EME Conditions for 2005; Apr, 20
Daytona Beach SWOT Net; ISS operations: Jan, A Tale of Two Air Shows: Blue Angels Air Show
87 (Lorkowski): Oct, 20
Century Grid Award: Feb, 91 A Tale of Two Air Shows: Wings Over Pittsburgh
New Millimeter-Wavelength Distance Record; 6 m Air Show (Bloomberg): Oct, 20
Beacon Project; Happy Birthday Ted (Mathewson, Amateur Ambassadors (Minichiello & Doty): Nov,
W4FJ): Mar, 81 20
Lennart Suominea, OH2NL, Silent Key; Tom Cook, Amateur Radio Featured in Book of Records (Laine):
WA2BPE, Silent Key; New 122 GHz Record; May, 20
Spring Springs; European Worldwide EME Amateur Radio in the American Civil War (Viele):
Contest; NTMS/RMG 902 MHz and Up Texas Jul, 20
QSO Party; Eastern VHF/UHF Conference; Arkansas Hams Commemorate Dedication of Clinton
SVHFS Conference; New Beacons: Apr, 91 Presidential Library (Seward): Feb, 21
Spring Sprints; VHF Dinner at Dayton; Second 6 Atop Mount Hereford (Menard): Sep, 20
Meters Marathon; Call for Papers, 39th Central Big Ham Turnout for Marine Corps Marathon
States VHF Conference; XI Italian EME Contest; (Westgard): Dec, 21
V73SIX/b Beacon; Ted Mathewson, W4FJ, Silent BPL insertion point/dead end sign (Mauldin): Feb, 21
Key: May, 85 BPL Listening Post (Layer): Oct, 21
DXpeditions; June ARRL VHF QSO Party; 2005 But Will They Load Up on 2? (Reception Sticks)
SMIRK Contest; Reverse VUCC; Six meter (Homuth): Dec, 21
beacon project: Jun, 82 Can you tell me where I can find a good directional
First 47-GHz EME Contacts; DXpeditions Galore; antenna? (Beam Ave sign) (Vlach): Oct, 20
2005 CQ World Wide VHF Contest; Central Chess pieces from connectors (Van Baak): Mar, 20
States VHF Society 2005 Conference: Jul, 81 Colorful call (stained glass) (Goldblatt): Dec, 21
August UHF Contest; ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contrail Propagation Creates Buzz in Nevada
Cumulative Contest; Sable Island DXpedition: (Taormina): Apr, 20
Aug, 72 Count 'Em—65 New Hams! (DeVolpi): Apr, 21
ARRL September VHF QSO Party; Fall Sprints: Sep, East Ham Station (sign on bus) (Webb): Dec, 21
88 Elmering by Example and Accomplishment
Silent Keys Fred Fish, W5FF, Dave Batcho, N5JHV, (Carlsen): May, 20
Erik Roy, TI2NA; 2005 ARRL International EME Emergency power operating event (Shepherd): Dec,
Contest; Fall Sprints; 2005 Pacific Northwest 21
VHF Society Conference; Microwave Update Extra, Extra, Extra, Extra, Extra…Read All About It!
(MUD): Oct, 88 (New ARRL Extras KB1DMW, N1NAG,
New 47 GHz World Distance Record; New North N1NAM, AB1EW, K1MMH): Jun, 21
American 10 GHz Rain Scatter Record; Leonids Field Day 2005: Cityscape, New York City Transit
Meteor Shower; Hungary on 6 meters; 2005 Amateur Radio Club (Lobenstein): Dec, 20
ARRL International EME Contest: Nov, 91 Field Day 2005: Family Fun, Aroostook Amateur
New Microwave Rain Scatter Records; Geminids Radio Association (Merritt): Dec, 20
meteor shower: Dec, 80 Field Day 2005: Meritorious FD endeavor,
Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (Toms): Dec,
Up Front in QST 20
10 Gigs Anyone? (Lane): Sep, 21 Field Day 2005: WB5DYG Field Day: Chandler
1916 publication "How to Conduct a Radio Club" (AZ) Police Department officers and civilians
(Nightingale): Jan, 21 (Parks): Dec, 20
4G2F: DXpedition to Pristine Fuga (Soriano): Mar, Field Day Video Producers Wanted: Jun, 21
21 Field Day Weekend is June 25-26/T-shirts and pins:
A 1931 "State of the Art" Transmitter (Pentecost): Jun, 21
Jan, 20 Florida hurricane (Millard): Mar, 20

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Getting out by going up (Haleakala summit) (Tullen): Towering Antennas (Ronay): Aug, 20
Apr, 21 T-shirt with a radio theme at Capeway Radio Club
Ham Radio Plays Role in the Presidential Inaugural (MA) Field Day (Manna): Jun, 21
(Purvis): Jul, 21 Two ARRL Section Managers Support High School
Ham Radio sign at Joe's Be-Bop (Kane): Nov, 21 Rocket Launch (Sarratt): Jul, 21
Hams Support Scouts at Jamborall (Brewer): Nov, 21 Vibroplex Donation to W1AW (Baulig): Aug, 20;
Hamvention booty? (Reich): Aug, 20 Feedback: Oct, 35
Have a Story to Tell?: Sep, 20 Want to Submit a Photo to QST?: Jun, 21
High School brings Shuttle Missions to Classroom We Still Rave On about Buddy Holly in Lubbock
(Tribble): Feb, 21 (Edwards): Jul, 20
Homebrewing in New Hampshire (Hansel): Nov, 20 What's in The Old Man's Trunk? (Keane): Sep, 20
Hotel Room Provides Honolulu Altitude (Tinley): Who Won the 2005 Jeopardy! Teen Tournament?
Oct, 21 (Michael Braun, K3LNT): Apr, 21
Jambo Time (Morine): Aug, 20 Will it reach? (Tower installation at KG4FZR)
K2IRT Marks NYC Subway Centennial (Walker & Fridley): Nov, 21
(Lobenstein): Feb, 20 WJØTA Classes Help Mainers Become Hams
Looking Up (K1WHS 2-meter Array) (Herrick): (Sirois): Jan, 21
May, 21 Worldwide YL Meeting in Seoul (Hall): May, 21
MAD is May 28 (Amateur Radio Military WW II QRP (Beningo): Jan, 20
Appreciation Day) (McClendon): May, 21 Young Ham Appreciates Vintage Technology (Qays
MARS in Alive and Well in Afghanistan (Hammer): Purwinto, AB2SH) (Malgieri): Jan, 20
Sep, 21
Navy hams from WW II (Harnisch): Jan, 20 VHF/UHF Century Club Awards (Sapko)
Nice Pack—Coming or Going (Shaw): Aug, 21 Feb, 91; Apr, 102; Jun, 82; Aug, 80; Oct, 102; Dec,
NYC off the the RACES (Bradshaw): Sep, 20 80
Okay, what are we looking at here? (24 emergency-
antenna mounts) (Henderson): Apr, 21 W1AW Schedule
Oscar 1 lives (Kaufman): Dec, 21 Jan, 100; Feb, 98; Mar, 87; Apr, 97; May, 96; Jun,
Paul Chominski, WA6PY, "Moonbouncer" 88; Jul, 92; Aug, 83; Sep, 92; Oct, 93; Nov, 100;
(Kotowski): Apr, 21 Dec, 84
Pinball Wizard Finds Ham Radio Parallels (Kmiec):
May, 21
Polish Underground Station is Reborn (Bury): Jun,
20
QRZ! "Enhanced" power (Tucker): Nov, 21
R1ANC Keeps Vostok Station Team Tied to Home
(Waterman): Oct, 20
Rock Bender (Lones): Aug, 21
SCARA Special Event Station at the Miss America
Pageant (Burik): Mar, 20
Secret society: Aug, 21
Serious Portable Station Projects Good
Communications (Haines): Oct, 21
Smokey at Old Barney ARC (Waretown, NJ) Field
Day (Burgess): Jun, 21
"Some type of reciprocal license agreement"
(Guilhjerme): Feb, 21
Special Event Commemorates First FM Transmission
(Barreres): Aug, 21
Summer of Study Brings…CSCE (Alan Yates,
KD8CAJ) (Yates): Nov, 20

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