May
2014 Contents
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio Communications Trailer
By Wayne Heinen N0POH
When a ham club decided
to build their own communications trailer, they learned more about what they would do differently, if they ever had the chance to do so. That chance came sooner than they might have expected and the result is a well-designed, multi-functional operations platform that serves
the club’s diverse needs.
Digitally Speaking: Amateur Radio Digital Voice Operating
Cory G B Sickles WA3UVV
Amateur radio operators have been at the forefront of technology for over 100 years. For the last few years many hams have been exploring the world of digital
voice communications. From HF to VHF and UHF, what has been done with analog transmissions is now being
done digitally, with a few extra and interesting differences.
Radio Hobbyist’s Guide to Kits
By Neil Goldstein W2NDG
Most readers remember
the halcyon days of kit building dominated by Heathkit,
Knight-Kit and other long gone kit companies, but whose products continue
to be heard on the air and revered. Times have changed and so has kit building, but the essence
of kit building remains; a chance to build your own equipment, save money, experiment and learn about electronic fundamentals. Neil Goldstein surveys the terrain of contemporary kit building.
QRP – Radio Fun Without A Fortune
Bob Patterson K5DZE
Many hams, particularly new ones, don’t understand the advantages that QRP (low power operating) offers: smaller, more portable
and less expensive rigs. Nor do many understand that dropping power output doesn’t necessarily mean disappearing into the ether. Longtime
QRP operator Bob Patterson explains
how it’s done.
It Started with a CB
By Rich Post KB8TAD
TSM’s resident radio historian, Rich Post, looks at the development of Heathkit’s famous Lunchbox transceivers for 10, 6 and 2-meters
that started life as CB radio sets. Find out who was really behind the original design of these extremely popular transceivers.
May 2014 Columns
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
NOAA WX, NIST Time Transmissions, Scanning
Morgan County West Virginia
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Agency Close-Up: BATFE
Utility
Planet
By Hugh Stegman NV6H
Monitoring the Crimea Crisis
Digital
HF: Intercept
and Analyze
By Mike Chace-Ortiz AB1TZ/G6DHU
Monitoring Global Aviation
Activity with HF Datalink
HF Utility Logs
Hugh Stegman and Mike Chace-Ortiz
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Radiation, Resonance and SWR: Comparing
Apples to Boomerangs!
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Getting Your Ham Ticket: How Hard can it Be?
Radio
Propagation
By Tomas Hood NW7US
The Antenna is the Key! (Part 1)
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL
The Amateur/Shortwave Connection
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
How SW Covers the News; Christian Music
Amateur Radio Astronomy
By Stan Nelson KB5VL
The LWA Antenna for Radio Astronomy
The Longwave Zone
By
Kevin O’Hern Carey WB2QMY
Amateurs on Longwave
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Marc Ellis N9EWJ
The Crosley Fiver Restoration Continues
The Broadcast
Tower
By Doug Smith W9WI
How Many are Too Many?
Antenna Connections
By Dan Farber AC0LW
Center Post: More Adventures with the Big Dipole