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*Annual Index for 2009 Break-In Volume 82* UP *Title* *Issue* *Page* *Technical; constructional* A simple PICAXE Rover project Nov/Dec 11 CMOS HF Digital Dial May/June 4 Design considerations for high-power valve linear May/June 10 amplifiers; Part 1. Design considerations for high-power valve linear July/Aug 8 amplifiers; Part 2. Design considerations for high-power valve linear Sept/Oct 18 amplifiers; Part 3. GPS Opentracker and radio controller July/Aug 6 Homebrew digital voice unit for the FT1000 transceiver July/Aug 12 PA board failure in the Yaesu FT-1000 Mar/Apr 10 Programmable CMOS clock generator Sept/Oct 6 Simple AM receiver as a school project May/June 14 Simple light activated switch; a school project Sept/Oct 5 Tait 555 trunking radio: conversion to 70cm operation Jan/Feb 11 ZC1 linear amplifier Jan/Feb 16 *Technical general* "Sporadic E"; a direct conversion approach Nov/Dec 15 A new breed of SWR and power meters July/Aug 4 A simple PICAXE Rover project Nov/Dec 11 Circuit diagrams; The unreliable dot May/June 9 Decibels made easy July/Aug 7 Design considerations for high-power valve linear May/June 10 amplifiers; Part 1. Design considerations for high-power valve linear July/Aug 8 amplifiers; Part 2. Design considerations for high-power valve linear Sept/Oct 18 amplifiers; Part 3. Diplexers, Triplexers and Duplexers Sept/Oct 11 Early VHF radio multi-channel fixed links in NZ May/June 16 Has Solar cycle 24 started ? Mar/Apr 38 Propagation by high voltage transmission lines Sept/Oct 14 Simple AM receiver as a school project May/June 14 TechTube Valves; Mullard valves resurrected Jan/Feb 15 Use your computer as a high-performance HF receiver Jan/Feb 18 *Antennas and propagation* A new breed of SWR and power meters July/Aug 4 A set of HF/VHF portable antennas Sept/Oct 8 Antenna arrays for radio amateurs May/June 6 Antenna impedance measurements; past, present and future, Jan/Feb 8 Pt 2 Antenna impedance measurements; past, present and future, Mar/Apr 4 Pt 3. Diplexers, Triplexers and Duplexers Sept/Oct 11 Has Solar cycle 24 started ? Mar/Apr 38 Near Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) communication Nov/Dec 9 On improving the reliability of vertical antennas Mar/Apr 8 Remote controlled antenna coupler Jan/Feb 14 The SLY beam revisited Nov/Dec 18 Two 80m top-loaded vertical antennas Jan/Feb 7 *Digital techniques* CMOS HF Digital Dial May/June 4 Tait 555 trunking radio: conversion to 70cm operation Jan/Feb 11 Use your computer as a high-performance HF receiver Jan/Feb 18 *Book and Software reviews* Book review; "Weekend projects for the radio amateur" Jan/Feb 17 Book review; Morse code and snowflakes; the story of HMNZS July/Aug 16 Irirangi. Product review; TECSUN PL-600 receiver July/Aug 16 *General interest* Annual Index for Break-In 2009 Nov/Dec 43 14th IARU Region 3 Conference update May/June 8 Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzle No.1 (solution p33) May/June 31 Amateur Radio Exam Weekend Nov/Dec 16 Amateur radio on the International Space Station and NZ Jan/Feb 20 schools Feeding the skills back Mar/Apr 13 Fiftieth Wanganui Junk Sale Mar/Apr 14 IARU Region 3 Conference Mar/Apr 7 IARU Region 3 Conference; call for papers Mar/Apr 6 International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Cotswold May/June 13 Primary School Is there life after Dayton? The Friedrichshafen Sept/Oct 21 International amateur radio exhibition Proposed NZ band plan changes for 40 metres Mar/Apr 11 Russian Ham satellites; RS series Sept/Oct 17 Tauranga 680; the return to Mt. Minden July/Aug 14 Technology Convention; 11-12 April 2009 May/June 9 The "Paper Chase" Award Hunting May/June 20 The Te Manawa project ZL6ZA Nov/Dec 14 ZL radio crossword puzzle #3 (Answers on p39) Nov/Dec 19 ZL3 Buildathon Mar/Apr 12 ZL3 Buildathon celebrates World Amateur Radio Day May/June 17 ZL3 Buildathon held at Br05 Christchurch Nov/Dec 10 ZL3 Buildathon Update Nov/Dec 17 ZL3 Buildathon; Christchurch City Council Award Sept/Oct 29 ZL3 Buildathon; Christchurch City Council Award Nov/Dec 29 ZL7T The Chatham Island DXpedition 2009 May/June 18 *NZART* NZART Elections 2009; candidate's biographies Mar/Apr 4 Call-Book 2009/2010 Mar/Apr 3 NZART Conference 2009; AGM, reports and remits. Mar/Apr 15 NZART Conference 2009; Conference Information and July/Aug 26 Registration Form Call-signs and Call-Book July/Aug 29 Minutes of NZART AGM 2009 July/Aug 17 Wine Country Conference 2009; Hawkes Bay July/Aug 19 14th IARU Region-3 Conference 2009; Welcome Sept/Oct 4 14th IARU Region-3 Conference 2009; reports and opening Nov/Dec 4 addresses. Past issues of Break-In Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1949 to the present are available on the NZART web site; http://www.nzart.org.nz/breakin/index/index.html Index for 2008 Break-In Volume 81 UP Title Issue Page Technical; constructional 10 A cheap 12V Antenna Rotator for Contests Nov/Dec 10 5 A Ruggedised SWR Indicator for QRP Portable HF Sept/Oct 5 Use 15 A single digit frequency counter May/June 15 12 Amateurs recycle computers into useful station Nov/Dec 12 accessories 7 Brer Fox (low-power target for ARDF) Jan/Feb 7 14 High voltage tester Jan/Feb 14 8 The Tune Aid Mar/Apr 8 11 The ZL2BMI DSB transceiver revisited May/June 11 14 When contests go bad, Pt 1 Mar/Apr 14 4 When contests go bad; Part 2 Sept/Oct 4 41 ZC1 Vibrator replacement Sept/Oct 41 Technical General 11 A brief guide to drawing tables, figures and Sept/Oct 11 graphs 9 Antennas for new hams July/Aug 9 8 APRS; An overview Sept/Oct 8 13 Global Lightning Location by VLF Sept/Oct 13 5 Historical information; Generation of Nov/Dec 5 Oscillations 4 Ionospheric prediction service (IPS) tools July/Aug 4 4 Maroanui; the National System in Taupo May/June 4 12 Space weather and radio communications. Pt2 Jan/Feb 12 9 Summertime DX on the 10 metre band Nov/Dec 9 9 The Collins ART-13 Mar/Apr 9 12 Trusty tools #1. A whimsical look at soldering Sept/Oct 12 irons 14 When contests go bad, Pt 1 Mar/Apr 14 4 When contests go bad; Part 2 Sept/Oct 4 Antennas 5 A Ruggedised SWR Indicator for QRP Portable HF Sept/Oct 5 Use 12 Amateurs recycle computers into useful station Nov/Dec 12 accessories 9 An easy to build vertical antenna for 70cm Jan/Feb 9 10 Another look at coax baluns Jan/Feb 10 6 .Antenna impedance measurements: Past, present Nov/Dec 6 and future. Pt 1 12 End-fed, half-wave antennas for portable May/June 12 operation Improving Antenna measurements - the simple way Sept/Oct Space weather and radio communications. Pt2 Jan/Feb The Cantenna and the Microvert May/June 17 Understanding antenna matching, Pt 1 Mar/Apr 17 39 Understanding antenna matching, Pt 2 May/June 39 8 Your antenna RF and safety ground Jan/Feb 8 Digital techniques ****************** 12 Comparison of image modes using a simulator May/June 12 Book and Software reviews ========================= 11 Book review; A bit of Controversy. Pat Hawker - a July/Aug 11 radio life 29 Book review; Technical Topics Scrapbook; 2005 - July/Aug 29 2008 44 Book review; Radio Nature Sept/Oct 44 45 Book review; Radio Projects for the Amateur, Vol Sept/Oct 45 4 General interest 13 18th NZ Scout Jamboree, 100 years 2007-8 C-JAM Mar/Apr 13 7 A look at the new STSP licence Mar/Apr 7 21 A word about photographs for Break-In Jan/Feb 21 13 An entry level qualification for NZ; an update July/Aug 13 from Dunedin. 47 Australia issues class licences for visiting Mar/Apr 47 amateurs 16 Be an amateur radio MacGyver Mar/Apr 16 18 Disaster Communications Sichuan Earthquake and Sept/Oct 18 GAREC-08 4 Eight decades of Break-In Jan/Feb 4 20 Eighty years of amateur radio club activities in Jan/Feb 20 Wellington 16 First impressions of a "Real" situation with SAR May/June 16 in NZ 19 Getting young people into radio and electronics Jan/Feb 19 19 Haiti-bound Hams; Sept/Oct 19 14 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2008 Sept/Oct 14 ZL6LH Baring Head Lighthouse 4 Maroanui; the National System in Taupo May/June 4 5 MED Database Mar/Apr 5 18 Quartz Hill - 10 years on Jan/Feb 18 13 Recruitment into amateur radio July/Aug 13 22 Report on World Radiocommunications Conference Jan/Feb 22 2007 17 Reports from the NZART RadioScience Education Nov/Dec 17 Trust 9 Summertime DX on the 10 metre band Nov/Dec 9 17 Te Manawa project Sept/Oct 17 26 The Canterbury Sunday VHF net is now on ATV Jan/Feb 26 6 The decline in recruitment of radio amateurs in Mar/Apr 6 NZ 14 The Forty-metre band and the IARU May/June 14 16 ZL6ZA Special Event Station at Te Manawa Sept/Oct 16 NZART 32 Minutes of NZART Annual General Meeting 2007 Sept/Oct 12 Minutes of NZART Annual General Meeting 2008 July/Aug 23 NZART Conference ; AGM Agenda, reports and remits Mar/Apr 14 NZART Conference 2008, report July/Aug 30 NZART Conference 2008, Dunedin - more pictures Sept/Oct 31 NZART Conference 2008, Shag Valley Station Tour Sept/Oct Past issues of Break-In Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1949 to the present are available on the NZART web site; http://www.nzart.org.nz/breakin/index/index.html Index for 2007 Break-In Volume 80 UP Title Issue Page Technical; constructional A further look at dip meters Jan/Feb 17 An easy to build vertical antenna for 70cm Nov/Dec 7 An unusual antenna; a bi-direction Yagi Sept/Oct 15 Design of coils for antenna and circuit Jul/Aug 10 applications DXR Microwave equipment; mods and projects. Sept/Oct 11 Errata; a "Pert" DTMF generator Mar/Apr 14 Fold-back current limiting for the AWA 2283 Nov/Dec 12 power supply Micro-controller projects for amateurs. Pt 15; Nov/Dec 5 ATTiny Keyer "Pert" DTMF generator Jan/Feb 15 "Pert" DTMF generator revisited Jul/Aug 13 Strip-line reflectometers for VHF Sept/Oct 16 Tait T500 series radios; diode matrix Sept/Oct 14 programming. The hunt for the elusive varicap Jan/Feb 12 Universal design graphs for antenna chokes. Nov/Dec 8 Yaesu FT-817 finals replacement Nov/Dec 15 Setting up a vehicle for portable operation Nov/Dec 18 Technical General ARC5 radios in their original application Nov/Dec 16 BPL Trial Mt Beauty Jan/Feb 10 Choosing a hand-held TV camera-recorder. Sept/Oct 8 Experimental Television Jul/Aug 4 Microwave operation in NZ Jul/Aug 18 Space weather and radio communications. Pt1 Nov/Dec 6 Technical Forum; making open wire feeders, Sept/Oct 37 Soldering taps on to a coil. Technical Forum; Useful 78xx regulator Jul/Aug 8 circuits. Transworld Radio and its NZ connections, Pt 2 Jul/Aug 6 Transworld Radio and its NZ connections. Pt 1. Jan/Feb 16 Why use a masthead mounted amplifier ? Sept/Oct 9 Working DX on 80m mobile May/June 12 Antennas A note on antenna height May/June 9 An easy to build vertical antenna for 70cm Nov/Dec 7 Bi-direction Yagi Sept/Oct 15 Design of coils for antenna and circuit Jul/Aug 10 applications End-fed wire aerials Nov/Dec 14 Errata; "HF Multi-band antennas" article Jul/Aug 29 Helical Antenna; description and design. Mar/Apr 6 Home-brew bike antenna for 2m. Mar/Apr 13 Making a wire dipole from almost nothing Nov/Dec 17 Shadowed loop antenna Jul/Aug 9 Simple dual-band VHF-UHF antenna Sept/Oct 21 Some thoughts on HF multiband antennas May/June 6 Strip-line reflectometers for VHF Sept/Oct 16 Telescopic, end-fed, half wave antenna for a Mar/Apr 16 2m hand-held Tuner for the 160m vertical Jan/Feb 20 Universal design graphs for antenna chokes. Nov/Dec 8 Vertical antennas for mobile and portable Sept/Oct 4 applications. VHF/UHF and microwave antennas. Part II, Jan/Feb 6 polarisation Why use a masthead-mounted amplifier ? Sept/Oct 9 Digital techniques ****************** Software defined radio and Softrock 6.2 Lite May/June 4 Tait T500 series radios; diode matrix Sept/Oct 14 programming. Satellites ********** Amateur Radio on International Space Satellite Jul/Aug 35 Working the LEOs. Pt 3, satellite jargon Jan/Feb 18 Working the LEOs. Pt 4, "The dreaded Doppler Mar/Apr 4 effect" Book and Software reviews ========================= Book review; "PIC Basics" Jan/Feb 22 Book review; "Power Supply Handbook" Jan/Feb 24 Book review; "Morse Code for Radio Amateurs" Jan/Feb 21 Book review; "Circuit Overload; circuits for Mar/Apr 24 the radio amateur" Book Review: 100 Basic Electronic Projects May/June 17 General interest Amateur Radio on International Space Satellite Jul/Aug 35 Amateur Radio Station at the 21st World Scout Mar/Apr 43 Jamboree Angus Tait ZL3NL receives 2006 Fred M Link Jan/Feb 8 Award Caveat emptor; a tale of TVI May/June 31 Great radio hams of the past (a poem) Mar/Apr 30 Hertz revisited Jul/Aug 16 Manawatu Amateur Radio Society; Br20 NZART; 75 Jul/Aug 21 years Opapa and the Spy (WW2) Jan/Feb 22 "Radio Waves" at the VUW Physics Picnic Jan/Feb 9 Radio Waves Symposium report Jul/Aug 14 Science & Technology Fair reports 2007 Sept/Oct 22 Silver Fern Rally, Part 1. Mar/Apr 9 Silver Fern Rally, Part 2 May/June 14 Working DX on 80m mobile May/June 12 World Scout Jamboree stations Sept/Oct 23 NZART 2007 NZART AGM & Conference reports Mar/Apr 18 2007 NZART Conference; remit Mar/Apr 24 2007 NZART Conference; Treasurer's report and Mar/Apr 24 accounts Branch and Club call-signs Nov/Dec 26 The Changing World Nov/Dec 4 Withholding your details on the SMART database Nov/Dec 27 Past issues of Break-In Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1949 to the present are available on the NZART web site; http://www.nzart.org.nz/breakin/index/index.html Index for 2006 _Break-In_ Volume 79 UP Title _Issue_ _Page_ *Technical; constructional* A further look at dip meter performance Nov/Dec 7 Antenna rotator interface; "SatTrackZL" Sept/Oct 12 Buffer amplifiers for receivers and other equipment July/Aug 10 Coil and crystal frequency range finder Jan/Feb 19 Digital Antenna Analyser Jan/Feb 4 Digital Frequency Display Mar/Apr 14 Making quality front panel labels July/Aug 8 QRO; an efficient L-match for HF bands Mar/Apr 12 Recycled radios, Part 2 Jan/Feb 8 Recycled radios, Part 3 Mar/Apr 8 Recycled radios, part 4 Nov/Dec 8 To dip or not to dip: a critical look at dip meter May/June 4 performance. UHF aerial analysers and Wheatstone's wonderful bridge Sept/Oct 18 * * *Antennas* Compact 160m vertical Sept/Oct 11 Digital Antenna Analyser Jan/Feb 4 Experiments with a 20m loop antenna May/June 9 My Town House Antenna Farm Jan/Feb 12 Practical HF Broadband Wire Antennas Nov/Dec 12 QRO; an efficient L-match for HF bands Mar/Apr 12 SWR meters; how they work Sept/Oct 8 The SWR meter; selection, use and measurement pitfalls July/Aug 4 Top band (160m) receiving antenna performance. Mar/Apr 6 UHF aerial analysers and Wheatstone's wonderful bridge Sept/Oct 18 VHF/UHF and microwave antennas, Part 1 Nov/Dec 4 Technical; general ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 Metre propagation and weather patterns Jan/Feb 17 A further look at dip meter performance Nov/Dec 7 A radio quiz Mar/Apr 5 Digital television; questions and answers July/Aug 14 Early frequency measuring in New Zealand, Part 1 Jan/Feb 15 Early frequency measuring in New Zealand, Part 2 Mar/Apr 4 Frequency measurement tests 7 Sept/Oct ******** Radio transmitters, websites and computers, Part 3 Jan/Feb 11 Radio transmitters, websites and computers, Part 4 Mar/Apr 11 Safety in and out of the shack July/Aug 9 Science Fair project; reflex charging of NiMH cells 15 Sept/Oct ******** So you have decided to downgrade to the HF bands? Jan/Feb 18 SWR meters; how they work 8 Sept/Oct ******** Technical Forum; LED torches, Static noise limiter. Mar/Apr 29 Technical forum; Li-ion cells, replacing rectifier 14 diodes, portable antenna with pipe compression fittings, finding a break in multi-conductor cable. Sept/Oct ******** Technical Forum; NiMH battery charger, Electronic May/June 14 flashing indicator, Compact fluorescent lamps. Technical Forum; Simple RF probe, Zener diode July/Aug 35 substitute To dip or not to dip: a critical look at dip meter May/June 4 performance Working the LEOs. Pt 1, an introduction to amateur 10 satellites Sept/Oct ******** Digital techniques ****************** Digital Antenna Analyser Jan/Feb 4 Digital Frequency Display Mar/Apr 14 Satellites ********** Working the LEOs. Pt 1, an introduction to amateur Sept/Oct 10 satellites Working the LEOs. Pt 2, the OSCARs and how to work Nov/Dec 14 them. *General* *interest* A radio quiz Mar/Apr 5 Amateur radio crossword (answers p42) Nov/Dec 39 Annual index for 2006 Nov/Dec 43 AREC Officers; updated list for _Call-Book_ Jan/Feb 42 Book review; "_Amateur Radio Astronomy_" Nov/Dec 15 Book review; _Amateur Radio Essentials_ Sept/Oct 44 _Break-In_ collecting 7 July/Aug ******** CD review; Ham Radio Magazine CD-Rom collection Nov/Dec 20 Copyright and _Break-In_ Nov/Dec 6 DVD review; _FT5XO - Kerguelen DXpedition_ Jan/Feb 21 Fred Johnson ZL2AMJ; FIPENZ May/June 3 HF Contesting; why not give it a go ? July/Aug 12 IARU Region 3 Triennial Conference, Bangalore Sept/Oct 22 Mangaweka Trig Radio Walk May/June 11 My Norfolk Island trip as VK9ANA Jan/Feb 20 NZART Branch Survey Jan/Feb 10 NZART IARU/Overseas liaison; Annual Report Sept/Oct 22 Publicity; What is amateur radio? Mar/Apr 28 Radio museums you can visit. Jan/Feb 25 Software review; METER ver 2.21 Nov/Dec 16 Software review; Mini Ring Core Calculator Nov/Dec 20 *NZART* * * * * AREC Officers; updated list for _Call-Book_ Jan/Feb 42 Australian/UK Foundation Licence and the NZ scene May/June 12 Licencing of Repeaters, Beacons and Fixed Links Sept/Oct 4 Licencing of Repeaters, Beacons and Links; an Update Sept/Oct 6 Minutes of NZART AGM 2006 July/Aug 22 NZART AGM; agenda and reports Mar/Apr 16 NZART AGM; financial statements Mar/Apr 23 NZART AGM; remits Mar/Apr 22 NZART Branch Survey Jan/Feb 10 NZART Convention 2006 report Mar/Apr 24 NZART Convention 2006; "Ode to a Hammy" July/Aug 25 NZART examination training DVD May/June 24 NZART Radioscience Education Trust; Annual report Mar/Apr 23 NZART Tape and video library July/Aug 26 Past issues of _Break-In_ Indexes for past volumes of _Break-In_ from 1949 to the present are available on the NZART web site; http://www.nzart.org.nz/breakin/index/index.html Index for 2005 Break-In Volume 78 UP Title Issue Page Technical; constructional An analogue antenna analyser Sept/Oct 4 An ersatz carbon microphone for the ZC1 Jan/Feb 10 ATTiny15 Keyer Mar/Apr 11 Building a Q-meter May/June 6 Digital frequency readout using a digital multimeter. Jan/Feb 13 Frequency measurement and the Frequency Measuring July/Aug 10 Contest Improved DTMF generators Nov/Dec 15 Improving the Yaesu FRG7 receiver July/Aug 9 Making front panels Mar/Apr 6 Microphones unlimited Jan/Feb 8 Recycled radios Nov/Dec 10 Sealants and adhesives in amateur radio May/June 14 The 'TWIN'' morse key or 'PCB special''. Sept/Oct 16 Very simple transistor tester (VSTT) Mar/Apr 10 Technical; general ****************** All about CTCSS Nov/Dec 14 Amateur radio transmitters and computers Sept/Oct 11 Frequency measurement and the Frequency Measuring July/Aug 10 Contest Hands on - to RADIO WAVES. Part 1. Making and finding July/Aug 13 them. Hands on - to RADIO WAVES; Part 2 We go fox hunting Sept/Oct 12 Hands on - to RADIO WAVES; Part 3 Nov/Dec 18 My solar-powered home and ham shack Mar/Apr 8 NZ APRS Servers Mar/Apr 4 Radio classes; 'All you wanted to know but were afraid Jan/Feb 14 to ask''. Radio pioneer's transmission feat still making waves Jan/Feb 12 Radio transmitters, websites and computers. Pt 2 Nov/Dec 8 Sealants and adhesives in amateur radio May/June 14 Technical Forum; Clip-on RF current meter, VHF probe Nov/Dec 23 for 20MHz oscilloscopes. Technical Forum; groundplane for matrix board Jan/Feb 9 Technical Forum; Protection supply and cut-out for Mar/Apr 27 FT-817, Coaxial-fed Windom antenna. Technical Forum; SMD packages, correction to Mar/Apr May/June 13 TF Technology in the NZ Curriculum Mar/Apr 18 VHF Convention 2005 Jan/Feb 35 Wellington Junk Sale & Expo 2005 Mar/Apr 20 Antennas and propagation ************************ Analogue antenna analyser Sept/Oct 4 Constructing open wire feeders Sept/Oct 18 Hutton multi-band mobile whip; a fault May/June 22 Simple MF/HF/VHF SWR meter May/June 15 Six coaxial baluns for VHF/UHF antennas Mar/Apr 12 Suggestions for working AMSAT-OSCAR 51 with a handheld Jan/Feb 7 Tcvr The efficient transfer of power from Tx to antenna Jan/Feb 11 Transmission lines Pt 1; July/Aug 4 Transmission lines Pt 2. Introduction to the Smith Sept/Oct 8 Chart Transmission lines Pt 3. The Smith Chart Nov/Dec 4 Digital techniques ================== ATTiny15 Keyer Mar/Apr 11 Microcontroller projects 16; An LF exciter, Pt.1 May/June 10 Microcontroller projects 16; LF Exciter Part 2 July/Aug 7 Radio transmitters, websites and computers. Pt 2 Nov/Dec 8 Book and software reviews Book review; _Experimental Methods in RF Design_ Mar/Apr 35 Book review; _Ham radio Anthology; Test equipment and Nov/Dec 13 repair technigues, Homebrewing techniques_ Book review; _Heathkit. A guide to the amateur radio Nov/Dec 13 products_ Book review; _International Antenna Collection 2_ Jan/Feb 13 Book review; _LF Today_ Mar/Apr 21 Book review; _Practical Wire Antennas 2_. July/Aug 16 Book review; _Radio Projects for the Amateur. Vol 3_. Jan/Feb 15 Book review; _RSGB Amateur Radio Operating Manual, 6th Mar/Apr 12 edn_. Book review; _Shortwave DX Handbook_ Mar/Apr 17 Book review; _Technical Topics scrapbook, 2000- 2004_ Nov/Dec 20 Book review; _The Short Vertical Antenna and Ground Sept/Oct 23 Radial_ Book review; _VHF propagation; a practical guide_ Nov/Dec 22 CD review; '_Amateur Radio - south of the Waitaki_'' Jan/Feb 15 Software review; _ARC Antenna Reference_ July/Aug 33 General interest Amateur Radio and Tsunami Disaster Relief. Jan/Feb 17 Duxford radio Society GB2IWM Nov/Dec 20 H-Night activity Sept/Oct 37 Honorary Life Membership of NZART; Jamie Pye ZL2NN July/Aug 22 Jack Small ZL1KQ; a long serving member Mar/Apr 5 My Life-time ambition Jan/Feb 16 My solar-powered home and ham shack Mar/Apr 8 Neville Checketts QSM, ZL4OX/ZL4EC July/Aug 21 NZ APRS Servers Mar/Apr 4 QSOs and the art of conversation Nov/Dec 12 Radio classes; 'All you wanted to know but were afraid Jan/Feb 14 to ask''. Radio pioneer's transmission feat still making waves Jan/Feb 12 Technology in the NZ Curriculum Mar/Apr 18 The amateur radio friendly vineyard Nov/Dec 16 VHF Convention 2005 Mar/Apr 16 Wellington Junk Sale & Expo 2005 Mar/Apr 20 Why join NZART? A message to non-members Nov/Dec 21 Wind Wand Symposium report July/Aug 20 ZL6LH Portland Island Lighthouse; Wairoa 2005 Sept/Oct 22 NZART Futureintech Sept/Oct 15 Minutes of NZART AGM 2005 July/Aug 17 More Science & Technology Fair reports for 2005 Nov/Dec 36 NZART AGM and National Conference Mar/Apr 15 NZART Conference 2005; Wind Wand Symposium Mar/Apr 24 NZART Election Results Mar/Apr 20 NZART Elections 2005 Jan/Feb 3 & 4 NZART Financial reports Mar/Apr 21 NZART National Conference; reports Mar/Apr 15 NZART Radioscience Education Trust Jan/Feb 19 Science & Technology Fair reports for 2005 Sept/Oct 20 WIA President and Vice-President at NZART Conference July/Aug 19 Past issues of Break-In Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1949 to the present are available on the NZART web site; http://www.nzart.org.nz/breakin/index/index.html Index for 2004 Break-In Volume 77 UP Title Issue Page Technical; constructional An HF mobile antenna construction project Sept/Oct 13 Automatic antenna rotator controller Jan/Feb 7 Converting a computer switch mode power supply Sept/Oct 8 Return loss bridges for HF & UHF Nov/Dec 10 Revisiting the breadboard transmitter. Sept/Oct 11 Surplus GPS receivers for home-brew projects Nov/Dec 4 The ZL2RX "RETRO" CW transmitter for the low bands July/Aug 10 Tracing interference to HF amateur radio Sept/Oct 19 Transistor tester; tests bi-polars and FETs Sept/Oct 22 Technical; general ****************** Choosing the best frequency May/June 6 Frequency precision and the radio amateur Jan/Feb 8 KiwiSAT FM repeater beacon May/June 14 Propagation Trends May/June 6 Technical Forum; Trickle charged emergecy light, LED Nov/Dec 22 spotlight, From Ge diode to LED detector. Tracing interference to HF amateur radio Sept/Oct 19 USB drives and Morse, and more Jan/Feb 11 Web sources of information on the sun and its May/June 9 disturbances Antennas and propagation ************************ A 42m horizontal, wire-loop antenna for 10, 15, 20 and May/June 15 40m. A low-cost 600W balun. Jan/Feb 18 A steerable receiving array for 1.8 MHz Sept/Oct 4 An HF mobile antenna construction project Mar/Apr 13 Automatic antenna rotator controller Jan/Feb 7 Choosing the best frequency May/June 6 Computer-aided antenna analysis. Pt 1; Introduction Jan/Feb 4 Computer-aided antenna analysis. Pt 2, currents, Mar/Apr 4 sources, transmission lines. Modifying the Miracle Whip® for man-pack portable. Sept/Oct 20 Portable vertical antenna Jan/Feb 10 Propagation Trends May/June 6 Receiving antennas, Part 1 July/Aug 4 Receiving antennas, Part 2. Sept/Oct 16 Receiving antennas. Part III, RF grounding for HF Nov/Dec 6 bands Return loss bridges for HF & UHF Nov/Dec 10 Simple all-band antenna Nov/Dec 8 Simple projects: Antenna hints Mar/Apr 47 The Br63 "Black Stick" dual 2m/70cm dipole Nov/Dec 11 The sleeve dipole May/June 13 Tracing interference to HF amateur radio Sept/Oct 19 Web sources of information on the sun and its May/June 9 disturbances Digital techniques ================== Microcontroller projects, Pt 11, DDS signal generator Jan/Feb 14 Microcontroller projects, Pt 12, Noise-pulse Mar/Apr 8 generator. Microcontroller projects, Pt 13, FT-817 May/June 4 Microcontroller projects. Pt 14; Yet another frequency July/Aug 8 counter Microcontroller projects. Pt 15, ATTiny15 keyer. Nov/Dec 9 Book and software reviews Book review: Microwave Projects Mar/Apr 6 Book review: QRP Basics Mar/Apr 45 Book review; "COMMAND" July/Aug 26 Book review; "Radio Propagation - Principles and July/Aug 17 Practice" Book Review; International Antenna Collection. May/June 17 Software review; "The 2003 Radio Amateurs'Call-Book Jan/Feb 17 CD-ROM". Useful website; "Welcome to Battery University" Sept/Oct 15 Video review; "Empire of the Air" July/Aug 33 General interest 73s ZL; Another South Island end-to-end stroll. July/Aug 13 A Ham's Night Before Christmas Nov/Dec 25 Annual index for 2004 Nov/Dec 39 Confessions of a born-again "mobile ham'' Jan/Feb 13 Experience Marlborough; NZART Conference 2004 July/Aug 20 Graphics and photographs in Break-In May/June 12 Iran and Amateur Radio July/Aug 16 Morse Lives On! May/June 16 NZ VOIP Conference Server July/Aug 32 Our DX-vacation to the 8Q Maldive Islands Jan/Feb 16 Rural Thesaurus of Computer Technology Sept/Oct 19 Taking amateur radio into the bush May/June 10 The Joys of JOTA Mar/Apr 10 The WIA restructures Sept/Oct 12 ZL2VH, Matiu Somes Island expedition 2004 Nov/Dec 12 NZART Ämateur of the Year 2002" Ken Holdom ZL4HU. Mar/Apr 7 International involvement and NZART May/June 19 New directions in amateur radio licensing in NZ July/Aug 6 News from NZART Radioscience Education Trust Sept/Oct 24 NZART Annual General Meeting 2004; minutes July/Aug 18 NZART Conference 2004; Agenda and Reports for 2004 Mar/Apr 18 NZART Conference 2004; Financial reports for 2004 Mar/Apr 24 NZART Conference 2004; Remits Mar/Apr 23 Past issues of Break-In Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1949 to the present are available on the NZART web site; http://www.nzart.org.nz/breakin/index/index.html Index for 2003 Break-In Volume 76 UP Antennas and Propagation Month Page A 10m telescopic vertical antenna for 80 - 10m Nov/Dec 5 A VHF-UHF Dual Band J-Pole July/Aug 6 Book review; Antenna Topics May/June 21 Contacts on 2m, 70cm and 23cm via aircraft scatter Nov/Dec 8 Conductors for HF antennas Jan/Feb 10 DX on 80m mobile Nov/Dec 10 Electromagnetic Field Exposure and the RMA July/Aug 14 Environment court proceedings; Brooklands Community Nov/Dec 12 vs ZL3IX Its all in the Antenna March/April 11 Portable inverted-Vee for 80, 40 & 15m QRP July/Aug 5 Simple 2m mobile magmount March/April 37 Space: the ever challenging frontier May/June 4 The Solar Cycle; order, chaos and predicting the May/June 12 future Book and Software Reviews Book review; Antenna Topics May/June 21 Book review; Batteries in a Portable World Sept/Oct 16 Book review; New Guinea Engineer Jan/Feb 22 Book review; Practical Projects May/June 17 Book review; RSGB Prefix Guide May/June 37 Software review; HAMCALC v62 Jan/Feb 36 Video review; "The Secret Wireless War" Sept/Oct 26 Digital Techniques APRS Forum notes Sept/Oct 20 DTMF encoder from an old telephone May/June 18 Microprocessor Projects. Part 5, Precision clock Jan/Feb 7 Microprocessor Projects. Part 6, Automatic rotator Mar/April 4 controller Microprocessor projects. Part 7, Protocol converters May/June 14 Microprocessor projects. Part 8, GPS display July/Aug 10 Microprocessor projects; Part 9. A phase-locked Sept/Oct 14 precision reference Microcontroller projects; Pt 10, Phase-locked Nov/Dec 6 precision reference General Interest 73s-ZL; North Island side to side stroll March/April 12 An automatic QSL system Nov/Dec 9 APRS Forum notes Sept/Oct 20 But is it amateur radio? (Radio on the Internet) Sept/Oct 9 Early Radar in New Zealand, Part 1. May/June 16 Early Radar in New Zealand. Part 2. Sept/Oct 6 Environment court proceedings; Brooklands Community Nov/Dec 12 vs ZL3IX Marlborough's new STSP repeater March/April 14 MAV-Tech; A unique Museum of Electronic and A-V March/April 19 Technology NZART Radioscience Education Trust; Science & Nov/Dec 14 Technology Fairs reports. Radio-activities at the 20th World Scout Jamboree May/June 35 Technology Convention 2003 July/Aug 20 Time, date and log keeping Sept/Oct 27 NZART Minutes of NZART Annual General Meeting 2003 July/Aug 22 NZART Conference 2003 report July/Aug 9 NZART National Conference 2003; agenda and reports March/April 16 NZART National Conference 2003; remits March/April 22 NZART National Conference 2003; financial reports March/April 23 NZART Proposed new constitution Nov/Dec 3 World Radiocommunications Conference 2003 Sept/Oct 17 Technical - Constructional 200W on two metres July/Aug 4 A versatile gel cell charger May/June 8 About frequency references Jan/Feb 4 Building a switched mode power supply Sept/Oct 4 Camping, connectors and voltage drop Sept/Oct 19 Frequency precision and the radio amateur, Part 1 Sept/Oct 12 Has your transceiver developed Alzheimer's disease? Sept/Oct 21 KIWISAT battery charger regulator Sept/Oct 22 Minimising power supply buzz May/June 13 Signal injector and tracer for AF and RF March/April 11 Simple projects; a battery condition meter Jan/Feb 12 Simple projects; dip oscillator Jan/Feb 10 Simple projects; regenerative receiver Jan/Feb 12 Technical - General About frequency references Jan/Feb 4 APRS Forum notes Sept/Oct 20 Electromagnetic Field Exposure and the RMA July/Aug 14 Specifying quartz crystals March/April 7 The ZA1: a power amplifier for the ZC1 Jan/Feb 13 Index for 2002 Break-In Volume 75* UP *Antennas* *Month* *Page* Antenna Erection Planning Guide July/Aug 7 Building a simple inverted V dipole for HF Sept/Oct 6 Duplexer for 2m/70cm (a correction) Jan/Feb 11 The RXO Unitenna May/June 9 The simple Z-Match tuner simplified Jan/Feb 6 Two metre beams made easy Jan/Feb 4 *General interest* Amateur Radio in NZ; the new rules explained Jan/Feb 3 73s ZL - Again (again). The long return. Part 1: the North Island. Mar/Apr 4 73s ZL - Again (again). The long return. Part 2: the South Island. May/June 10 A tale of a talisman Jan/Feb 15 A visit to ZK Island Mar/Apr 41 Ancient Awanui activates again Mar/Apr 8 Eddystone Radio -- a near thing. Nov/Dec 29 Go VHF contesting May/June 14 Sparks in the Pacific, Part 1. Sept/Oct 12 Sparks in the Pacific. Part 2 Nov/Dec 7 UK "Fivemegs Experiment" Sept/Oct 3 You too can write for Break-In Jan/Feb 9 ZL2AMJ receives Queen's Birthday Honour July/Aug 18 *NZART* Call-Book Updates and corrections Sept/Oct 28 Minutes of AGM NZART Conference 2002 July/Aug 16 NZART Clothing; order form July/Aug 31 NZART Conference 2002 Report July/Aug 14 NZART National Conference; AGM agenda and Annual Reports Mar/Apr 16-21 NZART National Conference; Remits Mar/Apr 25 NZART National Conference; Treasurer's report Mar/Apr 22-25 NZART Radioscience Education Trust Nov/Dec 4 *Reviews* Book review; Digital Modes for all Occasions July/Aug 13 Book review; HF Amateur Radio May/June 21 Book review; Radio & Electronics Cookbook Jan/Feb 24 Book review: RF Components and Circuits July/Aug 38 Book review; IOTA Directory, 11th edn. Sept/Oct 34 Book review; The Amateur Radio Mobile Handbook Mar/Apr 11 Book review; The LF Experimenter's Handbook Jan/Feb 37 Book review; The Friendly Ionosphere July/Aug 46 Book review; The Low Power Scrapbook Mar/Apr 11 Book review; VHF/UHF Antennas July/Aug 11 Book review; Test equipment for the radio and electronic technician Nov/Dec 14 CDROM review; A history of the Otago Branch Nov/Dec 34 New book; Tune in to the Universe May/June 44 Software review; Beam me up Scotty Sept/Oct 21 Software review; Hamcalc v58 May/June 12 Software review; SNAP up the DX Sept/Oct 8 *Technical; constructional* Aid for the hard of hearing Mar/Apr 7 Build a regenerative receiver Jan/Feb 20 Building the Science Workshop "Poor Man's Spectrum Analyser" July/Aug 4 Dry cell (battery) tester Nov/Dec 33 Headset for your Handy Sept/Oct 10 Hearing aid for use with the TV July/Aug 10 Kenwood TS-930S; some problems and remedies. Nov/Dec 12 Microprocessor projects, Part 2; PC-powered DVM July/Aug 8 Microprocessor Projects, Part 3; High performance frequency counter. Sept/Oct 4 Microprocessor Projects, Part 4; beacon keyer Nov/Dec 6 Microprocessor projects: Part 1; Beginner's development system May/June 6 Protecting simple IC regulators Nov/Dec 8 Simple BC receiver Sept/Oct 8 Simple projects; a 1.5-25V 3A variable power supply July/Aug 10 Simple projects; a simple regulator circuit Jan/Feb 5 Simple projects; crystal calibrator Jan/Feb 10 Simple projects; IC voltage regulator May/June 8 Simple projects; power supplies and rectifiers July/Aug 11 Simple projects; regenerative receiver Nov/Dec 14 Tuning Transistor RF power amplifiers Sept/Oct 7 *Technical; general* An introduction to Solar Indices Jan/Feb 8 Moonbounce beacon May/June 31 Sealed Lead Acid Batteries May/June 4 Simple projects; the decibel explained Jan/Feb 11 White LEDs May/June 13 Index to Volume 74, 2001 UP Antennas and propagation A 10 element Yagi antenna for 6m May/June 4 Antenna tuning by stealth July/August 4 Baluns November/December 9 Duplexer for 2ni/70cm November/December 10 Geomagnetic disturbance indices March/April 4 Low profile antennas March/April 7 Simple projects; antenna tuning unit November/December 11 Simple projects; power meter and May/June 8 dummy load NVIS Near-Vertical Incidence Skywave January/February 4 propagation Book and software reviews Book review; "Basic Radio principles September/October 5 and technology" Book review; "The ARRL HF Digital July/August 8 handbook' Book review; "Radio Projects for the November/December 18 Amateur" Book review; "Backyard Antennas" November/December 10 Software for drawing PCBs and May/June 14 schematics Software review: HAMCALC v50 March/April 23 Software review; HAMCALC v53 September/October 44 Digital Obtaining the correct locations January/February 13 using GPS Running UI-View with a BayCom modem September/October 13 Sound card interfacing for digital November/December 6 modes. General interest A review of the "30m" band, July/August 7 10.1-10.15 MHz A simple way to run a CW learners' July/August 37 net Amateur Radio Awareness, part 2 January/February 3 Amateur Radio Awareness, part 3 March/April 27 CARDS at Science Alive! May/June 14 Celebrating 75 years of NZART November/December 16 Norfolk Island YL-mini-DXpedition January/February 45 One ham's struggle, or patience May/June 9 rewarded. Phoney-etic alphabet September/October 32 Report on llth Region 3 Conference; January/February 16 Part 2 Results of Break-in readership July/August 15 survey, June 2001 Science & Selling Amateur Radio to kids March/April 6 Some amateur radio statistics November/December 43 The Marlborough fires January/February 12 Tricity House; an era in amateur September/October 10 radio history Up high-Queenstown 685 September/October 4 Val Parminter ZUAJ; GOM of amateur January/February 8 radio "What is amateur radio ?" September/October 11 Welcome to Amateur Radio (a flow November/December 47 chart) You too can write for Break-In September/October 39 (guidelines for authors) ZM8CW May/June 6 NZART Celebrating 75 years of NZART November/December 16 Conference 2002 in Sunny Nelson November/December 15 New service for members; NZART January/February 3 e-mail addresses News from the NZART Radioscience May/June 11 EducationTrust NZART 2001-2002 Election results January/February 3 NZART 75th Anniversary Conference, July/August 11 Auckland 2001 NZART AGM 2001 minutes July/August 10 NZART Annual Accounts for 2000 March/April 20 NZART Annual Reports for 2000 March/April 15 NZART Conference 2000 From the March/April 24 Treasurer NZART Conference 2000 Remits March/April 23 Profiles; new NZART President and January/February 11 Councillors Technical, Constructional A cheaper, better, replacement July/August 17 battery for your handheld A KISS VHF converter for air band or May/June 10 2rn Avery QRP earphone amplifier September/October 27 Antenna tuning by stealth July/August 4 Constructional kits and projects November/December 27 Easy on AO-40; Part 1 September/October 6 Easy on AO-40. Part 2, A simple 2.4 November/December 4 GHz signal source Simple projects: a series Antenna tuning unit November/December 11 Coax cable continuity tester November/December 11 Diode probe March/April 5 Power meter and dummy load May/June 8 VHF transmitter (oscillator) circuit March/April 5 Sound card interfacing for digital November/December 6 modes. Technical, General Electronics in the new Mercedes 2000 September/October 14 S500 Obtaining the correct locations January/February 13 using GPS Reflections on amateur radio September/October 9 Running UI-View with a BayCom modem September/October 13 SETI Moonbounce beacon operational September/October 40 Software for drawing PCBs and May/June 14 schematics Whats the time? November/December 14 Last Updated on 17/06/02 By Steve Davis Email: webmaster@nzart.org.nz Index to Volume 73, 2000 ************************ UP Antennas and Propagation Issue Page An HF mobile helical antenna and matching system Sep/Oct 8 Antipodal enhancements Jul/Aug 7 Feeding the dipole Jan/Feb 32 IARU/NCDXF beacon network Jul/Aug 11 Mysteries of the ionosphere Jan/Feb 6 Refurbishing the antenna tower Nov/Dec 7 Running down the Grey Line Jan/Feb 9 Service and maintenance of trapped beam antennas Mar/Apr 5 Tidy waterproof antenna mountings May/Jun 12 Book and Software reviews Book:Swift and Sure Mar/Apr 39 Book:The Forrest Mims Circuit Scrapbook, Volumes 1 and 2 Sep/Oct 13 New Web sites Nov/Dec 47 Software:HAMCALC v41 Jan/Feb 40 Software:HAMCALC v44 May/Jun 28 Digital A brief evaluation of some spectrum analysis sofware Mar/Apr 7 A high performance DSP modem for HF Part I Mar/Apr 4 Part II May/Jun 8 Part III Jul/Aug 12 Computer modes for beginners Sep/Aug 4 General A dream Ham station Jan/Feb 5 Amateur Radio at BOTEX2000 Nov/Dec 33 A modern day Ham poem May/Jun 31 An RIs Chatam Island experience Nov/Dec 4 CARDS and the promotion of amateur radio Sep/Oct 37 Down-under again Jan/Feb 15 International lighthouse activity weekend Sep/Oct 14 International YL2000 Nov/Dec 24 News from Sweden: SK0UX is expanding Sep/Oct 15 News from the NZART Radioscience Education Trust May/Jun 10 NZART Science & Technology Fairs reports Nov/Dec 16 Promoting amateur radio: a slide show Sep/Oct 44 The Central Coast Field Day Jul/Aug 10 The Te Puke 7175 repeater Nov/Dec 17 NZART 1999-2000 Election results Jan/Feb 31 1999 National Conference agenda Mar/Apr 10 A letter from the Treasurer May/Jun 3 Annual Reports for 1998 Mar/Apr 10 Canterbury Conference '99 report Jul/Aug 10 Local Government Liaison Officer Sep/Oct 12 Minutes of NZART AGM 1999 Jul/Aug 12 Radioscience Education Trust Jan/Feb 22 Radioscience Education Trust May/Jun 6 Radioscience Education Trust: 1999 Science & Technology Fairs prizewinners Sep/Oct 11 Radioscience Education Trust: 1999 Science & Technology Fairs prizewinners Nov/Dec 16 The new amateur radio examination system Nov/Dec 4 The new millennium brings best wishes from NZART HQ Nov/Dec 3 YL2000 Jul/Aug 12 ZL2AMJ honoured by the Norwegian Radio Relay League Nov/Dec 4 Technical, Constructional A sensitive field strength meter Jan/Feb 10 A simple 555 oscillator Mar/Apr 9 Additional frequencies for the ALIVO transceiver May/Jun 8 ALIVO 2, more fun with the 80 m QRP transceiver Nov/Dec 5 An audio-derived AGC system using the TL084 op-amp Sep/Oct 4 Better audio for your mobile May/Jun 9 Design of power transformers Nov/Dec 7 Improved VFO Sep/Oct 14 New life for the Yaesu FT-200 Nov/Dec 13 New life for your FT-101 Jan/Feb 5 Solid-state valve replacements May/Jun 4 Synthesize your wave Jul/Aug 14 Twinline directional coupler for 1.5 MHz to 55 MHz Jan/Feb 11 Technical, General Amateur radio at the crossroads: coming of age Jul/Aug 10 Lyle Johnson WA7GXD's Keynote Address Band planning Jul/Aug 14 Hellschreiber: Part IV Frequency domain Jan/Feb 6 High power VHF beacons Sep/Oct 8 Leonids: meteor shower Jul/Aug 36 Low cost, high quality digital multimeters: a review Jan/Feb 8 New RF levels Standard for New Zealand May/Jun 6 New software and websites Sep/Oct 30 Optocouplers: new light on some old problems Mar/Apr 8 Slow Scan TV: pictures on the ham bands May/Jun 10 Last Updated on 17/06/01 By Steve Davis Email: webmaster@nzart.org.nz Index to Volume 72, 1999 ************************ UP Antennas Issue Page A simple and effective ground-plane for a multi-band vertical antenna May/June 7 The skeleton slot VHF antenna revisited Jul/Aug 4 Twinline directional coupler for 1.5 MHz to 55MHz Jan/Feb 11 Book reviews Aerials III May/Jun 7 Ladder Crystal Filters Nov/Dec 17 Pioneers of Radar Nov/Dec 17 Secret Radio: the Archie Caswell story Sep/Oct 37 The NEW Shortwave Propagation Handbook Jan/Feb 7 General 73s ZL-Again. Another winter's stroll: the length of the North Island, Part 1 Jul/Aug 7 73s ZL-Again. Another winter's stroll: the length of the North Island, Part 2 Nov/Dec 8 Amateur radio International Lighthouse Weekend, Part 1 Sep/Oct 6 Amateur radio International Lighthouse Weekend, Part 2 Nov/Dec 14 IARU: Encouraging Amateur Radio in Vietnam May/Jun 24 IARU: New Zealand Amateur ZL2AMJ recognized Nov/Dec 4 Space problems in the computer corner (constructional) Nov/Dec 27 The Quartz Hill story Nov/Dec 10 XR3J-Radio-active in Chile May/Jun 4 ZL2AMJ honoured by Norwegian Radio Relay League Nov/Dec 4 ZL9CI-DXpedition to Campbell Island Mar/Apr 4 NZART 1999-2000 Election results Jan/Feb 31 1999 National Conference agenda Mar/Apr 10 A letter from the Treasurer May/Jun 3 Annual Reports for 1998 Mar/Apr 10 Canterbury Conference '99 report Jul/Aug 10 Local Government Liaison Officer Sep/Oct 12 Minutes of NZART AGM 1999 Jul/Aug 12 Radioscience Education Trust Jan/Feb 22 Radioscience Education Trust May/Jun 6 Radioscience Education Trust: 1999 Science & Technology Fairs prizewinners Sep/Oct 11 Radioscience Education Trust: 1999 Science & Technology Fairs prizewinners Nov/Dec 16 The new amateur radio examination system Nov/Dec 4 The new millennium brings best wishes from NZART HQ Nov/Dec 3 YL2000 Jul/Aug 12 ZL2AMJ honoured by the Norwegian Radio Relay League Nov/Dec 4 Product reviews MFJ-310 HT antenna window mount Jan/Feb 12 Software Review: AMSAT-ZL Satellite Compendium May/Jun 17 Technical, Constructional A sensitive field strength meter Jan/Feb 10 A simple 555 oscillator Mar/Apr 9 Additional frequencies for the ALIVO transceiver May/Jun 8 ALIVO 2, more fun with the 80 m QRP transceiver Nov/Dec 5 An audio-derived AGC system using the TL084 op-amp Sep/Oct 4 Better audio for your mobile May/Jun 9 Design of power transformers Nov/Dec 7 Improved VFO Sep/Oct 14 New life for the Yaesu FT-200 Nov/Dec 13 New life for your FT-101 Jan/Feb 5 Solid-state valve replacements May/Jun 4 Synthesize your wave Jul/Aug 14 Twinline directional coupler for 1.5 MHz to 55 MHz Jan/Feb 11 Technical, General Amateur radio at the crossroads: coming of age Jul/Aug 10 Lyle Johnson WA7GXD's Keynote Address Band planning Jul/Aug 14 Hellschreiber: Part IV Frequency domain Jan/Feb 6 High power VHF beacons Sep/Oct 8 Leonids: meteor shower Jul/Aug 36 Low cost, high quality digital multimeters: a review Jan/Feb 8 New RF levels Standard for New Zealand May/Jun 6 New software and websites Sep/Oct 30 Optocouplers: new light on some old problems Mar/Apr 8 Slow Scan TV: pictures on the ham bands May/Jun 10 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 71, 1998 ************************ UP Issue Page Technical, Constructional 80 m ARDF "Sniffer"/Receiver, Part 1 Jan/Feb 4 80 m ARDF "Sniffer"/Receiver, Part 2 July 6 A high-pass filter to stop TVI August 4 A linear scale, digital display, wattmeter for VHF HTs June 3 A low power RF wattmeter September 9 A simple "time-out" circuit April 12 An amplified RF probe May 7 Converting a standard timer to control external loads August 9 Determining the impedance of coaxial cable August 10 External power supply for the ALIVO fun transceiver May 5 Planning Veroboard layouts March 8 Re-inventing the wheel (a Nicad discharger) July 10 Repairing polycons July 10 Simple noise generator using your PC November 11 Smoke detector/burglar alarm interface March 4 Some engineering considerations for the "Smoke detector/burglar alarm interface" October 9 Substitutes for all-metal octal valves December 9 Take a look at the noise bridge September 4 The ALIVO fun transceiver April 4 TV high-pass filter and low-pass filter for medium wave Jan/Feb 9 Technical, General An introduction to decibels November 12 Computer cables and ways to reduce unwanted emissions September 7 Digital amateur television: a world first December 28 Handy Hint: a cheap pager/call system May 17 Hellschreiber, Part 1-history and description October 7 Hellschreiber, Part 2-getting on the air November 4 Hellschreiber, Part 3-signal analysis and digital philosophy December 6 IARU/NCDXF HF beacons March 23 Notes on operating BayCom SIW and modem with Windows-95 May 30 Notes on using a BayCom modem under Windows-95 August 18 The mobile DC connection October 10 The practical application for ionospheric data October 6 Tips for improving receiver performance, Part 1 Jan/Feb 5 Tips for improving receiver performance, Part 2 March 5 Voice spectrum optimizing Jan/Feb 11 Antennas A time domain reflectometer April 11 Aerials for small city plots October 4 Drooping a dipole (inverted Vee) changes performance July 9 Life in a vertical world May 11 Long, long wires on 160 m December 4 General 19th World Jamboree December 13 73 ZL: a winter stroll the length of the South Island, Part 1 May 8 73 ZL: a winter stroll the length of the South Island, Part 2 June 6 Amateur radio internet sites November 11 Attention long time wireless operators August 21 Auckland Island radio expedition 1997 September 12 Branch 29 puts Titirangi Matangi Island lighthouse on air October 5 Caveat Emptor: some definitions September 34 Chatham lsland-1998 July 11 Collective nouns for radio amateurs March 3 DXpedition into Fiordland National Park March 9 Forty-first "Jamboree on the air" October 21 Guidelines for writing articles for Break-In Jan/Feb 3 Hallo World July 5 Rallo World November 3 Jock White National Field Day 1998: an overseas member as a participant August 8 Kauri Conference 1998: the real story July 12 Key it again, Ham Jan/Feb 8 Lighthouse and lightship weekend November 8 Manawatu Branch 20 project: "RADIO WAVES" August 36 Morse and sunspots July 15 Promoting Amateur Radio August 5 QSL cards: the final complement of a QSO July 14 Radio Amateurs' Independent News May 12 Science and Technology Fairs: judges' reports received October 14 SWL-an interesting amateur alternative May 34 Tell folks about Amateur Radio June 3 Text, graphics, diagrams and photographs November 7 The "Top" link in the National System comes on air August 11 The Millennium Bug May 30 VHF Convention, Auckland 1999 December 30 VHF Convention, Easter 1998 Jan/Feb 13 Reviews and New Products Book Reviews: RSGB IOTA Directory and Year book October 25 110w Radio Signals Work September 11 ARRL Handbook CD, version 2.0 1998 May 12 Ilow to use the Amateur Radio Satellites March 28 Introduction to radio frequency design July 11 Mobile antenna systems handbook Jan/Feb 19 Radio Components Handbook August 12 Radio Propagation and antennas for personal communications March 25 Secret Listening May 15 Solid state design for the radio amateur June 36 The ARRL Spread Spectrum Sourcebook November 13 The invention that changed the world May 32 The Radioman April 3 VCO designers' handbook Jan/Feb 15 Logbook software March 7 New Products MFJ deluxe headset microphone July 28 MFJ giant display clock August 14 MFJ-118 jumbo LCD 12/24 hour clock Jan/Feb 36 Two watt 2 m transmitter kit for GPS/APRS November 11 Version 8.3 firmware upgrade for KPC-3 plus December 9 VibroplexL; Square Racers November 36 MFJ Switching power supplies September 8 New Software October 25 Software Review DXMonitor August 10 GeoClock August 14 NZART A smaller Council: a remit to Conference 1998 March 21 Annual reports March 13 Minutes NZART Conference 1998 AGM July 4 New HQ computer system and database June 3 NZART National Conference 1998 agenda March 13 NZART Radioscience Trust March 4 Profile: Debbie Morgan, NZART Business Manager July 3 Remits to Conference 1998 March 21 Thanks Neville: from the locals August 3 Historical An interview: NZART History Project Manager Jan/Feb 10 Last Updated on 4/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 70, 1997 ************************ UP Issue Page Technical, Constructional 25 W Modulator for AM March 26 140 W 2 m Amp on a shoestring July 8 140 W 2 m Amp on a shoestring-a follow-up November 6 A Cheap precision meter calibrator September 8 A filter for your phones December 9 A simple audio filter May 12 A solid-state, high-voltage, variable power supply October 4 A ten minute WI filter November 8 Currently available club projects and kits December 10 Estimating received voltage and field strengths August 11 Is your house clean? March 12 KEA simple paddle keyer March 4 Listen to satellites, a simple converter for the 10 m band July 14 Mechanical television June 12 Mobile equipment trolley August 4 More perfect PCBs September 10 Regulated power supplies for the work bench Part I: A simple regulated 0-30 V PSU with current limiting June 10 Regulated power supplies for the work bench Part II: Simple regulated 10-300 V PSUs August 8 Simple LF Converter January/February 11 Single and double paddle "El-Bug" keys October 8 Soft-starting your power supply unit April 13 ZC1 vibrator power supplies and solid-state alternatives April 15 Technical, General 10 GHz moon-bounce from ZL August 10 EMC: update on RF and telephones November 6 "j" Walking for tiny techs January/February 15 Newcomer's guide to amateur radio equipment March 6 Quartz Hill receiving station June 5 SETI and Radio Astronomy September 18 Surface mount technology September 4 Trans-Tasman VLF experiment November 4 TV3 not a threat to 6 m January/February 18 What's in the name of a connector? June 14 Antennas 60 cm S-Band dish antenna March 8 A simple antenna matching unit June 7 Evolution of the multi-band beam antenna May 4 Four bands, off centre December 4 G8PO triangle sloper March 14 Homebrew baluns March 16 Simple receiving loop January/February 16 The principles of HF radio direction finding May 14 Tilt-over tower using an extension ladder December 6 ZL1AAN-stack antenna January/February 7 General A no-TVI transmitter-the VST system April 3 Amateur radio: in decline or too gloomy? October 30 Amateurs and the city planners, Part I August 6 Amateurs and the city planners, Part II: The EMR problem September 6 Are you finding Packet Radio a bit of a drag? October 5 Celebrating 1999 October 10 Cross-banding and linking repeaters for SAR communications November 9 Graham ZL3SJ, Peter ZL3GQ, Bob ZL3RU: celebrations for the graduates of the 1947 examination August 14 Guidelines for writing in Break-In January/February 19 Ham Shacks, Brass Pounders and Rag Chewers: an interview with the author November 13 Making the media September 5 Memorial, the cool contest September 29 Miraculous, from Germany to New Zealand January/February 9 National Field Day trophies December 11 Promoting our hobby September 23 Quo Vadis? Junksales? December 13 Radio amateurs can help forecast the weather November 7 SAR "Paperex" 97 August 17 Transatlantic multi-mode experience July 11 World time conversion December 12 Book reviews Antennas and Transmission lines August 11 Array of Light, straight talk about antennas October 24 ARRL Antenna Book, 18th edition December 5 ARRL Handbook for Radio Amateurs, 14th edition November 5 Ferro-magnetic core design and application handbook September 10 Ham Shacks, Brass Pounders & Rag Chewers December 7 Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur, 14th edition October 10 How to use the Amateur Radio Satellites, 5th edition December 20 Introduction to Radio Frequency Design April 23 Personal computers in the ham shack June 14 Radar: a wartime miracle January/February 18 Reflections in a Rosebowl June 8 Satellite Television January/February 10 The Antenna Experimenters' Guide August 5 The LF Experimenters' Source Book May 18 Equipment review One, two, three, QRP June 20 New products MFJ-550 Telegraph Key October 8 MFJ-9606 FM Communicator December 12 Vibroplex Straight Key June 31 Product reviews MFJ-1276 VHF/HF Packet and Pactor TNC July 9 Ten-Tec 1220 VHF transceiver kitset April 18 Ten-Tec 1340-40 m CW transceiver kitset June 15 The NHRC repeater controller May 13 Software review Hamcalc version 28 Aug-10 PC Electronic Plus, Volume 2 August 9 NZART 1997 Annual Reports 1 April 5 1997 Annual Reports II May 6 1997 National Conference Agenda April 12 1997 Remits April 10 1997 Treasurer's Report May 7 594 445 430 333 235 176: A Call To Arms June 9 Beijing 1997 10th IARU Region III Triennial Conference November 24 Changes at NZART Headquarters July 4 Conference 1997 Report July 7 IARU Region III Conference Papers July 13/19 Minutes of NZART AGM 1997 Conference July 5 Business Manager (appointment) December 5 Council: elections 1997-98 January/February 3 Guidelines: the Internet and Amateur Radio September 3 NZART on Teletext and the World Wide Web October 3 Radio-Science Trust June 4 Results of 1996 members' survey May 10 The Internet and Amateur Radio: Guidelines May 3 Towards a smaller Council December 3 Historical Reminiscences of Wellington Telegraph, Part 1 September 11 Reminiscences of Wellington Telegraph, Part II October 6 The caves of Rabaul April 23 Last Updated on 4/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 69, 1996 ************************ UP Issue Page Technical, general Adjustment of semi-automatic keys July 10 Aircraft communications December 6 AMSAT Phase-3D July 17 BASIC program for series impedance August 11 Care and keeping of nicads and rechargeables November 7 Data communications below normal noise level part 1 April 8 Data communications below normal noise level part 2 May 4 Feedback on early microwave communications January 8 First large scale use of FM techniques April 6 In the footsteps of Marconi with Eric Kirby June 4 Radio interference June 7 Repeater problems and CTCSS solutions in the UK March 8 RF amplifier building blocks November 9 RF noise from fluorescent tube fitings June 35 Constructional An AC field and circuit continuity meter December 16 Better sounding Morse practice oscillator October 11 Constructing the RF electric field strength meter August 12 CW notch filter July 23 Dipping dippers December 8 Easy-built starter rig for AM November 10 LF MOSFET transmitter October 25 Protect your shack June 10 Skeyer-the simple keyer August 4 Supply of PCBs for home construction November 31 The ALIVO receiver September 4 The Digi/Analogue designer November 4 Timaru anti-noise phaser November 15 Transformer ratio arm bridge January 6 ZC1 modifications December 18 ZC1 vibrator replacement August 37 Antennas Antenna seminar March 1996 May 8 Finding an alternative to the G5RV July 7 Good antennas and bad September 13 LF band active antenna August 35 Poor ham, lazy ham, antenna trimming January 9 The great Branch 25 antenna experiment October 5 Reviews and New Products AVO Analogue/Digital multimeters 15 Books: Radio Data Reference Book 6th edition 32 Antennas and techniques for low-band DXing August 14 Radio projects for the amateur September 35 Seeing by wireless November 8 Antennas and techniques for low-band DXing August 14 Test equipment for the radio amateur May 9 MFJ-212 MatchMaker September 15 MFJ-781 DSP filter September 15 MFJ-784 Super DSP filter January 10 MFJ-914 Auto Tuner extender September 15 Software: PCB Designer November 6 QRP Home Builder August 15 VENUS Electronic DataPack October 13 VEQTRON, PCB and schematic designer December 20 General 160 m D/F hunting in the UK April 7 Awarua Radio (ZLB) December 14 Digital modes, code of practice April 25 Epilogue: the transmitter that sold itself October 8 Feedback on early microwave communications January 8 First large scale use of FM techniques April 6 Future of amateur radio service March 4 Future of amateur radio service July 20 Girl Guides' Jamboree March 25 Hints and tips for buying a new IBM-compatible computer December 11 Off-road forward communications vehicle December 4 Roger Claridge ZL1RH celebrates 100 years June 24 SEANET '95 January 19 Six metres-a chronology May 15 Test Your Knowledge -part 1 October 12 Test Your Knowledge -part 2 December 10 The Morse code problem August 8 The Zulu Boys April 4 With the hams at Mururoa March 6 ZL8RI, The Kermadec Island story July 11 Historical Feedback on early microwave communications January 8 First large scale use of FM techniques April 6 In the footsteps of Marconi with Eric Kirby June 4 Telefunken costal wireless stations -part 1 March 10 Telefunken costal wireless stations -part 2 May 4 Telefunken costal wireless stations -part 3 August 9 Royal NZ Corps of Signals: 75th anniversary October 9 NZART Annual reports and accounts April 14 Annual reports May 10 Capital Conference 1996 July 20 Minutes of NZART Conference 1996 July 4 Remits 1996 Conference Last Updated on 4/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 68, 1995 ************************ UP Issue Page Technical 8Om DX and other solar Activity October 4 Are Radio Waves Dangerous to Your Health November 5 Comments on 80m DX December 15 Commercial Standard for Automatic ALE May 7 Does your Station Comply with RF Limits December 8 Early Microwave Communication May 4 Experience with BayCom Jan/Feb 9 Klondyke Packet Node Project March 4 Notes on the All band trapless Dipole October 12 Persistent Carriers December 13 Sporadic Es on 6-2 Metres November 14 ZC1 Mk II Revisited September 7 General Construction A 2m Compact Beam July 13 A Simple QRP Power Meter August 6 An AC-DC dynamic load May 9 Build a Morse-O-Later April 8 Improved PCB Refiectometer September 4 Making PCB Etch Resistant Tape Jan/Feb 10 Temperature Controller March 12 The Talking Power Supply November 10 The W4HDX Multiband Trapless Dipole September 6 Use those Guys March 8 General 1996 VHF/SHF Contest Rules September 26 Awarua Radio ZLB the sequal March 9 Changes in Land SAR Organizations November 17 Contesting Jan/Feb 12 Dan Wikinson Contest Results August 30 Frequency Measuring Contest Results August 8 H-Night Amateur Signals Heard Again December 4 Jock White Field Day Results May 31 Memorial Contest 1995 Results November 35 National Field Day Rules November 31 Nostalgia Night Results November 15 Sangster Shield Results September 24 Seanet 1994 Jan/Feb 11 Seanet 1995 September 14 Thelma Souper Contest 1995 March 16 VHF/UHF/SHF Contest Results April 37 VHF/UHF/SHF Field Day Results Jan/Feb 18 VK/ZL Oceania DX Results Jan/Feb 27 Miscellaneous Anatomy of Napier Br 25 Field Day Team May 11 DXpedition to the Northern Cook Is P1 September 9 DXpedition to the Northern Cook Is P2 October 10 Getting the Message to the Young June 3 International Travel Host Exchange November 11 Negative What June 15 Raise your Profile August 25 Russian English Morse December 42 The Negative Time Radio Receiver April 5 Travelling the US and Canada with the ITHE October 9 Up the Greenstone with a Pound of Butter August 3 General Technical An HF Radio Telephone Interconnect July 16 The Low Down on Low Frequencies July 18 The Transmitter That Sold itself July 8 ZL2WA Goes to Ruapehu June 3 Product Reviews BayCom software Ver 1.6 Jan/Feb 8 Early History of Radio October 8 HamCalc March 29 History of Broadcasting in NZ August 5 Introduction to RF Design March 29 Receivers The Vacuum Tube Era March 29 RSGB Handbook March 29 Software ChoicePCB December 16 The ARRL UHF/Micro wave Projects Manual August 5 NZART 6m Operation October 16 Annual Reports and Accounts April 10 Draft Digimodes Policy November 12 Election Results April 3 Elections 1994 Jan/Feb 3 IARU Region II Conference November 3 Munutes of the Annual General Meeting July 3 Novices on UHF October 16 NZART Fixed Station Policy October 11 Proposed Packet Radio May 19 Remits 1995 Conference April 15 World Radio Conference 1995 December 7 WRC-95 Letter to RFS and Reply September 3 Last Updated on 4/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 67, 1994 ************************ UP Issue Page Technical 2400 Baud packet the Cheap Way July 10 A General Purpose RS232 Interface May 5 Easy VHF/UHF Frequency Synthesis October 7 Measuring Inductance in the Workshop June 5 Peak Reading Power (SWR) Meter September 10 Spread Spectrum March 11 The En Zed Match Antenna Coupler November 8 Uprade for the Osker Block SWR Meter December 4 General Construction A Mag Mount Base June 12 General Carswell Sound Radio ZLKC Pt 1 Jan/Feb 4 Carswell Sound Radio ZLKC Pt 2 March 15 Chatham Islands Radio ZLC Pt1 June 7 Chatham Islands Radio ZLC Pt2 July 17 Starting on SIX October 11 Whats Happening to Six Metres? May 8 Miscellaneous Expo 1992 Project Group Grants Jan/Feb 7 Expo 1992 Progress Report June 34 Expo ARDF Kit April 29 First Rig Award Expo Committee October 6 From Nostalgia to Space July 7 High Frequency FM DX April 23 Jock White National Field Day Rules November 35 Nostalgia Contest Results 1993 March 25 Nostalgia Contest Results 1994 December 31 Rules for first ARDF Inter Branch Competition Jan/Feb 13 Jock White Field Day results May 17 Results 1993 Vl/ZL Oceania Contest June 13 Results Australasian Sprints CW & Phone June 26 VHF Contests September 19 DX Sixty Years Ago October 19 VHF Contesting (Rules) November 19 General Technical Choosing the Best Frequency April 4 Daylight LF VK DX Jan/Feb 12 Knife Edge Refraction Pt 2 Jan/Feb 8 Knife Edge Refraction Pt 3 March 6 Long Waves-Active Lowfer Experiences October 12 Meteors and VHF Pt 1 July 14 Meteors and VHF Pt 2 August 4 Meteors and VHF Pt 3 September 4 Mode S Tomorrows Downlink? October 13 Nomograms for Calculating Torodial Inductors August 6 Portable Repeaters for AREC March 4 Propagation Trends April 6 Remote DTMF Controlled Amateur Station Jan/Feb 22 The Global Positioning System Pt 1 August 9 The Global Positioning System Pt 2 September 16 Product Review Kenwood TH79A Dual Band H/H December 5 Review of the Radio Shack DSP 40 July 20 The Baycom USCC Novmember 11 Timewave DSP9+ September 6 General Notes on 1994 CallBook September 9 A New Sylabus for the Amateur Examination September 12 International Travel Host Exchange September 42 JOTA 94 Branch 29 Style December 6 SAREX September 8 The Asia Pacific Telecommunity August 12 The Birth of Radio April 9 SAREX Contact Middleton Grange School October 4 NZART Annual Reports April 11 Encryption In Amateur Radio September 39 Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 1994 July 4 Ninth Annual IARU Region III Conference November 13 Nominations for 1995-97 Council October 3 Remits April 17 Self regulation Policy From NZART Council November 5 Six Metre policy Statement December 20 Last Updated on 4/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 66, 1993 ************************ UP Issue Page *Antennas* A Light Sensitive Beam December 15 A Simple 40m Vertical Phased Array July 16 Baby Loopy the half wave inductively loaded loop May 7 Modified Tn-Bander for 17m October 4 Rotator with Compass Display November 4 Trapped Dipoles Homebrewed October 7 *Technical* AANother AANtenna Stack December 4 Baluns Part 3 Jan/Feb 10 Baluns Part 4 March 20 FET dip Oscillator Jan/Feb 14 HF Radio Data Communication March 8 N6MBR Tone Box for ARDF August 4 Using the Digicom 7910 Modem with IBM Clone Jan/Feb 12 *GeneraI Construction* A 230v Generator From Scrap September 4 A Safer More Efficient Power Supply June 4 Accessories for the Handheld- The Power Supply September 6 Accessories for the Handheld- A Portable Antenna October 10 Accessories for the Handheld- Line of Sight November 14 Accessories for the Handheld- The Shoulder Pack December 16 BayCom Packet Modem July 10 Desk Mike/Speaker for Handhelds November 15 The Duz-Everything Power Supply July 14 The Safer power supply Re-visited October 5 *General Technical* Battery Powered Time Keeping August 6 BayCom Modem Test Program July 13 Burglar Alarms and RFI October 12 Frequency Measuring the ZL1AUB Way Jan/Feb Knife Edge Reflection December 11 Networking with Node digipeaters October 11 Nicads Cells or Batteries? March 23 PACTOR-An Introduction to the Protocol (Level 1) December 7 PACTOR-What is it? June 10 Receiving Packet July 19 Review W9GR DSP Unit August 12 Satellite Television November 11 *NZART* Amateur of the Year Nomination Jan/Feb 8 Annuual Reports 1992 April 7 ARDF Formal Setup March 7 CEPT Amateur Radio Licences March 4 Clarification of CEPT Policy from the RFS June 25 Correspondence with RFS regarding 6m September 2 Election Results 1993 April 13 Elections 1993 Jan/Feb 4 IARU International Beacon Project March 6 ITU Restructuring August 13 Minutes of the 1993 Annual Conference July 4 Morse Testing May 9 National Register of Stolen Equipment December 17 NZART Headquarters Membership Survey(Morse Code) July 8 NZART Youth Awards Nomination Jan/Feb 8 Remits April 14 Report to council EDG Meeting April 15 *Miscellaneous* A Towering Success April 4 Admiral Nelson A Report on VHF Convention June 12 ARDF in Palmerston North May 27 Chatham Islands The ZL7AA Story May 4 Introducing the Morse Examiner May 11 Jock White National Field Day Results May 17 Knowing your Onions and Going WestJuly 18 Memorial Contest Results December 27 Oamaru Hamfest June 25 Otago Branch Celebrates 65 Years September 13 Sangster Shield Results August 17 The China Syndrome December 22 Visit to JARL Mini-Expedition May 11 ZL8RS Kermadec September 7 *Book Reviews* Aerials June 21 NOSintro November 38 Packet Radio Primer October 35 Radio Amateurs Guide to FMC June 21 RSGB Microwave Handbook Volume 3 March 35 Solo Round the World November 29 *Software Reviews* Programs for PCBs October 32 RF Design August 19 _Last Updated on 4/12/99_ _By Dexter N. Muir_ _Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz_ Index to Volume 65, 1992 ************************ UP Technical Issue Page Antennas Building a Wooden Tower May 5 HF Trapped Vertical Antenna May 14 HF Trapped Vertical Antenna addendum June 34 LF Lotsa Fun May 8 Single Coil Z-Match Antenna Coupler March 10 STREB VHF Compact Beam October 4 STREB VHF Compact Beam Computer Analysis November 7 Universal 2M Mobile/Portable Antenna May 6 ZS6BKW-A Multiband Dipole May 19 ATV Amateur Television August 4 Belmont ATV Test Pattern November 16 Branch 05 ATV Repeater March 40 Construction of a 922 MHz ATV Transposer August 12 EPROM Page Selector August 14 FMT-1202 23cm Portable ATV Transmitter August 7 FMT-1202 Improvements September 24 Hosepipes, Tracks, Scanning and ATV October 13 Introduction to ATV August 4 Review-MAGNI Monitor Scope August 16 Shooting a Video August 5 Stepping Tones Generator August 6 Variable-Tuned 922 MHz ATV Receive Converter August 8 Book Reviews Amateur Radio Abstracts December 21 ARRL Operating Manual March 44 Basic Radio Training Manual November 23 G-QRP Club Antenna Handbook July 10 lntroduction to ATV August 10 Personal Packet Primer October 19 Radio Frequency Interference (ARRL) June 8 General Construction Coaxial Line Transformers 75/50 or 50/75 Ohm October 12 Direct Reading Capacitance Meter September 4 Gaubraith Keyer Paddle and Super CMOS Keyer May 16 LF to UHF Preamplifier with Four Components December 6 Low Noise VHF and UHF Preamplifier Kit June 4 Low Noise VHF and UHF Preamplifier Kit Addendum July 36 PK232 Modification December 16 Printed Circuit Boards- Keyboard to Copper July 11 Power Supply (switch mode) 12V 20 A September 13 Quiet Tune Revisited Jan/Feb 5 Otago Branch Matchbox Logic Probe October 10 Simple APT Weather Satellites Interface March 4 Simple 6M Converter October 6 Sniffer/HF FS Meter December 14 Video Amplifier October 8 ZL DIY Rubidium Frequency Reference March 9 ZL Packet Radio Modem November 4 ZL Packet Radio Modem errata December 37 General-NZART Annual Reports 1991 April 15 Bandung Conference Report Pt 1 Jan/Feb 13 Bandung Conference Report Pt 2 March 20 Break-In Readership Survey October 16 Break-In Survey correction December 37 Codeless Amateur License December 3 Jock White Field Day Rules 1993 November 19 Membership Survey Results April 39 Conference Report 1992 July 6 Monitoring Service Annual Report May 41 Morse Code Examinations July 4 Morse Code December 15 Remits to Conference April 24 WARC 1992 Conference Report Pt 1 April 6 WARC 1992 Conference Report Pt 2 May 17 General-Technical Baluns part 1 November 18 Baluns part 2 December 12 Computer Hygiene March 21 Estimation of Electrically Small Antenna Res. September 6 LF Propagates Like Lightning May 14 Rubbersat-The Balloons March 14 Rubbersat-The Electronics March 18 VHF Comms for Search and Rescue April 4 Wharite National System and 910 Repeater September 8 Miscellaneous A Deplorable Affair July 12 A Deplorable Affair Feedback November 14 As True Today As It Was Then October 3 Awarua Radio (ZLB) Pt 1 1939-1941 June 9 Awarua Radio (ZLB) Pt 1 1941-1945 July 20 Beware! RF Radiation Disease August 42 Brass Pounder's Wager September 9 Callsigns-Who Had Mine Before Me October 9 City of Golden Friendship March 13 Classes of 68 March 23 CW the Unwanted Mode March 33 Cyclone Called Val September 12 Dunedin Linear 10 Years On October 14 Fast Track Kit March 30 FCC Visitor Licensing Proposal November 33 Ham Space Reporters Jan/Feb 8 Hamology Amateur Morse I and Il-Review May 19 History of Branch 30 October 19 Impressions of England Pt 1 Jan/Feb 6 Impressions of England Pt 2 June 6 Looking Back Some 65 Years (Otago Branch) October 18 Milford Sound Radio Part 1 November 8 Milford Sound Radio Part 2 December 8 One YL Perspective March 42 Sophisticated November 27 Southland Branch -New Clubrooms April 8 Technology Convention 1992 June 13 Tonga High School Radio Club September 11 Use of Favourite Simplex Channels March 27 V N G report December 17 12 Months in a Pileup September 10 ZL4 Golden Girls of NZART October 15 Software Reviews Amateur Radio Exams May 16 Amateur Television for Sinclair Spectrum August 11 Inexpensive AMTOR November 12 Last Updated on 4/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 64, 1991 ************************ UP *Technical* Issue Page *Antennas* DX performance of HF antennas Jan/Feb 14 Designing Yagis with a Computer June 10 The Current Sum Antenna Revisited March 14 The Half ZL Special Revisited September 4 Yagi Antenna April 8 *ATV* 5 VTR Clock BBC-B August 18 Adding Generator lock to Teletext Video Pattern Generator August 11 Current Balanced ATU December 6 Home Computers for ATV August 4 Programming EPROMS for Teletext Generator August 9 Simple 24 cm FM-ATV Transmitter August 12 Smart Squelch Revisited December 12 Teletext Pattern Generator August 6 The Simplest Pattern Generator August 13 *Book Review* Foxhunting-What it's all about November 12 The Antenna Experimenters Guide September 42 The Bright Sparks of Wireless July 36 Tribute to Tom Clarkson ZL2AZ November 4 W1FB's Design Notebook March 23 *General-ConstructIon* Junk box Six Metre Linear November 8 Simple home brew Receivers Part 2 Jan/Feb 10 Simple home brew Receivers Part 3 March 6 Simple home brew Receivers Part 4 May 8 Simple home brew Receivers Part 5 October 10 Simple home brew Receivers Part 6 November 14 TRF The Receiver Part 1 March 10 TRF The Receiver Part 2 May 16 The NE568 as a Wideband Demodulator May 12 *General-NZART* 1991 Call Book Amendments August 38 Annual Reports l990 March 12 Branch Delegates Guide to Conference April 6 Conference Report July 7 IARU Conference Papers (Bandung) September 14 NZART Elections 1991 Jan/Feb 4 Remits to Conference April 22 *Technical* *General-Technical* Battery Charger/PSU March 10 High Power operation with Directional Wattmeter Jan/Feb 13 How to get better signal Reports Jan/Feb 20 Non-Ionizing Radiation and Amateur Radio October 4 Notes on TRF Receivers May 17 Reducing QRM from Gentle Annie washing machines May 14 Some suggestions for the new LF band Jan/Feb 21 Thermal Failure in Solid-State Rigs October 9 Three Power Supplies Part 1 June 6 Three Power Supplies Part 2 July 12 *Miscellaneous* Amateur TV-Wither Hence August 26 Antenna Erecting Purdie Style April 11 Canterbury Scenic Spots Award December 10 Christchurch Convention May 24 Enderby Excursion September 6 Gladsville ARC and ATV on Aussat August 17 JAS-B/Fuji Oscar-20 October 12 Kiwi Contest Group December 5 Marlborough Wine and Food Award December 12 Morse Keys at Branch 42 June 3 Persistence does it October 14 Radiochess May 15 Rookies at Daytona September 26 Rosetown of New Zealand Grand Award December 31 Six Metres Some Personal Thoughts Jan/Feb 16 Six on Six Part 1 June 4 Six on Six Part 2 July 17 Six on Six Part 3 August 14 Six on Six Part 4 September 10 Six on Six Part 5 October 6 The View from my Shack Jan/Feb 18 Top Marks for British Ham Hospitality October 15 Wellington ATV News August 13 Wither NZART Wither Amateur Radio May 18 ZVP Video Studio Programme August 20 Zedahl two E double U April 9 *Software Review* PC Schematic and PC Route June 9 _Last Updated on 4/12/99_ _By Dexter N. Muir_ _Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz_ Index to Volume 63, 1990 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Antenna 40/80M Dipole with Sure Fire Traps June 8 A Broadband Sloper November 16 Antenna Antics with an Inverted Vee June 12 Coaxial Traps December 28 Combatting Corrosion in Aerials November 10 VHF Antenna Rotators Jan/Feb 4 ATV 24cm ATV Transmitter September 19 ATV News September 27 Colour Bar and Grey Scale Generator August 16 FMATV Reception Using a TVRO Module August 14 Planning for Amplifying TV Repeaters August 4 TEA2000 Colour Coder August 15 TTL Clock August 17 Video Sync Separator August 11 Wellington ATV News August 10 Equipment Review EMTRON EAT3OO Antenna Tuner July 16 General Construction 20 W HF Linear Amplifier December 32 Build Yourself a Power Supply December 12 DTMF Receiver August 12 Frequency Locking Unit May 4 Lifting CW out of the Noise June 10 Mains Operated Power Supply for Battery Valve Receivers September 17 Motor Cycle Mobile November 6 Power FET Switching Devices as HF Linear Amplifiers September 14 Precision Through-Line HF Wattmeter July 18 Simple Homebrew Receivers Part 1 November 16 Teletext on Computers Part 1 Jan/Feb 8 Teletext on Computers Part 2 March 9 Teletext on Computers Part 3 April 4 Transistor Dip Meter December 20 Trickle Charger December 25 General Technical Active Butterworth Filters December 16 Correct Handling Of Compact Discs December 14 Diagnose Hash Using a Current Probe October 12 Digital Signal Processing for Radio Amateurs Part 1 Jan/Feb 12 Digital Signal Processing for Radio Amateurs Part 2 March 13 Earth Currents with Solid-State Transceiver Accessories September 18 Getting on the Air September 26 Improving the AM Mute of the Yaesu FRG 9600 October 14 Low Frequency Listening December 29 Medium Term Trends in Oscar 13's Orbit December 18 Minimum Loss Filter October 6 Simple Receivers (How good are they) May 6 Syledis and 70cm Band March 10 The Aussat/JOTA Project March 8 The Coherer Revisited September 10 GENERAL Miscellaneous 20,000 Jobs Saved-Maybe March 12 A Day at School July 7 A Job Half Done April 44 A life of Style-Waikato Way July 15 Amateur Radio "on air" with FM Broadcasting March 20 Amateur Operator Licence Examination July 12 Chatham Islands Dxpedition January 90 May 11 Dan Wilkinson ZL2AB July 6 DXpedition to the Wairarapa October 11 Enjoy a Vacation Abroad with an ITHE Host June 14 File Formats (for Break-In copy) March 38 Friedrichschafen Hamfest October 19 How Gees the Peacesat Project October 15 K2VJ Portable Italy Two May 14 Pitch Black June 34 Schools and Amateur Radio August 31 Some Hints on How to Become a first Class Lid May 10 Station 2YA September 20 The Association and the Future June 32 The Birth of a Television Studio May 8 The End of Morse? March 18 The Greatest Show on Earth December 22 The Numbers Game September 16 Wellington Radio ZLW December 26 Yes it Is AOK on Kosrae Jan/Feb 3 You Can Sell Amateur Radio November 21 Book Reviews Antenna Impedance Matching Jan/Feb 32 ARRL Antenna Compendium Vol 2 July 37 Central States VHF Conference April 46 Microwave Handbook Vol 1 December 25 Radio Manufacturers of the 1920s March 38 Secret Warfare, Arms and Techniques of the Resistance August 9 WARC-92 March 21 Software Review CADMAX June 38 PC Boards and Circuits August 29 Radio Frequency Service Allocation of Callsigns June 3 Amateur Usage of 50 to 54 MHz: Conditions September 30 Amateur Service Frequency Allocations December 10 Novice Access 144-148MHz November 4 See Also for futher to above October 4 Use of Cailsigns by Experimental Licensees Jan/Feb 11 NZART 1990 Call Book Corrections August 35 A Five Year Development Plan for Annual Reports April 21 Branches and Membership Policy Statement by Council August 3 Conference Report and Minutes July 8 Guidelines for Packet Users October 3 National Field Day Rules 1991 November 24 NZART 1989-1994 September 5 NZART Current Policy 1990 December 6 Remits to Conference April 30 School Daze 1990 VHF Convention June 4 Singapore SEnet 1989 July 13 VHF/UHF Contest Rules November 22 Last Updated on 4/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 62, 1989 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Antennas Care and Feeding of Microwave Dishes Oct 5 Current Sum Antenna May 14 Half ZL Snecial Jul 9 Portable Dish for Field Day Oct 7 QT Tune-Up BoX Jun 3 Rolling Your Own Folded Dipole Nov 7 Sunspot 7 2O-30MHz Beam Sep 6 Sunspot 7 2O-30MHz Beam Addendum Nov 10 Tiltdown Mast May 8 Two Metre Helical Antenna Dec 11 Two Practical HF Antennas Jun 6 ATV 50W Linear Amplifier for 610MHz Mar 17 615MHz Antenna Mar 11 1280MHz FM TV Receiver Aug 3 FM TV Demodulator for Satellite Reception Mar 13 Review-The ATV Compendium Aug 5 Sound In The Studio Aug 8 Video Distribution Amplifiers Aug 10 Equipment Review Icom IC-3210 Mar 9 Kenwood TM-721 Mar 8 Kenwood TS-140S Jan/Feb 10 Yaesu FT-4700 Mar 8 General Construction Add On Extra Band to Yaesu FT-762R Mar 15 Aerial Tuners for VHF Mar 10 Cheap VHF/UHF Magnet Mount Antenna Base Apr 3 Design Ideas for HF Transceivers Sep 8 Experimental Power Het AMP for 3.5MHz Jan/Feb 5 FRG-9600 Scan by Clone Control Nov 6 Icom Micro-based Frequency Controller Jun 7 Levelled Marker Generator Dec 8 Make Your Own Key Dec 6 More Channels for Dick Smith UHF Transceivers May 3 More Units for the Modular DC Receiver May 9 More Units for the Modular DC Receiver - Corrections Jul 22 Scan Modification for Dick Smith 2m Transceiver Jul 14 Scanner Amplifier Nov 5 General Technical Different Display of CW (circa 1950) Jan/Feb 11 Electromagnetic Pulse Effects on Power and Communications Jun 9 Icom IC-751 Fault Apr 4 NICAM Digital TV Sound Oct 9 NICAM Signal S trength on Channel 1 Oct 10 No Break Low Voltage Generator Jun 5 OTH Propagation at 144MHz Jun 14 The UHF at VHF and UHF Nov 13 Torch Battery Tests Aug 18 Tracking Low Earth Orbit Satellites Mar 5 Tuning a Rig with a Mouse Sep 28 Twilight Corridor Jan/Feb 8 Yaesu FR-9600 Modifications May 10 Errata Seven on Six (Apr1987) Jan/Feb 8 Simplified Transmatch (Nov1988) Jan/Feb 10 Packet Radio Modulation Standards for Repeaters and Digipeaters Oct 8 Observations on Propagation of Packet Radio Signals Apr 35 GENERAL Book Reviews ARRL Antenna Book Sep 34 ARRL Data Book Sep 34 Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur Aug 18 Practical Wire Antennas Nov 20 Branch Activities 1990 Dec 32 Branch 50 Projects Jan/Feb 6 Christchurch AREC Comms Vehicle Nov 4 Christchurch Branch 05 60th Jubilee Nov 9 Hamilton JOTA Dec 34 North Canterbury Branch 68 Nov 10 Miscellaneous Adventures of an SWL Entry to RTTY May 6 Annie and the Generals-Parts 1 and 2 Sep 20 Annie and the Generals-Parts 3, 4, and 5 Oct 20 Annie and the Generals-Parts 6 and 7 Nov 14 Break4n Satellite Predictions Dec 5 COMCEN Course May 13 Glow for Communications Jan/Feb 7 HF Radio and all that Jazz May 17 International Travel Host Exchange Report Apr 8 Ionospheric Predictions is for SAPS Aug 11 James Miller G3RUH Interview Dec 14 Life's A Beach Sep 26 Morse is Passing By Dec 16 National Civil Defence School May 12 Penguins, Pile-ups and Other Thoughts Nov 10 Software Review: Super DX Edge Apr 12 Spectrum Resource or mateur Radio May 7 Sunken Ships and Raised Antennas Jun 11 Third Party Traffic May 7 Yaesu/Musen History Jul 19 Yaesu/Musen History Nov 19 YF Perspective Oct 18 ZL3RPS Radio Preservation Society Nov 11 ZLss First Modern Dxpedition Oct 16 NZART 1990 Jun 18 1990 Dec 32 Annual Reports 1988 Apr 13 AREC and Civil Defence Communications May 16 Conference Minutes 1989 Jul 4 Conference Remits Apr 23 Council Face to Face Meeting Report Mar 2 Educational Development Group Progress Report May 17 Election Results Apr 3 Elections Jan/Feb 2 FMTAG Report May 23 IARU Region III Conference Report Apr 6 IARU Region III Recommendations May 28 Monitoring Service Classes of Emission Dec 15 Monitoring Service Reporting Form Oct 38 National Field Day R ules Nov 18 NZ VHF/UHF/SHF Field Day Rules Nov 26 Ross Hull Memorial Contest Rules Dec 28 SEANET 88 Jun 18 Technology Conference Forum Report May 18 Technology Conference Forum Report Jun 15 VK VHF/UHF Field Day Rules Dec 28 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 61, 1988 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Antennas 2 metre 3 element Quad Antenna Nov 6 A Different Centre Insulator Apr 8 DL6WU Antenna Design Aug 9 Loop Yagi Antennae Mar 11 Suction Cup Antenna Mount Dec 7 Two Metre Quarter Wave Flexible Antenna Dec 7 ATV 70 MHz FM TV Generator Aug 8 Adding Sound to the BATC ATV Transmitter Aug 6 An ATV Amplifier for 440 MHz Jan/Feb 9 AW Extenders Mar 18 Audio Distribution Amplifier Aug 12 Designing a National ATV Link Aug 10 Improving the 70 MHz FM-TV Generator Oct 11 More on the M57716 Power Block for ATV Aug 7 Simple Video Signal Generator Aug 9 Equipment Review 23cm Transceiver Review Mar 9 Micro Handheld Review Sep 6 Remote Controllers Equipment Review Jan/Feb 10 Yaesu FL-7000 Review Oct 12 Yaesu FT-757GX/II Review Apr 7 General 2300 MHz E-M-E New World Record Jan/Feb 8 A Vintage Single-Signal Receiver Oct 9 AWA Model 215 VHF Transceiver - Conversion to 2 Metres Dec 13 Choosing the Best Frequency Jul 16 Grand Daddy of Radio Nov 4 General Construction 610MHz Linear Transverter Sep 8 Avon 3 Receiver Oct 10 Coaxial Resonators Jul 13 Dick Smith Explorer UHF Kitset Dec 14 Junk Sale Receiver Kitset Oct 5 Linking Rigs - Part 2 Mar 16 My Experiences with DSB QRP Nov 3 Yaesu FRG-9600 Remote Control Sep 5 National Link Link Report Sep 10 PCM Clock Distribution on the Link Mar 13 The Link Goes South Mar 7 Packet Radio A Packet Audio Amplifier May 10 An Alternative Approach to Packet Radio May 6 Application of Packet Radio to the Amateur Satellite Service Jun 6 Computer Networking Standards May 7 Computer Networking Standards - Part 2 Jun 4 HF Packet Ocean Data Telemetry Jun 8 Off Line - On the Shelf May 12 Pac-Comm TNC-220 Modifications May 10 Packet Radio - What is it? May 5 TNC/Modem Interface Unit Nov 6 GENERAL Branch Activities A Place in the Country Dec 6 Amateur Radio Emergency Corps Dec 8 Branch 46 HF Antenna Project Dec 13 Double Side-Band QRP Rig Dec 13 History of Branch 51 NZART Apr 6 General 50th Anniversary - Wigram E & W School May 14 A Whiskey in Wyalkatchem Jun 11 Bonjour Monsieur Spark May 9 Bonjour Monsieur Spark - Part 2 Jun 11 Break-Interview Bill Orr W6SAI Jul 11 CH1 TV Versus 6 metres Sep 11 Communications within the Marshall Islands Jun 10 Cook Islands Mission Oct 13 COSPAS/SARSAT Nov 8 Micronesion Visitors May 13 One Way to Beat the G.I. Blues Nov 5 PSE QSL Oct 8 Software Review of "HAM-Version 3.0" Jun 7 SPC Transmatch Simplified Nov 7 Telecontrol in the 11 metre band Sep 11 The Button May 12 Third Party Traffic - Priviledge or Hazard Jan/Feb 4 NZART Annual Reports - 1987 Apr 19 Break In Reunion Mar 6 Hot Spot Conference Minutes Jul 6 Hot Spot Happenings Jul 10 IARU Region Ill Conference Report Dec 10 Life Membership Award to ZL2AB Mar 14 Not More Repeaters Mar 8 NZAR Insurance Jul 3 Primary Electronics Apr 5 Primary Electronics - Part 2 Jun 9 Primary Electronics - Part 3 Aug 5 Primary Electronics - Part 4 Sep 4 Remits to Conference Apr 29 Report on the Tribunal Report Jul 3 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 60, 1987 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page ATV 70cm ATV Transmitter Aug 8 70cm ATV Transmitter Oct 3 ATV Experiments Employing FM on 1240MHz Band Sep 13 Cruciform Pattern Generator Aug 5 Cruciform Pattern Generator Oct 3 Frequency Modulated Amateur Radio Sep 14 Low Noise Preamp for ATV on 70cm Aug 13 Low Noise Preamp for ATV on 70cm Oct 3 Sound-Vision Combiner for ATV Use Mar 10 Square One, An Introduction to ATV Aug 6 Sync Pulse Generator for ATV or CCTV Use Aug 14 Sync Pulse Generator for ATV or CCTV Use Oct 3 The ZL2TAR Pattern Generator Dec 19 Antennae Bobtail Antenna for 438 MHz Oct 5 Phasing Harness for Circular Polarisation Mar 5 Plane-Cone Antenna Apr 9 Portable Vertical Antenna Jan/Feb 17 Portable Vertical Antenna May 15 Seven on Six Apr 11 Shorten that Antenna May 14 Computers Connecting your rig to a Packet TNC Sep 8 Direct Connect Radio Modem Oct 5 Distance/Bearing Program Dec 19 Packet Radio Progress in Hawkes Bay Oct 8 Equipment Enhancements Automatic Signal Overload Attenuator for the FT-101 Apr 9 Modification to the NTSC Video Unit for the FRG-9600 Aug 16 Yaesu FT-101 Gain Control Modifications Aug 12 Equipment Reviews DSB 80, a DSB Transceiver for 80m May 10 Dual Band Transceiver Review Mar 12 FM Mobile Transceiver Review Sep 10 Kenwood TM 2570A Review Dec 15 Microbee 128 KB Computer Apr 10 Pakratt 232 Data Modem Dec 21 Yaesu 290R and 260R Review Dec 18 Yaesu FT-767GX Transceiver Review Mar 21 General Construction 2 m FM Oscillator May 11 8W Linear Amplifier for 160-lOm May 12 80 m Varicap VFO May 9 Avon Linear 10 Jan/Feb 18 Avon Linear 10 May 15 Chelmsford Receiver Jan/Feb 14 Chelmsford Receiver- Corrections May 15 Chelmsford Direct Conversion Receiver & Selectivity Jan/Feb 10 Getting Started on 610MHz Mar 8 Linking Rigs-Part I Oct 12 Modular Direct Conversion Receiver Jul 18 Narrow Band FM Adaptor Oct 13 Noise Pulse Generator Mar 11 QRP Audio Output Stages Jan/Feb 16 Simple Electronic Paddle for IC Keyers May 13 SWR Bridge for QRP May 8 General Control by Tones Nov 16 FM Stereo Reception Sep 15 Safety in the Shack Jul 22 National Link 23cm Multi-channel Link System Nov 13 Digital Transmission on the National Link Nov 11 National Link Digital Network Nov 8 Planning for the National Link Nov 6 GENERAL Branch Activities 05 QRP Jan/Feb 10 11th New Zealand Scout Jamboree Mar 17 A Day at the Races Mar 6 Hawkes Bay 870 Oct 6 Operation Raleigh-A Summary Jul 21 The Cornflakes Net Oct 11 Wanganui Amateur Radio Club Apr 10 General Advanced Amateur Experimental Station Aug 11 Around the World on QRP May 12 Conned Again Jun 12 Forever QRP Jan/Feb 12 Getting Started Jun 11 Increased Technology of Radio Within the Police Jul 13 International Travel Host Exchange Jul 20 Lecture on Logic Jun 10 Modern Day Pioneers Jun 8 Operation Raleigh Jun 13 Propagation and the QRPer Jan/Feb 11 Pursuit of Excellence-QRP Jan/Feb 20 Saudi Silence Dec 20 To Operation Raleigh and Back-Mobile Mar 22 Using Trees as Effective Aerials Oct 4 What are Incorporated Societies? Sep 12 NZART Annual Reports from Conference 1987 Apr 17 Amateur Radio Direction Finding Apr 10 Breaking In Dec 16 Conference Chuckles Jul 17 Deregulation and Sale of the Radio Spectrum Oct 9 Editors Look Back Dec 6 Elections-Candidates and Biographies Jan/Feb 7 Foundation of NZ WARO Jun 6 Minutes of 61st Annual Conference Jul 8 Presentation of Roy Stevens Award to ZL2AZ Jul 14 Remits to Conference 1987 Apr 27 Report of the NZART Conference Tribunal 1986 May 5 Wanganui-The Quiet Conference Jul 16 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 59, 1986 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Antennas 5/8 Vertical Ring Base Antenna Apr 10 A Circular Quad Mar 9 High Gain Collinear Antenna for 1296 MHz May 8 Portable Poles Apr 8 Computers Code Practice Program Dec 5 COM-CMD-Communications Package Jun 8 Computerised Radio Communications Dec 14 Computer Log Dec 6 Grid Square Program Dec 9 Program to convert Latitude/Longitude to Locator Square Dec 7 UoSat Prediction Program Jul 18 Equipment Enhancements Connecting a Dynamic Microphone to the Icom IC-2A May 11 Fax-The Amateur Way Part 1 Jan/Feb 12 Fax-The Amateur Way Part 2 Jun 4 Homebrew Cassette Interface for the PC-1246 Jul 18 Multi Speed Tuning for TS-430S Dec 11 Oscilloscope Voltage Calibrator Apr 13 TNC/PC Packet Radio Adapter Nov 4 Transceiver Remote Control May 6 Using Electric Light Dimmers Aug 26 Equipment Reviews Personal Computer Offer Review Jul 17 Tono 777 Dec 13 Yaesu FT-270R Jul 15 General Construction 23cm Transceiver for Channel 120 May 10 A Chatter Mute with Auto Reset Jul 14 Alternative HF Power Supply Dec 12 A Tower With All Features Jan/Feb 17 A Versatile Digital Dial Jul 22 DC Power Supplies Revisited Jan/Feb 14 Junk Box Low Pass Filter Unit Jun 3 Narrow Band Techniques- 2305MHz and Higher Nov 12 PRN Modulation Nov 10 Push Pull FET Dip Oscillator Jun 6 Repeater for the 23 cm Band Nov 6 Spectrum VHF FM Tuner Module Sep 10 The Continuing Saga of the ZL2BMI DSB Transceiver Apr 6 Touch Tone Encoder for VHF FM Aug 24 Universal Low Voltage Power Supply Sep 8 VHF Coaxial Relay Mar 6 Yet Another Antenna Tuning Unit Jul 20 ZL2ARW ATV Transmitter Notes May 11 Satellites Control of OSCAR-10 Aug 20 JAS-1 Japanese Amateur Satellite Jan/Feb 10 JAS-1 The First Japanese Amateur Satellite Aug 17 GENERAL Branch Activities Ashbruton Branch AREC Activities Oct 9 Candid Conference Comments Aug 27 Doug Gorman Frequency Measuring Contest Aug 23 Forty Years of NZART Branch O1 Oct 8 In Defence of Lesser Mortals Oct 12 Klondyke Regional Repeater Sep 5 New Plymouth Conference Venue Mar 4 New Plymouth Branch 27-An Introduction Mar 5 New Plymouth Branch 27-AREC Mar 8 Operation Raleigh Jun 10 Our Sixtieth's Social Side Jul 12 VHF Scene in Ashburton 35 Years Ago Oct 11 Vern Lovett ZL3AQ Tribute Oct 11 Wellington VHF Group Guest Editorial Nov 4 General A Ham in Hospital Jun 9 Call Book Amendments Aug 28 Campbell Island Sojourn Oct 5 Decade to Diamond Jan/Feb 5 First IARU Region III Conference 1968 Jan/Feb 8 Governor-General's Opening Speech Jul 11 How to be a Pirate Oct 12 IARU Region III Conference Postscript Apr 5 IARU Region III Memorabilia May 5 Many Hams make Shack Work Jun 13 Project DL Aug 10 Radio Masts and Antennae Jul 24 Recollections of the 1926 Era Aug 7 Report on WIA Federal Convention Jul 19 Sixth IARU Region III Report Jan/Feb 6 The QSL Curse Jan/Feb 11 VHF in the Outback Oct 14 Wireless on a Shoestring Aug 25 NZART Annual Reports and Remits Apr 19 Council Conference Jottings Jul 10 Diamond Jubilee Conference Minutes Jul 5 Looking Forward Aug 9 NZART Conference Tribunal Aug 22 NZART Sixty Years of Age Jan/Feb 4 Personalities who helped with the formation of NZART Aug 6 Representation at Conference Apr 9 VHF Convention Report May 12 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 58, 1985 ************************ UP GENERAL Issue Page Branch Activities CW and All That With Branch 25 Apr 4 Klondyke Project Oct 9 Marton Branch 23-Big Little Branch Nov 7 Marton Branch History Nov 8 New Zealand's Highest Repeaters May 6 The Social Side of Conference Jul 10 The Social Side of the Wellington VHF Group Mar 4 Wellington VHF Group Style Mar 3 General Amateur Radio-Where Does It Start Jul 14 Conference Opening Address Jul 19 Frequency Measuring Contest-Farewell Aug 10 Halleys Comet is Coming Oct 8 Ham Radio Nov 10 High Risk Components May 9 How Sunspots are Counted Aug 16 IARU Region III Conference Report Dec 5 Lecher Lines-The Story Continues May 2 Mobile Emergency Communications Centre Apr 3 Sixty Years On Nov 13 Summary of Technical Lectures at Conference Jul 16 WWV Solar Indices Apr 13 NZART 1985 Annual Reports and Remits Apr 17 Garden City Conference Information Jan/Feb 7 Headquarters Storage Area Oct 17 Minutes of 59th Annual General Meeting Jul 4 NZART Headquarters Expansion and Progress Jun 3 TECHNICAL Antennas 80 Metre "SSB" Antenna Jun 4 Aerials, Frustrations and the Unusual Jan/Feb 12 Another 20 Metre Beam Apr 8 Cheap and Easy Quad Jan/Feb 11 Cheap and Simple Spacers Apr 10 Construction of Large Yagi Beams Jan/Feb 12 Ideas on Quad Antennas Nov 13 Z[2AAU All Band Antenna Oct 13 ZL Special for Two Metres Apr 12 ZL Specials in 1985 Oct 11 Trident 5-Band HF Mobile Antenna May 11 ATV ATV Test Pattern Generator Mar 15 ATV Test Pattern Generator May 10 High Performance 70 cm ATV Transmitter Mar 11 High Performance 70 cm ATV Transmitter May 10 Computers Intermodulation Product Program Aug 12 Maidenhead Locator for Spectrum Nov 12 Data Communications A BASIC RTTY Program Sep 10 A CMOS RTTY Baudot Keyboard Sep 12 Answers to Often Asked Questions About RTTY Sep 4 Data Communications-A Beginner's Guide Mar 18 Kenwood TS-430S and RTTY Sep 11 Motor Speeds on the Creed Sep 13 ORAC-Store and Forward Mailbox Aug 8 RTTY and Listening Sep 5 RTTY RAM Message Generator Sep 14 RTTY With the BBC Microcomputer Sep 11 Selcal Station Service Sep 6 Serial Communications Terminal Aug 13 Using a Computer in Ham Radio Sep 7 Equipment Enhancements Adding DTMF to Your Rig Mar 8 FT1O1B RF Gain Control Jun 7 FT DX 400 on 30 Metres Oct 10 Icom IC-251A SSB Carrier Null Modification Aug 9 Modfications to Galbraith Noise Bridges Aug 11 Scan Unit for Tait Mini and Maxi Phone Jun 6 TS-430S On-air LED Nov 11 Upgrading The "Versatile Morse Practice Unit" Oct 14 Equipment Reviews Aquaman Review Jan/Feb 9 Drake TR-7 Review Apr 7 Kantronics UTU Sep 18 Kenwood TS-711A/811A Transceiver May 4 Two Metre Handhelds Twice Sep 16 Yaesu FT-980 Transceiver Jan/Feb 8 General Construction A CTCSS Encoder/Decoder Mar 9 A CTCSS Encoder/Decoder May 10 Active RF Notch Oct 15 Antenna Tuner for Portable QRP Operation Oct 6 Chelmsford QRP Transceiver Revisited Oct 4 DTMF and Microprocessor Control Mar 5 Ford Coil as Microphone Transformer Jul 21 Housing Air Core Baluns Dec 20 Loading Level Meter Jul 21 Low Pass Filter for ZL Conditions Jun 8 Using Plessey SL 6640/6650 ICs Apr 8 30 Watt 2 Metre RF Amp Kit Dec 18 56 m/c Transceiver Construction Simplified Aug 17 1296 MHz Counter Dec 21 Satellites Amateur Radio in Spacelab Oct 3 Amendments to Satellite Predictions Program Nov 15 Graphical Satellite Tracking Program Nov 12 Interview with Dr Karl Meinzer DJ4ZC Aug 4 NZART and Satellites Apr 11 Orbital Prediction-Corrections Oct 16 OSCAR-10 Orbital Predictions Using a Sharp PC-1246 Aug 6 Satellite Tracking Program for Acorn Electron Apr 10 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 57, 1984 ************************ UP GENERAL Issue Page AREC Invercargill Flood Communication Apr 2 Rotorua AREC Mar 3 GENERAL Junk Sales and the Mighty Micro Mar 13 Life at the Top Apr 21 Maidenhead Locator System Aug 14 Teletext May 19 Teletext Jun 2 The Shack at ZL6IW Dec 8 INTERNATIONAL Australian Connection Jul 20 Dxpedition to the Northern Cooks Sep 4 DXing in the Mid Pacific Nov 17 Kermadec Expedition Jul 4 The China Syndrome Jan/Feb 14 WIA Convention Report Jun 15 NZART Code of Practice for ATV May 19 Conference Address and Social Aspects Jul 13 Conference Minutes 1984 Jul 8 QSL Bureau Dec 3 Reports and Remits 1984 Apr 23 OPERATING Belmont 710 Oct 3 CW Operating Tips Apr 16 Exploiting the Microwave Bands Oct 17 Morse Thoughts Nov 8 Optimum Antenna Heights Jun 7 Predicting QSOs on 80 and 160 Mar 14 Propagation Forecasts Jun 4 Snares Island Expedition Jun 13 Writing for Break-In Sep 13 TECHNICAL AMPLIFIERS Preamps for OSCAR-10 Oct 15 2 metre Relay Switched Amplifier Mar 8 2 metre Power Amplifier Switching Apr 16 30 watt 2 metre Amplifier Oct 8 ANTENNAS Antenna Quiz Mar 9 Effective Mobile Whip Mount Oct 13 Invisible Aerial Aug 9 Standard Radiators Jun 14 TOPSY Antenna Mar 10 Tribander Ground Plane Mar 8 Trigonal Reflectors Sep 10 2 metre Delta Loop May 20 3-Element Yagi for 10 metres Jul 2 40 metre Delta Loop Mar 5 COMPUTERS Computer-based Frequency Counter Jun 11 CW Training Program for v'C-20 & C-64 Nov 4 DX MUF Forecaster Nov 5 Locator Program for Microbee Aug 18 Morse Sending with a Micro Apr 14 RTTY-AFSK or FSK? Nov 9 Teleprinters and the TRS8O/System 80 Oct 12 Tentrack OSCAR- 10 Program Nov 11 Time Of Day Clock for Commodore-64 Dec 13 GENERAL A Cheap Keyer Apr 12 Amateur Radio Link to the Space Shuttle Jan/Feb 18 ATV Amplifying Repeaters Oct 11 Coaxial Cable Characteristics Dec 6 Dollar Saver Power Supply Dec 7 IC Function Generator Aug 12 Lightning and EMP Protection May 7 Packet Radio Nov 14 Power Loss of Pi and Tee Transmatches Apr 7 Smart SSB Squelch May 14 Switch Tricks Sep 6 QRP RIGS Rucsac 1 watter Jan/Feb 5 Simple Fun Transmitter Jan/Feb 8 Ultra Basic QRP Rig Jan/Feb 11 REVIEWS Datong Woodpecker Blanker Aug 19 Dick Smith Explorer May 5 Hutton Slimline Mobile Antenna Jan/Feb 9 JRC JST-100 Jun 17 Yaesu FT757GX Dec 9 Yaesu FT757GX Dec 11 VFOs A Simple VFO Jan/Feb 10 Homebrew HF VFO Aug 18 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 56, 1983 ************************ UP GENERAL Issue Page Beyond the Curve of the Earth Nov 11 Campbell Island Jun 13 Chess and Amateur Radio Dec 16 International Language for World Communications Oct 7 Interview with ZL1HV Aug 8 New Frequency Allocations Jul 2 NZECHQ 83 Dec 83 Reminiscences of Morse and Telegraph Working Oct 12 Scouting Activities Jun 17 Scouting Activities Aug 9 World Communications Year Activities Jan/Feb 17 World Communications Year Reports Jul 26 World Communications Year Reports Aug 10 OPERATING Active Station from Congo TN8ZJ Apr 6 Amateur Radio in UA6 Jun 12 ComputerLog for Vic-20 and C-64 Dec 8 DXpedition to Aves Island Mar 22 Expedition to Heard Island Jul 21 Hang In There Oct 9 Letter from Czechoslovakia Aug 8 Macquaries Island Operation Jan/Feb 21 Pirate Operators Aug 3 QSOs via Satellites May 21 Random Notes on Morse Nov 16 Respect the Tradition of SWLs Jun 16 Tekapo 680 Jun 17 Tekapo 680 Aug 9 Thirty Years of Amateur Radio in GDR Aug 7 VHF Field Day 1982 Jul 8 Yacht Burned in 15 Minutes Jun 15 5BDXCC and 5BWAS Oct 10 NZART Annual Report Apr 19 Budget for 1984 Jul 10 Conference Information Jan/Feb 18 Conference Reports Jul 5, 12 Headquarters Official Opening Jan/Feb 4 Remits Apr 28 VHF Convention Information Jan/Feb 28 VHF Convention Report May 12 TECHNICAL Active Antenna Oct 6 Cubical Quad Made Easy Dec 7 Different Dipole Jun 6 Durable Quad May 3 Ferrite Core Balun Mar 9 Multi Band Quad Loop Mar 15 Trapping the Mysteries of Trapped Antennas Mar 3 15 Metre Antenna Mar 16 ANTENNA TUNERS Z Match Antenna Coupler Jun 3 ATV Scanverter for Slowscan TV Part 3 Jan/Feb 8 70cm TV Transmitter May 9 COMPUTERS Apple and Ham Together Oct 9 Vic-20 Computer for CW Reception Dec 10 EQUIPMENT REVIEWS ICOM R7O Jun 11 JRC NRD515 Jul 19 Kenwood TS430S Apr 5 FILTERS PI Networks Mar 20 GENERAL Audible (Morse) Frequency Readout Part 3 Jan/Feb 13 Bipolar 6V6GT Nov 10 Carrier Operated Relay Jun 14 Electronics and Modern Medicine Oct 3 Emitter Shaped Keying Nov 10 Morse Practice with the Readout Unit Mar 17 Say Goodbye to TVI Jan/Feb 15 Synthesised Speech Readout of Frequency Sep 3 Talker Board Info Dec 9 Versatile Morse Practice Unit Dec 4 LINEAR AMPLIFIERS 100 Watt Linear Oct 18 RECEIVERS ICOM R70 Review Jun 11 JRC NRD515 Review Jul 19 RTTY Any Newcomers Jun 9 Change to 50 Bauds Jun 10 Shortwave Listening Jun 8 SYNTHESISERS HEF 4750/1 Synthesiser Design Jul 16 Spectrum Experimenters Synthesiser Aug 4 TOWERS Motorised Telescopic Tower Jan/Feb 5 Town Planning and All That Mar 21 TRANSCEIVERS Auto Split Shift for 1C225 Scanner May 8 Chelmsford QRP Transceiver Nov 4 Increased Sensifivity for Kenwood TS430S Aug 9 Kenwood TS430S Review Apr 5 Kenwood TS930S Modifications May 11 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 55, 1982 ************************ UP GENERAL Issue Page BOOK REVIEWS From Dits to Bits Jul 9 BRANCHES OF NZART Christchurch Branch Clubrooms Apr 14 Lifestyle '82 Nov 26 Titahi Bay Branch Jan 6 50th Anniversary of Branch 22 Oct 3 GENERAL AREC-The Beginning Mar 4 Australian Style Repeater Mar 4 New Radio Service for Small Boat Owners Mar 21 Radio Amateurs-Assistance to Police Dec 34 Towers, Town Planning and All That Dec 36 Training Notes for the TR105 Mar 10 Your Public Library and Amateur Radio Mar 45 NZART Annual Report and Remits Apr 27 Conference 1982-The Social Side Jul 13 Minutes of 56th Annual Conference Jul 3 NZART Badge Nov 24 NZART Badge Sep 21 NZART Policy Aug 25 NZART Policy on Radio Interference Aug 29 NZART Reciprocal Licensing Bureau Aug 31 Technical Standards for FM Repeaters Aug 31 OPERATING Confessions of a Morse Code Learner Aug 33 DX-cursion to Rarotonga Jul 28 DX in Manihiki Aug 22 Opening with the Key May 22 St Peter and St Paul Rocks Trip Dec 27 TECHNICAL AERIALS Air Core Balun Oct 12 Dish Antenna May 16 Forty Metre Mobile Antenna Apr 12 Service and Maintenance of Trap Beam Antennas Mar 12 SWR Analogue Calculator-Part I May 12 SWR Analogue Calculator-Part II Jun 3 Using the 18 AVT1WB Trap on 10.1 MHz Apr 21 VHF Log Periodic Sep 18 Wide Band Antenna for Solid State Rigs Jul 32 ANTENNA TUNERS A Comparison of Transmatches-Part I May 2 A Comparison of Transmatches-Part II Jun 7 An SWR Analogue Calculator-Part I May 12 An SWR Analogue Calculator-Part II Jun 3 AUDIO G6CP CW Filter Mar 13 The Transmission Gate-A Handy Electronic Switch Jan/Feb 21 COMPUTERS Computer Control of the IC720A Sep 4 Computerised Logging Mar 31 EME Dish Antenna May 16 Operating EME on 432 and 1296 Dec 3 EQUIPMENT REVIEWS Kenwood R600 Apr 18 FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL Modifications to BCG Synthesiser for 600kHz Offset Jun 22 An Audible (Morse) Frequency Read-out for Blind Operators-Part I Nov 3 An Audible (Morse) Frequency Read-out for Blind Operators-Part II Dec 13 FILTERS G6CP CW Filter Mar 13 Narrowband RTTY Filter for IC720A Sep 14 GENERAL An Accurate Attenuator Nov 17 Development in Loudspeaker Technology Sep 10 Making Good Printed Circuit Boards Mar 18 The Dunedin Linear Transponder Nov 21 The Transmission Gate-A Handy Electronic Switch Jan/Feb 21 LCD Quartz Watches Oct 13 MODIFICATIONS TO EQUIPMENT Automatic Offset Control for the IC225 Oct 14 BCG Synthesiser-Mods for 600 kHz Offset Jun 22 Constant Current Charging for IC2A Jan/Feb 10 FT101 RF Gain Control Oct 11 FT101B on 10.1MHz Mar 20 IC720A-RTTY Filter Sep 14 Kenwood TS530S-Mods Aug 22 KDK2O16A-Selection of Correct Repeater Offset Jan/Feb 12 KDK FM 2030-Delayed Scan Nov 19 Memory Current Modification for FT7O7R Jan/Feb 11 Scanning Hold for KDK2025 Jan/Feb 17 POWER SUPPLIES Constant Current Charging for IC2A Jan/Feb 10 Ideas on DC Supplies Oct 10 RECEIVERS Direct Conversion Receiver for 80 metres Apr 4 RTTY Narrow-band Filter for IC720A Sep 14 SATELLITES Satellite Hopping Mar 33 SLOW SCAN TELEVISION Scanverter for Slowscan TV-Part I Nov 11 Scanverter for Slowscan TV-Part II Dec 19 TEST EQUIPMENT An Accurate Attenuator Nov 17 TRANSMITTERS Black Box HF Module Jul 34 Sangster Special Apr 19 Solid-State 70cm Power Amplifiers Aug 2 Solid-State Linear Amplifier Design-Part I Jul 22 Solid-State Linear Amplifier Design-Part II Aug 15 TRANSCEIVERS A 10GHz Transceiver Jan/Feb 14 Forty Metre QRP Transceiver Oct 7 FT1O1 RF Gain Control Oct 11 FT1O1B on 10.1 MHz Mar 20 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 54, 1981 ************************ UP GENERAL Issue Page A Tale of lunacy or 10GHz the hard way Apr 16 'Break-In'-How to write articles Jul 19 Casey ZL4CA Aug 59 Civil Defence and the Radio Amateur Dec 18 Code of practice for BC and TV Interference Cases Oct 37 Confessions of a ZL seduced European Jun 20 The Earthquake and Amateur Radio Apr 14 Hawkes Bay Jamboree-Radio Activities Mar 11 Listening to the Eclipse of the Sun Sep 7 Morse Operators a Skilled but Lonely Breed Apr 63 Napier Earthquake Mar 48 Napier Earthquake May 7 NEZCHEQ '81 and North to Alaska Dec 12 Old dog learns new tricks Jan/Feb 23 Older timer reaches new heights Mar 55 Palangi in Paradise Jun 3 Post Office papers on Audio and TV Interference Oct 13 Radio Amateurs Conversation Guide Jun 10 Royal Navy Amateur Radio Society Mar 12 TVI-Post Office Papers Oct 13 TVI-Case Histories Oct 14 TVI-Code of Practice for BC & TV Interference Cases Oct 37 Twenty Fifth Jamboree on the Air Dec 24 Up the Creek Award Jan/Feb 4 Annual Reports Apr 29 NZART Budget Aug 19 Code of Practice for BC & TV Interference Cases Oct 37 Conference 1980-Receipts & Expenditure May 50 Minutes of 55th Annual Conference Jul 4 Remits Apr 37 Repeater/Beacon Policy Aug 31 The Social side of Conference Jul 10 TECHNICAL 160 metres-the neglected band Aug 16 Two metre beam Sep 10 ANTENNA TUNERS A Universal Feeder Matching Unit-Part I Aug 13 A Universal Feeder Matching Unit-Part II Sep 10 A Universal Feeder Matching Unit-Part III Oct 19 A Universal Feeder Matching Unit-Part IV Dec 4 ATV An introduction to ATV Dec 7 AUDIO An Elliptic Bandpass AF Filter Apr 2 FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT & CONTROL Phase-Locked Harmonic Calibrator Jan/Feb 10 'Spectrum' Frequency Synthesiser-Part I Sep 4 'Spectrum' Frequency Synthesiser-Part II Oct 24 FILTERS An Elliptic Bandpass AF Filter Apr 2 GENERAL Build your own Computer Jan/Feb 5 Colour TV-Shock Hazard Jul 20 EME Considerations Apr 9 Ideas on Curing TVI Oct 6 Noise Blanking Suppression Oct 12 Simple Wave Trap for TV Receivers Oct 17 Suppression of RF Interference to Audio Equipment Mar 2 Television Interference Oct 10 Varicap Oscillator May 5 POWER SUPPLIES Low Voltage DC Power Supplies Aug 3 RECEIVERS Give your Frog more Hop Jun 15 Kenwood R1OOO Modifications May 3 The Minigonic 80 Mar 6 Noise Blanking Suppression Oct 12 RTTY Teleprinter Code-Murray or Baudot May 8 SATELLITES Getting ready for Phase III Jul 23 TEST EQUIPMENT More on getting your GDO Up Mar 7 TRANSMITTERS Design Notes for Transistor RF Power Amplifiers Mar 8 Linear Amplifier Operation May 13 Last Updated on 5/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 53, 1980 ************************ UP *GENERAL* Issue Page Ancient Modulation Oct 448 A Week on Wallis Island Dec 570 Branch 25 Mar 59 Computer Facts Jul 262 Computer Facts Oct 446 Discovery of the Ionosphere Jan/Feb 39 Doug Gorman-ZL2IY's Retirement Sep 390 Electronic Hong Kong Sep 392 Five Band DXCC Sep 400 Jamboree on the Air Dec 598 Jamboree Radio Activities Oct 440 Log Keeping For Field Day Oct 450 Long Distance DFer Jan/Feb 31 Mail Man Cometh Apr 148 Mics and Speakers Oct 444 Moonbounce Record May 183 Morse Code Controversy May 191 Moto-Gard Rally Nov 512 Patea Branch Oct 432 Pikowai 1980 May 193 Reciprocal Licences Mar 84 To Key or Not to Key Oct 454 Towers and Antennae Design- Plans Sep 384 Two Metre Band FM Repeaters & the Future Jul 263 Visiting Overseas Aug 333 VLA Awanui Nov 538 WARC Report Jan/Feb 3 WARC Geneva 1979 Mar 73 YL in the South Pacific Jan/Feb 16 *NZART* Annual Reports Apr 130 Annual Remits Apr 141 Conference Reports Jul 271 *REGULAR FEATURES* AREC: 28, 81, 127, 202, 239, 282, 362, 474, 510, 579. Beacon Report: 607 Call Sign Amendments: 50, lO4, 158, 215, 303, 363, 423, 483, 542, 613. Contests and Awards: 27, 67, 153, 194, 236, 287, 336, 402, 462, 524, 603. CQ Novice: 36, 119, 471. DX-ing: 23, 90, 156, 207, 292, 352, 413, 469, 532, 610. From the General Secretary: 311, 431 From the President: 2, 110, 156, 254, 310, 370, 430. IARU: 3, 154, 349, 593. Intruder Watch: 80, 212, 360, 412. Ionospheric Predictions: 49, 103, 158, 214, 247, 300, 350, 422, 482, 541, 612. Orbital Predictions: 46, 100, 213, 250, 302, 354, 589. OTC: 42, 480, 535, 604. POHQ: 58, 110, 222, 254, 310, 371, 432. Satellite News: 587. Silent Keys: 43, 85, 145, 202, 251, 299, 415, 461, 530, 602. VHF Scene: 92, 120, 210, 242, 294, 342, 419, 516, 580. WARO: 30, 91, 146, 204, 249, 299, 356, 418, 479, 578. *TECHNICAL* *AERIALS* Discone-N.Z. Version Nov 495 Easy Built Tilt-over Mast Sep 386 El Cheapo Ten Jul 261 Matching Unit Nov 506 Pin Diodes for T/R switching Jan/Feb 10 *AUDIO* Audio Mute for SSB Receiver Jul 260 Phase Locked Loop CW Filter Jun 226 *FREQUENCY MEASURING AND CONTROL* CMOS Oscillators Nov 504 Divide by 100 Pre-scaler Jun 230 LM Frequency Meters Jan/Feb 21 Scanner for IC22s May 186 Two Metre Synthesizer Mar 61 *GENERAL* A Third Hand Oct 436 Automatic Smitch-off Circuit Jan/Feb 19 Band Pass Filter for 6 Metres Apr 116 Console-Mini Dec 569 Diddle Boards Dec 556 DIL IC marking and drilling Jig May 182 Gold and Soldering-Problems Aug 331 Microprocessor Controlled Morse Generator Nov 496 PCB Etchant Apr 115 Sun's Effect on SW Propagation May 167 Vehicle Noise Suppression Sep 385 *POWER SUPPLIES* ABJ Power Supply Bridge Mar 64 Battery Charger-12 volt Oct 139 Crowbar Protection Sep 382 Crowbars and SCR's Dec 553 Lead Acid Cell Repair Oct 438 Low Voltage Low Current Transformers Oct 437 North Shore P.S. Modifications Jun 234 Power Supplies-another approach May 180 Ten Thousand uF cheaply Jun 233 Zener Voltage Regulation Jan/Feb 13 *RECEIVERS* Audio Mute for SSB Receivers Jul 260 I F Filter Switching FRG7 Mar 66 Phase Locked Loop CW Filter Jun 226 *RTTY* Baudot to ASCII Converter Jul 256 BCI-Elimination from Teleprinter Motors Aug 325 Commercial Teleprinter Equipment Aug 313 Creed 78 Printer-Modifications Aug 323 Data Working Aug 323 Electronics Australia VDU Modification Aug 332 Frequencies and Information Sep 397 Key Board Keyer Aug 328 NZ RTTY Standards Aug 322 Re-inking Teleprinter Ribbons Aug 328 RY Generator and Keyer Aug 327 Solid State Telegraph Relay Aug 329 Strobe for TTY Motor Aug 330 Tape Readers Aug 321 Telegraphy Speed Aug 322 Teleprinter Code Aug 321 Tuning a Tone Filter Aug 324 Tuning Aid for DT600 Nov 505 *TEST EQUIPMENT* ABJ Power Supply and SWR Bridge Mar 64 Divide by 100 Pre-scaler Jun 230 Dummy Load with RF Power Indicator Jun 229 Get Your GDO up to 2 Metres Oct 437 In Circuit Transistor & Component Tester Jul 256 Linear Capacitance Meter Apr 111 Power Meter Type HM1O2 Modifications Jun 231 *TRANSMITTERS* QQEO6/40 Two Metre Amp., Instability Oct 438 *TRANSCEIVERS* A SimpleTransmitter/Receiver Nov 490 Modifications to ICOM IC202 Jul 259 Modifications to ICOM IC211 Mar 68 Modifications to ICOM IC245 Oct 434 Pin Diodes for T/R Switching Jan/Feb 10 Scanner for IC22s May 186 SSB Transceiver-Plessey 1600 IC's Dec 557 VHF General Purpose Transverter Sep 373 VHF General Purpose Transverter Improvements Dec 568 Yaesu FT4O1 Apr 118 _Last Updated on 5/12/99_ _By Dexter N. Muir_ _Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz_ Index to Volume 52, 1979 Index to Volume 52, 1979 ************************ UP GENERAL Issue Page Amateur Radio Club Tonga Sep 385 Emmachizet Apr 114 Future of Electronics Mar 68 Happy Flyers at NZART Conference Aug 327 Jamboree 4th Asian Nov 476 Jamboree on the Air Report Dec 544 Novice Licence May 184 Sir William Pickering in Auckland Apr 112 QSL Business, is it polluted? Mar 85 SATCOM Nov 473 Solar Cycle 21, progress to date April 111 Tasman flights of the Southern Cross Jul 280 Tri-Island DX-pedition Dec 544 And now for the Weather Jun 218 What's Happening at our Club May 168 ZLs Visit to USA Jan/Feb 15 ZL1AVO Ruapehu Expedition Nov 478 ZL2VL Field Day Expedition May 171 NZART Annual Reports and Remits Apr 11 Conference 1979 Jan/Feb 11 Conference 1979 Jul 272 Conference Activities Jul 276 Remit Report Aug 311 REGULAR FEATURES AREC: 36, 70, 150, 191, 245, 288, 347, 383, 428, 490, 557. Around the Branches: 40, 93, 327. Call Sign Amendments: 44, 98, 302, 351, 404, 455, 508, 562. Contests and Awards: 30, 88, 141, 177, 235, 291, 330, 397, 445, 497, 545. CQ Novice: 79, 186, 289, 386, 450. DX-ing: 33, 94, 138, 196, 239, 284, 333 From the General Secretary: 50, 410, 462, 389, 441, 495, 553 From the President: 2, 50, 258, 359, 514. Hamads: 47, 99, 153, 201, 251, 305, 353, 404, 457, 508, 563. IARU: 20, 70, 147, 189, 244, 294, 328, 359, 431, 489, 542. Intruder Watch: 92, 188, 298, 345, 430, 506. Ionospheric Predictions: 43, 97, 151, 200, 250, 300, 350, 454, 607, 560. In the Mail Box: 37, 90, 148, 173, 221, 297, 344, 448, 502, 559. Orbital Predictions: 45, 96, 146, 199, 248, 349, 378, 427, 507, 561. OTC: 16, 92, 115, 193, 224, 295, 334, 392, 491, 555. POHQ: 3, 358, 514. Silent Keys: 42, 91, 116, 233, 287, 337, 402, 450, 507, 538. VHF Scene: 25, 81, 144, 227, 281, 339, 376, 437, 481, 537. WARO: 42, 69, 118, 191, 246, 286, 336, 401, 505, 550. TECHNICAL AERIALS Antenna Measuring Jul 265 Computing the Properties of Yagi Antennas Nov 483 Noise Bridge-Antenna Tuning Dec 527 Simple Aerial Coupling Unit June 207 VHF Reflectometer Oct 419 160 Metre Helical Vertical Nov 470 AMATEUR TELEVISION Converter for 70cm ATV Oct 422 Amateur Television Dec 524 ATV Transmitting Oct 426 AUDIO Speech Processing Mar 82 Taming your Amplifiers Sep 370 Transient Distortion in Magnetic Pre-amps July 264 4 Watt Audio Ampliler Aug 319 FREQUENCY MEASURING AND CONTROL BC211 Series Frequency Meters Sep 379 Oven Stabilizer May 162 Oven Controller/time Base Oscillator Power Supply July 211 Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillators Oct 415 ZL1BCG Synthesizer May 163 1MHz Timebase Oscillator April 109 GENERAL Anodizing Jul 259 Bending'Brake Jun 215 Burglar Alarm-Self Resetting Jul 259 Capacitor Measurement at 2 metres May 160 CMOS Two-tone Siren Dec 521 Line Oscillator Interference Jan/Feb 9 Microprocessors Jan/Feb 12 Microprocessors Jun 220 Nicad Cells-Rejuvenation Nov 472 Radio Direction Finding Jan/Feb 7 Satellite Tracking Sep 373 Soldering-The Art of Aug 325 Weather Satellites-Reception Oct 420 World Clock from the Junk Box Aug 311 KEYERS Digital Spread Readout for Electronic Keyers Jul 260 Zeekey Aug 312 Zeekey MkII Sept 365 POWER SUPPLIES A 3.9 volt Regulator Jan/Feb 11 Current Sink Jul 270 Galbraith PS3 5-15 volt, 2 amps Sep 361 Galbraith Power Supply P54 13.5 volt, 18 amp Dec 518 Power Supply for Oven Controller/Time Base Oscillator Jun 211 The Even Simpler Regulator Aug 321 Twin for Galbraith PS1, 8A, 13.5 volt Jun 212 TV Power Transformers for High Voltage Supplies Jan/Feb 6 RECEIVERS ATV 70cm Converter Oct 422 Linear Master Oscillator Dec 516 Obscure Receiver Fault Sep 384 Super Regeneration Topics May 168 TEST EQUIPMENT Antenna Tuning Using a Noise Bridge Dec 527 VHF Reflectometer Oct 419 TRANSMITTERS ATV Transmitting Oct 426 Linear Amp and RF Preselector for Plessey, SL600 Series Transceivers Apr 102 Spurious Free 2 Metre Transmitter Jun 214 TRANSCEIVERS Direct Conversion Transceiver for 3.5MHz Mar 52 ICOM 211-Remote Controller Oct 411 Plessey SL600 Series Transceiver- Linear Amplifier and RF Pre-selector Apr 102 Pye Cambridge Transceivers: Diode Channel Switching Jan/Feb 4 Pye Cambridge Transceivers: Modification for 144MHz Mar 58 Pye Cambridge Transceivers: Circuit Diagram Mar 72 Two Metre Mobile Transceiver Nov 488 Wellington Walkie-Modification Jan/Feb 10 Yaseu FT227R Memorizer Mar 63 Yaseu FT227R-Memorizer Apr 10 Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 51, 1978 Index to Volume 51, 1978 ************************ UP GENERAL Issue Page A Bloodshot View of VHF Convention May 153 Amateur's Code Oct 357 Amateur Radio DX-pedition to Raoul Island Jan-Feb 10 Amateur Radio's Future Sep 330 Amateur Radio in Tonga Dec 460 Anniversary of the Tasman Crossing Nov 419 CB "The Contentious Bone" - Food for Thought May 160 Commemorative QSL Jun 201 E and W School Reunion May 153 ITV and TVI Sep 326 Jamboree Activities Mar 59 Jamboree Fox Hunting Aug 284 Jamboree 21st Dec 491 Kingsford-Smith Trans-Tasman Flight Sep 335 Manawatu Branch 20 Clubrooms Dec 449 Raincliff 1977 Apr 102 The Importance of Making Experimental Records Apr 101 The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society Nov 418 Trans-Tasman Commemorative Flight Oct 366 Whither Communications Oct 371 NZART Annual Reports and Remits Apr 109 Citizens Radio Service (CB) -NZART Policy Jul 222 Conference Activities Jul 235 Conference Reports Jul 226 REGULAR FEATURES AREC: 39 78. 135, 171, 214, 252, 296, 340, 378, 430, 482. Call Sign Amendments: 45, 90, 139, 263, 303, 351, 394, 443, 493 Contests and Awards: 32, 71, 105, 162, 213, 245, 286, 343, 383, 428, 474. Around the Branches: 28, 76, ,254, 299, 382, 438, 486. Around the Shacks: 34, 77. CQ Novice: 23, 79, 107, 182, 242, 336, 374. DX-ing: 25, 68, 130, 174, 209, 239, 294, 338, 391, 432, 468. From the General Secretary: 142, 398. From the President: 222, 306, 354, 448. Hamads: 47, 91, 140, 184, 219, 264, 304, 351, 395, 443, 495. IARU: 159, 373, 462. Intruder Watch: 297, 342, 387, 440, 492. Ionospheric Predictions: 36, 88, 138, 180, 212, 261, 349, 393, 441, 487. In the Mail Box: 137, 218, 251, 300, 387, 440, 484. Oscar Orbital Predictions: 207, 242, 293, 348, 394, 479. OTC: 27, 81, 168, 301, 470. POHQ: 142, 266, 307, 354, 447. Silent Keys: 36, 70, 137, 172, 237, 301, 379, 447. VHF Scene: 39, 82, 125, 177, 202, 255, 291, 348, 381, 422, 476. WARO: 29, 67, 108, 169, 217, 253, 298, 347, 377, 437, 484. TECHNICAL AERIALS Basic Antenna Facts Oct 361 Coupler June 191 Vertical Antennas Jan/Feb 5 Vertical-Horizontal Antenna Rotator Jan/Feb 6 S.W.R.Bridge in English Jun 195 S.W.R.Bridqe in English Aug 285 5/8th Wavelength Vertical Antenna Dec 459 FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT & CONTROL Quartz Crystal Specifications Mar 54 Solid State Conversion of the BC221 Frequency Meter May 146 Solid State Version of L.M. Series & BC221 Frequency Meters Oct 364 GENERAL Alarm Unit-Two Tone Dec 457 Amsat-Oscar D Spacecraft Mar 61 Audio Amplifiers at Low Cost Jul 225 COSMOS Dec 454 Digital Control Interface Oct 358 Filters for the Amateur Jul 224 Great Circle Bearings Aug 281 Phase Locked Loops Dec 452 Tape Recorder Mixer May 152 Teleprinter Magnet Driver Dec 458 Timing Circuit using Non Electrolytic Capacitors May 149 Two Station Intercom Jul 223 Transformer Ratings - Rule of Thumb Method May 145 Wide Band Balun Design Without Ferrites May 143 POWER SUPPLIES: Battery Charger for Penlite Ni-cad Batteries Nov 405 Battery Eliminator Sep 312 Galbraith Power Supply (4 amp 12 volt) Nov 399 Mobile Voltage Regulator Jan/Feb 4 Regulated Charger for 12V Motor Cycle Batteries Apr 97 Transceiver Power Supply (10-20 amp 12 volt) Jun 193 RECEIVERS CW Monitor Oct 362 Galbraith RF1 Preamplifier Nov 408 Jamboree Kitset Direct Conversion Receiver Jun 186 Mobile in the late 70's Nov 416 Modification to the Tuning Drive of the FRG7 April 99 Modification to the Wellington D.C. Receiver April 98 Taming the Superregenerative Receiver Nov 410 TEST EQUIPMENT A Six-state Logic Probe Sept 308 TRANSCEIVERS A Preselector and Adjustable 'S' Meter for HF Transceivers Oct 360 Getting the Best out of your SSB April 95 ICOM IC701 Transceiver June 198 Modifications to the Yaesu FT1O1 Mar 56 Otago Branch 70cm F.M. Transceiver Aug 267 Pye Galaxie Conversion to 2 Metres F.M. Sep 324 Q.R.P. CW Transceiver Sep 318 Q.R.P. CW Transceiver SL600 Series Transceivers Aug 280 Using the SL60O Series IC's Jan/Feb 2 TRANSMITTERS A 2 Metre Linear Mar 51 80 Metre Fox Hunting Transmitter and Keyer Sep 328 Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 50, 1977 Index to Volume 50, 1977 ************************ UP DEPARTMENTS Issue Page AMSAT 108, 272, 374. AREC 28, 63, 102, 136, 177, 233, 281, 326, 369, 407, 473. Call Sign Amendments 30, 71, 115, 195, 243, 335, 379, 426, 477. Contests & Awards 20, 56, 112, 153, 174, 228, 262, 322, 380, 405, 461. Around the Branches 12, 55, 189, 239, 286, 367, 471. Around the Shacks 48, 105, 134, 178, 232, 277, 314, 376, 407, 464. CQ Novice 15, 54, 101, 137, 191, 235, 283, 317, 357, 408, 447. DX-ing 27, 69, 103, 150, 181, 225, 274, 319, 365, 418, 454. From the General Secretary 118, 290, 338, 423. From the President 198, 382, 430. Hamads 32, 72, 116, 164, 196, 244, 287, 336, 380, 427, 478. IARU 18, 84, 141, 175, 230, 266, 364, 416. Ionospheric Predictions 29, 69, 110, 163, 179, 241, 284, 334, 378, 423, 466. In the Mail Box 25, 62, 139, 190, 276, 330, 424, 460. OTC 18, 84, 141, 175, 230, 266, 364, 416. P.O. Headquarters 2, 290, 338, Silent Keys 17, 53, 191, 234, 286, 370, 416, 467. VHF Scene 13, 49, 106, 147, 182, 221, 271, 309, 371, 412, 458. WARO 24, 55, 138, 176, 230, 282, 328, 368, 417, 472. GENERAL A Kiwi on Safari Dec 442 AREC-A Small Club's Answer to AREC Communications Aug 254 Are We on the Right Track Sep 330 Channel "0" Marlborough Jul 204 Douglas U.S. Cavalry Dec 467 Faulty Electrical Appliances Can Kill Mar 45 Hawera Branch 14 on Show Apr 82 How a Grade 3 Amateur Received 'Break-in' Treatment Dec 451 How Flat is New Zealand? Apr 83 Homebrewer Aug 256 Musings Dec 452 My New Toy Jun 169 Operating Portable in Fiji May 130 Origins of Radio Jun 172 TCI Net Jun 170 The Beginning Dec 453 Them'n Us Sept 331 Training Manual Corrections Aug 268 Understanding OSCAR Dec 449 Woodpecker June 180 World Problems in RadioCommunications July 215 World Problems in Radio Communications Aug 258 World Problems in Radio Communications Oct 351 NZART Being a Member of NZART Sept 307 Annual Reports and Remits Apr 89 Conference 77 Programme Apr 86 Conference 77 Programme May 133 Conference 77 Reports July 206 Conference 77 Social Aspects July 212 Membership Oct 355 Statement of Repeater Policy Nov 388 TECHNICAL A 14MHz DDRR Antenna Aerials for Portable VHF Equipment Aug 250 A Soliloquy on Aerials: Part 1 Sep 302 A Soliloquy on Aerials: Part 2 Oct 339 A Soliloquy on Aerials: Part 3 Nov 384 Another Answer to the Mast Problem Oct 340 Base Loaded Verticals Dec 436 Coaxial Cables Loss Measurement Dec 448 VHF Antenna Measuring Dec 431 Wellington Branch Aerial Tuner Dec 440 The Fred Dagg Special Jan/Feb 10 Using Hydraulics for Lifting Towers Jan/Feb 11 CW & KEYERS: Yet Another Electronic Keyer Mar 39 A Tuneable Active CW Filter May 125 The Galbraith Keyer Paddle GK1 July 200 Visual CW Sep 302 FREQUENCY COUNTERS & SYNTHEIZERS: Frequency Measuring Contest Techniques Mar 34 A Common Useful Frequency Standard Jun 166 Extending the Gating Time of the Galbraith Counter/Timer July 202 Fundamentals of Digital Frequency Synthesizers for 2 metres Part 1 Sep 292 Fundamentals of Digital Frequency Synthesizers for 2 metres Part 2 Oct 346 GENERAL University of Canterbury Electric Town Car Jan/Feb 3 Tuning Ratios Jan/Feb 8 Metric Standards for Copper Winding Wires Mar 41 Crystal Filter Mar 43 Printed Circuit Boards the Easy Way Apr 78 Modifications to the Wellington Branch Direct Conversion Receiver Apr 18 The Colour TV Trap May 127 Reception of DSB Suppressed Carrier Transmission Jul 199 IC and Display Device Manufacturers by Prefix Letters Aug 247 Ramblings on Q of Tuned Circuits Aug 248 7490 Digital Divider Aug 253 7490 Digital Divider Nov 387 Coupling Networks Sep 297 POWER SUPPLIES Wind Generator Field Controller & Indicator Jan/Feb 6 Power Supply for Solid State Transceiver Jan/Feb 9 A Simple Variable DC Power Supply Aug 253 A Simple Adjustable Voltage Power Supply Sep 301 RTTY The Quick Brown Fox Generator Apr 79 VHF Resonant RF Chokes for VHF Jan/Feb 7 OSCAR Orbit Predictions - a calculator programme May 124 FM Receiver Specifications May 128 The Long Over Eliminator May 129 Aerials for Portable VHF Equipment Aug 250 An FM Receiving Adaptor Nov 385 Ten Years, & 2 Metres Nov 395 RECEIVERS Modifications to the Wellington Branch Direct Conversion Receiver Apr 18 The H.F. Polished Gem Dec 438 TEST EQUIPMENT Tresco Test (Power Transistor Tester) Mar 42 IC Linear Capacitance Meter May 121 A New Lease of Life for the Leader Model LSG-11 Signal Generator Jun 168 A Voltmeter Check for Electrolytic Capacitors Jun 169 Carrier Balance Meter Oct 345 TRANSCEIVERS Power Supply for Solid State Transceivers Jan/Feb 9 ZL2AOM Transceiver Apr 75 ZL2AOM Transceiver May 122 ZL2AOM Transceiver Jun 167 ZL2AOM Transceiver Oct 341 Kenwood TS520. Enhancement for CW Operation July 203 Netting Aug 246 Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 49, 1976 Index to Volume 49, 1976 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Path Through the Semi-Conductor Jungle Jan/Feb 15 Improving the Argonaut Jan/Feb 16 A 2 Metre Transverter for the FT200 Jan/Feb 17 Modernise Your V.T.V.M. - Fit a FET Mar 60 Build Your Gear Safely Mar 63 All Purpose Testing and Servicing Unit Apr 105 A Motorised Garage Door Apr 124 Improving the Argonaut Apr 126 Exchange Wind Energy for Electric Energy Jun 209 Easy ALC for SSB Rigs Jun 214 Automatic Light Activated Switching Jun 216 A Simple Battery Charger Jun 217 A 12 Volt Generator 5-30 Amperes Jun 217 An Audio Oscillator Aug 325 Vari-Cap V.F.O. Sep 378 Newton Low Pass Filter Sep 380 The ZEDEL Kayer Oct 417 A Controlled Hot-Me-Upper for your Crystal Oct 422 Power Input Measurement for the Argonaut and Triton Oct 426 Understanding FM Nov 467 Mobile Refinements for the Climie Transceiver Nov 480 Transistor Oscillators Dec 537 A Simple Dial Marking Stencil Dec 539 Notes on a Panoramic Monitor Dec 540 A Simple R.F. Impedance Bridge Dec 543 A Simple Versatile Long Wire Array Dec 546 Transformer Bridges Dec 548 EDMD Keyer Dec 551 GENERAL History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Jan/Feb 3 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Mar 47 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Apr 91 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio May 147 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Jun 199 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Jul 243 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Aug 289 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Sept 363 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Oct 403 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Nov 455 History and Highlights of N.Z. Amateur Radio Dec 507 Otago Branch Activities 1975 Jan/Feb 11 NZART Current Policy 1976 Jan/Feb 13 First Intelstat IV-A Launch Jan/Feb 26 Jota Station ZL2AHC Jan/Feb 27 International Recognition of Amateur Radio Mar 66 On Defining a Technician Mar 68 Jubilee Conference Apr 102 NZART Reports, Balance Sheets, Remits Apr 109 Propagation Predictions Apr 127 Tuvalu-Previously the Ellice Islands May 168 Radio Amateur Competition in Christchurch May 170 NZART Golden Jubilee Conference Jul 255 IARU Meeting, Miami, Florida, April 1976 Jul 267 From Galena to Silicon - Some Thoughts on Radio Communications Aug 313 Every Constructor is an Expert Aug 327 NZART Conference Report Aug 328 Macedon Civil Defence Communications Course Sep 375 Book Review Sep 394 From the President of Branch 63 Oct 411 Branch 63 Birthday Social Oct 412 Social Activities Oct 413 QSL Service Oct 414 QRD VK Oct 427 Novice License for New Zealand Nov 466 Biological Pressures Dec 535 Outline History of Hornby Branch Dec 544 An SWL Thoughts on Amateur Radio Dec 545 Tauranga Hamfest-Aeronautical Dec 553 Town Planning Matters Dec 555 Model Branch Constitution Dec 565 DEPARTMENTS AREC 37, 80, 131, 186, 228, 282, 352, 392, 429, 497, 555. In The Mailbox 28, 132, 192, 223, 277, 346, 444, 482, 570. Contests & Awards 38, 84, 134, 176, 236, 269, 339, 366, 433, 484, 556. CQ Novice 30, 69, 184, 230, 281, 348, 396, 431, 560. DX-ing 32, 77, 140, 182, 226, 275, 354, 445, 494, 558. VHF Scene 34, 71, 137, 172, 218, 283, 351, 389, 440, 492, 564. Silent Keys 83, 142, 279, 357, 397, 439 WARO 29, 83, 132, 221, 350, 397, 438, 557. Ionospheric Predictions 42, 86, 142, 194, 238, 286, 358, 398, 450, 503, 568. Callsign Amendments 42, 85, 143, 194, 239, 286, 359, 399, 451, 504, 569. Old Timers' Club 29, 80, 167, 501. From the General Secretary 27. Hamads 44, 88, 144, 195. 240, 287, 380, 399, 452, 505, 570. Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 48, 1975 Index to Volume 48, 1975 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Transistor Testers Jan/Feb 5 VHF-UHF Rejection Filters Using Coaxial Stubs Jan/Feb 12 Some Thoughts on Mobile Suppression Jan/Feb 15 Crystal Control Operation with FT1O1 Mar 43 Another Linear Amplifier Mar 45 Otago Branch Project-Receiver Section Mar 51 Kitset Assembly May 126 An SL6OO Series SSB Transceiver Mods May 127 A FET/GDO Wavemeter May 128 Z Match or Tri-band Coupler May 129 A Top Cut Filter for your Transmitter May 130 Notes on the Wellington Walkies May 133 Stabilising the Geloso VFO May 141 3-3 GHz Long Distance Record Jun 159 CQ Nine CMS Jun.164 Sealed Nickle Cadmium Batteries Jun 167 Masts Again Jun 171 So You Can't Afford a Beam Jul 208 A Six Metre Transverter FT101 Aug 235 A Battery Saver and Charger for Wellington Walkie Aug 241 Making Printed Circuit Boards Aug 243 Converting a Pye Commando for 80 and 40 metres Aug 246 Trico-testing Reliability in Circuit Using an Oscilloscope Aug 253 The Dummy Load Sep 284 S.W.R. 1:1 Fact or Fiction Sep 286 A Portable Helical Antenna and Matching S.W.R. Bridge Sep 289 Some Handy Aerial Lengths Sep 290 A Simple Mute Delay Sep 291 Corrosive Comment Sep 292 Component Lead Shaper Oct 327 Plessey SSB Transceiver Oct 328 A Direct Conversion Receiver Oct 330 S.W.R. Feedlines Oct 331 A 6 metre Transverter for FT101 Oct 332 A Dummy Load with Frequency Dependent Metering Oct 334 A Battery Saver and Charger for the Wellington Walkie Oct 334 The 6 up 6 metre Converter Oct 336 A Double Conversion Receiver for the Wellington Walkie Oct 339 Solid State Circuits for SSB Nov 363 A Linear for the ZL2DBD Transceiver Nov 373 Frequency Deviation Measurement Dec 404 An F.M. Channel Indicator Dec 406 Wot-No Dips? Dec 407 Getting on to Microwaves Dec 408 Mounting of Yagi Aerials Dec. 418 GENERAL Z4AA-G2SZ 50th Anniversary Jan/Feb 4 Reflections on a Commercial Rig Jan/Feb 14 Conference Newsletter Jan/Feb 35 Contemporary Tale Rewoven Mar 47 Southland's AREC Rescue and Communications Vehicle Apr 83 Rodney Branch (71) Picnic Apr 85 Annual Reports and Remits Apr 95 Region 3 IARU Reports May 123 Hong Kong Conference May 125 Statement of Intent Jun 173 Radio Interference to Audio Devices Jul 195 49th Annual Conference NZART Rotorua Jul 196 Council Jottings Jul 201 Socially Speaking - Rotorua Conference Jul 203 Golden Jubilee Conference - Franklin Jul 206 Intruder Watch Jul 229 Sock It To Me - Or How to Get the Best from your Supplier Aug 251 Church Ships to Get SSB Equipment Sep 290 Golden Jubilee Conference News Sep 293 A New Mountain Radio Service Sep 300 Constitution Amendments Sept 302 18th Scout Jamboree on the Air Sept 305 Golden Jubilee Conference Oct 348 Jason and the Argonauts Nov 376 Do You Remember Nov 377 History of Wellington VHF Group Dec 399 Wellington VHF Group Hut at Mt. Kakanui Dec 402 DEPARTMENTS A.R.E.C. 16, 86, 14 175, 212, 258, 312,344, 382, 429. In the Mailbox 17, 75, 142, 228, 274, 295,356, 384, 438. Contests and Awards 18, 48, lIt, 147,181, 224, 270, 316, 353, $83, 432. CQ Novice 18, 65, 107, 134, 178, 216,264, 309, 348, 423. Q.R.Z. DX 23, 71. DX-ing 89, 152, 186, 221, 266, 307, 350,392, 426. V.H.F. News 26, 66, 87, 137, 176, 214,257, 298, 335, 386, 419. Silent Keys 32, 64, 143, 184, 215. W.A.R.O. 36, 64, 108, 144, 180, 211, 262,296, 346, 381. Ionospheric Predictions 37, 78, 118, 154,190, 230, 278, 322, 358, 394, 436. Callsign Amendments 40, 79, 119, 155,191, 231, 279, 323, 359, 395, 437. Old Timers Club 62, 82, 136, 174, 210,256, 344, 380. Around the Branches 294. Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 47, 1974 Index to Volume 47, 1974 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Ideas for Building Transceivers, Part 1 Jan/Feb 3 Ideas for Building Transceivers, Part 2 Mar 43 Ideas for Building Transceivers, Part 3 Apr 79 Ideas for Building Transceivers, Part 4 Jun 160 Ideas for Building Transceivers, Part 5 May 119 Ideas for Building Transceivers, Part 6 Jul 199 Galbraith Counter Timers Jan/Feb 11 Quick and Easy Antenna Systems Jan/Feb 14 Radio Observations of Meteors Jan/Feb 15 A Simple Receiver for the New Amateur Mar 52 Bench Power Supply Mar 57 The Merits of A.M. versus S.S.B. May 128 Galbraith Counter Jun 165 Automatic Aerial Rotator Mk 111 Aug 239 Gleanings Aug 241 SL600 Series S.S.B+ Transceiver Aug 243 Scrooges Power Supply Aug 247 Let's Build a Keyer Sep 283 A 20/15/10 Meter Tri-band Vertical and Coupler Sep 286 Crystal Checker Sep 292 12-2 MHz Converter Oct 326 Simple S W R Measurements Oct 328 The Kwik-Sorta Mk II Oct 330 Aerials Oct 332 V.F.O. FT200 Oct 336 A Symmetrical Keyer for Radio Teletype Oct 338 Slow Scan Television Nov 371 The Restless Atmusphere Nov 372 Antenna Tuner Oct 340 ZL1BKB Wide Band Dipole Antenna Nov 376 Two Cheap and Easy, Variable Regulated Power Supplies Nov 378 An Electronic Thermometer Nov 380 More on the 20/15/10 Meter Triband Vertical Nov 390 A Direct Conversion Receiver Dec 412 Improving Your FT200 Dec 416 Panel Presentation Dec 416 GENERAL The Natives Are Friendly Jan/Feb 17 Miscellany Jan/Feb 18 Conference 74 Jan/Feb 19 Amsat-Oscar B (Amsat-Oscar 7) Jan/Feb 23 Gleanings Jan/Feb 33 Six Metres and Weather Predictions Mar 54 Kingsford-Smith and the Southern Cross Mar 55 Trans-Tasman Run Mar 60 Duty and Sales Tax Apr 78 Commonwealth Games Report Apr 91 Conference 74 Apr 108 N.Z.A.R.T. Annual Reports and Remits Apr 93 A Magnificent Rig in a Flying Machine May 131 N.Z.A.R.T. Financial Accounts May 146 Electronic A.R.T. Jun 179 N.Z.A.R.T. Conference Report Jul 207 The 48th Conference N.Z.A.R.T. Jul 208 Conference 74 Jul 214 Fiord County Expedition Aug 242 Minutes of 48th N.Z.A.R.T. Conference Aug 249 Council Jottings Aug 251 Satellites in the Amateur Radio Service Sep 288 The Surprise Story Sep 293 Australian Amateur Radio Teleprinters Group Sep 301 Upper Hult Branch N.Z.A.R.T. History Oct 323 The Ten Meter Beacon Oct 324 Upper Hutt Branch: Socially Speaking Oct 324 Branch 63 Activities Oct 325 Firebird Amateur Radio Club Oct 333 A Ham On The Ice Oct 334 Those Mad Hams Oct 340 Radio Expo '74 Nov 383 North Shore Celebrates 151 Years of Amateur Radio Nov 387 From the President Dec 411 Amsat-Oscar 7 Dec 417 Jota '74 Dec 442 DEPARTMENTS A.R.E.C. 65, 215, 257, 300, 354, 392, 440. Old Timers Club 34, 101, 134, 175, 254, 310, 352, 384, 420. V.H.F. News 24, 61, 104, 150. 181, 218, 260, 305, 345, 385, 423. Around the Branches 65, 144, 232. Q.R.Z. D.X. 30, 72, 111, 135, 173, 222, 268, 312, 356, 403, 432. Novice Radio Training/CQ Novice 28, 92, 253, 296, 344, 400, 430. Contests and Awards 20, 58, 102, 140, 190, 226, 273, 314, 360, 394, 437. W.A.R.O. 34, 65, 146, 192, 266, 308, 341, 396, 440. Ionospheric Predictions 36, 74, 114, 154, 194, 234, 318, 364, 406, 444. Callsign Amendments 38, 75, 115, 194, 235, 278, 279, 319, 367, 407, 444. Silent Keys 35, 64, 176, 220, 280, 308, 359, 398, 441. Hamads 40, 76, 116, 156, 196, 236, 280, 320, 368, 408, 446. In The Mailbox 22, 66, 98, 177, 215, 294, 350, 388. From the General Secretary 2. From the President 159, 348, 392. Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 46, 1973 Index to Volume 46, 1973 ************************ UP SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY ISSUE: 50th Anniversary of Radio Regulations Jan/Feb TECHNICAL Issue Page Main Line ST5 Demodulator for RTTY Mar 6 Frequency Shift Keying Mar 7 Operational Amplifiers Mar 9 Calibration of a Frequency Meter Mar 12 How to Resonate a Half Wave Antenna Apr 45 The Galbraith Noise Bridge Apr 65 The Linearised F.E.T May 83 A Simple Speech Timer May 87 A Valve Voltmeter of 10 MEG Ohm per Volt May 89 Instant Power Supplies May 92 A Watties Special or a Conservationist's Delight May 94 Active Passive Hybrid Wafer Chip Pads May 106 Single Sideband Power Ratings Jun 126 Those Crystal Calibrators Again Jun 126 Otago Branch Project Solid State S.S.B. Transceiver Jun 128 Wire Antennas Jun 140 Receiving S.S.B. on a ZC1 Jun 142 How to fit an Amphenol Connector Jun 144 A Broad Band 80 Metre Antenna Jul 159 The Climie Repeater Aug 194 Antenna Balun-on the Cheap Sep 226 Yaesu Musen FT101 on 5680 MHz Sep 227 A Versatile In-line Reflectometer Wattmeter Sep 229 Adventure into Solid-State Direct Conversion Sep 231 Electronic Loo Lock Sep 237 Morse Code Generator Oct 267 Home Built Coaxial Relay Oct 269 Tune-up with No Carrier Radiated Oct 269 A Transistorised BC221 VHF Adaptor Oct 270 Solid State Lamp Nov 303 SSB Improvements for the ZCI Mk 2 Oct 279 Single Sideband v Amplitude Modulation Nov 305 BDB Transceiver Nov 309 An Introduction to Binary Logic Nov 310 A Second Frequency Standard using I.C.'s Nov 313 Adventure into Solid State Direct Conversion Nov 317 Metrification Nov 317 A Variable Crystal Oscillator Dec 337 Have Your Antenna Spider Cast in Aluminium Dec 338 Three Band Trapless Vertical Dec 340 Radio and Television Interference from Electrical Appliances Dec 341 GENERAL Hamburg - Westport by the Rolly Route Mar 3 Conference 73 Mar 30 Official Correspondence Apr 38 ZL1AA Auckland National Field Day Apr 39 The Story of Time Part I Apr 40 C.W.-Impending Demise? Apr 43 The Morse Code and its Problems Apr 47 The Story of Time Part 2 May 95 S.W.L's and Q.S.L.'s May 103 33 Miles on 3 Centimetres June 124 Sounds in Verse June 143 Construction of Enclosed Racks for Amateur Use Jul 161 A Peep in Box 88 Moscow Jul 164 Sniffer of the Month Jul 166 N.Z.A.R.T. Conference Reports Jul 167 Council Jottings Jul 172 Socially Speaking Jul 173 Northland Branch-25th Anniversary Reunion Aug 191 Marconi-The Inventor of Radio Communications Aug 192 Standard Frequency Transmissions Aug 222 Civil Defence Headquarters - Wellsford Sep 235 Metrification Sep 236 Australian Commonwealth Electorate Award Sep 245 16th Jamboree on the Air Sep 249 Matamata Radio Club-ZL1RF Sep 255 16th Jamboree on the Air Oct 266 Regional Civil Defence Communications Seminar: Search & Rescue - Christchurch A.R.E.C Oct 273 Activities Oct 277 N.Z.A.R.T. Conference News Oct 281 AMSAT Annual Reports Oct 289 News From Here & There Nov 315 N.Z.A.R.T. Conference Information Nov 316 A Comet for Christmas Dec 335 From the President Dec 336 News From Here & There Dec 339 Amateur Radio-Preservation of its Right to Operate Dec 346 Oscar 7 - And its Capabilities Dec 349 DEPARTMENTS A.R.E.C. 2, 13, 218 Old Timers' Club 15, 49, 183, 216, 246, 283, 318, 360 V.H.F. News 16, 51, 97, 150, 176, 214, 256, 284, 326, 362 Around the Branches 20, 177, 213, 258 Notes on the Editor's Deck 21 QRZ DX 22, 74, 104, 148, 181, 220, 240, 296, 323, 367 Novice Radio Training Scheme 24, 67, 260 Contests & Awards 25, 70, 109, 154, 180, 209, 251, 292, 319, 355 W.A.R.O 27, 108, 184, 217, 254, 283, 317, 361 Ionospheric Predictions 28, 78, 119, 156, 186, 222, 262, 298, 330, 369 Callsign Amendments 33, 79, 155, 187, 223 Silent Keys 119, 147, 185, 221, 261, 282 263, 299, 332, 370 Hamads 36, 80, 120, 156, 188, 224, 264, 300, 332, 371 In the Mailbox 108, 160, 186, 222, 248, 308 Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 45, 1972 Index to Volume 45, 1972 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page A Two Metre F.M. Transmitter Mar 45 A 144 MHz Converter Mar 47 AGC for the Swan 260 Mar 48 Two Band Single Support Mobile Aerial Mar 49 A Simple 432 MHz Tripler Mar 50 A 432 MHz Mast Head Pre-Amp Mar 52 A 432 MHz Crystal Locked Converter Mar 53 Radio Society Members Provide Vital Link with Probing Atmosphere Mar 71 An R.F. Noise Bridge May 123 Experimenters 2-5 Audio Amplifier May 126 Three Simple ZC1 Modifications May 128 New Uses for PVC Sleeving May 129 SSB Topics with a Field Day Flavour May 130 Aligning the Tucker Tin Mk II May 134 Q & A on the Tucker Tin Mk II May 137 Construction of Cabinets for Amateur Equipment Jun 160 Log Periodic Yagi Antenna for 2 Metres Jun 163 Simple Audio Frequency Meter Jun 167 Dual Time AGC Jun 170 ~ Wave Vertical for 2 Metres Jun 176 Wellington V.H.F. Group 2 Metre Linear Jul 214 The Kwik-Mix Module Aug 231 Simplified Design Procedure for a Band Pass Coupler Aug 241 The Climie Transceiver Sep 271 Keep It Cool Man Sep 302 Stressed Paraboloid Antenna Sep 316 Galbraith R.F. Noise Bridge Oct 328 Using the Plessey 5L600 Series I.C.'s Oct 333 A Forty Foot Tilt Over Tower Nov 375 Mini Speaker from Spray Can Top Nov 377 Transistor Keying Circuit for Creed Teleprinter Nov 378 A Simple 2 Metre Pre-Amp Nov 380 A Hand Held Transceiver for 2 Metre F.M Dec 424 GENERAL World Administrative Radio Conference for Space Telecommunications, Geneva 1971 Jan/Feb 3 Upper Hutt Branch Constructors Contest Jan/Feb 7 Land Search and Rescue Seminar Jan/Feb 8 Our Branch's Story - Manawatu Mar 43 Film Review, A Ham's Wide World Mar 42 Who's Who in the Manawatu Mar 51 Re-Learning the Code Apr 81 Phone with Zero Bandwidth Apr 90 Ultra-sonic Spectacles Apr 92 N.Z.A.R.T. Reports Apr 93 N.Z.A.R.T. Annual Accounts Apr 98 N.Z.A.R.T, Remits Apr 102 Conference Information Apr 106 Mortgages and Appliances May 125 A Solid State Timer May 133 Upper Hutt Constructor's Contest May 138 World Record Breaking Transmission May 140 Meditations on Direct Injection Receivers Jun 166 An Oregon Yankee in Kiwi Land Jun 176 Conference Reports 1972 Jul 195 Club Projects Aug 258 15th Jamboree of the Air Aug 262 Upper Hutt Branch 63 Clubrooms Oct 345 Fire Protection in the Ham Shack Nov 381 The QRM Diminisher Nov 383 Hunter Branch Award Nov 389 How Much Is Your Hobby Worth? Nov 390 Where Is North? Dec 412 Short History of Auckland VHF Group Dec 415 Northland Branch 28 Dec 418 DEPARTMENTS Around the Branches 13, 70 A.R.E.C 244, 303, 371 Q.R.Z.DX 23, 61, 108, 144, 183, 220, 248, 318, 359, 386, 442 VHF. News 33, 67, 115, 149, 186, 218, 263, 312, 362, 391, 436 Contests and Awards 10, 64, 112, 151, 178, 225, 253, 320, 353, 398, 4 Novice Radio Training 17, 54, 110, 259, 311, 351, 395 Old Timers' Club 4, 59, 119, 143, 226, 247, 307, 384 W.A.R.O 44, 143, 310, 350, 401, 450 Ionospheric Predictions 28, 58, 107, 142, 191, 222, 262, 317, 370, 407, 417 In The Mailbox 29, 117, 188, 223, 252, 266, 308, 348, 402, 421 Callsign Amendments 38, 75, 119, 155, 227, 267, 323, 372, 407, 454 Hamads 40, 76, 120, 156, 192, 228, 268, 324, 371, 408, 455 Around The Branches 216, 224, 306, 315, 349 Council Jottings 270 Notes On the Editor's Desk 305, 344 Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 44, 1971 Index to Volume 44, 1971 ************************ UP TECHNICAL Issue Page Christchurch V.H.F. Repeater Jan/Feb 7 R.S.G.B.Two Metre Mosfet Converter Jan/Feb 12 Solid State Quick Check Jan/Feb 17 Direct Reading Capacitance Meter Mar 52 Transistor Checking with an Ohm-meter Mar 55 Teleprinter Equipment Speed Control Data Mar 58 Hi Fi or Lo Fi Mar 59 Perspex is for Looking Through Not for use at V.H.F Mar 64 A Simple R.F. Wattmeter Apr 88 The Wet String Fallacy Apr 89 Aluminium Soldering Apr 94 Path Losses Over Obstacles Apr 119 The ZL2BDB Transceiver Project May 131 An Experimental Direct Conversion Receiver May 136 Design for a Dual Power Supply Unit May 138 A Field Day Filter May 141 Automatic Current Overload Protection May 142 Solid State Antenna Change Over Switch May 143 Another I.C Keyer May 146 The Trap Dipole May 150 RF Bridge Jun 175 Another I.C. Keyer Jun 178 Modifications to ZCI Mk 1 Jun 181 Thoughts on Medium Frequency Long Haul DX Jun 190 The Tucker Tin Mark 2 Aug 251 Turn On That Transistor Sep 300 Designing an Equalised Pre-amplifier for Stereo Magnetic Cartridges Sep 303 Microwaves fur the Amateur Sep 309 A New Slant To a Tilt-Over Tower Oct 343 Notes on a Cubical Quad Antenna Oct 345 A.M. for the Tucker Tin Mark 2 Oct 368 The Southland Companion Nov 375 Slow Scan Television Dec 438 The Southland Companion Dec 458 Mains Power Supply Unit Dec 465 Modifications to Leader LSGII Dec 473 GENERAL Christchurch N.Z.A.R.T. Jan/Feb 3 Christchurch Branch Communications Vehicle Jan/Feb 24 45th N.Z.A.R.T. Annual Conference Jan/Feb 29 I.A.R.U. Region 3 Association Jan/Feb 32 The Inventive Ham Mar 57 Book Review: Flight of a Kiwi Mar 61 Amateur Radio Techniques Mar 61 A Beginner's Guide to QSL-ing Mar 62 A Visitor to Our Shores: VU2CK Apr 86 Beginners All Transistorised High Power One Valve Transmitter Apr 95 Conference Reports and Remits Apr 101 Conference Information Apr 123 Recent Contest Activities Apr 126 Battle of the Branches May 149 The P.O.I.O. Effect May 151 Raft 'La Balsa' May 152 Nelcon 71 Jun 177 N.Z.A.R.T. Current Policy Jun 183 To Make Better Provision for the Comfort of Field Day Operators Jun 185 Standard Frequency and Time Transmission Jul 211 I.A.R.U. Region 3 Conference Report Jul 212 N.Z.A.R.T. Conference Report Jul 220 Council Jottings Jul 225 The 45th Conference of N.Z.A.R.T Jul 227 A.R.E.C. Conference Report Jul 229 Conference Report, Ladies' Programme Jul 231 Official Correspondence Sep 298 Northland Branch, Winter Show Sep 320 ZL1AA Auckland Centennial Station Oct 339 The Auckland Branch Oct 341 V.H.F. Co-ordination Committee Report Nov 410 2 Metre Band Plan Nov 412 Christmas Greetings Dec 434 The New Zealand Time Service Dec 436 Shirley Boys' High School Radio Club Dec 441 Cashmere High School Radio Club Dec 443 N.Z.A.R.T.Holiday Information Service Dec 484 DEPARTMENTS Around the Branches 18, 96, 250, 364 AREC 23, 50, 294, 349 QRZ DX 43, 77, 121, 168, 194, 237, 286, 313, 359, 418, 456 V.H.F. News 79, 117, 156, 203, 242, 288, 322, 361, 406, 475 Contest and Awards 37, 73, 115, 163, 200, 236, 273, 332, 356, 420, 450 Novice Radio Training 65, 98, 198, 239, 284, 331, 352, 416, 470 Old Timers' Club 42, 70, 120, 170, 196, 285, 326, 354, 425, 445 Y.A.R.O 82, 97, 169, 197, 241, 281, 332, 353, 417, 455 Ionospheric Predictions 35, 67, 99, 154, 199, 277, 334, 366, 404, 448 In the Mailbox 22, 187, 246, 292, 328, 367, 426, 471 Callsign Amendments 45, 83, 127, 207, 247, 295, 335, 371, 431, 485 Hamads 48, 84, 128, 172, 208, 248, 296, 336, 372, 432, 487 Last Updated on 8/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 43, 1970 Index to Volume 43, 1970 ************************ UP TECHNICAL: Australis Oscar Jan/Feb 3 Observations from Australis Oscar Jan/Feb 5 Observations from Australis Oscar Jan/Feb 6 Solid State Circuits for SSB Jan/Feb 7 Solid State Circuits for SSB Mar 39 Solid State Circuits for SSB Apr 75 Diode Amplitude Stabilised V.F.O Jan/Feb 13 A Squelch Unit for Southland Branch Transceiver Mar 47 T.V. Tuners as V.H,F. Converters Mar 50 The Simplest Possible Code Oscillator Mar 69 ZL3VHF Christchurch Branch Beacon May 119 A Helical Whip for All Bands May 123 Otago Branch Project: SSB 9MHz Unit May 127 Otago Branch Project: SSB 9MHz Unit Jun 163 Otago Branch Project: SSB 9MHz Unit Jul 214 Otago Branch Project: SSB 9MHz Unit Oct 326 Digital Frequency Counters Jun 154 Digital Frequency Counters Jul 208 Decibels Jun 179 A Two Terminal Oscillator Jul 204 Some Observation on Mobile Antennas Jul 205 Tale of Two VFO's Aug 238 Aerial Gain Aug 240 Accessories for ZL2BDB Transceiver Aug 242 An Experimental Panoramic Receiver Aug 245 Multi-purpose Multivibrator Aug 248 More Circuits and Diodes Sep 271 T.V. Line Output Tubes as RF Linear Amplifiers Sep 275 Burglar Alarms Sep 279 A Transformerless Audio Amplifier Sep 281 Time Delay Circuit Sep 291 Diode Signal Isolators Oct 313 Up the Pole Oct 318 S.W.R. and All That Oct 320 Characteristics of R.F. Cables Oct 329 Horizontal X Beam Nov 355 How to Handle Hi-Fi Interference Nov 358 Modifications to ZC1 MK2 for C.D. Use Nov 361 Technical Notebook No.22 Nov 369 Phone Monitor Dec 401 Portable Transistorised Frequency Meter Dec 402 Franklin Oscillator Using F.E.T.'s Dec 405 Complementary - Symmetry Transistor Audio Dec 407 Hints and Kinks Dec 413 Modifications to Creed Teleprinter 7B Dec 417 GENERAL: Quiet Spectrum of 1920 Jan/Feb 32 NART QSL Bureau Mar 70 NZART Annual Reports and Remits Apr 87 Official Correspondence Apr 108 Official Correspondence May 118 I.T.U. News May 147 Gisborne Conference Financial Report May 147 So You Want a Valve Socket May 151 Did You Get That Country Confirmed Jun 157 A ZL in JA Jun 160 NZART Conference Report Dunedin 1970 Jul 190 NZART Conference Report Dunedin 1970 Jul 200 The Radio Apprentice Aug 235 Radio Regulations 1970 Aug 251 Anti-corrosive Telephone Equipment Sep 283 South Canterbury A.R.E.C. Communications Tender Oct 311 Circuits for All Oct 316 Ignition Interference in NZ Oct 333 A Pioneer of Wireless, J. L. Passmore Oct 335 Wellsford Membership Drive Nov 365 A.R.E.C. Field Day Nov 372 The Night Before Christmas Nov 399 Hutt Valley, Branch 18 Dec 400 Holiday Information Guide Dec 437 DEPARTMENTS: A.R.E.C 15, 178, 195, 301, 430 QRZ DX 23, 67, 105, 145, 180, 223, 265, 299, 340, 389, 432 CQ Contest & Awards 31, 61, 114, 138, 182, 221, 260, 301, 342, 380, 425 WARO 60, 103, 141, 174, 203, 296, 334, 371, 430 Ionospheric Predictions 14, 52, 83, 142, 157, 231, 342, 379, 418 Novice Radio Training Scheme 17, 53, 84, 148, 229, 345, 431 V.H.F. News 26, 64, 101, 143, 225, 256, 293, 337, 392, 419 Old Timers' Club 55, 107, 162, 199, 258, 296, 386, 429 Last Updated on 9/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 42, 1969 Index to Volume 42, 1969 ************************ UP ANTENNAE: Issue Page Electronic Aerial Switch Mar 45 The "663" H.F. Beam Jun 135 Simple Beam Rotator Jun 138 VHF Antennas Jun 139 An All-band Transmatch Jun 140 The Two Metre "Sly" Beam Jun 141 Homebrew Helliwhip Jun 147 Coupling the Coax to the Antenna Jun 149 Tips on Tuning a Beam Jun 151 The New Improved Vertical (Not Serious) Aug 205 The HRH Delta Loop Antenna Dec 339 TRANSCEIVERS: Low Power Transceiver for Eighty Metres using I.C.'s Jan/Feb 3 80 Metre Transistorised Transceiver Mar 43 All Transistor Two Metre Transceiver Part 1 Apr 67 All Transistor Two Metre Transceiver Part 2 May 103 A Four Watt QRP Transceiver Oct 266 TRANSMITTERS: A Linear Amplifier Using TT21 Valves Jul 167 TV Sweep Tubes in Class ABI Linear Amplifiers Jul 171 Transmitting Switching Aug 203 Linear Power Amplifiers Sep 235 VHF AM Transistor Transmitter Nov 303 AUDIO: Instant Audio Aug 199 A Solid State Phase Modulator Aug 201 A Transistorised Two Tone Test Osc. Oct 272 An Audio Peak Limiter Oct 276 Microphone Amplifier Nov 312 AMATEUR T.V.: Receiving A.T.V. Nov 309 A.T.V. Part 2. Antennas-Mast-head Preamp. Dec 349 POWER SUPPLIES: Safe Transformerless Mains Connections Apr 108 Suppression Transistor Power Supply Noise Sep 238 Choke Input Filters Oct 274 Demonstration Power Supply Nov 313 A Low Voltage Power Supply Dec 353 TECHNICAL GENERAL: Printed Circuit Board Design Jan/Feb 9 Automatic Keyer Mar 35 Protection of Semi-conductor Power Diodes Mar 46 Modernising the Eddystone 750 Apr 109 An Electronic Siren May 132 C.I.T. Signal Injector Aug 207 A Simple Electronic Keyer Aug 209 A.P.C. Layout Enlargement Aug 210 Crystal Substandard using IC's Aug 212 Stand-by Battery Float Charger Sep 230 A 9 MHz Bilateral IF Amp Sep 233 Generating RTTY Tones Sep 237 Diode RF-AGC Circuits Sep 239 Slow Scan TV News Sep 257 Ionosphere Predictions and their Uses Oct 285 Breadboarding Nov 308 Soldering for the Beginner Nov 317 Quartz Crystal Oscillators Dec 343 Why Crystals work at Two Frequencies Dec 347 GENERAL: Bev Takes a Trip Part 1 Jan/Feb 11 Bev Takes a Trip Part 2 Mar 38 Meet Monty Mar 53 Chatham Islands Dx-pedition Part 1 Apr 111 The Amateur Radio Service Apr 115 Around the World by Light Aircraft Apr 117 Around and About May 123 Idle Thoughts by an Idle Fellow May 129 Questions and Answers (Circa 1923) May 131 The Commandments of Electric Safety Jun 159 Old Timers Jul 183 Wellington Wanderings Aug 213 Chatham Islands DX-pedition Part 2 Sep 242 Branch 29 A Brief History Oct 279 Auckland Amateur Radio Exhibition Oct 282 ZL3WS at the N.Z. Industries Fair Oct 283 Downward Ho-a Tale of the Twenties Oct 292 Adding a Third Dimension to the AREC Nov 319 Out of the Past Nov 320 Can You Answer These? Nov 334 The Answers Dec 360 N.Z.A.R.T.: From General Secretary Jan/Feb 26 Annual Reports Apr 75 1969 Conference Minutes Jul 175 Council Jottings Jul 178 Report of Overseas Liaison Officer Jul 179 From our Guest Visitor VK3KI Jul 180 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 41, 1968 Index to Volume 41, 1968 ************************ UP ANTENNAE: Issue Page Antenna Tuning Unit Jan/Feb 17 A Mini Antenna May 115 Crank-up Tilt-over Tower Sep 241 Automatic Aerial DirectorSystem Oct 277 A Mini 145 MC Antenna Nov 314 TRANSCEIVERS: AREC SSB Transistor Transceiver, Part 3 Jan/Feb 3 Two Metre Transceiver Mar 39 Eight Valve QRP SSB Transceiver Aug 211 TRANSMITTERS: Instant VFO Jan/Feb 15 Eighty Metre CW Transmitter Mar 43 Keying Monitor for Transistor Transmitter Apr 77 Pi-coupled Tank Circuits May 107 A Double Side Band Transmitter Jun 143 Four Band SSB Transmitter Jul 181 Linear Amp. for DSB Transmitter Aug 219 Linear Amplifier for SSB Transceivers Sep 249 Eight Valve SSB Exciter Dec 333 Combined Crystal Osc-Multipliers Dec 335 F.M. for Two Metre Transmitter Dec 337 POWER SUPPLIES: Transistor Breadboard Power Supply Aug 217 RECEIVERS AND CONVERTERS: B/C Converter for 80 Metre Transceiver Jun 155 CW Selectivity for the SSB Receiver Aug 234 Dual Gate FET 2 Metre Converter Nov 303 TECHNICAL GENERAL: Complete SSB Monitor Jan/Feb 8 Novice Radio, pp.29, 55, 120, 159, 221, 253, 288 Help Stamp Out Ancient Modulation Apr 71 Keyinh" Monitor for Transistor Transmitter Apr 77 T9 Speech Compressor May 112 Transistors-the Two Types May 113 Scope Notes 1 Jun 149 Scope Notes 2 213 The Mini Check Jun 151 Integrated Circuitry Jun 153 Hertz, Cycles and Seconds Jul 187 A.T.V. News Jul 199 Wind Speed Indicator Jul 202 Grinding and Etching Crystals Aug 207 Inductance and Capacitance Measurement Aug 215 Shack to House Intercom Aug 223 SSB Voice Peak Indicator Aug 227 500 kHz Spaced Synthesizer, Part 1 Sep 239 500 kHz Spaced Synthesizer, Part 2 Oct 271 500 kHz Spaced Synthesizer, Part 3 305 Construction Hints and Kinks Sep 251 Simpletone Audio Code Osc. Oct 280 Technical Notebook Oct 281 Dangers of Chemicals for Etching Crystals Oct 285 Using an Integrated Circuit Nov 311 An FET Gate Dip Osc. Nov 313 Heterodyne Frequency Sub-standard Dec 331 Integrated Circuits Dec 339 NZART: Annual Reports Apr 82 Remits Apr 92 From the Conference Secretary Apr 99 Minutes of Conference Jul 175 Council Jottings Jul 177 Invercargill Convention Jul 179 GENERAL: World at their Fingertips Jan/Feb 20 Satellite Phone Calls Mar 51 Justifying the Existence of Amateur Radio Mar 57 Those By-gone Years: Morton Coutts Apr 79 This is ZL3DN, the Westland Branch May 116 International Collaboration May 119 VHF Field Day May 123 Binders for Break-In May 125 Index to Constitution May 137 Arctic Trek Jun 158 Old, Old Timers' Club Jun 170 International Amateur Radio Affairs Aug 225 Radio Section Waihi Museum Aug 236 EXPO 2 in Auckland Sep 258 Collaboration with JARL Oct 300 Fifth National Jamboree, ZL3JAM Nov 315 O.T.C. News Nov 325 Hutt Valley Industrial Fair Nov 326 New Slow Scan TV and Amateur TV Allocations Dec 330 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 40, 1967 Index to Volume 40, 1967 ************************ UP ANTENNAE: Issue Page Mythology of Transmission Lines Mar 39 Design of an Aerial May 111 Manukau Mobile Antenna Jun 141 An All-band Curtain Array Jun 143 Feeding the Tn-band Quad Jun 145 Thoughts on Portable VHF Beams Jun 147 Antennae-Practical Comments Aug 201 Beer Can Vertical Dec 346 TRANSCEIVERS: An Eighty Metre SSB Transceiver, Part 1 Jan/Feb 3 An Eighty Metre SSB Transceiver, Part 2 Mar 35 144 mc/s SSB Transverter Sep 240 AREC SSB Transistor Transceiver, Part 1 Nov 298 AREC SSB Transistor Transceiver, Part 2 Dec 334 TRANSMITTERS: 48 Set Up-to-date May 107 TV Tubes in Ham Transmitters May 120 Combined Marine and Ham Band R/T Set Jun 149 TV Tubes for Transmitter Use Jul 175 A 50 Watt Transmitter for Two Metres Aug 205 A Five Watt VFO Transmitter Sep 230 POWER SUPPLIES: A Variable Output Power Supply Aug 208 A Power Supply for Transistor Circuits Dec 342 RECEIVER AND CONVERTERS: Portable Eight Aug 209 144 mc/s SSB Transverter Sep 240 TESTING: A Pair of VHF Wavemeters Jul 167 TRANSISTORS: Solid State Tuning Jan/Feb 7 Fun with Transistors on Two Metres Apr 67 The Field Effect Transistor May 103 Versatile Silicon Transistors, Part 1 Jun 135 Versatile Silicon Transistors, Part 2 Jul 169 FET Characteristics Jun 154 Transistors on Eighty Sep 230 An FET Audio Filter Oct 270 AREC SSB Transistor Transceiver, Part 1 Nov 298 AREC SSB Transistor Transceiver, Part 2 Dec 334 A Power Supply for Transistor Circuits Dec 342 TECHNICAL GENERAL: Cheap and Easy Intercom Jan/Feb 11 So You're Going to Use 866's Again? Jan/Feb 12 Electronic Crowbar Jan/Feb 15 VHF Techniques Mar 45 Series Resonant By-passing at VHF Mar 49 SSB Crystal Check Unit Mar 55 A 9 MH/z IF Amplifier Apr 71 Binary Resistance Box Apr 74 Simple Resistance Capacitance Bridge Apr 89 TV Blanking May 114 Musical Keying Aug 199 .Retire Your Sick 6L6's Aug 204 Coils Without Fear Aug 213 Ground Tester for Cardiac Unit Oct 266 Photographing Electronic Equipment Oct 272 Sheet Metal Bender Oct 274 Air Wound Inductors Oct 276 Home Grown Printed Circuits Oct 278 Slow Scan TV Oct 286 Slow Scan TV Nov 308 Forward Scatter from Meteor Trails Oct 291 Guide to Metric Prefixes Nov 314 NZART: Annual Reports Apr 76 Remits Apr 85 General Secretary Says Jul 166 General Secretary Says 315 Conference Reports Jul 177 Council Jottings Aug 215 Council Jottings Nov 311 Council Jottings Dec 356 Current Policy Nov 325 Official Observer Stations Nov 327 AREC: AREC and Civil Defence Jul 185 GENERAL: Radio Caroline Jan/Feb 17 VHF Field Day, Fields Hut Jan/Feb 19 Make Your Own Transistors Mar 61 How to Acquire a Club House May 116 A Fairy Tale for the Year 2067 May 117 Safeguarding the Amateur Frequencies May 118 Sno-line DX-pedition May 128 The Beginner and CW Jul 182 Radio Before Marconi Jul 183 Pukeora Calling Aug 211 The Snooperdyne Aug 214 New Manukau Clubrooms Sep 245 Novice Radio Training 282, 316, 355 History at Waihi Dec 348 First Night Dec 349 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 39, 1966 Index to Volume 39, 1966 ************************ UP ANTENNA: Issue Page Antennas-Take Your Pick Apr 82 The Wonda Bar for 20 Metres Jun 143 Antenna Change Over Relay Jun 153 The Mini Whip Jul 173 Parabolic Dish Reflector for UHF Oct 285 Weather Proofing the Joystick Nov 315 RECEIVERS: Simple Squelch System Jan/Feb 7 A Quiet BFO May 110 Audio Derived AGC Jun 140 Mobile Receiver Jul 167 Transistor Converter for 432 mc/s Aug 203 Transistor Converter for Two Metres Aug 209 Signal Seeking Receiver Nov 317 The Deltahet Dec 347 Muting Circuits Dec 353 TRANSMITTERS: Mobile Transmitter Jul 169 L. Net Input for TT2l Linear Oct 275 TRANSCEIVERS: Two Metre Transceiver Jan/Feb 15 Two Metre Transceiver Mar 50 NCX 3 Modifications Apr 98 80 Metre SSB Transceiver, Part 1 May 115 80 Metre SSB Transceiver, Part 2 Jun 135 Transceiver for 80 Metres Sep 251 Ring Modulator Detector Dec 343 TRANSISTORS: Raw Materials in Semi Conductors Jan/Feb 5 Low Noise Silicon Transistors Jan/Feb 7 Transistor Series (Conclusion) Mar 47 G3IAS Transistorised Keyer May 105 Varactors May 111 Transistor Converter for 432 mc/s Aug 203 Transistor Converter for Two Metres Aug 209 Transistors on Two Sep 259 Transistors in Class C Modulated Service Oct 279 Silicon Rectifiers Oct 289 Transistor Crystal Oscillator Oct 302 DC/DC Converters Nov 313 Mini Construction Dec 373 INSTRUMENTS AND MEASURING: The Megohmeter Jan/Feb 11 Simple Resonance Indicator Jun 155 Field Strength Meter Jul 172 A Co-axial Wavemeter Jul 179 Instruments Jul 184 Cheap Meters Oct 281 TECHNICAL GENERAL: D.C. 31 Crystal Bandpass Filter Apr 71 G3IAS Transistorised Keyer May 105 Northland Gang Oscar IV May 122 Overtone Crystal Oscillators Jun 141 Technical Notebook Jun 152 Amateur TV Jun 154 Mobile Mods for 144 Jul 177 Automatic TR Switch Jul 181 Simple Cabinet Fronts Jul 183 Solar Heated Ham Shack Sep 243 The Case of the UFO Sep 247 The Butler Overtone Osc Sep 249 FM De-modulation Oct 282 What is a Hertz? Oct 301 Antipodal Communication Nov 307 Application of Radio to Science Dec 349 GENERAL: Remits Mar 37 Operation Hanmer Mar 41 Call Sign Number Plates Mar 52 Homebrew QSL Cards Mar 53 Ross Hull-a Biography Mar 57 Reports and Accounts Apr 74 Break-In Apr 80 Youth Radio Apr 80 Report on Membership May 114 Radio Spectrum Policies Jul 145 Minutes of Conference 1966 Aug 219 Council Jottings Aug 221 Council Jottings Sep 264 Council Jottings Nov 336 Council Jottings Dec 365 Nelson 1966 Aug 224 Mount Rolleston 1966 Sep 257 Mount Aspiring Adventure Sep 261 Christchurch Branch Industries Fair Oct 291 Break-In, Quo Vadis? Dec 393 Forty Years Ago Nov 325 NZART's Current Policy Nov 332 RSGB Communications Exhibition Dec 357 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 38, 1965 Index to Volume 38, 1965 ************************ UP RECEIVERS: Issue Page The Blooperdyne Jan/Feb 5 Gated Carrier SSB Reception Mar 37 Complete Receiver Rework for 48 Set Apr 79 Two and Six Metre Transistor Converter Aug 200 VHF Receiver with Automatic Tone Oct 263 Two Transistor Converter Nov 307 TRANSMITTERS: Junkbox 40 Watts Jan/Feb 17 15 Watt Transmitter for Beginners Mar 33 ZL4GA Transmitter May 95 ZL4GA Transmitter Jun 127 New Modulator Design for Amateur Use Jul 165 ANTENNA: The Wagtenna Jan/Feb 9 Multiband Antenna Using Traps Jan/Feb 11 An Unusual Antenna Mar 35 What Is a Joystick? Nov 313 GENERAL TECHNICAL: More on Third Method of SSB Jan/Feb 13 Telefunken Modulation Jan/Feb 18 Simple Power Supply Jan/Feb 25 DC Transistor Networks Mar 31 Bridge-T Filters Mar 59 Variahle Power Supply Apr 89 Transistors in Receivers and Transmitters May 101 Use It (The Class D Wavemeter) May 104 Technical Notebook 107, 137, 171, 213, 249, 280, 308, 340 Technical Comment 109, 133, 173, 212, 247, 279, 310, 341 Safe Auxiliary Keying Circuit May 111 Automatic Tape-CW RTTY May 114 Transistor Series 131, 161, 195, 239, 271, 301, 337 Transistor GDO Jun 135 My Car, My Mohile and Me 159, 203, 243, 277 Monimatch Mark III and IV Sep 231 Multi Purpose Power Supply Sep 233 Printed Circuit Etching Sep 238 Stable Output Voltage Power Supply Oct 269 Simple Transistor Oscillator Oct 275 Interference Suppressor Cables Oct 278 A Half Wave Filter for Amateur Use Nov 299 Beyond Microwave Nov 305 Monitor for CW Man Nov 325 Simplified Design for Pi Networks Dec 334 Recalibrate Your BC221 Dec 342 GENERAL: Pickled Ham 1924 Style Jan/Feb 15 John Reinartz Jan/Feb 18 Death of Distinguished Pioneer Mar 57 The Semaphone Jun 141 An Old Timer's Trip Jun 143 Frequency Allocations Jun 145 Oscar Bulletin Jun 152 ZL1QB Morse Transmissions Jul 167 Postage on Overseas QSL Cards Jul 170 Progress of Amateur Radio Jul 179 Moonbounce Tests Jul 181 A Junior Junior Jul 182 Labour Week-end 1964 Aug 205 Meteor Shower Data Sep 227 What Is a True Amateur? Sep 228 Solar Eclipse Expedition Sep 234 Fuel Cell Oct 268 Amateur Radio Stamp Oct 276 You Don't Know Till You Try Oct 283 Oscar IV Group Oct 289 Call-Sign Number Plates Nov 304 Electronic Enthusiasts in USSR Nov 315 Insurance Dec 333 Around the Branches Dec 346 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 37, 1964 Index to Volume 37, 1964 ************************ UP RECEIVERS: Issue Page Updating the 75A-2 Receiver Jan/Feb 5 Receiver Series Jan/Feb 16 Receiver Series Mar 43 Receiver Series Apr 92 Receiver Series May 116 Receiver Series Jun 141 Receiver Series Jul 169 Receiver Series Aug 213 Receiver Series Sep 243 Receiver Series Oct 283 Receiver Series Nov 303 Further Notes on Command Receivers Jan/Feb 23 IF Filter for AM and SSB Mar 47 Two Tube Converter for Two Metres Aug 226 Simple Pre-amp for 3.5-30 mc/s Oct 269 High Frequency Bandpass Filter Dec 339 TRANSMlTTERS: Mobile DSB on 50 mc/s Mar 41 R.T.T.Y. Mar 53 Converting the 48 Set May 112 ZL2 VOX Unit May 114 Determining Power Limits for SSB Jun 160 Keep Your Transmitter Spot on Frequency Jul 191 Glove Box Mobile Aug 208 Parallel TT22 Passive Grid Linear Amp Oct 273 Transistor Final Amplifier Oct 279 Third Method of Generating SSB Nov 317 Zero Bias 807's Dec 350 ANTENNA: The Discone Apr 89 A Quad Antenna May 123 VK6 Joybeam Sep 237 Automatic Tuner for Mobile Dec 333 GENERAL TECHNICAL: Versatile RF Meter Jan/Feb 30 This Decibel Business Mar 36 The Plumbicon Mar 67 Crystal Overtone Oscillators May 133 Technical Par Jun 163 The Analyser Aug 201 Useful Crystal Oscillator Aug 212 Power Supplies for W.S. No 19 Sep 262 High Output TransistorOscillatorTransistor Power Supplies Nov 307 Dynamotor Power Supplies for 48 Set Nov 314 Tandel Nov 327 The PW4 Again Dec 343 New Sofoty Picture Tubes Dec 345 GENERAL: Report on 1963 Auckland Conference Jan/Feb 2 Rock Bottom Radio Jan/Feb 10 Whistlers Jan/Feb 14 Report on Publicity Jan/Feb 31 Editorial Jottings Mar 35 Presidential Notes Mar 35 More Feedback Mar 62 Skoplje Disaster Mar 65 A Suggestion for a 20 Metre Distress Frequency Mar 66 Central Hawke's Bay Hamfest Mar 67 Christchurch Conference Mar 68 Voting at Conference Apr 71 President's Report Apr 75 General Secretary's Report Apr 76 Break-In Accounts Apr 77 AREC Account Apr 77 Income and Expenditure Account Apr 78 Balance Sheet Apr 79 Communication Manager's Report Apr 80 Editor's Report Apr 81 Publicity Officer's Report Apr 82 QSL Manager's Report Apr 82 Remits Apr 83 Postal Voting Form Apr 87 Election of Officers Apr 87 IQSY-Background May 107 Up to the South Col May 120 ZL2AGM Calling May 131 IQSY Jun 150 40 Years Back Jun 153 Incentive Licensing Jun 154 Report on Publicity Jun 159 Fourth District Field Day Results Jul 173 Conference Minutes Jul 174 Council Jottings Jul 180 Christchurch Convention Jul 182 50 Years Ago Jul 183 Statistics Jul 185 AREC HQ for New Plymouth Aug 206 CW Aug 201 50 Country DX-pedition Aug 212 1965 Conference in Palmerston North Aug 220 Standard Frequency Transmissions Aug 227 Discussion on Call-Book Sep 233 Hide and Seek, Electronics Style Sep 236 Plasma-the Fourth State of Matter Sep 240 Progress of Amateur Radio Within New Zealand Sep 247 Standard Frequency Transmissions Sep 254 Mobile Rally-Hamilton Sep 259 Old Timers' Club Sep 263 1924-1964 Anniversary Oct 267 ZL4 Field Day Competition Oct 281 N.Z.-England First Radio Contact Nov 299 AREC News Nov 311 Notice from General Secretary Dec 331 Readability Dec 337 Electron Accelerator Dec 341 Tubes with Quick-heating Filaments Dec 344 Progress of Amateur Radio Within N.Z Dec 347 Pukeora Annual Hamfest Dec 351 60th Anniversary of Thermionic Valve Dec 356 Improved Beam Tetrodes Dec 358 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 36, 1963 Index to Volume 36, 1963 ************************ UP ANTENNAE- Issue Page Nine Elements on Three Bands Mar 37 Properties of Misitiband Beam Components Jun 137 Tri-band Beam at VK2AOU Jul 165 Tri-band Beam for 20-15-10 Aug 203 New Approach to the ZL Special Sep 245 RECEIVERS- National PW Drive Mar 46 Bandspreadinq the Marconi CSR5 Apr 86 National PW4 Gang Jun 141 Hamilton Converter Jul 178 Simple Preselector for 15 and 10 Metres Aug 201 Improving Performance of 3-6 mc/s Command Receivers Sep 233 Buildinq a New Receiver? (RF Amplifiers) Nov 305 Building a New Receiver? (Frequency Conversion) Dec63/Jan64 345 TRANSMITTERS- VFO Adapter Feb 4 Complete Portable Station, Part 4 Feb 7 Nuvistor Two-metre Transmitter Mar 52 Filter Sideband Transmitter May 103 Column for SSB Aug 202 Column for SSB Sep 249 High Stability VFO's Aug 213 Keep Your Harmonics at Your Place Sep 237 Modifying the Army's No. 18 Set Nov 311 MISCELLANEOUS: TECHNICAL- Television, Part 6 Feb 13 VHF Openings Feb 20 Electronic Kayers Mar 40 ZL3FX Wonderdip Mar 44 Recalibrate that BC221 Mar 47 Ohm's Law with Variations Mar 64 Crystal Calibrator and Audio Source Jun 135 Brain Pool Jun 143 Ionosphere Holes Jun 146 Amateur Licences, 1923 Jun 152 Electronics Competition Jun 156 Hiqh Quality AM, Phone Monitor Jul 191 Ceramic Circuits Jul 182 Getting Mobile Sep 241 Useful Transistor Power Source Sep 253 Simple Supports for 300 Ohm Ribbon Sep 239 Electronic Flash Nov 320 High Pass Filter for AKTV2 Nov 325 Standard Frequency Transmissions Nov 316 A Catch for Old Players Dec63/Jan64 335 House to Shack Talkback System Dec63/Jan64 336 MISCELLANEOUS: GENERAL- Lasers--New Power from Light Feb 16 Gliding in Matamata Feb 32 Index to Radio Requlations Mar 35 Some Key Thoughts Mar 39 Mobile Convoy to Pakiri Mar 42 News from the Cook Islands Mar 55 News from the Cook Islands Apr 99 Six Metre Allocation in VK Mar 61 VHF Field Day Apr 96 IARU Calendar May 102 Field Day at Upper Hutt May 115 ZL1 Amateur Wireless Utopia May 117 New Club Rooms May 120 MBE Awarded to ZL2IY Jul 163 Napier and District Floods Jul 184 The Shrinking World Aug 197 Mobile Rally-Hamilton Aug 217 ZL4 Beano Sep 240 Electrical Engineering Abstracts Sep 247 Check-it Sep 259 SAR Exercise Bystander Nov 310 Earth Tremors Around Lake Pu Puke Nov 315 Communication for Beginners Nov 317 Waihi Picnic Dec63/Jan64 333 Mobile Rally-Hamilton Dec63/Jan64 349 NZART- Notes from the President Feb 3 Notes from the President Mar 34 Conference, 62 Feb 18 Election of Officers Apr 68 Annual Reports Apr 69 Remits for Conference Apr 79 Convention, 1963 Jul 168 Council Jottngs 169, 331 Conference Minutes Jul 171 Convention, 1964 Dec63/Jan64 333 Notice Dec63/Jan64 333 Open Letter from the Gen. Sec. Dec63/Jan64 334 Where Are They Now? Dec63/Jan64 338 AREC- AREC Mk 1 Modifications May 132 Approved ZCl Modifications Oct 279 Accessories for AREC Mk. 1 Oct 286 The TRP1 Again Oct 289 AREC Mk. I Battery Tests Oct 296 List of Active AREC Sections Oct 267 What to do in an Emerqency Oct 268 SOS do ZKAYZ Oct 269 Annual AREC Exercise-Area 3 Oct 277 Field Day, 1963 Oct 293 Operation Prototype Oct 295 Kaimai Search Highlights Oct 297 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 35, 1962 Index to Volume 35, 1962 ************************ UP RECEIVERS- Issue Page Low Frequency IF Filters Feb 13 Nuvistor Pre-amplifier for Amateur Receivers Mar 36 Nuvistor Two Metre Converter Mar 40 6DS4 improves Converter Mar 43 An R.T.T.Y. Converter May 102 Two Transistor Regenerative Receiver May 110 Television-Part One Aug 186 Television-Part Two Sep 217 Television-Part Three Oct 253 Television-Part Four Nov 290 Television-Part Five Dec 335 Remote Receiver Tuning System Aug 207 Broadcast Converter Aug 207 The H.F. Gem Sep 223 Complete Portable Station Nov 306 TRANSMITTERS- Some Thoughts About AM Jun 137 Simple Carrier Control System Jun 143 Neutralising the Stage following Geloso Jun 150 Netting Jul 167 Single Tube VOX Circuit Jul 170 A Compact Power Supply Aug 192 Some Other Thoughts on AM Aug 210 Another VFO Sep 247 Simple Voice Control for AM Oct 272 Simple, Modern, 80 Metre Transmitter Nov 296 Complete Portable Station Dec62/Jan63 324 A Modern Final for 558, AM or CW Dec62/Jan63 347 ANTENNAE- Half Wave Antennas Jun 131 A Mast for the Do-lt-Yourselfers Dec62/Jan63 330 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL- Technical Pars Feb 23 Technical Pars 206 Technical Pars 320 R.F. Trap for TV Mar 56 Stereo-Theory and Practice May 104 Those Instruments Again May 115 Speakers Jun 134 Semi-conductor Rectifiers Jul 162 Rectification and Filtering Sep 227 Electrical Repairs and Maintenance Sep 233 Transistorised Electronic Key Sep 237 Making That Chassis Sep 239 New Tubes Sep 246 Small Relays for Mobile Use Oct 259 Matters Mobile Oct 261 A Complete Portable Station-Part One Oct 267 A Complete Portable Station-Part Two Nov 306 Matters Mobile Nov 310 Mundane Meditations Nov 317 Frequency Measuring at ZL1ATF Dec62/Jan63 350 MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL- The Oscar Concept Feb 3 Auckland VHF Group Feb 16 Amateur Radio Links Home and Hospital Feb 17 A Shorter History of Electricity Feb 31 Intruders on 40 Metres Mar 35 Oscar Newsletter Mar 48 The Call of the Friendly Islands Mar 49 American Newsletter Mar 51 Simple Transistor Theory Apr 79 An introduction to R.T.T.Y. Apr 84 Oscar Newsletter Apr 82 Field Day-ZL2HV Apr 86 AKTV-2 Mobile Apr 94 Billions of Atoms Apr 95 Annual Cricket Match May 108 Horizon Distance May 108 Field Day-Northland Branch May 127 IARU Calendar Extracts Jun 130 Project Oscar Jun 133 5th Jamboree-on-the-Air Jul 166 N.Z.'s 14-year-old Amateurs Aug 193 Mobile Rally-Hamilton Aug 198 Museum of Transport and Technology Aug 199 Memorial to Peta Gilchrist Aug 204 Standard Frequency Transmissions Aug 210 Hawkes Bay Hamfest Aug 211 Whangarel Winter Exhibition Sep 216 ZKF Sep 222 Jamboree-on-the-air Sep 245 An Aerial of 80 Elements Oct 269 Statistics Nov 287 Activities in the Cook Islands Nov 308 All I Want for Christmas Dec62/Jan63 351 Operation Skyhook Dec62/Jan63 352 Another Outside TV Vehicle Dec62/Jan63 355 NZART- Election of Officers Feb 10 1962 Convention Feb 12 Wellington Area TVI Committee Feb 21 Election of Officers Apr 66 Annual Reports Apr 67 Remits Apr 74 General Notice May 123 Convention-Dunedin Jul 155 Minutes of Conference Jul 158 Council Jottings Jul 160 Publicity and You Aug 183 TVI Policy Aug 209 Council Jottings Sep 216 Old "Break-Ins" Sep 248 Council Jottings Oct 251 Our General Secretary Oct 251 Current Policy Nov 288 Observer Station Official Correspondence Nov 304 Convention-1963 Dec62/Jan63 323 AREC- High Tide in Upper Hutt Feb 20 The Skies Break over the Waitakeres Jul 180 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 34, 1961 Index to Volume 34, 1961 ************************ UP RECEIVERS- Issue Page All Transistor Communications Receiver Mar 42 All Transistor Communications Receiver Apr 91 All Transistor Communications Receiver May 126 All Transistor Communications Receiver Jul 199 All Transistor Communications Receiver Aug 234 All Transistor Communications Receiver Oct 297 All Transistor Communications Receiver Nov 320 6J6 Converter for 144 Mc/s. Dec61/Jan62 363 Double Conversion Communications Receiver Jun 152 RX1 Receiving Strip Feb 19 Simple Noise Limiter Apr 93 TRANSMITTERS- Elusive Distortion in ZC1 MkII Sep 276 Four Band SSB Transmitter Dec61/Jan62 355 Getting Your Feet Wet Aug 220 Getting Your Feet Wet Sep 252 Getting Your Feet Wet Oct 302 Low Power Modulators Mar 46 Our Modulator Corner Oct 312 SSB Exciters Mar 62 TVI Prevention and Cure Aug 238 TVI Proofing Transmitters Mar 56 VFO for the Tucker Tin Nov 324 ANTENNAE- K6CT Polarisation Diversity Special Jun 160 Mickey-Match Sep 268 ZL Special Beams May 129 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL- Amateur Radio Printer System Mar 69 Audio Oscillator Calibration Mar 71 Cheap, Simple, Reliable Audio Oscillator Oct 284 Effective Oscilloscope Power Supply May 123 Frequency Meters Nov 328 Go on VHF Feb 31 Go on VHF Apr 94 Go on VHF Jun 173 Low Priced, Low Pass Filter Feb 13 Make Your Own Audio Filter Inductors Aug 227 Neutralization Sep 257 Ohm-meters Feb 25 100 KC Precision Frequency Standard Oct 286 Sherlock Henry Examines Impedance Feb 28 Sherlock Henry Examines Impedance Mar 59 Sherlock Henry Examines Impedance Apr 97 Sherlock Henry Examines Impedance May 136 Sherlock Henry Examines Impedance Jun 170 Sherlock Henry Examines Impedance Jul 203 Talk Back with a Difference Dec61/Jan62 369 Transistor Topics Feb 23 Triple Triode Compactrons Jun 158 TT21 Feb 14 Universal ShortwaveTransmitter/Exciter Sep 262 VHF Ionospheric Propagations May 131 MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL- Amateur Radio on Display Sep 267 American Newsletter Aug 245 Atlas Re-entry Vehicle Jul 215 Christchurch Branch Visits Channel 3 Aug 228 DX Unlimited Dec61/Jan62 374 Electrons and Who Found Them Jul 192 Facts About Courier May 117 Fourth Scout Jamboree Aug 236 Fourth Scout Jamboree Sep 261 Go VLF-It's Easier Aug 240 Ham Convention at Orewa Mar 45 History of the Receiving Valve Feb 9 IARU News Sep 279 Keyclicks and Hiccups May 147 March Exam Jun 166 Modern Concept in Broadcast Transmitter Design Feb 17 New Development Will Extend Tube Life May 134 New Light on Electron Tunnelling May 146 New Valve Types Nov 333 Operation Kahurangi Mar 54 Phutile Phonetics Apr 109 Power System or Satellite Jun 179 Radio Revels May 147 Simulating Thermal Barrier May 134 Standard Frequency Transmissions 378 Superconductive Magnets Nov 342 To the Chatham Islands Oct 292 Transistor Family Concept Jul 216 Tunnel Diode Frequency Converters Nov 329 Turning Back the Pages Nov 330 Universal Transistor Oct 304 Voting at Conference Dec61/Jan62 354 WAB 30 Oct 300 NZART- Conference Minutes Jul 184 Convention '61 Mar 58 Convention '61 Apr 89 Convention Capers Jul 187 1960 Convention Report Feb 5 Council Jottings Jul 185 Election of Officers Feb 4 Election of Officers Apr 76 From the President May 115 1960 in Review Apr 76 Old Timers' Notes Aug 244 Remits Apr 86 TVI Committee Feb 5 TVI Committee Mar 40 TVI Committee Apr 99 TVI Committee Jul 201 AREC- Field Day-the Northland Way Jun 156 Field Day Station-ZL3RW Apr 100 Field Night, May 22 May 141 Turangi Jul 197 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 33, 1960 Index to Volume 33, 1960 ************************ UP ANTENNAE- Issue Page Towers and their Design Feb 10 Handy Antenna Unit May 26 Electronic Antenna Switch Aug 8 The Antenna Gun Nov 16 Go on VHF-it's Easy Dec60/Jan61 21 RECEIVERS- W2AEF Converter-ettes Feb 33 Linear Dial Calibration Mar 4 Communications Receiver 1960, Part 1 May 4 Communications Receiver 1960, Part 2 Jun 4 A Regenerative Receiver Using OC170 Jul 13 A Super Selective IF Amplifier Jul 22 The Mobileer Oct 5 100 KG Calibration Oscillator Nov 6 Product Detector/Balanced Demodulator Nov 30 TRANSMITTERS- Multiband VFO, Part 1 Mar 10 Multiband VFO, Part 2 Apr 4 Complete 100 W SSBTransmitter, Part 1 May 13 Complete 100 W SSBTransmitter, Part 2 Jun 14 Modern Tabletopper Sep 6 Transmitter for Beginner,Part 1 Oct 32 Transmitter for Beginner,Part 2 Nov 19 Versatile VFO Nov 4 Modulator Corner, No. 5 Dec60/Jan61 25 Keying the Phasing Rig Dec60/Jan61 27 VHF SERIES- It's Hard to Get on VHF Aug 23 Six Metre Converter Sep 19 VHF Converter Oct 20 Ge, on VHF-it's Easy Dec60/Jan61 21 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL- Diode Balanced Modulators Feb 17 Crystal Oscillators, Part 3 Feb 19 Talking of Transistors, Part 6 Feb 21 The Rotating Vector, Part 2 Feb 28 Sherlock Henry, Part 1 Mar 7 Sherlock Henry, Part 2 May 10 Sherlock Henry, Part 3 Jun 10 Sherlock Henry, Part 4 Jul 4 Sherlock Henry, Part 5 Aug 12 Sherlock Henry, Part 6 Sep 10 Sherlock Henry, Part 7 Oct 12 Sherlock Henry, Part 8 Nov 17 Sherlock Henry, Part 9 Dec60/Jan61 16 TVI Can Be Cured, Part 1 Mar 16 TVI Can Be Cured, Part 2 Apr 15 Electronics in the Army Apr 11 Percentage Modulation Chart May 21 Solderless Wiring Technique Jun 17 Tunnel Diode Jul 30 Tunnel Diode Sep 13 TVI Diplomatics Jul 28 Transistor Topics Aug 4 Crystal Band-pass Filters, Part 1 Aug 10 Crystal Band-pass Filters, Part 2 Sep 1 7 Crystal Band-pass Filters, Part 3 Oct 15 Crystal Band-pass Filters, Part 4 Dec60/Jan61 7 Wireless Set, Type 19 Aug 14 Crystal Calibrator, No. 10 Sep 27 Type 38 Set Oct 11 More About Ohms Oct 24 First with a Tunnel Diode Oct 18 7360 Beam Deflection Tube Oct 18 Simple Audio Oscillator, Part 1 Nov 8 Simple Audio Oscillator, Part 2 Dec60/Jan61 4 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES- Report of Geneva Radio Conference Feb 4 Geneva News Apr 15 Geneva Radio Conference Apr 3 R.T.T.Y. News Apr 9 Signals from Space Apr 12 Do You Just Belong? Apr 24 Town Planning Regulations Mar 26 Ham Camp in the Cook islands May 17 Radio at the Northland Show Sep 4 Morse Proficiency Certificate Sep 5 Electronics Ringing the Changes Sep 15 Boy Scouts' Jamboree Sep 21 The Soper Effect Sep 25 Pappy with a Portable Nov 13 Ocean Yachting Communication Dec60/Jan61 14 Hidden Transmitter Hunt . Dec60/Jan61 18 Examination Paper and Answers, March Jul 15 Examination Paper and Answers, Sept Dec60/Jan61 20 The S.l.R. Group Dec60/Jan61 29 NZART- Minutes of TVI Committee Feb 13 NZART TVl Committee Apr 8 Auckland VHF Convention Apr 36 Auckland VHF Convention Mar 5 Annual Convention Mar 13 Annual Reports and Remits Apr 26 Conference 1960 May 27 Conference 1960, Minutes Jul 7 Council Jottings Jul 9 Statement of Current Policy, NZART Aug 20 From the President Dec60/Jan61 3 AREC- Emergency at Kawhia Mar 15 AREC Field Night Apr 35 AREC Calls Oct 4 AREC General Oct 8 AREC Section Activities Oct 9 AREC Field Night Oct 10 CONTESTS AND AWARDS- Sidelights on Some Overseas Awards Feb 15 Last Updated on 10/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 32, 1959 *Index to Volume 32, 1959* UP *ANTENNAE -* A compact 20 Metre Beam Feb 15 Using Co-ax feed for the G4ZU Beam March 6 Pi-Coupling networks Nov 4 *AREC -* Field Night, May 18 May 20 An Appreciation for AREC Oct 4 AREC Portable Transmitter-Receiver Oct 5 AREC General Information Oct 6 Tips for Would-be Trampers Oct 7 Field Night, November 10 Oct 8 Schedule of Frequencies Oct 9 Section Notes Oct 9 Personalities Oct 12 AREC Section Call Signs Oct 18 Canterbury-West Coast Attack the Lewis Pass Oct 20 The Blatchford Search Oct 21 Search in the Waitakere ranges Oct 28 AREC Activities - Lewis Pass Dec 14 *CONTESTS AND AWARDS -* ZL4 Field Day Contest Results Jan 27 Sangster Shield Feb 17 Helvetia Contest March 19 1958 VK/ZL DX Contest April 30 Frequency Measuring Contest April 30 PACC Contest May 22 R/150/C Award May 22 R/6/K Award May 22 W/100/U Award May 22 VHF 6 May 22 Field Day '59 May 23 Detailed VK/ZL DX Results May 24 Memorial Contest Rules May 25 CQ DX Contest July 20 Sangster Shield Results July 21 Frequency Measuring Contest Aug 20 WAZ Sept 14 ZL4 Field Day Competition Sept 24 Field day Contest, 1960 Nov 27 Worked All Netherlands Dec 24 WAZL Dec 24 *RECEIVERS -* Special RF and Mixer Circuits for 2 Metre Converters Jan 4 Improving Receiver Performance at 28 Mc. and Higher Jan 16 A New Approach to the Ham Receiver March 4 Additive Mixing March 21 A Modern Communications Receiver May 6 A Modern Communications Receiver, Part 2 July 4 A Junior Tuner Sept 10 Layout of ZL1AAX Receiver Sept 26 *MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES -* Licensing Matters Jan 13 The Shack Scrapbook Jan 26 How Big is your Branch? Jan 26 Observations by Joe Bush Jan 27 A Ham in Hospital Feb 7 The H Bomb abd Communications Feb 12 Waikato Scientific Society Display Feb 21 Station Description, ZL1WB March 22 North with the Yachts May 11 An Artificuial Ionosphere May 29 A Letter from Pukeora July 11 In the News, ZL2ABR Aug 23 Love Affair of Eddy Current Aug 24 ZK1BO is on the Air Sept 8 Hole Cutter Nov 6 Search Headquarters, Christchurch Nov 11 Some Thoughts on Mobile Nov 18 Space Wound Coils Dec 9 Break ! Break ! Dec 21 The "It" Station Dec 30 *MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL -* Simple Sideband, Part 9 Jan 9 Simple Sideband, Part 10 Feb 18 Simple Sideband, Part 11 March 12 Simple Sideband, Part 12 April 8 Talking of Transistors, Part 1 May 15 Talking of Transistors, Part 2 July 13 Talking of Transistors, Part 3 Aug 15 Talking of Transistors, Part 4 Sept 16 Talking of Transistors, Part 5 Nov 14 Simple Condenser Tester Jan 12 Zero Budget Instruments Jan 22 Components, etc. March 9 RF Probes for VTVM's May 9 RF Probes for VTVM's Part 2 July 23 Crystal oscillators, Part 1 Aug 8 Crystal Oscillators, Part 2 Sept 4 Junior Amplifier Aug 12 RF Phase Networks Sept 12 Approved ZC1 Modifications Oct 14 Makara Radio Frequency Standard Nov 8 Ohms Nov 13 Rotating Vectors Dec 7 *NZART -* W.I.A. Appeal Feb 3 Conference 1959 Feb 10 Election of Officers Feb 11 1959 Convention March 14 Report from Reefton March 28 FSK April 3 Radio officer Decorated April 3 ZL1PPJ April 4 Annual Reports April 10 Remits April 17 Summary of Finances April 21 Financial Statement April 22 Balance Sheet April 23 Election of Officers April 25 >From the President May 3 TV Matters May 4 Morse Proficiency Award May 8 SKF May 8 Crystal Frequency Measuring Service May 21 Wanganui Branch Barbeque May 25 News From Reefton May 31 Minutes of Thirty-third Conference July 6 Council Jottings July 9 South with MacHaggis July 10 Geneva ITU Conference Aug 7 TVI (Appeal to Manufacturers) Aug 11 WIA Appeal Fund Aug 11 Overseas Subscriptions Aug 14 QSL Bureau Aug 14 This Interference Problem Oct 3 NZART Constitution and Regulations Oct 13 Headlines from Geneva Nov 10 Club Rooms, Upper Hutt Branch Nov 17 Convention - Wellington 1960 Dec 13 Attendance at Council Meetings Dec 15 Council Jottings Dec 3 *TRANSMITTERS -* Beginner's Low Power Transmitter Jan 22 An All Transistor Phone-CW Rig Feb 4 A Three Stage Rig for 144 Mcs March 17 A Tuned Line Amplifier for 144 and 220 Mcs March 18 Crystal Operation for ZC1 Mk 2 March 26 Six Metre Transmitter-Converter Aug 4 Some Notes on the TRP1 Nov 10 Go Mobile - with Compact Transmitter Dec 4 Index to Volume 31, 1958 Index to Volume 31, 1958 ************************ UP Call-Book Jun ANTENNAE- Issue Page All Band Antenna Jan 8 Conversion 10 Metre Beam to G4ZU Jan 9 D/F Loop Feb 7 Mobile Centre Loaded Whip for 80 Metres Feb 17 Loading Coil-Slug Tuned May 15 The Mechanics of Beam Construction Apr 4 Antenna Hints Aug 5 Tilt and Crank, ZL Style Sep 4 Versatile SWR Bridge Dec 6 RECEIVERS- Modifications to ARC5 for Direction Finding Jan 10 How Versatile the "38" Jan 16 A Utility Communication Receiver Feb 4 Receivers and Noise May 9 A Fixed Tuned 75 Metre Converter Jul 26 A Simple AVC for AM, CW, SSB Aug 26 A Simplified Selectoject Nov 15 The RF 24 Unit Nov 28 Crystal Control Converter for 15 Dec 8 TRANSMITTERS- Mobile Transmitter Jan 13 Commercial VHF Circuits Jan 18 T-23/ARC5 VHF Transmitter Jan 22 AREC Prototype Jan 23 Loop Reception Feb 13 ZC1 Pre-amp Mar 19 A Simple Way to Get on 2 or 6 May 8 Band Switching Final for 807's Aug 4 Transmitter for 5 or 6 Metres Dec 4 SINGLE SIDEBAND- Simple Sideband, Part 1 Apr 7 Simple Sideband, Part 2 May 13 Simple Sideband, Part 3 Jul 10 Simple Sideband, Part 4 Aug 14 Simple Sideband, Part 5 Sep 17 Simple Sideband, Part 6 Oct 20 Simple Sideband, Part 7 Nov 16 Simple Sideband, Part 8 Dec 12 SSB in the Amateur Service Sep 8 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL- Noise Reduction in Auto Electrical Systems Jan 4 Link Coil Formula Jan 26 A Simple Electronic Bias Supply Feb 8 Transistorizing the TE-149 Wavemeter Feb 11 A Simple Talk Back Feb 14 A Simplified Frequency Meter for Amateur Use Feb 15 Valve Characteristic Measurement Mar 4 Decade Frequency Divider Mar 7 Microphones, Crystal Versus Dynamic Mar 9 Our Modulator Corner, Part 4 Mar 10 Transistorized Geiger Counter Mar 22 Modulating Your GDO May 21 Electronic Keying the Easy Way Jul 3 Condenser Checker Jul 8 Modulator Indicator Using the VCR97 Jul 13 Modulation Indicator Errata Aug 28 Easier Metering of DC Circuits Aug 8 A New Modulation Indicator Aug 9 Transformer Winder for 10/- Aug 12 Signals are Bounced from Meteor Trails Sep 19 Sound System and Intercom for the Home Sep 20 The Big Bounce Sep 24 Frequency Measuring Equipment at ZL1AC Nov 4 Cathode Follower Grid Modulator Nov 8 Frequency Meters Nov 12 Modification to Type TE-149 Wavemeter Nov 13 Controlled Carrier Constant Modulation Nov 20 High Volts An Easy Way Dec 5 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES- N.Z. Amateurs in Antarctica Jan 3 Have you BCI? Jan 11 New Plymouth Branch-A Brief History Jan 12 The Phantastron Circuit Jan 19 Before 1929 Jan 21 Need Some Polystyrene Cement? Jan 26 The Designer Jan 26 Wallpaper Jan 28 Man-made Satellites Feb 9 Loop Reception Feb 13 Bind Your Copies of Break-In Mar 17 Amateur Assistance During Flood Emergency Apr 8 Dogged by Disaster Apr 25 Search for Missing Plane and Pilot Apr 25 Where Are Our YL's? May 12 When Television Was a Pup May 16 The Ham -A Poem May 17 Ham Radio for the Blind May 18 Some Thoughts on Readability and Signal Strength May 21 The King of the Coca Colas May 32 Mobile Operation Aug 3 Field Day Contests and Operating Aug 6 Facts and Figures on American Amateurs Sep 12 Radio Hams Lose a Friend Sep 12 We Could Use More Publicity Sep 14 A ZL-SWL Looks Back Over Thirty Years Sep 15 Replacement for AREC/ZC1 Satchels Oct 6 More Information About YL Operators Oct 7 How Not to Make a Branch Prosperous Nov 13 A Red Hot Mystery Nov 28 Boy Scouts' Pan-Pacific Jamboree Dec 3 That Horrid Hum Dec 10 Blind Man's Buff Dec 14 NZART- QSL Bureau Feb 17 Election of Officers, 1958-59 Feb 13 Conference Report, 1957 Feb 18 Conference Programme, 1958 Mar 26 Annual Reports, 1957-58 Apr 10 Election of Officers, 1958-59 Apr 13 Remits 1958 Conference Apr 13 Income and Expenditure Account Apr 4 Balance Sheet Apr 15 Official Correspondence Apr 3 1958 Conference Jul 5 Council Jottings Jul 7 From Our President Jul 9 Amateur Mobile Operation Aug 3 Official Correspondence Aug 17 Convention Report, 1958 Sep 3 From the President Sep 13 Subscription Notice Sep 13 AREC Information Oct 4 ARRL Subscriptions Oct 19 Visiting Amateurs Oct 19 From the President Nov 14 From the President Dec 15 CONTESTS AND AWARDS- National Field Day, 1958 Jan 24 Sangster Shield Contest Mar 24 Frequency Measuring Contest Apr 26 Helvetia 22 Apr 26 PACC Contest Apr 26 VK-ZL DX Contest May 23 Memorial Contest May 23 VK-ZL DX Contest Jul 20 National Field Day Aug 21 BERU, 1957 Aug 22 Frequency Measuring Contest Aug 22 Sangster Shield, 1958 Aug 23 Memorial Contest Nov 25 National Field Day, 1959 Dec 17 New Branches of NZART Dec 18 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 30, 1957 Index to Volume 30, 1957 ************************ UP Call-Book Jun COUNCIL JOTTINGS- Issue Page Committee Reports on Overseas Liaison Matters Nov 23 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Feb 16 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Mar 20 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Apr 22 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Aug 24 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Sep 25 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Oct 21 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Nov 13 CALL-SIGN AMENDMENTS Dec 26 ANTENNAE- Home-made 3 Bander Jan 13 VK2APF Mobile Whip Jan 19 ZL1JX Five and Ten Cent Beam Aug 8 80 Metre Ant. Restricted Space Nov 7 RECEIVERS- 12 Volt Stand-by Receiver Sep 11 SINGLE SIDEBAND- Wide-band Audio Phase-shift Jul 10 Wide-band Audio Phase-shift Sep 5 TRANSMITTERS- 144 Mc Transmitter Jan 19 100 Watts on Two Jul 3 Bandswitching 813 Rig Aug 5 2 Metres Achieved with Odd Crystals Dec 5 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL- Novel QRM Rejector Jan 6 Twin Noise Squelcher Jan 22 All Band Absorption Wavemeter Feb 5 5 Metre Converter Feb 13 Oscilloscope Power Supply Feb 19 New Philips Transistors Mar 15 Geloso Modifications Apr 2 Modulator Corner May 10 Vackar VFO May 18 Modulator Corner Jul 6 Clamp-tube Screen-grid Keyer Circuit Jul 9 Useful Station Checker Aug 11 Forward Reading "S" Meter Aug 18 Simple Keying Monitor Sep 3 Ultra Modulation Clipping Sep 13 Ultra Modulation System Sep 16 Blocking Oscillator Sep 17 Continuously Variable Stabilized Bias Supply Sep 20 Resool Oscillator Sep 22 ZC1 Modifications Oct 11 ZC1 Mark 2 Performance Figs. and Conversion for Crystal Control Oct 12 Mods. Type 38 Set Oct 23 Transistors for RF and Osc. Nov 4 VFOs and All That Nov 10 Franklin Prototype Nov 24 2 Valve Converter for ZC1 Receiver Nov 25 Field Strength Meter Dec 6 10 Watt Mobile Rig Dec 9 Battery Powered Grid-Dip Osc. Dec 10 ZC1 Plug-in Pre-amp Dec 11 Crystal-controlled Broadcast Converter Dec 13 A Stable BF0 Circuit Dec 17 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES Thermal Noise Jan 3 Reflex Klystron Jan 4 Reproduction of Sound Jan 5 Electricity Within Human Body Jan 11 Off to Antarctica Jan 20 Tank Circuit Mysteries Uncovered Feb 10 Thermal Noise Feb 17 Magnetic Recording (1) Mar 2 Maqnetic Recording (2) May 6 Magnetic Recording (3) Jul 15 Magnetic Recording (4) Oct 25 Magnetic Recording (5) Nov 9 Tank Circuit Mysteries Uncovered Mar 6 Auckland Branch Activity Apr 8 AREC Field Day, 1957 Apr 19 NZART Service Business May 3 Capacities for Service Equipment May 23 Coil and Coax Data May 24 Safety Recommendations May 28 More Herbs Up the Spout Aug 10 Class "B" Audio Amplifier Aug 10 Cowl-Gill Motor Beam Rotator Aug 14 Audio Increase in ARC5 Receivers Aug 23 Radiation Theory Sep 4 Resistance-Current-Voltage-Power Nomogram Sep 22 AREC Operation, 1957 No. 10 P.4 Field Dav Equipment No. 10 P. 8 AREC General Information No. 10 P. 9 Emergency Preparedness Oct 13 Mobile Primer Dec 7 Leaves From My Note Book Dec 12 BOOK REVIEWS- Transistor Techniques Apr 24 TV Explained Apr 24 Abacs or Nomograms May 26 Maintaining Hi-Fi Equipment Jul 27 Foundations of Wireless Jul 27 TV Receiving Equipment Jul 27 Hints and Kinks Sep 10 Model Control by Radio Sep 10 Radio Control Sep 10 Basic Radio Course Sep 10 Transistors, Circuits and Servicing Oct 14 Transistor Techniques Oct 14 Rapid TV Repair Oct 14 TV-It's a Cinch Oct 23 Servicing Colour TV Oct 23 Basic Maths. for Radio Electronics Oct 23 Understanding Hi-Fi Circuits Dec 21 Mobile Manual for Amateurs Dec 21 Course in Radio Fundamentals Dec 21 How to Become a Radio Amateur Dec 21 NZART- Income and Expenditure Account Jan 10 Election Officers NZART Feb 3 Overseas Liaison Committee Reports Feb 3 Remits for 1957 Conference Feb 22 President's Report, 1956-57 Apr 10 General Secretary's Report Apr 11 Balance Sheet Apr 13 Communications Manager's Report Apr 14 Break-In Report Apr 15 Election of Officers, 1957-58 Apr 20 Annual Conference, 1957 Jul 19 Minutes 1957 Conference Jul 20 Subscription Rate, NZART Finances Aug 3 Council Meeting, Napier Aug 13 A1 Operators' Club Sep 9 CONTESTS AND AWARDS- DX Listeners' Award Feb 21 4 x 4 equals 16 Award Feb 21 Diploma Paraguay Feb 21 ARRL DX Contest Feb 21 1957 Sangster Shield Mar 21 New Awards Mar 21 Frequency Measuring Contest Apr 5 Helvetia Contest Apr 5 PACC Contest Apr 5 VK-ZL DX Contest Results May 14 Notional Field Day May 14 Sangster Shield Results Jul 29 CQ-DX Results Jul 29 New Awards Jul 29 VK-ZL DX Contest, 1957 Aug 21 New Award Aug 22 Frequency Measuring Contest Results Aug 23 800 Years Munich Award Sep 19 Memorial Contest 1957 Sep 19 New Awards Oct 15 Results BERU, 1957 Oct 15 BERU, 1958 Oct 15 Ross Hull Memorial VHF Contest, 1957-58 Oct 18 Frequency Measuring Contest Oct 20 National Field Day, 1958 Oct 20 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 29, 1956 Index to Volume 29, 1956 ************************ UP Call-Book Jun ANTENNA Minibeam G4ZU Aug 3 Two Band Beam Aug 14 Triband Beam Sep 3 Triband Beam Oct 19 A Five Meter Beam Oct 7 A Multiband Dipole Dec 26 RECEIVERS Transistorised Detector and One May 6 TRANSMITTERS Simple Two Metre May 2 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL For The Beginner Jan 4 For The Beginner Feb 2 For The Beginner Mar 4 For The Beginner Apr 2 For The Beginner May 6 For The Beginner Jul 5 For The Beginner Aug 12 For The Beginner Sep 8 For The Beginner Nov 8 For The Beginner Dec 22 Modernising Modulator Jan 12 Filament Voltages Jan 17 Moniscope Feb 15 Electronic Music Mar 2 Feeders and Coupling Mar 7 Another Keying System Mar 15 Xtal Diodes Mar 23 High Gain Preamp. Apr 4 Aerials and Feeders Apr 27 Reproduction of Sound Jul 17 Reproduction of Sound Sep 5 Reproduction of Sound Nov 11 807's In Class AB2 Aug 23 Powerless Monitor Sep 17 Moniscope Interpretations Sep 20 No. 38 Transceiver Modifications Oct 9 Frequency Meter Dec 5 Self Excited Alternator for Mobiles Dec 9 Simple Capacity Bridge Dec 15 Modifications to Type 78 Converter Dec 20 SSB Notes Jul 23 SSB Notes Sep 22 Single Sideband Nov 17 Advantages of a Single Sideband Oct 3 BOOK REVlEWS Radio Valve Data Oct 28 Radio Amateur's Handbook Oct 28 Guide to Broadcast Stations Dec 27 Wireless Servicing Manual Dec 27 Osram 912 Plus Dec 27 Brimar Valve Manual No.6 Dec 27 Mullard Maintenance Manual Dec 27 How to Become a Radio Amateur Dec 27 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES Joys of Twenty Metres Jan 16 Signals Broad and Narrow Feb 10 Auckland Hidden Xmitter Hunt Mar 9 Examination Papers May 17 Examination Papers Oct 16 Radio Teletype May 23 Idea on Coil Formers Jul 6 Ground Control Approach Aug 21 Super Selective Selectable Sideband IF Amplifier Nov 21 NZART Car Badge Dec 19 NZART 1955 Conference Balance Sheet Jan 24 Election of Officers NZART Feb 21 Election of Officers NZART Apr 7 Presidential Report Apr 12 QSL Manager's Report Apr 13 Balance Sheet Apr 14 Publicity Committee's Report Apr 16 Annual Report, 1955 Apr 16 Break-In Report May 24 Minutes of 30th Annual Conference Jul 11 Official Correspondence Aug 2 Break-In, Vol. 1 No. 1 Aug (Centre Pages) Our Association Aug 15 Official Correspondence Dec 2 CONTESTS AND AWARDS 22nd ARRL DX Contest Jan 25 Results ARRL 21st DX Contest Jan 25 New South American Awards Jan 25 1956 Sangster Shield Mar 17 National Field Day, 1956 Apr 8 VK-ZL Contest, 1956 Jul 14 Frequency Measuring Contest Aug 26 1955 VK-ZL DX Contest Results Aug 27 Results 1955 CQ DX Contest Sep 11 RSGB Telephony Contest, 21, 28 mc Sep 11 Memorial Contest, 1956 Sep 12 ZL4 Field Day Competition Sep 12 WAE DX Contest, 1956-57 Nov 15 BERU Contest, 1957 Nov 15 National Field Day, 1957 Dec 24 Frequency Measuring Contest, 1956 Results Dec 27 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 28, 1955 Index to Volume 28, 1955 ************************ UP Call-Book May CONTESTS AND AWARDS Issue Page DXCC Changes Sep 231 Frequency Measuring Contest Jun 142 Frequency Measuring Results Jul 171 Helvetia 22 Contest Mar 83 International DX Test Sep 231 JARL Feb 58 Memorial Contest Rules Jun 142 National Field Day Results Jun 144 Sangster Shield Mar 83 Sangster Shield Results Aug 202 VK/ZL Contest, 1954 Results Apr 114 VK/ZL Contest Aug 201 WAE DX Test Aug 202 National Field Day, 1956 Dec 313 Ross Hull Contest Dec 314 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES AND REFERENCES A Precise Method of Frequency Measurement Oct 233 A Quick Look at Single Sideband Oct 239 Checking Radio Frequency Transmissions Sep 210 Fault Finding in 3OOohm Ribbon Mar 82 For the Old-timer: 56, 133, 154, 192, 253, 283 Official Observer Stations Mar 84 Phasing 230 A.C Feb 49 Signal to Noise Ratio Is Important Jan 18 Sunspot Report for 1955 Feb 39 Technical Talks on Antennas Nov 266 The Old-timers' Club Jan 22 Twin Triode Oscillators Nov 273 Technical Talks on Antennas Dec 305 RECEIVERS The 1310 Kitset Amateur Receiver Jul 146 The Q Multiplier Aug 174 The Skymaster Receiver Apr 94 The Skymaster Receiver Jun 118 TRANSMITTERS A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 1 Aug 182 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 2 Sep 211 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 3 Oct 244 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 4 Nov 270 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 5 Dec 293 A Simple 420 Mc. Transmitter Oct 234 A Stable V.H.F. Operator's V.F.O. Sep 209 Miniature Mobile Nov 262 10,000 mc/sec. Feb 31 The New Chum's Transmitter Jan 11 V.F.O. for VHF Mar 62 A Modern Table Topper Dec 291 ANTENNA A Junk Box Beam for Six Apr 100 Technical Talks on Antennas Nov 266 The Skeleton Slot Antenna Jun 124 Hiduminium Alloys for Amateur Stations Dec 300 BOOK REVIEW A.R.R.L. Antenna Book Nov 266 A.R.R.L. Radio Amateur's Handbook Nov 266 Electronic Valves in Audio Nov 266 F.M. Explained Nov 287 Probes Nov 287 Radio Control Handbook Nov 287 Radio Laboratory Handbook Feb 57 Radio Valve Data Feb 57 Second Thoughts on Radio Theory Nov 287 The Oscilloscope at Work Jan 28 Wireless World Diary Jul 70 A.R.R.L. Mobile Manual Dec 310 Servicing T.V. Receivers Dec 310 CALL LISTING AMENDMENTS 28, 55, 88, 162, 196, 228, 247 CONSTRUCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL A Coaxial S.W.R. Indicator Jul 151 A Good-quality Amplifier Jan 7 Another Antenna Coupler Sep 218 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 1 Aug 182 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 2 Sep 211 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 3 Oct 244 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 4 Nov 270 A Portable Transmitter-receiver for the 160-metre Band Part 5 Dec 293 A Short Course on T.V. Jan 2 A Short Course on T.V. Feb 34 A Short Course on T.V. Mar 69 A Simple Transmitter for 420 Mc. Oct 234 A Stable Amateur-designed V.F.O Feb 40 A Stable V.H.F. Operator's V.F.O Sep 209 A Vacuum Tube Keyer Jan 15 C.Q. on Three Cms. Feb 30 C.Q. on Three Cms. Mar 65 Converting the BC292A to a Modulation Monitor Oct 235 Geloso V.F.O. Sep 218 Miniature Mobile Nov 262 Modifying the R1154 Oct 235 Multi-band Tank Circuits Mar 77 Pi Couplers Apr 110 Professional Coils Hand Wound Sep 208 Q Multiplier Aug 174 Record Compensations Aug 174 Shortage of Filament Volts? Aug 192 Signal to Noise Ratio Jan 18 The Antennascope 1954 Mar 72 The Antennascope 1954 Apr 90 The B10 Kitset Amateur Receiver Jul 146 The New Chum's Transmitter Jan 11 The Skymaster Receiver Apr 94 The Skymaster Receiver Jun 118 The ZL Two-bander Nov 276 V.F.O. Control on V.H.F.Bands Mar 62 A Table Top Transmitter Dec 291 6146's in Modulators Dec 302 Ferroxcube Audio Filter Design Dec 296 Hiduminium Alloys Dec 300 DATA Geloso V.F.O. Sep 218 Shortage of Filament Volts? Aug 192 6146 Beam Valve Data Jun 136 Telcon Cable Data Feb 37 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 27, 1954 Index to Volume 27, 1954 ************************ UP Call-Book May ANTENNA Issue Page A compact all band antenna and coupler Oct 249 Automatic antenna tuner Jan 8 A pack aerial Mar 71 A standing wave indicator Feb 48 Five over five Oct 242 Ground plane design Jun 133 Quarter wave transformer chart Oct 263 Shortened 20 metre beams Dec 298 BOOK REVIEW Aug 207 CONSTRUCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL A cathode coupled rf amplifier Jan 7 A compact all band antenna and coupler Oct 249 A compact all band antenna and coupler Nov 295 A converter of unusual design Feb 34 A final for 6 and 2 Sep 219 An amateur grid dip meter Jun 123 An interpolating frequency meter Sep 224 A pack aerial Mar 71 An overmodulation indicator Oct 268 A scope for amateurs Nov 272 A simple receiver for new amateurs Sep 214 A standing wave indicator Feb 48 A twin triode mixer Jan 20 A scope for amateurs (part II) Dec 301 A CRT for receivers Dec 319 Automatic antenna tuner Jan 8 Base reflex cabinet design Jul 163 Build this mighty midget Aug 182 Clean Keying Mar 66 Data to wind warb relays Sep 223 Data to rewind warb relays Sep 223 Double sideband reduced carrier Feb 40 Frequency measuring Mar 75 Five over Five Oct 242 Ground plane design Jun 133 Intermediate frequency Feb 61 Mobileers Jun 146 Noise Limiter Digest Jan 29 Powerless modulator Aug 191 Restricted speech frequency range Aug 187 Sixty watts on all bands Jul 159 S meters Jan 28 Simple S meter Sep 240 RF chokes at VHF Feb 38 Something for nothing unit Jan 11 Some properties of condensers Jan 20 The why and how of Q Jan 11 The simplest exciter Oct 251 Transistors simplified, Part 1 Jun 125 Transistors simplified, Part 2 Jul 154 Transistor topics Sep 227 What ever polarity meter Jan 16 Whatever polarity meter Jan 16 Vhf survey Sep 227 CALL LISTING AMENDMENTS 209, 291, 261, 289 DATA Base Reflex Cabinet Design Jul 163 Coil Inductance Chart Jun 149 Copper Wire Gauges Jan 16 CV 1501 Aug 201 Data to rewind relays Sep 223 Ground Plane Design Sep 223 RMA colour code Nov 291 RF Chokes at vhf Feb 38 RMA colour code Dec 320 Q chart Sep 237 Quarter wave matching transformer chart Oct 263 Inductance and capacity chart Feb 60 Slug coil design Jul 173 CONTESTS, AWARDS AND RESULTS Refer to May Call Book for Awards Correction VK/ZL results Jul 175 Field Day results Apr 116 Frequency measuring contest Apr 114 Frequency measuring results Aug 199 Memorial contest Jul 174 Sangster Shield Mar 90 Sixth All European DX contest Mar 91 WAC 80 metres Mar 91 WAE Mar 91 VK/ZL results, 1953 Jan 14 VK/ZL contest, 1954 Aug 197 Otago/Southland Field Day Sep 235 Memorial contest results Sep 235 INSTRUMENT CORNER Whatever polarity meter Jan 16 Standing wave indicator Feb 48 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES AND REFERENCES A little cheaper Mar 86 A new antenna theory Jan 26 Contests and contest operating Jan 22 Care of key contacts Feb 51 Dessy the radio belle Jun 129 Concerning the OTC Jan 3 Conference report 1954 Dec 323 Experimental licence Mar 87 Do you remember? (OTC) 27, 207, 240 Frequency allocations Mar 85 From Alex ZL2AR Jan 6 G land odessey Jul 169 Headquarters news 56, 93, 115, 117, 289 Look- Mar 88 Inhabitants of 80 metres Aug 209 Loudspeaker efficiency Jan 27 Manners v. brute force Mar 89 Matching low impedance phones Feb 51 Modulator feed-back Jan 32 150 pill bottles Jan 4 QSL report, 1953 Apr 108 Remote control Jun 145 Restoring wrinkle finish Jan 27 Soldering feeders Mar 84 Sunspots and the amateur Apr 94 Super sonic single sideband Sep 230 The amateur past and present Aug 200 The beacon light Jan 32 The old timers' club Jan 3 This thing called CUU Feb 50 TV and 6 metres Apr 99 Your chairman speaks OTC Jan 4 RECEIVERS A cathode coupled HF amplifier Jan 7 A converter of unusual design Feb 34 A CRT for receivers Dec 319 A set up for six Dec 305 A simple receiver for new amateurs Sep 214 A twin triode mixer Jan 20 Build this mighty midget Aug 182 Noise limiter digest Jan 29 S meters Jan 28 HF chokes at VHF Dec 313 TECHNICAL SERVICE BUREAU Jan 14 TECHNICAL BOOKSHELF Aug 207 TECHNICAL TIPS Simple S meter Sep 240 Soldering iron burns Mar 87 TRANSMITTERS Double sideband suppressed carrier Feb 40 A set up for six Dec 305 Build this mighty midget Aug 182 Modulator feedback Jan 32 Powerless modulator Aug 191 Restricted frequency range Aug 187 Sixty watts on all bands Jul 159 Simplest exciter Oct 251 Transistor topics Sep 227 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 26, 1953 Index to Volume 26, 1953 ************************ UP Call-Book Jan TECHNICAL Issue Page Oscillator Stability Feb 4 Flotsam Feb 13 Flotsam May 17 A Remote Switch Feb 19 Odds and Ends Mar 4 The Correct Antenna Length Mar 6 Soldering Technique Mar 8 Two Band Radiating System Mar 10 Mobile Convertor for 80 Mar 16 The Windom Antenna Mar 18 Screen Modulation Mar 24 Grid Dippers Mar 37 Grid Dippers May 29 Grid Dippers Jun 2 SSB Telephony May 8 Adjusting The 300 ohm fed Windom As I Found It May 13 The Doodad May 15 A Simple 2 metre Converter May 24 A Keyer Paddle Jun 7 A Crystal Controlled Converter Jun 18 Modified Windom Jun 20 Clamp Tube Modulation Variations Jun 23 Wind Your Own Transformers Jul 13 Building a Communications Receiver Jul 25 The TE149 Jul 29 The T2FD Aug 10 More on The T2FD Aug 13 A Dial-less VFO Aug 20 Speech Clipper Unit Aug 24 ZC1 Mk 2 Amendments Sep 3 The Gilbert Gadget Sep 18 Simple Speech Limiting Oct 3 A Ham's Handygadget Oct 7 NBFM Oct 13 Television in New Zealand Oct 14 Build Your Own Handie-Talkie Oct 24 A Super Regen Superhet Nov 9 50 MC Converter Nov 12 Grid Dipper LF-HF Nov 14 Don't Be Frightened Nov 15 Mobile Nov 21 An Accurate Capacity Measuring Device Nov 29 Ham Made Turret Receiver Dec 3 The ZL1AAZ Mobile Aerial Dec 14 Random Ravings Dec 27 A Linear Wheatstone Bridge Dec 30 NZART Remits 1953 Conference Apr 3 President's Report Apr 11 Secretarial and AREC Report Apr 13 Editorial Report Apr 14 QSL Bureau Report Apr 31 Annual Accounts, 1953 Apr 15 Convention Programme Apr 18 The Functions of the Technical Panels of the Radio Research Committee May 22 Minutes of Conference, 1953 Jul 3 Other Conference Activities Jul 7 Who Dun It (Convention Committee Pars) Jul 30 Correspondence Aug 3 Convention Balance Sheet Aug 15 CONTESTS AND AWARDS The Contest Manager Squeaks Dec 23 VK/ZL DX Contest Results Mar 14 Mobile Contest Jul 11 DX European DX on 7 M.C. Feb 17 When The Next Maximum? by B.Sc Oct 8 GENERAL Amateur Co-operation Mar 36 CW Or Psychology? Jun 10 Fun on the River Jun 17 For The Old-Timer Sep 11 History of a Branch - Dunedin West Oct 11 Amateur Radio Communications Oct 27 Old Timers' Column Nov 6 Ashburton on 420 Nov 18 Two Metres Nov 19 History of VHF in New Zealand Nov 3 In Praise of Haywire Dec 6 Flotsam Dec 32 AREC The AREC As I See It May 7 Searches - Auckland Sep 6 Searches - Southland Sep 31 Searches - Nelson Sep 35 Why Trouble with AREC? Sep 13 Gisborne AREC Sep 14 Dunedin West AREC Sep 15 Waimarino Section Sep 25 The Amateur Radio Emergency Corps Sep 26 Search Equipment Sep 29 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 25, 1952 Index to Volume 25, 1952 ************************ UP Call-Book Jan ANTENNAS AND TRANSMISSION LINES Issue Page Aerial Checks with G.D.O. May 4 All Band Antenna (300 ohm Feed) Nov 28 Balanced Feed with Co-ax Aug 11 Centre-Loaded Whip: 80 m Mobile Dec 5 Ground Plane Antenna Aug 20 G8PO Without Cut and Try Jun 4 Half Wave Filters for Harmonic Reduction Feb 24 Multi-Band Ground Plane Aug 8 Six Band - But Neat Oct 6 Twin Three Beam Dec 11 ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS Annual Report, 1952 Apr 8 Balance Sheet Apr 16 Branch Secretaries, List of Jan 2 Constitution Alterations Aug 26 Council Jottings Aug 27 Council Nominees Apr 11 Editorial Report to Council Aug 26 Elections, 1953/54 -Biographies, etc. Dec 19 Management Circular Feb 21 Management Circular Apr 10 Management Circular May 15 Management Circular Jul 27 Management Circular Aug 27 Management Circular Oct 8 Management Circular Dec 33 Old Timers' Club Jul 10 Old Timers' Club Aug 32 Presidential Ballot Results, 1952-53 Feb 13 Presidential Ballot Results, 1952-53 Mar 9 Remits: Inglewood Voting Suggestion Feb 20 Remits: For 1952 Conference Apr 4 Remits: 1952 Results Jul 8 You Can't Have It for Nothing May 26 AUDIO EQUIPMENT Low Drain Amplifier Aug 15 Tape Recorder Hauling Mechanism May 18 VR65A's for Audio Use May 28 CORRESPONDENCE Feb-52 Feb 20 Mar-52 Mar 20 Apr-52 Apr 12 May-52 May 6 Jul-52 Jul 26 Oct-52 Oct 16 Dec-52 Dec 26 AWARDS See Index in Jan 1953 Call Book. CONTESTS BERU, 1952-Results Dec 33 CQ DX Contest Rules Oct 17 European DX Contest Rules Nov 18 Field Day, 1952 Results Mar 11 Field Day, 1953 Rules Dec 28 Frequency Measuring, 1952, Rules May 23 Frequency Measuring Results Aug 18 Frequency Measuring Results Sept 18 Frequency Measuring Results Oct 18 Frequency Measuring Results Dec 33 Memorial Contest, Rules Jun 19 Memorial Contest, Results Sep 16 Ross Hull, VHF Test, Results Jun 77 Ross Hull, VHF, 1952/53 Rules Dec 16 Sangster Shield, 1952, Rules Mar 14 Sangster Shield, 1952, Rules May 23 Sanqster Shield, 1952, Results Jul 16 VK/ZL DX, 1951, Results Apr 28 VK/ZL DX, 1952, Rules Jul 16 VK/ZL DX, 1952, Rules Aug 17 VK/ZL Jubilee Relay Results Feb 22 VHF Marathon, Results Mar 15 VHF Marathon, Results Sep 22 CONVENTIONS AND BEANOS Dunedin, 1952, Registration Form Mar 31 Dunedin, 1952, Programme Apr 14 Dunedin, 1952, Programme May 29 Dunedin, 1952, Report Jul 8 Palmerston North, 1953, Billets, etc. Oct 8 Palm, Nth., 1953-Programme Dec 30 CQ-DX Feb 16 CQ-DX Apr 29 CQ-DX Jul 23 CQ-DX Sep 15 CQ-DX Oct 22 CQ-DX Nov 21 EDITORIALS Branches to Assist "Break-In" Sep 3 Ideas for "Break-In" Jul 2 Lest We Forget Memorial Contest Jun 3 Let's Pretend May 3 Populate or Perish Aug 3 Radio Widow Oct 3 Toast to the Branches Dec 3 To the Old Timer Nov 3 Your Magazine Feb 3 EMERGENCIES, FIELD DAYS, ETC Auckland S. and R. Trial Feb 18 Gisborne Test with St. John's Dec 25 Field Day Contest Mar 11 Wellington Section Test Jul 12 FEATURES, FICTION AND MISCELLANEOUS Calibrated Variable Condenser Jul 14 Gisborne Clubroom Dec 17 Grid Dip Meter-A New Idea May 8 Ham Abbreviations Nov 7 I.A.R.U. Circular May 15 My First Ship-ZL1VU Oct 15 Napier Industrial Exhibition Dec 13 Nerve Communications Aug 24 Personalities Dec 31 Polyethylene, Polystyrene, "Perspex" and PVC Nov 13 Privileges of Amateur Radio Jun 28 This is History Aug 29 This Thing Called "DB's" Oct 14 This Thing Called RST June 15 VK9LW Calling Dec, 9 Why 47?-Preferred Values June 30 HlNTS AND KINKS Air-Wound Coils May 22 B&W "Miniductors"-Values Sep 14 Cure for Magnetized Screwdrivers Oct 9 Checking Crystal Frequencies Sep 14 Monitoring FM Feb 30 Multi-Contact Shielded Plug Apr 27 One-Tube Signal Tracer Aug 15 Simple Code Practice Oscillator Oct 31 Simple Crackle Finish Feb 30 Solderinn Crystal Diodes Feb 30 Time Delay Circuit Aug 15 Vernier Knob for Fine Tuning Sep 9 Use Those Tubes (Filament Auto-Transformers) Dec 14 KEYING AND CONTROL CIRCUITS Complete Electronic Keying Dec 7 Simplified Keying Monitor Sep 30 Suggested Cures for Key Clicks May 26 Very Electronic Key Jul 5 Voice Switching Circuit Oct 29 Voice Switching Circuit Nov 4 MEASUREMENTS AND TEST EQUIPMENT An Accurate Frequency Meter Nov 22 CRO Modulation Indicators Oct 26 Electronic Calculator Mar 3 Frequency Spotter for the Novice Feb 5 Frequency Spotter (correction) Mar 29 Using the 8C221 Oct 25 OBITUARIES H.M. King George VI. Feb 3 W9LM Oct 7 ZLlAJL - Pat Oct 7 ZL1TX Sep 29 ZL4GX - Horance Sutton Mar 22 ZL4HP - "Scotty" Nevill Jun 28 OPERATING DATA RNZAF Slow Mors Jan 58 Some Resolutions for 1952 Feb 15 POWER SUPPLY Use of Dry Rectifier Sep 7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS For the Ham to Be Feb 4 For the Ham to Be Mar 19 For the Ham to Be May 28 For the Ham to Be Jun 13 For the Ham to Be Oct 28 For the Ham to Be Nov 30 QTH'S ZL Jan 3 ZL Feb 14 ZL Feb 30 ZL Apr 20 ZL Apr 22 ZL May 25 ZL Jul 20 ZL Sep 11 ZL Sep 27 ZL Oct 11 VR2 Feb 23 RECEIVERS AND RECEIVING Improved Tuning Rate Oct 9 One Tube Signal Tracer Aug 15 Silicon Crystal Noise Generator Sep 4 Ten Metre Mobile Tips Feb 9 The R9'er Again - 14 mc Design Jul 25 REGULATIONS 21 mc Band May 3 International Conferences and Amateur Radio Jul 29 International Conferences and Amateur Radio Aug 4 International Conferences and Amateur Radio Sep 13 TRANSMITTERS: DESIGN, ETC. All Band Tuning Unit Dec 8 Band Spreading "Command" Transmitters Sep 25 Clapp v. Colpitts Jun 6 Harmonic Radiation Suppression Oct 13 That Crystal Frequency Jun 10 Two Metre Transmitter Oct 4 Visual Band Edge Marker Jul 4 VHF H. P. V. Brown Cup Mar 15 VHF Notes Aug 20 VHF Notes Sep 24 VHF Notes Oct 22 VHF Notes Nov 20 VHF Notes Dec 15 2 Metre Transmitter Oct 4 Some Hints on "420" Oct 5 WORLD PREDICTIONS: Feb-52 Feb 32 Mar-52 Mar 32 Apr-52 Apr 2 May-52 May 32 Jun-52 Jun 32 Jul-52 Jul 32 Aug-52 Aug 2 Sep-52 Sep 32 Oct-52 Oct 32 Dec-52 Dec 34 Letter from Radio Research Office Aug 28 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 24, 1951 Index to Volume 24, 1951 ************************ UP Call-Book Jan ANTENNAS Issue Page Abstracts-Beams May 35 Aerial Innovations Nov 9 Design of Yagi Antennas Feb 40 Houston Hayrake - A Complete 12 Element Array Aug 7 Light Weight Flopover Array Aug 6 Low Frequency Discone Mar 19 The Antenna Here Is Aug 11 Water Tank Dummy Antennas Aug 27 AUDIO FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT Design Limits for High Output Grid Modulation Jun 15 Modern Plate Modulation Technique Jun 11 Modulation Measurement Mar 4 Variable Audio Selectivity with Surplus FL8 Filter Sep 9 CONFERENCE-COUNCIL-MANAGEMENT Annual Reports May 27 Balance Sheet April 6 Council Activities Sep 27 Conference (Auck.) 1951 Jul 4 Management Committee Notes Apr 40 Manage. Committee Circular May 28 Manage. Committee Circular Aug 32 Manage. Committee Circular Oct 19 Manage. Committee Circular Dec 15 Nominations President and Vice-presidents (1951-52) Nov 15 Nominations Council Apr 12 Officers' Reports Apr 4 Remits Apr 8 FEATURES AND MISCELLANEOUS Argo Story Apr 25 Chemistry in the Shack Feb 29 Decibels Nov 16 First Two-way Communication Between Australisia and North America Feb 19 Have You BCI? May 4 Here's a Pretty Pickle Jun 4 Home Brew Spray Gun Dec 11 Magnetic Headphones Feb 39 More Weatherwise Operation Aug 8 Precautions in Using Electrolytic Condensers Aug 26 Radio Helps Keep NZ Green Feb 37 Radio Hams are Friendly Folk Jul 18 Securing 300 ohm Ribbon May 8 Taumarunui AERO Equipment Test Sep 31 80 Metres As Is Mar 31 Winding Short-Wave Coils Dec 9 KEYING Low Cost Vacuum Tube Keyer Jun 31 What! No Clicks? Feb 34 MEASUREMENT AND TEST EQUIPMENT Frequency Standard Aug 4 Poor Ham's Grid Dipper Sep 7 Simple Signal Generator Nov 26 Use That CRT (Pt. II) May 18 RECEIVERS (Design and Construction) Agreed to Disagree Sep 15 Choice of Crystal Frequency in VHF Convertors Aug 30 Ham Made Communications Turret May 7 IF Amplifier Noise-As it Affects VHF Convertor Performance Sep 9 Panoramic Reception May 35 RECTIFIERS Selenium Rectifiers Jun 18 TELEVISION TV Ham Style Feb 23 TRANSMITTER (Construction and Design) Complete CW/Phone Transmitter Using Pentode 803 Final Nov 4 A Complete Transmitter, Part 2 Dec 4 Controlled Carrier Phone Apr 17 How to Neutralize Your Single-ended Tetrode Final Mar 16 Neutralizing Live with HT On Aug 26 Notes on the Clapp Apr 42 Single Side Band May 37 Stable Versatile VFO Mar 20 Transmitter Band Pass Couplings May 35 WAR SURPLUS EQUIPMENT CONVERSION Addition to Tuning Eye to ZC1 Mk. II Aug 29 Converting the No. 21 Set to AC Sep 29 Revamping the Class C Wavemeter Power Supply Sep 21 The ZC1 on Phone May 31 The BC 454 "Two-Banded" Aug 29 208 Modifications Sep 17 EDITORIALS Editor's Foreword Jan 3 Loyalty Feb 3 They Just Couldn't Say Goodbye Mar 3 The Death Penalty of Amateur Radio Apr 3 Sane Thinking for Convention May 3 25 Years of Progress? Jun 3 A Message from the New President Jul 3 Concerning the DX Fiend Aug 3 VK/ZL Contest Sep 3 Please Fill in that Voting Paper Oct 3 Bad Manners Nov 3 Christmas Messages Dec 4 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 23, 1950 UP Call-Book Jan GENERAL Issue Page Radio Clubs - Making Them Work, byW9EGQ Feb 5 About This Propagation Business, by ZL2TD Feb 9 Brief Encounter, by ZL2GG Feb 14 Great Circle Bearings Mar 13 Of, By and For the Amateur Mar 15 Examination for Amateur Operators' Certificate Mar 17 Answers to Amateur Exam Questions Apr 27 ANSWERING THE BEGINNERS' QUESTION, "CW or Phone?" May 9 STATION DESCRIPTION, ZL4IO May 11 SO NOW YOU'RE A HAM, by "Keyclick" Jul 7 ONE HAM'S WAR Jul 15 A XTAL CONTROLLED EXCITER OR LOW POWER TRANSMITTER by W. A. Scarr, G2WS Aug 5 FUTURE HAMIC, by K. A. Slobb, W9YMZ Aug 11 HAMMING AS OTHERS SEE US OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by "Arjee" Aug 15 THE LURE OF LISTENING Oct 14 STATION DESCRIPTION Oct 15 IN REMINISCENT MOOD (ZL2GG) Oct 24 HELP THOSE THAT HELP YOU Oct 27 STANDARD FREQUENCY TRANSMISSIONS Oct 35 STOP PRESS Oct 40 SILENT KEY (MR W. M. HALL) Nov 4 SEPTEMBER QUESTIONS Nov 39 OUR OWN CLUBROOMS Dec 3 HAM ABSTRACTS Dec 17 TECHNICAL Another System of a Simple Speech Clipper, by VK3FO Feb 16 Measuring Components, by ZL1UY Feb 18 A Miniature Phone Transmitter Mar 5 Plug In Exciters from "Command" Transmitters By W9UIIF and W9ZHL Apr 5 ALL BAND VFO, by J. B. Cormack, ZL2CP May 3 SIMPLE SUPERMODULATION, by R. 0. Chatfield, ZLJVL May 4 BROADCAST CONVERTER, by ZL4KE May 26 REDUCING SPLATTER, by W6DHG Jun 5 6 METRES "THE LINE OF SIGHT BAND", by W. R. Homer, ZL2BJ Jun 8 WEATHER WISE RADIO OPERATION, by R. S. L. Cole, ZL2TD Jun 11 PORTABLE ON 6 METRES, by ZL1MQ Jun 15 FREQUENCY STANDARD Jul 3 AN S-METER FOR THE ZC1, by W. Adams, ZL2ALA Jul 22 AN ECONOMICAL POWER SUPPLY, by D. McWha, ZL2LN Aug 20 USE THAT CRT, by C. E. C. Hopkins Sep 5 SOME MORE NOTES ON THE "3MH" BEAM by G. H. Pritchard, ZL3MH Sep 14 RELAX MEN I USE HAYWIRE, by W6DTY Sep 17 POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE REGULATION FOR CW by C. A. Wright, ZL1CI Sep 19 CRYSTAL FILTER RESULTS WITH IF REGENERATION, by R. W. Culpitt Sep 25 KEYING WITHOUT CLICKS, by ZL2CP Sep 26 SOME FURTHER NOTES ON CLAPP OSCILLATORS, by ZL2CP Sep 27 QRG EHOA? (TAIHOA) Oct 5 A SWINGING TOWER (ZL3AZ) Oct 11 A CONSTANT MODULATION SYSTEM (W8YHR) Oct 17 POWER FROM 6.3 VOLTS AC (ZL3JW/ZLBLL) Oct 29 AN ACCESSORY FOR CW RECEPTION (WIDF) Nov 18 THE SELECTOJECT (W6QYT-W6VQL) Nov 29 A GRID DIP OSCILLATOR Dec 22 THE VERSATILE FRANKLIN -ZL2ACV Dec 26 DX Ionosphere Predictions Feb 20 Ionosphere Predictions Mar 23 Ionosphere Predictions May 22 Ionosphere Predictions Nov 8 CONTESTS AND AWARDS Canterbury Centennial DX Contest Feb 15 Memorial (1949) Contest Results Apr 26 TRANS-TASMAN CONTEST 1950 May 12 SANGSTER SHIELD CONTEST, 1950 May 13 RESULTS OF CANTERBURY CENTENNIAL DX CONTEST May 32 WORKED ALL AMERICA AWARD Jun 20 WORKED ALL DISTRICTS (ZL) AWARD Jun 21 OPERATING and DX AWARDS Jun 32 VK/ZL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST 1950 Jul 10 HOW I WON THE 1950 TRANS-TASMAN CONTEST by ZL2GG Jul 12 TIKI CONTEST Jul 25 MEMORIAL CONTEST, 1950 Sep 10 1950 SANGSTER SHIELD RESULTS Sep 15 CONTEST CALENDAR Oct 21 DX CONTEST (4th ALL EUROPEAN) Nov 16 The Contest Manager Speaks (ZL2GX) Oct 22 The Contest Manager Speaks (ZL2GX) Nov 13 The Contest Manager Speaks Dec 30 NZART Council Deliberations and Finances Feb 10 N.Z.A.R.T's. Art Union Feb 12 The Secretary Says Feb 17 Nominations for Councillors Mar 9 Councillors' Biographies Mar 10 Annual General Meeting and Reports Apr 9 Balance Sheets Apr 12 Nomination for Councillors Apr 16 Remits Apr 17 Convention Programme Apr 25 The Secretary Says Apr 40 The Secretary Says May 15 The Secretary Says Aug 13 The Secretary Says Dec 11 COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS May 7 EXTRA REMITS FOR 1950 CONVENTION May 8 1950 CONVENTION REPORT Aug 8 REPORT ON THE ART UNION Aug 17 BRANCH SECRETARIES Aug 39 BRANCH SECRETARIES Sep 35 ART UNION RESULTS Jul 9 AREC Wairarapa Section Active in Tararua Search Mar 7 British Empire Games AREC Apr 7 AREC AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Jul 19 AREC-GISBORNE FLOODS Aug 15 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 22, 1949 Index to Volume 22, 1949 ************************ UP Call-Book Jan ANTENNAS Issue Page The Diversity Quad Feb 8 A New Driven Array (3MH Beam) May 13 A New Driven Array (3MH Beam) Jul 15 A New Driven Array (3MH Beam) Sep 5 A New Driven Array (3MH Beam) Dec 13 A.E.R.0. REPORTS Balclutha Flooding Feb 16 Motor-car Race at Wigram Mar 22 Assistance at Speedboat Races (Wairarapa) May 10 Manawatu Floods Nov 12 AUDIO EQUIPMENT Low Power 807 Amplifier Jul 13 Simple Audio Amplifier Aug 16 AWARDS W.A.P. Apr 12 R.S.G.B. Certificates Jul 39 East Africa Awards Nov 13 BEAM DESCRIPTIONS ZL2AI Jun 12 ZL3BR Dec 9 CONVENTIONS AND BEANOS South Canterbury Beano (48) Feb 9 Remits For Conference Mar 14 West Coast Beano May 15 Convention Report Jul 9 CONTESTS B.E.R.U. Contest Feb 10 Memorial Contest (48) Results1 Mar 8 Trans-Tasman Contest May 12 Trans-Tasman Contest (Results) Aug 9 Sangster Shield Contest Aug 14 Sangster Shield Contest (Results) Nov 15 VK-ZL Contest 1948 Results Sep 13 VK-ZL International Contest 1949 Oct 14 Contest "Tiki" Oct 33 Indian International DX Contest Nov 18 Memorial Contest 1949 Nov 21 FEATURES, FICTION AND MISCELLANEOUS Wellington Branch Picnic Mar 22 A.O.P.C. Examination Papers Mar 26 A.O.P.C. Examination Papers Oct 18 A.O.P.C. Examination Papers (Answers) Apr 22 A.O.P.C. Examination Papers (Answers) Nov 16 Tbe Why of Odd Resistor Values Mar 32 Applying the Decibel Apr 5 Handy Resistor Wattage Table May 27 General Report Jun 13 Council Deliberations Jul 18 Council Deliberations Oct 9 It Wouldn't Do for the Duke, Sir Jul 22 Gisborne Memorial Trophy Jul 27 Rotton Phones Aug 7 A Radio Holiday Sep 12 Beam Rotation Angle Nov 7 New Triode for Centimetres Dec 15 FREQUENCY MODULATION Low Frequency Narrow Band FM on 80 Metres Dec 5 KEYING Absorber Keying Aug 12 MEASUREMENTS, MONITORING AND TEST A Junk Box Scope Feb 4 Wobulating Simplified Apr 9 Absorption Frequency Meters Sep 9 CW and Telephony Monitor Sep 24 Eyes for your Receiver Oct 5 Simple Modulation Monitor Nov 9 Standing Wavemeter for 300 ohm Ribbon Dec 10 MODULATOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION Taylor Super Modulation "TSM" May 5 OBITUARY ZL1CB Feb 13 ZL2JY Aug 11 POWER SUPPLY A New CRT Power Supply Mar 11 Niams Voltage Regulation Apr 13 Self Regulating Grid Bias Jun 27 PROPAGATION, RADIATION AND RESEARCH Report on Amateur Co-operation in Radio Research Mar 8 QTH's ZL Feb 24 ZL Apr 26 ZL Jun 24 ZL Aug 17 ZL Oct 27 Cook Islands May 36 RECEIVER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND ADJUSTMENT A 7 mc Xtal locked Double Conversion Super Mar 5 Single Sideband Reception Jun 3 Ten Metre Convertor Aug 5 Adapting the ZB Homing Adapter to Six Metres Sep 3 ARC5 Receiver Modifications Oct 8 A ReliabJe 8 Tube Receiver Nov 5 STATION DESCRIPTIONS ZL1CH Feb 7 ZL1FB Mar 19 ZL3LR May 9 ZL4AU Aug 10 ZL4GA Sep 7 ZL2GG Oct 12 TRANSMITTER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND ADJUSTMENT Designing a VHF Transmitter Feb 11 Six Metre Transmitter May 7 A 6K8 Transmitter Jun 15 A Deluxe VFO Unit for 20 Metres Jul 5 Grid Modulated Amplifier Sep 16 Transmitter Control Oct 10 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 21, 1948 Index to Volume 21, 1948 ************************ UP Call-Book Jan ANTENNAS Issue Page Folded Dipoles and Unipoles Apr 4 Establishing Antenna Resonance (abs.) Jul 12 Notes on Angle of Radiation Jul 12 Collins Coupler for ZC1 Dec 20 Transmission Line Spacing Dec 22 AUDIO-FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT Audio Filter for Communication Feb 5 Communication Transmitter Audio Characteristic Apr 12 Multi-match Modulation Transformers Jun 9 Audio Oscillator Jun 25 AWARDS WAS. (Worked All States) May 21 R.S.G.B. Certificates Jun 28 W.A.B. (Worked All N.Z.A.R.T. Branches) Sep 23 W.A.Z. (Worked All Zones) Oct 15 W.A.P. (Worked All Pacific) Oct 21 CONTESTS Eddystone Essay Competition Jan. Supp. Eddystone Essay Competition Aug 19 Otago Centennial DX Jan Supp. Otago Centennial DX Feb 20 Otago Centennial DX Jun 18 N.Z.A.R.T. "Eddystone" on 80m. Feb 16 N.Z.A.R.T. "Eddystone" on 80m. Sep 16 Why Contests? Feb 18 1947 Sangster Shield Results Feb 18 1947 Memorial Results Feb 19 V.H.F. Marathon (H. P. V. Brown Cup) Feb 20 B.E.R.U Mar 18 1948 Trans-Tasman Apr 22 1948 Trans-Tasman Nov 4 VK-ZL DX Jul 19 1948 DX Marathon ("CQ") Jul 24 1948 Sangster Shield Aug 20 1948 Sangster Shield Aug 40 Hutt Valley-Wellington Aug 21 CQ's World-wide DX Sep 17 CQ's World-wide DX Oct 14 Memorial, 1948 Nov 23 Sangster Shield and W-VE Results Dec 26 CONVENTlONS AND BEANOS National Conference Apr 17 Remits for Conference Apr 18 Convention Report Jun 21 Auckland and North Shore Beano Nov 9 Christchurch Beano Dec 30 EDITORlALS Discussion Groups' Forum Feb 3 50 Megacycles and Higher Feb 3 N.Z.A.R.T. Organisation Mar. 2 N.Z.A.R.T. Organisation Nov 3 Break-In Representatives Apr 3 Phone Men May 3 An Appreciation May 37 Contributions to "Break-In" Jul 9 Contributions to "Break-In" Aug 5 Reminder to Branch Scribes Jul 40 Reminder to Branch Scribes Aug 31 Amateurs and Radio Research Aug 3 Amateurs and Radio Research Sep 3 Phone Men-and Phonetics Nov 2 New Looks Dec 3 EMERGENCIES, EXHIBITIONS and FIELD DAYS Blenheim-Nelson Cycle Race Feb 24 N.Z. Grand Prix Apr 28 Invercargill Display Jun 16 Gisborne R.E.C. Assists Flood Relief Aug 15 Boosting Club Funds Oct 18 Mt. Ruapehu Air Crash Nov 25 Ruapehu Emergency Network Dec 17 FEATURES, FICTION and MISCELLANEOUS Story of ZL QSL Bureau May 10 A4 (Fascimile) Reception at G.P.O May 12 The Unwritten Laws Discussed May 14 The Unwritten Laws Discussed Aug 38 N.Z.A.R.T. Annual Report May 26 Should QSL Cards Peter Out? Jun 16 Public Relations Jun 3 A.O.P.C. Examination Papers Jul 16 A.O.P.C. Examination Papers Aug 17 A.O.P.C. Examination Papers Oct 11 You . . . and Our Advertisers Aug 7 Amateur's Laboratory Notebook Aug 13 Amateurs to Assist N.Z. Radio Research Aug 3 Amateurs to Assist N.Z. Radio Research Aug 23 Amateurs to Assist N.Z. Radio Research Sep 3 Amateurs to Assist N.Z. Radio Research Oct 23 In Defence of Design Sep 9 Our New R.E.C. Chief Sep 26 Importance of C.W Oct 3 Just Suppose we had no N.Z.A.R.T. Oct 10 25 Years Active ZL Ham- ZL2AB Oct 26 Tuned Circuit Planning Dec 11 FREQUENCY MODULATION Answer to N.F.M. Reception Apr 10 KEYING and CONTROL CIRCUITS Taming "Bugs" Feb 22 An Electronic Keyer May 4 What! No Key Clicks? Dec 16 MEASUREMENTS, MONITORING and TEST EQUIPMENT How Sensitive is Your Receiver? Jun 6 Frequency Meters Jun 25 Cathode-ray Tubes (Refs.) Jul 13 Simple Time-base Circuit Sep 7 Trapezoid Modulation Patterns Sep 8 Improved Coupling Method for CRO's Sep 8 Simple CR0 Modulation Indicator Oct 7 OBlTUARY ZL2FF, ZL2HH, VK3KU Oct 19 W1EH Oct 21 OPERATING ACTIVITIES 50 Mc.-The Big Break-through Feb 11 With a 208 on the Tasman Apr 9 Portable Location-No. 2 Jul 11 OPERATING PRACTICES and CODES Bringing Signal Reporting Up to Date Mar 13 Pointers for C.W. and Phone Operators Mar 28 ARRL Operating Organisation Apr 27 DX Operating Codes Sep 20 QRRR Oct 19 POWER SUPPLY Var. Volt Output with Uniform Regulation Mar 22 Improved H.T. Voltage Divider May 22 C.R.T. Power Supplies Sep 5 C.R.T. Power Supplies Oct 5 PROPAGATION, RADIATION and RESEARCH Ionosphere Recording Feb 14 Amateur Observations May 25 Amateur Research Projects Oct 23 RECEIVER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION and ADJUSTMENT Tubes for R.F. and Mixer Stages Feb 7 Weak-Signal Receiver Design Mar 9 Amateur Band Receiver Design Mar 11 Signal Strength Meter for ZCJ Mar 22 Receiver Sensitivity Apr 14 Simple Synchrodyne Apr 31 Noise Limiter that Works Apr 31 ARC-S Receiver Circuits Aug 9 Clapp Oscillator for Receivers Oct 9 Flip-Flop Diversity Adaptor Dec 21 REFERENCE DATA, TABLES, Etc International Amateur Prefixes Jan 3 Q Code Jan 6 Great Circle Bearings Jan 9 Transmissions Classified Jul 7 Revised WWV Schedule Jul 28 N.Z.A.R.T. Branches Directory Nov 30 REGULATIONS U.S. (W) Amateur Bands Apr 27 European Band-planning Jun 17 VK Amateur Bands Aug 19 ZL Amateur Bands Sep 13 ZL Amateur Bands Oct 24 P. & T. Dept. Letter Sep 25 H.F. Permits Oct 24 G's Get 145-146 Mc Nov 7 Frequency Allocations from Jan. 1, 1949 Dec 28 STATION CONSTRUCTION and WORKSHOP PRACTICE Crystal Grinding Techniques May 6 Cleaning Switch Contacts Jun 15 STATION DESCRIPTIONS ZL1TC Feb 24 ZL3HC Mar 31 J4AAZ Apr 36 ZL2BH May 16 ZL2RP Jun 28 ZL2ACT Aug 26 ZL3JT Sep 16 ZL1HJ Oct 29 ZL1FX, ZL2GX, ZL2AR, ZL2AFR, ZL3II, J4AAD Nov 4 SUPPRESSED CARRIER SYSTEMS S.S.S.C Mar 3 What is S.S.S.C. Telephony Mar 4 What About Single-sideband? (abs.) Jul 12 TRANSMITTER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION and ADJUSTMENT Feeding Screens of 807's May 9 Modulating Tetrodes May 22 Putting ARC-5 Transmitter to Work Jun 3 Clapp Oscillator Jul 13 Clapp Oscillator Aug 8 De Luxe 6-Band Transmitter Dec 4 Modifications to ARC-5 Transmitters Dec 15 V.H.F. EQUIPMENT V.H.F. Tubes Apr 26 Approach to 144 Mc Jul 4 Resonant R-F Chokes for V.H.F. Jul 6 Resonant R-F Chokes for V.H.F. Dec 20 Don't Wait for 144 Mc. Band Sep 11 Pre-amplifier for 144 Mc. Receivers Dec 8 V.H.F. R-F Stages Dec 21 QTH's ZL- Jan 12 ZL- Mar 29 ZL- May 34 ZL- Jun, 31 ZL- Jul 26 ZL- Aug 27 ZL- Sep 31 ZL- Oct 27 ZL- Nov 22 ZL- Dec 35 Fiji Feb 31 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz Index to Volume 20, 1947 Index to Volume 20, 1947 ************************ UP Call-Book Jan ANTENNAS Issue Page Three Element Beam-ZL1GI Feb 57 Four Element Rotary Beam Mar 75 Trurip PVC as Feeders Mar 87 Gold Plated Decibels Jul 213 Radio Towers-Amateur Built Aug 246 VK3KU's Beams Oct 313 Folded Unipole Antenna Oct 323 Horizontal v Vertical 80 Metres Oct 324 AUDIO-FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT Class AB1 807's Mar 77 Beam Tube Modulators Apr 118 Modulation Transtormers May 141 Modulating Tetrodes Oct 325 Class B 807's with Zero Bias Nov 349 Crystal Pick-up Filter Dec 394 Push-Pull Phase-Splitter Dec 395 CONTESTS Memorial, 1946-Results Feb 59 B.E.R.U. First Post-War Mar 91 Hutt Valley-Wellington Mar 95 Fourth District 1947 Competitions Apr 136 21st Birthday-N.Z.A.R.T. Aug 261 Sangster Shield-1947 Sep 285 VK International DX Sep 293 21st Birthday-Results Oct 315 First All-European DX Nov 358 Sangster Shield Results Nov 361 Memorial, l947 Nov 362 CONVENTIONS Moscow Meeting Discusses Frequencies Mar 81 West Coast Convention Mar 92 Dunedin Beano Apr 130 Remits for 1947 N.Z.A.R.T. May 147 Annual Report May 155 N.Z.A.R.T. 1947 Annual Convention Jun 187 Southland Branch Beano Sep 284 Atlantic City Aug 253 Atlantic City Sep 288 Atlantic City Oct 322 Atlantic City Dec 398 CORRESPONDENCE W.A.R.B. Material Feb 61 W.A.R.B. Material Apr 117 News from Sweden Feb 56 80 Metres Feb 61 P.L. to Measure Solar Radiation Mar 78 VK Phones Mar 84 QRP on 80 Metres Mar 84 Emergency Traffic from Launches May 153 Branch Finances Jul 220 G2NM Dec 403 Sunday Evening on 80 Dec 403 EDITORIALS Presidential Message Feb 41 Congestion on 80 Metres Mar 73 Proposed Constitution Apr 105 21 Years Life N.Z.A.R.T May 137 Atlantic City Jun 169 Monitoring Stations Jul 209 Your Magazine Aug 241 Cross Band Operation Aug 255 Workers in N.Z.A.R.T Aug 263 Editorial Policy Sep 273 Contest Reflections Sep 273 The Amateur's Code Oct 306 Spring Cleaning-1947 Oct 306 Atlantic City Nov 345 Taking Stock Dec 383 EMERGENCIES, EXPEDITIONS, EXHIBITIONS and FIELD DAYS Glen Lyon and Beyond Feb 49 Amateurs Assist Cycle Races Feb 55 Expedition "Kon-Tiki" Mar 85 Expedition "Kon-Tiki" May 154 Yacht Waitangi Incident Apr 113 Action for Taumarunui R.E.C. May 152 Portable Location Jul 215 Otago Branch Exhibit Sep 281 Cook Islands R.E.C. to the Rescue Dec 400 C.A.R.L. Exhibition Dec 405 FEATURES, FICTION and MISCELLANEOUS Research in Cook Islands Apr 115 One Amateur's War Effort Apr 125 Give "Phone" a Fair Chance May 144 Up-to-Date Countries' List Jun 181 Amateur Radio in Japan Jul 219 Station WWV Jul 226 Radio Communication Developments Jul 231 Amateurs and U.N.O. Oct 316 The Infinite Impudance Detector Oct 328 Amateur Radio in the Cook Islands Oct 356 KEYING Key Controlled Break-In May 143 Clean-Cut Break-In Keying Oct 324 Keying Monitor Dec 397 MEASUREMENTS, MONITORING and TEST EQUlPMENT Reducing Phone QRM Mar 83 Percentage Modulation Meter Jul 211 Low-Cost Audo Oscillator Sep 282 A Ham Polymeter Dec 385 OBITUARY ZK1AF Apr 117 ZL1DD Sep 278 RECEIVER DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Receiver R.F. Stages Mar 79 Three-Tube T.R.F. Receiver Apr 107 Valve Input Impedances May 149 Signal Strength Meter Jun 179 Synchrodyne Receiver Aug 243 Noise Limiters Aug 247 Noise Limiters Sep 278 V.H.F. Receiver Design Oct 309 28V. H.T. and L.T. for Receivers Oct 321 208 All-Purpose Camping Radio Nov 367 REGULATIONS Plan for the 28 M/c Band Apr 127 Unwritten Law of Amateur Radio May 168 P. and T. Dept. Letter Nov 363 STATION DESCRIPTIONS ZL1GI Feb 57 ZL3LR Mar 91 ZL3AB May 154 ZL3AW Jun 185 ZL4GA Jul 221 ZL3FZ Jul 223 ZL1KJ Aug 245 ZL3CV Nov 355 ZL2SO Dec 402 ZL2GO Dec 403 STATION CONSTRUCTION and WORKSHOP PRACTICE Making Your Own Insulators Mar 86 Plastics for the Amateur Apr 110 Hints and Kinks May 146 TRANSMlTTER DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION Constant Current Curves Feb 43 ZCl Conversions to A.C Feb 51 Cathode-Follower ECO May 139 Lower Power Transmitter May 145 Keeping Your Harmonics at Home Jun 171 ZC1 Modifications Jun 208 56 Modifications Sep 275 Small 80-Metre Rig Sep 279 Tank Circuit Q Oct 318 High Efficiency Linear Amplifier Oct 329 Torpedo Twins-807's Nov 346 Grid Drive Nov 352 208 Set for R.E.C Nov 366 Frequency Doubling Dec 390 Link Coupling Dec 394 Relay Power Supply Dec 397 TUBES 6V6 Jul 214 R.M.A. Designations Jul 230 Load Resistance Calculations for Power Pentodes Aug 254 Receiving Tubes in the Transmitter Oct 319 807's Mar 77 807's Nov 359 807's Nov 351 V.H.F 6 Metres in VK Feb 60 Going Places on 166 Mc/s Apr 119 Direct Crystal Control on 50 M/c Jul 229 Taumarunui Activity on 50 M/c Apr 124 Folded Unipole Antenna Oct 323 6-Metre Activity in ZL3 Dec 392 Sunspot Cycle and "Six" Dec 393 QTH's ZL Mar 90 ZL Apr 120 ZL May 142 ZL May 144 ZL Jun 185 ZL Jul 226 ZL Aug 258 ZL Oct 331 ZL Nov 369 ZL Dec 405 Fiji Sep 287 Last Updated on 12/12/99 By Dexter N. Muir Email: dexy@ihug.co.nz