Index to Volume 52, 1979 ************************ 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