Index for 2006                        Break-In          Volume 79      

 

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 performance.

May/June

4

 

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

Sept/Oct

7

 

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

Sept/Oct

15

 

So you have decided to downgrade to the HF bands?

Jan/Feb

18

 

SWR meters; how they work

Sept/Oct

8

 

Technical Forum; LED torches, Static noise limiter.

Mar/Apr

29

 

Technical forum; Li-ion cells, replacing rectifier diodes, portable antenna with pipe compression fittings, finding a break in multi-conductor cable.

Sept/Oct

14

 

Technical Forum; NiMH battery charger, Electronic flashing indicator, Compact fluorescent lamps.

May/June

14

 

Technical Forum; Simple RF probe, Zener diode substitute

July/Aug

35

 

To dip or not to dip: a critical look at dip meter performance

May/June

4

 

Working the LEOs. Pt 1, an introduction to amateur satellites

Sept/Oct

10

 

 

 

 

 

Digital techniques

 

 

 

Digital Antenna Analyser

Jan/Feb

4

 

Digital Frequency Display

Mar/Apr

14

 

 

 

 

 

Satellites

 

 

 

Working the LEOs. Pt 1, an introduction to amateur satellites

Sept/Oct

10

 

Working the LEOs. Pt 2, the OSCARs and how to work them.

Nov/Dec

14

 

 

 

 

 

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

July/Aug

7

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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