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Amateur Radio Magazine Article Archive I've been writing for Amateur Radio magazine, published by the Wireless Institute of Australia, and Lo-Key published by the VK QRP Club on and off for the last thirty years. Will VK6UU has scanned and made available online back issues of Amateur Radio from the 1930s to the 2000s. Doug VK1ZDJ has scanned and made available online earlier back issues of Lo-Key. As a result many of my articles are available online and can be found via the links below. 1. Technical January 1988: One valve regenerative receiver, storage idea for end-fed antennas February 1988: Valve equipment power supply, shorting stick March 1988: One valve QRP transmitter, Two valve audio amplifier April 1988: A tune up indicator May 1988: An ATU, antennas and operating September 1988: One valve regenerative receiver August 1990: ATU in a cake tin July 1995: 80m CW transmitter September 1995: VK6 80 direct conversion receiver December 1995: A compact 80m loop antenna January 1996: Garran 40m CW transmitter July 1996: Experimental receiver for 2m FM using a car radio November 1996: Micropower 2m FM transmitter March 1997: Morse Mouse June 1997: 70 centimetres from a two metre rig September 1997: A receiver for the Garran October 1997: Receive SSB on your Shortwave AM radio March 1998: Further thoughts on the Garran April 1998: Six to two receiving converter, Two way Morse practice set, Super VXO heads south June 1998: Junk box regenerative receiver, The versatile end-fed wire July 1998: DSB 40m transmitter August 1998: One transistor frequency synthesiser October 1998: Yoghurt container sound projector March 1999: Receive SSB on your FM receiver November 1999: Moorabbin simple regenerative receiver January 2000: ACT 3.5 80m CW transceiver September 2000: Receive SSB on your VHF/UHF handheld October 2000: Build the 'Funway 80' receiver January 2001: The 'good enough' Morse key April 2001: More crystal sets September 2001: An antenna coupler for the FT-817 October 2001: DC2000 experimental direct conversion receiver April 2002: A constructors report on the WBR Receiver, A cradle for portable transceivers December 2002: Build an electronics set February 2003: The Versatenna - A traveller's antenna for VHF & UHF July 2003: The NoPA 40m DSB transmitter, New life for your old broadcast receiver March 2005: 160 - 15m indoor magnetic loop September 2011: A simple SDR Part 1 October 2011: A simple SDR Part 2 November 2011: Portaloop antenna for MF reception March 2012: Salvaging parts: What to take and how to use it May 2012: A valve receiver that runs on 12 volts June 2012: A computer powered multimode transmitter July 2012: Magnetic loop for HF pedestrian mobile August 2012: "Match 22" QRP antenna coupler September 2012: RF Portatest universal test instrument November 2012: 'Porta 40' direct conversion receiver for 40m January-February 2013: Cheaply improve Morse DX reception January-February 2013: An HF crystal set - a practical exercise in refined simplicity March 2013: 'Split 40' 40m direct conversion CW transceiver March 2013: 'Summer Loop' Ultra-light pedestrian mobile magnetic loop antenna April 2013: Arduino dead band opener (automatic CQ caller for CW) June 2013: Receive 7 MHz on a 27 MHz CB radio June 2013: Review of Ten Tec R4020 CW QRP transceiver August 2013: Review of OzQRP MST400 SSB transceiver kit September 2013: Little transmitters around the shack (a look at LIPDs) December 2013: A triband end-fed wire antenna (40/20/10m) January-February 2014: 'Summer Loop II' - improved magnetic loop for 21-50 MHz ped mobile March 2014: SDR40 - A simple 7 MHz SDR April 2014: Knobless Wonder fixed frequency 7 MHz SSB transceiver June 2014: A practical introduction to phasing direct conversion receivers November 2014: UnitLoop magnetic loop for 7 MHz March 2015: The Wadetenna for 7-50 MHz pedestrian mobile April 2015: Wire antennas for seaside DXing October 2015: Junkbox two transistor two band regenerative receiver November 2015: 7 MHz wind up CW transmitter April 2016: Length matters - fun with coaxial cable August 2016: Review of the OzQRP MDT DSB transceiver kit September 2016: Some uses for centre-off toggle switches November 2016: A balanced antenna coupler for portable use December 2016: Tune for maximum brightness LED antenna current indicator March 2017: Making your Pixie QRP transceiver slightly less appalling April 2017: Super simple 40m receiver from available parts May 2017: L-match antenna coupler for portable use June 2017: Two transistor inductorless ceramic resonator regenerative receiver August 2017: Forty Thirty 7 MHz 30 watt CW transmitter-receiver March-April 2018: Review of the Digitech AR1780 portable receiver November-December 2018: Review of the Peak LCR45 LCR and impedance meter March-April 2019: Junk nostalgia and dangerous projects July-August 2019: Receive SSB on your 27 MHz AM CB September-October 2019: 50 ohm oblong loop for 144 MHz SSB and WSPR November-December 2019: Coax cable magnetic loop and tuner for 1.8 and 3.5 MHz January-February 2020: JS Eight Zero - Simple direct conversion receiver for 3.5 MHz JS8 November-December 2020: Making thick shaft variable capacitors useful March-April 2021: Curious antenna coupler has no variable capacitor May-June 2021: More bands and modes for the JS80 receiver See the VK3YE YouTube channel for video demonstrations of many of these projects 2. General interest May 1997: Wanted - 100 members to replace the dead! July 1997: Book review - CB PLL Data book October 1997: Producing an amateur radio news broadcast February 1998: Amateur radio on the world wide web February 2001: Australia's new electromagnetic radiation requirements April 2001: How much do you know about your WIA? November 2001: The Australian Amateur Radio FAQ July 2002: WIA Federal Convention 2002 - an observer's observations December 2002: Book review 'The Dick Smith Way' December 2003: Try this - Your computer as a sound recorder Jan-Feb 2012: Ten tips for ten watts: by someone who does it with two October 2012: Usability and complexity January-February 2013: HF 'gig guide' - the lowdown on the best bands August 2015: Getting back into amateur radio June 2016: Producing YouTube videos for amateur radio September 2016: How to make your hobby pay for itself November 2016: What they say and what they mean: Decoding the lingo of ham radio ads January-February 2017: Melbourne QRP by the Bay gathering a success May-June 2019: "No one replies to me": The secrets to successful CQ calling 3. Novice Notes This beginners column started in the 1970s and has had several sub-editors. I compiled it between 1995 and 2002 every two months. Old articles are available online. They still have good information but verify important details for currency. Some of my items have been enlarged, updated and republished at Amateur Radio beginner articles. 4. Lo-Key Lo-Key has been published by the VK QRP Club since its formation in 1984. Earlier issues are now available online. Many of these back issues (since about 1988) contain articles I've written. Click here for indexes to old Lo-Key articles.

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