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    October 2008
    Volume 92    Number 10
    Technical
    30
    L. B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK)
    A Short Boom, Wideband Three Element Yagi for 10 Meters
    This antenna -- a beam you can successfully build at home -- fills a niche between standard two element and three element wideband Yagis
    33
    Michael Tracy, KC1SX
    A Look at the Rhode and Schwarz XK2100 HF Transceiver
    How does a commercial transceiver compare to modern amateur equipment?
    36
    George R. Steber, WB9LVI
    Experimenter's RF Spectrum Analyzer
    With commercial spectrum analyzers costing thousands of dollars, why not build your own?
    41
    Product Review Mark Wilson, K1RO
    ICOM IC-7700 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver
    News and Features
    9
    It Seems to Us: Pooling Our Resources
    12
    Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE
    This Just In
    Hometown Hero award to ham group; Inside HQ; Media Hits; more.
    48
    Steve Clifford, K4GUN
    K4GUN on Becoming a Rove Warrior
    Armed with a road map and a couple of antennas, the author escapes to the road in his quest to master VHF+ contesting.
    51
    H. Ward Silver, NĜAX
    The Life and Times of a Master Contester -- An Interview with Tim Duffy, K3LR
    You might not be a big gun, but you sure can learn from one!
    54
    McElroy, VE3PKD
    CQ CONTEST! A History of Radiosport
    Few know that Amateur Radio contests were around as far back as the 1920s.
    57
    S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
    ARRL Board of Directors Plans for League's Future at Second 2008 Meeting
    The Board met in Windsor, Connecticut to chart a course for the future.
    59
    S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
    ARRL Board Names Award Recipients for 2007-2008
    Six hams are honored at July's Board meeting.
    61
    S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
    Happenings
    ARRL, DoD reach PAVE PAWS coordination agreement for New England; NN3SI goes QRT; ICOM donates equipment to W1HQ; FCC News; more.
    QST Workbench
    66
    The Doctor is IN
    Keeping NiCd batteries ready to go; computer sound cards; protecting gear from EMP; more.
    68
    Greg Combs, K7ZX
    Through the Glass HF Antenna and Tuner at K7ZX/MM
    If you can't drill a hole, try capacity coupling your antenna feed.
    70
    Dave Cornell, W9LD
    Feeding that Zepp with Coax
    Balancing your needs with window line and coaxial cable.
    71
    H. Ward Silver, NĜAX
    Experiment #69 -- Phase Locked Loops, Applications
    73
    George Badger, W6TC
    The Pileup Buster
    If your transceiver doesn't offer voice memory, here's how to get it.
    76
    Dave Holdeman, N9XU
    A Shower Head Microphone
    Your local hardware store has a little bit of everything when it comes to building things for your shack.
    78
    Steve Sant Andrea, WB2GYK
    Hints & Kinks
    to ICOM interface; rotating mini-dipoles; caring for your soldering iron; more.
    Radiosport
    81
    Sean Kutzko, KX9X
    This Month in Contesting
    82
    H. Ward Silver, NĜAX
    Contest Corral
    83
    84
    Lew Malchick, N2RQ
    School Club Roundup 2008