Index To QST Volume 80 - 1996

Compiled by Mike Tracy, KC1SX, and Rick Lindquist, KX4V

AMATEUR RADIO WORLD-Column
First FASC Report Recaps Early Comments: Oct, 88
IARU Committee Seeks WRC-99 Comment: Jun, 90
IARU on the Road to Rio: Americas TELECOM 96 (Price): Aug, 39
IARU President Maps Two Challenges: Apr, 94
TELECOM 95-A Huge Success in Geneva (Price, Rinaldo): Feb, 99

AMATEUR SATELLITES-Column (Ford)
Death of OSCAR 13, The: Jun, 81
FO-20 Replacement to be Launched This Year: Feb, 100
JAS-2 In Orbit!: Oct, 94
Phase 3-D Update: Apr, 93
Satellite Hamming from Pakistan, The: Dec, 86
SUNSAT: A PACSAT and More!: Aug, 91
UNAMSAT-B: If At First You Don't Succeed: Dec, 86

CONTESTS AND OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Contest Announcements/Rules
Announcing the 1996 ARRL 10-GHz and Up Cumulative Contest (Lunt): Jun, 107
Announcing the 1996 ARRL International EME Competition: Sep, 116
Announcing the 1996 ARRL June VHF QSO Party (Lunt): May, 104
Announcing the 1996 ARRL September VHF QSO Party (Lunt): Aug, 102
Announcing the 1996 ARRL UHF Contest (Lunt): Jun, 108
Announcing the 1996 Field Day (Lunt): May, 103
Announcing the 1996 IARU HF World Championship (Lunt): Apr, 116
Announcing the 1997 ARRL International DX Contest (Lunt): Dec, 104
Announcing the 1997 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes (Lunt): Dec, 106
Announcing the 1997 ARRL RTTY Roundup (Lunt): Dec, 105
Announcing the 63rd ARRL November Sweepstakes (Lunt): Oct, 111
Announcing the ARRL 10-Meter Contest (Lunt): Nov, 108
Announcing the ARRL 160-Meter Contest (Lunt): Nov, 107
Announcing the Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration (Stankiewicz): Aug, 81
Armed Forces Day 1996: May, 101
Tenth Annual School Club Roundup, The: Jan, 112

Contest Results
1996 School Club Roundup, The (Malchick): Sep, 114
CW Results, 1996 ARRL International DX Contest (Lunt, Patton): Sep, 106
Field Day 1996 (Gordienko, Lunt): Nov, 96
Phone Results, 1996 ARRL International DX Contest (Lunt, Patton): Oct, 103
Results, 1995 ARRL 10-Meter Contest (Lunt, Stankiewicz): Jul, 100
Results, 1995 ARRL 160-Meter Contest (Lunt, Stankiewicz): Apr, 111
Results, 1996 ARRL August UHF Contest (Lunt, Gordienko): Dec, 102
Results, 1996 ARRL June VHF QSO Party (Lunt, Gordienko): Dec, 95
Results, 1995 ARRL November Sweepstakes (Lunt, Thompson): May, 105
Results, 1995 ARRL September VHF QSO Party (Lunt, Stankiewicz): Jan, 107
Results, 1996 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes (Lunt, Stankiewicz): Jun, 101
Results, 1996 ARRL RTTY Roundup (Lunt, Stankiewicz): Aug, 98
Results, 19th ARRL International EME Competition (Lunt, 
  Stankiewicz): May, 117
Results, Tenth Annual ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest (Lunt,
  Stankiewicz): Mar, 99
Results, Tenth IARU HF World Championship (Lunt, Stankiewicz): Feb, 111
Straight Key Night 1995 (Brogdon): Apr, 115

Contesting/Operating
1995 Simulated Emergency Test Results (Ewald): Jul, 46
"Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide", The: Jan, 104
CX8BBH Down-and-Dirty 10-Meter Contest Antenna Story, The
  [sidebar to: Results, 1995 ARRL 10-Meter Contest] (Camboni): Jul, 101
How I Tripled My Score-Almost [sidebar to: Results, 1996 ARRL
  RTTY Roundup] (Reinhart): Aug, 99
How to "Elevate" Your Score [sidebar to: Results, 1995 ARRL 160-
  Meter Contest] (Beedlow): Apr, 112
Low-Power Contesting (Arland): Mar, 47
QRP Clubs [sidebar to: Low-Power Contesting] (Arland): Mar, 48
QRP Contesting Tips [sidebar to: Low-Power Contesting] (Arland): Mar, 48
Test Your Emergency Skills (Ewald): Aug, 52

DX Century Club Awards-Column (Kennamer): Jan, 88; Feb, 93; Mar,
  95; Apr, 90; May, 86; Jun, 82; Jul, 76; Aug, 80; Sep, 83; Oct,
  85; Nov, 81; Dec, 79

DXCC Honor Roll (Kennamer): Jul, 77

CORRESPONDENCE
Abolish HF CW Requirement (Mann): Feb, 24
Ads Masquerading as Articles (Miller): Apr, 25
After 28 Years, I Finally Made It (Pachaly): Jan, 25
Amateur Radio Reflects Society-Unfortunately (Conner, Mori): Jun, 24
Amateur Radio vs. the Competition? (Kleronomos): May, 24
Antenna Entanglements (Overbeck): Dec, 24
April Fool... (McIntyre, Meyers, Proehl, Strothmann): Jun, 24
Baygen is Big Hit (Finney): Nov, 24
Better Beacons? (Mergen): Sep, 24
Beware the Cable Modem Onslaught (Brackett): Mar, 24
Can Ham Radio Survive? (Barrack): Feb, 24
Clarification (Tetrault): Dec, 25
Closed Repeaters and Threats to Our Bands (Irwin): Oct, 25
Closed Repeaters Are Not the Problem (Gamble): Dec, 25
Code Waiver Sham (Viele): Apr, 24
Common Courtesy (Mandeville): Oct, 25
Cost of Operating Events, The (Putnam): Jan, 24
Deteriorating HF Bands (Cei, Veal): Mar, 24
Digging a Hole for Aunt Emma (Littell): Oct, 24
Do We Need Spread Spectrum? (Gerheim): Nov, 24
Don't Be Too Quick to Get Rid of "SPARKS" (Wiley): Sep, 25
Don't Discount CB (Drukman): Dec, 24
Electric Memories (Peschke): Oct, 24
Field Day Should be for FM, Too (Flock): Sep, 25
Found in the "Personals" (Nulton): Jul, 25
Get Involved (Bankston): Mar, 24
Get Tough (Tanksley): Sep, 25
Hams Helping Hams (Hicks): Feb, 25
Heading Off Antenna Trouble (Duff): Apr, 25
HF Packet Out of Control (Finger): May, 25
Hiram's Image (Piepenburg): May, 25
Ill Wind Exceptions (Bean): Aug, 25
Incomplete Articles (Lemay): Aug, 24
"Infomercials" in QST? (Macy): Jul, 25
It's Never Too Late (Measures, Najork, Wilson): Feb, 24
It's Time to Mobilize (Kelly): Nov, 25
Join Your Local Ham Club (Lubner): Jan, 24
Joys of AM DXing, The (Schumacher): Feb, 24
Keep the Code (Franklin): May, 24
Keep the Risks in Perspective (Huenemann): Jul, 25
Keep Those Letters Coming (Gold): Jun, 24
Kenwood's New Selling Practices (Folmsbee): Oct, 24
Kooks Per Kilohertz (Huff): Oct, 24
Leave Code Proficiency Tests Alone (Harker): Nov, 25
Less than Golden (Stevens): May, 24
Let's Push Spread Spectrum, Too! (Kelleher): May, 24
Lighten Up (Larus): Aug, 24
Losing the Peace (Davis): Jan, 25
Mathcad "Infomercial"?-The Author Replies (Sabin): Sep, 24
Meteor Scatter on 10 Meters (Jones): Nov, 25
Microwave Access to the Internet? (Zach): Oct, 24
More Detailed Contest Exchanges (Boschma): Jan, 25
More on Code Waivers (Tetrault): Aug, 24
More Spiteful Packet (Sabin): Sep, 24
Must We Be Tested for CW Proficiency? (Williams): Dec, 25
No Chain Saws Here (Agnew): Jun, 24
Non-Ham Advertising in QST (Garcia): Mar, 25
Not All Are Geniuses (Rieger): Jun, 25
Ode to W1PU (Anderson): Jan, 24
Packet Disappointment (Tinsley): Aug, 24
Polishing Up (Mandelkern): Sep, 24
Preparing for the Next Invasion (Steininger): Oct, 25
Pretty Much Like CB... (Derr): Aug, 24
Price of Admission, The (Roffman): Feb, 24
Profound Revelation of the Obvious (Lowther II): Jul, 24
Project Authors Fire Back (Craswell, Ulbing): Jul, 24
QSL Debate Continues, The (Pollock, Salas): May, 25
QSL Etiquette (Licht): Feb, 25
QST's New Look (Almes, Bowles, Clay, Kelly, Kennedy, Ringer): Apr, 24
Raise the Standard (Abeles): Sep, 24
Reaping Unexpected Benefits (Gerns): Mar, 25
Rest of the Story, The (Russo): Jan, 24
Return QSLs (Niguel): Sep, 24
Ridiculous Plan (Dixon): Mar, 25
Rosh Hashanah Conflict (Morgan): May, 24
S9 + 60 Contests? (McDonough): Feb, 25
Saying "No" to Microwaves? (Mayers): Jun, 24
Saying "Yes" to Microwaves (Sikorski, Jr.): Sep, 25
Score One for Ham Radio (Borawski): Dec, 24
Setback in Utah (Taylor): Jun, 25
Spain and Gibraltar (Cervera): Nov, 25
Still the Same MARS (Lago): Nov, 24
Support Spread Spectrum (Craswell): Sep, 24
Teen Calls Go Unanswered (Cooke): Nov, 24
Too Many Bells and Whistles (Griffin): Feb, 25
Too Many Contests (Formica): Jun, 25
Too Many Contests-Not (Kleinhaus): Aug, 25
True Ham, A (Gutowski): Mar, 24
Verbal Abuse on Packet (Bailey): Jul, 25
Visually Friendly Web, A (Freeman): Oct, 24
Vote for Privatization, A (Dennon): Jun, 25
Wavery Wavers (Jones): Jan, 24
We Used to Talk to Each Other (O'Kane): Apr, 25
Well Done! (Lugge): Jan, 24
Whose Magazine is It? (Raney): May, 25
Wilderness Protocol (Boschma): Aug, 25
Yes, REACT (DeLuca): Nov, 24

DC CURRENTS-Column (Mansfield)
104th Congress, The: Thumbs Up, or Down?: Oct, 15
Amateur Radio Liability Bill Introduced on the Hill: Jun, 15
Amateur Radio Roars!: Aug, 15
...And More Auction Action in the Wind: Sep, 16
ARRL Asked to Help Smooth Wrinkles in Feingold Bill: Nov, 16
ARRL's Friends on the Hill Pitch in to Help: Nov, 15
Comments, Updates, Corrections: Jul, 15
Congress Takes on the FCC: May, 15
Congressional Helpers: Feb, 16
Endnotes and Prognostications: Nov, 16
FCC Introduces Family Radio Service: Jul, 15
FCC Looks at Restrictions on Antennas: Jul, 16
FCC Modernization Act Takes Another Step Before Adjournment: Nov, 15
FCC Tries to Keep Ahead of the Wave, The: May, 16
Gas Tax Cut May Put More Spectrum on the Block: Aug, 16
Getting Zoning Approval is Lobbying Too!: Jan, 16
H.R. 3207 Cosponsors as of August 8: Oct, 16
Ham Radio Media Hits and Corrections: Sep, 16
High Stakes Poker on Capitol Hill: Jul, 15
Hits Just Keep Coming, The...: Aug, 16
House Co-Sponsors for HR3207: Jun, 16
House Subcommittee Split Down the Middle: Jul, 16
HR 3207 Cosponsors as of September 11: Nov, 16
...If You're Moved to Write: Feb, 15
Inside Story on the 2305-2310 MHz Issue, The: Dec, 16
Meet The ARRL Government Relations Team: Aug, 15
Momentum Continues for Amateur Radio Volunteer Services Act: Jul, 16
More Co-Sponsors Sign on the Amateur Radio Volunteer Services Act
  (HR 3207): Aug, 16
More Sound and Fury on the Auction Front...: Sep, 15
Portents and Signs: Oct, 15
Privatized RFI Resolution... Will It Work?: Jan, 16
Retrenchments at the Agencies: Feb, 16
Selling Spectrum to Balance the Budget: May, 15
Senate Continues to Look at Spectrum: Jun, 15
Send a Letter: Jun, 16
Smaller FCC in the Works?, A: Sep, 16
Telecommunications Act of 1996: Apr, 15
Telecommunications in the House: Oct, 15
Telecommunications in the Senate: Oct, 16
Tell Your Representative about Amateur Radio: Sep, 15
URLs For Net Wits and Policy Wonks: Mar, 16
Volunteer Services Act Status Report: Oct, 16
Volunteer Services Act Still Alive and Kicking: Sep, 15
Why S 2025 Went Away: Dec, 16
Who's Who: Sep, 16

DOCTOR IS IN, THE-Column (Ford): Jan, 55; Feb, 59; Mar, 51; Apr,
  55; May, 55; Jun, 51; Jul, 51; Aug, 53; Sep, 51; Oct, 53; Nov,
  51; Dec, 49

EXAM INFO-Column (Jahnke)
ARRL Spring and Fall National Exam Days for 1996: Jan, 99
ARRL/VEC To Extend Service Hours for New License Information: Sep, 99
ARRL/VEC to Offer Free Electronic Filing of FCC Form 610 for ARRL
  Members: Oct, 87
FCC Releases Vanity Call Sign Application Form 610-V: Feb, 104
Question Pools-What's New, What's Changed: Apr, 101

EXPLORING RF-Column (Newkirk)
ARRL Radio Designer versus Oscillators, Part 1: Jul, 68
ARRL Radio Designer Versus Oscillators, Part 2: Sep, 79
ARRL Radio Designer Voltage-Probe Mystery, An: The 3-dB Pad that
  Loses 9 dB: Jan, 79
Frequently Asked Questions About ARRL Radio Designer Reports and
  Report Editor: May, 78
Gyrating with ARRL Radio Designer: Mar, 67

FEATURES
Antennas and Transmission Lines
Aeronautical Antenna Farm, An (Taylor): Aug, 55
Another Way to Stack VHF/UHF Yagis (Beezley): Feb, 32
"Antenna Here Is a Full-Size Rhombic at 170 Feet" (Davis): Oct, 50
Automatic Antenna Tuner, An: The AT-11 (Kincaid): Jan, 35
Build A Quickie H-T Antenna Mount (Ardai): Feb, 66
Build the Rotator Pal (Brock-Fisher): Feb, 35
Chain Saw Required? (Murphy): Feb, 67
Don't Look Down! (Bowyer): Oct, 55
Droopy Loop, The (Newton): Jul, 57
Four Bands, Off Center (Wright): Feb, 65
From Scrap to Glory (Gummer): May, 28
Gadget, The-An SWR Analyzer Add-On (Hauff): Oct, 33
Importance of Proper Tower and Mast Design, The (Fusler): Jan, 77
Improved Feed for the Off-Center-Fed Dipole (Formato): May, 76
Improved Multiband Trap Dipole Antenna, An (Buxton): Jul, 32
In-Room, 80-Meter Transmitting Multiturn Loop Antenna, An
  (Marris): Feb, 43
Install a House-Bracketed Tower-the Right Way! (Brock-Fisher,
  Shaheen): Aug, 35
Mailbox Matching Box, The (Holsopple): Jun, 57
Make High-Quality Ladder Line at Home (Johnson, Schetgen): Aug, 69
More EWEs for You (Koontz): Jan, 32
More on the Off-Center-Fed Dipole (Wiley): Sep, 78
Multiband Dipoles Compared (Gruber): Nov, 73
Off-Center-Fed Dipole Comments, Part 2 (Formato): Oct, 72
Off-Center-Fed Dipole Comments, Part 3 (Hill, Jr.): Oct, 73
Quick and Easy Tower Bracket for Wire Antennas, A (Edwards): Apr, 77
Radical Radiators and Weird Wires (Holsopple): Jan, 61
Recycling TV Antennas for 2-Meter Use (Lumachi): Nov, 34
Space-Saving 2-Meter Antenna, A (Shapiro): Jun, 70
SWR Analyzer Tips, Tricks and Techniques (Badger, Cooper, Davis,
  McCaskill, Jr., Miller, Roessler, Stanley, Wonoski): Sep, 36
Very Low-Cost "Tower", A (Weisman): Mar, 58
W3KH Quadrifilar Helix Antenna, The (Ruperto): Aug, 30

Construction/Projects
Automatic Antenna Tuner, An: The AT-11 (Kincaid): Jan, 35
Build a Power Attenuator (Basilier): Nov, 31
Build A Quickie H-T Antenna Mount (Ardai): Feb, 66
Build the Rotator Pal (Brock-Fisher): Feb, 35
Computer Control for Ramsey's FX-146 and FX-440 Transceivers
  (Jamieson, Kowalsky): May, 49
Drift-Free VFO, A (Makhinson): Dec, 32
Gadget, The-An SWR Analyzer Add-On (Hauff): Oct, 33
Get on 440-MHz ATV! Part 1: A Tunable Downconverter (Graf,
  Sheets): Oct, 36
Get on 440-MHz ATV! Part 2: A 2-W 3-Channel ATV Transmitter
  (Graf, Sheets): Nov, 37
Get on 440-MHz ATV! Part 3: Station Setup (Graf, Sheets): Dec, 41
High-Performance AGC/IF Subsystem, A (Carver): May, 39
Homebrew, Light-Duty Metal Brake, A (Cebik): Oct, 41
JVFAX APT Adapter (Zehr): Mar, 35
Low-Power Transceiver Kits You Can Build (Lindquist): Jun, 45
Mailbox Matching Box, The (Holsopple): Jun, 57
Micro M, The-a Miniature Charge Controller (Bryce): Sep, 41
Microprocessor-Controlled Repeater Voting System: The RVS-8
  (Kincaid): Apr, 38
New "Band" for Your Radio, A (Millner): Dec, 37
New Life for Dentron MLA2500s (Daughters): May, 45
Simple LED SWR/Power Meter, A (Rideout): Jun, 53
SMALL: A Surface-Mount Amplifier that's Little-and LOUD!
  (Ulbing): Jun, 41
SWR Analyzer Tips, Tricks and Techniques (Badger, Cooper, Davis,
  McCaskill, Jr., Miller, Roessler, Stanley, Wonoski): Sep, 36
Weekend DigiBrain (Craswell): Mar, 32

General Interest
1995 World Radiocommunication Conference Geneva, The (Rinaldo): Feb, 56
1996 Handbook, The - What's In it for You? (Kleinschmidt): Feb, 54
1996 Polar Bear Express DXpedition, The (Hammond): Dec, 47
ABCs of CC&Rs, The (Dryer): Oct, 47
ACARS Hardware, Software and Resources [sidebar to: ACARS: Packet
  for Airplanes] (Cox): Nov, 56
ACARS: Packet for Airplanes (Cox): Nov, 56
Amateur Radio in Morocco (Pataki): Apr, 48
Announcing the Fifth Annual Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver
  Antenna Award (Hagy): Feb, 98
Antarctic DXpedition, An (Baker): Oct, 31
"Antenna Here Is a Full-Size Rhombic at 170 Feet" (Davis): Oct, 50
ARRL's 1995 International Humanitarians (Palm): Aug, 49
Attention Attorneys and Professional Engineers: The ARRL Wants
  You! (Hogerty): Nov, 49
Awash in the Pacific (Shapiro): Jan, 28
Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup 1995 (Keiser): Mar, 49
BayGen Freeplay Windup Radio, The (Lindquist): Aug, 50
Brass and Steel (Henderson): Oct, 44
CQ From WW2END (Tomas): Jul, 40
Cranberries Dragged Me Into Ham Radio (King): Jun, 43
DXing Enroute to the Red Planet (Callas, Owen): Jan, 44
DXing from the Golden Land (Kennamer): Mar, 28
Explore HF/VHF Digital and Image Modes on the Cheap (Cox): Dec, 57
Father's Tale, A (Murphy): Feb, 46
FCC Grand Island Monitoring Station, The (Spann): Nov, 45
Forty Years in the Life of a Hamoholic...as Seen by His Wife
  (Richmond): Jul, 49
From Dorothea's Hurricane Luis After-Action Report [sidebar to:
  ARRL's 1995 International Humanitarians] (Palm): Aug, 49
Ham Families (Robinson): Nov, 59
Ham Radio '96 at Friedrichshafen (Atkins): Nov, 43
Ham Radio-An Ancestral Link (Turek): Jan, 51
Hamming in the Kyrgyz Republic (McDaniel): May, 53
Hams on Bikes (Paul): Apr, 50
Hams Span the Atlantic on Shortwave! (Kelley; Hudson): Dec, 28
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, The (Kennedy): Sep, 33
How I Got a Black Eye with the FCC (Raney): Apr, 54
Ill Winds Blow (Palm, Herman): May, 30
Illa Tiki Expedition, The (Haslett): Feb, 28
It's a Small World for Hams (Thoss): Feb, 53
Jamboree on the Air-JOTA '96 (Lindquist): Oct, 49
Kermadec, ZL8-Now or Never! (Fletcher): Apr, 28
Living, Working and Hamming in Africa (Casier): Jul, 41
Malibu 1996 Handi-Hams Radio Camp (Reinhardt): Sep, 46
MARS Operator at Fort MacArthur, A (Thomas): Jul, 44
North Country Island-Hopping (Reisenauer, Jr.): Jun, 28
Radio Amateurs of Ceuta and Melilla, and Gibraltar, The (Pataki): Aug, 44
Reflections on a Repeater in Paradise (Homsany): Aug, 28
Remote Operation Comes Home (Winter): Jan, 46
Socorro, New Mexico: Ham City USA? (Finley): Dec, 43
Spectrum Challenges Ahead (Sumner): Oct, 76
Studying For My License (Murphy): Feb, 47
Tales of the South Pacific (Andracke): Sep, 44
Truth About Contesters, The (Winter): Nov, 28
Underground Radio (Bedford): Aug, 46
VE1ZZ: A "Ham's Ham" (Cain): Feb, 31
Vignettes from Field Day 1995 (Brogdon, McDaniel, Oster, Jr.,
  Perry, Sackey): Jun, 30
W6VX Logs, The - An Autobiography (Laidman): Feb, 48
Zero to Technician in Two One-Day Sessions (Lamb): Apr, 31

Technical
811A, The: Grandfather of the Zero Bias Revolution (Badger): Apr, 51
Comparison of HF Digital Protocols, A (Bodson, Rieman, Sparkman): Jul, 35
DSP - An Intuitive Approach (Hershberger): Feb, 39
Electric Fence Interference-A Case History (Hare): Apr, 62
Electrical Safety (Van Prooyen): Jun, 38
Heavy-Duty HF Propagation-Prediction/Analysis Software (Straw): Sep, 28
Heavy-Duty HF Propagation-Prediction/Analysis Software, Part 2
  (Straw): Oct, 28
How to Measure Large Direct Currents with Common Meters (Poeth): Jan, 40
"Intermod"-A Modern Urban Problem (Hare): Aug, 40
Mathcad 6.0: A Tool for the Amateur Experimenter (Sabin): Apr, 44
PV Equipment and Information Sources [sidebar to: Solar Power for
  Your Ham Station...] (Casler): Apr, 36
Radio Sky, The (Emerson): Jun, 32
Radio Sky, The-Part 2 (Emerson): Jul, 28
Solar Power for Your Ham Station-It's Easier than You Think
  (Casler): Apr, 33
Transfer Relays-Overlooked Bargains (Ford): Jun, 36
Transoceanic Ducting at VHF and Above (Pocock): Mar, 41

FEEDBACK (to 1996 and pre-1996 articles)
1994 ARRL Instructors of the Year (see Sep. '95, 54): Jan, 76
1994 ARRL Instructors of the Year (see Sep. '95, 54): Mar, 81
50 Years of the World Above 50 MHz - Since 1960 (see May, 90): Jul, 88
Airborne Amateur Television (see Nov '95, 73): Feb, 81
Another Ham in Oklahoma City (see Dec. '95, 54): Jan, 76
Build the Rotator Pal (see Feb. p. 35): May, 75
Cure for the "Missing First Dot Problem..." (see Nov. '95, 84): May, 48
Cure Repeater Audio Feedback in the Yaesu FT-470 (see Feb, 80): May, 48
Explore Ham Radio's Software Bonanza (see May, 57): Jun, 68
Four-Way DFer, The (see Nov '95, 29): Feb, 81
Grid Chase, The (see Jul, 88): Oct, 91
Ham Radio Columnist Going Strong After 23 Years (see Feb, 90)
  (Lindquist): Mar, 79
High-Performance AGC/IF Subsystem, A (see May, 40) (Carver): Dec, 71
Intermod-A Modern Urban Problem (see Aug, 40): Nov, 70
In-Room 80-Meter Transmitting Multiturn Loop Antenna, An (see
  Feb, 43): May, 48
JVFAX APT Adapter (see Mar, 35): May, 52
Legendary Musical Hams (see Oct. '95, 102): Jan, 76
Mathcad 6.0, A Tool for the Amateur Experimenter (see Apr, 47): Sep, 76
Measuring a Meter's Internal Resistance (see Apr, 79): May, 75
Off-Center-Fed Dipole Comments, Part 2 (see Oct, 72) (Formato): Dec, 71
Product Review: ICOM IC-706 (see Mar, 61): May, 75
Revisited WD0O Timer at K6TGA, The (see Oct. '95, 75): Jan, 76
Small High-Performance CW Transceiver, A (see Nov '95,. 41): Sep, 76
Standard C5718DA Product Review (see Nov. '95, 80): Jan, 78
SWR Analyzer Tips, Tricks and Techniques (see Sep, 38): Dec, 71

FM & REPEATERS-Column (Mabey)
All Roads Lead to the Hamfest-Or Do They? (Bloodworth): May, 89
Band Plans and Misunderstandings: Feb, 103
Case of the Crackly Noise, The (Byard): Aug, 85
Defeating Murphy! (Green): Dec, 81
FARA: It Keeps on Going and Going... (Volkart): Apr, 95
Mutual Assistance Procedures for VHF/UHF FM (Newland): Jun, 85
Repeater Control With Transmitter ID: Sep, 84
Super Bowl XXX at Phoenix: Jan, 94
Traveling On Highway .52 (Hoecker): Jul, 86

HAPPENINGS-News (Cain/Lindquist)
$2000 Fine Affirmed for Unlicensed 11-Meter Operator: Apr, 84
1x1 Call Signs Hit the Air in Force for WRTC: Jul, 71
1996 National Convention (Photo-NASA Astronaut Dr. Charles Brady,
  N4BQW): Nov, 76
2-Meter/70-cm Band Threat Generates Flood of Comments: Aug, 72
4X6KJ Visits ARRL HQ: Jun, 76
Albert T. Ross, K4CAW, SK: May, 82
Amateur Radio Pioneer Earle Cadwell Turns 100: Feb, 89
Andrew L. Freeman, Sr., W0GFE, SK: Apr, 84
Another Shuttle Flight is All-Amateur Licensed: Jan, 82
Another Successful SAREX Mission: Dec, 72
Another Well-Known Call Sign Returns to the Airwaves!: Sep, 86
Arizona Club Helps NAB Offenders: Nov, 76
Arrest Made in Murder of Ham Couple (Teetson's): May, 80
ARRL Antes Up for Phase 3-D: Jun, 78
ARRL Asks FCC for More Time to Amend Exams: Oct, 78
ARRL Membership is at an All-Time High: Nov, 75
ARRL Museum Accepts Clock with a History: Jul, 70
ARRL/TAPR 15th Digital Communications Conference A Hit!: Dec, 73
Arthur M. Gentry, W6MEP, SK: Aug, 74
Astronaut Hams Marry: Mar, 76
Atlas Radio: A Sad Tale Grows Sadder: Apr, 82
Attorney-Ham Cites Ohio TVI Arrest as Possible Warning: Mar, 78
ATV Rocket Launch Set: May, 81
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?: Mar, 78
Charles King Davis, W4GZ, SK; Among Oldest US Hams: Feb, 89
Commerce Secretary Visits W4EHW at National Hurricane Center
  (Vahan): Feb, 88
Congratulations [Patty Loveless]: Dec, 75
Congress Directs FCC to Put 2.3 GHz Spectrum Up for Bid: Dec, 72
DARA Scholarships: Dec, 75
Dayton Hamvention Announces 1996 Award Winners: May, 82
Dayton Hamvention Crowd Smaller but Enthusiastic: Aug, 72
Dorothea M. Seaver, W4QBY, SK: Aug, 74
DOVE-OSCAR 17 Fails Again: Mar, 77
Ebb and Flow Among Ham Radio Dealers: Sep, 87
FAR Offers Scholarships for Hams: Mar, 76
FCC Busts Ham Back to Novice Class: Jun, 77
FCC Closes Monitoring Stations, Field Offices: Aug, 73
FCC Delays Vanity Call Sign Announcement: Apr, 82
FCC Denies W5YI Petition to End One-Way Transmissions: Jun, 76
FCC Issues Revised Call Sign Table: Oct, 80
FCC Okays Electronic Filing for Individuals by VECs: Sep, 86
FCC Okays Olympic Call Signs for Hams Operating in Georgia: Jun, 77
FCC Opens Vanity Gate 1A; (Flood)Gate 1 Response Enthusiastic: Aug, 73
FCC Plan Would Ease International Operating: Nov, 76
FCC Proposes 5-GHz Spectrum for Wireless LANs, Internet Access: Jun, 79
FCC Puts Shortwave Schedule on Internet: Jan, 82
FCC Suspends Louisiana Ham's License, Mulls Fine [Irvin J. Foret, Jr., 
  KB5UJD]: Jun, 77
FCC Vanity Call Sign Form 610V is Ready; FCC is Not: Feb, 87
FCC's Wireless Chief Moves to Common Carrier Bureau: Jan, 84
FCC: RFI Often Starts at the Factory: Jun, 75
First Colvin Award Grant to WRTC: Jun, 78
First North American DATV QSO!: Oct, 80
Frances Elizabeth B. "Pat" Huntoon, SK: Mar, 79
Frank C. Jones, W6AJF, SK; Designed First AC/DC Radio: Feb, 89
Frank P. Maggiore, N3FGN, SK: Sep, 86
Ham Radio Columnist Going Strong After 23 Years: Feb, 90
Ham Radio has Movie Roles: Sep, 88
Ham Radio Opens New Vistas for Blind Artist: Jun, 78
Ham Radio Power Supply on MIR Fails: Mar, 77
Ham Radio to be Part of Atlantis-Mir Rendezvous Mission: Mar, 76
Hams Help Heart Attack Victim; Gain Recruit: Mar, 79
Hams Pitch in During Disasters [Hurricane Fran; Illinois and
  Pennsylvania Floods]: Nov, 77
Harry M. Neben, W9QB, SK: Aug, 74
Helge O. Granberg, K7ES/OH2ZE, SK: Mar, 79
Henry D. Olson, W6GXN, SK: May, 82
Hold the Phone: H-Ts Welcome in Olympic Venues After All: Jun, 79
Howard M. Crosby, W2CCG, SK: Jul, 71
IARU Administrative Council Meets In Israel: Dec, 73
Ira Otto Rhoades, W9KPT, SK: Sep, 86
J. Jerry Freeman, W4JJ, SK: Aug, 74
James E. McKim, W0CY, SK: Apr, 84
John Browing, W6SP, SK. Was AMSAT Board Chairman: Mar, 79
John N. Dyer, W1BJD, SK: Apr, 84
John P. Alexander, K6SVL, SK: Nov, 77
Joseph F. Haefner, WD8PSX, Silent Key: Jun, 76
Joseph Merdler, N6AHU, SK: Mar, 79
KB5UJD to Yield Ham Ticket for Life: Jul, 71
Kenwood Announces Plan to Rejuvenate Ham Radio: Aug, 74
KR0Y-K1TO Team Tops WRTC-96: Sep, 85
KV4FZ License Renewal Denied: Apr, 83
Last Call for 1996 McGan Silver Antenna Award Nominations: May, 82
League Expands Its Electronic Offerings: Jan, 82
League Petitions FCC To Change New RF Safety Rules: Nov, 75
League Receives ASAE Award of Excellence for SAREX: Sep, 85
Leave the H-T Behind if You're Olympics Bound: May, 81
Leo S. Stafford, W0BLR, Silent Key: Jun, 76
Little LEOs Battle Continues Quietly But Firmly: Dec, 75
Marconi Daughter Dies: Oct, 81
MARS Drops CW: Dec, 75
Maxim Memorial Award Nominations Open (Palm): Feb, 87
Megan A. Fox, KB5WBX, SK: Aug, 74
Merrill Eidson, W5AMK, SK: Apr, 84
Miami Tropical Hamboree a Hit: Apr, 82
Microwavers Meet: Jan, 81
Military Exercises on 6 Meters?: Sep, 87
Milton E. Chaffee, W1EFW, Silent Key: Jun, 76
More Ham Radio on the Silver Screen!: Nov, 78
New FCC Appointee Has Ham Radio Roots: Oct, 80
New FCC RF Safety Standards Include Amateur Radio: Oct, 78
New Prefixes for New UK Hams: Apr, 85
New Report on Electromagnetic Fields at Ham Stations: Apr, 83
New Services Envisioned for 2300-2310 MHz: Feb, 88
New Year to See Higher ARRL Awards Fees: Jan, 82
Nicholas K. "Nick" Marshall, W6OLO, SK: Apr, 84
Noel B. Eaton, VE3CJ, SK : Dec, 74
Novice/Tech Contest Under Study: Nov, 76
Phase 3D Launch Penciled In For Mid-April: Dec, 72
Philip Rand, W1DBM, SK; Was Pioneer in Fighting TVI: Feb, 88
President Clinton Recognizes Amateur Radio : Dec, 75
Pusun Huizinga, WQ0U, SK: May, 82
QST Cover Plaque Awards for 1995: Mar, 79
QST Cover Plaque Winners: Sep, 87
Question Pool Committee Again Functional: Jul, 71
"Raincoat Charlie" to pay $500 fine: Apr, 83
Ratcliff Named IARU AMSAT Frequency Coordinator: Feb, 88
Reno Faber, ZS6OF, SK: Dec, 74
RF Light Bulbs Okayed; GE Hopes to Market: Jan, 81
Richard A. Egbert, W8ETU, SK: Oct, 80
Richard W. Pitner, W0FZO, SK: Jul, 71
SAR: A New 70-cm Occupant?: Aug, 73
Scanner Charge Dropped Against Kentucky Teen: Aug, 74
SETI Group to Expand Search: Apr, 84
Sid E. Molen, VK2SG, SK, ANARTS Co-Founder: Mar, 79
Solar Cycle Near Bottom: Apr, 84
"Sparks" Gives Way to Satellites: Jun, 78
STS-78 a SAREX Success Story: Sep, 85
Sturm und Drang in the Ham Radio Industry: Dec, 73
Summers Receives ARRL Lifetime Achievement Award: Mar, 77
Teachers Track Shuttle Mission in St Louis: Jun, 78
This Week In Amateur Radio to Return: Mar, 76
Thomas J. Kirby, W1EJ, SK: Oct, 80
Tower Fall Injures Missouri Amateur: Feb, 88
Twin Brothers, Twin Call Signs: May, 82
Two NY Counties to Return to WNY Section: May, 81
Vanity Call Sign Filing Gate 1 Opens!: Jul, 70
Vanity Filing Gate 2 Opens September 23, 1996: Oct, 79
Vernard Riportella, WA2LQQ, SK: Nov, 77
W0CY Family Members are Apparent Murder Victims: Sep, 87
W1AW Code Practice a Hit in Slovak Republic: Feb, 88
W1AW/127: Nov, 75
W3A Augments "Radio Music" Performance: Jun, 75
Wayne Green Says '73 Not Affected by Bankruptcy Filing: Sep, 87
William J. Stevens, W6ZM, SK: Oct, 80; Nov, 77
Wyoming Teen is Hiram Percy Maxim Award Winner: Feb, 87
Young Ham of the Year Award Nominations Open: Mar, 77

HINTS & KINKS-Column (Schetgen)
Adding Transverter Operation to the Ten-Tec Omni V (Kachel): Oct, 71
Aluminum Tubing as an Air Duct (Treloar): Sep, 75
Amplifier Control with the Yaesu FT-840 (Rosenthal): Jul, 64
Another Way to Feed KAMs (Charavay): Aug, 68
Another Way to Install Ground Rods (Goins): May, 75
Baseball Card Holders Store Small Parts (Cull): Mar, 80
Build Refined Self-Latching Relays (Edwards): Feb, 81
CMOS Super Keyer II and III Low-Current Speaker (Lewis): Oct, 71
CMOS Super Keyer II Negative-Bias Keying (Cornell): Oct, 71
CPU Reset Cures Kenwood Radio Memory Problems (Vincent): Feb, 81
Cure for Sticky Mike Switches, A (McCune): May, 74
Cure Repeater Audio Feedback in the Yaesu FT-470 (Erikson): Feb, 80
Digibrain's Optically Encoded Tuning Knob, The (Craswell): Aug, 68
Does Your Microphone Have Too Much Bass Response? (Schultz): Jan, 76
Drill IC-Hole Patterns Easily (Martin): Feb, 80
HAM-M and Tailtwister Rotator Modifications (Strieter): Mar, 80
Hand Stand for Two, A (Brindle): Dec, 68
How to Reach and Clean the IC-720A Rotary Relay (Shongut): May, 74
Improved Ohmmeter with a Linear Scale, An (Shapiro): Oct, 70
Inexpensive Etching Tanks (Olson): Mar, 80
LF/MF/HF/VHF Return-Loss Bridge (Lau): Apr, 76
Light Your Mast for Safety (Keating, Schetgen): Sep, 75
Make High-Quality Ladder Line at Home (Johnson, Schetgen): Aug, 69
Make Your Own Magnet Signs (Riley): Nov, 69
MFJ-249 SWR Analyzer Tunes Amplifiers, Frequency Spots Old
  Receivers (Nickels): Nov, 69
MFJ-432 Voice Keyer Remote Switch Activation (Zimmerman): Oct, 70
Minimum-Parts ATU, A (Baird): Apr, 76
Mobile Morse by Mousekey (Wirth): Jan, 76
Modifying the FT-2400 for Packet (Bergstrom): Aug, 69
More on "Hum in HF Receivers" (Thomaidis): Jan, 75
More on 28-V Coaxial Relays (D'Anneo): May, 74
More on Magnetic Stainless Steel? (Trout): Jun, 70
More Ways to Stop Walking Telegraph Keys (Easler, Vosicky): May, 74
One Wire Controls Switchable, Remote Loading Network (Lee): Jan, 75
Pipe Elbows Redirect Sound (Guillaume): Oct, 70
Prevent Freezing in Cushcraft's 70-cm Boomer (Mollentine): Aug, 68
PVC-Pipe Wall Feedthrough (Edwards): Mar, 80
Quick and Easy Tower Bracket for Wire Antennas, A (Edwards): Apr, 77
Radio Safety for Jump Starts (Guilaume): Feb, 80
Ramsey RX-146 Hints (Sabutis): May, 75
Self-Heating Relay Coils (Lee): Sep, 75
Space-Saving 2-Meter Antenna, A (Shapiro): Jun, 70
Step-Start for the Heath SB-1000 Linear Amplifier (Branca): Jun, 69
Super Simple Mobile Hand-Held Holder, A (Harris): Nov, 69
Switched Cable Sections Reduce SWR (Pellock): Nov, 69
Tape Arrows Label Dial Settings (Sasson): Jul, 65
Temporary Header Jumpers in a Pinch (Kanitra): Aug, 68
Tips for the Yaesu FT-1000D (Williams): Jun, 69
Understanding Decibels (dB) Without a Calculator (Bartachek): Nov, 70
Use Window's Calculator to Convert To/From Time and Angle Formats
  to Their Decimal Equivalents (Weisberg): Jan, 75
Voice-Activated Transmitter Control for a VHF Mobile Transceiver
  (Titus): Feb, 80

HOW'S DX?-Column (Kennamer)
1A0KM 1995-Back to the Scene of the Crime: Jun, 91
8Q7-The Maldives: Feb, 91
Beijing International DX Convention, The: Mar, 92
DL0WW Celebrates 40 Years: Nov, 79
DXCC 2000: Oct, 82
DXCC 2000 Preliminary Survey Form: Oct, 83
Faure Island-An Australian Island Adventure: Jan, 85
Ham Fair '96: Dec, 76
LU6Z-The South Orkneys: Aug, 77
Macquarie Island: May, 84
Pratas Island, New DXCC Country: Apr, 87
Preemptive QSLs-Boon or Boondoggle? (Kennamer, Mills): Jul, 74
Propagation Charts (Hall): Jan, 87; ; Feb, 92; Mar, 94; Apr, 89;
  May, 85; Jun, 93; Jul, 75; Aug, 79; Sep, 82; Oct, 84; Nov, 80.
Reflections from the Other Side of the Pileup: Jan, 86
You Don't Have to Own Your Own Antenna (Rudy): Sep, 81

IT SEEMS TO US-Editorial (Sumner), p 9
Anything Worth Doing...: Apr
Back to Basics (Stafford): Aug
Community: Nov
Do We Really Want Our Microwave Bands?: Mar
FCC Enforcement: Glimmers of Hope: Jun
Is There a Spectrum Shortage?: May
Little LEOs: Sep
Making Sense of 40 Meters: Jan
Managing the Morse Issue: Feb
RF Safety: Oct
"Speak With One Voice": Dec
Write Now!: Jul

LAB NOTES-Column
Different Grounds for Different Shacks (Tracy): Apr, 80
Here Comes the Sun! (Gruber): Oct, 74
Multiband Dipoles Compared (Gruber): Nov, 73
Troubleshooting Electrical Noise (Hare): Jun, 73
You've Got Questions? Here's How to Find the Answers! (Tracy): Feb, 85

NEW BOOKS [Author] (Reviewer)
AC Power Interference Manual [Loftness] (Danzer): Dec, 40
Code book, The: Morse Code Instruction Manual [Betts] (Wolfgang): Sep, 60
Controlling the World with Your PC [Bergman] (Danzer): Jan, 112
Disappearing Act [Wall] (Micket): May, 65
Handy Hambook, The [Wagman] (Hare): Mar, 66
Heathkit-A Guide to the Amateur Radio Products [Penson] (Brodgon): Mar, 98
Low and Medium Frequency Radio Scrap Book, The [Cornell] (Danzer): Aug, 34
Low Power Communications Vol 3 (QRP Hardware) [Arland] (Swanson): Oct, 112
New Shortwave Propagation Handbook, The [Cohen, Jacobs, Rose] (Hall): Feb, 110
Pocket Guide to Collins Amateur Radio Equipment 1946 to 1980, The
  [Miller] (Lindquist): Apr, 107
Radios by Hallicrafters [Dachis] (Stankiewicz): Oct, 46
Single Sideband Systems and Circuits [Sabin, Schoenike] (Straw): Jan, 94
Viewing the Earth from Space [Buchanan] (Ford): Nov, 42
Wake of the Wirelessman [Clemons] (Ford): Jun, 56

NEW HAM COMPANION (Ford)
30 Minutes on 432 (Ford): Dec, 53
Accessing the FCC Amateur Database on the Internet (Baran): Jun, 55
Amateur Television-Texas Style (Juch): Nov, 54
Automatic Packet Reporting System [sidebar to: The Global
  Positioning System] (Cubbedge): Sep, 58
Breaking The Sound Barrier (Gilchrist): Oct, 60
Build A Quickie H-T Antenna Mount (Ardai): Feb, 66
Confessions of a Radio Guy (Brone): Jan, 64
CQ from KF5WT, Air Mobile (Alderman): May, 61
Decoding the Secrets of CTCSS (Collier): Dec 55
DX PacketClusters (Ford): Mar, 54
Elementary Students "Adopt-a-Ham" (DiGennaro): Feb, 61
Equipment Manuals [sidebar to: How to Buy Military Surplus]: May, 64
Excuse Me, May I Interrupt? (Peterson): Mar, 59
Explore Ham Radio's Software Bonanza (Kleinschmidt): May, 57
Father and Son Satellites (Frahm): Dec, 51
FM ATV Resources [sidebar to: Amateur Television-Texas Style] (Juch): Nov, 54
For Want of an Elmer (Ford): Oct, 58
Global Positioning System, The (Cubbedge): Sep, 56
Government Unleashes Full Power of GPS [sidebar to: The Global
  Positioning System] (Cubbedge): Sep, 57
Heath HW-99, The: A Ramblin' Radio [sidebar to: Radical Radiators
  and Weird Wires] (Holsopple): Jan, 63
High-Altitude Traffic Handing [sidebar to: An Aeronautical
  Antenna Farm] (Taylor): Aug, 58
How to Buy Military Surplus (Blahun, Jr.): May, 63
Island-Hopping in Puget Sound (Reisenauer, Jr.): Jul, 56
It's Time to Explore VHF/UHF Contesting! (Swanson): Jan, 59
Let's Just Listen for a Change (Teale): Apr, 65
On-Air Conversations: Go Beyond the Basics (Kleinschmidt): Feb, 69
On-Line Software Sources [sidebar to: Explore Ham Radio's
  Software Bonanza] (Kleinschmidt): May, 58
Packet Volunteers in the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta
  (Hirschman, Kandel, Whitley): Jul, 53
PED-Or, Why You Can't Use Your H-T on My Aircraft [sidebar to: An
  Aeronautical Antenna Farm] (Taylor): Aug, 57
Principal Stations and their Mailing Addresses [sidebar to: Let's
  Just Listen for a Change] (Teale): Apr, 66
Road Less Traveled, The (Ford): Apr, 58
Six Meters and Beyond on Mount Greylock (Ford): Sep, 53
Surf the Ham Webs! (Ford): Feb, 62
SWL Resources  [sidebar to: Let's Just Listen for a Change]
  (Teale): Apr, 66
Test Your Knowledge! What's your TSQ-Troubleshooting Quotient?
  (Silver): Apr, 57
Test Your Knowledge! How Well "Grounded" is Your Grounding Savvy?
  (Silver): Sep, 61
Test Your Knowledge! How well do you understand Yagi antennas?
  (Silver): Oct, 59
Test Your Knowledge! Radio Would be Impossible Without
  Propagation (Silver): Nov, 53
Test Your Knowledge! Electronic Components (Silver): Dec, 59
There's No Place Like Home (Gauland): Aug, 59
Tips for Better Communicating [sidebar to: On-Air Conversations]: Feb, 70
Tuner is a Necessity, A [sidebar to: Radical Radiators and Weird
  Wires]: Jan, 62
Which Web Browser Should I Use? [sidebar to: There's No Place
  Like Home] (Gauland): Aug, 61
Who Says Foxhunts Are "Dead"? (Manson): Jan, 57
Worldwide Propagation Beacon Network, A (Wolfe): Mar, 53
Wouff-Hong and the Rettysnitch, The: Lost Traditions? (Cebik): Sep, 59
Writing Game, The (Ford): Jun, 60

Doctor is IN, The-Column (Ford): Jan, 55; Feb, 59; Mar, 51; Apr, 55; 
  May, 55; Jun, 51; Jul, 51; Aug, 53; Sep, 51; Oct, 53; Nov, 51; Dec, 49

NEW PRODUCTS
6-Meter Antennas from MTK Tech: Aug, 58
AC and DC Rechargeable Power Source (Cutting Edge Enterprises): Jun, 80
Add a Stinger to Your Cubex Yellowjacket: Oct, 57
Add Digitized Voice Weather Reports to Your Repeater with
  WeatherVox (Peet Bros): Nov, 52
AEA Adds GPS Firmware to the PK-96: Jan, 50
Affordable Power Supplies from B+K Precision: Nov, 58
Amsoft CD-ROM [The World of Ham Radio]: Jan, 50
Another Stealth Antenna [TapeTenna] (Hamco): Apr, 67
Antenna Insulators Support Ministry and Wire Antennas (The Wireman): Sep, 32
ATV UHF Yagi from M2 [440-21ATRV]: Jul, 55
AustinSof Announces Smithworks Software: Jan, 99
Automatic CW Identifier from Racom: Feb, 45
Cable Keeper Eliminates Computer and Ham Shack Wiring Mess
  (Watson Furniture Systems): Jun, 35
Call Sign Buttons from Balloon Central: Jul, 65
Camcorder-to-HT Power Adapter from Cutting Edge Enterprises: Nov, 44
Clamp-On RF Current Meter by Palomar (Palomar Engineers): Apr, 47
Classy Dust Covers for Vibroplex, Bencher Paddles (Stamm): Nov, 70
Classy, Personalized Station ID Certificates from W1LHY (CMS): Mar, 83
Clement Engineering's MIM Module: Aug, 97; Nov, 70
Code Practice Oscillator Kit From Jade Products: Dec, 69
Collins Amateur Radio Equipment Video Spotter's Guide from Hi-Res
  Communications: Nov, 36
COR-6 Voice-ID Repeater Controller from Hamtronics: Aug, 54
Cricket Pulser, The (Centaur Electronics, Inc.): Mar, 83
Cubex "Bumblebee" 6-Meter Quad, The: Sep, 48
Cubex VHF/UHF Quad Kits: Jun, 70
Cushcraft ASL-2010 Skylog Log Periodic HF Antenna: Feb, 52
Cushcraft's A270-6S Dual-Band Yagi: Jul, 31
CW ID Module from Hamtronics, A: Oct, 46
CW Keyboard/Code Reader from DCH: Aug, 67
DCH Introduces Code Reader Program [CW1]: Jan, 50
Delta-C Antenna Hardware Kit from Alpha-Delta: Feb, 81
Dip Meter Adapter for MFJ SWR Analyzers: Feb, 86
DX4WIN Logging Software for Windows from Rapidan Data Systems: Nov, 48
Eartalk Mark II from Genesys, The: Sep, 32
EQF Software Updates Logging Programs: May, 52
Genesys VHF/UHF Base Station Antenna: Jun, 40
Ham Radio Clipart (D'Laubach): Jul, 31
Hamtronics CTCSS Encoder/Decoder Module: Dec, 52
Harlan Technologies' Color SSTV for the Sound Blaster: Sep, 32
High-Performance Dry Dummy Antennas from Ameco: Oct, 57
High-Performance T/R Switches from Advanced RF Design: Feb, 84
HTMorse from Electrosoft: Feb, 68
Hy-Gain's DX-77 "Advanced Vertical Windom": Feb, 45
Improved Jade Pole Antenna Kits for VHF/UHF: Nov, 36
In-Line Lightning/Discharge Protector from Lynics International: Jul, 31
JBI Introduces Radio-PC Interface Kit: Apr, 47
JK Microsystems' Single Board DOS Computer: Feb, 52
KD1PR's Call Sign Bumper Magnet (Signs by Ron): Jul, 63
Keyer, Morse Tutor Kits from DR Computer Products: Aug, 94
Lakeview's Economy Dual-Band Antenna: Mar, 83
L/C Meter II from Almost All Digital Electronics, The: Dec, 67
Learn the Code with Your Mac [CW Tutorsoft] (Wind and Fire
  Development): Jun, 37
Lightning Spike Eliminator, The (Lightning & Noise Protectors
  Inc): Jun, 99
Low-Cost Multimeters from B+K: Nov, 68
Low-Cost VHF FM Monitor from Hamtronics: Nov, 30
M*LOG Version 3.2 (Milestone Technologies): Jul, 55
M2 Debuts Circular-Polarized Yagi for UHF [436CP42 U/G]: Jan, 50
MacRatt II from AEA: Nov, 49
MFJ's Dual-Band "Flexible-Duck" Antenna: Feb, 86
Mobile Antenna [Comet CA-HV] (NCG): Apr, 43
MTERM-EF Morse Code Interface for IBM-Compatible Computers
  (Dynamic Electronics): Nov, 68
Multimode Senda from Informatica Industrial, The: Aug, 62
New Hamtronics Repeaters: Aug, 58
NMO-Mount Dual Banders from Lakeview: Jul, 31
Nye Engineering's FS73C Digital "S" Meter: Feb, 109; Mar, 83
Old West Graphics.Custom-Made Badges: May, 101
Optoelectronics Scout Model 40 VHF/UHF Frequency Counter: Jun, 80
Optolinx, A Universal Computer/Radio Interface from Optoelectronics: Nov, 44
Optoscan 535 Computer Control Interface for Radio Shack Pro-235
  Scanners (Optoelectronics): Feb, 98
P-2000A HF Digital Wattmeter from RF Applicatopns: Dec, 52
Personalized Clock, A (Personalized Photo): Nov, 44
PhotoCap Lets You Show Your Stuff (The PhotoCap Company): Jun, 99
"Plug & Play" High-Speed Packet with AEA's IDR-96 Integrated Data 
  Radio: Nov, 36
Portable Solar Panels for Every Application from Solar Power
  Systems: Nov, 49
PROLOG by Datamatrix: Nov, 48
Quick-Disconnect Mobile Antenna Mount from Comet: Aug, 62
RAC 'n Rollup by N2CKH (Hajducek): Jun, 35
RITTY 1.0 DSP Radioteletype System (Beezley): Apr, 64
Robocharger Universal Charger/Battery Conditioner, The (Intelex): Feb, 47
RTTY Contest Software from Wyvern Technology: Nov, 44
Ruggedized Survivor Multimeter (B+K Precision): Jun, 80
Sierra QRP Transceiver Kit (Wilderness Radio): Apr, 67
Six-Meter Ringo Ranger [ARX-6] (Cushcraft Corp): Apr, 47
Standard H-T Case: Jun, 40
Svetlana's New 572B RF Power Tube: Nov, 58
TD-4, the: A "LiTZ-Capable" Selective Calling Module from Hamtronics: Oct, 69
TE-32 Multi-Tone Encoder from Communications Specialists: Feb, 109; Mar, 83
UV-Resistant Dacron Rope from The Wireman: Sep, 32
Version 2 of AMECO's The Complete Morse Code Instructor: Aug, 62
Version 3.0 of VHF-DX (VHF Products): Jul, 99
VHF/UHF Vertical Antennas (The Allen Telcom Group): Apr, 67
Vibroplex Square Brass Racer, The: June, 80; Oct, 57
What Time is It There? [Sun Clock] (Palo Alto Software): Apr, 81
WinZones Global Time Zone Software (Extend Incorporated): Jan, 43
Wireman Debuts Heavy-Duty Ladder-Line, The: Jan, 50
Yellowjacket, The: A 2-Meter Quad Antenna (Cubex): Feb, 47

OP-ED-Column
ARES-Change is Inevitable!: Feb, 102
Decline of the Mod, The (Friedman): Dec, 88
Ethics and Ham Radio Exams (Feehan): Apr, 97
Move Up to Microwaves (Vaughn): Aug, 87

ORGANIZATIONAL-ARRL
1996 ARRL Instructor of the Year Awards [Call for Nominations]
  (Swanson): Dec, 46
ARRL Field Organization Appointment Opportunities (Palm): Oct, 77
ARRL Leadership Changes: Jun, 76
Behind the Diamond: Advertising Assistant Hannan AlQaddumi, KB1AFX: Mar, 78
Behind the Diamond: Educational Programs Coordinator Glenn Swanson, 
  KB1GW: Feb, 89
Behind the Diamond: Lab Supervisor Ed Hare, KA1CV: Jan, 83
Behind the Diamond: Mary Carcia, N7IAL, Educational Activities
  Department Special Services Coordinator: Jun, 77
Behind the Diamond: Warren Stankiewicz, NF1J, Assistant Contest
  Manager: May, 81
Board Chooses Leaders for Challenges Ahead (Palm): Mar, 69
Major ARRL Operating Events and Conventions - 1996: Jan, 65
New Image (setter) for QST, A (Lindquist): Nov, 50
Spectrum Protection Dominates Board Agenda (Palm): Sep, 62
WRC-99 Survey: Sep, 49
Year in Review, The-1995: May, 36

At The Foundation-Column (Carcia)
Back to School With Our 1996 Scholarship Recipients!: Sep, 100
Blossoming with More Awards: May, 98
Emmerson Elementary ARC-A First-Year Success Story: Jan, 100
Generous Ham's FAQ, The: Jul, 95
Lasting Legacy for Amateur Radio, A: Nov, 92
Morse 2000-A New Life for CW and the Disabled: Mar, 91

Club Spectrum-Column (Ewald)
Celebrating 100 Years of Electric Power (Patience): Jan, 54
Celebrating 80 Years as a Club (South Jersey Radio Association): Nov, 91
Railroad Mobiling (Tinley): Mar, 90
San Antonio Radio Club Celebrates 75 Years of Affiliation: May, 96
School Club Travels Road to Success (Shaffer): Jul, 93
Show and Tell-Star (Tencza): Sep, 101

Elections
14 Incumbents Return to ARRL Offices: Jan, 81
Nominees Sought for ARRL Board of Directors: Jul, 73
Nominees Sought for ARRL Board of Directors: Aug, 76
Repeat Nominating Solicitation: Jan, 84; Feb, 90; Nov, 78
Section Manager Election Notice: Jan, 84;Feb, 90;Apr, 86; May,
  83; Jul, 72; Aug, 75; Oct, 80; Nov, 78
Section Manager Election Results: Jan, 83;Apr, 85; Jul, 72; Oct, 81

Moved and Seconded
1996 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors, January 19-
  20, 1996 (Sumner): Mar, 72
1996 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors, July 18-20,
  1996: Sep, 65

W1AW Schedule: Jan, 106; Feb, 116; Mar, 103; Apr, 102; Jun, 95;
  Jul, 92; Aug, 101; Sep, 98; Oct, 62; Nov, 89

PACKET PERSPECTIVE/DIGITAL DIMENSION-Column (Horzepa)
Back On Line: Jun, 86
Chasing DX with APRS: Oct, 86
Do You Need PACTOR-II, Too?: Dec, 87
DSP Emulation with Your 486: Sep, 89
Geminids Packet Meteor-Scatter Test Results: Apr, 96
HF Throughput Truths: Feb, 101
PACTOR Comparisons: Apples vs Oranges?: May, 92
Software Radios and Other Bits: Nov, 90
WinLink Spans the VHF/HF Digital Gap: Aug, 86
Year of 9600?, The: Jan, 95

PRODUCT REVIEW (Lindquist)
AEA DSP-232 Multimode Data Controller (Ford): Jul, 59
AEA HALO-6 Antenna for 6 Meters (Lindquist): Oct, 69
Azden HS-03 Headset (Swanson): Jun, 67
Brian Beezley, K6STI, RITTY 1.0 Radioteletype Program (Wolfgang): Aug, 66
Comet CA-HV HF/VHF Mobile Antenna (Lindquist): Sep, 71
DSP in the Kenwood TS-870S [sidebar to: Kenwood TS-870S MF/HF
  Transceiver] (Bloom): Feb, 75
DSP in the Yaesu FT-1000MP [sidebar to: Yaesu FT-1000MP MF/HF
  Transceiver] (Bloom): Apr, 72
ICOM IC-706 MF/HF/VHF Transceiver (Healy): Mar, 61
ICOM IC-775DSP MF/HF Transceiver (Swanson): Jan, 67
Index Laboratories New QRP Plus Transceiver (Newkirk): Sep, 68
Inside the IC-775DSP's DSP [sidebar to: IC-775DSP Product Review]
  (Bloom): Jan, 70
JPS ANC-4 Antenna Noise Canceller (Pocock): Feb, 78
JPS NIR-12 Noise and Interference Reducer (Pocock): Jul, 61
Kenwood TS-870S MF/HF Transceiver (Wolfgang): Feb, 71
M2 EB-432 Eggbeater Antenna (Ford): Jan, 74
MFJ Model 9406 6-Meter SSB Transceiver (Budnik): Oct, 63
MFJ-784B Tunable DSP Filter (Lindquist): Jan, 72
MFJ-8621 Packet-Only Data Radio (Ford): Apr, 73
MFJ-906 6-Meter Antenna Tuner: Sep, 72
MFJ-9420 20-Meter SSB Travel Radio (Ford): Feb, 76
QST Compares: 2-Meter Mobile Transceivers: Nov, 60
QST Compares: A Pair of "Six-Shooters"-the Alinco DR-M06 and
  Azden PCS-7500H 6-Meter FM Mobile Transceivers (Budnik, Swanson): Aug, 63
QST Compares: Medium-Power 2-Meter Amplifiers (Ford): Oct, 66
QST Compares: Multiband FM Mobile transceivers (Ford): Dec, 61
QST Compares: Tiny 2-Meter Hand-Held Transceivers: May, 66
Radio Shack 22-168A Digital Multimeter (Gruber): Jun, 64
RF Applications Inc P-1500 Digital RF Power/VSWR Indicator
  (Lindquist): Jun, 66
Sigmatech DX Peeper DX PacketCluster CW Decoder (Swanson): Sep, 73
Ten-Tec T-Kit 1208 6-Meter Transverter (Bliss): Jun, 62
Timewave DSP-599zx Digital Signal Processor (Danzer): Dec, 65
Under the Microscope-The ARRL Laboratory's Expanded Test Result
  Report (4/96) (Straw): Apr, 75
Yaesu FT-1000MP MF/HF Transceiver (Swanson): Apr, 68

PUBLIC SERVICE-Column (Palm)
1996 Arctic Winter Games (Strain): Nov, 82
ARMY MARS Takes the Field (Matthew): Mar, 85
ARRL National Convention '96-Public Service Plays in Peoria: Sep, 94
Community Warning System, A-Amateur Radio's Role: Feb, 94
Long Island Fires, The (Feldman, Maltese): Aug, 82
Marine Corps Marathon (Bosch): Oct, 92
National Traffic System: A Tale of Two Friends: Jun, 83
Need Cable? Think Cable TV (Robinson): Mar, 84
Pacific Northwest Floods of '96, The (Tharp): Dec, 82
Personal Preparedness for Emergency Responders (Boyd): Jul, 83
Profile in Public Service-Gary O'Kula, N3CLZ: Jul, 84
Profiles in Public Service: Arnold "Skeet" Smith, KA1LPW: Mar, 84
Profiles in Public Service: Jack F. Babbitt, Sr, WA5ZAY: Mar, 85
Profiles in Public Service: Robert L. Hollister, N7INK: Jan, 91
Servers "On Serving Served Agencies", The: Jan, 91
W4EHW at the National Hurricane Center (Schmidt): May, 87
Yosemite Search and Rescue, A (Alsup): Apr, 91

STRAYS
Anchors Aweigh! (Keating): Apr, 86
Annual Ham Radio Publications Contest (Knirko): Nov, 48
Another Apartment-Dweller's Antenna (Parker): Sep, 84
Atsungi ARC Follow-Up Report: Dec, 106
Autoweather 2000 Software (Blalock): Apr, 61
C-W Crystals Out of Business (Woods): Nov, 89
Call for Articles: Dec, 54
Collins Collectors Association: Dec, 106
Courageous Young Amateur, A (Whetstone): Jan, 102
CW Dogs, The (Rhodes): May, 95
Dewey Wilson, W7HF, Still Active on 75-m SSB at Age 98 (Wilson): Jun, 100
Do You Need Vacuum Tubes? (Wentworth): Sep, 84
DOS Programs for Ham Homebrewing (Reichert): Nov, 89
Estonian Award (Raja): May, 98
First Anniversary of the Northern New York Section: Dec, 56
Fort Meyers (Florida) ARC WWW Page: Oct, 36
Fortune Cookie Wisdom (Delker): Feb, 109
GB2BP, Bletchley Park (Shepherd): Jul, 97
German Ham-Astronaut Killed (Associated Press): Jan, 102
Golden Antenna Award (Muenz): Oct, 43
Happy Ham Coincidence, A (Erdman): Oct, 40
Illa Tiki E-mail: Apr, 56
Inexpensive VHF/UHF Antennas (Wakefield): Oct, 48
Kudos for tower Ordinance Work (Bacon): Apr, 61
Liberty Wave (Rathjen): Nov, 107
Man Who Broke the Bank, The: Jan, 102
More Cellular "Tree" Antennas (Pearce): Nov, 93
Net Directory Registration (Ewald): Aug, 54
New and Better Call Sign (Flanagan): Jun, 61
New Collins Book in Preparation (Miller): Oct, 95
New Ham Software Available: Oct, 36
New Kenwood FTP Site: Nov, 48
New SCDXC Video Available (Laidman): May, 101
New Scout Handbook: Nov, 48
New Solution to Antenna Bans, A (Bean): May, 98
Psychology of Emergency Communication, The (Romain): Jun, 107
Reminder: ARRL QSL Service Fees: Jan, 102
Rocky Mountain Division's 1995 Amateur of the Year...Charlie
  Summers, KY0A: May, 95
Sewer Expeditions (Tomkovich Jr): Apr, 86
Software for New FCC RF Hazard Standards (Beezley): Oct, 35
Spartan Radio Experiment (Hoebake): May, 101
Special Reunion, Tnx to Ham Radio, A (O'Berry): Sep, 116
SSB Electronic USA Web Site: Dec, 106
Tioga County ARC Adopts a Highway (photo): Dec, 81
TIS TNX W2OTS: Oct, 40
Upstate New York Packet: Dec, 92
W6TNS Antenna Restrictive Covenants Home Page (Stoner): Aug, 94
W6YO Plays the Spoons (Wenglare): Oct, 40
W9CRC, "The RTTY Story Man" (Rennaker, Sr.): Nov, 107
Wacky World of Litigation, The (Bellows): Sep, 116
Who Needs Vanity Calls Signs? (Viele): Apr, 86
Whole Lotta Shakin'!, A: Apr, 61
World MUF Map Via the WWW (Schetgen): May, 102
WWV Time on the Internet: Sep, 116

TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE-Column (Pagel)
Case for Wide-Shift RTTY, The (Beezley): Apr, 78
Comparison of HF Protocols, Revisited, A (Breit, Hopper, Sussman,
  Meyer): Nov, 71
Constant Current Source for Measuring Meter Resistance, A
  (Goceliak): Dec, 71
Copper-Wire Shunt Precaution (Bloom): Jun, 72
Cure for Ford F-150 RFI, A (Bergstedt): Mar, 82
Direct-Conversion Receiver Noise Figure (Campbell): Feb, 82
Ford Motor Company Comes Through: Mar, 83
Good Grounding (Bloom): Mar, 82
Hunting AC Line Noise in an Amateur Radio Receiver (Newton): Dec, 70
ICOM IC-765 Mods Revisited (Calvin): Sep, 77
Importance of Proper Tower and Mast Design, The (Fusler): Jan, 77
Improved Feed for the Off-Center-Fed Dipole (Formato): May, 76
K3BC's SSTV Becomes TRUSCAN (Vester): Jul, 66
Measure Meter Resistance Accurately (Lee): Aug, 71
Measuring a Meter's Internal Resistance: Apr, 79
Measuring Meter Resistance (Erdman): Dec, 71
More on Copper Wire Shorts (Bauer): Sep, 78
More on the Off-Center-Fed Dipole (Wiley): Sep, 78
More on the Surplus URM-120 Wattmeter (Stein): Sep, 77
Null Steerer RF Amplifier Availability (Michaels): Sep, 78
Off-Center-Fed Dipole Comments, Part 2 (Formato): Oct, 72
Off-Center-Fed Dipole Comments, Part 3 (Hill, Jr.): Oct, 73
Physically Small Inductors May Lead to Unknown Losses (Michaels): Aug, 71
Poor Man's DVR, A (Markey): Jun, 71
Possible Alternative to Mathcad 6.0 (Bergstrom): Aug, 70
Propagation Beacons and Other Signals (Potter): Dec, 70
RFI From Sodium-Vapor Street Lights (Young): Jan, 78
RVS-8 Repeater Voter Audio-Amplifier IC Choice (Hansen): Sep, 77
Surplus Wattmeters for Amateur HF/VHF/UHF Use (Whiting): May, 77
VHF/UHF Yagi Stacking Revisited (Beezley): Aug, 71
Welding Reinforcing Bar (Fusler): Apr, 79

THIS MONTH IN AMATEUR RADIO-Column: Jan, 26; Feb, 26; Mar, 26;
  Apr, 26; May, 26; Jun, 26; Jul, 26; Aug, 26; Sep, 26; Oct, 26;
  Nov, 26; Dec, 26

VHF/UHF AND MICROWAVES

VHF/UHF Century Club Awards (Moore): Feb, 109; Jun, 89; Aug, 90;
  Oct, 91; Dec, 91

World Above 50 MHz, The-Column (Pocock)
144-MHz Standings: Jun, 89
222-MHz Standings: Aug, 90
432-MHz Standings: Oct, 91
50 Years of the World Above 50 MHz-Since 1960: May, 90
Auroral-Zone Propagation: Jan, 96
Beacon Update: Sep, 90
Calling Frequencies: Nov, 86
DX Records Around the World: Apr, 98
EME Annals: Mar, 89
Joe Patterson, W4VY-VHF Pioneer (Maberry): Oct, 89
Microwave Standings: Jan, 98
North American Beacons on 144 MHz and HIgher: Sep, 93
Six-Meter DX Window: Dec, 89
Six-Meter Transatlantic in May!: Aug, 88
Six Meters by the Numbers: Jul, 87
Transatlantic Season, The: Jun, 87
Two Meters Across the Arctic: Feb, 96
What's New in EME?: Mar, 87

WASHINGTON MAILBOX-Column (Hennessee)
Linked Systems and Other Mystical Monsters: Apr, 108
Question-Filled Day at ARRL HQ, A-Part 1: Oct, 98
Question-Filled Day at ARRL HQ, A-Part 2: Dec, 84
Rules Behind "The Rules", The: Jun, 94

YL NEWS-Column (Dunn)
CQ New York, CQ YLs: May, 97
Getting the Word Out on YL Writers: Jul, 94
Is Anybody Out There?: Sep, 102
Re: Are YLs Out There?: Nov, 93
Studying the Gender Gap by Tuning In to Issues: Mar, 104

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