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    February 2010
    Volume 94    Number 02
    Technical
    30
    Paul Christensen, W9AC
    An SWR Null Meter
    This device provides a fast, accurate and essentially interference free way to maximize your fun on HF and 6 meters.
    33
    Robert Shrader, W6BNB
    Using Mechanical CW Keys
    Once the only way to produce CW, mechanical keys can still make some beautiful Morse code.
    36
    Robert J. Zavrel Jr, W7SX
    The Curtain Zepp -- A Bidirectional Antenna for 160, 80 and 40 Meters
    This antenna will give you good sound, good DX and good fun on the low bands.
    40
    Craig Johnson, AAĜZZ
    Pickle with USB I/O
    Don't get lost in the briny deep when it comes to using PIC microcontrollers.
    43
    Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR
    Why Not Give AM a Try
    Before SSB was king, AM ruled the amateur airwaves.
    44
    Alan Bloom, N1AL
    A Fan Controller for the MFJ-4125 Power Supply
    Give a cheer for this compact device that keeps your power supply quiet and cool.
    46
    Anthony Monteiro, AA2TX
    A Parasitic Lindenblad Antenna for 70 cm
    This lightweight, portable antenna is perfect for satellite QSOs.
    49
    Mark Wilson, K1RO
    Product Review
    RFSpace SDR-IQ software defned receiver; HamGadgets MasterKeyer MK-1; Spiderpole telescoping antenna mast
    News and Features
    9
    12
    Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE
    This Just In
    A visit to the USVI; Inside HQ; Media Hits; more.
    64
    Bill Vanderheide, N7OU
    Tuned Up on Tuvalu
    Two hams set out on a DXpedition to operate the 2009 ARRL DX CW Contest from a remote Polynesian Island nation.
    67
    René Hasper, PE1L, and Eltje Veen, PA3CEE
    5Z4EME: Moonbounce from Deep Africa
    Lions and tigers and moonbounce, oh my! Three Dutch hams head to Kenya for an EME safari.
    69
    Peter Carr, WW3O
    Ham Radio on the Flight Line.
    When you combine remote control model airplanes with Amateur Radio, you're on-the-air when you're in-the-air!
    72
    Guy Hamblen, N7UN
    Twitter and Ham Radio
    Tweet your way to some solid DX by using one of social networking's newest tools.
    74
    Steve Johnston, WD8DAS
    The Chinese 222-1 Receiver -- An Adventure in Restoration
    A brand new military receiver -- straight from the Shanghai Third Radio Factory.
    77
    Martti Laine, OH2BH, and Mike Lisenco, N2YBB
    Signals Out of the United Nations -- 4U1UN
    Hams from around the world put 4U1UN on the air for an unforgettable week-long event.
    79
    Mark Spencer, WA8SME
    Teachers Institutes Going Strong in 2010
    Mark your calendars now for the 2010 ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology.
    80
    Allen G. Pitts, W1AGP
    The Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award
    Every year since 1992, the ARRL has recognized an amateur who has gone out of their way to promote Amateur Radio. Who will it be in 2010?
    81
    Steve Ewald, WV1X
    ARRL Award Nominations Are Open
    Here's your chance to have a say in honoring Amateur Radio's best and brightest.
    82
    S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
    Happenings
    New Vice Directors in Central and Roanoke Divisions; Manassas contemplates a future without BPL; ARRL introduces two new ways to study for your license upgrade; FCC News; more.
    Radiosport
    89
    This Month in Contesting
    90
    H. Ward Silver, NĜAX
    Contest Corral
    Departments
    89
    H. Ward Silver, NĜAX
    Experiment #85 -- Circuit Simulation, Complex Parts