| Technical |
| 30 | Rick Campbell, KK7B Designing and Building Transistor Linear Power Amplifiers |
| Part 1 of a homebrew project that lets you have a bit of fun with experimentation. |
| 34 | Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ Keeping Current with Antenna Performance |
| Measuring antenna current can tell us what we really want to know about our antenna system. |
| 37 | Robert M. Miller, KE6F Bob's Easy Assembly Surface-Mount Table (BEAST) |
| A novel way to deal with surface-mount electronic components. |
| 41 | Juan Antonio Fernández Montaña, EA4CYQ, and Pedro Pérez Álvarez-Cienfuegos, EB4DKA A Better Way to Work Low Earth Orbit FM Satellites |
| Using simple equipment and an enhanced antenna, two hams show how easy it is to work the low Earth satellites |
| 44 | Product Review Mark Wilson, K1RO |
|  TelePost LP-PAN Software Defined IQ Panadapter; DV Dongle D-STAR Adapter; three more battery powered soldering tools |
| News and Features |
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| 12 | P. Kleinman, N1BKE This Just In |
| Hams on the scene for sub's "inactivation" and carrier's homecoming; Inside HQ; Media Hits; more. |
| 51 | Ray Fallen, ND8L Homeowners Insurance and Your Antenna System |
| Some helpful pointers on how to protect your antenna system -- and yourself -- from the effects of a natural or manmade event. |
| 54 | Robert Gulley, AK3Q Amateur Radio and Public Education Make for a Bright Future |
| Kentucky hams find an innovative way to bring ham radio to youth. |
| 56 | Richard Arnold, AF8X Log It! |
| Whether you use paper or LoTW, keeping a log makes good sense. |
| 58 | Brian R. Page, N4TRB A Lost Dit of Vibroplex History |
| The early history of the Vibroplex semi-automatic key had its roots in small town America. |
| 60 | Mark Spencer, WA8SME The ARRL Teachers Institute 2009 |
| More classes, more instructors, more graduates. More fun? You bet! |
| 61 | Allen G. Pitts, W1AGP The 2009 Annual Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award |
| Know a ham who has excelled at getting the word out about Amateur Radio? Let us know! |
| 62 | S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA Happenings |
| Delta Division gets new leadership; ARRL President Emeritus George Wilson, W4OYI (SK); FCC asks ARRL for help with DTV conversion; more. |
| QST Workbench |
| 67 | The Doctor is IN |
| Ground radials; neutralizing vacuum tubes; balancing feed lines; more. |
| 69 | Steve Ford, WB8IMY Short Takes |
| Weather Direct |
| 70 | Mike Bryce, WB8VGE Automatic Fan Control for HF Amplifiers |
|  Keep noise under control in your shack by only using your fan when necessary. |
| 73 | H. Ward Silver, NĜAX |
| Experiment #73 -- Choosing an Op Amp |
| 75 | Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR Announcement -- Second ARRL Homebrew Challenge |
| The first Homebrew Challenge announced in 2006 urged hams to build a 5 W voice/CW transceiver. Now we up the ante to 50 W. |
| 76 | Dave Gauger, W9CJS Build a Battery in a Box |
|  Make your portable setup easy to manage. |
| 78 | Steve Sant Andrea, WB2GYK Hints & Kinks |
| Antenna counterweights; coax critter damage; labeling headset adapter cables; more. |
| Radiosport |
| 81 | Sean Kutzko, KX9X This Month in Contesting |
| 82 | H. Ward Silver, NĜAX Contest Corral |
| 83 | Bob Harder, WĜBH, with Nelson Kilmer, NĜLRA Worked All States: Single Rover |
| 87 | John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK |
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