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Harold Kramer, WJ1B Publisher Technical Steve Ford, WB8IMY Editor DATV-Express — A New Low-Cost Add 40 Meters to a 24-Foot Digital TV Transmitter 30 Boom Yagi 40 Becky R. Schoenfeld, W1BXY Art Towslee, WA8RMC Michael Foerster, WØIH Managing Editor Digital ATV just became a whole lot easier. Add this hot DX band to an existing Hy-Gain beam. Extended Double Zepp Yagi Larry D. Wolfgang, WR1B Product Review 43 Senior Assistant Technical Editor Antenna 34 Mark Wilson, K1RO William Alsup, N6XMW Alinco DX-SR9T HF Transceiver; Elecraft KXPA100 Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK Add some DX punch with this modification of a Amplifier and KXAT100 Automatic Antenna Tuner; Assistant Editor classic antenna. WebDX Remote Station System Rick Lindquist, WW1ME Happenings A CW Adapter for the Collins Page KWM-2A Transceiver 36 Bob Allison, WB1GCM Georges Ringotte, F6DFZ 43 Product Review Lab Testing Add a CW filter, RIT, and fix the transmitter CW frequency shift with these modifications.
Paul L. Rinaldo, W4RI Mark J. Wilson, K1RO Al Brogdon, W1AB Bernie McClenny, W3UR H. Ward Silver, NØAX Paul Wade, W1GHZ Jon Jones, NØJK Rick Palm, K1CE Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR News and Features Barry Shackleford, W6YE Kai Siwiak, KE4PT ARRL National Centennial Cuban Contest Station Contributing Editors Convention Photo Album 6 Achieves Top Ten 71 The ARRL was pleased to host 3300 visitors at the Douglas Ruz, CO8DM July 17 – 19 convention that celebrated the end of T48K breaks into the top ten of the ARRL Michelle Bloom, WB1ENT ham radio’s first 100 years and the beginning of its DX Phone contest with operating skill and Production Supervisor second century. Thank you to everyone who attended! ham ingenuity. Jodi Morin, KA1JPA It Seems to Us 9 ARRL Board of Directors Assistant Production Supervisor David Sumner, K1ZZ Meets in Hartford, Maty Weinberg, KB1EIB A Week to Remember Following Convention 73 Production Coordinator ARRL Board lauds “unforgettable milestone,” Inside HQ 3 formalizes LoTW policy and honors award Harold Kramer, WJ1B recipients. Sue Fagan, KB1OKW The ARRL Laboratory Part 1 — Test Equipment Graphic Design Supervisor ARRL’s Second Century David Pingree, N1NAS Reaffirming Our Commitment Has Begun! 76 Senior Technical Illustrator to Service 65 Rick Lindquist, WW1ME With the help of thousands of members and Kelsey E. Moore Doug Rehman, K4AC Copy Editor One of the primary reasons for the existence of friends, the ARRL in July bade farewell to its Amateur Radio is emergency communications first 100 years during its National Centennial support. Convention, and hailed the start of its second Debra Jahnke, K1DAJ century. Business Services Manager Signals From Paradise 66 QST Advertising Malcolm Preston, NP2L ARRL’s Role in Canada 80 David Sumner, K1ZZ Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R A brief history of ham radio in the Virgin Islands. Marketing Manager Many hams are unaware of the overlapping DXing Above the Jungle Canopy 68 histories of Amateur Radio organizations in the US Yvette Vinci, KC1AIM Adrianne Morrill, KG7HYD, and Canada. Circulation Manager and Aaron Morrill, NA7AM Diane Szlachetka, KB1OKV A junior high school student travels to Guatemala to Happenings 82 Rick Lindquist, WW1ME Advertising Graphics Designer work DX from an ancient Mayan ruin. ARRL National Centennial Convention honors the past, bullish on the future; ARRL dedicates Centennial Terrace to honor major donors; FCC proposes substantial fines for two radio amateurs alleging deliberate interference, failure to ID; more. 4 October 2014 ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio® www.arrl.org Our mission: To promote and advance the art, science and enjoyment of Amateur Radio.
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