1996 QEX Index January 1996 to December 1996 QEX (issues 167 through 178) All dates are 1996 unless otherwise indicated. Conference Proceedings Available AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting (1996): Oct, 19 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (15th Annual, 1996): Sep, 21 Central States VHF Society Conference [30th Annual, 1996]: Aug, 25 Eastern VFH/UHF Conference [22nd Annual, 1996]: Aug, 26 Microwave Update 1996: Sep, 22 Empirically Speaking (Bloom) Bigger: Not Always Better: Mar, 2 CyberHam Caters to the Computered Ham: Aug, 2 Device Data via the Web: Jan, 2 Electronic ARRL, The: Oct, 2 Electronic QEX: Who Cares?: Feb, 2 Even Paranoids Have Enemies: Aug, 2 HF Simulator for Amateurs, An: Sep, 2 Math Anxiety: Jul, 2 Mea Culpa: Oct, 2 North American Digital Systems Directory, The: Dec, 2 Our Visit to the Pack Rats: Apr, 2 Periodicals at Your Fingertips: May, 2 Protecting the Spectrum: Jun, 2 RF Exposure and the Experimenter (Hare): Nov, 2 RFI Help from the FCC: Apr, 2 System Modeling and Simulation Tool, A: Jun, 2 VHF and Up, Anyone?: May, 2 What's in Those Conference Proceedings?: Jun, 2 Feedback Better and Simpler A/D for the DDC-Based Receiver, A (Anderson) [August 1996]: Oct, 18 The Impedance of Square Coax Cable (RF: Designing VHF+ Yagis) (Lau) [May 1995]: Oct, 18 Our Apologies to Mr. Wein (Designing a Wein-Bridge Oscillator) (Cope) [March 1996]: Jul, 25 A Practical Approach to Computerized Control of Stepper Motors and Relays (Pierce) [October 1996]: Dec, 24 Variable IF Selectivity Unit, A (Thompson) [November 1995]: Feb, 31 Miscellaneous Technical Better and Simpler A/D for the DDC-Based Receiver, A (Anderson): Aug, 21; Feedback: Oct, 18 Calculation of Parabolic Reflector Aperture Efficiency (sidebar to Dipole- Reflector Parabolic Dish Feeds for f/D of 0.24 to 0.4): Feb, 10 Calibrating K to NEC (Cebik): Mar, 3 Capacitance Hats for HF Mobile Antennas (Griffith): Aug, 16 Computer Modeling of Coax Cable Circuits (Sabin): Aug, 3 Correcting for Reflections in Antenna Gain Measurements (sidebar to Dipole- Reflector Parabolic Dish Feeds for f/D of 0.24 to 0.4): Feb, 8 Complete DSP Design Example Using FIR Filters, A (Wiseman): Jul, 3 Copper Wire Gauge for Electrical Technology, The (Eguizabal): Jul, 21 Correlation of Sampled Signals (Bloom): Feb, 24 DSP-Based Audio Signal Processor, A (Forrer): Sep, 8 Designing a Wein-Bridge Oscillator (Cope): Mar, 9; Feedback: Jul, 25 Design Notes for RA Luxury LinearS Amplifier (Mandelkern): Nov, 13 Development System for the 8051 Microcontroller, A (Marchese): Dec, 18 Dipole-Reflector Parabolic Dish Feeds for f/D of 0.24 to 0.4 (Larkin): Feb, 3 Enhance Miniature Construction with Optical Feedback (sidebar to Noise Measurement and Generation): Nov, 11 Estimating T-Network Losses at 80 and 160 Meters (Schmidt): Jul, 16 Finding the Characteristics of Arbitrary Transmission Lines (Kirkby): Dec, 3 RFool-ResistantS Sequenced Controller and IF Switch for Microwave Transverters, A (Wade): May, 14 Frequency Stabilization of L-C Oscillators (Spaargaren): Feb, 19 High-Performance Triband Beam with No Traps, A (Fenwick): Sep, 3 Homebrew 2-m Repeater, A (Crago): Feb, 12 ISDN: The New Legal Limit (Parry): Oct, 11 KI6QP Dual Synthesizer Module, The (Rumley): Jan, 3 Luxury Linear, A (Mandelkern): May, 3 Mechanical Filter in HF Receiver Design, The (Sabin): Mar, 14 Noise Measurement and Generation (Wade): Nov, 3 Pack Rat Notes: 3456-MHz Isolator/Circulator (Mascaro): Apr, 22 Pack Rat Notes: Cheap Microwave Detector (Sortor): Apr, 21 Pack Rat Notes: Driving that Solid State Amplifier (Mascaro): Apr, 20 Pack Rat Notes: Hybrid Power Splitters (Steer): Apr, 22 Pack Rat Notes: IF Switching (Eitchner): Apr, 23 Pack Rat Notes: A Microwave RF Power Monitor (Mascaro): Apr, 21 Pack Rat Notes: More Pipe Cap Mania (Sortor): Apr, 24 Pack Rat Notes: The Strength of Masts (Comly): Apr, 20 Pack Rat Notes: Temperature Compensation for Crystals (Mascro): Apr, 24 PHEMT Preamp for 6 cm (Bertelsmeier): Mar, 21 Practical Approach to Computerized Control of Stepper Motors and Relays, A (Pierce): Oct, 3; Feedback: Dec, 24 Simple CW Transmit VFO for The DCC-Based Receiver (Anderson): Jan, 20 Simple Skywave Frequency Calibration Approaching One Part-Per-Billion (Bain): Jun, 19 Simple T/R Sequencer, A (Lau): Oct, 15 Spectral Subtraction for Eliminating Noise from Speech (Hall): Apr, 17 Swept Receiver Dynamic Range Testing in the ARRL Laboratory (Hare): Jun, 3 Testing Rechargeable Alkaline BatteriesQand More (Hare and Gruber): Apr, 3 Transformer Coupling for Mechanical Filters (sidebar to Mechanical Filter in HF Receiver Design, The): Mar, 18 Ultimate VFO, The (Kirk): Apr, 13 Miscellaneous Circulation Statement: Sep, 22 RF (Lau) 2-Meter No-Tune Transverter: Why Not?, A: May, 23 2.3 GHz Preamp Project, A: Mar, 27 3456-MHzTransverter: Sep, 14 Building a 6-cm Transverter: Jun, 23 Figuring Out the Range of Matching Networks: Jan, 26 Mounting RF Connectors: Nov, 21 VHF+ Preamp Design Technology Update, A: Mar, 25 Specialized Communications Techniques On-Air Measurements of HF TOR and Packet Throughput Over Long-Distance Skywave Paths (Wickwire): Jun, 13 On-Air Measurements of HF Throughput Over NVIS Paths Using the KA9Q TCP/IP (Wickwire): Dec, 11 Packet Voice Communication System, A (Dogruoz, Lopez, Samra and Weldy): Aug,11 Upcoming Technical Conferences AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting, 1996: Jun, 32; Jul, 25; Sep, 23 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference, 1996: Feb, 29; Apr, 25; Jun, 30; Jul, 24 Aurora `97: Oct, 20 Central States VHF Society Conference, 1996: Feb, 29; Apr, 25; Jun, 30 Eastern VHF/UHF Conference, 1996: Jun, 30; Jul, 24 Microwave Update 1996: Jul, 25 Microwave Update 1997: Oct, 20 Mid Atlantic States VHF Conference, 1996: Jul, 25 Texas Packet Radio Society Fall Digital Syumposium: Sep, 23 *eof