An Index for Ham Radio Magazine
A Searchable Index of the old "Ham Radio" Magazine
"Ham Radio Magazine" was a periodical that ran for almost 22 years from 1968 to 1990. Use this indexed search to quickly find what you'd like to look at and then go purchase the scanned magazines (On CD, elsewhere, or occasionally from some generous download website) or look for the old paper magazine at used bookstores.
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| By Title Text | By Author Callsign | By Year | List Categories |
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Results by Category: 16 — novice reading
| Article | Author | Page | Issue | Available to Buy? |
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| Safety in the ham shack | Darr | 44 | Mar 69 | |
| Wiring and grounding | W1EZT | 44 | Jun 69 | |
| Antenna, top-loaded 80-meter vertical | VE1TG | 48 | Jun 69 | |
| Antenna, bobtail curtain for 40 meters | VE1TG | 58 | Jul 69 | |
| Radio communications links, basics of | W1EZT | 44 | Oct 69 | |
| Antenna, long wire, multiband | W3FQJ | 28 | Nov 69 | |
| Antenna, converted vee for 80 and 40 | W6JKR | 18 | Dec 69 | |
| Antenna couplers, simple | W2EEY | 32 | Jan 70 | |
| Antenna, unidirectional for 40 meters | GW3NJY | 61 | Jan 70 | |
| Antenna systems for 40 and 80 meters | K6KA | 55 | Feb 70 | |
| Detectors, regenerative | W8YFB | 61 | Mar 70 | |
| Antennas, simple dual-band | W6SAI | 18 | Mar 70 | |
| Filter, tunable for audio selectivity | W2EEY | 22 | Mar 70 | |
| Dummy load and rf wattmeter | W2OLU | 56 | Apr 70 | |
| Underground coaxial transmission line, how to install | W0FCH | 38 | May 70 | |
| Antenna ground system Installation | W1EZT | 64 | May 70 | |
| Antenna, 80-meter vertical | VE1TG | 26 | May 70 | |
| Dipoles, multiband for portable use | W6SAI | 12 | May 70 | |
| Vfo for 40 and 80 meters | W3QBO | 36 | Aug 70 | |
| Speaker intelligibility, improving | WA5RAQ | 53 | Aug 70 | |
| Audio filter, tunable | WA1JSM | 34 | Aug 70 | |
| Workbench, electronics | W1EZT | 50 | Oct 70 | |
| CW audio filter, simplest | W4VNK | 44 | Oct 70 | |
| Frequency spotter, crystal controlled | W5JJ | 36 | Nov 70 | |
| Man-made interference, how to find | W1DTY | 12 | Dec 70 | |
| CW monitor, simple | WA9OHR | 65 | Jan 71 | |
| Fire protection in the ham shack | Darr | 54 | Jan 71 | |
| Troubleshooting, thinking your way through | Allen | 58 | Feb 71 | |
| Amplifiers, tube and transistor, tabulated characteristics of | W5JJ | 30 | Mar 71 | |
| Transmitter power levels | WA5SNZ | 62 | Apr 71 | |
| Semiconductors, charge flow in | WB6BIH | 50 | Apr 71 | |
| Antennas, QRM reducing receiving types | W3FQJ | 54 | May 71 | |
| Audio agc principles and practice | WA5SNZ | 28 | Jun 71 | |
| ICs, basics of | W3FQJ | 40 | Jun 71 | |
| Transistor power dissipation, how to determine | WN9CGW | 56 | Jun 71 | |
| ICs, basics of | W3FQJ | 58 | Jul 71 | |
| Ac power line monitor | W2OLU | 46 | Aug 71 | |
| Swr bridge | WB2ZSH | 55 | Oct 71 | |
| Receivers, direct-conversion | W3FQJ | 59 | Nov 71 | |
| CW audio filter, simple | W7DI | 54 | Nov 71 | |
| Receiver frequency calibrator | W5UQS | 28 | Dec 71 | |
| Semiconductor diodes, evaluating | W5JJ | 52 | Dec 71 | |
| Vfo, stable solid-state | K4BGF | 8 | Dec 71 | |
| ICs, digital, basics | W3FQJ | 41 | Mar 72 | |
| Preamplifier, 21 MHz | WA5SNZ | 20 | Apr 72 | |
| ICs, digital, basics | W3FQJ | 58 | Apr 72 | |
| Antenna, multiband phased vertical | WA7GXO | 33 | May 72 | |
| ICs, digital multivibrators | W3FQJ | 42 | Jun 72 | |
| Transmitter, multiband low power with vfo | K8EEG | 39 | Jul 72 | |
| ICs, digital flip-flops | W3FQJ | 60 | Jul 72 | |
| ICs, digital, oscillators and dividers | W3FQJ | 62 | Aug 72 | |
| Audio filters, inexpensive | W8YFB | 24 | Aug 72 | |
| Antenna tuning units | W3FQJ | 58 | Dec 72 | |
| Antennas, simple for 80 and 40 meters | W5RUB | 16 | Dec 72 | |
| Antenna tuning units | W3FQJ | 58 | Jan 73 | |
| Interference, radio frequency | WA3NFW | 30 | Mar 73 | |
| Printed-circuit boards, how to make your own | K4EEU | 58 | Apr 73 | |
| Morse code, speed standards for | VE2ZK | 58 | Apr 73 | |
| Receiver, regenerative for WWV | WA5SNZ | 42 | Apr 73 | |
| Antenna, 80 meters, for small lot | W6AGX | 28 | May 73 | |
| Antennas, low elevation | W3FQJ | 66 | May 73 | |
| Audio module, solid-state receiver | K4DHC | 18 | Jun 73 | |
| Batteries, selecting for portable equipment | WB0AIK | 40 | Aug 73 | |
| Rectifiers, improved half-wave | Bailey | 34 | Oct 73 | |
| Feedpoint impedance characteristics of practical antennas | W5JJ | 50 | Dec 73 | |
| CW transceiver, low-power for 40 meters | W7BBX | 16 | Jul 74 | |
| Battery power | W3FQJ | 56 | Aug 74 | |
| Battery power | W3FQJ | 57 | Oct 74 | Issue Available |
| CW reception, improved through simulated stereo | WA1MKP | 53 | Oct 74 | Issue Available |
| Q factor, understanding | W5JJ | 16 | Dec 74 | |
| Vertical antennas, improving efficiency | K6FD | 54 | Dec 74 | |
| Printed-circuit boards, low cost | W8YFB | 16 | Jan 75 | Issue Available |
| Mosfet circuits | W3FQJ | 50 | Feb 75 | Issue Available |
| S-meters, circuits for | K6SDX | 20 | Mar 75 | Issue Available |
| Antenna, bow tie for 80 meters | W9VMQ | 56 | May 75 | Issue Available |
| Interference, hi-fi | G3LLL | 26 | Jun 75 | Issue Available |
| COSMOS integrated circuits | W3FQJ | 50 | Jun 75 | Issue Available |
| Transmitter, low-power, 80-meter | W3FQJ | 50 | Aug 75 | Issue Available |
| Meters, how to use | W4PSJ | 48 | Sep 75 | Issue Available |
| Antennas, dipole | KH6HDM | 60 | Nov 75 | Issue Available |
| Troubleshooting, basic | James | 54 | Jan 76 | Issue Available |
| Diode detectors | W6GXN | 28 | Jan 76 | Issue Available |
| Troubleshooting by voltage measurements | James | 64 | Feb 76 | Issue Available |
| Tuneup, off-the-air | W4MB | 40 | Mar 76 | |
| Troubleshooting, resistance measurements | James | 58 | Apr 76 | Issue Available |
| Towers and rotators | K6KA | 34 | May 76 | |
| Transmitter keying, improving | K6KA | 44 | Jun 76 | Issue Available |
| Novice roundup (letter) | KA9AZY | 8 | Jun 81 | Issue Available |
| Operation upgrade: part 1 | W6BNB | 12 | Sep 81 | Issue Available |
| Operation upgrade: part 2 | W6BNB | 28 | Oct 81 | Issue Available |
| Novice playground (letter) | WA5MUF | 8 | Jan 82 | Issue Available |
| Morse code computer tutor | N3SE | 45 | Jun 85 | Issue Available |
| New band privileges for Novice operators (letter) | KA0DOE | 15 | Sep 85 | |
| Novice privileges (letter) | WB9IVR | 9 | Oct 85 | |
| Practically speaking | K4IPV | 79 | Dec 85 | |
| New band privileges for Novice operators (letter) | Comments, W3Y6F | 9 | Jan 86 | Issue Available |
| New band privileges for Novice operators (letter) | Comments, KD0EV | 9 | Jan 86 | Issue Available |
| New band privileges for Novice operators (letter) | Comments, WD5H | 9 | Jun 86 | Issue Available |
| Ham radio techniques | W6SAI | 59 | Dec 86 | |
| Cheers from down under | Comments: VK4OA | 9 | Dec 86 | |
| Reflections: Novice enhancement and the 220 MHz band | W9JUV | 4 | Apr 87 | Issue Available |
| Elmer's notebook: novice enhancement | W1SL | 95 | Jun 87 | Issue Available |
| Elmer's notebook: novice enhancement | Short circuit | 95 | Aug 87 | |
| Elmer's notebook: 220 MHz | W1SL | 91 | Aug 87 | |
| Elmer's notebook: an introduction to AMTOR | W1SL | 101 | Sep 87 | Issue Available |
| Elmer's notebook: packet radio | W1SL | 100 | Oct 87 | |
| Radiotelegraph codes: there's not just one | KR6A | 82 | Sep 88 | Issue Available |
| Elmer's Notebook: Simple Instruments RF Output Monitor | W1SL | 91 | Nov 89 | |
| Practically Speaking: Test Equipment for Digital Electronics | K4IPV | 76 | Nov 89 | |
| Ham Radio Techniques: Antennas, GFI, Capacitors and Fundamentals | W6SAI | 57 | Dec 89 | |
| Five-band Junkbox Transmitter | W3RMD | 42 | Dec 89 | |
| Introduction to Waveform Generators- pt 2 | K4IPV | 82 | Dec 89 | |
| Practically Speaking: Getting to Know the Logic Families- pt 1: TTL | K4IPV | 34 | Dec 89 |
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