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January, 1966 7
the American Society for Engineering Edu-
LETTERS (Continued from page 6) cation. Coming from a source other than the
Technical Institutes themselves, this infor-
mation should have more impact on students
vice would make a terrific burglar alarm-it's than if we send them our bulletins, etc.
enough to make any burglar jump out of his E. H. FORD, Head
pants. Thanks for a fine construction article. Technical Institute Division
CHARLES ALAJAJIAN Arlington State College
Newton, Mass. Arlington, Texas
Charles, we're glad you had fun with the I completed a two-year course in Electronic
"Panic Alarm." The urnnber of applications Engineering Technology at a junior college
and variations of most projects is limited and graduated with an Associate of Arts de-
only by the builder's imagination. We have gree in this field. I have been employed as an
another gadget for you to build -in this issue. Engineering Technician for over two years,
It's bound to Cause a panic, too, or at least while attending an accredited four-year state
quell the curiosity of some of your most curi- college (California State College at Long
ous friends. See "Don't Panic ... Press The Beach) studying nothing more than "Indus-
Button," on page J. trial Technology." I will graduate in a short
time with the Baccalaureate Degree in In-
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I noted with interest the article by Ken Gilmore's article, I feel rather ridiculous (as
Gilmore on "Project Choose" (September, I imagine many of my 360 fellow industrial
1965). It is the first one I have read in which technology majors feel) to find out we are
the divisions of the technician's talents have all wasting our time, for we could have the
been properly made and in terms that stu- same title with as little as one year of train-
dents recently graduated from high school ing at some other schools. I feel that Mr. Gil-
can understand. So often I find that a student more's terminology is misleading and unfair
either has not heard of the fine technical in- to all of us.
stitutes in the country or does not know just CARL C. VAN COTT, A.A.
where he fits into the industrial picture. Your Long Beach, Calif.
article explains all of this in a very fine man-
ner. It shows a close liaison between Mr. Gil- What's in a title, Carl? The Army has a
more and the Technical Institute Division of job classification book as big as your fist, and
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LETTERS (Continued from page 8)
ACTI with a lot of very fine print in it. It gives ev-
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sawtooth generators, etc.) ; many of the
circuits have been built and tested and can
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on basic electronics or a follow-up series on
basic radar will be distributed in the U.S.
is not known at this writing. All of these
books would be a welcome addition to the
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must have a fair idea of a.c. and d.c. Manual" which concentrated on simple cir-
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LIBRARY (Continued from page 12)
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Government Report* Points Out Rapidly Growing Job Opportunities:
Need for Trained Electronics Technicians An Important Factor
By Bill Gordon, RCA Institutes, Inc.
President Johnson Emphasizes Salary Levels for Trained Techni- Technical Education is One of To-
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ice and install transmitting equipment used in aviation, broad. through 10 meters; after 3:30 weekday afternoons
casting, marine, mobile and Citizens -Band communications.
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The handy tubes of lubricant are each fitted
with a stainless steel needle to get into the
NEW smallest places and drop the right amount
needed for the job.
Circle No. 77 on Reader Service Page 15
PRODUCTS TRANSISTORIZED STEREO RECEIVER KIT
A comparatively inexpensive stereo receiver
that tunes FM, FM stereo, and delivers 30
Additional information on products cov- watts of IHF music power is now available
ered in this section is available from the from the Heath Company. The Model AR-14
manufacturers. Each new product is kit can be assembled in 20 hours or less, and
identified by a code number. To obtain
further details on any of them, simply
fill in and mail the coupon on page 15.
THREE-WAY SPEAKER SYSTEM

('
Superior speaker performance is said to be
combined with high -fashion furniture design can be custom -mounted in a wall or other
in University Sound's "Mediterranean" three- enclosure. Features include: a 31 -transistor,
way speaker system. It features an all-elec- 11 -diode circuit for cool, instant operation;
tric, tri-sectional "sonic control" for adjusting power response of ± 1 db from 15 to 60,000
performance to room acoustics, eliminating cycles at full power in both channels; a chan-
the need for ampli- nel separation of 45 db or better; and a trans-
fier adjustment. A 12" formerless complementary output amplifier
ultralinear-response circuit for minimum phase shift and low dis-
woofer handles the tortion. Outputs are provided for 4-, 8-, and
bass, a new inte- 16 -ohm speakers.
grated 8" assembly Circle No. 78 on Reader Service Page 15
the mid -range, and a
wide-angle horn cou-
pled to a rear -loaded TRANSISTORIZED MICROPHONE
compression driv- Adjustable output level is featured in Turner's
er takes care of the new Model +2 base station microphone. Ac-
treble. Power -han- cording to the manufacturer, the Model +2
dling capacity is 50 makes it possible to
watts integrated pro- increase the range
gram material (music power). Frequency re- and signal strength
sponse: 25 to 20,000 cycles. The 221/s" -high of any transceiver.
cabinet is available in grained butternut with A volume control on
antiqued pumice brown finish, and in lac- the microphone al-
quered antique white. lows the operator to
Circle No. 75 on Reader Service Page 15 dial the output leu-
el that is best for
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION KIT
his set, and allows
changing the out-
Have you used any Veroboards yet? Vero put to suit a big or
Electronics has announced the availability little voice, or for
of a new project construction kit, Model working close or far away from the micro-
PK-5. It includes five Veroboards and a de- phone. A simple screwdriver adjustment per-
tailed instruction hook on how to build an mits terminal wires in the base to be connect-
impedance matching module, an engine pulse ed for electronic switching or relay switching.
counter module, audio amplifier and r.f. probe Circle No. 79 on Reader Service Page 15
module, multivibrator module, and an audio
oscillator module. Each of these projects can
be constructed in two easy steps, and without EASY -TO -TUNE SHORT-WAVE RECEIVER
etching, wiring, or terminals of any kind. Everyone who can tune a regular AM broad-
Circle No. 76 on Reader Service Page 15 cast receiver will be able to precisely tune in
short-wave broadcasts from all over the
LUBRICATING KIT
world on the S-200 "Legionnaire" introduced
by Hallicrafters. Four very narrow segments
The Model LK5 "Lube Kit" announced by of the foreign broadcast spectrum, which
Workman Electronic Products contains an cover about 75% of the listenable stations,
aerosol can of contact cleaner for use on all have been stretched out across the entire dial
electrical appliances and an aerosol can of width. There are only four simple controls.
fine oil (both with extension tubes), plus pre- The audio circuit is 8 ohms, and ,drives a
cision dispensers of oil, graphite, and grease. built-in speaker, but a front panel jack can
15
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If you had started wiring yesterday,

today you would own an amplifier as
good as a Fisher.
If you didn't start yesterday, to a separate fold -out page. Each convince you that it is one of the
why not today or tomorrow? No stage has a separate packet of finest control -amplifiers avail-
matter when you start it, you parts (StrataPack). The major able, easily worth $250 or more.
will finish the Fisher KX-200 components are factory -mounted 'Yet the kit costs only $169.50.
StrataKit faster than you thought on the extra -heavy -gauge steel (Walnut cabinet, $24.95; metal
possible. Anyone can build it- chassis. Most of them are riveted cabinet, $15.95.)
even your mother- and end up for improved reliability. Wires
with a magnificent 80 -watt stereo are precut for every stage-which
control -amplifier. Once built, it means every page. All work can rFREE $1.50 VALUE! Send for,
will be fully equal in perform- be checked stage -by -stage and The New Kit Builder's Manual, an
illustrated guide to high fidelity kit
ance and reliability to its labora- page -by-page before proceeding construction, complete with de-
tory -wired prototype. to the next stage. tailed specifications of all Fisher
The StrataKit method of kit The end result is a low-distor- StrataKits.
construction is an exclusive tion 80-watt amplifier which is Fisher Radio Corporation
Fisher development that takes powerful enough for any music, 11-35 45th Road
the uncertainty and work out of any loudspeaker. The exclusive Long Island City, N. Y. 11101
kit building. Large, detailed dia- center -channel output and sepa-
grams and clear, nontechnical rate volume control eliminate Name
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pert, regardless of previous ex- fier with either a center -channel Address
perience. Assembly proceeds in or a remote loudspeaker.
simple, error -proof stages
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January, 1966 23
"EXPERIMENTER'S KITS"
PRODUCTS (Continued from page 22) Three new "Experimenter's Kits" have been
announced by RCA Electronic Components
be used for an external speaker, if desired. and Devices which will enable electronic en-
Two antennas are provided-one for stand- thusiasts to build 14 different electronic
ard broadcast reception and one for global control circuits using silicon -controlled recti-
short-wave reception. fiers, thermistors, and photocells. The basic
Circle No. 80 on Reader Service Page 15
kit includes one SCR, five silicon rectifiers,
and two transistors; ten separate control
circuits can be built with the components in
SOLID-STATE D.C.-TO-6 MC. OSCILLOSCOPE this kit. The other two are "add-on" kits;
one contains three thermistors, the other a
Allied Electronics has announced a 3" corn- photocell.
pletely solid state d.c.-to-6 mc. oscilloscope-
the Knight KN-5005. It Circle No. 84 on Reader Service Page 15
weighs only 16 pounds,

uses less than 15 watts TAPE PACKAGING
of power, and has a cali-
brated, compensated Kodak sound recording tape is now available
vertical attenuator (10 in library box packaging. Designed to har-
steps from XI to X1000), monize with any decor, the beige -colored
as well as calibrated boxes have dark brown "bindings" and are
sweep times and trig- provided with lines on the back for identifi-
gered sweep. The verti- cation of taped selections. Eastman Kodak
cal system has a sensi- says that all 5" and 7" reels of the tape are
tivity of 0.05 volt to 50 being packaged in the new boxes at no extra
volts per division with cost. The tape comes in lengths ranging from
accuracy. Sweep 625 feet on a Durol base to 3600 feet on a poly-
3% ester base.
speeds are 1 µsec. to 100
µsec. per division in six Circle No. 85 on Reader Service Page 15
steps, also with 3% accuracy. Measuring only
8:1!i" x 6" x 14", the KN-5005 includes 25 tran- TRANSISTORIZED PORTABLE RADIO KIT
sistors, 18 diodes, and a nuvistor.
on Reader Service Page 15
Ten bands can be tuned with the Heathkit0
Circle No. 81
GR-43 portable radio: 150-400 kc., long wave;
88-108 mc., FM; 550-1600 kc., AM; plus seven
"MINIBALUN" short-wave bands from 2 to 22.5 mc. Tuning
a single band is
The "Minibalun" is an antenna -mounted, made easy by the
miniature, T-shaped balun designed by CYZ 10 -position rotat-
Enterprises which can handle up to 1000 ing dial. The GR-
watts of power throughout the 3-30 mc. range. 43 uses 16 tran-
Insertion loss is said to be less than 0.25 db. sistors, 6 diodes,
The "Minibalun" also serves as a lightning and 44 factory-
protector and as a center insulator for a di- preassembled
pole antenna. This matching device comes in and aligned r.f.
two models: 50 ohms or 75 ohms unbalanced circuits. Two
to 50 ohms or 75 ohms balanced; and 75 ohms separate FM and
unbalanced to 300 ohms balanced. Special AM tuners are
models made to customers' specifications are also preassem-
also available. bled. Noteworthy among the many special
Circle No. 82 on Reader Service Page 15 features of the GR-43 is a battery -saver
switch that cuts current drain up to 35% for
normal indoor listening, or provides full pow-
PORTABLE "HOBBY CENTER" er for strong, outdoor reception.
Is your work area cluttered and messy? Circle No. 86 on Reader Service Page 15
D.E.C. Associates has introduced a portable
"Opti-Man Hobby Center" designed to trans- SHIELDED TWIN -LEAD TV ANTENNA LEAD-IN
form any table, desk, or benchtop into an
efficient work center. Vertical slots and shal- Specially designed for superior 82 -channel
low trays allow you to store tools and parts color TV reception, the Belden 8290 shielded
for easy access without getting out of your "Permohm" antenna lead-in provides the
seat. The unit is molded in one piece from strong signal strength of 300 -ohm encapsu-
durable polyethylene or styrene plastic (it lated twin -lead cable, and the clean signal
comes in two models) the working surface
; protection of shielded cable. According to
is a mar-proof plastic laminate insert, and Belden engineers, the 8290 will withstand
arranged behind it in a concave arc are two sub -zero temperatures and hot sun without
tiers containing 13 tool holders and 15 parts cracking, and can be installed anywhere.
bins. A clear vinyl dust -cover accessory is Standoffs are not required-the 8290 can
available. simply be taped to the mast.
Circle No. 83 on Reader Service Page 15 Circle No. 87 on Reader Service Page 15
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How To Have Fun While
New 23 -Channel 5 -Watt All -Transistor CB Transceiver
23 crystal -controlled transmit & receive
channels for the utmost reliability. Low
r34=-ÁrE--7.77, Kit GW-14
battery drain . . only .75 A transmit,
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neg. gnd. use. "S"meter, adjustable squelch,
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num cabinet. 8 lbs. Optional AC power
supply, kit GWA-14-1, 5 lbs...$14.95.
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New Fully Automatic Electronic CW Keyer

All -transistor circuitry. 15-60 words per
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minute. Solid-state switching-no relays to
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New All -Transistor, 10 -Band SWL Portable

10 bands tune longwave, broadcast, FM
and 2-22.5 me shortwave. 16 transistors,
Kit GR-43
6 diodes, 44 factory -built & aligned tuned
95 circuits. Two separate AM & FM tuners,
$159 two built-in antennas, 4" x 6" speaker,
battery -saver switch. Operates anywhere
on 7 flashlight batteries or on 117 v. AC
with optional charger/converter GRA-
43-1 @ 56.95. Assembles in 10 hours. 17
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New Deluxe 5 -Band SSB Ham Transceiver

Full SSB-CW transceive operation on 80-
10 meters. 180 watts PEP SSB-170 watts
CW. Switch select for USB/LSB/CW op-
Kit SB-100 eration. Operates PTT and VOX; VOX
1i°0.:- operated CW with built-in sidetone. Heath
II
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SB series Linear Master Oscillator (LMO)
for true linear tuning. Mobile or fixed
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New 30 -Watt Transistor FM Stereo Receiver
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Assemble in around 20 hours. Mounts in
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Kit AR -14
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66 -Watt Transistor AM/FM Stereo Receiver
Just add 2 speakers for a complete stereo

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A LITTLE SHAVING GOES A LONG
JPARTS-=TIPS WAY IN MAKING TUNING EASIER
Some transistor --
portables are con-
strutted in such a `.
IDEAS way that it is very
difficult to adjust
GADGETS. -TECHNIQUES the flush -fitting
disc -type dials
without having to
DEVICES. dig in at them with ,
your thumb. For
easier manipula- ,
FOLLOW THE STARS FOR EASY tion, use a sharp

MEASUREMENT CONVERSION razor to shave away some of the plastic sur-
rounding the dials. It's easy to do a neat job
Uncertainty and mistakes in converting from as the plastic is comparatively soft.
one unit of measurement to another can he -Art Trauffer
eliminated by using this handy strip chart.
Make it out of paper, cardboard, or what
have you, and mount it above your work- ATTENUATOR PHONE PLUG
bench or desk for easy reference. Each star CUTS TAPE RECORDER DISTORTION
between the prefixes represents three deci-
To prevent a radio or amplifier from over-
MEGA * KILO * UNIT * MILLI * MICRO * NANO * PICO loading your tape recorder with high level
signals, you can insert a resistive attenuator
mal places. For example, to change 3.5 kilo- network directly into the phone plug on your
watts (kilo) to milliwatts (milli), jump two tape recorder's patch cord. To determine the
stars to the right. This gives you six decimal
places; thus, 3.5 kilowatts becomes 3,500,000
milliwatts. To convert 120 microamperes
(micro) to amperes (unit), jump two stars
to the left. This gives you .00012 ampere. Try
it yourself.' ' -Lou Wozniak
109.1.7..
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plating on the surface near the broken joint.
- TIPS (Continued from page 28) When the soldering is finished, file away ex-
cess solder from the outside of the element
value of the so it can be moved freely, especially if it's a
two resistors TO
RI
telescoping-type antenna. -Carl Dunaºtt
needed, hook RECEIVER TO
RECORDER
up a 50,000 -
ohm potenti- TAPE -MADE COLLARS CONVERT SINGLE -
ometer as SPEED TURNTABLE TO THREE SPEEDS
shown in the diagram and adjust it for opti- Adding extra speeds-45 and 78 rpm-to your
mum recording level. Then measure the por- single -speed, belt -driven, 33 -rpm turntable in
tions labeled R1 and R2 and replace the an emergency is an easy task, requiring only
potentiometer with fixed 1/2 -watt resistors of a roll of tape and a strobe disc. Wind one
like value. -Marshall Lincoln turn of 1" or a/a" tape around the motor
shaft, then remove the tape and dust it with
BEHEADED BRASS SCREW
talcum powder to
prevent sticking
COUPLES BROKEN ANTENNA ELEMENTS (and to provide for I
e
Broken auto or rabbit -ear antennas can he easy removal and

rapidly repaired using a decapitated brass replacement of the
screw about 1" long and with a diameter de- finished collar). 4fr
pending on the inside diameter of the antenna Now put the tape
element being repaired. As shown in the dia- back on the shaft,
gram, you twist the screw halfway into each and start adding
more tape. Be sure ..
to wind it squarely
---F11111111111 on the shaft, and in the opposite direction
from shaft rotation. For 45 -rpm operation
the newly made collar should measure about
of the broken ends so that the ends almost 9/32" in diameter and for 78 rpm about '/'"
butt each other. In the small space between plus. Check for correct collar size using the
the ends, flow enough solder to make a strong strobe disc. You can add or subtract tape
connection and fill up the gap. Soldering will layers to achieve desired speed.
be easier if you first file or sand off the chrome -Tze-Koong Wang
... -riarsár.,
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THE Prtii.G of 1933 á Voting a gi- Holmdel, New Jersey. In his investiga-
er made.'frrat-page. hews with- tti:e tion of2 static °scuraes- around 20 mc., he
startling' inebinccement that- he- had became aware of` 3 different-type signa;
plckedùp slgñals fronfobíter %pace: But which he deszi-ibe1 as "a hiss that eft,
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astroiomy resil ed from- a single atd tors had been observing them for ;year
unexpected event. In 1930, Jansj1y,-em- But instead of dismissing them:asunim-
pjpyed by Bell Telephone Labs, was given portant, Jansky.set o>zt to find out where
the problem of studying static interfer- they were' coming from and, thereby
ing -with ra i oceanic broadcasts.. Be gained immortality. It did nát occur 'to
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eet up á rótafng 100' antenna, mounted him _at first that the`source caúld be of
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ón' heéis swaged from'a_Model-T Ford, extraterrestrial origin, and many months
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Sagittarius, some 26,000 light years of solar radio emissions is Dennis Height -
away, smack in the center of our galaxy, man (G6DH). Heightman-tuning the
the Milky Way. bands between 25 and 60 me.-had corre-
The next few years were mighty lean lated the solar hiss with sunspot activity
ones for radio astronomy; still scientifi- prior to 1940. Though Heightman re-
cally unacceptable, Jansky's work only ported his finding to Sir Edward Apple-
managed to survive through the efforts ton, it was never recognized as predating
of Grote Reber, an avid radio amateur the identical discovery by Hey.
(W9GFZ) from Wheaton, Illinois. Sin- Despite the efforts of these early pio-
gle-handedly carrying out research with neers, radio astronomy attracted very
a backyard 31' parabolic dish antenna, little attention until after World War II,
he not only confirmed Jansky's discovery when demobilized scientific minds and
but also compiled a complete radio map military developments in sensitive receiv-
of cosmic radio sources "broadcasting" ers and narrow beam antennas became
on 162 mc. in the Milky Way. Another available. And, it wasn't until 1947, when
early pioneer, G.C. Southworth of Bell radio telescopes had some degree of reso-
Telephone Laboratories, first detected lution, that the first radio source-the
radio emissions from the sun in June, Crab nebula, some 3300 light years dis-
1942, at frequencies of 3000 mc. and 10,- tant-could be accurately pinpointed.
000 mc. In England, only four months Today it's different. Radio astronomy
before, physicist Stanley Hey had de- has ripened into an exciting full-fledged
tected radio emissions associated with science; there are now some 350 radio
sunspot activity. observatories throughout the world ac-
tively carrying out research. With this
new tool, scientists can "see" vast re-
gions of the heavens hitherto denied
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thousands of discrete radio sources,
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known galaxy some 10 billion light years
away, behave like giant transmitters,
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energy.
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portion of the spectrum, but a much
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The man who started it all, the late Karl Jansky, and
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Illustration below shows a basic radiometer employ- planets, and galactic nebulae.
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output is coupled to a recorder. Scientists in their the continuum type; one important
quest for radio telescopes of greater resolution source of thermal radiation, however, oc-
have turned from making larger and larger dishes
to using an interferometer, a simplified diagram
curs on a monochromatic wavelength of
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spaced antennas connected to the same receiver. clouds of cold hydrogen gas which make
The signals at each antenna either add to or sub-
tract from each other, depending upon their phase,
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tions of huge clouds of hydrogen gas. that of normal galaxies (e.g., Androm-
Unlike thermal sources, non -thermal eda).
sources do not depend on source temper- Most recently, radio astronomers have
ature. Often referred to as synchrotron discovered a number of mysterious star-
radiation, non -thermal radiation is gen- like sources of fantastic radio energy
erated by the interaction of free electrons billions of light years away. Called quasi-
with various magnetic fields of our gal- stellar or quasars, their erratic behav-
axy. Some well known non -thermal ior may eventually give answers to the
sources include: the Crab nebula, Cassio- origin of the universe.
peia, and Cygnus A-the three most
powerful radio sources yet discovered. Tuning in the Solar System. The sun,
All three emit signals on many frequen- only eight minutes away from earth by
cies below 10 mc. to way above 10,000 the speed of light or radio waves, is the
mc. Cygnus A, a half billion light years most studied radio source. Radio emis-
away, is the strongest source-the ener- sions from it, characterized by a back-
gy emitted by this one source alone in ground of radiation (quiet sun) upon
just one millionth of a second could sup- which are imposed bursts caused by sun-
ply all the world's electrical power re- spots and noise storms, occur at frequen-
quirements a million times over for the cies between 20 and 30,000 mc. Sunspot
next 10 million years. emissions can be picked up between 50
Most radio sources "broadcast" with and 1000 mc. and are usually 100 times
as intense as quiet sun emissions; noise
storms broadcast at tremendous intensi-
ties, sometimes as high as 10,000 times
quiet sun emissions, and can be picked
up at frequencies between 20 and 300 mc.
Other "broadcasting stations" in our
solar system include the moon and most
planets; frequencies most used in plan-
etary radio astronomy range from 5 mc.
to 75,000 mc. Interpolation of radio
data from these close -to -home sources
has led to many unexpected and valuable
discoveries. Scientists can tell much
about the surfaces, temperatures, and
atmospheres of these sources.
Lunar signals were first detected on
24,000 mc. by American scientists Dicke
and Beringer in 1945. These signals,
which occur on many frequencies be-
tween 20 mc. and 25,000 mc., are a com-
bination of second-hand waves emitted
An isophote or contour map of the Rosette nebula by the sun and bouncing off the moon,
super -imposed on an optical picture. Note similarity. and true lunar signals generated be-
Lines of isophote. join points of equal temperature. neath the moon's surface. Peak intensity
of these signals occurs at least three or
tremendous energies, often as much as four days after full moon.
1035 watts or more (106 watts is 1,000,- Signals were first detected from Venus,
000 watts). Because these sources are Mars, and Jupiter in 1956. Radio ob-
so distant from the earth, however, the servations of Venus, usually made on
power dwindles to around 10' of a watt frequencies between 400 and 10,000 mc.,
or less by the time it reaches us. Most have shown the planet to have an exten-
extragalactic radio sources are galaxies sive atmosphere and high surface ten-
and are classified as "normal" or "radio" sion. Signals from Mars are usually
galaxies. Although both types look the picked up at frequencies above 2500 mc.
same through a telescope, radio galaxies Jupiter, one of the strongest radio
(e.g., Cygnus A) emit radio signals at sources ever found, has three types of
energies more than one million times emissions: very high frequency radiation
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nology, Pasadena, California; the control console
at Jodrell Bank, England; and the Ohio State Uni-
versity telescope. The 300' radio telescope at the
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the largest
partially movable unit in the world, is currently
measuring hydrogen in this and other nearby gal-
axies. Twin 90' dishes operate together as an in-
terferometer at Owens Valley. Rails move them up
to 1600' apart, or they may work independently.
Operating at 960 mc., this installation is current-
ly being used to chart the distribution of radio
noises in our galaxy. The largest fully steerable
unit in the world, the 250' -diameter dish at Jod-
rell Bank, can receive and transmit wavelengths
from a few centimeters to 20 meters. All telescope
motions are controlled from a console located some
200 yards from the main telescope. The Ohio State
tiltable reflector uses a 260' by 100' flat re-
flector to reflect energy onto a 360' by 70' fixed
parabolic sectio.. A feed horn located on the
ground plane near the base of the flat reflector
receives radio signals from the parabolic section.
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from the visible disc; linearly polarized are amplified and detected through a
radiation at frequencies between 30 and sensitive receiver and then recorded by a
3000 mc.; and very intense bursts of ra- recorder or computer. Receivers used in
diation between 5 and 30 mc. The micro- radio astronomy are usually specially -
wave emission originates in an invisible designed types and feature extremely
halo-a Jovian Van Allen belt, so to low noise circuits such as the parametric
speak-extending over a much wider amplifier and maser. Computers are also
area than the visible planet. Recent in- being integrated into radio telescope set-
vestigation of the Jovian bursts indicates ups. Most amateur setups, however, use
that they occur only when a particular a superheterodyne -type receiver, an ex-
side of the planet is facing the earth planation of which can be found in any
and that they originate from an area radio textbook.
about one -tenth the size of the planet. When you consider that radio astrono-
Mercury was added to the roster of mers detect almost inconceivably faint
radio sources in 1960 when signals were signals against galactic background
first picked up from it at 1000 mc. Most noise many times greater than the
signals originating from this planet oc- "brightest" radio source, the need for
cur above 5000 mc. Of the planets be- massive -sized antennas and super -sensi-
yond Jupiter, Saturn is presently the tive receivers is readily apparent. Some
only known "broadcasting station"; sig- radio telescopes use a single antenna,
nals have been detected from this planet others employ many. They may be fully
at frequencies around 100 mc. and 1000 steerable, or fixed. Fully steerable units
mc. Undoubtedly, the other planets will can be steered in any two coordinates to
in time join this fast-growing "broad- any point in the sky; partially steerable
caster's club." units can be turned in one direction, usu-
ally declination; and fixed antennas can
Types of Telescopes. The radio tele- be steered by electrical means.
scope is not as complex as you might at The most popular design now in use is
first imagine; in fact, it functions a lot the fully steerable paraboloid or "dish,"
like your small pocket radio. Basically, a schematic of which is shown on page
the radio telescope consists of an anter- 41. The world's largest fully steerable
na, a receiver, and some sort of record- dish is the 250' -diameter Jodrell Bank
ing system. The antenna collects and installation in Manchester, England; and
focuses the radio waves much in the the world's biggest partially steerable
same manner as the optical telescope telescope is the 300' -diameter dish at the
:t
focuses light waves. The focused waves National Radio Astronomy Observatory
'°':
in Green Bank, West Virginia. Other big
°":.t,syZ
"::,c,1:
dish antennas include the 210' -diameter
-
r
N ."t`$ telescope of the Australian National
Radio Observatory near Sydney, the
°°tda'yY '°*'`, ,
;
new 150' -diameter telescope at Stanford

University, California, and the 84' -diam-
eter telescope of the Navy Research
Laboratory in Maryland. The record
:;::l,
,:pki
holder for a non -movable radio telescope
,
is the 1000' -diameter spherical reflector
at Arecibo, Puerto Rico; nestled in a
... 450' -deep crater, this colossus functions
d o
:.
: as a radar telescope as well as a radio
telescope.
But the "dish" is by no means the only
-
- single aperture -type antenna used by
radio astronomers; indeed, there are
- about as many varieties in use as
there are radio telescopes. At Ohio State
An example of what the amateur can do. This an-
University, for example, radio astrono-
tenna was built by Zvi Gazari, a member of the New mers use a tiltable reflector type anten-
York Astronomers Association, using surplus parts. (Continued on page 89)
e DON'T' `PANIC...
PIJSH
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1.,
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Don't you dare some venturous soul will be tempted to

throw that switch. And when he does,
build this box you are sure to see a panic in the making.
.... unless you want to after
Once the main switch is thrown, and
a one- or two -second delay, the
create pandemonium box lets out a wailing sound akin to that
of a fire engine, ambulance, or police
By BRUNO M. LARSEN siren. Lights go on and, within a sec-
ond or two, start to blink like mad. The
"victim" will snap the switch back to
THIS PANIC siren is guaranteed to set OFF, only to find, to his chagrin, that
the most blasé individual or "stuffed the switch has no effect whatsoever on
shirt" on his ear, and cause the unwit- the rising siren wail, or on the lights.
ting "victim" who sets it off a moment or If the switch thrower can keep a cool
two of embarrassed concern. For it is a head, he'll "push the panic button"-the
certainty that if this box is left alone one innocently labeled SQUELCH-and
January, 1966 45
sigh with relief as the siren starts on its GRN
SPKR
downward wail. If he releases the but- GR N
ton while the siren is dying down, as he RED

probably will, the siren immediately SIREN
MODULE BLK
starts up again, whereupon the "victim" YEL
quickly presses the panic (SQUELCH) YEL
button again. But this time he isn't tak- S3
ing any chances-he's going to keep his SQUELCH ,
PUSH BUTTON -1
fingers on that button until the sound
ceases completely. As it does, he smiles
triumphantly. (All this time the lights SI
are still blinking-the squelch button SLIDE SWITCH
Fig. 2. Observe
has no effect on the lights.) Once again color -coded leads
he releases the button-and once again coming from the si-
the siren starts. ren module, and S2
ON -OFF
What the "victim" doesn't know is that connect as shown. BI +
The lamp circuit
the contraption will go off by itself once and its batteries
the main switch is thrown to OFF and are optional and
82
a preset time has elapsed. Every time can be omitted.

83
he throws the switch he recycles the This circuit has I Li
been included only
panic box, and when he presses the but- for psychological) 84 +
ton he only interrupts the sound, with- effect. Lights have
2
out affecting the cycle. built-in blinkers. L

NOTE:CIRCUIT WITHIN DOTTED LINES
MAY BE OMITTED WITHOUT
How It Works. The secret of the panic AFFECTING OPERATION OF
SIREN MODULE
box is a delay incorporated in the ON -
OFF switch that causes the siren and that is normally left ON. It is used only
light circuits to remain activated for by those in the know to shut the works
from 60 to 90 seconds after the switch down. You can have fun in another way
is turned off. Pressing the SQUELCH -leave the switch off and your "victim"
button is the only "known" action that won't be able to victimize someone else.
can be taken to start the siren on its An 8 -ohm, 25(2' PM speaker serves as
downward wail. the siren horn, and the entire unit is
The heart of the panic box is a siren powered by two or four 9 -volt batteries,
module (Fig. 1) connected to a speaker as shown in Fig. 2. Two of these bat-
and a battery. The module contains a teries-in parallel-provide power for
relaxation oscillator (Q1) and a direct - the siren, and the other two-also in
coupled output stage (Q2) The oscilla-
. parallel-provide power for the lights.
tor creates a tone which rises from 5
to 3000 cycles within 30 seconds, and Construction. The box, a 615/6" x 5%^"
creates a downward wail after the delay x 25ill" plastic meter case, houses all the
switch shuts itself off. components, including the speaker and
Switch 51 is a concealed slide switch the batteries. The box also functions as
r
Fig. 1.Secret of continuous panic -
making noise output is the built-in
delay in switch S2; outwardly it
seems to be an ordinary on -and -off
toggle switch. Switch Si is concealed
and normally left on. Only you know
where to find it and shut the thing
off in case of panic. Panic button
S3 has no effect on the delay action S3 --I
of S2 and opens the siren circuit
iII_.
only as long as it is held down. If
the victim's patience runs out before iRED
YEL
the delay cycle is completed, he is L J SI
most likely to recycle the unit so 8LK

that it will not cut out by itself. BI sz
a resonant cavity and greatly amplifies
the siren sound. What's more, the same
loudness is maintained during the up-
ward and downward wails of the siren. TIME
Other types of enclosures can be used, PANEL

LAMPS
SWITCH
provided care is taken to select a box SPECIAL

that will resonate properly. Metal boxes PUSH
S3
BUTTON
are generally poor resonators, while SIREN

MODULE
SLIDE SPEAKER
SLIDE
SW
sl
ITCH`'ls_L
'
SWITCH
SI
1
4') ' s
t
s1<
iC
L
IL
e "
SPEAKER
CLAMP
SPEAKER
BATTERIES
(2 OR 4
(SEE TEXT)
Parts layout and box dimensions are not critical.

Paint the outside fireman's red and use large bold
letters. Battery mounting brackets are optional.
both the lights and the siren. To make

this switch less conspicuous, the pro-
truding stem can be cut off flush with
the plastic box. You can use 6-32 hard-
ware to mount the components, or you
can fasten them permanently to the box
cover with pop rivets.
The small speaker has no mounting
Speaker and "hidden switch" are mounted on back holes or flanges (actually, there are a
of box. Better chain the box in place lest your victim
heave it out the window when the alarm sounds off. number of speakers available with
mounting holes), but you can use a cou-
wooden boxes make ideal resonators. The ple of mounting clips with washers to
arrangement of the components is left to secure the speaker to the back cover of
the discretion of the builder. the meter case. Scribe a 2" -diameter
The slide switch (Si) can be wired so circle before mounting the speaker. Also,
that it opens only the siren cycle, or to make certain that the batteries clear
the main ON -OFF switch and the light
sockets, install battery mounting brack-
PARTS LIST ets near the edge of the box cover.
131. B2, B3. B4 -9-volt transistor radio ballery There is nothing critical in the wir-
(Eveready 216, or equivalent)
Ll, L2-).0-volt, 0.3 -amp. flasher bulb (GE -407 ing. Nor is there anything functional
or equivalent) about the blinking lights, which are in-
SI-S.p.s.t. slide switch cluded purely for psychological purposes
52-60 -second delayed action light switch (Lafa-
yette Radio 34 R 3805. or equivalent) -you can omit this circuit if you'd
S3-.Vovnally-closed momentary push-button rather.
switch
SPKR-21/2", 8 -ohm speaker (Philnrore TS -25. The outside of the box can be finished
or equivalent)
1-Siren module (Lafayette Radio 19-0105. Ol-
and stenciled in. any manner you wish.
son Radio TI? 71, or Saxton Ili -Iron Model For example, the SQUELCH button can
HS available at parts distributors) be labeled PRESS HERE, or PANIC
1-6-15/16" x 5-9/32" x 2-5/16" plastic meter
BUTTON. Or WARNING, DANGER,
case (Allied Radio 87 P 886 or equivalent)
1-Hatching panel (cover) for above case (Allied etc., can be substituted for CAUTION.
Radio 87 P 888 or equivalent
2-Bulb sockets with red -faceted jewel lenses
(DIALCO 51031 or equivalent) Setting the Trap. Make sure that the
4-Type 5D battery clips (Cinch -loner. or concealed slide switch is in ON position,
equivalent)
4-Battery brackets (Keystone No. 95. or equiv- and the master ON-OFF switch is set to
alent) OFF. Then lay the box in a conspicuous
illisc.-Rubber feet. wire. solder, hardware and
terminal strips place, and be ready when the fun starts.
Happy panic! -E-
January, 1966 47
MOST stereo speaker systems are sim-
ply two mono speakers connected to
a stereo amplifier. Any good system,
when duplicated, can be expected to per-
form well in stereo. But good stereo pre-
TOTEM
sents unique requirements.
The first requirement is that the sys-
tem be able to provide perspective, or
give direction to the sound of individual
voices or instruments. Some of the
POLES
early stereo recordings seemed engi-
neered for this purpose alone, with the
result that we got a "ping-pong" effect.
It was probably exaggerated effects such
as this one that caused some audiophiles
to condemn stereo hi-fi as inferior to
FOR
mono hi-fi. Regardless of the misuse of
directionality, however, without it there
would be little reason for stereo record-
ing and reproduction.
There are a number of factors which
STEREO
influence the ability to locate sound
sources, such as the difference between
sound intensity, waveform, and arrival Go the "Sweet Sixteen"
time at each ear. Another factor, and one better with a
one which influences the others, is the
ratio of arrival times of direct to re- column speaker system
flected sound. If this ratio is made very and a separate
high, the sound source can be easily bass speaker enclosure
located. In an extreme case, the ping-
pong effect is the result, with the music
coming from two widely spaced "holes
in the wall."
A second important requirement for By DAVID B. WEEMS
good stereo sound is an apparent enlarge-
ment of the source. One way to accom-
plish this is to simply enlarge the source I
itself, i.e., use a large multiple speaker

system. Another way is to utilize re-
flected sound (reverberation) to augment
the direct sound from the speakers.
Properly utilized, reverberation can give
the effect of a sound source even larger
than the room itself.
Other requirements for stereo include
the suitability of room acoustics of
course, as well as the usual high-fidelity
characteristics of wide and smooth fre-
quency response, low distortion, good
transient response, and wide dynamic
range.
Control of Reflections. It would appear,
in looking back over the above require- .1
ments, that there is a conflict. For di-

rectionality, we need a high ratio of ;
direct sound to reflected sound, but for
'.2
enlargement, we need a mixture of re -
fleeted sound with the direct sound. The
trick, then, is to control the reflections.
One way of controlling reflections is to
limit the dispersion of sound to one f
plane, either horizontal or vertical. The
choice of which to use is an easy one
since horizontal dispersion gives good
distribution of sound over the listening
area, whereas vertical distribution does
little except bounce the sound waves off
the floor and ceiling. If we can limit
dispersion in the vertical plane and in-
crease it in the horizontal plane, we can
achieve two benefits; more efficient use
of sound energy and an opportunity to
control the ratio of direct sound to re-
flected sound simply by positioning the
speakers properly.
Excellent horizontal dispersion of
sound can be obtained from a vertical
line source. A single loudspeaker acts
like a point source, radiating sound in
the form of a spherical wave, which
spreads out in all directions at once. The
sound wave propagated from a line
1
source, however, travels outward in a

cylindrical pattern. If we use several
speakers to produce the sound and mount
them in a straight line, we can approx-
imate a line source. By making the line
a vertical one, we can concentrate the
sound into horizontal dispersion and con-
serve some of the energy that a point
source squirts out in, the vertical direc-
tion. Reflections from ceilings and floors
are minimized.
A vertical column, of course, is not a
new idea in sound reproduction ; column
speakers have been known and appreci-
ated for years by the manufacturers of
public address systems and by the sound
engineers who install them. Perhaps one
reason for the acceptance of column
speakers by public address people was
the fact that their p.a. systems had to
be used in such impossible acoustic en-
vironments as half -empty gymnasiums
with their hard reflective surfaces.
"Sweet Sixteen" Concept. The benefits
of using multiple small speakers for low
distortion are well argued by the pop-
ularity of such systems as the "Sweet
Sixteen" (POPULAR ELECTRONICS, Jan-
uary and April, 1961) Critics of these
.
multiple speaker systems insist that they

produce no measurable low frequency
Mass or extreme-highs. However, pro -
January, 1966 49
as a square. This results in identical
distances between identical speakers,
which causes certain points in their fre-
quency range to be boosted or cut, and
peaks or valleys appear in the response
curve. These variations are measurable
and have contributed to the criticism of
the whole idea of multiple speakers.
An obvious answer to this deficiency
is to use the Sweet Sixteen concept where
it is strongest and to eliminate its weak-
nesses. The prescription for changing
the Sweet Sixteen into something really
great is to install a crossover network,
add woofers and tweeters, and string the
,...._.,, mid -range speakers to create a line
source of sound.
Speaker Selection. If you already have

a Sweet Sixteen system that you want
to update, you can split the speakers
into two groups of eight each. Ten speak-
For awhile, when the "totem poles" were being devel ers were used in the system shown here
oped, the workshop looked like a hi-fi supply house. to obtain an 8 -ohm impedance, but omit-
The single woofer gave way to separate woofers. ting one pair would not appreciably affect
performance.
ponents go right on building Sweet Six- Either 4- or 5 -inch speakers can be
teens, indicating that there are benefits used with the design shown. If you are
that can't be measured. One reason, per- buying new speakers, choose them by
haps, is the apparent enlargement of the magnet weight rather than size. Avoid
sound source. Those who have heard a consideration of arbitrary phrases such
multiple system usually admit that the as "heavy duty," "heavy magnet," etc.
speaker arrangement does have some- Magnet weight should be about 1 ounce
thing to offer. or more. Actually, magnet weight by it-
One deficiency multiple speaker sys- self is not a foolproof way of determining
tems have is that the speakers must be magnet size. Look for the gauss rating
mounted in a concentrated pattern, such -the larger it is, the better.
16 1/2" These drawings show
2,
PORT all the necessary wood-
I-{ working details. A Bill
3-1/2' ia T} of Materials is given
3/4" 1-1/2" on page 52. Width and
3/4'X3/4
CLEAT depth of the ports in
the combined bass
speaker enclosure are
I"x2' somewhat critical as
(3/4'XI-I/2") the ports are cut for
CLEATS
the Electro-Voicespeak-
ers. The author at-
tached poles to his
column speakers so
the systems could be
3/4'53/4 rotated and aimed at
r-6"-.I CLEAT the audience. Sound
radiation from column
speakers is mostly
horizontal with little
[4--1-1/2" vertical dispersion.
INSIDE VIEW
RIGHT SIDE
COVER REMOVED
The small speakers can all be of a up with one or two speakers doing all
single brand and model, but a slight im- the work.
provement will be gained by using two While you can substitute other woofers
different brands. If you do, pair off the with good results, the Electro -Voice
unlike speakers and connect them in SP8B specified in the Bill of Materials
parallel, then connect these pairs in is highly recommended. It was the final
series. Ten speakers, each having a 3.2 - choice over the other 8 -inch woofers that
ohm voice coil, provide a final impedance were tested for this particular applica-
of 8 ohms when wired in this manner. tion. Of course, you can use separate
There are small foreign -made speakers woofer systems, or other quality brands
available with 8 -ohm voice coils. If you of woofers in the manufacturer's enclo-
want to use some of these, you'll need sures, if you don't mind having two
a different wiring arrangement. To ob- woofer cabinets plus two columns in your
tain an impedance of 8 ohms, you can living room. The compelling reason to
parallel three speakers in one set, and put the two 8 -inch woofers in a single
wire three sets in series for a total of enclosure is to keep the cabinet popula-
nine speakers to handle the mid -range tion within acceptable limits. You also
instead of ten. For a 16 -ohm hookup, gain the advantage of mutual coupling
use eight 8 -ohm speakers-four parallel between the two woofers with improved
pairs in series. Don't try to use speakers low -frequency performance.
of mixed impedance ratings in the same There is an alternative, though, par-
system unless you are sure you can de- ticularly if you have an amplifier that
sign a circuit that will provide equal will tolerate mixing of the two stereo
power to each speaker. You might end channels (some transistor amplifiers
won't). The alternative is to use one
woofer for both channels, but the woofer
I
should have either a dual voice coil or
7-1/2 an added mixer transformer to which
T
3-3/4'
I-B
-r-
the bass from each channel is fed. For
the latter method, a possible choice is
the Electro -Voice XT -1 transformer with
1
5" 4'OR 5" an E -V SP12B either in the manufac-

SPKRS.
turer's enclosure or in the enclosure de-
22" 27' scribed in "Mr. Thuras' Magic Box"
(POPULAR ELECTRONICS, April, 1965) .
It is also possible to substitute other

3/8"
tweeters for the University T-202 spec-
TWEETER
CONTROL ified, but you must check for similar
wide-angle dispersion characteristics
TWEETER --- first. (Note that the totem pole control
of dispersion angle is essentially for mid-
MIDRANGE
CONTROL
t range sound.) The T-202 has its own
3/8"
built-in filter network and is hooked
60"
61- /2'
directly across the output of the ampli-
fier. If you substitute a tweeter with-
out a high-pass filter or with a filter
operating at a different crossover fre-
quency (other than 3000 cycles), then
you'll have to change the wiring or the
crossover network to obtain the required
crossover frequency.
Some of you may note that the wiring
of the crossover network is unusual and
somewhat different than any shown in
University's instruction book. The
changes were made necessary by the use
DIAMETER OF SPEAKER HOLES IS 3-I/2"FOR 4' SPKRS. of a 16 -ohm woofer and a tweeter with a
4'FOR 5' SPKRS.
TWEETER HOLE IS 2-15/16' high-pass filter set at a frequency not
January, 1966 51
AMPLIFIER
160
eno TWEETER
TWEETER'
co
i CONTROL
N -2A N-28 L PAD
2 3 4 2 3 4
o- o- o o-.--411
I
I
01 MID RANGE
CONTROL
O 0 ^ o O o O
5 6 7 8 5 6 7 8
In wiring a "totem pole," this diagram must be followed.

Be sure to phase the mid -range speakers so that all of
the cones move in the same direction at the same time. MID RANGE
covered by the manual. As used here,

the University N -2A acts as a frequency -
dividing network operating at 350 cycles,
and the N -2B serves as a low-pass filter
at 3000 cycles.
BILL OF MATERIALS
Speakers and Accessories
2-Electro-Voice SP8B 8-inc/t woofers
2-University T-202 tweeters
20-4" or 5" mid -range speakers WOOFER
2-University .V -2A crossover networks
2-University N -2B crossover networks
2-University A1'-8 controls for mid -range
speakers
Lumber for Two Columns
2-6" x 60" pieces of M" fir plywood (for
speaker panels)
4-4" x 60" pieces of 3" fir plywood (for sides)
4-4" x 71A" pieces of 34" fir plywood (for tops
and bottoms)
2-7%" x 611" pieces of 34" fir plywood (for :,.)
backs-optional) ti
Lumber for Woofer Enclosure

1-181A" x 231/2" piece of Yi" fir plywood (for
speaker panel)
1-18%" x 27%" piece of fir plywood (for
back)
2-161A" x 28%" pieces of 34" fir plywood
(for sides)
1-16%" x 181/2" piece of 4" fir plywood (for
bottom)
1-16%" x 20" piece of 34" fir plywood (for top) -®i
2-6" x 18'/z" pieces of 3!4" fir plywood (for
duct panels)
2-1%" x 22" pieces of 94" pine (for cleats on A peek inside of an unfinished bass reflex cabinet
speaker panel) shows the two University N -2A crossovers attached
2-11/2" x 26" pieces of 14" pine (for back to the front panel. See the wiring diagram above.
cleats)
2-1%" x 181A" pieces of " pine (for back
cleats) Construction. The speaker enclosures,
4-M" x 1434" pieces of 34" pine (fo- corner both the woofer box and the columns,
cleats)
are constructed from 3/4 -inch plywood.
Miscellaneous The columns are quite simple in design,
104--#8 x %" sheet metal screws (for small
and should cause no difficulty, but you
speakers and crossover networks)
84-#8 x 14" wood screws (for woofer enclo- should wait until you decide whether you
sure) need a back or not before putting on the
2-Tool or "gripper" clips (to fit lamp poles,
if used) plastic veneer covering (see Speaker
Grille cloth, plastic veneer, glue, finishing nails, Placement section of this article).
fiberglass
(Continued on page 91)
RECTIFIER
I
1:
r -
QUIZ
By ROBERT P. BALIN
I The ideal rectifier permits current

to flow in one direction only. For
electron flow, this direction is
against the arrow in the rectifier
symbol. Although ideal rectifiers
do not exist, consider the recti-
fiers in problems 1-10 to have zero
forward resistance, and infinite re-
verse resistance, and see if you
can determine the total effective
resistance that the battery "sees"
4
in each circuit. Assume that each
resistor measures 6 ohms.
10
9 10 ti
(Answers on paye 113)

January, 1966 53
TE
FIRST
By HENRY E. CHURCH
LICENSE effort as well as skill was required to

tease the signal through these indelicate
devices and into the headphones.
The transmitter was a raucous be-
AND hemoth when its 2 -kw. spark was fired
up by keying 60 -cycle power to the trans-
former primary. The secondary was cou-
pled to the spark gap and a "helix." The
BEFORE helix was a massive tank coil which was
brought into a degree of resonance by
WIRELESS was in swaddling cloth in moving clips about on it. Thus, damped
1905 when James Baskerville stepped waves were produced to climb the an-
into the three-room combination office tenna lead and swim through the ether
and laboratory of the De Forest Wire- as best they could. James Baskerville
less Company and asked for a job. Al- said, "A steam siren, two fire engines, a
though six years had elapsed since fog horn, and a couple of factory whis-
Marconi established wireless communica- tles, all exploding at once, will give you
tion between two British cruisers, and a shock similar to that which I got when
the Atlantic Ocean had been bridged by that crashing open spark was let ,loose
that historic "S," it was still just the almost on top of my ear." (For many
beginning. years, the cognomen for a wireless oper-
As a boy, in Charlotte, N.C., James ator was "sparks.")
Baskerville had loafed around the Sea-
board dispatcher's office and had picked After completing a couple of ship in-
up a bit of Morse code. Several times stallations, James and a small crew were
he had been allowed to key a message
up the railroad line. This was the extent
of his experience. But his tremendous
interest in wireless outweighed his lack
of knowledge about it. He got the job-
at $15 a week-and proceeded to learn
how the De Forest "detector box" and
transmitter worked.
This detector box contained an electro-
lytic detector, a refined version of the
electrolytic rectifier. It was a great im-
provement over the earlier coherer, but
'1-:
soon to be outmoded by the galena crys- - ...,., ....
tal. The detector rectified the output `-,.:...
from a slide tuner that fed as much

wire as the station could afford to hang
from its hundred foot tower. On damp
The sinking of the "Republic" off Nantucket Island
days it took strong fingers to slide the in 1909 brought the use of wireless by ships to
three contacts on the slide tuner. Some the attention of the public and the government.
sent to the beach at Galilee, N.J., to he heard as a boy to the new buzzings
build a station there. When it was fin- in his earphones at the wireless station.
ished, there was no regular operator on James stayed on as operator.
hand. Baskerville heard opportunity Pioneering in commercial wireless
knock and christened the station with its communication must have demanded the
first message in an exchange with chief resources of an inventive mind. There
operator Birchard back at the De Forest were no legal directives, no international
headquarters in New York City. It wasn't Q signals, and no standard operating
difficult for him to make the transition practices. Call letters were bestowed by
from the clicks of the telegraph sounder whim. The Galilee station, for example,
was known as "G." Operators used their
own initials for identification and the
figure 3 was the sign -off signal. In for-
mal terms, operators were known as
aerographers. The word "radio" had not
yet been coined.
James Baskerville was later to be in
charge of some of the most important
Atlantic coast land stations at Charles-
ton, S.C., Savannah, Ga., and Atlanta,
Ga., and the main office of the United
Wireless Telegraph Company in New
Schematic of early spark transmitter. Loud and York. He also served as radio operator
startling things happened when the key was closed. on more than a score of ships, including
the Panama liner, the S.S. Finance.
The American Line's Philadelphia was
the first American ship to carry a radio
installation. Other ships were quick to
follow, but the attention of the public
and the legislature was not caught until
1909-by the dramatic rescue of 1500
people from the Republic of the White
Star Line. The Republic was sinking off
Nantucket after a collision with the
Italian ship Florida when Jack Binns,
her radio operator, summoned aid with
the first QRD, the distress signal used
before SOS.
As a result, on June 24, 1910, the Con-
E5.1
4r1:1\ gress passed an Act to Regulate Radio
.
Communications. This act required ships
There were no standard operating procedures for
carrying 50 passengers or more to have
ship wireless installations in the years before the radio installations, and provided for the
licensing of operators, then known as aerographers. (Continued on page 95)
January, 1966 55
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THE CURTAIN RISES and the spot- The UJTO Circuit. The heart of the
light falls on the slender girlish figure Lumemin is a versatile UJTO (Unijunc-
of the performer as she strolls graceful- tion Transistor Oscillator) module (Fig.
ly towards the center of the stage. She 1), driven by a power supply and its
stops behind a thin narrow box perched photoconducting circuit. The UJTO pro -
atop a microphone stand and turns to
face the audience. Like a symphony con-
ductor, she raises her hands ... and on
the downbeat rich musical tones, chang-
ing in pitch and intensity with each wave
of the hand, fill the auditorium. She
plays marches, polkas, and operatic
themes-without once ever touching the
music box.
Magic? No. "Lumemin" is the word.
Using a pair of sensitive photocell "eyes,"
the Lumemin "sees" our performer as
she moves her hands up and down, caus-
ing varying amounts of light and sha-
dows to fall on its "eyes." In operation,
one photocell controls loudness while the
other controls the musical tones which
are rich in harmonics and sound some-
what like conventional brass, woodwind, Fig. 1. Modified sawtooth signal across points B
and string instruments. and E is fed to an external amplifier and speaker.
duces square -wave pulses as well as a
modified sawtooth signal rich in har-
UMEMI monics. The latter is fed to an external

audio amplifier and speaker.
Referring to Fig. 1, an a.c. input ap-
plied across D and E is rectified by diode
Da and smoothed out by Ra and a 500-
STEALS µf. capacitor (Ca) in the power supply

circuit. Zener diode Db limits any volt-
age surges from the power supply to
maintain a constant potential at the
unijunction transistor (UJT) base elec-
THE trodes through Re and Rd.
Without emitter bias, the UJT is in a
nonconducting (high -resistance) state.
Capacitor Ca charges up through Rb and
a resistor in the power supply circuit
SHOW that appears effectively across A and B.

As Ca begins to charge, the emitter volt-
age increases gradually until its point of
conduction is reached. At this time, the
This easy -to-build UJT is triggered and switches from its
musical instrument nonconducting to a conducting state.
As the UJT conducts, Ca discharges
reads your hands rapidly through the UJT and Rd, de-
like a Gypsy veloping a positive -going pulse at B1
across Rd, and a negative -going pulse at
B2 across Re. At the same time, a modi-
By LOU GARNER fied sawtooth waveform appears between
terminals B and E. With Ca discharged,
the UJT reverts to its high -resistance
(nonconducting) state and the entire
cycle is repeated.
The frequency (or repetition rate) of
the circuit is dependent on the RC time
PC1 RI
constant of the components in the UJT
TONE IOK emitter circuit. Basically, this boils down
to the values of Ca, Rb, and the external
sol
r-1 resistance between A and B, as men-
I
I
I
I
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I I
points B and E.
a
I
T
The Other Components. Now, let's look
UJTO
at the rest of the Lumemin's circuit
(Fig. 2). The major components are an
SI
FWR
isolating transformer (T1) and photo-
5E cells PC1 and PC2. Photocell PC1 is part
of the UJTO's timing network. It is
117 VAC o4 -7F shunted by R1, and this shunt combina-
L_J > tion is in series with R2. Therefore, PC1
serves as the external frequency control
resistor. As PCPs resistance changes
with different light intensities, corre-
JI
OUTPUT
sponding changes take place in the
Y+ UJTO's frequency. Thus, the instru-
ment's tone is controlled essentially by
Diagram of power supply and timing network
Fig. 2. PC1.
shows wiring connections to UJTO plug-in module. Recall from Fig. 1 that a modified
January, 1966 57
Fig. 3. Rear view of box used by author
M
shows attractive -slide cover design finished
in gray aluminum. However, the builder
can select practically any size or shape
enciosure consistent with good appearance.
TOP
Q
Fig. 4. If you use the enclosure specified,

lay out the chassis and drill holes as shown.
17"
5"
2-1/2"
5/8' TOP 5/8'
DIA DIA
3/4" 1/2" 3/18'DIAy 7/16"
7-
5 13/32"
T1/2"
3/32"
DIA 1-1/2,
DIA O
1/2' 3" 8'

±: I/8" 13/32 -
(4)
I-I'
3/I6' I DIA
3/4" 1/B"D1.4(4)
MOUNTING HOLES
DIA 1-I/2
3/ 7/16
I !A
3/4
O
T5/32"DIA(4) H-2 3/4"

/2 i
I1 I
2-1/2"
12"
o
I
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sawtooth signal appears between termi- directly by the a.c. line, isolation trans-
nals B and E. It can be seen from Fig. former T1 is used to insure greater safe-
2 that this signal appears across R3 and ty and shock -free operation. Terminals
PC2 which are in series. The signal C and F on the UJTO's circuit board
across PC2 is coupled through C2 to (Fig. 1) are not used in this application.
output jack J1 which feeds an audio am-
plifier. Operation of PC2 is such that its Construction. Although the model shown
resistance decreases with the intensity in Fig. 3 has been designed around an
of the light shining on it. Therefore, attractive slide cover gray aluminum
the amplitude of the output signal is box, and all layout and construction de-
directly proportional to PC2's instan- tails are centered around this design,
taneous resistance, and thus inversely the instrument can be housed in prac-
proportional to the light falling on the tically any type of enclosure, including
device. Accordingly, maximum volume a wooden cabinet or plastic box.
is obtained with reduced lighting, while Remove the cover and drill the holes
a strong light produces little or no out- in the box following the layout and hole
put. dimensions given in Fig. 4. Mount J1,
Although the UJTO can be powered S1, T1, PC1 and PC2 on the chassis as
PCI C2 CI PC2 STANDOFFS (4)
_
Fig. 5. Electrical components are
first mounted on the perforated
phenolic board which is then
mounted on the chassis with four
standoff spacers. Orientation
must be as shown in diagram.
RUBBER FEET JI UJTO PLUG-IN MODULE SI T1
- shown in Fig. 5. The photocells are
TOP
,o ,C2
TO PCI C_
.---, mounted in tight-fitting rubber grom-
... :;:';: mets, and the rubber feet can be put on
. -= .:. 5
at this time. Use No. 6 self -tapping

screws, or if you prefer, machine screws
`4r6.. - - < Z""°'
with nuts and flat washers. Transformer
: ` :k z r ° T1 can be mounted with the same size
''"'p `''
êidin.
hardware. Then put the chassis aside,
501
6v TO " temporarily.
You can now begin to assemble the
TO PC2
,Z.y b...ó 505500
S}p
TO PCI
u1
electronic components on the phenolic
board as shown in Fig. 6. On one side
:nc.,c
. of the board, mount the Cinch -Jones
1
.,.º ... .
. w . socket (S01), and capacitors Cl and

é
... C2, as shown in the top view. Wire the
- ......._,,:.r.-._
vd KJ
_
.. . - . 4 .... ,. .
other side of the board as shown in the
lower view. Refer to Fig. 2 for detailed
...........
SOI wiring information.

Fig. 6. Phenolic board showing components mounted The only thing left for you to do is
on one side (top) and wiring details on other side. to plug the UJTO module (Fig. 7) into
socket SO/ (Fig. 6), and mount the elec-
tronic component board on the chassis
PARTS LIST using four standoff spacers (Fig. 5).
Be sure to insert the module with the
C1-500-4., 15 -volt electrolytic capacitor
foil side facing the chassis rim. Then
200-voll paper capacitor
11-Open circuit phone jack complete the interconnection wiring.
PCl, PC2-CdS photocell (GE Type X6) As a final touch, you can use decals
1/1-10.000-ol,m, y -wall resistor-see text to label the controls and thus give the
R2 -1000 -ohm, Y2 -wall resistor-see text
1/3 -470,000 -ohm, Y2 -watt resistor-see test
instrument a commercially built appear-
SI-S.p.s.l. toggle switch ance. After the decals are put on, they
S01-Cinch-loner bifurcated -contact edge con- should be protected with two or three
nector, Series 250, Type 50-6A-20 (Newark
Electronics Stock .Vo. 291952 or Allied Elec- coats of clear lacquer or acrylic plastic.
tronics Stock Va. 40 11 319)
T1 -115 -volt isolation transformer (Lafayette Using the Instrument. For personal
Stock Vo. 33 G 7502)
U.!TO-Unijunction transistor oscillator module use or individual practice, a pair of
(MS Type 5100-4A-available for $5 from high -impedance magnetic or crystal
!Midland Standard, 161 E. Chicago St., Elgin, headphones can be plugged into J1. For
Ill. 60120)
1-3W x 254"4" x 17" slide cover utility box parties, or audience entertainment, you
(1..1111 .Vo. 19) will need a suitable audio amplifier/
1-64" x 23,1" perforated phenolic board loudspeaker system such as a guitar am-
Misc.-Line cord and plug. rubber feet (4),
standoff spacers (4), push -in terminals. rubber plifier, a public address system, or a
grommets (3), machine screws, nnls. wire,
solder, etc.
standard hi-fi system. Simply connect
a suitable cable between J1 and the am-
plifier's high -impedance microphone jack.
The Lumemin should be placed in an
area where a moderately strong light
i
will fall on its photocells. The light
Fig. 7. When install- source can be an overhead lamp or a
ing the UJTO module sharply focused spotlight, as you prefer.
in the Cinch -Jones Since no warm-up is required (except
connector (SO1), for the reproduction equipment used),
make sure it is posi-
tioned with foil side the moment you turn the instrument on
of the board facing you can play individual notes by using
the chassis rim as your hands to cast appropriate shadows
shown in Fig. 5, or on the photocells. The lowest frequency
circuit will not work.
note is obtained when the tone photocell
(PCI) is in complete darkness, and the
January, 1966 59
BUILD THE
ELECTROLOCK
By MURRAY E. COULTES
A keyless wonder-
you just dial
the secret combination
to open it
THEY SAY daisies don't tell. Perhaps

the same can be said of the "Electro -
lock." Unlike conventional locks which
give tell -tale sounds when the right com-
bination registers or which can be easily
jimmied, the Electrolock is electronic and 6 7
can't be opened by anyone but yourself.

It uses no key instead, you dial the four
;
correct digits, and presto-it opens. .3 3
As seen in Fig. 1, the Electrolock is a

series circuit consisting of a battery, a .1. 1 2.
solenoid, a push-button switch, and four s r 6 7'
rotary switches. The plunger of the sole- 6

8.
noid is connected to a small barrel bolt, a .
and a small spring holds the bolt closed 3,

3
w"
when the solenoid is not activated. But 2 I/ 2 n.

when you dial the right four numbers 12
and depress the push button, you com-

plete the circuit, current flows through
the solenoid, and the plunger pulls back
the barrel bolt. When the push button is
released, the spring pulls the bolt into
the closed position again.
There are many ways in which you can
construct the Electrolock. The combi-
nation that will open the lock depends
on the switch connections you use. Usu-
ally, a 4.5 -volt battery suffices, but for
more snap you could try a 6- or 9 -volt
battery. External battery can be connected to the banana
Drill a hole through the barrel bolt jacks to overcome a weak internal battery. However,
the same size as the hole through the the lock cannot be opened without the combination.
plunger of the solenoid, and fasten them
together as shown in Fig. 2. Be sure to
drill the hole parallel to the knob so that on the barrel lock frame. If you can't
the bolt will not be turned down when find a suitable spring, use two or three
the plunger is connected to the bolt. The smaller ones tied together.
spring is fastened between the screw To operate the Electrolock, dial the
connecting the solenoid plunger and bar- correct combination and depress the
rel together to another screw mounted push-button switch. The bolt should
SS
.-----
10
II
12
I2 SOLENOID
lo
11
12
1
2 {...,
95 SI 3 90 3 31
8 4 85
7 54
1
52 S4
5 6
I Ci i
6
10
12
1
2 10
11
2
I2
95 ----052 3 9 54 3
e 4 8 4
7 55 7 5 =?q e
6
Fig. 1. Any combination can be made by selecting A
different switch positions. As there are more than ed

a.
20,000 possible combinations, chances of "picking" 1P
the lock are discouraging. Furthermore, if you add
a fifth switch, you can get 248,832 combinations.
t.
PARTS LIST
B1 -4.5 -volt battery
11, J2-Banana jack
Sl, S2, S3, S4 -12
-Position rotary switch
S5-Push-button switch, normally open
1-6 -volt d.c. type solenoid (Guardian Model 11 N {I
"1".<44..,\..W. 4.
or equivalent)
Misc.-Barrel bolt, aluminum strip battery o o
mount, machine screws, hookup wire, solder 1( 41. 4
4-40 MACHINE SCREW

SI VI , V2 ,
Fig. 2. Spring holds barrel bolt in closed position. Fig. 3. Align barrel bolt with solenoid to obtain
Solenoid retracts the bolt when the proper combi- smooth action without bolt rotation. Battery and
nation is dialed and the push button is depressed. switches can be mounted in arty convenient position.
snap open. If it doesn't, check your wir- front panel. In case the battery inside
ing, particularly the switches. You may the unit hasn't the energy left to open
have to adjust alignment and spring the lock, you just connect a fresh battery
tension to get smooth, positive action. across the terminals and dial the combi-
You've probably guessed the reason for nation. Remember, you can't open the
putting the two banana jacks on the lock if you forget the combination. -El-
January, 1966 61
...
ZERO-BEATING THE NEWS
25-YEAR -OLD INVENTION BRINGS AN AWARD-

A major communications invention that made pos-
sible pictures from Mars has won the coveted
Stuart Ballantine Medal of the Franklin Institute for
its inventor, Alec Harley Reeves, a scientist at ITT's
Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd., London. The
invention, a highly efficient method of sending in-
formation called Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), was
used by "Mariner IV" to transmit television signals
from Mars to Earth. The award was presented to
Mr. Reeves, who originated the concept 25 years
ago, at the Institute's Medal Day ceremonies on
October 20 in Philadelphia by Institute president
Dr. Wynn Laurence LePage. When asked about the
future impact of PCM on communications, Mr.
Reeves said he believed that by the turn of the
century the major portion of our communications
will be by pictures-television--transmitted in a
still -to -be-developed system of light beams sent
through pipes, the light carrying the message in
the form of his pulse code modulation. PCM is al-
ready widely used commercially, and eventually
most telephone calls may be sent by this method.
It enables a telephone call or TV picture to be
chopped into "bits" or pieces, thus permitting many
messages to be sent instantaneously over a single
line on a time-sharing basis. These bits can be
sent extremely long distances over wires or radio,
with little distortion, and be reconstructed into the
original message or picture at the receiving end.
REHABILITATION-Philco has developed a working

model of an artificial arm which bends at the el-
bow and turns its hand, all by remote electric sig-
nals from living muscles (see photo at left). It is
hoped that in the near future such an electronic
control package will help people who have lost the
use of an arm. In another area of rehabilitation,
at Stanford Medical Center, a 61 -year -old deaf man
(below) "heard" two out of several tunes during an
experiment in which doctors stimulated his hear-
ing nerve via electrodes implanted in his auditory
nerve. Results indicated that speech communica-
tion via direct nerve stimulation might be possible.
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._
PAT1 SIA/1:7lC
.'If
NEW TANK KILLER-TOW, a new anti-tank missile
system, is examined by troops at Hughes Aircraft
Company, Culver City, Calif., where it is being de-
veloped for the U.S. Army. In tests, the TOW (for
Tube -launched, Optically -tracked, Wire -guided) mis-
1 - - F sile scored bull's-eye hits on tank -sized targets
over a mile away. With TOW, the gunner does not
. èl_ have to estimate the distance or speed of his target;
he simply aligns the cross hairs on his telescopic
_
sight, then launches the missile. In flight, TOW un-
?
reels two tiny wires so that, if the gunner should
change his aim to track a moving target, the missile
can receive corrective commands.
v-1 4'
- .ice --
HOW TIME FLIES-A 24 -hour day shrinks to only 14
seconds on this analog computer developed by
Honeywell Inc. The computer electronically simu-
lates temperature, humidity, wind, sunshine-even
hills and trees-to help researchers like Lorne Nei.
son (above) design building control systems. for the
future. In 24 hours' actual time, the computer can
give a building control system the equivalent of 17
years' use. "Function generators" electronically
duplicate changing weather conditions; and other
components simulate windows, construction, etc.
ION ENGINE SUCCESSFULLY TESTED

-An electron bombardment ion en-
gine, having recently operated for more
than 2600 hours non-stop without fail-
ure under space -simulated conditions,
is now a step closer to being the space
propulsion system of the future. De-
veloped by Electro -Optical Systems,
Inc., Pasadena, Calif., it is small
enough to be hand -carried, yet pro-
vides a thrust of 10 millipounds at a
power -to -thrust ratio of 182 kw. per
pound. It weighs about 10 pounds,
including the loaded 5 -lb. fuel feed
rfi - -_
system. The engine generates ions by
electron bombardment of vaporized ce-
WORLD'S TINIEST TV-What surely must be the sium. The ions are then accelerated
smallest TV set ever made, this unit measures only electrostatically at high velocities to
31/2"x4r/2"x11/2" and uses a picture tube which is produce thrust. Lifetimes in excess of
less than 1" in diameter. Built by engineers at the
Westinghouse Defense and Space Center in Balti- 10,000 hours can now be extrapolated
more to demonstrate capability in the use of micro- for the cesium thruster, according to
miniature circuitry and components for military and an EOS physicist.
space equipment, the television set is the only one
of its kind and is not commercially available.
January, 1966 63
HI-FI Á GO-GO LAMPS
Add a new
dimension to your hi-fi
... in color
By DON LANCASTER
WHY BE SATISFIED with just listen - sistor or capacitor, the longer it takes
ing to hi-fi programs when for a to build up the voltage.
sawbuck you can have the added enjoy- When D3 fires, it triggers the SCR
ment of seeing what you're hearing, and into conduction only if the SCR anode
intriguing all your friends. A pair of also has a positive voltage on it. Once
ten dollar bills will get you two sets of the SCR fires, it continues to conduct
audio controlled lights to let your stereo until the anode voltage drops down to
system really brighten up the place. For about 0. This happens each time the
those who want something different, it's line voltage waveform goes through
quite a conversation piece. zero. The SCR will remain off until an-
With the Á Go -Go circuit, the bright- other pulse is applied to its gate. The
ness of one or more incandescent lamps sooner the gate pulse occurs when anode
is controlled by an audio signal. Its voltage is present determines the amount
full -range proportional control is capa-
ble of bringing the lights from full dark-
ness to full brilliance; the louder the
sound, the brighter the lamps. You can
use it to control up to 200 watts of light,
and with modification and a few dollars
more, up to 2000 watts. The unit is
about the size of two ice cubes.
How It Works. Sounds fed into J1 are
stepped up by T1, rectified by D1 and
filtered by C2 only to become a control
voltage for trigger diode D3. (See Fig.
1.) It takes 15 volts to make D3 con-
duct. The time required to build up 15
volts on C3 depends upon the amplitude
of the sound and the values of C3 and
Fig. 1. Ratio of "on time' to "off time" of SCR1
R2. The louder the sound, the quicker changes in step with music levels, and brightens or
the voltage buildup; the larger the re - darkens different colored bulbs plugged into SO1.
optimize the circuit to prevent prema-
ture turn -on of the SCR and allow more
accurate proportional control by dis-
charging C3 before a new "on" cycle
begins.
As the audio is used for bias only,
little audio power is consumed. The
A Go -Go has high sensitivity and very
little volume is needed to drive it.
Construction. Start construction by
laying out and etching the printed cir-
cuit board shown in Fig. 2. Drill holes
and mount components as shown in Fig.
3. Watch the polarity-one wrong con-
nection can destroy all the semi-
conductors.
Fig. 2. Printed circuit board is shown actual size to After you've finished the wiring, con-
help you make your own. However, almost any suit- nect an a.c. socket and plug to the board
able chassis or breadboard arrangement can be used and test the A Go-Go with a 25 -watt bulb.
The bulb should glow slightly with no
audio. A fairly low level audio signal
PARTS LIST should drive the lamp to full brilliance.
C1-0.02-14.. 200 -volt Mylar capacitor If this test checks out okay, test the
C2 -0.05-µf.. 200 -volt ill y/ar capacitor
200 -volt Mytar capacitor board using the lamps and audio source
C4 -0.001-µJ.. 600 -volt disc capacitor
DI, 1)2, D4 -1N4003 diode
D3-Trigger diode (Texas Instruments T1-42 or
equivalent)
JI-Phono jack
R1 -33.000 -ohm, %-watt resistor
R2 -39.000 -ohms, ¡'1. -watt resistor
R3-200,000 -ohm, %-watt resistor
SCR1-2.V3528 silicon -controlled rectifier
SOI-Chassis-more/cd a.c. socket (A phenol NOTE,
61-F or equivalent) FOIL PATTERN
T1-Output transformer. 4 primary to
ohms IS ON BACK SIDE
10,000 ohms secondary (Thordorson TR-203
or equivalent) o
1-Full-wave bridge eeliper module. 1.5 amp.,
200 volts (Motorola MD.1942-3)
1-Chassis-mounting a.c. plug (Annphenol 61-,11
C2
or equivalent)
1-Case (Millen 74400 or equivalent)
1-2" square of 1/16" single -sided circuit board
Misc.-Silicon potting compond. hookup wire,
solder, pop rivets or screws
of time during each half -wave that cur-

rent can flow through the lamps plugged
into 201.
Neither the eye nor the lamps can fol-
low the 120 -cycle unfiltered pulsating
voltage out of the rectifier module, but
the lamps do respond in a proportional
manner. The brilliance of the lamps is a
function of the ratio of "on" time to
"off" time; or the louder the music, the
brighter the lights.
Capacitor Cl serves as a filter to pre-
vent the switching transients in the
_l Go -Go from getting back into the
Fig. 3. Mount the jack and sockets in the case
power line and causing AM -type radio before connecting them to the circuit. If space is
interference. The other components not a factor you can add more features. See text.
January, 1966 65
you plan to have in the permanent instal- jack. Screws or rivets can be used to
lation. fasten the two parts of the case.
For best appearance and greatest sen- Once you've wired the board, socket,
sitivity, the display lamps should barely and audio jack, you can pot the circuit
light with no audio input. A different in silicon rubber. To do this, turn the
background level can be obtained by A Go -Go upside down and place small
changing the value of R2; increasing its bits of tape over the inside openings of
value will decrease the background light J1 and S1. Then pour in about half an
level. You might also experiment with inch of rubber and let it set. The printed
C2-use too small a value, and you'll circuit board is then positioned in place
have a choppy response; too large, and and another half inch of rubber added.
the response will become mushy. Complete the assembly by connecting
The components are mounted inside a the plug.
modified Millen octal base and shield.
Cut the shield to about 13/4" long (see Modifications. The Á Go -Go operates
Fig. 4), and drill or punch 1 9/64" keyed on 117 -volt, 60 -cycle lines and utilizes
or 1 5/32" round holes in both top and incandescent lamps only. For the un-
bottom for the plug and socket. Drill a modified unit, you can use a total of 200
17/64" hole in one side for the audio watts maximum, but for cooler opera-
tion and longer life, 100 watts or less is
advisable.
If you plan to use a bigger package
than the modified Millen shield, you might
add a 250 -ohm potentiometer in the input
circuit as a sensitivity control, and re-
place R2 with a 250,000 -ohm potentiom-
eter to serve as a variable background
control. A selector switch with several
capacitors (0.02 pf., 0.05 /If. and 0.1
p.f.) to replace C2 will give you control
over lamp response.
More power is a snap, but it will cost
extra and you'll probably need a bigger
Fig. 4. Octal base shield houses all components.

If desired, silicon rubber can be poured into the
case to keep the printed circuit board in place.
66
POPULAR ELECTRONICS
Y:
DUAL -SENSITIVITY
FIELD STRENGTH
\L. AND
ABSORPTION METER
By ROBERT N. TELLEFSON
W7SMC/6
PERHAPS the simplest yet most under- penlight battery. (It works with and
estimated item of test equipment without the battery; with the battery in
found in the ham shack is the absorption the circuit, sensitivity increases by a
meter. It's impossible to calculate the factor of 10.) Resonance is indicated by
number of hams who have been spared a front -panel -mounted 0-1 ma. meter.
FCC pink tickets for being on the wrong Four plug-in coils are used to cover the
band because they took care to monitor 160 -meter to 6 -meter bands.
their own frequency. But this is just one Parts cost is less than $8 and it
of many applications of the field strength shouldn't take you more than an evening
and absorption meter, or "wavemeter." to put the whole thing together.
It can be used as a neutralization indi-
cator or as a null indicator for adjust- How It Works. A small amount of r.f.
ing balanced modulators in SSB trans- energy is absorbed by tuned circuit Cl,
mitters. It can also be used to determine Ll when the coil or antenna is placed in
if an oscillator circuit is working, and to the vicinity of an r.f. field. The amount
compare transmitter signal output before of energy absorbed depends upon the
and after adjustments are made. strength of the r.f. field, the extent of
Easy to build, the absorption meter coupling of the meter to the field, and
consists of a variable -tuned single tran- the resonant condition of the meter's
sistor amplifier powered by a 11/2 -volt tuned circuit.
COIL TABLE
160 Meters
Ll = 140 turns of ##32 enameled wire
L2 = 13 turns of #32 enameled wire
80 and 40 Meters
Ll = 44 turns o' #26 enameled wire
1
ty'tltii`n'>o 14 20 and 15 Meters
Ll = 171/2 turns of #22 enameled wire
10 and 6 Meters
Ll = 41/2 turns of #18 enameled wire
Only four coils are needed to cover the 160- to 6 - L2 = 1 turn of #22 enameled wire
meter amateur bands. Whip antenna extends effec-
tive range of the field strength and absorption meter.
January, 1966 67
The r.f. energy in the tuned circuit is
coupled to the base of Q1 by L2, and is
detected in the base -emitter circuit, as
shown in Fig. 1. The greater the signal
strength, the higher the meter reading.
Detection and current flow take place
even when Si is off. By switching Si
on, the battery is placed into the circuit
and permits QI to function as a transis-
tor amplifier instead of just as a diode.
Sensitivity goes up because of the tran- 't
sistor's gain characteristic. It takes only
1/10 as much signal to obtain full-scale
deflection when the battery is in the
circuit. :1"
Construction. A 21/4" x 2%" x 4" alumi-
num box (Fig. 2) houses all the compo-
nents except the plug-in coils and a whip
antenna. Parts can be located as shown,
B2
or in any other convenient arrangement. J2
However, it is necessary to observe po- Fig. 2. When mounting components, consider clear-
larity of the meter and battery. A 11/2" - ance space required for the variable capacitor. Tape
diameter plastic clamp and a right angle battery ends to prevent contact with metal case.
bracket serve as a battery holder. The

battery ends should be taped to prevent
electrical contact with the sides of the
box.
Since the transistor leads are soldered
into place, be sure to heat -sink the leads
when soldering. Wind the four coils on
3/4" -diameter polystyrene plug-in coil
forms using the data in the coil table.
Avoid overheating the coil pins, as the
plastic melts easily.
Calibration and Use. Calibrate the ab-
sorption meter with a signal generator
or grid dip oscillator. Plug in the appro-
priate coil, loosely couple the absorption
meter to the signal source and rotate
Fig. 1. Base -emitter circuit of Q1 functions as a
simple diode detector when battery is not con
the variable capacitor to obtain a maxi-
nected; with battery, sensitivity increases tenfold mum meter reading. Then mark the dial
scale. By selecting frequencies at the top
and bottom ends of the band, you will be
PARTS LIST able to determine quickly if your trans-
131 -1.5 -voltpenlight battery mitter is within legal limits. The pur-
CI -50-p/. variable capacitor (1lammarlund pose of the absorption meter, in this
111,-50 or equivalent)
C2 -0.005-µf. disc ceramic capacitor
case, is to spot the band rather than an
-5
.11 -pin miniature socket (Amphcnol 78 -SSS or exact frequency within the band.
equivalent) You can make a dial by cementing a
12-Pbono rip jack
1.2-Plug-in coils (see Coil Tab/c) small piece of white paper to the box as
111-0-1 ma. neck,. shown, and marking it with an ink pen.
Q1-212924 transistor, o equivalent
S1-S.p.s.t. slide switch Low meter readings can be raised by
I-21/4" x 2i4" .r 4" al Mill nIll box (Bud switching in the battery, or by increasing
CU-2103.1 or equivalent)
Illist-5-prang polystyrene plug-in coil forms the coupling, or both. Signal pickup can
(4), knob, solder, etc. be through the plug-in coil, or from the
whip antenna when it is plugged in.
68
POPULAR ELECTRONICS
ARTS PROFILES
By DON LANCASTER
THE COMPONENT OF THE MONTH

"PARTS PROFILES" IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH EX-
CITING INFORMATION ABOUT UNUSUAL OR LITTLE KNOWN
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND DEVICES THAT ARE INEX-
PENSIVE, INTERESTING, AND USEFUL. THESE PRODUCTS WILL
USUALLY ENABLE YOU TO BUILD MORE INTERESTING PROJ-
ECTS AT LESS COST, IN LESS TIME, AND WITH IMPROVED
PERFORMANCE. ITEMS COVERED ARE AVAILABLE NATION-
ALLY OR FROM AT LEAST ONE RELIABLE SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
OPTICAL RELAY HAS NO MOVING PARTS
Do you want a device that will let you cL4iraE;

PHOTOMOD
control a large signal with a small a.c. or
d.c. voltage? A new series of photocell -
lamp modules by Clairex fits this applica-
tion, nicely. At least one other manufacturer
u , c1.e4a000.
\
(Raytheon) has a similar device, but the
Clairex prices hurt the pocketbook the least. a switch, it is suitable for musical instru-
The basic photocell -lamp module is a ments, VFO's, and inductive loads where
four -terminal device containing a light noise, key clicks, and transients are intoler-
source at one end, and a photoresistor at able. A Photomod can also be employed to
the other end. Dubbed "Photomod," the remote -control a power SCR, using a 6 -volt
unit provides complete isolation between the battery and bell wire. Or it can replace or
control and signal circuits. The control shunt the brightness pot in a dimmer, and
signal is applied to the light bulb, and the thus automatically provide more or less
light shines directly on the light-sensitive re- lighting as needed. Drive it with a few milli -
sistor. Resistance goes down in proportion watts of music and you can make hundreds
to the amount of light, and thus the output of watts of light "paint" a picture.
current follows the input voltage. ,
For linear applications, Photomods make
Slow response is achieved because of the dandy a.v.c. and a.g.c. systems and remote
time required to heat or cool the filament voltage controls. For frequency control
in the light bulb. It takes a few millisec- applications, you can use Photomods to re-
onds for the output to change smoothly place the resistors in the timing circuits of
from a high resistance to a low resistance multivibrators and oscillators.
or from a low resistance to a high resist-
ance. This slow action promptly "absorbs" Made by Clairex Corp., 8 W. 30th St., New
any transient, noise, or key click. York, N.Y. 10001, "Photomod" Photocell-
Each model offered by the manufacturer Lamp Modules CLM3006 through CLM4120
is only /8" in diameter by 11/8" long. You can be purchased from distributors at $3.25
have a choice of bulbs from a 6 -volt to a each. Data sheets are available.
120 -volt, 40 -ma. incandescent lamp, to two
models of a 3 -mil neon lamp (externally LOW-COST CLEAR -VIEW PANEL METERS
current limited). The incandescent lamps
are slower, easier to drive, and produce If you combine the best styling you can
lower values of on resistance, while the get in a panel meter with prices that are
neons are more linear, faster, and require from $1 to $3 below current prices of
less current. The photoresistor is rated at "cheap" meters, you'll come up with an
50 milliwatts dissipation, and typically has item that offers tremendous appeal to the
an off resistance of 100 megohms, and an engineer, hobbyist, and experimenter. But
on resistance of less than 40 ohms. when you go on to add such extras as clip -
The Photomod serves either as a switch or on, noncritical mounting, good legibility, ac-
as a linear, electrically variable resistor. As curate readings (± 2% on d.c. and ± 3%
January, 1966 69
patience, are all that is really needed. Un-
like when working with most meter move-
60
20 40 80 ments. you don't have to be too precise over
\\\\\\\\\111111/1h////////4 0 the exact size or shape of the hole. By the
way, if you want to change the scale mark-
D.C., ,
ings to suit your own application, there's
a real professional low-cost way to do it-
just refer back to our February, 1965, issue
and read the article on professional -looking
meter faces.
The Knight "Clear -View Panel Meters"
are available from Allied Radio Corp., 100
N. Western Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60680, and
are described in their current catalogs.
on a.c.) without need for recalibration Prices start at $8.95 (for the 30" square -
whether the instrument is mounted on a fer- face meter).
rous or nonferrous panel, Mister, you've
got yourself a meter. These are but some of
the features offered by Allied Radio's CUSTOM UTILITY CABINETS AT $5.50
Knight clear -view panel meters.
The rectangular meter types measure 41/2" Here's a metal utility cabinet that'll add
or 6" across, and come in a variety of the finished, custom appearance to that spe-
ranges. You have your choice of current cial project you want to display. Finished
ranges from 0-50 /.ta. to 0-15 amperes, and in two-tone grey hammertone, this Bud cab-
voltage ranges starting from 0-50 volts and inet features smooth, rounded edges, and
going up to 0-300 volts, a.c. or d.c. A sister four "no -skid" rubber feet. Also featured
line of square -face meters measuring 31/2" are removable front and rear panels, each
or 41/2" across is also available from the secured with four heavily chromed oval -
same manufacturer. These are a few dollars head screws. The rear panel has ventilation
cheaper, but are also somewhat less stylish. slots.
The quality (accuracy) and movements are The cabinet comes in six sizes, the small-
identical. An optical bezel that provides est being 4" x 4" x 6". This size is a natural
further sharpness, and gives added protec- for small projects. For example, it can house
tion to the plastic meter face. is also avail- a phototimer and still have room to accom-
able. modate two timing knobs and a control
You wouldn't use any of these meters on
battery chargers, or on power supply mon-
itors-there are lots of $2 meters which are
tops for this sort of thing. You'd use them
wherever accuracy, good legibility, and
sharp appearance are required.
Applications? Build yourself one of those
new FET voltmeters (FET prices are down
to around $5 now). This will give you a
"VTVM" with extra -high input impedance,
long battery life, and no line cord to plug
in. Or how about a frequency meter, or a
quality transistor tester that measures beta
(gain) directly? Need more ideas? A capac-
itance tester, an inductance bridge, a miles -
per -gallon meter, or a receiver "S" meter?
Hams should consider VSWR meters and
field strength meters; so should technical -
minded CB'ers. These clear -view panel
meters can also be used to make dandy ex- switch on its front panel. If you want to be
posure and light level meters, as well as real fancy, you can use oversized pointer
sound level meters. knobs on the timer to allow you to read
A mounting template included with each them in the dark, by touch. And you can
meter movement makes layout a snap. mount the timer's start and bypass push
When mounting one of these meters, the buttons right on the top of the cabinet
best way to cut the 2%4" mounting hole is where you can get at them easily.
with a nibbling tool or a flycutter; but a Still on the subject of photography, you
number of closely spaced 1/4" drill holes, can also build yourself a double timer. This
combined with the use of a file, and some (Continued on page 106)
LID STATE
4
.1\\
By LOU GARNER, Semiconductor Editor
OUR brand-new calendar on the wall tells units. As might be expected, prices are high,
us it's time once again for our annual but not out of line when compared with
crystal ball game with the electronics in- tube -operated instruments having similar
dustry. Before placing our bets for 1966, performance characteristics.
however, let's look at our 1965 score. In Expanding use of transistorized circuits
January, 1965, we predicted: in toys. Home run-for details, check our
Development of a completely new type December. 1965, column, and your local
of semiconductor device. Home run-not toy stores.
just one but several devices were developed A new production technique for semicon-
during 1965, including a new class of tran- ductor manufacturing. Home run-a num-
sistor with a built-in tuning fork that pro- ber of new techniques were introduced dur-
vides high -Q frequency discrimination and ing 1965. General Electric is producing
a solid-state neuristor based on tunnel - low-cost SCR's for consumer applications,
diode principles. Motorola has a process for producing sili-
Progress in the development of organic con transistors with practically zero input
semiconductors. Home run-reports of prog, and output capacitances, and IBM has a
ress in this field have been coming thick technique for manufacturing integrated cir-
and fast, with the Johns Hopkins Applied cuits with improved high -frequency char-
Physics Laboratory and the Fort Monmouth acteristics.
Electronics Laboratories both announcing
significant breakthroughs. Things to Come. Having achieved-at long
Production of line -operated transistorized last-a perfect score, your columnist is nat-
radio receivers to compete in a market urally reluctant to climb out on a limb
which has, in the past, been dominated by again. But, here goes. For 1966 we predict:
vacuum -tube circuits. Home run-in the production of transistorized color TV receiv-
latest Sears catalog, the majority of line - ers by at least one major U.S. manufactur-
operated sets offered utilize transistorized er; introduction of a transistorized B/W
circuits. An important sales fea,.ure of such TV receiver for under $100 retail; use of
sets is that they offer "instant play," since integrated circuits in automobile electronic
no warm-up is required. systems; use of monolithic integrated cir-
Introduction of consumer thermoelectric - cuits in TV, r.f., i.f., and video amplifier
operated products. Home run-at least two circuits, incorporating the latest diffusion
manufacturers are offering across -the - and construction techniques. resulting in in-
counter thermoelectric generators, while an- creased reliability and cost reduction; de-
other is producing a hot/cold serving trivet velopment of SHF _ransistors to compete
with the cold area provided by a thermo- with klystrons and other "exotic" tubes; ex-
electric module. Still other firms are pro- panded use of SCR's and related solid-state
ducing TE -operated refrigerators for use in devices in consumer products other than
automobiles and on small boats. receivers and amplifiers; relatively inex-
Production of UHF Field Effect Tran- pensive thermoelectric (TE) modules for
sistors (FET). Home run-several firms are hobbyist and experimenter applications; and
now manufacturing these devices. Texas an appreciable drop in the prices of solid-
Instruments' 2N3823, typical of the new state light emitters or semiconductor lasers.
breed, is an N -channel FET capable of low -
noise performance from 10 cycles to over Reader's Circuit. Students, Science Fair
500 mc. contestants, and advanced experimenters
Development and production of a sensi- alike should be interested in the circuit in
tive solid-state oscilloscope with a 50-mc. Fig. 1. Submitted by reader Charles D.
bandwidth. Home run-an English firm has Rakes (Oak Grove, Mo.), this two -transistor
developed and produced such an instrument, pulse shaper is capable of converting sine -
and introduced it on the market early in wave input signals into variable -width rec-
1965. At least two U.S. instrument manu- tangular pulses. According to Charles, the
facturers have also come up with similar unit can be employed at frequencies from
January, 1966 71
0I 02
INPUT
R6 C2
24K I0yf.
SI Fig. 1. Circuit from reader Charles D. Rakes converts

input sine waves to variable -width rectangular pulses.
10 cycles to over 10 kc., to produce an out- for clipping to occur, the signal generator
put pulse waveform whose width can be output must be turned up sufficiently or
adjusted from 5% to 50% of the period of the unit will not operate as described.
one input cycle.
A pair of npn transistors are used as cas- Manufacturer's Circuit. If you're inter-
caded clippers. In operation, the input signal ested in working with the new four -layer
is applied through d.c. blocking capacitor (pnpn) bístable switches now being offered
Cl to pulse width control Rl. A portion of by several manufacturers, the free -running
this signal, depending on RI's setting, is sawtooth generator shown in Fig. 2 should
applied through base resistor R2 to Ql's provide a good starting point for your ex-
base -emitter circuit. Transistor Q1 is oper- periments. The circuit is one of several
ated with a small reverse bias, established described in a "PNPN Switch Specifications
by emitter resistor R3 in conjunction with and Applications" bulletin recently pub-
resistor R4 which forms a voltage divider. lished by Sylvania Electric Products Inc.
Resistors R1 and R2 are also part of the The bulletin is available without charge
bias circuit. through franchised Sylvania semiconductor
Clipped and amplified by Q1, the signal distributors.
appearing across collector load R5 is applied A type 2N3254 pnpn switch is used in
through series resistor R6 to the second conjunction with a conventional RC circuit.
stage (Q2). As with Ql, Q2 is operated with In operation, the switch is normally in a
a small reverse bias, developed, in this case, high -resistance (nonconducting) state. With
by emitter resistor R7 in conjunction with SI closed, Cl is charged slowly by BI
R8. The final output signal is developed through RI and R4. As CI charges, a por-
across collector load R9 which also serves tion of the d.c. voltage developed is applied
as the instrument's output level control. to the pnpn switch control electrode (gate)
Capacitor C2 couples the output from R9. through voltage divider R2 -R3. As the gate
Operating power is furnished by battery BI, current increases, the 2N3254 switches sud-
through switch SI. denly to a low -resistance (conducting)
Transistors QI and Q2 are 2N1306's or state, discharging Cl through R4 and its
equivalent npn types. Potentiometers 121 anode -cathode circuit. When the discharge
and R9 are standard linear types, while all current drops below the 2N3254's "holding"
resistors are half -wafters. Capacitors Cl current, the device switches back to its high
and C2 are 25 -volt electrolytics. Switch SI resistance state, and Cl starts to charge
can be any s.p.s.t. type. The power supply, again. The action is repeated as long as
Bl, can be any 12 -volt battery, or a com- power is applied to the circuit at a rate de-
bination of batteries to make up 12 volts. termined by the RC circuit time constant
In practice, the pulse shaper is used in and by the supply voltage.
conjunction with a conventional audio sig- Except for the 2N3254, the components
nal generator connected to its input ter- are standard. All resistors are half -watt
minals. Its output terminals can be con- types. Capacitor Cl is a 0.1-µf., 100 -volt
nected to an oscilloscope, a test amplifier, ceramic or tubular paper type. Switch S1 is
or similar equipment. Since the exact point a s.p.s.t. toggle or slide switch. The power
at which clipping occurs-and hence the width source, Bl, may be series -connected bat-
of the output pulse signal-depends on the teries or a conventional line -operated d.c.
relative amplitude of the applied sine -wave power supply.
drive signal, potentiometer Rl, then, serves The Sylvania circuit can be used in the
as the unit's pulse -width control. Also, be- form shown for breadboard tests and educa-
cause the pulse shaper must be overdriven tional experiments or, if preferred, modified
RI R4
59OK loon
Fig. 2. This free -running sawtooth

generator is one of several circuits $AWTOOTH
described in a bulletin recently pub- (OUTPUT
lished by Sylvania Electric Products.
to serve as a linear sweep for an oscillo- Cl -L1 and to amplify the resulting audio
scope or CRT monitor. Accoraing to Syl- signal. Unfortunately, it cannot do both jobs
vania, the specified component values will efficiently, because the best detector action
deliver a sawtooth output with an ampli- is obtained when the base -emitter circuit is
tude of 5.5 volts, a 10.5 -millisecond period, operated without bias; and maximum gain
and a 24 -microsecond fall time. The ampli- is obtained when the transistor has a small
tude and time factors can be varied by ap- forward bias. At the same time, the mod-
propriate variation of the supply voltage, erate input impedance of the transistor acts
capacitor C/, or the resistors. The value of to load the tuned circuit, reducing its Q
RI must be such that the current available and selectivity. In general, this type of cir-
through it is less than the 2N3254's holding cuit has only slightly more gain than an
current.
New Guide Booklet. A new "Semiconduc-
tor Replacement and Interchangeability
Guide" has been published by Semitronics
Corporation (265 Canal St., New York, N.Y.
10013). Priced at 25 cents per copy, the
eight -page booklet lists staneard foreign
and domestic transistors by type number,
together with recommended Semitron re-
placement types. Similar listings are pro-
vided for germanium diodes and silicon
power rectifiers. Standard transistor base
diagrams are illustrated. The booklet should
be of value to service technicians and ex-
perimenters.
Transitips. Chances are that nearly every
electronics hobbyist, at one time or an- Fig. 3. Circuit of a basic one -transistor TRF re-
other, has assembled a single -transistor receiver consisting only of antenna, tuned circuit
ceiver. In a sense, it is one of the most pop- (C1 -Li), transistor (Q1), headphone, and battery.
ular beginning hobby projects. Chances are
equally good that a majority of those who
have assembled such circuits were disap- old-fashioned crystal receiver with high -
pointed with the results and, subsequently, impedance headphone, and may have much
tried a variety of modified circuits, always less selectivity.
hoping for better performance. Let's exam- Two modifications can be made to the
ine the single -transistor receiver in detail. basic circuit to improve performance. First,
A basic receiver circuit is shown in Fig. a small capacitor (generally, 0.01 µf.) can
3. It consists of an antenna, a tuned circuit be connected in series with the base lead.
(Cl -L1), a transistor (Q1), a headphone, This serves to block the d.c. action of Ll
and a power source (B1). In operation, QI's and permits QI to develop a small internal
base -emitter circuit serves as a simple diode base bias due to leakage. Although detector
detector, while amplification is provided by action may suffer, the resulting improve-
transistor action. ment in audio gain may be enough to off-
Transistor Ql, then, serves both to detect set this, with the net result being that overall
the r.f. signal selected by tuned circuit (Continued on page 96)
January, 1966 73
Q.
ELE c
I_$ O
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DX AWARDS
The third in our series of DX Awards is an all -Canada
award and is based upon having at least ogle verifica-
tion from each of Canada's provinces. (For the purpose
O PROVINCES of this award, the Yukon Territory and the Northwest
0 VERIFIED y Territories are considered as provinces.) The rules and
Q regulations are basically the same as for the previous
4.AWA contests, but you should read them carefully to make
sure you follow the correct procedure.
1 Each applicant must be a registered WPE Short - received to send in some or all of them for check-
Wave Monitor, and must enter his identification sign ing purposes. Instructions on how and to whom to
on the application form (or facsimile). send the verifications will be given at that time.
Failure to comply with these instructions will dis-
2 Each applicant must submit a list of stations
qualify the application.
(any frequency or service) for which he has received
verifications, one for each heard and verified. The 4 A fee of 50 cents (U. S. coin or stamps) must
list should contain 6, 8, 10, or 12 provinces, de- accompany the list of verifications to cover the costs
pending on which DX award is being applied for. of printing, handling, and mailing. This fee will be
The following information must be furnished in returned in the event an applicant is found to be in-
tabular form and in alphabetical order by province eligible for an award. Applicants outside of the
for each verification: United States may send 60 cents (U.S.) in coins' of
(a) Province heard their country if they so desire. Please do not send
(b) Call -sign of station verified and location International Reply Coupons (IRC's).
(c) Frequency
(d) Date station was heard 5 Apply for the highest DX award for which you
(e) Date of vertification (postmark dates ac- a later date, you become eligible
are eligible. If, at
ceptable) for a higher award, then apply for that award, fol-
All the above information should be copied from lowing these rules and regulations exactly as before.
the station's verification. Do not list any verifica-
tion you cannot supply for authentication on de- 6 Mail your verification list, fee, and the applica-
mand. The provinces of Canada deemed acceptable
tion form to: Hank Bennett, Short -Wave Editor;
are: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Bruns- DX AWARDS, P. O. Box
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wick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince 333, Cherry Hill, N.J., 08034. Include in the en-
Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Terri- velope only those items which are directly related to
tory, and the Northwest Territories. your entry for the award. Do not include an appli-
cation for a Short -Wave Monitor Certificate (you are
3 All pertinent verifications, whether QSL cards or not eligible for any of the awards until you have a
letters, should be carefully packaged and stored by Monitor Certificate). If you want to supply news
the applicant until such time as instructions are items, reports, etc., please use another envelope.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS' DX AWARD APPLICATION FORM

(please print)
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Address City State Zip Code
Please enter my application for the following POPULAR ELECTRONICS' DX AWARD:
(check one) 6 8 10 12
1 have enclosed a list of the required number of provinces, and hereby certify that hold a veri-
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fication from at least one station (any frequency or service) in each of the provinces listed
I have enclosed 50 cents to help cover the costs of processing and mailing my DX Award
Signature Date 1966
Mail to Hank Bennett, POPULAR ELECTRONICS DX AWARDS, P. O. Box 333, Cherrt, Hill, N. J.
r L.
SHORT-WAVE
By HANK BENNETT,
LISTENING
Short -Wave Editor
W2PNA/WPE2FT
A NEW CANADIAN BROADCASTING AUTHORITY?

IN May, 1964, the Canadian government by the CBC proposing that (a) three new
set up an advisory committee headed by 100 -kw. transmitters be purchased and in-
Robert N. Fowler, an industrialist who stalled at Sackville, New Brunswick, for
formerly had headed a Royal Commission the International Service, (b) that the an-
on Broadcasting in 1957. Recently the com- tenna systems at Sackville be modified,
mittee completed its investigations and (c) that the CBC develop further coopera-
handed down a 140,000 -word document tion with foreign broadcasters in the re-
called the Fowler report. In it the commit- laying of CBC programs over their domestic
tee recommended that the Board of Broad- stations, and (d) that there be "maximum
cast Governors be abolished and replaced integration" of the CBC Domestic and Inter-
by a new body called the Canadian Broad- national Services in both radio and tele-
casting Authority, that the new 15 -member vision. No reaction by the Fowler commit-
Authority approve licenses instead of the tee to the CBC's proposals has been heard
Federal cabinet, and that the Authority here yet.
supervise the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation) instead of the CBC's present News Items. In last month's column we
11 -man board. listed a station identifying as The Voice
The report also recommended that the na- of the Blue Eagle, and reported that a let-
tional headquarters of the CBC, now in Ot- ter from the FCC mentioned that the station
tawa, be moved to Montreal, and that the had been located and the operator warned
new $2 million -plus national administrative but that the station continued to broadcast.
headquarters in Ottawa be sold. Construc- A subsequent report from a high FCC of-
tion has been suspended on the new Radio ficial now states that the station is au-
Canada building in the east end of Montreal thorized by the FCC, and is being operated
until further notice due to the uncertain as part of a government test of broadcast
future of the CBC. operations and related facilities for world -
A brief was presented to the committee (Continued on page 108)
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The main receiver of Neely Kountze, WPEODOW,
Omaha, Nebr., is a Hallicrafters TW-1000, but he
has three smaller units. He also has a homemade
VHF "broadspanner" and a Sony 111 recorder.
i
One of our long-time monitors on the West Coast is
Stewart Mac Kenzie, Jr., WPE6AA, of Huntington
Beach, Calif. Stewart's equipment includes BC453
"MIN
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and R45A557 receivers, a Webcor two -track tape re-
corder, and a BC3068 tuning unit for his antenna.
January, 1966 75
ENGLISH -LANGUAGE BROADCASTS TO NORTH AMERICA
Prepared by ROBERT LEGGE
TO EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA
COUNTRY CITY TIME -EST TIME-GMT FREQUENCIES (MC.)
ALBANIA Tirana 7-7:30 p.m. 0000-0030 7.265

ARGENTINA Buenos Aires 10-11 p.m. (Mon. -Fri.) 0300-0400 (Tues.-Sat.) 9.69
AUSTRALIA Melbourne 7:15-7:45 a.m. 1215-1315 11.84 or 9.58
BULGARIA Sofia 7-8 p.m. 0000-0100 6.07
CANADA Montreal 7:15-8:15 a.m. 1215-1315 5.97, 15.32
CHINA Peking 7-8 p.m. 0000-0100 11.82, 15.06
8-10 p.m. 0100-0300 9.48, 11.945
CUBA Havana 10-11:30 p.m. 0300-0430 6.135
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Prague 10-11 a.m. (Sun.) 1500-1600 (Sun.) 15.20, 15.285, 17.825
8-9 p.m. 0100.0200 5.93, 7.115, 7.345
DENMARK Copenhagen 7:30-8 a.m. 1230-1300 15.165
9-9:30 p.m. 0200-0230 9.52 or 6.065
ECUADOR Quito (HCJB) 9-10 a.m. 1400-1500 15.115, 17.89
9-11:30 p.m. 0200-0430 9.745, 11.915
FINLAND Helsinki 7:15-7:45 a.m. (Tues., Sat.) 1215-1245 (Tues., Sat.) 15.185
GERMANY Cologne 8:30-9:50 p.m. 0130.0250 6.075, 9.64
Berlin 8-9 p.m. 0100-0200 5.97, 6.16
GHANA Accra 8-9 p.m. 0100-0200 9.76
GREAT BRITAIN London 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 1530.1730 15.30, 11.84
4:15-9:45 p.m. 2115-0245 6.195, 7.13, 9.51
HUNGARY Budapest 7:30-8 p.m. 0030.0100 7.305, 9.833
8:30-9:30 p.m. 0130-0230 7.305, 9.833
ITALY Rome 8-8:20 p.m. 0100-0120 5.96, 6.01, 9.63
JAPAN Tokyo 7.8 p.m. 0000-0100 11.78, 15.135
JORDAN Amman 8:15-8:45 p.m. 0115.0145 9.557
LEBANON Beirut 8:30-9 p.m. 0130-0200 9.575
NETHERLANDS Hilversum 4-4:50 p.m. 2100-2150 6.085, 9.59
Bonaire relay 8:30-9:20 p.m. 0130-0220 6.085 or 9.59
NETH. ANTILLES Bonaire 7-8 a.m. 1200-1300 ,1.82
7:35-8 p.m. 0035-0100 11.82 or 9.605
NORWAY Oslo 9-9:30 a.m. (Sun.) 1400.1430 (Sun.) 15.175, 17.825
7-7:30 p.m. (Sun.) 0000-0030 (Mon.) 6.185, 9.61
PORTUGAL Lisbon 9-9:45 p.m. 0200-0245 6.025, 6.185
RUMANIA Bucharest 8:30-9:30 p.m. 0130-0230 5.98, 9.57
10-10:30 p.m. 0300-0330 5.98, 9.57
SPAIN Madrid 8-8:45 p.m. 0100-0145 6.13, 9.615
9-9:45 p.m. 0200.0245 6.13, 9.615
SWEDEN Stockholm 8-8:30 a.m. 1300-1330 15.195
8:45.9:15 p.m. 0145-0215 5.99
SWITZERLAND Berne 8:15-9:15 p.m. 0115-0215 6.08, 6.12, 9.535
U.S.S.R. Kiev 7:30-8 p.m. (Mon., Thurs.) 0030-0100 (Tues., Fri.) 7.175, 9.685
Moscow 5-5:30 p.m. 2200-2230 7.15, 7.31, 9.685
& hourly until & hourly until
12-1 a.m. 0500-0600
VATICAN Vatican City 7:50-8:10 p.m. 0050-0110 5.985, 7.25, 9.64
TO WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA Buenos Aires 10-11 p.m. (Mon. -Fri.) 0600-0700 (Tues.-Sat.) 9.69
AUSTRALIA Melbourne 5-7:45 p.m. 0100-0345 15.22, 17.84
BULGARIA Sofia 8-8:30 p.m. 0400-0430 6.07
CHINA Taipei 6:50-7:50 p.m. 0250-0350 9.72, 11.825, 15.345
Peking 7-9 pm. 0300-0500 7.08, 9.457
CUBA Havana 9-10 p.m. 0500-0600 6.135
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Prague 7:30-8 p.m. 0330-0400 5.93, 7.115, 7.345
GERMANY Cologne 7:10-7:50 a.m. 1510-1550 9.735, 11.795
9-9:40 p.m. 0500-0540 6.145, 9.735
Berlin 7:45-8:15 p.m. 0345-0515 5.97, 6.16
GHANA Accra 7:30-8:30 p.m. 0330-0430 6.11
HUNGARY Budapest 8:30-9 p.m. 0430-0500 7.305, 9.833
JAPAN Tokyo 7-8 p.m. 0300.0400 11.78, 15.135
KOREA Seoul 7-7:30 p.m. 0300-0330 11.925
NORWAY Oslo 8-8:30 a.m. (Sun.) 1600.1630 (Sun.) 11.85, 15.175
PORTUGAL Lisbon 7:45-8:30 p.m. 0345-0430 6.025, 6.185
SPAIN Madrid 7-7:45 p.m. 0300-0345 6.13, 9.615
SWEDEN Stockholm 7:15-7:45 p.m. 0315-0345 5.99
SWITZERLAND Berne 7:15-8:15 a.m. 1515-1615 11.715
8:15-9:15 p.m. 0415-0515 6.12
THAILAND Bangkok 8:15--9:15 p.m. 0415.0515 11.91
U.S.S.R. Moscow (via 7-10:30 p.m. 0300-0730 7.20, 9.64, 11.75
Khabarovsk)
SON THE CITIZENS BAND
IBy MATT P. SPINELLO, KHC2060, CB Editor
LAST SUMMER, at a fairly quiet Jam- changes have minimized verbal shenanigans
boree, a disgruntled deader informed us to a large degree; and 1965 appears to have
that "CB is dead. Since the new Rules hit, been the year for uniting ham and CB op-
the service is all washed up!" At the time, erators through the use of CB/ham com-
we felt that a better choice of words would munications during some of the worst tor-
have been "all cleaned up." nadoes. hurricanes, and floods ever known
Upon questioning the dealer, we found to many areas of the United States.
his judgment to be a little off -balance, and Many police and civil defense groups for-
his statistics more opinionated than factual. merly dead -set against the use of CB com-
In friendly court- munications as an aid to emergency search
CB YEAR room style, we man- and rescue handling did a complete reversal
aged to get him to in 1965. One area reports no less than ten
IN admit that his pri- counties linked through CB base stations
RETROSPECT mary intention was in police and sheriff departments, with
to make a "fast teams of CB volunteer mobiles on stand-by
buck" in the CB business on a part-time in almost every city within the network.
basis. He had been selling gear for six The Part 95 rule changes had a noticeable
months and as summer arrived, "all of a effect on the CB hobbyist in 1965, but
sudden the bottom dropped out." special police teams, rescue units, and club
We informed him that CB activity in activities along the lines of first -aid train-
some areas almost comes to a halt during ing, CD meetings and affiliations continued
the summer months (except for emergen- to grow. REACT's national operation now
cies), and that many clubs discontinue boasts more than 850 teams, and the re-
printing their monthly newspapers and take cently initiated Highway Emergency Locat-
a hiatus on monthly meetings until early ing Plan (H.E.L.P.) has drawn upwards of
fall. He was much relieved to learn that 1000 teams. Hundreds of local and area -
CB'ers take vacations, too, and that all CB wide CB clubs continued to man emer-
interest hadn't fallen away simply because gency teams within their organizations. And
the FCC changed the Rules and goofed up at least a dozen state-wide CB clubs are
his èasy money" plans. working towards the unification of a Na-
The fact of the matter is: from the stand- tional CB Congress.
point of the Citizens Radio Service as it Citizens Band radio appears to have set-
was primarily intended to serve, CB never tled down to more serious business than
had a better year! Our resolution -type pre- was expected. With a record new high in
dictions in this column two years ago have usefulness, it beckons the personal user who
moved into an admirable position of ac- can now find assistance as close as his mi-
ceptance that cannot be denied. Rule crophone anywhere in the country, in addi-
When tornadoes struck portions of the midwest and Police, civil defense, and sheriff's agencies have be-
western states during 1965, CB'ers and their equip- come more dependent on the assistance of CB'ers.
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ment took over-for weeks in some cases-until The group shown here is preparing a divisional plan
regular communication facilities could be restored. to cover an entire county during Halloween week.
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tion to 16 "cleared channels" from which to return home one evening. They had been
he may work his units. The business user last seen during the day heading for a
can likewise find aid, as needed, as well as densely wooded area on the outskirts of
inexpensive long-range communications as Ashford, near Mount Rainier. At 5:30 a.m.
far as his service vehicles travel, through the the next morning, teams were made up of
use of specialized gear and antenna systems. sheriff's department deputies, the Tacoma
Too many lives were saved in 1965 Citizens Band Radio Association Search &
through CB communications on land, from Rescue team, Department of the Interior
water, and-no doubt-from the air, to be employees, Webfoot Jeep Club members,
overlooked. Authorities have seen the dawn; and other volunteers. By 10:30 a.m. the
city-wide and state-wide nets are growing- boys had been located and returned to base
and someday there will be nation-wide nets. camp. They had spent the night in an
The CB growth has occurred despite verbal abandoned car in the woods; the only ill
wars between services and the juvenile effects of their escapade involved a few
attitudes of a few junior G-men. The pic- "hunger pangs." The boys' parents saw to
ture is painted; it looks brighter! it that the rescue team members enjoyed
a homemade spaghetti dinner with all the
Emergency CB Assists. When the Rich- trimmings.
mond, Ind., telephone company was gutted The CB Squelch, monthly publication of
by a disastrous fire, cutting Richmond resi- the Broward Citizens Band Radio Club, re-
dents off from the rest of the world, the cently saluted Ken Nordine and his hurri-
local REACT team of the Eastern Indiana cane team for their assistance during Flor-
Emergency Communications Net went into ida's hurricane lashing last fall. Seventeen
action. Mike Chambers, president of the club members manned shelters, handled
group, was called out of school by CD of- communications, ran a taxi service, served
ficials and got only 12 hours' sleep during coffee, and even baby-sat! One CB mobile,
the next 82 while performing his job in a small foreign sports car, carried a poodle
the emergency communications net. Com- through the operation. He was not too
munications services were provided by the happy with the ride or cramped quarters,
group for hospitals, schools, city offices, but_ evidently accepted the situation when
newspapers and various businesses whose he learned that four -legged animals were
services and products were essential to not allowed in the shelters. Kudos were
community well-being. Mobile units were also bestowed on the 11 Meter Club whose
stationed throughout the area, and on each members participated during the crisis un-
fire alarm box in the city was posted the der the direction of L. Hart. All members
address of the nearest CB or ham station of both organizations have been asked to
in operation. Accident reports, ambulance prepare a critique on their operations dur-
service, emergency communications involv- ing the hurricane in order that CB control
ing births, deaths, and heart attacks were personnel may evaluate them to improve
all part of the service provided by Mike their methods of operation in future assists.
and his area REACT'ers. Richard Steimel, KNJ9876, Madison, Wis.,
Two Washington State youths, aged 11 editor of the Lakeland CR Net Newsletter,
and 12, were reported missing after failing was involved in an emergency assist while
returning home from Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
1.0 'f Traveling on U.S. Highway 41, at about 1

a.m., Richard and two companions came
upon a vehicle that appeared to have
something burning beneath it. On their ap-
proach, the vehicle burst into flames. At-
tempts to extinguish the blaze with Rich's
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a
fire extinguisher were futile since the fire
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had too much of a head start. A general
n. emergency call was placed on channel 9,
YY,'II and immediately answered by Mary Nie-
muth, KLK6814, Oshkosh. Rich and his
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passengers directed traffic until authorities
arrived.
The above assist can be considered typi-
;;t ,tY6 cal of the emergencies that prompted the or-
. ganization of H.E.L.P. In this case as-
sistance was too late in arriving, through
Mike Cham bers and his REACT team provided varied
no fault of Richard Steimel. But the driv-
emergency communication services when the Rich- er's earlier attempts to stop passing motor -
mond, Ind., phone company was disabled by a fire. (Continued on page 101)
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ATEUR RADIO
By HERB S. BRIER, W9EGC
Amoteur Radio Editor
SIGNAL REPORTS, ANTENNAS, AND GETTING OUT

WHY IS IT that sometimes every station If you have a low -power transmitter and
you call answers you, but at other times a non -selective receiver, you are bound to
you call and call without success, yet, when be in a real bind during the popular oper-
you finally do make a contact, you get ating hours. Obviously, you are not going
an excellent signal report? Unfortunately, to get many calls from the powerhouse sta-
there is no single answer to this question. tions-they are working each other, or call-
In fact, no amateur, no matter how elab- ing exotic DX. Worse, you can't hear the
orate his station is, thinks that he always weaker signals that you might work through
gets out as well as he should. For instance, them. About all you can do is concentrate
a certain W6 didn't think that a hand- most of your operating during the less -
picked dream location and a 1000 -watt crowded hours of the day until you get
transmitter driving a huge rotary beam an- better equipment.
tenna was quite enough. When the FCC But suppose you have a fairly high pow-
dropped in to see him, he was operating er transmitter and a good receiver, and are
with a transmitter power of 10,000 watts. a good operator, and still find it difficult
He no longer has an amateur license. to make contacts at certain times of the
Even if your transmitter isn't very power- day-often in the late afternoon and even-
ful, it may be putting out a good signal ing hours-even when competition doesn't
which is swamped by other signals from appear too great. You may be the victim
stations closer to the distant station that of the radiating characteristics of your an-
you are trying to contact. Or your re- tenna.
ceiver may be at fault-the distant station To give a capsule review of antenna char-
may have heard your transmission and be acteristics, at frequencies up to 30 mc. a
returning your call but is being knocked out low horizontal antenna (say less than 30 feet
of the box by a few strong signals that high) radiates most of the energy at high
seem to fill up the entire amateur band.. angles above the horizon, but signals radi-
Charles Stokes, K5ROB, Midland, AMATEUR STATION OF THE MONTH

Texas, neglects neither the pub-
lic service nor the hobby side of
amateur radio. He has earned three
*4~E`1 si' .V.
public service awards from the iiva*

ARRL, and is a member of RACES,
AREC, Navy MARS, and U.S. Coast
Guard auxiliary. K5ROB has
worked all states both as a
fixed station and as a mobile sta-
tion. His equipment includes a
Swan -240 transceiver, a home -built
amplifier, and a tri-band beam on
a 50' steel tower. Charles will
receive a one-year subscription
for submitting this winning photo
for January in our Amateur Station
of the Month contest. If you would
like to enter the contest, send
us a clear picture of your station,
preferably showing you at the con-
trols, accompanied by some details
on your equipment and your ham
career. Mail your entry to Amateur
Photo Contest, c/o Herb S. Brier,
P.O. Box 678, Gary, Ind. 46401.
January, 1966 79
With a power output never exceeding 75 watts, Bill
McGrew, WAOEMC, managed to work 50 states on
80 -meter CW. Bill's equipment includes a WRL
"Meteor -175" transmitter, a Hallicrafters HA -5 VFO,
a Drake 2.6 receiver, and an electronic keyer. 111
At the age of ten, Donna Lane, now WB6AUB, got

MIR -
her Novice license. When she became a General, her
Gonset "Gooney Box" was superseded by a Galaxy -
Ill transceiver feeding a Hy -Gain 14-AVS antenna. -
She is pretty close to 50 states-only 3 more to go.

.."."-",1"":11.C.
111110111
normally much more pronounced on 40

r " meters than on 80 meters.
Undoubtedly you have already found out
that it's a pretty good trick to work dis-
tant 40 -meter stations at night with a low
horizontal antenna. After dark, 15 and 20
meters are usually completely dead, except
for local signals.
ated at a low angle are more readily re- If you are stuck with a low horizontal
flected from the ionosphere to earth. It is antenna and have trouble getting out, you
this reflection that makes high -frequency can: (1) wait until summer, when condi-
DX communications possible. Above a cer- tions will change; (2) raise your antenna;
tain critical frequency, high -angle signals (3) drop down to a lower frequency band
pass through the ionosphre into outer space, at night-your average DX may not be quite
never to return. as great as before, but you probably won't
Normally, around mid -day even signals be talking to yourself as much either; or
radiated straight up at frequencies below (4) try a vertical antenna. Compared to a
4000 kc. are reflected by the ionosphere low horizontal antenna, a vertical antenna
back to the earth. But this is not the com- may not be quite as good over the shorter
plete story; the sun's rays that create the distances on 80 and 40 meters, but it should
ionosphere also bombard the upper regions do better over the longer distances.
of the lower atmosphere so strongly that
low -angle, low -frequency signals are ab- Louisiana QS0 Party. You are invited to
sorbed in the atmosphere before they can participate in the First Annual Louisiana
reach the ionosphere. Thus, the normal mid- QSO Party sponsored by the Lafayette Ra-
day range of signals below 4000 kc. (75 dio Club between 1400 GMT (8 a.m., CST),
meters) seldom exceeds a few hundred Saturday, January 29, and 2200 GMT (4
miles, and a low antenna works about as p.m., CST), Sunday, January 30. You may
well as a high one. use phone and CW and all amateur bands.
Then, as the sun begins to set, the sig- Amateurs outside of Louisiana are to
nal absorption in the lower atmosphere de- work stations in the different Louisiana
creases much more rapidly than the layers parishes; Louisiana amateurs are to work
of the ionosphere. Consequently, for an hour stations in the different states (including
or two around sunset, 80 -meter signals Louisiana), Canadian provinces,. and coun-
become very strong, even from low anten- tries. You exchange number of contact, RST
nas, but in the later evening hours the high- report, and location (parish, state, province,
er antennas take over. or country) with each station worked. The
With a low horizontal antenna, daytime same station may be worked once per band
conditions on 40 meters (and to some extent and mode. Your total score is the number
on 15 and 20 meters at distances up to of contacts multiplied by the number of
900 miles or so) are similar to the condi- parishes, or states, provinces, and countries
tions on 80 meters, the main difference be- worked. Suggested frequencies are 3600,
ing that daytime losses in the lower atmos- 3910, 7100, 7230, 14,100, 14,300, 21,100, 21,-
phere are much less for 40 meters than 400, 28,100 and 28,800 kc.
for 80.meters. On the other hand, the differ- Send your contest logs and claimed scores
ence between day and night conditions is (Continued on page 98)
HELIGÑTS-
Alarm. sounds if the .lights are left o$
a! ter the ignition is switched off `-
By THOMAS R. YOCOM
HOW MANY TIMES have you jumped Kl. When the ignition switch is turned
into your car, turned on the ignition on, a small current on the order of 5 ma.
switch, ready to go somewhere, only to will flow through R2. No current can
have nothing happen-a dead battery! flow through Kl because D2 is reverse -
Why? Because the lights were left on biased at essentially full battery volt-
after the car was parked; during the age. The ignition system and any other
winter months the chance of this hap- electrical devices connected through the
pening is greatly increased. You can put ignition switch operate in a normal
this annoying situation behind you for manner.
good by installing a "Headlights -On When the parking or driving lights
Alarm." It is small enough to be tucked are turned on, current runs through the
under the dashboard, and it will sound lights as usual. and also goes through
an alarm if you leave your lights on R1. Current cannot go through K1 be-
when you turn off the ignition switch. cause of the reverse -biased condition of
D2. However, if the ignition switch is
How It Works. A warning bell or buzzer turned off, the bias on D2 is removed,
goes on when current runs through relay and if the headlight switch is still on,
current will run through Ki, D2, and R2,
and energize the relay to turn on the
alarm.
D3
Diodes D3 and D4 prevent interaction
IN34A
between the parking and driving lights;
D4
IN34A
otherwise both lights would go on when
either light switch was closed.
PARKING
ALARM
BUZZER Installation. Parts can be mounted on
TO
IGNITION a small chassis or clustered around the
relay. The alarm circuit shown in the
schematic is for cars having a negative
I DI
IN34A ground electrical system. For positive
IN34A
IGNITION N ground systems, reverse the polarity of

all the diodes.
Should you want to operate the lights
Z
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2V
without having the alarm sound off and

Should you forget to turn off your lights when
without having to turn on the ignition
you turn off the ignition switch, the alarm will switch, break the line at point X in the
sound-unless you install a disabling switch (SI). diagram and add Si.
Another innovation is to use the tail-
light circuit instead of the headlights
PARTS LIST and parking lights. Since the taillights
D1, D2, D3, D4-111'34:1 diode or equivalent go on when either the parking or driving
K1 -5000 -ohm remote -control relay, s.p.s.t., pull lights are on, you only need to monitor
in at 1.4 ma.. drop out at 1.2 ma. (Lafayette
99 R 6091 or equivalent) the taillights. In this case, eliminate D4
R1. R2-2400-obm, V. -watt resistor and connect the anode of D3 to the tail-
S1-S.p.s.t. switch (optional-see text) light bus instead of to 'he driving lights
1 -12 -volt buzzer
circuit. -{ 0
January, 1966 81
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COMBINATION
,RC SUBSTITUTION BOX
By CARLETON A. PHILLIPS
Just flip the switch to substitute heavy-duty resistors

or capacitors 'individually or in series
or in parallel networks in your construction projects
HERE'S AN ITEM that's a must for or parallel RC combinations. You can
shack or shop-an RC substitution use it to bridge suspected defective corn -
box which provides substitute resistors ponents, or to rapidly switch in different
and capacitors individually, or in series values of resistance and capacitance to
Fig. 1. Circuit consists of four

PARALLEL
RC substitution networks: resistor,
PARALLEL1 capacitor, series -connected RC,
e
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RC CAR and parallel -connected RC. If
capacitor and resistor values
RESISTOR SIB
SIIA shown are not suitable for your
SERIES SERIES applications, substitute others.
RC RC
R7
S9 I00K
I/2 W
OPEN-
CHARGE
CAR II
CIRCUITO
S5
OPEN----(
SHORT
R2 R3
2.5K 2.5K
R4
2.5K
L. S3
IK
2W
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}BINDING
POSTS
TISyf.
check transistor characteristics and cir- the capacitors used in the substitution
cuits, and to perform various electronic box will be dissipated through R6.
experiments. Simple to build, it can be To obtain a parallel -connected resistor
fashioned from ordinary parts. and capacitor network, rotate the SE-
LECTOR switch to the PARALLEL RC
How It Operates. Essentially, the sub- position. Capacitance value is selected
stitution box is composed of a bank of by S3 and resistance value by R5 and S2.
capacitors and a bank of resistors which To obtain a series -connected resistor and
can be switched in by front panel con- capacitor, place the SELECTOR switch
trols to obtain desired values. See Fig. 1. in the SERIES RC position.
To use the box as a substitute resistor,
place the SELECTOR switch in the RES
:
position, and rotate either the RES
switch (S2) or the VARIABLE RES
control (R5) for the value you want. The RI R2 R3 R4
RES control, which switches in one or
more resistors (R1 through R5), pro- lI
vides a resistance value of from 0 to
12,500 ohms in increments of 2500 ohms.
The VARIABLE RES control fills in all
the values between each 2500 -ohm step. 176. 71j`'
To use the box as a substitute capaci-

--"',"""S3
tor, place SI in the CAP position, and S2-
rotate the CAP switch (S3) to select the
capacitance you want. ° SI,
When bridging a suspected defective
capacitor, especially in a transistor cir-
cuit, throw the CHARGE switch (S4) to
PARTS LIST
C1-1 µJ.
C2-2 J. 600 -volt
.C5 ,r °C4 - C3
C3-4 µJ. paper
C4-10 µJ. capacitors
C5-15 uf.
11-NE-S1 neon lamp Fig. 2. Use of heavy-duty components puts this
R1, R2, R3, R4 -2500 -ohm. resistor
10 -watt substitution box in a class all by itself. You need
R5 -2500 -ohm, 10 -watt potentiometer have no fear of burning out the 10 -watt resistors.
R6 -1000 -ohm, 2 -watt resistor
R7 -100,000 -ohm, %-watt resistor
S1-Two-gang, Jour -position rotary switch
S2, S3-Five-position rotary switch Construction. All components are
S4-S.p.s.t. toggle switch
S5-S.p.s.t. toggle switch with center -off position mounted in a 3" x 5" x 7" box as shown
2-Binding posts in Fig. 2. You can select any assortment
1-7" x 12" x 4" box (Bud CU -2111A or equiv-
of resistors and capacitors to put into
alent)
Dlisc.-Knobs, hardwa c. etc. the substitution box should you desire
a different range of values from that
shown. If electrolytic capacitors are
used, polarity should be observed and
the OPEN position to allow the substi- indicated at the BINDING POSTS. Paper
tute capacitor to charge slowly through capacitors were used here to avoid polar-
R7 and CAP CHARGE lamp 11. When ity problems.
the capacitor is charged, the lamp will All components, except for the three
go out. Now you can throw S4 into the large capacitors, are fastened to the
CAP position. This procedure prevents cover of the box. The resistors can be
temporary healing of the bridged capaci- mounted on a small phenolic board. The
tor, if it is defective, and current surge. board can be fastened to the cover, but
By rotating the SELECTOR switch back kept in the clear by a pair of standoff
to the RES position, charges built up on bushings. 30
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HI-FI Á GO-GO LAMPS

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lamps. For instance to make stereo lis-
tening fun to watch, you can install an
A Go -Go in each channel. In the right
Enjoy 2t channel use four red and two green 25 -
watt bulbs; in the left channel use four
yellow and two green ones. Arrange all
The Lively Sound of the Mustang the lamps in a row in a reflective en-
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ber of fan -shaped beams. Thus it's able
RADIO ASTRONOMY to pinpoint many faint sources in small
(Continued from page 44) areas of the sky. With the largest dish
antennas, the minimum angle of resolu-
tion is greater than 1/10°; but with
na, whose physical aperture is equiva- the interferometer, resolutions on the
lent to a 152' -diameter dish. Another order of 30 seconds of arc or less are
large radio telescope is the 600' parabolic common.
cylinder, spread out on an area bigger Many observatories, notably the Ra-
than four football fields, at the Uni- dio -physics Laboratory in Australia, and
versity of Illinois. the California Institute of Technology's
In an effort to increase the resolution Owens Valley Observatory, use variable -
of the radio telescope, scientists have spacing interferometers. By varying
turned to using multiple -aperture de- the distance between the two antennas,
vices instead of building larger and varied interference patterns are ob-
larger single -aperture ones. The re- tained from which radio astronomers can
solving power of a radio telescope can deduce the positions, sizes, and shapes
be defined as the minimum separation of very distant sources.
between two radio sources at which the Another widely used variation of the
radio telescope can still distinguish that interferometer is the Mills cross or
two sources are present. cross -type interferometer. Consisting of
One such multiple -aperture device an array of antennas arranged in the
now widely in use is the interferometer, shape of a cross, it's actually a combina-
the operation of which can be under- tion of two interferometers. The great
stood by referring to the illustration on length of these arms of electrically
page 41. Basically, the interferometer linked antennas results in a very ac-
converts the broad antenna beam of a curate pinpointing of radio sources with-
single -aperture device into a large num- out the excessive cost of a parabolic
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CIRCLE NO. 24 ON READER SE RVICE PAGE
January, 1966 89
dish with a diameter equal to its length. he modified the UHF converter so it
The world's largest Mills cross installa- would tune as high as 1400 mc. instead
tion is nearing completion in Australia; of the normal 890 mc., and by using it as
it has two mile -long rows of antennas. a "front end," he was able to employ a
Other cross -type interferometers can be communications receiver tuned to 20 mc.
found at Stanford University, California, There are also many types of surplus
Oka Radio Astronomical Station, Mos- equipment, particularly high frequency
cow, and University of Bologna, Italy. receivers, which can be adapted for the
Another method of achieving high res- purpose.
olution is through the use of an array But before you start hoisting a mas-
of half -wave dipoles connected in phase sive dish antenna up to the roof of your
and located above a reflecting screen. house or go about filling up your back-
One installation, at the U.S. National yard with dipoles, why not read up on
Bureau of Standards Observatory near the subject? Many good books are avail-
Lima, Peru, uses an array of 9000 half- able from your local library or bookshop,
wave dipoles. And, as for future radio some of which are slanted toward the
telescopes, radio astronomers are talk- amateur telescope builder. For example:
ing about telescopes with pinpoint res- Radio Astronomy by J. H. Piddington
olution, as well as orbiting and lunar - (Harper & Brothers-now out of print
based units. but available at libraries) Radio Ex-
;
ploration of the Planetary System by

Amateurs and The Stars. Each year Alex G. Smith and Thomas D. Carr (D.
finds more and more hobbyists joining Van Nostrand Co., 24 W. 40th St., New
the ranks of amateur radio astronomers, York 18, N.Y., $1.50) Radio Astronomy
;
as radio astronomy is one field where the And Low to Build Your Own Telescope
amateur can really dig in and do some by John Heywood (Arco Books, 219
responsible research. Some of these peo- Park Ave. South, New York, N.Y., $2.50
ple build their own radio telescopes and cloth, 95 cents paperback) and Radio ;
work alone out of backyard or rooftop Astronomy For Amateurs by Frank W.

observatories, but the majority belong Hyde (W. W. Norton & Co., 55 Fifth
to amateur astronomy groups. Ave., New York, N.Y., $5.00) .
Actually, you need very little equip- As interest in amateur radio astron-
ment to get started. Some radio sources, omy is world-wide, so are the amateur
notably the sun and planet Jupiter, can societies serving these people. For in-
be picked up with a standard communi- stance, in England, where radio astron-
cations receiver and simple directional omy is very popular, the British
antenna. (See August, 1964, POPULAR Astronomical Association is a highly
ELECTRONICS.) You can even substitute respected organization and its members
an inexpensive voltmeter for a pen re- sometimes work with radio astronomers
corder. But to get any real degree of from Cambridge and Jodrell Bank on
resolution, you need a big antenna and various experiments. In the United
more sophisticated instruments, and that States, the Astronomical League, the
usually means joining a club where such parent organization to some 170 clubs,
units are available. can guide you in selecting a nearby as-
One amateur reported making a simple tronomy club. For more information,
high frequency radio telescope using lit- write to the Executive Secretary, Astro-
tle more than a beach umbrella, a modi- nomical League, 4 Klopfer St., Millvale,
fied UHF converter, and a standard Pittsburgh, Pa. Westerners and Ha-
communications receiver. He converted waiian residents can also write to the
the umbrella to a dish antenna by spray- Western Amateur Astronomers, 4636
ing the inside of it with aluminum paint Vineta St., La Canada, Calif.
and then finding the focal point by Many of these local clubs have active
moving up the umbrella handle with a radio astronomy programs. In the New
flashlight. When the area inside the York City area, for example, the Amateur
umbrella lit up, he had a pretty good Astronomers Association, which meets
idea where the focal point was. Since this regularly at the Hayden Planetarium,
-
particular amateur was interested in operates a radio telescope in Rocky

picking up 21 -cm. hydrogen "broadcasts," Point, Long Island; for information on
joining this club, write to Amateur As-
tronomers Association, 212 W. 79th St., I
Thinking of college and'
New York, N. Y. The Brooklyn Chil- i =
dren's Museum, Brooklyn Ave. and Park a space age career in

Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., also has a radio
astronomy program. electronics?
Where Do We Go From Here? As men-
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ready told us much about the universe.
In less than 20 years, it has enlarged our
knowledge not only by discovering radio
sources millions of light years away, but
also by investigating heavenly bodies YOUR CAREER
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the laws inherent in its existence. The
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scientists are able to analyze age-old
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The woofer enclosure is somewhat un-

orthodox, but very easy to build, par-
ticularly if you plan to cover it with a
plastic veneer. First cut out all the parts,
and before joining the major compon- .
ents, glue and screw the cleats to their
proper places on the sides; this will
eliminate the need to struggle with them
later inside the cabinet. Attach the cross
cleats to the rear of the top and bottom
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January, 1966 91 CIRCLE NO. 18 ON READER SERVICE PAGE
closure, you can fasten the duct panels
MOVING? more securely by driving some finishing

nails through the sides directly into the
edges of the duct panels; this will greatly
increase the rigidity of the enclosure.
ATTACH LABEL HERE Grille cloth and molding can be selected
If you've recently changed your address or plan to fit in with your decor, and you can
to in the near future, be sure to notify us at once.
Affix address label showing old address here, add feet or legs to the basic enclosure
and print new address below. as desired. Both crossover networks are
mounted just above the lower duct as
shown in the photo. After you mount
My New Address is: and wire the speakers, the enclosure
should be padded with "kimsul," felt,
cotton batting, or fiberglass wrapped in
name please print cheesecloth. Don't pad within the duct
area, but other exposed surfaces of the
address
back, sides, top, or bottom can be covered
as desired, leaving no two opposing sur-
faces uncovered. If you wish, the totem
city state poles can be attached to decorative pole
lights or other room dividers.
zip -code date at new address
Wiring Considerations. Wire the nine
Notify us of your address change as far in ad- or ten mid -range units first, so that they
vance as possible-it takes about 2 months for a
change to become effective. (Eg. A notice re- can be handled as a unit. They must
ceived in May becomes effective with the July be checked first for proper phasing, and
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pre -amps and trains terminal is connected. This marked ter-
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of a production - Follow the wiring diagrams, and make
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in a channel and between the two chan-
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a complex system such as this one, see
"Phasing Speaker Systems" by John
Dewar (POPULAR ELECTRONICS, Septem-
ber, 1965). If you don't have an audio
generator available, any good recording
will do. First, check the phasing in each
channel, reversing the leads of either the
woofer or mid -range unit, then the
PENCIL tweeter. If you use a dummy load in the
other channel, as suggested by Dewar,
Soldering Iron be sure that its switch is turned on to
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and whether to enclose the backs of the The totem pole system offers superb
columns or not. For maximum disper- stereo from any good stereo source, but
sion of sound the back panel should be for a final test put on a good stereo
eliminated, but placement is somewhat record of a large orchestra or chorus.
more important in that case due to It is in reproducing massed instruments
sound reflections from the rear. By or voices that this system excels. And
experimenting with various locations for
the columns as well as by aiming them
at various angles, you will appreciate the
for such program material it has few
peers. --
enormous range of possibilities, some of
which should solve any acoustic problems
your living room can present. LUMEMIN STEALS THE SHOW
When the columns are aimed outward, (Continued from page 59)
toward the side walls of the room, max-
imum reverberation is obtained in the
listening area. If the sound is consis- highest pitched note when it is fully il-
tently too "big," or too reverberant and luminated. Similarly, maximum volume
nondirectional, a back should be used. is obtained when the volume photocell
Also, if it is necessary to place the (PC2) is completely in the dark, and
columns very close to a wall with the minimum volume when it is exposed to
front parallel to the wall, it is advisable the brightest light.
to cover the back with a 1 -inch layer of If you happen to be a skilled musi-
fiberglass or other open acoustic damping cian, you should be able to play a recog-
material. ( This material is always nec- nizable tune with as little as a half-hour's
essary when a back is added.) The more practice. Generally speaking, however,
experiments you perform, the closer the considerable practice, skill, and patience
final system will match your special are required to play the Lumemin, as
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olo, vibrato, sliding tone, and similar
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techniques. As you can see from Fig. 2,
the lowest pitched note that can be pro-
duced depends on the value of R1, while
the highest pitched note for a given
light intensity depends on the value of
R2. Therefore, the ratio of these two re-
sistors establishes the basic tonal range
New Browning CB of the instrument. With the presently
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for the addition of feedback coil L2, shunt
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warn all licensees to answer all FCC mail view of the "break -breakers" on 75 -meter phone
promptly. If you don't answer within 10 who can't seem to make a contact of their own but
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(Continued on page 106) CIRCLE NO. 25 ON READER SERVICE PAGE
January, 1966 101
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January, 1966
SKIING INTER-NAM-WAD and a sergeant at arms. Our thanks to the
YEARBOOK 1966 Y.C.B.A. of Pennsylvania for making us an
First .
honorary member.
Time Columbia, South Carolina: Central South
Carolina Citizens Radio Club. Organized
Ever I in 1962, this group publishes an excellent
monthly newspaper, The Carrier, compiled
Published by a staff of four. Meetings are held on
the second Friday of each month at the
The 1966 Davis Hotel.
Fulton, South Dakota: The Circle CB'ers.
Recently organized with 19 members, this
SKIING club has rented a school for monthly meet-
ings held every second Saturday. A consti-
International Yearbook tution, membership rules and bylaws have
been written and approved by the present
...a luxuriously illustrated compendium of membership. They monitor channel 9.
1965's important events...a timely forecast of Rhinelander, Wisconsin: Vacationland CB
the excitement -packed 1966 season-by the edi- REACT Team. A membership of 47 is
tors of SKIING MAGAZINE.
only
The 166 -page Charter Edition of the SKIING International
9.25 spread throughout 18 Wisconsin cities: St.
Germain, Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau,
Yearbook is a collector's item that will be relished by
Bowler, Wausau, Schofield, Laona, Land -O -
every serious skier. Lakes, Deerbrook, Crandon, Antigo, Picker-
el, White Lake, Three Lakes, Hazelhurst,
Far more than just a major artistic endeavor (although
there are numerous original drawings, dramatic photo-
Starlake, Summit Lake, and Rhinelander.
graphs, striking full -color pages and specially designed
Present officers: J. H. McCormick, presi-
type, which make for extremely pleasing composition)- dent; Don Meyer, vice president; Joe Hole -
the 1966 SKIING International Yearbook enables you to re- ton, secretary/treasurer; and Betty Perko-
live the best moments of the past season and to glimpse vich, recording secretary.
into the dynamic year of skiing just ahead. For example- Also reporting: In Denver, Colorado, St.
complete reviews of the major European and Anthony's CB Emergency Group; and in
American Alpine events-pro racing-Nordic Florence, Kentucky, CB Club of Kentucky.
events-season's records, U.S. and abroad-plus- I'll CB'ing you,
EQUIPMENT: A complete guide, including prices and brands! -Matt, KHC2060
TECHNIQUE: comparison of the major skiing systems.
TRAVEL: complete Guide To Skiing in North America...
what the new European season holds in store!
PARTS PROFILES
PLUS: "Equipment and The History of Skiing"-illustrated
with original art and way -back -when photos. (Continued from page 70)
Deluxe, Gold -Embossed Leatherflex-bound
Charter Edition... just $3 postpaid!
gives you a photoflood control center that
A handsome, permanent edition of this
brand new yearbook, mailed postpaid!
lets you control each light independently,
,,.. _ To order the regular or Deluxe edition,

complete this coupon and mail it today! -1
and get perfect shadow control and greatly
prolonged bulb life. For this application
you can use SCR's, TRIAC's, or just plain
ZIFF-DAVIS SERVICE DIVISION Dept. SlY PE -16 power diodes (the latter gives you only
589 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10012 OFF -DIM -BRIGHT positions).
Send me a copy of the 1966 SKIING International There are many other applications, but
Yearbook, as checked below: we'll mention just one more. The cabinet
$1.25 enclosed, plus 15c for shipping and han- can house a heavy-duty SCR power control
dling. Send me the regular edition. ($1.50 for for use in your workshop. Select the type
orders outside the U.S.A.) of control that has a heavy three -lead cord
o $3.00 enclosed. Send me the Deluxe Leatherflex- and automatic torque feedback to provide
bound edition, postpaid. ($3.75 for orders outside precise control for any %g" or 1/" electric
the U.S.A.) Allow three additional weeks for delivery. drill. You can get technical details from any
SCR manual.
name please print The utility cabinet is available from
most Bud distributors, including Allied Ra-
address dio, Burstein-Applebee, and Lafayette Ra-
dio. The price for the smallest cabinet (CU -
city state 463) is $5.50. Larger sizes are priced up to
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PAYMENT MUST BE ENCLOSED WITH ORDER. ----i $10.35. 30,
SHORT-WAVE MONITOR CERTIFICATE APPLICATION
LL radio listeners interested in further- All certificates are filled in and lettered
ing the hobby of SWL'ing-regardless of before mailing; they are mailed flat and un-
whether you DX on the BCB, VHF, TV, SW, folded. If you want to register and receive
or FM bands-are eligible to apply for a your WPE identification sign, fill in the ap-
POPULAR ELECTRONICS "Certificate of Regis- plication blank below. Mail with 50 cents
tration." You must have verified (have QSL in coin (or stamps) to: MONITOR, P.O.
cards from) a minimum of five radio sta- Box 333, Cherry Hill,. N.J. 08034. (Per-
tions, of which one was outside the borders sonal checks will not be acceptable).
of the United States. There is no age limit, Canadians should use their own currency,
or special equipment qualification; the only and other applicants not in the U.S.A. should
requirement is that the applicant have a sin- use 10 International Postal Reply Coupons.
cere interest in radio communications. Allow 4-6 weeks for processing.
(Do not fill out)

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Name
Street, City and Zone
State and Zip
Receivers in use Make

r r .. Model
I Make Model
Age Occupation
Ham/CB call -fetter assignment(s)
E listen mostly to SW Broadcast Hams CB BCB VHF VLF
I use the following antennas
I have Q5L cards and countries verified. Check if swbscriber to P.E.
Signature Date
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over a long range. Fully crystal controlled for precise operation.
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self-contained nickel'cadmiunn batte-ies "provisions for ex-
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Please send me complete informaticn on Model "T-2" CB radio.
Dept. 443
'PRICE INCLUDES: Name
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VAC charger, leather case,
earphone City State
m~. CIRCLE NO. 30 ON READER SERVICE PAGE
January, 1966 107
! ;;FORÉIGN CURREN.CY1RAT.S`;
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,T,for 1-yéar,'subscriptions
M outsidé theA:S%A:i
il SHORT-WAVE LISTENING
\,.lts'Possessions'&;Cañácá.
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(AII'prices,rnclude postage.).
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wide use. No information was given as to
the location of the station but observers
between Baltimore and New York City have
heard it on frequencies around 18,000 and
19,100 kc. One reporter claims that the
Australian pounds: 2/5 Italian lire: 3,120 Blue Eagle is drowning out a local AM
Austrian schillings: 130 Japanese yen: 1,800
broadcast station. Further details will be
Belgian francs: 248
forthcoming if and when they become
Lebanese pounds: 15
available.
Colombian pesos: 65 Mexican pesos: 62
A letter was received from the Canal Zone
Danish kroner: 35 New Zealand pounds: 1/16
regarding U. S. Army Station ACA which
Dutch guilders: 18 Norwegian kroner: 36 signs on as Alpha Charlie Alpha. The let-
English pounds: 1/16 Pakistan rupees: 24 ter did not specify that the report to the
Finnish new markka: 16 Philippine pesos: 20 station was verified although it did include
French francs: 25 Portuguese escudos: 144 date of reception. This one is operating on
Greek drachmas: 150 South African rands: 3.50 approximately 6850 kc. Reports can be sent
Hong Kong dollars: 28 Spanish pesetas: 312 to Headquarters, Stratcom Facility Canal
Indian rupees: 24 Swedish kronor: 25
Zone, Radio Facilities Operations Division,
Irish pounds: 1/16 Swiss francs: 22
Drawer 924, Fort Clayton, Canal Zone.
Israeli pounds: 14
All Cable and Wireless outlets in the
Venezuelan bolivares: 22
Western Hemisphere have received orders
West German marks: 20 from their London headquarters to the ef-
Mail order with remittance to: fect that any reception reports should be
referred to London. The headquarters will
POPULAR ELECTRONICS then reply with a polite form telling the
Portland Place / Boulder,Colo.,U.S.A. / 80311 listener that, in accordance with the Geneva
regulations, they are not verifying any re-
AIRCRAFT POLICE FIRE ports. It would seem that listeners will
AM/FM VHF RECEIVERS have to turn to either the standard AM
NEWS
364B covers 26-54 and 88-174 MC in
eight overlapping calibrated bands. }'3;.?
broadcast band or to the amateur bands in
order to get verifications from many of
the Caribbean islands.
From Lima, Ohio, comes word that the
Advanced circuitry. higher sensitiv- rt Lima Symphony Orchestra was recently fea-
ity, vernier dial drive, large full vi- tured on a half-hour broadcast over Radio
sion dial. Completely self-contained 364B
with internal AC power supply and Australia. One of our own monitors, Jo-
speaker. $49.95 seph Arndt, WPE8CQN, of that city, had
348A transistorized tuneable converter. sent a recording of the orchestra to the
Powered with self-contained battery. Excel-
5:* lent sensitivity. Designed for use with car, ABC along with a number of tape record-
home. or portable radios. ings of transmissions from the station. Re-
Also complete line of crystal controlled
ports reaching our office indicate that Radio
Ilegt converters for monitoring police, fire, air-
craft, etc. signals. Australia's symphony music director was
348A highly pleased with the quality of the or-
chestra. It is unfortunate that word of this
$34.95
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316C AUDIO EQUALIZER
program was not received in time for us to
publicize it in this column so that we all
could have tuned in.
$44-95
Variable equalizer necessary for pro- Use of GMT. As announced last month,
fessional quality recording or playback. Ideal for
use between mixer and tape recorder or tape to we are changing over to the use of GMT
tape, etc. Write for details or send $2.00 for LP (Greenwich Mean Time) with this issue.
demonstration record. Covers tape and disc re- Greenwich Mean Time is five hours ahead
cording techniques. Refunded with purchase.
Order direct or write for information of Eastern Standard Time, eight hours
ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Please
A:Ii.
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make all of your future reports in GMT or,
if this is not convenient for you, please
OHIO., indicate clearly the time zone that you are
using in your reports.
Current Station Reports
The following is a resume of current reports. At
time of compilation all reports are as accurate as
POPULAR SAMS BOORS
possible, but stations may change frequency and/
or schedule with little or no advance notice. All
times shown are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
and the 24 -hour system is used. Reports should be
sent to SHORT-WAVE LISTENING, P.O. Box 333, kR
Cherry Hill, N.J., 08034, in time to reach your
Short -Wave Editor by the fifth of each month; be / -FM
sure to include your WPE identification, and the
make and model number of your receiver. We re-
gret that we are unable to use all of the reports
received each month, due to space limitations, r USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM,
but we are grateful to everyone who contributes JUST PUBLISHED! TIMELY!
to this column. An inspiring and challenging book
Inventors Idea Book.
Algeria-The latest schedule for Ifadiotliffusion- for anyone with imagination and initiative. De-
Television Algerienne, Algiers, is: French at 0630- scribes over 175 important needs for new inventions;
0830 (Sundays at 0700-0900) and 1700-2200 on 6175
provides possible approaches toward their solution.
Covers devices for the home, communications, mete-
and 9685 kc., and at 1200-1430 (Saturdays to 1700. orology, aeronautics, transportation, medicine, and
Sundays at 0900-1700) on 9685 and 11,835 kc.; Eng. the conquest of space. Stimulates your creative
at 2200-2230 (news at 2200) and Spanish at 2230- thinking. Order IBL-1, ordy $1.95
2300 on 6175 and 9685 kc. Color -TV Servicing Guide. Shows you how to trouble-
Belgium-Brussels is noted oil 11,895 kc. to N.A. shoot color -TV receivers using author Middleton's
in French and Flemish with news, topical talks, famous system based on analysis of symptoms illus-
and a variety of pop, jazz, and dance music; trated by full -color picture tube photos. Packed with
frequent ID's are given in French. Another outlet troubleshooting and servicing hints.
on 6125 kc. is noted in the same languages at 0000- Order SGC-1, only $3.95
0030. Second -Class Radiotelephone License Handbook. New 3rd
Brazil-After three years, a verification is finally edition; complete study course for elements I, II
in from R. Palmares, Maceio, 3245 kc. Their sched- and III of the latest FCC exams. Helps you earn
ule is 0900-0300 daily on ZYL22, 890 kc., and the license you need for communications and two-
way radio work. Order OAN-2, only $3.95
ZYL23, 3245 kc. Their address is Praca Dom Pedro
II, Sem no, Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil, but reports Not only shows you
How To Read Schematic Diagrams.
apparently are not appreciated very mach. how to read and interpret diagrams, but analyzes
Cameroon-According to a recent verification, R. each component, its construction, and its circuit
Garoura is scheduled from Monday through Satur- purpose and use. Order 115D-1, only $1.50
day at 1645-2200, Sundays at 1100-2200, on 5010 kc. TY Servicing Guide. Tells you how to apply proper
Reports indicate that the s/off may run as early trouble shooting procedures based on analysis of
as 2130. symptoms, illustrated by picture tube photos. Packed
China-R. Peking has been heard on 5850 kc. (a with troubleshooting and servicing hints.
move from the listed 5860 kc.) at 1035-1040 in Order SGS-1, only $2.00
Russian; the ID was given as Govorit Pekin by a Color -TV Servicing Made Easy. Full explanation of color
woman at 1040. Another outlet, unlisted, is 16,375 principles, circuitry, setup adjustments, and servic-
kc., noted in Chinese at 0025 with heavy fading, a ing of all color -TV sets. Takes the mystery out of
female talker but no music; this may be a Home servicing color -TV. Order CSL-1, only $2.95
Service station. 101 Ways to Use Your VOM & VTVM. Shows you how
Colombia-La Voz de Tolima, Ibaque, 6040 kc., to get the most from these popular instruments,
has been observed using its old call -signs of how to make required connections, how to test
HJLA/HJLB when identifying at 0130 in Spanish. properly, how to evaluate results.
$2.00
Would this indicate a return to the former call - Order TEM-3, only
sign system in Colombia? Transistor Ignition Systems Handbook. Clearly explains
R. Villavicencio, 4877 kc., has been logged at the principles and installation and tuning of the
times prior to 0200 with Latin American pop music new transistor ignition systems which are revolution-
and rarely given ID's. There is heavy QRM from izing the auto industry. Order IGS-1, only $2.50
a Brazilian on 4876 kc. and from an Ecuadorian on Citizens Band Radio Handbook. CBH-2 $2.95
4875 kc. Tape Recorders-How They Work. TRW -2 3.95
O Sams Photofact Guide to TV Troubles. PFG-1 2.95
Congo (East)-R. Interprovinciale do Katanga, Computer Circuit Projects You Can Build. BOC-1 2.95
Elisabethville, is once again active on 11,868 ke. Radio Receiver Servicing. RS -2
Modern Dictionary of Electronics. DIC-2
2.95
6.95
It has been heard with a gospel -type program in Handbook of Electronic Tables & Formulas. HTF-2 3.95
French at 1745-1800, native music to 1845, songs Electronic Experiments & Projects. ESE -1 2.50
by children to 1915. An ID and an announcement O Tube Substitution Handboor.. TUB -8 1.50
North American Radio -TV Station Guide. RSG-2 1.95
followed.
Dahomey-La Voix de la Revolution, Cotonou, FAMOUS ABC'S BOOKS
7635 kc.,has been found on this new and rather Short-wave listening. SWL-1 ...11.95
Lasers & Masers. LAL-2
Transistors. TRA-1
0 Electronic Organs. EC0-l..
$1.25
1.95
odd channel from 1925 to past 2045; bongo drums O Computers. ABC1
1.95
1.95 Hi -Fi & Stereo. HSF1..... 1.95
were heard at 1930-1949, guitar music and an ID O Computer Programming. CPL -1 1.55 0 Tape Recording. TAP -2.... 1.50
in French at 1949, and music to 2015, followed by
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tions Commission s/off-Sign-off
GILT-Greenwich Mean s/on-Sign-on City State Zip
Time xntsn-Transmission
January, 1966 109
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, 511N.10EMENT AND an ID and a political speech. This was parallel to
CIRCULATION (Act of October 23, 1962; Section 4369, Title 9650 kc. after 2015. Reports indicate that it may
39, United States Code).
have been a test xmsn for it has not been noted
Date of filing October 1, 1965.
1. : since.
Title of publication: Popular Electronics.
2. Ecuador-Station HCTB. Quito, has been logged
Frequency of issue: Monthly.
3. on 15.405 kc. at 1800-1900. native language to 1830.
Location of known office of publication: 307 N. Michi-
4.
Eng. fr0111 1830 to 1900: this was dual to 17,890 kc.
gan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Cook County. Station HCRP1, R. Catolira, Quito, has reap-
peared on 5062 kc. after months of inactivity with
5. Location of the headquarters or general business offices the usual Latin American programs to 0300 s/off,
of the publishers: One fork Avenue, New York, New York although it may run as late as 0345 at times.
10016. Ethiopia-Station ETLF. R. Voice of the Gospel,
6, Names and addresses of publisher, editor, it maulaging Addis Ababa. operates on 11.875 kc., not 11,785 kc.
editor: Publisher, Phillip T. Heffernan, One Park Avenue, as indicated in one of the recent schedules; look
New York, New York 10016: Editor, Oliver P. Ferrell, One for it from 1810 to 1911(1 with an African language.
Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016; Managing Editor, an ID in Eng. at 1900. and then a newscast after a
Robert Cornell, One I'ark Avenue, New York, New York brief piano interlude. The station can also he
10016. heard on 7165 kc. with s/on ill Eng. at 0330 on
7. Owner (If owned try a corporation, its name and address Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beamed to
roust be stated and also immediately thereunder the names Arabia and the Gulf Coast; after the opening
and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or anntt, it goes into Arabic.
more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, Ghana-R. G)rrura, Accra, has Eng. to N.A. at
the naunes and addresses of the individual owners must be 0330-0130 on 6110 Ice. and to the Caribbean at 2000-
given. If awned by a partnership or other unincorporated 2100 on 9760 and 11,800 kc. Other channels mon-
firm, its name and address, as well as that of each individual itored: 21,720 kc. from 1638 to 1645 s/off in an
must be given.) Ziff -Davis Publishing ('o., One Park venue. African language but continuing past 1645 on
New York, New York 10016; Amelia Zill, David Ziff, One 21.545 kc.; 15,285 kc. in Eng. with African
Park lvenue, New York, New York 101)16: William Ziff', at 1715-1730; 3240 hr. from 0550 with Eng. music news
One Park Avenue, New York, New York 11(1116: 1'risriIla but not dual to either 3350 or 3366 lie.; 4980 kc.
Stafford, One Park Avenue, New York, Nosy York 10016. 0627 with Eng.; and on 3366 kc. at 2302
at
8. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security giving parallel channels as 3350, 4825, and 4915s/off
kc.
holders owning or holding 1 percent or 111011! of total amount Greece-The most recent schedule received (and
of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None. possibly partially outdated already) from Athens
9. Paragraphs 7 and 8 include, to cases where the stock- reads: 0700-0815 (Sundays at 0550-0815), 0900-1000
holder or security holder appears upon the books of the com- (except Mondays), 1030-1300, 1330-1515, 1630-1700
pany as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name and 1830-1900 on 9505 and 11,720 kc.; 1730-1800 and
of the person or corporation for whoa such trustee Is acting, 1930-2100 on 15,345 and 17,745 ke. 2200-2230 and
also the statements in the two paragraphs show the atil nts ;
2300-2330 an 15,345 and 11.720 kc. All xmsns are in

full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and condi- Greek. Reports go to: HNBI. Technical Services
tions under which stockholders and security holders who do Directorate, P. O. Box 360, Athens. Greece. This
not appear upon the hooks of the company as trustees, hold is a new address.
stock and securities ill a capacity other than that of a bona Iran-R. Iran now has Eng. at 2000-2030 on 7135
fide owner. Nantes and addresses of individuals who are kc., replacing 15,110 kc. The 3784.5-kc. outlet
stockholders of a corporation which itself is a stockholder or is
noted at 0241 in Persian. at 0242 with Strauss
bolder of bonds, mortgages or other securities of the pub- waltzes. dual to 7065.5 kc. S/on on the latter fre-
lishing corporation have been included in paragraphs 7 and quency has been irregular, from before 0145 to as
8 when the interests of such individuals are equivalent to 1
late as 0240, even though the scheduled s/on is
percent or more of the total antouml of the stock or securities 0230. At limes the audio has faded out completely
of the publishing Corporation. although the carrier has retrained at strong level,
10. This item must be completed for all publications ex- indicating testing.
cept those which do not carry advertising other than the R. Tabriz, 6224.5 kc., opens al 0224 and is
publisher's own and which are mimed in sections 1:12.231, heard
until 0330/fade, all Persian, with frequent ID's
132.232, and 132.233, Postal Manual (Sections 4:355a, 4355b, as
:and 4356 of Title 39, United States Code)
Average No. Copies Single Issue Neuresl Medium -Wave Stations

Each Issue During To Filing Dote
Preceding 12 Months During the long winter evenings, try for
some of the following stations, all recently
A. Total No. copies printed logged. They are listed by frequency in
(Net Press Run) 50-1,146
If ilocycles.
489,577
11. Paid circulation
1. Sales through dealers 675 TIU, R. Musical, San Jose, Costa Rica
and carriers, street 737 R. Clube de Mozambique (from 0420
vendors and counter s/on)
sales 118,467 107,150 764 Dakar, Senegal
2. Mail subscriptions 287,:123 288,0913 820 HJED, La Voz del Rio Cauca, Cali,
C. Total paid circulation 405,990 393,2113
D. Free distribution (including
Colombia
samples) by mail, carrier 834 R. Belize, British Honduras
or other means 5,276
940 XEQ, Mexico City, Mexico
4,15:1
E. Total distribution 1035 4VEH, Cap Haitien, Haiti
(Suns of C and D) 411,566 309,3113 1050 XEG, Mexico City, Mexico (Eng. around
F. Office use, left -over, 0200)
unaccounted, spoiled 1065 R. Americas, Swan Island
after printing 92,880 90,184 1088 Lagos, Nigeria (0435 s/on; dual to
C. 'Total (Sum of E and F- 1358 and 1458 kc.)
should equal net press run
shown in A 504,146 489,577 1375 St. Pierre & Miquelon Islands
I certify that the statements made by me above are correct 1415.5 Bamako, Mali (s/on at 0445)
and complete. 1540 ZNS, Nassau, Bahamas
PHILIP SINE, Treasurer
110
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Sweden Calling DX'ers, Stockholm, Sweden address
city state zip -code

(Payment Must Accompany Order) - J
Inja Irene, R. Tabriz. This station mayin have dual
moved from 6155 kc. and does not operate
with either 7065.5 or 3784.5 kc.
Korea (North)-Pyongyang, 15,520 kc., is noted
at 0535, dual to 14,520 kc. There is an ID at 0557,
and it is off the air by 0600.
Malaysia-R. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. is be-
FgEgnpuL2lIgg
COYNE'ELECTRONICS INSTITUTE
lieved to be the stations found on 6175 kc. with a A quarter million -dollars woh of equipment. Non -Profit
new xtnsn, opening with an IS of about 15 rapid Institute-Est. 1899. Courses -Electronics Electricity TV -
notes on chimes, from 1109-1115. An amnt in Eng. Radio F.C.C. 'Electronics Engineering Technology. Mail
states that the xmsn is intended for Australia and coupon or write for FREE BOO;K,'"'Your Opportunities in
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Maldive Islands-R. Maldive Islands, Male, still r 1
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The latest monitored schedule: 0230-0430 and 0930- 1501 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, Ill. 60607
1200 on 7450 or 7150 kc.: 0500-0700 and 1200-1700 on
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The programs consist of long -play albums of re-
corded music in Eng., Hindi, Sinhalese. Tamil and ADDRESS AGE
Male, but nothing in Japanese as previously re-
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and there is an occasional ID in Male. English
news, picked up from various other stations, is
UPH OMERING!
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being noted with good signals on the West Coast.

On Sundays the "Happy Station Program" is good
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at 1900-2020 on 11.730 kc., and the daily broadcast r 1

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2000 is generally fair to good on 11,970 kc. but in- MAIL NAME AGE
audible on the other two frequencies. Both xmsns FREE BOOK

are in English. Sample Lesson & ST.&NO
Netherlands Antilles-The 1955-2050 Eng. xmsn of Business Plan
R. Nederland, relayed by Trans World Radio, TO:
CITY ID STATE
Bonaire, is now on 15,165 kc. (replacing 15,220 kc.) L
January, 1966 111
DX Country Awards Presented
To be eligible for one of the DX Country Awards designed for WPE Monitor
Certificate holders, you must have verified stations in 25, 50, 75, 100, or
150 different countries. The following DX'ers recently received their awards.
Seventy -Fire Countries Verified Marion Lilienthal (VE3PE2DO), Waterloo, Ont.,

Canada
Richard Grab (WPE2HYM), Elmhurst, N. Y. Ted Templeton (WPE3EZV), Saegertown, Pa.
Charles Matterer (WPE6DGA), San Leandro, Calif. Ned Stearns (WPE8HYW), Warren, Ohio
Richard Walters (WPE6CBY), Indio, Calif.
Fifty Countries Verified Robert Anthony (WPE2MFI), Denville, N. J.
John Long (WPE3DYU), Lebanon, Pa. Robert Gross (WPE2NNH), South River, N. J.
Martin Schneider (WPE2SV), Watertown, N. Y. Richard Story (WPE2NFY), Bloomfield, N. J.
Wade Smith (WPE3FGX), Wayne, Pa.
Arnold Galina (WPE1FQS), Worcester, Mass.
Peter Glenn (WPE2JMT), Morristown, N. J.
Reed Khan (HL2PEIH), Seoul, Korea
Bruce Reynolds (WPEOEKU), Warrensburg, Mo.
Robert Brickner (WPE3FYF), Pittsburgh, Pa.
James Burton Ill (WPE4HTE), Staunton, Va.
D. D. Hirst (WPE5CFU), Snyder, Texas
Bruce Pankratz (WPEOEKB), St. Paul, Minn.
Thomas Giacopelli (WPE2KOQ), Tuckahoe, N. Y.
Michael Fletcher (WPE4DPS), Warner -Robins, Ga. Steve Shimko (WPE3GKL), Baltimore, Md.
Gerald Clough (WPE5ECF), San Marcos, Texas
Claude Kumjian (WPE2LVS), Elmont, N. Y.
Roger Vincent (VE2PE1GW), Tracy, Quebec, Can-
Reg Firth (WPE2GF0), Amsterdam, N. Y.
ada
Richard Cohen (WPE1EWL), Winthrop, Mass.
Bradley Connors (WPE3FWZ), Chevy Chase, Md.
Ernest Zecchini (WPEICIH), Lawrence, Mass.
James A. Sloman (WPE3BZC), Levittown, Pa.
Bobby Conder (WPE4HQT), Winston-Salem, N. C.
Edward M. Madej (WPE1GEM), Indian Orchard,
Mass.
Twenty -hive Countries Verified Larry Erickson (WPE2NBO), New Shrewsbury, N. J.
Wayne Scott (WPE5WTS), Galena Park, Texas Paul R. Donegan (WPE6FRW), Glendale, Calif.
Jim Gordon (WPE9HHZ), Monroe, Wis. Joseph Aman (WPE4IFM), Clifton Forge, Va.
Mac Stewart (WPE2JKV), Mooers, N. Y. Lloyd A. Scott, Jr. (WPE4SI), Bartow, Fla.
Mark Petruzzi (WPEIGEJ), Waterbury, Conn. Stephen Slaysky (WPE2LGJ), Bronx, N. Y.
Victor Fields (WPE9GYY), Montezuma, Ind. Ed Rudder (WPE4EXY), Halifax, Va.
G. Michael Woloch (WPE3GHS), Baltimore, Md. Edward P. Hensel (WPE3KG), Laurel, Md.
Eric Mac Calla, Jr. (WPEIFVY), Bridgeport, Conn. Alan Raylesberg (WPE2MKW), Bayside, N. Y.
Ronald Whiffen (WPE2NFX), Richmond Hill, N. Y. Charles Crawford (WPE9HHF), Evansville, Ind.
Patrick Homer (WPE3GBC), Denton, Md. Dennis Zavasky (WPE8HUY), St. Clair Shores,
Alan Pinney (WPE2MKQ), Nutley, N. J. Mich.
Russell Anderson (WPE8DFW), Muskegon, Mich. Paul R. Schildgen (WPE5BZU), Tacoma, Wash.
James Reda (WPE3FXA), Beaver, Pa. Kenneth B. Meyer (WPEODVW), Overland, Mo.
Marc Arenstein (WPE4GSP), Richmond, Va. Donald Cellar (WPE2MNI), Madison, N. J.
David Johnson (WPEOELO), Denver, Colo. William Via (WPE3FHB), Baltimore, Md.
Allan Jones (VE3PE2AM), Islington, Ont., Canada George E. Molnar, Jr. (WPE2MWB), Buffalo, N. Y.
Douglas Smith (WPE4IFN), APO, New York, N. Y. Charles Harkleroad (WPE4ICN), Kingsport, Tenn.
Loren Decker, Jr. (WPE5CQH), Waco, Texas Richard Williams (WPE3FYG), Lebanon, Pa.
Bob Scott (WPE4HHX), Kingsport, Tenn. A. A. Jinkinson (VE3PE1W0), Toronto, Ont., Canada
Kenneth M. Schabelski (WPE9HPV), Chicago, Ill. John H. Cate (WPE1GGO), Dover, N. H.
Thomas Berry (WPE4HPS), Niceville, Fla. Paul A. Slater (WPEIFRT), Medford, Mass.
Ira Schultz (WPE2NGG), White Plains, N. Y. Viktor K. Decyk (WPEIFCD), Colrain, Mass.
Jay Hans (WPE2NGJ), White Plains, N. Y. Lee E. Erickson (WPEONR), St. Louis, Mo.
Roger Camire, Jr. (WPEIGEK), Manchester, N. H. Jerry Van Vactor (WPEODWI), Spearfish, S. D.
Gary Fredricks (WPE7CGG), Eugene, Oreg. Charles Learn (VE3PE2FA), Brantford, Ont., Canada
Richard Warner (WPE7CFV), Eugene, Oreg. Richard Lee Kramer (WPE2NJH), Passaic, N. J.
to W. Africa, daily except Sunday. This program -A midwestern area logging is OAX9D,
Peru
features news, commentaries, light and classical R. Tropical, Tarapoto, 9710 kc. Look for it around
music, variety shows, and topical talks. 0350 with Spanish music and Eng. ID's and anmts.
Nigeria -Anew frequency for Lagos is 21,685 kc., It generally signs off at 0400.
noted from 1554 to 1600 in Eng., and from 1600 in Station OBX7C, R. Onda Azul, Casilla 112, Puno,
Arabic. The station has also been heard at 1240- is operated by the American Maryknoll Fathers on
1310 with carrier signal and test tones but no 4800 kc. much after the pattern of R. Sutatenza,
programming. Colombia. It is heard from 0200 to 0400 closing,
Norway-R. Norway's latest schedule reads: to and is reportedly a tough station to obtain a
W. Australia at 0745-0815 on 7240, 15,175. and verification from in spite of its American admin-
17,825 kc.; to W. Africa at 1100-1230 on 9610, 15.175, istration.
and 17,825 kc. Other xmsns: 1300-1430 and 1500- Reunion-Radiodiffusion de la Reunion, St. Denis,
1630 on 11,850. 15.175. and 17,825 kc.; 1700-1830 on has moved from 4807 kc. to 4820 kc. where it has
9610. 11.850. and 15,175 kc.; 1900-2030 on 7240, 9610, been noted in French with semiclassical music
and 11.850 kc.; 2300-0040 on 6185, 9610, and 11,850 around 0250. Dig deep for this one; there is usu-
ke.: and 0300-0430 on 2185, 7240, and 9610 kc. ally a teletype station on the channel.
Pakistan-Karachi is on 4980 kc. in an Oriental Rwanda -The new Deutsche Welle (Voice of Ger-
language and has been noted from 0150 to 0220 many) relay station at Kigali has been heard in
with numerous clear ID's. the U.S.A. on 17,770 kc. at 2230-2330 and in Europe
at 0415-0845 and 1150-1405. mostly with old Ameri-
can pop music and ID's in German. French and
English. Overseas reports indicate that they may
be testing on 9725 kc.
NEW .l',ORTABLE.
-_ I
Saudi Arabia-Jeddah is noted on 17.838.5 kc.

®
sE.
from 1440 to 1554 s/off in Foe eign Service pro-
.4cv
_
grams in Persian or Urdu and Arabic.

Senegal-Dakar is noted on 4910 kc. with French
at 0700. They QSL'd recently in two weeks time.
Somali Republic-Late reports indicate that R.
,lloriadi.ºcio has moved from 7160 kc. to 7120 kc.,
where it is noted at 0317-0330 in Eng.. and from WITH FREE- GIFT
0330 in Arabic or Somali.
South Africa-The Africa Service of R. South TO HOLD:
Africa, P. O. Box 8606, Johannesburg, is scheduled Lightly hold Vacu-Vise
at 0300-0400 on 6150 and 7270 kc., at 1000-1300 on in place. Turn down
15,220 and 17.805 kc.: at 1300-1655 on 11.900 and Vacu-lever with
15,220 kc.; at 1655-1800 on 9525 and 11.900 kc.; and finger-tip.
at 1800-2115 on 7270 and 9525 kc. Sunday programs TO RELEASE:
start at 1100. Release Vacu-Lever
with finger-tip.
Spain-Radio Nacioeal de Espana, Madrid. has Vacu-Vise lifts off.
completely revised its Eastern European Service.
Nine languages have been dropped. Now sched-
uled is Ukrainian at 0530. Czech -Slovak at 0630,
Hungarian at 0730. Polish at 0800, and Serbo-Croat
at 0900-0930, all on 6140. 7105. and 9695 kc. These ONLY
programs are repeated twice, at 1200-1600 on 6130
kc. and at 1600-2000 on 9615 kc.
U.S.A.-Station KA2XFW. Washington State
University, operates an ionospheric radar station
$95
-Az
on 11,815 Ice. 24 hours daily and is also listed for-

but not yet heard on-17.835 and 30.600 kc., all
with 5 -kw. power. NO CLAMPS! NO SCREWS!
U.S.S.R.-Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, 5925 kc.. opens
daily at 0000 with an IS on a native instrument re- ATTACHES INSTANTLY, HOLDS SECURELY
sembling either a horn or a cello. followed by a
xmsn in the local dialect; no Russian was noted.
Dushambe (formerly Stalinabad) operates on 4635
Will not mar furniture
kc. rather than on 4640 kc.. as listed in some or table tops!
sources, around 0030-0045 in Russian. Minsk,
Belorussian SSR, 5940 kc., opens at 2125-2130 with For The "DO IT YOURSELFEIR"
a 10 -note IS on chimes: s/on anent is by a woman.
followed by a march and a talk in Belorussian. All For The REPAIRMAN
of these stations require careful tuning as the For The MAN WHO NEEDS
transmissions are regional and buried in QR111. A THIRD HAND
veneuuela-The Venezuelan operating on 5040 kc. Holds firmly In
is not Ecos del Zulia, but R. Maturin, a new out- any position.
let for medium -wave YVOR (1180 kc.). heard at You'll wonder how you ever got along
0124-0208 with many ID's and commercials for before you had the new VACU-VISE with
"Super Vacuum" Power that HOLDS
firms located in Maturin. No call -sign was given . . it's like having a third hand .. .
for the short-wave outlet. anywhere . . . on the job . right
Station YVMO, R. Lara, Barquisimeto, 4849 kc., where you need it. No Clamps-No
is definitely operating on this new channel. It Screws-the Super Vacuum base does
closes at 0400 with the anthem. It all for you! Just one turn of a
One of the easiest stations to log in this country Vacu-Lever (use your finger-tip ... no
is YVLK, R. Rumbos, Caracas, 4970 kc. It is gen- strength needed) and VACU-VISE holds
firm and fast to any smooth non -porous
erally good from 0000 to 0300. surface such as Formica, Linoleum,
Vietnam (South)-Saigon is heard on 7245 kc. metal, glass, etc. Large 2r/2" jaws-
from 1045 to 1058 in Vietnamese with some singing, with "V" grooves hold your work
and news at 1058. and on 4877 kc. from 1035 to past firmly to table top-bench. Completely
1100 with no trace of polar flutter. The latter portable-weighs only 3 lbs. FREE GIFT
broadcast was in Vietnamese also and seemed to
feature a program for children (possibly bedtime .. . Order immediately
stories) ; a newscast was given at 1101.
I
ybro
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FOR
be replaced
in the event
E Y1
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without
of any de-
use.
and receive FREE
a set of Vacu Vise
SLIDE ON Rubber
Jaws for use when
normal
fect arising from working on fragile
or delicate materials.
RECTIFIER QUIZ ANSWERS
(Quiz appears on page 53) CONSUMER SERVICE COMPANY
160 Mercer St., New York, N. Y. 10012
Enclosed is $ for Vacu Vise at $6.95 ea.
1 6 ohms 6 12 ohms plus 55¢ ea. for postage and handling. (N. Y. C. residents
please add 5% sales tax. N. Y. State residents 2% sales
2 12 ohms 7 9 ohms tax.) Foreign orders $1.15 additional.
Name.
3 24 ohms 8 2 ohms (please print)
Address
4 3 ohms 9 6 ohms
City State lip Code
5 6 ohms 10 10 ohms PE -i6
January, 1966 113
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