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VHF/UHF Handbook--Second Edition -- THE guide to theory and practice in the VHF and UHF bands

ARRL's VHF/UHF Antenna Classics -- Practical designs and construction details from the pages of QST.

International Microwave Handbook -- Coming Soon! -- Reference information and designs for the microwave experimenter. Published by RSGB and ARRL.

The ARRL UHF/Microwave Experimenter's Manual software -- For use with The ARRL UHF/Microwave Experimenter's Manual.

ARRL's VHF Digital Handbook -- Dive into the digital radio universe!

December QST Ham Ads

Club/Hamfests/Nets

FRIEND OF BILL W.?? – Join HAAM net Saturdays at 12:30 Eastern on 14.290; Sundays at 09:30 Pacific on 14.340/2. http://members.cox.net/k6lx/HAAM.HTM

MARCO The Medical Amateur Radio Council Ltd is a charitable non-profit group of health care professionals who meet weekly at 10:00am Eastern time Sundays for the “Grand Rounds of the Air” net on 14.307 MHz.  All interested are welcome.  Request info & free newsletter to Danny@w4dan.com or write MARCO, 2712 Bryant Dr, Cleveland, TN 37311.  Ph 866-479-6160. Web site www.marco-ltd.org

RAINBOW AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION  Serving the gay/lesbian community since 1995.  ARRL affiliated.
Privacy respected. Four active weekly HF nets, newsletter, message board, chat room, VE teams, DXpeditions.
Web site:  www.rara.org. Information:  PO Box 18541,
Rochester, NY 14618-0541.

Property/Vacation/Rentals

ALASKA DX VACATION RENTAL – plus fishing and
hunting in Homer, Alaska. 2 bedroom/2 bath deluxe
accommodations + ham shack. Rigs, KW amps, antennas.
AL7DB@ARRL.NET,
www.diamondridgecottage.com 1-907-235-7526

ARIZONA Sun City Two bedroom home, 1 3/4 bath, 1650 sq. ft., Screened Patio, Double Garage. Fifty foot tower with 4 el - 5 band Quad. Tower is vertical for 160, 80. 40, 30, with 800 ft of counterpoise. Sun City amenities include 7 Recreation centers with 6 pools and 8 golf courses. $175k Call Larry at 623-875-9408

A SPECIAL RARE FIND FOR HAMS. A lovely desert style home, built in 1987, and located on a ridgeline in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains, about  2 1/2 miles west of I10, on a cul-de-sac with 1 1/4 acres overlooking the valley of Tucson, AZ. A 1650+ sq ft house, 3 brms, one serving as a den, ham radio and computer rm, 2 baths, lv, rm, dn rom, lg kitchen,
attach garage/shop and 2 lg porches. A 50 foot radio tower with 7 element rotating beam plus an excellent VHF/UHF antenna. 520-743-7149

BELIZE VACATION QTH www.wishwilly.net

COLORADO CHALET with ham gear for rent,
www.lostcreekcabin.com.  WØLSD, Buena Vista, CO.

COSTA RICA - www.yantis.us/ti5kd

EXCELLENT Ham location for sale in the Black Hills of
South Dakota. See blackhillsowner.com for details. KØLEW.

ENCHANTING 8-ACRE PROPERTY FOR SALE ON
THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII! NO ANTENNA
RESTRICTIONS!
Cedar framed (Pan Abode) home on
8 acres land, surrounded by Hawaiian rock walls in Ocean View, Hawaii. 3 br, 3 baths with Ohana (Studio), 2,497 sq. ft. Enclosed lanai, fireplace, two detached garages, large carport. Five water tanks, underground electric and telephone. Laundry, work space and ham shack. Hardwood floors and with Mexican floor tile through out house. Security system. Solar hot water. Has several orchards and Greenhouse. Sauna. Storage in-house and out buildings. Ask for Kurt and Kirsten Carlson at: 888-696-5662.

HANG WIRE ‘TIL THE COWS COME HOME! Secluded 52-acre West Virginia hilltop QTH. Mostly wooded with clearing for hamshack/home. Grid power, phone available. Year round spring. Berry patch. Turkey, deer hunting. Taxes $75/year. No covenants. Bring hiking boots. $75K. W1NSS, 8803 Lake Hill Drive, Lorton, VA. 703-690-1568. tomanellie@verizon.net

HAWAII DX VACATION RENTAL Big Signal KH6RC.
808-929-7101 www.leilanibedandbreakfast.com

HAWAII VACATION? Big Island HAM station. WiFi, info, brochure or DVD. KD4ML@JUNO.COM

MAUI HAWAII Radio station rental. www.seaqmaui.com  KH6SQ@arrl.net

VIRGIN ISLANDS www.radioreef.com

VY2TT  www.peidxlodge.com

“WANNA HAM in the Cayman Islands?“go to
www.martykaiser.com/24.htm

Antique/Vintage/Classic

ANTIQUE RADIO CLASSIFIED. Free sample copy! Antique radio’s largest-circulation monthly magazine. Old radios, TVs, ham equip., 40s & 50s radios, telegraph, books & more. Ads & articles. Free 20-word ad monthly. Subscribe today. Six-month trial: $19.95. Yearly rates: $39.49 ($57.95 by 1st Class). Foreign: write. ARC, PO Box 802-B22A, Carlisle, MA 01741. Phone: 978-371-0512, Fax: 978-371-7129, Web: www.antiqueradio.com

ANTIQUE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION. The organization for all enthusiasts of antique and historical radio! Publishes THE AWA JOURNAL, covering vintage ham gear, keys, telegraphy, contests, broadcast receivers, vacuum tubes, historical, technical articles, restoration, and much more. AWA produces the famous annual Rochester, NY meet. Maintains world-famous historical radio-electronics communications museum. Membership only $20/year USA, $25 elsewhere. Antique Wireless Association, PO Box 421, Dept. 1, Bloomfield, NY 14469. Check our Website: http://www.antiquewireless.org

CLASSIC REPAIR - Specializing in Collins, Drake and other fine tube radios. Steve, 661-822-6850. n6hk@hotmail.com

CODE PRACTICE OSCILLATOR MUSEUM: 
http://www.n4mw.com

Collins selling rare 62S-1 High voltage adapter.
aragon65@rochester.rr.com

HALLICRAFTERS MANUALS Ham.swl, All manuals are $9.00.  Send model number needed. ARDCO ELECTRONICS, P O Box 24, Dept. Q, Palos Park, IL 60464.
www.ardcoelectronics.com. wa9gob@aol.com

HT’s wanted VX-2R Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service -- Pay your price or tax deductible donation - www.fairs.org

Pre1980 microcomputers wanted for historical collection - KK4WW 540-763-2321

TELEGRAPH KEYS wanted by collector. Bugs and unusual or unique straight keys or sounders, and tube electronic
keyers. Also pre-1950 callbooks. Vince Thompson, K5VT, 3410 N. 4th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85013. 602-840-2653.

TELEGRAPH MUSEUM / COLLECTOR’S INFORMATION:   http://w1tp.com

Visit THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN RADIO MUSEUM! - www.saradiomuseum.org  828-299-1276. Asheville, NC.

W4QCF MANUALS - 828-298-1847
http://www.w4qcfmanuals.com

QSL Cards/Call Sign Novelties

WWW.THESIGNMAN.COM 888-426-8241

AFFORDABLE QSL CARDS, available in small quantities with lots of options. Parma Graphics, K2BKA, 5 Rondout Harbor, Port Ewen, NY 12466. 845-339-2315.

CALL SIGN NAME BADGES. Club logos our specialty. Certified ARRL engraver. Capital Engraving, 3109 Marigold St, Longview, Washington 98632-3415. Al, WA7UQE. capengrave@kalama.com. http://www.kalama.com/~capengrave/

EMBROIDERED HAM HATS $14.99
www.HOTPRESSTSHIRTS.COM

ENGRAVING: Callsign/name badges by WØLQV. Send for price list. Box 4133, Overland Park, KS 66204-0133.
E-mail: w0lqv@arrl.net

FREE SAMPLES. The QSLMAN®, Box 73, Monetta, SC 29105. Phone/FAX (803) 685-7117 anytime. Email: w4mpy@qslman.com. Always 100% satisfaction guarantee on anything we do. Check the web site at: http://www.qslman.com

Get Top Quality Full Color UV-Coated QSL Cards direct from the printer. Chester QSL Cards is now Star Cards, Inc. Call (800) 748-7089 for info or visit
www.star-cards.net

HANDCRAFTED OAK CALL SIGNS www.oakcallsigns.com 1-888-425-4332, KCØSDV

NAME TAGS BY GENE:  In full color, our artwork or yours. See our web page for samples and prices.
www.hampubs.com  Harlan Technologies 815-398-2683

OVERSEAS AIRMAIL POSTAGE plus complete line
of airmail envelopes. Order directly from our web site –
James E. Mackey, proprietor. 
www.net1plus.com/users/ryoung/index.htm

QSLKIT – CardBoxes – Dividers – MORE 
www.HamStuff.com by W7NN

Rusprint QSL’s. 1-888-962-5783. www.rusprint.com

www.quikcards.biz

General

ALUMINUM CHASSIS AND CABINET KITS.
UHF-VHF Antenna Parts, Catalog E-mail: k3iwk@flash.net or http://www.flash.net/~k3iwk

ANTENNA COMPARISON REPORT: TRIBANDERS
K7LXC & NØAX test Hy-Gain, KLM, CC, Bencher,
Force 12, Mosley and others. $17 + $4 s/h. More info at
www.championradio.com 206-890-4188

ANTENNA COMPARISON REPORT: VERTICALS.
K7LXC & NØAX test CC, Butternut, MFJ, Force 12,
Diamond, Hustler, GAP and other. $17 + $4 s/h. More info at www.championradio.com 206-890-4188

Antenna EZ Lifter for RVing hams and emergency vehicles. Contact us Antennaezlifter.com, 505-860-6836, NQ5G.

APRS Link Cables - for Garmin/Kenwood products -
http://stores.ebay.com/Jabber-Electronics
WE6G 480-905-8484

BEAM HEADINGSlaser printout $20.00 Engineering
Systems Inc., P.O. Box 1934, Middleburg, Virginia 20118-1934, w4het@aol.com

BIG BERTHA CUSTOM ROTATING MONOPOLE TOWER: No guy wires, self supporting, entire pole rotates, stack all your antennas, rotor at ground level, 50ft to 300ft high, EIA-TIA-222-G. SuperBertha.com Scott Johns, W3TX. 814-881-9258

BIGGEST on-line ham classifieds: http://swap.QTH.com

CONTESTING with RCKLog www.RCKLog.de

Custom Ham Maps by N1XFS!!! Customized azimuthal
equidistant projection maps with beam headings and distances based on your QTH. Adds that special “wow” factor to your shack. Makes a great gift! Go to:
CustomHamMaps.com

DIGITAL FIELD strength meters: IC Engineering,
http://www.digifield.com

DTMF Remote Controller with Voice Response
www.harvest.com

ELECTRIC RADIO MAGAZINE: America’s popular
monthly publication devoted entirely to vintage amateur
radio, military equipment, restorations, and radio history. Samples $1. Electric Radio, P O Box 42, Bailey CO 80421, www.ERmag.com

“EVERYTHING FOR THE MORSE ENTHUSIAST.”
Morse Express. Keys, keyers, kits, books. 303-752-3382. http://www.MorseX.com

FOR SALE: GE Mastr Two-way radios and accessory items; 110 watt continuous duty repeater, will work on 2 meters. $800.00, 110 watt repeater, continuos duty, will work on
6 meters, $800.00. Base stations, 110 watt, VHF or low band, your choice $500.00 each. 100- watt continuos duty
amplifiers, 2 meters, 6 meter, 440 MHz, $350.00 each. NEW GE/Ericsson MLS II UHF mobile radio with complete accessories, 40 watt, will do standard tone or digital tone or a combination of both, $225.00. Service Manuals from $35.00. Many hard to find GE and Motorola parts and accessories. Call anytime, 603-669-5771.

HEATHKIT AMATEUR RADIO REPAIR by RTO
Electronics, 601 E 1st. St., Calexico CA 92231 269-468-7780. E-mail: hamtech@rtoham.com. www.rtoham.com

http://www.wb4aej.com/hamdomain

HY POWER ANTENNA COMPANY 
http://www.freewebs.com/hypower. Halfsquares, deltaloops, multiband and QRP antennas.

KENWOOD TS-850S AT HF Transceiver with additional: 500 HZ Filter, original box, manual, $750.00. Call KB5GL 504-454-6184

LEARN CODE by Hypnosis,
www.success-is-easy.com 800-425-2552.

LONG BOOM YAGIS: OWA Optimized Wideband Array Yagis designed by WA3FET and K3LR. 10m80WA-48ft, 10m90WA-60ft, 15m70WA-48ft, 17m60WA-48ft, 20m60WA-48ft, 30m50WA-48ft, 40m40WA-48ft. SuperBertha.com Scott, W3TX. 814-881-9258

MicroLog by WAØH .. Free download .. www.waØh.com

MORSE 0-20 WPM 90 days guaranteed! Codemaster V for IBM compatible PC $29.95. Morse Express, 800-238-8205. http://www.MorseX.com

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS for projects shown in QST, QEX, HR, ARRL HB, 73 and more. Custom boards available. FAR Circuits, 18N640 Field Ct, Dundee, IL 60118;
fax/phone 847-836-9148; www.farcircuits.net;
mail@farcircuits.net

“QST Magazine 1996 thru 2000- like new $20. QST Hardback bound 1944 2 set $20. plus postage. Joe Whisnant, W5UGI, 1233 Newcastle Way, Maryville TN 37803, 865-977-9024

REPEATERS, link systems, remote base, transmitters, receivers, 144/222/440. Available with basic to multi-port controllers. Two year warranty. Free catalog. Maggiore Electronic Lab., 645 Doe Run Road, Coatesville, PA 19320. 610-384-7555. www.hiprorepeaters.com

Replace your computer keyboard with morse code input. The Comax software allows full computer control and keyboard input using mouse buttons or your favorite key or paddle. The perfect Holiday gift for any ham! Only $69.95. http://www.comax.com kn4bi

RFI Filters www.RFchoke.com

ROHN & NELLO Towers and Accessories, TENNADYNE: www.tennadyne.com,  tennadyne@tennadyne.com,
616-868-9907

RoMAC 10 Band Equalizer. Turn your soundcard into
a full featured equalizer. Details at www.romacsoftware.com $39.95 W8RJ

TEST EQUIPMENT AND MWAVE PARTS FOR SALE. WWW.A-COMM.COM PHONE 303-770-4855
EMAIL a-comm@earthlink.net

TOWER ACCESSORIES Gin Pole Kits - stand off brackets - antenna mounts - vehicle radio mounts for 30 years. IIX Equipment Ltd. 708-337-8172 www.w9iix.com

WANTED:  VACUUM TUBES – commercial, industrial, amateur. Radio Daze, LLC, 7620 Omnitech Place, Victor, New York 14564, Phone: (585) 742-2020, Fax: (800) 456-6494, email: info@radiodaze.com

WANTED:  Your inventory of quality new old stock items related to vintage electronics. Interested in transformers, chokes, connectors, sockets, shields, plugs, hardware, etc. Send us your list of items of which you have a meaningful quantity of each and we will promptly quote our offer.
Radio Daze, LLC, 7620 Omnitech Pl., Victor, NY 14564.
(585) 742-2020. Fax: (800) 456-6494.
Email: info@radiodaze.com. Web: www.radiodaze.com

WE BUY/SELL RADIOS. #1 IN ESTATES – PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT!  www.recycledradio.com
(603) 479-5854

www.SecondHandRadio.com Buy, sell, swap. Post your ad with photos for free.

YOU CAN LOG CONTACTS, manage QSLs, LoTW:
www.dxtreme.com

AMSAT – Who Decides the Future of
Amateur Radio in Space? You Do!
For more
than 30 years AMSAT has pioneered dozens of spacecraft that have brought operating enjoyment to thousands. Your membership in AMSAT will support exciting projects planned for launch in the years to come. In addition, you’ll receive the bimonthly AMSAT Journal and substantial discounts on software distributed by AMSAT. Join now! Call 301-589-6062 or visit the AMSAT Web site at www.amsat.org. AMSAT®, 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910-4703.



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