[CQ-Contest] December QST, Nov/Dec NCJ, & Oct. CQ Contest arrive

[K4tmc at aol.com]

Second attempt.  Tried sending this Tuesday afternoon, but it must have 
gotten lost somewhere in Florida with some of the ballots! 

A stop by the PO box this morning resulted in the latest issues of QST and 
NCJ, and a late-delivery of the October CQ Contest.

QST...

Front cover photo of Santa at the workbench, building what looks like one of 
the those small QRP rigs; which just happens to be a featured article inside.

Contest related items:
Noise Canceling with Electret Condenser Microphones
What is Kid's Day? (a chance to recruit some new hams/contesters)
Short Takes - W2IHY Technologies 8-Band Audio Equalizer
Product Review - Patcomm PC-16000A HF Transceiver
Results - Field Day 2000
Rules - 2001 ARRL International DX Contest, RTTY Roundup, and January VHF 
Sweepstakes

Other interesting items:
It Seems To Us(editorial) - What Have You Done to My QST? (changes in the 
magazine and ARRL web site)
DC Currents - Telecommunications Bills (list of wireless issues that may be 
of interest to hams)
QRP Transceiver Kits, Six Reports from the Field (EMTECH NW80/20, SWL DSW-40 
& SW-40+, Oak Hills OHR-100A, Wilderness SST, and Red Hot RH-20)
New Books - Tesla: Master of Lightning; and AC Power Interference Manual
A Beginner's Guide to Modeling with NEC, Part 2, The Ins and Outs of Modeling
License Restructuring: Up Close and Personal (five ham profiles)
"It's My Job to Make Them Thirsty!", a conversation with ARRL President, W5JBP
ARRL Web: A Storehouse of Knowledge
Field Day Glory by Design (Field Day from a boat in TX)
Short Takes - MMTTY 1.58
The Help Desk - ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau System
A Simple HF-Portable Antenna
How's DX? - Memories of Dxing in the 20th Century, and 2001 Survey
The World Above 50 MHz - Airplane Reflections at 10 GHz
Old Radio - Heathkit AT-1
Op-Ed - Kids Aren't the Cure
YL News - K1MOM and W1DAD (the ham family!)

Ads:
Ten-Tec has full-page ad for their new Jupiter HF rig. 
Yaesu has full-page ad for the new VR-5000 communications receiver 
(0.1-2600MHz!).
And, HF/VHF/UHF rigs get even smallerYaesu has full-page ad for their new 
FT-817 (160M - 430MHz all modes) backpack rig (5.3x1.5x6.5 inches!, 5W out, 
internal batteries, optional filters, built-in keyer, etc.).
Kenwood's ad for their new "DC to light" rig finally identifies it as the 
TS2000.

NCJ

Front page photo of K5NA in his impressive shack, who is one of the featured 
hams in an article inside.

Features:
The Sometimes Painful Lessons Indicating Progress
Contest Stations of Central Texas, Do Contest Stations Really Grow Bigger in 
Texas?
LF Bands for Little Pistols (antenna ideas for 160 and 80 Meters)
How to Get the Most from Attenuators and Preamps
"Gull-Wing" Vertical Antennas
Some Facts of Life About Modeling 160-Meter Vertical Antennas, Part 1, Some 
Baseline Data (by W4RNL)
NCJ Profiles - Martin Huml, OK1FUA/OL5Y

Columns:
VHF-UHF Contesting! - Big Record Breaking Tropo Opening in the Sept ARRL VHF 
QSO Party - NOT!
Contest Tips, Tricks & Techniques - Attracting Young Contesters
Contesting for Fun - The Adventure Radio Society and the Bumblebee event
Propagation - Multi-Multi Propagation Planning
Contest Expeditions - new columnist, K2KW
Contest Calendar - November 2000 to February 2001
Contest DXpedition List - CQWW CW/SSB, ARRL 10-Meter and Int'l DX CW/SSB
International Contests - Contest QSLs, N. American results of 99 WAE CW/SSB, 
99 RAC Canada Winter, and 99 LZ DX CW
RTTY Contesting - Results of July 2000 NAQP RTTY Contest

Contests:
Rules - 2001 NCJ Sprints, CW/SSB/RTTY
Rules - 2001 N. American QSO Party (NAQP), CW/SSB/RTTY

And finally, CQ Contest (October issue)

Front cover photo of some of the WRTC-2000 competitors, with more event 
details inside.  The editorial, The Band Edge, is titled Freedom of Choice 
and is about power levels in contests.

Feature articles:
Dreaming of WRTC-2000 (team results and pictures)
Expanded CQWW 1999 SSB Results
The CQWW 1999 SSB Honor Roll

Regular Departments:
Up The Tower - Tower Maintenance
Continental Countdown - The FRC at Friedrichshafen 2000; and Results 2000 EU 
Sprint Spring CW
Monthly Collectible - CQWW SSB All-Time Records
In The Beginning - A Tribute to Stephen Thompson, 8P6CV, SK
YL Contesting - WRTC-2000 Spectacular (more pictures)

That's all.

73 and High Rates,
Henry Pollock - K4TMC
Raleigh, NC


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