[CQ-Contest] July-August QEX - The "Real" Antenna Issue

[K4tmc at aol.com]

I normally do not announce the arrival of QEX in a separate posting; however, 
this issue is closer to what I think some would call a true Antenna Issue.  
The detail provided in these articles are reminiscent of the old Ham Radio 
magazine, and the more recent Communications Quarterly, which is now combined 
with QEX.  Since the other ham magazines place a lot of focus on beginners 
(not necessarily a bad move), the information in QEX is clearly for "advanced 
beginners" and beyond.  So what is inside this issue…

First, a front cover close-up photo of a 70-cm yagi driven element feed point 
and balun, which clearly shows how an inside-article-related photo can 
literally be "worth a 1000 words."

Antenna items:
Some Aspects of Long-Boom, Monoband Log-Cell Yagi Design (L.B. Cebik, W4RNL)
Tower and Antenna Wind Loading as a Function of Height
Wave Mechanics of Transmission Lines, Part 2, Where Does Reflected Power Go?
RF column - A Small 70-cm Yagi (cover story)

Other interesting items:
Medium-Frequency Sunrise Enhancements (a 3.5 year study based on real 1.5 MHz 
data)
New Book review - Radio Receiver Design
Selectivity of Single-Resonator Coupling Networks (William Sabin, W0IYH)
Plate Characteristics of a Distortion-Free Class-AB RF Amplifier Tube

BTW, if you can fully understand all of the technical data in this issue, you 
are probably ready to take that Extra exam!

73 7 High Rates,
Henry Pollock - K4TMC
Raleigh, NC


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