September 2007
Articles from the
September 2007 issue of CQ posted on our
website include:
The CW results of the 2006 CQ World Wide DX Contest highlight our September issue, and the pattern we've been seeing in other recent contest results is holding true - a record number of logs submitted, despite being at the bottom of the sunspot cycle. More than three dozen new scoring records were set as well! Top of the top: High Power - CT3NT (CT1BOH, op); Low Power - V26K (AA3B, op); QRP - P40A (KK9A, op); Assisted - KI1G; Multi-Single - PJ4A; Multi-Two - EA8EW; Multi-Multi - HC8N. Congratulations to all! We've also got the rules for the 2007 CQ WW DX Contest (available here on our website as well).
Also featured in September is the conclusion of our annual "Hot Stuff at Hamvention®" survey of new gear introduced at Dayton. This year, there was so much that we had to split the report across two issues. Part two covers antennas and accessories. One of the items introduced at Dayton was Tokyo Hy-Power's HL-1.5KFX amplifier for HF and six meters. CQ's Phil Salas, AD5X, reviews this all-solid-state no-tune amplifier in the September issue. Plus, Bill Klykylo, WA8FOZ, reviews Kristen Haring's controversial book, Ham Radio's Technical Culture from his unique perspective as a professor of psychiatry at Wright State University in Ohio.
Among our columns, "Math's Notes" editor Irwin Math, WA2NDM, takes a page from the "Myth Busters" TV show and busts a few commonly-held electronics myths. Public Service Editor Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO, reports on the ham radio response to widespread flooding in the southwest, along with the FCC's action on its Hurricane Katrina committee's recommendations. Next, "World of Ideas" editor Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, offers Part 3 of his occasional series on "Hamming from the Shadows," how to get and/or stay on the air even with antenna restrictions.
"Washington Readout" editor Fred Maia, W5YI, presents "Major Amateur Radio Milestones over the Past 50 Years," a brief history of the past half-century in ham radio, with an emphasis on regulatory matters. Beginner's Editor Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ, looks at buying a new (or used) piece of gear in "Okay, How Much is this Going to Cost?" and "The Weekender" editor Phil Salas, AD5X, shows us how to build a temporary mobile mount for a compact HF transceiver.
K4TWJ returns with "How it Works," in which he presents Part 3 of his series on "A Behind-the-Dials Look at Transmitters." Next, we introduce our new "What's New" editor, Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, and he tells us -- among other things -- about a new screwdriver antenna/controller and a new handheld for 222 MHz. "Radio Classics" editor Joe Veras, K9OCO, looks at the early days of FM … on the HF bands! And VHF Editor Joe Lynch, N6CL, tells us about an innovative program using amateur radio as a teaching tool at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.
Awards Editor Ted Melinosky, K1BV, presents details on a variety of interesting awards offered by the New Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters (NZART), that country's national ham organization; DX Editor Carl Smith, N4AA, reports on upcoming conferences and DXpeditions; Contesting Editor John Dorr, K1AR, asks the rhetorical question, "Where is Contest Activity Going?" and finally, Propagation Editor Tomas Hood, NW7US, brings us the latest forecasts as well as a clarification on some points made in an earlier column.
That's a look at the upcoming September 2007 issue of CQ magazine, which should be on newsstands and in subscribers' mailboxes by late August. For information on becoming a CQ subscriber, click the "Click Here to Subscribe" button at the top of this page.
On The Cover
Emily Bishop, W6EMB, and
her parents, Gerri (N4GLB) and Mike (NM9B)