Paper1 ÃÂGreetings to all you new comers and especially to you former Citizens Band operators who are switching over to ammeter radio in record numbersÃÂ (page 1.)2 ÃÂVisualize an electric light bulb, to which has been added a small metal plate close to but not touching the filament. A small wire attached to the plate is brought out through the side of the glassÃÂ (page 36.)3 ÃÂThis frequency the LC circuit tunes in or selects depends on there resistant frequency, which in turn depends on the values of L and C [as shown below](page 84.)4 ÃÂThe quickest and most satisfactory way to familiarize yourself with electronic components and construction techniques is to make a relatively simple piece of equipment with your own handsÃÂ (page 115.)5 ÃÂA basic requirement for an armature radio license is the ability to send and receive simple words and sentences represented by dots and dashes of the international Morse CodeÃÂ (page 138.)6
ÃÂThis only uses two sounds: a very short one called a dot or a dit and a slightly longer one called a dash or a daÃÂ (page 139.)7 ÃÂNovice Class Licensees may use only Al in slices of four bands: 3700-3750 kilohertz, 7100-7150 kHz, 21.100-21.200 megahertz and 28.100-28.200MHzÃÂ (page 153.)8 ÃÂA repeater is an armature station intended primarily to provide reliable intra-community, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-base communications on certain of the ham bands, of which 2 meters is the most widely usedÃÂ (page 162.)9 ÃÂ ÃÂTelevision! WhatÃÂs that doing in the book devoted to armature radio?ÃÂ [ÃÂ ] Slow Scan Television is a growing part of the ham game. It is a means of visual communication that uses conventional armature transmit and receive equipment on the regular voice bands allotted to licensed operators above the Novice gradeÃÂ (page 224.)10 ÃÂSo why the appellation shack? The...