Ham Radio Horizons Magazine Index

Overview

Ham Radio Horizons began publication in March of 1977 and was aimed at both people considering Ham Radio as a hobby and those new to Amateur Radio. It ended publication with the December 1979 issue, merging with "Ham radio" from the same publisher.

Index Information

This is a continuation of my ham radio magazines indexing efforts. First was 73 magazine, second was CQ-VHF.

This index is freely sharable, but please contact me if you plan to redistribute it commercially.  

Enjoy - Steve, KB9MWR

Issue Description Author Page
March 1977 HRH Interviews FCC's John Johnston W9JUV 14
March 1977 Riding High With OSCAR Satellites K3RXK 18
March 1977 The Not-So-Rocky Road from CB to Ham W2EUQ 24
March 1977 The Golden Years of Radio - 1937 W6SAI 32
March 1977 A Simple Audio Oscillator W1KLK 38
March 1977 The Far Horizon - An Evening of DX W9KNI 46
March 1977 Taking the Mystery out of SSB W1SL 54
March 1977 Get On the Air on a Budget W1DTY 62
March 1977 DX Propagation and Forecasting Aladdin 74
April 1977 HRH Interviews FCC's John Johnston, Part 2 W9JUV 10
April 1977 Two Watts on the "Island in the Sun" W1KLK 14
April 1977 Exploring the 1750-Meter Band W2IMB 20
April 1977 An Answer to the Portable Problem WA1QLI 24
April 1977 Your Station From the Ground Up W2EUQ 28
April 1977 How to Work a Contest W1GQO 38
April 1977 Taking the Mystery out of SSB, Part 2 W1SL 42
April 1977 Zero-Bandwidth SSB Karryer 48
April 1977 The Call from Cedro Canyon W7ZC 50
April 1977 Propagation of Radio Waves W9RX 68
May 1977 An Oracle - Radio Astronomy W1HLV 12
May 1977 A Plan For Morse Code W5ZPV 20
May 1977 The Variable Frequency Oscillator W6SAI 26
May 1977 Your Transmission Line W1HR 32
May 1977 Taking The Mystery out of SSB, Part 3 W1SL 42
May 1977 Instant Phone Patch W5QNQ 48
May 1977 The Youngest Amateur W2EUQ 51
May 1977 Simple Electronic Keyers WA5TRS 54
May 1977 80-Meter Top Hat Vertical Smithson 62
May 1977 HRH Interviews FCC's John Johnston, Part 3 W9JUV 66
June 1977 Antennas for the High-Frequency Amateur Bands W1HR 12
June 1977 Towers - Up and Down K1XX 22
June 1977 VHF Antennas W1SL 28
June 1977 The G5RV Antenna W2EUQ 36
June 1977 CQ Field Day WA1ABV/K1RX, K1XX 38
June 1977 DXing the TV Broadcast Band WB2AYA 46
June 1977 The Wavemeter - Versatile Test Instrument W1KLK 52
June 1977 Working DX - Long Path, Short Path W9KNI 60
June 1977 Before Spark WA7YUA 66
July 1977 Radio Control of Models W2EUQ 12
July 1977 A Two-Band Novice Receiver Thorpe 22
July 1977 High-Frequency Antennas, Part 2 W1HR 26
July 1977 Cutting the Cost of Amateur Radio W6ROL 33
July 1977 Brass Pounding on Wheels K6QD 38
July 1977 A Different Approach to Receiver Design WA5SNZ 42
July 1977 The Strange World of Sunspots W6SAI 48
July 1977 An Amateur's Workbench W2IMB 56
July 1977 How to Build a Nicad Battery W5QNQ 62
August 1977 Amateur Radio Afloat W6QKI 12
August 1977 Keep in Touch With Ham Radio K3RXX 24
August 1977 Low-Powered Transmitters W7OE 30
August 1977 Some Antennas for Hams W6SAI 34
August 1977 Electronics and Mechanics - A Comparison W4KOM 43
August 1977 Introduce Your YL to Ham Radio WB3AIQ 46
August 1977 Power Paranoia W1HEO 51
August 1977 DX for the Dawn Patrol W9KNI 56
August 1977 Decibels Explained James 64
September 1977 Introduction to Repeaters WA3VUP 12
September 1977 The Secret Society W4NXD 24
September 1977 Those Exam Questions? And Answers! W1SL 27
September 1977 Be Proud of Your Hamshack WB2HJD 32
September 1977 Early Day Broadcasting W7CSD 34
September 1977 Time Signals and Stations W2EUQ 42
September 1977 Pass Your General Class Exam W1HEO 56
September 1977 Starlight DX W9KNI 62
September 1977 1977 Sweepstakes Winners W1NLB 70
September 1977 W1NLB 70
October 1977 Ham Radio and Citizen's Band as Communication Services WB2AYA 12
October 1977 A Voice-Controlled Relay W7RXV 26
October 1977 Ham Radio and Hospitals K4IPV 30
October 1977 Become A Rare Station - At Home W4NXD 36
October 1977 An Inexpensive Audio Amplifier WA1SNG 38
October 1977 Some Advice for Beginners WB9OJA 42
October 1977 They Always Came Back W7ZC 47
October 1977 Questions? And Answers! Part 2 W1SL 52
October 1977 W8YFB W8YFB 60
November 1977 Slow-Scan Television W2DD 12
November 1977 A Better Code-Practice Oscillator W1KLK 20
November 1977 Antennas for Limited Space K4IPV 26
November 1977 Safety Tips for Radio Amateurs W1HEO 34
November 1977 Amateur Station Accessories W2EUQ 38
November 1977 Basic Oscilloscope Uses WB0KTH 46
November 1977 Questions About Linears W4ETO 54
November 1977 Questions? And Answers! Part 3 W1SL 56
December 1977 Awards That Glitter W1XU 12
December 1977 Your First Contact WB2AYA 21
December 1977 Build A Wire Yagi W1HXU 26
December 1977 A Power Supply for Your Projects W1KLK 30
December 1977 Build an Equipment Enclosure WA2PVV 38
December 1977 That Professional Appearance VE3GFN 42
December 1977 Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors WA1TWT 46
December 1977 Ionospheric Signal Focusing W5LFM 54
December 1977 Questions? And Answers! Part 4 W1SL 60
Wrap-Up 1977 Dawn of the Semiconductor Age WB9SDN 12
Wrap-Up 1977 Communicating Through Amateur Satellites W1XU 20
Wrap-Up 1977 NN3SI - Smithsonian Institution W3IK 28
Wrap-Up 1977 Questions? and Answers! Part 5 W1SL 32
Wrap-Up 1977 Old Radio Magazines K4KJ 38
Wrap-Up 1977 War Surplus and Radio Amateurs W6SAI 50
Wrap-Up 1977 An lnverted-V Collinear Antenna W6NIF 60
Wrap-Up 1977 QSOs of the Future KG6JJN 66
January 1978 West Indies DX Adventure K1DG 12
January 1978 Dipole Antennas W1HR 18
January 1978 CBers Become Hams WB2HJD 28
January 1978 Some Ideas for Learning the Code W6NIF 32
January 1978
Guatemalan Earthquake - Amateur Communications Helps the Victims
WB2FHN 36
January 1978 Speak the "Ham" Language W1XU 42
January 1978 Power Supply Basics K4IPV 50
January 1978 Questions? and Answers! Part 6 W1SL 58
February 1978 QSL Card Design W1HR 12
February 1978 How to Collect QSL Cards W2XQ 22
February 1978 Fundamentals of Foxhunting N9YL 28
February 1978 Other Countries Please Stand By Staff 30
February 1978 Bicentennial Competition Times Two K5EWJ, WB5NVH 36
February 1978 Why Stick to CW? WA1KWJ 42
February 1978 The Far Horizon - Contest Time W9KNI 50
February 1978 Questions? and Answers! W1SL 56
March 1978 Happy Flyers - Helping People W6NIF 12
March 1978 Missouri Smokeys Talk to the Public W0PEM 24
March 1978 Radio Clubs - Suffolk County, New York WB2HJD 26
March 1978 Phased Trap Vertical Antennas WA2FLN 30
March 1978 Control Circuit Design W8GRG 34
March 1978 Learning the Code as a Language W7JE 40
March 1978 Questions? And Answers! W1SL 46
March 1978 The Infinite Radio Spectrum K3RXK 54
April 1978 Solar Energy for Radio Communications W1SL 12
April 1978 Fire Prevention in Your Ham Shack W1HR 24
April 1978 The Night the Titanic Went Down W6SAI 34
April 1978 The (Radio) Sorcerer's Apprentice WA1KWJ 38
April 1978 One-Transistor 40 Meter Rig W6BLZ, K5GXR 42
April 1978 Incident at Terlingua Creek WA5SNZ 46
April 1978 Improved Two-Meter Quarter-Wave Antenna W6NIF 54
April 1978 Questions? And Answers! Part 9 W1SL 58
May 1978 High-Frequency Mobile Operation W1EMV 12
May 1978 Automotive Noise Problems W1XU, W1SL 20
May 1978 Three Band Antenna W6HPH 30
May 1978 HRH Interviews Dr. O.G. Villard, W6QYT N1RM 34
May 1978 The Golden Years - Low Cost Ham Station W6SAI 40
May 1978 Questions? And Answers! W1SL 46
May 1978 Remember Your Theory With Mnemonics W6NIF 53
May 1978 Traffic-Handler's Troubles VE3GFN 58
June 1978 High-Frequency Antennas W1HR 12
June 1978 Some Cures for High SWR K4IPV 20
June 1978 Start An Amateur Club at School WB8TCC, WA6ABD 24
June 1978 HRH Interviews Dr. O.G. Villard, W6QYT N1RM 30
June 1978 Questions? And Answers! W1SL 36
June 1978 Five·Meter Days W6SAI 44
June 1978 A Funny Thing Happened Today N9YL 50
June 1978 Inverted V Delta Loop G3LLL 54
July 1978 Fifty-Watt Rig for the Beginner W8YFB 12
July 1978 Protect Your Hamshack from Lightning W8FX 22
July 1978 Nostalgia With A Vengeance W6HDM 28
July 1978 There's A War On W6SAI 30
July 1978 Two-Meter SSB and DX WB6NOA 36
July 1978 Another Approach to Ham Radio WD8KQN 44
July 1978 Your Guide to Ham Slang WA1KWJ 50
July 1978 Antenna Matching at VHF W1SL 56
August 1978 Sailboat Racing and Amateur Radio WB6NOA 12
August 1978 Salvaging Your Flea-Market Bargain K4IPV 20
August 1978 Antenna Pointing for DXing N5KR 26
August 1978 Beginner's 50-Watt Rig, Part 2 WBYFB 34
August 1978 Designing Your Amateur Station W8FX 44
August 1978 Practical Approach to Getting On the Air WB6AFT 50
August 1978 Broadband Vertical Antenna KB0KTH 59
August 1978 Keep A Station Notebook KB0ESQ 64
September 1978 The Birth of Oscar 8 K6PGX, WA6CAX 12
September 1978 Traffic Nets and Message Handling K9MX 20
September 1978 Telegraph Keys, Old and New WB2IBE 28
September 1978 A Beginner's 50-Watt Rig, Part 3 WBYFB 33
September 1978 Better QSOs with Japanese Amateurs W8JJO 40
September 1978 How To Be A Lid W5VSR 46
September 1978 Mechanics of Raising Your Tower WB3DDM 50
October 1978 Designing Your Own Station, Part 2 W8FX 12
October 1978 Better Vacations Through Amateur Radio K4QF 22
October 1978 Radio-Controlled Flying Models WB3BKJ 28
October 1978 A 1925 Amateur Station - 8GZ W7ZC 34
October 1978 Build Your Own Mobile Whip W1OLP 42
October 1978 Let's Talk Around the World Johnson 46
October 1978 I Built It Myself! WB3BQO 50
October 1978 Lightning Apathy WA5SNZ 52
October 1978 Inexpensive Electronic Keyer WA0UZO 58
November 1978 Windpower For Your Amateur Station WA1IAO 12
November 1978 Propagation and The Ham Bands W6SAI 24
November 1978 Amateur Radio In Safariland Ex-VQ4NSH 30
November 1978 Use A Noise Bridge K6NY 38
November 1978 The Press and I WB8QWP 42
November 1978 Designing Your Own Station, Part 3 W8FX 44
November 1978 Know Your Filter Circuits WA1HWT 50
November 1978 A Simplex Three-Band Antenna W1HXU 56
December 1978 HRH Interviews Dr. John Kraus, W8JK N1RM 12
December 1978 1979 Equipment Roundup W1HR, W1SL, W1XU 22
December 1978 Weathervane VHF Antenna W6DHX, WB6QEZ 32
December 1978 Repeaters and Privileges in DL Land WA4YRA 38
December 1978 The Golden Years-The Comet Pro Receiver W6SAI 42
December 1978 Write An Arlcle W6NIF 48
December 1978 Save Your Money K4SDS 54
December 1978 Soldering Techniques and Tips W8FX 60
January 1979 The International Amateur Radio Union - Who, When, and How W8FX 14
January 1979 DXpedition to Isla del Coco Tl9AEL 26
January 1979 Take Your Hobby With You N6NB 30
January 1979 Collinear Cross Antenna W1XU 40
January 1979 A Low-Down VHF Operation WB6NOA 46
January 1979 Rescue of a Castaway WA5SNZ 54
January 1979 They Never Come Back K2VJ 62
February 1979 A Beginner's Receiver W8YFB 12
February 1979 The LERC Radio Club and W6LS W6DDB 24
February 1979 A Guide to VHF Propagation K2OVS 32
February 1979 Calibrators and Calibrations W8FX 40
February 1979 The Inexplicable Hieronymus Machine W1XU 46
February 1979 Watts and More Watts G3LLL 50
February 1979 Trail Ride to Lost River N5KR 56
March 1979 Thomas Edison and His Experiments WB8TCC, WA6ABD 14
March 1979 A Beginner's 40/80 Meter Receiver, Part 2 W8YFB 26
March 1979 Aluminum Whip for 40 Meters WA6JGX 34
March 1979 Ham Behind The Microphone WN7TSY 38
March 1979 Was My Ticket Worth the Struggle? WD9HBB 42
March 1979 Guide to VHF Propagation, Part 2 K2OVS 48
March 1979 1978 Sweepstakes Winners W1SL 60
April 1979 Three-Band Converter for Beginners W8YFB 12
April 1979 SEANET Convention in Thailand N1RM 22
April 1979 Robot Circuits Simplified W6HDM 30
April 1979 Amateur Radio - Adventures for You and Me W1SL 34
April 1979 Propagation Information You Can Use W2XQ 42
April 1979 The Golden Years of Radio - Doerle Receivers W6SAI 50
May 1979 The World of Radioteletype N1RM 12
May 1979 Six-Meter Hilltopping Adventures N4BZ 24
May 1979 Twin-Lead Trap for RFI WB9WWM 30
May 1979 Survival Hints for Flea Markets Shoppers WBFX 34
May 1979 Inexpensive Leakage Tester for Tubes WA1IAO 42
May 1979 A Handy Guide to Your Rig's Controls W1SL 48
June 1979 Hardware for Your Homebuilt Beams W1SL 12
June 1979 The Beast of Seven Trails West W0ROF 20
June 1979 A Very Short Antenna N1RM 24
June 1979 Antenna Switching by Remote Control K1NYK 32
June 1979 Vacation Memories, Logbook Style W9IWI 36
June 1979 That Delta Loop Again G3LLL 42
June 1979 An Early Wireless Station Douglas 50
July 1979 VHF DX and Hot Air Balloons WB6NOA 12
July 1979 Oscillator Circuits You Can Understand W1SL 18
July 1979 Our Own Radio Garage Sale Wilson 24
July 1979 Beanpoles For Your Antennas WB3DBG 28
July 1979 Ten Meters: A Great Band W8FX 32
July 1979 The Electrothumb Affliction W0ROF 42
July 1979 Earn College Credits For Amateur Radio Work W8DUV 46
July 1979 Equipment Owner's Survey W1SL 57
August 1979 DXing From A Deck Chair W0YBF 12
August 1979 Radio Club - The Hampden County Radio Association K1BE 22
August 1979 How to Handle TVI Complaints DA1TM, DA1KV 28
August 1979 Dip Meters and How They're Used W1SL 34
August 1979 How-To Guide for Public Relations WD0AKB 42
August 1979 Fun on the Six-Meter Band W8FX 52
September 1979 Working DX Over The Years W6NIF 12
September 1979 The Landlubber Radioman W6UYH 20
September 1979 Reinartz, Cockaday, And The Super Trirdyn W9LC 26
September 1979 Ham-Band Antenna From CB Parts WSFX 36
September 1979 Contests You Can Join N6NB 42
September 1979 A Short-Wave Listener Starts A Rescue G4HFO 50
September 1979 Two Loops Are Better Than One W1XU 54
October 1979 Repeaters for Your FM Signals W1XZ 12
October 1979 DXpedition to Navassa W6OIG 20
October 1979 The Landlubber Radioman, Part 2 W6UYH 24
October 1979 Receiver S-Meters, and What They Do W8FX 30
October 1979 Long-Wire Antennas W7CSD 42
October 1979 Amateur Radio - A Cure for Stress WD6FJC 48
October 1979 Greek Hams I've Visited W3CRG 52
November 1979 The QRP World WB8TCC, WA6ABD 12
November 1979 Vertical Antennas You Can Build W7KLU 18
November 1979 Awards From Canada W3CRG 22
November 1979 Shopping For Parts - In Japan N1RM 26
November 1979 How to Build Your Own Equipment K2PMA 35
November 1979 Code-Practice From Your Computer N5KR 42
November 1979 1946 DX- The Way It Was W6AD 48
December 1979 Drake Twins Users' Report W1SL 12
December 1979 Accessories For Your Hamshack W8FX 18
December 1979 The Anglo-American Connection W1HEO, G3ZCA 26
December 1979 Visit to ICOM's Home W8JJO 32
December 1979 Hamming in the Pistachio Shaikdom WA1KWJ 38
December 1979 A Ham of True Grit WB3IGG 42
December 1979 Equipment User's Survey No. 2 W1SL 46
January 1980 Amateur Television at the Rose Parade K6PGX 12
January 1980 The ATV Story WB2IBE 16
January 1980 Survival Hike in the Winter K1BE 22
January 1980 Kenwood Owners' Report W1SL 28
January 1980 The Anglo-American Connection, part 2 W1HEO, G3ZCA 34
January 1980 RF Test Box K4KI 42
January 1980 Woman to Woman, On Becoming a Ham WD5HAM 46
January 1980 DX From Hong Kong WB6JPZ 52
February 1980 Antarctic Ham Stations W8HXR 12
February 1980 Taking Amateur Radio To School N9YL 18
February 1980 Inexpensive Power for Lab and Shack W6GXN 24
February 1980 VOMs And Their Uses WB2IBE 31
February 1980 Low-Cost, Low-Effort Antenna For 160 K8MN 38
February 1980 Condominium Hamshack WD6GKF 43
February 1980 A Script For Tower Installation WB2LKO 48
February 1980 CB Goodies You Can Use for Hamming W8FX 54
March 1980 Keys to Working DX W1XU 12
March 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 21
March 1980 Adventure in the Arctic W3KW 26
March 1980 Understanding Keyer Circuitry N9AKT 31
March 1980 Atlas Owners' Report W1SL 34
March 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 43
March 1980 Satellite-Linked Computers WA2LQQ 48
March 1980 Vertical Antenna for 160 WA4JQS 53
March 1980 Playing Games Over The Air WB2IBE 59
April 1980 Station Interfacing Made Easy N1RM 12
April 1980 Desk Ideas For Your Hamshack K9MX, N9MX 18
April 1980 Unforgettable Visit to Italy WB4GKN 22
April 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 28
April 1980 UHF Expeditions Are Fun (?) Wade 33
April 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 37
April 1980 Primer For DX Chasers N2AGM 42
April 1980 Yaesu FT-101 Owners' Report W1SL 50
April 1980 Ham Radio Horizons Owners' Report Form No. 3 Staff 57
April 1980 FCC Study Guide Staff 60
May 1980 An Easy-To-Build Keyer WB6AFT 12
May 1980 A VHF Odyssey N6NB 18
May 1980 Station Interfacing, Part 2 N1RM 24
May 1980 The Forgotten Hero W5RIY 30
May 1980 Processing PC Boards WB8TCC, WA6ABD 36
May 1980 Testing Semiconductor Devices K3BY 42
May 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W56AI 47
May 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 52
May 1980 Interview at the FCC WB6NOA 56
May 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 60
June 1980 Trap Vertical Antennas W6NIF 12
June 1980 Which Antenna Works Best? W4MB 18
June 1980 Hams Invade Alcatraz N6BLN 26
June 1980 Mobile Net-hopping W8DUV 28
June 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 34
June 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 38
June 1980 Multi-Band Inverted V Antenna W3FQJ 42
June 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 46
June 1980 Homebuilt SWR/Wattmeter WB8JCQ/LU1AKO 50
June 1980 Ten-Tec Owners' Report W1SL 52
July 1980 Field Day with Prince George's County W3CRG 12
July 1980 Field Day - Serious Fun-For-All W8FX 18
July 1980 The Wayward Bell WB5CDN 22
July 1980 DX Lessons Learned From the Other End WB5TZZ 26
July 1980 DXpedition to NoDak WB0ZSA 30
July 1980 Surplus Parts Bonanza W6GXN 34
July 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 42
July 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 46
July 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 52
July 1980 Radio Clubs W1OLP 54
August 1980 All About Wattmeters WB2IME 12
August 1980 Getting That Rare QSL WA4FJF 22
August 1980 Modern Voices for An Old Receiver N1RM 32
August 1980 Hong Kong Radio Amateurs A4GXR/G4HRD/VP2EZ/VS6EZ 38
August 1980 DXers Diary W9KNI 42
August 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 46
August 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 51
August 1980 It's About Time W1XU 55
August 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 60
August 1980 Airtime N6MR 63
September 1980 Lightning Protection W1HEO 12
September 1980 Transceivers Explained WA4PYQ 20
September 1980 Great Telephone Operation WD5ICY 29
September 1980 Build or Buy? W8FX 33
September 1980 The Novice Experience Dick 42
September 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 46
September 1980 DXer's Diary W9KNI 52
September 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 56
September 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 61
September 1980 Airtime N6MR 64
October 1980 Electronics In The 1980s N1RM 12
October 1980 The Novice Experience, Part 2 Dick 28
October 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 32
October 1980 QSLs Across A Time Warp? WA2ANU 38
October 1980 DXer's Diary W9KNI 42
October 1980 Smoothing Out Your QSOs W1HL 46
October 1980 Using Surplus Meters K0DAS 49
October 1980 A Lesson In Courage Honeywell 52
October 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 57
October 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 63
October 1980 Airtime N6MR 64
November 1980 Tune In to Shortwave WA4PYQ 12
November 1980 Charley's Angles W8HXR 20
November 1980 Thwarting the Ham Burglar WB6NOA 29
November 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 36
November 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 42
November 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W5SAI 48
November 1980 Antenna Rotator Roundup WB2IBE 53
November 1980 DXer's Diary W9KNI 59
November 1980 Airtime N6MR 64
December 1980 A Shopper's Guide for 1981 Staff 12
December 1980 The Novice Experience - It's Christmas Time KA4OXQ 40
December 1980 Three Band Trap Vertical W3JIP 46
December 1980 DX Horizons K5FUV 55
December 1980 With Hammer and Hacksaw WB7CMZ 61
December 1980 Ham Radio Techniques W6SAI 66
December 1980 DXer's Diary W9KNI 72
December 1980 Questions and Answers Staff 76
December 1980 The Tower Dilemma K1NYK 81
December 1980 Airtime N6MR 90