Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur - 19th Edition - 1977

This 19th edition of the popular title includes more than 250 hints and kinks from the pages of QST. Explore sections on batteries and power sources, software and computers, interference, restoration, and much more.

Amateur Radio Tips and Techniques!

For decades, QST’s “Hints & Kinks”—now “Hints & Hacks”—has been one of the magazine’s most popular columns. If you’re looking for solutions to everyday problems, devised or discovered by your fellow radio amateurs, you’ll find it here.

The 19th edition of Hints & Kinks for the Radio Amateur gathers the best projects and problem-solving tips from 2012 through 2016. It’s full of know-how from QST’s readers including:

Novel Antennas and Antenna Improvements

• A space blanket counterpoise for VHF/UHF
• A sink strainer radial ring
• Quick disconnects for window line
• DIY coax weatherproofing
• A mobile antenna carrying case
• …and 80+ antenna projects and enhancements!

Features to Spiff Up Your Shack

• A repeater power-failure alarm
• A breath-activated key
• A shack in a rack
• Corrosion control home remedies
• An easy-to-make sound director
• …and 50+ improvements!

Ideas to Streamline Projects and Station Maintenance

• A soldering iron antioxidant
• Uses for hair dryers in the shack
• Rebuilding a broken wafer switch
• A drill-chuck helping hand
• An inexpensive SMT microscope
• …and 40+ pointers!

Product Details

• Softcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
• Copyright: Ninteenth edition, First printing (2024)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-1-62595-197-7