TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Christmas Past, Circa 1960: How’s Your Christmas Hint List?
By Carole F. Hoover, K9AMD
Pacificon 2013: Miles of Smiles ... That Just Wouldn’t Quit!
By Richard Fisher, KI6SN
COLUMNS
EDITOR’S LOG
MORSE CODE: Strategies for Getting More ‘Bounce’ for the ‘Ounce’
QCWA: 2013 QCWA Scholarship Program Capitalizes on Thinking Young
LOOKING WEST: Frequency Coordination:
Has the FCC Lost Its Mind?
DX WORLD: Mastering the DXer’s Art of Direct QSLing
OFF THE AIR: Celebrating New Year’s ‘On Bended Key’
TRAIL:-FRIENFDLY RADIO: The Great Outdoors, and the Adventure of It All
AMATEUR SATELLITES: Digital ATV Aboard the Space Station Has the Satellites Community Buzzing
STATION APPEARANCE: WB6BEE: Pagosa Springs, Colorado A Callsign with a Storied History in a Family Filled With Love and Compassion
PROPAGATION: Measuring the Elevation Angle of Arriving Signals
AMATEUR LICENSING: Minding Your Ps and Ns: Getting Your Arms Around Semiconductors
AERIALS: The Krusty One is Still Vertical, and So Are This Month’s Ramblings
DEPARTMENTS
WorldRadio Online Newsfront
WRO Watch
DX Predictions — December
Hamfests
Contest Calendar
Reader Survey
VE Exams
WorldRadio Mart