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Minster, NAZAA "You think youre Mickey Spilane?” Pubtsher Ear recs 3() A Compact 40-Meter Three-Wire Folded Loop nieces “lm cLetand, WAGQBU Nnagng eae Caroline Kenney 34 Portable 20-Meter Phased Dipole Beam ‘cn ews Bob Rose, KC1OSQ, nd Bob Gloriose, iS Bort Jk W58) + DL3FF Pendulum Bugs eee 37 Sinmortacy bat Flick inaqut, TMe ‘Happenings 4 1 New Challenge Coin Commemorates Paul Clanciolo, W1VLF CJ's 50th Year of Publication Prue Rese ing AQ Product Review Pascal Villeneuve, VA2PV Four Stale QAP Group Bayou Jumper 40-Meter CW Tanscoiver; ‘West Mountain Rio PWAcheckt OC Power Analyzer, WiMlo ORM Eliminator, Monitor Sensors Power and SWR Meter 53) Meet the New Product Review Editor in Sey tere Pascal Vitenewe, VA2PV ‘Michelle Bloom, WB1ENT 59 OH2BH Looks Back at ene 60 Years in DXing Joo Morn, KATJPA Mart Laine, HEAD ‘iestant Podunion Super Modern ood 63 The Heartbeat of the Shortwaves Jen Gifort,KCIKNL David Pingree, NINAS ‘Senor Tosti iusvator ‘Janet Rocco, WIJLR. 73, The 2021 IARU HF World Championship Results ‘Agverisng Sales Manager ‘Bob Raymond, WA1Z Bob Inderitzen, Nan ee i 6 The April 2022 ARRL Rookie Roundup — Phone Iilmar Serio nagar 7 Atook Back: April 1972 ‘Stove Ewald, WWIX Fie Organization Superisor 4 March 2022