Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur

Are you looking for fun in Amateur Radio? Many QST readers say they need
look no further than the monthly Hints and Kinks column. Each month, Hints
and Kinks brings QST readers the most creative ideas of other resourceful
hams. Every few years, the best of the recent SUbmissions are gathered up
and reorganized into a convenient reference volume.
This edition of Hints and Kinks is the thirteenth in a line that stretches back
almost 60 years! A ham stepping out of a time machine from 1933 would
scarcely recognize any of our modern equipment. We have whole
transceivers that are smaller than some vacuum tubes of that time! He or she
might recognize little in a '90s ham shack. One anchor is QST, but even that
has changed: Inside are articles about digital techniques and microwave
projects. Many columns have come and gone, but one the time traveler
would recognize immediately is Hints and Kinks.
There is a reason for such long-lived popularity. Coming up with a better
idea-to meet a challenge, either making your station more competitive or
just a bit more comfortable-is fun. We all love it, because it brings Amateur
Radio to life for us. Even better is seeing your idea published in Hints and
Kinks.
This book holds ideas from many hams-good ideas for any shack. Enjoy
them, but don't stop there; come up with something better. let's see your
idea in the next edition.