Practical Wireless

Practical Wireless is aimed at the licensed radio amateur and caters for the amateur radio hobby. Practical Wireless is a ‘doing’ magazine focusing on the practical and constructional side of amateur radio and appeals to all ages. Written by expert authors and contributors, Practical Wireless reflects developments in the technology, participants, activities and licensing framework of the hobby.

Practical Wireless • November 2024 Vol. 100 No. 11

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New from Moonraker

Icom announces more products at Tokyo Hamfair 2024

Hamfest 2024

Rallies & Events

KSGER T12 Soldering Iron • Michael Jones GW7BBY/GB2MOP enthuses about a reasonably priced soldering station.

Triband Elevated Vertical • Billy McFarland GM6DX builds a simple portable multiband antenna.

Bob McCreadie G0FGX • Roger Dowling G3NKH meets a presenter of amateur radio’s own popular television show ‘TX Factor’ as it celebrates its tenth birthday.

Protocol Wars • Joe Chester M1MWD shares some of the trials and tribulations but also benefits of digital voice systems.

More bands than you expected • Ken Ruiz ZB2MD outlines ways of getting more out of limited antenna space.

The SDRplay RSPdx R2 Receiver and the Stampfl WAVEBLOCK Preselector • Georg Wiessala checks out an interesting wideband receiver and a specialist preselector.

WSPR with a Pi • This month, Mike Richards G4WNC looks at a cheap but effective way of running a WSPR beacon using the latest software.

AEW1 New Zealand entertainment receiver • Philip Moss M0PBM looks at a New Zealand receiver that appears to be closely related to the once-popular PCR series.

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Looking ahead • As well as news of recent activity, Steve Telenius-Lowe G4JVG looks forward to a busy couple of months ahead, with two major contests and plenty of DXpeditions to chase.

A Common Problem • This month Keith Rawlings G4MIU catches up on reader feedback, both of which have a ‘common’ (there is a pun there somewhere) theme.

BBC coronations Pt XIX • Keith Hamer and Garry Smith continue the special series looking back at the BBC’s coverage of Coronations since 1937, focusing on the important role of sound broadcasting. There is also a vintage Coronation advertisement from the archives for television cabinets. There are more unique details about Roland Pièce, the pioneer of Swiss radio broadcasts, from family archives supplied by his Grand-Nephew, and PW reader, Pierre-Yves Pièce. The series charting the rise and fall of BBC 198kHz transmissions focuses on the two long-wave stations in Scotland. Coverage detailing 60 years of BBC-2 looks at how the new service was distributed. We also continue our series about the development of Swiss Radio and Television since 1922, with the closure of short-wave radio and the start of digital television.

Refurbishing an SB200 Amplifier • Martin Evans GW4TPG describes the challenge of refurbishing a classic Heathkit amplifier to make it suitable for use in a modern shack.

A Lab Tutorial: Electromagnetism • Jeff takes Natalie through the basics of electromagnetism.

More on 432MHz meteor scatter • Tim Kirby GW4VXE starts this month’s column with a fascinating account of GM0ICF’s meteor scatter QSO on 70cm.

More from RSGB • Don checks out some more books from the RSGB.

Your Letters • Send your letters to: Practical Wireless Letters, Warners Group Publications plc West Street, Bourne, Lincs PE10 9PH E-mail: practicalwireless@warnersgroup.co.uk

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