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.
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Icom launch the IC-M510BB at METS
Tiny GS for Radio Amateurs
Moonraker Showroom Reopens
AN-SOF Updates
ICOM: IC-T10 VHF/UHF Dual-Band FM Transceiver
Practical Antenna Models
The Xiegu G106 • Richard Constantine G3UGF looks at what he describes as “The ‘friendly’ little radio you simply want to use”.
A Homebrew Quick-Release Towbar Antenna Mount • Daimon Tilley G4USI finds a solution to getting on the air quickly from his car.
The Face behind the Call • Roger Dowling G3NKH meets Dave Rowntree M0IEG, drummer of top Britpop group Blur.
Coffee, The Andes, and a Quad Antenna • Ray Howes G4OWY/G6AUW relates the story of the cubical quad antenna and describes how to construct your own.
The Geochron • Don G3XTT takes a look at a smart and handy addition to the shack.
VHF/UHF Activity • Tim Kirby GW4VXE starts this month with a discussion related to the recurring concern about VHF/UHF activity.
Ahoy! BCS-GMDSS Decodes Eight Channels in a Row • Interested in receiving 3,500+ messages per day on HF on just six HF channels, plus smart features to control this ocean of logs? Then you must try Black Cat Systems’ multi-channel GMDSS decoder! Nils Schiffhauer DK8OK is excited about performance and data handling.
Attenuators • Michael Jones GW7BBY asks “We spend a lot of time trying to make signals louder and receivers more sensitive, so why do we want a device to reduce the amplitude of a signal?”
An Instant Antenna for VHF FM • Rod Angel G4ZUP describes a simple-build antenna for VHF - all you need is coax!
The 14th PW 70MHz Contest: Results 2022 • Colin Redwood G6MXL presents the results of the 2022 contest.
The Short-wave Three (PW September 1940) • This project featured a simple-to-build three-valve receiver using components available during wartime.
More on VarAC • Mike Richards G4WNC follows on from last month’s discussion of VarAC before moving on to MagicSDR and Simon’s World Map.
NanoVNAs & DMR • Don G3XTT looks at two new books from the RSGB.
10m Band Omnidirectional Antenna Design • David Allen G8LHD describes a neat omnidirectional antenna for the 10m band.
DXpeditions Return • Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX has a packed column as DXpedition activity ramps up post-COVID and the CQ WW contest season gets into full swing.
Morse Speed Champions • Tony Smith G4FAI narrates the history of Morse speed championships.
Loop the DX • Billy McFarland GM6DX advocates the use of a full-wave wire loop antenna.
Antenna Modelling • We welcome Keith Rawlings G4MIU as a new regular columnist on the important subject of antennas.
The Vintage Days of Radio • Welcome to this new column where we will be featuring milestones in television and radio history, personalities, landmark programmes, and engineering achievements from a bygone era. This month we look at the start of the BBC, short-wave radio experiments, a vintage 1927 advertisement for equipment, Marconi’s connection with Bournemouth, secret BBC studios, the Swiss Beromünster transmitter, and early television pioneers.
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