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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The Yaesu FT-710Aess • Richard Constantine G3UGF gets to grips with an exciting new radio from Yaesu.
The Rubberscopic Antenna • Don G3XTT takes a look at an intriguing antenna for handie-talkies.
Anytone 5555 Plus 10m Transceiver • With the improvement in high band conditions, Daimon Tilley G4USI looks at an inexpensive rig that gives you access to the 12 and 10m bands.
RustDesk and FT8 Comparisons • This month Mike Richards G4WNC is looking at some new remote access software and an FT8 performance comparison between the latest WSJT-X and JTDX.
Slim Jim for 28MHz • This article will interest all readers who for any reason cannot avail themselves of an outdoor aerial. The author describes many novel forms of the indoor type, some of which are not generally known.
The Face behind the Call • Roger Dowling G3NKH invites readers to a studio engineer who has recorded the world’s top artistes.
Taking a look at the W0CHP-PiStar-Dashboard • Tim Kirby GW4VXE has another full column, including not only the W0CHP-PiStar-Dashboard but the latest news about the 40MHz (8m) allocation.
Let’s Get Practical • Billy McFarland GM6DX has an easy-to-build project to introduce beginners to construction.
The essential guide to radio in the UK and Ireland • David Harris examines and recommends two essential, budget priced frequency guides.
A Good Start to the Year • Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX has plenty of reports suggesting 2023 got off to a good start in terms of propagation and activity.
Aircraft Scatter on Short Wave • Radio waves are reflected, refracted and scattered by electrically conducting objects. Little attention has been paid to the scattering of shortwave signals by aircraft. SDRs and software allow insights into previously hidden areas. Fasten your seat belts with Nils Schiffhauer DK8OK.
Avoiding Getting Loopy Over HF Loops: Measure the Feedpoint Impedance First • Frank Howell K4FMH looks in detail at building and measuring an HF loop antenna.
JPC-7 Compact Dipole Antenna (Part II) • Richard Constantine G3UGF continues his detailed look at this range of new portable antennas from China, with some nice surprises.
Build Your Own Shack • Stuart Vanstone M0SGV offers a blow-by-blow account of how he built a new outdoor shack from scratch.
Antenna Book, Feedback and News • Keith Rawlings G4MIU has a full column, starting with a look at a very useful antenna book.
The Steepletone MBR1051 & SAB2019 • Georg Wiessala takes a closer look at two new beginner’s level, low-cost, travel-friendly world band radios from the traditional makers Steepletone, which are now available on the UK market.
Eddystone 730/4 Receiver • Philip Moss M0PBM gets to grips with the Eddystone 730/4.
Studio Acoustics • Keith Hamer and Garry Smith continue looking at the early days of the BBC, in particular the requirements necessary for suitable studio acoustics. Also featured are early short-wave transmissions to the British Empire, a new...