Practical Wireless  |  April 2019
• Keylines - Predicting the impact of amateur radio’s new toy – our very own geostationary satellite
• News - monthly roundup of news
• Review − MMDVM Nano Hotspot - Another useful & cost-effective digital voice hotspot
Build Your Own Satellite Antenna - An experimental satellite antenna for 2m/70cm.
• The New Advanced Licence - An overview of the new examinations, covering the revised Advanced syllabus
• Carrying on the Practical Way - 3D printing, a handy way of fabricating boxes, knobs, insulators & much else
•QRP Travel & Operating in Australia - QRP efforts from Australia & a fascinating interview with QRP specialist VK3YE
• The Morse Mode - American (& Japanese!) Morse and other CW-related topics
• HF Highlights - Recent DXpeditions
• Kits & Modules - Two more low-price projects for the shack
• The World of VHF - A selection of news on the VHF bands & above
• In the Shop - The usual diet of sage advice & intriguing anecdotes
• Valve & Vintage - Some examples of how Australian radio amateurs served their country during WW1, WW2 & in peacetime
• Technical for the Terrified - The current state of digital voice on the VHF/UHF bands
• What Next - A relatively new award scheme that covers hilltops that don’t quite qualify as summits for Summits on the Air.
• Data Modes - Es’Hail-2 marks a whole new opportunity for amateur radio
• Starting Over - Dealing with antenna matching issues
• In the Footsteps of Marconi - Retracing the footsteps of Marconi
• 23cm, The Next Band Up? (Part 1) How to get started on the 23cm band, the ‘Next Band Up’
• The Curse of Bouvet Island - Reflecting on recent attempts to activate remote Bouvet Island
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Practical Wireless April 2019.