Practical Wireless  |  May 2019
• KEYLINES - Don marks the passing of George Dobbs & reflects on some topics in this issue
• NEWS - A roundup of news, including new products, club news & recent events
• REVIEW − KENWOOD TS-890S - The Kenwood TS-890S is put through its paces
• BREXIT & THE BRITISH RADIO AMATEUR - Operating from mainland Europe under CEPT licence conditions & what impact Brexit will have
• REVIEW − THE BAOFENG UV-5RC PLUS - A dual-band handheld that costs less than 30 quid! And we give you a chance to win the review radio
• CARRYING ON THE PRACTICAL WAY - A beginner’s guide to the use of programmable chips (PICs) in your homebrew projects
• THE WORLD OF VHF - FT8 on the 70cm band
• IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCONI - Replicating Marconi’s early experiments
• HF HIGHLIGHTS - Operating experiences from Bonaire
• DOING IT BY DESIGN - Describing a highly-accurate 10MHz frequency standard, handy for a number of purposes around the shack
• BUYING SECOND-HAND - A guide to the ever-popular FT-1000 series of transceivers from Yaesu, along with their major accessories
• RALLIES - Locate a rally or event near you
• WHAT NEXT - Encouraging readers to try the 6m band
• VALVE & VINTAGE - A mixed bag this month from Internal Fire − Museum of Power
• DATA MODES - Working through amateur radio’s new geostationary satellite
• STARTING OVER - Both antenna work & shack projects
• GETTING STARTED ON LF AND MF - A beginner’s guide to the 136 & 472kHz bands
• MAKING WAVES - Short Wave broadcasting antennas & how they go about ‘making waves’
• KITS & MODULES - A fun project based around the speech module featured in our February piece
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Practical Wireless May 2019.