Practical Wireless | May 2026
The May 2026 issue of Practical Wireless is now available. Here are some of the highlights:
· Don reflects on working 3Y0K and has some thoughts about the new FT2 mode.
· Reviewed – The CW Sprint Lite Morse trainer.
· The lives of Ruby Payne Scott, an Australian radio astronomer, and William Shockley, the inventor of the transistor.
· Part 1 of a two-part article on servicing and restoring BayGen / Freeplay spring-driven radios.
· Tuning with feeling – the challenge of decent tuning knobs with a smooth feel.
· Using the Tatonka Lastenkraxe carrier as a backpack sack.
· Finding a weatherproof solution for car-portable operation.
· A blast from the past – a three-band RF mini-amplifier from 50 years ago.
· Using a TinySA for signal measurements.
· How to repurpose a handy DiY power supply for your radio needs.
· A lab tutorial returns with a discussion of impedance.
· An Eddystone treasure – the Eddystone 910.
· A circular alternative to the basic Loop on the Ground antenna.
· More vintage TV and radio.
· Plus, all the latest news, letters and regular columns.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Practical Wireless May 2026.