Radio User  |  February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE:
• Utility DXing: Nils Schiffhauer opens the door to the fascinating area of utility monitoring.
• Scanning Scene: Bill Robertson investigates scanning antenna news, reports on images from the International Space Station.
• Decode: Mike Richards compares the performance of both receivers and antennas using the WSJT-X software suite.
• Review: Tecsun S-8800 BCL Receiver: Clint Gouveia puts this portable broadcast radio receiver through its paces.
• Sky High: Godfrey Manning looks at the development of aeronautical radio in a more long-term perspective.
• Airband News: David Smith revisits the vital area of aviation cyber security.
•Maritime Matters: Robert Connolly submits details of the new ICOM CB2000.
• Book Review: David Harris looks at the changes in UK commercial radio through the lens of a new autobiography.
• Digital Radio: Kevin Ryan utilises SDR-J for DAB signal diagnostics and offers the latest DRM news.
• DXTV, FM & Satellite News: Keith Hamer and Garry Smith report on signals during the month of November 2017.
• LM&S Broadcast Matters: Chrissy Brand provides her overview of the short wave bands.
• Propagation and Radio Science: Tomas Hood returns to provide an overview of the fundamentals of space weather and radio propagation.
• Emerging Issues in Radio: Chrissy Brand looks at streaming, the Manchester bombing and time-travel.
• Comms from Europe: Simon Parker celebrates forty years of President transceivers.
• Off the Record: Oscar the Engineer revisits the official start of Radio Caroline on 648kHz and provides an overview of free radio stations on the short wave bands, including their staff and transmission schedules.
• Software Spot: This month, QSP73 Services homes in on more software essentials.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Radio User February 2018.