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IN THIS MONTH'S PRACTICAL WIRELESS

• NEWS: Our monthly roundup of news from the UK and internationally.
• DX COMMANDER 10MABV MULTI-BAND VERTICAL: A multiband vertical suitable for both home and portable operation.
• SEMI-AUTOMATIC BUG KEY: A bug key from the ground up!
• THE MORSE MODE: A great opportunity to brush up your CW!
• FROM THE GROUND UP: A new series taking readers through the basics of electronics.
• HF HIGHLIGHTS: The higher bands have been enlivened by summertime Sporadic E propagation.
• WORLD OF VHF: A packed column as a result of some remarkable propagation during May and early June.
• WHAT NEXT: The basics for those starting out in the hobby.
• PEDESTRIAN MOBILE: Ken Churms G4VZV can often be heard on the HF bands using his reciprocal call EA5/G4VZV/pedestrian mobile. Here is his story.
• DATA MODES: A collection of topics, starting with an update on the Bullseye LNB.
• VALVE & VINTAGE: The Eddystone S750, a classic receiver that makes a versatile tuneable IF for VHF/UHF converters.
• CARRYING ON THE G3RJV WAY: The Z-Match.
• IN THE SHOP: Asking: “Who in Tarnation are Sommerkamp?”
• THE MAGIC BOX ON THE PIECE OF WIRE: A 4:1 transformer for terminating an end-fed wire.
• NOTES FROM A SMALL STATION: The struggle to be loud on 80m.
• DSO KIT: A digital oscilloscope kit that is also the basis of a future project.
• MAKING A START ON THE 630M BAND: How to get started on 630m.
• PILOTING A SDR WITH HAM COCKPIT: An exciting software program, which will host a range of plug-ins to perform just about any function a 21st century radio amateur needs.
• KITS & MODULES: A power controller, a USB microscope and an alternative test probe for the bench meter.
• READERS’ LETTERS: Topics include whether transistors wear out, a temporary antenna and more on Bruneval.