Practical Wireless Magazine

The March issue of Practical Wireless balances high-end hardware evaluations with practical projects for the active operator. This month, we take a close look at the new Icom PW-2 linear amplifier and provide a detailed comparison between the original IC-7300 and its new Mk2 successor to see if the upgrade lives up to the heritage.

For those at the workbench, we feature a variety of hands-on builds, including a low-power 4m and 6m ATU, a simple coaxial filter for flight monitoring, and a guide to home-constructing circuit boards. If you’re looking to refine your station’s performance, we demonstrate how to use a TinySA for measuring antenna patterns and revisit the Loop on Ground (LoG) antenna.

This issue also explores:

Operating Techniques: An introduction to Meteor Scatter on VHF and a look at the new UberSDR software for data modes.

Radio History & Heritage: Part one of a series on the Marconi Short Wave Beam System, alongside a look at the early days of television and the link between telegraphy and cryptography.

Community & DX: Life as an expat operator in Saudi Arabia, the "Radio Vagabond" chasing over 32,000 entities, and a report on how recent storms have impacted major VHF stations.

From the latest HF news to the complexities of DMR, this issue provides the technical depth and community stories that define the modern amateur radio hobby.