Practical Wireless Magazine February 2020 Vorige editie

IN THIS MONTH'S PW

• Keylines: Some thoughts provoked by the contents of this month’s issue
• News: PW’s monthly news roundup
• Improving Your Projects: Achieving a high-quality finish on equipment front panels
• An HF Multiband Portable Antenna: Ron Taylor G4GXO describes a multiband antenna suitable for lightweight portable operations
• The Morse Mode: Our roundup of Morse-related news, including a look at non-English Morse characters
• Valve & Vintage: The story of Michael Lindsay, the British amateur who worked with Chinese guerrillas in WWII
• Book Review: Hogwash for Hamsters, a counter to being too serious about the hobby!
• World of VHF: Tim Kirby GW4VXE, with a new location & prefix, starts his column with an update on the Open GD77 project
• Kits & Modules: A power supply rebuild & an RF ammeter
• Carrying on the Practical Way: A series of articles based on the PW contributions of the late George Dobbs G3RJV
• A Bridge to the Revised Advanced Licence: Addressing the gap between the old Intermediate & new Advanced licence syllabuses
• HF Highlights: Despite variable propagation, Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX reports that the HF bands were buzzing with activity in late 2019
• The 11th Practical Wireless 70MHz Contest Results: The results of the 2019 contest
• Technical for the Terrified: A look at the end-fed half-wave antenna
• Using an EFHW Antenna: The use of End Fed Half Wave Antennas for portable & home operation
• What Next: A look at antenna supports
• Hints & Tips: A selection of handy hints
• Data Modes: Signal quality improvement for FT8 & FT4
• Notes from a Small Station: The highs (& lows) of low power operating
• In the Shop: The dip meter: a handy tool to have around the shack
• Readers’ Letters: The Beginner’s Licence features strongly among this month’s reader correspondence
• Rallies: Locate a rally near you
• The Case for QRO (High Power): Some thoughts from the editor