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Practical Wireless Magazine January 2020 Back Issue

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205 Reviews   •  English   •   Tech & Gaming (Gadgets)
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IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

• KEYLINES: Don is on his travels again but finds time to wonder about the proposed Beginner Licence
• NEWS: PW’s monthly roundup of news from the UK & internationally
• THE YAESU FT-3DE 144/432MHZ DUAL-BAND TRANSCEIVER: The new Yaesu handheld that offers an awful lot in a compact package
• HF HIGHLIGHTS: Reports on the accreditation of SV2RSG/A & the usual roundup of news
• THE HAM AIR 2M HALF-WAVE VERTICAL INFLATABLE ANTENNA: A 2m antenna that is a little out of the ordinary
• PRACTICAL WIRELESS END OF YEAR QUIZ: A quiz based on the contents of this year’s issues of PW
• VALVE & VINTAGE: Some new additions to the collection, from Japan & the USA
• BOOK REVIEW: Advanced Antenna Modelling by Marcel De Canck ON5A
• WORLD OF VHF: The need to increase activity on the VHF/UHF bands & whether a beginner level licence could help
• CARRYING ON THE PRACTICAL WAY: A homebrew PIC programmer
• DOING IT BY DESIGN: A design for a calibrated noise source that you can build
• EXAM PRACTICALS: The practical exercises
• RADIO EYE ON THE SKY (PART II): The story of the origins of Jodrell Bank & the construction of the Lovell Telescope
• WHAT NEXT: Options for replacing an expired internal battery for the popular Yaesu FT-817 & FT-817ND transceivers
• DATA MODES: A tutorial on interconnecting SDRs & data modes decoders in software. Plus a new spectrum analyser from SDRPlay along with free Pactor monitoring & JS8Call news
• NOTES FROM A SMALL STATION: What did Marconi really achieve
• MAKING WAVES: Propagation prediction software & websites
• RALLIES: Locate a rally or event near you
• KITS AND MODULES: This month a useful QRM eliminator
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January 2020 IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE • KEYLINES: Don is on his travels again but finds time to wonder about the proposed Beginner Licence • NEWS: PW’s monthly roundup of news from the UK & internationally • THE YAESU FT-3DE 144/432MHZ DUAL-BAND TRANSCEIVER: The new Yaesu handheld that offers an awful lot in a compact package • HF HIGHLIGHTS: Reports on the accreditation of SV2RSG/A & the usual roundup of news • THE HAM AIR 2M HALF-WAVE VERTICAL INFLATABLE ANTENNA: A 2m antenna that is a little out of the ordinary • PRACTICAL WIRELESS END OF YEAR QUIZ: A quiz based on the contents of this year’s issues of PW • VALVE & VINTAGE: Some new additions to the collection, from Japan & the USA • BOOK REVIEW: Advanced Antenna Modelling by Marcel De Canck ON5A • WORLD OF VHF: The need to increase activity on the VHF/UHF bands & whether a beginner level licence could help • CARRYING ON THE PRACTICAL WAY: A homebrew PIC programmer • DOING IT BY DESIGN: A design for a calibrated noise source that you can build • EXAM PRACTICALS: The practical exercises • RADIO EYE ON THE SKY (PART II): The story of the origins of Jodrell Bank & the construction of the Lovell Telescope • WHAT NEXT: Options for replacing an expired internal battery for the popular Yaesu FT-817 & FT-817ND transceivers • DATA MODES: A tutorial on interconnecting SDRs & data modes decoders in software. Plus a new spectrum analyser from SDRPlay along with free Pactor monitoring & JS8Call news • NOTES FROM A SMALL STATION: What did Marconi really achieve • MAKING WAVES: Propagation prediction software & websites • RALLIES: Locate a rally or event near you • KITS AND MODULES: This month a useful QRM eliminator


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IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

• KEYLINES: Don is on his travels again but finds time to wonder about the proposed Beginner Licence
• NEWS: PW’s monthly roundup of news from the UK & internationally
• THE YAESU FT-3DE 144/432MHZ DUAL-BAND TRANSCEIVER: The new Yaesu handheld that offers an awful lot in a compact package
• HF HIGHLIGHTS: Reports on the accreditation of SV2RSG/A & the usual roundup of news
• THE HAM AIR 2M HALF-WAVE VERTICAL INFLATABLE ANTENNA: A 2m antenna that is a little out of the ordinary
• PRACTICAL WIRELESS END OF YEAR QUIZ: A quiz based on the contents of this year’s issues of PW
• VALVE & VINTAGE: Some new additions to the collection, from Japan & the USA
• BOOK REVIEW: Advanced Antenna Modelling by Marcel De Canck ON5A
• WORLD OF VHF: The need to increase activity on the VHF/UHF bands & whether a beginner level licence could help
• CARRYING ON THE PRACTICAL WAY: A homebrew PIC programmer
• DOING IT BY DESIGN: A design for a calibrated noise source that you can build
• EXAM PRACTICALS: The practical exercises
• RADIO EYE ON THE SKY (PART II): The story of the origins of Jodrell Bank & the construction of the Lovell Telescope
• WHAT NEXT: Options for replacing an expired internal battery for the popular Yaesu FT-817 & FT-817ND transceivers
• DATA MODES: A tutorial on interconnecting SDRs & data modes decoders in software. Plus a new spectrum analyser from SDRPlay along with free Pactor monitoring & JS8Call news
• NOTES FROM A SMALL STATION: What did Marconi really achieve
• MAKING WAVES: Propagation prediction software & websites
• RALLIES: Locate a rally or event near you
• KITS AND MODULES: This month a useful QRM eliminator
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