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Contents
Practical Wireless February 2019
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Volume 95
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Number 2
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Issue 1341
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34 The Morse Mode
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56 What Next
Colin Redwood G6MXL
passes on
a few pointers regarding QSLing that
newcomers may nd helpful and
which may also be of interest to more
established radio amateurs.
6
Keylines
Don
introduces the
PW
team, mentions
this month’s article on the new licence
syllabus and turns once more to FT8.
Roger Cooke G3LDI
has more to
say about encouraging Morse training
and reports on some very successful
Bootcamps, putting those concepts into
practice.
36 HF Highlights
Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX
reports
plenty of DXpedition activity during
the month, much of it worked by his
correspondents, even those running
QRP.
59 Data Modes
Mike Richards G4WNC
has the latest
on WSJT-X as well as a signi cant
update on SDR developments.
7
News
PW’s
monthly roundup of news from the
UK and internationally, including new
products, club news and recent events.
62 A CQWW Contest Trip to Oman
Don G3XTT
was fortunate enough to
operate from Oman in the November
CQWW CW Contest. He relates his
experiences, with some information
about the state of amateur radio in that
fascinating country.
42 Kits & Modules
Geoff Theasby G8BMI
has two more
cheap and cheerful projects for those
dull evenings when the bands are closed!
12 Review − The Yaesu FTM-7250DE
Continuing his look at Yaesu’s System
Fusion,
Tim Kirby G4VXE
reviews
the FTM-7250DE Dual-band Fusion
Transceiver.
43 Radio Bookstore
Your one-stop shop for hobby-related
titles, biographies, reference titles,
historical accounts, technical advice and
successful building projects.
64 Starting Over
Lee Aldridge G4EJB
explores a new
dimension to the hobby for him and
relates more developments in the shack.
15 The Tenth Practical Wireless
70MHz Contest
Contest Manager
Colin Redwood
G6MXL
has the results of the 2018
contest.
44 Carrying on the Practical Way
Wide-spaced variable capacitors,
suitable for high-power ATUs and similar
applications, are expensive and dif cult
to source nowadays.
Hamish Storie
MM0GWO
explains how to roll your own.
66 Exploring New Fields
Joe Chester MW1MWD
gets up and
running once his KX3 nally arrives.
18 Feature – Meteor Watching
Meteors are of interest to radio amateurs,
particularly those interested in using
meteor scatter propagation.
Tony Jones
G7ETW
explains how you can detect
them using radio echoes.
70 Readers’ Letters
Lots of feedback this month on earlier
articles and letters, along with new
topics, including reissued callsigns
and whether a rig needs two separate
receivers.
47 Valve & Vintage
Bernard Nock G4BXD
concludes his
overview Pye PMR sets.
24 Review – the Moonraker GPA-80F
Vertical Antenna
Editor Don G3XTT
looks at an antenna
that offers a cost-effective way of getting
on to the HF bands from a small garden.
50 In the Shop
Harry Leeming G3LLL
covers PA valves,
receiver noise, diodes and a modern
parable in another packed column.
75 Rallies
Locate a rally or event near you; we have
our usual comprehensive list.
28 The World of VHF
Tim Kirby G4VXE
re ects on a year
of FT8 on the 2m band, has the usual
band reports and news of the Fox -1Cliff
satellite.
53 The New Foundation Licence
Tony Jones G7ETW
offers a guide to the
changes to the new Foundation Licence
examination syllabus, such that clubs
can modify their training programmes
accordingly.
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