Practical Wireless

Practical Wireless is aimed at the licensed radio amateur and caters for the amateur radio hobby. Practical Wireless is a ‘doing’ magazine focusing on the practical and constructional side of amateur radio and appeals to all ages. Written by expert authors and contributors, Practical Wireless reflects developments in the technology, participants, activities and licensing framework of the hobby.

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Discontinuation of the IRC

FM Broadcasting in Norway

A Cool Kilowatt • Richard G3UGF gets his hands on the new PW-2 amplifier from Icom.

The New Icom IC-7300 Mk2 • Steve Telenius-Lowe G4JVG asks “How does it compare with the original version?”

Filters for Flights • Billy McFarland GM6DX builds a simple but effective coaxial filter.

Zero-ing in with a TinySA • Ross Wilkinson G6GVI finds a low-cost way of measuring antenna radiation patterns.

WWA and RIP IRC • Steve G4JVG brings his usual compilation of HF news.

Circuit Boards • Tony Jones G7ETW reviews various options for home construction.

An introduction to Meteor Scatter • Tim GW4VXE offers an introduction to working stations on VHF via meteor scatter.

An easy 4 and 6m ATU • Ken Ruiz ZB2MD describes a low power ATU suitable for tuning a variety of antennas on to the 4 and 6m bands.

UberSDR • Mike G4WNC introduces some exciting new software.

Marconi’s Short Wave Beam System (Pt I) • Michael Jones GW7BBY has Part I of two articles about the classic Marconi beam system, used for working the World.

Notes & Bibliography

7Z1VD – The Journey of an Expatriate Radio Operator in the Middle East • Francisco EA5VD describes life living in and operating from Saudi Arabia.

RadioUser LoG Revisited • Keith G4MIU returns to an antenna that he played with back in 2021.

Storm Damage! • Tim GW4VXE reports that some serious VHF ops suffered significant antenna damage as a result of the recent storm.

Telegraphy Meets Cryptography • Georg Wiessala discusses Cooke, Wheatstone and the Playfair Cypher.

DMR Digital Mobile Radio • Tim GM4YTD describes what he calls “One club’s journey into the abyss”.

Thirty-two thousand four hundred entities to chase • Henryk Kotowski SM0JHF describes the DXing life of Przemek SP7VC, while activating grid squares.

Broadcasting history • Keith and Garry invite you to stray once again through their archives.

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