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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The Alinco DJ-X100T/E • Scanning with GPS, ACARS and AIS: The Alinco DJ-X100T/E Digital Multi-Mode Receiver.

HF Propagation (Pt I) • Colin Redwood G6MXL has the first part of a plain man’s guide to radio propagation.

Hedy Lamarr • Tony Jones G7ETW relates the story of Hedy Lamarr, inventor of frequency hopping.

Another 145 Alive coming up • Tim Kirby GW4VXE starts this month’s column with news of the next 145 Alive (and 433 and 1296 Alive)

Hamming up with my pacemaker • Tom Morgan ZT1T was fitted with a pacemaker and investigated how it might be affected in a typical radio amateur station.

Service history of an IC-706 Mk II G • Jonathan Hare G1EXG is determined to keep his IC-706 working (and succeeds).

A 5-element Yagi for 70 cm FM, using copper foil tape and cardboard • Rich French M7GET builds a basic but effective Yagi for the 433 Alive event.

GridTracker 2 – Continued • This month, Mike Richards G4WNC continues his examination of GridTracker 2 to support FT8/4 operation, as well as AI-assisted programming and a new satellite software package.

Dreadful band conditions! • Steve Telenius-Lowe G4JVG reports that due to solar flares, HF band conditions have been poor to awful in recent weeks.

Re-visiting a classic: the Shimizu Denshi • Daimon Tilley G4USI revisits a rig that was first reviewed in PW in 1982 but still has its attractions.

VNA’s (Pt V) • Keith Rawlings G4MIU completes his look at VNA’s, starting with a discussion of the Smith Chart

My Way to Panel Lettering • Alpar Cseley HA8KT offers a number of alternatives for panel lettering.

Reactance • Jeff helps Natalie to understand reactance.

Antenna Resurrection • Tom Tierney G0JSV tackles the challenge of replacing aged antennas.

Learning Morse when disabled • Roger Cooke G3LDI tackles the thorny subject of learning Morse when you have a disability.

Broadcasting history • Join Keith and Garry once again for a jaunt through the archives.

Passive WSPR Radar? (Pt II) • Nils Schiffhauer DK8OK completes his look at the likelihood of WSPR data being able to locate aircraft.

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