{"id":22776,"date":"2019-07-26T10:21:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T10:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=22776"},"modified":"2019-09-24T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:54:30","slug":"radcom-basics-june-2019-no-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/publications\/radcom-basics\/2019\/07\/26\/radcom-basics-june-2019-no-10\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom Basics May 2019, No. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2019\/07\/radcom-basics-no11-may-2019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2019\/07\/radcom-basics-no11-may-2019.png 600w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2019\/07\/radcom-basics-no11-may-2019-150x120.png 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2019\/07\/radcom-basics-no11-may-2019-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15933 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2016\/03\/key-icon.png\" alt=\"Key icon\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/>In this edition&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Warm Welcome from the Editor<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLee, G4EJB, <em>RadCom Basics<\/em> Editor, would like to welcome you to <em>RadCom Basics<\/em>, your bi-monthly e-magazine. I hope you find the articles interesting and of use to you. Lee also takes an informative look at the RSGB website<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Understanding squares, locators and zones<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you first get on the air it can be very confusing; sooner or later some one is going to ask you what your WAB square is, or your locator, or in a contest, what zone you are in.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Working portable this summer<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis summer why not take your amateur radio hobby outdoors? There will be plenty of time to play radio in the shack this autumn, so why not get some fresh air and see what you can work outdoors right now?<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antennas &#8211; what is impedance and reactance?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you first take your amateur radio exams you learn that for an antenna to work efficiently it has to provide a good match to your radio\u2014the term SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) is introduced and you learn that a low SWR is generally good<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>About RadCom Basics<\/h3>\n<p><em>RadCom Basics<\/em> is a bi-monthly digital publication for RSGB Members new to amateur radio that explores key aspects of amateur radio in a straightforward and accessible way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition&#8230; A Warm Welcome from the Editor Lee, G4EJB, RadCom Basics Editor, would like to welcome you to RadCom Basics, your bi-monthly e-magazine. I hope you find the articles interesting and of use to you. Lee also takes an informative look at the RSGB website Understanding squares, locators and zones When you first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radcom-basics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}