{"id":26264,"date":"2020-12-11T10:15:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=26264"},"modified":"2021-05-21T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T10:19:56","slug":"radcom-basics-september-2020-no-18-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/publications\/radcom-basics\/2020\/12\/11\/radcom-basics-september-2020-no-18-2\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom Basics September 2020, No. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/09\/radcom-basics-no18-september-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/09\/radcom-basics-no18-september-2020.png 600w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/09\/radcom-basics-no18-september-2020-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/09\/radcom-basics-no18-september-2020-150x120.png 150w\" 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=5884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Welcome to the latest edition by Lee, G4EJB, Editor<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn this edition, a brief look at RadCom and the RSGB archive, webinars, radio clubs using Zoom\u00ae, and the RSGB 2020 Convention Online; and, as part of the continuing theme, are you making full use of the RSGB? Also the very useful Live DX Cluster<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magnetic loop antennas<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWhy is there so much interest in this type of antenna for the HF bands? Because this relatively small-size antenna appears to be a great answer for those with little garden or even no garden at all, as well as for portable work. It can even offer some immunity to the urban-generated noise that can plague HF operation these days, as well as providing some very useful selectivity\u2014so could it be an answer for you?<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metal bashing<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWhile considering different areas of the hobby that might help, I was struggling to find any enthusiasm to do what I\u2019d term as metal bashing. I\u2019d built numerous small radio projects and made very modest bases and front panels but shied away from anything more than a small piece of aluminium\u2014Lee, G4EJB goes back to basics<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Station maintenance<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWith winter heading our way, it may be a good time to check over coax cables and connectors. An article from the <em>Start Here<\/em> series by Jonathan Constable, M5FUN and Tatiana McArthur, MM6TAT originally published in <em>RadCom<\/em>, March 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Index of RadCom Basics articles: editions 1 to 18<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTo help you find recent articles in RadCom Basics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>About RadCom Basics<\/h3>\n<p><em>RadCom Basics<\/em>\u00a0is 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; Welcome to the latest edition by Lee, G4EJB, Editor In this edition, a brief look at RadCom and the RSGB archive, webinars, radio clubs using Zoom\u00ae, and the RSGB 2020 Convention Online; and, as part of the continuing theme, are you making full use of the RSGB? Also the very useful Live [&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-26264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radcom-basics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26264","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=26264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}