{"id":27241,"date":"2021-05-21T11:18:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T10:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=27241"},"modified":"2021-05-21T11:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T10:18:16","slug":"radcom-basics-march-2021-no-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/publications\/radcom-basics\/2021\/05\/21\/radcom-basics-march-2021-no-21\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom Basics March 2021, No. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26924 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2021\/03\/radcom-basics-no21-march-2021-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2021\/03\/radcom-basics-no21-march-2021-1.png 600w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2021\/03\/radcom-basics-no21-march-2021-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2021\/03\/radcom-basics-no21-march-2021-1-150x120.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\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=5911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Welcome to the latest edition by Lee, G4EJB, Editor<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn this edition\u2014help with the basics\u2014overcoming problems we can all find ourselves with, practical ways to test and more help with construction; and a brief look at the very successful NHS and RSGB <em>Get on the Air to Care<\/em> campaign, the media coverage received and further developments<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hints and tips<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nHere\u2019s a chance to put together hints and tips to help the newcomer. I\u2019ve started off this column this time, but what can you add to it? What do you think would help the most? For every hint and tip published, there will be a small remuneration.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Interference<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe amount of electrical noise today, particularly in built-up areas, can really put off some newcomers and has curtailed HF radio for others. What can you do if you&#8217;re suffering from some form of radio frequency interference?<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using a multimeter<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>A multimeter is probably the most basic of tools we can use in our hobby. You may already have one, but would like to make more use of it; or are looking to buy one, but not sure what\u2019s best<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making metal boxes: part two<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Following on from Bob Crowe, VK6CG\u2019s article in the last edition, here\u2019s the second part of his article published back in <em>RadCom<\/em>, August 2010. Bob provides further detail on how to master more of the basic skills required.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/members\/resources\/?id=5916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Index of RadCom Basics articles: editions 1 to 21<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTo help you find recent articles in <em>RadCom Basics<\/em><\/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\u2014help with the basics\u2014overcoming problems we can all find ourselves with, practical ways to test and more help with construction; and a brief look at the very successful NHS and RSGB Get on the Air to Care campaign, the media coverage [&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-27241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radcom-basics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27241","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=27241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27241\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}