{"id":32273,"date":"2023-06-02T17:29:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=32273"},"modified":"2023-06-02T17:56:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:56:30","slug":"radcom-basics-may-2023-edition-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/gb2rs\/headlines\/2023\/06\/02\/radcom-basics-may-2023-edition-34\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom Basics, May 2023, Edition 34"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>We are pleased to announce the May 2023 edition of <em>RadCom Basics <\/em>is now available on the RSGB website<\/h4>\n<p>In this edition, James Stevens, M0JCQ has put together a step-by-step guide to help you use the Reverse Beacon Network to gauge band conditions and his results speak for themselves<\/p>\n<p>Also in this edition;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12 Repairing circuit board tracks \u2013 Part 1<\/strong><br \/>\nHere are a couple of ways to repair circuit board tracks that Lee, G4EJB has used on numerous occasions, even breaking some tracks to illustrate how simple repairs can be made<\/li>\n<li><strong>20 A simple indoor antenna for 160m<\/strong><br \/>\nThe idea of having a 160m vertical in the loft may sound incredible, but here\u2019s a design by Roger Lapthorn, G3XBM that he has used for many years with some respectable WSPR results<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic fault-finding \u2013 Part 5<\/strong><br \/>\nLee, G4EJB revisits the DC amplifier to show an example of a fault that could catch you out. Then the DC amplifier is developed into an audio amplifier and how to fault-find with very basic test equipment or even less<\/li>\n<li><strong>34 The doublet antenna<\/strong><br \/>\nA warm welcome to Tim Hier, G5TM who provides a very detailed and practical insight into the under-estimated doublet antenna for the HF bands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>26 Having fun on the 10m band<\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing on from James Stevens, M0JCQ\u2019s excellent 10m antenna article, here are the results\u2014James shares his success story<\/li>\n<li><strong>41 Index of RadCom Basics articles, editions 1 to 34<\/strong><br \/>\nProvides you with an up-to-date reference to all <em>RadCom Basics<\/em> articles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>To read this edition online, or to download the PDF version, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/radcom-basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>rsgb.org\/radcom-basics<\/strong><\/a> or tap or click the cover image below, and login with your callsign and RSGB Membership Services password<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgbmembers.services\/login?id=6016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32271 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/05\/Edition-34-Final-26.05.23_cover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/05\/Edition-34-Final-26.05.23_cover.png 500w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/05\/Edition-34-Final-26.05.23_cover-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/05\/Edition-34-Final-26.05.23_cover-106x150.png 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the May 2023 edition of RadCom Basics is now available on the RSGB website In this edition, James Stevens, M0JCQ has put together a step-by-step guide to help you use the Reverse Beacon Network to gauge band conditions and his results speak for themselves Also in this edition; 12 Repairing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274,47,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-front-page-news","category-headlines","category-rsgb-notices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32273","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=32273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}