{"id":33805,"date":"2024-01-26T16:13:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=33805"},"modified":"2024-01-26T20:54:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T20:54:21","slug":"radcom-basics-no-38-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/rsgb-notices\/2024\/01\/26\/radcom-basics-no-38-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom Basics, No. 38, January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>We are pleased to announce the January 2024 edition of <em>RadCom Basics <\/em>is now available on the RSGB website<\/h4>\n<p>In this edition, Fraser Wenseth, MM0EFI looks at the sources of information needed to activate UK Bunkers on the Air (UKBOTA) sites, and explains how to make the most of this new portable operating scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Also in this edition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12 Working the 160 and 80m bands from small gardens and limited space<\/strong><br \/>\nAndy Gilfillan, G0FVI explains the challenges of operating these two low HF bands from typically space restrictive small gardens and spaces<\/li>\n<li><strong>20 Building an HF multi-band vertical antenna<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this article, Lee Aldridge, G4EJB puts into practice a simple vertical antenna for use on the higher HF bands<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 Demystifying dipoles: Part three \u2013 The inverted-V dipole<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the final part of this series, Tim Hier G5TM looks at the impact of using an inverted-V dipole as opposed to a flat-top version, comparing their performance at varying heights, and at how different apex angles influence the antenna<\/li>\n<li><strong>36 Which coaxial cable should I use?<\/strong><br \/>\nTim, G5TM looks at the different coaxial cable options for operating at different frequencies, from HF up to UHF<\/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=6049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/01\/cover_january_2024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/01\/cover_january_2024.png 500w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/01\/cover_january_2024-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2024\/01\/cover_january_2024-106x150.png 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the January 2024 edition of RadCom Basics is now available on the RSGB website In this edition, Fraser Wenseth, MM0EFI looks at the sources of information needed to activate UK Bunkers on the Air (UKBOTA) sites, and explains how to make the most of this new portable operating scheme. Also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-front-page-news","category-rsgb-notices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33805","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=33805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}