{"id":38348,"date":"2025-03-27T15:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=38348"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:03:37","slug":"radcom-basics-march-2025-edition-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/rsgb-notices\/2025\/03\/27\/radcom-basics-march-2025-edition-45\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom Basics, March 2025, Edition 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>We are pleased to announce the March 2025 edition of <em>RadCom Basics <\/em>is now available for RSGB Members to read via the newly launched<a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/radcom-basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> web version of our app.<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/radcom-basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/03\/RadCom-Basics-Edition-45-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"RadCom Basics Edition 45 Cover\" width=\"600\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/03\/RadCom-Basics-Edition-45-Cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/03\/RadCom-Basics-Edition-45-Cover-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/03\/RadCom-Basics-Edition-45-Cover-107x150.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>In this edition\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Page 4 Propagation paths on HF (Part 1)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this article, Andy Gilfillan, G0FVI looks at the main propagation paths on the short-wave bands plus 50MHz and some of the factors affecting them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page 10 Taking part in Parks on The Air (POTA)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis article provides a look at how to join and enjoy the ever-popular POTA award scheme and the reasons why this is becoming a very enjoyable way of operating.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page 18 Going along to a club meeting<\/strong><br \/>\nLee Aldridge, G4EJB\u00a0describes his experiences in finding out about his local Amateur Radio club and his own insights into how a club can become a valuable thing for people to enhance their enjoyment of the hobby.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page 26 Using budget low level RF power sensors and meters (Part 1)<\/strong><br \/>\nA look at the equipment we can use to measure RF power. Including a look at RF sensors, the importance of attenuators, the use of RF power taps and directional couplers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page 34 A simple12 and 17m antenna<\/strong><br \/>\nLooking to operate on the weekends but away from busy HF contest bands? How to build a simple two-band antenna for the popular 12 and 17m contest free WARC bands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page 39 Index of RadCom Basics articles, editions 1 to 45<\/strong><br \/>\nProvides you with an up-to-date reference to all RadCom Basics articles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the March 2025 edition of RadCom Basics is now available for RSGB Members to read via the newly launched web version of our app. &nbsp; &nbsp; In this edition\u2026 Page 4 Propagation paths on HF (Part 1) In this article, Andy Gilfillan, G0FVI looks at the main propagation paths on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38348","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\/38348","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\/20395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38348"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38423,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38348\/revisions\/38423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}