{"id":9062,"date":"2013-11-27T15:02:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T15:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=9062"},"modified":"2022-05-19T10:56:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:56:41","slug":"radcom-december-2013-vol-89-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/publications\/radcom\/2013\/11\/27\/radcom-december-2013-vol-89-12\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom December 2013, Vol. 89, No. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h4><strong>THIS EDITION IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ONLINE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>We apologise for any disappointment<\/h4>\n<h4>This edition is currently being converted to our HTML5 online viewer, which will bring enhanced readability, download speed and picture quality<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"#5444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6156\" title=\"Click the cover to read RadCom online\" alt=\"Cover of December 2013 RadCom - Merry Christmas to all Members.  Image: Kevin Williams, M6CYB\" src=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/images\/radcom\/covers\/2013\/December-2013.png\" width=\"198\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RadCom is the Radio Society of Great Britain Members\u2019 magazine and is sent free every month to Members of the Radio Society of Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>RadCom has the largest amateur radio readership in the UK and is respected throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>To read this edition online, click the cover or <a href=\"#5444\">follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to enter your RSGB Members\u2019 Area login, and have Adobe Flash installed on your computer.<\/p>\n<h3>Contents RadCom December 2013<\/h3>\n<h4>News and Reports<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>6 RSGB Matters<\/em><br \/>\nIncluding Christmas greetings from the President, new unified Emercomms organisation, Presidential, Board and Regional Manager vacancies, Centenary Construction Competition results, QSL matters, congratulations and newcomers.<\/li>\n<li><em>10 News<\/em><br \/>\nAll the amateur radio news<\/li>\n<li><em>12 Centenary News<\/em><br \/>\nLatest news of the RSGB Centenary celebrations<\/li>\n<li><em>56 RadCom 2013 Index<\/em><\/li>\n<li>82 Around Your Region<br \/>\nClubs news and planned events around the country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Members&#8217; Special Offer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsgbshop.org\/acatalog\/Online_Catalogue_RSGB_Special_Offers_31.html#a1394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yaesu FT-252E<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsgbshop.org\/acatalog\/Online_Catalogue_RSGB_Special_Offers_31.html#a1394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> A special offer that includes \u00a320 worth of free goodies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>40 XROYG On the Air<\/em><br \/>\nJohn Warburton, G4IRN describes the recent CW DXpedition to Easter Island<\/li>\n<li><em>77 G100RSGB<\/em><br \/>\nMore tales of how clubs have been enjoying the RSGB Centenary Callsign<em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Reviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>14 Yaesu FT-252E 2m handheld<\/em><br \/>\nYaesu tackles cheap imports on their own terms whilst maintaining customer support levels writes Giles Read, G1MFG<\/li>\n<li><em>23 Zeus ZS-1 HF SDR transceiver<\/em><br \/>\nMike Richards, G4WNC is impressed by this fully digitised SDR transceiver with general coverage<br \/>\nreception<\/li>\n<li><em>60 Innovantennas 20\/15\/10 DESpole<\/em><br \/>\nA three-band rotatable dipole with dropped vertical sections to reduce the turning circle reviewed by Steve Nichols, G0KYA<\/li>\n<li><em>77 Book Review<\/em><br \/>\nGiles Read, G1MFG gives the low down on the third edition of <em>LF Today<\/em> and is fascinated by <em>Cold War Secret Nuclear Bunkers<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Technical Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>16 Moving On<\/em><br \/>\nJohn Welsh, G0NVZ looks at capacitive and inductive aerial loading<\/li>\n<li><em>18 Homebrew<\/em><br \/>\nFinishing off the UHF transverter and starting a new sub-4MHz transceiver with Eamon Skelton, EI9GQ<em>z<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>30 Operating on 472kHz<\/em><br \/>\nLF guru Mike Dennison, G3XDV explores the delights of our newest frequency allocation<\/li>\n<li><em>36 Design Notes<\/em><br \/>\nAre PIN diodes the ideal RF switch, asks Andy Talbot, G4JNT<\/li>\n<li><em>42 Shortening, Shortening<\/em><br \/>\nRon Mount, G7DOE explains why the \u2018ideal\u2019 dipole length isn\u2019t really right<\/li>\n<li><em>44 DVB-T Stick as SDR<\/em><br \/>\nYou can start playing with software defined radio from VHF to microwaves for under \u00a310 explains Clive Ousbey, G0CHO<br \/>\n<em>92 Data<\/em><br \/>\nAndy Talbot, G4JNT responds to his bumper postbag<br \/>\n<em>58 EMC<\/em><br \/>\nMore on ADSL\/VDSL unwanted emissions by Dr David Lauder, G0SNO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Regulars<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>91 Advertisers index<\/li>\n<li>34 Antennas, Peter Dodd, G3LDO<\/li>\n<li>70 GHz, Dr John Worsnop, G4BAO<\/li>\n<li>64 HF, Martin Atherton, G3ZAY<\/li>\n<li>56 LF, Dave Pick, G3YXM<\/li>\n<li>95 Propagation, Gwyn Williams, G4KFH<\/li>\n<li>27 QRP, Rev. 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