{"id":9184,"date":"2013-12-17T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=9184"},"modified":"2022-05-19T10:56:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:56:05","slug":"radcom-january-2014-vol-90-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/publications\/radcom\/2013\/12\/17\/radcom-january-2014-vol-90-1\/","title":{"rendered":"RadCom January 2014, Vol. 90, No. 1"},"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=\"#5445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6156 alignright\" title=\"Click the cover to read RadCom online\" alt=\"Cover of January 2014 RadCom - The new Yaesu FTDX300\" src=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/images\/radcom\/covers\/2014\/January-2014.png\" width=\"198\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>News and Reports<\/h2>\n<p><strong>6 RSGB Matters<\/strong><br \/>\nIncluding encouragement by the Chairman to broaden our horizons, Club of the Year, FUNcube-1 launch day report from the NRC, RSGB election vacancies, Litmus Test results to Ofcom, QSL matters, New Members and Congratulations<br \/>\n<strong>10 News<\/strong><br \/>\nThe forthcoming Bath Buildathon and the 2014 CDXC DX Marathon<br \/>\n<strong>82 Around Your Region<\/strong><br \/>\nNews from clubs around the country and the events they\u2019ve got planned this month<\/p>\n<h2>Read this edition online<\/h2>\n<p>You will need your RSGB membership login, follow the link below or click the cover image to your right.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#5445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RadCom January 2014, Vol. 90, No. 1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reviews<\/h2>\n<p><strong>13 Yaesu FTdx3000<\/strong><br \/>\nA mid-range HF-6m transceiver with a crisp eye-catching display, excellent tuning drive and built-in RTTY, PSK and CW decoders writes Peter Hart, G3SJX<br \/>\n<strong>30 bhi 10W DESKTOP speaker<\/strong><br \/>\nSteve Nichols, G0KYA is impressed by the latest innovative noise cancelling product from this British manufacturer<br \/>\n<strong>46 Alinco DX-SR8E<\/strong><br \/>\nGraham Coomber, G0NBI looks at the new entry level 100W HF transceiver from Alinco that could be just what a newcomer needs<br \/>\n<strong>75 Book Review<\/strong><br \/>\nThe editorial team\u2019s three favourite books from 2013 plus three highly commended runners-up for your consideration<\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<p><strong>23 One future for amateur radio?<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor Peter Cochrane builds on his address at the Centenary Dinner and presents a breathtaking possible future for amateur radio<br \/>\n<strong>68 Operating G100RSGB<\/strong><br \/>\nMore stories from the clubs who have operated the RSGB\u2019s Centenary station<br \/>\n<strong>70 RSGB Convention<\/strong><br \/>\nElaine Richards, G4LFM reports on the stunning success of the RSGB 2013 Centenary Convention<br \/>\n<strong>78 Robert Webster Ford, AC4RF, SK<\/strong><br \/>\nRoger Croston salutes the passing of a legendary amateur with a fascinating history who was revered by the people of Tibet<br \/>\n<strong>87 The 1st SOTA International Cycling Weekend<\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Newstead, G3CWI takes to two wheels to get out portable on the hilltops<\/p>\n<h2>Members&#8217; Special Offer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>47 Alinco DX-SR8E HF transceiver<\/strong><br \/>\nA very special offer to Members \u2013 \u00a3120 off this newly-introduced transceiver<\/p>\n<h2>Technical Features<\/h2>\n<p><strong>18 Homebrew<\/strong><br \/>\nEamon Skelton, EI6GQ designs the SSB and CW IF filters for his LF\/MF transceiver project<br \/>\n<strong>32 Getting Started in\u2026 SMT<\/strong><br \/>\nThere\u2019s no need to be concerned about surface mount technology says Sam Jewell, G4DDK<br \/>\n<strong>40 Design Notes<\/strong><br \/>\nSpecial techniques for using direct digital synthesisers at microwave frequencies with Andy Talbot, G4JNT<br \/>\n<strong>42 Arduino directional power meter<\/strong><br \/>\nMark Jones, G0MGX brings the power of the Arduino microcontroller to bear on measuring RF power and VSWR<br \/>\n<strong>48 Moving On<\/strong><br \/>\nA slightly tongue in cheek look at the units ofmeasurement we all use by John Welsh, G0NVZ<br \/>\n<strong>56 Operating on the 472kHz band<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the second and final part of his article Mike Dennison, G3XDV looks at practical equipment and estimating your EIRP<br \/>\n<strong>60 The Skeleton HF beam antenna<\/strong><br \/>\nTony Preedy, G3LNP shares his straightforward 2-ele HF antenna that offers good performance over many bands<\/p>\n<h2>Regulars<\/h2>\n<p>91 Advertisers index<br \/>\n36 Antennas, Peter Dodd, G3LDO<br \/>\n27 AT V, Dave Mann, G8ADM<br \/>\n66 GHz Bands, Dr John Worsnop, G4BAO<br \/>\n62 HF, Martin Atherton, G3ZAY<br \/>\n92 Members\u2019 Ads, Rallies and Events and Silent Keys<br \/>\n79 Propagation, Gwyn Williams, G4KFH<br \/>\n95 RSGB Contacts<br \/>\n72 Sport Radio, Steve White, G3ZVW<br \/>\n96 The Last Word<br \/>\n64 VHF\/UHF, Richard Staples, G4HGI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS EDITION IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ONLINE We apologise for any disappointment This edition is currently being converted to our HTML5 online viewer, which will bring enhanced readability, download speed and picture quality News and Reports 6 RSGB Matters Including encouragement by the Chairman to broaden our horizons, Club of the Year, FUNcube-1 launch day report [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radcom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9184","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=9184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}