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Practical Wireless - February 2021

70MHz Contest results, ZD9CW from Tristan da Cunha, hints and tips for quieter reception, Pop Blundell and the Y stations. Transistor basics. And, of course, lots more.

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Practical Wireless - February 2021

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What's in this issue?

Results of the 2020 PW 70MHz Contest: Contest Manager Colin Redwood G6MXL has the results of the 2020 contest.
In the Shop: Harry Leeming G3LLL indulges in some reminiscences for the last of his regular columns.
HF Highlights: Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX has a full column, despite the continuing lack of DXpedition activity.
Valve & Vintage: John Adams G3ZSE recounts a fascinating piece of family history.
World of VHF: Tim Kirby GW4VXE starts with more news about interesting VHF and UHF TEP.
What Next: Colin Redwood G6MXL briefly looks at the various ITU Regions and Zones, CQ Zones and IARU locators before exploring Worked All Britain.
Notes from a Small Station: Joe Chester M1MWD takes a look at options for receive-only antennas where space is limited.
Kits and Modules: Geoff Theasby G8BMI has two more suggestions for useful items around the shack.
Data Modes: Mike Richards G4WNC turns his attention to communicating between PC and rig.
ZD9CW – a trip to Tristan da Cunha: Steve Taylor G4EDG relates the tale of his 2018 trip to Tristan da Cunha to play radio.
From the Ground Up: Eric Edwards GW8LJJ looks in more depth at what capacitors we have available and how they can be used.
The Morse Mode: Roger Cooke G3LDI looks forward to a resumption of normality, but in the meantime discusses various topics, including our preferences for a listening tone.
Build a Frequency Counter: John Dunton G1RXC constructs a frequency counter that is cheap but good to 30MHz.
Getting a Quieter Radio Life: When it comes to amateur radio operation in the 21st century, perhaps the biggest challenge is coping with electrical ‘noise’. Steve Ireland VK6VZ/G3ZZD looks at some practical methods of reducing this problem and how to build a noise canceller from a kit. 
Technical for the Terrified: Tony Jones G7ETW discusses the fundamentals of transistors.
Readers’ Letters: Topics this month include standards, RF earths and starting on a budget.

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