Keylines
Don again covers a range of topics from chasing the N5J expedition to a mention of the new radios announced in Tokyo.
In the eye of the ‘Gannon storm’
It blew through all the newspapers: the magnetic storm that sent northern lights all the way down to North Africa from 10 May 2024. It also affected HF communication. Nils Schiffhauer DK8OK investigates.
In Focus
Jace Dale 2E0JIV introduces a rejuvenated and increasingly popular awards programme, Bunkers of the Air.
Vintage Television & Radio
Keith Hamer and Garry Smith continue looking back at the BBC’s coverage of Coronations since 1937. There is also a Coronation vintage wireless advertisement from the archives featuring the ‘Armstrong FC 38’. There are more unique details about Roland Pièce, the pioneer of Swiss radio broadcasts. The series charting the rise and fall of BBC 198kHz transmissions focuses on interference problems caused by the use of shared frequencies. Coverage detailing 60 years of BBC-2 looks at studio modernisation in 1964. They also continue our series about the development of Swiss Radio and Television since 1922.
Electronics/radio for the disabled
Geoff Theasby G8BMI, who used to write regularly for this magazine, offers advice on how to stay with the hobby as infirmities start to set in.
Antennas
Keith Rawlings G4MIU looks at MultiPSK, including using it for antenna comparisons. He also has an update on his OCFD trials and tribulations.
Data Modes
Mike Richards G4WNC starts by looking at SNR figures when using WSJT-X, before moving on to installing cameras for use with the Raspberry Pi.
The Morse Mode
Roger Cooke G3LDI indulges in a little nostalgia for Field Days past.
Radio and Maps – Mapping Radio
Georg Wiessala looks at the intersect ion of radio and mapping.
The World of VHF
Tim Kirby GW4VXE looks back on a lively month, with several types of propagation in evidence, and forwards to 145 Alive and more.
Band Pass Filters
We welcome back Tony Jones G7ETW, this time with an article about building your own Band Pass Filters.
What Next
Colin Redwood G6MXL looks at a useful tool for checking how well you are getting out, before returning to the revised licence exams.
Amateur Radio on a Budget
Daimon Tilley G4USI gets great satisfaction from bringing an old favourite back to ‘almost new’.
HF Highlights
Steve Telenius-Lowe G4JVG reports that while solar activity has been high, solar disturbances have rendered the HF bands somewhat variable this past month.
Readers’ Letters
This month’s Letters once again talk about on-air activity, and there is some nostalgia too.
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