Practical Wireless Magazine

14 August, 2025

The September 2025 issue of Practical Wireless is now available. Here are some of the highlights: Keylines: Don looks back on GR2HQ, the CDXC Convention and more. Review: of the Uniden Bearcat UBCD260DN Base/ Mobile Digital Scanner: Georg Wiessala looks at yet another scanner, but this time more of a ‘base station’ model. Friedrichshafen 2025: The editor heads to southern Germany for this year’s Ham Radio event. Edwin Armstrong: Tony Jones G7ETW relates the troubled history of Edwin Armstrong, radio pioneer. The Face Behind the Call: Jim Lee G4AEH takes a look at the life of the amateur radio retailing legend who is Martin Lynch G4HKS. Data Modes: Mike Richards G4WNC has advice on how to get the best out of the latest Pi operating system. Where it all Started: Dr Colyn Baillie-Searle GD4EIP relates his early steps into the amateur radio hobby. The Seventeenth Practical Wireless 70MHz Contest: Colin Redwood G6MXL invites readers to participate in the Practical Wireless 70MHz Contest. HF Highlights: Steve Telenius-Lowe G4JVG reports that conditions have remained unstable but September should bring better propagation. Antennas: Keith Rawlings G4MIU’s mention of attic antennas in a recent column has generated quite an avalanche of feedback. Vintage Television & Radio: Keith Hamer and Garry Smith begin a new in-depth feature detailing the early days of BBC Broadcasting House in London. There is also a concluding vintage Coronation advertisement from the archives. The series highlighting broadcasting events from exactly 100 years ago looks at September, 1925. The saga charting the rise and fall of BBC 198kHz transmissions focuses on the Droitwich transmitter. Coverage detailing 60 years of BBC-2 gives an account of repeat programmes. They also continue their series about the development of Swiss Radio and Television since 1922, in particular, the expansion of regional studios. A GPS disciplined 10MHz Frequency Standard: Eric Edwards GW8LJJ builds a handy frequency standard. HamDashboard: David Southworth G0IKV introduces readers to a practical web tool for UK radio amateurs. Marconi, The Early Russian Experiments: John Rowlands MW1CFN raids the Marconi archives for an insight into some interesting experiments in Russia. One Transceiver and multiple aerials: Terry Genes G4POP describes a 4-Way Remote aerial switch for transmit or receive aerials. The World of VHF: What with summer Es and tropo, Tim Kirby GW4VXE has plenty to report. Further tweaks to a multiband HF dipole: Ken Ruiz ZB2MD offers a follow-up to the linked dipole in Nov 24 PW. Readers’ Letters: This month’s Letters cover cheap radio gear, more on SINAD, the skip zone and more.