Annual Index

The 2012 PW Annual Index.

Feature Articles

100 Years of the UK Long-Range Maritime Radio Service,

Larry Bennett G4HLN .................................................................... Apr 13 A Bridge to the Revised Advanced Licence, Tony Jones G7ETW ....... Feb 44 A Club DXpedition, Billy McFarland GM6DX .................................... Mar 58 BARTG Diamond Jubilee 2019, Roger Cooke G3LDI ......................... Oct 52 British Science Week 2020, Steve Hartley G0FUW ........................... Jun 38 Building Experience, Tony Jones G7ETW ........................................ Oct 57 Christmas Quiz, Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX ............................. Dec 45, 64 End of Year Quiz, Tom Morgan ZS1AFS .......................................... Jan 24 Exam Practicals, Tony Jones G7ETW ............................................. Jan 52 Get on the air to care, RSGB ............................................................ Jul 38 Goonhilly Memories, Bob Harry G3NRT........................................... Mar 34 How the RSGB is helping Radio Amateurs to build their experience, RSGB ...................................................... Sep 14 J Birkett, Don Field G3XTT ............................................................. Mar 51 Midsummer Antenna, Mark Foreman G7LSZ/SA6BID ....................... Jul 12 On Top of the World, Maurice Webb GW0UGQ ................................. Apr 61 Operating on Oscar 100, Bernard Nock G4BXD................................ Apr 10 Origins of Prosigns and Abbreviations, Tony Smith G4FAI ............... May 68 Pedestrian Mobile, Ken Churms G4VZV ......................................... Aug 38 Piloting a Software Defined Radio with Ham Cockpit,

Steve Ireland VK6VZ/G3ZZD ......................................................... Aug 62 Preparing for your Exam, Tim Hier G5TM ........................................ Jun 64 Radio at Depth, Part 1, Mike Bedford G4AEE ................................... Sep 62 Radio at Depth, Part 2, Mike Bedford G4AEE ................................... Nov 62 Radio Eye on the Sky, Part 2, Dr Bruce Taylor HB9ANY ..................... Jan 56 S-Meter versus Time Display for the 21st Century,

Ian Dilworth G3WRT ...................................................................... Sep 60 Seaside Operation, John Rowlands MW1CFN ................................. Apr 36 Starting on Microwaves, Bernard Nock G4BXD ............................... Nov 10 Submarine Radio, Philip Rush ........................................................ Apr 48 Weather Watching and Radio, Georg Wiessala ................................ Oct 46 Worldwide Remote Shack Digital Modes, Daimon Tilley G4USI ........ May 34

Projects & Practical

A Simplified Directional 40m Antenna, Part 1, Bob Whelan G3PJT .... Nov 46 An HF Multiband Portable Antenna, Ron Taylor G4GXO.................... Feb 16 Antennas Using Fibreglass Poles, Don Field G3XTT ....................... May 28 Baofeng Handie-Talkie mods, Paul Beaumont G7VAK ..................... Dec 18 Base-Loaded Verticals for the Low Bands,

Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX .......................................................... Jun 32 Building the Ivel Receiver, Richard White G6NFE.............................. Dec 58 End Fed Half Wave Characteristics, Ian Dilworth G3WRT.................. Mar 62 Fibre Mast Vertical Antenna and π- Network ATU,

Jonathan Hare G1EXG .................................................................. Nov 54 Hints & Tips .........................................................................................Feb 63

Icom Automatic Antenna Switch, Peter Edwards GW8ARR..................... Sep 18 Improving Your Projects, Michael Jones GW7BBY ..................................Feb 10 Intermediate Practical PCBs, Tony Jones G7ETW ................................. Mar 26 Making a Start on the 630m Band, Part 1, John Adams G3ZSE ............... Aug 59 Making a Start on the 630m Band, Part 2, John Adams G3ZSE ................ Oct 18 Making Pretty Panels, Dr Samuel Ritchie EI9FZB ................................... May 61 Making the most of the Half Square, Steve Ireland VK6VZ/G3ZZD............Jul 52 Semi-Automatic Bug Key, Martin Waller G0PJO ..................................... Aug 13 Soldering Coax Connectors, Part 1, Tom Morgan ZS1AFS ....................... Apr 18 Soldering Coax Connectors, Part 2, Tom Morgan ZS1AFS ...................... May 45 Modelling the EFHW, Ian Dilworth G3WRT .............................................. Apr 58 My First Steps with Satellites, Daimon Tilley G4USI ................................Jun 44 Rotator Renovation, Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX ....................................Jul 32 The Magic Box on the Piece of Wire, Tom Morgan ZS1AFS..................... Aug 54 Using an EFHW Antenna, Daimon Tilley G4USI .......................................Feb 56 Wild Cat Antenna, Tom Morgan ZS1AFS ............................................... Mar 22

Reviews

Advanced Antenna Modelling (book) by Marcel De Canck ON5AU, Keith Rawlings G4MIU ...............................Jan 30 Amsats and Hamsats (book), Daimon Tilley G4USI ................................Jun 48 Anytone AT-D578UV PRO Dual-band 144/430MHz

DMR/FM Mobile, Tim Kirby GW4VXE .................................................... Mar 10 Bantenna, Don Field G3XTT ................................................................. Dec 14 DSO Kit, Ian Dilworth G3WRT ............................................................... Aug 58 DX Commander 10mABV

Multi-Band Vertical, Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX .................................. Aug 10 Ham Air 2m Half-wave vertical inflatable antenna, Tim Kirby GW4VXE ..................................................Jan 18 Hogwash for Hamsters (book), Chris Colcough G1VDP ..........................Feb 30 HyEndFed Portable Antenna, Tim Hier G5TM ..........................................Jul 18 Icom IC-705, Richard Constantine G3UGF ............................................. Dec 10 InnovAntennas XR6, Steve Ireland VK6VZ............................................. May 12 KD1JV Morse Tutor, Tony Smith G4FAI ................................................. Mar 13 MCR Communications G5RV Antenna, Vince Lear G3TKN ..................... Sep 10 MFJ-1234 RigPi, Don Field G3XTT .........................................................Jun 10 NanoVNA, Don Field G3XTT...................................................................Jul 10 Portishead Radio (book) by Larry Bennett G4HLN, Don Field G3XTT ............................................ Sep 50 QRPGuys DSB Digital Transceiver Kit, Martin Peters G4EFE ....................Jun 13 RadioToday Guides to the

IC-7300/IC-7610/IC-9700, Don Field G3XTT.......................................... Mar 24 Raspberry Pi Explained (book) by Mike Richards G4WNC,

Don Field G3XTT.................................................................................. Apr 46 Senhaix 8800, Tim Kirby GW4VXE .......................................................... May 9 Venus Information Technology SW-3B Three-Band

CW Transceiver, Martin Peters G4EFE ....................................................Jul 13 Yaesu FT-3DE 144/432MHz Dual-band transceiver, Tim Kirby GW4VXE ...................................................... Jan 10 Yaesu FTM-300DE/R, Richard Constantine G3UGF .......................... Oct 10

Regulars

Buying Second-hand

Don Field G3XTT........................................................................... Mar 48

Carrying on the Practical Way

John Dunton G1RXC ..................................................................... Jan 42 Lee Aldridge G4EJB ....................... Feb 42, Mar 42, Apr 42, May 56, Jun 42,

Jul 50, Aug 50, Sep 38, Oct 38 Tony Jones G7ETW ....................................................................... Nov 10

Data Modes

Mike Richards G4WNC ........................ Jan 64, Feb 64, Mar 64, Apr 64, May 64, Jun 50, Jul 42,Aug 42, Sep 22, Oct 22, Nov 22, Dec 48 Doing it by Design

Gwyn Griffiths G3ZIL ............................................................................Jan 48 Eric Edwards GW8LJJ ........................... Mar 55, May 48, Jul 64, Sep 54, Nov 26 From the Ground Up

Eric Edwards GW8LJJ .................................................. Aug 20, Oct 64, Dec 51 HF Highlights

Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX (G4JVG) ... Jan 14, Feb 48, Mar 16, Apr 55, May 42, Jun 57, Jul 22, Aug 23, Sep 46, Oct 54, Nov 42, Dec 42 In the Shop

Harry Leeming G3LLL ................ Feb 70, Apr 70, Jun 62, Aug 52, Oct 14, Dec 54 Kits & Modules

Geoff Theasby G8BMI ... Feb 38, Mar 46, Apr 51, May 76, Jun 66, Aug 66, Oct 45, Dec 56 Making Waves

Steve White G3ZVW ...................Jan 70, Mar 70, May 72, Jul 60, Sep 52, Nov 38 Morse Mode

Roger Cooke G3LDI ................... Feb 24, Apr 34, Jun 24, Aug 18, Oct 62, Dec 38 Notes from a Small Station

Joe Chester M(W)1MWD ...................... Jan 67, Feb 67, Mar 67, Apr 18, May 34, Jun 60, Jul 62, Aug 55, Sep 58, Oct 60, Nov 52, Dec 63

Starting Over

Lee Aldridge G4EJB ......................................... Jan 64, Feb 64, Mar 64, Apr 64,

May 64, Jun 64, Aug 64, Sep 67, Oct 28 Technical for the Terrified

Don Field G3XTT..................................................................................Feb 54 Valve & Vintage

Bernard Nock G4BXD .................................................. Jan 26, Mar 36, Jun 20 Dr Bruce Taylor HB9ANY ..................................................................... Aug 45 John Seager G0UCP.............................................................................Feb 26 Michael Jones GW7BBY ...........................................................Apr 22, May 22 Michael Marinaro WN1M .......................................................................Jul 56 Ray Howes G4OWY ............................................................................. Nov 58 Scott Caldwell ......................................................................... Oct 32, Dec 46 Tony Smith G4FAI ............................................................................... Sep 42 What Next?

Colin Redwood G6MXL ....................... Jan 61, Feb 60, Mar 52, Apr 52, May 52, Jun 54, Jul 46, Aug 32, Sep 32, Oct 32, Nov 32, Dec 32 World of VHF

Tim Kirby G4VXE ...................... Jan 34, Feb 34, Mar 28, Apr 28, May 58, Jun 26, Jul 26, Aug 26, Sep 26, Oct 26, Nov 18, Dec 22 Annual Contests & Results

The 11th PW 70MHz Contest Results, Colin Redwood G6MXL.................Feb 51 The 12th Practical Wireless 70MHz Contest, Colin Redwood G6MXL...... Sep 56 The 36th Annual PW 144MHz QRP Contest, Colin Redwood G6MXL ........Jun 18 2020 PW 144MHz QRP Contest Results, Colin Redwood G6MXL ............ Dec 26