Radio User – August 2018

In this issue

Airband News - An innovative new technology for poor-visibility navigation
Airshows - The third part of our guide to this summer’s airshows
Aerials Now! - The use of balanced-unbalanced (Balun) transformers.
Review: The SDRPlay RSP duo SDR Receiver - This new SDR is put through its paces
Book Review - Wartime radio and radio propaganda.
Feedback - Your letters to the editor
Radio Book Store - Your one-stop shop for a range of books that will make the heart of any radio enthusiast beat faster
Portrait: The RAIBC - A UK charity helping radio enthusiasts with disabilities.
Review: ‘Shack-TV’ - The Moonraker DVB W-9 Mini LCD TV and the DTV 1000 Digi Pro Antenna.
Maritime Matters - A vintage 2182kHz distress frequency watch receiver
Review: The Uniden UBCD3600XLT Scanner - Looking at its features, controls and user scenarios.
Subscriptions Page - How to make sure your magazine arrives on time each month.
Radio Mi Amigo - An exciting free radio station.
DXTV, FM & Satellite News - FM and DXTV observations reported
Utility Monitoring - ALE signals under the microscope
Off the Record - Love Sport Radio, the growth of Cyber Radio and Radio Britannia.
LM&S Broadcast Matters - Enjoying a wealth of summertime listening to new stations and old favourites.
News & Products - News on resources, clubs and radio for peace and war.
Digital Radio - The rise of listener power and voice control, examines the quality of DRM transmissions and reports on DAB and DAB+
Network Radios - Internet-propagation and the possible applications and emerging technologies of network radios.
Comms from Europe - Some key PMR446 DXing events in the UK and Eastern Europe.
Emerging Issues in Radio - The main trends transpiring from the 2018 Radiodays Europe Podcast Day
Profile: Nikola Tesla - A brief sketch of the life of this early genius of electricity
Trading Post - Our small-ads section
Rallies & Events - The latest listing of radio-related events and rallies