Radio User

The best-selling radio listeners’ magazine in the UK. It covers all forms of broadcast and two-way radio, but not amateur radio.

Radio User • February 2022 Vol. 17 No 2

Welcome

What’s New

RFinder DMRoIP Out Now

Runbo P5 4-Watt Rugged VHF/UHF Tablet

Stampfl MWS-1 Standing Wave Barrier

Wide-Bandwidth SDR from Winradio

Xiegu X6100 QRP SDR Portable

Minority Language Radio in Europe [Pt I] • RICHARD NOSWORTHY MAKES A WELCOME RETURN TO RADIOUSER, WITH A TWO-PART FEATURE ON THE ROLE OF RADIO IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SUPPORT FOR MINORITY LANGUAGES, LANGUAGE-LEARNING AND PRESERVATION, AND ORAL CULTURES.

Action Bands and Short Wave Radio • David Harris is impressed by the listings and articles in the latest edition of the Global Radio Guide (GRG), one of the primary publications for global DXers and short wave radio enthusiasts.

Rallies & Events

The Klingenfuss 2022 Shortwave Frequency Guide • The editor has had the opportunity to evaluate the 26th Edition of the Klingenfuss Shortwave Frequency Guide and the 2022 Super Frequency List. Here are his thoughts.

Present Airspace Changes and Future Air and Space Ops • David Smith throws a spotlight on major UK airspace changes, Luton Airport traffic handling, and plans for future air and space operations. He also introduces a comms profile of RAF Lossiemouth ATC.

Storms, Sands and Communities • In times of rough weather and other emergencies, Chrissy Brand looks at the strengths and weaknesses of community radio and peruses the Egyptian radio and podcast scene.

Radio News

The UK’s Coast Station Network – a Brief History • Author and RadioUser contributor Larry Bennett G4HLN provides an overview of the UK MF/VHF Coast Station Network, on the occasion of the publication of his much-anticipated new book.

Basic Aerial Technology: Ground, Dipoles and BALUNS • Keith Rawlings continues his ‘aerials for beginners’ theme by looking at how the ground influences signal reception, expanding on dipole aerials and explaining the workings of BALUNs.

European Private Shortwave Stations

Radio News

Radio & Indigenous Communities (Pt II) • Chrissy Brand concludes her examination of how the world’s Indigenous communities can use the power of radio to foster collaboration, kinship, harmony, and good relations.

Radio Comms and the 9/11 Terror Attacks • Scott Caldwell concludes his examination of more communications-related aspects of the attacks on the World Trade Centre 20 years ago and points to lessons learned for communications infrastructures today.

Further Reading

Radio News

Green Footprints: Radio, Energy and the Environment • Kevin Ryan considers how radio affects the wider environment and how COP-26 will impact digital services, before critically evaluating the reported energy and carbon effects of various types of radio consumption.

BBC 100 Years: 1930-1939 • Keith Hamer and Garry Smith continue exploring 100 years of the BBC, pursue some lesser-known aspects of the story of John Logie Baird and provide the link to their online column, DX-TV & FM News.

Actors, not Invisibles: Indigenous Radio in Brazil • Martín Butera is returning to RadioUser on a more regular basis throughout 2022. In his first exclusive article, he investigates the significance of free radio for Indigenous Communities in the Northeast of Brazil.

SI4732 Radio Version 2.0: The ATS-25 Radio with Touchscreen • Having looked at the ATS20 SI4732 Radio recently, the editor turns his attention to its more recent successor, the ATS25 receiver. This radio comes with some useful functions and features, including a touchscreen.

Radio News

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