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 • December 2022 Vol. 17 No 12 On sale: 24 November 2022

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Radio Currents • Have you got something new to tell our readers about? If so, then drop a line to wiessala@hotmail.com

C.Crane: The new CC Skywave SSB 2 (USA)

Klingenfuss: New Publications for 2023

New from Belka (Generation 3): Extended Coverage for the ‘Squirrel’

ICOM Withdraw Android Apps

eRadio: Cake-Radio

Radioworld eBook on FM Coverage

Xiegu G106 5W Portable QRP Transceiver

Inovonics’ 551 HD Radio Modulation Monitor (USA)

Icom IC-T10 VHF/UHF Dual-Band FM Transceiver

The Stories of Rose and Caroline • The editor takes a look at a most unusual new radio book, as a tie-in with our history column this month, and David Harris enjoys an engaging new publication on that ever-popular radio station, Radio Caroline.

Book Review II

A Grand Day Out: BVWS Swapmeet • The editor visited the Golborne Swapmeet of the British Vintage Wireless Society (BVWS) in late October and enjoyed a morning of vintage gear, an aura of technical history, and meetings with committed enthusiasts.

RADIO ENTHUSIAST BOOKSHOP

Kittyhawk, Drones, & the Ouija TA-2 Project • David Smith discovers a new record for Flightradar24 and reports on medical drones; he outlines a new area radar in Scotland, reports on the prediction of atmospheric effects on HF and profiles RAF Leuchars.

Not Shooting Fish, and Tail-Ending: The Joys of QRP • Steve Hartley illuminates the ins and outs of low-power amateur radio operations, looking at equipment, power levels, licence conditions, the issue of ERP, Awards and contacts, and the UK G-QRP Club.

The BBC at the End of 2022 • At the end of a busy year reporting about the BBC Centenary, our TV & Radio specialists Keith and Garry have consulted their joint crystal ball to weigh up possible future options for the development of the Corporation.

A Richly-Illustrated Tribute to the BBC • In his final book review for RadioUser, and against the backdrop of this year’s BBC Centenary Celebrations, David Harris reviews a very special new book on the history of the BBC, offering a wide range and broad remit.

Back at Last: National Hamfest • Practical Wireless editor Don Field was in attendance at this year’s National Hamfest at Newark, and many of you will have met him there. Here are his impressions of this key event in the annual radio hobby calendar.

Maritime Radio and Rescue – Then & Now • Robert Connolly advises on maritime voice transmissions and DSC on MF and HF before comparing, from personal experience, Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the 1970s to the taskings of today.

The Ocean Digital WR-210N Internet Radio • Kevin Ryan reviews a new Internet Radio with a compact form factor and a variety of functions. It might appeal as a stocking-filler or as an introductory gateway to the fascinating world of digital radio.

Seoul City Sue and the Korean Radio War • Scott Caldwell examines the fascinating story of Anna Wallis Suh 1900-1969 who began living the ‘American Dream’ and ended up in the services of North Korean ideological broadcasting.

Radio News

Portable and Global: Radio Offers Infinite Choices • BDXC General Editor and EDXC Secretary-General Chrissy Brand reflects on the amount of audio content available through streaming, podcasts and conventional radio and reflects on her many past columns for this magazine.

Radio News

The BBC World Service at 90 • Chrissy Brand, a lifelong listener and former BBC employee, reflects on the development and roles of the BBC...