Monitoring Monthly June 2007

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This month in monitoringmonthly you can find the following.

• Win Once Again With MM - Over £90 worth of prizes!
  
• Yet another free to enter competition.
• As reviewed in the August 2006 issue of monitoringmonthly, the Bearcat UBC72XLT, is on offer in our free prize draw.
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Junes' Features Include:

• RFID
  The use of radio technology is ever increasing. The benefits of communicating without a physical connection are many fold. Ian Wraith takes a brief look at a rapidly expanding use of radio for the identification of goods for sale, pets, livestock, motorcars and even people.
• Patch Works!
  A typical listener's shack includes a mass of leads. The more equipment we add, the worse the problem of managing the interconnections becomes. If you are interested in more than just hearing what you receive in real-time, then audio interconnectivity is a must. Jack Weber has adopted a handy and relatively cheap solution for keeping things in order.
• Eric's Logbook
  It's an essential requirement of monitoring. If you are to make any comparisons of reception conditions then a log is a must. Roy Walker takes a look at a special case as he examines the logbook of a former RAF Ops Clerk.
• Scanning Update
  Dave Roberts casts his net over the latest in the fascinating world of scanning and related subjects.
• Spies, Intelligence & Radio? - Part 2
  The author of our regular numbers column Paul Beaumont, reveals how his interest in espionage goes much deeper than just monitoring short wave transmissions. Here in the second part of our new series Paul continues to explore some of his fascination with Spies, Intelligence and Radio.
• Digital Radio Explained
  Kevin Ryan continues his regular look at the fascinating world of digital broadcast radio in the UK and further afield. This month, some interesting news on DAB+.
  
• Hands On With Hardy
  Clive takes a popular metal toy of some vintage and turns it into a simple easy to build indoor h.f. antenna.
  
• Meg-A-Month Part 9
  This month, Clive Hardy once again wraps three one megahertz chunks of spectrum together. See what he's discovered this month.
  

Amongst the monthly regulars you'll find,

• Lawrence Harris
• Martin Peters
• Peter Bond
• Keith Hamer & Garry Smith,
• Dave Roberts,
• Clive Hardy
• Pat Carty
• Ben Hogan,
• Jacques d'Avignon,
• Paul Beaumont of ENIGMA 2000
• Greg Baker
• Roger Bunney
• Tony Currie

...to name but a few! Our aim is to be at the forefront of the hobby - and that's where you say we are!

Make sure you don't miss the next issue of monitoringmonthly! We've set about making sure that the best authorities in the hobby are writing for monitoringmonthly. Our massive 100 page issue is jam packed with radio essentials! In every issue, we provide practical wireless and radio advice from our knowledgable authors and whether you are just a radio user, or a keen enthusiast - MM has something for you!. Brought to you by the the team you can trust to bring you the very best!

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