Monitoring Monthly May 2008

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Volume 3 Issue 5!

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What are your interests? New products, VHF/UHF, Broadcast or utility DX, satellite news feeds, Military communication and excercises, Earth observation satelites, airbands, data modes, space, Motor sport comms, news of what's happening in the radio arena around the world, then monitoringmonthly is the magazine to keep you informed.

This month in monitoringmonthly you can find the following.

• Fantastic savings with MM - Save £28 on an Eton S350DL deluxe portable radio with our  special offer
• MONEY SAVING OFFER - Save on RPF Gizzmo 
• 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.
• As we say - you can't WIN if you don't enter!

The Features Include:

• Review - eBay Purchased Classis AOR AR2002 Evaluated
  Jack Weber has been looking at his latest eBay radio acquisition, the classic AOR AR2002. See how this elderly wideband receiver compares to more modern radios and what Jack thinks to his latest acquisition.
• Saving With MM - Special Offer
  You can save £28 when you buy an Eton S350DL Deluxe short wave radio including free stereo headphones from MM.
• Will Those Signals Get Through?
  There's a long held belief held by many, that outdoor antennas perform better then indoor ones. Here, Rod Watson G0MKG sets about determining whether there is any grounding of this, due to enclosure of the antenna by the building. Rod looks at the approximate measurement of radio wave attenuation through materials that we may
  use in our projects.
• Scanning Update
  Dave Roberts provides both a light hearted and a serious view of the latest insight into the fascinating world of scanning and related subjects.
• Problematic PMR
  Clive Hardy looks at using remote speaker microphones with the Midland G7 PMR446 radio and discovers some problems along the way. Read on to see what Clive discovers and his solution to the problem.
• Digital Radio Explained
  Kevin Ryan looks at other digital technologies, as he continues his regular look at the fascinating world of digital broadcast radio in the UK and around the world.
• Hands On With Hardy - SoftRock Transceiver Part 2
  As an experienced constructor of projects based on once contemporary 'pin in hole' based component packages, Clive is a relative newcomer to surface mount devices. The SoftRock transceiver offers a mixture of both technologies and therefore an ideal opportunity to push the limits. You too, can tackle this type of project, see how Clive shows you how to go about it.
• Mode-A-Month Part 1
  In preparation for our look at different transmission modes employed on the radio bands that MM readers can hear, Clive sets about familiarising himself with a handy SDR tool, the RF Space SDR-IQ.
• Perseus Update
  In the April issue, JackWeber brought us an extensive look at the exciting new Perseus SDR from Italian manufacturer Microtelecom. As the crux of Software Defined Radios is the software that processes the IQ data delivered by the hardware, Jack now brings us a look at the first official release of that all important aspect. 

Amongst the monthly regulars you'll find,

• Lawrence Harris - Satellites' View - remote earth observation
• Martin Peters - Readers' Logs & News - What MM readers have received.
• Peter Bond - In Flight - Our regular look at airbands and aviation, both civil & Mil
• Keith Hamer & Garry Smith - TV DX - All the latest TV news and reception reports from afar. 
• Dave Roberts - Scanning Update, the lastest
• Clive Hardy - Amateur Scene - A taste of amateur radio.
• Pat Carty - Ops Normal - The fascinating world of Mil-Coms, exersises and more, right from where the action happens! 
• Ben Hogan - HF Utility radio.
• Jacques d'Avignon - HF Propagation Forcast around the globe. 
• Paul Beaumont of ENIGMA 2000
• Greg Baker - Brings a quarterly look at the radio scene in Australia and South Pacific area.
• Roger Bunney - Satellites View - a regular look at  Clarke Belt News Feeds
• Tony Currie - A Broadcasters View - The perspective from the other side of the transmitter.

...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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