Radio User March 2022

Editorial Welcome Aeronautical Comms & Underwater Tracking Georg Wiessala wiessala@hotmail.com Hello and welcome to the March edition of RadioUser. First of all, many congratulations to Julie Breckon, the winner of our December 2021 competition. Julie, I do hope you like the bhi in-line unit. There is an aeronautical flavour to this issue: For take-off, we offer a brief review of the very latest in airband listening books; it gives me great pleasure to say that both the ATC Handbook 2022 and UKAFG 2022 have been authored by long-standing contributors to RadioUser. If you are into airband, take a look. For some quality in-flight entertainment, we invited Nils Schiffhauer back on board. He casts a meticulous eye over the Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) mode, as used by the US Air Force, and…

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What’s new in the world of radio News JNCRadio VNA 3G at ML & S Have you got something new to tell our readers about? If so, then drop a line to wiessala@hotmail.com The JNCRadio VNA 3G is a portable Vector Network Analyzer with frequency coverage from 50kHz to 3GHz. It is featured with a 4.3-inch IPS screen and a metal case. In this model, the sweep speed is running at 400 pts/s (4 times faster than the original). The key technical details are described as follows: • CE, FCC and RoHS compliance• Frequency range: 50k – 3GHz; Dynamic range: 70dB for S21, 50dB for S11• Sweep speed: 400 pts/s; sweep points: up to 501• 4.3-inch IPS LCD, ultra-wide viewing angle;• All aluminium alloy case: 130mmx75mmx22mm, small and portable;• SMA RF…

Latest News and Products from Butel Here is a selection of recent product news and updates from Dutch makers Butel: “(1) ARC30 YouTube Videos: We are in the process of creating YouTube videos for our popular ARC30 software for the Icom IC-R30. These videos will include basic instructions on how to install the software, set up the Icom IC-R30 for use with the ARC30 software, and general tips and tricks for using ARC30. You can subscribe to our YouTube channel using the link at the end of this section. In respect of the ARC125 find-and-replace bug, there is a known issue in the latest release of ARC125. The Find-and-Replace option is not working in Bank 1. This will be fixed in the next release of ARC125. On software updates, here…

News What’s new in the world of radio RadioUser STOP PRESS! Heil Sound Pro Set 6 Now at Moonraker The Pro Set is designed to meet the exacting standards of world-class Contest and DX operators. The is a lightweight, versatile headset designed for comfort, durability, and, performance. The earpieces are full-sized, with heavily-stuffed cushions for operator comfort during long operating stints. The ear pad covers are removable, for washing, and replacement pads are also available. The Pro Set features Heil Sound’s exclusive phase reversal technology, which allows the user to “move” the incoming signal by engaging the phase-reversal switch; this creates a unique spatial widening sound that can, in some situations, significantly improve copy in a tough DX pile-up. The speakers in the Pro Set Series are 200Ω nominal devices, with…

ENDBH/GNDBH/NANDBH Handbooks & CDs The 2022 editions of Michael Oexner’s popular NDB handbooks and CDs covering Europe and North America are ready now and have, once again, been updated extensively to reflect the latest changes and monitoring results. The new GNDBH contains the details of more than 17,100 NDBs worldwide. This is the perfect listening companion for radio listeners who use the extensive and ever-growing network of WebSDRs. The updated ENDBH shows the data of more than 8,300 NDBs, and the new NANDBH features more than 5,900 NDBs. (Source: SWLing Post Michael (ENDBH, GNDBH & NANDBH editor)) https://ndbchangeblog.blogspot.com…