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GRE PSR-200E Review: Andy Giles has been trying out a budget scanner from GRE and he found that as well as it being inexpensive, it’s also very easy to use.
The GRE PSR-200E.
Scanning Scene: Bill Robertson replies to readers’ letters and looks at Rugby Football communications, police claims that TETRA is causing illness, a new SMS lifeboat launch alert service from the RNLI, tinted windows, cordless phones and the ultimate mobile station.
If you would like a copy of Bill’s ShopWatch frequency list, you can e-mail or write to him and he’ll send you the complete list or you can download it from HERE.
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Decode: This month Mike Richards takes an in-depth look at the COAA program PlanePlotter and explains how you can use it to plot aircraft even if you don’t own a virtual radar system such as the SBS-1 or the AirNav RadarBox.
Military Matters: Kevin Paterson reports on the arrival of HMS Astute, interesting movements at Mildenhall, including an E-6B Mercury, a WC-135C and a Cobra Ball MASINT platform as well as aircraft movements during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
HMS Astute arriving in the Clyde.
Wanted: Old Half Inch Ferrite Rods: Have you ever been browsing through the classified adverts and wondered why Peter Tankard wants all those old ferrite rods? Piers Bedford tracked him down and asked him why he’s been running his advertisement for so long and what he does with the rods.
Airband News: This month, David Smith brings you his regular annual collection of light-hearted things heard on the airwaves along with a few humorous true stories.
Competition: The new DSPKR from bhi is a wide frequency range 4-inch extension speaker that incorporates an audio amplifier capable of producing up to 10W RMS audio power combined with a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) noise cancelling filter. It has a recommended retail price of £154.95 and we have one to give away in our latest free to enter competition.
The new bhi DSPKR noise cancelling speaker.
The SBS Files: The Christmas break gave Kevin Paterson time to work on setting up multilateration with PlanePlotter and his SBS-1 and he now has it working. He explains what was involved and reports on a couple of good intercepts.
A U-2 plotted over Scotland.
Sky High: Godfrey Manning shows you how you can find which airways are visible from your location by using a standard chart, answers a reader’s query about Gatwick frequencies and then brings you the latest frequency and operational news.
Maritime Matters: Robert Connelly comments on the delay to the forthcoming AirNav ShipTrax system, looks at recent NAVTEX reception and then examines in depth Ofcom’s proposed changes to frequency usage in the marine band for the 2012 London Olympics.
Off The Record: Oscar the Engineer replies to a reader’s query about the equipment free radio broadcasters use and then continues his search for the very first pirate broadcaster.
NDB DXing: Robert Connolly responds to correspondence from readers and then describes how you can predict propagation conditions by using the appropriate charts. He also tells you how to produce your own up-to-date charts by using a program called Digital Atmosphere.
LM&S Broadcast Matters: In a packed column this month, Chrissy Brand has reports and queries from readers along with lots of news from around the bands.
A Radio Romania International QSL card.
DXTV: Keith Hamer and Garry Smith bring you up to date with all the current TV and FM DX news as well as bringing you the latest information from the world of satellite TV.
Special Offer: Readers can save £20 on the retail price of the new Eton G6 Aviator Buzz Aldrin Edition. We have been given the chance to offer this new model at a special exclusive introductory price to coincide with its launch in the UK. The regular retail price will be £89.95 plus p&p but if you order through us, you will pay just £69.95 plus p&p!
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BUY AT THIS PRICE
Price held only for orders received before February 26th.
Radio Events: A list of rallies and radio events around the country where radio enthusiasts can pick up a bargain. Look out for the rallies that RadioUser will be attending.
Radio Websites: This month Chrissy Brand starts with a selection of UK websites, then looks at a variety of sites from abroad before finishing with a tour of radio museums.
Comms from Europe: Simon Parker has news about some new radios and then he looks at the Free Radio Network, the Echo Charlie band, an inexpensive homemade quad antenna, some interesting websites and a couple of new mobile antennas.
The new President Tommy.
Software Spot: An exclusive collection of radio programs just for RadioUser readers. Many readers use a PC with their listening hobby, so each month we put together a collection of new releases of the very latest public domain, freeware and shareware hobby radio software just for our readers.
Trading Post: Who's got what for sale this month and which readers are looking for equipment.
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