2 Aug 2013

On the front cover of Practical Wireless this month

Well, I had quite a surprise when the Sept 2013 edition of Practical Wireless (PW) magazine dropped on the mat in the post this morning. Although I knew my review of the Wonderwand Wonderloop was inside, I did not expect my bald head to be the subject of the main cover image! My wife Lis took the photo in the back garden of our current home.

I hope those reading the Wonderloop review will think it a fair one. The loop is tiny and uses thin 1mm wire, yet the performance was actually pretty good considering its size, averaging a couple of S-points down on a decent back garden antenna. As the review shows, some good results were obtained.

May I recommend you buy PW as there is a reasonably decent selection of articles in it most months. It is now the only independent amateur radio magazine published in the UK. I do miss the old Short Wave Magazine which was a good magazine in its heyday back in the 1950s and 1960s.

3 comments:

Mike G4GOC said...

Thanks for the interesting review, Roger. Any chance of reviewing the AlexLoop? I suspect that this will perform somewhat better.

Mike.

Roger G3XBM said...

Would be happy to if someone provides a loan sample and PW wants to publish it.

PA2RF said...

Congratulations with the publication !
73 Ron
http://www.pa2rf.blogspot.nl