{"product_id":"radcom-magazine-july-2024-rsgb-amateur-ham-radio-yaesu-ftm-500de-sdr-morse-hf-vhf-sku-1515","title":"RadCom Magazine July 2024 RSGB Amateur Ham Radio Yaesu FTM-500DE SDR Morse HF VHF SKU 1515","description":"\u003cmain class=\"chat-app\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"side-nav-menu-button with-pill-ui\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"440\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"188\"\u003eRadCom Magazine – July 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"248\"\u003eRadio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)\u003c\/strong\u003e. RadCom is the RSGB members’ magazine and is aimed at amateur radio operators, radio enthusiasts, electronics hobbyists, experimenters and collectors of technical communications publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"746\"\u003eThis is \u003cstrong data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"475\"\u003eVolume 100, Number 07\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a cover price of \u003cstrong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"508\"\u003e£5.95\u003c\/strong\u003e. The front cover is dominated by an in-car amateur radio installation featuring the \u003cstrong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"634\"\u003eYaesu FTM-500DE dual-band transceiver\u003c\/strong\u003e, complete with microphone\/control handset and the radio display showing \u003cstrong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"722\"\u003e432.500 MHz\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e145.000 MHz FM\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"946\"\u003eThe principal cover feature is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"809\"\u003eYaesu FTM-500DE review\u003c\/strong\u003e, making this issue particularly relevant to collectors and users of Yaesu equipment, mobile amateur radio gear and VHF\/UHF transceivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"48yk33\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eMAGAZINE CONTENTS \u0026amp; FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1148\"\u003eThe photographed contents pages show a particularly varied technical issue covering amateur radio equipment, operating, history, propagation and practical electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003eNotable features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1939\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"64nltt\" data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1217\"\u003eYaesu FTM-500DE Transceiver Review\u003c\/strong\u003e – detailed review by Tim Kirby, GW4VXE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"digewx\" data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003eMoonraker SDR 3000 Receiver\u003c\/strong\u003e review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4d3iy7\" data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003eThe Stampfl “Stressless” HF 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data-end=\"1529\"\u003eRemembering Geoff Voller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1e3d469\" data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1585\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1562\"\u003eThe Story of V62S and V62P\u003c\/strong\u003e by Cezar Trifu, VE3LYC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8uyr9x\" data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003eAccurate Battery Checking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wf67z7\" data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003eRemote-Control Keypad for Yaesu Transceivers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18dk5ze\" data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003eTechnical \u003cstrong data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y272p3\" data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1723\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1723\"\u003ePropagation Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mzredm\" data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1742\"\u003eVHF\/UHF coverage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"t5bz44\" data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003eAntennas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1opotu6\" data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1772\"\u003eContest calendar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ttiwio\" data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1789\"\u003eHF propagation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"quwget\" data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1828\"\u003eRSGB news and organisational updates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1p91ido\" data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003eSpecial Interest Groups news\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rw9cxc\" data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003eRallies and events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"of66qz\" data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1909\"\u003eNew amateur-radio products\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"z7fytf\" data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1939\"\u003eRSGB Convention information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"2126\"\u003eThe contents also include regular columns covering \u003cstrong data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2125\"\u003eantennas, ATV, contesting, GHz bands, HF, propagation, VHF\/UHF, product reviews, members’ advertisements and amateur-radio events\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"3q728d\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2146\"\u003eCOVER INTEREST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2511\"\u003eThe cover has a strong specialist-radio presentation featuring a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2263\"\u003eYaesu mobile transceiver installed in a vehicle\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with its substantial multi-button hand 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