{"product_id":"radcom-magazine-september-2024-rsgb-national-hamfest-amateur-ham-radio-radio-society-sku-1515","title":"RadCom Magazine September 2024 RSGB National Hamfest Amateur Ham Radio Radio Society 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=\"151\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"196\"\u003eRadCom Magazine – September 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e, the official members’ magazine of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eRadio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"526\"\u003eThis issue is strongly focused on \u003cstrong data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"453\"\u003eamateur radio, ham radio events, radio engineering, technical projects, propagation, antennas, equipment reviews and RSGB club activity\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it a good specialist issue for radio enthusiasts and collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"823\"\u003eThe front cover is devoted to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eNational Hamfest\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a collage of photographs showing busy indoor and outdoor sections of the event, including traders, radio equipment stands, visitors browsing components and accessories, and the general atmosphere of a major UK amateur-radio gathering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eThe cover prominently advertises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"907\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"907\"\u003eNational Hamfest – 27 and 28 September 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1002\"\u003eThis is \u003cstrong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"942\"\u003eVolume 100, Number 09\u003c\/strong\u003e, dated 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data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003e50th Anniversary of the G-QRP Club\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hsurlp\" data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1295\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1295\"\u003eD-Day 80th Anniversary Special Event Stations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lepovt\" data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003eMills on the Air 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ijxk3f\" data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eRemembering Walt Davidson, G3NYY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1llv63v\" data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1417\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1417\"\u003eUsing Our Skills and Enthusiasm to Engage Others\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 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