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Practical Wireless is aimed at the licensed radio amateur and caters for the amateur radio hobby.

Practical Wireless is a ‘doing’ magazine focusing on the practical and constructional side of amateur radio and appeals to all ages.

Written by expert authors and contributors, Practical Wireless reflects developments in the technology, participants, activities and licensing framework of the hobby.

Every monthly issue features:

  • The latest news
  • Reviews of the latest radio equipment and ancillaries
  • Regular practical constructional articles and projects
  • Features from the UK and around the world
  • What Next column is aimed at recently-licensed newcomers
  • Software-defined radio
  • Satellite operation
  • Technical, operating and historic interests
  • DX-ing and DXpeditions
  • HF (High Frequency), VHF (Very High Frequency) and UHF (Ultra High Frequency)
  • QRP
  • Transceivers and Antennas
  • Rallies and club news

This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues.

Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest issue.

-The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged.

Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account.

We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store

Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com


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User Reviews

I built my first radio in the 60s from an F.G. Rayer design in Hobbies annual, stumbling across PW a couple of months later. This mag was probably the main thing that drove me to electronics and a licence. 50-some years and numerous countries and tickets later I chanced to visit the Derby Radio Museum (thanks, Steve) and rediscovered PW. One printed issue later and I found the Pocket Mags app and here I am again. I am thoroughly pleased with what I get for my buck and it’s an easy read for most.
by EV*****, 2020-11-02

Thoroughly enjoyable.Gives a good overview of UK ham radio. Quite often PW provides interesting ham radio information not covered elsewhere.
by Qu*****, 2019-12-04
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