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| Reviews Summary for Radio Active |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 2.5/5
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MSRP: $£2.25
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Description: UK broad-based radio magazine. Encompasses ham radio, CB, scanners, SWL and broadcast, but has a strong emphasis on amateur radio. Monthly columns include "Amateur Airwaves" by GM4WLL and "All in a Day's Work" by G3LLL, plus regular technical articles and reviews.
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G1HBE
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Rating: 2/5
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Apr 23, 2004 04:36
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Having written a few articles for this mag in the past, I have to say I never really know what to make of it. Like the previous reviewer, it seems not to know quite who it is talking to - amateur, CB'er, SWL, scanner or 'gadget merchant'.
I think the problem is that 'Radio' as a subject is far more diverse than it was, and to sell a useful amount of copies one has to spread the appeal very thinly, leading to a lack of 'meat'.
I'm afraid the only times I buy this is when I see something appealing on the cover.
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M5GWH
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Rating: 3/5
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Nov 9, 2002 11:13
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Not the best read...
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Radio Active seems to be a magazine for the UK 'radio enthusiast' who can't decide if they are a Radio Amateur, Short Wave Listener or CB-er.
It doesn't really contain much of great interest that the others don't already cover - same news, new products, etc. Layout, etc, is very similar to what Ham Radio Today was before the RSGB finished it. Content seems to cover a 'wide church' - Amateur, CB, Short Wave Listener, etc.
I rarely find it on the news-stands - more often found it in Maplin Stores - if given have a choice of buying PW, SWM or Radio Active, I'm afraid I'd choose this last.
Leigh, M5GWH.
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