- The most recent journal scheduled to be published was #70 with a cover date of March 2008
- The most recent journal that has actually been published is #69
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contents of j69
December 2007
- CREG Journal 69 (1-24)
- This issue has a cover date of December 2007, but was actually published in February 2008.
- Newssheet (3)
- Cave Technology Symposium, Frequency of Publication, PDF Printing Problems, Fonts for URLs, Diary Dates.
- The Wonder and Madness of WEEE and RoHS (4-6)
- Stuart France offers a personal perspective on recent European directives affecting the disposal of waste electrical equipment and restricting the use of hazardous substances.
- Web Watch (6)
- Peter Ludwig offers another selection of web sites covering lighting, batteries, fuel cells and micro-power generation.
- The Adventure Starts Here (7, 12)
- Mike Bedford looks back at the original role-playing computer game and finds the predecessor to today's hyperlinked cave guides.
- KSE Lights - Oldham Lamps for the 21st Century? (8-9)
- Two new LED-based lamps have been launched in Europe for industrial, fire-fighting, and mining use. Mike Bedford puts them through their paces and compares them with LED caving lamps.
- Calibrating the Electronic Compass/Clinometer (10-12)
- Phil Underwood describes a method of calibrating his combined electronic compass/clinometer. The principles of operation and sources of error are discussed and data from a field trial are presented.
- CREG Award 2007 (13)
- We issue an annual award to recognise special contributions to the field of cave radio and electronics. David Gibson describes this year's award to Phil Underwood.
- We Hear (14-15)
- A round-up of new from the world of cave-related radio and electronics. Column edited by Mike Bedford.
- Wet and Dry (15)
- Mike Bedford introduces a couple of products.
- An Electronic Inclinometer (16-19)
- Ian Todd describes the development of a PIC-based electronic inclinometer which, it is claimed, is both easier to use and more accurate than a conventional instrument.
- Speleonics (20)
- Simultaneous invention (or re-invention in ignorance of something that already exists) occurs in many fields. The field of underground communications is not immune to this. Summary by John Rabson.
- 2007 Cave Technology Symposium (21-23)
- Back in April 2007, BCRA's Special Interest Groups got together to organise a symposium. Cave surveying, electronics and the use of explosives in caving were discussed. David Gibson reports.
- The Adventures of GREG (24)
- Illustrations by Adrian Higgins with words by Mike Bedford.
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The CREG journal (ISSN 1361-4800) is published quarterly by the Cave Radio & Electronics Group of the British Cave Research Association. BCRA is a UK registered charity and is a constituent body of the British Caving Association, undertaking charitable activities on behalf of the BCA. CREG's aims are, by means of a regular Journal, other publications and meetings, to encourage the development and use of radio communications and other electronic and computer equipment in caving and related activities.
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