SDRUno software enigma is about the challenges of learning and using an otherwise excellent piece of software to control the SDRPlay radios. Read more
Wired Wireless – SSB Over Phone Lines
Wired wireless was the original name for carrier telephony. Single sideband transmission first made its name over phone lines a century ago. Read more
RSP2 Antenna Connections Provide Choices
RSP2 antenna connections are a useful addition. With such a broad frequency range available, you will want several different antennas. Read more
Project Bird Call – SSB Goes Mainstream
Art Collins used Project Bird Call to demonstrate the superior performance of single sideband in 1956. This experiment changed long distance HF communications forever. Read more
RSP2 First Impressions – New Radio
Guess what showed up in my shack? I couldn’t resist. Here are my SDRPlay RSP2 first impressions. And they are very good. Read more
Single Sideband Era – 100 Years Plus
We still enjoy the single sideband era for voice communication in amateur radio. And yes, when not properly tuned, it still can sound like Donald Duck. Read more
Seeking a New Journalism Business Model
Stand by for the next round of publishing industry versus Internet platform wars. At its heart might be the viability of journalism. Read more
NEAR Warning System Never Happened
I’ll bet you have never heard of the NEAR warning system. This effort to put nuclear attack warning buzzers in every home and office was a near miss. Read more
Heathkit Remembered – Original Radio DIY Company
Heathkit remembered as a fifty year history of quality equipment you could build yourself. Even I managed to build a few. Read more
Wireless Direction Finding – Early SIGINT
Long before radar and satellites, we tracked enemy movements with wireless direction finding. This early form of Signals Intelligence got its start in World War One. Read more