Over a hundred years of journals are available for your reading pleasure on the World Radio History web site. Take a look and enjoy! Read more
Tag: broadcasting
Remember Cassette Tape – Long Time Workhorse
Radio broadcasters and music lovers remember cassette tape as a great solution to the awkward reel-to-reel analog recording technology. You may even still have some lying around. Read more
Shortwave Broadcasting Paradox in 2018
Shortwave broadcasting paradox: better, cheaper radios and few broadcast signals. Let’s enjoy the ones that remain. Read more
Modulation Dependent Carrier Level Methods
Today’s AM broadcasters reduce carrier level to save money on their power bills. Here is a summary of the modulation dependent carrier level methods. Read more
Modulation Dependent Carrier Level – Saving Energy
Although you don’t know it, most AM broadcasters rapidly adjust their power up and down to save energy costs. The technique is called Modulation Dependent Carrier Level. Read more
World Radio Day 2018 – Think Sports
Today is World Radio Day 2018. This year’s event celebrates sports broadcasting on the radio, something that continues to be very popular over 100 years. Read more
GNURadio SCA Receiver – Signals within Signals
Take a look at my GNURadio SCA Receiver. It’s a neat way to use your RTL-SDR to explore hidden signals in your community. Read more
Early Soviet Radio Broadcasting – Wires Galore
While the wonders of wireless entertainment swept over the world during the 1930’s, early Soviet radio broadcasting took a much different path. Read more
Hurricane Maria Radio Communications in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria radio communications relied heavily on legacy equipment and ham radio after the “modern infrastructure” just disappeared. Read more
CONELRAD System – Triangles on the Dial
Remember those little triangles on your radio dial? The triangles were the civil defense mark. Between 1951-1963, all AM radios sold in North America needed to be CONELRAD system compliant and part of the emergency broadcasting system. Here’s why and how. Read more