Is the Death of US AM Broadcast Radio Exaggerated?
By Frank M. Howell, PhD K4FMH
Just as television was to have killed the movie industry, it has been suspected that AM radio in the US is dying a slow death with no shortage of culprits. Frank takes a look at the most popular suspects: Highly publicized station closings; general personal experience; viability of AM in modern cars; increasing growth of interference; seemingly connected negative events, just to name a few. Through exhaustive research and a series of convincing charts and graphs, Frank finds that reports of the death of AM radio have been considerably exaggerated.
Those Litigious Wireless Pioneers: The Bare-knuckle Fight for Airwave Supremacy
By Dr. Scott A. Caldwell
There are more than a few examples in the history of innovation when it is not so obvious who exactly should be credited as the inventor of a specific device or technical concept. In the early years of radio technology, when claims and counterclaims went beyond press releases and ad-copy, lawsuits began to fly. Scott writes that even in court, the legal results were not clear, and the personal results could lead to financial ruin, bitter resentment, public outcry and even death.
Scanning with GPS, ACARS and AIS: The Alinco DJ-X100T/E Digital Multi-Mode Receiver
By Georg Wiessala
The Alinco DJ-X100 can receive analog signals from 30-470 MHz in FM, NFM, AM, NAM and broadcast WFM modes within that range of frequencies. Digital modes covered are DCR, DMR, NXDN, dPMR, D-STAR and C4FM. Georg puts this diminutive scanner through its paces and finds that it can be paired with available software for even more interesting audio and text reception.
The Heath Effect
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
Depending upon your age, your experience with electronics, or how long you’ve been a ham, the name Heathkit can conjure up many images in your mind. Cory traces the story of what began as the Heath Aeroplane Company of Chicago, Illinois, in the early part of the 20th century, its shift to the production of radio kits and before its demise the company became an integral part of the American amateur radio legend.
Washington State Radio Road Trip
By Chrissy Brand
A family-related trip to the extreme northwest corner of the contiguous US gave Chrissy some spectacular views, amazing weather, a wide range of listening opportunities, and the chance to see the inside of a radio station that existed only on the set of a popular 1990s US network TV series. Along the way she traveled in a very colorful camper-van and sampled the eclectic sounds of the US northwest.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Coverage
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Federal Users Everywhere!
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
Summertime and the Listening is Dreadful
Shortwave Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Rob Wagner VK3DVW
Indonesia on Shortwave: Then and Now
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
RNZI, Texas SW and BBC Fare for August
European Radio Scene
By Georg Wiessala
Vintage-Quality: The Signal Communications Corp. Airband Receivers
Bits & Bytes
By Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
When the Bands Heat Up: Summer Listening from the Cool Indoors
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Getting Started: HF Aeronautical Listening
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
“What Fuse?” The Hammarlund HQ-110
Kits and Kit-Building
By Joe Eisenberg K0NEB
Good Things Come in Small Packages; A visit to SEA-PAC
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
Repeating Repeaters
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
Echoes in the Sky: The Perseid Meteor Shower and Its Longstanding Bond with Amateur Radio