Famous Pittsburgh Inventor (You Probably Haven’t Heard Of) Celebrates 150th Birthday (Pennsylvania)
The National Museum of Broadcasting will be honoring Pittsburgh inventor and broadcasting pioneer Frank Conrad…
Category: radio
The Vital Role of Ham Radio and Communication Radios in Modern Life
In an era dominated by instant messaging and social media, the art and science of…
via HACKADAY: A Practical Guide To Understanding How Radios Work
How may radios do you own? Forget the AM/FM, GMRS/FRS radios you listen to or…
via HACKADAY: Creating a Numbers Station Of Your Very Own
Numbers stations are a weird phenomenon where odd voices read out long strings of numbers…
Fifty things you can do with a Software Defined Radio
The electromagnetic spectrum is like an invisible world that always surrounds us, and allows us…
Stay tuned — new radio station coming to Wilmington (Ohio)
A new radio station — WIOH-LP 95.9 FM — is coming to Wilmington. The project…
via HACKADAY: Making a Crystodyne Radio With Zinc Oxide and Cat’s Whiskers
During the first half of the 20th century radio technology was booming, albeit restricted by…
via HACKADAY: Inside America’s Last Morse Code Station
The Titanic famously (or infamously) used Morse code to call out in distress at the…
Solar flare temporarily disrupts radio signals in Australia
An intense solar event occurred in the early hours of February 6, as a sunspot…
FCC Plans to Fine Five Radio Pirates in Florida
The Federal Communications Commission is ramping up its pressure on a person it describes as…
via HACKADAY: FM Radio is Discriminating
AM radios were easy to understand. The strength of the signal goes up and down,…
Why We Need “Shortwave 2.0”
Debate about the future of shortwave broadcasting focuses on the correct observation that shortwave listening…
FCC To Illinois Owner: Pay Up Or Give Up Your Licenses
The owner of an Illinois AM and a Missouri FM may lose his licenses for…
via HACKADAY: How to Operate a 500KW Transmitter
Crosley was a famous name in radio for more than one reason. The National VOA…
via HACKADAY: A Very 21st Century Receiver for a Very 20th Century Band
The FM broadcast band has been with us since the middle of the 20th century,…
FCC Appears Ready to Mandate DIRS Reporting by Radio Stations
The FCC has announced a tentative agenda for its January meeting. It includes an item…