Air Show in the Time of COVID-19
Photos and story by Jo Marie and Brian Topolski KA1VCA
Precariously perched on the verge of this year’s upcoming air show season, we are shadowed by the 2020 schedule that was so meticulously planned yet never got off the ground. Even so, there were impromptu shows in support of first responders and health care workers and even a few air shows that practiced social distancing that came off surprisingly well as their photos attest.
2020 Boston Fly-by and the New York Air Show
Photos and story by Kevin Burke
Kevin found the July 4th Boston fly-by the best 10-minute air show he had ever seen and the 2020 New York Air Show, which had to be moved to accommodate social distancing protocols, was a truncated version owing to a different yet more typical variable—weather. Still, Kevin managed to catch some outstanding images.
TSM’s Annual Guide to Monitoring Air Shows
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
When Larry wrote this article last year, he had no idea that the air show season would turn out the way it did. In fact, little did anyone know that Covid-19 would have the impact on all of us the way it has and the direct impact it had on the 2020 Air Show season. Hoping for the best for 2021, he gives us the frequencies we’ll need.
Scaled-Down Aviation Action on 2.4 GHz
By Richard Fisher KI6SN
Like all electronics-related hobbies, radio-controlled model aircraft have come a long way since the 1980s. No longer confined to 72 MHz, RC modeling has moved to 2.4 GHz and model pilots can now virtually see what a pilot would see from the cockpit. These pilots are flying aircraft from every era of flight—everything from scaled-down Wright Flyers to Blue Angel F/A-18C fighters.
Inside the Civil Air Patrol
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an auxiliary of the US Air Force. With over 60,000 members, they provide search and rescue services, while also promoting aviation, STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education and the all-around positive promotion of adults and youth as leaders in their communities. Cory takes a look at this 80-year-old auxiliary service organization.
Axis Radio Propaganda Part 2: Who was ‘Tokyo Rose’?
By Scott A. Caldwell
The very concept of ‘Tokyo Rose’ is mythical as there was never a single presenter named Tokyo Rose. The name was given to various female presenters by the American servicemen who regularly listened to the broadcasts. The US Office of War Information agreed that she never actually existed. Scott explains the mystery.
TSM Reviews: World Radio TV Handbook: 75th Anniversary Edition
By Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
Longtime shortwave author, Gayle Van Horn, takes a look at what the World Radio TV Handbook offers in its 75thanniversary edition.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Asking the FCC for 800 and 700 MHz Waivers
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Super Bowl 55
Milcom
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
Monitoring the Coast Guard’s 911 Network
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
In Search of KPH
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 2021 and HamSCI Workshop
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is?
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Is 60 Meters the New Freeband?
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Digital Radio Mondiale 2021 Update
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Valter Aguiar
Radio Venceremos; Pandemic Radio Education in Latin America and Vladimir Herzog on BBC
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
Radio Japan, Blues Radio International, CFRB, WRMI and BBC World Service
Amateur Radio Satellites
By Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF
Amateur Radio Satellite Primer IX: More Analog (and Linear) Satellite Operating
The Longwave Zone
By Kevin O’Hern Carey N2AFX
Back-to-Basics (B2B) Monitoring
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
Rediscovering George Grammer’s Simple Receiver: 1930s Homebrew Regeneratives
Antenna Connections
By Robert Gulley K4PKM
Surfing Big Waves with Small Antennas!