Wi-Fi Radio Primer Part 2: Review of Stand Alone Wi-Fi Radios
By Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL
Wi-Fi radios, by and large, look like
traditional radios; they typically have backlit digital displays, front panel
buttons to recall memories, and an internal speaker. They function like them,
too, in that they play radio stations––but there’s where the resemblance stops.
Streaming lnternet audio, and their dependence upon an aggregator to do this,
sets them entirely apart. This month Thomas looks closely at some popular Wi-Fi
radio choices to find the good, the better and the expensive.
Piggy Bank Ham Radio Part 2:
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
Last
month, Cory introduced you to the possibilities of getting involved and having
fun with ham radio on the HF bands—using (among other things) CW (Morse code),
some ingenuity and networking with fellow hams to get started—all within a
target budget of less than $100. This month, he explores some of the details of
putting together your first station, including a simple antenna you can build,
complete with an inexpensive QRP tuner for just $25 as well as tips on making
that first CW contact.
Saving AM Broadcasting in North America
By Mike Kohl
For decades the AM broadcast industry has slipped further and further
behind what it thought was its main competition: FM broadcast radio. Now, with
satellite radio and Internet streaming taking more market share with each
passing year, AM radio is frantically looking for a way to bail out a sinking
ship. Mike outlines some of the options available to the oldest sector of the
broadcast industry through regulation and market incentives. But, will any or
all options be enough?
Becoming Radio Active when the Rubber Hits the Road
By Richard Fisher KI6SN
Many hams spend more time in their cars than in their shacks, leading
to the notion of going mobile and not just for 2-meters. But it’s not nearly as
easy as you might think. Trying to get an HF signal out of a moving, noisy,
metal shack using impossibly short antennas are only a few of the difficulties
to be overcome. Richard examines the mobile operations of a few of the most
successful road operators to find out how to do it right.
TSM Reviews:
Comet CA-500 MKII Antenna Analyzer and A Pair of Cans for your Radio
Pleasure
By Mark Haverstock K8MSH
There’s an old saying in ham radio: if you can’t hear ‘em, you can’t
work ‘em! A good pair of headphones (sometimes referred to as “cans”) can make
the difference in working DX or just being enjoying a QSO in a noisy home
environment. Mark takes a look at two popular headphone sets: Audio Technica’s
BPH1S broadcast headset and Heil Sound’s Proset Elite amateur radio headset. Both have their advantages and both are under
$200.
Scanning America
By Dan Veenaman
Calvert, St. Mary’s (MD) and
Lewis (NY) Counties
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Summer Vacation Scanning
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman NV6H
HF in Death Valley
Digital HF: Intercept and Analyze
By Mike Chace-Ortiz AB1TZ/G6DHU
International ALE Networks
HF Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
Digitally Speaking
By Cory Sickles WA3UVV
New DV Gear from the LMR World
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
Summits on the Air
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Forgotten Antenna Fundamentals and Other Curious Tidbits—Part 4
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Channel Master’s FlatWave TV
Antenna; Help for 3M’s WorkTunes Radio
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Jeff
White
Spanning Two Continents and the
Mediterranean: Turkey and Cyprus on Shortwave
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
“Isle of Music,” BBC, RHC and
More
Amateur Radio Astronomy
By Stan Nelson KB5VL
Revisiting Radio Jove with a Low Cost
Computer
The Longwave Zone
By Kevin O’Hern Carey WB2QMY
Longwave Beacons: the Ideal DX
Target
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
Not Another Heavy Hammarlund
HQ-129X!?
Antenna Connections
By Dan Farber AC0LW
Antenna Height Above Ground