AFN: The Biggest Network You’ve Never Heard or Seen
By Richard Fisher KI6SN
Originally begun as Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) in
1942 and intended to provide news and entertainment from “back home” to US
service personnel stationed in the war zones of World War II, the American
Forces Network (AFN) now provides 12 music, news and sports audio services,
seven TV services and a program guide to US bases globally. Over the years,
AFN’s mission has evolved along with the technology used to deliver the
programming. With headquarters in Riverside, California, Richard Fisher took a
tour of AFN facilities that produce programming seen only by those in uniform
and discovered close connection between AFN and Hollywood.
Ultra-light Radio: Doing more with Less
By Gary Donnelly KC8IQZ
Many shortwave listeners scoff at low-ticket, shirt-pocket
sized, no-frills portable radios as inadequate at best for the job of DXing the
AM and HF bands. But, a loyal group of adherents to Ultra-light Radios (ULR)
are finding that these insignificant seeming radios deserve space in any
listening post. Gary shows us the ins and outs of ULR DXing and how these
diminutive receivers can deliver surprising results with and without
modifications.
MultiPSK: A Digital Diamond in the Rough
By Robert Gulley AK3Q
There are many digital programs available for amateur and
shortwave radio listeners, from individual modes to all-in-one packages, but with
MultiPSK, Robert has found a real treasure. He calls this a “diamond in the
rough” because, for many folks, the initial configuration and program screens
seem, at best, awkward. We have become used to very glamorous graphical user
interfaces, with ribbon bars and lots of bells and whistles. By comparison,
MultiPSK seems rather barren but, Robert tells us, nothing could be further
from the truth!
Outernet: Bringing Free, Global, One-way Internet Content to
the World via FTA Satellite
By Kenneth
Barbi
Calling itself “Humanity’s Public Library,” Outernet is an
ambitious public service project designed to provide free access to information
to those not served by extensive Internet infrastructure. To do so, Outernet
founder, Syed Karim, has implemented a global data delivery system using
existing Ku-band geosynchronous satellites. He says, the concept is a
repurposing of existing computer and Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite technology—“a
mix between modern day shortwave radio and BitTorrrent from space.”
Summer Radios and Some are Not
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
A few new digital-capable 2-meter/70-cm transceivers have
made their debut this summer, but Cory finds that there is more than one way to
get into digital voice on amateur radio, including a mash up of various low
cost digital devices you might already have around the house. He also makes
sense of the alphabet of digital voice modes: DMR, LMR, D-STAR, NXDN, NXREF,
WIRES-X and the use of DV Dongles.
Scanning America
By Dan Veenaman
Maine’s Statewide MSCommNet
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Navy Enterprise System in the
Pacific Northwest
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman NV6H
This isn’t your Father’s COTHEN
Digital HF: Intercept and Analyze
By Mike Chace-Ortiz AB1TZ/G6DHU
Listening in to US Embassies and
Consulates on HF Radio
HF Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh
Stegman
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
The Great Equalizer
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
The $80 E-reader/Ham/SWL Decoder, that comes with a
Free Camera
Radio Propagation
By Tomas Hood NW7US
Let’s Talk about this Hot Sun
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Jeff White, General Manager WRMI
Another One Bites the Dust: International Radio
Serbia closes its doors for good, but is shortwave really doomed?
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
Radio Tirana, Radio Serbia
Remembered
Amateur Radio Astronomy
By Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF
Yet More Flight Opportunities
The Longwave Zone
By Kevin O’Hern Carey WB2QMY
Comings and Goings
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
A Classic Pair of Heath Hi-Fi Twins Part 2: The
AA-151 Amp
The Broadcast Tower
By Doug Smith W9WI
More on WOWO; New FMs and Coax
Antenna Connections
By Dan Farber AC0LW
Stealthy Green Jolly Loop: At Last
Radio Horizons
AOR AR-DV1Multi-mode Digital Voice Receiver