Online Radio and TV

I may have touched on this once before, but wanted to make sure to highlight a few of these great references over at dxzone.com. First up is Known frequencies from .1 to 21200 Mhz. They make notes of what kind of modulation is typically used in the ranges (AM/SSB/FM/etc.) (Text only document [...]

I have wanted to continue using this space to pass along word of Hamfest’s that I receive information on to help get the word out for the Amateur Radio Clubs that put these on. The Shelby Amateur Radio Club will be sponsoring the 2008 Shelby Hamfest (their 52ng annual). The dates are August [...]

I hope to resume the digital broadcast tv conversion series next week, but in the meantime….
So many things have been achieved by asking what if… These days radio receivers, AM, FM, shortwave, etc. have wide variations, there are simple cheap sets and then there are those with all the bells and whistles, meters, etc. [...]

Our atmosphere is a remarkable thing. Active solar cycles keep things juiced up well for good long distance radio propagation. Solar Cycles are cycles of sunspots, they are usually quite numerous, in fact the last solar cycle (23) was fairly active. Solar Cycle 24 is somewhat of a mystery at this point. [...]

I was watching North Carolina Now the other day on PBS and it reminded me of one of the great treasures here in the Asheville area that, believe it or not, I haven’t YET visited. That’s the Southern Appalachian Radio Museum. Hosted on the campus of AB Tech here in Asheville. They [...]

For amateur radio equipment you learn that grounding is important. For antennae you learn that grounding is important. One area we don’t think too much about though is grounding of our OTHER equipment. For several years I’ve had reception annoyances in certain AM ranges as well as shortwave ranges. It’s the [...]

I got notice today of the 2008 Charlotte Hamfest. It’s put on by the Mecklenburg, NC Amateur Radio Society. The date for the hamfest is March 8-9, 2008. The even will be at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart, Freedom and Independence Halls at 2500 East independence Boulevard in Charlotte, NC. Advanced registration [...]

OK - more links, I seem to keep turning up some good resources for electronics info/supplies/etc. First up is Datasheetarchive.com which is a great place to find information on salvaged or “just laying around” components. I’ve rarely visited the site directly, usually when I google a part identifier I find they’re one of [...]

It seems the links for amateur radio projects just don’t quit, I guess amateur radio is the proving ground for electronics tinkerers which is really, one of the goals of amateur radio. Anyway, I’ve got a few more links to add today…. Here’s one homebrew page with a good number of projects listed. [...]

I’m not sure now if I’ve mentioned them before…. (I’ve listed so many different sites that provide kits or supplies for amateur radio.) But… they deserve a second mention if they were lumped in with a list of others…. Hobbytron has a huge selection of electronics kits, supplies, gadgets and gizmos… as I was [...]