Now more than ever, noise limits performance and enjoyment of shortwave radio listening. Signal strength is one thing, noise is another. Read more
Panadapter Performance – Signal Strength on Steroids
Modern SDR offer panadapter performance that measures signals accurately. See what’s going on at a glance. Read more
S Meter Accuracy – Not So Much Really
S Meters are clever approximations, not precision instruments. Remember that and you can avoid all conversations about S Meter accuracy. Read more
Decibels Make Life Simple for Radio Listeners
Measuring radio signals without dB would be impractical. Decibels make life simple for radio listeners. Read more
Measuring Radio Signals – Old and New
People like to measure things. So, not surprisingly, radio operators have been measuring radio signals since the early days. Read more
Internet Era Radio News – Holding On
During the Internet era radio news continues to reach a wide audience. But radio’s viability over the next generation will be tested like never before. Read more
Television Era Radio News – That’s the way it is
During the television era radio news lost its dominance, and became part of a rolling format of information and entertainment. Its focus shifted to local communities and narrower listening segments. Read more
American War Radio News Censorship
American war radio news censorship is a two part story: before and after Pearl Harbor. Through both phases, World War II changed the face of American broadcast media forever. Read more
War Radio News Censorship – Britain and Commonwealth
In democracies, wartime censorship is about finding the right balance between informing the public to create support while denying intelligence to wartime opponents. In addition to news from the war zones, censorship applied on the home front. Any details about weather, war production or troop movements were banned. Read more
War Radio News Reporting – We Interrupt this Program
War radio news reporting was mainly the American networks and the BBC. ”If any single job since radio began could unanswerably justify the business of broadcasting as now conducted, CBS’ news coverage since 1938 might well be it.” (Time Magazine, 1941) Read more