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Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio<\/h2>\n

Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s<\/em> Radio Waves<\/em>, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Study recommends revival of AMARC Africa (Red Tech)<\/a><\/h2>\n

HARARE, Zimbabwe \u2014 The unavailability of critical information about community radio in Africa has led the University of the Witwatersrand(Wits) journalism department and a consortium of media, civil rights and business NGOs \u2014 Fojo Media Institute, Civicus, Civil Rights Defenders, Defend Defenders and Hub Afrique \u2014 to carry out a study entitled \u201cMapping Community Radio in Sub-Saharan Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven basic information is hard to get, and it is often not even certain how many stations are on air. Operations collapse, and others start, with hardly anybody outside the immediate environment noticing. Even the licensing authorities sometimes struggle to keep accurate records,\u201d revealed Prof. Franz Kruger, head of Wits Journalism.<\/p>\n

Conducted by Jacob Ntshangase, the head of Wits Radio Academy, the study sought to gather information and better understand the community radio landscapes in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa to identify needs, opportunities and potential partners for developing a program of support for community radio on the continent. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Can the HD Radio experience be of use in regional Australia. (RadioInfo)<\/a><\/h2>\n

The 2022 NAB Show is already underway in Las Vegas, and fresh from presenting some new research on HD radio in the US, Xperi SVP Broadcast Radio, Joe D\u2019Angelo (pictured), sat down with radioinfo\u2019s Wayne Stamm.<\/p>\n

Joining the conversation was Commercial Radio Australia\u2019s Head of Digital, Jamie Chaux, to add an Australian perspective and view on what might be gained from the HD experience in the States.<\/p>\n

radioinfo:<\/strong> We\u2019re talking about a couple of the presentations that are going to be made at NAB this year. Joe you\u2019ve already done one of those presentations and taken a look at some very interesting studies that have been done recently about the penetration of HD radio, especially here in the US.<\/p>\n

Joe D\u2019Angelo:<\/strong> Yes, I finished a session today on actually UX guidelines (NABA Radio In-car User Experience) for in-car receiver design and that that went very well. And what\u2019s really exciting about not only the work of the UX group, but the progress of HD radio, is we\u2019re now at 85 million vehicles on the road.<\/p>\n

And so we surveyed users of the technology and 91% of them came back and said that HD radio has significantly improved their radio listening experience.<\/p>\n

74% of people said they would not buy another new car unless it had HD radio, which is very affirming.<\/p>\n

Read more at: https:\/\/radioinfo.com.au\/news\/can-the-hd-radio-experience-be-of-use-in-regional-australia-nabshow\/<\/a> \u00a9 RadioInfo Australia<\/p>\n

Learning Electronics By Just Doing It (Southgate ARC via Hackaday)<\/a><\/h2>\n

Learning anything new, especially so broad and far reaching as electronics, can be hard. [IMSAI Guy] knows this because he gets asked regularly ‘how do I learn electronics?’ Many of you reading this will have a few ideas to pass along (and we encourage you to share your take on it in the comments below) but there is an even greater number of people who are asking the same question, and [IMSAI Guy]\u2019s take on it is one that this particular Hackaday writer can relate to.<\/p>\n

According to [IMSAI Guy], an excellent place to start is the ARRL Handbook. The ARRL Handbook is an electronics\u00a0and RF engineering guide published by the\u00a0Amateur Radio Relay League<\/a>\u00a0in the US. It\u2019s a wonderful reference, and past editions can be had very inexpensively and are every bit as handy. Many hams will have a copy they could be talked out of, and you can likely find one at your local library. Where to start in the Handbook, then?<\/p>\n

[IMSAI Guy] recommend starting with whatever catches your fancy. As an example, he starts with Op Amps, and rather than diving straight into the math of how they work or even worrying to much about what they are- he just builds a circuit and then plays with it to intrinsically understand how it works, a \u201clearn by doing\u201d approach that he has found extremely helpful just as many of us have. We also appreciated is very straightforward approach to the math: Don\u2019t bother with it unless you need to for some reason, and definitely don\u2019t start by learning it first.<\/p>\n

Read the full article and watch the video at:
\nhttps:\/\/hackaday.com\/2022\/04\/25\/learning-electronics-by-just-doing-it\/<\/a><\/p>\n

RadCom Managing Editor role (Southgate ARC via the RSGB)<\/a><\/h2>\n

As previously announced, RadCom Editor\u00a0Elaine Richards, G4LFM<\/strong>\u00a0is to retire in the summer and there will be a vacancy for a person to edit\u00a0RadCom<\/strong>, the Society\u2019s journal and one of the most respected amateur radio publications in the world.<\/p>\n

The successful candidate will need to show demonstrable experience of producing professional and technical publications in both print and digital formats as they will need to take the entire co-ordinated portfolio forward and exploit new media opportunities.<\/p>\n

The role also includes overseeing the publication of RadCom Basics and RadCom Plus with their editors, as well as being part of the team that puts together GB2RS news each week.<\/p>\n

The role is being advertised by Redwood Publishing Recruitment and is also on the Guardian Jobs website and LinkedIn. If you\u2019d like an informal chat about the role, please contact the General Manager via gm.dept@rsgb.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

All applications must be made via the Redwood website:\u00a0https:\/\/www.redwoodrecruitment.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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