{"id":55991,"date":"2023-03-08T07:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=55991"},"modified":"2023-03-08T07:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:55:01","slug":"radio-waves-listeners-share-lra36-recordings-cw-clock-tabletop-radio-and-dropping-am-in-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/radio-waves-listeners-share-lra36-recordings-cw-clock-tabletop-radio-and-dropping-am-in-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves: Listeners Share LRA36 Recordings, CW Clock, Tabletop Radio, and Dropping AM in Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributors Adrian Korol, Richard Cuff, and Dennis Dura for the following tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel picked up around the world (Radio Nacional)<\/a><\/h2>\n

Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel broadcasts on the short wave on Wednesdays from 21 to 23 UTC and on Saturdays from 21 UTC until 03:00 on Sunday on frequency 15476 Khz (USB).<\/p>\n

Due to improvements in the audio chain and transmission line and good propagation, we are receiving messages from listeners who had not been able to listen to it for decades and also reception reports from countries such as India, Iceland, Japan, United States, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and all the National territory.<\/p>\n

During the summer we broadcast a program called “Uniendo Voces”, a production of the Joint Antarctic Command, the University of Quilmes and RAE, with the presentation of Juan Carlos Benavente.<\/p>\n

We also share with you videos and posts in which listeners from around the world share their reception of LRA36. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Morse Code Clock For Training Hams (Hackaday)<\/a><\/h2>\n

It might seem antiquated, but Morse code still has a number of advantages compared to other modes of communication, especially over radio waves. It\u2019s low bandwidth compared to voice or even text, and can be discerned against background noise even at extremely low signal strengths. Not every regulatory agency requires amateur operators to learn Morse any more, but for those that do it can be a challenge,\u00a0so [Cristiano Monteiro] built this clock to help get some practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The project is based around his favorite microcontroller, the PIC16F1827, and uses a DS1307 to keep track of time. A single RGB LED at the top of the project enclosure flashes the codes for hours in blue and minutes in red at the beginning of every minute, and in between flashes green for each second. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Changing Face of Tabletop Radios (Radio World)<\/a><\/h2>\n

While some still offer OTA reception, the specialty segment is dominated by online connectivity<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was a time, of course, when radios were fixtures in people\u2019s homes. But according to Edison Research\u2019s \u201cInfinite Dial 2022\u201d report, the percentage of U.S. homes with \u201czero\u201d radios inside went from 4% in 2008 to 39% in 2022.<\/p>\n

Among the radios that remain, clock and emergency radios have the best chances of justifying their presence to internet-centric consumers. But good ol\u2019 fashioned tabletop radios? AM\/FM receivers housed in eye-appealing laminated wood cases with big speakers and hefty knobs?<\/p>\n

Mass-market companies such as Panasonic and Sony have abandoned such products. But specialty\/quality brands such as C. Crane, Grace Digital, Sangean and Tivoli Audio have not.<\/p>\n

These brands bring fresh approaches to the tabletop radio segment through innovation and the harnessing of streaming technology. Still, it\u2019s an uphill battle in a world obsessed with all things internet.<\/p>\n

There are several reasons conventional AM\/FM tabletop radios have been disappearing from homes.<\/p>\n

The first and most obvious is that even by the beginning of this century, radio had long ceased being a destination medium around which the family gathered to listen. In recent decades, the more common uses were morning wakeups, rush-hour commutes, sports on the go and weather emergencies, all well-served by portable radios, though there was still some degree of at-home listening. \u00a0[Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Who Benefits By Removing AM From Cars? (Radio World)<\/a><\/h2>\n

Three perspectives on this hot potato threat<\/p>\n

Car manufacturers claim they cannot suppress noise getting into the AM signals in their electric vehicles. This article presents the viewpoint of three people who beg to disagree.<\/p>\n

Tom King, the chairman of Kintronic Labs Inc., is an expert on AM transmission and noise interference. His company manufactures most of the phasing cabinets for directional arrays on AM stations around the world. <\/p>\n

Saul Levine is a veteran independent Los Angeles broadcaster and president of Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters. And I am the newbie, moving mountains to get an AM and FM translator combo on the air in the L.A. Culver City market. I\u2019ve been a ham operator since age 14 and in broadcasting since high school \u2014 a voice actor, air talent and engineer in major markets, landing in L.A. years ago to change ailing KIIS to top 40.<\/p>\n

So I have a vested interest.<\/p>\n

Tom King<\/strong><\/p>\n

The AM Improvement Working Group under the AM and FM Audio Broadcast Sub-Committee of the National Radio Standards Committee is in the process of preparing a white paper, \u201cRadio Noise and Its Impact on Radio Services Operating Below 30 MHz.\u201d [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Ford said to be dropping AM radio in its 2024 Mustang (Tech Spot)<\/a><\/h2>\n

In brief: Ford’s next-generation Mustang is set to enter production later this month with some major changes in tow, and not all of them are desirable. Sources familiar with the matter told Ford Authority that the Blue Oval automaker is ditching AM radio in the upcoming 2024 Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n

Last summer, the publication said Ford was removing AM radio from its 2023 F-150 Lightning due to interference with the EV’s drivetrain.<\/p>\n

As The Drive highlights, EVs from several major automakers including Audi, BMW, Tesla, Volvo and Porsche have already shed AM radio. Reps for BMW and Volvo told the publication they don’t include AM radio because of audio quality problems related to electromagnetic interference from their vehicles’ drivetrains.<\/p>\n

That said, plenty of other automakers have and continue to offer AM radio in their EVs without issue. Furthermore, the 2024 Mustang isn’t an EV so that concern is null and void. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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