Today is World Radio Day 2018. This year’s event celebrates sports broadcasting on the radio, something that continues to be very popular over 100 years. Read more
Author: John VE6EY
Legacy AM Receivers – How Envelope Detection Works
Before we explore synchronous detection, let’s make sure we understand how envelope detection works. After all, it’s been around for a century. Read more
Enjoy Synchronous Detection on your Shortwave Radio
Most new shortwave receivers let you enjoy synchronous detection. It is an important and very useful feature if you listen to AM broadcasting on medium and short waves. Let’s find out more. Read more
Define Hobby – What it Means to Me
How do you define hobby? Interestingly, the concept of a hobby is very loosely defined. So I will take a crack at it. Read more
Millennial Hams – Today’s Generation Steps Up
Ham radio will look much different fifty hears from now. How different? The activity of millennial hams today might provide some clues. Read more
AMC HCF – Period Television at its Best
AMC HCF (Halt and Catch Fire) is a great television series many people missed. Time to catch it on Netflix. You won’t be sorry that you did. Read more
Used Car Online Market Makers
At least in our community, Kijiji is a great used car online market maker. Consider using it next time you are trying to sell your used car. Read more
Hawaii Missile Alert – Fully Integrated Screwup
Don’t blame the employee for the recent false Hawaii Missile Alert. Sounds like a bad implementation of a decent system that caught everyone with their pants down. Read more
Creating Frequency Modulation in GNURadio
Let’s experiment with creating frequency modulation in GNURadio. Along the way, we will learn about deviation and voltage controlled oscillators. Read more
Our New Car – 2018 Toyota RAV4
After checking the reviews and doing the test drivers, we are pleased to welcome a 2018 Toyota RAV4 into our garage. Tons of features and a pleasure to drive. Read more