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The Music of Radio: The Synthesis of Speech Part 4 – Justin KE8COY
Speech synthesis confers a number of benefits to technology end users. It allows individuals with impaired eyesight to be able to operate radios and computers. For those who cannot speak, and who may also have trouble using sign language, speech … Continue reading
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2017 ARDF National Championships – Bob WA6EZV
Six, seven, and eight, three numbers that aptly define the 2017 National ARDF Championships held between July 31st and August 6th in the Cincinnati and northern Kentucky areas. To elaborate, there were six parks used for training and competition events, seven … Continue reading
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Short Wave Listening (SWL) – Robert AK3Q
One of the things which makes the radio hobby so pleasurable for me is how easy it is to find interesting things to listen to on whatever radio happens to be handy. From the cheapest AM-only radio to the fanciest … Continue reading
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The Music of Radio: The Synthesis of Speech Part 3—AUDREY — Justin KE8COY
This installment continues the exploration of the development of speech synthesis.
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Getting Started With Radio Propagation Part 2 – Robert AK3Q
By now I trust those of you who read last month’s column have gotten a taste for learning about propagation and have put some of this new knowledge to good use! Armed with numbers such as the monthly MUF (maximum usable … Continue reading
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The Music of Radio: The Synthesis of Speech Part 2 – SIGSALY – Justin KE8COY
This edition of the Music of Radio continues to explore developments around electronically generated speech. Homer Dudley, an engineer and acoustics researcher who worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories (BTL), made significant contributions to this field beginning with his invention of … Continue reading
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The Elmer’s Corner : Radio Monitoring Part 2 – Robert AK3Q
Last time around we looked at Radio Monitoring during WWII from the British side of things. This time we will look at some of the contributions made by America, which were by no means insignificant!
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Decoding SSTV Images from the International Space Station – Nathan KA3MTT
During the weekend of July 22, 2017, Slow Scan TV images were being transmitted from the International Space Station. This commemorated the 20th Anniversary of ARISS, and images of past and present ARISS activities were transmitted.
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The Music of Radio: The Synthesis of Speech Part 1 – Justin KE8COY
Who doesn’t remember changing their voice as a kid by talking into a fan? Or sneaking off with baloons at a party or dance to inhale the helium and try to talk like a character from a cartoon? One year for … Continue reading
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Getting Started with Radio Propagation – Robert, AK3Q
If one wants to get serious about the radio hobby there comes a time when the study of propagation (or how signals get to where they’re going) is a must. Not only will understanding some basics about propagation make listening opportunities more … Continue reading
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