Author : James D. Pickard
Publisher : Artsci
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 1995-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780917963094
A guide to shortwave broadcasts in more than 100 countries.
Author : Harry L. Helms
Publisher : Universal Radio Research
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 19,67 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781878707116
Join the listeners of shortwave radio. This new edition of "Shortwave Listening Guidebook" is a ticket to the world in direct, non-technical language and helps in selecting the right shortwave radio, how reception conditions vary throughout the day and year, how to correctly operate the radio, and provides information on frequencies used by stations around the world.
Author : Jerome S. Berg
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786451998
"This book presents the histories of the major North American shortwave clubs and reviews the professional and listener-generated shortwave literature of the era. It also covers the DX programs and other listening fare to which shortwave listeners were most attracted and the QSL-cards they sought as confirmation of their reception."--Provided by publisher.
Author : Jerome S. Berg
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 2007-03-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 078643029X
As radio developed in the early 1920s, the focus for most people was the AM band and stations such as KDKA, the first broadcast station. There was, however, another broadcast method that was popular among many early enthusiasts--shortwave radio. As is true today, the transmission of news and entertainment programs over shortwave frequencies permitted reception over great distances. For many in America and beyond, shortwave was an exciting aspect of the new medium. Some still tune the shortwave bands to enjoy the programming. Others pursue broadcasts for the thrill of the hunt. This book fully covers shortwave broadcasting from its beginning through World War II. A technical history examining the medium's development and use tells the story of a listener community that spanned the globe. Included are overviews of the primary shortwave stations operating worldwide in the 1930s, along with clubs and competitions, publications and prizes. A rich collection of illustrations includes many QSLs, the cards that stations sent to acknowledge receipt of their transmissions and that are much prized by long-distance collectors.
Author : Jerome S. Berg
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 2008-10-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 078645198X
Shortwave broadcasting originated in the 1920s, when stations used the new technology to increase their range in order to serve foreign audiences and reach parts of their own country not easily otherwise covered. The early days of shortwave radio were covered in On the Short Waves, 1923-1945: Broadcast Listening in the Pioneer Days of Radio, published by McFarland in 1999 (paperback 2007). Then, two companion volumes were published, picking up the story after World War II. They were Listening on the Short Waves, 1945 to Today (McFarland, 2008; paperback 2010), which focuses on the shortwave listening community, and the present Broadcasting title, about the stations themselves and their environment. The heart of the book is a detailed, year-by-year account of the shortwave bands in each year from 1945 to 2008. It reviews what American listeners were hearing on the international and domestic shortwave bands, describes the arrivals and departures of stations, and recounts important events. The book describes the several categories of broadcasters--international, domestic, private, religious, clandestine and pirate. It explains the impact of relay stations, frequency management, and jamming. It also addresses the considerable changes in shortwave broadcasting since the end of the Cold War. The book is richly illustrated and indexed, and features a bibliography and extensive notes.
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Publisher :
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 48,53 MB
Release : 1998
Category : International broadcasting
ISBN :
Author : John Figliozzi
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2021-12-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780945053002
This new 10th edition of John Figliozzi's popular Worldwide Listening Guide explains radio listening in all of today's formats - "live," on-demand, WiFi, podcast, terrestrial, satellite, internet, digital and, of course, analog AM, FM and SW. The introductory section explains all the newest delivery methods for radio, and the devices used to access broadcasts from around the world at any time of day or night. Listening to programs from distant lands is no longer a late-night activity dependant upon shortwave propagation conditions. There is a whole other world of radio out there for your listening enjoyment. Thousands of radio stations worldwide use the Internet to stream their broadcasts. Traditional radio is being augmented by computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, satellites, WiFi receivers and multiplexed digital transmission methods, greatly enhancing the listening experience.Use The Worldwide Listening Guide to join in the excitement of listening to worldwide radio, listening to news, information, music and entertainment from around the world broadcast in English. The Guide is organized to make it easy and convenient to find radio programs of interest to you. All program listings are provided two ways:First, programs are listed by UTC time, station, days of broadcast, the type of program, and their frequencies and web addresses.Second, special Classified Listings are provided to help listeners find programs of specific interest. The 37 classified program listings make it easy to find programs by topic or subject area.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Radio stations
ISBN :
Author : Richard H. Cummings
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 2021-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1476678642
Published for the first time, the history of the CIA's clandestine short-wave radio broadcasts to Eastern Europe and the USSR during the early Cold War is covered in-depth. Chapters describe the "gray" broadcasting of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in Munich; clandestine or "black" radio broadcasts from Radio Nacional de Espana in Madrid to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine; transmissions to Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Ukraine and the USSR from a secret site near Athens; and broadcasts to Byelorussia and Slovakia. Infiltrated behind the Iron Curtain through dangerous air drops and boat landings, CIA and other intelligence service agents faced counterespionage, kidnapping, assassination, arrest and imprisonment. Excerpts from broadcasts taken from monitoring reports of Eastern Europe intelligence agencies are included.
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Publisher :
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 16,89 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Broadcast advertising
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