Reader’s Forum

Engineer Ben Dawson wonders about a condenser from the past

Ian Kranitz used the mic as a student in the '70s

Archie Stulc recalls an incident involving a 3 a.m. work call, a 5 kW...

Mark Fine takes issue with Ira Wilner's view on software-defined radio listeners

The mic met its match during the 2018 Paradise Fire

Jock Elliott writes that these local AM outlets are like mom-and-pop diners

Mike and Teresa Worrall gave Chester its first FM service atop Keddie Peak

Ron Fitch writes that it is about listening to distant stations regardless of apparatus

Hal Kneller asks if legislation needs to mandate both AM and FM in cars

Stephanie Donnell has happy AM memories

Rural towers are sitting ducks, president of FM hit by copper thieves says

A Missouri reader recalls the annual lighting of KWIX's tower

Information Station Specialists set up a portable EventCast Radio System to help direct 30,000...

Cris Alexander identifies with Paul McLane's "stick" fascination

Paul Dobosz says subchannel dropouts and AM hybrid woes led to consumer rejection

2 of the 3 Louisville Public FMs no longer broadcast digitally

Strategic subchannel usage could fill in coverage gaps, writes John Covell

In May 1960, the industry watched with great interest, John Schneider writes

These mics may be entering retirement, but they'll be around for a while yet

A reader questions claims that electromagnetic energy from AM towers can be linked to...

Dennis Jackson tells us when he heard three 800 AM stations battle it out

A reader recalls trying to secure the Brecksville, Ohio, building from pesky intruders

Class of '63 reader helped Illinois Institute of Technology get on the air

Jon Yinger worked through winters in the now demolished transmitter building in Brecksville

Glynn Walden recalls their use in the '90s to test HD Radio

Mark Krieger’s commentary spurred recollections of their own