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Letter: Radio (and My Radio Collection) Is Timeless
We asked for pictures, Charles Dubé answered our call
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Letter: My Radio Collection Stands the Test of Time
We asked for pictures, Steve Hemphill answered our call
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USAGM’s Quiet Closure of the Marianas Shortwave Site Does Not Bear Well
"This is a classic Washington effort to avoid public reaction," writes Daniel Robinson in...
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Letter: Keep the Marianas Shortwave Site and Shutter the “Worthless” Services
"We should spend taxpayer money where it counts," writes a reader
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Letter: Shout-Out to Native Public Media
"They were looking out for not only their people, but every missing and endangered...
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Letter: Don’t Be Fooled, Radio Isn’t Easy
"It is a living creature that must be fed 7 days a week, 24...
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Letter: Lessons Radio Can Learn from the CrowdStrike Outage
Future outages can be avoided by using cloud-native services
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Letter: The FCC Needs to Step Up Its Game
A reader questions the commissions' interest in mitigating interference on the AM dial
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Letter: Where Is Digital Radio in the AM Debate?
In an increasingly digital world, is it worth keeping AM radio in cars?
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Letter: Of Course Our Florida Station Had a Hurricane Recovery Plan
Dan Slentz shares some procedures WSFL-TV in Miami had in place
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Letter: The Northern Lights Featured Some Cool Sounds
One reader shares his experience hearing sweet music under the stars
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Letter: High School Radio Memories
Believe it or not, the antenna at KOHM was built by metal shop students!
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Letter: What’s That Mysterious Humming Sound?
The source of your mic problem may not be what you expected, says Bill...
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Letter: Who Wins in a GM vs. Radio Engineer Standoff?
Engineer Bill Ruck has a bone to pick
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Remember Having a First Phone License? Those Were the Days
"The First Phone License placed you in an elite club which even to this...
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Letter: It’s Too Late For AM. Let’s Talk About Digital Radio
"I believe the time has passed to save AM broadcast radio, much less AM...
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Letter: AM Stereo Fans Must Present a Unified Front
"The incompetence, egos and infighting that have held AM stereo back for more than...
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Letter: Remembering the FCC’s First Class Radiotelephone License
A reader reminisces on his short radio stint in college
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Letter: Let’s Restore Shortwave to Its Former Glory
A reader asks: "Is there any real reason we can't bring back some of...
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Letter: We Already Have “Shortwave 2.0”
"Marketing new digital receivers is a better idea than simply improving analog shortwave ones"
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Monitor Your Tower Lighting Better or Risk Failure
What's your backup plan if and when your broadcast tower goes dark?
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Letter: Tell Us About Color Temperature
Choosing the right lightbulb for your environment matters
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Letter: “Noncom” Means Just That
"I had thought that Jesus kicked the moneylenders out of the temple, but here...
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Letter: Legislation Won’t Fix It
"In 2023 the money is talking, and its voice is louder, and more lucrative...
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Letter: Tools Don’t Make the Engineer, but They Sure Do Help!
Why make your job more difficult?
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Letter: Ignorance Is Bliss for Some Ill-Informed Radio Pirates
"Those who desire to comply with FCC Part 15 regulations can be led astray...
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Letter: Not All Pirate Radio Sweeps Are Created Equal
Who's monitoring unlicensed broadcast stations on the HF band? Not the FCC
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Letter: With Pirates, Sometimes a Threat Is Enough
Our FCC contact has been very helpful
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Letter: When It Comes to Engineering Tools, Don’t Take the Cheap Route!
A reader notes: "Equipment life expectancy shrank precipitously due to advances in technology"
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No Internet Delivery Service Is Foolproof
I didn’t get my CAP alert, and now I know why
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Letter: What’s the Real Motive Behind These FCC Complaints?
"Who cared enough — and knew enough — about licensed power FCC regulations to...
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Letters: AM’s Future, Shortwave’s Past and More
Readers comment on recent RW articles
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Letter: Connected Car Dashboards Are a Recipe for Disaster (and Crashes)
"Zero tactile = zero attention left on road," says a reader
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Letters: “Corporate Radio Has Not Been Kind to Our Market”
Two readers go back and forth about an Alabama radio station's history, call letters...
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Letter: AM Radio Is Prepared for Your Worst-Case Scenario
Rolf Taylor says the AM debate needs to hear more from those who've turned...