The world is filled with invisible communications, from remote controls to television, radio, cellphones and even your wireless phone at home, communication surrounds us, but most of us know little about it. Each one uses radio waves to communicate, but which is the most useful? Should we all try to know a little more about radio? Radio is outstandingly useful in cases of emergency. Most home radio's can be powered from a something...more
Becoming a radio enthusiast can be easy, but there are important things to be aware of so that you don't get into trouble.1. As long as you stick to CB radio you will not need a license and won't have to pass any exams. You do have to have a copy of the FCC rules which govern Citizens Band radio use. 2. You will need a handle. Unlike amateur radio enthusiasts, CB radio users don't have a call sign, they have an informal name or 'handle'. This can be anything you like but is usually descriptive in some way and of course should be unique so you can't be confused with anyone else. 3. There are 40 channels available for CB use in the USA. You will need to know what these are and which are reserved. Channel 9 is always an emergency channel, channel 19 is usually for truck-drivers but this can vary. In your area the only way to find out may be by listening. 4. If you have a CB radio base station in your home, keep a car battery around so you can operate the radio using the battery as power in case of an emergency. Radio users often provide invaluable help to rescue crews, fire, ambulance and police in case of natural disasters or extreme weather events. 5. If there is a lot of sunspot...more
Radio transmission has played a crucial part in the success of many expeditions and explorations. In some cases radio has been used to summon help, in others it has simply been a means of contact, of sending back scientific and other information which might otherwise be lost if the expedition were to fail. In 1924, a 31 year old John Reinartz was...more
The story of radio begins with the telegraph and the solution of a crime. The telegraph was first installed on the UK's revolutionary Great Western Railway. Engineered by I. K. Brunel and based, unlike every other railway, on the broad gauge of 7 feet and 1/4 inch the GWR (also known as God's Wonderful Railway) was founded in 1835 and...more
You might be forgiven for thinking that radio has had it's day. No, I'm not talking about audio programs, I'm talking about real radio, the kind that helps us communicate across the world. Once upon a time the radio world was the province of amateurs with crystals sets and earphones, but now radio has become hi-tech, a technology where powerful transmitters and receivers send signals to satellites, and extend the tendrils of technology throughout the world. Everything is licensed and relentlessly corporate. Communications is an industry, not a hobby. Or so it may seem. Reality is a little different. Amateur radio in all it's many many forms, is still alive and well as amateur radio clubs and associations throughout the world will testify. There are still wonderful reasons to embrace radio as a hobby, as a tool, as a calling. Anyone who drives long distances knows the challenge of a journey on an unknown road, but it is radio, not the cellphone which keeps drivers in touch. Using citizen's band radio (CB) anyone can communicate within a short distance, and you don't need any nonsense like a telephone number. Although it seems that CB radio, once enormously...more
Late in 2009 a woman was injured when her ATV rolled on top of her. Fortunately she wasn't alone but her companions weren't able to get help because the are they were traveling in a remote part of Arizona and had no cellphone coverage. All was solved...more
On June 4th 2010 a flash flood hit the Albert Pike recreation area, a part of Ouachita National Forest around 75 miles from Little Rock in Arkansas. The waters rose hard and fast, over eight feet per hour and with so much force it peeled...more
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The noise and congestion of the city, plus the fact that confusion now extends well into the suburbs has made many people are rethink whether going to live. Numerous individuals have decided to forsake the hustle and bustle a city life and moved to...more