This month we continue our look at some of the issues associated with making digital short-wave broadcasting a reality. I’ll address some frequently asked questions. One problem, during the transition to digital short-wave broadcasting, is how to keep analog listeners. The folks at Telefunken may have the answer.
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Hello and welcome to another edition of the PIRATE RADIO REPORT. I hope all of you have noticed the correct email address (lobdell@tiac.net) in the masthead. I’m signing up for broadband internet service via our cable TV provider. It’s supposed to be 50 times faster than a 28.8 modem! We shall see.
This month I’m pleased to report that we have a station profile for you as well as an update on the Weiner-Becker radioship project plus lots of logs!
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Let’s face it–shortwave broadcasting is not a high-fidelity medium. Most of the reason is the inherent noise and interference of the medium as well as the vagaries of ionospheric propagation. Some receivers can be part of the problem due to small speakers and weak, non-optimal audio amplifiers. There is a constant conflict between the desire for wide-band filter and audio response for “arm-chair” copy and the necessity of narrower selectivity for interference rejection with the accompanying muffled audio. I find that I am always on the look-out for products that can make SW reception sound better.
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