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March 19, 2012, 25 Comments

AM radio directional antenna systems go way back; into the 1930’s. The FCC evolved a very strict body of rules to govern every detail of the setup and adjustment of …

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Voice of America – 70 Years Serving the People of the World

February 20, 2012, 7 Comments

From its start in 1942, the VOA has been providing news and information programming to people even in the furthest reaches of the world. Since 1962, t ...

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LBA Time Machine – Back to AMITRA 1995

December 20, 2011, No comments

We look back to August 1995 and the 18th annual AMITRA conference of Mexican broadcast engineers. As usual, AMITRA 1995 had a robust and international ...

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When KPH Ruled as Wireless King of the Pacific

July 5, 2011, 1 Comment

Wireless carriers like Verizon and Sprint may capture our imaginations today, but in the 1920’s maritime stations ruled the airwaves, and station KP ...

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    VOA Delano site to close in October
    July 31, 2007, No comments

    Another international broadcasting shortwave site is to close at the end of the current shortwave broadcast session. The American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1812, says that the Broadcasting Board ...