Download or read book Foxhole Radio written by Brian Carusella and published by Canyon Wren Press. This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foxhole Radio is the story of one of the more remarkable pieces of WWII soldier improvisation, a simple crystal radio receiver that used a razor blade for its detector. It is not remarkable for its technology - other radios worked better - but because hidden in its unglamorous amalgamation of scrounged parts is the history of army radio, morale, solid state electronics, field fortifications, and even military grooming. To distract himself for a while from the monotony of sitting in a foxhole and from the sporadic shelling by the enemy, a soldier on the Anzio beachhead made the first foxhole radio to listen to whatever stations might be in range. With no crystal nor cat whisker, he substituted what was on hand, a razor blade and a safety pin.It spread, by word of mouth mostly, across the beachhead, Europe and to the Pacific. Adopted by civilian radio enthusiasts, it became part of the lore of home experimenters and grade school science projects. More than a curious artifact of wartime improvisation, the foxhole radio reveals the story of the military's role in the radio development, and an intertwined tale of army shaving, corporate intrigue, and the evolution of the radio wave detector that led to the first solid state electronics. Foxhole Radio follows the history of army radio from the first experiments in the 1890s, to its coming of age during WWI, and its use for propaganda and morale during WWII. The razor and safety pin detector reveal a conflation of standard, archaic and folk radio wave detectors, the persistence of lore, and the army's battle with facial hair. The name "foxhole radio" itself tells of early field fortifications, words borrowed from across the lines, and the evolution of military jargon. Most importantly, Foxhole Radio tells the stories of the veterans who built these sets, how they built them, what they listened to, and their everyday realities. Though separated by thousands of miles with very different experiences, they were all united by a strange little radio and their desire to hear music and news from home.
Download or read book Radio written by William A. Richter and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From payola to podcasting, from the advertising office to the DJ booth to the station antenna, Radio: A Complete Guide to the Industry offers a concise, one-stop introduction to all aspects of the radio industry. Readers are taken on a lively tour of radio's history from the early experiments with wireless to today's satellite and digital radio. Industry veteran William A. Richter brings readers inside the typical station to explain who does what and how all the pieces fit together. The book also includes some brief interviews from working professionals for more perspective. Richter explains how ratings work, gives an overview of the major industry players, and guides readers through FCC regulations and other ethical and legal issues that impact radio. Written in a crisp, easy style, and including glossaries in each chapter, Radio is well suited for a range of courses on radio. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in radio, from aspiring college DJs to general managers of radio stations.
Download or read book Crystal Radio History Fundamentals and Design written by P. A. Kinzie and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book written by P. A. Kinzie chronicles the fascinating history and development of the crystal detector, including the reasons for its brief dominance of the radio market after the turn of the century. Starting with the discovery of solid-state rectification and then through the development of the crystal detector the reader learns about great inventors such as Pickard, Braun, Dunwoody, and others. Radio fundamentals such as antennas, ground, lightning protection, tuned circuits, and detection are covered for the beginner. The unending compromise between selectivity and sensitivity is discussed for the crystal set designer. Advanced topics such as the use of multi-tuned circuits and wave traps follow for the more experienced experimenter.The crystal set embodies many of the basic concepts upon which modern radio electronics is based. By grasping these basics in their rarest form, the crystal set, the reader can build a powerful foundation for additional learning.
Download or read book Radios that Work for Free written by K. E. Edwards and published by Vita Publications. This book was released on 1977 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Atheist in the FOXhole written by Joe Muto and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Hilariously details the inner workings of the cable news network.” —The Daily Beast After college, Joe Muto—a self-professed bleeding-heart, godless liberal—took an entry-level position at Fox News. Joe kept quiet about his political views and initially enjoyed the newsroom camaraderie. But after he began working for Bill O’Reilly—Fox’s number one talking head—Joe just couldn’t take it anymore. He went rogue by becoming Gawker’s Fox Mole, and was outed (and fired) in thirty-six hours. Reminiscent of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, An Atheist in the FOXhole is filled with hilarious, untold tales that will appall and delight the millions who love to hate FOX news.
Download or read book Making a Transistor Radio written by G. C. Dobbs and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Software Defined Radio written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2022-07-10 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Software Defined Radio A radio communication system known as software-defined radio (SDR) is one in which components that are typically implemented in hardware are, instead, implemented by means of software on a personal computer or embedded device. Historically, radio components have been implemented in hardware. Although software-defined radio is not a new idea, the constantly advancing capabilities of digital electronics have made it feasible to practically implement many procedures that were previously only conceivable in theory. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Software-defined radio Chapter 2: Amplitude modulation Chapter 3: Modulation Chapter 4: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing Chapter 5: Baseband Chapter 6: Frequency-shift keying Chapter 7: Index of electronics articles Chapter 8: Electromagnetic interference Chapter 9: Mixed-signal integrated circuit Chapter 10: Universal Software Radio Peripheral Chapter 11: S meter Chapter 12: Analogue electronics Chapter 13: Direct-conversion receiver Chapter 14: Radio receiver design Chapter 15: Digital down converter Chapter 16: OpenHPSDR Chapter 17: Unified S-band Chapter 18: List of software-defined radios Chapter 19: Red Pitaya (hardware) Chapter 20: RF CMOS Chapter 21: List of amateur radio transceivers (II) Answering the public top questions about software defined radio. (III) Real world examples for the usage of software defined radio in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of software defined radio' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of software defined radio.
Download or read book Rick Brant s Science Projects written by John Blaine and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A non-fiction companion volume to the popular Rick Brant Science-Adventure Series. This reprint of a very hard-to-find title includes easy-to-read chapters about codes and ciphers, slingshots and archery, microscopes and radios, tricks and games, and scientific experiments and how to plan a science project. Please Note: These experiments have not been written with the modern reader in mind. Some may be dangerous and should not be undertaken. The Rick Brant series was written pseudonymously under the name John Blaine from 1946-1968 . Many millions of the books were sold. Rick Brant was a high school boy who lived on an island off the coast of New Jersey. His father was a world-famous scientist. Rick's best friend was Donald "Scotty" Scott and together they have adventures all over the globe usually involving a secret science project of some kind. Originally published in 1960.
Download or read book Crystal Clear written by Richard J. Thompson, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quartz crystal-a technology that changed the tide of World War II Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during the Second World War, from radar to nuclear energy. Often left out of historical discussions are quartz crystals, which proved to be just as pivotal to the Allied victory-and to post-war development-as other technologies. Quartz crystals provided the U.S. military, for the first time, with reliable communication on the front lines, and then went on to become the core of some of the most basic devices of the post-war era, from watches, clocks, and color televisions, to cell phones and computers. In Crystal Clear, Richard Thompson relates the story of the quartz crystal in World War II, from its early days as a curiosity for amateur radio enthusiasts, to its use by the United States Armed Forces. It follows the intrepid group of scientists and engineers from the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army as they raced to create an effective quartz crystal unit. They had to find a reliable supply of radio-quality quartz; devise methods to reach, mine, and transport the quartz; find a way to manufacture quartz crystal oscillators rapidly; and then solve the puzzling "aging problem" that plagued the early units. Ultimately, the development of quartz oscillators became the second largest scientific undertaking in World War II after the Manhattan Project. Bringing to light a little-known aspect of World War II, Crystal Clear offers a glimpse inside one of the most significant efforts in the annals of engineering.
Download or read book Fragile Smile Book I written by Steven P. Snyder and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fragile Smile Book I
Download or read book The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio written by Christopher H. Sterling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 965 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio is an essential single-volume reference guide to this vital and evolving medium. Comprised of more than 300 entries spanning the invention of radio to the Internet, this refernce work addresses personalities, music genres, regulations, technology, programming and stations, the "golden age" of radio and other topics relating to radio broadcasting throughout its history. The entries are updated throughout and the volume includes nine new entries on topics ranging from podcasting to the decline of radio.
Download or read book Sneak written by Evan Angler and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a future United States under the power of a charismatic leader, 13-year-old Logan and his friends, a group of dissenters called the Dust, receive some startling information from the Markless community, opening their eyes to the message of Christianity and warning that humanity is now entering the End of Days.
Download or read book Microwave Circuit Design Using Linear and Nonlinear Techniques written by George D. Vendelin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-10-03 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate handbook on microwave circuit design with CAD. Full of tips and insights from seasoned industry veterans, Microwave Circuit Design offers practical, proven advice on improving the design quality of microwave passive and active circuits-while cutting costs and time. Covering all levels of microwave circuit design from the elementary to the very advanced, the book systematically presents computer-aided methods for linear and nonlinear designs used in the design and manufacture of microwave amplifiers, oscillators, and mixers. Using the newest CAD tools, the book shows how to design transistor and diode circuits, and also details CAD's usefulness in microwave integrated circuit (MIC) and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology. Applications of nonlinear SPICE programs, now available for microwave CAD, are described. State-of-the-art coverage includes microwave transistors (HEMTs, MODFETs, MESFETs, HBTs, and more), high-power amplifier design, oscillator design including feedback topologies, phase noise and examples, and more. The techniques presented are illustrated with several MMIC designs, including a wideband amplifier, a low-noise amplifier, and an MMIC mixer. This unique, one-stop handbook also features a major case study of an actual anticollision radar transceiver, which is compared in detail against CAD predictions; examples of actual circuit designs with photographs of completed circuits; and tables of design formulae.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Radio 3 Volume Set written by Christopher H. Sterling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 3166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Produced in association with the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, the Encyclopedia of Radio includes more than 600 entries covering major countries and regions of the world as well as specific programs and people, networks and organizations, regulation and policies, audience research, and radio's technology. This encyclopedic work will be the first broadly conceived reference source on a medium that is now nearly eighty years old, with essays that provide essential information on the subject as well as comment on the significance of the particular person, organization, or topic being examined.
Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1944-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
Download or read book Live Television written by Stephanie Marriott and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-11-18 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The study of television, still the most powerful of modern media, has long been fascinated by its capacity for ′liveness′. Marriott offers an insightful analysis of the complexities of this phenomenon, particularly its increasingly vital connection with the use of new media. A timely contribution to our understanding of media events, 24 hour news and the phenomenology of mediated experience." - Andrew Tolson, De Montfort University "In the steps of Marshall McLuhan and Alfred Schutz, Stephanie Marriott offers us a timely and sustained reflection upon the nature of mediation and the changing qualities of the live experience made possible by television. Elegant, lucid, witty and thought-provoking, her account will become a canonical text in television studies." - Martin Montgomery, University of Strathclyde In a fragmenting multichannel and multiplatform global broadcasting environment live television continues to attract huge audiences, bucking the trend towards narrowcasting and niche markets, yet little of a comprehensive nature has been written about the live television event. In this fascinating book, Stephanie Marriott engages in a close and detailed analysis of the nature of live television. She examines the transformations in our experience of time and space which are brought about by the capacity of broadcasting to bring us the world in the moment in which it is unfolding, situating the live television event in the context of an expanding and increasingly complex global communicative framework. Building her argument by means of a series of case studies of events as diverse as the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, the attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001, the 2005 London bombings, election night coverage and live sports coverage, Marriott provides a meticulous and articulate account of the way in which live television mediates the event for its audience. This book will be essential reading for students and academics working in media, cultural studies, cultural sociology, and linguistics, and is an exciting new contribution to the field of broadcast talk and media discourse.
Download or read book The Mad Scientist teaches Electricity Magnetism written by Experiland and published by Experiland science books. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electricity and magnetism has been the focus of research and study throughout history and despite its huge importance in our daily lives; we hardly ever stop to think what life would be like without electricity. Even though we take electricity for granted, it is used to enhance our lives in many areas from lighting, heating, and cooling our homes to powering our televisions, computers and many other appliances we depend on every day! The 50 projects contained in this science experiment e-book cover a wide range of Electricity & Magnetism topics; from Static electricity & Electrical current to Resistance & Magnetism… there are even experiments on electro-magnetism and solid state electronics all designed for young students from grade 1 to 8! With this book, you are sure to find a project that interests you. When you are interested in a certain science topic, you will have more fun, and learn more, too! With the help of this book, you will construct many weird, wonderful and wacky experiments that you can have hours of fun with! Amongst many others, you will make a light bulb shine using a lemon as a battery, Make a quiz board connected in series to learn about electrical circuit, make a compass to experiment with magnetism, and create a telegraph machine to see the science of electro-magnetism in action! Other fun experiments include: Other fun experiments include making an electrical door bell for your room, removing the tarnish off silverware using an electrolyte, how to tell which battery terminal is positive and which is negative, using a solar powered calculator to measure light levels, generating electricity by means of induction, picking up metal objects with your own electromagnet, making magnets float on top of one other, making ordinary steel objects magnetic, building a Franklin bells device for detecting high voltage lightning storms, building your own intruder detector, rain alarm, foxhole radio, electrical light bulb, electroscope and many, many more! When making these gadgets, you’ll discover that science is a part of every object in our daily lives, and who knows, maybe someday you will become a famous inventor too! Science can be real simple and is actually only about understanding the world you live in! Science certainly does not need to be complicated formulas, heavy text books and geeky guys in white lab coats with thick glasses. Science experiments are an awesome part of science that allows you to engage in cool and exciting hands on learning experiences that you are sure to enjoy and remember! By working through the science experiments in this book, you will learn about science in the best possible way – by doing things yourself. Designed with safety in mind, most of the items you will need for the experiments, such as jars, aluminium foil, scissors and sticky tape, you can find around your home. Others, such as magnets, lenses or a compass, you will be able to buy quite cheaply at a hobby shop or hardware store.
