#amradio — Public Fediverse posts

Bob’s Radio Corner: Where it Began – The AM Medium Wave Broadcast Band

https://swling.com/blog/2026/04/bobs-radio-corner-where-it-began-the-am-medium-wave-broadcast-band/

#AMRadio #BobColegrove #Mediumwave #Nostalgia #RadioNostalgia

Peoria's WIRL1290 AM radio station is shutting down, and they are running a reminiscence show until the power gets pulled.

Listen via KiwiSDR http://radio.ofadam.com:8073/?f=1290.00amz9

news via Radio Insight

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/343939/wirl-to-sign-off-with-week-of-special-programming/

To mark the end of WIRL’s operations, the station will run a week of special programming starting at 7am today with “WIRL Memories” leading to former personality Wayne Miller signing off the station on March 31.

#WIRL #peoria #amradio

Raspberry Pi Pico as AM Radio Transmitter

https://www.pesfandiar.com/blog/2026/02/28/pico-am-radio-transmitter

#HackerNews #RaspberryPiPico #AMRadio #Transmitter #DIYProjects #Electronics #RaspberryPi

This is the transmitter, during a grass fire.

http://npnt.prd.go.th/centerweb/news/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=TNSOC6109260010076

#thailand #bandung #transmitter #rtws #radiothailandworldservice #voa #udonthani #grassfire #forestfire #firefighter #curtainarray #shortwave #shortwavetransmitter #am #amradio #analog #analogradio

I can catch Radio Thailand in Netherlands over 8892 km but I cannot catch Radio Netherlands in Thailand.

Caught on Utwente WebSDR 16 September 2023 19:29:21 UTC 7475 kHz AM from 250 kW curtain array transmitter at Ban Nong Hai, Ban Dung, Udon Thani, Thailand. The station call sign is HSK-9 and is transmitting since 1938.

From analog recording 45.8 dB SNR 70μs.

#radiothailand #radiothailandworldservice #RTWS #hsk9 #udonthani #bandung #thailand #radio #am #amradio #analogradio #analog #shortwave #shortwaveradio #curtainarray #transmitter #netherlands #websdr #utwente #utwentewebsdr

Preserving Radio History in Your Community

https://swling.com/blog/2025/09/preserving-radio-history-in-your-community/

#AMRadio #Archiveorg #CFPL #CKCR #CKNX #CKOC #DanGreenall #Mediumwave #RadioArchiving #RadioHistory #RadioNostalgia

Pure AM Radio Nostalgia: Vintage Aircheck Recordings from the 1970s by Dan Greenall

https://swling.com/blog/2025/04/pure-am-radio-nostalgia-vintage-aircheck-recordings-from-the-1970s-by-dan-greenall/

#Aircheck #AMRadio #CFBC #DanGreenall #KFDI #KFYR #KKJO #KPCR #KRLD #KWAM #Recordings #VOA #WANN #WBT #WCPC #WDBO #WDXR #WGR #WHN #WIBC #WINZ #WIRK #WJR #WKAQ #WKBR #WLW #WMAQ #WNOE #WOKY #WPDX #WPOM #WPTR #WRKO #WSM #WSMB #WVMT #XEMO #XERF #ZBMFM #ZBM1 #ZBM2 #ZDK #ZFBFM #ZFB1 #ZNS3

Discover the unwavering resilience of AM radio in emergency communication! 📻 Learn how this timeless technology breaks through the static to save lives in our latest blog post:
https://www.eliza-ng.me/post/amradioemergenc/
#EmergencyCommunication #AMRadio #Resilience

Radio Frequency Burns, Flying a Kite, and You https://hackaday.com/2024/04/21/radio-frequency-burns-flying-a-kite-and-you/ #radiofrequency #MiscHacks #amradio #antenna #rfburns #kite #am

Radio Frequency Burns, Flying a Kite, and You - Most hams can tell you that it’s possible to get a nasty RF burn if you accidental... - https://hackaday.com/2024/04/21/radio-frequency-burns-flying-a-kite-and-you/ #radiofrequency #mischacks #amradio #antenna #rfburns #kite #am