Panasonic RF-4900 Restoration & Evaluation
Monday, May 24th, 2010Jay takes a look at the classic Panasonic RF-4900 from restoration to evaluation. Read the Panasonic RF-4900 Restoration & Evaluation article.
Archive for May, 2010
Radio Martí In Hot Water Again
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
So what else is new? A political football since it’s inception during the Reagan administration, it seems like every year the Democrats scream that Radio & TV Martí is a waste.
BBC World Service Faces ‘Terminal’ Cuts
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Cuts are headed for BBC WS. Read the 4rfv.co.uk
Tags: BBC World Service, UK
California: Ham Radio Operator Jailed for Broadcast Threats
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Why do people do stupid crap like this? Just because your 2 meter commando radio operates outside of the allotted amateur radio band, doesn’t mean you can start using it outside of the band. The lady (KJ6CEY) is being charged with “threatening the lives of local police officers and fire department personnel” according to the article. Good grief!
Read the Inland News Today article
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Millions of North Koreans Listen to Foreign Radio Broadcasts
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
Millions of North Koreans listen to dozens of foreign radio broadcasts transmitted by Japan, South Korea and the U.S., and the number is growing.
This is according to Peter Beck, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, who said that it is quite a phenomenon given that Pyongyang authorities distribute only radios with fixed dials, block foreign broadcasts, and imprison citizens caught listening to foreign radio for as long as 10 years.
read the rest of the Chosun Ilbo article
Tags: North Korea
