When broadcasting was in its infancy, amplitude modulation (AM) was the principal modulation system being researched and developed. Once efficient generation of useful RF signals was discovered and ...

Mike Murrey hired on as engineer at WJMC(AM/FM) and WAQE(AM/FM) in Rice Lake, Wis., back in 1998. He took one look at the 459-foot tower serving WJMC on 1240 kHz and knew it would need to be replaced ...

After my recent Jensen JHD-910 radio article was posted on webBikeWorld, an astute reader commented about the importance of the antenna. He and radio pioneer Marconi were absolutely correct, in that ...

I've started listening to FM radio a lot lately. The reception for some stations is poor, so I decided to make my own FM ...

Wrap dual speaker wire around a plastic cd case. More the better. Those electric powered fm/am antennas are purely bs from the ones i've tried. FM antennae are best made. I typically use dipoles.

This circuit shows an active antenna that can be used for AM, FM, and shortwave (SW). On the shortwave band this active antenna is comparable to a 20 to 30 foot wire antenna. This circuit is designed ...

Q: I need an indoor AM/FM antenna for my 30 year-old Technics receiver. It works well enough for the most part, but I have trouble receiving radio on either band. I purchased a TERK PIB amplified ...

I recently had a chance to try out a really cool-looking — at least in the opinion of some — antenna for my truck. The brand itself doesn’t matter much as these are all similar in design: flexible ...

While we can’t argue that FM has superior audio quality and digital streaming allows even higher quality in addition to worldwide access, there’s still something magic about hearing a weak and fading ...

There are a number of reasons why automobile manufacturers may be considering dropping AM/FM radios from the car dashboard. Some of the reasons are things our industry cannot do anything about. But ...