Pirates Week Podcast

I have found a website about Pirate Radio . It is here. I have not fully checked it out but will give you more info on it as I get a chance.

I have since checked it out and it is an interesting well put together podcast. I will have to put this into the mix I listen to.

NHK QSL

Funny Dedication

I was listening to Scott Pawl today and he started his show off by dedicating the show to the person who tail gated him in from Rome City to Kendalville today. I hate driver's like that and understand completely his frustration with the person

Challenges for the Shack

It has been a challenge listening to the my radios the way I want. Between some really non stellar listening conditions and wanting to listen to podcasts and audio books. it does not leave much time to scan the airwaves. I guess i am my own worse enemy on this one and it is going to get worse come October when the Komets come back onto the radio for hockey season. Even if these were not in place, there is always the challenge of getting the time or at least the prioirty to sweep through the bands. Even if I am listening, sometimes I get into the rut of listening to the same half dozen shows. That isn't all bad. I really like those shows but it is at the cost of finding out what else is out there. This, i think is the eternal struggle of any hobby. Where do you actually focus your resources on? And if you have more than one hobby. the problem only grows exponetially.

Hams Help during Hurricane

I have been hearing reports of Hams helping out during Ike. Not a surprise because that is the stuff hams do. Kinda makes me want to go after a ham license. I keep on saying that but i never quite get around to putting the resources around it. I applaud those of you that do. For now, i stand on teh sidelines and ponder. As usual.

ARRL Website

The ARRL has been a backbone for the radio community for a long time. Their website is here.

WWCR QSL

Listening to the Police Scanner

I originally got a police scanner as a way to get more information on the weather around here and hear the local news a bit faster. Some could say I am nosy but I am not going to go there. I have gotten that and a whole lot more. I enjoy hearing from the county airport and the trains going through town. I also get to hear about people's woes and dumb things that they have done and the law needs to get involved. There are some cases where I am wondering if the gene pool should not have been chlorinated a bit sooner. It is an interesting world out there.

Phil's Old Radios

This week's website is for the love of old radios and the building of radios. It has some colle ideas and projects to build. Check this one out.

Politics on the Radio

It is starting to get interesting listening to the radio as the Presidential Election gets closer. Shows that usually are not about politics start focusing more and more on it. What really drew my attention to this was listening to WBCQ over the weekend. Allen Weiner was really hot about topics on Friday ngiht it got discussed for a little while the next night on Timtron Worldwide. It was great getting various points of view and candor on the topics. Better and worse points were made Although I disagreed with some and did not approve of all of the candor, the discussion was appreciated. I guess that is why I don't want to have an fair and biased and media. I want those I listen to to have a viewpoint and be honest about it. Let me the listener judge if they agree or not based on the facts they present. I don't think that is much to ask for.

Voice of Russia QSL

Issues Etc

This week's website is one of the few Christian radio shows I like. Check it out here.

Happy Birthday WBCQ

Ten years ago today, WBCQ officially went on the air for the first time with the show Allen Weiner World Wide. I do not exactly remember when I first started listening to them but the more I listen, the more I think it was close to the beginning or at least with8in the first couple of years. The hard part was that I was off and on listening to shortwave that it is hard to pin it down. I have been going for QSL fairly regularly since 2005 and been listening off and on to shortwave since before I was married. But anyway, I am getting off track. Happy Birthday, WBCQ.

RCI's 40th Anniversary QSL

This is a QSL I have had for a while but I like a lot because it is an anniversary QSL. QSLS are definitely a record of history for both the station and the listener and I enjoy the two way communication that this allows and the recording of the listening I have done.

WBCQ

I have been repeatedly hearings about woes at WBCQ. Between losing paying programmers and the rising costs of energy, they have been really feeling the pinch. I have notice their transmissions getting shorter and weaker. I have heard they are trying cost cutting options. I really hope they can bring it together and keep the station on the air. I have enjoyed their programming for years and would miss them. I will I was in a spot to help out but that is not in the cards right now. Seams a bit hollow but there it is.

Solder Smoke Blog

I have mention the solder smoke podcast website before. The host of that podcast has set up a blog to heolp support the podcast. It is here. Check it out, it has some interest information.