Radio matters
blow up your television
blow up your television
An admission: I've been annoyed with television for years. With each new channel of idiocy the cable companies add and new "reality" programs being introduced at an alarming rate, my repulsion grows stronger. So when I suggest blowing up your television, I'm not kidding!
Radio is my preferred form of electronic entertainment. I've been enthralled with radio since I was a very young child building crystal sets and listening to winter school closings on the AM band. The fascination hasn't waned. From witnessing new stations popping up on FM to getting immersed in amateur (ham) radio, The Radio has been a constant companion.
The following are a collection of essays, stories, and observations pulled from the Off Frequency radio files. Sit down, tune in and relax.
Sirius Seriously Sucks - don't buy into the media hype and propaganda.
Name Game - on uncovering the real person behind the voice.
New Toy Report - after the bills are paid, an extra $40 to blow can buy a LOT of radio enjoyment; even in 2004!
Hiroshima - A recently unearthed relic from my days at WAPJ - 88.5 FM.
AM Press/Exchange #69 - circa March, 1989. From the ham radio adventures of WA1MBK, reporter on the scene at the Hosstraders flea market. Scroll down 2/3 down the page and look for "Miscellaneous Ramblings"
AM Press/Exchange #66 - circa November 1988. Another submission the editor of the AM Press/exchange foolishly approved for print. Article starts as "Miscellaneous Ramblings ..." 2/3 down the page. And in all fairness, I'll have to add this plug for my ex-wife's radio restoration piece, entitled "Beauty Cream For Plastics."
AM Press/Exchange #64 - circa September, 1988. A heads up for a great deal at Radio Shack; and "Requiem for the AM Connection" on the demise of an entertaining newsletter.
Radio Shock and Radio Awe - UNDER CONSTRUCTION. COMING SOON, THOUGH!