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By Dan Slentz | February 3, 2017

Dan’s first helicopter …

Some Regulatory Reform Is Just Common Sense

By Paul McLane | February 2, 2017

Ajit Pai’s statements about Federal Communications Commission transparency are a welcome change from the way so many government and standards bodies do business

WHCP(LP) Fundraises With Homemade Radios

By Paul J. McLane | December 29, 2016

A conversation with WHCP’s Mike Starling explains the concept of the Firefly Radio

History Courtesy of the Internet

By Dan Slentz | December 9, 2016

Appreciating the educational opportunity that the internet is

Antenna Forest

Dan Slentz provides this pretty picture from a visit to New Mexico a few years back. It’s Sandia Mountain near Albuquerque, one of the better known antenna parks in the United States. He says, “It rises nearly straight up to two miles above sea level … It’s the IDEAL transmitter location for the FMs and TVs. Most of the towers on top of Sandia are about 50 feet-tall or so — just tall enough to hold the antennas. The place is a total RF hot spot with many “Don’t stand here!” signs! Also, most transmitter buildings have oxygen tanks for engineers who are feeling a little weak or light headed after exerting themselves at that elevation.”