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7.0 Earthquake in Humboldt County: Are You Prepared?
On Thursday, December 5th, 2024, just off the coast, our little area in the Pacific Northwest (of California), was hit with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, along with hundreds of aftershocks. We’re beginning to associate December with earthquakes, as we had another large earthquake in December of 2022 that caused a tremendous amount of damage.
Continue ReadingStorytelling, Passion, and Radio: A Look Back at Talkers 2024
Have you ever felt the power of a story well told? That was the magic that permeated the Talkers 2024 Radio and Beyond event. I felt so lucky to be there, surrounded by a community of talented creators who are all passionate about honing their craft. We were especially fortunate to experience Michael Harrison’s legendary hospitality and showmanship.
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Technology Lead and Lag – Part Three of an Eight Part Series
The Struggle is Real: Hardware vs. Software in the Tech Trenches Let’s face it, the early days of any tech career are a baptism by fire. Mine was no different but it taught me so much. Back then, our office network was – a glorious (or maybe not-so-glorious) mess of coaxial cables daisy-chaining every computer […]
Why Is AM Radio Important?
A Message From Bob Crane, Founder of C. Crane
Probably because it is a “community” for the U.S. and much of the world. It is free and travels better at night than FM. I still listen to “AM” every day, but I listen via streams over the internet on a CC Radio-3 through the FM Transmitter 3 with a CC WiFi 3 most of the time. It makes no difference to me how I listen. I love my stations and continually learn valuable tidbits that change my life, and it is entertaining.
Continue ReadingThe Voice of Baseball’s Play by Play – by Jessica Crotty
Watching youth baseball and softball has reminded me how much love there is for this game. I’ve seen the girls on my daughter’s team practicing with their parents, learning the game, and having fun. It feels great to be in person again.
One thing I would love but have noticed isn’t present, is play-by-play for youth sports. One of the fondest memories many of you have shared is the announcers for baseball games that you’ve listened to on the radio. I started to wonder at what age play-by-play announcing starts. I know when my son played youth football, there were announcers. It also made me wonder how many announcers in the pros started out this way.
Continue ReadingWhy AM Listening is Better at Night
If you listen to AM radio stations at night that are just impossible to pick up during the day, chances are you’re benefiting from sky-wave propagation. Propagation is just the technical word for how radio signals travel through the air. Sky-wave propagation is the specific name given to radio waves that travel through the sky. Sky-wave propagation takes place between sunset and sunrise. It’s the flip side to the ground wave propagation used to transmit during the day. Continue Reading
Hurricanes And How Radios Are Essential In Times Of Emergency
Millions of Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and Caribbean residents had an old friend help them get through the toughest days of a dangerous 2017 hurricane season: AM/FM radio. Many didn’t have a radio of their own, but instead would gather around a business with one or in someone’s car. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, every day at 3pm, the Governor would share over the radio what resources would be distributed, if any, as well as any new updates with the storms. Continue Reading
What is Airband (Aviation Band) on a Radio?
Updated 4/18/2024 This has become a popular question with our new CC Skywave™ 2. According to Wikipedia, Airband, also referred to as Aircraft or Aviation band, is a group of frequencies in the VHF radio spectrum that are allocated to civil aviation radio communications. VHF is a short range, line of site transmission. Our radio […]