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
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It’s Personal
If there is one thing we know about radio, it’s that “It’s personal”. You might already know this or you might be wondering – how can radio that is broadcast to millions of people all day through hundreds of different stations and different shows be personal? From the selection process of picking the right radio […]
A Secret Garden of Music
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato. Almost everyone perks up and starts a private inside dance, (or perhaps an evocation of sadness) when they hear a treasured song from their youth. The fact is we are all happy servants to the songs […]
C. Crane’s 30 Year Anniversary- 30 Days of Giveaways, Day 12!
Today’s Blog Topic is: If you discovered a Genie’s lamp, what would your three wishes be? Today’s giveaways are the SoftSpeaker™ Pillow Speaker w/ Volume Control and a GeobBulb®-3 LED Light Bulb in Warm White. To participate all you have to do is leave a comment on today’s blog post. We will select two comments […]
The Human Voice in Audio Product Design: Picking a Good Sounding System – Big or Small. Stereo System Tips. Part 2 of a 3 part Series
Part 2: Stereo System Tips Systems under $200 There are so many stereo systems available under $200; a person could have difficulty trying to choose ten different systems, let alone just one! I compare shopping for a stereo system to trying to pick what to order at a restaurant that has a huge menu; everything […]