[IRCA] Long winded series on radio listening... online

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With the passing of the classic book "Passport to World Band Radio"
it occurred to me that there is a void and a potential niche
online - a series on Radio Listening... from the ground up...
a "Radio Hobby for Dummies" if you would... -- although I cannot use that title obviously.

I envisioned a series of web pages and articles dedicated to recruiting new hobbyists
and energizing the existing ones. I imagine creating this on DXer.ca and then upon its
completion being mirrored on a variety of similar websites hosted by other hobbyists.
That way the project does not die or get locked down with the loss of the author or
its participants.

It's going to be a very long and long winded set of distinct web pages (or chapters) and
have every facet of the radio listening
hobby from AM (MW) Dxing, chasing domestics, ULR listening, collecting, SW,
Utilities, Ham, Antennas, accessories, etc. Everything. Nothing left out.

Not only will there be pages and pages of useful information in one spot
but also a series of Podcasts and even video tutorials.

I might be a tad out of my mind because in some ways, this has already been
done - there are web pages dedicated to virtually every aspect of the
hobby - scattered over the internet. Some sites even have pages of links to
all of these sites.
The downside of this is that various sites come and go - and what better plan than
to have everything under one roof where everyone can access it.

Losing the Passport book, for me, (and I imagine most hobbyists) has been
a big deal. It left a massive hole in the library of already limited
resources for radio hobbyists. This is one small way of filling in that gap.

I hope also to have some participation on this project from a variety of
hobbyists who are specialists in their own area - Like I said, I do not
wish to leave anything out.

I would also like to dedicate this project to John Bryant whose departure
still hurts, whose contribution to the hobby could never be accurately measured and whose
unexpected demise fundamentally changes, in some small way, the way be all see
and appreciate the radio hobby.

The first "chapter" is here - http://www.dxer.ca/latest/81-world-radio-101-the-basics-of-world-band-radio
please follow the links to the next 2 chapters and comment (positive and negative welcome...)



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Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer
Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca
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