On this page I'd like to talk about radio. Every week I would like to prepare a column in which I describe a segment of the radio spectrum, a bit about the stations you can hear there, a bit about technology, a bit about history and a bit about plain silly trivia. This page shows the columns I have released. Where possible I'll talk about the situation world wide, but I am based in The Netherlands, so I will sometimes mention situations that are specific to this country.
Nr | Title | Range | Decription | Date | Latest update |
1 | Below Longwave | 0-150kHz | Submarines, time stations and hams | 2010-09-15 | 2016-05-10 |
2 | Longwave up to mediumwave | 150-530kHz | Broadcasting, maritime and beacons. | 2010-09-22 | 2016-05-10 |
3 | Mediumwave broadcast band | 530-1611kHz | 90 years of broadcasting | 2010-09-29 | 2016-05-10 |
4 | Upper mediumwave | 1611-3500kHz | Fishermen, tropical bands, and 160m | 2010-10-06 | 2016-05-10 |
5 | Lower shortwave bands | 3.5-5.8MHz | 80m, 75m, 60m, and Shannon Volmet | 2010-10-13 | 2016-05-10 |
6 | From 49m to 31m | 5.8-10MHz | 40m and three of the busiest broadcast bands | 2010-10-20 | 2016-05-10 |
7 | From 25m to 19m | 10-16MHz | 20m and three more broadcast bands | 2010-10-27 | 2016-05-10 |
8 | From 16m to 13m | 16-22MHz | Only during daytime and solar maximum | 2010-11-03 | 2016-05-10 |
9 | Upper shortwave bands | 22-30MHz | 11m broadcast, CB and 10 ham band | 2010-11-10 | 2016-05-10 |
10 | Lowest VHF band | 30-54Hz | Cordless phones, 6m and sporadic E | 2010-11-17 | 2016-05-10 |
11 | Low VHF band | 54-87.5MHz | TV, FM, police | 2010-11-24 | 2016-05-10 |
12 | FM Broadbcast band | 87.5-108MHz | The most popular radio band. | 2010-12-01 | 2016-05-10 |
13 | Higher VHF band | 108-174MHz | Air band, 2m, and taxis | 2010-12-08 | 2016-05-10 |
14 | From VHF to UHF | 174-400MHz | TV, DAB and military air band. | 2010-12-15 | 2016-05-10 |
15 | Lower UHF band | 400-860MHz | 70cm, PMR, police and TV | 2010-12-22 | 2016-05-10 |
16 | Higher UHF band | 860-3000MHz | GSM, GPS and Wifi | 2010-12-29 | 2016-05-10 |
17 | SHF bands | 3-30GHz | Radar, satellite TV and microwave links./TD> | 2011-01-05 | 2016-05-10 |
18 | EHF and beyond | 30-300GHz | Beyond radio. | 2011-01-12 | 2016-05-10 |
19 | Internet radio | Not applicable | The future of broadcast radio? | 2011-01-19 | 2016-05-10 |
As of 2016 I am adding some diagrams and making minor corrections and updates. The top of each page will have a diagram of the band discussed.