12/10/2009
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A RadioNational Exclusive...The Transmitter Site That Made History!
Gliwice a Role Model for Preserving Radio
History & Heritage!
"We are privileged to present a first
hand report by
Emmy-winning TV systems
designer David
Jennings pictured
above standing in front of the tallest wooden
tower structure
(360') in
the world in Gliwice (pronounced Glee
Veet Say), Poland.
Here is the
radio station that literally MADE
HISTORY! The people and
government of
Poland have recognized the historical importance of a radio
site that was
pivotal in the wartime struggle between liberty and tyranny,
between fascism and
communism in the distressed zone where East meets
West." Al Parker...CLICK
HERE FOR FULL STORY!
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Broadcast Heritage Lost to the Wrecking Ball!
Historic KMPC Building is No More!
Could the tragic fate of this landmark been handled differently?
Management Statement “This week is rather historic in the history of our 710 AM frequency,” emailed KSPN gm Chris Berry. “Our old transmitter building in North Hollywood is being demolished as part of our major construction project at the site. For nearly 70 years the equipment in this building spread the news, music and sporting events that have defined several generations over both KMPC and KSPN. The interior of the building has been preserved on film as it was the site of Wolfman Jack’s radio studio in the film American Graffiti and more recently the interior was used in an episode of Fox TV’s 24. Although the transmitter building has survived earthquakes and the passage of time, its useful life has now come to an end."
(While you're at it, why not knock down the
Alamo and Empire State Building because they have also been 'preserved' on
film?)
"Thanks to the work of Mike Tosch, X-Rey, Tim Ahern and Clay Steely we have been broadcasting with our new 50kw HD transmitter from the NEW building for several weeks now.”
Depressing digital replacement lacks history, personality & SOUL!
710-AM began its life as KRLO on February 19, 1927, broadcasting out of Beverly Hills. It actually was broadcasting at 1170 AM, and didn't switch to 710 until it was sold to new owners in November 1929, as KEJK. It took the its famous and well-known call letters of KMPC in March 1930 (under the ownership of MacMillan Petroleum Company, for which the station's call letters were named) and kept those for nearly 70 years. George A. Richards of Detroit acquired the station then, and KMPC became part of the Goodwill Station group that included WJR in Detroit and WGAR in Cleveland, both also owned by Richards.
KMPC soon became Southern California's destination for sports
programming, as it carried Pacific
Coast League baseball, Los
Angeles Rams football, and UCLA
sports. Legendary singer and actor Gene
Autry 
bought KMPC in 1952, and years later, the 710 frequency became the
longtime home of Angels baseball (save for a few years in late 1990s).
During 1958 and 1959, it was also the flagship station for the Los
Angeles Dodgers radio network. Throughout the 1950s and most of the 1960s,
KMPC played middle
of the road music, best described as a combination of older standards and
soft rock. Dick
Whittinghill, Geoff
Edwards, Wink
Martindale, Gary
Owens and Roger
Carroll formed a powerhouse jock lineup.
Music World Mourns Les Paul... he revolutionized music and recording!
Les Paul & Mike Dorrough at recent AES Show
Click Here for Les Paul's AES Oral History Video
Are they intentionally destroying shortwave
and
America's most important brand name,
the VOICE OF AMERICA?
Urgent....Urgent....Urgent!
Save The Flagship 'Voice of
America' From
The Wrecking Ball And Scrap Metal Pirates!
Broadcast Board of Governors
Admits to Plan
to Strip Delano's Transmitters! more.....
Delano VOA Facility & Equipment
In Grave Jeopardy!
Radio Community Rallies To Save An American Icon!
What would the impact be on a rural community
that has
come to see the VOA as a beacon to guide them home?
Here is the sequel to 'Save The Delano VOA'.
What started
as an effort to save the legendary Delano, CA Voice of America site...
...is now a battle to save shortwave radio itself:
'Save The Delano VOA 2'
Here is the original (Save The Delano VOA).
This is the video that has
created a firestorm in support of the last flagship
Voice of America shortwave broadcasting site:
'Save The Delano VOA Pt.1'
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This story supports Mr. Insinger's arguments:
'Voice of America's Death by a Thousand Cuts'
http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/wm1019.cfm
Les Paul, Mike Dorrough & Other Audio Innovators Interviews On YouTube:
AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY (AES)
'ORAL HISTORY' SERIES'
AES
Oral History 018: Les Paul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VRYioEKERU
AES
Oral History 001: Michael L. Dorrough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDb7az72B5Y
....Man of Multi-band!
Mike shares his views on recording techniques and audio processing!
Good News, high
quality DVD's of interviews now delivering.
http://www.aes.org/historical/store/oralhistory/
'Radio World' Interviews Mike Dorrough!
Click Here To View High Quality PDF Version Of Article
Click
Here To View Entire June 11, 2008 'Engineering Extra' (Flash Format)
Click
Here to See How Broadcast Rigs Can Live Again On The Ham Bands!
(Updated- 9/15/08)
(Click
Here if you have a slower connection)
Click
Here for W2A Armstrong Special Event Webpage
FM in the 1930's?
Rare Audio Recording
Discovered of
Inventor Edwin 'Howard' Armstrong!
Inventor of: Regenerative Circuit/Superheterodyne-Receiver/FM
Download Rare Audio
of Armstrong FM/AM Comparison Tests
(Right Click - 'Save As'):
MP3- 7.5 Meg (16:16)
WMA- 3.8 Meg (16:16)
Download Audio
of Major Armstrong Speaking at 'Armstrong Award Presentation' 1952-
43rd Anniversary Banquet held at the Advertising Club N. Y. Armstrong
Medal to
Captain Henry J. Round (Right Click - 'Save As'):
MP3- 10.1 Meg (22:02)
WMA- 5.2 Meg (22:02)
An Amazing Life......
General
Ferrie, head of French military communications, pins the insignia of a Chevalier
de la Légion d’Honneur on Armstrong in 1919.
Armstrong atop RCA’s 115-foot north tower, which stood on the roof of the 21-story Aeolian Hall in midtown Manhattan. Armstrong sent copies of the photos to David Sarnoff and his secretary, Marion MacInnis. Sarnoff was furious and banned him from the building; MacInnis later married him.
PHOTO
CREDITS
Armstrong headshot, Armstrong bedroom, : University Archives—Columbiana
Library, Columbia University. Marcellus Hartley Lab and Armstrong atop tower:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University. Armstrong in France, with
his wife, Alpine tower: Courtesy of Jeanne Hammond.
Radio Matters: Equality For AM!
Basing
‘equality’ on PEP input power is the same as basing highway speed limits on
the number of gallons input to the carburetor per hour, rather than actual MPH.
AM rigs require more power to achieve the same loudness at the receiver.
The extra power required pays dividends because the carrier suppresses
noise and the extra audio bandwidth enhances intelligibility to an AM receiver.
A growing number of Amateurs find the qualitative improvement in the
radio experience more that worth the extra few dollars per month in electricity
bills.
The
input power required to achieve the same end-result is something between the Ham
and his utility company. This
graphic published in ‘Electric Radio’ raised some eyebrows but shows the
‘real-world’ relationship between AM and SSB loudness to an AM receiver:
SSB IS WIDER....Than Most Think!
A Video Proving that Single Sideband is Not Really
More Bandwidth
Efficient to an AM receiver!
Click Here For Immediate Download:
(Windows Media Video ~ 512 Kbps)
*Windows Media Video 512 Kbps (.wmv) 9.7 MB ~ 2 Min:40 Sec.
Additional Formats:
Windows Media Video (.wmv) 256 Kbps ~ 5.2 MB
Windows Media Video (.wmv) 100 Kbps ~ 1.7 MB
Apple Quicktime (.mov) 512 Kbps ~ 9.7 MB
Apple Quicktime (.mov) 256 Kbps ~ 4.8 MB
Apple Quicktime (.mov) 100 Kbps ~ 2.8 MB
Click Here For More Information About This Short Video
(Video files available for various connection speeds
in Quicktime & Windows Media formats)
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Story-Board of SSB Bandwidth Video
Please pass this information
to those who care about the future of Amplitude Modulation in the broadcast
shortwave & Ham Radio venues.
AM is the ultimate
recruiting tool to attract people
to Amateur Radio and to restore excitement for
long time operators!
Mike Dorrough's Struggle to Save Shortwave
Service
for Blind & Visually Impaired Continues....
Can Radio
Facility Serving Blind & Visually ImpairedFederal Intervention is KEY!
Dane
County and Town of Oregon officials collude with First American and developers
to steal a key strip of land, denying the Dorroughs effective use of the land,
living space and costly radio broadcasting facilities. While denying safe
access and use with one hand the same officials raise property taxes and upkeep
costs with the other. The clock is ticking as financial reserves are being
eaten away by the highest property taxes in the nation! Immediate action
by law enforcement will be needed if this unique radio service is to be
salvaged!
Letter to Eric Holder:
"California-based, industry giant First American Title Insurance Company knowingly colluded with a land seller to convey to us a portion of a faulty, un-saleable farm subdivision in Wisconsin. The original and only deed transfer agreed to by all parties is 16.2-acres described as Lot-2 CSM #7430. Two years later First American’s Vice President Marvin Ripp executed a fraudulent, forged ‘correction deed’ to steal a key portion of our land in order to mitigate liability for aiding and abetting the conveyance of a non-compliant parcel for residential development, and to open the door for mass development of adjacent properties. Lot-2 CSM #7430 now describes a leftover, non-viable strip of disputed land while our amputated and now virtually useless parcel has been assigned an entirely different certified survey created through forgery and crude ‘cut and paste’ techniques. These crimes were committed against us while we were living in California and involved telephonic and facsimile transmissions across state lines. The glaring forgeries are still on file in the office of the Dane County Register of Deeds." (Read complete letter at: www.wisclean.org)
Attorney General May
Offer Hope 
Will Mr. Holder stop improper
influence of recidivist
First American Title Insurance Company?
In spite of being fined more than any other title insurer, First American Title continues to operate with impunity! New York's Attorney General found that First American's assessment division inflated housing values in collusion with banks. This criminal conduct was a major cause of the housing market and worldwide economic crisis!
President Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
