"The purpose of this guide is to share the basics of installing a solar-powered HF radio station. For some years now, Rhizomatica has been working to “modernize” HF technology, allowing the transmission and reception of digital information. HF technology offers many advantages for autonomous com
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munication in remote areas, and from our experience, it is possible and feasible to train people without much previous technical experience in the installation and use of solar-powered HF communication systems. This guide is an attempt to share the learnings from on-the-ground experiences and interactions with communities, and to facilitate and support further training processes for the use and installation of HF-based communication networks. The guide is aimed primarily at facilitators of training processes in HF radio and as reference material for people who have at least some prior knowledge of HF radio. In other words, it is not aimed at novices or people who are completely new to the subject." (Introduction)
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"Shortwave radio cannot be easily monitored by governments. This is why shortwave radio remains a vital lifeline of information about the outside world. Censorship of shortwave radio is comparatively unsuccessful, while the Internet is often subject to total blocking." (Pages 39-40)
"The heart of the book is a detailed, year-by-year account of the shortwave bands in each year from 1945 to 2008. It reviews what American listeners were hearing on the international and domestic shortwave bands, describes the arrivals and departures of stations, and recounts important events. The b
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ook describes the several categories of broadcasters - international, domestic, private, religious, clandestine and pirate. It explains the impact of relay stations, frequency management, and jamming. It also addresses the considerable changes in shortwave broadcasting since the end of the Cold War." (Publisher description)
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"This book documents the 16th conference of the international audience research association CIBAR that was held at the Deutsche Welle headquarters. Experienced experts give first-hand accounts of their work and show perspectives for the future." (Back cover)
"Formulación y justificación de las propuestas concretas para la aplicación más satisfactoria de los sistemas radioeléctricos de onda corta: una solución a corto plazo al problema de la red mexicana de telecomunicaciones - En su estado actual, esta red sigue siendo ineficiente e incapaz de ben
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eficiarse de ciertas facilidades que podrían ponerse a su disposición. [Working Paper, 19 Oct. 1962. Contribution to: The United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Geneva, 4 to 20 February 1963. E/Conf. 39/L/37. Agenda Item: L.2.3]" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 973, topic code 210.1, 410.1)
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