Take the February 2012 Pop'Comm Reader Survey

Popular Communications' February 2012 Reader Survey is now posted online. It takes only a minute or two to complete.


Please click here to be linked directly to the questionnaire. Be sure to provide us with your contact information in the box at the bottom of the survey.


We will contact you if you're the survey participant randomly chosen to receive free a new subscription to Pop'Comm or an extension to your existing subscription.


Thank you for taking part in our monthly survey.

- Richard Fisher, KPC6PC / KI6SN

Editor, Popular Communications

Live WRO-Pop'Comm Internet Chat With Editor KI6SN, Sunday, December 4

JOIN THE CHAT: Live combined WRO-Pop'Comm chat Sunday, December 4 with Editor Richard Fisher, KI6SN beginning @ 8 p.m. Eastern time (0100 UTC). To join in, at chat time, click here, or  visit: <http://www.WorldRadioOnline.blogspot.com>. Hope to see you there!

Tuning In Editorial From October 2011 Pop'Comm

"Your Africa Station and Country Check Off List," From Gerry Dexter, WPC9GLD

To download, right click on the station log and choose "Save Image As," or "Save Target As." Then choose on your computer where you'd like the image to download - to your desktop, for example.

Take the Pop'Comm November 2011 Reader Survey Online!

Popular Communications' November Reader Survey is now posted online. It takes only a minute or two to complete.


Please click here to be linked directly to the questionnaire. Be sure to provide us with your contact information in the box at the bottom of the survey.


We will contact you if you're the survey participant randomly chosen to receive free a new subscription to Pop'Comm or an extension to your existing subscription.


Thank you for taking part in our monthly survey.

- Richard Fisher, KI6SN

Editor, Popular Communications

WRO-Pop'Comm Live Internet Chat, October 2

The first WRO-Pop'Comm Live Internet Chat is set for Sunday, October 2 at:


< http://www.WorldRadioOnline.blogspot.com >


You're invited to take part in the session, which begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time (0000 UTC).

It is open to WorldRadio Online and Popular Communications magazine readers and anyone with an interest in the many forms of communication.

Hosting will be Richard Fisher, KI6SN, editor of both WRO and Pop'Comm. Hope to see you there.


Click here for a quick link to the WRO Blog.

September 2011 Pop'Comm Reader Survey is Online

It's soooooooo easy.

Click here take Popular Communications magazine's September Reader Survey online.

Be sure to fill in the contact information at the bottom of the survey questionnaire to be eligible for a year's free subscription to Pop'Comm or an extension of a current subscription. We randomly draw a winner each month, and it could be you.

Details On DTV Indoor Antenna Featured in August Pop'Comm

In pictorial form, here are details about the indoor DTV antenna - using coat hangers for elements and phasing lines - featured in the August 2011 edition of Pop'Comm. Elements are 16-inches in length, with a bend at the eight-inch point, forming a V shape.

Here is the completed antenna, showing phasing lines, elements, impedance

transformer and coaxial feedline to the DTV converter.

For an enlarged view, click on the images.

Simple wood screws and washers hold the phasing lines in place. A piece of insulation (blue) is used to keep the phasing lines from shorting where they cross one another.

An impedance transformer - available at RadioShack and Walmart - matches the antenna's 300-ohms to the coaxial line's 75 ohms.

Here's what the impedance transformer packaging looks like at Walmart.

Live Chat With Pop'Comm Editor KI6SN, Sept. 11

Pop'Comm Live Online Chat Session is Sunday, August 7

Take the Pop'Comm August 2011 Reader Survey Online!

CLICK HERE to take the Popular Communications August 2011 Reader Survey online.


It's quick and simple. Be sure to include your name, postal address and email address so we can contact you if you're our randomly-drawn winner of a year's free Pop'Comm subscription or a subscription extension.


Thank you for taking our survey.


Richard Fisher, KI6SN
Editor, Popular Communications
editor@popular-communications.com

Take the Pop'Comm July 2011 Reader Survey Online!

CLICK HERE to take the Popular Communications July 2011 Reader Survey online.

It's quick and simple. Be sure to include your name, postal address and email address so we can contact you if you're our randomly-drawn winner of a year's free Pop'Comm subscription or a subscription extension.

Thank you for taking our survey.

Richard Fisher, KI6SN
Editor, Popular Communications
editor@popular-communications.com

Pop'Comm Live Online Chat Session is Sunday, July 10

WorldRadio Online Live Internet Chat is Wednesday, July 6

You're invited to join WorldRadio Online Editor Richard Fisher, KI6SN, for the magazine's monthly live online chat this evening (July 6) at 8 p.m. Eastern time (0000 UTC). Taking part is easy. Click here and you'll be linked to the WorldRadio Online blog where you'll find the Cover It Live box - your portal to the live session. Go there at chat time and join the fun. It's casual and friendly.


The WorldRadio Online blog is at:http://www.WorldRadioOnline.blogspot.com

Live Chat With Pop'Comm Editor KI6SN, June 5

Take the Pop'Comm June 2011 Reader Survey Online!

CLICK HERE to take the Popular Communications June 2011 Reader Survey online.

It's quick and simple. Be sure to include your name, postal address and email address so we can contact you if you're our randomly-drawn winner of a year's free Pop'Comm subscription or a subscription extension.

Thank you for taking our survey.

Richard Fisher, KI6SN
Editor, Popular Communications
editor@popular-communications.com

Quick Links to Internet-Related Items in June 2011's Pop'Comm

• FCC Notice of Apparent Liability Against Bernabe Moreno.
• Obama Administration's White Paper on Intellectual Property Enforcement.
• NAB 2010 Legislative Package Opposing Legislative Recommendations On Intellectual Property Enforcement.

LISTEN: 'I Wish There Was a Wirless to Heaven'

Live Chat With Pop'Comm Editor KI6SN, July 10

Take the Pop'Comm May 2011 Reader Survey Online!

If you'd like to participate in Popular Communications' May 2011 Reader Survey online, simply CLICK HERE.


Reminder: In the box at the bottom of the survey, be sure to include your name, postal address and email address so we can contact you if you're our randomly chosen winner of a year's Pop'Comm subscription or subscription extension.

May Edition of WorldRadio Online is Live On the Web

You're invited to check out the May 2011 edition of WorldRadio Online magazine. It's posted free on the Web and is full of great news and features. For example, our cover story recounts the tale of Carl Mosley's trip to California in the 1950s to demonstrate his "new" TA-33 beam - and what happened to that antenna. The headline gives a hint: "A Piece of Antenna History is Still Flying High." For the whole story and lots more, visit: < http://www.WorldRadiomagazine.com >.

High Stakes Radio Activity As NASCAR Roars At Talladega

If you think NASCAR 2-way radio is the exclusive domain of drivers and crew chiefs, think again.

Check out AP National Writer Paul Newberry's story, Expect plenty of radio chatter at Talladega, revealing the high-stakes deals that take place on the airwaves during races such as today's (April 17) Aaron's 499. It's part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race in Talladega, Alabama.

"Offers will be made. Agreements reached. Whoever plays 'Let's Make A Deal' the best is likely to take the checkered flag," he says. 

Click here for the details.

March 2011 Eastern Rim Sunspot Region

Live Chat With Pop'Comm Editor KI6SN, June 5