Radio Reconnaissance Platoon

1) In 1961, Newton Minow (FCC Chairman) gave a speech to American broadcasters called “Television and the Public Interest” in which he laid out his vision for the American television industry. Briefly, he believed that television had a specific role and responsibility in society, one he felt that the television industry was currently falling short. In his speech, he proposed a bargain between all involved; the essential bargain in his vision would be agreement between the FCC, the television…

In post 9/11 America, it is not very common to see a book that doesn 't portray the men and women of the United States Military in a positive light. Most Americans regard all soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines as heroes who have a strong moral compass and always try to do the right thing. However the reality can be quite different. The reality of war is that it is dirty, ugly, and rarely, if ever, a glorious affair. All armies throughout history have had their share of incidents that they…

The first appearance of speech and music on the radio occurred in December 1906 (Gazi, Starkey & Jedrejewski, 2011), since then the radio industry has constantly been redeveloping in an attempt to keep up with new media and improve its ability to be a source of information and entertainment. Digital technologies have provided radio with the tools to radically change the way we produce and consume content in New Zealand’s modern radio industry. This essay will go into detail on the technological…

Fortunately, for the game of baseball and for the American people, in 1921, radio stations began broadcasting baseball games to the American people who could not be at the ballpark, whether it was a financial matter, if the venue was sold out, or if the people were simply unable to make it in time to see the game. American economic prosperity of the 1920s, along with the growth of materialism, beneficially affected both the radio and Major League Baseball, which beneficially affected each other…

Materials List: FPV Freerider & Game Controllers LiPo Batteries & Safety Goggles RubiQ Radio Controller FPV Goggles Outdoor Flight Field Safety Precautions: Wear safety goggles. Respect flight field protocol. FPV Goggles Connect the FPV goggles to RubiQ’s VTX system. {fire risk} The FPV goggles run off of a smaller, 2S 1500mAh LiPo battery. Take care to attach only this battery, rather than the larger 3S 2200mAh battery that powers RubiQ. Now, test out the FPV goggles inside. Start by…

New technology showed people how to make their lives easier. The introduction of commercial radio changed how people could receive music and news. The radio gave people access to a wide variety of music (Jazz par. 2). Cars were being produced quicker and cheaper by the invention of the assembly line. This made cars affordable for the middle class (Jazz par. 5). Cars, radios, appliances, and telephones became common household items (Jazz par. 4). Another thing that technology changed were movies.…

The primary sources that have been compiled are episodes for the radio show and the television show, newspaper articles, ratings of the show, and writings about “Gangbusters” at that time. My secondary sources include a variety of texts from historians such as Hal Erickson, Robert L. Mott, and Jim Harmon. Many of the…

All humans have that possession or person that comforts them and carries them through times of crisis and conflict. This something or someone can be life changing in situations that tear people apart. This treasure could be anything from an old dusty book to a significant other. If that prized possession was absent, the individual would be destroyed without it. People rely on their precious commodities to get them through the stressful periods that life throws at them. In All The Light We Cannot…

over what is labeled as indecent and what is not, thus causing a “freezing effect” on cable and broadcast networks. The problem is that the Commission is in charge of enforcing these prohibitions by means of radio communications. Historically, this was interpreted to apply only to radio and…

The Radio is one of the most important means of communication that has affected nearly every single person on the planet. The radio can transmit messages from all over the world in an instant so that a person can listen to what is on it. The history of this device began in the 1800's and continued being developed and improved on as time went by, which was created by different inventors and became the radio as people know it today. Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves in 1887. The waves moved…