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Radio is the wireless transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light.

Radio waves

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Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, created whenever a charged object (in normal radio transmission, an electron) accelerates with a frequency that lies in the radio frequency (RF) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. In radio, this acceleration is caused by an alternating current in an antenna. Radio frequencies occupy the range from a few tens of hertz to a few hundred gigahertz.

ELF - SLF - ULF/VF - VLF - LF/LW - MW - HF/SW - VHF - UHF - SHF - EHF Electromagnetic radio spectrum

Other types of electromagnetic radiation, with frequencies above the RF range, are infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays. Since the energy of an individual photon of radio frequency is too low to remove an electron from an atom, radio waves are classified as non-ionizing radiation.
Electromagnetic spectrum and diagram of radio transmission of an audio signal.

Electromagnetic radiation travels (propagates) by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space equally well, and does not require a medium of transport (such as the aether). When radio waves pass an electrical conductor, the oscillating electric or magnetic field (depending on the shape of the conductor) induces an alternating current and voltage in the conductor. This can be transformed into audio or other signals that carry information. The word 'radio' is used to describe this phenomenon, and television, radio, radar, and cell phone transmissions are all classed as radio frequency emissions.

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50 cent - Baby by me #isplayedout - the most played out song of the year, i dnt wanna hear how broody he is 237354 times a day on the radio
kalimeris206 (Kelle Sameh) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:16:37 -0000
50 cent - Baby by me #isplayedout - the most played out song of the year, i dnt wanna hear how broody he is 237354 times a day on the radio
@TVMenace Thief Sicario "Everything [radio edit]" ft BadNews, Trafek http://lnk.ms/4mTxC
thiefsicario (Thief Sicario) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:15:54 -0000
@TVMenace Thief Sicario "Everything [radio edit]" ft BadNews, Trafek http://lnk.ms/4mTxC
RT @unitedrecording: Listen to Wicked Jazz Sounds Radio with Phil Horneman & Merijn Tiemessen on KX RADIO 19.00 - 21.00. http://bit.ly/jFKIa
Vigarv (Vanessa Vigar) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:15:17 -0000
RT @unitedrecording: Listen to Wicked Jazz Sounds Radio with Phil Horneman & Merijn Tiemessen on KX RADIO 19.00 - 21.00. http://bit.ly/jFKIa
@Jobee31 yup just finished tho...freedom...beatles on now cos PMc also on radio show
suzukii_su (Angela Gaffney) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:15:15 -0000
@Jobee31 yup just finished tho...freedom...beatles on now cos PMc also on radio show
Jena Lee sur TRACE RADIO, ce vendredi à 19h.... à ne pas louper!! http://bit.ly/5oI4LF
GoomradioFr (Goomradio France) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:13:09 -0000
Jena Lee sur TRACE RADIO, ce vendredi à 19h.... à ne pas louper!! http://bit.ly/5oI4LF
@YourBellaCullen hahahaha, did you listen to it on the radio?
zoemiley (zoe miley) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:12:22 -0000
@YourBellaCullen hahahaha, did you listen to it on the radio?

 

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Ad*Access - The Radio and Television subcategories, with a large collection of vintage print advertisements dating from the '20s to the '50s. Each image is scanned in color, at 72 and 150 dpi resolutions, and they give information about the source publication.

Antique Radio Classified - Link to the world of antique radio collecting, its activities, and the publication and products of Antique Radio Classified. Covers old radio, TV, telegraph, amateur/ham radio, high fidelity/hi-fi audio.

Antique Radio Page - Don Adamson's photo galleries and information on sets from the 1920s to the 1960s. Informative articles include one on how to build a linen diaphragm speaker.

Antique Radio Webring - Web sites about collecting, buying, selling, and trading vintage and antique radios.
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Antique Radios Online - A site for collectors and restorers of vintage and collectible radios. On-line forums, resources, and chat, supported by a dedicated and experienced membership.

Atwater Kent Radio - A collection of pictures of AK radios, advertisements, brochures, operating manuals, and a profile of the company founder.

Gollum's Crystal Receivers - The history and theory of crystal receivers. Vintage and modern kits, pictures, and links.

NJ7P Tube Database - Base diagrams, characteristics, and outlines for thousands of vacuum tubes, provided by Bill Beech's Ham Radio Server.

Nostalgia Air - Large free online resource for antique and vintage radios, with over fifty thousand pages of scanned Riders schematics, service manuals, tube cross reference, articles, and forums.

Philco Simplex Radio History - Features a brief profile of the company formerly located in Sandusky, Ohio. Includes photos of the plant site and a few models from the production line.
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Radio Boys - An article by James D. Keeline about the series of juvenile novels written by several ghostwriters under the pen name of Allen Chapman and others in the 1920s. Includes images of original covers.

Radiobau-Zehetner - Austrian radio history, with a profile of Eng. Franz Zehetner (1907-1986) and his radio and television products, with photographs and advertising copy. [Mostly German, but with some English text]

RNW Antique Radio - Links to antique and old-time radio sites throughout the world, compiled by Radio Netherlands.

Silver, Sounds, and Stuff - An archive of over 1000 photos of antique radios, information on future and past club meetings and auctions, and reference material for repairing old sets.

The Philco Repair Bench - Chuck Schwark provides many resources for the Philco radio collector and restorer, ranging from parts cross-references, to service information on some of the more obscure features such as the Beam-Of-Light tonearm pickup, and an identification guide for early cathedral models.
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The Rise of the Bakelite and Catalin Radio in the US During the 1930s - A text-only article by Louis Vloedbeld on the background and development of bakelite and catalin radio designs.

TransOceanic Resource Library - Photos, schematics, alignment data, model specs, and a directory of links for Zenith TransOceanic Long Distance radios.

Vintage Radio and Audio Pages - Brian McAllister's restoration resources, in the form of high-resolution GIF images of service notes and schematics for many radios, audio amplifiers and preamplifiers, phonos, and tuners. He has a special section for several German radios (Grundig and Telefunken).

Vintage Radios and Programs - Resource for collectors and fans of antique radios, military surplus radios, tube radios, valve radios, Collins, Atwater Kent, Hammarlund, Hallicrafters and Crosley radios, and telegraph key collections. Stars and programs from the golden days of radio are featured.
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Worldwide Vintage Wireless Database - Mainly UK and North American sets from the 1920s to the 1960s. Picture galleries include thousands of photographs of radios, devices (valves or tubes) and device boxes.
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