How does a CB radio antenna work?

How does a CB radio antenna work? Why does it have to be tuned? How do you tune it properly?

How does an EPIRB distress radio work?

EPIRB is meant to help rescuers locate you in an emergency situation, and these radios have saved many lives since their creation in the 1970s. Find out who they've helped the most.

How Ham Radio Works

Ham radio lets people talk across the globe, wirelessly and inexpensively. It's a subculture in its own right. See what amateur radio is all about and how you can become an operator.

How HD Radio Works

A new radio format is set to add features to your radio listening experience: HD Radio. Learn how it works.

How is my radio able to display the stations call letters?

If you have a car radio that shows FM station call signs on the display panel, then you have the Radio Data System feature. Find out how they work!

How Radio Scanners Work

The air around you is bursting with radio waves -- and you can tap into them with minimal effort. With a simple radio scanner, all sorts of transmissions are within your earshot. Find out how radio scanners let you listen in on everything from police to astronaut transmissions.

How Radio Works

Radio is the fundamental technology behind TV, cordless phones, cell phones and microwave ovens, for a start. Just about anywhere you go, radio wave transmissions are passing above you, around you, and even through you!

How Satellite Radio Works

Satellite radio is up and running. This means nonstop music (beamed down from space, no less), no ads, and coast-to-coast reception. Sound too good to be true? Well, you’ll pay a fee for this service, but numerous subscribers think it’s well worth the price.

How the Radio Spectrum Works

AM radio, FM radio, CB radio, short wave radio, VHF, UHF -- what's it all mean? These are all different chunks of the radio spectrum. Find out all about the thousands of different uses for radio waves.

Is there an easy way to record a radio show so I can listen to it later?

Did you know you can record radio programs with a VCR? Next time, don't miss out on your favorite program!

Sirius vs. XM

Sirius has Howard Stern; XM has Snoop Dogg. XM is the current market leader; but then, Sirius did get a late start. Both feature more than 100 channels of commercial-free music, news, sports and entertainment and are being factory installed in hundreds of new car models. See what each service has to offer.

What is low-power FM LPFM?

In January 2000, the FCC adopted rules creating a new, low-power, non-commercial FM radio (LPFM) service. Learn how a school or individual can start one of these radio stations.

Why do you hear some radio stations better at night than in the day?

Have you ever noticed a difference in the quality of radio signals depending on the time of day? Why do you hear some radio stations better at night than in the day?

Why do all FM radio stations end in an odd number?

The band that radio stations use is completely arbitrary. Learn how that relates to the specific frequency that FM stations use, and why all the FM radio stations in the United States end in an odd number?