With the ever increasing numbers of iPhone and iPod units out on the street, people “like myself” have begun to take a greater interest in creating and listening to Podcasts, the “new broadcasting format”.
Apple sold a record 22.7 million iPods and 4.3 million iPhones during the Q4 of 2008. Rather stunning numbers I’d say. I read somewhere that iPod devices now account for 24% of Apple’s revenue.
From the Website “Digital Strategy – Government of New Zealand”:
“Podcasting, a portmanteau (a word created or made from parts of other words) of Apple’s “iPod” and “broadcasting”, is a method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a ‘feed’ and receive new files automatically by subscription, usually at no cost.”
Traveling Around:
So in my travels around the Internet, I ran into a Ham Radio site where the owner actually has the time and equipment for making and distributing his own Podcasts. Meet the Practical Amateur Radio Podcast.
Enter KD0BIK:
The site is owned and operated by Jerry (kd0bik) and Jerry has recently produced his 15th Podcast. Podcast #15 discusses the importance of emergency preparedness. Past topics include upgrading your license class, the origins of the QSL card and multi-part Podcasts about operating Amateur Radio equipment.
Jerry’s Website also included a number of links to other interesting Amateur Radio Podcast sites. For those that are interested, I expanded the Podcast links on the right sidebar for your listening pleasure.
Comments and Discussions:
Do you listen to Podcasts of any kind?
Do you regularly download Podcasts related to Ham Radio?
What is your opinion of Podcasts in general?
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