Friday, September 30, 2011
Out Standing in the Field
This is a log periodic shortwave broadcast antenna just opposite what used to be a major transmitting centre in Juelich. It would have rotated to beam signals to listeners in distant target areas. It's one of the few remaining pieces of evidence that radio signals put this town in North Rhine-Westphalia on the map. I can't imagine it will remain there for much longer. 
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Disappearing Transmitter Sites
Evidence of the era of shortwave broadcsting disappears fast. These two sets were taken in 2007 and in 2011 from roughly the same spot just north of Juelich, Germany not far from the Dutch border. At the time the towers were dismantled last year the new owner said that two would remain as a symbol of its radio past. I guess they had second thoughts. Only a few road signs, plus an abandoned log periodic antenna remain as evidence of one of the first transmitter sites used by Deutsche Welle, whose studios in those days were in Cologne. Wikipedia has photos too
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
TEDxAmsterdam Challenge 2011
Helped with the call to find ideas worth doing for this year's TEDx in Amsterdam on November 25th. I find TED is a brilliant collection of inspiring performances. The follow-up, though, is always more difficult. Curious to see what happens.
