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In the oldest of olden times the only way man could extend communications to his neighbors was to learn to shout louder.  Over the centuries, his felt need to extend his range led to many advancements including the use of whistles and horns, the use of drums, and later the use of flags, solar mirrors, and lanterns at night.

The discovery of electricity opened the door for the first major breakthrough in man’s quest for long distance communications, at first telegraphy then radio.

As the science of radio progressed so did need for more discoveries in the field. In a few short years early spark gap radio advanced to voice, then video and finally today’s digital modes of transmitting communications worldwide. Radio in all of its forms still remains the means of long distance communications on the planet.

At first all users of radios were amateur radio operators in one way or another. This blog is for those who are still in awe of  Amateur Radio, Short Wave Listening, repair, experimenting, collecting, and/or  the like.

This  site is committed providing a place where those interested in radio communications can exchange dialog with other of the same interests. Hams, CB enthusiasts, Short Wave Listeners, antique radio restoration and collecting and any others with the interest are welcome here. If you don’t find a suitable category for you particular interests send me a request for it to be added.

This blog’s name, TheDrumSay is our way of honoring those whose grit and wisdom have brought us from learning to shout louder to present modern radio use.

TheDrumSay.com is a public blog, created to provide users a means to get involved in the radio world around us.  This is a free service, without advertising or usage fees.  This site is  easy to use, with potential for sharing concepts, ideas, and feelings about the important things that makeup what we call radio.

There are but few site rules:

MEMBERSHIP – Anyone interested in radio is welcome. Please register and become a contributing member. This is free and no fees will ever be charged for use of the site. All data you provide  for registration will remain private and will not be shared with any person or entity without a court order secured by due process of law.

KEEP IT CLEAN — Entries with offensive or vulgar material and personal flaming will be deleted without comment.

KEEP IT HONEST — Tell it like it is. While personalized fantasy is fun at times, this is not  place for it.  When writing about real events or real people,  be careful what you publish. Truth beats glitz here.

WRITE CLEARLY — This is an English Language site. Use good syntax and spelling, so your postings will be read by others and fully understood. Avoid posting rants, long dissertations and the like.

THIS IS A BLOG — Advertisements for goods and/or services,   discussion threads, and the like belong on other sites designed for such material, not here.

THIS IS A MODERATED SITE — Material considered offensive or generally inappropriate will be deleted without comment. Site monitoring (moderating) practices, including editing for clarity, should not be taken to mean any particular posted belief, thought, story, or text is either endorsed or censored.  Monitoring decisions are based solely on the rules cited on this page. User’s material posted on this site belongs to the originating user and the public domain, however, its presence on the site is at the discretion of the monitors.

CHANGES and MODIFICATIONS — constructive suggestions regarding New Pages, New Categories, and other areas needing attention are greatly appreciated.

A note to new users:  It will take a little time to get use to using TheDrumSay.com site. Don’t be afraid to experiment and try new approaches.  The system is fairly user-friendly.

Welcome and Enjoy!

Dr. Al Link – K4ICL

K4ICL@K4ICL.com