Thomas, K4SWL, has a really impressive shortwave listening blog. Yesterday he was kind enough to post an article about my latest obsession: the echoes on China Radio International:
http://swling.com/blog/
Even more impressive is Thomas’s work on behalf of poor people in the Third World. He is the Director of Ears to Our World, a charity group that provides innovative, simple and appropriate technologies to schools and communities in remote, rural and impoverished regions of our world.
Here they are: http://www.earstoourworld.org/
They distribute radios to people who would no other regular technological contact with the rest of the world. They are also involved in an intriguing project called the HumanaLight: “Dead” AA batteries power lights that can make a big difference for people living in areas that have never been on any grid. Here it is: http://www.earstoourworld.org/humanalight/
Ears to Our World is looking for Donations to help them bring light and radios to people who really need them: Here is where you can help:
http://www.earstoourworld.org/donate
This is clearly a very appropriate charity for radio amateurs.
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