A Shortwave Christmas Carol

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A Shortwave Christmas Carol

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Dec 24, 2019

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On Christmas Eve, scientists at field stations across Antarctica sing carols to one another...via shortwave. On today's episode, the Short Wave podcast explores shortwave radio. We speak with space physicist and electrical engineer Nathaniel Frissell about this Antarctic Christmas Carol tradition and his use of shortwave radio for community science.

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Dec 24, 2019

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A Shortwave Christmas Carol

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