Chapter 3: Sound Production

Section 3.3 Job Link: Interview with a Sound Technician, page 96

Find out what materials would be required to build a recording studio in the basement of a house.

Acoustics First: Materials to Control Sound and Eliminate Noise
This commercial US site describes the various materials (and their properties) that would be useful inside a home recording studio.

Building Your Cottage Recording Studio
The word “cottage” is used here in the same way as it is in “cottage industry,” so don’t worry if you don’t have a cottage! Although this author recommends using a garage, rather than a basement, for a home recording studio, many of his suggestions would be suitable for either.

Practical Guidelines for Building a Sound Studio
Bear in mind that this site is owned by a manufacturer of acoustic materials, so the advice may not always be unbiased. You may also have to do a lot of reading to extract the information you want. Nevertheless, by clicking on the various pages along the top, you will find some good suggestions.

Studio SOS
This entertaining article focusses on modifying a home recording studio in Turkey, using no money but lots of Turkish rugs, some soft drink bottles, and a couple of cats!

Chapter 4: Communication Using Waves

Section 4.3: Job Link: Hospital Telecommunications, page 125

Wireless technology has become increasingly common. What is the difference between a cell phone and a satellite phone? Create a data table comparing the two types of phones. Include any relevant diagrams or pictures.

HowStuffWorks.com: How Cell Phones Work
This excellent site describes what a cellular phone, or cell phone, is and how it works. Find out about cells, roaming, microprocessors, and digital. You can even see a photograph of a cell-phone tower designed to look like a tree?sort of! The most relevant pages on this site are: The Cell Approach; From Cell to Cell; Cell Phones and CBs; Inside a Cell Phone; Along Comes Digital; and Cell-Phone Towers.

eBuyGuru.com: Operations of the mobile phone and the cellular network
This fairly short article briefly describes what mobile or cell phones are, and how they work.

The World at our Fingertips
This web page?part of a Canadian/Tamil website?provides a fairly good overview of the technology involved in using satellites for communication.

Geostationary (and Other) Orbits
Scroll down to the heading “GEO System for Personal Communication,” nearly half-way through the page. There you can find out about the type of satellite orbit that is most useful for personal satellite phone communications.

Globalstar Canada: Frequently Asked Questions
Globalstar is a company that sells satellite phones and services. Their website answers many questions about satellite phones, including “Do satellite phones work just like cell phones?”