{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Johnson&#039;s Techworld","provider_url":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld","author_name":"Johnson Francis","author_url":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/author\/jf\/","title":"Why is BITX called so? - Johnson&#039;s Techworld","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WuLMIT7Sw4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/why-is-bitx-called-so\/\">Why is BITX called so?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/why-is-bitx-called-so\/embed\/#?secret=WuLMIT7Sw4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why is BITX called so?&#8221; &#8212; Johnson&#039;s Techworld\" data-secret=\"WuLMIT7Sw4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-is-BITX-called-so.jpg","thumbnail_width":1202,"thumbnail_height":675,"description":"Ever since I heard of BITX radio, I have been wondering how that name came. The BITX (Bidirectional Transceiver) is called such because it utilizes a unique radio frequency (RF) design where many of the same active components (transistors and amplifiers) are used for both receiving (receiving signals) and transmitting (sending signals). Yesterday I have [&hellip;]"}