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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Les (K3JTP), who writes: Lowe HF225 with FM and AM Synchro offered on eBay at about US$500 + US$50 shipping from Netherlands. Almost mint condition,. A rare find of a highly rated receiver made in the UK. Click here to view on eBay (partner link). Thank you so much […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who shares the following video presentation by the Antique Wireless Association: Radios and the the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan Today, when GPS provides astounding levels of absolute position accuracy, it can be hard to appreciate the navigational challenges that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan […]

SWLing Post friend and contributor, David Goren, notes that a piece he’s produced and Maria Margaronis has presented is now available to listen to online via BBC Radio 4: The Allan B. Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, used to be known as the Terror Dome for its high rates of inmate violence, murder and suicide. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Andrea Borgnino, who shared the following via Twitter: The next edition of the WRTH “world’s most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to broadcasting” will be published in December 2022 in a printed and a digital version. The rights have now been transferred to Radio Data Center GmbH (RDC), based in […]

Just a quick reminder of the return of Radio Lavalamp “Your ethereal shortwave music station” to your radio receivers via the transmitters of Channel 292 this weekend. The broadcast is on Sunday 11th September 2022 at 10.00 UTC/12.00 CEST on 6070 kHz and will feature a mix of chilled out tunes and a relaxed musical […]

I’m very honored to be featured with my good friend Wlodek (US7IGN) in a short radio documentary on BBC Radio 4 today. Wlodek is long-time reader and subscriber here on the SWLing Post and QRPer.com. Wlodek lives in Kiev, Ukraine and we keep in touch these days over email. Like me, he is passionate about […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave (N9EWO), who writes: Dan, shango066 on You Tube give us a nice little tour of KYET on 1070 kHz in Golden Valley Arizona which transmits in AM Stereo (6K day, 1 watt night). Harris solid state transmitter which is also shown in this video: Click here to view […]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM The internet, I think, is darn near magic. A few keystrokes and you can find almost anything. And people use it all the time for all kinds of things. Hold that thought for a moment. At the same time, I am very nearly a free speech absolutist . . . you […]

On Friday, September 2, 2022, I had just enough time in my schedule to visit the Shelby Hamfest for a couple of hours. The Shelby Hamfest–referred to, locally, as “The Grand-Daddy of them All”–has long been regarded as one of the largest outdoor hamfests in the southeast US. Shelby Photo Gallery Weather was ideal for the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don, who notes that Dave Casler has posted a review of the CHA-RXL Pro on his YouTube channel: Click here to watch on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, for the following guest post and review: The Chameleon CHA-RXL Pro: Improved Amp Board Raises the Game by Dan Robinson Back in 2021 I reviewed the CHA-RXL loop by Chameleon. This loop antenna is sold by major retailers such as DX Engineering, Gigaparts and Chameleon itself – the company is […]

Hi SWLing post community, hope you are all well. This weekend there’s another in the Imaginary Stations series, this time the return of KFOG. The transmission will be on air on 9395 kHz from 2200 utc on Sunday 4th September 2022. Expect tunes in a nautical style. It will feature “music from out of the […]

(Source: RNZ via Alokesh Gupta) RNZ Pacific resumes shortwave analogue service to Pacific region (RNZ) From September 1, RNZ Pacific will resume its shortwave analogue service to the Pacific region between the hours of 5 and 9am New Zealand time. Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave (SW) radio frequencies. RNZ Pacific broadcasts in digital […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jerome van der Linden, who shares the following guest post: Nothing is so constant as change by Jerome van der Linden Those of us who have had an interest in broadcasting over many years realize pretty soon that technology is constantly changing. The following relates to the situation where I live […]

(from Bill Tilford) The following is the Radio Angela (WBCQ 5130 kHz) schedule for September 2022. Radio Angela welcomes Austin Saturday Night, a new monthly program by Terry Colgan, who also produces Texas Radio Shortwave on other frequencies/stations, and Venerable Verses with Lainie Petersen on Sunday nights. That program begins with a serialized reading of […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor extraordinaire, 13dka, who brings us Part Two of a three part series about the new SULA homebrew antenna project. This first article describes this affordable antenna and demonstrates its unique reception properties. The second article focuses on construction notes. This third and final article will essentially be a Q&A about the SULA antenna. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Julian, who writes: Hi Thomas, I found this eBay listing for a seemingly new in the box Sony ICF SW77 complete with accessories and paperwork. It may interest SWLing readers. Click here to check it out on eBay. Best wishes, Julian Thank you for the tip, Julian. This does […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Many thanks to Eric Jon Magnuson for summarizing these news items for Radio Waves! Hubbard Is Four Years In With All-Digital AM. Here’s How It’s […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Matt Blaze, for the following guest post: Matt’s 2022 Portable Loop Antenna Shootout by Matt Blaze, WB2SRI Followers of this blog may be familiar with my “shortwave radio shootouts” that I post from time to time. The idea is to compare how well different radios demodulate the exact same signal. Basically, I […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who publishes the following guest post: Letter to Eton: Cutting Corners on Elite Satellit Won’t Succeed by Dan Robinson As SWLing.com readers will recall, weeks before Eton shipped the first group of Elite Satellit receivers I published a commentary that asked a key question: would Eton be […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor extraordinaire, 13dka, who brings us Part Two of a three part series about the new SULA homebrew antenna project. This first article describes this affordable antenna and demonstrates its unique reception properties. This second article focuses on construction notes. The third and final article will essentially be a Q&A about the SULA […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! AM/FM Receiver Sales Have ‘Stabilized’ Even As Audio Turns Up On More Devices. (Inside Radio) Anyone who has tried to find an AM/FM receiver in […]

Eton Elite Satellit Update (August 20, 2022) As many SWLing Post readers have pointed out, Universal Radio has posted the following update to their product page for the Elite Satellit: Our initial allocation of radios arrived 08/17/22. Our Q/C testing detected a problem with the radio. We are working closely with Eton to find a […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor extraordinaire, 13dka, who brings us a three part series about the new SULA homebrew antenna project. This first article describes this affordable antenna and demonstrates its unique reception properties. The second article will focus on construction notes. The third and final article will essentially be a Q&A about the […]

Thanks to commenter Keith on my “Consistently Inconsistent” article, we learn that the Eton Elite Satellit HD receiver is now shipping. Keith purchased the receiver from Amazon.com and is expecting delivery on August 18. Note that over the half-hour it took me to write this update article, Amazon’s stock of the Elite Satellit HD dropped […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! “Huge flaw” threatens US emergency alert system, DHS researcher warns (ARS Technica) Hackers can disrupt legit warnings or issue fake ones of their own. The […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-22 (version 3) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-22 v3 (PDF) Thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have the latest […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adid, who writes: The Erres KY-418 Radio set assembly line. You must watch this: Click here to view on YouTube. My heart goes to the poor guys who work under all that machinery noise with no ear plugs or with no mask when spray paint. Everything is hand made […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Julian, who writes: Thomas, I stumbled across this listing for a Panasonic RF-3000A so I thought I’d share it in case some SWLingers interested in or who collect vintage solid state radios are interested in the following listing for a Panasonic RF-3000A for US$125.00. 73 Julian Click here to […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow, who writes: [Check out this] YouTube video : Vintage SONY JAPAN Manufacturing Plants: TRINITRON TV, Video Recorder, late 1960-1970s Click here to view on YouTube. This very interesting near 12 minute video shows Sony manufacturing plants. At 2:10 you will see the CRF-150 / 160’s being manufactured. […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Journalist Vitaly Portnikov was found to be “eavesdropped” at his home in Lviv, – Knyazhytskyi (Espeso) Note this article has been translated in English. Original […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who shares the following video demonstrating the AMT-MW207: a tiny $25 mediumwave transmitter kit that can be purchased on AliExpress: To be clear, the AMT-MW207 is not designed to be a whole house AM transmitter like the SSTran and others. The seller describes it as a device […]

Apologies to everyone in SWLing Post land who tuned into WRMI to listen to WTAB last Sunday, it turns out due to technical difficulties there was a bit of a mix up but it’s all sorted now. WTAB will be “Transmitting by the magic of wireless” on 9395 kHz at 2200 utc on Sunday 14th […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Hansgen, who shares this video showing how radios were made in the VEF (Valsts elektrotehniska Fabrika) factory in Riga, Latvia in 1936: Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who shares the following AWA video about crystal production during WWII: Click here to view on YouTube. Thank you so much for sharing this, Mark. I posted the original film of this a few years ago, but it appears that the YouTube account has been deleted. I’m […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following photos from the Berryville Hamfest. Dan notes that the resolution is not great in these photos, but I believe we can still see enough detail to know that this hamfest had many vintage treasures: Thank you once again for sharing these, Dan! Click […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and friend, Wlodek (US7IGN), who writes from Kiev: Hello! Because of another air raid alert, I can’t sleep and I decided to make a small comparison of the receivers of the 60s and the modern one. Of course, you can not compare their size and weight, as well as […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares the following article from Slate: The Radio System That Keeps Us Safe From Extreme Weather Is Under Threat NOAA Weather Radio needs some serious upgrades. In March, a group of massive tornadoes struck communities around Des Moines, Iowa. Seven people were killed, including two children […]

Hi everyone to everyone in SWLing Post land, this Sunday we’ve another old-time treat for you thanks to the good folks at WRMI. WTAB will be “Transmitting by the magic of wireless” on 9395 kHz at 2200 utc on Sunday 7th August 2022. Like last week’s KTAB, the show will feature music from yesteryear and […]

I’m traveling this morning and packing up my EDC (everyday carry) bag here int he hotel room. Last night, I was using the Tecsun PL-330 to do a little band-scanning and it dawned on me that I’ve used this radio along with the Belka DX quite extensively this summer while on an extended family road […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Interview about Brooklyn pirate radio (Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive) Although Irish pirate radio is our main interest, today we explore the lively pirate scene […]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Okay, I realize this is ham related, but I thought it was fun, and I hope you do too. On a quiet Saturday morning in May, the “Big Gun” Motorola 1250 (which is used for running the Commuter Assistance Net) is quietly scanning through half a dozen frequencies. The scanning stops […]