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by Thomas on (#4BH6M)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ed, who notes that the latest version of the DRM Handbook is available for download. Click here to download the DRM Handbook Rev 4 (PDF).
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by Thomas on (#4BEW4)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Fahey, who shares a link to this BBC documentary about pirate radio: Click here to watch on Vimeo.
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by Thomas on (#4BERN)
(Source: Radio Amateurs of Canada via Bruce Atchison) */For immediate release:/* Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada responds to petition about interference On June 6, 2018, Martin Bérubé of Louiseville, Quebec initiated a petition involving a radio station that was “generating interference on purposeâ€. The petition attracted 1,135 signatures and was presented to the House […]
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by Thomas on (#4BDXV)
(Source: Southgate ARC) The FCC has invited public comments on ARRL’s 2018 Petition for Rule Making, now designated as RM-11828, which asks the FCC to expand HF privileges for Technician licensees to include limited phone privileges on 75, 40, and 15 meters, plus RTTY and digital mode privileges on 80, 40, 15, and 10 meters. […]
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by Thomas on (#4BC9W)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Snyder, who shares the following in reply to our previous post about a chunk of the WOWO fire escape in lucite: Thomas, Have you ever visited “www.historyofwowo.com“–? This site was put together by Randy Meyer and has hundreds of photos from 95+ years of broadcasting. Many pictures are […]
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by Thomas on (#4B9XM)
(Source: Cincinnati.com) If you’ve ever wondered why the VOA-Bethany Station needed a secured, square mile of land surrounding its 1944 art deco building in West Chester, Jack Dominic has the answer. Dominic, the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting director, will speak on the “History of the VOA-Bethany Station and the VOA Museum Today†[…]
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by Thomas on (#4B9XN)
(Source: Jon Hudson at SDRPlay) This video guide demonstrates the new RSP TCP server software which is now included in the latest Raspberry Pi SD Card image. The video shows how easy it is to set up an RSP at a remote location for access over the internet. Click here to view on YouTube. The […]
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by Thomas on (#4B8CJ)
A few weeks ago, I stopped by our local Habitat For Humanity ReStore searching for reclaimed building supplies. This particular ReStore is one of the largest in the area–it has an amazing selection of building supplies, furniture, housewares, books and even music, but has a very small section dedicated to electronics which is primarily stocked […]
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by Thomas on (#4B89F)
(Source: Southgate ARC via Mike Hansgen) Radio Mi Amigo to go offshore 30 May to 2 June Five years after their success with Mi Amigo 40 in Ostend, the Mi Amigo team set their sails for the beautiful Belgian seaside resort of Blankenberge, to organise a week of transmissions, “live from the ship CASTORâ€. This will happen […]
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by Thomas on (#4B89H)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Colin Snow (KM6NTW), who notes that the following 1944 film “Maintaining Workers’ Interest†from the US Office of Education, features the Hammarlund Super Pro. The video starts at the point in the film where the Super Pro is featured. To view the film from the beginning, click here. Click […]
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by Thomas on (#4B4KT)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don Moore–author of Following Ghosts in Northern Peru–for the following guest post: A Guide To Vagabond DXing By Don Moore Ever since I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras in the early 1980s, Latin America has been my primary focus for both DXing and traveling. So when I […]
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by Thomas on (#4B1WT)
Many thanks to Jon Hudson with SDRplay who shares the following announcement: SDRplay is pleased to announce the release of SDRuno v1.3. This is a major upgrade to SDRuno, which adds a number of important new features and is intended for all RSP models including the now discontinued RSP1. Major new features include: Frequency Scanning […]
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by Bill Tilford on (#4B1AZ)
From the Isle of Music, March 17-23, 2019 This week we listen to songs from several of the nominees (and the winner) of the Rock category of Cubadisco 2018. The broadcasts take place: 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia […]
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by Thomas on (#4AZ83)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sandipan Basu Mallick (VU3JXD), for sharing the following guest post: Indian DXer enters into Limca Book of Records Jose Jacob from Hyderabad, India has collected QSL from 132 different stations of All India Radio over a period of 42 years. Radio stations ranging from Shot wave, Medium wave, FM […]
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by Thomas on (#4AZ85)
(Source: Washington Post via Mike Hansgen) Sputnik radio, a media organization funded by the Russian government with offices around the world, broadcasts from a studio in downtown Washington blocks from the White House. It airs talk shows hosted by, among others, Lee Stranahan, a former Breitbart News reporter, and Brian Becker of the far-left ANSWER […]
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by Thomas on (#4AWNA)
(Source: CNN Travel via Heath Hall) (CNN) — The peaceful untouched forest north of Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, is a perfect spot to enjoy the outdoors — save for one fact. It contains the radiation-contaminated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, established in 1986 after the world’s worst nuclear disaster sent a wave of radiation fallout across Europe. Since […]
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by Thomas on (#4AWNB)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TomL, who writes: Hi Thomas, Stumbled onto this article while on the RTL-SDR website. Talks about shielding noisy power supplies inside a homemade wire mesh cage. It might be interesting as a weekend project. I wonder if a noisy laptop could be put inside one of these things, too? […]
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by Thomas on (#4AT8K)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TC, who shares the following response to Ivan’s post about the Kenwood TH-D74 on mediumwave: A couple of years ago, I published a side-by-side comparison of the TH-F6A and the TH-D74 on YouTube comparing reception of a local AM broadcast station. The F6A was far more sensitive on the […]
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by Thomas on (#4AT5T)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Christian, who writes: Just a note that the Eton Executive Traveller’s price has dropped to $49.93 shipped on Amazon.com. It’s the lowest price I’ve seen for this radio in a few months. Thought your readers might be interested. As I’ve said before, I think it’s a great little radio. This is Amazon, […]
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by Thomas on (#4ARPY)
Yesterday morning around 5:30 AM I started my nearly three hour pilgrimage to the 2019 Charlotte (North Carolina) Hamfest. The Charlotte Hamfest is one of the larger regional hamfests in the area–due to its central location, it attracts people from all of the surrounding states. The Charlotte Hamfest typically falls on the heels of (or […]
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by Thomas on (#4ARJ4)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sandipan Basu Mallick (VU3JXD), for sharing the following guest post: 2019 Henry’s Island DXpedition with Perseus – Logs by Debanjan Chakraborty (VU3DCH) This year’s DXpedition to Henry’s Island on 10th -13th Feb 2019 witnessed some of the finest receivers available in the country. Among them, there were 3 Perseus […]
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by Thomas on (#4AMSZ)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan (NO2CW), who writes: One category of receivers not much talked about are the wideband handhelds. I first owned one of those in 1992 when I paid a ton of money for an AOR-1000. Not only did it cost me a lot but I also ordered it from the […]
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by Thomas on (#4AJ83)
At the Winter SWL Fest last week, my friend, Andrew Yoder (author of the Pirate Radio Annual) told me about a recent find: homemade records by amateur radio operator W3JJN. Andrew wrote about these recordings on his blog: […]Before open-reel decks were wire recorders. Information was magnetized onto a fine reel of stainless steel wire. […]
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by Thomas on (#4AFSH)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who shares the following guest post: National Panasonic DR22, the Panasonic RF-2200’s Euro-Sibling By Mario Filippi, N2HUN (All photos courtesy of author) Thomas, your recent and thoroughly excellent post on the Panasonic RF-2200 was the inspiration for this short review of the RF-2200’s European sibling, the […]
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by Thomas on (#4AD8X)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Lennart Weirell, who shares the following in response to our Radio Veronica post yesterday: Hi Thomas, I heard and reported Radio Veronica end of 1964-11-06 and got the enclosed QSL [above]. Regards, Lennart Weirell What a brilliant QSL, Lennart! Thank you so much for sharing.
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by Thomas on (#4AAKT)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Scott Gamble, who writes: [I was in Amsterdam recently] and was in a meeting over at the NDSM Wharf, and I happened to stumble upon Radio Veronica next to the office where I was meeting. Never though I’d be so close to it. Such a cool piece of history. […]
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by Thomas on (#4A8WT)
Many thanks to my good buddy Eric (WD8RIF) for reminding me about a scheduled ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) contact between Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and Faith Christian Academy in Orlando, FL, USA. Living in the mountains, I miss a lot of low angle ISS passes due to ridge lines blocking my […]
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by Thomas on (#4A7BP)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Hansgen, who notes that the FCC Enforcement bureau now has an interactive map showing actions against pirate radio stations by location. Click here to view on the FCC website.
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by Thomas Witherspoon on (#4A558)
It’s been a busy winter season here at SWLing Post HQ. Many of you might have noticed a slow response time if you’ve tried to contact me. I’m in the midst of a rather involved investment property renovation that’s consumed nearly all of my spare time. Still, I’m keeping up with the Post and even […]
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by Thomas on (#4A528)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Skip Arey (N2EI), who shared the following video on Facebook: Any electrical spark creates radio waves and acts as a transmitter. You hear sparks on a radio as interference. That’s why lighting makes radios crackle, and even the tiny spark in a switch is enough to make a noise on […]
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by Thomas on (#4A44D)
Many thanks to Amanda Dawn Christie, who writes: I also want to let you know that Spectres of Shortwave is currently screening online, for a limited time (March 4), on this science film website: https://www.labocine.com/film/2172 I think it costs $3 for the month to access all of the films on this site. Feel free to let […]
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by Thomas on (#4A2GC)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who shares the following: I’ve recently got back into computer games after a gap of several years, and have recently discovered one called “The Divisionâ€. The level of detail in the game is amazing, and the representation of parts of Manhattan compare very favourably with Google Street […]
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by Thomas on (#4A076)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Stan Horzepa (WA1LOU), who shares the following post originally published on his blog: I bought a first-production-run C.Crane CCRadio3 AM/FM/WX/2-Meter receiver after reading K4SWL’s preview on his blog, The SWLing Post. I already own the highly-regarded C.Crane CCRadio 2E Enhanced, which I reviewed here five years ago, so I decided to compare […]
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by Thomas on (#4A04N)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov, who writes: Thomas Cholakov (N1SPY) picked up an old General Electric radio from the 2019 Orlando Hamcation and brought it back to life. Unfortunately with all of the radio’s 7 bands, it did not have shortwave. Click here to watch on YouTube. Brilliant job resurrecting that GE […]
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by Guy Atkins on (#49YED)
A new article in the Seattle Times newspaper discusses a large VLF radio facility that many people even in nearby Seattle, WA are not aware of: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obscure-snohomish-county-navy-radio-station-named-as-top-russian-target/ This story reminds me of my 1960s childhood, growing up with a father who worked on the USA’s Minuteman ICBM missile defense program. This Cold War era missile […]
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by Thomas on (#49XS9)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gaétan Teyssonneau, who notes that Channel Africa will end their shortwave service on March 31, 2019. The Meyerton Shortwave Station is closing which will effectively end Channel Africa’s shortwave service but also end Africa relays for a number of other major international broadcasters. Alokesh Gupta reports: “It is confirmed […]
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by Thomas on (#49XKE)
Many thanks to “Your Host†who writes with an announcement about his new weekly radio show via WRMI: Just wanted to give you (and your readers) a heads-up about a new show I’ve started called “This Is A Music Show†which can be heard Thursdays 0100-0200 UTC (Wednesday evenings in the Americas) on 5850 kHz […]
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by Thomas on (#49VB4)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Edward Ganshirt, who shares the following: This is a Hallicrafters S-72L “barn find†I restored. This turned out to be a furniture refinishing project and not a radio (electronics) restoration job. It is a 1949/50 era portable with batteries and 1 volt tubes. When I brought it home the cosmetic […]
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by Thomas on (#49SCC)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don Moore–author of Following Ghosts in Northern Peru–for the following guest post: A Visit To Radio Tarma By Don Moore (Note: A more extensive set of photos from Radio Tarma, and other Peruvian radio stations, can be found at Don’s website. The website also contains details of the Peruvian […]
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by Thomas on (#49QRN)
(Source: Radio World via Maichael Black) Note that the excerpt below is only a portion of the full article. Read the full piece at Radio World. Does Shortwave Have a Future? by RUXANDRA OBREJA When is the last time you heard a shortwave radio transmission? And why should you put up with possible crackly audio and some […]
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by Thomas on (#49NN0)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sandipan Basu Mallick (VU3JXD), for sharing the following guest post: Henry’s Island DXpediton 2019 World Radio day is observed by the UNESCO on 13th February every year. This year is the 8th year world day being celebrated with theme “celebrate radio and how it shapes our livesâ€. In recent […]
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by Thomas on (#49MXP)
(Source: WRTH) Dear WRTH reader, We have uploaded a pdf of updates to the B18 schedules in the International section of WRTH 2019. Visit Updates and click the “International Updates†link to download the file from the WRTH store. If you haven’t yet got your copy of WRTH 2019 you can buy one NOW using […]
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by Thomas on (#49MRF)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel, who shares a link to this amazing eBay find: A Sony ICF-2010, AN-1, AN-3 and AN-LP1 all new in box. Here’s the description: SONY ICF-2010, AN-1, AN-3, AN-LP1 Short Wave Radio Monitoring Package Complete package of SONY Short Wave Radio Items. Originally purchased by me and in […]
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by Thomas on (#49K53)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rawad Hamwi, who shares the following guest post: My Story With Radios by Rawad Hamwi My passion for the world of radios started 15 years ago when I “accidentally†got my hand on a vintage Sanyo U4SS radio/cassette player. At that time, FM didn’t mean that much to me, and […]
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by Thomas Witherspoon on (#49GJ8)
Many thanks to Dennis at Bonito, who notes that he has just tested the SDRplay RSPduo on two of Bonito’s high-performance antennas: the MegaLoop FX and the new MegaDipol MD300DX. Bonito posted a detailed article about this on their website. Click here to check it out! SDRPlay RSPduo – Lasst die Spiele beginnen!
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by Thomas on (#49GF5)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Kevin and Stan who share the following article from Gizmodo. Stan notes: You (and your readers) often comment on radios in movies and tv shows, so I thought ya’ll might be interested in the following article: “Where Movies Get Their Vintage Electronics†https://gizmodo.com/where-movies-get-their-vintage-electronics-1832218560 Turns out, some come from an […]
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by Bill Tilford on (#49FSY)
From the Isle of Music, February 24-March 16, 2019: Our next three weeks: A. February 24-March 2: Our special guest is Yadiel Bolaño, the leader of La Tabla, whose album Tablero was nominated in the Música Bailable – Nuevos Talentos category of Cubadisco 2018. B. March 3-9: Our special guests are members of Conjunto Roberto […]
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by Thomas Witherspoon on (#49E1V)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jerome van der Linden, who writes: At the Adelaide Caravan & Camping Show this last weekend, I picked up a brochure outlining the services of the VKS-737 HF Radio Network operated by a Public Benevolent Institution Established in 1993. Its mission statement is to provide emergency and general radio communications […]
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by Thomas Witherspoon on (#49E1X)
(Source: United Nations News via Mike Hansgen) “Even in today’s world of digital communications, radio reaches more people than any other media platform†explained the UN chief, adding that it “conveys vital information and raises awareness on important issuesâ€. “And it is a personal, interactive platform where people can air their views, concerns, and grievances†he added, noting […]
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by Thomas on (#49E1Z)
(Source: TVO.org) At Amherst Island’s CJAI 92.1 FM, volunteers host shows, work the mixing board, and woo advertisers — it’s just one of many small local radio stations across the province trying to do more with less AMHERST ISLAND — Radio host Brian Little takes a quick break from playing hit songs from 1975 on […]