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American Radio History site adds Monitoring Times issues
The American Radio History website has just announced the addition of 75 issues of the late Monitoring Times magazine to their free downloads archive. These issues span 1983-1993, making a nice stroll...
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WRTH A15 update
(Source: WRTH Facebook group via Sean Gilbert) ***ANNOUNCEMENT*** WRTH has released their A15 International Radio & COTB schedules file. The A15 schedules file is available for free download...
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Improving audio fidelity with JBL C2PS monitor speakers
Last year at the W4DXCC conference in Sevierville, Tennessee, I spent some quality time with Bob Heil (K9EID). Bob is the mastermind behind Heil Sound as well as the host of HamNation, a show devoted...
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When WLW was the one and only “Super Station”
WLW’s diamond-shaped Blaw-Knox radio tower at night (Original photo by RP Piper via Creative Commons 2.0) (Source: National Endowment for the Humanities) For a Brief Time in the 1930s, Radio Station...
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Jeffrey re-caps his Hallicrafters SX-110
The restored SX-110 sitting on the bookshelf in the shack. Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Jeffrey Fritz, writes: During the summer of 2012 you were nice enough to run an article in your blog about...
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Photos from the VOA Bethany Museum
Immediately after packing up our table at the Dayton Hamvention, my buddies Eric (WD8RIF), Miles (KD8KNC), and I made the 30 minute journey to Bethany, Ohio, to visit the VOA Bethany museum. Main...
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Sangean blames AM interference on power supply and government regulation
After the Sangean WR-15 received low marks for AM reception in an Amazon review, Bob of Sangean America replied that poor reception is due to the radio’s switching power supply–a design that is...
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How to replace a noisy wall power supply
Regarding noisy switching power supplies, SWLing Post reader, Dan Lewis, comments: “Google the following: “Jameco linear wall transformer”, and you’ll find a suitable non-switching replacement. Jameco...
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Honoring Memorial Day: The White Cliffs of Dover
Dame Vera Lynn Today is Memorial Day, and I’m feeling humbly grateful to all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Since I’ve been reading a lot of WWII history lately, I’ve also...
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Community stations provide lifeline of info in post-quake Nepal
(Source: BBC Monitoring) Community radio stations in earthquake-hit Nepal have become a crucial provider of information – in fact, the only source in places where newspapers do not reach and internet...
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Listening to an AM broadcast station on the BC-348Q
I listen to my BC-348Q most days; in fact, it’s my preferred way of receiving my morning dose of Radio Australia on 9,580 kHz. And although you won’t find any medium-wave DXers endorsing this beefy...
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Hamvention find: the Arvin 68R58 AM transistor radio
Though I believe I spent more money at the Dayton Hamvention this year than I have in all previous years, I only purchased one radio: the Arvin 68R58 eight-transistor. I spent a whopping $5 on the...
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James’ vintage transistor radio collection
In response to my recent post about the vintage Arvin 68R58 transistor radio, SWLing Post reader, James Patterson, has shared photos of his collection in New Zealand. James has captioned each photo...
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99% Invisible: “Voices on the Wire”
Many of you know that I’m a huge fan of 99% Invisible–a podcast and radio show about “design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.” This past week, 99% Invisible’s...
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Art Bell’s “Midnight In The Desert” to be broadcast on shortwave via WTWW and...
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Mike, who informs us that Art Bell is returning to the airwaves with a new radio show called Midnight in the Desert. Like Coast to Coast AM, (which Bell retired from...
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Richard’s search to find the best SWLing spot on campus
SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, has been seeking the perfect spot on the campus of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) to listen to shortwave. He recently shared the following: Here’s a...
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In the field with the Panasonic RF-2200
I’ve had the Panasonic RF-2200 for just one week, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know this classic solid-state portable. Without a doubt I’ve been very pleased with the RF-2200, and I only...
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Chris reviews the Sangean WR-22
The Sangean WR-22 (Source: Chris Freitas) Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Chris Freitas, who has informed me about a review he just published of the Sangean WR-22 AM/FM clock radio. Click here to...
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The new Sangean PR-D19 AM/FM radio
Many thanks to Jeff, over at the Herculodge for sharing information about the new Sangean PR-D19 AM/FM radio which is now available at Universal Radio and Amazon. Click here to read Jeff’s post on the...
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Radio Cook Islands: Guy’s 1993 recordings
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Guy Atkins, for the following guest post: Radio Cook Islands by Guy Atkins A view from the driveway entrance to the Radio Cook Islands studio in 1993. Insulators...
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