2008–2011
244 posts
2011 157
December 2011
- Is the Tecsun R-2010 being re-designed?
- A nostalgic Cold War shortwave audio montage
- Modify a Realistic DX-394 for DRM
- Christmas tunes via pirate radio
- Sherlock Holmes: The Night Before Christmas
- New Kindle eBook – “How to Listen To The World”
- Recording the RNW Madagascar Relay station
- RNW posts photos of ABB transmitter at Madagascar relay station
- For the Virginia National Guard in Afghanistan, shortwave is the solution
- Kim Jong-il is dead, but not Voice of Korea
- Radio Australia increases shortwave broadcasts into Papua New Guinea on 17,750 kHz
- John Cusack to star in new movie: THE NUMBERS STATION
- A new Degen portable in the works–the Degen DE1128
- Universal Radio now offering Tecsun shortwave radios
- A review of the Kchibo KK-9803 shortwave radio
- CS Monitor: Don’t let Voice of America broadcasts go static
- DXing with Cumbre episode 711
- New Batman teaser uses numbers stations concept
- DXing with Cumbre episode 710
- 5th Edition of The Worldwide Listening Guide now available
- SiLabs brings shortwave to car radios
- John Allen keeps radio history alive
November 2011
- Shower powered radio
- 11 GB+ of digital pirate radio recordings
- Berlusconi chased women, Monti chased DX
- C.Crane offers Black Friday pricing
- SWLing.com’s 2011 Holiday Shortwave Radio Buying Guide
- Russia Today features the Buzzer
- Grundig S450DLX on sale at Eton’s website
- Leeds Radio featured in the NY Times
- BBG: Radio audience far exceeds that of TV, internet
- DXing with Cumbre episodes 708 & 709
- WWII shortwave messages found on cardboard discs
- A review of the Degen DE321 DSP shortwave radio
- Chase some pirates this weekend!
- BBG meets to discuss strategic management of U.S. international broadcasting
- KBC to test DRM November 12
- The Bonito RadioJet: Out of Germany, a new PC controlled shortwave receiver
- US Christian Broadcaster Still Believes in Shortwave
October 2011
- The Register: Global internet surveillance skyrocketing
- WBCQ 7,415 kHz will move to 7,490 kHz on October 24, 2011
- The Degen DE321 – a new DSP analog shortwave radio
- The Mighty KBC to test in DRM
- Radio World looks into the future of digital shortwave radio
- Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) B11 Shortwave Schedule
- DXing with Cumbre Episode 706
- Tecsun PL-398BT, PL-398MP and Tecsun PL-505 now available for purchase via sellers on eBay
- Is radio a Canadian invention?
- DRM: First Transmission for Southern Africa
- Where radio history and art meet: An interview with Geoffrey Roberts
- Radio World: HFCC Is About More Than Shortwave Now
- How to turn your AM radio into a metal detector
- Radio Free Sarawak is back on shortwave
- RCI’s “The Maple Leaf Mailbag” mentions the SWLing Post
- Video: Listening to sunspots on your shortwave radio
September 2011
- DXing with Cumbre Episodes 704 and 705
- UNESCO Proclaims World Radio Day – February 13
- Estonian engineer drags UVB-76 numbers station into the Internet era
- Besnard Lakes: A Canadian band inspired by shortwave radio
- Listening to Citizens’ Band (CB) radio on your shortwave receiver
- Sangean ATS909X with black case
- Emergency Preparedness Part 2: All the basics for emergencies
- Emergency Preparedness Part 1: Choosing the right radios
- Excellent video: Communication is aid
- Heathkit is back in business
- DXing with Cumbre show 703
- Listen to asteroid echos November 8th-9th
- The Mighty KBC will begin broadcasts on shortwave 30 October 2011
- BBC World Service launches new famine aid broadcasts
- NPR: Voice Of America’s Role In Internet Age
- Review of the Alinco DX-R8T tabletop shortwave receiver
- DXing with Cumbre show 702
August 2011
- Using exalted carrier reception to tune in pirate radio
- A West Dorset view on the Rampisham Radio Transmitting Station closure
- Pirate Radio and Hurricane Irene
- Listen to hurricane watch nets on your shortwave radio
- North Carolina Public Television features VOA Greenville
- How to celebrate National Radio Day
- Don’t expect WWV to only give you the time of day
- All India Radio – special Independence Day broadcast tomorrow
- Tecsun about to update their product line? Photos surface of the new Tecsun PL-505 and Tecsun PL-398BT (Bluetooth)
- Radius – Shortwave inspired audio art
- Throw away AC adapters, invest in rechargeables
- KMRE radio
- A review of the Sony SRF-59 — cheap, fun Mediumwave DX thrills
- SWLing Book Review–Roger Tidy’s Hitler’s Radio War
- The most durable portable shortwave radios for traveling
- Scrambling to keep VOA China on the air
- BBC Hindi brings Indian and Pakistani artists to talk music and peace
- C.Crane Observer on sale this week for $29.95
- CRI’s growing Tamil audience
- QRZ visits the American Museum of Radio and Electricity
- Radio Afghanistan now on shortwave
- BBC strike could affect World Service today
July 2011
- Guinea imposed temporary ban on Radio France International
- Ultralight shortwave radios now tagged in the Shortwave Radio Index (SWRI)
- Shortwave Radio: One of 5 popular espionage techniques from former USSR
- Fighting cancer with radio waves
- Silicon Labs Si4734 DSP-based shortwave radios
- The elusive Kchibo D96L on sale for $47 US
- Open Radio for North Korea hopes to contribute to gradual change in North Korea
- Public Diplomacy Magazine features array of articles on the state of international broadcasting
- BBC strikes in light of Murdoch
- WNYC features Leeds Radio
- The Kaito KA600 Voyager Pro self-powered emergency radio
- Jonathan Marks re-publishes “The Hitch-Hikers Guide to DXing”
- ETOW featured on PRI’s The World Technology Podcast
- Passion for Morse Code, Night of Nights featured in NY Times
- WRTH A11 updated schedules now available for download
- BBC World Service audience dwindling in transition to internet-based media
- Shortwave plays vital roll in Somalia
- All India Radio on DRM track
- BBC strike next week
- Archived BBC 4 documentary on Lincolnshire Poacher
- Between Broadcasts-Exploring Interval Signals
- CNN reports on new Voice of Russia studios in DC
- Silicon Labs ships one billionth DSP radio chip
- Radio makes us happy
June 2011
- RNW cuts are a go
- Deutsche Welle: Updated shortwave and medium wave schedule
- China Radio International now on your local AM station
- WWV to keep Geo-Alert
- Hague giving BBC World Service £2.2 million to save Hindi shortwave broadcasts
- Thousands sign petition to save RNW
- Take the WWV survey online
- Prominent RNW listeners speak out
- BBC World Service to be allocated additional funding
- BBC World Service annual broadcast to Antarctica
- Jonathan Marks comments on RNW cuts
- Lord Patten: BBC Hindi to survive budget cuts
- RNW will focus on free speech, eliminate most other broadcasting
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide needs your help
- Scientists predict sun may ‘hibernate’
- Lord Patten to save the World Service from cuts
- Voice of Russia opening studio in US
- VOA plans to “sunset” shortwave broadcasts?
May 2011
- VOA criticized for dropping Mandarin service to China
- BBC report on the restoration of a WWII Tunny Machine
- DXpedition in Lapland? Finnish DXers offer their DX cabin for rent
- Ten-Tec RX-320 and RX-320D software gets updated for Windows 7
- WRTH Summer A11 Schedules Available
- SWLing Book Review–Lisa Spahr’s World War II Radio Heroes
- NPR brings amateur radio spectrum threats to light
April 2011
- Radio Shack promises to go back to its roots
- Radio World takes a tour of VOA Greenville
- The BBC World Service to keep Hindi broadcasts
- Radio Caroline seeks a spot on the British AM dial
March 2011
February 2011
- Video documents the history of the VOA Bethany site
- While some shortwave broadcasters are leaving the China market, one expands
- Radio Documentary: The Wireless World of Gerry Wells
- Our New Shortwave Radio Index
- The new RFspace NetSDR–limited availability Feburary 10
January 2011
2010 51
December 2010
- 2011 WRTH: A Look Inside
- Cardboard Tube Radio Kit
- “At The Tone”–A history of WWV in audio
- Alinco DX-R8T $499 from Universal Radio
- 2011 WRTH now available
November 2010
- BBC World Service using wind power
- Radio Dabanga broadcasters risk their lives in Sudan
- New shortwave radio station: Radio Free Sarawak
- Tecsun PL-660 shortwave radio now available
October 2010
- New Digital Radio Mondiale channel for South Asia
- The Alinco DX-R8T – a new shortwave tabletop
- War of the Worlds on your shortwave radio – October 30th
- C. Crane’s CCRadio-SW on sale in October
- In an Internet World, Radio Lives
- NPR’s Bob Boilen on radio listening
- Myke Weiskopf on American Public Media’s “The Story”
September 2010
- Video Over Shortwave Demonstrated at IBC
- 1937 Video: How radio works
- Radio St. Helena Day 2010 has been cancelled
- Grundig G8 Traveler II on sale at National Geographic
August 2010
- Yes, Passport To World Band Radio Has Closed Their Website
- Russian Numbers Changing?
- Fiji democracy group planning pirate radio
- The Grundig S450DLX
- Victorian era “radio”
- Radio St. Helena Day 2010
- Bob Thomann and Bob Zanotti interview Jeff White
- Voice of Zimbabwe on Shortwave?
July 2010
- NPR Explores Numbers Stations
- SWLing.com’s 2010 Radio Gift Buying Guide
- Slate Magazine explores how Russian spies used shortwave radio
- Palstar’s R30A now available in hand-crafted wood cabinet
- Listen to the FIFA World Cup 2010 on Shortwave Radio via RNW
June 2010
- Russian Agents Used Shortwave Radio to Receive Coded Messages
- RNZI says shortwave ‘will continue to play major role’ in Pacific
May 2010
- New Shortwave Station in Central African Republic
- VOA adding new English services
- Shortwave Radio Charity, Ears To Our World, Featured in Wall Street Journal
April 2010
March 2010
- Jonathan Marks Visits Wolf Harranth, OE1WHC, Dokufunk Curator
- Irish Times Reports On Shortwave Broadcaster Targeting North Korea
- Radio World: Whatever Happened to Shortwave Radio?
- forth magazine: Clandestine, not confidential
February 2010
- SWL Fest 2010 – March 5–6, 2010
- Disco Music Via Shortwave and in DRM
- PCJ Media Brings Nash Holos to Shortwave
January 2010
2009 30
December 2009
November 2009
- VOA Expands In South/Central America
- Passport To World Band Radio No Longer In Print
- David Goren Explores Numbers Stations
- We’ll Miss You, Harry Helms
- PCJ Media Special About Shortwave Radio In Africa
- Radio Australia Now in Burmese
- The Ten-Tec RX-320D – A little black box with big punch
- Lessons From Military Surplus Radios
October 2009
- Modify An Icom IC-735 To Work DRM
- New Shortwave Station in China
- Radio St. Helena Day – November 14th, 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
- Passport to Word Band Radio® reports they are “in limbo”
- Looking for Summer Shortwave Specials?
- The Grundig Globe Traveler G3–now shipping
May 2009
April 2009
- Google commemorates 218th anniversary of Samuel Morse’s birthday
- When shortwave radio is better than the Internet
March 2009
February 2009
- The New Happy Station Show via WRMI
- A Voice of WWV Goes Silent, Off The Air
- Amazon lists price of Grundig G3
January 2009
2008 6
December 2008
- The Grundig G3 Voyager–a new portable with synchronous detection
- Review of the Kaito KA 500 Self-Powered Radio
- Wind powered community radio in Southern Sudan
- Canada’s shortwave time station, CHU, is moving
- VOA honors former director who introduced Special English programming