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December 2014

  1. Allan’s video review of the CountyComm GP5/SSB
  2. Trevor Baylis: a CBE in the New Year Honours list
  3. Jonathan’s interviews with Gerry Wells
  4. SSB for the non-technical
  5. Treasure trove of radio nostalgia
  6. Yes, there is a shortwave…!
  7. A report from Antarctica
  8. Video: 1940s-era holiday treat from Tommy Dorsey (c/o a vintage rig)
  9. Season’s Greetings from Alcaravan Radio and Radio Romania International
  10. Dave’s review of the CountyComm GP5/SSB
  11. Gerry Wells 1929-2014
  12. Grimeton VLF broadcast on Christmas Eve
  13. The Spectrum Monitor: only $24 for a year’s subscription
  14. 2015 Winter SWL Fest registration now open
  15. WG2XFQ: Brian Justin’s annual longwave broadcast Dec 24-25
  16. Weak signal DX challenge: Christmas carols in Antarctica
  17. Christmas specials on WRMI
  18. An SWL perspective on US/Cuba relations
  19. NY Times: “Recalling the Imperfect Radio and TV Reception of the Past”
  20. Anthony rediscovers radio
  21. A review of the CountyComm GP5/SSB portable radio: a great preparedness radio
  22. Speech by James Harding focuses on future of BBC News and Current Affairs
  23. RTÉ longwave extended until 2017
  24. WRTH 2015: A look inside
  25. Eton Satellit in stock and shipping from Amazon
  26. Tecsun PL-680 could be available in January 2015
  27. Slate: Don’t Count AM/FM Radio Out Just Yet
  28. WRMI to cover 2015 sporting events
  29. Cuts to Radio Australia shortwave broadcasts
  30. Shortwave Receivers, Past & Present: a book for every radio enthusiast
  31. More from 1 Radio News developer Steven Clift
  32. 1 Radio News equivalent for iPhone
  33. Mobile news app inspired by shortwave radio
  34. Review of the C. Crane CC Skywave portable radio
  35. The Tecsun PL-680: A new portable in the works?
  36. Isolation transformer recommendations?
  37. Radio Dabanga: Sudan to launch 20 radio stations
  38. CountyComm GP5/SSB delayed at port
  39. Bonito’s new shortwave products
  40. David Goren’s Cold War mix
  41. Video: Controlling the Elad FDM-S2 SDR with the HP Stream 7 tablet
  42. The Canadian International DX Club (CIDX) Messenger
  43. Coming soon: C. Crane CC Skywave review
  44. December 13/15: Special RMRC shortwave broadcasts
  45. “Less plug” and much “more play”–!
  46. Radio Exterior de España will return to shortwave
  47. Using the Elad FDM-S2 on the $99 HP Stream 7 tablet
  48. Elad FDM-S2: Eric’s method of mitigating strong local signals
  49. Mike’s RadioShack Model 2000669 modification to prevent station memory loss
  50. A review of the Elad FDM-S2 software defined receiver
  51. BBC & VOA collaborate to fight Ebola
  52. The SWLing Post 2014-2015 Shortwave Radio Buyer’s Guide
  53. C.Crane Cyber Monday Sale

November 2014

  1. Shortwave Radio Recordings: beHAVior Night
  2. VOA Radiogram, 29-30 November 2014: Dim the lights
  3. STF Broadcast #2 Schedule
  4. Universal Radio sale on Icom/Kenwood
  5. Thank you…!
  6. A review of the Kaito KA29 / Degen DE29
  7. A look inside the RadioShack Model 2000669 shortwave radio
  8. Shoot-out results: Top ultra-portable shortwave
  9. A digital announcement from STF Radio International
  10. Video: Dave’s “Sproutie” home-brew regenerative receiver in action!
  11. Daniel’s Deutsche Welle QSL card
  12. Mike’s mini review of the RadioShack Model 2000669 shortwave radio
  13. New RadioShack portable AM/FM/SW radio?
  14. Tecsun PL-660 price drop on Amazon
  15. November 22: Global 24 testing 9465 kHz
  16. Chelmsford Calling adds shortwave relay in Finland
  17. Thousands protest cuts to CBC
  18. BBC Relay Station handed back to Seychelles
  19. Sudan: a “failure to block Radio Dabanga”
  20. Holiday Sale: Pixel Shielded Magnetic Loop RF PRO-1B
  21. Name that dial!
  22. Echo Charlie (EC) Pirate Radio
  23. Dave recommends the CCrane “Witness Plus” AC Adapter
  24. Global 24 special broadcast to Asia on December 7
  25. CountyComm GP5/SSB: videos and photos
  26. Global 24’s take on the future of the shortwave radio
  27. RadioShack DX-402 (Sangean ATS-505) $31.95 shipped via eBay
  28. Ultra Portable Shoot Out: Which radio do you prefer?
  29. Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation adds two shortwave transmitters
  30. New European medium wave stations
  31. The Outernet Lantern: a portable wireless library
  32. While Ofcom threatens RT, Voice of Russia launches as “Sputnik”
  33. China pays local radio and TV stations to broadcast their content
  34. PCJ’s North American schedule posted
  35. CNN to stop broadcasts in Russia
  36. Global 24 adds Radio Cairo to lineup
  37. Sony ICF-SW100: difference between MKI and MKII
  38. David Goren: The shortwave radio artist
  39. Does Shortwave Radio Have a Future?
  40. Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” and shortwave radio
  41. Radio Tamazuj adds shortwave service for South Sudan
  42. Chelmsford Calling World Service now via WRMI
  43. Video: Tom reviews the Eton Traveller III
  44. Joe Strummer: influenced by world travel–and shortwave radio
  45. The CountyComm GP-5/SSB: a $79 shortwave portable with SSB
  46. Include in the CIA’s Survival Kit: the Sony ICF-SW100
  47. Global 24: Update
  48. Peter Gabriel: inspired by shortwave radio
  49. B14 broadcast schedules published

October 2014

  1. Halloween = Pirate Radio
  2. Fire at Radio France building in Paris
  3. Global 24 Program List
  4. Tecsun PL-380: Displaying temperature in Fahrenheit
  5. PortableSDR: The Holy Grail of portable SDR transceivers?
  6. San Diego Elephant Cage scheduled for demolition
  7. John Lennon and the Sony ICF-2001
  8. Tearing down an Elephant Cage
  9. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC
  10. Capturing spectrum and logging band openings last night
  11. ERT Open (Voice of Greece) moves back to 9420 kHz
  12. The Guardian: BBC broadcasts banned over Rawanda genocide documentary
  13. ERT Open (former Voice of Greece) moves to 9,415 kHz
  14. Mike recalls visiting the original Wullenweber test site
  15. Grundig S450DLX $34.19 shipped
  16. Radio Africa To Air Ebola Announcements
  17. DXer.ca: Down but not out
  18. Introducing Shortwave’s Newest Broadcaster: Global 24 Radio
  19. Radio blackout: X-Ray Event exceeds X1
  20. Uncovering Wullenweber’s “Elephant Cages”
  21. RNZ Sounds Historical: 90 years since first NZ/UK radio contact
  22. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Talking Machine Show
  23. Close outs: Grundig G2 and RadioShack digital recorder
  24. Video: How to fight radio noise in urban areas
  25. Grundig G8 Traveller II price drops
  26. RTÉ postpones long wave closure until January 19, 2015
  27. The BBC Genome Project
  28. Living in a National Radio Quiet Zone
  29. Grundig S450DLX now $34 via Blinq/Amazon
  30. Transceivers, portables and foldable solar panels: our Virtual Radio Challenge II responses
  31. Radio Exterior de España petition
  32. DXpedition at a radio astronomy observatory: Want to join me?
  33. beHAVior Night celebrates 8 years on WBCQ
  34. The Japan Radio Company NRD-383 SDR carries a hefty price tag
  35. RTÉ underestimates need for longwave service
  36. Building the Ozark Patrol regenerative receiver kit
  37. VOA Reduced TV to China during Hong Kong protests
  38. FM Radio: saving lives in Burkina Faso
  39. Video: IBB Kuwait transmitter site
  40. Video: The Battle of the Beams
  41. Radio Exterior de España to end shortwave broadcasts on October 15, 2014
  42. Final Day! Virtual Radio Challenge II
  43. Chrome Remote Desktop: another application choice
  44. Shortwave listening in a hospital lobby
  45. Japan Radio Company (JRC) announces a new SDR receiver: the NRD-383

September 2014

  1. Guest Post: Anil reviews the FiFi-SDR receiver kit 2.0
  2. Sherwood Engineering ranks the Flex -6700 SDR
  3. Bill solves the CRI echo mystery
  4. Wartime radio: The secret listeners
  5. Reminder: Virtual Radio Challenge II
  6. October 10: Let’s talk shortwave…and astronomy
  7. The Ozark Patrol regenerative receiver kit
  8. Dave reviews the Tecsun PL-880, PL660 and Sangean ATS-909X
  9. 1930s refrigerator had built-in radio
  10. WRTH 2015 to ship in December
  11. BBC World Service launches Ebola radio network
  12. Now shipping: Shortwave Receivers Past & Present
  13. Geoff Hanley and the Radio Security Service
  14. WRMI begins relay of Radio Ukraine International
  15. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Argentina Exterior
  16. Bloomberg: Russia Plans Break From Global Web
  17. Hearing echoes on China Radio International
  18. All-Ireland GAA Final on shortwave
  19. Christian’s reception of Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel
  20. Tom’s overview of the Eton Field Radio 550
  21. Virtual radio challenge II: two years, off grid in the Himalayas
  22. REE: Interview with Javier Sanchez, Head of Spectrum Strategy
  23. Tecsun 2P3 AM radio kit
  24. Radio Exterior de España to abandon shortwave October 1st
  25. Song of India: shortwave broadcast added
  26. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
  27. Radio Riyadh to receive upgrades
  28. Song Of India now taking requests
  29. Numbers Stations: A bad day to be a Cuban spy
  30. Paul Litwinovich’s Vintage Radio series
  31. Brooklyn pirates “hijacking” the airwaves
  32. Incredible band openings tonight
  33. Wavescan contest: “rare, unusual, unique QSLs”
  34. From Moscow With Love via WRMI
  35. Numbers stations featured in Highbrow Magazine
  36. CommRadio CR-1: a superb travel radio
  37. Nothing on the bands? Check out the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive!
  38. The Mighty KBC is moving to 7,375 kHz
  39. How to listen: A 1930 BBC radio manual
  40. A map of every device connected to the Internet
  41. Editor in Chief leaves Radio Netherlands
  42. Stack Exchange radio Q&A site
  43. Playa de Pals transmitter site history and documentary
  44. Radio Exterior de España: new management and possible change
  45. How Tudor enjoys Radio Australia
  46. BBC World Service Director, Peter Horrocks, to resign
  47. Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) to end shortwave broadcasts

August 2014

  1. Radio Australia: SWLing in the Colorado Rockies
  2. Listening to WWV at the source: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
  3. Check out Neil’s PL-880 quick reference chart
  4. Address for WSY70 New York VOLMET?
  5. Can you identify this shortwave broadcasting site?
  6. Coldwar Radio: When the VOA was an offshore broadcaster
  7. How shortwaves keep you young…
  8. News from the Tokyo Ham Fair 2014
  9. London Shortwave refines his tablet-based portable SDR
  10. SWLing in New Mexico: Radio Australia
  11. Shortwave Shindig QSL
  12. Will Voice of Russia return to shortwave October 2014?
  13. Picnicking and SWLing by the lake
  14. John follows Radio Australia schedule changes
  15. Radio World: International Broadcasters Reconsider Shortwave
  16. BBC Radio 4 Extra: The First Pirate
  17. Shortwave Radio Recordings: All India Radio
  18. KX3 Companion App for Android
  19. “This is the BBC” in 1960
  20. Snow on the Dial – The Voice of Denendeh Falls Silent
  21. Cold War Echo: RT investigates UVB-76
  22. Radio: “a rare dimension to our human experience”
  23. Radio is dead? Not according to Mullins
  24. Grundig G5 via Blinq: Might want to pass…
  25. Best application for the SDR-IQ on a MacBook Air?
  26. AOR to announce two new products
  27. Field Recording with the Tecsun PL-380 and Transcend MP330
  28. Dave’s late night listening session
  29. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Alcaravan Radio
  30. goTenna: Turn your smartphone into a text transceiver
  31. VOA Greek language service to end Tuesday, August 12
  32. SW Radio Africa lost donor support
  33. Ken’s favorite QSL card
  34. QSL cards: STF Radio International sets a benchmark
  35. Victor Goonetilleke: The joy of DXing
  36. SW Radio Africa to close down August 10
  37. ETOW’s HumanaLight featured on HamNation
  38. The ETOW HumanaLight now at Universal Radio
  39. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Santa Cruz
  40. BBG publishes report on the efficacy and future of shortwave radio

July 2014

  1. PL-880 Hidden Feature: Adjusting FM muting threshold
  2. “Success Requires Independence and Consolidation”
  3. Weekend Hamfesting: Waynesville, NC
  4. BBG Watch: VOA coverage of H.R.4490 “lacks balance”
  5. US House passes H.R. 4490
  6. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC
  7. The Straits Times: “Western radio broadcasters tuning out”
  8. Pirate Radio Recordings: Generation Wild 100
  9. Grab a Radio Shack DX-402 for $24 and change
  10. A chat with Peter Homfray
  11. “The Gutting of Radio Australia”
  12. VOA and RFA via homemade radios in North Korea
  13. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Pirate Joe via WBCQ
  14. Dave’s Radio Receiver Page has a new home
  15. SWLing on a mountain with the Tecsun R1212A
  16. BBC World Service Documentary: “Hang On, I’ll Just Speak to the World”
  17. Radio deals: Tecsun PL-380, Grundig Mini 400, G5 and Satellite 750
  18. CC Skywave release delayed
  19. BBC News to cut 415 jobs, but add £5M to World Service budget
  20. SWRA to end shortwave broadcasts
  21. Designing a truly portable SDR
  22. Voice of Russia closes DC bureau, fires staff
  23. Recording the 2014 World Cup Final
  24. ABC Radio staff memo outlines cuts to external service
  25. John’s summary of Radio Australia cuts
  26. Crikey: English language staff may be cut from Radio Australia
  27. Radio Australia facing serious cuts
  28. China Radio International warbling on Dave’s home brew receiver
  29. Listener Post: Tim Rahto
  30. The World Cup on shortwave, continents apart
  31. Remembering Nikola Tesla on his birthday
  32. Amazon still has the RadioShack DX-402
  33. Great deal: $27 RadioShack shortwave portable with SSB
  34. Mega Review: the Tecsun PL-880, PL-660, Sangean ATS-909X, and Sony ICF-SW7600GR go head-to-head
  35. Shortwave Radio Recordings: ERT Open (Voice of Greece)
  36. Book Review: “The Early Shortwave Stations: A Broadcasting History Through 1945”
  37. RNZI: Peter Fry says goodbye to Saturday Nights
  38. Pirate Radio Recordings: The Crystal Ship
  39. Radio World: Dr. Benway’s Good Deed
  40. VOA Radiogram this weekend, July 5/6
  41. The CC Skywave: C. Crane’s latest shortwave portable
  42. James Cridland: “Radio’s Brave New World”
  43. NY Times: Journalists “at Odds With Union” over VOA’s role
  44. WRTH : A14 updates are now available for download
  45. SDR# on a Toshiba Encore tablet PC
  46. Listener Post: Jeff Zang
  47. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Romania International
  48. What if shortwave radio had been invented today?

June 2014

  1. Details of shortwave reductions to VOA, RFE, RFA
  2. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio New Zealand International
  3. Amendment to H.R. 4490 protects “critical” shortwave services
  4. It’s Field Day weekend: find a local event, have fun
  5. Sweeping cuts to VOA, RFE and RFA shortwave services
  6. SDR# now has AM synchronous detection
  7. QSL: International Radio for Disaster Relief (IRDR)
  8. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Impala (Rwanda)
  9. BBC World Service: Portugal vs. Ghana
  10. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Romania International
  11. Chris suggests installing a shortwave receiver in your car
  12. Maplin stocks the Tecsun PL-660
  13. Smart cars also feature shortwave
  14. Buying a BMW in South Africa? Shortwave radio is an option!
  15. Dates of availability for new Etón shortwave radios…
  16. Shortwave Radio Recordings: BBC to the 2014 British Antarctic Survey
  17. Today: Catch and record the BBC’s broadcast to the British Antarctic Survey Team
  18. Happy Summer/Winter Solstice: Listening to New Zealand and Australia
  19. George Stein’s connection to the 1906 Fessenden Christmas Eve broadcast
  20. Testing SDR#’s noise reduction in a London park
  21. BBC: audience for international services “has risen to a new high”
  22. Dashtoons: Über cool radio art by Jeff K1NSS
  23. Polish Radio External Service drops German language programs
  24. Looking for a weekend radio project? Check out MakeRF
  25. Washington Post: VOA needs to keep an “objective voice”
  26. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio New Zealand International (DRM)
  27. RadioShack turnaround is ‘nearly impossible’
  28. The state of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
  29. Shortwave Radio Recordings: the Voice of Greece, one year on
  30. The Elad FDM-S2 SDR: Unboxing, installing, and a first recording
  31. Pirate Radio Recordings: Tip & Elvis Show
  32. “I listen to NPR…on my shortwave radio”
  33. Complete list of Tecsun PL-880 hidden features
  34. BBC broadcasts original D-Day news scripts
  35. “Interferenze” Interview on RAI Radio3Mondo
  36. Remembering Radio Beijing: 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre
  37. International Radio for Disaster Relief includes special QSL: June 5 – 6, 2014
  38. The best general coverage transceivers for shortwave listening

May 2014

  1. Today: Choppy seas for the Shipping Forecast
  2. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  3. An easier way to comment on the SWLing Post
  4. Jerry’s flea market and estate sale radios
  5. CW pirates promote separatist movement in Ukraine ?
  6. Pirate Radio Recordings: Hot Legs Radio (corrected)
  7. Tallying up Dayton Hamvention purchases
  8. Video: Review of the DX Patrol SDR dongle
  9. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Station of Macedonia (Voice of Greece)
  10. Jeff gives the CCRadio 2E a favorable review
  11. Remembering BBC Ottringham on Memorial Day
  12. Thailand Coup: BBC World Service increases shortwave broadcasts
  13. The Tecsun PL-660 and PL-880 groups have disappeared?
  14. An inexpensive battery charger for the Tecsun PL-880
  15. Budget cuts threaten Radio Australia: how you can help
  16. Boston pirate radio: a “vital resource” in minority neighborhoods
  17. FM DX courtesy of the Camelopardalis meteor shower
  18. Radio Thailand: no mention of military coup
  19. BBC: Thailand TV and radio remains blacked out under military control
  20. Thailand military suspends TV and radio programming
  21. Change to VOA’s mission draws “intense debate”
  22. WPLN host, Bradley George, says shortwave radio shaped his career
  23. Numbers station presentation by Peter Staal
  24. Alex updates shortwave frequency charts for summer season
  25. Last day of the 2014 Hamvention
  26. Dayton Hamvention flea market: a few photos
  27. Homemade radios: a voice of hope in North Korea
  28. Going to the Dayton Hamvention? Stop by our booth!
  29. Ken points out where Melson series derived design
  30. A review of the Melson S8 shortwave radio
  31. Latest version of DXtreme Reception Log now available for download
  32. Looking forward to the 2014 Dayton Hamvention and FDIM
  33. Eric remembers SWLing while deployed in Abu Dhabi
  34. Mehmet Burk reviews the Degen DE660 and DE1126
  35. Sean crunches the language numbers
  36. Portables, SDRs, dongles, kits, and a spy radio: our virtual radio challenge responses
  37. Shortwave Radio Recordings: HCJB 45th Anniversary, December 25, 1976
  38. Chrissy Brand on the joy of shortwave
  39. WRTH 2014 Summer (A) season available for download
  40. Reminder: Radio challenge ends Thursday
  41. Win a Tecsun PL-660 in this KBC listener appreciation contest
  42. PCJ International test broadcast: May 18, 2014
  43. Frugal SWLing: Investing little, but getting a lot out of your radio
  44. SWLing with heavy metal: my Signal Corps BC-348-Q
  45. Where to buy shortwave radios in New Zealand?

April 2014

  1. A short review of the KX3 helper: a simple, effective non-slip pad
  2. Hidden feature: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 for zero-beat operation
  3. The Juno Earth Flyby QSL card
  4. Draft bill outlines major changes to BBG and US International Broadcasting
  5. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  6. Yaesu FT-817 as a travel receiver
  7. Pirate Radio Recordings: MAC Shortwave
  8. AirChat: Long-distance digital communications via radio
  9. Radio Australia in NA: best times and frequencies on Saturdays?
  10. Virtual radio challenge: one year, one radio, one (very) remote island
  11. Monitoring while recording on the Tecsun PL-660
  12. An open letter to the BBG
  13. One more week to get your Shindig T-shirt at a discount
  14. Chris field records NHK while traveling in Peru
  15. Results of the Shortwave Portable weak signal shoot-out
  16. The Mighty KBC: surfing the shortwaves
  17. FDM-DUO SDR to ship May 2014
  18. CommRadio introduces the CR-1a
  19. Just arrived: the Tecsun PL-310ET
  20. SABA conference to feature special DRM broadcast from Ascension Island
  21. Numbers Stations in the news
  22. STF Radio: 1 Hour Million Watt Special, April 20
  23. New feature on 2014 Tecsun PL-660
  24. Shortwave.am: a new online frequency guide
  25. BBC World Service features DRM
  26. Radio Andorra Postage Stamp
  27. Air Force plans to decommission HAARP
  28. Weak signals: Which radio do you prefer?
  29. Shortwave Shindig rebroadcast, April 18 and 19
  30. Can you help George identify a Radio Moscow tune?
  31. Another solution for whole-house shortwave
  32. Shortwave Radio Recordings: ABC Radio Far North as Cyclone Ita makes landfall
  33. Pirate Radio Recordings: Chairman of the Board Radio
  34. The Radio New Zealand coastal forecast
  35. And now, the Shipping Forecast…
  36. Updates to the Shortwave Broadcast Schedules smart phone app
  37. The “Shortwave Shindig” T: you know you want one
  38. WWV: experimental broadcasts on 25 MHz
  39. Remembering Bill Bergadano
  40. BBC World Service to get more money, but less influence?
  41. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio New Zealand International
  42. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Romania International
  43. Russian “clamps down” on US media, US to increase funding for RFE/VOA
  44. STF Radio International this weekend via KBC
  45. Tecsun PL-660 + Nevada EFW-2 = Winning Combo
  46. International SW Disaster Test: June 4-5, 2014
  47. Running Perseus software on the Surface Pro 2?
  48. Traveling light, SWLing right: the best shortwave radios for travel
  49. Forbes: “How To Make Music (And Money) From Shortwave Radio”

March 2014

  1. BBC World Service longevity vs. commercialization
  2. A second life for the VOA Delano site?
  3. Listener Post: Chris Freitas
  4. The Voice of Korea and an inspirational story
  5. WBCQ celebrates Radio Caroline this weekend
  6. Radio Caroline shortwave special Friday/Saturday via IRRS
  7. Happy 50th, Radio Caroline!
  8. VOA Radiogram: Battle of the 100 wpm modes, this weekend!
  9. BBG’s 2015 budget: VOA to increase services to Asia/Africa, but cut others
  10. The Mighty KBC to remain on 7,375 kHz until May ’14
  11. 1945: Radio Canada International’s first broadcast
  12. My Raspberry Pirate is now radio-active
  13. 1976 recording of RNW added to the Shotwave Radio Audio Archive
  14. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Station of Macedonia (Voice of Greece)
  15. HFCC has prepared A14 schedule
  16. This Panasonic RF-2200 will help you weather a storm
  17. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic
  18. Updated: “Putin wants to silence Voice of Russia”–?
  19. Dear BBG: Take note of the Radiogram!
  20. Voice of Russia to abandon shortwave in April 2014
  21. Amanda Dawn Christie shares footage of RCI towers falling
  22. RF Nomad: Synthesizer meets radio
  23. Drew’s CB Tapes
  24. Could software-defined radios empower citizen journalists in North Korea?
  25. Mehmet Burk reviews the Kaito KA550 self-powered radio
  26. VOA Site A for sale: surplus property notice
  27. BBC Countdown via the Infinite Jukebox
  28. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Shortwave Shindig
  29. Off air recording of the Shortwave Shindig?
  30. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC
  31. Some answers from CQ Mag & free download of January/February issues
  32. WSJ: “FCC Agents Trace Radio Interference”
  33. Deadline approaching: BBG seeks public comment on relevancy of shortwave radio
  34. Listen to the Shortwave Shindig live: Friday on WRMI 7,570 kHz
  35. BBC World Service ‘can make a difference’ in North Korea
  36. Confession time: I love the BBC countdown
  37. Extended HE-AAC: DRM to upgrades audio codec
  38. VOA White House Correspondent Dan Robinson Retires
  39. Frequencies added to PCJ 5th Anniversary Special
  40. Make a Raspberry Pirate Radio
  41. Grundig G2 sale, today only: $29.99 US shipped
  42. Sackville Tribune-Post reports on dismantling of RCI site
  43. Jonathan reminds us that history keeps repeating itself
  44. Interview with Joseph Mark Costello III of WRNO
  45. WRNO Worldwide recordings from 1983
  46. Why shortwave? Russia blocks web pages linked to Ukraine protests
  47. BBG seeks comments on relevancy of shortwave radio
  48. How To Tune In Pirate Radio Broadcasts on Shortwave
  49. CTV: Sackville towers will fall soon

February 2014

  1. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Progreso
  2. Special: PCJ Radio International, March 12, 2014
  3. Richard voices his opinion about BBC World Service commercialization
  4. Miami Herald: Cuban spies and shortwave numbers
  5. Chris is sticking with his trusty Tecsun PL-660
  6. More 1968 recordings on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
  7. WWII Archive: “War On the Short Wave”
  8. BBC World Service to further reduce shortwave
  9. BBG tries to improve employee morale
  10. Outernet: shortwave radio for the smartphone enabled?
  11. Lynley Marshall defends ABC overseas broadcasts
  12. The Professor reviews the Tecsun ICR-110 AM/FM radio recorder
  13. Horizon FM Tenerife now on shortwave
  14. Eight new recordings in the Media Network Vintage Vault
  15. Universal Radio now shipping the Tecsun PL-880
  16. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of America, circa 1968
  17. Listening to shortwave radio, in stereo
  18. Today is UNESCO World Radio Day 2014
  19. Radio New Zealand’s Peter Fry will take you on a musical journey
  20. Nothing on shortwave? I still disagree.
  21. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Indonesia French language service
  22. “Why The Humanitarian Community Should Shape The Future Of Shortwave”
  23. RadioShack to close 500 retail stores
  24. Bonito releases the AntennaJet ASM300 Antenna Switch and Mixer
  25. Cross Country Wireless introduces an HF Upconverter
  26. Dietmar compares the Tecsun PL-310ET to the Icom R-71A
  27. Mechanically-tuned portable DSP radios: a shootout
  28. Listening to beHAVior Night on the Elecraft KX3 QRP transceiver

January 2014

  1. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Station of Macedonia (VOG)
  2. The ShouYu SY-DP-330: a retro, x-bass shortwave radio
  3. Video: Build a radio in less than one minute
  4. HFCC Conference: “Shortwave remains essential”
  5. Jonathan Marks on what went wrong with shortwave
  6. NASWA Details its 27th Annual Winter SWL Fest Program
  7. Shortwave Radio Recordings: beHAVior Night
  8. The CBC: A truly “wireless” transfer of money
  9. Video: Build your own SDR
  10. WAMU Metro Connection visits the Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club
  11. 2014 WRTH: A look inside
  12. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  13. The Best Amateur Radio and Shortwave Apps for iOS, Android and Windows smart phones
  14. Running SoniqWare SG-1 on a Windows PC
  15. Global Tuners for Android smart phones
  16. Radio Romania International “broadcasts” to US phones
  17. Shortwave noise reduction via GarageBand plugin
  18. MT Express Archive now for sale
  19. Video: Ken operates his Hallicrafter S-120 for the first time
  20. The Amazing World of Short Wave Listening: Hallicrafters 45 RPM
  21. The Tecsun ICR-110 packs AM/FM and digital recording/playback
  22. Popular Communications: free download of November and December 2013 issues
  23. Can you help Bill find a Kenny Mayer aircheck?
  24. Russia “quietly” ends longwave services
  25. Anon-Co selling Tecsun PL-880 deluxe set
  26. TuneIn adds the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
  27. Chorus 4: The DSP chip that supports AM, FM, DAB, DAB+, HD Radio and DRM
  28. Listener Post: Allen Willie
  29. CommRadio CR-1 and WRTH: Power outage essentials
  30. Etón introduces two travel portables: the Etón Traveler III and Mini 400
  31. Etón introduces two new shortwave portables: the Field and Satellit
  32. Adverts on the BBC World Service?
  33. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Romania International
  34. Pirate Radio Recordings: UNID (percussion)
  35. Win a shortwave portable via The Happy Station Show
  36. Longwave Radio Recordings: WG2XFG
  37. Forcing the Tecsun PL-880 to use an external antenna on MW/LW
  38. Christos’ Tecsun PL-390: problems switching between MW/LW
  39. Listening Rewind: Radio Australia rings in the millennium

2013 487

December 2013

  1. WoodBoxRadio announces the ELAD FDM-DUO
  2. BBC News on the long-term survival of shortwave radio
  3. From Moscow With Love: Comments on the future of VOR
  4. The sixth edition of The Worldwide Listening Guide
  5. Popular Communications to end print publication
  6. A little gift (for you) that keeps on ringing…
  7. Kaito able to update PL-880 firmware in-house
  8. Voice of Russia to remain on the air in 2014
  9. Just arrived! The 2013 Pirate Radio Annual
  10. WG2XFQ: Brian Justin’s holiday longwave broadcasts
  11. David Goren’s numbers station piece featured on 99% Invisible
  12. Video: PL-880 soft muting on SSB
  13. Repairing the Tecsun PL-600 after electrostatic discharge (ESD)
  14. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Free Whatever, Pearl Harbor Tribute
  15. Hidden feature: Displaying the Tecsun PL-880 date of manufacture
  16. Alex updates shortwave frequency charts for Winter season
  17. Radio Erena would like to reach a broader audience with shortwave
  18. Sangean 909X price drops again
  19. Registration Open for 27th Annual Winter SWL Festival
  20. Universal Radio lowers price of Tecsun PL-660
  21. Sangean 909X on sale
  22. Listener Post: Harold Woering
  23. Pirate Radio Recordings: Channel Z (chasing pirates in a pickup truck)
  24. Video: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 for zero-beat operation
  25. Hidden feature: Calibrating the Tecsun PL-880 on medium wave
  26. Important note about Tecsun PL-880 firmware versions
  27. A review of the Tecsun PL-880 portable shortwave radio
  28. Tecsun PL-880: How to fix the audio level problem
  29. Shortwave Radio Recordings: beHAVior Night
  30. PCJ targets North America for annual Christmas show
  31. Bruce Conti’s map of Cuban mediumwave locations
  32. Voice of Russia broadcasts lack any mention of sweeping changes to state news agency
  33. Hidden feature: Changing the line-out level on the Tecsun PL-880
  34. Photos of Duga-3, a.k.a. the “Woodpecker”
  35. Reuters: “Beethoven and numbers on Korean shortwave”
  36. Putin liquidates the Voice of Russia, absorbed by Rossia Segodnya newswire
  37. Eton self-powered radio $9.99 eBay Daily Deal
  38. Concerns about the BBC World Service after reorganization
  39. Mike gives the Sangean PR-D15 high marks on AM
  40. SWLing.com’s 2013 Holiday Shortwave and Radio Gift Guide
  41. WRMI seeks European listener reports
  42. Atlantic 2000 on air Sunday, December 8
  43. Tecsun PL-880: How to display firmware version
  44. Santa over shortwave?
  45. World Radio Network cuts some services and “refocuses”
  46. Bonito’s AntennaJet ASM 300 coming soon
  47. Hidden feature: Adding seconds to the Tecsun PL-880 clock
  48. Hidden feature: Adjusting the Tecsun PL-880 FM de-emphasis
  49. Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660 on 80 meters SSB
  50. Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660 on a local AM station
  51. Arctic DXing: Norway style
  52. Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660, using the hidden DNR feature
  53. Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660 on shortwave AM
  54. N News Agency: Voice of Russia shortwave service to close by Jan 1, 2014
  55. Jonathan comments on the efficacy of Deutsche Welle’s Global Media Forum
  56. The Tecsun PL-880 charger and battery
  57. Video: Tecsun PL-880 tuning through a CW pileup
  58. Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660 and coping with interference
  59. Hidden feature: Adjusting the Tecsun PL-880 muting threshold
  60. Arctic DXing covered in the Chinese press
  61. Hidden feature: The Tecsun PL-880 has a sync detector
  62. Photos: Unboxing the new Tecsun PL-880

November 2013

  1. Listener Post: John C
  2. Voice of Greece has become a relay of Radio Station of Macedonia, ERT 3
  3. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  4. Last Man Standing comments on FCC regulation
  5. Tecsun PL-880 Operation Manual Published
  6. Listener Post: Dave Humphries
  7. Shortwave Radio Recordings: beHAVior Night
  8. Pirate Radio Recordings: JFK Shortwave
  9. Jonathan Marks remembers the opening of the BBC Seychelles relay site
  10. BBC announces closure of Seychelles relay station
  11. WBCQ’s “new” monitor: a Navy model REH
  12. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio New Zealand International
  13. Radio 700 brings international broadcasters back to shortwave
  14. Etón Corp Donates preparedness products and percentage of web sales to Typhoon Haiyan Relief
  15. Listener Post: Mark Connelly
  16. Tecsun PL-880 on eBay as a pre-sale
  17. Mike’s review of the Commando R-777 self-powered shortwave radio
  18. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Korea
  19. Listener Post: Karen Shenfeld
  20. Voice of Greece: Walking in on a party
  21. Radio Slovakia International wishes to resume shortwave service
  22. In the wake of disaster, BBC World Service extends shortwave service to Philippines
  23. Tecsun PL-880 available for pre-order on Amazon
  24. Listener Post: Chris Dandrea
  25. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Marion’s Attic
  26. Listener Post: John Mosman
  27. BBC Radio 4 Documentary: The World’s First Radio Station
  28. Greek police use tear gas to empty former broadcaster ERT’s offices
  29. WRMI purchases WYFR transmission site and plans move to Okeechobee
  30. Review of the CommRadio CR-1 software defined radio
  31. Listener Post: Eric Weatherall
  32. Halloween was a very active night for pirate radio
  33. Listen to the The Melbourne Cup on Radio Australia
  34. KVOH re-launches this weekend on 9,975 kHz
  35. FCC championing change that could “Bolster AM Radio”
  36. Radio Romania International celebrates 85 years on the air
  37. CCrane’s latest shortwave radio: The CC Skywave, to ship in January

October 2013

  1. Halloween: pirate radio’s holiday
  2. Whether fearsome or forgettable, The War of the Worlds left us with a gift
  3. Listener Post: Neil Goldstein
  4. Radio Northern Star test broadcast: Thursday, Oct 31
  5. BBC World Service Radio Archive: how you can help
  6. Solomon Islands Broadcasting adds to shortwave
  7. Listener Post: Ed McCorry
  8. Listener Post: Ken McKenzie
  9. BBG changes: US shortwave broadcasts under microscope
  10. The Spectrum Monitor: a new radio magazine finds a home in the digital world
  11. The Rebirth of The State We’re In: now a podcast via WBEZ Chicago
  12. Listener Post: Alexander von Obert
  13. Sean crunches language numbers: Tibetan shows increase
  14. David Korchin’s photography captures ETOW radios in the hands of kids
  15. Shortwave Listening (SWLing): How did you get your start?
  16. Mike’s QSL card from KVOH
  17. Polish Radio External Service abandons shortwave
  18. Radio Paisano QSL
  19. AM sync lessens noise in this The Voice of Greece broadcast
  20. Data shows pirate radio activity nearly doubles during shutdown
  21. Purple Power: Another solution for sticky radios
  22. Radio Exterior de España to close Costa Rica shortwave relay station
  23. Thanks to US shutdown, pirate radio activity reaches an all-time high
  24. Buy a hi-tech sailboat, complete with shortwave radio
  25. The rise and decline of AM radio in Pittsburgh
  26. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Paisano
  27. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  28. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic
  29. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Casablanca
  30. Pavel’s 70s era recording of a German numbers station
  31. Hearing the speed of light: DX double echo
  32. Work the NASA Spacecraft Juno (and get a QSL card)!
  33. 40th Anniversary Montage of ILR Radio Stations
  34. Now available: DXtreme Reception Log version 8.0
  35. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC
  36. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Progreso
  37. Shutdown: Wake Island DXpedition on ice
  38. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Australia
  39. Frank’s maritime radio suggestions
  40. All India Radio publishes a tender for 800 DRM receivers
  41. Document radio interference via the Ofcom Spectrum Management Survey
  42. The BBC launches a new, interactive news program
  43. The best shortwave receiver for your boat or yacht
  44. With the FCC in shutdown, pirates hit the air
  45. US Shutdown: AFN Diego Garcia reduces broadcasts
  46. PCJ adds Europe to DRM test
  47. US international broadcasting: affected by the government shutdown?
  48. The Secret Sound: Borderhunter QSL

September 2013

  1. Starting tonight, Radio Progreso on shortwave
  2. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Exterior de España
  3. Cuban Numbers Station HM01: serving up a little confusion
  4. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Worldwide All-Ireland GAA finals via RTÉ
  5. Southgate ARC notes Ofcom’s approach to FM pirate enforcement
  6. Living off-grid? The ideal shortwave radio system for you
  7. The Mighty KBC on a home brew, single tube receiver
  8. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Borderhunter
  9. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic
  10. VOA Radiogram this weekend includes Greek and images in MFSK64 and 128
  11. Shortwave radio: the secret item found in many North Korean homes
  12. Phil identifies mystery radio as the Digitech Audio AR1945
  13. Dave Porter’s video tour of the BBC Woofferton transmitting site
  14. DRM Test Transmission from PCJ International
  15. Grundig G3 discontinued, Tecsun PL-880 on the way
  16. The Voice of Greece Avlis shortwave transmitter site may be scrapped
  17. Review of the RadioShack AM/FM portable digital radio, Model 12-587
  18. Shortwave Radio Recordings: BBC World Service Hausa
  19. Newsweek: Can radio turn the tide in Syria?
  20. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Russia
  21. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Thailand
  22. The Tuckerton Tower’s long (and unlikely!) history
  23. Redsun RP-3100 ready for pre-order
  24. The Take Away interviews Ajit Pai
  25. The Ten-Tec RX-320D and Model 1254 have been discontinued
  26. Looking back at the The 26th Annual SWL Winterfest
  27. Cameroon takes a note from Mugabe, shuts down 11 media outlets
  28. Want to buy a 100 kilowatt shortwave transmitter?
  29. Ajit Pai is trying to save AM radio “before it’s lost in the static”
  30. A photo tour of the VOA radio shack, K3VOA
  31. KVOH test broadcasts this weekend
  32. VOA Radiogram, 7-8 September 2013: Fldigi, Flmsg, Flamp, RSIDs, MFSK
  33. C.Crane’s 30 Days of Giveaways
  34. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Casablanca
  35. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Deutsche Welle
  36. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  37. It’s hard to say goodbye: my Alinco DX-R8T lands on eBay
  38. Pirate Radio Station BOCHF (Boards of Canada HF) back on air
  39. Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer dies of heart attack

August 2013

  1. Pirate Radio Recordings: BOCHF Radio (Boards of Canada HF)
  2. RTÉ Radio to broadcast GAA finals via shortwave radio
  3. VOA Radiogram 31 August/1 September 2013 includes Vietnamese and Russian
  4. A great weekend to catch some pirate radio action
  5. Russian Numbers Station UVB-76: “the most mysterious radio transmission in the world”
  6. Voice of Russia poll
  7. No news is no news: a response from the Voice of Russia
  8. The view from the Voice of America
  9. Myke maps his radio recordings
  10. Voice Of Russia’s response to reported shortwave closure
  11. The Spec-Ops Pack-Rat: A new go pack for my radio gear
  12. Alex updates his shortwave frequency charts
  13. Arturo Sandoval listened to VOA “every single day”
  14. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  15. Voice of Russia to cease shortwave radio service
  16. Is Firedrake on the decline?
  17. The Mighty KBC’s Giant Jukebox is moving to a new winter frequency
  18. A petition to keep ERT’s satellite and Internet feed live
  19. The EBU to discontinue ERT broadcasts
  20. All India Radio: A Welcome Voice
  21. Using a 1938 Philco receiver to decode a digital VOA Radiogram
  22. Voice of Greece update
  23. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece 8-14, but no signal last night
  24. Atlantic 2000 on air Sunday August 18
  25. Trilingual VOA Radiogram this weekend
  26. 1944 “Chart of Electromagnetic Radiations”
  27. Call me anachronistic, but I listen to digital tech shows on shortwave
  28. Jeff designs an SDR “Go Kit” around the Softrock Ensemble
  29. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Free Whatever
  30. Radio Free Sarawak is back on the air!
  31. HackRF: open source SDR on Kickstarter
  32. VOA Radiogram, 10-11 August 2013, includes MFSK 16, 22, 32
  33. The new Tecsun PL-880 sounds promising
  34. Retirement Sale: Grove Enterprises liquidating inventory
  35. Victor Ashe joins CUSIB after leaving the Broadcasting Board of Governors
  36. Universal Radio: another used RFSpace NetSDR value
  37. All Night Flight: Weiskopf takes us on an audio journey
  38. Paul reviews the mystery radio
  39. VOA Radiogram 3-4 August includes MFSK and EasyPal
  40. “You are listening to the Free Hellenic Radio”

July 2013

  1. Mystery radio identified
  2. Can you identify this mystery AM/FM radio?
  3. Bucking the trend, Taiwan invests in shortwave infrastructure
  4. BBG Watch: Edward R. Murrow site appears safe in fiscal year 2014
  5. Brian Hongwe reports on importance of shortwave radios in Zimbabwe
  6. On sale now: the CommRadio CR-1, a great little receiver
  7. Bonito introduces the AntennaJet AAS300 active antenna splitter
  8. Monitoring Times Magazine ceases publication: December 2013 last issue
  9. SWLing in Belize City: comparing the Grundig G5 and G3
  10. VOA Radiogram this weekend
  11. Review of the Elecraft KX3: world-class transceiver, superb shortwave receiver
  12. Shortwave Radio Recordings: KVOH test transmission
  13. ERT still broadcasting while Greek Public Television (EDT) emerges
  14. Using the RTL2832U $20 SDR for HF & trunk-tracker scanning?
  15. KVOH test today on 17,775 kHz
  16. A very inexpensive Software Defined Radio based on the RTL2832U
  17. Jonathan remembers Radio Netherlands Worldwide one year on
  18. Russian spies used shortwave numbers stations and satellites inside Germany
  19. WWVB celebrates 50 years of quietly keeping time
  20. Seeking 1970s era recordings of Radio Australia
  21. A review of the ShouYu SY-X5 DSP shortwave radio

June 2013

  1. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  2. Geomagnetic storms in weekend forecast
  3. VOA Radiogram includes EasyPal comparison this weekend
  4. Cambodia bans foreign radio in advance of elections
  5. Another Tecsun R-2010D review
  6. Hamburger Lokalradio test broadcast this Sunday
  7. Lutus’ review of the Sangean ATS-909X
  8. BBC World Service audience increase
  9. A review of the Tecsun R-2010D shortwave radio
  10. Shortwave Radio Recordings: BBC World Service to the British Antarctic Survey
  11. Catch the BBC’s annual broadcast to the British Antarctic Survey Team
  12. RNW’s “The State We’re In” wins honors at New York Festivals, albiet posthumously
  13. Dennis shares some photos from the 2013 Hamvention
  14. WYFR to close June 30, 2013
  15. Court orders Greek National TV and Radio, ERT to reopen
  16. New product: the ShouYu SY-X5 shortwave radio
  17. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Turkey
  18. More ERT updates from Athens
  19. AOR introduces the AR6000: the 40 kHz to 6 GHz receiver
  20. ERT now broadcasting on several medium wave frequencies
  21. VOA Radiogram this weekend mixes bad noise with good noise
  22. Christos’ report on ERT shutdown & English statement from broadcaster
  23. Yamaha CM500 Headphones on sale
  24. Voice of Greece on shortwave throughout the night, despite ERT shut down
  25. The Voice of Greece on air: comments about live protest coverage
  26. The Voice of Greece: off the air, then on
  27. The new Tecsun R-2010D
  28. Greece shuts down their state broadcasting arm, ERT
  29. After listener feedback, BBC World Service restores MW service to Israel and Middle East
  30. WiNRADiO introduces the Excalibur Pro WB (WR-G35DDCi): an SDR with 32 MHz bandwidth
  31. The Gezi Park Protests: don’t look to the Voice of Turkey for information
  32. Interview on Syntone
  33. Radio Australia transmitting digital radiograms this weekend, June 8 – 9
  34. The 24th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
  35. Introducing The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
  36. VOA Radiogram features EasyPal digital images this weekend

May 2013

  1. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Australia’s Jazz Notes
  2. Radio Vacation
  3. PCJ Radio International moves to 11,835 kHz
  4. Check out the AFRTS Archive
  5. Chris’ Hamvention find: a Sharp Z-1000
  6. This BBC radio adapts programming to match your environs
  7. Introducing EARL: a rugged, solar-powered GPS and Android tablet with built-in shortwave radio
  8. The 2013 Dayton Hamvention
  9. CommRadio offering sale on CR-1 for a limited time
  10. Photos from the Dayton Hamvention
  11. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Strange Outpost 7 and Shrunken Head Radio
  12. WRTH 2013 Summer (A) season available for download
  13. Going to the Dayton Hamvention? Stop by our booth!
  14. A review of the Lowe SRX 100
  15. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  16. Myke shares 2012 season of ShortWaveMusic
  17. Capture images on the VOA Radiogram this weekend
  18. Syria loses the Internet (again)
  19. DRM: Dream on Android
  20. The Age National Times: Radio Australia may cut broadcasts to China/Indonesia
  21. Radio Free Sarawak takes a break
  22. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Cinco De Mayo
  23. DXtreme Software releases new versions
  24. May and June test transmissions from PCJ Radio International
  25. Jonathan explores the past and present of the Radio Netherlands Madagascar Relay Station
  26. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC
  27. Pirate Radio Recordings: Shrimp Boat Radio, WSBR (a.k.a. Freakin’ Awesome Radio, WFAR)
  28. All Africa: Digital Did Not Kill the Radio Star
  29. Radio Panik injects shortwave audio into mixes
  30. Thoughts after the Canadian RCI/CBC Senate hearing
  31. Confessions of an SDRaholic: when 4.5 terabytes is not enough

April 2013

  1. Troy found the perfect gear bag
  2. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia
  3. Boards Of Canada puzzle: shortwave numbers?
  4. Numbers station HM01…and Ana Montes
  5. VOA Radiogram for April 27/28 includes Thor50x2, PSK63F, and Flamp
  6. New large portable shortwave radio in the works?
  7. Epoch Times: Radio Taiwan International dismantling two transmission sites?
  8. No-Spoiler Review: “The Numbers Station” with John Cusack and Malin Akerman (no spoilers)
  9. Al Jazeera: Radio Free Sarawak offers alternative voice ahead of elections
  10. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  11. KBC frequency change for North America
  12. Switzerland In Sound comes with a familiar voice
  13. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Romania International
  14. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Australia’s Tok Pisin service
  15. MP criticism over BBC World Service’s uncertain budget
  16. Shortwave Radio Recordings: NHK Radio Japan
  17. Heritage Foundation: BBG isn’t listening
  18. The BBC crosses an ethical line in North Korea
  19. Alcaravan Radio QSL and photos of transmitter site
  20. Pirate Radio Recordings: Hardtack Radio
  21. North Korean numbers station detected; possible submarine instructions?
  22. VOA, Mighty KBC and PCJ: Radiograms this weekend
  23. Massive solar flare launches CME – poor propagation today
  24. Propaganda from the source: Listening to the Voice of Korea on shortwave radio
  25. Annual InfoAge Radio Electronics Auction, April 27th 2013
  26. Harold’s JA7HJ tower was not your average tower
  27. Is Amazon.com selling used, defective Grundig G3’s?
  28. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Australia Jazz Notes
  29. Spectres of Shortwave: RCI Sackville documentary seeks support
  30. Heritage Foundation: BBG is cutting “the most cost-effective part of its organization”
  31. Ragnar’s review of the RFspace NetSDR
  32. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice Of Islamic Republic of Iran
  33. Excellent price for Grundig G3 at Amazon
  34. Shortwaveology #2 now on SoundCloud
  35. RNW looks into Zimbabwe’s history of media repression
  36. Shortwave Radio Recordings: VOA Special English

March 2013

  1. Allen’s thoughts as BBC Cyprus relay station closes today
  2. VOA Radiogram this weekend
  3. 1939 RCA Broadcast Equipment Catalog
  4. VOA reducing shortwave radio broadcasts
  5. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio New Zealand International
  6. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Alcaravan Radio
  7. BBC World Service program discusses Chinese jamming
  8. BBC World Service to “simplify” English and cut Arabic on shortwave
  9. CommRadio CR-1 training videos
  10. NHK Radio Japan to end shortwave service to North America
  11. Radio Romania International’s Easter card
  12. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Ronin Shortwave
  13. Pirate Radio Recordings: All Along The Watchtower Radio
  14. Rijmenants’ paper sheds light on Cuban numbers stations
  15. Pirate Radio Recordings: Black Cat Radio
  16. Steven remembers his QSL collection
  17. PCJ Radio International radiogram, March 31st
  18. DRM tests from Moscow starting tomorrow morning
  19. VOA Radiogram: March 23/24 broadcast
  20. Check out Ragnar’s Pirates Week podcast
  21. Montsinéry transmitter site in French Guiana to close early April
  22. Global News Dashboard: BBG news networks share a front door
  23. Own a piece of National Public Radio history
  24. Zimbabwe: More police raids in search of shortwave radios
  25. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Disco Palace (in DRM)
  26. Radio Netherlands Worldwide archives in danger
  27. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  28. VOA Radiograms Today (17 March 2013)
  29. Want to buy an HF radio station?
  30. Pirate Radio Recordings: The Crystal Ship
  31. Pirate Radio Recordings: The Voice of Alex Radio Show
  32. Sky News reporter detained in China while on air
  33. VOA Radiogram “soft launch” this weekend
  34. SW Radio Africa: Police targeting children in radio raids
  35. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Ronin Shortwave
  36. Video: Fenu navigates the CommRadio CR-1
  37. Vatican Radio: breaking news broken?
  38. David Goren’s numbers station installation audio
  39. Universal Radio: Used RFSpace NetSDR value
  40. The Mighty KBC testing Monday & Tuesday morning
  41. Video: Voice of Mongolia antenna farm
  42. Pirate Radio Recordings: Boombox Radio
  43. Pirate Radio Recordings: X-FM
  44. Listen to The Giant Jukebox this weekend on 7,375 kHz
  45. Australia Network News: Broadcast group condemns China over radio jamming
  46. Video: Al Jazeera reports on Zimbabwe shortwave radio ban
  47. The 2013 SWL Fest: another good one!
  48. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Jazz Notes
  49. Zimbabwe: door-to-door search for radios
  50. Bill helps with low-power, license-free broadcasting
  51. Bermuda…Missing?
  52. Even numbers stations make mistakes

February 2013

  1. Reader Chris shares travel recordings: Voice of Mongolia, Korea
  2. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Saturday Night Country
  3. How to decode that RDFT in numbers station HM01? Roland explains
  4. VOA protests jamming of English service to China
  5. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio GaGa
  6. Radio Canada International’s first broadcast 68 years ago
  7. China appears to be jamming the BBC World Service (and the SWLing Post)
  8. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece
  9. Frank hears Bureau Met in DRM
  10. Numbers stations: stranger than fiction
  11. Media Institute of Southern Africa reacts to Zimbabwe shortwave receiver ban
  12. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  13. Daniel shares recent QSLs
  14. VOA’s Radiogram adds digital content to AM broadcasts
  15. Trevor Baylis in the Vintage Vault
  16. History of WWV and the NIST Time Stations
  17. RNW radio equipment for sale
  18. Massive sunspots appear, solar flares could follow
  19. Zimbabwe: are shortwave radios now illegal?
  20. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Australia, Jazz Notes
  21. Pirate Radio Recordings: WMPR
  22. NASB & DRM USA Annual meetings, Birmingham, Alabama
  23. Trevor Baylis, inventor of the wind-up radio, fights for patent rights
  24. A review of the Degen DE32 shortwave radio: compared with the DE321 and Tecsun PL-380
  25. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC
  26. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  27. The Mighty KBC is moving the Giant Jukebox to 7.375 MHz, March 3rd
  28. Annual C.Crane sale on “orphan” radios
  29. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Listen to Cuban Spy Numbers Station HM01
  30. Finally: Official trailer for the movie The Numbers Station with John Cusack and Malin Akerman
  31. Three things you can do to honor World Radio Day 2013
  32. World Radio Day 2013: Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
  33. Voice of Russia: World celebrates all-uniting role of radio
  34. The relevance of shortwave radio for UNESCO’s World Radio Day 2013
  35. The SWLing Post is upgrading servers
  36. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio GaGa
  37. Radio Australia’s Jazz Notes
  38. Steven Roberts cycled the US with a Sony ICF-2010
  39. Wired: Listen to a Solar Flare Drown Out Radio Communications on Earth
  40. Pirate Radio Recordings: Rave On Radio
  41. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Giant Jukebox and Kim Elliott’s digital text on The Mighty KBC
  42. Making A Transistor Radio by George Dobbs
  43. Pirate Radio Recordings: Bust A Nut Radio
  44. Pirate Radio Recordings: Red Mercury Labs
  45. CommRadio CR1 is now available for purchase
  46. SDR Touch: An Android-based software defined radio

January 2013

  1. Mark’s studio version of Firedrake
  2. Mike’s home brewed amplified antenna
  3. Shortwave Radio Recordings: All India Radio – Ravi Shankar
  4. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Firedrake?
  5. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Havana Cuba’s DXers Unlimited
  6. Dave’s FM station empire
  7. RootIO: community powered micro radio stations
  8. CommRadio is introducing the CR-1, a new tabletop shortwave receiver
  9. Video: R1155 Radio as fitted into a Lancaster Bomber
  10. The truth about portable amplified shortwave antennas
  11. Short Wave or Short Range?
  12. Pirate Radio Recordings: Two short UNID broadcasts
  13. Toyota is developing a shortwave-driven car?!?
  14. WRTH : B12 updates are now available for download
  15. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece music
  16. Attend the 26th Annual Winter SWL Fest
  17. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Romania International
  18. The Mighty KBC testing fast digital modes this weekend
  19. Deutsche Welle: spies received secret messages on their shortwave receiver
  20. Pirate Radio Recordings: Renegade Radio
  21. Vlado’s thrift store find: A Sony ICF-2010
  22. Mark Your Calendars: PCJ Media tests new shortwave transmitters February 16
  23. Shortwave Radio Recordings: All India Radio on the Bonito RadioJet
  24. Wavescan focuses on Africa in 2013
  25. Smith-Mundt Act eliminated, VOA free to broadcast domestically
  26. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Japan
  27. Alex updates his handy shortwave frequency charts
  28. The Mighty KBC testing on 6150 kHz January 10 & 11
  29. Shortwave Radio Recordings: All India Radio
  30. Radio France International features Ears To Our World
  31. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia
  32. Secret Wars exhibition features shortwave radio artist David Goren
  33. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Nacional Argentina
  34. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece music
  35. Radio Liberty President Steve Korn has resigned in wake of closure
  36. FM pirate jamming people out of their cars
  37. “The era of short-wave radio is behind us” and other inaccuracies from the new RNW
  38. Radio Exterior de Espana rings in 2013 with a dance music marathon
  39. WinRadio Excalibur owners take note: 2013 may require a software update

2012 329

December 2012

  1. WBCQ: variety and open source on New Year’s Eve
  2. Voice of Croatia leaving shortwave in 2013
  3. VOA’s “Music Man,” Leo Sarkisian, retires at 91
  4. A tour of the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station
  5. Pirate Radio Recordings: Dit Dah Radio
  6. Pirate Radio Recordings: WKND
  7. Ears To Our World: Giving the gift of radio
  8. The SWLing Post Podcast
  9. BBC: Curators discover first recordings of Christmas Day
  10. Saturday Night Country takes you ‘down under’ for the holidays
  11. Scandinavian Weekend Radio Christmas specials & frequencies
  12. Severance pay of Radio Netherlands CEO under scrutiny
  13. Radio documentary on history of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  14. The Mighty KBC’s holiday broadcasts include DRM
  15. International Broadcasters support freedom of information
  16. Pirate Radio Recordings: Liquid Radio
  17. Aldous Huxley, radio in The Age of Noise
  18. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Casablanca
  19. NPR: WWII ‘Canteen Girl’ Kept Troops Company From Afar
  20. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio, Dec 8 2012
  21. The Mighty KBC repeating digital tests this weekend
  22. Grundig G3 on sale at Universal Radio
  23. The new Degen DE1129A sports RDS, but is there really a version with keypad?
  24. Mike’s solution for sticky radios
  25. Senator Segal’s motion receives unanimous vote: special committee enquiry into RCI cuts
  26. BBG (Voice of America) ranks in bottom five places to work
  27. Pirate Radio Recordings: True Classic Rock Radio
  28. 2013 WRTH: A look inside
  29. Radio Australia: Saturday Night Country mixes in holiday music
  30. More shortwave digital text (and the reason behind it)
  31. NASB: Special DRM broadcasts for Wavescan
  32. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece music
  33. Universal Radio features Grundig S450DXL deal and new catalog
  34. Syria stifles the Internet while Canada stifles shortwave
  35. The Mighty KBC to broadcast in DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale)
  36. Help Myke fund a 2013 ShortWaveMusic series on Socotra, Yemen
  37. Radio Exterior de Espana (REE) has returned to shortwave

November 2012

  1. Radio Exterior de España leaving shortwave? Not yet.
  2. 2013 WRTH now available
  3. One bag + radio = the way to go
  4. Coded message from WWII carrier pigeon structured like numbers station communiqué
  5. Video: Maintenance on an ABC shortwave antenna and transmitter
  6. Saturday, from Bulgaria, Dr. Elliott will control your web browser
  7. SWLing.com’s 2012 Holiday Shortwave and Radio Gift Guide
  8. The Degen DE32 combines analog styling with MP3 features
  9. Perhaps listening is good for us
  10. The Mighty KBC’s December special broadcast frequencies
  11. The Mighty KBC announces additional special broadcasts in December
  12. The BBC in the news
  13. Get your radio nostalgia fix from The UK 1940s Radio Station
  14. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece and hours of music
  15. The Mighty KBC tests 9,450 kHz and will send a digital message this weekend
  16. CRTC extends broadcast license for Sackville’s North Quebec Service until Dec 1
  17. VOA adds shortwave frequencies for US election coverage
  18. Media Network Plus interviews RCI shortwave supporter, Senator Hugh Segal
  19. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC on 9,500 kHz
  20. Guardian: BBC World Service asking for voluntary redundancies
  21. North Korea updates transmitters and jamming ability
  22. Sackville still broadcasting CBC North Quebec Service on 9,625 kHz…for now
  23. “Tuning In” Radio 4 documentary on the history of early radio in Britain

October 2012

  1. BBG: Hurricane Sandy Fails To Stop VOA Broadcasts
  2. CRTC revokes Sackville’s CBC North license
  3. Another Mighty KBC transmission into North/South America–Nov 4th
  4. Pirate Radio Recordings: Grizzly Bear Radio
  5. Hurricane Sandy: Getting prepared
  6. Senator Hugh Segal demands that CBC senior management explain rationale for sharp cuts to RCI
  7. BBC: Shortwave hit by World Service cuts
  8. Petition to save RCI Sackville from being dismantled
  9. Radio World looks at DRM
  10. Video: Building RNW Bonaire
  11. BBC internal memo outlines year three cuts and changes to the BBC World Service
  12. BBC World Service to make further cuts in third phase of “savings”
  13. Alex updates his shortwave frequency charts
  14. RCI Action: Stop CBC from dismantling our transmitters to the world
  15. A review of the WiNRADiO WR-G31DDC “Excalibur” software defined radio (SDR)
  16. German Armed Forces Radio testing in DRM
  17. Try that with an iPhone!
  18. Radio Station SAQ special transmission on United Nations Day, October 24
  19. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Ronin Shortwave
  20. Degen DE1129 with English buttons, now on eBay
  21. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece music
  22. Mighty KBC test transmission now scheduled for October 21st
  23. Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC test transmission
  24. The Ten-Tec Hamfest–and my new (vintage) LS-166/U military loudspeaker
  25. Pirate Radio Weekend October 26th and 27th
  26. Reminder: The Mighty KBC testing transatlantic signal on 9.4 MHz, October 7, 2012
  27. Video: A look inside Radio Havana Cuba
  28. “The State We’re In” cancelled in the wake of RNW cuts
  29. X-FM QSL card
  30. This radio will help you navigate the London underground

September 2012

  1. The Mighty KBC testing transatlantic signal on 9.4 MHz, October 7, 2012
  2. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  3. Microtelecom Perseus software updates
  4. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Appalachia
  5. Radio Australia to broadcast coverage of the AFL Grand Final
  6. Three years (and counting!) with Grundig G3
  7. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Ronin Shortwave
  8. AFN (AFRTS) drops Key West transmitters
  9. A review of the Degen DE1129 portable shortwave radio
  10. Pirate Radio Recordings: X-FM
  11. DRM Consortium publishes the DRM Introduction & Implementation Guide
  12. Andy’s experience with Studio 1 Software Defined Radio
  13. Pirate Radio Recordings: North Woods Radio
  14. The Degen DE1129 unboxed: initial impressions
  15. Degen DE1129 front panel: Alex provides Russian translations and English corrections
  16. BBC celebrates 90 years of radio with a global simulcast, you can contribute
  17. Video: Climbing a 1768′ radio tower
  18. Swiss Short Wave Service archives now online
  19. Radio 4: And now an urgent SOS message…
  20. New book focuses on China’s Firedrake jamming
  21. Radio Hargeisa: Somaliland’s new shortwave station

August 2012

  1. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece, Voice of Turkey and Radio Croatia
  2. Hurricane Isaac: Hear eyewitness weather reports on shortwave
  3. Severe Weather: Are you prepared?
  4. Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio
  5. Audio clip: My tribute to Radio Netherlands Worldwide
  6. Gizmodo: “shortwave radio deserves a place of prominence in the home of any audiophile”
  7. Using and setting up the Alinco DX-R8T/E receiver as an SDR (software defined radio)
  8. Review of the 2012 Pirate Radio Annual
  9. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece, Radio Croatia and Radio Romania International
  10. National Radio Day 2012
  11. Update: REE’s Cariari de Pococi transmitter
  12. REE’s Cariari de Pococi transmitter malfunctioning
  13. The Degen DE1129 features 10 kHz steps on medium wave
  14. Frank’s assessment of the Elad FDM-S1
  15. Degen DE1129 front panel: English translations
  16. Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Kuwait and music variety
  17. The connection between Hallicrafters and 1940s electronic warfare
  18. The Professor loses a neighbor, gains some radio freedom
  19. The new Degen DE1129 shortwave radio with MP3 recording and playback
  20. Shortwave Radio History: 50 years of transmitting at BBC Woofferton
  21. VOA: Malian journalist attacked on air, listeners search and rescue
  22. Tribute to Radio Netherlands Worldwide on the NRC’s DX Audio Service
  23. WBCQ special broadcast of The Grateful Dead Aug 25th/26th
  24. Radio Philately: A collection of radio inspired stamps
  25. Jeffrey revives an old friend, his Hallicrafters SX-110
  26. RNZ interviews RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda: Shutting off the shortwave
  27. Dan Lewis: RNI’s Mailbag archive
  28. Recording Radio Kuwait with the RadioJet’s IF recorder
  29. Scandinavian Weekend Radio special broadcast this weekend
  30. Ultimate gift for Dad: A professionally restored Hallicrafters S-20R
  31. C.Crane: CC Witness on sale, while supplies last
  32. Review: The Worldwide Listening Guide
  33. Reunited: a man and a radio

July 2012

  1. Advances in Software Defined Radios could (will) change our wireless world
  2. Radio Australia’s live coverage of the London 2012 Summer Olympics
  3. Do you own a Quantum shortwave radio?
  4. CNET reviews the Grundig G2
  5. Is there anything to listen to on shortwave?
  6. Radio Caroline spoof: DJs all at sea
  7. A little more Saturday Night Country via Radio Australia
  8. Bob Padula’s history of Australian shortwave broadcasting
  9. Updates to the WRTH Summer A12 schedules are now available for download
  10. A Review of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet 24 bit IF Receiver
  11. BBC Bush House: auctioning bits of radio history
  12. RCI’s “radio silence”
  13. The Economist: taking a look at shortwave radio
  14. Radio Northern Star: test transmission
  15. Smith-Mundt is a tough Act to follow
  16. John’s letter to RNW
  17. Radio Netherlands says farewell in style

June 2012

  1. Toronto Sun: Killing RCI was shortsighted
  2. RCI Sackville to continue relays and their North Quebec service until Oct 31st
  3. Final episode of the final Maple Leaf Mailbag now online
  4. Aung San Suu Kyi visits the BBC World Service with thanks, criticism
  5. Video of Marc Montgomery’s farewell speech to The Link listeners
  6. CBC News: RCI looking for Sackville transmitter site buyers
  7. Help us record shortwave history: Radio Canada International’s final day of broadcasts
  8. A glimpse of Radio Canada International’s Sackville, New Brunswick transmission site
  9. Telegraph operations in the Great Auroral Storm of 1859
  10. Glenn Hauser’s calendar of shortwave radio specials and farewells
  11. Cabinet silences Canada’s international voice, RCI Action responds
  12. North Korea is testing digital shortwave broadcasting via DRM
  13. PCJ Radio: Special shortwave broadcast to honor Radio Netherlands Worldwide on June 29
  14. Vatican Radio: “from Short Waves to new communications strategies”
  15. Vatican Radio to end shortwave broadcasts to Europe and Americas July 1st
  16. The Fiji Freedom and Democracy Movement carries anti-government message via shortwave radio
  17. RNW will be closing English service at end of month
  18. Numbers Stations: The English Man came back
  19. Recording Radio History: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee via BBC World Service
  20. Radio Australia’s Saturday Night Country is a part of my Saturday morning
  21. Domo I Viti: New Fiji clandestine station
  22. Voice of Greece plays music format during strike
  23. RFE: Radio Farda Families A Target In Iran

May 2012

  1. RCI Action: Last month of RCI broadcasts, unless…
  2. Finding the “English Man” numbers station while scanning for pirates
  3. The Tecsun PL-380: a great travel radio
  4. Paul will never travel without a shortwave radio again
  5. Universal Radio at the Dayton Hamvention
  6. C.Crane at the Dayton Hamvention
  7. “Boatanchors” and antique wireless at the Dayon Hamvention
  8. Pirate Radio Recordings: Undercover Radio
  9. Pirate Radio Recordings: Captain Morgan Shortwave
  10. Alex’s shortwave frequency charts
  11. Going to Dayton? Visit Ears to Our World’s booth–and meet us!
  12. Pirate Radio Recordings: North Woods Radio
  13. Andy Sennitt: The Media Network years – the future
  14. In Zimbabwe, “if you want to hear the truth…listen to Shortwave Radio Africa…listen to VOA”
  15. North Korea: Jamming shortwave radio 18 hours a day
  16. The Link talks about the politics of saving RCI
  17. Updates to the WRTH Summer A12 schedules are now available for download
  18. Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station: re-dedication videos
  19. Andy Sennitt: The Media Network years – the noughties
  20. Grandfather of WWV’s atomic clock
  21. “Shortwave listening like a fishing expedition”
  22. How to decode WBCQ’s digital message
  23. Universal Radio has priced the Bonito 1102S RadioJet very competitively
  24. WBCQ to send digital message over shortwave tonight
  25. Web Radio and More? Amazon’s Kindle Fire on sale for $139 today only
  26. The Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station: VOA “Site B” re-dedication means a new name plus a future
  27. The Toronto Star publishes my thoughts on the cuts to Radio Canada International
  28. Andy Sennitt: The Media Network years the 1990s

April 2012

  1. RCI Cuts: pink slips – no clear strategy for Internet
  2. Cricket – Muve ZTE Score: Our pick for a portable wi-fi radio, on sale at BestBuy
  3. Shortwave offers “the most physical resistance to interdiction of any medium available to international broadcasting”
  4. Update: Bonito 1102S RadioJet has FCC approval
  5. Andy Sennitt: Looking back at 30 years of Media Network
  6. Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Strange – Outpost No. 7
  7. BBG Watch: Ashe seeks comments on U.S. international broadcasting
  8. 2+ Hours of Voice of Greece Jazz
  9. Searching for a shortwave station with variety? Try the American Forces Network!
  10. RCI listener comments carry common theme
  11. Radio Australia: transmitter maintenance will lead to disruption of service for some listeners
  12. Your shortwave could have delivered the newspaper?
  13. RCI Action Committee: What you can do
  14. List price of Bonito 1102S RadioJet for US
  15. Music and sounds of Mali
  16. CDNSE Newstar DR111 First Review
  17. China blocks foreign websites for one hour
  18. DX-Antwerp special broadcast May 12th
  19. DXing With Cumbre Episodes 717-721
  20. The Gazette: CBC cuts gut cherished international service
  21. The Gazette: Tributes to RCI pour in from around the world
  22. China Radio International increasing Turkish content
  23. Censorship in Djibouti: International broadcasters, take note
  24. CKUT’s International Radio Report sheds light on RCI cuts
  25. Fernando’s review of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet software defined receiver
  26. North Korea relying on shortwave radio listeners to verify upcoming satellite launch/orbit
  27. RCI’s Sackville towers to be featured in film
  28. Grundig G2 Reporter now shipping
  29. ShortwaveSchedule.com: An up-to-date online frequency/broadcaster database for shortwave radio
  30. The Link talks about the cuts at RCI
  31. Helene Parent: “two out of three RCI employees will lose their jobs by the end of July”
  32. Oh, Canada: Radio Canada International to end shortwave broadcasts, Sackville to be closed
  33. Shortwave and the Art of Music: An interview with musician James Davies
  34. Gmail Tap: email with morse code?
  35. For Elliott Sharp, musical experimentation was inspired by shortwave radio

March 2012

  1. Changes at Radio Netherlands Worldwide
  2. Radio Korea struggles to stay on air
  3. Reminder: Global Pirate Radio (This) Weekend March 31-April 1
  4. World Radio TV Handbook 2012 contest
  5. Rethinking Internet Radio, Part One
  6. Rethinking Internet Radio, Part Two: Using the Cricket Muve ZTE Score Mobile Phone as a Web Radio
  7. English Section of Polish Radio External Service is changing broadcast times and leaving shortwave
  8. Update: ELAD FDM-S1 shipping March 26
  9. SWLing Post Update: Good news–comments are now open without registration
  10. Update: Bonito RadioJet IF-Receiver 1102S
  11. Global Pirate Radio Weekend March 31-April 1
  12. Voice of Nigeria broadcasts DRM from their new facility
  13. Listening to Coronal Mass Ejections, close to the source
  14. VOA launching interactive humanitarian shortwave programs for Burundi
  15. Remembering radio enthusiast Jay Smilkstein
  16. Radio St. Helena to go off the air
  17. A traveler’s review of the Grundig G6 shortwave radio
  18. WoodBoxRadio will start shipping the new ELAD FDM-S1 SDR this month
  19. Media Network will be closing on Saturday 24 March 2012
  20. Radio Exterior de Espana will be celebrating its 70th anniversary March 15
  21. WWVB conducting tests on air now through March 10
  22. Another solar storm headed to Earth
  23. Willis Conover’s Jazz: A secret weapon in the Cold War
  24. VOA self-censors in Russian elections
  25. Adam Long of the Reduced Shakespeare Company: Reduced History of the BBC World Service
  26. BBC World Service: A Lifetime of Shortwave Radio

February 2012

  1. BBC World Service: Celebrating 80th birthday live on air
  2. CIA: A History of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service
  3. Profiles in Amateur Radio
  4. All In A Weekend: Bon voyage to David Bronstetter, from an unlikely listener
  5. Can you identify this radio?
  6. C.Crane “orphan” shortwave radios on sale
  7. Google Doodle honors Heinrich Hertz’s 155th birthday
  8. A simple upgrade for your Ten-Tec Model 1254 shortwave receiver
  9. RNW: Antenna repairs under way in Madagascar
  10. As BBC World Service moves from Bush House, they open doors
  11. DXing With Cumbre Episodes 715, 716 and 717
  12. Show your favorite QSL cards in our new gallery
  13. Could the DR111 DRM Radio be the portable we’ve been waiting for?
  14. ShortWaveMusic offers one-day music download in honor of World Radio Day
  15. Today is World Radio Day: Support a Cause via Shortwave Radio
  16. ABC video highlights the Dooen transmitter on World Radio Day
  17. The Guardian on World Radio Day: celebrating an unsung hero
  18. RNW: radio = free access without app or web
  19. New shortwave radio station, Madagascar World Voice Radio, to begin testing this year
  20. Hear WTWW’s new transmitter – 22:00 UTC on 9,990 kHz
  21. Radio República: shortwave broadcasting 24/7 on a budget
  22. Sonos timeline of radio history
  23. Shortwave Radio Index now has tags for country of origin
  24. Guardian article on “the rise and rise of radio”
  25. London pirate radio documentary offers insight
  26. Charles Caudill believes in the power of shortwave radio
  27. Studio 1 Software Defined Radio will give your Perseus a resizable interface
  28. Grundig G2 available in April at Universal Radio
  29. “VOA Looks to Future on 70th Anniversary”
  30. Updates to the WRTH B11 schedules are now available for download
  31. Final Transmission of Radio Bulgaria

January 2012

  1. Chucho Valdés: Inspiration from VOA Jazz Hours
  2. The Voice of America turns 70
  3. The Winter SWL Fest 25th Anniversary
  4. NSA declassifies “Receiver Dynamics” primer
  5. NPR explains space weather and the CME heading our way
  6. Large Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) to hit earth January 24th
  7. NPR stories expose internet tracking (while shortwave remains immune)
  8. Test a professional SDR from the comfort of your home–free!
  9. Ian McFarland CDs now available as a digital download
  10. DXing With Cubre Episode 714
  11. The Voice of Greece and shortwave music
  12. Recording of Radio Bulgaria on shortwave
  13. My New Year’s preparedness test
  14. Radio Bulgaria, another broadcaster down: can shortwave be saved?
  15. Degen DE1128: More photos and features released
  16. BBC World Service awards £200M contract to Babcock International Group
  17. Shortwave radios keep Burmese informed
  18. The Grundig G2 Reporter – a new shortwave radio from Eton Corporation
  19. Pop’Comm Monitors – get your own shortwave listening post call sign
  20. DXing with Cumbre Episodes 712 and 713
  21. WRMI/Radio Republica Special DX Test
  22. “Radio Moscow and the Western Hemisphere”–more Cold War recordings
  23. Radio Literacy program in Zabul
  24. 2012 WRTH: A Look Inside
  25. Scandinavian Weekend Radio–catch it on shortwave

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