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December 2020

  1. What radio projects and adventures await you in 2021?
  2. Radio Waves: Media Network Returns, Pack Seeks Lasting Control, Airtime on ex-DW relay station, and KCRW Berlin Signs Off
  3. FCC adopts a $35 license fee for amateur radio service applications
  4. BULLETIN: TIME CHANGE TO WBCQ’S NYE SPECIAL
  5. Studio Recording: Radio Moscow New Year’s Eve Show with Joe Adamov: January 1, 1980
  6. CBC Yukon features Finnish DXer who logged their station from 7,000 km away
  7. SwissInfo shares a holiday recording from their archives
  8. Two NYE Special Simulcasts
  9. FTIOM & UBMP, Jan 3-9, 2021
  10. Radio Waves: A Century of Radio in Germany, Magic of ARISS, and Second Lockdown Special Callsigns in Belgium
  11. Setting time and saving/recalling station memories on the XHDATA D-808?
  12. Looking back at 2020: What radios were in heavy rotation at your home and in the field–?
  13. “Alfons and the Magic Christmas Tree” read by Clayton Howard on HCJB DX Patry Line in December 1974
  14. From the Archives: Yes, there is a shortwave…!
  15. KSKO Christmas Special via WRMI Dec 24, 2020 starting at 2300UTC
  16. Alan Roe’s Guide to 2020 Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave (Version 5 Final)
  17. Radio Waves: AM TX Sites Now Prized Real Estate, New Leaders for RFE/RL, New EU Cars Will Have DAB, and North Korean Fisherman Pays Ultimate Price for Listening to Radio
  18. Cancelled SAQ Christmas Eve Transmission
  19. FTIOM & UBMP Dec 27-Jan 2; 100 kw Marathon
  20. Radio Northern Europe International’s Christmas Special Schedule
  21. Norddeutscher Rundfunk Christmas Eve Broadcast 2020
  22. How to effectively disable transmit on the Icom IC-7300 via Settings menu
  23. The Music Time in Africa Archive at the University of Michigan
  24. Studio Recording of the KMTS Winter Test Transmission on December 17, 2020
  25. M0WOF: Woofferton Transmitting Site’s New Amateur Radio Callsign
  26. Radio Waves: Ted Lipien Named Head of RFE/RL, The American Radio Archives, Drive-Thru Ham Tests, and VOA Broadcasts to Displaced Communities in Africa
  27. My initial review of the new Mat-Tuner mAT-705Plus on QRPer.com
  28. FCC: Pirate Act now targets property owners with fines up to $2 Million
  29. Video: “Tomorrow’s World” from 1969 demonstrates controlling computers by Morse Code
  30. Yet another “Wacky Wake-Up Crew” recording
  31. FTIOM & UBMP; 100kw Marathon December 20-26
  32. Alan Roe’s Guide to 2020 Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave
  33. New Space Weather from VLF Communications
  34. Bluetooth adapter that also serves as a Belka stand
  35. Video: Physicist reminisces about Arecibo Radio Telescope
  36. Nooelec LaNA HF Barebones Ultra Low-Noise LF, MF & HF Amplifier
  37. Tom builds a portable Loop-On-Ground antenna
  38. KTMS Test Transmission December 17, 2020
  39. Radio Waves: New SiriusXM Satellite, Tour of CHU, Icom ID-52 Delay, and Grant’s Prototype Broadcast Receiver
  40. A first look at the new C.Crane CCRadio Solar portable self-powered AM/FM/Weather radio
  41. Dan’s respect for Hammarlund and the SP-600 series
  42. Radio Waves: Hammarlund Legacy, FM Radio Using Arduino, VOA Report on Bias, ARISS SSTV Event, and Geminids
  43. Dockside DXing with the super-portable Belka-DX receiver
  44. April’s collection of Japanese language WebSDR recordings for November 2020
  45. RTI’s New Korean Language Service on Shortwave
  46. Radio Deal: Eton Mini Compact AM/FM/SW radio for $17.99
  47. Radio Waves: RIP Phil Erwin, Federal Watchdog Targets Pack, Eclipse Festival of Frequency Measurement, and VOA testing DRM
  48. Hammarlund HR-10: David seeking advice about weather frequency adjustment
  49. Three Year-end Special Broadcasts
  50. Global Radio Guide for Winter 2020-2021 now available
  51. Solar Cycle 25: Sunspot Cycle “Could Be One Of The Strongest On Record”
  52. Video: Benefits of using an EQ in SDRuno
  53. Can you ID this radio in “Death in Paradise”–?
  54. FTIOM & UBMP, December 13-19
  55. The new Belka-DX speaker option
  56. From the Post Archives: A Pirate Radio Pearl Harbor Tribute
  57. A comprehensive review of the Mission RGO One general coverage 50 watt transceiver
  58. Spectrum recordings with the new Belka-DX and a Zoom H1 digital recorder
  59. TX Factor Episode 27
  60. Radio Waves: More Cuts to Radio Canada International, RCI Action Comments, End of Radio Disney, Changes to German Phonetic Alphabet and Is FM More Efficient than DAB?
  61. Video: Pairing the AN-200 loop antenna with the Icom IC-705
  62. Radio Waves: Arecibo Failure Caught on Video, Heathkit Employee Reminisces, Radio at 100 Series, and FCC to Require Email on Applications
  63. How to Build a Simple Linear-Loaded Dipole for Low-Noise Shortwave Radio Listening
  64. A little offline and on-radio time!
  65. David shares a recording of the RTE longwave interval signal
  66. FTIOM & UBMP, December 6-12, 2020
  67. Review Notes: Xiegu GSOC Firmware updated to version 1.1–still a number of issues
  68. Radio Waves: Ajit Pai to Resign, Hams Need to Embrace Hacker Community, Coast Guard Might Abandon HF Voice Watchkeeping, and FCC Action Against Unauthorized Transceivers
  69. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on Jan 20, 2021

November 2020

  1. Alan Roe’s updated B20 season guide to music on shortwave (v 2)
  2. Radio Deals: C.Crane Cyber Monday Sale
  3. Radio Deals: Radioddity Cyber Monday and Flash Sale
  4. Reminder: Top 10 DX of the Year SWL Contest starts December 1, 2020
  5. Matt’s Monster Mediumwave Radio Selectivity Shootout!
  6. Radio Deals: Paul notes discounts at Circuit Specialsts and $800 off the flagship Yaesu FTDX101D
  7. Happy Thanksgiving
  8. “QSL: How I Traveled the World and Never Left Home” by Ronald W. Kenyon
  9. Radio Waves: Guardians of Early Recordings, VOA Firewall, New DRM-Based HF Station, and Breakfast on BBC Essex Features Amateur Radio
  10. Can you ID the radio in this pharmaceutical ad?
  11. Guest Post: Zenith Trans Oceanics Still Command Big Prices
  12. A True Treasure Trove: International Radio Club of America Free Reprints
  13. Radio Deals: C.Crane CCRadio 2E $20 off today only
  14. Video demonstrating 3D propagation simulation
  15. FTIOM & UBMP, November 29-December 5
  16. Dan discovers a video and photo montage of VOK listeners
  17. Bioenno Power Thanksgiving Sale
  18. 1979 ANARC Convention live recording featuring keynote by Rudy Espinal of Radio Clarin
  19. RadioShack has a new owner who wants to make it “cool again”
  20. Radio Deals: Airspy Black Friday Sale 2020!
  21. Radio Waves: Potential for Change at USAGM, Judge Rules Pack Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Solar Cycle 25 Could be Strong, and DEF CON Ham Radio Videos
  22. Aircheck cassette leads to lost album with heavy shortwave influence
  23. End of an Era: Universal Radio is closing shop
  24. Special Broadcast: A WBCQ Thanksgiving
  25. Free Radio Skybird: Sunday November 22nd and December 6th, 2020
  26. Topic of Solar Flares and Electricity Grid Reliance in the House of Commons
  27. The best radio you have is the one in front of you
  28. RRI’s Personality of the Year 2020
  29. SDRuno V1.40.2 released
  30. Radio Waves: Solar-Powered Broadcast Transmitters, Decommissioning Arecibo, and HWN in the path of an International Broadcaster
  31. Video: A virtual tour of the Aihkiniemi DXing base in Lapland, northern Finland
  32. April’s collection of Japanese language WebSDR recordings for October 2020
  33. HamEstate.com makes it easy for families of radio enthusiasts to sell gear
  34. Portable tuner (ATU) options for the new Icom IC-705
  35. FTIOM & UMBP, November 22-28
  36. Comparing the Icom IC-705 and Icom IC-7300 with the Xiegu GSOC G90 combo
  37. Paul discovers fake RSP1As being sold on AliExpress
  38. CQ Satellite: ARISS FM Repeater, Ham Sats, Tracking, Antennas, and Looking At The Future
  39. IEEE Spectrum: “The 11 Greatest Vacuum Tubes You’ve Never Heard Of”
  40. A little QRP radio magic this weekend
  41. Paolo warns of persistent classifieds scams targeting radio collectors and advises how you can be scam savvy!
  42. Radio Waves: 100 Years of Radio, Maritime Radio Communications, AU2JCB Special Event Station, and 20th Anniversary of Ham Radio on the ISS
  43. This Norelco B5X-88A/03 table radio has a story and a caretaker
  44. Tecsun PL-990 in stock again
  45. RAC Canada Winter Contest 2020 now includes a “Rookie Plaque”
  46. Top 10 DX of the Year SWL Contest
  47. My Obsession with Muji A6 Mini Logging Notebooks
  48. Using the new Xiegu GSOC and G90 transceiver combo for shortwave broadcast listening–?
  49. Alan Roe’s B20 season guide to music on shortwave
  50. FTIOM & UBMP, November 15-21
  51. Save the Date: A WBCQ Thanksgiving
  52. How It’s Made Video: An SDRplay Software Defined Radio
  53. Help listening to NPR in Panama?
  54. Shortwave listening with the Yaesu FT-817, FT-817ND, or FT-818–?
  55. A Universe of Sound
  56. Links for a deep dive into BBC radio history
  57. Tecsun PL-330 fine tuning bug
  58. Radio Waves: United Biscuit’s Radio Station, WMAL Towers Demolished, Canada’s First Off-Grid Station, and St. Helena Gets Fiber
  59. Photo emerges of Droitwich mast and LF antenna
  60. Matt’s Marathon MediumWave Matchup
  61. KSEN DX test November 7 & 8, 2020
  62. The new Raspberry Pi 400 All-In-One Keyboard PC Released
  63. Icom IC-R30 new firmware (v 1.11) now available
  64. Radio Waves: Future of Radio is Relevant, Hams Commemorate KDKA, Listen to the Globe, and Sangean EU Pre-Order for ATS-909X2
  65. First look at the new Xiegu GSOC Touch Screen Transceiver Controller!
  66. Channel 292 testing new antenna on 9670 kHz
  67. FTIOM & UBMP, November 8-14
  68. Peter demonstrates SDR# Co-Channel Canceller with FM DX
  69. Grace Digital Internet Radios made between 2007 and 2017 “will stop working”
  70. BELKA-DX: A Pocket-Sized Radio for Pocket Change
  71. A review of the lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP transceiver
  72. The Reciva Internet radio station aggregator is closing down
  73. Steve builds a simple SWL antenna tuner that pairs brilliantly with the Belka-DX
  74. The new Belka-DX: Georges’ short review and tests
  75. Can you identify this radio in Goldfinger?

October 2020

  1. Ivan demonstrates the incredible SDR# Co-Channel Canceller
  2. The new Yaesu FTDX10: Yaesu’s latest hybrid SDR HF transceiver
  3. CHA MPAS Lite: A proper quick-deployment field antenna
  4. FCC’s AM digital order did not include DRM
  5. Rob Sherwood on Ham Talk Live tonight (October 29, 2020)
  6. A Universal HamRadio Remote HTML5 interface
  7. Matt’s mediumwave audio comparison of the C.Crane Radio 2E and the Potomac Instruments FIM-41
  8. FCC Authorizes AM radio stations to operate using all-digital broadcast signals
  9. FTIOM & UBMP, November 1-7
  10. ARRL Urges Members to “Strongly” Oppose FCC Application Fees Proposal
  11. Finding Happiness…
  12. Radio Waves: Sculptor Honors Fern Blodgett Sunde, Pack Removes VOA Editorial Independence, KDKA Centennial, and Tracking Murder Hornets with Wireless Tech
  13. Listener Post: From a broken console radio to the Kenwood R-600
  14. Mario suggests a virtual visit to Schulman Auction
  15. Radio Waves: RFI rebroadcasts halted in Taiwan, City Radio, Plans to Recover Titanic Radio On Hold, and Martin visits Radio Globo and Radio CBN Radio studios
  16. How to find the Tecsun PL-330’s firmware version
  17. Taking the Icom IC-705 on a shortwave and mediumwave field trip
  18. Elecraft KX1: Back with my portable radio companion
  19. New Tecsun PL-368 prototype on display at 2020 Shanghai International High-End Hi-Fi Expo
  20. Guest Post: Why does radio reception improve on saltwater coasts?
  21. Help using crystal calibration on the Toshiba RP-2000F
  22. Special VORW Radio International Broadcasts To Europe & North America This Saturday! (10/24)
  23. New DRM Transmission and DXer Programme from KTWR Guam
  24. Free Radio Skybird: Sunday October 25th and November 1, 2020
  25. Pete rediscovers the 1984 Channel 4 Film “C.Q.”
  26. Dan spots a shortwave radio in Canadian TV series “Pure”
  27. FTIOM & UBMP, October 25-31
  28. Video: Uncovering a Buried Co-Channel Station with the New AirSpy SDR# Tool
  29. Mike’s SDRuno frequency database
  30. How to properly install a Mini Whip antenna in an noisy urban environment
  31. John’s Tecsun PL-990 Hidden Features Quick Reference Sheet
  32. Another “Wacky Wake-Up Crew” recording
  33. Sangean ATS-909X2: Production has been “postponed”
  34. SDR#’s Co-Channel Canceller Gets Additional Options
  35. Regency TR1: Anniversary of the first commercially available transistor radio
  36. AirSpy SDR#’s New Killer Feature: the Co-Channel Canceller
  37. Icom IC-705 blind audio tests: Let’s take a look at your choices!
  38. Matt compares the Tecsun PL-990 and Sangean ATS-909X sharing an external antenna
  39. Tecsun H-501: Internal shots and a note of caution about Newegg pricing
  40. The new Belka-DX DSP now available via Mobimax
  41. WNJC DX test starting 04:00 UTC on October 18, 2020
  42. RAE Special German Language Program on Sunday, October 18, 2020 via Shortwave Service
  43. Matt compares the Tecsun PL-990 to the Icom IC-R9500 on an external antenna and the results are surprising
  44. Using the Icom IC-705 to record a local AM broadcast station
  45. More field time with the new Icom IC-705 general coverage QRP transceiver
  46. Radio Waves: Free Download of Equinox E-book, Pop Shop Radio, Hamcation Postponed, and “Radio Ga Ga” Salutes Radio Pioneers
  47. Listener’s Day 2020 on Radio Romania International
  48. FTIOM & UBMP, October 18-25
  49. LRA36 broadcast today: “Corazón Antártico”
  50. Steve builds a DC30B QRP Transceiver
  51. A Tecsun PL-330 features reference sheet
  52. How to install a mechanical SSB filter on the Yaesu FRG-7
  53. Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #5 (Final Test)
  54. Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #4
  55. Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #3
  56. Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #2
  57. Participate in our Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #1
  58. Any off-air recordings of the Happy Station Show with Eddy Startz?
  59. Tecsun PL-990 Hidden Feature: Toggling ferrite bar and telescopic whip antenna on MW & LW bands
  60. RSGB Convention is live Saturday, October 10, 2020 until 17:00 BST
  61. Sangean ATS-909X2: Pricing (Europe), Photos, and Product Details
  62. Radio Waves: NAB and DRM Compete for US Digital, 1937 Radio School, iPhone over AM Radio, and “War of the Waves”
  63. Flea Market Find: David restores a Hammarlund HR-10 solid-state portable
  64. The perils of radio self-enabling…
  65. Radio Waves: Signals from Mars, Two More Hamstronauts, M17 Digital Voice Mode, and Climbing Trees for a Better Signal
  66. Mehdi spots two Kenwood transceivers in the “Love and Monsters” trailer
  67. FTIOM & UBMP, October 11-17
  68. Free Online Event: Matt Zullo presents the “The U.S. Navy’s On-The-Roof Gang, Prelude to War” October 8, 2020
  69. Steve tracks down the source of persistent radio interference and gets it addressed
  70. Deke Duncan of Radio 77 returns to the air
  71. Anyone sorted out how to calibrate the Tecsun PL-990?
  72. Shortwave listening in the field with the Icom IC-705 transceiver
  73. A new Sangean ATS-909X model in the works? Two 909Xs lead Dan to a potential discovery…
  74. Reading an interval signal in the waterfall
  75. The HobbyPCB IQ32 transceiver fills a special niche in the ham radio world
  76. April’s collection of Japanese language WebSDR recordings for September 2020
  77. Radio Survivor: “Inside the ‘Little Known’ Voice of America and the U.S. Agency for Global Media”
  78. Taking the Icom IC-705 to the field for a battery endurance test
  79. Radio Northern Europe International Show 9
  80. Radio Waves: The “Weird Wide Web” of SW, VOA Whistleblower Complaint, KiwiSDR v RaspberrySDR, and the Portable Operations Challenge this weekend
  81. Icom IC-705: Let’s see how long it’ll receive with supplied BP-272 Li-ion battery pack
  82. How to build an automatic remote antenna switch

September 2020

  1. The Icom IC-705 has landed at SWLing Post HQ
  2. Proud Papa
  3. Ward discovers a radio in Magnum PI Episode 63: “The Big Blow”
  4. Dean reviews the FLEX-6400M SDR transceiver from an SWL’s perspective
  5. FTIOM & UBMP, October 4-11
  6. Tecsun PL-330: Initial impressions, overview of functions, and operation
  7. lab599 Discovery TX-500 review in September issue of TSM
  8. Listening to Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel (LRA36) on the Icom IC-756 Pro transceiver
  9. State-Of-The-Art Spy Radio: A comprehensive review of the Belka DSP portable shortwave receiver
  10. This weekend: Brane Five broadcast on Channel 292 and WRMI
  11. Gary DeBock experiments with FSL antenna nulling to eliminate a “pest” station
  12. Radio Waves: A Cryptologic Mystery, RSGB Opens Doors to Full Online License Exams, Secret War, and September Issue of RadCom Basics Availabe
  13. My Icom IC-705 is inbound…sharing my predictions
  14. Majority of YouLoops listed on eBay are not an Airspy product
  15. An HF “Renaissance”: Militaries reinvests in shortwave communications
  16. Free Radio Skybird: Septeber 27 & October 4, 2020
  17. We have a winner! The MFJ-8100K shortwave receiver kit giveaway
  18. FTIOM & UBMP, September 27-October 3
  19. Reminder: Last chance to enter our MFJ-8100K shortwave receiver kit giveaway!
  20. University of Brasilia and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to experiment with 2.5 kW DRM transmitter
  21. Help Mark identify this radio in The New Avengers
  22. September radio news items from Hungary
  23. Faulty TV to blame for 18 month broadband outage
  24. Guest Post: Spanish TV series “El Ministerio del Tiempo” prominently features Arganda del Rey transmitter site
  25. Post-storm power outage leads Emilio to find the RFI-spewing source of his problems
  26. Radio Waves: A “Calm” Solar Cycle 25, WWJ History, Czech Radio’s Digital-Only Future, and UK Ham Radio Exam Stats
  27. NASA Video: The Solar Cycle as seen from space
  28. Sangean SR-36: Paul discovers the basic AM/FM DSP receiver
  29. New DRM portables announced at IBC 2020
  30. Radio Waves: Digital Broadcasts in South Africa, Cold War Broadcasting in Late Soviet Era, Possible Ban on RFI Producers in Sweden, and Ham Radio on the ISS
  31. NASA Science Live presents “Our Next Solar Cycle”
  32. QTC Article: Clear Channel MW Broadcast Stations in Australia
  33. Tecsun PL-990x vs. PL-880: Comparing SSB audio characteristics and pre-production/production PL-990 models
  34. CHA MPAS Lite: Chameleon designs a new compact portable antenna system
  35. Can you help Bruce identify this shortwave noise?
  36. ZOE: More Tristan Da Cuhna QSL cards in the wild–?
  37. Taking the Par EndFedz EFT-MTR triband antenna to the field!
  38. Disabling transmit on the Icom IC-7300 or Kenwood TS-590 series transceivers?
  39. Mission RGO One Firmware update (2.10b) and pre-order form
  40. Paul Walker to speak about DXing in remote Alaska
  41. Anon-Co publishes pricing and availability of Tecsun PL-990x packages
  42. FTIOM & UBMP, September 20-26
  43. Win an MFJ-8100K shortwave receiver kit!
  44. SDR# upgrades include device sharing and spectrum slicing
  45. The ELAD FDM-S3 is in production and shipping to distributors!
  46. SDRplay has added sample IQ files to their website
  47. Ron reminds us that MFJ still offers a shortwave radio kit
  48. WHRI ceases Voice of Vietnam relays
  49. Hurricane Watch Net Activated September 13, 2020
  50. TuneIn ruling may lead to a more restrictive future for UK smart speaker and Internet radio users
  51. Radio Waves: BBC radio reporters axed, Ham Radio on BBC Surrey, K6UDA on IC-705 features, and VLF balloon launched with request for detailed reception report
  52. Richard logs shortwave pirates WDOG and Radio Station EFP
  53. BBC World Service: “Over To You” on the future of shortwave broadcasts
  54. QRM-busting: Rob’s practical approach to tackling unwanted radio noise
  55. KiwiSDR in stock again at Seed Studio
  56. Field Notes: Comparing the Tecsun PL-990x and PL-880
  57. RSGB and RAC 2020 conferences online with free registration
  58. Can’t receive anything on your new shortwave radio–? Read this.
  59. LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel broadcast on September 19, 2020
  60. FTIOM & UBMP September 13-19 With Additional UBMP Broadcast
  61. Website highlights the history of YLE Radio Finland
  62. MFJ’s Origins
  63. Free Radio Skybird and Radio Lavalamp schedules for September 2020
  64. Mark spots another radio in “Death In Paradise”
  65. Radio Waves: Brazil Proposes End of all Ham Radio Exams, Radio Engineer Files Objection to WIPE, Radio in the Malvinas War, and List of 48 Weatheradio Sites in Proposed Closure
  66. Carlos spots a solid state shortwave portable in “Death Wish 2”
  67. CATSync: Control web SDR tuning from your rig
  68. A 3D-printed cover for the Mountain Topper MTR-3B QRP transceiver
  69. The International Space Station now has an accessible FM Repeater
  70. Weatheradio Canada considers shutting down 48 network transmitters across the country
  71. Assembling a new compact field radio kit in the Red Oxx Booty Boss
  72. Radio Northern Europe International now via WRMI
  73. Radio Waves: Possible Radio & TV Closures in Canada, Bauer closes stations in England and Wales, WWJ at 100 years, VOA staff fear political agenda by Pack, and latest issue of The Communicator
  74. Might be a good idea to protect your gear: Scientists believe the Carrington Event “was not unique”
  75. FTIOM & UBMP, September 6-12
  76. April’s collection of Japanese language WebSDR recordings for July and August 2020
  77. Radio War: Looking forward to this read…
  78. Elecraft posts photos of the new K4 transceiver in production
  79. A review of the Xiegu G90 general coverage transceiver
  80. The $50 tinySA spectrum analyzer is here!

August 2020

  1. Carlos seeks help identifying a signal
  2. Field testing the lab599 Discovery TX-500’s selectivity and ADC overload
  3. Radio Emma Toc World Service Schedule for September 2020
  4. Radio Waves: Questions About New HF Stations, Towers Damaged after Hurricanes, Evolution of Ham Radio, and The Vintage Radio Repairman
  5. Rush’s new “Spirit of Radio” video pays homage to our rich radio history
  6. LRA36 German language broadcast: August 29, 2020 starting at 19:00 UTC
  7. FCC proposes $50 fee for new ham radio licenses, upgrades and vanity applications
  8. lab599 Discovery TX-500: Answers to your questions…
  9. Radio SE-TA 2 to begin broadcasting on September 1st, 2020
  10. August 28 test of 9670; FTIOM & UBMP August 30-September 5
  11. Tecsun PL-990x Initial Assessment
  12. Listening to the Hurricane Watch Net on shortwave
  13. Listening to shortwave broadcasts with the lab599 Discovery TX-500
  14. Phillip loves the Icom IC-R30, but frustrated with mono audio out
  15. Two September Special Simulcasts on Channel 292 and WBCQ
  16. Edward R. Murrow Transmitting station notes QSL delays to international recipients
  17. Vlado restores Mike’s vintage Sony CRF-160
  18. NPR listeners shift from over-the-air radio, to streaming content (in a very big way)
  19. lab599 Discovery TX-500: Hiking into Pisgah National Forest for a little field radio fun
  20. Radio Waves: Arecibo Damage, Airchecks, Remote Ham Exams, Kids Learning CW Through LI Club, and West Bengal Ham Confirms LRA36
  21. Nick compares the Icom R9000, Harris 590, WJ 8711, and Racal 6790
  22. Detailed photos of the Tecsun PL-990x and difference between it and the PL-990
  23. Special VORW Radio International Broadcast To Europe & Asia This Weekend!
  24. Let’s hit the field with the new lab599 TX-500 Discovery QRP transceiver!
  25. The RX888 SDR – Up Close Photos
  26. Test of 9670 kHz on August 23; FTIOM & UBMP August 23-29
  27. Take the field and abandon the radio noise!
  28. W9IMS: Chance for a Commemorative Certificate and QSL Card
  29. Andy builds a genius companion control display for the Yaesu FT-817 transceiver
  30. Bruce compares two homebrew NCPL antennas to the Airspy Youloop
  31. Any advice on compact Lipo batteries, in-ear earphones with volume control, and portable amplified speakers?
  32. WBCQ purchases World Harvest Radio (WHRI)
  33. Elecraft KX2 3D model tour with Wayne Burdick (N6KR)
  34. Val’s Morse Code videos and practice sessions
  35. Don recommends “Ham&HiFi” for late-model and vintage radio gear
  36. TX Factor Episode 26
  37. Giuseppe’s cross-loop experiments
  38. Video: Josh’s Lab599 TX-500 Deep Dive & Review
  39. George reviews the new Tecsun PL-990
  40. FTIOM & UBMP, August 16-22
  41. Major SWLing Post server upgrades and possible down time
  42. Radio Waves: GatesAir Invests in Equatorial Guinea, Community Radio Champion Lorenzo Wilson Milam SK, and GQRP Online Convention
  43. A review of the Ocean Digital WR-26 FM, DAB, Internet and Bluetooth radio
  44. Icom announces the new ID-52A/E HT with color display and Bluetooth
  45. Jorge’s Portable YouLoop Antenna Frame
  46. K9ZDK: Return of a Silent Key
  47. Icom IC-705 approved by FCC: pricing and availability update
  48. Radio Lavalamp: Sunday, August 9th and 16th, 2020
  49. What’s in the shack here at SWLing Post HQ
  50. Gary Debock’s report from the 2020 Rockwork Ocean Cliff Ultralight DXpedition
  51. Photos of the Tecsun PL-990
  52. LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel 24 hour marathon non-stop broadcast
  53. The New RX-888 16 bit ADC Direct Sampling SDR with 32 MHz bandwidth
  54. Radio Northern Europe International August 2020 broadcasts
  55. FTIOM & UBMP, August 9-15 (New Frequency Added)
  56. Kostas’ Yaesu FRG-7 adjustment that improves opposite sideband rejection
  57. Radio Waves: Research on Gen Z Listenership, Early Women in Radio, Carlos Latuff Interview, and “Your Next Tech Purchase Should Be a Radio”
  58. Rob Sherwood’s presentation: “Transceiver performance for the HF/DX operator”
  59. New Dragonfly wide band SDR with 32 MHz bandwidth
  60. Which would you choose as a first radio–the Icom IC-7300 or Xiegu G90?
  61. Revised August 7 Test Tx Times for FTIOM & UBMP

July 2020

  1. Covid-19: Popular Yaesu and Alinco rigs meet early demise
  2. Radio Waves: FCC Fines Drone Retailer, High School WSPR Buoy, Flashing Radio Firmware, and “Radio Recliner” Powered by Senior Resident DJs
  3. New Technician HF Privileges Defined: ARRL board accepts final recommendations of the Band Planning Committee
  4. Silphase R1 videos and information about power and antenna ports
  5. Converting Tecsun signal meter numbers into five strength units?
  6. Giuseppe’s reception of the LRA36 test broadcast
  7. NASA’s SCAN testbed was an orbiting multi-function SDR
  8. FTIOM & UBMP to test 9670 kHz on Channel 292
  9. Finally confirmed reception of LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel Antarctica
  10. Radio Globe: A handy way to explore the world of Internet radio
  11. Free RSGB RadCom Basics July 2020 issue
  12. The new Silphase R1 SDR receiver
  13. Tom’s amazing 1986 Voyager Experimental Aircraft flight communications recording and QSL card
  14. Radio Waves: Switzerland’s Move to Digital, Guyana Rejects USAGM’s Request, Ham Records China/US Encounter, and Farm Radio International Endorsement
  15. Parks On The Air: Finally biting the CW bullet!
  16. Joint RAE and LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel test transmission today July 25, 2020
  17. Belka-DSP shortwave receiver now available via Mobimax
  18. China Radio International: Jim seeks help understanding language schedule and transmitter locations
  19. Upping my CW pile-up game with Morse Runner
  20. Video: When “Tomorrow’s World” demonstrated digital radio
  21. Photos of the lab599 Discovery TX-500 in the field
  22. SDRplay RSP1A Metal Cases on eBay again
  23. Radio Waves: Radio Six on Shortwave Again, ATN Refrains from Politics, NPR Ratings Drop in C-19, and Grand Central’s Role in Standard Time
  24. Video: Josh takes us on a tour of the lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP transceiver
  25. Richard shares recordings of The Buzzer
  26. FTIOM & UBMP, July 26-August 1
  27. How would an Icom IC-705 compare with the Xiegu G90?
  28. HOPE 2020 Conference RF Villiage
  29. Free issues: RASA QTC Winter and July/August 2020 magazines
  30. Can you help Carlos identify this 1982 polytone broadcast?
  31. The lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP transceiver price and anticipated delivery via HRO
  32. New Icom IC-705 videos and few answers to your questions
  33. ARI Radio Rivista: Italian amateur radio magazine free issue
  34. The Halcyon Days of CB Radio
  35. LRA36: Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel test broadcasts July 18 and July 25, 2020
  36. Radio Waves: Narco-Antennas, Pirate Radio Beginnings, Arqiva Restructure and Redundancies, and the Ghostly Buzzer
  37. The book that took David down the path of SWLing and ham radio
  38. Guest Post: What is FM Lightning Scatter DX?
  39. John’s mystery book: “Better Shortwave Reception” by William Orr (W6SAI)
  40. Dan Robinson takes critical look at USAGM as Pack enters scene
  41. FTIOM & UBMP, July 19025
  42. Radio Waves: DXE Virtual Hamfest, USAGM Shake-Up, Ham Radio Breaking the C-19 Doldrums, and FCC Fines FM Pirates
  43. Can you help John identify a vintage shortwave radio book–?
  44. List of electronics and radio surplus outlets
  45. Videos: RTL-SDR/YouLoop combo and exploring SDRs
  46. Special VORW Radio International Broadcasts This Weekend!
  47. What are your Sunday radio plans?
  48. Adding CW mode to the EA3GCY DB4020 Dual-band 40 and 20M QRP Transceiver Kit (Part 2)
  49. Radio Waves: Maritime Mobile Net Assists, Voice of Ambiguity, Promising Solar Cycle 25 Prediction, and the Future of Ham Radio
  50. A new visitor in the shack: The HobbyPCB IQ32 SDR QRP transceiver
  51. April’s collection of Japanese language WebSDR recordings for June 2020
  52. LRA36: Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel test broadcast Saturday July 11, 2020
  53. Remembering Allan Loudell: “Radio was his life”
  54. Icom IC-705: Check out this video of a cabinet breakdown
  55. High-Frequency Parties asks FCC to question proposed Chicago DRM broadcaster’s true mission
  56. Listening across the globe: The 2020 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast
  57. New videos take a tour of Icom IC-705 features and functions
  58. FTIOM & UBMP, July 12-18
  59. Deke Duncan of Radio 77: Broadcasting to an audience of one
  60. The Icom IC-756 Pro and the joy of buttons & controls
  61. Sneak peek of the Apache Labs Andromeda 100 watt SDR transceiver
  62. Some Serious Radio Nostalgia: A 1956 “Operation Deepfreeze Hamgram”
  63. Radio Waves: Sealand’s Caretakers, BitCoin & Ham Radio, CW Training, and 50 Years Ago Casey Kasem Started AT 40
  64. Radio Lavalamp broadcast on July 12, 2020
  65. Radio Northern Europe International July 2020 broadcasts
  66. QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 2020
  67. UK analog commercial broadcasters given permission to go digital at their discretion
  68. Upgrade the encoder on your Xiegu G90 for about $8.00 US
  69. Tecsun PL-330: A quick update and an important note before you buy
  70. Radio Algérie Internationale now broadcasting one hour via Issoudun transmitter
  71. 13 Colonies Special Event this week for hams and SWLs
  72. Tracy discovers a modern replacement for RDP English
  73. Radio Emma Toc World Service Schedule for July 2020
  74. Radio Waves: Pack Thanks Interim Leaders, KE4ZXW Moves to Virginia Tech, WWV and WWVH Still Matter, and A New WebSDR in Iceland
  75. NASA’s SDO produces a 10 year time-lapse video of the sun
  76. W9IMS: A delayed start for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway special event station
  77. EladUSA now selling the Perseus with factory support from Microtelecom

June 2020

  1. FTIOM & UBMP, July 5-11
  2. A Field Day weekend of rain, shine, battery power, pile-ups, and radio improvisation
  3. Rob reviews the AirSpy YouLoop antenna
  4. Tecsun PL-365 now in stock at Anon-Co
  5. Special 4th of July Simulcast on WBCQ
  6. Radio Waves: Tallest Structure in Italy, Suggestion to Save AM, Online Radio Exams in Australia, and a Letter From Friends of ABC
  7. Can you help Bruce identify this buzzing noise from the 31 meter band?
  8. The Allocchio Bacchini RF4D: That mystery radio from “The Last Man on Earth”
  9. It’s Field Day 2020 weekend during a pandemic and I see it as an opportunity!
  10. Pizzoloruss’s CityRadio: An Internet radio with a nostalgic & simple interface
  11. Video: 1954 Inauguration of REE/RNE Shortwave Radio Transmitters
  12. Special 4th of July Simulcast on WBCQ
  13. Help Ed identify this mystery radio in “The Last Man on Earth”
  14. Radio Waves: Deep ABC Cuts, Ham Radio Saves a Life, SDR Academy Updates, and a new free e-magazine from RASA
  15. FTIOM & UBMP, June 28-July 4
  16. Radio in the field: Two new POTA activations this weekend!
  17. Gerry Thomas of Radio Plus is Silent Key
  18. Listener Post: Mike Stutzer’s love of radio began with a Hallicrafters S-120
  19. Radio Deal: Eton Mini for $26 at Amazon
  20. Reminder: Help record the 2020 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today (June 21)
  21. Building the EA3GCY DB4020 Dual-band 40 and 20M QRP SSB Transceiver Kit (Part 1)
  22. Free Radio Skybird: June 21 & 28, 2020
  23. Radio Waves: Chelmsford Radio at 100 Years, First Broadcast Station Site, Alfred Vail, and News Executives Purged from VOA
  24. 2020 BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica: Time and Frequencies
  25. Bill’s first DX contest using a Panasonic RF-2200 and a hombrew diode/loop radio
  26. Proper Radio Prepping: Keep a kit that is always ready to hit the field!
  27. Any news about the labratory599 TX-500 Discovery QRP transceiver–?
  28. Radio Waves: RIP Dame Vera Lynn, 1928 London Noises, Repoliticizing VOA, and Shortwave Trading At the Speed of Light
  29. Al’s 1967 Radio Denmark QSL
  30. Latest Elecraft KX2 firmware includes AM reception improvements
  31. World Music Radio broadcasting 24/7 on the 19 meter band
  32. FTIOM & UBMP, June 21-27
  33. Snagging two state game lands in three days for Parks On The Air
  34. Help record the 2020 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast on June 21
  35. Radio Waves: Radio Afghanistan, Postal Delays, KPH Video, and the Software Defined Radio Academy
  36. British Antarctic Survey Annual Midwinter Broadcast test today (June 14, 2020) at 2130 UTC
  37. The 2020 Software Defined Radio Academy will be held online
  38. Radio history videos are a serious benefit of Social Distancing!
  39. Help building a general coverage QRP transceiver list
  40. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  41. Radio Waves: FEBC at 75 Years, Radio Drama “With a Twist”, Remembering Rufus Turner, and Free Foundation Online Training course
  42. KiwiSDR.com’s simple urls for popular KiwiSDR portals
  43. Andy seeks advice on directly coupling an AM loop antenna to a crystal radio
  44. The Xiegu G90 as a shortwave broadcast band receiver
  45. Frank recommends the DB4020 QRP transceiver kit by EA3GCY
  46. Grimeton Radio / SAQ Transmission on Sunday, July 5, 2020
  47. Help Jim identify this mystery shortwave “time signal” station
  48. Alan Roe’s updated A20 season guide to music on shortwave (v 4)
  49. FTIOM & UBMP, June 14-20
  50. Taking the Xiegu G90 on an impromptu Parks On The Air (POTA) activation
  51. Is there such a thing as “too close” when requesting a QSL–?
  52. Radio Waves: ATC Communications, ABC is Highly Trusted, New SW Forum in Turkey, and Did a Ham Speak To Crew Dragon?
  53. The AirSpy HF+ Discovery and a new era of portable SDR DXing
  54. Live Frequencies for HF ATC Traffic
  55. KiwiSDRs are back on Amazon
  56. WRTH A20 Bargraph Frequency Guide available for purchase and download
  57. Shiva DX Cluster for broadcast listeners
  58. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  59. Taking the Xiegu G90 QRP transceiver to the field!
  60. Stamp celebrating 20 years of radio in the German Democratic Republic
  61. April’s collection of Japanese language WebSDR recordings for May 2020
  62. “Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son”
  63. Free Radio Skybird: June 7 & 14, 2020
  64. SigDigger: A free digital signal analyzer app for MacOS & Linux from EA1IYR
  65. Credit Card Crystal Radio
  66. FTIOM & UBMP, June 7-13
  67. Radio Waves: Radio Stations in the Movies, Opposition to ABC Budget Cuts, Numbers Stations, and Student Repairs Vintage Radios
  68. Can you help Adi identify the radios in this video?
  69. The SDR.hu web SDR portal is no more, but we have several excellent alternatives

May 2020

  1. Quindar Tones: Those iconic NASA PTT confirmation beeps
  2. Reunited with an old friend…
  3. Super cheap Walmart soap bar holder transforms into an ideal portable radio stand
  4. Radio Emma Toc World Service Schedule for June 2020
  5. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave.
  6. Radio Waves: Free Foundation License Course, More Titanic Radio, CQD, and ARRL Field Day Waivers
  7. Christoph’s homebrew custom hotkey pad for SDR applications
  8. Radio technology magazines both online and in print
  9. Radio Waves: Hacking Satellites, “Close-Knit” Ham Radio Culture, TV Drama Diplomacy, and Ofcom Relaxes Restricted Service Licence
  10. New Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 8GB of RAM
  11. The Yaesu FT-70G: Where the FT line met Milcom
  12. Guest Post: Tom takes the AirSpy HF+ and YouLoop to the field!
  13. FTIOM & UBMP May 31-June 6; Second Test of 7440 May 29
  14. Soviet era Kerosene Lamp Generator gives new meaning to “Let’s fire up the radio!”
  15. Spectres of Shortwave: Streaming free online May 26 – June 1, 2020
  16. Guest Post: KK5JY’s Porch Loop Receiving Antenna
  17. New SDRply Raspberry Pi image supports the RSPdx and RDPduo
  18. Let’s take a deep dive into a list of our favorite radios!
  19. Radio Waves: Free Magazine from URE, C-19 Effect on Listening, Ampegon Focuses on Transmitters, and EU Directive for Car Digital Radio
  20. Elecraft K4 Update (and a few photos)
  21. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  22. Radios that may not be benchmark, but are pure fun–!
  23. Remembering Arthur Cushen
  24. Radio Waves: ABC Wage Freeze, A Titanic Radio, FCC “Tweaks” LPFM Rules, and Digitizing a DX-160 Display
  25. Radio Survivor Podcast features “Radio in the Movies”
  26. Windows Spectrum Analyser software now supports the RSPdx
  27. Have you ever regretted saying goodbye to a radio?
  28. New Frequency Test for FTIOM and UBMP; Schedules May 24-30
  29. Radio Waves: More Solar Minimum, Cold War Moscow, C-19 Ham Radio Event, and a WWII Code-Breaker is SK
  30. Save the Date: Rebroadcast of WBCQ’s Big Broadcast of 2020
  31. Just pulled the trigger on the new QCX+ CW/WSPR QRP transceiver kit
  32. Free Radio Skybird: May 24 & 31, 2020
  33. Massive photo galleries of the Dayton Hamvention
  34. Pentti Stenman’s impressive collection of SWL recordings, QSLs, and pennants
  35. Hamvention Special: Begali offers free shipping to US
  36. Radio Waves: Canada Radio Stamps, Across the Pacific, Satellite Talk Presentation, and BBC Radio 6 Breaks Records
  37. Icom IC-705 International Availability
  38. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  39. Missing Hamvention? Yeah, me too.
  40. Radio Waves: Radio Listeners Key to Economy, DXcamp Updates, Coronavirus Hospital Radio, and Hamvention QSO Party
  41. Alan Roe’s updated A20 season guide to music on shortwave
  42. ARRL seeks clarification: Amended Amateur Service RF Safety Rules
  43. Return of “radio six international” to shortwave June 6, 2020
  44. Dean’s love of the JRC NRD-515 spans 35 years…
  45. Eton Elite Satellit delayed until 2021
  46. Ed discovers a shortwave portable marketed to visually impaired listeners
  47. FTIOM & UBMP To Test 7440 kHz; Schedules May 17-23
  48. Lockdown Lunacy: QRP EME has now been added to the Social DX bucket list
  49. DX Central web site launch announcement
  50. Dan’s Fridge Counterpoise and Butter Cookie Signal Booster
  51. Listener Post: Fabien’s love of radio which lead him to collecting
  52. Radio Waves: FCC Wipes Out Engineering Division, Last Nazi Message Decoded, Remembering Ronan O’Rahilly, and French Radio Society Free Publications
  53. Build an SDR station and balcony antenna farm for less than 150 Euros
  54. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave – New times and Frequencies.
  55. Radio memories on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
  56. April shares her collection of Japanese language WebSDR recordings
  57. Example of a manual wavechange at BBC Skelton A Transmitter
  58. Free Radio Skybird: May 10 & 17, 2020
  59. Radio Waves: Clandestines, FCC’s New Logo, WNYC Vision, and RAC Membership Renewal Procedures
  60. Patrizio’s simple homebrew NCPL antenna
  61. My Replacement Stand Journey for the Grundig G6 Aviator
  62. Using Adobe on Android to read The Spectrum Monitor magazine
  63. FTIOM & UBMP, May 10-16
  64. Spectres of Shortwave: Amanda Dawn Christie’s film about RCI Sackville now streaming
  65. Finding local Emergency Alert Stations in the US
  66. BBC: “How amateur radio is connecting people during lockdown”
  67. Pete seeks rechargeable battery pack options for his Wellbrook loop antenna
  68. NBC Logos throughout the years
  69. Ted inherits two vintage receivers and a 1959 UK Receiving License
  70. Mystery Radio: Can you help Ray ID this solid-state radio from the film “Ford v Ferrari”–?
  71. Kanwar recommends the analog Torgoen T9 GMT watch
  72. Panasonic RD-9820 Antenna Coupler Operating Instructions
  73. Radio Northern Europe International update and May 2020 broadcast schedule
  74. New Shortwave Program via WRMI: Alt Universe Top 40
  75. Radio Emma Toc World Service updated schedule for May 2020
  76. Can you help Carlos ID this station on 530 kHz?
  77. Alan Roe’s updated A20 season guide to music on shortwave
  78. Radio Waves: Radio Garden, BBC Budget, Legacy of Ronan O’Rahilly, and ARISS to Begin Experimental Demonstrations
  79. Global Radio Guide (Summer 2020) Now Available
  80. Encore – Classical Music on Radio Tumbril – First transmission on 3955 kHz Today
  81. Radio Marti has cancelled programming at VOA Greenville site

April 2020

  1. FCC is crystal clear: Remote ham radio licensing exams are absolutely permitted
  2. Radio Deal: Talking House AM transmitters $25 each
  3. Alex updates shortwave frequency charts for 2020 summer season
  4. Archivist seeks copy of “A Brief Statement of Shortwave Programs to Target Areas”
  5. Wellbrook power supply source?
  6. Radio Waves: AM/FM in Teslas, Odd Crosleys, CW Club Membership on the Rise, and 2020 Contest University is Free
  7. Panasonic RF-2200 antenna coupler (model RD-9820) on eBay
  8. FCC comment period on RF exposure limits
  9. FTIOM & UBMP, May 3-9
  10. KJJR DX Test on Saturday (May 2, 2002)
  11. When Dagwood decided to become a radio repair technician
  12. The story of a 1970s CB Radio QSL card print house
  13. Special Radio Event: WBCQ’s Big Broadcast of 2020
  14. The Tecsun PL-330: Some details about this compact shortwave portable in development
  15. John adds a pre-amp and rotatable stand to his homebrew NCPL antenna
  16. Trans-Oceanic spotted in 1959 film “On the Beach”
  17. Got some extra time to read? Subscribe to The Spectrum Monitor!
  18. Radio Waves: Zombie Sats, Radio Provides Undemanding Friendship, Boom in New Stations, and One Retailer’s Ham Radio Connection
  19. Radio Deal: 5 Pack BaoFeng UV-5R HTs $94.99 via Woot
  20. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave – New Simulcast
  21. You’ve Been Warned: Emilio just brought a Grundig Frankenradio to life–!
  22. Radio Waves: Radio Marti DRM, Push for Shepparton Museum, APRS on the History Channel, and Radio’s “Major Cultural Opportunity”
  23. Expectations after dusting off a radio that’s been in storage
  24. Free Radio Skybird: “One alternative to lockdown lunacy”
  25. New KB6IBB SWL Logger version for MacOS
  26. FTIOM & UBMP, April 26-May 2
  27. Bruce’s passion for SWLing and single transistor regenerative receivers
  28. Radio Waves: Burning 5G, WAUK Simulcasts C-19 Radio, Remote US Ham Exams, and Guardian’s Top 10 Radio Stations
  29. Radio Caroline’s Founder, Ronan O’Rahilly, dies aged 79
  30. More about hacking VGA cables to make binocular ferrite cores
  31. DIY: How to build a Passive Resonant Transformer-Coupled Loop Antenna for HF reception
  32. Radio Waves: Tribute to Gene Pell, Dangerous AM Demonstration, White House Criticism of VOA, and Essex Online Classes Break Records
  33. Radio Emma Toc World Service to start monthly shortwave broadcasts
  34. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave – Times and Frequencies
  35. Radio Waves: Libre Space Foundation Reviews SDRs, ARRL VEC Statement, Pandemic Pastime, and Former CEO of RadioShack Now C-19 ER doctor
  36. ARRL: “Remotely Administered Amateur Exam Systems Showing Promise”
  37. Video: Antonio’s Kenwood R-2000 Modifications
  38. “National Press Club and Journalism Institute support VOA and its journalism”
  39. Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2020 has been cancelled
  40. myNoise: possibly the best ambient sound generator on the planet
  41. Hack a broken VGA cable to make a binocular ferrite cores for your NCPL antenna
  42. DRM featured on BBC Digital Planet
  43. The meager “benefits” of Covid-19 from an SWL’s perspective
  44. FTIOM & UBMP, April 19-25
  45. Interview on the ICQ Podcast
  46. Beating the Quarantine Blues: Readers build homebrew NCPL antennas
  47. Radio Waves: Dave Moves, IC-705 delay, High Speed Telegraphy Meet, and WWI Biplane Wireless
  48. Mark loves his National Panasonic RF-1150 and could use some advice
  49. DUST “Voskhod”: A Sci-Fi short that features ham radio
  50. Today: On the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, NASA streams real-time audio!
  51. A Radio Time Machine in “The Twilight Zone”
  52. Five solid radios to get you through the pandemic (or any emergency, for that matter)
  53. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril – Updated Schedule
  54. Fenu posts a Malahit-DSP & Afedri LAN-IQ “Head to Head” comparison
  55. Any experience using the T2FD antenna–?
  56. Check out the Afedri LAN-IQ SDR: a new stand-alone touch screen SDR
  57. Radio Waves: Crossband Test Postponed, VI3RA Event Videos, WWII Radio, and Look Inside a Panasonic RF-4900
  58. Radio Purga: Russia turning to DRM shortwave to reach Chukotka region
  59. Check out this amazing QSL and off-air audio from shortwave pirate “The Purple Nucleus of Creation”
  60. Solar Minimum: Deep, Deeper…and even Deeper?
  61. FTIOM & UBMP, April 12-18
  62. Covid-19: As people tune to local news, radio sales are soaring
  63. New Product: K-180WLA Active Loop Antenna with rechargeable battery
  64. DIY: How to build a Noise-Cancelling Passive Loop (NCPL) antenna
  65. Amateur Radio Association of Nebraska 3D print face shields for healthcare workers
  66. Radio Waves: New FCC RF Exposure Limits, Rediscovering Spark Gap, Zoom Vulnerabilities, and Extremely Rare Film of MI6 Section VIII
  67. A trusted companion: The Panasonic RF-2200 never lets me down
  68. Free Download: Domestic Broadcasting Survey 22nd Edition
  69. Encore – Classical Music – Updated Schedule and Programme details
  70. Icom IC-705 delivery has been delayed
  71. Radio Waves: LPFMs Go Non-Directional, ABC Cuts Remain, WBCQ Videos, and Demolition of Hara Arena
  72. RNEI now broadcasting in Comb Stereo
  73. Form follows function in the Tom Bihn Travel Tray
  74. Looking for Phil’s Icom IC-R75 Cookboook

March 2020

  1. FTIOM & UBMP (NOW A FULL HOUR!), April 5-11
  2. Radio Waves: The Future of On-Air DJs, SDR Comparison, Radios That Never Were, and an Internet Radio Player for Linux
  3. The Airspy Youloop is a freaking brilliant passive loop antenna
  4. “BBC to provide free DAB radios to over-70s”
  5. Radio Waves: ACMA Report, Maine Stations Close, The National Emergency Library, and RAF Bombing Disrupted Propaganda
  6. First online ham radio exam in the USA
  7. Free Radio Skybird now on the air weekly
  8. Jon’s Sony CRF-160: Should it stay or should it go?
  9. I should be working, but instead I’m playing radio…
  10. Radio Waves: QSL delays, Radio’s Chance to Matter, Radio Listening Booms, and Experimental Radio News
  11. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  12. Radio Waves: Digitizing Pakistan, BBC MW Closures, Lowe HF-250 Review, and BBC News suspends 450 job cuts
  13. Martin is pleased with the Retekess/Tivdio V-115 (a.k.a. Audiomax SRW-710S)
  14. With no Internet at home, PA school district uses AM radio to reach students
  15. All India Radio suspends shortwave and “pure DRM’ transmissions during Covid-19 lock-down
  16. Free Radio Skybird returns March 29 and April 5
  17. Adam’s Andes DXers International certificate
  18. Ham Radio Outlet open for online and call-in orders during pandemic
  19. FTIOM & UBMP, March 29-April 4
  20. ALT-512 QRP transceiver review in RadCom
  21. CPRM Lisboa: Another mystery signal solved
  22. Two free issues of CQ magazine!
  23. Yet another mystery utility signal to solve–!
  24. A Tale of Two Radios: CommRadio CTX-10 vs. Elecraft KX2
  25. One amazing SWL QSL card from 1995
  26. Radio Waves: Quantum Sensors, Sinking Mi Amigo, Submarine Radio Network, and Video Games Over The Air
  27. “Sri Lanka turning ex-Voice of America relay station into COVID-19 hospital”
  28. Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot Expands to Full Hour in April
  29. Ipsos survey explores Coronavirus impact on radio usage
  30. AirSpy YouLoop passive magnetic loop antenna now shipping
  31. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  32. ELAD promotions
  33. First long-duration flare of Solar Cycle 25
  34. Smithsonian Open Access: Take a deep radio nostalgia dive!
  35. Guest Post: “Radio. Now is your time to shine.”
  36. Special Notice and Update from the International Radio Report
  37. La radio per l’Italia: A special Friday broadcast over the RAI Radio network
  38. Free Registration: Ham Sci Workshop conference Friday and Saturday (March 20-21, 2020)
  39. Searching for the perfect dual-band mobile and radio inventory in the wake of shut-downs
  40. Ham Radio interest “soaring” in wake of Covid-19 pandemic
  41. Radio Waves: Keeping Car Radios, Moon Bounce, Voyager 2, and ABC Delays Plan
  42. “BBC sets out plan to inform, educate and entertain during unprecedented times”
  43. International Radio Report is on hiatus
  44. FTIOM & UBMP, March 22-28
  45. Radio Nostalgia Trip: RCI Shortwave Listener’s Digest from July 26, 1982
  46. John’s “illicit friend from the good old days”
  47. Hamvention 2020 has been cancelled
  48. Social Distancing: Nothing new to us radio geeks
  49. NASB meeting postponed
  50. HFCC A20 summer schedules now available
  51. Panasonic RF-1405: Mark seeks advice cleaning handle on thrift store find
  52. FCC hope to hire Pirate Radio hunters
  53. Radio Waves: First Microprocessors, Ocean FM, SWL Interviews, and NPR’s take on All-Digital AM
  54. BBC Reel: “The secret Soviet radar hidden in Chernobyl’s shadow”
  55. Black Cat HF Weather Fax updates
  56. Shortwave broadcasters step up Covid-19 awareness and news
  57. Radio Waves: WNPV Off Air, Privat-Ear, End of Radio, and China COVID-19 shut-ins tune-in
  58. Tecsun PL-990: How to distinguish pilot run and final export versions
  59. Free to a good home: A Vintage Grundig Satellit 600 Professional
  60. SiriusXM offers channel and free stream devoted to Covid-19 awareness
  61. FTIOM & UBMP, March 15-21
  62. Airspy Youloop and Homebrew Passive Loop Antenna designs
  63. Steve’s crusade to obtain KGAF license plate
  64. Dean solves second interval signal mystery
  65. Radio Northern Europe International and This is a Music Show broadcasts
  66. Radio Waves: Eugène Aisberg, Filter Design, ABC Workers Face Cuts, and Data via Web SDRs
  67. Let’s solve another interval signal mystery!
  68. Radio Red Zone: A Coronavirus station in quarantined Italy
  69. Tecsun PL-990 (pilot run) now on AliExpress
  70. Radio Waves: Plant-powered Satellite Comms, BBC Pips, Filter Basics, and Replacing Shortwave
  71. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  72. Rescuing the Eton E1 from a sticky situation
  73. FTIOM & UBMP, March 8-14
  74. Tate Modern ISS installation doubles as ham radio antenna
  75. Radio Waves: B&W to Color, Antenna Wins, Hearing Voices in the Walls, and Beached Whales
  76. Sporadic E on the Red Planet

February 2020

  1. MIT Video: How antennas work
  2. Shortwave Shindig live stream tonight via the Wave Farm
  3. WRMI to start broadcasting Encore – Classical Music in US
  4. The Birth of Radar Memorial
  5. Radio Canada International at 75 years
  6. From the CIA Archives: An HF Spaced Loop Antenna for Direction Finding
  7. Tecsun PL-365 scanning question
  8. FTIOM & UBMP March 1-7 & Special Marathon
  9. Jesse’s DX-390/ATS-818 modifications
  10. Mystery Solved: Readers identify curious interval signal
  11. Radio Waves: Birmingham Museum (BBRM), Si4730 Radio, Ham Radio at Camp Lejeune, and the Oakland A’s Leave Radio
  12. Help Brian identify this 1970s era interval signal
  13. Guy’s mind blown when he stumbles upon WBCQ’s Ampegon antenna
  14. Sky News: “BBC could be forced to sell radio stations in ‘massive pruning back'”
  15. KiwiSDR: A brilliant new map portal!
  16. Dan notes two eBay finds: one good buy and one too high!
  17. Video: The Bell Telephone 1940s era mobile network
  18. A Compact RSPdx & Wellbrook Loop Kit for the Beach — My Approach
  19. FTIOM & UBMP, Feb 23-29
  20. Radio Waves: Radio Bulgaria, Asur Community Radio, Digital Sign Compliance, and a Sound Card Scope
  21. Dan shares memories of work at KGEI
  22. “German Archaeologists came across a Russian spy radio”
  23. Former KGEI transmitter building sports callsign once more
  24. Radio stations may miss out on C-Band repack reimbursement
  25. Radio Waves: BBC lifeline, NZ Concert FM, Band Planning Group, and SETI VLA search
  26. First logs from November DXcamp on Marajó Island
  27. KKOH 780 kHz off the air tonight
  28. VI3RA: Last RF emanations from RA Shepparton before demolition (March 14-15, 2020)
  29. Coronavirus delaying product development, production, and shipping
  30. Radio Northern Europe International on shortwave
  31. Free Radio Skybird returns February 16th and 23rd
  32. The secret role of Beaumanor Hall
  33. World Radio Day 2020
  34. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave
  35. FTIOM & UBMP, February 16-22
  36. Loss of BBC Hindi shortwave service and listener reactions
  37. Radio Waves: Russian State Radio in KC, FRBs, New-Cycle Sunspot, and ABC Friends Bushfire Update
  38. The Malahit-DSP: A potential Holy Grail portable SDR?
  39. RTI and Space Line test broadcasts (Feb 22 – Mar 1)
  40. New ELAD FDM-S3 Direct Sampling Wideband Receiver – Specifications and Photos
  41. A Look Back: Memories of the Panasonic RF-2200 and its sibling, the National Panasonic DR22
  42. Encore – Classical Music on Radio Tumbril – US Transmissions to cease.
  43. Radio Waves: RNZ Cuts Classical, Australian EmComm Plan, BBC Funding, and NHK Viewing Fees
  44. Best portable radio for LW and NDB reception?
  45. Guest Post: Radiofreunde NRW’s DXpedition-grade signal distribution system
  46. Radio Marti now on DRM: Seeking your listener reports!
  47. Ian’s portable setup for SSB and maritime weather monitoring
  48. FTIOM & UBMP, Feb 9-15
  49. Dan’s initial review of the Belka-DSP portable shortwave radio
  50. Radio Waves: Sun Up-Close, Super NZ Public Broadcaster, One SDR, and ABC Emergency Broadcasting
  51. High-Latitude listening: Radio Navarino, Cape Horn
  52. A compact homebrew Si5351-based SDR
  53. Troy finds Tenergy Centura low self-discharge batteries a great value
  54. Radio Waves: Capitol Code, Clay’s Corner, The Buzzer, iHeart Layoffs, and Australian Hams
  55. Microtelecom Perseus SDRs at Ham Radio Outlet

January 2020

  1. Radio Waves: Podcast Preservation, Art Bell Plaque, BBC News Cuts, Space Storms, and DK7IH’s Homebrew Transceiver
  2. Numbers Stations: “Anonymity in the Airwaves”
  3. Encore – Classical Music on Shortwave – times and frequencies.
  4. Radio Waves: WBCN, Reactions to AM Digital, More KPH, and Cereal Box Telescopes
  5. Titanic radio may soon be recovered
  6. FTIOM & Extended UBMP, Feb 2-8
  7. Mike Ladd’s primer on decoding NAVTEX using an SDRplay SDR with SDRuno
  8. Radio Waves: New BBC Ham, Russian Propaganda, Rotators, USB Continuity, and a Moment of Silence
  9. FCC approves kickoff of 5G 3.5 GHz band grab
  10. LRA36: A new email address for reception reports
  11. WRMI’s origins in Scituate, MA
  12. New Microtelecom Perseus SDRs on eBay
  13. “Visualizing the Geography of FM Radio”
  14. Washington Post features WWV and WWVB
  15. Thirty Years of Radio New Zealand’s International Service
  16. PIRATE Act signed into law by President
  17. Encore – Classical Music – Saturday Sunday Friday
  18. Shortwave Radio Audio Archive: A treasure trove of radio history and nostalgia
  19. Latest issue of Hackspace magazine features Ham Radio
  20. Radio Waves: Kumu Networks, resistors, transistors, and one tower’s vulture problem
  21. AM Revitalization: DRM Consortium asks FCC to adopt DRM
  22. Radio West catalog at American Radio History
  23. The Sporty’s Air Scan II has a unique “Aviation Interrupt” feature
  24. Robert’s Series: “The Care and Feeding of Electronic Equipment”
  25. KPH Article on TechCrunch and Bay Area Backroads
  26. MULTIPSK Update
  27. DRM30 on a Smartphone: KTWR Shows Us The Way
  28. 2020 Radio Prague QSL Cards
  29. External FM antenna for Android phones/tablets
  30. Ham CAP and VOA Prop: Fixing SSN look-up files
  31. An app to decode DRM?
  32. Shortwave version of the Southgate ARC News
  33. Encore – Classical Music – New Broadcast time Europe – Saturday 11:00 UTC
  34. Radio Deal: C.Crane Orphans sale
  35. Video: Fenu demonstrates the BELKA-DSP receiver
  36. Tim Whittaker explains route from proof of concept to development of low-cost DRM receiver
  37. Radio Waves: iHeart Layoffs • Radio JK FM • 2nd Chance for Pirates • Invisible War
  38. Tecsun PL-990 and H-501: What we know so far about the upcoming production run
  39. On The Air: ARRL’s excellent magazine for newcomers…only available behind their paywall
  40. More Tecsun PL-990 images
  41. Community radio stations help inform those affected by fires in Australia
  42. Krasne Antenna Array: Help Rick solve a 22 year old mysetery
  43. More BBC Mediumwave Closures
  44. Dave updates and adds “light” reviews
  45. Arcángel San Gabriel (LRA36) special broadcasts and LU1ZV activation
  46. PIRATE Act passes Senate
  47. Doug recommends the RegeMoudal Emergency Solar Hand Crank AM/FM/WX Radio
  48. The Spirit of Radio
  49. VOA Museum featured in Atlas Obscura
  50. Encore – Classical Music – New transmission time Europe.
  51. The WWII “Mosquito Network”
  52. John works with FCC to track down WX radar interference
  53. Commercial circuit simulator, Micro-Cap 12, now a free download
  54. SDRplay RSPdx update
  55. Fan of the 1 Radio News app? They could use your support.
  56. RadioInfo: “Fires hit ABC Radio’s Batemans Bay transmitter”
  57. Radio World: Time to “sound off to the FCC about using all-digital on the AM band”
  58. Popular KiwiSDR portal now requires ham radio license: alternatives
  59. Mission RGO One: Impressions, availability, pricing and upgrades
  60. Final step for proposed rule to allow AM broadcasters to use all-digital transmissions
  61. Tamitha Skov: “An Earth-Directed Solar Storm & A Holy Grail”
  62. Mindaugas Macijauskas’ stunning radio poster
  63. Radio Romania International’s 2019 Person of the Year
  64. The uBITX V6, winter weather and power outages
  65. WRTH 2020: A look inside
  66. Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map Fundraiser
  67. Encore – Classical Music on Saturday Sunday and Friday
  68. Radio Kahuzi Comparison Between Sweden and Switzerland KiwiSDRs
  69. Tomorrow: Morristown Hamfest and youth radio event
  70. Reginald Fessenden’s connection to Bermuda
  71. Looking back: 2019––and ETOW–– in review, and the dawn of a new decade
  72. The Worldwide Listening Guide: A deep dive into online and over-the-air listening
  73. Tecsun AN-48X Loop Antenna: One simple suggestion to improve performance

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