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Shortwave radio in the news- Is America Losing Its Voice? - UNC Chapell Hill June 19, 2013
- Brazil to Retest DRM, HD Radio - Radio World June 19, 2013
- Annual Field Day event for amateur radio operators this Saturday - Rome News Tribune June 19, 2013
- Amateur radio fans get antennas up for big annual field day - Chinook Observer June 19, 2013
- Elmhurst radio club to compete in national contest - Suburban Life Publications June 17, 2013
- Thanks, Dads - TechCrunch June 17, 2013
- McKenzie: Shortwave radio works when all else fails - The Daily Progress June 17, 2013
- Introducing the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive - Southgate Amateur Radio Club June 4, 2013
- Bouncing Through the Night: Shortwave Memories - My New Orleans May 31, 2013
- HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa May 24, 2013
- RNW Media Network
- This is a searchable archive of over 15,000 international media stories published from Oct 2003 - March 2012
- Kenya: CCK to take back unused frequencies
- Rwanda: Parliament radio goes on air
- Radiofax audio archive to mark 20 years since closure
- Swaziland to ban anti-Mswati tweets
- Web address controversy deepens after US warning
- New company building a search engine for television
- EU willing to support Portuguese on Euronews
- Kenya to ban analogue TV imports
- Christian TV Network bosses accused of massive fraud
Category Archives: SWLers
ERT now broadcasting on several medium wave frequencies
It’s been several days now since the Greek government tried to shut down Greek National TV and Radio broadcaster, ERT. In fact, ERT was only off the air for a few hours; they immediately set up a live Internet stream … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Specials, SWLers, What's On Shortwave
Tagged ERT Cuts, ERT Greece, VOG, Voice of Greece, Voice of Greece Cuts
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Chris’ Hamvention find: a Sharp Z-1000
I had the pleasure of seeing SWLing Post reader, Chris, again this year at the 2013 Hamvention. Chris has enjoyed remarkably good luck in the flea market/tailgate section of the Hamvention; in fact, last year he found a Zenith Transoceanic … Continue reading
Myke shares 2012 season of ShortWaveMusic
Myke, over at ShortWaveMusic, has made his entire 2012 season of ShortWaveMusic freely downloadable on SoundCloud. This series was recorded from December 31, 2011 – January 16, 2012 throughout the West African country of Mali. The series contains some remarkable field recordings taken from … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Recordings, Shortwave Radio, Specials, SWLers, Travel
Tagged Africa, Mali, Myke Dodge Weiskopf, Myke Weiskopf, Myke.me, Recordings, Shortwavemusic
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Harold’s JA7HJ tower was not your average tower
The following post was copied from my ham radio blog, QRPer.com. I thought that SWLing Post readers would enjoy this article about Harold Johnson (W4ZCB) as well: I meet some very interesting people in radio circles. My friend Harold Johnson … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Nostalgia, Shortwave Radio, Software Defined Radio, SWLers
Tagged Ham Radio, Harold Johnson, QRPer.com, W4ZCB
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Shortwaveology #2 now on SoundCloud
Radio producer and shortwave radio artist, David Goren, has recently posted his 2008 production of Shortwaveology #2 on Soundcloud. If you like the sonic texture of the shortwaves, you’ll love this recording: Perhaps if we badger David enough–say, on his Facebook page, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Recordings, Specials, SWLers
Tagged art, David Goren, Shortwave Music, Shortwaveology
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Steven remembers his QSL collection
Steven Roberts recently sent me a message with photos of a QSL card collection he once had. You see, several years ago he started the process of living on his boat, The Nomadness, full-time. It required that he pare down his … Continue reading
Posted in QSL Gallery, SWLers, Travel
Tagged QSL, QSL Cards, QSLs, Steven Roberts, The Nomadness
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Check out Ragnar’s Pirates Week podcast
If you like pirate radio, you should subscribe to the Pirates Week podcast. Pirates Week is hosted by Ragnar Daneskjold and is chock-full of pirate radio news, events and off-air recordings. I subscribe to the podcast via iTunes by using the Pirates Week … Continue reading
Posted in Pirate Radio, SWLers
Tagged Pirate Radio, Pirates Week Podcast, Ragnar Daneskjold, Shortwave Pirates
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Steven Roberts cycled the US with a Sony ICF-2010
One of the most fascinating responses I received after posting the story of my buddy Vlado’s incredible thrift store find (a Sony ICF-2010 for just $5) came from Steven Roberts, who told me that, in the 1980s, he cycled across the United … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Shortwave Radio, SWLers
Tagged Cycling Across US, N4RVE, Recumbent Bikes, Shortwave Radio, Sony ICF-2010, Steven Roberts
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Radio France International features Ears To Our World
Many of you know how important I consider shortwave radio to be in the third world and for those living under repressive regimes. Radio France International recently interviewed me regarding these views and my position as the founder and director … Continue reading
Help Myke fund a 2013 ShortWaveMusic series on Socotra, Yemen
We’ve mentioned Myke Dodge Weiskopf before on the SWLing Post, he’s a radio producer, historian, broadcast artist, multi-instrumentalist, sound recordist, and composer based in Los Angeles, CA. Myke travels around the world with his trusty Eton E1 and recording equipment in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, News, SWLers
Tagged Kickstarter, Myke Dodge Weiskopf, Myke Weiskopf, Myke.me, Socotra
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