(Source: The Herculodge)
Many of you long-time SWLing Post readers may also be followers of my good friend Jeff McMahon’s blog, The Herculodge. Since 2006, Jeff has been writing thoughtful, candid, and often entertaining and cheeky posts about radios, reviewing countless models, and chronicling his fascination with radio.
Sadly, with the pending demise of Typepad on September 30, 2025, The Herculodge will finally be shutting down. Jeff mentioned to me that he kept the blog online in its basic mode for many years, even after posting less frequently, because it still served as a rich archive of his radio reviews and thoughts—and because so many of us in the community (myself included) still referenced it.
Jeff recently published a piece reflecting on the end of Typepad. You can read his farewell post here: Typepad R.I.P. — Obituary for a Dinosaur
Although The Herculodge will disappear, Jeff continues to write at his current site: Cinemorphosis. As he notes, Cinemorphosis focuses more on literary, cultural, and philosophical topics—not specifically radio—but he hasn’t ruled out posting the occasional review or reflection about his long-standing radio obsession.
For those of us who have enjoyed and benefited from Jeff’s writing over the years, The Herculodge will be missed. Thank you, Jeff, for nearly two decades of radio insights, humor, and thoughtful commentary!
And, hey, Jeff—don’t be a stranger around here!
And here I was waiting for the review of the Sangean U7HD AM/FM/RDS/HD Rugged Jobsite Radio. RIP Herculodge..
Tempting but close to 300 dollars for a 7-watt speaker seems overpriced.
Just to let everyone know, I reposted the last dozen or so radio posts since January 2025, many of which were published her with links to the now defunct Herculodge, to my Cinemorphosis blog:
https://cinemorphosis.blog/
Thanks Jeffrey!
I’m going to copy the recent radio reviews since the 2025 Los Angeles fires and anything else from back in the days:
https://cinemorphosis.blog/2025/09/06/qodosen-dx-286-purchased-twice-an-update/
https://cinemorphosis.blog/2025/09/06/sangean-pr-d12-is-solid-on-fm-and-am-in-the-right-environment/
https://cinemorphosis.blog/2025/09/06/why-you-prefer-your-radio-to-a-streaming-device/
Is there no way to archive the Blog so we can still access the writings?
I copied the best ones to my new blog: https://cinemorphosis.blog/
I might be too late. I haven’t been able to access my account or even open the page Herculodge.
I urge Jeff to keep the old posts available and on-line. Sure, there are many reasons to stop posting, but I don’t think there are any good reasons to deny interested readers access to the posts (going back to 2006!) of the Herculodge.
There are many ways the blog can be preserved. The Internet Archive and its Wayback machine is one way. Converting to a WordPress site is another. Putting key articles into a .pdf file is also good. Just make sure the content is saved. Future readers will thank you. Bill Hi7/N2CQR