Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nick Booras, who writes:
Hello Thomas
I recently got a new Icom 9500 and have made several in depth videos on it for my YouTube channel including multiple direct comparisons to other premium receivers.
Here is the main overview video:
Click here to view on YouTube.
Thank you for sharing this, Nick. The IC-R9500 is an impressive receiver indeed!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who writes:
One of our AWA Members recently made this video on the Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service (FBMS) and the Radio Intelligence Division (RID) during World War 2. I think it might be of interest to your SWLing enthusiasts:
Click here to watch on YouTube.
Brilliant presentation! Thank you for sharing this, Mark!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who writes:
Dear Thomas and Friends of the SWLing Post,
I’m Giuseppe Morlè from central Italy, Formia on the Tyrrhenian Sea…
My Cassette Loop experiment this time shows how induction takes place on short waves after medium waves.
I used a smaller box as the primary antenna which, however, is pushed by the secondary one due to the induction effect generated between the two windings brought closer together.
This way, the larger loop “captures” more of the signal and sends it to the smaller cassette…
I really like working on induction… I hope you like it:
Click here to view on YouTube.
Thanks and greetings from central Italy.
73. Giuseppe Morlè iz0gzw.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Giuseppe!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who shares the following:
Dear Thomas and Friends of SWLing Post,
This is Giuseppe Morlè from Formia, central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
I want to share with you this test with 4 old receivers with 3 different antennas:
I tuned the 7,390 kHz frequency of Radio New Zealand at 14:10 UTC on November 16 on the 4 receivers. I used the narrow and wide filter on each receiver.
I state that a storm was in progress in the area, the afternoon signal was very discontinuous with a difference on the 3 different antennas.
Surprising the result of the internal cross loops which I use a lot when there are thunderstorms in the area to listen to anyway; their behavior is definitely very good despite being inside my shack.
The Mini Whip is excellent on long and medium waves but gets worse above 7 MHz. In fact I only use this antenna for medium and long waves.
A good signal also from the external naval vertical of 8 meters with a “soft” listening on the Yaesu FRG-8800.
Judge dear friends your comments are welcome!
I wanted to compare these 4 “glories” that have accompanied most of my life and that I still consider excellent.
Attached the link tot he video on my Youtube channel:
Click here to view on YouTube.
I wish everyone a good listening …
73. Giuseppe Morlè iz0gzw.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Giuseppe! We love your videos and demonstrations especially since they so often involve antennas that you have home brewed. Your cross loop antenna is truly amazing!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following video:
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Dan, I’m not sure how you find these things, but wow! I know you had a lot of fun unboxing this NIB WJ 8711A! How amazing it is to turn on a radio like this that’s been in the original box for two decades! I hope you have a lot of fun with it on the air. Thank you for sharing!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nick Booras, who writes:
Hi Thomas
I just picked up a new to me radio that [is] very rare in the US.
I loved it so much I did a comparison to an 8711 and a FTDX101MP. The Skanti presented very well.
Click here to view on YouTube.
Excellent Nick! Thank you so much for sharing this and for demonstrating some weak signal work. You were certainly pitting the Skanti against some benchmark performers!
Earhart and Noonan by the Lockheed L10 Electra at Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who shares the following video presentation by the Antique Wireless Association:
Today, when GPS provides astounding levels of absolute position accuracy, it can be hard to appreciate the navigational challenges that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan experienced on their around the world flight in 1937. Radio played an important part in in their success, and possibly in their failure. AWA member Brian Harrison, KN4R, takes a deep dive into the role of radio in Earhart’s last flight, it’s possible role in her disappearance and how a group of dedicated researchers are recreating Earhart’s and Noonan’s original transmissions using the same type equipment to help solve the mystery of their disappearance, and possibly locate their Lockheed Electra 10E.