{"id":11208,"date":"2014-11-02T12:52:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T16:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=11208"},"modified":"2014-11-02T12:52:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T16:52:32","slug":"include-in-the-cias-survival-kit-the-sony-icf-sw100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/include-in-the-cias-survival-kit-the-sony-icf-sw100\/","title":{"rendered":"Include in the CIA&#8217;s Survival Kit: the Sony ICF-SW100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CIAEscapeandSurvivalBag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11209\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CIAEscapeandSurvivalBag.jpg\" alt=\"CIAEscapeandSurvivalBag\" width=\"442\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CIAEscapeandSurvivalBag.jpg 442w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CIAEscapeandSurvivalBag-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I recently discovered an article on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/the-cia-escape-and-evasion-survival-bag-1648475030?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&amp;utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&amp;utm_medium=socialflow\" target=\"_blank\">excellent blog, <em>LifeHacker<\/em><\/a>, which describes the contents of the\u00a0<a title=\"CIA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/about-cia\/cia-museum\/experience-the-collection\/index.html#!\/artifact\/59\" target=\"_blank\">CIA&#8217;s Escape and Evasion Survival Kit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The kit&#8217;s contents currently include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-textannotation-id=\"1f098c07908a47c9ece481a084009f85\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0032Y2OT6\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0032Y2OT6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=RQO6KIJAWKHR4LPR\" target=\"_blank\" data-amazonasin=\"B0032Y2OT6\" data-amazontag=\"lifehackeramzn-20\" data-amazonsubtag=\"[postId|1648475030[asin|B0032Y2OT6[authorId|5716493564230329059\">Leatherman Squirt PS4<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-textannotation-id=\"a1f7b9f7c49ddc423813489a8eace5a8\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lockpickshop.com\/SLS-13.html\" target=\"_blank\">Slim Line Lock Pick 13<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-textannotation-id=\"33c3b0babc46f259ece282475237ba10\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lockpickshop.com\/TW-02.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tension Wrench Short Twist Flex<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-textannotation-id=\"c9189e636b9847dc615b0df32cd80594\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglow.com\/direct\/omniglow-1-1-2-inch-individually-foiled-glow-stick-red-50-per-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\">Omni-Glow Mini Type A Glow Sticks<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-textannotation-id=\"15d29fadc9adc813603e1f53184c713a\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BTO184I\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BTO184I&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=TQSLRV3E5ION7T6F\" target=\"_blank\" data-amazonasin=\"B00BTO184I\" data-amazontag=\"lifehackeramzn-20\" data-amazonsubtag=\"[postId|1648475030[asin|B00BTO184I[authorId|5716493564230329059\">Suunto Clipper<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-textannotation-id=\"75c0615fa79dd03635e69fc6c4597d35\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000LNGA2I\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000LNGA2I&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=C6TJ2LRUJRIGPT64\" target=\"_blank\" data-amazonasin=\"B000LNGA2I\" data-amazontag=\"lifehackeramzn-20\" data-amazonsubtag=\"[postId|1648475030[asin|B000LNGA2I[authorId|5716493564230329059\">Photon X-Light Micro Light<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lifehacker believes the small bag used is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DZT6CO\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DZT6CO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=M2BPSZYIBHWYKTOB\" target=\"_blank\">Maxpedition M-2 Waistpack<\/a>. I like Maxpedition packs: they&#8217;re very durable,\u00a0typically military grade, and reasonably affordable. But the M-2 is small&#8211;<em>quite<\/em> small.<\/p>\n<p>This led me to thinking about \u00fcber-portable shortwave radios I would\u00a0carry in such a small pack for survival purposes. If I were a foreign operative, ideally, I&#8217;d want a shortwave radio that has SSB mode, in case my home country&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/numbers-stations\/\">numbers station<\/a>\u00a0broadcast in SSB.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, there are very few good radios that are so compact they could fit in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DZT6CO\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DZT6CO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=M2BPSZYIBHWYKTOB\" target=\"_blank\">M-2 Waistpack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A few that came to mind were the <a title=\"Just arrived: the Tecsun PL-310ET\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/just-arrived-the-tecsun-pl-310et\/\">Tecsun PL-310ET<\/a> or <a title=\"The Tecsun PL-380: a great travel radio\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/the-tecsun-pl-380-a-great-travel-radio\/\">Tecsun PL-380<\/a>, but the fit would be very tight, if at all;\u00a0both radios are slightly wider and taller than the M2&#8217;s main pocket, which measures 5 x 3 x 1.5 inches.\u00a0I then remembered the Kaito KA1102 that I owned a few years ago&#8211;a very portable radio, but it, too, would be too large at 143 x 88 x 28.50 mm.<\/p>\n<p>But then, it hit me: there is one radio, which, though no longer on the market, would fit\u00a0the bill (and the pocket)&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The Holy Grail of \u00fcber-portable receivers: The Sony ICF-SW100<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/catalog\/portable\/0111.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11211\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg\" alt=\"Sony-ICF-SW100\" width=\"288\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have never owned an ICF-SW100, but I&#8217;d love to. Occasionally <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574879351&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337592778&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=Sony+ICF-SW100&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\">they show up on eBay, but prices range from $300-$800 depending on condition<\/a>. That&#8217;s simply too pricey\u00a0for my budget. Universal Radio has acquired used units in the past on rare occasions;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/used\/sold069.html\" target=\"_blank\">these have sold between $200-400<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are the lucky few, like my radio-listener buddy,\u00a0<a title=\"The Prof\" href=\"http:\/\/theradiokitchen.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Professor.<\/a>\u00a0Remarkably, he tracked down\u00a0(and knows I&#8217;ll never forgive him for it) an\u00a0ICF-SW100\u00a0on Craig&#8217;s List for about $50! That was a steal.<\/p>\n<p>Performance is superb for a radio this size. Not only does it have SSB mode, but selectable sideband sync detection.<\/p>\n<p>One note of caution, should you be lucky enough to acquire one:\u00a0the ribbon cable that connects the lower portion of the radio with the display (especially in the mark 1 production units) is known to fail. Fortunately, there are a number of videos (<a title=\"YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6SO43oLJ4DQ\" target=\"_blank\">like this one<\/a>) which walk you through replacement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574879351&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337592778&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=Sony+ICF-SW100&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to search eBay for a used Sony ICF-SW100<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Honorable mention: the Sony\u00a0ICF-SW1S<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/catalog\/portable\/icfsw1s.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11265 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/icfsw1cs.jpg\" alt=\"icfsw1cs\" width=\"713\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/icfsw1cs.jpg 713w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/icfsw1cs-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0ICF-SW100 predecessor, the\u00a0ICF-SW1S (above), would easily fit in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DZT6CO\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DZT6CO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=M2BPSZYIBHWYKTOB\" target=\"_blank\">M-2 Waistpack<\/a>&#8211;it measures a mere\u00a04.75 x 2.785 x 1 inches.\u00a0Like its younger brother, it is highly sought after <a title=\"via eBay\" href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574879351&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337596095&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=ICF-SW1S&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\">on the used radio market, and usually fetches $300+<\/a>. The\u00a0ICF-SW1S\u00a0does not have a sync detector and lacks SSB mode. Still, as a broadcast receiver, it is truly\u00a0<em>superb<\/em> for its size.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a used ICF-SW1S, do ask the seller if all 6 original\u00a0electrolytic capacitors have been replaced. If not, you may have to replace them in short order as the originals were known to fail. While\u00a0not a repair for the faint of heart (as parts are quite small), there are several\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chronomaddox.com\/shortwave\/sony\/repair\/sony_icf-sw1_repair.htm\" target=\"_blank\">instructional sites<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sbhul6yhJzA\" target=\"_blank\">videos<\/a> to help you. \u00a0Alternatively, you can send your ICF-SW1S <a title=\"Kiwa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kiwa.com\/SW1.html\" target=\"_blank\">to Kiwa to be professionally re-capped<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574879351&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337596095&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=ICF-SW1S&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to search eBay for a used Sony ICF-SW1S<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Any others&#8211;?<\/h2>\n<p>Do you know of\u00a0any\u00a0other high-quality shortwave portables out there compact enough to fit in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DZT6CO\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DZT6CO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=swlcom01-20&amp;linkId=M2BPSZYIBHWYKTOB\" target=\"_blank\">M-2 Waistpack<\/a>? \u00a0Let us know!<\/p>\n<p>The hunt is on&#8230;!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently discovered an article on the excellent blog, LifeHacker, which describes the contents of the\u00a0CIA&#8217;s Escape and Evasion Survival Kit. The kit&#8217;s contents currently include: Leatherman Squirt PS4 Slim Line Lock Pick 13 Tension Wrench Short Twist Flex Omni-Glow Mini Type A Glow Sticks Suunto Clipper Photon X-Light Micro Light Lifehacker believes the small [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,553,26,43,1154],"tags":[3369,3371,3370,2831,4103,590,3374,3368,3372,3373],"class_list":["post-11208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-preparedness","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","category-travel","tag-icf-sw100","tag-lifehacker","tag-maxpedition-m-2-waistpack","tag-portable-shortwave","tag-preparedness","tag-preparedness-radios","tag-prepper-radios","tag-sony-icf-sw1s","tag-survival-kit","tag-uber-portable-shortwave-radios"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2UM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24471,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/an-edc-bag-for-the-classic-sony-icf-sw100-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":11208,"position":0},"title":"An EDC Bag for the Classic Sony ICF-SW100 Receiver","author":"Guy Atkins","date":"March 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In a 2014 article, this site's administrator Thomas Witherspoon introduced readers to the CIA's Survival Kit which is housed in a superbly sturdy waistpack, the Maxpedition M-2. Thomas observed that the M-2 pouch is perfectly suited to holding the diminutive Sony ICF-SW100 receiver. I was intrigued by that possibility, but\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-800x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-800x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sideM-2-800x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14324,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/a-repair-story-vlados-fix-for-the-classic-sony-icf-sw100\/","url_meta":{"origin":11208,"position":1},"title":"A repair story: Vlado&#8217;s fix for the classic Sony ICF-SW100","author":"Thomas","date":"August 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In June, I made a small leap of faith and purchased a (dead)\u00a0Sony ICF-SW100 from Universal Radio (see the listing on right). You see, for many years, I've dreamed\u00a0about owning\u00a0this wee little receiver, now a classic among tiny radios, but used ones are typically too expensive for my modest budget.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-ICF-SW100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15717,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/video-shortwave-listening-and-radio-astronomy\/","url_meta":{"origin":11208,"position":2},"title":"Video: Shortwave listening and radio astronomy","author":"Thomas","date":"November 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On Thursday I attended an event at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)--location of the 2015 SWLing Post DXPedition. During a break, I had a couple of free hours, so I reached in my messenger bag and pulled out the Sony ICF-SW100: a radio that has quickly surpassed all others\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EDC&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EDC","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/edc\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-ICF-SW100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-ICF-SW100-576x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-ICF-SW100-576x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sony-ICF-SW100-576x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15509,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/sunrise-and-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":11208,"position":3},"title":"Sunrise and shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"November 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It doesn't matter that propagation is rather poor this morning: I have a Sony ICF-SW100, a good cup of coffee, a beautiful sunrise and Radio Australia is loud and clear on 9,580 kHz. All is well.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony ICF-SW100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151111_071240128_HDR1-619x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151111_071240128_HDR1-619x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_20151111_071240128_HDR1-619x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11330,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/sony-icf-sw100-difference-between-mki-and-mkii\/","url_meta":{"origin":11208,"position":4},"title":"Sony ICF-SW100: difference between MKI and MKII","author":"Thomas","date":"November 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to our post about the Sony ICF-SW100, Michael comments: \"I've found that, with some patience and a willingness to search outside of eBay, that the ICF-SW100 can be found for under $250. It's more than a fair bit of money for a shortwave receiver. If I had to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-ICF-SW100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Sony-ICF-SW100.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47307,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/radio-life-after-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":11208,"position":5},"title":"Radio life after death","author":"Troy Riedel","date":"January 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A guest post by Troy Riedel: This is a sad story.\u00a0 Well, it\u2019s sad for me.\u00a0 But hopefully my sad story will yield \u201cradio life\u201d for somebody else and that life will bring them joy. I\u2019ve been an SWL\u2019er since the early-90s.\u00a0 Due to the decline of international broadcasters, \u201ccollecting\u201d\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SonyICFSW100c-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}