{"id":15361,"date":"2015-10-30T08:32:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15361"},"modified":"2015-10-30T08:32:21","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:32:21","slug":"the-spectrum-monitor-2015-radio-buyers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/the-spectrum-monitor-2015-radio-buyers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spectrum Monitor 2015 Radio Buyer’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheSpectrumMonitor\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re a subscriber of\u00a0The Spectrum Monitor<\/a>\u00a0(TSM)\u00a0magazine, you’re in for a treat this month: the November issue is the TSM annual Radio Buyer’s Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Many SWLing Post<\/em> readers know that I write occasional features and reviews for TSM. Since the November issue will feature my shortwave radio buyer’s guide, I was sent a draft of the November issue. After double-checking my review, I\u00a0thought I’d glance through some of the other articles–what a rabbit hole that was! Two hours later and I’m still reading.\u00a0Since I’m primarily a shortwave guy, TSM expands my horizons with articles about parts of the spectrum I seldom explore. That’s a good thing!<\/p>\n

TSM\u00a0Publisher and Managing Editor, Ken Reitz (KS4ZR), has done an amazing job collecting a group of writers who are not only experts in their respective fields, but are effective writers as well. These two qualities do not always go hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n

At $3\u00a0per issue or (especially) an annual subscription for $24 ($2\/issue)<\/a> I think TSM is\u00a0a bargain. When the November issue is posted on the TSM website later today, you’ll be able to read through the table of contents online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to believe TSM is almost in its third<\/em>\u00a0year of publication–this TSM writer is\u00a0wishing it many, many more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re a subscriber of\u00a0The Spectrum Monitor\u00a0(TSM)\u00a0magazine, you’re in for a treat this month: the November issue is the TSM annual Radio Buyer’s Guide. Many SWLing Post readers know that I write occasional features and reviews for TSM. Since the November issue will feature my shortwave radio buyer’s guide, I was sent a draft of […]<\/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":[3,26],"tags":[2275,2276],"class_list":["post-15361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radios","tag-the-spectrum-monitor","tag-tsm"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3ZL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42729,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/got-some-extra-time-to-read-subscribe-to-the-spectrum-monitor\/","url_meta":{"origin":15361,"position":0},"title":"Got some extra time to read? 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