{"id":18743,"date":"2016-05-08T09:20:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T13:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18743"},"modified":"2016-05-08T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T14:50:00","slug":"video-listening-to-radio-australia-via-the-bst-1-car-shortwave-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/video-listening-to-radio-australia-via-the-bst-1-car-shortwave-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Listening to Radio Australia via the BST-1 car shortwave radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Car-Shortwave-Radio\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve been evaluating the BST-1 car shortwave radio<\/a> for a review that will soon appear in The Spectrum Monitor magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I must admit: it’s mighty fun to be able to listen to shortwave broadcasters through my vehicle’s audio system.<\/p>\n

Last week, the BST-1 saved my sanity, too. You see, I was in a rush to get to a morning appointment in town when Murphy’s Law<\/a> stopped me dead in my tracks!<\/p>\n

A construction crew began resurfacing a two mile (unavoidable) stretch of asphalt road on my\u00a0route. As the road crew set up their gear,\u00a0I was forced to wait a full 20 minutes (!!!!)\u00a0<\/em>before being allowed to pass.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, I remembered that I had the BST-1 hooked up in the car. I tuned to 9580 kHz and there was Radio Australia. Somehow, hearing my staple broadcaster soothed my nerves. I accepted that I would be late for my appointment and simply enjoyed the moment. In your face, Murphy–!!!!<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a very short video I made while stopped:<\/p>\n