{"id":2507,"date":"2012-01-10T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T19:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2012-01-10T15:59:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T19:59:49","slug":"popcomm-monitors-get-your-own-shortwave-listening-post-call-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/popcomm-monitors-get-your-own-shortwave-listening-post-call-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop’Comm Monitors – get your own shortwave listening post call sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"At\u00a0SWLing.com<\/a>, one of the most frequent email questions we’ve \u00a0received over the years is regarding the availability of call signs (station identification) for shortwave monitoring stations. \u00a0Until today, I’ve had to tell these inquiring folks that there was no known organization managing such a program. Some people have even suggested that SWLing.com begin one, but this sort of program needs to be organized,\u00a0maintained, and curated–no small task, and one which is frankly outside our scope at SWLing.<\/p>\n

I’m delighted to report that Popular Communications Magazine<\/a> has stepped up to the plate and is now steward of just such a radio\u00a0monitoring\u00a0 program, to be known as\u00a0Pop’Comm Monitors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, Pop Comm is granting shortwave listening post call signs. What’s more, \u00a0you can request–much like amateur\u00a0radio’s vanity callsign system–the 3 letter suffix of your choice.<\/p>\n

What is the utility of a SWL callsign? \u00a0I think fellow radio listener and operator,\u00a0John Harper sums it up quite well on his site<\/a>. \u00a0In my view, it’s just one more way to conveniently connect and engage radio hobbyists\u00a0across\u00a0the globe.<\/p>\n

Click here to go to the dedicated website for Pop’Comm Monitors, and sign up!<\/a>\u00a0There is no cost for joining the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At\u00a0SWLing.com, one of the most frequent email questions we’ve \u00a0received over the years is regarding the availability of call signs (station identification) for shortwave monitoring stations. \u00a0Until today, I’ve had to tell these inquiring folks that there was no known organization managing such a program. Some people have even suggested that SWLing.com begin one, but […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[776,777,774,756,772,773,775],"class_list":["post-2507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-call-signs","tag-callsigns","tag-cq-magazine","tag-listening-posts","tag-popcomm-monitors","tag-popular-communications","tag-shortwave-callsigns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-Er","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51933,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/the-2021-milcom-files-now-available-on-amazon\/","url_meta":{"origin":2507,"position":0},"title":"The 2021 Milcom Files now available on Amazon","author":"Thomas","date":"February 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Teak Publishing who shares the following press release: The 2021 Milcom Files - 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