{"id":44630,"date":"2020-08-07T08:49:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T12:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44630"},"modified":"2020-08-07T08:50:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T12:50:13","slug":"whats-in-the-shack-here-at-swling-post-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/whats-in-the-shack-here-at-swling-post-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in the shack here at SWLing Post HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_41496\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mission-RGO-One-Paddle-Mic-Transceiver-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41496\" class=\"wp-image-41496 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mission-RGO-One-Paddle-Mic-Transceiver-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mission-RGO-One-Paddle-Mic-Transceiver-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mission-RGO-One-Paddle-Mic-Transceiver-5-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mission-RGO-One-Paddle-Mic-Transceiver-5-993x1024.jpg 993w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mission-RGO-One-Paddle-Mic-Transceiver-5-768x792.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mission-RGO-One-Paddle-Mic-Transceiver-5-624x643.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mission RGO One transceiver is one model being evaluated for a review in The Spectrum Monitor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Pete, who writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Thomas, I&#8217;m curious what radios you have in the shack now. I see lots of posts about various radios, but I wonder what&#8217;s in your personal collection and what&#8217;s being evaluated. You know what they say&#8230;&#8221;inquiring minds&#8221; and all that! If you don&#8217;t mind I for one would love to see even a basic list of your rigs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks for your question, Pete. Your&#8217;re right&#8211;I don&#8217;t really have an inventory listed here on the <em>SWLing Post<\/em>. In truth, my radio collection is pretty dynamic&#8211;radios come in and go out a <em>lot<\/em> due to testing, evaluations and reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s in the shack at present. I&#8217;ll start with ones currently in my personal collection:<\/p>\n<h1>Transceivers<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Icom-IC-756-Pro-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44313\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Icom-IC-756-Pro-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Icom IC-756 Pro Transceiver Dial\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Icom-IC-756-Pro-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Icom-IC-756-Pro-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Icom-IC-756-Pro-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Icom-IC-756-Pro-3-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/a-review-of-the-elecraft-kx3-a-world-class-transceiver-superb-shortwave-receiver\/\">Elecraft KX3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/a-review-of-the-elecraft-kx2-general-coverage-qrp-transceiver\/\">Elecraft KX2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elecraft KXPA100 amplifier (that pairs with either the KX2\/KX3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-icom-ic-756-pro-and-the-joy-of-buttons-controls\/\">Icom IC-756 Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/a-review-of-the-lnr-precision-ld-11-qrp-transceiver\/\">LnR Precision LD-11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/a-ubitx-v6-winter-weather-and-power-outages\/\">uBITX v6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/taking-the-xiegu-g90-on-an-impromptu-parks-on-the-air-pota-activation\/\">Xiegu G90<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/just-pulled-the-trigger-on-the-new-qcx-cw-wspr-qrp-transceiver-kit\/\">QRP Labs QCX+ transceiver kit<\/a> (just arrived!)<\/li>\n<li>LnR Precision Mountain Topper MTR-3B (just arrived!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Receivers<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Yaesu-FRG-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44317\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Yaesu-FRG-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Yaesu-FRG-7.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Yaesu-FRG-7-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Yaesu-FRG-7-768x562.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Yaesu-FRG-7-624x457.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SDRplay <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/a-review-of-the-sdrplay-rsp-software-defined-receiver\/\">RSP1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/a-review-of-the-sdrplay-rsp1a-software-defined-radio\/\">RSP1a<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/announcing-the-new-sdrplay-rsp2\/\">RSP2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/a-review-of-the-sdrplay-rspduo-14-bit-dual-tuner-sdr\/\">RSPduo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/a-review-of-the-sdrplay-rspdx-wideband-sdr-receiver\/\">RSPdx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Airspy <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/the-airspy-hf-sdr-first-impressions\/\">HF+<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/the-airspy-hf-discovery-and-a-new-era-of-portable-sdr-dxing\/\">HF+ Discovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/a-review-of-the-winradio-wr-g31ddc-excalibur-software-defined-radio-sdr\/\">WinRadio Excalibur<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/inbound-a-drake-sw8-hf-vhf-receiver\/\">Drake SW8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/now-in-the-shack-a-yaesu-musen-frg-7\/\">Yaesu FGR-7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Currently under evaluation<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HobbyPCB-IQ32-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44286\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HobbyPCB-IQ32-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HobbyPCB-IQ32-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HobbyPCB-IQ32-1-300x249.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HobbyPCB-IQ32-1-1024x849.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HobbyPCB-IQ32-1-768x637.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HobbyPCB-IQ32-1-624x517.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/mission-rgo-one-impressions-availability-pricing-and-upgrades\/\">Mission RGO One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/a-new-visitor-in-the-shack-the-hobbypcb-iq32-sdr-qrp-transceiver\/\">HobbyPCB IQ32<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Soon) <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-qrp-transceiver-now-available-at-hro\/\">lab 599 Discovery TX-500<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Soon) <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/new-icom-ic-705-videos-and-few-answers-to-your-questions\/\">Icom IC-705<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Soon) Tecsun -PL990<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Vintage Valve\/Tube Gear<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BC-348-Q-FrontControls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9434\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BC-348-Q-FrontControls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BC-348-Q-FrontControls.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BC-348-Q-FrontControls-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BC-348-Q-FrontControls-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BC-348-Q-FrontControls-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/swling-with-heavy-metal-my-signal-corps-bc-348-q\/\">Signal Corps BC-348-Q<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/what-radio-would-you-grab-in-a-fire\/\">Scott Marine Model SLRM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/the-minerva-tropic-master-a-portable-wwii-era-morale-radio\/\">Minerva Tropic Master<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Portable Radios<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eton-E1-FM-Radio-WXRC-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42335\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eton-E1-FM-Radio-WXRC-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eton-E1-FM-Radio-WXRC-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eton-E1-FM-Radio-WXRC-2-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eton-E1-FM-Radio-WXRC-2-768x533.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eton-E1-FM-Radio-WXRC-2-624x433.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are too many to list! (Ha ha!) In general, I keep any portable radio I believe represents the best in its price class. I rotate using and travelling with each radio as best I can, but honestly keep them in the shack for any new reviews as I&#8217;m always in need of comparison radios.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are some of the portables I believe I reach for most often (in no particular order):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tecsun S-8800<\/li>\n<li>Tecsun PL-880<\/li>\n<li>Tecsun PL-660\/PL-680<\/li>\n<li>Tecsun PL-310ET<\/li>\n<li>C.Crane CC Skywave<\/li>\n<li>C.Crane CC Skywave SSB<\/li>\n<li>Eton E1<\/li>\n<li>Panasonic RF-2200<\/li>\n<li>GE 7-2990<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also have a number of Handie Talkies, vintage solid-state portables, mobile radios and kit\/homebrew radios and accessories like many radio enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>This may seem like a lot of radios, but I have friends with collections that outnumber mine by orders of magnitude. In truth, if I didn&#8217;t evaluate and review radios, I&#8217;d have a much<em>, much<\/em> smaller collection because there&#8217;d be no need to keep reference radios on hand. I rely on comp models, however, to accurately gauge a radios performance when matched against a similar or &#8220;benchmark&#8221; model.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your question, Pete.<\/p>\n<p>So back to you!\u00a0 Readers, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/whats-in-the-shack-here-at-swling-post-hq\/#respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>please comment<\/strong> with what you have in your shack<\/a>. &#8220;Inquiring minds&#8221; want to know! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Do you enjoy the SWLing Post?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Please consider supporting us via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u%3D7466002%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fswling.com%252Fblog%252F%26utm_medium%3Dwidget&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEe7C7aRTKqwuFkU5YIo8XEqPqthw\"><span class=\"il\">Patreon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=TGGFP2XVZDPP2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd%3D_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3DTGGFP2XVZDPP2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH45maBgVLGpqLmQQvviVKBNMEGUw\"><span class=\"il\">Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Fund<\/span><\/a>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Your support makes articles like this one possible. Thank you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33932 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png 434w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Pete, who writes: Thomas, I&#8217;m curious what radios you have in the shack now. I see lots of posts about various radios, but I wonder what&#8217;s in your personal collection and what&#8217;s being evaluated. You know what they say&#8230;&#8221;inquiring minds&#8221; and all that! If you don&#8217;t mind I for [&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":[545,3,43],"tags":[3276,4102,7379,4081,34,819,755],"class_list":["post-44630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-general-coverage-transceivers","tag-ham-radio","tag-qrp-transceivers","tag-radios","tag-shortwave","tag-swl","tag-swling-post"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bBQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47950,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/what-is-your-favorite-general-coverage-transceiver-for-shortwave-listening\/","url_meta":{"origin":44630,"position":0},"title":"What&#8217;s your favorite general coverage transceiver for shortwave listening?","author":"Thomas","date":"February 28, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, at the (Virtual) 2021 Winter SWL Fest, I gave a presentation about QRP general coverage transceivers that I regularly use for shortwave broadcast listening (SWLing). My discussion was limited to QRP--or low-power--transceivers designed for portable use, but they only represent a small fraction of the new and used transceivers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kenwood-TS-590SG-e1614517402620.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kenwood-TS-590SG-e1614517402620.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kenwood-TS-590SG-e1614517402620.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kenwood-TS-590SG-e1614517402620.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19275,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/david-enjoys-hammock-mobile-swling-with-his-icom-ic-92ad\/","url_meta":{"origin":44630,"position":1},"title":"David enjoys hammock mobile SWLing with his Icom IC-92AD","author":"Thomas","date":"May 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Korchin (K2WNW), for sharing this short video demonstrating the shortwave receive capabilities of the Icom IC-92AD handheld transceiver: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ts0nKkrd5OY Click here to view on YouTube. Frankly, I'm quite amazed at the clarity and fidelity of the Voice of Turkey interval signal on this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56143,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/survey-results-what-type-of-radio-is-your-daily-driver\/","url_meta":{"origin":44630,"position":2},"title":"Survey results: What type of radio is your daily driver?","author":"Thomas","date":"March 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week, I published a post asking SWLing Post readers what type of radio their \"daily driver\" is at present. Click here to read that post. I created a survey form and left it open for about five days. In that time, we received 639 responses! If you'd like to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Daily-Driver-Radio-Popularity-Survery-SWLing-Post-Mar2023-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Daily-Driver-Radio-Popularity-Survery-SWLing-Post-Mar2023-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Daily-Driver-Radio-Popularity-Survery-SWLing-Post-Mar2023-2.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Daily-Driver-Radio-Popularity-Survery-SWLing-Post-Mar2023-2.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26093,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/the-best-transceiver-for-a-new-ham-and-seasoned-swl\/","url_meta":{"origin":44630,"position":3},"title":"The best transceiver for a new ham and seasoned SWL?","author":"Thomas","date":"June 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Joe, who writes: I've been practicing for my Technician ham radio license here in the US and am ready for the test. I'm already looking at HF transceivers even though I don't have my General license yet. 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