{"id":54672,"date":"2022-11-16T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=54672"},"modified":"2022-11-16T13:13:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T17:13:38","slug":"video-dan-unboxes-a-new-in-box-watkins-johnson-wj-8711a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/video-dan-unboxes-a-new-in-box-watkins-johnson-wj-8711a\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Dan Unboxes a New-In-Box Watkins Johnson WJ 8711A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Watkins-Johnson-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54674\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Watkins-Johnson-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1064\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Watkins-Johnson-1.jpeg 1064w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Watkins-Johnson-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Watkins-Johnson-1-1024x578.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Watkins-Johnson-1-768x434.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Watkins-Johnson-1-624x352.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/dan-robinson\">Dan Robinson<\/a>, who shares the following video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0qRYxi6qmEM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0qRYxi6qmEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan, I&#8217;m not sure how you find these things, but wow! I know you had a lot of fun unboxing this NIB WJ 8711A! How amazing it is to turn on a radio like this that&#8217;s been in the original box for two decades!\u00a0 I hope you have a lot of fun with it on the air. Thank you for sharing!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following video: Click here to view on YouTube. Dan, I&#8217;m not sure how you find these things, but wow! I know you had a lot of fun unboxing this NIB WJ 8711A! How amazing it is to turn on a radio like this that&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3,43,304],"tags":[2635,814,10016,816],"class_list":["post-54672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-videos","tag-dan-robinson","tag-watkins-johnson","tag-watkins-johnson-wj-8711a","tag-wj-8711"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-edO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59573,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/replacement-power-supplies-for-wj-8711a-hf-1000a-series-receivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":54672,"position":0},"title":"Replacement power supplies for WJ-8711A\/HF-1000A series receivers","author":"Thomas","date":"April 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dean Bianco, who writes: Inspired by Chuck Yarbrough 's YouTube video, I ordered one of the newly-manufactured replacement power supplies for the WJ-8711A\/HF-1000A series from WJ Systems, a new company run by noted WJ master technician Stephen Pappin. For those of us who own\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56251,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/comparing-the-watkins-johnson-wj-8711-wj-8712-with-ten-tec-rx-340-rx-331-receivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":54672,"position":1},"title":"Comparing the Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711 &#038; WJ-8712 with TEN-TEC RX-340 &#038; RX-331 receivers","author":"Thomas","date":"April 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paolo Viappiani, who shares the following guest post: The WJ-8711 & WJ-8712 vs. Ten-Tec RX-340 & RX-331 Receivers by Paolo Viappiani, Carrara, Italy In recent years, a renewed interest has grown in regards to the best HF receivers using \"first generation\" DSPs, typically the\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\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image6.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27725,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/dan-warns-of-more-fraudulent-ebay-items\/","url_meta":{"origin":54672,"position":2},"title":"Dan warns of more fraudulent eBay items","author":"Thomas","date":"August 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: There's been a new flurry of these posts on eBay, always the WJ 8711A. These items have prohibited listing practices, and should be ignored -- definitely not something to bid on. I have reported these on numerous occasions to Ebay,\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\/2017\/08\/Fullscreen-capture-8252017-94929-PM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Fullscreen-capture-8252017-94929-PM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Fullscreen-capture-8252017-94929-PM.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Fullscreen-capture-8252017-94929-PM.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12992,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/dan-compares-the-mckay-dymek-dr33-c6-to-three-other-benchmark-receivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":54672,"position":3},"title":"Dan compares the McKay-Dymek DR33-C6 to three other benchmark receivers","author":"Thomas","date":"April 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares this YouTube video comparing\u00a0four\u00a0of his receivers: the McKay Dymek DR33-C6, the East German made RFT EKD 515, Japan Radio Company NRD-301A,\u00a0and his Watkins Johnson 8718A\/MFPWJ WJ\u00a0.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"DanRobinson-RadioComparison","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DanRobinson-RadioComparison.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DanRobinson-RadioComparison.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DanRobinson-RadioComparison.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19974,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/daves-review-of-the-icom-ic-7300\/","url_meta":{"origin":54672,"position":4},"title":"Dave&#8217;s review of the Icom IC-7300","author":"Thomas","date":"July 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who shares a link to his excellent review of the Icom IC-7300: Click here to read Dave's review. I can tell Dave has put a lot of time and thought in this evaluation of the IC-7300--it's a worthy\u00a0read, especially if you're\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-IC-7300-Front","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-IC-7300-Front.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-IC-7300-Front.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-IC-7300-Front.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-IC-7300-Front.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2642,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/nsa-declassifies-receiver-dynamics-primer\/","url_meta":{"origin":54672,"position":5},"title":"NSA declassifies &#8220;Receiver Dynamics&#8221; primer","author":"Thomas","date":"January 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"On January 11, 2012 the National Security Agency (NSA) released a pre-1995 article entitled \"Receiver Dynamics\" from\u00a0its classified internal magazine, Cryptologic Quarterly. 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