{"id":63217,"date":"2025-06-18T05:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=63217"},"modified":"2025-06-18T06:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T10:59:05","slug":"franks-collection-of-classic-receiver-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/franks-collection-of-classic-receiver-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank’s Collection of Classic Receiver Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Frank, who recently shared a blog post he put together outlining some well-known shortwave receiver models and their background. It\u2019s a curated list with brief summaries and links for those interested in the history of these classic rigs.<\/p>\n

You can check it out here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Frank, who recently shared a blog post he put together outlining some well-known shortwave receiver models and their background. It\u2019s a curated list with brief summaries and links for those interested in the history of these classic rigs. You can check it out here.\u00a0<\/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":[3,43,4796],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-63217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-vintage-radio","tag-shortwave-radios"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-grD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63665,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/xhdata-d-219-a-classic-budget-shortwave-receiver-in-fresh-new-colors\/","url_meta":{"origin":63217,"position":0},"title":"XHDATA D-219: A Classic Budget Shortwave Receiver in Fresh New Colors","author":"Thomas","date":"August 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following article:\u00a0 The XHDATA D-219 Receiver Gets a New Look by Paul Jamet Two and a half years ago, I shared my enthusiasm for an XHDATA receiver, the D-219, first launched at the end of 2022: Read: Paul explores\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Guest Posts"","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\/2025\/08\/D-219-Colors-Paul-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/D-219-Colors-Paul-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/D-219-Colors-Paul-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/D-219-Colors-Paul-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/D-219-Colors-Paul-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21616,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/ebay-find-exceedingly-rare-national-hro-500-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":63217,"position":1},"title":"eBay Find: “exceedingly rare” National HRO-500 Receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"October 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: The number of times a shortwave classic becomes available\u00a0in this condition over the course of decades, can be counted on two hands, let alone one in new unopened condition: Click here to view on eBay. Thanks for the tip, Dan!\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"national-hro-500-receiver","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/National-HRO-500-Receiver.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/National-HRO-500-Receiver.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/National-HRO-500-Receiver.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/National-HRO-500-Receiver.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16866,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/ebay-find-pristine-sears-412-36380700-yaesu-frg-7-shortwave-communications-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":63217,"position":2},"title":"eBay find: Pristine Sears 412.36380700 (Yaesu FRG-7) Shortwave Communications Receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"January 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This must be the day for eBay finds! This one will not be a deal (price-wise) unless you're on the market for a NOS (New Old Stock) classic receiver. 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It works remarkably well especially on those summer trips to Northern Wisconsin and Michigan when I can get\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mobile Shortwave"","block_context":{"text":"Mobile Shortwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mobile-shortwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pioneer-DEH-X2650UI","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pioneer-DEH-X2650UI-1024x368.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pioneer-DEH-X2650UI-1024x368.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pioneer-DEH-X2650UI-1024x368.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2126,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/radio-world-looks-into-the-future-of-digital-shortwave-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":63217,"position":4},"title":"Radio World looks into the future of digital shortwave radio","author":"Thomas","date":"October 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio World Online) \u201cDRM is not seen as a profitable line for the major manufacturers,\u201d said Sennitt. \u201cA few smaller manufacturers have produced DRM receivers, but the unit cost is still too high, and there simply aren\u2019t enough DRM transmissions audible at any one location to stimulate consumer demand.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/drmlogo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17940,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/the-krc-2-shortwave-regenerative-receiver-kit\/","url_meta":{"origin":63217,"position":5},"title":"The KRC-2 shortwave regenerative receiver kit","author":"Thomas","date":"March 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Tony Westbrook\u00a0recently contacted me about a regenerative receiver kit he has designed and produced in the UK. \u00a0It's called the KRC-2. \u00a0Here's the product description: 1 - 30 MHz with band spread tuning. 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