{"id":65879,"date":"2026-04-27T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65879"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:42:40","slug":"how-shortwave-sparked-ralphs-lifetime-of-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/how-shortwave-sparked-ralphs-lifetime-of-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"How Shortwave Sparked Ralph’s Lifetime of Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Ralph Perry, who shares, in his latest Substack post, a look back at how shortwave radio helped shape his life\u2014sparking a lifelong curiosity about the wider world, influencing his career path, and ultimately leading to experiences far beyond the radio dial. As he notes, it’s his \u201chow I got here\u201d story and, in many ways, an ode to the power of radio to connect us with places, people, and possibilities we might never have imagined.<\/p>\n

You can read Ralph\u2019s full post here:
\nhttps:\/\/substack.com\/home\/post\/p-195360796<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Ralph Perry, who shares, in his latest Substack post, a look back at how shortwave radio helped shape his life\u2014sparking a lifelong curiosity about the wider world, influencing his career path, and ultimately leading to experiences far beyond the radio dial. As he notes, it’s his \u201chow I got […]<\/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":[3,305,43],"tags":[1302,10173],"class_list":["post-65879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","tag-radio-nostalgia","tag-ralph-perry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-h8z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59368,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/pacific-odyssey-latest-novel-by-dxer-ralph-perry\/","url_meta":{"origin":65879,"position":0},"title":"Pacific Odyssey: Latest Novel by DXer Ralph Perry","author":"Thomas","date":"March 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ralph Perry, who shares the following announcement: Big news here is that after five years of hard work, yesterday was publication day for DXer Ralph Perry's second novel, written under the pen name of Chet Nairene: \"PACIFIC ODYSSEY - The Curious Journey of Lew\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Books"","block_context":{"text":"Books","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/books\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Odyssey-Novel.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Odyssey-Novel.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Odyssey-Novel.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Odyssey-Novel.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45887,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/aircheck-cassette-leads-to-lost-album-with-heavy-shortwave-influence\/","url_meta":{"origin":65879,"position":1},"title":"Aircheck cassette leads to lost album with heavy shortwave influence","author":"Thomas","date":"November 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Pete Polanyk, who shares the following story that all started with a recording he submitted to the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive: Remember I sent you that clip of Radio Canada (that went up on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive) that was on the other\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cassette-tape-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cassette-tape-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cassette-tape-2.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cassette-tape-2.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52351,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/video-the-glory-days-of-shortwave-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":65879,"position":2},"title":"Video: “The Glory Days of Shortwave Radio”","author":"Thomas","date":"April 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adi, who writes: Hi Thomas, this video just popped for me on YouTube. I searched the SWLing Post and didn't find it, it's not new so maybe you missed it. Thank you, Adi. I'm almost positive I've posted this one before--but if I have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QSL-collage.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QSL-collage.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QSL-collage.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/QSL-collage.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11134,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/shortwave-radio-recordings-the-talking-machine-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":65879,"position":3},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Talking Machine Show","author":"Thomas","date":"October 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"For your listening pleasure: 30 minutes of \u00a0The Talking Machine Show\u00a0via WWCR. This broadcast was recorded October 18, 2014 at 2300 UTC, on the shortwave frequency of 9350 kHz. A big hat tip\u00a0to SWLing Post reader,\u00a0Thomas Ally, who first\u00a0informed me about The Talking Machine Show\u00a0via WWCR. As many of you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"EdisonRecordSleeveLivingArtist","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EdisonRecordSleeveLivingArtist.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":48979,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/johns-1965-rci-shortwave-club-certificate-triggers-serious-shortwave-nostalgia\/","url_meta":{"origin":65879,"position":4},"title":"John’s 1965 RCI Shortwave Club certificate triggers serious shortwave nostalgia!","author":"Thomas","date":"May 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John (G3VUO), who shares the following: Hi Tomas, Seeing [the] article about RCI prompted me to remember the halcyon days of SW Listening. I still have my RCI Shortwave Club certificate issued in 1965 when I was only 14 years old! In those days\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RCI16052021.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RCI16052021.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RCI16052021.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RCI16052021.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8825,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/more-1968-recordings-on-the-shortwave-radio-audio-archive\/","url_meta":{"origin":65879,"position":5},"title":"More 1968 recordings on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive","author":"Thomas","date":"February 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I've now added a total of five recordings by David Firth, circa 1968, to the SW Radio Audio Archive. 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