{"id":7604,"date":"2013-10-23T18:46:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T22:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=7604"},"modified":"2013-10-23T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T22:46:52","slug":"the-spectrum-monitor-a-new-radio-magazine-finds-a-home-in-the-digital-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/the-spectrum-monitor-a-new-radio-magazine-finds-a-home-in-the-digital-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spectrum Monitor: a new radio magazine finds a home in the digital world"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>I’m happy to announce that there is a new radio magazine on the horizon: The Spectrum Monitor<\/em> (TSM).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Spectrum Monitor<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0an e-magazine, will cover \u00a0amateur radio, longwave and shortwave listening, public service scanning, AM\/FM\/TV broadcasting, satellites, WiFi radio, vintage radio and more.<\/p>\n

I have agreed to be the shortwave radio columnist for The Spectrum Monitor<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why? TSM<\/em> is picking up where Monitoring Times<\/em>\u00a0(MT<\/em>) left off, and\u00a0is being edited and published by MT<\/em>‘s former managing editor, Ken Reitz (KS4ZR). Reitz has done a fantastic job of retaining the majority of\u00a0MT<\/em>‘s excellent writers and columnists. When he asked if I would be interested in taking over the shortwave radio column, his integrity and that of Monitoring Times<\/em>\u00a0helped me make a confident decision.<\/p>\n

Best yet, I will have free reign to write about in-depth topics that I choose. Like Monitoring Times\u00a0<\/em>before it,\u00a0The Spectrum Monitor<\/em>\u00a0will allow their columnists true editorial freedom.<\/p>\n

The Spectrum Monitor Press Release<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ken Reitz published the following press release today at noon; if you enjoy the topics here, I encourage you to check out The Spectrum Monitor<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"TheSpectrumMonitor\"<\/a>PRESS RELEASE<\/p>\n

10-23-13
\nFor Immediate Release
\nContact: Ken Reitz
\ne-mail: ks4zr1 [at] gmail.com
\nPhone: 540-967-2469<\/p>\n

NEW RADIO MAGAZINE TO LAUNCH<\/p>\n

A new electronic publication, The Spectrum Monitor<\/em>, will follow the final issue of Monitoring Times<\/em>, a paper and electronic publication covering amateur, shortwave and scanner-related topics, which ceases publication after a thirty-three year run following the retirement of its publisher, Bob Grove.<\/p>\n

Managing editor, Ken Reitz KS4ZR, made the announcement in the November issue of Monitoring Times<\/em>. “As the accolades poured in, all readers, regardless of how long they had been subscribers, expressed sadness and dismay at the closure of the magazine. I came to believe that there might be enough interest to warrant continuing the publication in some other form. I took it upon myself to explore the possibility of a follow-on magazine, not connected with Monitoring Times<\/em> or Grove Enterprises, it’s publisher.”<\/p>\n

The Spectrum Monitor<\/em> will debut with the January 2014 issue, on December 15, 2013, and will carry virtually all of the current Monitoring Times<\/em> columnists and feature writers. Reitz noted, “These are the experts in all facets of radio who have helped make MT<\/em> the best, full-spectrum magazine available and we are all excited about continuing our work for the new publication.”<\/p>\n

The Spectrum Monitor<\/em> will be available only as an electronic publication in PDF format which may be read on any desktop, laptop, iPad\u2122, Kindle Fire\u2122 or any other device capable of opening a PDF file.<\/strong> Details on how to become a charter subscriber may be found at www.thespectrummonitor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m happy to announce that there is a new radio magazine on the horizon: The Spectrum Monitor (TSM). The Spectrum Monitor,\u00a0an e-magazine, will cover \u00a0amateur radio, longwave and shortwave listening, public service scanning, AM\/FM\/TV broadcasting, satellites, WiFi radio, vintage radio and more. I have agreed to be the shortwave radio columnist for The Spectrum Monitor. 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