{"id":9881,"date":"2014-06-16T09:07:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T13:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9881"},"modified":"2014-06-16T09:07:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T13:07:15","slug":"looking-for-a-weekend-radio-project-check-out-makerf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/looking-for-a-weekend-radio-project-check-out-makerf\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a weekend radio project? Check out MakeRF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MakeRF-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9939\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MakeRF-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"MakeRF-Logo\" width=\"409\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MakeRF-Logo.jpg 409w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MakeRF-Logo-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MakeRF-Logo-100x29.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a>This year, at the <a title=\"Posts tagged with &quot;Dayton Hamvention&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/dayton-hamvention\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Dayton Hamvention<\/a>, I had the pleasure of meeting a number of <em>SWLing Post<\/em> readers&#8211;truly a highlight for me at the convention.<\/p>\n<p>One of the readers I met was <strong>Mike Gualtieri (<\/strong><span style=\"color: #3e3d3a;\"><strong>KB3TKG)<\/strong>. Mike and I\u00a0had a great conversation about pirate radio, ham radio and shortwave listening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I also learned that, one year ago, Mike started <a title=\"MakeRF\" href=\"http:\/\/makerf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MakeRF<\/a>: a blog devoted to making radios and accessories. He has already documented several savvy projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makerf.com\/posts\/an_lm386_powered_crystal_radio_in_an_altoids_smalls_tin\">An LM386 Powered Crystal Radio in an Altoids Smalls Tin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makerf.com\/posts\/mighty_simple_shortwave_transmitter\">A Mighty Simple Shortwave Transmitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makerf.com\/posts\/so_you_want_to_be_a_shortwave_pirate\">So You Want to Be a Shortwave Pirate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I encourage you to <a title=\"MakeRF\" href=\"http:\/\/makerf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">bookmark MakeRF<\/a> and even give one of these\u00a0simple projects a go. Many thanks, Mike!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, at the 2014 Dayton Hamvention, I had the pleasure of meeting a number of SWLing Post readers&#8211;truly a highlight for me at the convention. One of the readers I met was Mike Gualtieri (KB3TKG). Mike and I\u00a0had a great conversation about pirate radio, ham radio and shortwave listening. I also learned that, one [&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":[545,627,3,297,43,5],"tags":[4105,1661,3015,3013,3014],"class_list":["post-9881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-how-to","category-news","category-pirate-radio","category-shortwave-radio","category-swlers","tag-how-to","tag-how-to-make-a-radio","tag-kb3tkg","tag-makerf","tag-mike-gualtieri-kb3tkg"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2zn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10330,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/shortwave-radio-recordings-pirate-joe-via-wbcq\/","url_meta":{"origin":9881,"position":0},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: Pirate Joe via WBCQ","author":"Thomas","date":"July 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"For your listening pleasure: one hour of Pirate Joe. My good friend\u2013and SWLing Post reader\u2013Mike Hansgen recently apprised me that WHVW's\u00a0Pirate Joe\u00a0show is being relayed on WBCQ here in North America in the afternoons. Last week I recorded Pirate Joe starting at 3:00 PM (EDT). Propagation was not in our\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SX-99-Dial","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial-1024x192.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial-1024x192.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial-1024x192.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1707,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/using-exalted-carrier-reception-to-tune-in-pirate-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":9881,"position":1},"title":"Using exalted carrier reception to tune in pirate radio","author":"Thomas","date":"August 30, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I've found that one side benefit of installing\u00a0a 40 meter delta loop this past weekend is that I now have an antenna which is practically ideal for listening to pirate radio stations in and around the 6925 kHz \"watering hole.\" So, I've been spent a lot of evenings recently listening\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Shortwave Pirate MAC Shortwave featured DJ Ultraman","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Ultraman-300x226.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":43290,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/listener-post-mike-stutzers-love-of-radio-began-with-a-hallicrafters-s-120\/","url_meta":{"origin":9881,"position":2},"title":"Listener Post: Mike Stutzer&#8217;s love of radio began with a Hallicrafters S-120","author":"Thomas","date":"June 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Stutzer, who recently shared the following listener post: I started SWLing as a teenager. My favorite uncle gave me a Hallicrafters S-120. My dad hung a longwire under an eave and through a casement window frame into my bedroom. I marveled at all\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\/2020\/06\/Hallicrafters-S-120.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hallicrafters-S-120.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hallicrafters-S-120.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hallicrafters-S-120.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54237,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/photos-from-the-2022-hamilton-ontario-hamfest\/","url_meta":{"origin":9881,"position":3},"title":"Photos from the 2022 Hamilton Ontario Hamfest","author":"Thomas","date":"October 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post contributor, Mike (VE3MKX), who shares photos taken during the Hamilton, Ontario hamfest which took place on October 1, 2022.\u00a0 Readers: This is a large gallery of 40 photos courtesy of Mike (VE3MKX). If you would like to view the entire image gallery click on the link\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\/2022\/10\/Hamilton-Ontario-Hamfest-2022-41-300x225.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hamilton-Ontario-Hamfest-2022-41-300x225.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hamilton-Ontario-Hamfest-2022-41-300x225.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hamilton-Ontario-Hamfest-2022-41-300x225.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hamilton-Ontario-Hamfest-2022-41-300x225.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55704,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/2023-orlando-hamcation-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":9881,"position":4},"title":"2023 Orlando Hamcation Photos","author":"Thomas","date":"February 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike (VE3MKX), for sharing over 100 photos from the 2023 Hamcation, the majority of which are from the flea market. If you would like to view this gallery of photos, click the link below: 2023 Hamcation Photos by VE3MKX","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\/2023\/02\/Hamcation-2023-Flea-Market-Photos-Mike-VE3MKX-115-300x225.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Hamcation-2023-Flea-Market-Photos-Mike-VE3MKX-115-300x225.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Hamcation-2023-Flea-Market-Photos-Mike-VE3MKX-115-300x225.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Hamcation-2023-Flea-Market-Photos-Mike-VE3MKX-115-300x225.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24726,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/pirates-playing-chuck\/","url_meta":{"origin":9881,"position":5},"title":"Pirates playing Chuck","author":"Thomas","date":"March 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"If you're a fan of rock'n'roll, you no doubt heard the sad news of Chuck Berry's passing today\u00a0after 90 years at full throttle. Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Hansgen (K8RAT), who notes that a number of pirate stations have been playing Chuck Berry tributes tonight; these will, no\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","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\/2017\/03\/Chuck_Berry_1957.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Chuck_Berry_1957.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Chuck_Berry_1957.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Chuck_Berry_1957.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}