As a long-time RW contributor (my first article was in June 1990) and even longer-time shortwave radio fan and broadcaster (Radio Canada International, HCJB in Ecuador, radioEARTH, and Monitor Radio; ...

Radio World invites industry-oriented commentaries and responses. Send to Radio World. The author is a former Foreign Service officer and Voice of America radio engineer. Several points of interest ...

Radio transmission in the 1.7-30 MHz frequency range worldwide. Like AM radio, shortwave signals reflect back from the ionosphere and follow the curvature of the earth. As a result, shortwave (SW) ...

The internet isn’t the only way to stay connected. A powerful AM/FM/shortwave radio can link you to music, news and sports from around the world. And it can come in handy for staying informed while ...

Washington, D.C. (CTV Network) — In a world of mobile phones, satellites and the internet, some old school technology is making a major comeback. The shortwave radio, used by spies for decades to send ...

Save $6.06 on the Eton Elite Executive Mini Shortwave Radio at Amazon, dropping to $129.77 for a compact, travel-friendly ...

I'm developing an interest in shortwave radios (listening only - no transmitting) for broadcast listening - mainly interested in picking up overseas broadcasts. Utility listening would be nice, but ...

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A massive shortwave radio antenna sits in a cow pasture north of Lake Okeechobee in Central Florida. "We have 14, 100,000-watt transmitters and 23 antennas beaming to all parts of ...

There’s actually a very specific point I developed an interest in shortwave radio. I was 13 years old. I was at a family barbecue with my grandfather and a bunch of other family members. I was closest ...

[Mikrowave1] had a Unelco shortwave receiver as a kid. This was a typical simple radio for the 1960s using germanium and silicon transistors. It also had plug-in coils you had to insert into sockets ...