Jay reviews the Sangean WR-50/WR-50P
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who shares a link to Jay Allen’s review of the Sangean WR-50/WR-50P: The Sangean WR-50/WR-50P is a high performance table radio with excellent AM/FM...
View ArticleKNL Networks is developing shortwave-powered global Internet access
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Steve T, for sharing the following news from Business Insider: KNL Networks, based in Oulu, Finland, has been in stealth mode during the past four years while...
View ArticleA review of the LnR Precision LD-11 QRP transceiver
The following review was originally published in the October 2016 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. Anyone who knows me knows that since I was licensed nearly twenty years ago, I’ve been a fan of...
View ArticleHDSDR publishes a new Beta release
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mike Ladd who notes that HDSDR has just published a new 2.75 Beta release. Mike included the screenshot (above) which includes the following release notes: Click...
View ArticleJon reviews the VITE VT-111 receiver
Image: jontabor.tk Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Jon Tabor, who writes: I’m new to SWL, but found your site a few months ago, and have been loving it ever since. I recently picked up, for about...
View ArticleDXtreme Station Log 12
(Source: DXtreme Press Release) Product Announcement: DXtreme Station Log 12 DXtreme Software™ has released a new version of its popular logging program for Amateur Radio operators: DXtreme Station...
View ArticleKickstarter: The $239 RS-HFIQ 5 Watt General Coverage Transceiver
Many thanks to Jim Veatch (WA2EUJ) who shares the following: HobbyPCB is offering their RS-HFIQ 5W SDR on Kickstarter starting at $239. Check it out here: Thanks, Jim-I wish you success in this...
View ArticleSDRuno Version 1.1 Update
(Source: SDRplay Press Release) Today, we released version 1.1 of SDRuno, specifically for RSP. New features include a calibrated power measurement facility, an SNR meter and automatic S-meter...
View ArticleRadio World explores the PatronX Titus II
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, for sharing the following article by James Careless in Radio World: Well, if you are the engineering firm PantronX, you have the Titus II...
View ArticleAnnouncing the new SDRplay RSP2
The SDRplay RSP2 This morning, SDRplay Limited announced the release––and availability––of their second generation software defined radio, the RSP2. Regular SWLing Post readers will note that I’m a...
View ArticleThe CommRadio CR-1a has been discontinued
The CommRadio CR-1a Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors R. Lewis (KF5GV/HS1) and Dave Zantow (N9EWO) who’ve both noted that the CommRadio CR-1a receiver has been listed as “discontinued” by...
View ArticleNew Beta version of SdrDx allows for AFEDRI AFE822 two input phasing
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Goren, who shares this tip from Chris Smolinski at Black Cat Systems: If you have an AFE822 Dual Channel SDR, and a Mac, run, do not walk, to the SdrDx...
View ArticleHoliday Deals: SDRplay RSP1 and RSP2 availability and Cyber Monday at HRO
The SDRplay RSP2 Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ken Hansen (N2VIP) who writes: HRO stores are taking delivery of the new SDRplay RSP2, and having a great deal on the original SDRplay RSP, now...
View ArticleA review of the Elecraft KX2 general coverage QRP transceiver
The following review first appeared in the November 2016 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. The Elecraft KX2 tuned to Radio Australia. It’s not every day that I get exciting news about the...
View ArticleWRTH 2017: Available to pre-order
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Andrea Borgnino and Tom Ally who’ve notified me that WRTH 2017 is available for pre-order! Here’s a description from the WRTH website: The Features section for...
View ArticleTroy reviews the Audiomax SRW-710S
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel, for the following guest post: A Mini-Review of the Audiomax SRW-710S by Troy Riedel Why would someone want a sub-$20 shortwave radio? Wait … I guess...
View ArticleNPR: “almost certainly, the tiniest radio receiver in the world”
(Source: NPR) Physicists at Harvard have built a radio receiver out of building blocks the size of two atoms. It is, almost certainly, the tiniest radio receiver in the world. And since it’s a radio,...
View ArticleReviews of the Elpa ER-C57WR shortwave portable?
I recently received an email from SWLing Post reader, Ibrahima Ditinn Diallo, regarding a receiver I had never heard of–the Elpa ER-C57WR. Ibrahima has been searching for a new receiver and is...
View ArticleMechanically Based Antenna: Underwater and underground radio
The Mechanically Based Antenna (AMEBA) (Source: DARPA) (Source: Space Daily) The Mechanically Based Antenna (AMEBA) program could enable radio communication through seawater and the ground. and...
View ArticleUpdates to the Morse Pad app
Many thanks to Chris Smolinski, who shares the following update: I have a new version of Morse Pad for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. This update includes an improved decoder which better handles...
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