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eBay: Mario considers the Time Out Radio Bench
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who writes: Hi Thomas, For hams and SWLs that have a lot of clutter, a great idea, reminds me of a foot stool that has been re-purposed...
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The New Degen DE1103 DSP: First impressions & review
When I discovered that Degen had recently refreshed the receiver design of the DE1103, I was intrigued, to say the least. The original DE1103 sported some serious performance for a sub-$100 receiver....
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The SWLing Post 2015-2016 Shortwave Radio Buyer’s Guide
This article originally appeared in the November 2015 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine: Despite the often-expressed view that shortwave may be on the decline, if one were to look at this year’s...
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The Worldwide Listening Guide 7th Edition: now released
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Thomas Ally, who notified me that he has just purchased a copy of the WWLG 7th edition through Amazon. Here’s the description of the new edition: New,...
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Phil’s initial impressions of the Degen DE27
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Phil Ireland, who comments: I’ve just received my Degen DE27 from China. Interesting little radio, I haven’t had a good chance to put it through its paces yet but my...
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Looking for SWLing Post gear? We’ve got you covered!
Over the years, readers have often encouraged me to create SWLing Post shortwave radio-themed products, which is to say, t-shirts, coffee mugs, and the like. But for some reason, I’ve never gotten...
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Avo’s review of the Digitech AR1946 shortwave portable
The Digitech AR1946 Digitech has released their latest shortwave portable: the Digitech AR1946. If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you’re probably familiar with the Digitech brand which is sold...
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WRTH 2016: I’m glad I stopped by the post office
I just brought home my copy of WRTH 2016 from the post office. I didn’t expect it to arrive so soon from the UK, so I’m very much looking forward to reading through it over the next few days. It’s a...
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The Amateur Astronomer: Tune in to Troy’s Christmas gift
SWLing Post reader, Troy Riedel, received a gift like no other from his son this Christmas. No, it wasn’t the fabulous Celestron telescope in the above photo. On Christmas Eve (December 24) Troy sent...
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Sangean DT-500W: a new AM / FM / Weather Alert Pocket Radio
Many thanks to my pal, Jeff McMahon from The Herculodge, who has just apprised me of a new Sangean AM/FM/WX portable: the DT-500W. Jeff learned about the new pocket radio via a comment on his blog. It...
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A high-gain ferrite bar antenna for the PL-360/PL-365 and CountyComm GP5 series
If you own a Tecsun PL-360, PL-365 or a CountyComm GP5/DSP or GP5/SSB, you might take note of this large ferrite bar antenna offered by a Greece-based seller on eBay. As you can see in the image...
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The Kaito KA108: a shortwave portable with built-in record function
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Ante, who writes: Looks like Kaito has a new radio in the works. Portable shortwave receiver with record function. It looks very much like some of the Eton...
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The Eco USBcell: a LiPo AA USB rechargeable cell
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Steven Crawford, who writes: Avid follower of your SWL Blog and site. I saw these and thought your followers may find these AA and AAA lithium ion USB rechargeable...
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Phil’s review of the Digitech AR1946
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Phil Ireland, who shares his review of the Digitech AR1946: I’ve now purchased the AR1946 and I have to say, I’m very impressed! No noise problems at all with mine,...
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James reviews the Heathkit Explorer Jr. GR-150 TRF AM radio receiver kit
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, James Surprenant (AB1DQ), who shares this review and photos of the new Heathkit Explorer Jr. TRF AM radio receiver kit: Heathkit Explorer Jr. Review I received...
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Alexander reviews the Avion AV-DR-1410 DRM receiver
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alexander (DL4NO), for the following review of the new Avion DRM receiver: A review of the Avion DRM receiver by Alexander von Obert (DL4NO) The Avion...
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The Worldwide Listening Guide: the content DXer’s handbook
I’m very pleased to have just received the 7th edition of John Figliozzi’s Worldwide Listening Guide (WWLG), the latest, most updated version of the excellent guide I’ve often reviewed. As I’ve said,...
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Ron approves of the high-gain ferrite bar antenna
In response to our post about the high-gain ferrite bar antenna for the Tecsun PL-360/PL-365 and CountyComm GP5/DSP and GP5/SSB, SWLing Post contributor, Ron, writes: …and it’s worth it. On MW there is...
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Kaito KA108: Unboxing Kaito’s new compact portable radio and MP3 player/recorder
Yesterday afternoon, I ventured off of our snowy mountain for the first time since Thursday. I was very pleased to find the new Kaito KA108 waiting for me at the post office. Universal Radio kindly...
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Chris has developed an easy way to run the RTL-SDR dongle on a Mac
Many thanks to Chris Smolinski who writes: I wanted to run SdrDx, and other SDR apps on my Mac with an RTL SDR Dongle. So I wrote this server app, that makes it appear like a networked SDR. No need...
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