HCJB’s Legacy Lives On in Western Australia

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bill Meara, who recently connected with VK6JMS—an amateur radio operator working from none other than HCJB’s former shortwave site in the Kimberley region of …

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SolderSmoke: Monitoring Maritime Radio Messages with YADD

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who shares the following article from the excellent SolderSmoke Podcast blog: Monitoring Maritime Radio Messages with YADD This is really cool and…

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Email prompts Bill to pull his regenerative receiver off the shelf!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who shares the following article from the excellent SolderSmoke Podcast blog: 2014 “Off the Shelf” Regen Comes Off the Shelf (Two Vide…

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Why Schenectady?

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who writes: Thomas: SWLing Post readers might like this one. Ramakrishnan sent me the Smithsonian article. It is very nice, and helps answer &#821…

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“The Intercept Watch”

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who writes: Thomas: I found this in an old radio magazine. SWLPost is on The Intercept Watch! Radio. July 1934 73 Bill How cool! Thank you for sha…

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SolderSmoke: 7J6CBQ on Okinawa — And a Translation of a Science Fiction Novel about Ham Radio in China

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who shares the following article from the excellent SolderSmoke Podcast: 7J6CBQ on Okinawa — And a Translation of a Science Fiction Novel ab…

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SolderSmoke: Super Solar Storms May Not Be So Rare

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who shares the following article from the SolderSmoke Podcast: Super Solar Storms May Not Be So Rare Yesterday’s Washington Post had a good …

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Bill’s Shortwave Listener QSL Cards

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who shares the following article from the SolderSmoke Podcast: Some Short-Wave Listener QSL Cards I haven’t received many, but I always like…

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1971 “Hippy” Shortwave Listening

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who shares this story on the SolderSmoke Podcast and notes, “With more to follow…”   From the Last Whole Earth Catalog (197…

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Soldersmoke: Mattia Zamana’s Amazing Direct Conversion Receiver

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and Soldersmoke host, Bill Meara, who shares the following from the Soldersmoke blog: Mattia Zamana’s Amazing Direct Conversion Receiver Thanks to Ed KC…

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