SWLing PostFeb 15

Bob’s Radio Corner: Where are the Broadcasters?

https://swling.com/blog/2026/02/bobs-radio-corner-where-are-the-broadcasters/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Where are the Broadcasters?

Where are the Broadcasters? As posed by Bob Colegrove Whenever I ask myself that question, I can’t help thinking of a couple analogies.  Let me explain one.  In the mid-80s, there were three conten…

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SWLing PostJan 18

Bob’s Radio Corner: What Is It About Radio Dials?

https://swling.com/blog/2026/01/bobs-radio-corner-what-is-it-about-radio-dials/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: What Is It About Radio Dials?

– Recollections of Bob Colegrove In the late ‘60s, I worked as a mechanical assembler at Communications, Electronics Inc. (CEI) in Rockville, Maryland (acquired by Watkins-Johnson Company).  …

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SWLing PostNov 2

Bob’s Radio Corner: It’s DX Season

https://swling.com/blog/2025/11/bobs-radio-corner-its-dx-season/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: It’s DX Season

Noted by Bob Colegrove In the Northern Hemisphere the nights continue to get longer as we approach the winter solstice; we gain an hour of early evening darkness on Sunday, November 2nd; the summer…

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SWLing PostOct 19

Bob’s Radio Corner: Shortwave Multiplex?

https://swling.com/blog/2025/10/bobs-radio-corner-shortwave-multiplex/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Shortwave Multiplex?

Reported by Bob Colegrove Incurable DXers are always looking for new challenges.  So it was, I recently did some scanning between 42 and 45 meters (~6600 to 7000 kHz).  Trenton Military on 6754 kHz…

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SWLing PostSep 14, 2025

Bob’s Radio Corner: Uncle Clayton and His National NC-188

https://swling.com/blog/2025/09/bobs-radio-corner-uncle-clayton-and-his-national-nc-188/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Uncle Clayton and His National NC-188

As recalled by Bob Colegrove Uncle Clayton was my very first SWLing buddy.  In the late ‘50s there was no Internet – very few ways for SWLs to interact with one another.  There were clubs that publ…

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SWLing PostAug 10, 2025

Bob’s Radio Corner: Illuminating Radios

https://swling.com/blog/2025/08/bobs-radio-corner-illuminating-radios/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Illuminating Radios

The Book Lamp; or Shedding Some Light on a Radio Illuminated by Bob Colegrove There was a time in this writer’s memory when radios were well lit – well, at least the ones with glass tubes.  Tubes e…

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SWLing PostJul 20, 2025

Bob’s Radio Corner: The Last Radio I Really Needed

https://swling.com/blog/2025/07/bobs-radio-corner-the-last-radio-i-really-needed/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: The Last Radio I Really Needed

The Last Radio I Really Needed By Bob Colegrove Like most folks, I have a favorite radio.  My favorite radio is the one I happen to be listening to at the time.  Each radio has its own attractions.…

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SWLing PostJun 8, 2025

Bob’s Radio Corner: Tuning Single-Letter Cluster Beacons

https://swling.com/blog/2025/06/bobs-radio-corner-tuning-single-letter-cluster-beacons/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Tuning Single-Letter Cluster Beacons

Tuning Single-Letter Cluster Beacons by Bob Colegrove Part of the allure of shortwave listening for me has always been vicarious visits to “those faraway places with the strange-soundin’ name…

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SWLing PostMay 11, 2025

Bob’s Radio Corner: Do You Need a Break from Radio?

https://swling.com/blog/2025/05/bobs-radio-corner-do-you-need-a-break-from-radio/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Do You Need a Break from Radio?

Do You Need a Break from Radio? by Bob Colegrove A couple months ago I became one of the last 10 people east of the Mississippi River to acquire a smart phone.  It was a great improvement for someo…

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SWLing PostApr 6, 2025

Bob’s Radio Corner: Buttons, Knobs, and Switches

https://swling.com/blog/2025/04/bobs-radio-corner-buttons-knobs-and-switches/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Buttons, Knobs, and Switches

Pressing Buttons. Twirling Knobs and Throwing Switches By Bob Colegrove Move along.  Nothing informative to read here, just the wandering of an idle mind scheming with meandering fingers on a keybo…

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