SWLing PostApr 26

Bob’s Radio Corner: Pittsburgh

https://swling.com/blog/2026/04/bobs-radio-corner-pittsburgh/

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Bob’s Radio Corner: Pittsburgh

By Bob Colegrove If you happened to tune 8213 kHz during the ‘50s or ‘60s, you might have heard a dialog something like this: Boat: “Pittsburgh, this is the Mary Alice, upbound at mile 14, request …

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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?

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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, 2025

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, 2025

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

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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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