Heathkit 1680: A Restoration Chronicle, Part 3
By Steve Reed KW4H
In the final installment of his Heathkit 1680 receiver restoration, among other things, Steve installs the ProgRock2 from QRP Labs, a self-contained programmable oscillator that will bring the HR-1680 up to date.
Radio: The Voice of Beatlemania
By Dr. Scott Caldwell
In the early to mid-1960s, radio airplay propelled the phenomena that would become globally known as Beatlemania. Scott explains that “without the sustained airplay and promotion of New York radio stations in early 1964, Beatlemania may never have happened.”
HF Radio Monitoring Professionalized: Driving the HF Bandwagon Once Again
By Georg Wiessala
In December 2024 Klingenfuss Publications released the latest in their decades-long books, the Klingenfuss 2025 Shortwave Frequency Guide (at 336 pages) and the Klingenfuss Guide to Utility Radio Stations (at 544 pages). Georg reviews these valuable HF references that are must-haves for the modern shortwave listener.
Atlantic 252, Boom and TechCon
By Chrissy Brand
This month UK-based Chrissy takes a look the return of an old longwave favorite, Atlantic 252, as well as Boom Radio, seen as a commercial answer to BBC Radio 2. She also takes a second look at the TechCon convention she attended late last year.
TSM Reviews: World Radio TV Handbook 2025
By Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
All serious radio and TV enthusiasts will understand that having a reference book that covers the world’s radio (AM, FM and shortwave) stations as well as TV stations close at hand adds to the enjoyment of the hobby. Gayle takes a look at the latest edition of the World Radio TV Handbook in the long history of this publication.
KFWB/6XBR The Radio Voice of Warner Bros. Pictures
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
For Warner Bros. Pictures, which was founded in 1923, establishing KFWB radio in Los Angeles was a master stroke of promotion. Over the 25 years that the studio owned KFWB, the station was known as the radio station of Hollywood celebrities. But the glitz and glamor wouldn’t last.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Southern Methodist University
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
The Demise of Whistler
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
Bottom Feeding in 2025
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Andrew Yoder
Shortwave Pirates: AI, Space and Friday Night
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
Old Time Radio on Shortwave and Much More
European Radio Scene
By Georg Wiessala
Face the Facts on Fax
Bits & Bites
By Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
Changes in the Air and On the Air
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
AM/FM/ HD-Radio Today
Amateur Radio Astronomy
By Stan Nelson KB5VL
Perseids Radio Meteors: December 13-14, 2024
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
The Roto-Tenna and Magnatenna Portables: Motorola 56M and Arvin 8583
Kits and Kit-Building
By Joe Eisenberg K0NEB
A Simple Dipole Kit: A Look at a Fun Group Project
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
A New Look at NXDN
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
The Parker Solar Probe