A Cold War Demon Has Returned
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
Russia’s Duga Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTHR) wreaked havoc on the shortwave bands throughout the 1970s and 80s. But, in 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced this powerful system off the air. Larry traces the history of OTHR and looks at the current Russian Kontayner system as well as systems used by other nations that continue to infest the HF bands today.
Vatican Radio: 90 Years on Shortwave
By Valter Aguiar
One of the earliest voices on the shortwave bands was Vatican Radio, first heard on February 12, 1931. The station, originally built by none other than Guglielmo Marconi, has adapted to the progress of technology throughout the last 90 years. Valter looks at how Vatican Radio’s mission has changed.
Hydronic Communications
By Bob Grove W8JHD
Research in the 1960s in underwater communications discovered that, among other things, fish communicate with each other. The work was controversial at the time with many disbelieving it had much future. Having worked with a principal scientist in this work, Bob revisits this form of communications and shows how you can take part today.
WLW: Zero to 500,000 Watts
By Mark Haverstock K8MSH
One of the most dynamic players in the early years of broadcasting was Powel Crosley, Jr, an inventor and entrepreneur who built a broadcasting empire that included a full catalog of radios and America’s biggest voice on the broadcast band. Mark tracks the path of this radio pioneer from Ohio.
Cold War Communications and the Hunt for K-129
By Scott A. Caldwell
The Cold War of the 1950s through the 1980s was a period of tense cat-and-mouse games played out in the air and on the sea between the US and what was then Soviet Russia. Scott recounts one such high-stakes event that happened when the Soviet submarine known as K-129 went missing—along with it nuclear tipped ballistic missiles.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Marin County, California
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
IWN Updates Continued
Milcom
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
The US Department of Defense Satellite Networks
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
The 2021 “Numbers” Survey
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Hugh Stegman and Mike Chace-Ortiz
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
FCC, ARISS, Contests and More
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
HF Digital Voice
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
We Must Call CQ!
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Who’s Number 2 In US Broadcast Radio Licenses?
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Jeff White, Chairman HFCC
Shortwave’s Place in International Broadcasting
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
WRNO, WTWW, WRMI May Programs
Amateur Radio Astronomy
By Stan Nelson KB5VL
Interferometer Radio Astronomy Telescopes
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
The Swap Fix: A Tale of Two National NC-109 Receivers
Antenna Connections
By Robert Gulley K4PKM
Antennas off the Beaten Path