Transforming Your Radio Shack: Designing a Radio Room for the Modern Era
By Loyd Van Horn W4LVH
Our regular medium wave contributor grew up in a house filled with radios. Between his mom (Gayle) and his dad (Larry), radios sang, buzzed and squawked day and night throughout the Van Horn household. After many years dreaming, Loyd has built his dream radio room, designed for the digital age—complete with ambient lighting.
Radio During Autumnal England
By Chrissy Brand
Our roving radio reporter finds herself at home this autumn, where the air is crisp, filled with color and the sounds of local and distant radio programming providing the background music for the beginning of the radio season.
The Rise of the New Shortwave Radios
By Robert Gulley K4PKM
Robert writes, “The world of shortwave radios has gotten a lot more interesting in the last few years as a number of new entries into the shortwave radio market have made their appearance. He takes a look at some of the more popular offerings from previously unknown manufacturers.
Marconi at 150: A Year of Celebration and Reflection
By Georg Wiessala
2024 has seen a year-long celebration of the life of one of radio’s most influential innovators. With commemorative books, articles (even this one!), and amateur radio special event stations and contests, Guglielmo Marconi’s name still inspires. Georg looks at the life of this ever-stylish promoter of the first electronic media revolution.
Ku-Band Free-to-Air Satellite Today
Charts by Mike Kohl
Last month Mike drew up charts of most of the Free-to-Air C-band satellite channels that can be seen across most of the North American continent. This month he examines the offerings available on Ku-band, reception for which is not only much smaller but much cheaper as well.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Colquitt County, Georgia
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
CBP Aircraft Networks
Milcom
By Daniel O. Myers K3NXX
Hampton Roads (VA) Region’s US Naval Facilities
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
Weather in Space, Weather on Earth
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Valter Aguiar
AM/FM/SW News from Latin America
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
November Programming on Shortwave
European Radio Scene
By Georg Wiessala
The Nauen Transmitter and Georg von Arco
Bits and Bytes
By Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
Shortwave Shockwaves from Austria and Beyond
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Ku-Band FTA Reception: Size isn’t Everything?
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
What’s a Distortion Meter? A Look at the Barker & Williamson Model 410
Kits and Kit-Building
By Joe Eisenberg K0NEB
Making a Good Radio Better
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
Digital Voice Radio Buyer’s Guide
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Practice Safe Radio: Enjoy Hobby Radio Without Risking Life, Limb or Eye
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
Solar Cycle 25 Continues to Outperform its Expectations