TSM Reviews: lab599 TX-500 Discovery
By Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL
Thomas writes, “You can tell the TX-500 was designed by an amateur radio operator because the radio is laid-out beautifully. All frequently used functions are easy to find and intuitive. There’s no need to do a deep dive into embedded menus to, say, change the RF gain control. There are a number of general-coverage QRP transceivers on the market, so even just looking through the features and specs it’s clear how it might stack up.” Thomas test-drives this sturdy rig.
Warmest Memories of Manhattan’s Radio Row
By Richard Fisher KI6SN
From the 1920s to the 1960s, a highly concentrated cluster of radio stores on the lower west side of Manhattan gained a reputation in the city as being the place to find inexpensive, hard-to-get radio parts, receivers, transmitters and all manner of related accessories under hundreds of roofs. It was called Radio Row and Richard stirs up memories from those who had shopped there.
Shortwave Broadcasting Faces Uncertain Times in Brazil
By Valter Aguiar
The history of shortwave broadcasting in Brazil started early. Rádio Nacional do Rio de Janeiro (once the most important radio station in Brazil) started broadcasting on shortwave in 1942. Before that, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Rádio Inconfidência inaugurated its shortwave transmitters in 1940. Brazil remains one of the world’s most active in shortwave broadcasting but it’s future is very uncertain as Valter explains.
A Radio Revolution in the Swinging 60s: Pirates to Payola
By Scott Caldwell
The BBC had a monopoly on broadcasting in the UK dating from its original Royal Charter. But there was something else in the air in the US—Rock and Roll. At the dawn of the 1960s there was pressure for change and that pressure would cause a revolution in radio that would change things forever.
Guide to Monitoring NASA Facilities Part 2
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
America is on the cusp of a manned space flight renaissance now that SpaceX has launched and returned two American astronauts from the International Space Station in August. NASA is gearing up for 2020 and 2021 to be a very busy time. Following the recent successful launch of a Mars rover, NASA is looking forward to more exploration firsts through 2021. Larry explores the monitoring possibilities.
Ross Hull and the Seldon Hill Gang
By Charles Dubé W1CLD
From the mid-1930s a small team of experimenters used their work and leisure hours to explore the nature of newly available radio frequencies in an unexpected place, a frame house on the outskirts of West Hartford, Connecticut. Led by a brilliant young Australian, the group made enormous progress in the development of radio communications in the VHF frequency bands.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Dinwiddie Country (VA); DTV Interfering with Scanner
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Political Campaign Season 2020 Begins
Milcom
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
Facts on the FACSFACs
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
Australian HF Land-Mobile Radio
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
IC-705s and Accessories; Arecibo Damage; 6-Meter EME Activity Up
Digitally Speaking
Cory Sickles WA3UVV
A Trunking Radio Primer
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Rotators: They Do Make ‘em Like They Used to…
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4Z
DX Radio Listening: Easier than Ever
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Andrew Yoder
Gearing up for Halloween Shortwave Pirate Broadcasts
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
Radio Oesterreich International and More
Maritime Monitoring
By Ron Walsh VE3GO
Thank You and 73s
The Longwave Zone
By Kevin Carey N2AFX
Where I’m Coming From
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
“The Dynatomic” Stromberg-Carlson Model 1200
Antenna Connections
By Robert Gulley K4PKM
The Effects of Ground on Radio Signals