The best shortwave receiver for your boat or yacht
[Updated: October, 23 2017] SWLing Post reader, Bob, recently emailed the following question: “My wife and I live on a boat and plan to go to the Bahamas this season. We cannot afford to install a SSB...
View ArticleFrank’s maritime radio suggestions
In response to my previous post, The Best Shortwave Receiver for Your Boat or Yacht, Frank (VK3JFH/VP8DNM) writes: “I have all three of the portables mentioned, the Sony SW7600GR, the Sangean 909X, and...
View ArticleThe best general coverage transceivers for shortwave listening
This article originally appeared in the May 2014 issue of The Spectrum Monitor Magazine. The Icom IC-7200 has an excellent general coverage receiver Like many amateur radio operators, I became...
View ArticleTeaching an old dog old tricks
By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM It was Don Moore’s excellent article — An Introduction to DXing the MF Marine Bands — that inspired me. If you haven’t read it, do so now; it’s terrific. But be warned: my guess...
View ArticleFile this under: you never know and . . . what’s the harm in experimenting?
by Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Ever since Thomas (our Maximum Leader) posted the latest DX Central MW Challenge, I’ve been curious . . . what could I hear if I gave it a shot? Habitually, I get up early,...
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