As a long-time RW contributor (my first article was in June 1990) and even longer-time shortwave radio fan and broadcaster (Radio Canada International, HCJB in Ecuador, radioEARTH, and Monitor Radio; ...

For many years now, thousands of people around the world have whiled away hours hunched over electronics equipment chatting with each other, checking the latest news, sending each other images, and ...

Ham radio operators are sounding the alarm over the latest threat to their beloved hobby—and this time, it is coming from Wall Street. A group of high-frequency trading firms is asking the Federal ...

(click thumbnail)A beautiful RCA BTA-1R is freed after years entombed behind some remodeling. The transmitter is now at the home of a Pennsylvania ham who plans to put it on 160 m shortwave. Ever ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The uniqueness of shortwave radio is proving beneficial for reaching across the world at a time of war and WTWW’s radio “legends,” including one from Lubbock, are working to ...

HAM radio may seem antiquated by today's standards, but there are still plenty of good reasons to get licensed.

The suits at Hack-a-Day reached out to SolderSmoke HQ and asked me to send in a few words about why their readers should take a fresh look at ham radio. Here goes: When you start looking into amateur ...

[Mikrowave1] had a Unelco shortwave receiver as a kid. This was a typical simple radio for the 1960s using germanium and silicon transistors. It also had plug-in coils you had to insert into sockets ...

On Christmas Eve, scientists at field stations across Antarctica sing carols to one another...via shortwave. On today's episode, the Short Wave... Kids can talk to Santa through Christmas Eve thanks ...

Around 300 enthusiasts, from students to longtime professionals, attended the 27th annual event at LIU Brookville Saturday.