As we review Making It Up during the past year, let’s consider our use of modern diversity reception in 2022. Read more
Category: Shortwave Radio
Remembering the Radios of Buchenwald
One man’s ham radio ingenuity and desperation built the radios of Buchenwald and saved lives. Let’s look back. Read more
Wideband Loop Antenna Polarization
I am afraid today’s post will be disturbing to some readers. We are going to destroy several myths about loop antenna polarization. Read more
Yagi versus Loop Antenna Patterns
When you compare Yagi versus loop antenna patterns, you won’t find as much difference as you may have expected. Read more
My HF Receiving Antennas Compared
Take the time to compare your HF receiving antennas in action. I did, and the results are very interesting. Read more
How To Do SDRplay Speech Translation
Do you want to listen to many languages on shortwave? Here is how to do SDRplay Speech Translation. Read more
SWBC Translation Experiments
Check out my SWBC translation experiments. I have discovered we can use off-the-shelf smartphone translation apps to understand foreign language broadcasts. Read more
SULA Wideband Terminated Loop Antenna
If you missed the SWLing Post articles about SULA, you should check them out. An easy to build small unidirectional loop antenna. Read more
Radio New Zealand Pacific on Shortwave
Listening to Radio New Zealand Pacific again is a joy. Glad they are back on the short wave bands this fall. Read more
SWBC Translation Test #1 Worked Well
My SWBC translation test #1 worked pretty well. Japanese voice to English text via the cloud translation from Microsoft. Read more