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
Category: Radio
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
NanoVNA Current Choke Test Rig
With this NanoVNA Current Choke Test Rig, you can quickly design and test all sorts of common mode chokes in your home lab. Read more
Building and Using Common Mode Chokes
Designing and testing ferrite core common mode chokes can be a challenge. You have lots of things to consider. 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
My Favorite Ham Radio Book
My favorite ham radio book is Solid State Design for the Radio Amateur. An oldie, but goodie indeed. Read more
Towards My Universal Translator
I would love to have Lt. Uhura in my radio room as my universal translator. Then I could understand all the foreign language SWBC broadcasts. Read more
Experimenter’s QEX – Really Hard Core
Recently, we have talked about ham radio technical articles in QST as well as the ARRL Handbook. Time to consider ham experimenter’s QEX. Read more
Ergo SDRplay Combination Still Rocks
My Ergo SDRplay combination provides a great receiver with SWBC database, propagation evaluation and signal path maps all together. Read more