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AI, What’s That Station I’m Listening To?
It’s a simple question: I was listening to a shortwave radio with a 40-foot long wire antenna tuned to 11900 kHz at 9:17 AM local time today here in central Virginia USA. There was a male-sounding announcer in English and … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence
Tagged Deep Seek, Duck ai, GPT, Llama ai, Microsoft Copilot, Mistral ai, Perplexity AI, Shortwave schedules
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Shortwave Schedules
I rely heavily on shortwave schedules to help me figure out what I’m listening to on the radio. While we may not be as well off as our forebears in terms of international shortwave stations to listen to, we are … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
Tagged HFCC, Prpopagation, PRYOM, schedules, Shortwave DB, shortwave radio, Weather stations
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Incoming Radio: Grundig G4000A
Scarfed this up on eBay: I guess this is a case of seller’s remorse and the “sharing the love” thing. I originally bought one in July of 2011, but I sold it during the great disgorgement a few years back, … Continue reading
Chilly With a Chance of Radio
Today was one of those days when I was grateful to have a radio in my car. An appointment finished early and I was driving home past Pleasant Grove Park in Fluvanna County, Virginia, a fantastic facility for walking, hiking … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Band scan, nondirectional beacon, Pleasant Grove Park, Qodosen SR-286
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Top Ten Portable Shortwave Radios for 2025
Most “top ten” lists online are garbage. I found a top ten shortwave radio list, two of which didn’t even receive shortwave! I’m taking the question seriously, and there are no affiliate links in what follows. When considering candidates for … Continue reading
Artificial Radio Intelligence
In preparation for my upcoming article on “The Best Portable Shortwave Radios for 2025,” I asked Microsoft Copilot AI to consider a list of radios I’ve not personally used. It responded and in is confusion added a radio I didn’t … Continue reading
Finding New Content at BlogOrDie!
Stay Updated with BlogOrDie! RSS Feed At BlogOrDie!, we’ve always offered an RSS feed to keep you connected with our latest content. RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication,” and it’s a standardized way for content providers to distribute their updates. … Continue reading