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Category Archives: Technology
The Voice of America
Shortwave radio remains a vital source of information in regions where government censorship, conflict, or limited infrastructure restrict access to other media. Its ability to transmit signals across vast distances and bypass local restrictions makes it a lifeline for uncensored … Continue reading
Incoming Radio: Raddy RF760
When I initially became aware of this radio, it cost around $100 and while it had an amazing feature set, it reportedly didn’t have the quality and performance of a radio that expensive. Now times have changed and Amazon is … Continue reading
Incoming Radio: Sansui F50
Just hours after saying I wasn’t going to buy another radio, I bought another radio. I almost hesitate calling this a radio because most of the real estate is devoted to playing media. I frankly don’t understand how someone can … Continue reading
Grundig G4000A: Observations Part 2
Shortwave I wanted to test a collection of “comparable radios.” Given that we’re comparing a vintage radio to newer ones, there’re not exactly comparable. The Tecsun PL-660, bought not long after my original G4000A, is the only one with similar … Continue reading
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