shortwave receiver

Hello everyone, I hope I’m posting this in the right place. I’m a licensed ham but shortwave was my first look into the world of radio several years ago. I fell out of the hobby as I entered college and got more into ham radio but I’ve recently decided I’d like to get back into shortwave...

a while ago I read about how to convert an AM pocket radio to shortwave. it was a crude method, just wrap a another wire a few turns around the ferrite bar and attach it to the right points on the tuning system. usually done in communist countries where news of the outside world was forbidden...

After a few hickups, Radio Mi Amigo International is back on air - both on the internet and on several shortwave frequencies including 6085kHz - in today's programming they have a feature on shortwave listening using SDR (Software defined radio) - Radio Mi Amigo International - Bringing back the...

Hello all, I'm planning on getting a R-75 soon and want to be prepared by having a good antenna for it soon as possible. I usually monitor utility stations, military freqs, aircraft, number stations, hams, unknown signals, and commercial broadcasts, as well as DXing for signals. So pretty much...