Weather Disasters in Uncertain Times
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Coast to coast and border to border, weather disasters have wreaked havoc across the US in every season, resulting in billions of dollars in damage and hundreds of lives lost. The forecast of such storms, necessary for the minimum of public safety, requires billions of dollars in communications infrastructure and thousands of dedicated professionals, much of which is now at risk in an atmosphere of polemics and purge.
TSM Reviews: Uniden UBCD160DN Digital Scanner
By Georg Wiessala
The Uniden UBCD160DN works with digital and analog frequencies alike and covers a frequency range of 25-960 MHz. With 1,000 memory channels, broadcast AM/FM and general FM/NFM/WFM, it receives analog transmissions as well as DRM and NXDN digital modes. It does not receiver APCO P-25 digital transmission. Georg examines the other features that this scanner offers.
Albanian Audio Adventures
By Chrissy Brand
Many veteran shortwave listeners will remember Radio Tirana as an intriguing outlier in an area dominated by Russian influenced satellite states of the former USSR. Politically, Albania allied itself with China and it’s this interesting connection that Chrissy explores as she journeys to this ancient country.
Heathkit HX-1681 CW Transmitter Restoration Part 3
By Steve Reed KW4H
In this final installation, Steve restores the power amplifier section, driver circuit board, VFO assembly and alignment, the HFO/mixer board, bandpass filter alignments, and neutralization. The addition of a very modern ProRock2 triple programmable crystal to improve this vintage transmitters performance.
C-Band Free-to-Air Satellite Charts 2025
By Mike Kohl
There have been many changes over the last 12 months in C-band Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite programming. Mike lists all of the video and audio services between 139 degrees and 65 degrees west orbital positions.
UK Medium Wave DXing Today
By Dr. Scott A. Caldwell
DXing is viewed as a solitary hobby. However, there are clubs where DXers can share information and reception reports and make lifelong friendships. Two of the main clubs in the UK ae the Medium Wave Circle and the British DX Club. There are still a number of interesting stations to DX, even over the North Pole, when you have the right equipment and location to hear them!
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Douglas County, Oregon; Hamvention 2025
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Paris
What Should I Scan?
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
Canada Discontinues Gander VOLMET
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Mike Chase-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Andrew Yoder
EU-US Shortwave Pirate Activity
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
WWII Remembered in Radio
European Radio Scene
By Georg Wiessala
Brams, Graves, Grimeton, and LOFAR: Transmitters you may not have heard of
Bits & Bytes
By Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
Shortwave Programming Update
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Vatican Media Today and a DRM Update
Amateur Radio Satellites
By Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF
Transceivers for Analog Satellite Operation
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TD
The Hot-Chassis Skyrider Marine: Hallicrafters S-22R
The Longwave Zone
By Kevin O’Hern Carey N2AFX
Wrapping Up the P-807A
Kits and Kit-Building
By Joe Eisenberg K0NEB
The 4SQRP ‘Cootie’
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
News from Xenia
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
You Don’t Need an UNUN, But You Do Need an RF Choke!
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
VHF and Above Amateur Activity Abounds in June