Radiodays Europe 2025 in Athens
By Chrissy Brand
Around the entire globe, the radio industry is taking stock of its future, and this year the theme for Radiodays Europe was ‘Designing the future of audio (radio, podcasts, and audio).’ The conference was held in Athens, Greece, which also gave our tireless radio traveler a chance to sample that city’s airwaves as well as some of its sights and flavors.
Heathkit HX-1681: A Deep Dive into a Rare Classic (Part 2)
By Steve Reed KW4H
Last month Steve set the background for this CW-only transmitter from storied amateur radio manufacturer Heathkit. This month he works on the power amplifier, antenna switch, keying, and muting circuitry in addition to filter capacitor replacement power supply restoration. He has some useful tips on cleaning and finding suitable replacement parts.
Radio and Maps—Mapping Radio
By Georg Wiessala
It’s no secret that Georg is obsessed by maps. From grainy over-the-air facsimile weather maps to seeing a city scape on a circuit board, to the dial layout on vintage radios that showed the frequency location of the world’s great broadcasters, to MFJ’s famed NCDXF Beacon Network global map, to the waterfall on the latest software defined radio, you may also become hooked on radio maps.
Brookly Technical High School
By Dr. Scott A. Caldwell
Scott takes a look at one of the first high schools in America that pioneered the use of radio in the classroom; the teaching of on-air radio production from the ‘golden age of radio,’ as well as being the QTH for a school amateur radio station that’s over 100 years old and never missed a School Club Roundup since the contest began in the 1980s. With a student body of nearly 6,000, more than forty athletic teams and over 150 clubs, Brookly Tech lays claim to being the largest specialized public high school for STEM education in the US.
I Found a Piece of Radio History!
By James Forkin WA3TFS
You never know what’s at the bottom of your electronics junk closet until you dig in. When James dug into a box of electronics given to him by a friend, he found a vintage piece of radio gear with a letter jammed into the device that was dated 1912. What was this device and how did it get from Anderson’s Bay, New Zealand, to a ham shack in Pennsylvania? The answers were found within stories of the unsung experiments of a trio of teenage boys in 1908.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Authentication
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
The 163.3 Mystery Continues
Milcom
By Daniel O. Myers K3NXX
The United States Coast Guard: ‘Semper Paratus’ – Always Ready
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
What Happened to UrgentLink?
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Jeff White, NASB Secretary-Treasurer
DRM and World Radio Day on the Agenda at HFCC A25 in Abu Dhabi
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
Portuguese on Shortwave, Classic Rock, and BBC Fare for May
European Radio Scene
By Georg Wiessala
Signals from Another ‘ERA’
Bits & Bytes
By Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
The Future of International Broadcasting
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
FM Reception on Big Wire Antennas
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
Two Hot-Chassis AM-FM Sets: Zenith 7H820Z and General Electric C-502D
Kits and Kit-Building
By Joe Eisenberg K0NEB
A CES Surprise! Two Radio Kits
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
With Open Arms
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Sourcing ‘Tariffic’ Parts in the Modern Era
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
Summer HF and VHF Propagation