Patrolling the Ether – A Break From the “Blizzard” of Christmas Posts

Amateur radio was suspended by government order during WW1 and WW2 – although during WW2 hams were allowed to operate on 112Mhz – under direction of the “War Emergency Radio Service” – by doing that pretty much any radio stuff that was heard was tracked down and investigated – hence the short movie you gotContinue reading “Patrolling the Ether – A Break From the “Blizzard” of Christmas Posts”

3 from The Official SWL Channel

These 3 will help get you started with that new shortwave that hopefully Santa is bringing . . . And of course you can always <<<CLICK HERE>>> and go to the YouTube channel and do some binge watching there . . . Shortwave radio 101 beginner series : Why use multiple bandwidths and what theyContinue reading “3 from The Official SWL Channel”

Everything You Should Know About Secret Numbers Stations & How To Listen

When the government says that you shouldn’t be interested in listening to something then that’s when you 100% should be listening to whatever it is – just saying . . . If you want to head down the rabbit hole – here are three sites to start with HERE – HERE – or HERE .Continue reading “Everything You Should Know About Secret Numbers Stations & How To Listen”

MythBusting The Epic SuperSonic B-58 Hustler That Terrified the USSR (Full Documentary)

I really believe General Lemay would possibly have backed the B-58 if the engineers could have figured out a way to do side by side seating for the pilot and co-pilot – Boeing finalized the B-52 build contract only by converting the prototype inline seating to side by side – General Lemay was a fanContinue reading “MythBusting The Epic SuperSonic B-58 Hustler That Terrified the USSR (Full Documentary)”

Radio Turkey This Morning ( Sunday )

Was trying to make a little less mess of my radio / junk room this morning and was pleasantly surprised to run across this . . . I listened for about an hour and then conditions just basically went sideways – like you flipped a switch . . . Here’s a few pics from aboutContinue reading “Radio Turkey This Morning ( Sunday )”