My real love sits glowing in the basement. I have a house full of computers -- I enjoy them and make a living with them -- but I've never recovered from an early love affair with shortwave radio.

A QSL Card from Radio Moscow probably got many 14-year-olds on government watch lists. (Public domain) Between World War II and Y2K, shortwave listening was quite an education. With a simple receiver, ...

On Christmas Eve, scientists at field stations across Antarctica sing carols to one another...via shortwave. On today's episode, the Short Wave podcast explores shortwave radio. We speak with space ...

Texans have always been fascinated with other forms of radio transmission, such as amateur and CB radio. I still have the old C.W. McCall song "Convoy" in my mind, a song that has a CB radio user ...

There was a time when electronic hackers (or hobbyist, enthusiasts, geeks, or whatever you want to be called) were better than average at geography. Probably because most of us listened to shortwave ...

The radio industry can now pick up some new summer reading, as Teak Publishing has announced that the Summer 2017 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (ISWBG) electronic book is now available. The ...

The BBC World Service tweet announcing the new shortwave broadcasts to Russia and Ukraine. The BBC World Service is turning to shortwave radio to deliver trustworthy news to Russians, now that the ...

TL;DR: Tune into broadcasts from all around the world with this top-rated shortwave radio on sale for 40% off. Shortwave radios may seem like a relic from the past, but it's still worth having one ...

As a communications blackout continues in Kashmir, the BBC is using one of the only ways to reach listeners in the Indian-controlled state: shortwave radio. The BBC is extending its Hindi radio output ...