I was surprised to see tons of signals on the 15 meter ham band this weekend. Solar cycles effect how well radio signals propagate, and latest cycle has not been very good. Read more
Recording Radio Signals with SDR
Recording radio signals is easy with modern software defined radios. Read more
Antenna Switching – Share Between Multiple Radios
Recently, a friend asked how I do antenna switching at my shack. Here’s how. Read more
Use Public Radio Databases with ERGO

It’s easy to use public radio databases with ERGO. Read more
McKay Dymek DR-333 DR-33 Little Known Gems

Perhaps the least known rig in the stable of radios controlled by ERGO is the McKay Dymek DR-333. More on that in a moment. Read more
Ten Tec RX-320 Black Box Receiver

The Ten Tec RX-320 was an unusual but pretty sweet radio. While at the other end of the spectrum from the HF-1000, it shared a similar architecture. Namely, an analog receiving chain followed by DSP. However, it had a radically different price point – about 92% lower! Read more
Watkins Johnson HF-1000 Premium Receiver

The first premium receiver that I ever got my hands on was the Watkins Johnson HF-1000. I was very fortunate because I had friend who bought one of these. He let me borrow it for a week so that I could write a driver for ERGO. Unfortunately, I had to give it back. Read more
ERGO 3 Radio Control Software Remembered

ERGO 3 radio control software came first. It was originally produced in 1997. Read more
Drake R8B Classic Receiver Very Popular

When I first developed ERGO, the Drake R8B was probably the most popular shortwave radio in the world. Read more
Using ERGO with SDRuno and SDRPlay

Using ERGO with SDRuno is easy and fun. Read more


