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

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

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

When I returned to the shortwave hobby in the 1990’s, the AOR AR7030 was my first, new professional receiver. Read more

I first got my hands on the Japan Radio Company NRD-535 when I bought a used “D” model twenty-years ago. Read more