Shortwave radio diversity reception provides a way to combine several fluctuating signals and get a solid result. It provided the foundation for most radio news received in America for years. Read more
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Solar Cycles – Enjoy those Sunspots
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
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
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
AOR AR7030 Classic Receiver Still Rocks
When I returned to the shortwave hobby in the 1990’s, the AOR AR7030 was my first, new professional receiver. Read more
Japan Radio Company NRD-535 Classic Receiver
I first got my hands on the Japan Radio Company NRD-535 when I bought a used “D” model twenty-years ago. Read more