With the push to having most of a radio receiver as part of a PC ... On the other hand, the small form factor would be great for backpacking or portable use and it isn’t that expensive.

The problem is information overload. Faced with a shortwave radio, there were a limited number of options available. What’s more, only a small part of the band might be “open” at any given time.

Radio transmission in the 1.7-30 MHz frequency range worldwide. Like AM radio, shortwave signals reflect back from the ionosphere and follow the curvature of the earth. As a result, shortwave (SW ...

This is KDDI Corp.’s Yamata Transmitting Station, the nation’s only facility broadcasting shortwave radio programs to overseas listeners. The station started broadcasts on Jan. 1, 1941.

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In the last few years, the interest in listening to Deutsche Welle radio broadcasts via shortwave has decreased rapidly in North America. As a result Deutsche Welle decided to cease shortwave ...