The voice from the radio was clear, yet was speaking in an unknown language. Tuning in another frequency brought the staccato ditz and dashes of a Morse code transmission. A little more tuning brought in an understandable yet noticeably foreign English broadcast. If you can recall the first shortwave radio broadcast you ever heard, you [...]

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There are identifiable shortwave broadcast stations in dozens and dozens of countries around the world. Some of the big “powerhouse” stations include broadcasters such as the Voice of America, the BBC World Service, Radio Canada International, Radio Australia, Radio Netherlands, Swiss Radio International, Deutsche Welle, Radio Moscow International, and Radio Japan. Radio South Africa, The [...]

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The kids have quieted down, the day’s chores are completed, the fire curls lazily, the TV is boring and the night is yet young. What a great time for a little armchair adventuring! You might meet up again with Uri who taught you how to pronounce Severd Sibirskaya Nizmennost, and sent you to your atlas [...]

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