Whether you're new to eBay or an old pro, here is a checklist on how to buy a shortwave radio on eBay. 1) Know the seller. Look at the seller's history including their feedback rating and length of time on...
"Ham" or Amateur Radio is the original "internet chat room" without wires! It's a wonderful hobby irrespective of participants' age, gender, or physical ability. It's not as expensive or difficult to get into...
One of the topics that I am most often asked about is tagging. What is tagging? Believe it or not tagging is invisible ink! The ultraviolet UV ink is applied to stamps in different ways during printing...
When you come across old tube radios it is best to be as detailed as possible in your listing description. A little extra effort goes a long way and will increase your success in generating more money for your...
Slinkys for shortwave antennas - There seems to be some confusion and some wrong claims over how much wire IS IN a Regular Slinky and how much IS IN a Slinky JR used for shortwave antennas here on ebay so I...
QSL stands for “I acknowledge receipt,” or “I hear you.” It comes from the Q codes, a set of radio shorthand developed by the British government around 1909, which were in turn based on similar codes developed...
Traveling to stamp shows I was surprised to find fakes in the stock of reputable dealers. When called to their attention the faulty stamps were immediately removed. Nevertheless somebody had forged stamps for...
I am a licensed ham radio operator in the United States. I purchased a Jingtong JT-208 radio and found it to be a very cheap radio. After I got the radio delivered to me I turned it on and it makes a weird...
All of the following radios come with one year USA warranties and all also come with USA 110 volt AC adapters. What follows is a brief description and review of each of the current digital tuning...
Hi I have been asked many times if a shortwave antenna will work as a scanner antenna? So I thought I should write a guide about the subject as to help others. The shortwave bands and the Scanner Bands are...