Using digital techniques has caused a resurgence of interest in VLF — very low frequency — radio. Thanks to software-defined radio, you no longer need huge coils. However, you still need a suitable ...

There are all kinds of shortwave radio stations in the world, but WBCQ seems unique. Allan Weiner at the foot of the rotatable antenna installed in 2018. Located in Monticello, Maine, WBCQ is an up-to ...

One of amateur radio’s many interests comes in portable operation, taking your radio to an out of the way place, usually a summit, and working the world using only what can be carried in. Often this ...

One of the more unusual facilities featured in our recent Radio World ebook about interesting RF plants is at WBCQ. It uses what is believed to be the only rotatable shortwave antenna in North America ...

A true monster of a shortwave antenna has been standing near Moosbrunn south of Vienna since 1983. The curtain antenna weighs 320 tons, produces up to 500 kilowatts and has two towers, each 76 meters ...