The venerable World Radio TV Handbook 2012 has been a definitive source of broadcast radio information for over 60 years! You get extensive schedule and frequency information by country, feature articles, maps, selected radio reviews, and many frequency lists. Covers shortwave broadcast stations plus the larger AM and FM stations and some TV also. WRTH 672 pages.

Priced at under $35, this book is a great resource for anyone in the broadcast industry and for the shortwave listeners. Click here for more information.

Worldwide Listening Guide

WSLG

The Worldwide Listening Guide book explains radio listening in all of today's formats: “live,” on-demand, podcast, terrestrial, satellite, Internet, digital, analog, AM, FM, shortwave and WiFi. Here is a comprehensive guide to what can be heard how, where and when. Wire-bound to open in a flat, easy-to-use format. New expanded Fifth Edition. Printed December 2011 W5YI 160 pages.

Priced at under $25, this book is a must for world band enthusiasts. Click here for more information.

Grunding Annouces new S450DLX Field Radio

Grundig S450DLX

Grundig is adding yet another new model to their world band radio line-up. The Grundig S450DLX boast dual conversion design, digital readout, 50 memories, backlit LCD and keys, wide-narrow bandwidth, S-meter, IF output, bass & treble, line out, line in, external antenna jacks and more.

Priced at under $100, this radio is now available. Click here for more information.

The AOR AR5001D Wideband Receiver Available

AOR AR5001D

The recently unveiled AOR AR5001DB wideband communications receiver covers 40 kHz to 3150 MHz (less cellular) in: USB, LSB, CW, Wide FM, Narrow FM, AM and AM Synchronous modes. APCO P-25 mode is available optionally. We got to test drive this radio on June 1, 2010 in the Universal Radio showroom. This radio has some extraordinary features, and most impressive specs. Click here for more information.

Shown in photo: Mr. Takashi Nakayama KW6I, Executive Vice President, AOR USA Inc., Boomer and Ron Rateno W9WL, Operations Manager, Universal Radio Inc.

The government "U" version of this radio and the consumer "B" version are now available.

Pirate Radio Seminar

Noted radio author, George Zeller (shown in foreground) presented a seminar on Pirate Radio at Universal Radio on Saturday April 11, 2009. Mr. Zeller writes a pirate and clandestine shortwave radio column for Monitoring Times magazine. He is also a contributor to Passport to World Band Radio. This presentation covered pirate radio past and present and was part of the monthly NASWA Central Ohio Chapter meeting.

NASWA - The North American Shortwave Association, is the premiere organization in North America for shortwave listeners and DXers. Since 1961, NASWA has focused on domestic and international broadcasts on shortwave frequencies between 2 and 30 MHz. NASWA members receive The Journal, a printed monthly digest of the latest logs and news about shortwave radio, as well as various feature articles and columns. Members can also subscribe to a weekly e-mail DX tip sheet, Flashsheet for no additional charge.

The Central Ohio NASWA chapter meets every second Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Universal Radio, 6830 Americana Parkway, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 614 866-4267. Members and non-members are welcomed to attend. If you are interested contact Mike Rohde (shown in the background) at 614 527-1398 or merohde@columbus.rr.com
You will be put on the email list for meeting information, updates and reminders.

Ears to Our World

Ears to Our World is a new humanitarian organization focusing on the distribution of shortwave radios in the developing world. The mission is specifically designed to enable children in the most remote, impoverished parts of the world to educational programming, local and international news, emergency information and music through the use of shortwave receivers. The initial focus will be on getting radios into the classroom.

Universal Radio donated the initial trial group of Grundig FR200 radios for Africa. Serah Mucha, Ears to Our World partner with World Corps Kenya, delivered the first Grundig shortwave radio to Saint Catherine's School in Kibera, Kenya.

Recently, Etón CEO and Chairman, Dr. Esmail Amid-Hozour, offered his enthusiastic support of this program with a generous commitment of hundreds of Grundig FR200 radios!

For more information on Ears to Our World visit: www.earstoourworld.org

New NASWA Chapter formed in Columbus, Ohio

NASWA

NASWA - The North American Shortwave Association, is the premiere organization in North America for shortwave listeners and DXers. Since 1961, NASWA has focused on domestic and international broadcasts on shortwave frequencies between 2 and 30 MHz. NASWA members receive The Journal, a printed monthly digest of the latest logs and news about shortwave radio, as well as various feature articles and columns. Members can also subscribe to our weekly e-mail DX tip sheet, Flashsheet for no additional charge.

NASWA also has several local chapters around the country. A chapter has formed in Central Ohio. It meets every second Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Universal Radio, 6830 Americana Parkway, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 614 866-4267. Members and non-members are welcomed to attend. If you are interested contact Mike Rohde at 614 527-1398 or merohde@columbus.rr.com
You will be put on the email list for meeting information, updates and reminders.

Quick Radio Index

Looking for information on a new, discontinued or future amateur radio models? Then check out the Quick Radio Index at the Universal Radio website. This feature will bring you only one click away from photos, specs and info on hundreds of amateur radio receivers and transceivers.

If you like old (and new!) radios check out QRI.

Listening to Longwave Available

Listening to Longwave

Most radio hobbyists are familiar with the shortwave spectrum above the AM broadcast band, but many are not familiar with the fascinating longwave spectrum below the AM broadcast band. Listening to Longwave by Kevin Carey is a nontechnical introduction to the fascinating "basement band" of the radio spectrum. This up-to-date book reveals the interesting world below 500 kilohertz. Topics includes: who is on the air, LW reception equipment, listening tips, sounds of nature: Whistlers, Squeaks, Dawn Chorus and other radio atmospherics, navigation beacons, time stations, broadcasters, NAVTEX and the Lowfer license-free band.

This book is now available for $6.95 plus shipping from Universal Radio.

King of the Satellits - Six Five O Available

Grundig Satellit 650 book

German author, Thomas Baire's respected treatment of the venerable Grundig Satellit 650 is now back in print. This new second printing is perfect bound with color covers. Over 100 pictures are featured in this 80 page book. Learn about variants, production numbers, disassembly, adjustments, bulb replacement and much more. The Owner's Manual and circuit schematic are also fully reproduced. This is a must have reference for anyone lucky enough to own a Satellit 650. It is now available from Universal Radio.

Universal Radio Field Day Participation

Field Day

Employees of Universal Radio joined with thousands of other amateur radio operators in participating in this years Field Day activities. Operating from Amanda, Ohio, bands worked included 2 meter and 440 SSB, 160 CW, and 10 and 40 meter SSB. All contacts made were QRP. Operators were: Will (W8WB), Larry (K8BBQ), Leonard (WB8ZKI), Sean (KB8JNE) and Art (W8OSZ). W8OSZ shown at the mic above. Field Day is an annual event encouraging hams to operate in "field conditions", supplying their own power and practice operating under emergency conditions. Click here for other photos: Will W8WB, Leonard WB8ZKI and Larry K8BBQ and Sean KB8JNE.

Universal adds Photos to Used Equipment List on Website

Universal Radio has added photographs of select used items to its website. Additionally, recently sold used items are now archived. This feature will of interest to radio collectors and dealers of used amateur and shortwave equipment.