Category Archives: Technology

Powering the MLA-30+ Biasing Tee

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Kevin

The Usual Uninteresting Solution There are a couple of issues one reads about related to the topic of this article. One is that AC powered USB supplies introduce noise, and that battery USB supplies will sometimes automatically shut off because … Continue reading →

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World Radio Day – 2025

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Kevin

I think I’ll sit in my recliner with my old friend, Eton Elite Executive, hooked up to my new friend, long wire antenna. I listened to some shortwave and then thought I’d try out FM. The radio was already tuned … Continue reading →

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New Radio Gallery

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Kevin

The Blog or Die! menu features a new item, the Radio Gallery. It’s a collection of photos of radios I have known, most actual photos but a few product photos. It’s not complete and I will be tinkering with it … Continue reading →

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Lost Loves

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Kevin

I was over on eBay today and they showed me a radio for sale, one that elicited a pang of regret. It was a Grundig G4000A receiver. The one below was my main receiver for a few years. It’s has … Continue reading →

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Radio Silence

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Kevin

I’ve run out of excuses to buy radios. There just isn’t anything interesting out there in the portable category, at least not interesting enough to spend the money and take the time. I have what looks like an acceptable Emergency … Continue reading →

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Surprise Radio: RTL-SDR Blog V4 SDR

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Kevin

See warning at the end of the post. I’ve had an RTL-SDR Blog V3 SDR for a few years, but I haven’t blogged much about it beyond the article on SSB. In the intervening years, RTL-SDR Blog has come out … Continue reading →

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Killing the Noise

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Kevin

I believe, and I think most other shortwave listeners would agree, that the biggest problem facing our hobby today is noise, radio frequency interference (RFI) from other electronic devices. Long Rambling Preface Just sitting here typing on my wireless electronic … Continue reading →

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