featured articles

This page highlights some of Cobalt Pet's most notable articles.

General tips

• Determining an SIO (strength, interference, overall) code for reception reports
• weatherall's shortwave buying guide
• Tips for shortwave radio beginners
• Shortwave radios on eBay

Equipment tips

• Using the DE31/KA31 active loop antenna
• Clock setting instructions (Kaito 1102, Sony ICF SW7600GR, Eton E5)

Radio reviews

• Degen DE321 DSP portable receiver review
• Kaito WRX911 review (for entertainment purposes only)
• Grundig G3 review
• Grundig G4000A mini review
• Kaide KK-9 review
• Kaito KA11 first look
• Redsun RF1201 first look
• Redsun RF-1210 first look
• Redsun RP2100 / Kaito KA2100 user reviews
• Sangean WR1
• Sony ICF SW7600GR review
• Tecsun DR-920 / Grundig G1100
• Tecsun PL-310 first look
• Tecsun PL-350 review and experiences
• Tecsun R-9012 review

Mediumwave (AM)

• Mediumwave logs, winter 2008-2009
• Mediumwave logs, winter 2007-2008
• Mediumwave logs, southwest, May-June 2007
• Mediumwave logs, east coast, December 2006
• Mediumwave logs, autumn 2006
• Mediumwave frequencies with 9 khz separation
• Mediumwave logs, April 2006
• Mediumwave identification tips

Shortwave reception reports

• Aug 2012: (part 1)
• Aug 2009: (part 1)
• Aug 2007: (part 1)
• Apr 2007: (part 1)
• Mar 2007: (part 1)
• Oct 2006: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5)
• Sep 2006: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5)
• Aug 2006: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3)
• Jul 2006: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4)
• Jun 2006: (part 1) (part 2)
• Apr 2006: (part 1)
• Mar 2006: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3)
• Feb 2006: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3)
• Jan 2006: (part 1) (part 2)

My QSLs

• Radio True North pirate e-QSL
• Caribbean Beacon QSL
• CHU time station QSL
• Deutsche Welle QSL
• EWTN WEWN QSL
• KBS South Korea QSL card
• NHK World / Radio Japan QSL
• Radio Havana Cuba (QSL and more)
• Radio Slovakia QSL
• Radio Sweden QSL
• Radio Taiwan International QSL
• Voice of America QSL
• Voice of Russia QSL
• WBCQ QSL

Shortwave cheat sheet

• Printing my swl cheat sheet
• Shortwave listening cheat sheet updated
• Shortwave cheat sheet

QSL Help

• Usenet summary: QSLs and IRCs
• QSL tip: a U.S. dollar for return postage?
• Methods for QSL success

Audio Recordings

• Firedrake recordings
• End of "Pop joins the world" recording - Radio Japan
• Radio Marti recording with jamming
• 8430 khz bleepy recording
• Radio Taiwan International recording
• Longwave recording of MOG beacon
• Leap second recording
• December 31 leap second (announcement recording)

Video recordings

• Grundig G3 synchronous detection
• Numbers station received on 5900 kHz