My real love sits glowing in the basement. I have a house full of computers -- I enjoy them and make a living with them -- but I've never recovered from an early love affair with shortwave radio.

The author is chairman of Digital Radio Mondiale. When is the last time you heard a shortwave radio transmission? And why should you put up with possible crackly audio and some interference when we ...

There’s actually a very specific point I developed an interest in shortwave radio. I was 13 years old. I was at a family barbecue with my grandfather and a bunch of other family members. I was closest ...