![Then and now: My first shortwave radio upon which I discovered the magic of HF propagation (radio on the left is a Sony 4-Bander, 1960s vintage). My current rig, on the right: Then and now: My first shortwave radio upon which I discovered the magic of HF propagation (radio on the left is a Sony 4-Bander, 1960s vintage). My current rig, on the right:](https://preview.redd.it/adk7ej55q0t61.jpg?auto=webp&s=b76021cd5a8d3da8a9c8427d55544aba37553202)
Then and now: My first shortwave radio upon which I discovered the magic of HF propagation (radio on the left is a Sony 4-Bander, 1960s vintage). My current rig, on the right:
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