BOOK REVIEW: Shortwave unlocked: Radios, Antennas, Signals, Secrets & the World at Your Fingertips
BOOK REVIEW: Shortwave Unlocked: Radios, Antennas, Signals, Secrets & the World at Your Fingertips Garner, P. [2026] Shortwave Unlocked: Radios, Antennas, Signals, Secrets & the World at Your Fingertips, Massachusetts: Aegis Press; ISBN 9798253249659. A new book aimed primarily at beginner shortwave enthusiasts is a disappointing addition to the literature already available for this wonderful hobby. While it offers some useful, well-presented information, it is also rife with inaccuracies and many laughable moments. Note : My review copy is a Kindle edition. Its content may well vary from a hard-copy printed version. Garner’s slim book covers such a broad range of topics that it fails to provide meaningful information on most of them. Sixteen chapters and seven appendices cover radios, propagation, antennas, pirates, number stations, utility stations, digital modes, software-defined radios, international broadcasting trends, and other topics. But the boo...