Sixty-five years ago, people still dressed up to listen to the radio, as shown by this avid SWL shown on the cover of Popular Electronics for February 1957.

The magazine issue featured the shortwave hobby, and contained a number of pointers for pulling in foreign stations. The listener shown on the cover was well equipped, since she is shown with what appears to be a Hammarlund HQ-180, an excellent receiver even by today’s standards.