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Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Alan Roe, who shares the following update: Hi Thomas Attached is an updated (version 3.1) list of Holiday Programming on Shortwave covering the period up to Monday 1 January 2024. Note that this will most likely be the last version update that I will announce, however the list will continue to [...]

WF-100SE WEATHER STATION By Robert Gulley K4PKM Weather stations have always intrigued me, particularly ones that sent information to the Internet. They are often more revealing than the local weather forecasts, and certainly can be used to augment NOAA weather reports. When living near a big city there were enough stations around I didn't feel [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes: A photo essay from Said Khatib (AFP via Getty Images) in Rafah refugee Camp, southern Gaza Strip, on December 19, 2023, shows the importance of the radio in a war-torn environment. Embed from Getty Images One of the radio sets is a KTF-1653 portable multiband, [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John Green (ZS1JHG), who shares the following article from Tech Central: 100 years of radio in South Africa - and still going strong Radio in South Africa turns 100 years old today. But advances in technology mean the medium is not standing still. Today - Monday, 18 December 2023 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares the following update: Hi Thomas Attached is an updated (version 2) list of Holiday Programming on Shortwave covering the period Saturday 16 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024. Many thanks & 73 Alan Roe Click here to download Holiday Programming on Shortwave 2023 V2 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who writes: Hi Thomas I have been sent a listing with full descriptions of topics to be heard on the English service of Radio Romania International for most programmes for each day from 18 December to 2 January. This list was very kindly compiled and supplied by [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jerome van der Linden, who writes seeking a bit of help: Hello Thomas, From time to time I see you've tried to ID receivers used in movies etc. I have a slightly different request that I hope you may pass on... I'm trying to restore an old AM/SW radio [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post Contributor, Troy Riedel, who shares the following news via Spaceweather.com: (UPDATED) STRONGEST FLARE OF THE CURRENT SOLAR CYCLE: Sunspot 3514 erupted on Dec. 14th (1702 UT), producing a strong X2.8-class solar flare. This is the strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25 (so far) and the most powerful eruption the sun [...]

Hi all SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 here. This week, the Imaginary Stations crew bring you another Skybird Radio International episode featuring a celebration of International music. This show will be beamed to Europe by Shortwave Gold on Sunday 17th December 2023 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then on 3975 kHzat 2100 [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Meara who sharesthe following article from the SolderSmoke Podcast: Super Solar Storms May Not Be So Rare Yesterday's Washington Post had a good story about large solar storms. We are all aware of the Carrington Event (September 1859) but there were others. The Japanese painting above depicts an event of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who once again has published his excellent Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave schedule. Alan notes: I have again been collating a list of programming on shortwave over the forthcoming holiday period, covering Saturday 16 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024. The list includes seasonal and non-seasonal programming. [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-23 (version 3.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-23 v3.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post and SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following guest post: THE DAY YOU HAD TO PAY: Radio Receiving Licences in Canada by Dan Greenall MANY of us who are licensed [Canadian] amateurs can appreciate the fact that we are no longer subject to an annual licence renewal fee. As [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Stefano Rampazzo, who recently contacted me regarding his new iOS app called SWList. SWList pulls all of its radio schedule information from the excellent EiBi list and stores it locally of offline use. Here are a few screenshots from my iPhone 12 (click images to enlarge): If you have [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following press release from Radio New Zealand: Futureproofing Pacific broadcasting - transmitter replacement underway Released at 2:34 pm on 12 December 2023 RNZ has powered down for the last time its 34-year-old shortwave Thompson transmitter, known as Transmitter 1", one of two shortwave transmitters [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Chuck Rippel (K8HU), who writes: With so many SWBC outlets choosing to go off air, I find that I really miss Indian music. This time of year was ripe for a number of regional Indian outlets on 60M to be audible on ECNA during local evening, peaking around 0100Z. [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jack Dully, who writes: Happy Holidays to Y'all!!! Thomas, I have bought about 5 antennas from the eBay seller"Lowbander" over the last few years. [...]They are well constructed, strong and really bring in signals on the fringe. He has a small operation, I believe, but dedicated to making the [...]

Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who have shared this article from Tedium.co which takes a deeper dive into the issues and politics surrounding AM radio in EV automobiles in the US. Click here to read the full article on Tedium.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and friend Don Moore-notedauthor, traveler, and DXer-for sharing the following announcement about his latest book! Don is a brilliant author-you'll enjoy accompanying him on his travels and radio journey in this latest book. I highly recommend all of his work! Tales of a Vagabond DXer Tales of a [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, friend, and political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following guest post: My experiences receiving Kyodo News byCarlos Latuff Back in the 90s, I used the fax machine a lot, I even had one in my house, sending messages and cartoons to my clients and even to live TV [...]

I've just learned from our friends Dan Robinson and Dean Bianco that Dave Zantow (N9EWO) has died from injuries sustained in a car/pedestrian accident. From his obituary on Legacy.com: David William Zantow, age 66, of Janesville, WI passed away on December 6, 2023 at Select Specialty Hospital, Madison the result of injuries suffered in an [...]

Hello shortwave listeners! I wanted to share an excitingupdate about a new high power broadcast I'll be doing for listeners in Africa, Europe and beyond! Beginning Monday the 11th of December, 2023 and continuing every Monday - this radio program will be heard across Africa, Europe & Beyond from a high power transmitter in [...]

(Source: Radio World via Dennis Dura) Attempt to Pass AM for Every Vehicle Act in Senate Falls Short Sen. Rand Paul objected, saying mandating that all cars have AM radio is antithetical" A maneuver by Senate sponsors of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" to pass the bill by avoiding a vote of the [...]

Hi all SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 here. This week the Imaginary Stations crew bring you WS12S featuring a celebration of the twelve inch single. This show will be beamed to Europe by Shortwave Gold on Sunday 10th December 2023 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then on 3975 kHzat 2100 UTC. Expect [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Butterfield, who shares the following guest post: The SONY ICF-8000 By Bob Butterfield As many radio enthusiasts have experienced there are some pieces of equipment that come and go for a variety of reasons. Many times, there are regrets about radios or accessories that are here one day [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following item from Radio Canada International: CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall (RCI) Public broadcaster says most cuts will take effect over the coming year The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada announced Monday that it [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Perry Lusk (KG7YC), who writes: I spotted this on an old B" rated film: Might be more fun to identify the movie than the Zenith Transoceanic we all know. The answer is The Alligator People (1959). The man is diagnosed with a fatal medical problem and try's getting an [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: An ICOM transceiver features in the new movie I.S.S. A film from the space disaster genre about U.S. and Russian astronauts and cosmonauts on the space station when nuclear war breaks out down on Earth. See if you can ID the radio, which flashes by [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares these recent Radiofax decodes on Twitter: Hey Thomas my good man, have a look how good were the NOAA radiofax reception in Urca Beach, Rio de Janeiro, from USCG radio stations in Pt. Reyes, Boston and Honolulu: Today, between 00h14 and 00h48 UTC, I received [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM The marketing email from CCrane intrigued me. The cable is KevlarTM reinforced for maximum durability" it said. The product in question was the CC Buds Solo In-Ear Single Earbud for Radio, Audio Books and Podcasts." Sadly, many of the headphones and earbuds that I have owned and liked had to be [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Patrizio Cardelli, who has discovered some interesting signals on the HF bands and is seeking information about them. A little background: Patrizio asked me about these signals a few weeks ago and based on a quick glance at the spectrum and waterfall images I assumed it was DRM (Digital [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM As an oldster with a bit of hearing deficit, I am a big fan of anything that helps me to hear better when I am trying to tease out hard-to-hear signals, whether medium wave broadcast, shortwave broadcast, or single-sideband signals on the HF ham bands. Toward that end, headphones help a [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following video and notes: Receiving navtex, Radiofax and voice broadcasts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Click here to view on YouTube. Wow, Carlos! What an amazing spot to play radio! Thank you for sharing!

Hi all SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 here. This week via the ionosphere, the Imaginary Stations crew bring you WS10S featuring a celebration of the Ten inch single. This show will be beamed to Europe by Shortwave Gold on Sunday 3rd December 2023 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then on 3975 kHzat [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following announcement from Radio Exterior de Espana (originally in Spanish): Temporary suspension of shortwave emission We inform you that the next few days December 4-5 Radio Exterior de Espana will be forced to suspend its shortwave broadcasts. The reason: a cut in the electricity [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel, who shares the following item from Spaceweather.com. MULTIPLE CMEs ARE COMING: At least three CMEs are heading for Earth following a series of magnetic filament eruptions (#1, #2 & #3) earlier this week. Their collective arrival could spark G2-class geomagnetic storms with mid-latitude auroras on Nov. 30th [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM The other night, at 10 pm Eastern Time (0300 UTC), I was listening to Zoomer Radio from Toronto, Canada, on 740 kHz (medium wave) when a program called Theatre of the Mind" came on. This wonderful program airs Monday through Friday and presents Old Time Radio" programs from back in the [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jarno (PA3DMI), who writes: Hi Thomas, I found some radio's in the UK spy series The Undeclared War.' It's GCHQ the spy department in the UK. In episode 4 one of the leading characters makes a visit and look so many Yaesu, Eddystone, Heathkit and many more radio's. Bye [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor,Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: If Memory Serves Me Right, . . . By Bob Colegrove Memory features on portable radios have become increasingly popular in recent years. I would say the subject ranks up there with antennas and batteries in many discussion groups. Memory is really a matter [...]

Hat tip to the RTL-SDR Blog for this tip: Ham Radio Outlet in the USA is currently offering discounted SDRplay products for Black Friday. The discounts are as follows: RSPduo:$289.95$239.95 RSPdx:$249.95$189.95 RSP1A:$124.95$109.95 These are excellent prices for excellent receivers! If you don't own an RSP series SDR yet, now would be a good time to [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Meara who sharesthe following article from the SolderSmoke Podcast: Some Short-Wave Listener QSL Cards http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke249.mp3 I haven't received many, but I always like QSL cards from shortwave listeners. Someone out there is listening! The top one is from recent contact. It arrives from Hungary via the W2 QSL [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Robert Gulley, who shares the following video from the Ringway Manchester YouTube channel:

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-23 (version 2.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-23 v2.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]

Hi all SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 here. This week on the shortwave dial via the Imaginary Stations crew we have WS7S featuring a celebration of the humble seven inch single. This show will be beamed to Europe by Shortwave Gold on Sunday 26th November 2023 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Since he was in grade school, Glenn Hauser has had the itch to receive broadcasts at long distance, and that interest, continuing throughout his lifetime, has led him to become one of the most respected authorities in the world of radio. SWLing: How did you get started in radio? GH: I [...]

AirSpy is running another Black Friday sale and offering 20% off of all of their excellent products. Click here to check out their product line and Black Friday pricing!

Many thanks to SWLing Post and Shortwave Radio Audio Archive contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following post: Midway Island Radio Terminal 1971 - digging up the past It was a brief military style" transmission on approximately 14.85 MHz shortwave, logged sometime during 1971. And I still had a recording of it! Recording: I wondered [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Istvan Biliczky, who shares the following announcement: COMING SOON! The TOP DX RADIOCLUB invites you to the annual TOP 10 DX OF THE YEAR contest. From 1 December 2023. All details can be found on our website: www.topdx-radioclub.com/top10dx.html Best of luck and outstanding DX receptions to everyone. Thanks for sharing, Istvan! [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following announcement from Radio Romania International: Personality of the Year 2023 on RRI Time for RRI's annual survey of its listeners and Internet and social media users to find out the 2023 Personality of the Year. RRI is again holding itsannual survey of its [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes: Thomas, I've been deep down the k-drama rabbit hole for months now and I'm trying to familiarise myself with the Korean language at the same time. I've just started a new series called Taxi Driver' and this radio cassette player popped up in the first [...]