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Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-24 (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-24 v3.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Vatican Radio's African News Panorama, in English. Earthquake, volcano eruption in Ethiopia, migrant boat shipwreck in the Mediterranean, people flee Mozambique due election unrest, Mauritius' central bank governor released on bail, China [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Troy Riedel, who shares the following news courtesy of the excellent SpaceWeather.com site: THE SUN IS FLARING AGAIN: Sunspot AR3947 is sizzling with activity. Since yesterday it has produced three X-class solar flares and multiple strong M-flares. NOAA's GOES-16 satellite recorded the extreme ultraviolet and X-ray flashes: Each flare [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Larry Thompson, who writes: I recently came across a photo of Billy Joel's office in Sag Harbor in an interview with Willy Geist. It looks like he has several shortwave radios or ham transceivers. Just wondering if anyone has a clue to his radio interests. Readers: please comment if [...]

A Radio is Cheap Entertainment Digressions of Bob Colegrove Radio is a cheap hobby. Consider the plight of concertgoers and sports fans. Today, the price of a ticket to a single event can easily equal or exceed the cost of a decent radio. Then, after the event, all you have left is a ticket stub [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following schedule via John at VORW Radio International: [...]I've included an updated radio broadcast schedule below - I have my main broadcasts (which are always new shows) as well as repeat airings throughout the week. Main Broadcasts: 4840 kHz at 2 AM Eastern every [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill's Melting Pot January Schedule From the Isle of Music: January's program will feature retro Cuban music from the 1950s and 1960s and will air as follows: (NEW) Friday, January 10: 3955 kHz at 2200 UTC Saturday, [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Giuseppe Morle, who shares the following guest post: Dear Thomas and Friends of SWLing Post, I am Giuseppe Morle from Formia, a town in central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. I have built a new Multiloop" antenna using a 40 cm diameter milk crate. The crate is very sturdy [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following news item via SwissInfo.ch: Swiss Broadcasting Corporation pulls plug on FM radio (SwissInfo.ch) The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) switched off outdated analogue FM transmitters at 11:59pm on New Year's Eve. Connections to around 850 ultra-shortwave transmitters throughout Switzerland have come to an end. [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Kyodo News Radiofax and notes: First 2025 morning edition of Kyodo News: Happy New Year. We wish all ships a safe voyage." Kyodo News is the only news agency in the world that sends news to Japanese ships via radiofax. Received in Porto [...]

Good Morning! It's January 1st, 2025, and I'd like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! As I mentioned on Patreon yesterday, in many ways, I'm happy to see 2024 in the rear-view mirror. It was a challenging year for our family, but even amidst the difficulties, there were countless moments of joy [...]

Hi to all SWLing Post community! FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what audio treats the Imaginary Stations crew have in store for you next week. On Saturday 4th January 2025 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and also on Sunday 5th January 2025 at 1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent KBS World Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Hey Thomas my friend, wish you, your family and the SWLing Post community a happy 2025. Full news bulletin of KBS World Radio (in Spanish), with focus on the tragic plane crash [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who notes that Radio 4 is having a special all-day New Year's program to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Shipping Forecast. Click here to check it out on Radio 4.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas Back in the 1970's, I used to enjoy hunting for utility" radio stations outside the regular SWBC bands. When I came across a copy of the Utility DXer's Handbook from 1971 recently on eBay, I couldn't resist purchasing it. I have since made [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares anillustrated radio listening report of a recent La Union (Paraguay) broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio La Union talk show (in Spanish). News about three men attacked by bees in Encarnacion, Paraguay, leaving one dead. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry Colgan of Texas Radio Shortwave, who writes: Hi - Here's our program schedule for the first three months of 2025. We're continuing to air monthly programs over Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany, featuring Texas musicians (except in January). We kick off the New Year with an hour of programming [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Alan, who shares the following announcement from the DRM Consortium: DRM SW transmissions from Germany after Christmas On 27 December, SE-TA 2, a private German shortwave radio station, will be on air with a 4-hour moderated music programme Musikalischer Fruhschoppen" from the Waldheim, Germany, transmitter. The frequency will be [...]

Hi to all SWLing Post community! FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew have up their sleeves for this festive weekend. We'd like to send holiday greetings to our listeners old and new. Thank you for your support, we couldn't do it without you. On Saturday December 28th 2024 at 1200 [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who once again has published an update to his excellent Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave schedule. Alan notes: Attached is version 4.0 of the Holiday Programmes on Shortwave 14 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025" PDF ready for you to upload to your SWLing.com site if you wish, and [...]

On Christmas Eve the Parker Solar Probe is going to enter the Sun's atmosphere for the first time to study Solar Wind. For radio hobbists of all ilks, this will hopefully help us understand more about the origins of Solar Wind, and thereby help us understand more fully the effects this has on radio signals [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Vatican Radio's news bulletin (in English). Part of Pope Francis' Christmas message. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Brian (WA1ZMS), who writes: What has now become an annual LF listening event, WI2XLQ (an FCC Experimental Callsign) will once again be QRV for a recreation of the alleged first voice transmission made by Reginald Fessenden in 1909. Transmission on 486kHz in full carrier AM will start at 22:00z [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who notes thatSAQ will be on the air on Christmas Eve Morning, Dec 24th 2024. Details can be found here: https://alexander.n.se/saq-to-air-on-christmas-eve-morning-dec-24th-2024/

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who once again has published an update to his excellent Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave schedule. Alan notes: Attached is version 3.0 of the Holiday Programmes on Shortwave 14 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025" PDF. Note that this edition contains a substantial number of additions over the previous [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry Colgan of Texas Radio Shortwave, who writes: Here's our December 25 program schedule featuring holiday music by Texas artists. The BIG NEWS is our 0300 UTC broadcast from Woofferton, UK, with 250 kW. Intended primarily for North American listeners, the high-power broadcast should provide good reception in other [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nacional broadcast that even includes an interview with Carlos! Carlos notes: Full news bulletin of Brazil s Radio Nacional, in Portuguese. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. * Including an interview with me! * Click here to [...]

Hi all SWLing Post folks, FastRadioBurst 23 here informing you what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the shortwaves this week. On Saturday December 21st 2024 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December 22nd 2024 at 1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and also at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via Shortwave [...]

This post is short and sweet. If you click here-Electrically Small Resonant Loop Antenna for Mediumwave Reception (PDF)-you can download a copy of Bob Colegrove's excellent paper on the Electrically Small Resonant Loop Antenna for Mediumwave Reception. He has actually built this antenna; it works; and he uses it often. Perhaps you might want to [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Michael, who writes: Radio Victoria Shortwave-Revival 2024 In the eighties for numerous shortwave listeners in German-speaking Europe this station was a part of their youth. For some it was even a small footprint on the path to private broadcasting in Germany. Radio Victoria, the independent shortwave music station", comes [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Buenos Aires broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio Buenos Aires (Argentina) news bulletin (in Spanish) about the advance of Franklin fire in Southern California, US. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,Don Moore-notedauthor, traveler, and DXer-for the latest installment of hisPhoto Album guest post series: Don Moore's Photo Album: Albania - Part Two Bunkers and Bugs Click here to read Part One: Finding Radio Tirana More of Don's traveling DX stories can be found in his book Tales of a Vagabond [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM It's funny how you can start out thinking about how to solve a problem, the whole process takes a turn, and you wind up with an unexpected but pleasing result. It all started innocently enough. Alan posted this - https://swling.com/blog/2024/11/bbc-rd-how-to-test-a-loop-antenna/ - and this statement appeared at the end of a BBC [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Alan Roe, who once again has published his excellent Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave schedule. Alan notes: Attached is version 2.0 of my Holiday Programmes on Shortwave 14 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025" PDF Many thanks and 73 Alan Roe Click here to download Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave 2024 Version 2.0 [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Buenos Aires broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio Buenos Aires (Argentina) news show (in Spanish): ...Burlon*, former Secretary of Tourism of Bariloche, current president of the Argentine Chamber of Student Tourism, was shot in Rio de Janeiro [...]

A Further Review Update on the Choyong LC90 By John Figliozzi, NASWA Journal Shortwave Center Editor Prepared December 12, 2024 Having previously reviewed the overall performance of the Choyong LC90 and then updated that review to include firmware upgrades the radio's manufacturer has implemented to address some initial problems or shortcomings, I now turn to [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bob Colegrove, who writes: Kudos to Don Moore for his excellently crafted article on Albanian radio. [...]Perhaps some might be interested to see a 1968 QSL from R. Tirana. Regards, Bob Colegrove Thank you for sharing this excellent Radio Tirana QSL card, Bob!

Last week, I had the pleasure of posting the latest installment of Don Moore's Photo Album" serieson the SWLing Post. Don has contributed numerous Photo Album travelogues over the past two years, offering readers a rich blend of history, culture, and radio-related adventures. This latest series focuses on Albania, with Part One posted last week [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors David Korchin and Pete Polanyk, who share the following documentary from the BBC World Service: Morse code: Ready to transmit The Documentary Podcast At the world Morse Code championships in Tunisia, competitors must battle to be the fastest and most accurate at sending and receiving Morse code. https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/https/vpid/p0k8y5rz.mp3 Click [...]

Good morning all SWLing Post folks, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know now, in this instance, what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the shortwaves this coming week. Firstly we have the debut of KNOW (our great new trailer is above) on Saturday December 14th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and repeated [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM It was this post by Alan - https://swling.com/blog/2024/11/bbc-rd-how-to-test-a-loop-antenna/ - that set me off. After downloading the BBC report on how to test a loop antenna, I noticed the following in it: Polarisation Illustrations of the antenna usually show it mounted upright; that is, with its axis parallel to the ground. This [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin (in English) about Bashar al-Assad's fall in Syria. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube. Bonus Kyodo's Breaking News radiofax: Assad regime collapses; Syrian [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Giuseppe Morle, who writes: Dear Thomas and Friends of the SWLing Post, I am Giuseppe Morle, IZ0GZW, writing to you from Formia, in central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Do you remember the DICA 2 antenna? It was a small, shortened antenna with three ferrite cores inside, capable of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Tom Ally, who writes: Found this on Gayle Van Horn's webpage and thought you might be interested: https://blacksmith-knoll.blogspot.com/2024/12/dear-esteemed-listeners-we-are-pleased.html ** Radio Blacksmith Knoll ** 6120kHz Dear Esteemed Listeners, We are pleased to announce our newest broadcast, scheduled to air on December 7, 2024. As atmospheric conditions tend to vary significantly [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-24 (version 1.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-24 v2.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nanduti broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio Nanduti news bulletin (in Spanish), President of Paraguay, Santiago Pena, comments on US State Dept. report on corruption in his country. Listened in Porto Alegre, in a GE 3-5470B. Click [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent KBS World Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Full news bulletin (in Spanish) of KBS World Radio on South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol martial law, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube. Bonus: Radiofax Kyodo News [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,Don Moore-notedauthor, traveler, and DXer-for the latest installment of hisPhoto Album guest post series: Don Moore's Photo Album: Albania - Part One Finding Radio Tirana More of Don's traveling DX stories can be found in his book Tales of a Vagabond DXer [SWLing Post affiliate link]. Don visited Albania in [...]

Good day all SWLing Post readers, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the airways this coming week. We've another WMMR, Mystery Mix Radio show on Saturday December 7th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December 8th 2024 at 1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHz [...]