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by Jock Elliott, KB2GOM On the very helpful advice of 13dka, who noted that this should be optional - the grayline happens twice a day, with the morning grayline favoring westerly propagation paths and the evening grayline the east," participants in the challenge can now choose either the grey line in the morning as the [...]

Hi all SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 here bringing you news of this week's Imaginary Stations transmissions. Beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold on Sunday 15th October 2023 at 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 & 6160 kHz, we have the third episode of Skybird Radio International bringing you music and culture from all over the [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM You never know what you will encounter while simply tuning around" on the HF frequencies. Just a few days ago around 2 pm local time, I happened upon the Maritime Mobile Service Network. Net control was being swapped from one ham to another, and it soon became clear that the hams [...]

Many thanks to SWling Post contributor, Nick Hall-Patch, who shares the following announcement: How DXers can contribute to ionospheric research during the 14 October 2023 solar eclipse There will be an annular solar eclipse on 14 October, 2023 when, at totality, the size of the Moon's disk will appear slightly smaller than the size of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and supporter, Bob Raymond with DXtreme who shares the following product announcement: Product Announcement DXtreme Monitor Log 14TM DXtreme SoftwareTM has released a new version of its popular logging program for radio and TV monitoring enthusiasts: DXtreme Monitor Log 14. Its familiar, uncluttered, industry-standard Windows(R) interface lets listeners and [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Andrea Borgnino, Dennis Dura, ______ for the following tips: Eclipses do odd things to radio waves. An army of [...]

Let's have some fun for a couple of hours chasing MW DX along the grey line. Here are the rules: Frequency range is the medium wave band: 520-1710 kHz From one hour before Civil Twilight your local time on Saturday, October 14, to one hour after Civil Twilight at your location. Any radio with any [...]

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: Loja, Ecuador by Don Moore A few months ago I did a two-part feature on my favorite small Latin American city, Cuenca, Ecuador. This time let's journey to a nearby smaller city [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bruce, who writes: This appeared in Episode 4 of the 1st Season of Good Omens. No sign of a brand name on the front, unless it's in the lower left corner which is covered. It has a shortwave band. Does anyone recognize it? - Bruce If you recognize this [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who writes: I am not sure if you saw this in your email yet, but you can now pre-order the WRTH 2024 at https://wrth.info/preorder-wrth-2024/ During checkout, apply the code earlybirdto unlock a 5% discount. Remember: Shipping is free! Thanks for the tip, Tom!

Hi SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 here bringing you news of this week's Imaginary Stations broadcasts. On Sunday 8th October 2023 at 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 & 6160 kHz we have KPET beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold. This show will be a tribute to beloved pets everywhere from collie dogs, guinea pigs and [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: At about the 15 minute mark in the classic movie, Twelve O'Clock High, about B-17 bomber groups in England during WWII, this scene shows a commander and his assistant listening to Lord Haw Haw from Nazi Germany on a small console radio. Anyone recognize it? [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent NOAA forecast. Carlos writes: Recently I have been receiving NOAA's Pacific high seas forecast via 12579 kHz USB. According to the NOAA schedule these SITOR-B transmissions come from the USCG base in Guam (NRV). But I'm not sure [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Dennis Dura and Ulis (K3LU) for the following tips: Discovery Dish Pre-launch: A Lightweight Dish And Feed For L-band [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: Who can identify the classic Hallicrafters in the 1960s show Sky King? Thanks, Dan! Readers: if you know the answer, please comment!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Marty, who writes: Hi Thomas, Here's two interesting opportunities for hams and SWLers from NASA: Radio Jove and HamSci: https://www.popsci.com/science/radio-jove-solar-eclipse/ Link for required radio kit: https://radiojove.net/kit/order_form.html From the article: Radio JOVE hopes to improve our understanding of the ionosphere... if you're a ham radio operator, you can get involved [...]

Hi all of the SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 bringing you news of this week's Imaginary Stations broadcasts. On Sunday 1st October 2023 at 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 & 6160 kHz we have The Imaginary Stations Polka Party beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold. Get the tankard out and get ready for one exciting [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gerard Koopal, who notes that Radio Northern Europe International will be broadcasting from Woofferton today beaming to Europe. Here are details from the RNEI Twitter page: Woofferton confirmed: 3955kHz, 19:29:30UTC, 28th September! Europe beam ITS HF application's prediction of 3955kHz; we're feeling it's going to go further than [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM According to https://dx.qsl.net/propagation/greyline.html: (the image above comes from them) The grey line" is a band around the Earth that separates daylight from darkness. Propagation along the grey line is very efficient. One major reason for this is that the D layer, The grey line" is a band around the Earth that [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors David Iurescia, Paul, and Andrew for the following tips: Enigma Reloaded International Event (Enigma Reloaded) Click here to read [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM To paraphrase a line from John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Ask not what your station can do for you, ask what you can do for your station." Think of this as a reverse QSL program . . . but I get ahead of myself. I was perusing the news a while back, reading [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Martin Tobisch, who shares the following guest post and videos from his home in Malta: New AM Signal Coupler Many AM medium wave listeners are looking for solutions to improve the reception performance of their radios. After many attempts, which I don't want to entertain anyone with, a coupler [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM A software glitch at a power station, a tree branch rubbing against a transformer, a geophysical incident, a weather event, even a civil society misadventure . . . It doesn't take much for things to rapidly go to blazes. So what do you need when Really Bad Things happen? Back in [...]

Hi SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 bringing you news of this Sunday 24th September 2023 broadcasts. At 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 & 6160 kHz we have a link up with the hardest to catch radio station on the shortwaves, Radio Morania. Some very interesting content is promised. While at 2200 hrs UTC on 9395 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: In these screen grabs from Spy Ops, an Afghan military leader is shown using an ICOM HT as part of post 9/11 operations against Taliban forces. Thanks for sharing this, Dan! One can almost read the model number on the HT.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gerard Koopal, who shares the following announcement and schedule via Radio Romania International's English Language Service: Dear friends, Please find below the programme schedule for 2023-2024. You are invited to discover our new slots: Working in Romania - a segment devoted to the increasingly numerous foreign nationals working in [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Mangosman, Benn Kobb, and Mark Fahey for the following tips: CML Micro release the world's lowest-cost Digital Radio Mondiale [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carlos notes: Excerpt from the Spanish-language news broadcast by Voice of Korea (DPRK) on Kim Jong Un's historic visit to Russia. Broadcast on 13760 kHz shortwave and listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Zach R., who shares the following guest post: A review of the outdoor Planespotter antenna prototype When it comes to airband monitoring, the stock whip antennas that ship with desktop and portable scanners are not the greatest. They're fine if you're at an airport and only interested in communications [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-23 (version 6.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-23 v6 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]

Hi SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 bringing you news of this week's Imaginary Stations related broadcasts this Sunday 17th September 2023. At 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 & 6160 kHz we have DJ Frederick's Shortwave Music Library where he picks out some choice classics and rarities not usually aired heard over the wireless. Expect all [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors NT and Dennis Dura for the following tips: Poland's Railways Halted by a Simple Radio Hack (Gizmodo) he Polish [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank, who shares the following information about an SWL contest he is sponsoring in November 2023. Frank writes: Hello, Congratulation for your great web site. I you can you share this SWL contest on your web site ? https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/09/international-swl-contest-in-november.html Thank you 73 de Frank SWL F14368 Readers: Check out [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who notes that a new clandestine station called Yoruba Nation Radio has been broadcasting on shortwave since August 5, 2023. Here's one of their first announcements about the broadcasts: On the 5th of August 2023, YorubaNationShortwaveRadio will start broadcasting live. Share this page with Yoruba citizens both [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: From the 1965 classic In Harm's Way about the U.S. Navy after the Pearl Harbor attack. In this scene, Patricia Neal is listening to a Tokyo Rose broadcast, and speaking to John Wayne. Neal asks Wayne why can't they jam that broadcast?" Can anyone identify [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, for the following tips: What Happens to AM Radio After August Recess? (NRB) This fall could be [...]

On 2200 hrs UTC on Sunday 10th September 2023 on 9395 kHz via WRMI the Imaginary Stations crew bring you WS7S, a show in praise of the humble seven inch single. Expect to hear some gems, some light scratches and a little bit of off-centre pressing madness. And over on Shortwave Gold a couple of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Terry Colgan, who shares the following announcement and update to our previous post: TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE ON HIATUS AFTER THIS WEEKEND Due to unforeseen issues on our end, no TRSW shows will air this weekend, despite a previous announcement. We ceased all operations today. Thanks and 73. tc Terry [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan (NO2CW), who writes: I ran a test of weak signals RTL-SDR v4 against Airspy HF+ Discovery. Using sdr # and a few gain adjustments particular to each of the receivers. I ran the test at approximately 9 pm local time using the same W6LVP loop antenna from my [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Terry Colgan, who shares the following announcement: UPDATE: Programming canceled. Please read this announcement. TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE ON HIATUS AFTER THIS WEEKEND September 10 will be the final day of TRSW broadcasts for a while. We realize this is abrupt and apologize to listeners for the short notice. We [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Ron Chester and Dennis Dura for the following tips: Long wave radio fans mourn fading frequencies (BBC News) As [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adrian Korol, who shares the following press release from RAE and LRA 36 [note that this article has been machine-translated into English]: New Short Wave Transmitter for LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel Defense Minister Jorge Taiana, together with the Joint Antarctic Commander, Brigadier General Edgar Calandin, the [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent NOAA Weather Bulletin from the US Coast Guard: Carlos writes: NOAA bulletin (partial), US Coast Guard, Chesapeake, VA, 13089 kHz USB, high seas forecast and hurricane information. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to listen via YouTube.

Hi all in SWLing Post land, Fastradioburst23 letting you know about the Imaginary Stations shows this Sunday 3rd September 2023. The first transmission will be beamed to Europe via the services of Shortwave Gold in Germany at 2000 utc on 6160 kHz and it will be WTBR, tea and biscuits radio. Expect an assortment of [...]

Many thanks to SWling Post contributor, Nick Hall-Patch, who shares the following announcement: How DXers can contribute to ionospheric research during the 14 October 2023 solar eclipse There will be an annular solar eclipse on 14 October, 2023 when, at totality, the size of the Moon's disk will appear slightly smaller than the size of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Pete Jernakoff, who writes: Last evening around 10:45 pm local, I came across the pirate Mix Radio International broadcasting on 6950 kHz upper side band. Signal was absolutely huge at my QTH (northern Delaware) and the show was highly entertaining with dance and rap mixes of various pop songs [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Terry Colgan (N5RTC), who shares the September 2023 schedule for Texas Radio Shortwave. Click the link below to download the schedule: Click here to download the September 2023 schedule (PDF).

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes: Kyodo News is a Japanese news agency, the only one in the world that still transmits news via radiofax to Japanese vessels, on shortwave frequency of 16971 kHz USB. The international radiofax transmission standard is 120 lines per minute, but the Kyodo News standard is 60 [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Dennis Dura, Rick Murray, Uli Zehndbauer, and David Iurescia for the following tips: New Zealand government hands over new [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Pete Madtone, who shares the following recording of Cuban Numbers Station HM01 and notes: Hi Thomas, I was reading HF Underground earlier and a post on it mentioned that HM01 had gone a bit mad 10345 kHz is HM01 Cuban Lady with what sounds like a cuckoo clock. Well [...]