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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Macon Dail, Transmitter Plant Supervisor at the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station in Greenville, North Carolina, who writes: Hi Thomas, Greenville has recently begun shortwave broadcast to Ukraine to support Cubans in that country. We are broadcasting four hours daily in Spanish with programming supplied by the OCB. We [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following story: How Taiwan breaches censors' barriers (VOA News) Breaking the barriers of censorship in China, Myanmar and North Korea is a daunting task, as these countries have built almost impenetrable firewalls against outside news and information. But Radio Taiwan International is successfully using [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bruce Fisher, who writes: Here's a radio from the 1953 French film (whose English title is) The Wages of Fear. Can anyone identify it?

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Butterfield, who writes: London Calling by The Clash Readers may be interested in the shortwave influence and story behind the creation of the song London Calling" written by Joe Strummer of the band The Clash from the 1979 double album of the same name. It is produced and [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who notes, Hausa appears to be missing in the Summer 2024 DW broadcast schedule." Click here to download the PDF. Thanks for the tip, Paul. It does appear they're no longer offering this language service. Perhaps someone can confirm?

Hi I'm FastRadioBurst 23 from the Imaginary Stations crew letting you know about this week's shows. The first broadcast is to Europe via Shortwave GoldonSunday 31st March 2024at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHzand then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz. This week we will bring you the worldwide sounds of Skybird Radio International. [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ralph Perry, who shares the following announcement: Big news here is that after five years of hard work, yesterday was publication day for DXer Ralph Perry's second novel, written under the pen name of Chet Nairene: PACIFIC ODYSSEY - The Curious Journey of Lew 2.0" follows Ralph's successful predecessor [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor,Giuseppe Morle, who shares the following antenna project: Dear Thomas and Friends of the SWLing Post, I'm Giuseppe Morle from Formia, central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. After the DICA prototype I created another one called DICA 2 The Revenge! This other minimal antenna works differently from the prototype. It is shorter, [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Perry Lusk, who writes: Guess what kids? Another radio sighting from the 1986 film Let's Get Harry! Lots of big names in this one including Mark Harmon, Robert Duvall, Gary Busey, and former founding member of the Eagles Glenn Frey. While on a covert rescue mission in Columbia, they [...]

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 Alan and Dennis Dura for the following tips: How a radio ship and 7 men shook up Britain in [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent Voice of Vietnam broadcast. Carlos' goal is to vividly illustrate the broadcaster's message in his own unique artistic style and is not a reflection of his own beliefs or those of theSWLing Post. His objective is for his [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel, who shares the following news from Spaceweather.com: A BIG CME IS COMING:This morning's X1-class solar flare hurled a bright CME toward Earth. NASAandNOAA modelsagree that the storm cloud should reach our planet by the early hours of March 25th. A direct hit could spark strongG3-class geomagnetic storms [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul, who writes: Hi Thomas, 20 Days in Mariupol" won this year's Oscar for Best Documentary. The movie is about the Russian siege to that city in the opening days of the Ukraine invasion, as recounted by a filmmaker located there. There is a segment of the movie about [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank SWL F14368, who is once again hosting a shortwave radio listening contest called SWL Contest 2024. This contest will be held from June - August 2024 and requires no registration. Please check out this webpage for rules and submission guidelines. Submissions and questions can be sent to: swlcontest@gmx.fr

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Lee, who shared the following comment in one of our Ocean Digital Wifi radio reviews. Lee writes: I love [Ocean Digital] radios and have been working on a Python API to interact easier with them. You can find my project over at https://github.com/duracell80/oceaneyes. I have been trying to add [...]

It's another week gone again and I'm FastRadioBurst 23 from the Imaginary Stations crew letting you know about this week's shows. The first broadcast is to Europe via Shortwave GoldonSunday 24th March 2024at1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHzand then at2100 UTCon3975 kHz. This time we turn the clocks back for a bit of time anomaly broadcasting with [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares this special dive into the world of radio both in and targeting the Korean peninsula. His report includes off-air recordings along with his own original artwork. Koreas' Radio War by Carlos Latuff, a special for the SWLing Post The war that [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, William (W8LV), who writes: Bob Heil's story, as told BY Bob Heil, is available as a podcast. Here, find real music and amateur radio history as told firsthand! Available here: Check out: 50 Years of Maximum Rock n' Roll: Thank you, William! As a sample, here's one of the [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike (VE3MKX), who shares the following photos by Ben (VE3ST) of the Stuart Hamfest 2024 held in Florida: Photo Gallery Click to view the entire photo album-> Thank you so much for taking and sharing these photos with us, Ben!

Hi all SWLing Post Community,FastRadioBurst 23 from the Imaginary Stations crew letting you know about our shortwave shows this week. The first is another very chilled, dreamy and sleep inducing programme (in the best way possible of course). It's called WZZZ 2 and is broadcast to Europe via Shortwave GoldonSunday 17th March 2024at1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following announcement via KBS: With the beginning of A24 season at 0100 UTC (1000 KST), March 31, 2024, KBS WORLD Radio English Service will broadcast at 1400-1600 UTC (2300-0100 KST) on 9785kHz instead of 9630kHz. We hope the new frequency and the adjustments will [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM When the Top 10 DX of the Year 2023 Contest results were posted by the Top DX Radioclub on January 24, 2024 - https://swling.com/blog/2024/01/results-top-10-dx-of-the-year-2023/ - I noticed that Eric Fetters-Walp had placed seventh overall and #1 in North America and #1 in the USA. I was curious how he had achieved [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor,Bill Mearawho writes: Thomas: SWLing Post readers might like this one. Ramakrishnan sent me the Smithsonian article. It is very nice, and helps answer - I think - the question about why so many old SW radio dials have Schenectady" on them. Steinmetz seems like a great guy. https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-wizard-of-schenectady-charles.html 73 Bill I [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Haluk Mesci, who writes: I recently bought a Braun T1000 in unbelievably good condition. And today I noticed a Facebook ad for a Braun T23, on sale here in Toronto. Judging from the photos, it is obvious that there is an Eton E1 - Grundig YB 500' kind of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who writes: Hi Thomas, Near my home, there's a small pond where shortwave reception is often very good... Receiver: XHDATA SIHUADON R-108 with single telescopic antenna (No external antenna) Recording with a smartphone placed close to the receiver, which explains the ambient noise, especially the wind noise [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard, who shares the following announcement from the RAC: Contribute to Eclipse Science and History: Research Propagation with Your Receiver! March 5, 2024 - The Case Amateur Radio Club W8EDU of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio is excited to invite Canadian Amateurs to participate in the upcoming [...]

Hi all SWLing Post Community,FastRadioBurst 23 from the Imaginary Stations crew letting you know about our shows this week. The first is a very chilled and dreamy WZZZ via Shortwave GoldonSunday 10th March 2024at1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHzand then at2100 UTCon3975 kHz. This is a horizontal themed show and there'll be lots of tunes to drop [...]

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 Paul Jamet, Bob Butterfield, and NT for the following tips: International symposium: Universite Toulouse Capitole, 14 and 15 November [...]

Bob Heil, K9EID, Silent Key (ARRL News) 03/01/2024 The man who defined the sound of live rock n' roll music and brought audio engineering principals into mainstream amateur radio use, Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID, has passed away at the age of 83. He was an ARRL Life Member and in the ARRL Maxim Society. A [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor,Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: The Model L87 Voice Recorder Reviewed by Bob Colegrove Introduction Whenever I read a radio product review, the author invariably says whether the device has a line-out port. This seems to say a lot about the importance attached to this feature by a great [...]

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 Alan andDavid Iurescia for the following tips: This Shortwave Station's Transmitter Site Sits Pretty in the Tropics (Radio World) [...]

The facility 40km northwest of Brasilia originally cost $15 Million USD to build and will turn 50 years old on March 11, 2024. It's home to several SW, AM and FM transmitters , including Radio Nacional de Amazonias on 6180 and 11780khz. The stations owner, Empresa Brasil de Comunicacao , a government owned agency plans [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and WWLG author, John Figliozzi, who shares the following review: A Review And Analysis Of The Choyong LC90 (Export Version) By John A. Figliozzi General To my knowledge, this is the first radio to combine AM Shortwave with Internet Radio. This makes it the first true full service" radio [...]

Hi all SWLing Post Community,FastRadioBurst 23 from Imaginary Stations crew letting you know about our shows this week. We present WSTL via Shortwave GoldonSunday 3rd March 2024at1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHzand then at2100 UTCon3975 kHz. If you love whistling you'll love WSTL. On Thursday 7th March via WRMI we have DJ Frederick going through his record [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who notes: The last broadcast of From the Isle of Music from WBCQ The Planet will be March 3 from 2200-2300 UTC on 7490 kHz. He mentions that there simply hasn't been the support from listeners in North America to continue broadcasting via WBCQ, thus listeners may [...]

Radio Nacional Brazil staff & reception of the Amazonias shortwave service in Alaska! by Paul Walker, Program Director Of KSKO 89.5 McGrath, Alaska I moved up to McGrath for 2 reasons, the job and DX'ing! Some people move here because they're outdoorsy types.. hunting, fishing or etc but not me. I knew from previous experience [...]

by Paul Walker, Program Director, KSKO 89.5 McGrath Alaska (not my radio, stock photo) Some have asked, so I thought I'd share. Everyones DX'ing goals and rules are different and that's what makes the hobby interesting......these are mine. If I logged everything, I'd have multi gigabytes of audio on a weekly basis that I'd never [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares this review of the new Stampfl Stressless receiver: The Stampfl Stressless" by Dan Robinson Stampfl based in Switzerland is well known as a manufacturer of excellent antennas, morse keys, and other equipment for amateur radio operators and SWLs. Now, Stampfl is offering what it calls [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alex, who writes: Thomas, I am Alex and a reader of SWLing for quite a while, particularly in terms of reviews and tests, very helpful and I appreciate your work. As a listener myself enjoying my Tecsun PL-680 among others, I have also created a website that looks like [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following article via NASA: NASA-Funded Science Projects Tuning In to Eclipse Radio' (NASA) On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For millions of people along the path of totality, where the Moon will completely cover the [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Cuff, who notes that the Eton Elite Executive shortwave portable is on sale via LifeHacker for $150. Click here to check it out!

Hi all SWLing Post Community,FastRadioBurst 23from Imaginary Stations crew letting you know about our shows this week. Via the services ofShortwave GoldonSunday 25th February 2024at1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHzand then at2100 UTCon3975 kHzwe have the many colours ofWRBW Where rainbows connect us all". Expect all the colours of the rainbow and a pantone swatch book of [...]

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 and NT for the following tips: When the BNR spoke" Polish (BNR) Radio Bulgaria is trying to [...]

[UPDATE: We've corrected the time of the test broadcast to Wednesday February 21, 2024.] Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adrian Korol, who shares the following announcement: LRA36 Test Transmission LRA 36 RADIO NACIONAL ARCANGEL SAN GABRIEL will carry out a test transmission on Wednesday, February 21 between 21:00 and 22:00 UTC on its 15476 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post and SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following guest post: The End of an Era by Dan Greenall Many of us can remember the many radio telephone stations that could be found outside the regular SWBC bands during the 1970's and 80's and even into the 1990's. They often [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, who writes: Amanda Dawn Christie's Book on the Radio Canada International Antennas Amanda Dawn Christie together with Thaddeus Holownia and Radio Canada International has authored a 96-page bilingual book titled Ghost Stations = Stations Fantomes" a catalogue of an exhibition in the Upper Gallery at 50 Sussex [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who shares a link to the following site curated by Bill McDavitt (KG4RRT) which is chock-full of QSL cards from across the globe. Click here to explore. Thanks for the tip, Paul!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Marty, who shares the following article from The Conversation: 100 years of radio in Africa: from propaganda to people's power (The Conversation) Radio isthrivingacrossAfrica. Exact figures are difficult to come by because audience research differs across countries. But studies estimate radio listenership to be between60% and 80%of the continent's1.4 [...]