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Note: I originally published this post on QRPer.com, but I thought I'd cross-post it here since so many of you have been checking in on me post-Hurricane Helene. As an update, we're all doing fine here at SWLing Post HQ, and things are starting to normalize. It will be many months, or even years, before [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: This is a follow up to the SWLing Post article from last May informing about a frequency change at the Voice of Indonesia from 4750 to 4755 kHz. My long time friend Ken (VE3HLS) has been retired and living in northern Thailand for several years [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,Pavel Kraus, who shares the following guest post: Mediumwave Ferrite Antenna by Pavel Kraus This antenna for MW was made according to the instructions from Everyday Practical Electronics magazine, September 2000. The author of the Active Ferrite Loop Aerial construction project is Raymond Haigh. The antenna was only adjusted mechanically [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Meara who sharesthe following article from the excellent SolderSmoke Podcast blog: Monitoring Maritime Radio Messages with YADD This is really cool and very easy. Easy nerd thrills. On Friday, Steve VE7SL,put up a blog poston how we can relive the glories of our youth by monitoring HF long-distance maritime traffic. [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nacional FM broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio Nacional (Brazil) news bulletin (in Portuguese) about police and drug dealers shooting, storms that left people dead in Rio de Janeiro. Listened in Rio de Janeiro in a walkman [...]

Many thanks to Texas Radio Shortwave who shares the following master program schedule as a .txt file and .PDF file for their November and December 2024 broadcasts!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank SWL F14368, who notes that he has updated the rules for the SWL Contest 2025 and has posted information on his website: https://webkiwisdrswl.blogspot.com/2024/09/swl-contest-2025-rules.html Thank you for the update, Frank!

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nacional de Brasilia broadcast. Carlos notes: Excerpt from Radio Nacional (Brazil, AM 1130 kHz) news bulletin, in Portuguese, about President Lula's videoconference participation in the BRICS Summit, criticizing the war in Ukraine and Gaza strip. Listened on [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM It was Bob Colegrove's post - this one- that inspired me and set me on this path. Medium wave broadcast band DXing (MWBCB) has a certain fascination for me, but I am poor at it. Oh sure, I have read the advice: map the band at noon, then again at midnight, [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent VOK broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Voice of Korea's news bulletin (in Spanish): press statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK. Listened at Urca Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on [...]

Hi SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows bouncing off the ionosphere this week. This weekend we have another of those name that theme" shows of WMMR. Like the last WMMR show, it has a mystery theme running throughout and we ask our listeners to guess what that [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following announcement: B24 schedule as follows: From the Isle of Music, second Saturday of every month. From the Isle of Music, November 9, 2024 We will take a break from Cubadisco 2024 nominees to recognize the centenary of the founding of the iconic Cuban [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor,Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: What's Your Favorite Corner of the Dial? As asked by Bob Colegrove Let's suppose you've been listening to radio for a while. Consciously or not, you've probably favored a range of AM, SW, or FM frequencies. These are areas where you go to DX [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who writes: Hey Thomas , I am not sure if you got the pre-order email on October 16th , so I sent the link in this email: Click here to check it out. When I went to buy it the first time it said I could not [...]

No matter where you live in the world, everyone should have a battery-powered or self-powered (hand-crank) portable radio in their home. Recently, the pace of articles here on the SWLing Post has slowed down. That's because I live in Swannanoa, North Carolina-a town that was particularly hard-hit by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene, which brought unprecedented rainfall [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent VOK broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Voice of Korea's news bulletin (in Spanish) about block of roads and railways to ROK. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Kyodo News Radiofax transmission. Carlos notes: Part of today's Kyodo News Kaiun Suisan" radiofax: US, Philippines joint exercises."

Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday October 20th 2024 there's a new show called XRPT. We are not going to give much away about it but look forward to a non-linear journey into the creative process of the [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who shares the following news from Radio Romania International: Listeners' Day on Radio Romania International On November 3, 2024, the first Sunday after the celebration of the Romanian radio corporation, RRI invites you to be part of the Listeners' Day show. Radio Romania Interna?ional, 02.10.2024, 17:42 [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Voice of Korea's news bulletin. Part of press statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice-Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea regarding South Korean drones sent [...]

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 about hurricane Milton" victims in Florida. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

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 Bake Timmons and Bill Robins for the following tips: Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Murphy's Law: If anything can go wrong, it will. 1st corollary: Even if anything can't go wrong, it still will. 2nd corollary: It will go wrong in the worst possible place at the worst possible time. Most devastating corollary: Murphy was an optimist. It's tough to make [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast plus Radifax weather maps. Carlos notes: Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin about cat 5 hurricane Milton" approaching Florida. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube. Plus hurricane Milton" featured on [...]

Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday October 13th 2024 there's the return of The Shortwave Music Library with chief music librarian DJ Frederick behind the desk picking out some eclectic tunes from his record collection. Expect all sorts [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN/CRI broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin (in English) about hurricane Milton" approaching Florida. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Guest Review by Robert Gulley K4PKM The Radioddity QT80 is a very interesting addition to the Radioddity line of CB and Amateur radios. It cleverly walks a line between being a CB (channelized) radio, and a channelized/VFO capable amateur radio. You are likely to have heard of this radio already, as there are a number [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, who writes: On Oct 2 Seth Myers as part of his show (Late Night with Seth Myers) used this prop to listen to an imaginary Zombie apocalypse broadcast", complaining how heavy it was" when he lifted it on to his desk:

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio New Zealand broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of RNZ's news bulletin about bushfires in New Zealand. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morle (IZ0GZW), who writes: Dear Thomas, I am Giuseppe Morle, IZ0GZW, from Formia, located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian Sea. I hope everything is going well for you after the hurricane and that you and your loved ones are in good health. I'm sending you this latest [...]

Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing community, FastRadioBurst 23 here again with news of an extra transmisson this Sunday October 6th 2024. It's a rerun of the Skybird Radio International (Instrumental special) on Shortwave Gold at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz. It's all about the instrumental worldwide flavours so tune in [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis illustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of news bulletin of CGTN Radio (China Radio International) about hurricane Helene" destruction in Southeast US. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing community. FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday October 6th 2024 there's a return to the supermarket shelves with KMRT via the services of Shortwave Gold at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHzand then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent NHK broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of NHK news bulletin about assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike. Listened tonight at Prainha Beach, Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first time I [...]

Good Morning, Friends, As many of you know, the area where I live in western North Carolina was hit hard by catastrophic flooding and high winds, causing significant damage. I'm happy to report that my family is safe, and we are incredibly grateful for that. However, like many others, we've sustained substantial damage to our [...]

FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday 29th September 2024 there's an instrumental episode of Skybird Radio International via the services of Shortwave Gold at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHzand then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz. As with the last shows, they're of an [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent NHK broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of NHK news bulletin about heavy rains in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Listened via shortwave in Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

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 Markku Koskinen, David Goren, Troy Riedel, and David Iurescia for the following tips: No matter what happens in the [...]

Ergonomics and Radio Buttons By Bob Colegrove Am I being too picky? Are the buttons on some newer portable radios hard to press? I've read many reviews and watched as many videos, but haven't encountered many complaints about this. Perhaps it's an age-related affliction. The most succinct description of the problem was expressed in the [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, who writes: I just rediscovered this 9 year old video. It may be old news to you, I'm not sure. An Icom display photobombs this Japanese music video, which up to that point I found, well, amusing on a number of levels. LADYBABY Nippon manju Music Clip [...]

by Dan Robinson We have seen so many great receivers and other equipment appear in movies, it's surprising that this one may have slipped by our Radios in Movies radar. In Apocalypse Now, the classic 1979 epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is briefed in a hotel [...]

by Dan Robinson The explosions/detonations of HT radios targeting the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon continue to make headlines, with latest reports digging into the origins of the units and containing reaction from ICOM. This story is one of those rare occasions when the radio manufacturing industry is thrust into the spotlight. Reuters reported that: [...]

FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of what the Imaginary Stations crew are up to. This Sunday coming on 22nd September 2024 there's another episode of Skybird Radio International via the services of Shortwave Gold. The show which features an across the board selection from around this musical globe of ours will be broadcast at 0900/1300 [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent CGTN/CRI broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin about typhoon Bebinca approaching China. Listened via shortwave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank SWL (F14368), who writes: I've written three articles about the next contest project in January 2025, a list of our sponsors for 2024, and a list of listeners who worked this contest 2024. Check them out here: https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/ Frank also shared the following banner for the 2025 contest:

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent NHK broadcast. Carlos notes: Sounds like old news...but it's not! Part of NHK news bulletin about typhoon nr. 14 approaching Japan. Listened via shortwave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to Dan Greenall, one of our dedicatedShortwave Radio Audio Archive contributors, who shares the following guest post: Clear channel BCB stations - My Introduction to the world of DXing by Dan Greenall Sometime in the mid 1960's, I acquired a Japanese made AM only transistor radio similar to the one pictured. I was [...]

If you happen to be in or near Asheville, North Carolina area this Saturday, I would encourage you to check out the Asheville Radio Museum's Vintage Radio Market this weekend at AB Tech Community College. Click here for full details and photos. I've been a member of this wonderful museum for many years and volunteer [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tracy Wood, who writes: Thomas / SWLing: You might be hearing Yanoma" or Yanomamo" spoken on the HF bands. Here's cinematic proof. A movie has just been released about the Yanomami people's struggles against cattle farmers and gold miners invading their tribal lands in Brazil and Venezuela. The film [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shareshis radio log art of a recent Voice of Vietnam broadcast. Carlos notes: Excerpt from the news bulletin of the Voice of Vietnam" radio on Typhoon Yagi, September 11, 2024. Click here to view on YouTube. (Original in Spanish and translation for English follows) ...En [...]