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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following guest post and asks, Wonder who can add to this list?: A Look Back - DXing between 1610 and 1700 kHz by Dan Greenall 1. The Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla West Indies 1610 kHz (1985 QSL) 2. NDB stations (non-directional beacons) transmitted call letters [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening reports, all covering the ongoing Los Angeles Wildfires. Part of Vatican Radio's news bulletin (in Portuguese), listened in Porto Alegre: In a telegram to the Archbishop of Los Angeles, in the United States of America, Dom Jose Gomez, Pope [...]

Don Moore's Photo Album: Chota, Peru by Don Moore More of Don's traveling DX stories can be found in his book Tales of a Vagabond DXer. For DXers of Latin American stations, the period from about 1978-1998 was the golden age of DXing Peru. Those years saw an explosion of shortwave broadcasting from small towns, [...]

by Dan Robinson This article appearing in the Washington Business Journal reports that President Joe Biden signed legislation that orders the sale of the Wilbur Cohen Building at 330 Independence Avenue, which has been headquarters to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (ex-Broadcasting Board of Governors) and Voice of America for many decades. Relocation of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares two articles of interest: Radio Prague's New 2025 QSL Card Series Radio Romania International's Personality of the Year 2024

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Steve Allen (KZ4TN), who shares the following guest post: SDR Signal Enhancer by Steve Allen I came across this HF Signal Enhancer for SDR on the RTL-SDR.com website. It was designed and built by Peter Parker, VK3YE from Melbourne, Australia. Below is the link to the video of the [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent broadcast of African News Panorama via Vatican Radio. Carlos notes: Vatican Radio's African News Panorama, in English. Angola parliament debates on banning the sale of alcoholic beverages in some places, African Union's Extraordinary Summit on Agriculture in Uganda, [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following February 2025 schedule for Texas Radio Shortwave:

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. Ivory Coast's Alassane Outtara would like to continue serving his country as president, Mozambique opposition leaders Venancio Minolane returns from self-exile, Ghana's new president names finance [...]

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. The US has accused the Sudanese Rapid Response Forces of genocide, African-Americans in Ghana, Somalia talks with Egypt over the new African Union's peacekeeping mission. Listened [...]

Many thanks to Chenzhi with Choyong radio who shares the following update: Hello Thomas, I hope everything is going well with you. I'm writing to you today as I want to let you know that the LC90 has just released its 4.7 firmware version. Based on user feedback so far, there haven't been any unexpected [...]

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. John Mahama sworn in as president of Ghana, Guinea's capital lockdown due protests against military junta, explosive detonated in schools and kidnappings in Nigeria, arrest order [...]

Hi to all SWLing Post community! FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew are up to this week. On Saturday 11th January 2025 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and also on Sunday 12th January 2025 at 1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via Shortwave Gold we [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares anillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Vatican Radio's African Service (in English). Archbishop of Bamenda (Cameroon), Andrew Nkea, and the gratitude to God for surviving 25 years of a civil war. Listened in Porto [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following item via RTI: Radio Taiwan International launches new book Shortwave Era' Radio Taiwan International (Rti) launched a new book Shortwave Era: From the Cold War to Democracy, From Intelligence Broadcasting to the Voice of Peace, Let the World Hear Taiwan's Voice last month. [...]

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 [...]