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Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Colombia’s life-saving pop song (BBC Sounds) It is 2010 and Colombian Colonel Jose Espejo has a problem. Not only is the Farc increasing its kidnapping […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Istvan Biliczky, who shares the following announcement: COMING SOON! The TOP DX Radioclub invites you to the annual TOP 10 DX OF THE YEAR contest. From 1 December 2022, 00:00 UTC to 31 December 2022, 24:00 UTC. GOOD NEWS: Now you can get higher score! We’ve changed some of the rules […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Chan, who notes that the Sangean HDR-14 has been discounted to $67.99 for Cyber Monday at Amazon.com. We have to assume that the sale will end today. This is an excellent little AM/FM HD radio that I reviewed several years ago. Click here to read the review. Click here […]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Folks who are regular readers of my posts here have already figured out that I am a big fan of the CCrane Skywave SSB. It is easily the most versatile radio I own, receiving AM (medium wave), FM, shortwave, HF single sideband, NOAA weather stations with alert, and scannable civilian VHF […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don Moore–noted author, traveler, and DXer–for the following Photo Album guest post series: Don Moore’s Photo Album: Santa Bárbara, Honduras by Don Moore I first set foot in Latin America in January 1982 when I arrived in Tegucigalpa to begin three months of Peace Corps training. Three months later I moved to […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave (N9EWO), who notes that HRO’s 2022 Black Friday event includes an excellent deal on the new Yaesu FT-710 AESS for $1,049.95 after coupons and rebates. Click here to check it out at HRO.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent Voice of Korea 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 the SWLing Post. His objective is for […]

[Note: This info. is also posted on our sister site, QRPer.com.] I’ve been trying to avoid looking at sales this week because I don’t really need anything. That said, I’ve had a few pieces of gear on my mind that I’ve been wanting to review/evaluate and Black Friday has made a few of them more […]

Hi SWLing post community and bargain hunters everywhere, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know of The second episode of Shortwave Garage Sale from the Imaginary Stations crew. On Sunday 27th November 2022 from 2300 utc on 9395 kHz we will be opening the up and over door yet again to reveal the second part of our […]

(Source: SDRplay) SDRplay Special RSPdx holiday promotion At SDRplay, we recognise that times are very tough for a lot of people. In view of the economic pressures that people are facing, we want to lend a helping hand by offering the very popular RSPdx at a special low price for this holiday buying season. After […]

Here in the States, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving today. It’s my favorite holiday because it’s all about giving thanks and spending time with friends. family, and eating some amazing food. Another great thing about Thanksgiving is it also equates to a long extended weekend for many who have full-time careers. That includes, of course, shortwave radio pirates! Anytime […]

The Antique Wireless Association/Museum recently posted another excellent presentation on YouTube; this time taking a look at the history of British Broadcasting. Here’s the description followed by the video: Radio broadcasting in the UK followed a much different path than it did in the US, and there’s more to the story than the BBC. Tim […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent NHK World broadcast. Carols notes: News about the strong earthquake that hit Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, more than 200 people dead. Broadcasted by NHK World Japan radio in Indonesian via shortwave frequency of 13705 kHz, and listened in […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who shares the following: Dear Thomas and Friends of SWLing Post, This is Giuseppe Morlè from Formia, central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. I want to share with you this test with 4 old receivers with 3 different antennas: Yaesu FRG-7 AOR 3030 – MINI WHIP antenna on the […]

Radio Lavalamp “Your ethereal shortwave music station” returns to your radio receivers via the transmitters of Channel 292 this Saturday 26th November 2022 at 2300 UTC on 3955 kHz. The show will feature a mix of chilled out tunes and an eclectic selection for a Saturday night on shortwave. Tune in and enjoy! Fastradioburst23

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! AU2JCB Special Event Station (Nov 25 – Dec 13, 2022) Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Datta, who shares the following announcement: AU2JCB is a […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and friend, Bill Meara, from the amazing SolderSmoke podcast who shares the following post that originally appeared on the SolderSmoke Daily News: Watching Shortwave Broadcast Stations on the TinySA Spectrum Analyser by Bill Meara November 18, 2022 1244 UTC. I was using a TinySA spectrum analyzer to look at […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carlos notes: Announcement of the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by the DPRK, via KCBS Pyongyang, domestic radio service from DPRK, broadcasting in Korean, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, shortwave frequency of 11680 […]

Get it while you still can: The Luxemburg-Gorky effect by 13dka “In radiophysics, the Luxemburg-Gorky effect (named after Radio Luxemburg and the city of Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)) is a phenomenon of cross modulation between two radio waves, one of which is strong, passing through the same part of a medium, especially a conductive region of […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, William Pietschman, who shares the following schedule from Jeff White at WRMI: WRMI Legends (Ted Randall & Co.) is on: 5:00-6:00 pm Eastern Time daily on 9395 kHz 6:00-7:00 pm ET daily on 5950 kHz 6:00-11:00 pm ET daily on 9455 kHz 9:00-10:00 pm ET Saturday on 5850 kHz […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-22 (version 1) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-22 v1 (PDF) Thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have the latest […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sheldon Harvey–creator, co-host and co-producer of the International Radio Report–who shares the following announcement: Almost impossible for me to believe it, but Sunday’s upcoming edition of the International Radio Report on CKUT-FM in Montreal will be our 35th anniversary edition of the program. The first edition of the program […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carols notes: Listening in Porto Alegre, Brazil, news about an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea, via NHK World – Japan radio, broadcasting in Vietnamese, on shortwave frequency of 13705 kHz. Click here […]

Earlier this week, I learned that my friend Volodymyr (US7IGN) published his book War Diaries: A Radio Amateur in Kyiv on Amazon.com and I immediately purchased and read it. If you’d like to know what it’s been like for a radio listener and ham radio operator living day-to-day in Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine earlier […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carlos notes: News excerpt from Voice of Korea, broadcasting from Kujang, North Korea, 12015 kHz. North Korea raising the tone yet more against provocations by the US, South Korea and Japan. Click here to view […]

Hi SWLing post community and bargain hunters everywhere, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know of The Shortwave Garage Sale this weekend from the Imaginary Stations crew. On Sunday 20th November 2022 from 2300 utc on 9395 kHz we will be opening the up and over door to reveal the first part of our Garage and Psyche […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following video: Click here to view on YouTube. Dan, I’m not sure how you find these things, but wow! I know you had a lot of fun unboxing this NIB WJ 8711A! How amazing it is to turn on a radio like this that’s […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank, in Germany, who shares the following guest post and review of the Deshibo RD1860BT: Deshibo RD1860BT report Hello Thomas, Today I would like to report on a new portable world receiver. Unfortunately, new devices have not been found on the shelves of electronics retailers for a long time, […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Luciano M. (LU7EME), who writes: I think I have seen an Icom IC-705 transceiver in Episode 6, Season 4, of the TV series “Westworld.” The microphone is not quite the original, as the one shown in the episode has too many buttons and backlight…. The transceiver can be seen […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst who shares the following video from Practical Engineering on YouTube: Click here to view on YouTube. As I’ve mentioned in past articles, I believe taking some precautions against EMPs is important. While I feel that an intentional nuclear EMP is unlikely, our local star can cause even […]

(Source: BBC News via Jon Langley) Mystery of BBC radio’s first broadcasts revealed 100 years on The BBC is celebrating the centenary of its first official broadcast – a news bulletin that included a court report from the Old Bailey, details of London fog disruption, and billiards scores. It was broadcast by London station 2LO, […]

(Source: The Alexander association) SAQ scheduled to air on November 16th, 2022. To commemorate the UNESCO 50th anniversary, World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station has scheduled* SAQ to be on the air at 17:00 CET (16:00 UTC) on Wednesday, November 16th, 2022, to send out a peace message to the whole world, using the 200kW Alexanderson alternator from […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don Moore–noted author, traveler, and DXer–for the following guest post: Monitoring DSC with YADD By Don Moore (The following article was originally published in the April/May 2022 edition of the Great Lakes Monitor, bulletin of the Michigan Association of Radio Enthusiasts. An all-band listening club, MARE publishes a bi-monthly print bulletin […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Benn Kobb (AK4AV), who notes that the FCC has posted for public inspection two lobbying documents by DPA Mac, applicant for a new DRM HF broadcast station with 2 kW of transmitter output power. Benn notes: “Regardless of DPA’s claims that its broadcasts will be free of charge and […]

I recently learned from a few reports on Twitter that WTWW left shortwave for good on November 9, 2022 and will now only broadcast over the internet. I missed this announcement on the air and WTWW’s website doesn’t seem to reflect this information yet. The WTWW wikipedia page has already been updated, however, with WTWW’s […]

Hi SWLing post community and birdwatchers everywhere Fastradioburst23 here. Just to let you know if WRMI is on the air this Sunday (fingers crossed) after an encounter with yet another hurricame expect an additional programme of WREN. This week’s Imaginary Stations show on Sunday 13th November 2022 features our feathered friends again with lots of […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Identify that antenna by sight (Hackaday) It’s a skill that radio amateurs pick up over years but which it sometimes comes as a surprise to […]

Yesterday, I published a post listing several radios for sale. These are all portables I haven’t used in a while–I would like them to be in the hands of someone who could put them on the air. I have so many portables that many get overlooked because I’m just one guy. That, and I’m also […]

I’m in the process of re-arranging my small office/radio shack and building a dedicated fold-out workbench for all of my projects that require a bit of solder and tinkering. I need to downsize some of my radio collection to not only free up space but also re-fund the radio kitty. I literally have dozens and […]

I was recently searching for my review of the Tecsun H-501x on the SWLing Post to send to a reader when I realized I had not yet published it here! Let’s fix that… The following review of the Tecsun H-501x was originally published in the November 2021 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. Enjoy: A […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of news bulletin from Voice of Korea Radio, 12015 kHz, broadcasting in English from Kujang, North Korea, and listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, November 4, 2022, 21h (UTC). “Press Statement of Pak […]

Hi all SWLing post community, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know of our next episode of renaissance music radio across the shortwaves this weekend thanks to WRMI. This Sunday 6th November 2022 from 2300 utc on 9395 kHz there will be another transmission of WREN and in keeping with last week’s show they’ll be much more […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mangosman, who shares the following announcement from the DRM Consortium: Encompass Plans A One-off Broadcast From Uk To India On Nov 4th Encompass Digital Media will be running a one-off transmission from its site in Woofferton, UK, on Friday 4th of November. This electronic music broadcast will target the […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! New Book: QSL? (Do You Confirm Receipt of My Transmission?) (Standards Manual) A collection of over 150 “QSL cards”, QSL? chronicles a moment in time […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don Moore–noted author, traveler, and DXer–for the following guest post series: Don Moore’s Photo Album by Don Moore Introduction When I discovered DXing over fifty years ago I also discovered the world. Through my ears I traveled to other countries and explored other cultures. But DXing has also literally taken […]

If you’ve been reading the SWLing Post for long, you’ll know that I think the Icom IC-705 is a brilliant radio for shortwave, mediumwave and even FM DXing. I mention this in my IC-705 review. Indeed, I realize that I may even use the IC-705 as much as I use some of my excellent computer-connected […]

The new 2022 “Belka” (generation 3) general coverage receiver by 13dka Since its introduction in 2019, the super-tiny Belka (back then called “Belka DSP”) shortwave receiver sure gained an enthusiastic followership among SWLs and hams. The main reason for this is certainly the way how the Belka is incredibly small yet playing in a different […]

Good day to all SWLing post readers, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know of our next episode of Imaginary Stations via WRMI on shortwave this weekend. This Sunday 30th October 2022 on 9395 kHz from 2200 utc there will be another transmission of WREN, this time it’s music of a Renaissance style, so turn back the […]

I’ve been running the SWLing Post for fourteen years (!!!) and during that time I’d say that one of the top three questions I receive is a variation of “Which radio is better?” followed by a list of radio makes and models. Sometimes that question is easy to answer because the reader is new to […]

If, like me, you received your latest C.Crane catalog, you’ve no doubt noticed the new C.Crane CC Skywave SSB 2 on page 3. The CC Skywave SSB is one of my favorite all-time travel portables. I love it for its versatility, frequency coverage, and overall performance. Click here to read my review. Version 2 of […]