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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Goren, who shares a link to this PDF which is a primer on soldering…in comic book form! Thing is, this primer is brilliantly illustrated and all of the soldering techniques are truly textbook. No wonder, though: the amazing Mitch Altman provided the “Soldering Wisdom.” (You might recall my […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who writes: Dear Thomas and Friends, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW) here from Formia, central Italy. This my latest video is about everything I have done to protect and transport my Icom IC-705. I bought an aluminum case, light and very resistant with everything one needs inside to be able to […]

From Bill Tilford, curator of WBCQ’s Radio Angela program block: Effective immediately, WBCQ’s Radio Angela block of programs is moving from 4790 kHz to 5130 kHz. The actual schedule is not changing, only the frequency. This will get the broadcasts away from the existing CODAR and other major interference issues while hopefully maintaining a similar […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kostas (SV3ORA), for sharing the following guest post which originally appeared on his radio website: Collins 51S-1 band scope using a Heathkit SB-620 by Kostas (SV3ORA) The purpose of this project, is to connect a Collins 51S-1 receiver with a Heathkit SB-620 “scanalyzer”, so as to give the 51S-1 band scope capability. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: It’s about time . . . and beacons By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Shortwave time stations can be incredibly useful for shortwave listeners, not just for checking the time, but also for finding out what’s going on with radio signal propagation. What makes these stations […]

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! Holme Moss transmitter (BBC Archives) A look at how the BBC’s third television transmitter in West Yorkshire was built. These original masts broadcast to the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ulis (K3LU), who notes that today is the annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test. Click here to download a PDF document with all details including frequencies, schedule, and QSL info. Thanks for the tip, Ulis!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who shares the following article and video originally posted on his blog: SDR-Control for iCOM IC-R8600 (and bhi DSP demo) The new SDR-Control app that lets you use certain iCOM radios as remote controlled SDR stations for Macbook or iPad does not yet (May 2022 now) officially support my iCOM […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who notes that he has only a few details about what appears to be a last minute DX test of WBOB in Jacksonville, Florida. According to Paul’s source, WBOB on 600 kHz will be running 50 kilowatts from midnight to 3:00 AM local (04:00-07:00 UTC) on Saturday, […]

Hi all, this is Fastradioburst23 calling the SWLing Post community to let you know of the return of Free Radio Skybird with their Spring 2022 broadcast on shortwave this weekend. This Sunday 15th May 2022 Free Radio Skybird is being beamed out of the WRMI transmitter from Miami on 9395 kHz at 1800 EST/2200 UTC. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who shares the following guest post: Report from Ponza Island: May 6-9, 2022 by Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW) Ciao Thomas and Friends at the SWLing Post! This is the summary of 3 days of testing of my Icom IC-705 just purchased and immediately taken to Ponza Island, my […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who shares the following article and video originally posted on his blog: I got the little BH5HDE QRP portable QRP loop, assembled it and could not wait to try it out even though it was during that day and signals were sparse and weak. This new loop performs […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gayle Van Horn (W4GVH), who shares the following announcement: 18th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2022) Now Available Familiar players and familiar places. Familiar fears pushed by familiar voices. The world has held its breath during the Russian invasion of Ukraine as images of the human suffering […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who notes that he has posted an updated review of the ATS-25 Si4732 receiver with the 4.0 firmware revision. Click here to check out his review!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, William Lee, who shares this story from CTV which focuses on the resurgence of interest in shortwave radio following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This item features our good friend, John Figliozzi; author of the Worldwide Listening Guide: How shortwave radio is resurfacing as a tool in Ukraine (CTV) […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: Getting grounded – at last! By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Readers’ comments are among the best things about writing for the SWLing.com blog. When a reader responds to a post and leaves a comment, it does three things. First, it lets the author know that […]

W9IMS Special Event No. 1: The 2022 Certificate Chase Begins By Brian D. Smith, W9IND A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, as the proverb goes, and the road to a 2022 W9IMS Checkered Flag Award begins with a single QSO – or a single SWL reception. W9IMS will stage special event […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Arun Kumar Narasimhan, who writes: Dear Friends and fellow Dxers, I am Arun Kumar Narasimhan, the Producer and Presenter of DXERS DIARY programme in KTWR. An update about the programme, the 5-minute programme is broadcast every Sunday from 10.26 hrs UTC in 15200 khz DRM Mode. I provide QSL […]

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! DRM Is Part of the BBC World Service Story (Radio World) The iconic broadcaster has been supportive of the standard for over 20 years The […]

Hi SWLing Post community, this is Fastradioburst23 calling to let you know of another opportunity to dive into the KBIN. Our next bargain transmission of quality recycled radio is on Sunday 8th May 2022 at 1800 EST/2200 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI. Expect some great value for money as usual with free sample packs […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Butterfield, who shares the following guest post: Review of the Electronic Specialty Products – Model DD-103 Universal Digital Dial by Bob Butterfield I recently brought out of storage my Yaesu FRG-7 Communications Receiver to use “in the shack” once again. I have always regarded the FRG-7 as a […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who shares the following: Dear Thomas, I wanted to share my new purchase with all SWLing Post friends: the Icom IC-705. It is truly a great portable QRP transceiver and a great receiver for broadcast listening. In this video, shot on my balcony at home, is the first […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adrian Korol, who shares the following announcement from LRA 36:This year the radio team is all female–the host, producer and technicians are all women: Romina Zabalza, Mariela Churquina, Claudia Albarracín, and María Eugenia Rodríguez. LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Conjunta Esperanza (Antarctic) Season 2022. FIRST 2022 TRANSMISSION: […]

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! Ukraine war: Russian strike on Kyiv kills reporter Vira Hyrych (BBC News) A journalist working for Radio Liberty in Ukraine was killed in Russian rocket […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: The Satellit 800, the Tecsun PL-880, and two indoor antennas – an afternoon of experimentation By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM A search for “shortwave listening antennas” on the internet landed me on the page for the Par EndFedz® EF-SWL receive antenna, which is a 45-foot […]

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! Study recommends revival of AMARC Africa (Red Tech) HARARE, Zimbabwe — The unavailability of critical information about community radio in Africa has led the University […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Loyd Van Horn at DX Central who writes: Wanted to share this with you…..our final DX Central Live stream for season 2 will coincide with the upcoming WCGA-GA DX Test coming Saturday night/Sunday morning. You should have a GREAT shot at hearing this one….would love to have you join us for the […]

Hi SWLing Post community, this is Fastradioburst23 again and just letting you know of another episode of KBIN this coming weekend via WRMI. Each week it seems the KBIN gets reloaded. Will you skip into the skip with us and see what we can recover? It’s at 1800 EST/2022 UTC on Sunday 1st May 2022 […]

Hello shortwave listeners! I don’t post here very often but I just wanted to get the word out about a new broadcast I’ll be regularly doing for listeners in Europe, Central Asia and perhaps even East Asia. Beginning Friday the 29th of April, 2022 and continuing every Friday – this radio program will be heard […]

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! The fascinating story of the first overseas broadcasts BNR (Radio Bulgaria) In 1936 BNR, then under the name of Radio Sofia, started broadcasting on short […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Matt Blaze, for the following guest post: 2022 rooftop receiver shootout by Matt Blaze I realized it’s been long past time for me to do another head-to-head receiver comparison “shootout”, where you can compare the audio from multiple radios receiving the same signal at the same time. Long time readers of […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Wlodek, who writes: I just saw the news [below] that the antennas of the transmitter that broadcast Russian propaganda Vesti FM and Radio Russia on 1413 kHz, 999 kHz and 621 kHz were destroyed. Ministry of the Interior of the Pridnestrovan Moldovan Republic April 26, 2022 In the early […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frans Goddijn, who shares the following note and video originally posted on his blog: Mr Grahn of https://www.grahn-spezialantennen.de/ had to stop working for a couple of months (medical reasons) but now he is back and I was able to get one of his highly sensitive Very Low Frequency modules to […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: World War II Radio Letters: a real-life shortwave story – Part II By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM That so many people have been moved by Part I has been heartwarming. Since writing it, there have been further developments. Tecsun Radio Australia asked (and was granted) […]

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! In border radio’s early days, psychics and mystics ruled the airwaves (Mexico News Daily) Charlatans originally built powerful ‘border blaster’ stations to evade scrutiny by […]

Firstly, a big hi to all of the SWLing Post community, this is Fastradioburst23 and I’m just letting you know of our new transmission called KBIN this coming weekend via WRMI. It’s at 1800 EST/2022 UTC on Sunday 24th April 2022 on 9395 kHz and it’ll be a bargain bin bonanza of a broadcast. We’ve […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jerome van der Linden, who shares a link to the following article in Radio World announcing the new feature-length documentary Vertical Freedom: Spotlight on Broadcast Tower Climbers in New Documentary (Radio World) “Vertical Freedom” takes viewers to new heights NATE, in collaboration with Storybuilt Media, has created a feature-length […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Barraclough, who shares the following partially in response to Sam’s search for the Radio Prague’s Forward Left interval signal: In 1965 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia Radio Prague offered their listeners a free copy of a 45rpm record they’d produced. There […]

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! Many thanks to Eric Jon Magnuson for the following tips: How the Capital Tuned in to Hyper-Local Radio (Standard.co.uk) The capital’s local radio scene […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a link to this recent listing of an NIB (New In Box) Zenith Trans-Oceanic Royal 7000Y R-7000-1 that fetched $3.050 on eBay. Dan believes this may be a record price for this model. Admittedly, it’s not often you see a Trans-Oceanic in this pristine condition: […]

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: Voice of Korea, 15245 kHz, broadcasting in English, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, April 17, 2022, 21h08 (UTC). Part of news bulletin: Kim Jong-un observes new missile test. Click here to view […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: A real-life shortwave story By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM On July 25, 1943, a Royal Canadian Air Force Wellington bomber took off from England to fly a mission over Nazi-held territory in Europe. It never returned to base. On board was an American Lieutenant, tailgunner […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Hyun Woo P., who writes: I’m interested in SWLing and I have collected some station QSLs and confirmation (RFA, VOA, NHK, RTI, and time stations such as BPM, and HLA). I would like to know of other stations that I can listen to and send reception reports. Please let […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Andrea Borgnino, who notes on Twitter that there’s a new “uncensored” shortwave program targeting Russia. Andrea links to this crowdfunding site which describes the initiative and asks for support: We are going to broadcast an uncensored program in Russian for people in Russia. The technical possibilities have already been […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, DJ Frederick, who shares the following announcement: I just want to report that a new broadcast from Free Radio Skybird will be heard this Sunday (April 17, 2022) at 2200 UTC via WRMI 9395 kHz – playing mostly “oldies”. Thank you for the tip!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sam Ward, who writes: I am looking for a nice studio version of the old Radio Prague Forward Left interval signal that they used during their communist days. I just like that interval signal very much, and I’d really love to have a nice clean copy of that famous […]

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! Meet the 68-year-old ‘bad-boy nerd’ behind this North Side pirate radio station (WBEZ) If you’re driving through the greater Ravenswood area and tune your […]

Very recently, Bob Purse reached out to me through the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive. Bob is the owner and curator of the excellent Inches Per Second audio archive and blog. Bob’s archive is all about sharing what essentially amounts to lost and found sound: reel to reel recordings he’s discovered at thrift stores, estate sales, […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-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 A-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, Frans Goddijn, who writes: “Last week I purchased the MFJ-1026 ‘noise canceling signal enhancer’ and I posted two blogs with video about it. Initially the device seemed as useless as it is good looking but then I found a configuration where the device is not only pleasant to have […]