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Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who share the following news from the DRM Consortium: Brazil prepares for domestic DRM transmissions to Amazonia (DRM Consortium) DRM broadcasts from a locally produced transmitter will be originated for the first time in Latin America, as Brazil will officially start digital (DRM) shortwave transmissions through […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who shares a link to this eBay Buy It Now auction for a new in sealed box Yaesu FRG-100. Dave notes, “The seller does not disclose the serial number so no way of telling if this is a later B version or not.” In addition, of […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers. To that end: Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who notes that Grahn Spezialantennen is currently closed due to the fact that Mr. Grahn is undergoing extended medical treatment. Dan received this message from Christine Grahn who did not indicate if/when the business might re-open. We certainly wish him all of the best in recovery. Click […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: In recent years, a number of records have been set for QSL cards from former shortwave stations around the world. The latest example shows that there is still strong collector demand for one of the rarest stations on the air from Africa, Comoros Islands. In […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares one more example of his radio log art, this time for a Voice of Korea broadcast in Spanish. Here’s Carlos’ clip of the Voice of Korea which accompanies the log art at the top of this post: Carlos has been posting his shortwave logs on his […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron who shares the following news via the Southgate ARC: FCC signals FM CB will be permitted on 27 MHz 63 years after the introduction of Class D 27 MHz AM CB Radio the FCC has agreed to permit FM to be used From FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order […]

A quick PSA from SWLing Post HQ… Many of our modern receivers, transceivers, and SDRs allow us to perform firmware updates in order to upgrade product functionality and even fix known bugs. I try to keep the latest firmware on all of my radios. With that said, always go to the original manufacturer or authorized […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jack Dully, who shares the following video of a crew replacing a TV station antenna on top of a 1,500 foot tower. Fair warning: if you’re afraid of heights this might make you weak in the knees! Click here to view on YouTube.

From the Isle of Music, October 3-9 This week present a special tribute to the recently-departed Adalberto Álvarez with recordings from various phases of his career. 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who shares the KDUB flyer above announcing their broadcasts on October 8th and 15th, 2021, at 1800 UTC on 6070 kHz via Channel 292. Mark your listening calendar!

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers. To that end: Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, 13dka, who shares the following guest post: Revisiting the Belka’s “pseudo-sync detector”: A sync detector crash course! by 13dka “It’s usually hard to assess whether or not a sync detector helped with a particular dip in the signal or not, unless you have 2 samples of the same radio to record their […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul, who writes: This may be a good discussion question on your great blog. Basically, I am curious to learn where and how do people store their various radios – I think it’s safe to say that many of us have more than 5 or 10. Do you use […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Robert, who writes: Thomas – Check out this NOS Barlow Wadley XCR-30 on eBay. I have never seen one of these in this condition!! Photos Listing Description Offered is a MINT condition, brand new Barlow-Wadley XCR-30 Mark 2 receiver manufactured in 1974. This particular unit is in the original box, […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, for the following guest post and review: Two Chinese Clones: A Look at Noise Levels Arriving recently here in the radio shack, were a Chinese clone under the name of “Fire Brothers” and another under the name HFDY. I thought it would be constructive to note the key differences between […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: Confessions of a horizontal DXer and some initial impressions of the Tecsun PL-880 by Jock Elliott Back in the day when I wrote for Passport To World Band Radio, one of my favorite things to do, while my better half drifted off to […]

Special Broadcast: México le canta a las Américas (Mexico Sings To the Americas) Date/Time: Tuesday, September 28th, 0300-0400 UTC** **Monday, September 27 2200-2300 Mexico City Time / CDT WRMI 5800 kHz In honor of the 200th anniversary of the end of the Mexican War of Independence, a special hour of Mexican music hosted by Luis […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sam Alcom (KB3DFJ), who shares the following guest post: Genealogy and radio meet by Sam Alcom (KB3DFJ) Who knew two of my hobbies – genealogy and radio – would joyfully collide in such an unexpected way? My grandfather died in the 1950s when I was just a few months […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, for the following update to his previous post regard the DSP-2 and HFDY Malahit SDRs: Malahit and HFDY Updates by Dan Robinson HFDY CLONE: As noted by a reader in comments, the Chinese-made HFDY leaves out a large portion of the military AIR band, with no coverage from 250MHz to […]

I’m absolutely chuffed to announce that the excellent Cities and Memory sound project has partnered with the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive for an all-new take on the soundscape of cities, and YOU are invited to be part of it. From Cities and Memory: Open call – remix and reimagine the world of shortwave radio Shortwave […]

From the Isle of Music, September 26-October 2: This week we reprise our episode featuring Manolito Simonet, producer/participant in the album Al son del caballero by the Alianza Musical de Cuba. This tribute to Adalberto Álvarez won a Grand Prize, the Producer’s Prize, and one of the Popular Dance Music prizes in Cubadisco this year. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, for the following guest post: Malahit 2 versus Chinese Clone: Taking the Gloves Off New DDC (Direct Digital Conversion) Version in Development by Dan Robinson It’s been a few weeks since my last commentary on the Malahit/Malachite, which as of this writing remains at the DSP-2 level, though there are continuing […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers. To that end: Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark, who recently shared the following comments in response to Dan Robinson’s excellent Malahit DSP-2 review series. Mark writes: I’ve been playing with my new Malachit for a week now and I am very impressed. It’s got a superb receiver and last night I was pulling in several South […]

Many thanks to Jon Hudson with SDRplay who shares the following information about the latest release of SDRuno on the SDRplay blog: Try out the new features in SDRuno V1.41 released today SDRuno V1.41 was fully released today. It includes the much requested full scheduler facility which allows you to set up numerous recording events […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dean Bianco, who writes: I have purchased another C Crane SSB Skywave brand-new from an on-line retailer called KM4MPF Sales On-Line Store out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. [I paid a] discounted price of $149.99 vs the $169.99 price charged by C Crane direct. […] I feel not enough listeners would […]

If interested, I’ve now published both parts of my Anatomy of a Field Radio Kit series over on QRPer.com. This series was originally featured in the June and July 2021 issues of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. Here are links to both articles: Anatomy of a Field Radio Kit Part 1: Basic components and advantages of […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who shares the flyer above for CTRN’s broadcasts on September 19th & 26th, 2021, at 2300 UTC on 9395 kHz (WRMI).

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers. To that end: Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Andy (G0FTD), who writes: Thomas Not sure if you’ve come across this, but earlier when I was cleaning my Tecsun PL660 and took the main tuning knob off the spindle, I discovered what looked like 4 holes of a hidden connector behind it ! I just did a quick […]

From the Isle of Music, September 19-25: This week we reprise our episode featuring Gaston Joya and Fusión de Almas, one of the Grand Prize winners of Cubadisco this year. 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with […]

Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post readers who’ve informed me that their Reciva-based WiFi radios may be on their last legs. I’ve gotten a number of messages from WiFi radio owners who note that when they try to tune to a WiFi radio station, their radio now displays the following message: “Reciva Gateway […]

I’ve been going through some old paperwork recently and discovered this map of the antenna farm at Radio Canada International’s former Sackville, NB, transmitting site (click to enlarge): I was given this printout by one of the staff members at Sackville when I visited there in the summer of 2012–only a few months before they […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers. To that end: Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting […]

Yesterday afternoon, I spent a few hours sorting through old radio books and magazines. I discovered this issue of Monitoring Times from September 1993: It was the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks yesterday so this cover image, and especially the feature headlines, caught my attention. Of course, this feature referenced February 26, 1993, […]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11; a day where we honor all of those who were lost, their families/friends, and all of those who who served during and after the attacks. This morning, I’ve been listening to a number of off-air shortwave radio recordings made on September 11 and 12, 2001. Many thanks to […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul, who writes: Radioshack.com has a promo code, “LABORDAY”, which takes $40 off $80 and expires Sept. 30. This makes the Eton executive shortwave radios (and other brands such as Sangean) quite a bit cheaper, with free shipping, if folks are interested. Click here to browse radios at Radioshack.com. […]

Special Broadcast: México le canta a las Américas (Mexico Sings To the Americas) Date/Time: Tuesday, September 28th, 0300-0400 UTC** **Monday, September 27 2200-2300 Mexico City Time / CDT WRMI 5800 kHz In honor of the 200th anniversary of the end of the Mexican War of Independence, a special hour of Mexican music hosted by Luis […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who shares the following: Dear Thomas my friend, I built another Tferrite, (TFERRITE 2), for medium waves–this time also with the shortwave option. A single variable capacitor, 800 pf, and a primary winding on the 2 ferrites of about 46 turns, a secondary winding of 3 […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, DJ Frederick, who writes: Just a quick note to let you and SWLing readers know that Radio Thrift Shop will be broadcast this Sunday at 23:00 UTC via WRMI 9395 kHz. Radio Thrift Shop is my long-standing (two decades & counting) show for LPFM stations. Thanks DJ Frederick Fantastic! […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following: I belong to a FaceBook group “The Broadcasting Club” and [recently] there was posted a link to a YouTube video of a 70 year old 1951 US Army film called “The Independent Radio Station WMCA”. It’s worth a view to show what the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following: I bought a small analog radio and I’ve been listening with it. On September 4, around 17h48 UTC, I heard a strange signal on the band of 13 kHz, since it’s not a digital dial, I don’t know precisely the frequency but maybe […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: Perhaps the ultimate radio nerd story . . . by Jock Elliott (KB2GOM) Perhaps I am the only guy on planet earth with a “kinda” interest in DXing NOAA weather radio, but there you have it, and this led me down […]

From the Isle of Music, September 12-18: This week we our guest is Ernesto Oliva, whose album Mi Aldea was nominated in four Cubadisco categories this year. Lovers of modern concert music will especially enjoy this episode. 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following information about a free online lecture hosted by the The Institute of Engineering and Technology. This presentation will take place tomorrow (September 8, 2021 staring at 19:00 BST/18:00 UTC). You must register online to attend this lecture. Here are the details from the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mangosman, who shares the following off-air recording via the KiwiSDR network and notes: Attached is a diagram showing the path and the receiver data, the end of a one hour daily broadcast is in the other file. They switched the transmitter back to AM before the end of the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ted Ostrowski, who writes: Hey Thomas Thought your SWListeners might enjoy this bit of Canadiana. It’s a bit dated and cheesy, but radio buffs may enjoy it. I did. Ted CBQM This feature-length documentary pays tribute to CBQM, the radio station that operates out of Fort McPherson, a small […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Rogers, for the following guest post: “Lost Radio” by Bill Rogers When I was ten years old I lost my first wristwatch and my first radio. I think I have been trying to get them back ever since. It was all part of a rather catastrophic family vacation […]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers. To that end: Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting […]