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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tim Brockett, who writes: Thomas, Attached is the latest 2022 schedule for Texas Radio Shortwave. These folks have GREAT QSL cards too! The designs change frequently and each is personalized. Thanks, Tim Brockett Click here to download the full schedule as a PDF. Thanks so much for the tip, […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, for the following guest post: How VOA’s Communications World Started by Dan Robinson NOTE: This exclusive is being published simultaneously with the North American Shortwave Association (NASWA) journal in its March 2022 edition. Voice of America recently observed its 80th birthday. Readers may recall that in the mid-1980’s into the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Zack Schindler, who shares the following stories all focused on US broadcasters receiving pressure from the NAB and their communities to halt broadcasts of Russian state-sponsored media like Russia Today and Sputnik: NAB Calls On Broadcasters To Cease Russian Programming (Radio and Television Business Report) It says it is […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank, who writes: Thomas, I have asked for and received help from your members a couple of times during the last year. I am sending this to you in an effort to “give something back” to your members. I managed to stupidly break the built-in whip antenna on my […]

Predictions for Solar Cycle 25. Blue is the “official” prediction of a weak cycle. Red is a new prediction based on the Termination Event. Feb. 26, 2022: Something big just happened on the sun. Solar physicists Scott McIntosh (NCAR) and Bob Leamon (U. Maryland-Baltimore County) call it “The Termination Event.” “Old Solar Cycle 24 has […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who shares the Scented Garden flyer above announcing broadcasts on Sunday, March 9th and 16th, 2022 at 1700 UTC on 3955 kHz (Channel 292). I’m under the impression this station may be a tribute to John Peel’s Perfumed Garden show on the pirate Radio London. Brilliant! Thanks for the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Snyder, who shares this presentation outlining the history of WLW for the National VOA Museum of Broadcasting YouTube channel. Video description: Behind the scenes pictures from the efforts of Powel Crosley, Jr. creating the famous WLW Radio Station, including the largest USA AM broadcast transmitter at 500,000 watts. […]

Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who share the following news item from the New York Times. I’ve included an excerpt below, but the full article article can be found on the NY Times website. You may need a NY Times account to read this article if you’re not a paid subscriber; […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Chris, who shares the following report from The Guardian: BBC website ‘blocked’ in Russia as shortwave radio brought back to cover Ukraine war (The Guardian) Website reportedly available at only 17% of normal levels in Russia, hours after broadcaster revives radio technology to reach Ukraine and parts of Russia […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following notice from ORF Austria: Please note that ORF – Austria makes two new transmissions in German towards Ukraine as follows: 1100-1200 UTC 13730 kHz and 1700-1730 UTC 5940 kHz The 17H00 UTC transmission lasts 25 minutes from Monday to Thursday. On Friday it […]

BBC World Service to Ukraine (Source: The BBC World Service via Twitter) You can listen for updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on BBC World Service live online http://bbcworldservice.com And the map shows our shortwave radio reach in #Ukraine 15735 kHz 16:00 – 18:00 GMT +2 5875 kHz 22:00 – 00:00 GMT +2 Czech Radio adds […]

From the Isle of Music, March 6-12, 2022: This week we enjoy two brand new Cuban dance music albums, Evolution 6.5 by Elito Revé y su Charangón, and Mucho by Giraldo Piloto and Klimax. Remember that Channel 292 is having a special FTIOM & UBMP Marathon 0700-2300 UTC on 6070 kHz March 8 The broadcasts […]

There’s a reason why Russia disabled Kyiv’s TV tower with two missiles on the morning of March 1, 2022. As Ukraine’s Defense minister was quoted in The Guardian: “Moscow aims to cut off communications to ‘break the resistance of the people’.” One of the first things an invader tries to shut down is a country’s […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a link to this Sony ICF-6000W he found on eBay: The seller notes that the condition is “near mint” and the radio works perfectly both electronically and mechanically. I absolutely love the design of this radio. When this was being produced (assuming sometime in the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art, this time along with shortwave recordings taking a look at the Russian invasion of Ukraine. China Radio International and the Voice of America: Carlos notes: Excerpts from news bulletins of Voice of America (USA) and China Radio International about the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank, who writes: Hi Thomas, Last week I acquired a HanRongDa HRD-747. Really astonishing – a good receiving mini portable with wide range and many features. Therefore the manual is very important especially because there are only a few knobs to manage all functions. In my opinion the paper […]

Farewell To Europe Special Marathon Channel 292, 6070 kHz March 8, 0800-2400 CET (0700-2300 UTC) From “Uncle Bill” Tilford, producer and host of From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot: Personal financial circumstances beyond my control recently made it necessary for me to discontinue broadcasts of my programs from stations in Europe, […]

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, Dirk Rijmenants, who shares the following update: Dear cryptography enthusiasts, The Cipher Machines and Cryptology website moved to a new location! Since you visited our website, contacted me, read about cryptography, downloaded the various simulators or participated in some the challenges, I would like to inform you that the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Andrea Borgnino (@aborgnino), who notes: On shortwave, the BBC is adding 2 shortwave broadcasts to Ukraine on 5875 kHz from 8/10 UTC and on 15735 kHz from 2/4 UTC. On medium wave, NEXUS- of Milan in Italy on 1323 kHz and proposes broadcasting for Eastern countries from 7/11 p.m. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Vlad (US7IGN), who notes: The good news is that [Ukraine] state radio has resumed broadcasting on 549 kHz. Thank you Vlad and wishing you the best.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following news from WRMI: WRMI Resumes Broadcasts of Radio Ukraine International Due to the increased interest in the current situation in Ukraine, WRMI has resumed its relays of the daily English language broadcast of Radio Ukraine International, the official overseas service of Ukrainian Radio. […]

WBCQ’S new Radio Angela Service on 4790 kHz, which has been propagation testing during February, will begin its regular broadcast schedule on March 1 world date (February 28 US date) using the nightly hours of 10pm Eastern US time to Midnight Eastern US time (currently 0300-0500 UTC, the UTC will change with daylight savings time). […]

From the Isle of Music, February 28-March 5, 2022: This week will be our final regular episode on Channel 292, which will give us a Farewell to Europe marathon on March 8. (More about that next week.) We will feature the epic third album by Los Van Van. The broadcasts take place: 1. For the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, who shares the following note he also posted to Glenn Hauser’s io group: As we know, Radio Ukraine International, a.k.a. Ukrainian Radio, is no longer on SW except perhaps for a one-hour German-language relay from a low-power transmitter in Germany. It is also on satellite but that […]

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, Joshuah, who writes: Dear Thomas, I recently dedicated some funding to rebuilding my shortwave listening station. I had paid attention to new amplifiers and became aware of some review data by an engineer at SDRPlay comparing amplifier performance that suggests the Cross Country Wireless amplifier, at a cost of […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who shares the flier above and notes that CTRN will return for a 7th broadcast on February 27, 2022 at 23:00 UTC via WRMI on 9395 kHz.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nick Hall-Patch, who shares the following announcement: The International Radio Club’s Reprints collection of 900+ articles about antennas, radio propagation, receivers, accessories, plus items of general interest to MW DXers, continues to grow. We’ve published an update to the index, at https://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/reprints/irca-reprint-index.pdf , so that everyone can get […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: A bit more about NOAA Weather Radio By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a fan, an advocate, an evangelist for NOAA Weather Radio (NWR). Why? Because, quite simply, if you live in the United States, it is one of the very […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Eric (WD8RIF), who notes that the 28th episode of TX Factor was recently released. Here’s the show summary: Episode 28 It’s been over a year since our last episode was released so we’re trying to make up for lost time by releasing show number 28 almost eight years after our first show back […]

Many thanks to Teak Publishing who shares the following press release: The 2021 Milcom Files – TSM Edition – Now Available on Amazon Recent world events continue to draw many radio listeners into their radio shacks to tune in on the action using their shortwave radios. software-defined radios, and programmable VHF/UHF scanners. In many cases […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jesus Leal, who writes: Greetings Thomas, I would like to ask you a question… Could someone from the SWLing Post Community… tell me where I can fix 1 Eton E1 Radio… that I bought in Spain in 2009… and 2 years ago the Display screen turned off… and nothing […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John (KC8RZM), who writes: Hi Thomas, [The following] is a fascinating little documentary I found on YouTube. A secret bunker hidden inside Gibralter’s rock with a self-contained transmitter and self-generating power source (a bicycle frame). The radio details start at the 11 minute mark: Just thought some SWL […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: Calculate Station Distances Using Excel By Bob Colegrove Introduction On occasion, I’ve wanted to know just how far away a station was from my home. I’ve never been much of a contester, but I know distance can play a part in the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares yet another example of his radio log art, this time for China Radio International. Carlos notes: China Radio International, 11885 kHz, Xianyang, China. Ukraine crisis, interview with managing editor of “China Report Magazine”. UK’s role, US intelligence reports, Germany interests, etc. Listened in Porto Alegre, […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark, who writes: Thomas, The morning (EST) edition of BBC Newshour on Wednesday presented a five-minute report on the jamming of Russian shortwave mystery station UVB-76 (The Buzzer) with music and digital imagery. Newshour – Uncertainty over Russian ‘de-escalation’ near Ukraine – BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172xv5lss6rtdm Report begins at 37:26 […]

WBCQ 4790 kHz (Radio Angela) runs its final week of propagation tests February 20-26 US local date (February 21-27 world date) as follows: 0300-0500 UTC February 20-21 world date (10pm-12pm EST US date) 0200-0400 UTC February 22-27 world date (9pm-11pm EST US date) Programs used in the testing are Behavior Night, Marion’s Attic, From the […]

From the Isle of Music, February 20-26, 2022: This week we have a Cuban dance party. Note that our broadcasts from Bulgaria have discontinued. The broadcasts take place: 1. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). If […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kim Elliott, who shares the following news from the Brightleaf Amateur Radio Club: VOA 80th Anniversary Special Event To honor this 80 year commitment, three stations have been invited by VOA to be “special event stations” in the amateur radio bands with the call signs of W3V (VOA in Washington […]

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, Fastradioburst23, who shares the WSTL flyer above announcing a second broadcast on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 2300 UTC on 9395 kHz (WRMI). Thanks for the tip!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares yet another example of his radio log art, this time for Okinawa Fishery Radio. Carlos notes: Okinawa Fishery Radio Station, Okinawa, #Japan, 8761 kHz (USB), broadcasting weather reports and navigation alerts to Japanese fishing boats. Heard in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Feb 9, 2022, 08h59 (UTC). […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Al Hearn, who writes: Given the emerging situation in the Ukraine, I would appreciate any tips and suggestions that you might offer directly or on your blog as to what we might find interesting in terms of SWL — related broadcast stations, pirate stations, unencrypted government stations, ham nets, […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Loyd Van Horn at DX Central who shares the following announcement: Another great week of DX and another productive one for us at DX Central and for many DXers, according to the logs! We spent the week diving back into another graveyard frequency (1490) and the results speak for themselves! As a reminder, […]

The following message is from “Uncle Bill” Tilford, producer and host of From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot: I began From The Isle of Music six years ago and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot five years ago, starting small on WBCQ and eventually expanding to Europe and beyond with Channel 292 for […]

Today is UNESCO World Radio Day and this year the theme of trust highlights the importance of radio as an accessible form of information. Below are some of the many projects celebrating World Radio Day: Cities and Memory: Shortwave Transmissions As mentioned in a previous post, we at the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive are truly honored to […]

We at the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive are truly honored to have been a resource for this incredible and diverse sound project organized by Cities and Memory. We encourage you to explore the creative work from over 120 artists and composers. A great many of these remarkable dynamic works draw on a wide array of […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: When the lights go out: The Essential Listening Post – Part II By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM What’s the most valuable commodity in an emergency? Information. Without information, it is very difficult to make decisions of what actions you should – or shouldn’t – take. […]