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The Bulgarian DX blog posted the the following item: GREECE Possible end of an ERT Voice of Greece transmitting on shortwave 9420 kHz via Avlis. The ERT CEO Giorgos Gambritsos, has signed a decree to close down the shortwave transmitting facility at Avlis from March 31, 2022. The news release by ERT is leaving the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-21 (version 4) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan notes that this is the final update for the B-21 season. Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-21 v4 final (PDF) Thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! Note that this dedicated page […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following: Just heard a trail for this BBC World Service Radio programme to be broadcast at 12h00 UTC this coming Saturday, 12 February 2022. Here is the background of the programme: For World Radio Day 2022, we tune in to some more small radio […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who shares the WSTL flyer above announcing a broadcast on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 2300 UTC on 9395 kHz (WRMI). Looks like the kettle’s on at WRMI! Thank you for the tip!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sam Alcorn, who writes: A query: Many of the embassies in Washington, D.C., have impressive-looking antenna systems. Pictured (above) is the array atop the Romanian Embassy on 23rd St. NW. It looks well maintained and I’ve been wondering if they, and others, are operational – especially in this Internet […]

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 […]

From the Isle of Music, February 13-19, 2022: This week we honor World Radio Day and St. Valentine’s Day with music from the 1999 Bridge To Havana concert featuring prominent musicians from the US and Cuba. The broadcasts take place: 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: Control of Electromagnetic Radiation (CONELRAD) As recalled by Bob Colegrove In his comment on my recent posting, Tinkering with History, Mario noted the dial on the featured radio, the General Electric P755A, sported two small triangles, one between 6 and 7, and […]

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, Pavel Kraus, who shares the following guest post: Eton E1 – fault in stereo reception I recently became the owner of an Eton E1 receiver, which I obtained on eBay from the USA. The receiver is great, everything worked, error-free display. The only problem was that even FM and strong […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Roseanna, with Radio Northern Europe International who shares the following announcement: Radio Northern Europe International Show #26 Announcement! Hei alle sammen, RNEI #26 will be our two year anniversary .. it’s crazy to think that it’s already been two years since the first episode of RNEI back in February 2020! I’ve […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes: Hey Thomas, check this radio set I just bought. Portable, MW only, working with 4 AA batteries. It’s working perfectly. This piece was made in Japan, I don’t know the year, but the curious thing is the Arabic name on it. Maybe a model directed […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: Tinkering with History By Bob Colegrove One of the attractive aspects of radio as a hobby is that it has so many specialties to channel our time. Just for the sake of classification, I would group these into two categories, listening […]

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 […]

That’s not a typo, in addition to its flagship frequency 7490 kHz, WBCQ will be running staggered propagation tests of 4790 kHz during February for a new entertainment program block sponsored by Angela and Allan Weiner and curated by Uncle Bill Tilford. When the regular schedule begins in March, it will be 2 hours per […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè, who writes: Dear Thomas, I’m Giuseppe Morlè iz0gzw from central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea, Formia. I am sending you this umpteenth project of mine built with poor materials…it is a test bench, loops / capacitors to find the best tuning. The frame is a shoe rack […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post Contributor, David Day (N1DAY), who shares the video presentation below, offering even more insight into his most recent guest post on the topic of crystal radio DXing. David has also posted this presentation on his website and notes that he’s happy to share the presentation slides without copyright. David notes: […]

From the Isle of Music, February 6-12, 2022: This week we enjoy descargas (jam sessions) from the great Cachao. The broadcasts take place: 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 on SpaceLine, 9400 […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ed, who shares the following news from Spaceweather.com: GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: A coronal mass ejection (CME) is heading for Earth. Estimated time of arrival: Feb. 2nd. This movie from SOHO shows the halo CME leaving the sun: It was hurled into space during the early hours of Jan. 30th […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Denis, who writes: Dear Thomas, Following the article about the ZOE QSL card a few years ago, I came across another QSL at an Australian auction house. I bought it. Still waiting for it. I enclose the picture of the lot I obtained. Names have been erased. As Dan […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, for sharing the following story: Crowd Science: How does my radio work? How is a small budget pocket radio able to recreate all the atmosphere and sounds of a football match? CrowdScience listener Andy wants to know about the science enabling his radio listening, so presenter CrowdScience […]

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 and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares two shortwave reception illustrations and recordings of The Voice of Korea: VOK: January 28, 2022 at 22:17 UTC Carlos notes: Voice of Korea, 9650 kHz, broadcasting in Spanish from Kujang, North Korea. From the news bulletin, the North Korean government announces two […]

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, Alan Lurie, who writes: Hey, I’ve known your site for quite a while, ever since someone gave me Sony’s last portable world band radio, the ICF-SW7600 many years ago. Was wondering if maybe you or someone else who peruses your blog would recognize this set in the background of […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Pavel Kraus, who shares the following guest post: Raspberry and internet radio by Pavel Kraus Raspberry and Volumio I recently read an article about a Raspberry microcomputer here and I would like to introduce you to an idea that is easy to implement, not too expensive and does not require […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who shares the following guest post: VOA Information Pack 1983 by Mark Hirst Introduction A recent guest post on this blog by Jock Elliott asked the question, ‘Why Listen to Shortwave?’ The comment I left at the time was my interest in how nations view themselves, and how 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 […]

That’s not a typo, in addition to its flagship frequency 7490 kHz, WBCQ will be running staggered propagation tests of 4790 kHz during February for a new entertainment program block sponsored by Angela and Allan Weiner and curated by Uncle Bill Tilford. When the regular schedule begins in March, it will be 2 hours per […]

From the Isle of Music, January 30-February 5, 2022: This week our guest is Cuban jazz trumpeter and composer Diego Hedez, who helps us present his new album Distante. The broadcasts take place: 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia […]

From SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel: I’d like to thank the SWLing Post Nation for their input re: my EMI/RFI issue (see: this previous post). It’s been a long 4-months and I’d like to share the results and outcome of my situation. I will pick up where the last post ended and if anyone needs […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Uli (DK5ZU), who shares the following guest post: SWL with a Reuter Pocket and the Icom IC-705 by Uli (DK5ZU) Some time ago I asked how the IC-705 performs on longwave and I got some great feedback. Thanks a lot again. Since the HAM bug bit me again, I […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Day (N1DAY), for sharing the following guest post: Crystal Radios – Construction, Listening, and Contesting By David Day – N1DAY The date was November 2, 1920 and the world was about to change forever when radio station KDKA out of Pittsburgh PA made its first broadcast of election […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Loyd Van Horn at DX Central who shares the following announcement: Another great week in the MW Frequency Challenge, and you all continue to pour the logs in! Our live streams on Saturday nights have been so much fun getting to interact and hear about what you heard in the previous week. If […]

I’m pleased to report that John Figliozzi’s latest Worldwide Listening Guide (10th Edition) is finally on Amazon.com! Click here to check it out on Amazon.com (note: SWLing Post affiliate link). Click here to read about the latest WWLG!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: With still days to go before auction end, this Sony PRO-80 receiver is already above $700 U.S. This is new in unopened box, which explains the sharp price rise. The PRO-80 was one of Sony’s technology showcase receivers, designed in the walkie talkie format. The […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Erdle, who shares the following: Hi Thomas, I thought that you SWLing visitors might enjoy this presentation from the Antique Wireless Association: The US Navy’s On-The-Roof Gang – Pioneers of Radio Intelligence: Video description: Author Matt Zullo is a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer who has […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, William Lee, who shares the following video from the BBC: The radio station bringing worried Tongans together (BBC News) The volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami in Tonga cut communication between the island kingdom and the rest of the world. A community broadcaster in suburban Brisbane is bringing information and […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel, who notes that Eton has now placed a splash page image of the new Elite Satellit (above) on their home page. There is no further information yet and the splash page simply links to their current production shortwave models. It does, however, show that Eton is committed […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who shares the Radio Clarion flyer above announcing a broadcast on Sunday, January 23rd and 30th, 2022 at 1200 UTC on 9670 kHz via Channel 292. Make sure to mark your listening calendar!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, who shares a link to the following video from the new series The Book of Boba Fett. Note that the quality of this video is rather poor, no doubt to keep it from being pulled off of YouTube for copyright violation: Click here to view on YouTube. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Grayhat, who writes: With the sponsorship of UNESCO, two “on air” events will take place February and April, 2022. The events will be the UNESCO World Radio Day and the International Marconi Day 2022 World Radio Day 12 to 13 February 2022 from 00:00 UTC of 12 Feb to […]

From the Isle of Music, January 23-29 2022: This week we enjoy the music of Cimafunk. The broadcasts take place: 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 on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Sofia, […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares two shortwave reception illustrations and recordings of The Voice of Korea: VOK: January 15, 2022 Carlos notes: Voice of Korea, 11910 kHz, broadcasting in English from Kujang, North Korea. Final part of the news bulletin, January 14, 2022 saw the launch of another […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Loyd Van Horn at DX Central who shares the following announcement: Another great week of loggings in our MW Frequency Challenge is in the rear view mirror, with week 8/1460 kHz closing out last night during our DX Central Live! livestream. We now turn our attention to a new frequency for week […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following guest post: WINNING HEARTS, MINDS AND…SOULS! Catechizing via shortwave. by Carlos Latuff, special for The SWLing Post During the Vietnam War (1955-1975), the expression “hearts and minds” became popular and referred to the US government’s strategy to gain allies among […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rolf, who writes: Hello Thomas, I have a Abbree AR-F8 portable. It had a small problem: the volume would not get to zero, so you hear still hear noise if the volume knob was on low/zero. I opened the radio and found a solution. There was a 100R resistor […]

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 flier above and notes that CTRN will return for a 6th broadcast on January 17, 2022 (yes, the flyer has the incorrect year) at 00:00 UTC via WRMI on 9395 kHz.

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 […]