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by Thomas on (#6ZPJ3)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following guest post: Europe on shortwave in the 1970's by Dan Greenall During the golden years of shortwave listening, many European countries had an international shortwave service and broadcast programs to North America (where I live) in English. As a result, these stations were [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZPEE)
Speaking from Prague at the latest HFCC (High Frequency Coordination Conference), Jeff White-chairman of the HFCC and founder of Radio Miami International-shares why shortwave broadcasting still matters now more than ever. He reflects on decades of shortwave listening, recalls how Radio Prague hooked him in as a kid, and shares the practical work the HFCC [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZPEF)
The Guardian is reporting that more than 500 full-time employees at Voice of America and other U.S. government-funded broadcasters will soon be laid off. The U.S. Agency for Global Media announced that 532 federal positions are being cut, part of a larger restructuring effort that's already stirred up legal challenges and concerns about leadership changes [...]
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by Robert Gulley on (#6ZP02)
(This Review was originally published in The Spectrum Monitor in the April 2025 issue, and is used by the kind permission of Ken Reitz) The Choyong LC90 is, to my knowledge, the first of its kind: a portable Wi-Fi/4G/E-SIM FM/LW/MW/ SW/SSB radio. Or, to put it in simpler terms, a radio that can connect to [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZMN0)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors David Iurescia and Richard Cuff for sharing the following article from the Voice of Nigeria which reports that the Nigerian government has officially begun restoring shortwave transmission for the Voice of Nigeria (VON). The project focuses on bringing the 250 kW TX2 transmitter at the Lugbe station in Abuja [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZMC3)
Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-25 (version 4.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-25 v4.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]
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by Fastradioburst23 on (#6ZKFN)
Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of hours of shortwave shows coming your way this week. We've a special edition of SURF 7 on Saturday 30th August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 31st August 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZJ53)
Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music, September 2025 September's program will be the fourth of several episodes featuring the best of Cubadisco 2025, Cuba's most important discographic awards. This is the best of the best of Cuba's new releases (and recordings from Cubans elsewhere) and [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZHSC)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Amy Barry for sharing this tip. WNYC's On the Media recently aired an episode titled The Power of Shortwave Radio-and What Gets Lost with Voice of America? Reporter Katie Thornton explores shortwave's historic role in connecting the world, its continuing importance where the internet cannot reach, and the implications [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZG52)
by Dan Greenall Back in the early 1970's, a wide variety of Mexican stations could be heard on shortwave as evidenced by the loggings columns in the SPEEDX club's monthly bulletins. Examples from this time period can be found here: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Speedx.htm As well, the late Dr. Richard E. Wood wrote about what was available to [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZF8F)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Giuseppe Morle, who writes: Dear Thomas, I'm Giuseppe Morle, IZ0GZW, from Formia, in central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. I'd like to show you my antenna board for shortwave and mediumwave listening with portable receivers like the Tecsun PL-660. The board has two distinct circuits: A small-diameter loop with [...]
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by Robert Gulley on (#6ZEQC)
Robert K4PKM Raddy has come out with what I call a miniature wonder - a feature-rich radio that really does fit in the palm of your hand! The Raddy RF750Plus is a very small radio. It measures roughly 2"x3"x1-1/2" without either antenna extended/attached. In fact, one of the reasons I agreed to review yet [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZEBG)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Markku Koskinen, who shares the following tip from Guelph Today: Hammond Museum of Radio reopens after two years After a two-year-long closure the Hammond Museum of Radio has reopened. The museum at 595 Southgate Dr. attached to Hammond Power Solutions was closed because of a major renovation to the [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZEBH)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following radiofax images and notes: Hurricane Erin, featured on NOAA's 24/48 tropical surface forecast, received a radiofax last night in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from the USCG radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii (16135 kHz USB). Curiously, the signal from the USCG radio station in Honolulu [...]
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by Fastradioburst23 on (#6ZE8J)
Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of shows coming your way this week via those shortwaves. There's even more about the art of surfing with SURF 6 on Saturday 23rd August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 24th August 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHz [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZDHH)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who notes that the Maritime Radio Historical Society is hosting another Crypto Transmission from KPH on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 20:00 UTC. Click here for full details about the event and how you can participate on the Maritime Radio Historical Society website.
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by Thomas on (#6ZDFY)
Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes: Here in Porto Alegre, for the past two days, it's been difficult to receive radiofax from the USCG radio station in Boston. Weak signal, short radio propagation window and lots of noise. Only today morning I was able to receive NOAA chart featuring Cat 4 Hurricane [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZCRR)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares this fascinating article from The Gazette: Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association celebrates 100th anniversary of major radio breakthrough in Cedar Rapids CEDAR RAPIDS - Years before the first trans-Atlantic phone call, and decades before international direct dialing would become available, a Cedar Rapids teenager had [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZC95)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following article: The XHDATA D-219 Receiver Gets a New Look by Paul Jamet Two and a half years ago, I shared my enthusiasm for an XHDATA receiver, the D-219, first launched at the end of 2022: Read: Paul explores the incredible affordability of the [...]
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by Thomas on (#6ZC96)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Van Hoy, who writes: I finally made a video that I've wanted to do for a long time covering the false claims on Amazon and elsewhere that portable power stations are solar generators." That was after I heard a radio ad by one prepper-type company bragging about the [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z9QZ)
By Sam (WN5C) Picture this: a cool July evening on the northern shores of Lake Huron, the water gently lapping on the beach. Feet being warmed by a smoldering fire with crystal clear skies and the Milky Way brilliantly displayed overhead. Radio in my lap, hastily deployed 20-meter vertical antenna in the sand, and zero [...]
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by Fastradioburst23 on (#6Z9H2)
Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of great programmes coming your way this weekend via the shortwave spectrum. We've got another transmission of SURF (this time SURF 5) on Saturday 16th August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 17th August 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z8WD)
Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following schedules for Texas Radio Shortwave (click image to enlarge):
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by Thomas on (#6Z85B)
by Aaron Kuhn In my previous post for SWLing Post, I suggested the characteristics of an ideal ballpark radio and considerations for radio selection. While researching that post, I came across the Retekess V112 which ticked a lot of the boxes I recommended - compact, cheap, unobtrusive. The Retekess V112 has indeed turned out to [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z85D)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who shares this Komando.com piece on how old-school shortwave number stations remain active in espionage. Intelligence services - notably Russia - still send coded beeps and voice-read numbers using one-time pads because radio is simple, anonymous, and hard to trace. Sure, we're all shortwave enthusiasts and many [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z7N2)
The Book Lamp; or Shedding Some Light on a Radio Illuminated by Bob Colegrove There was a time in this writer's memory when radios were well lit - well, at least the ones with glass tubes. Tubes emitted a warm glow which made the radio come alive, generated some heat on a cold winter night, [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z7DC)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who writes: Hello Thomas, Yesterday, I received two QSL cards from the German RTI service. These cards confirm my recordings from June 28, 2025, made during transmission tests from Tamsui. For your information, I am sending you a copy of the front and back of one of [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z6MS)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: In the 1970s, the powerful signal from radio station HCJB, the Voice of the Andes, in Quito, Ecuador, could be heard with station identifications (similar to this one circa 1971) being given between programs. I am led to believe that they were made by the [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z6H1)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following two tips: VON DG pledges reforms, revival of shortwave broadcasting In a recent announcement, the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria pledged significant reforms, including a revival of shortwave broadcasting. This could mark an important step in restoring global access to VON programming, [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z4WK)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares this Radio World article, which reports that China has officially adopted the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) standard to modernize its AM radio bands. The plan includes technical guidelines for analog/DRM simulcasting, requirements for provincial transmitters to deploy DRM systems, and a nationwide push for DRM-capable [...]
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by Fastradioburst23 on (#6Z4TM)
Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of great programmes coming your way this weekend via the shortwave spectrum. We've got another transmission of KNTS - Kearsarge North Transmission Service on Saturday 9th August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 10th August 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z2Q2)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas Before the days of the internet and e-mail, handwritten or typed reception reports mailed out to broadcast stations would often net the lucky DXer other goodies, including station brochures, program schedules, frequency guides, station stickers, blank reception report forms, pennants, booklets, and other [...]
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by Thomas on (#6Z0QA)
Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK broadcast. Carlos notes: When an emergency occurs, such as an earthquake or tsunami, NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster, switches its programming to exclusively news coverage of the event. Even the broadcaster's homepage switches to a [...]
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