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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Alan, who shares the following announcement from the DRM Consortium: DRM SW transmissions from Germany after Christmas On 27 December, SE-TA 2, a private German shortwave radio station, will be on air with a 4-hour moderated music programme Musikalischer Fruhschoppen" from the Waldheim, Germany, transmitter. The frequency will be [...]

Hi to all SWLing Post community! FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew have up their sleeves for this festive weekend. We'd like to send holiday greetings to our listeners old and new. Thank you for your support, we couldn't do it without you. On Saturday December 28th 2024 at 1200 [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who once again has published an update to his excellent Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave schedule. Alan notes: Attached is version 4.0 of the Holiday Programmes on Shortwave 14 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025" PDF ready for you to upload to your SWLing.com site if you wish, and [...]

On Christmas Eve the Parker Solar Probe is going to enter the Sun's atmosphere for the first time to study Solar Wind. For radio hobbists of all ilks, this will hopefully help us understand more about the origins of Solar Wind, and thereby help us understand more fully the effects this has on radio signals [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Vatican Radio's news bulletin (in English). Part of Pope Francis' Christmas message. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Brian (WA1ZMS), who writes: What has now become an annual LF listening event, WI2XLQ (an FCC Experimental Callsign) will once again be QRV for a recreation of the alleged first voice transmission made by Reginald Fessenden in 1909. Transmission on 486kHz in full carrier AM will start at 22:00z [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who notes thatSAQ will be on the air on Christmas Eve Morning, Dec 24th 2024. Details can be found here: https://alexander.n.se/saq-to-air-on-christmas-eve-morning-dec-24th-2024/

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who once again has published an update to his excellent Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave schedule. Alan notes: Attached is version 3.0 of the Holiday Programmes on Shortwave 14 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025" PDF. Note that this edition contains a substantial number of additions over the previous [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry Colgan of Texas Radio Shortwave, who writes: Here's our December 25 program schedule featuring holiday music by Texas artists. The BIG NEWS is our 0300 UTC broadcast from Woofferton, UK, with 250 kW. Intended primarily for North American listeners, the high-power broadcast should provide good reception in other [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nacional broadcast that even includes an interview with Carlos! Carlos notes: Full news bulletin of Brazil s Radio Nacional, in Portuguese. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. * Including an interview with me! * Click here to [...]

Hi all SWLing Post folks, FastRadioBurst 23 here informing you what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the shortwaves this week. On Saturday December 21st 2024 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December 22nd 2024 at 1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and also at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via Shortwave [...]

This post is short and sweet. If you click here-Electrically Small Resonant Loop Antenna for Mediumwave Reception (PDF)-you can download a copy of Bob Colegrove's excellent paper on the Electrically Small Resonant Loop Antenna for Mediumwave Reception. He has actually built this antenna; it works; and he uses it often. Perhaps you might want to [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Michael, who writes: Radio Victoria Shortwave-Revival 2024 In the eighties for numerous shortwave listeners in German-speaking Europe this station was a part of their youth. For some it was even a small footprint on the path to private broadcasting in Germany. Radio Victoria, the independent shortwave music station", comes [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Buenos Aires broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio Buenos Aires (Argentina) news bulletin (in Spanish) about the advance of Franklin fire in Southern California, US. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,Don Moore-notedauthor, traveler, and DXer-for the latest installment of hisPhoto Album guest post series: Don Moore's Photo Album: Albania - Part Two Bunkers and Bugs Click here to read Part One: Finding Radio Tirana More of Don's traveling DX stories can be found in his book Tales of a Vagabond [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM It's funny how you can start out thinking about how to solve a problem, the whole process takes a turn, and you wind up with an unexpected but pleasing result. It all started innocently enough. Alan posted this - https://swling.com/blog/2024/11/bbc-rd-how-to-test-a-loop-antenna/ - and this statement appeared at the end of a BBC [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Alan Roe, who once again has published his excellent Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave schedule. Alan notes: Attached is version 2.0 of my Holiday Programmes on Shortwave 14 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025" PDF Many thanks and 73 Alan Roe Click here to download Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave 2024 Version 2.0 [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Buenos Aires broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio Buenos Aires (Argentina) news show (in Spanish): ...Burlon*, former Secretary of Tourism of Bariloche, current president of the Argentine Chamber of Student Tourism, was shot in Rio de Janeiro [...]

A Further Review Update on the Choyong LC90 By John Figliozzi, NASWA Journal Shortwave Center Editor Prepared December 12, 2024 Having previously reviewed the overall performance of the Choyong LC90 and then updated that review to include firmware upgrades the radio's manufacturer has implemented to address some initial problems or shortcomings, I now turn to [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bob Colegrove, who writes: Kudos to Don Moore for his excellently crafted article on Albanian radio. [...]Perhaps some might be interested to see a 1968 QSL from R. Tirana. Regards, Bob Colegrove Thank you for sharing this excellent Radio Tirana QSL card, Bob!

Last week, I had the pleasure of posting the latest installment of Don Moore's Photo Album" serieson the SWLing Post. Don has contributed numerous Photo Album travelogues over the past two years, offering readers a rich blend of history, culture, and radio-related adventures. This latest series focuses on Albania, with Part One posted last week [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors David Korchin and Pete Polanyk, who share the following documentary from the BBC World Service: Morse code: Ready to transmit The Documentary Podcast At the world Morse Code championships in Tunisia, competitors must battle to be the fastest and most accurate at sending and receiving Morse code. https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/https/vpid/p0k8y5rz.mp3 Click [...]

Good morning all SWLing Post folks, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know now, in this instance, what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the shortwaves this coming week. Firstly we have the debut of KNOW (our great new trailer is above) on Saturday December 14th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and repeated [...]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM It was this post by Alan - https://swling.com/blog/2024/11/bbc-rd-how-to-test-a-loop-antenna/ - that set me off. After downloading the BBC report on how to test a loop antenna, I noticed the following in it: Polarisation Illustrations of the antenna usually show it mounted upright; that is, with its axis parallel to the ground. This [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin (in English) about Bashar al-Assad's fall in Syria. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube. Bonus Kyodo's Breaking News radiofax: Assad regime collapses; Syrian [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Giuseppe Morle, who writes: Dear Thomas and Friends of the SWLing Post, I am Giuseppe Morle, IZ0GZW, writing to you from Formia, in central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Do you remember the DICA 2 antenna? It was a small, shortened antenna with three ferrite cores inside, capable of [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Tom Ally, who writes: Found this on Gayle Van Horn's webpage and thought you might be interested: https://blacksmith-knoll.blogspot.com/2024/12/dear-esteemed-listeners-we-are-pleased.html ** Radio Blacksmith Knoll ** 6120kHz Dear Esteemed Listeners, We are pleased to announce our newest broadcast, scheduled to air on December 7, 2024. As atmospheric conditions tend to vary significantly [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-24 (version 1.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-24 v2.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nanduti broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Radio Nanduti news bulletin (in Spanish), President of Paraguay, Santiago Pena, comments on US State Dept. report on corruption in his country. Listened in Porto Alegre, in a GE 3-5470B. Click [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent KBS World Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Full news bulletin (in Spanish) of KBS World Radio on South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol martial law, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube. Bonus: Radiofax Kyodo News [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,Don Moore-notedauthor, traveler, and DXer-for the latest installment of hisPhoto Album guest post series: Don Moore's Photo Album: Albania - Part One Finding Radio Tirana More of Don's traveling DX stories can be found in his book Tales of a Vagabond DXer [SWLing Post affiliate link]. Don visited Albania in [...]

Good day all SWLing Post readers, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the airways this coming week. We've another WMMR, Mystery Mix Radio show on Saturday December 7th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December 8th 2024 at 1000/1400 hrs UTCon6160 kHz [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Voice of Korea's news bulletin (in English) about the visit of military delegation of Russian Federation to the DPRK. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Check out this excellent article about our SWLing Post community member and avid DXer, Paul Walker: KSKO's One Man, Full-Time Operation Connects Interior Alaska (Alliance of Rural Public Media) Paul Walker, the self-professed Alaska Radio Nerd" is the sole full-time employee of a station that provides news, music, and emergency services across a wide swath [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Radiofax decodes and notes: Kyodo News full radiofax transmission, Nov 28, 2024, from 23h00 UTC to 01h12 UTC, 16971 kHz, Porto Alegre, #Brazil: Morning Edition, pp 1-2 Morning Edition, pp 3-4 Sports Edition Japan Navigational Warnings Kaiun Suisan News Horse Racing Champions Cup

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke Shame on us: we take it for granted that someone can speak into a microphone miles away (perhaps thousands of miles), we can hear them, reply to them, share information and maybe even get someone some help. It's astonishing, [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following article from Yacht.de: NDR broadcasts Christmas messages on Christmas Eve This year, for the 71st time, NDR will be broadcasting Christmas messages to all seafarers who are unable to be at home for the festive season. But the ship crews' greetings to their [...]

By Robert Gulley I admit to being hesitant to review this radio when XHDATA contacted me, as our own armchair portable radio guru, Jock, had written an excellent review of the radio back in June of this year, and because the radio has been out for some time (6 or 7 years, I believe). [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan, who writes: Thomas, You have had quite a few posts on loop antennas. I found a technical article about how to accurately test them. I have just come across this article which you may find interesting. It comes from the BBC Research and Development: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/measurement-magnetic-loop-antenna-performance It is written [...]

Calling all shortwave listening community, calling all shortwave listening community, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the shortwave spectrum this coming week. We've a show called KFAM (Radio fun for all the family!) on Saturday November 30th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TomL, who writes: I wanted to share with you a YouTube channel SWL" from Andre in Johannesburg, SA. He is an avid SWLer and routinely does head-to-head comparisons of portable radios. He has been doing weekly Radio News the last couple of months and has a very pleasant delivery [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Terry, who writes: Hi - Here's our December program schedule and Christmas QSL in two different formats. [T]he frequency from the Woofferton transmitter will be announced on various media outlets as soon as it's confirmed. Thanks Best wishes and 73. Terry Texas Radio Shortwave Broadcasting on Channel 292 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Istvan Biliczky, who writes: COMING SOON! For those, who take it seriously! The TOP DX RADIOCLUB invite you to the annual TOP 10 DX OF THE YEAR contest. Starting 1 December 2024. All details can be found on our website: https://topdx-radioclub.com/top10dx.html Best of luck and outstanding DX receptions to [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Egil, who shares the folowing: Hi Thomas, I have been rather inactive on the radio front for most of the year, but every now and then I just have to check the web to see how others are doing. And when I read Carlos' article last night about the [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Adi, who writes: Hi Thomas, I browsed a Video stock library when I thought about checking it's Radio collection. Among the usual mics and mixer sliders there where these shots/ I'm sure it won't take long for the spotters to tell us more about these sets. Image 1 Image [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: A couple of schedule adjustments start in December to get away from interference from other stations: From the Isle of Music, December 14, 2024 We will finish 2024 with a potpourri of recent news (and related songs) in Cuban music plus some [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who sharesillustrated radio listening report of a recent transmission from the Russian Navy in Morse Code. Carlos notes: Part of CW (Morse) message from Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, frequency of 17615 kHz, listened in Florianopolis, Brazil, distance of 11534 km. Click here to [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Robert Yowell, who writes: Tom - next week Disney Plus is premiering a new documentary from Martin Scorsese focusing on the Beatles arrival in New York in 1964. This film has footage from the famous Maysles brothers who produced several documentaries in the 1960's. For most of the scenes [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who writes: I have attached a new at-a-glance" programme grid of all Radio Romania International English programmes on shortwave along with an updated BBC WS in English programme grid. BBC World Service Programmes B-24 Season v2.0 [PDF] R Romania Int English Programmes B-24 Season v1.0 [PDF] Alan, [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bruce, who writes: Here is some radio equipment from the 1954 movie Secret of the Incas", with Charlton Heston. This was the best shot I could get so far, not having watched the entire film yet. So not very clear, but perhaps this makes it more challenging to identify [...]