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October 2026

  1. Radio Waves: EWTN to End Shortwave Service, Silver Lake FM Pirate KBLT, and NBC 100 Years Ago
  2. Mark Spots Radios in the Korean Zombie Film Peninsula
  3. RNEI’s Halloween Special 2026
  4. Dan Visits the Great Lakes Museum in Kingston, Ontario
  5. When the Grid Goes Dark, AM Radio Is America’s Last Line of Defense
  6. Video Short: Scientific American Tours WWV, Fort Collins
  7. Radio Waves: Wartime Radio Hub Linked to Scharnhorst Up For Sale, Thousands protest in Prague, and CAB Joins Radio Ready Auto Coalition
  8. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Rádio 10 (October 28, 2026)
  9. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (October 27, 2026)
  10. The times they are a-changin’
  11. The €5 Scarrafone: Giuseppe’s Clever Recycled Antenna
  12. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio Taiwan International (October 20-23, 2026)
  13. The Vietnam Wars – Connecting the Pieces Through Radio: A Personal Journey Part 2
  14. tinySA Spectrum Analyzer and Signal Generator
  15. Radio Waves: IRCA Reprint Search, RRI’s Listener’s Day, and AM Radio Bill Faces Lobbying
  16. AM BCB Radio DXing in 1973 – KKJO 1550 – Turning back the clocks
  17. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radyo Pilipinas (October 15-21, 2026)
  18. November 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot
  19. Texas Radio Shortwave: Schedule for Halloween 2026
  20. Jam, TV and Records
  21. The Vietnam Wars – Connecting the Pieces Through Radio: A Personal Journey Part 1
  22. Radio Waves: Iconic Czech Towers Demolished, Global Public Broadcasters Gather, T8/FT4 DX Decoder for SDR++Brown, and Visual Path & Open-Source Browser-Based SDR App
  23. Texas Radio Shortwave: Schedule for November 2026
  24. An Informal Hands-On Comparison of the Tecsun H-501x, Belka, and Sony ICF-2010/2001D
  25. FEBC, Manila, Philippines – Then and Now
  26. Radio Time Travel: Eifeler Radiotage Returns to Shortwave October 16, 2026
  27. TV on shortwave radio
  28. Radio Waves: SAQ UN-Day Broadcast & Test Transmission, Radio Bulgaria QSL 10, Liblice Transmitter Masts Demolition, and Source for Streaming Station URLs
  29. A Comprehensive Review of the Choyong LC100 Receiver
  30. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK & Radiofax (October 5, 2026)
  31. International classic(al) shortwave vibes
  32. Texas Radio Shortwave: Updated Schedule for October 2026
  33. Radio Waves: Radio Prague Support, AirDrift, and AM Radio Mandate Faces Congressional Clock
  34. Shortwave Memories — Richard E. Wood

September 2026

  1. An Analog Touch of Class for SDRAngel: Two New Open-Source Tools for SWLs and SDR Enthusiasts
  2. More BBC Local Radio Mediumwave Closures in November 2026
  3. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio Bandeirantes & NHK (September 23-24, 2026)
  4. More Pirate Radio Waterfall Images
  5. More classical jams served up in the radio room
  6. The Vietnamese Marine Radio Network
  7. Bob’s Radio Corner: Focusing on Hardware
  8. UPDATE: Radio Nacional da Amzonias Shortwave Service
  9. October 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot
  10. ELWA Monrovia, Liberia – Then and Now
  11. End of an Era: Kyodo News radiofax service discontinued
  12. Texas Radio Shortwave: Schedule for October 2026
  13. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (September 21, 2026)
  14. Classical, Vermont and Jams via the shortwaves
  15. Giuseppe’s Homemade “Cassettone Pomodori Loop Antenna”
  16. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (September 20, 2026)
  17. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
  18. Radio Waves: 2026 SWL Contest Winners, FM Stations Go Transatlantic with E-Skip, and Compromise Lead to AM Radio Bill to House Passage
  19. Radio Waves: Czech Radio Warning System and AM Radio Act Passes Congress (Now To Senate)
  20. Alan Roe’s A-26 Season Guide to Music on Shortwave (version 5.0)
  21. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio Buenos Aires (September 15, 2026)
  22. New Mexico and all that stuff
  23. DX Central Launches Season 7 of The DX Challenge and an All-New Web App; DX Central Live! Also Returns
  24. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (September 11, 2026)
  25. All India Radio on Shortwave – Then and Now
  26. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (September 8, 2026)
  27. September 2026 Schedule Update: From the Isle of Music
  28. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (September 7, 2026)
  29. Ace shortwave lounges and libraries
  30. XHDATA D-228 Reader Discount Code: 40% Off Through September 20
  31. Google Translate as a DX Tool
  32. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio Mitre (September 5, 2026)
  33. Radio Waves: UVB-76 Activity, 90 Years of Broadcasting in Former Czechoslovakia, FM Diversity Reception, and Rescuers use QRP Labs QDX in Cave
  34. XHDATA D-226: Field Recordings from Paul in L’Isle-Adam, France
  35. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of CGTN and the BBC (September 3, 2026)
  36. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (September 2, 2026)
  37. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (August 31, 2026)
  38. XHDATA D-226 Review
  39. Helmut’s overview of the MLite-880
  40. Short animation created from NOAA weather chart images
  41. The soulful world of the shortwave radio fraternity

August 2026

  1. Reader Research Request: WBW Burrwood, Louisiana
  2. How Do They Say That? Using Text-to-Speech for Foreign Language DX Identification
  3. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (August 29, 2026)
  4. Something new from Sangean? Is an ATS-909X2+/ATS-909X2SE on the Horizon?
  5. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of the BBC and CGTN (August 27-28, 2026)
  6. A 1979 Paul Harvey Broadcast May Hold the Key to a Family Mystery
  7. Waterfall images from pirate radio
  8. Radio Waves: Voice of Nigeria, Capturing ISS Images, SRG SSR FM Radio Expansion, and Conrad Remembers September 11
  9. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of the BBC and CNR (August 26, 2026)
  10. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (August 25, 2026)
  11. Shortwave music libraries with soul
  12. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of CGTN, BBC, & NHK (August 24, 2026)
  13. 4DX South Johnstone, Queensland – New station testing on shortwave!
  14. FEBC Philippines plans to close March 2027
  15. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio Monte Carlo and Radio Carve (August 20 & 21, 2026)
  16. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio Monte Carlo (August 13 & 19, 2026)
  17. Shortwave music and library tickets
  18. C.Crane Interview: Radio During Hurricane Helene
  19. The New XHDATA D-226/D-228 DSP Shortwave/AM/FM/WX Portable
  20. A Glimpse of Korean War Clandestine Radio in Operation Chromite
  21. Texas Radio Shortwave: Schedule for September & October 2026
  22. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recordings (August 1 – 8, 2026)
  23. Radio Bonaire 1530: A Mediumwave Station Built for Emergencies
  24. Sunshine and shortwave
  25. Mark’s First Impressions of the PK MW Loop
  26. “Holocaust” 1978 TV Mini Series Underground Radios – Warsaw Ghetto
  27. The Voice of Independent Myanmar: A new shortwave broadcast providing news to Myanmar
  28. Demod: A New iOS/iPadOS App for Exploring Remote Receivers
  29. Alan Roe’s A-26 Season Guide to Music on Shortwave (version 4.0)
  30. Radio New Zealand Features the November DXpedition to Fakaofo
  31. Rob spots a rare Hygain Galaxy R-1530 on eBay
  32. Radio Waves: Georgia LPFM Wants More Power, Radio Bulgaria QSL #8, Preserving Radio Mogadishu, Shortwave HQ Updates, and Joining the CIDX
  33. A New Novel from DXer Ralph W. Perry: Pacific Dream
  34. Illustrated Radio Listening Report reaching Nepal
  35. International shortwave cool
  36. A swimming pool, RFI and a lightning strike: My SWLing Story
  37. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of ZP-30 & NHK (August 3, 2026)
  38. KBS World Radio Invites Listeners to Take Its 2026 Survey
  39. Radio Prague: “Microphones against tanks”
  40. BBC Radio 5 Live Closing More AM Transmitters
  41. RTI’s August Direct Transmissions: New Frequency and Special QSL

July 2026

  1. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of BBC and CRI (July 29, 2026)
  2. RTI French Service Announces August 2026 Shortwave Broadcasts to Europe and North Africa
  3. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Multiple Stations (July 21-28, 2026)
  4. Japan Times: The Uncertain Future of Shiokaze’s Shortwave Broadcasts
  5. Sunshine and Soul
  6. Radio Prague International: How Radio Became a Cold War Weapon
  7. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of RFI & RNE (July 26, 2026)
  8. Bob’s Radio Corner: Which Antenna Input is Better? – A Case Study
  9. Visiting the Kon-Tiki Museum: The NC-173 Lives On
  10. August 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot
  11. The Sound of Soft Power: Airing on BBC World Service, August 1–2, 2026
  12. The W9IMS Brickyard 400 Special Event: Third Time’s a Certificate
  13. DUPLICATE- Texas Radio Shortwave: Schedule for August & September 2026
  14. Records with Soul and a WAVE
  15. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 10 (July 18, 2026)
  16. Shortwave Memories — Who’s Out There?
  17. Sharp SG-220 all-in-one stereo system
  18. A Special QSL Card: Remembering the BBC and Deutsche Welle DRM Partnership
  19. “The Secret Listeners”
  20. 90 Years of Radio Prague: Founded to Fight Nazi Propaganda
  21. An antidote to the heatwave
  22. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Various Broadcasters (July 11, 2026)
  23. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 10 (July 11, 2026)
  24. Radio Bulgaria’s Latest QSL Card Celebrates the Historic TULAN Receiver
  25. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of the BBC, CGTN & RNE (July 10, 2026)
  26. Snail Mail QSL’s – A few stories from a bygone era
  27. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of the BBC (July 9, 2026)
  28. Rogers Closes Six Stations Including CKFX
  29. Making waves (and jam)
  30. Pocket-Sized DX: Mark’s Roberts Sports 995 Review
  31. Patrizio Shares His “BCL-SWL Radio Logbook Pro” Project
  32. Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of CGTN (July 3, 2026)
  33. Hackaday Spotlights a Clever DIY Si5351 Radio Project
  34. AM Innovation and Radio’s Reach in EVs

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